VOL. XXII. MAY 22, 1917. No. 30 UM. A. C. Cannot Live On Her Past— c C=3 C What Will You Do For Her Future?" D ECOR D MAY STATE BOARD MEETING. CHEMICAL SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED. M. A. C. MEN AT TRAINING CAMPS. PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COUEGE ASSOCIATION EAST LANSING,MICH. 2 D I R E C T O RY L A N S I NG BUSINESS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M EN 'PHE names in this Directory, as well as r those of all our other advertisers, are of re liable parties. We hope the faculty and students will patronize those who patronize us. A. M. EMERY 223 "Washington Ave. N. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Call ing Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, F r a m e s. Fine F r a m i ng a Spec ialty. Loose leaf note books for all purposes. BLTOEAU, SEIBERT & GATES Bookbinders File Boxes, Map Mountings, Etc. Citizens Phone No. 3019. Corner Washington Ave. and Allegan St. LOUIS BECK COMPANY 112 Washington Ave. N. Correct Clothes, Up-to-date H a ts and Caps, Classy Furnishings. J. E. STOPFER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 2361 Bell phone 61 ALLEN & DE KLEINE PRINTING CO. 128-130 Ionia St. W. Printing, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Adding Machines, Programs, E n graved Cards, Filing Cabinets, Sectional Book Cases. Bell 1094 Automatic 3436 Special care given to M. A. C. and its students. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY Electric Supplies of all Kinds Tungsten Lamps, Shades, Etc. Latest Improvements in Reading L a m p s, Motors and Generators. 117 Michigan Ave. E. H. KOSITCHEK & BROS. Lansing's Leading Clothiers 113 N. Washington Ave. DAVIS' QUALITY ICE CREAM. Not a fad, but a food. 110 Grand Ave. 8. DR. J. S. OWEN Eye, E a r, Nose, T h r o at and F i t t i ng Glasses Has removed from 116 W. Allegan St. to 208 S. Washington Ave. (over Gateley's Jewelry Store). Citizens, 2724. A. G. BISHOP French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors 114-16 W a s h t e n aw St. W. Both Phones. J. H . . L A R R A B EE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of All Kinds. H. H. LARNED China, Glass a nd Lamps 105 Washington Ave. S. . . THE M. A. C. RECORD. PAGELSEN & SPENCER Patents, P a t e nt Law, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan E. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. P a t e nt Office. SILAS E. CHAMPE, '06a, Attorney at Law 71 Washington Blv'd, Detroit, Michigan Cherry 4511 SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants ..Solicit consignments in Poultry—Veal—Eggs Guy H. Smith, '11 Western Market, Detroit. salary, GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind If you haven't insured your better see or write Goodell about a % good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc., 208-212 Capital National BanTc Bldg. .—. * HARRY E. SAIER, '11 Cut Flowers, Seeds, Trees and Shrubs Greenhouse, W. St. Joe St. Nurseries, W. Main St. Retail Store, 109 E. Ottawa St. KINNEY & ALLEN Lansing Battery Shop 109 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. E. E. Kinney, '16—S. C. Allen, "14. Storage Batteries and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. , _____^___ SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, Lawyer ex-'61 214% Mich. Washington Ave. Lan s.. sing. CORYELL NURSERY Birmingham, Mich. Growers of High Grade Ornamentals. We raise a large variety of vigorous stock for home grounds and public parks. R. J. Coryell, '84, presi dent; Ralph I. Coryell, '14, secretary and treasurer. East Lansing Directory DR. H. W. LANDON Office hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays, 12 to 1 p. m. Citizens' phone 3261. DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL Cor. Michigan Ave. and Grand River Ave., E a st Lansing. Hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to i p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 p. m. Citizens' phone 3244. A. B. HARFORD College W a t c h m a k er At Variety Shop. "HANK" AND "FRANK" Your barbers for the last five years. Pool, Billiards, Cigars. In the new Dickson Building. WILDWOOD TEA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., E a st Lansing. Fountain Pens W a t e r m a n ' s, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line if Everything. Electric for Star Laundry. Supplies. Agents LOFTUS Good Things to Eat Peninsular Flatted-Lac F i n i sh By the use of Flatted-Lac you can produce over any old painted or var the much desired nished surface (Antique) soft flat finish. Call and see samples of finish on display. Norton's Hardware Co. 212 South "Washington Ave. EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERj, TnE. M AC RECORD E A ST L A N S I N G, MICHIGAN, T U E S D A Y, MAT 2 2, 1 9 1 7. N O. 30 VOL. X X I I. MAY STATE BOARD MEETING. One of the most important acts of the State Board of Agriculture in its monthly meeting last Wednesday was the increasing of salaries of college "This employes a toial of $34,000. was made necessary," said Dr. Kedzie, "by the enormous increase in the cost of living." Other items taken up were as follows: Expenses of Mr. Ben Carpenter's go ing to Bad Axe to lay out the grounds of Governor Sleeper were allowed. Prof. French was authorized to at tend the meeting of the committee on Rural and Agricultural Education at Buffalo, May 25 and 26. That portion of the college farm, lying west of Harrison avenue and containing about 97 acres, was leased to the War Board for the period of the present war. The salaries of A. S. Burket and H. M. Ward were ordered paid to the end of the college year in case they are called to the colors. The resignations of Miss Van Wag- enen and Miss Francis were accepted to take place at the end of the college year. Authority was given to move the general hospital to a place in the vi cinity of the contagious hospitals. the Authority was conferred upon and president to iriform the mayor common council of the city of East Lansing playgrounds proper should be provided for the youth of East Lansing, and