VOL. XXII. MAY 29, 1917. No. 31 UM. A. C. Cannot Live On Her Past- c What Will You Do For Her Future?" JL JL IJLM/ JL \*Jr\. »V^># R ECOD D HOME GUARD OF M. A. C. MEN IN LANSING. WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN EUNOMIAN--HOLCAD, AND LAWSON CONTESTS. 1917 WOLVERINE READY THIS WEEK. PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION EAST LAHSIMQfMICH. 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. 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 fJfHE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of re liable parties. We hope the faculty and students those who patronize will patronize us. A. M. EMERY 22 3 "Washing-ton Ave. N. Books, Pine Stationery, Engraved Call ing Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames. Fine F r a m i ng a Spec ialty. Loose leaf note books for all purposes. BLUDEAIJ, 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. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldq\ Bell phone 61 Automatic phone 2361 ALLEN & DE KLEINE PRINTING CO. 128-130 Ionia St. W. Printing, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Adding Machines. Programs, En 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 Lamps. Motors and Generators. 117 Michigan Ave. E. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PAGELSEN & SPENCER Patents, Patent 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, • Attorney at Law '06a, 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. '. , : GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind salary, insured your If you haven't better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc., 208-212 Capital National Bank 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, '15—S. C. Allen, '14. Storage Batteries and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, ex-'61 Lawyer H. KOSITCHEK & BROS. Lansing's Leading- Clothiers 113 N. "Washington Ave. DAVIS' QUALITY ICE CREAM. Not a fad, but a food 110 Grand Ave. S. 214% -Washington Ave. S., Lansing, Mich. 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. DR. J. S. OWEN Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Fitting- Glasses Has removed from 115 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 WTashtenaw St. W. Both Phones. J. H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of All Kinds. H. H. LARNED China, Glass and Lamps 105 Washington Ave. S. Peninsular Flatted - Lac F i n i sh By the use of Flatted-Lac you can produce over any old painted or var nished the much desired (Antique) soft flat finish. Call and see samples of finish on display. surface 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 8 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. Your barbers for "HANK" AND "FRANK" the Pool, Billiards, Cigars. In the new Dickson Building. last five years WILDWOOD TEA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., E a st Lansing. Fountain Pens SK3K> • W M II H H il • */••*# Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line %f Everything. Agents far Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERo TI-IE M AC RECORD V O L. X X I I. E A ST L A N S I N G. M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y. .MAY :><). 1 9 1' CLARK WINS EUNOMIAN-HOLCAD CONTEST SECOND TIME. II. S. Clark, t he Eunomian-Holcad '18, of Assyria, Mich., for the second year in succession h as won literary this year with a poem en contest; is con titled "Chores." T h is poem sidered of sufficient m e r it by Ray S t a n n a rd Baker, one of the judges, to lead h im to ask permission to publish it in The American There are nine prizes the con test as organized this year. All but one of the productions, a story, "A Hin du's Choice," by R u th Musselman, are poems. A. J. Patch, '17, of Clark, took second and t h i rd places. E d g ar An derson, of E a st Lansing, also got two places. Magazine. in The productions, w i th their respect ive a u t h o rs and prizes are as follows: 1. "Chores," R. S. Clark, $25.00. 2. " T he Hills," A. J. Patch, $10.00. 3. "The Question and. Answer," A. J. Patch, $5.00. 4. " B a r b a r a ," Catherine Hume, $3.00. ~>. "A H i n d u 's Choice," R u th Mus selman, $2.00. 6. "The W h i s t l i ng Boy," L. E. Flan ders, $2.00. : 7. "The After Life," E d g ar S. An derson, $1.00. 