that hereafter the children would not be permitted to use that portion of the campus north of Prof. Pettit's residence as a play ground. that It was requested that plans for the storage and handling of coal and also for a grain elevator be prepared for submission at the June meeting. Autnority was given to prepare pre liminary plans for the conversion of the present bath house into a gun room and storage for the military de together with certain im partment, armory provements in looking to its enlargement at sorAe future date. the present F. T. Warner and H. N. Putnam, senior foresters, were appointed dep- , uty inspectors of nursery and orch their ards, it being understood that salaries are to be paid by the United States government. A special committee, consisting of president, the secretary, Dirctor Bald win and Prof. Taft, was authorized to make recommendations at the next meeting regarding the continuance of farmers' institutes. A request from Dean Shaw asking for an appropriation for buildings for the Upper Peninsula experiment sta tion was referred to the committee on buildings and college property. The president was authorized to confer honorary degrees as follows: Charles William Garfield, Doctor of Laws; Ray Stannard Baker, Doctor of Laws; Clarence Preston Gillett, Doctor of Science; Arthur Burton Cordley, Doctor of Science; Clarence Beaman Smith, Doctor of Science. Emily Castle was elected half time assistant in domestic science for the coming year. . The request of Dean White for ad ditional short courses in canning was referred to the president with power to act. B. P. Pattison was appointed county agent in Delta county beginning May 15. The resignation of I. K. Maystead was accepted to take effect May 15. The sum of $48,086.33 was granted to the Federal Government as an off set to the federal Smith-Lever Funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. The board adjourned to meet at 4 p. m., May 31. In his lecture on "White Pine Blis the Sem Bot last ter Rust" before Tuesday evening, Dr. Pennington said that the disease has been discovered in Michigan in a nursery near Pon- tiac. been It is believed to have brought in with an importation from France some nine years ago. Some of the work on the rust in this state will now be directed to tracing ship ment of seedlings from this nursery since the time of its expected intro duction. Dr. Pennington also gave some interesting data on the introduc tion of this disease in this country. He said that the disease had gotten so bad in Europe a decade ago that nurseries there simply could not get rid of their stock so they sold it to American nurseries cheap. FORESTRY ANNUAL PRETENTIOUS VOLUME. The second Forestry Annual which made its appearance last week is a pretentious volume of more than 80 pages and is a decided credit to the Forestry department and the Forestry Club. It is appropriately dedicated to William James Beal, "The Father of Michigan Forestry." In addition to letters from alumni, a directory of forestry graduates, and news notes of activities of the fores ters, the publication contains the fol lowing articles: civil engineering. "The Opportunities in Forestry," A. K. Chittenden, head of the department. "Is it Worth While to Shade and Water Coniferous Seedlings?" Paul C. Kitchin, graduate assistant. "Frus tum Form Factor Volume Tables for Sugar Maples," E. G. Hamlin, '16, "Mapping Meth graduate assistant. ods," C. M. Cade, '07, assistant profes sor of "Forest Guard Work on National Forests," C. M. Leveaux, '18. "Maple Syrup In dustry in Michigan," W. I. Gilson, '10, assistant professor of forestry. "The Present Status of Municipal Forestry in Detroit," A. H. Hunzicker, '16. "Scouting for White Pine Blister Rust in Vermont," H. N. Putnam, '17. "Growth Study of Planted Trees," H. Dorr, '18, and W. Boag, '18. "Munici pal Forests," G. D. Cook, 'i3. "Stump- age and Its Relation to the Lumber Industry in the Pacific Northwest," G. C. Morbeck, '04, associate professor of forestry, Iowa State College. "The Forestry Course at M. A. C," F. T. Warner, '17. "Planting on the Pike National Forest," E. S. Keithley, '11. "Michigan Fur Bearing Animals, R. E. Hetrick, '18. Instead of using jokes for fillers as might be expected in publications of this nature, poems of the woodland and related topics, and other short sayings of noted writers are chinked in, thus rounding out an otherwise very well written volume. The editor of the annual is F. E. Hausherr,.'17, of Detroit. Others on the staff are: H. Dorr, '18, of Chicago, assistant edi tor; B. M. McClure, of Ludington, business manager; R. E. Hetrick, '18, of Gladstone, assistant business man ager. *. Johnson, Detroit; F. C. Swontek, Che boygan; Ed Hamlin, East Lansing; Blake Miller, Mt. Pleasant; O. A. Ol son, Minneapolis, F o rt Snelling, Minn. '17—K. C. Beake, South Haven; L H. Verschoor, Grand Rapids; D. L. Mead, Grand Rapids; H. G. Smith, Cleveland; W. H. Cornelius, Detroit; E. W. Pinckney, Lansing; H. N. Fox, Grand Rapids; C. U. Fisher, Detroit; H. A. Clementsen, Grand Rapids; W. D. Thompson, Port H u r o n; H. D. Har dy, Tecumseh; F r ed England, Detroit; G. F. Henshaw, Grandville; S. B. Lee, Detroit; F. W. Stafford, Port Hope; H. C. Bartlett, Jackson; W. R. Wright, P o rt H u r o n; P. J. Vevia, Muskegon; A. H. Bayer, New Britain, Conn.! C. F. Barnett, Rochester; H. L Camp bell, Yale; F. W. Marx, Port H u r o n; G. G. Dicker, Jackson. '18—C. M. Brownfield, Marshall; F. G. Millard, Hersey; T. J. Nicol, San dusky; W. D. Mills, Tecumseh; S. W. MacKenzie, Fall River, Mass.; C. H. Hiller, St. J o h n s; E. R. Van Leeuwen, Holland; H. K. Wrench, West Allis, Wis.; W. A. L. Quigley, Grand Rap ids; E. A. Rudelius, Rockford, 111.; W. A. Corson, Cheyenne, Wyo.; M. G. Jewitt, St. J o h n s; C. F. Miller, Sagi naw; H. A. Weekler, East Lansing; C. L. Margeson, Union City; G. L. Lawton, Middleton, Conn.; W. C. Heu- stis, F l i n t; E. J. Finch, Arcadia; R. M. Heasley, Zeeland; E. R. Clark, Jackson; R. S. Raven, Monroe, Wash.; W. J. Hoyt, Pontiac; L. V. Benjamin, Dansville; L. N. Jones, Galesburg; R. G. Maxfield, Clio; B. F. Orcutt, Ros common. '19—F. E. Peterson, Detroit; R. K. Mitchell, Benton Harbor. The sophomores won from the jun iors in a spirited game Saturday by the score of 5 to 3. These classes play again this week, fighting for the class' championship, since each has lost one game. IF YOU HAVE GOT TO WALK, TURN IN AT THE 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD CHEMICAL SOCIETY GANIZED. IS OR Published Every Tuesday During- College Year the Michigan by Agricultural College Association. the Entered as second-class matter October 30, 1916, at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. C. S. IiANGDON, '11, Managing: Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1 P ER YEAR Subscriptions may be paid for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917. SOME SUCCINCT REASONS. There really seem to be more good reasons for r e t u r n i ng to M. A. C. this Commencement season t h an ever be fore. The M, A. C. Association expects to its in accord with impor take steps which will have an future. If you t a nt bearing on these steps, we, are want you here to tell us so. If you are not, you have an added responsi bility to air your views. this The t h at time supper alumni informal The dedication of the new Engi neering building and shops on F r i d ay impres afternoon will be a short but sive ceremony. At is it hoped to unveil a nd present t he Olds' portrait t h at 3rou have had a h a nd in. on Thursday evening, followed by Cap student cele impressive Night, bration, will to your t a ke you back own student days and m a ke the spirit of youth r un w a rm in your blood. An opportunity will be given for class suppers and reunions on F r i d ay evening, j u st preceding alumni informal). party (which, of course, is re its nowned orator, and with its sending a class out into a world condition not approached since the Rebellion should be of particular Commencement day, with interest. the Two baseball games, on the lighter side, are a decided innovation of Com mencement attractions. the most beautiful its The M. A. C. campus, which we be in America, lieve is j u st now showing flower buds with a promise to be in the height of bloom for your visit, May 31-June 1. Can you resist the call? * * * Unless we have m a de a mistake, we have not counted y o ur coupon among those from t h at have been r e t u r n ed last week's RECORD. P r o c r a s t i n a t i ng again? •10. Mabel C. Rogers, h, has completed her work for a m a s t e r 's degree at Co lumbia University a nd has accepted a position in the Extension department of the Massachusetts Agricultural Col lege. DR. HARKINS OF CHICAGO TO SPEAK AT MEETING. A local section of the American Chemical Society has been organized with headquarters at the College. This section is known as the Michigan Ag ricultural College the American Chemical Society. The pres ent membership of about 35 includes those interested in chemistry from the scientific or industrial viewpoint and is composed largely of members of the faculty and students. Section of throughout The society purposes to hold a num the year ber of meetings and will be addressed by chemists who have specialized of chemistry. The following officers have been elected: President, D. T. Ew- ing; president, R. C. Huston; councilor, F. S. Kedzie; secretary, W. P. Wood; treasurer, O. B. Winter. in some phase vice professor Dr. W. D. H a r k i n s, of inorganic chemistry of physical and the University of Chicago, will ad dress an open meeting F r i d ay evening at the Kedzie chemical laboratory. His subject will be "The Evolution of the the S t r u c t u re of At Elements and oms." is publishing a series of articles upon this subject and his address will be instructive. This is is an open meeting and everybody invited. Prof. H a r k i ns M. A. C. MEN IN TRAINING CAMPS. This roster of M. A. C. m en in train ing camps is undoubtedly quite incor rect, and readers of the RECORD who it correct are can assist urged otherwise noted the m en are at F o rt Sheridan, 111.: so. Unless in m a k i ng to do '99—L. C. Smith of Newport, Ore., Presidio, San Francisco. '00—Perley B. Jones, of Alexandria, La., ex-'OO, F o rt Logan H. Roots, Ar kansas. '09—Frank R. Parker, of Comers- ville, Ind., Camp McPherson, Ga. '12—R. A. Warner, of Washington, F o rt Myer, Va.; Willis Barnhardt, ex-'12, of Grand Rapids; G. C. Shef field, of Detroit. '13—E. H. Collins, of Sault Ste. Marie; H. M. Ward, of E a st Lansing, F o rt Snelling, Minn; Morris Knapp, Detroit. '14—F. H. Mueller, of Grand Rap ids; F. Royal Kenney, of Ames, Iowa; F o rt Snelling, Minn.; H. J. Sheldon, of Grand Rapids. '15—H. P. Holden, Lansing; W. S. Beden, Midland; Lee X. Stockman, Lansing; L. B. Aseltine, Charlevoix; Olin Dryer, Lansing. '16—H. A. Clark, Lansing; N. J. De Prato, Detroit; J. W. O'Callaghan, De J. M. troit; A. W. Ferle, Lansing; THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 PROFESSIONAL DEGREES. J. H. Carmody, ADVANCED DEGREES. According to Dr. Geo. D. Shafer, secretary of g r a d u a te work at M. A. S. seven m a s t er degrees will be grant to ed this Commencement. The m en receive their theses are as these a nd the follows: topics of Arnold Awotin, "Electrolytic Deter m i n a t i on of Lead in B a k i ng Powders." H. E. Drew, " T he Comparative Val ues of Corn and Barley for P o rk and Mutton Production." R. G. Voorhorst, " T he Correlation the Tree and F r u it Character of of Apples." J a m es Godkin, t u re of t he Apple." 'The I n t e r n al Struc Wm. K. S. Sie, "Studies of Inheri tance of Shape in Beans." D. A. Seeley, "The Climate of Mich igan and its Relation to Agriculture." P. C. Kitchin, "The Relation Be tween the S t r u c t u re of Some Conifer ous Woods and Their P e n e t r a t i on by Preservatives." L. H. Van Wormer, "Soil Fertility Problems of St. Joseph County." The following are the graduates of M. A. C. who have completed t he re quirement of five y e a rs work in some submitted particular field and theses entitling to professional degrees: them have A. M. Berridge, '12 M. Agr., "The Greenville Produce E x c h a n g e ." D. D. Wood, duction in Dipterocarp Forests of Philippine Islands." '11, M. For., "Repro the J o hn Knecht, '11, C. E., "History a nd Development of Street Railway Track Work." Alfred Iddles, '12 M. E., "Design of for Gas System a Coal H a n d l i ng P l a n t s ." H. E. Truax, '12, H. H o r t, "The Bermuda Onion I n d u s t ry of Texas." D. F. Fisher, '12 M. Hort., "Horti culture of the Wenatchee Valley." 0. W. Schleussner, '12, M. Hort., "Some Reasons for Recent Advances in Prices of Horticultural Food Pro ducts and a Discussion of Some Pro posed Remedies." tension Organization a nd Methods H o r t i c u l t u r e ." '12, M. Hort., "Ex in J. M. Myers, '07, C. E., "The Philip pine Government Cadastral Survey." H. C. Hilton, '11, M. For., "The Nat ural and Artificial Regeneration of Lodgepole P i ne in t he Central Rocky Mountain Region." ( P i n us contorta) The a n n u al H o rt banquet was held in the assembly room of the Ag. Hall evening. Eighty-one last T h u r s d ay h o r ts a nd near-horts sat down to a five-course feast m a de up entirely of fruits and products of a h o r t i c u l t u r al n a t u r e. The Omicron Nu girls served the banquet in a most approved man ner. '17, as p r e s i d e nt of E. B. Benson, toastmaster, the the club, acted as t he theme, "Our toasts being around College—a Garden"; " P l a n t i n g ," W. M. Coulter; "Cultivating," G. 0. Thom as; "Field," Thomas Gunson; " T o m m y" Gunson, the godfather of all good horts, gave a particularly fine address. "Picking," A. L. Pino; DELEGATION AT THE RECENT M. A. C. COUNTY NORMAL DAY 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. pBIllllIIIBHIllltmiipillip | THE SENIOR SLING SHOT f A S E C T I ON OF T HE R E C O RD D E V O T ED TO T HE I N T E R E ST OF T HE C L A SS OF 1917 llIILi;,;:. ..., :,•,.... ,, • during General In order t h at t he members of t he class m ay know t he people to go to in case there should be a ny doubt as to activities commencement week, t he names of t he following com mittee people a re hereby published. committee— a r r a n g e m e nt A. L. Maire, c h a i r m a n; Janice Mor rison, Emily Castle, Joe Carver, Dor othy Towne, N. O. Weid. dinner committee—L. M. Wilson, c h a i r m a n; Helen Hancorne, Alice Dalby, W m. Anderson, C. A. Washburn., Senior Invitation committee—Frank Whe- lan, c h a i r m a n; H e n ry Macomber, Jan ice Morrison, Marjorie Moore. class P e r m a n e nt secretaries—Otto Pino, chairman; H. L. Waterbury, Lou Butler, Jacob Foess, E l m er Kunze, E d w a rd Benson. T he following people a re to take p a rt in t he p r o g r am at t he Senior Dinner on Wednesday evening, May 30th: H. C. Rather, N. O. Weil, Elsa Schueren, E s t h er P a r k e r, C. C. F r y, Max Sommers, H e n ry Somer, R. C. Crozier, R ay Bolton. T he class poet h as not been selected as y et b ut will be appointed during the course of this week. A WORD TO 1917. BY T HE GENERAL A L U M NI SECRETARY. A few more classes graduate from M. A. C. with t he same spirit of re sponsibility as your class appears to have, a nd t he M. A. C. Association will be compelled to recognize in i ts government the strength of the classes r a t h er t h an t he local associations scat t h r o u g h o ut t he country. tered At t he present time t he M. A. C. Association, t he official organization of alumni a nd former students, is gov erned by a board of directors m a de up of t he regularly elected officers, t h r ee m e m b e rs appointed at large, a nd a representative from each of the local associations. We have recognized local associations as follows: Detroit, Lansing, G r a nd Rapids, N o r t h e a st Michigan (Saginaw a nd Bay C i t y ), Jackson, Flint, Pontiac, Grand Trav erse, Kalamazoo, B e r r i en county, Len awee county, St. Joseph county, Chi cago, W a s h i n g t on ( D. C ), New York City, New England, W e s t e rn New York, Philadelphia, N o r t h e rn Ohio, (Cleveland), ( I n d i a n a ), Lafayette N o r t h w e st (Minnesota a nd St. P a u l ), Milwaukee, Portland, N o r t h e rn Cali fornia, Southern California. W i th a few notable exceptions these local associations have t a k en little ac tive interest in t he w o rk of t he gen eral body. Undoubtedly it is because they feel too little acquainted among themselves a nd hence can get together on no one constructive policy. W i th this is an organized class, however, entirely different. A nd I believe t he time will soon come when classes will have representatives on t he executive council a nd t h at t he a l u m ni organiza tion of t he future will be able to do something because i ts council is made up of representatives of u n i ts t h at really a re units. C L A SS ORGANIZATION. W i t h o ut a question t he class organ ization is t he strongest u n it in t he alumni body a nd I am looking to t he class of 1917 to set t he pace. Your alumni secretaries have a fairly defi nite idea of w h at they a re to do a nd with your assistance, they will keep a class history t h at will do credit to t he F u r t h e r m o re class a nd Alma Mater. they will be in position to a ct as an executive committee for your re unions. Before you g r a d u a te some provision ought to be made for a class publication t h at will appear at stated intervals a nd help bind t he class to gether a nd provide a safety valve for the m a ny things your secretaries will want to tell you. t h at while In r e g a rd to class reunions I w a nt to say t h at we have adopted t he Dix reunion, t he first plan, which, after provides t h at classes will r e t u rn in groups. Thus this year these groups are scheduled: '72, '73, '74, '75; '91, '92, '93, '94, '95; '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, It should be understood at t he '15. classes a re these outset scheduled an a l u m n us from a ny class not scheduled will be made j u st as welcome. T he whole point about t he plan is t h at it does give an organized plan a nd m a k es possible t he meeting of a l u m ni in other classes with whom you m ay be j u st as well acquainted as those of your o wn group. Many colleges of t he country have adopted t he class comes back every five years. T he Dix p l an provides t h at a class comes back every four or five years a nd also t h at it r e t u r ns with other classes which Avere in college at t he same time. five-year plan, t h at is a Your first reunion is scheduled for 1920—mark t he date now a nd take of ficial action on it before you leave col lege. You will then " r e u n e" with t he class of '18. Then in 1925 y ou wall meet with '16, '18 a nd '19. In 1930 you will meet with '15, '16, a nd '18. In closing, l et me say t h at M. A. C. and t he M. A. C. Association expects :llli!i!i!!!]li!!ltlil!iilill!!lti!iii;i!, t h at '17 to do i ts duty. Remember the alumni office is a t t e m p t i ng to keep up-to-date addresses of all t he mem bers, t he class secretaries will a t t e m pt to keep t he class history, t he RECORD is your organ, a nd t h at at M. A. C. you will always have a welcome. C. S. LANGDON, '11. SENIOR APPOINTMENTS. Prof. W. H. French, head of t he de p a r t m e nt of Agricultural Education, has announced t he teaching appoint ments for t he coming year. Several others a re pending a nd will be given out later. Tibbs, Plymouth; Plymouth; Bernice R u th I va Sutherland, Hales, Benton H a r b o r; Blanche Snook, Mus kegon; Helen Perrin, Hartford; Jan ice Morrison, Wyandotte; Mary La Selle, Detroit; Neenah Kyes, Lowell;' Haidee Judson, E a st Lansing; Nellie Hagerman, Munising; Helen H a n- courne, Monroe; Martha Goltz, Paines- dale; Nellie Fredeen, Manistique; Mil dred Force, Mt. Pleasant. Most of these positions a re in domestic sci ence. The high school teachers of agri culture a re as follows: W. A. Ander son, Manistique; G. W. Beckwith, Mu nising; G. S. Butler, Sandusky; G. T. Galliver, Greenville; G. A. Himebaugh, Lowell; L. R. Luther, New Carlisle, Plainwell; Indiana; E. T. Lyons, D. C. Long, Crystal Falls; J. D. Mar tin, Croswell; B. W. Straight, P aw Paw; D. E. Storrs, Blissfield; C. O. T. Sheetz, Albion; J. H. Thompson, Port land; W. F. Van Buskiik, Ionia; H. V. Kittle, South Haven. Lowell Stewart of Watervliet h as service successfully passed t he civil exam for t he coast a nd geodetic sur vey. Elsa Theodora Schueren, a senior from Detroit, w ho h as been research work in bacteriology s t u d e nt doing at M. A. C, h as received t he scholar ship allotted to M. A. G by t he Uni versity of Michigan. She will do work in bacteriology there next year. H. J. Stafseth, a senior veterinary student from Arlesund, Norway, h as been appointed research assistant a nd instructor in bacteriology at M. A. C. the coming year. He h as been doing some this past year with instructing very good results. Three senior engineers will do civil engineering work with Grand Rapids THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 contractors t h is coming year. George H. Dettling h as been w o r k i ng all t h is t e rm on t he g y m n a s i um at M. A. C. w i th Chas. Hoertz & Sons. After g r a d u a t i on he will go to G r a nd Rap ids to work on t he new F o u n t a in s t r e et school. R. A. P e n n i n g t on of Pewamo will have Dettling's job on t he gym at E a st Lansing. H. L. W a t e r b u ry of L a n s i ng will t a ke up w o rk after grad u a t i on w i th Hauser, Owen & Ames, contractors of Grand Rapids. JUDGES IN LITERARY CONTEST. A committee consisting of Prof. W. W. Johnston, Dr. G. H. Coons, a nd W a l t er R. Wright, r e p r e s e n t i ng both faculty a nd students, h as chosen t he following t he E u n o m i a n- Holcad literary contest: judges for Ray S t a n n a rd Baker of Amherst, Mass.; Prof. Robert Armstrong, head of t he D e p a r t m e nt of English, U. of W. Va.; a nd Miss Florence Murphy of t he English Department, Kalamazoo State Normal. To decide on t he w i n n er of t he Law- son Memorial Prize, these judges have been selected: C. H. Kauffman, assis t a nt professor of botany at t he Uni versity of Michigan; C. B. Collingwood of E a st Lansing, a nd C. E. Holmes of Lansing. Professor J o h n s t on r e p o r ts t h at t he m a n u s c r i p ts which have been submit ted for t he Eunomian-Holcad contest a re on t he whole t he best ones received since t he contest w as inaugurated. DEAN L Y M AN TO E X A M I NE V E T S. Dean R. P. L y m an of t he "Veterinary Division h as been authorized by Ma jor G. E. Griffin, Veterinary Corps, U. S. Army, "to examine professionally fifty v e t e r i n a ry graduates who m ay be candidates for appointment in t he Vet erinary Officers' Reserve Corps." Ma jor Griffin expects to visit M. A. C. t he latter p a rt of t h is month. '16 AGS! " I t 's work. time to review yqour year's " L a st year our class s t a r t ed t he in novation of providing for t h r ee a l u m ni secretaries whose duties were to keep as accurate an account as possible of all members of t he class. So far most of my information h as been t a k en from t he RECORD, b ut t h is is n ot sufficient. secre T he purpose of h a v i ng taries was to keep a more personal a nd more comprehensive each classmate. record of these in t he " T h e re is only one way in which E a ch of t h is can be accomplished. you m u st w r i te a nd tell me something more about yourself a nd your w o rk s t a t e m e nt t h an is contained t h at you a re teaching in certain town or w o r k i ng for t he Reo Motor Car Co. Now it's going to be a little trouble for me to copy t he contents of one h u n d r ed fifteen letters into my "big book," so realize how little com p a r a t i ve trouble it is going to be for you to w r i te one of these. a there will be a " D u r i ng Commencement week I ex pect to be at M. A. C. a nd although this not a special r e u n i on of t he class large of 1916, still n u m b er of our class back. I would like to inform myself as well as I can about members of t he Agricultural Di- f r o m' a big visiom Can I not h e ar I can t h en majority of you '16 Ags? in a m a ke up for while a letter t h at will have informa tion about you* other t h an your occu pation alone. t he RECORD once My address is very simple, being In dependence, Ohio. M. E. BOTTOMLEY, Sec'y for Div. of Agriculture. AGGIES WIN FROM NIAGARA IN NINTH, 5 TO 4. W i th t he score tie at 4 to 4, two in t he out a nd a m an on first base last half of t he n i n th i n n i ng H a m m es whaled out w h at looked like a home r un and» saved t he day for M. A. C. The opponent was N i a g a ra University and the Buffalo town sent t he clean est lot of ball players seen on t he M. A. C. field t h is season. The score w as close all t he w ay through. Fick started t he scoring in the t h i rd i n n i ng by driving out a two- bagger. Two r u ns were tallied in t h is inning. DeMond, in addition very good game of baseball, the day w i th two two-baggers. to pitching a featured M. A / C. P r a t t, 2b Willman, cf H a m m e s, rf Fick, ss McWilliams, If Frimodig, Hood, 3b Oas, c DeMond, p lb Totals NIAGARA. Manley, 2b Cassidy, If Carroll, ss Bangough, c Duggan, rf H a r t a r y, 3b Foley, lb F l a n n i g a n, cf Lennon, p AB H O A 4 2 2 0 4 .0 1 0 5 3 2 0 3 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 3 16 -0 . . .4 0 1 0 3 0 11 2 4 2 0 4 34 9 27 7 AB H O A 4 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 4 1 13 0 4 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 4 2 5 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 T he first p a rt of t h is week Dean Bis- sell was in a t t e n d a n ce at t he spring convention of t he American Society of Mechanical E n g i n e e rs at Cincinnati. . Totals Score by i n n i n g s: . . 34 8 26 7 M. A. C N i a g a ra 0 0 2 0 10 10 1—5 0 0 0 0 3 0 01 0—4 COLLEGE LANE, (OR TROWBRIDGE.) IF YOU LIVE FAR AWAY YOU'LL HAVE TO START SOON-ONLY 8 MORE DAYS! 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. R u n s — P r a t t, Willman, Oas, DeMond 2—5; Carrol,' Duggan, H a r t a r y, Foley —4. E r r o r s — F i c k — 1. Two base h i t s — P r a t t, DeMond 2, Fick. Three base h i t s — H a m m es a nd Manley. Sacrifice h i t s — P r a t t, Flanni- gan. Left on bases—M. A. C. 7; Niag a ra 3. Bases on balls—Off DeMond 1, off Lennon 3. Struck out—By DeMond 10, 12. Balk—Lennon. Passed ball—Lennon. Umpire—Green. Time—2:05. by Lennon NOTRE DAME DOUBLES AGGIES COUNT. almost smothered. The In t he a n n u al dual t r a ck meet with Notre Dame last S a t u r d ay the Aggies final were two score was 83 2-3' to 42 1-3. Only these first places did M. A. C. annex; the 440 dash, by Peppard, who won t he 120 high and Barrell, who won hurdles. Barrell placed second the 220 dash. Notre Dame took all places in the 100 y a rd dash. Carlson, who was touted to count in this for M. A. C, the 220 dash. t h i rd took in in The meet was m a r k ed by slow time t h r ow a nd throughout. relay race were cut out to permit the M. A. C.-Polish Seminary ball game to begin. javelin The M. A. C. LOSES TO POLES, 9 TO 8. In a game replete with errors and otherwise loose playing on the p a rt of M. A. C, the home team lost to Polish Seminary from Orchard Lake last Sat u r d ay by a score of 9 to 8. The count the stood 9 to 5 at the n i n th and a batting rally b r o u g ht in t h r ee r u ns for M. A. C. More m en were on the bases ready in and win the game but the r i g ht end of t he b a t t i ng order was not up. last half of to come Mills was on the mound for M. A. C. and while he was"touched frequent ly m a ny went up in the air and those t h at were on the ground were fumbled for the most part. Fick h ad an off day with about three errors and three s t r i k e o u ts to his debit. The score by i n n i n g s: M. A. C Polish Sem . . 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 3- . 10 0 4 10 1 2- TWO GAMES COMMENCEMENT WEEK. Instead of t he games with Notre Dame at E a st L a n s i ng on J u ne 1 and 2, as the schedule originally called for Coach Gauthier has a r r a n g ed with the to play the games Notre Dame team on t he afternoons of May 31 and J u ne two games for Com 1, mencement week and an furnishing added a t t r a c t i on for t he a l u m ni visi tors. t h us giving CORRESPONDENCE. My Dear E d i t o r: the I will be on h a nd for reunion May 31-June 1. Our class will hold its first r e u n i on t h is y e ar a nd I feel t h at we ought to have a big crowd out. I have been across the state a few times lately and met a n u m b er of fifteeners who said they would be on h a nd for the doings. Let's plan, class, on a class supper F r i d ay even ing before the a l u m ni party. t h at I am heartily in favor of m a k i ng and self-supporting, our association t he class of '17 is to be h e a r t i ly com the ball rolling. mended for s t a r t i ng If I can help in any way please call on me. E. C. MANDENBURG, 15f. Dear E d i t o r: immediately, * * * You a re r i g ht about my needing a subscription to the RECORD. Owing to the e n t i re absence of b a n ks in tuis country it is somewhat difficult to get a small check to send you, but as soon as possible I will get one from some reliable firm here t h at has money in your country and in some b a nk will r e m it it being my intention to send enough for two years. However, be sure not the n u m b e rs on t h is account, as the ones you sent me certainly b r o u g ht back m a ny recollections of those good old days w h en I was a s t u d e nt there, a nd it seemed the campus, with all the '07 boys, or danc ing at some Hesperian party, or per to which I m u st con haps "fussing," fess I was somewhat addicted. to me I was back on to delay raise 400 I am cotton farming in t he L a g u na district and general farming and dairy ing on our own property in Durango. At the ranch I have rented for cotton — a n n u al r e nt $32,000.00 Mex—expect to t h is year worth $80,000.00 Mex. Our own r a n ch is simple chaos—trying h a rd to p ut it in order—revolution ruined it, hav ing lost all my Jerseys a nd everything else. But I have the M. A. C. juice still and hope to m a ke it pay again, with a little h a rd work. to 500 bales My family consists of my wife and two little fellows which I hope to send to M. A. C. t he RECORD, my r e g a r ds to all my former professors and friends, Kedzie, Beal, Pettit, Shaw, and in 1930. T h r o u gh rest. the A. G. PALACIO, '07. Aldama 179, C. Lerdo, Durango, Mexico. M. A. C. U N I ON OFFICERS ELECTED. the coming At a meeting of the M. A. C. Union board last week t he following officers were elected for y e a r: President, H. K. Abbot, *18, of Hills first vice president, S h e r m an dale; Coryell, '18, Chicago; second vice pres '18, E a st Lansing. ident, Iva Jensen, A motion was made setting a p a rt the first F r i d ay night of the fall term, 1917, for an M. A. C. Union function. Northwestern Teachers7 Agency LARGEST IN THE W E ST IDAHO BOISE - - - - 20% ONLY OF 1916 CALLS FILLED DUE TO LACK OF HIGH-CLASS TEACHERS HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE HOTEL STATLER Detroit 1,000 rooms—1,000 baths. 400 rooms (with shower bath) at $1.50 and $2 a day. Club breakfasts. Grand Circus Park, between Washington Boulevard and Bagley Avenue. NEW BURDICK HOTEL Kalamazoo, Mich. Fire proof construction; 250 rooms; 150 rooms with private bath. European plan. $1.00 per day and up. T HE PARK PLACE HOTEL Traverse City, Mich. The of leading- all-the-year-'round hotel the region. All modern con veniences. All outside rooms. W. O. Holden, Mgr. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL Muskegon, Mich. 150 rooms. Hot and cold water and telephone in every room. European plan, $1.00 and up. Edward R. Sweet, Manager. FOR SALE—At the secretary's office the following publications: Michigan Bird Life, by Prof. Walter B. Barrows. 60 cents and postage. History of Michigan Agricultural College, by Dr. W. J. Beal. $2.00 and postage. The First Thought in D R U GS C. J. Rouser Drug Co. •«Lmi^imt^t^i^i^^^^i^!^i.«st}ie«!S< For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. G. Record iCatorwr? & Ban Unmt Printing (Emnnang 210-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing M^i>vs\ir/^ir^i^i^iivs\i.v^i.vs\i^ir/s\ir^i^iris NEWS AND COMMENT W. E. J. Edwards, instructor in ani mal husbandry, will devote the larger part of his time this summer to the promotion of pig and calf club work with the boys and girls of Michigan. The big attraction this week in the athletic line is the interscholastic field and track meet to be held Friday and Saturday. Considerable is being exhibited in this since this is the only state meet this year, the one at the University having been can celled. interest College visitors the past week were C. L. Weil of St. Clair, former profes sor of mechanical engineering; H. N. Beckwith, '07, who is with the Oliver Plow Works at Harrisburg, Pa., and who came to M. A. C. to pick up some seniors for his company; H. H. Bar- num, '12, who is farming at Wood land, Mich.; and H. Earl Young, '02, who is with the Dairy Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Two M. A. C. men will appear on the program of the Ninth Annual Con vention of the Michigan State Good Roads Association at Saginaw, May 23- 25. On May 24 F. F. Rogers, '83, state highway commissioner, will give an address on "Road Conditions in East ern Michigan." On the same day, L. H. Belknap, '09, assessment district engineer with the.State Highway De partment, will give an address on "Highway Laws." SENIOR DINNER. The scope of the annual dinner which the junior girls usually prepare and serve in honor of the senior girls was this year enlarged to include the senior men, and was held last Tues day evening at the Woman's Building. The dining room was completely filled with seniors and guests and the senti ment in favor of making the innova tion a regular custom was unanimous. The dinner and service was fully up to the usual excellence of such func tions. President Kedzie acted as master of ceremonies. The program was partici pated in entirely by presidents, the fol lowing responding: J. L. Snyder, pres ident emeritus; W. K. Prudden, presi dent of the M. A. C. Association, and N. 0. Weil, president of the senior class. After the short program the scene shifted to the Armory where under the direction of Miss Grace Smiley, instructor of domestic art, a Yale- Harvard track meet was held. Events in this included a needle threading contest, shot put, discus throw (pic nic plates), canvas cutting race for the four presidents, and basketball re lay race. Harvard won the meet un der the captaincy of Frimodig. THE M. A: C. RECORD. STUDENTS' RECITAL POSTPONED. The Students' Recital which was scheduled for May 15 was postponed and will be held this week Wednesday the at 7:30 p. m., in the parlors of Woman's Building. Sonata with Variations - - - - Mozart Gertrude Oole Solveigs Song Grieg Louis McBride Shepherd and Shepherdess - - - Nevin Majorie Oook Spring Showers Au Matin Ethel Brown Esther Lott Barcarolle - - Geraldine Ourtis Pomponnette - - - The Sailor Song j To The Sea Margaret Holliday i " " " " Gertrude Babcock Scherzo Frances Stuart Cantata — The Life of a Leaf - -- - - - - - - Fink Godard - Godard McDowell Durand Mendelssohn Emma L. Ashford The Girls' Glee Olub Danse Macabre—(2 pianos) - Saint Saens Mildred Mead and Alice Rhodes Whims Drifting - -- - Schumann Gladys Gorden - - - - - - -- -- - Friml "Waltz in E Alice Rhodes flat Chopin Marion Grettenberger Barcarolle ALUMNI Agnes Mclntyre NOTES Liszt '78. W. K. Prudden, a member of the Food - /eparedness Board, in order to calm the fears of potato growers that a large crop will cut the price below the cost of production has agreed to purchase 50,000 at $1 a bushel. He has given instructions to State Mar ket Director McBride to contract for this number of bushels with the growers. '89. W. H. Vandervoort of Moline, 111., has been in Washington, D. C, for some weeks now, serving on the Muni tions Standards Committee of the Na tional Advisory Council. In his pri vate life Vandervoort is president and manager of the Root & Vandervoort Engineering Co., and also holds the same offices with the Moline Automo bile Co. '95. C. P. Close, pomologist for the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Col lege Park, Md., stopped at the college last week on a visit to his old home at Three Oaks. '02. Warren Geib of the Soils depart ment, University of Wisconsin, is the editor of a new quarterly publication by the Wisconsin Soil Improvement Association, entitled, "The Journal of Soil Improvement." According to his leading editorial in the first volumne, just received, "It is our aim to en courage a more careful study of the soil and to assist in establishing a closer relationship among all thos,e forces working along the lines of per manent soil improvement." '06. E. N. Bates, professor of mechani cal engineering at Penn State, is in structing a voluntary class in aero nautics, in which about 40 are en rolled. '09. The marriage of Miss Hazel Allen of Jackson to Mr. Claude V. Green- hoe on May 6 has been announced. After June 1 they will be at home in Detroit. ' l l. The engagement of Bernice Estelle Olds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Olds of Lansing, to Clifford Sage Roe, also of Lansing, has been announced. Roe has received a first lieutenant's commission in the Engineers' Reserve Corps. C. Dwight Curtiss, e, who has been working with the Iowa State High way Commission for some time, has just accepted a position as testing en gineer for the J. B. McCrary Co., Of Atlanta, Ga. Curtiss writes that he feels as if he might rattle around some in the new berth but is trying hard to fill it. The company has a contract for about 150,000 square yards of sheet asphalt and brick paving and some sewer work for the city of Anderson, South Carolina, and Curtiss expects to be there for the next six months. He will also do testing for two other jobs in cities in that section. '12. R. A. Warner, e, with the General Electric Co. at Washington, D. C, has qualified for a first lieutenant's com mission in the Engineers' Reserve Corps. He is now at the officers' train ing camp at Fort Myer, Va», Co. 15. C. Lee Harrison, a, is admirably fill ing the place of a college graduate on the farm in his home community at Constantine, Mich. Largely through his influence a co-operative buying and selling association, dealing in grain, feed, coal and live stock, has been or ganized this spring. He writes that inside of 10 days, May 5 to 15, they have shipped three cars of live stock. They will soon open the elevator and do coal business also. The organiza tion now consists of 240 members and is increasing daily. Harrison has just written for one of the largest slide rules the Bookstore carries so even the engineers may know he is on the job and doing things efficiently. '13. It has been rumored that E. F. Gor- enflo, otherwise known as "Chill," has received a lieutenant's ranks in the Aviation Corps. W. Reiley, a, who has been teaching agriculture at Frazee, Minn., this year will be after August 1 at Wadena, Minn., where he will install an agri- 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. cultural d e p a r t m e nt in the high school. '14. L. G. Conway, a, is superintendent of p l a n t i ng in Cleveland, with address at 3912 Castalia Ave. E r n e st Hill Burt, whose m a r r i a ge was announced recently in the RECORD is a lieutenant in t he 4th U. S. Infan try, and is now at F o rt Leavenworth, Kansas. He was called into the ser vice April 15, while a t t e n d i ng Yale Law school, class of 1917. '15. F. J. Fuller of Jackson h as t a k en t he examination for the aviation ser vice. I. K. Maystead h as resigned his po sition as farm crops specialist at M. A. C. to take up the m a n a g e m e nt of a large farm n e ar Hillsdale. C. W. Simpson is farming 206 acres at Mendon, Mich., and w r i t es t h at t he latch string is always out for M. A. C. people. T he RECORD learns t h at Don Stroll's application for officers' reserve corps was certified for a later camp. He is now at the Y. ivx. C. A., Scranton, Pa., with the California F r u it Exchange. t h at he h as passed T. W. Churchill, v, recently received t he information civil service examination for t he Bu reau of Animal Industry. This is the first second time since he declined the appointment. "When he wrote he was located with the Comparative Vaccine Laboratory, Brooklyn, N. Y., but stat ed t h at he h ad received an appoint m e nt with r a nk of second lieutenant to t he New as assistant v e t e r i n a r i an York State National Guards, and was at for Syracuse, N. Y., Jhe only r e m o u nt sta tion in the United States, m a i n t a i n ed by t he National Guard. Churchill cites to Dean L y m an in his recent t h at among other features in h is re cent exam was a 72-mile ride which he accomplished in a day a nd a half with no more u n t o w a rd features t h an a few blisters. time of w r i t i ng leaving letter the *16. A daughter, K a t h r yn Helen, arrived the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. at Waltz at Grand Rapids, May 10. C. P. Pressley, a has charge of the in Saginaw. He is liv garden work ing at t he Y. M. C. A. R. J. Johnson, f, h as reached Alaska, in his wanderings and is now with the U. S. F o r e st Service at Seward. K a rl H. McDonel, a, who has been assisting C. P. Reed, '01, in his farm in m a n a g e m e nt Michigan, h as been transferred to the position of assistant to R. J. Baldwin, '04, director of extension. investigation studies in M. S. Fuller, a, who 'is teaching ag t he high schools at On riculture to letter tonagon, writes Bibbins, the natives tell h im spring has some, he is some w h at skeptical since they still have sleighing. '15, t h at while in a recent Miss and Mrs. America t h e ir S p r i ng Are now buying Outfits. They're crowding our store, examining a nd buying new styles, especially t he Ready- to-Wear Section. in NEW COATS DRESSES S U I TS SKIRTS AND W A I S TS The Styles, t he Colors, t he t he Clothes—all S p r i ng have fashion tendencies a nd a re mod eled on lines t h at give t he sea son's wanted of youth. W i th these most attract ive and youthful looking styles are combined lasting service. suggestions And moderate prices prevail. A try-on will be a pleasure— a nd incurs no obligation. 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