8. "The Robin," Lloyd Tasker, $1.00. the Kaiser," Ed 9. "A Message to gar S. Anderson, $1.00. There were in all 16 m a n u s c r i p ts submitted for this contest and several those not w i n n i ng are considered of very meritorious by m e m b e rs of t he English department. In fact they say' t h at the average quality of m a t e r i al submitted is higher t h an ever before. HAIGH, 7 4, MAKES PROVISO. I favor a self-sustaining Alumni As sociation a nd will gladly d o . my s h a re the College, in such an effort provided t he Board of Agriculture, a nd F a c u l ty redeem their promises to restore old College Hall. F or nearly t h i r ty y e a rs the Alumni have been p r a y i ng t h at this one relic of a glorious past be the ten years preserved. F or nearly authorities, by formal resolution, by letter arid by verbal undertaking, have been promising t h at this will be done. its accom It h as not been done and plishment seems as far off as ever. When it is done, the Alumni, specially the older Alumni, will not be lacking in any is not done, there will be a decline in ardor. laudable effort. If it HENRY A. H A I G I I. '74. HOME GUARD OF M. A. C. MEN IN LANSING. C. W. McKibbin, last Wednesday night, by more At a meeting attended t h an 50 M. A C. alumni and former students at the Chamber of Commerce, Lansing, the formation of the second company of Home Guards for L a n s i ng was con summated. '1], colonel of the first regimental organi zation at M. A. C, was elected cap '09, a captain t a i n; H u b er C. P r a t t, first in his student days, was made lieutenant: '16, a nd C. N. Winston, colonel of the cadet regiment last year, wast named second The organization plans to drill once a week lot. on Tuesday nights on The company will the Memorial day parade. the state in lieutenant. t a ke p a rt '69, one of Every m an present enlisted, and Major M. J. Phillips, head of t he in Michigan. Home Guard movement includ the ing J a m es Satterlee, earliest g r a d u a t es in Lansing, down to some of the recent grads. Fol the meeting a dozen alumni lowing from E a st L a n s i ng got together and started plans which finally resulted in the organization of a Home Guard unit in E a st Lansing on Thursday night. living COMMENCEMENT EXCERCISES BEGIN. first The took service as his formal exercises of Com the Class of 1917 be mencement for gan Sunday with the Baccalaureate address by Bishop Henderson of De troit. He theme and pointed out the marvelous oppor tunities to college service open men and women. His address was closed with t h is r e m a r k a b le s u m m i ng up, " T he measure of your success, the height is meas ured by the depths you can stoop—to take a towel." to which you a t t a in for The endorsement of the Home Guard as a good work for the M. A. C. m en in L a n s i ng came after Z. C. Goodell, '11, president of the Central Michigan M. A. C. Assoication, h ad called upon several a l u m ni and visitors to explain t he need of such an organization a nd the responsibilities devolving upon M. A. C. m en in p a r t i c u l ar on account of the p a rt which the state and nation has played in t h e ir education. the School for Attorney Alva M. Cummins gave a very inspirational address on Patriot ism. C. E. Holmes, '93, superintendent the Blind, paid a of to effect of M. A. C. glowing tribute upon his own President F. S. life. Kedzie read a letter he had received from one of the earlier graduates of t he college which pointed out more t h an a n y t h i ng else could the patriot ism of M. A. C. m en in t h is crisis. W. K. Prudden, in Macon, Ga., recalled h is own boyhood days and the devastating m a r ch of Sherman. He sounded high praises of conflict the Belgians the present and told how a Home Guard t h en could be useful. Other speakers heard were Prof. Thomas Gunson, Captain Ravens of the Central Home Guards, '78, who was born in On Sunday evening the M. A. C. band, assisted by the M. A. C. chorus t h at gave one of has been heard at this year. finest concerts the college the Other exercises of the week are as follows: Wednesday, 8:00 p. m., Senior din ner, W o m a n 's Building. Thursday, 3:00 p. m., Ball game, M. A. C, vs. Notre Dame; 6:30 p. m., Informal Alumni Supper, Club D, fol lowed by Alumni P a r a d e; 7:30 p. m.. Cap Night P r o g r a m; 9:00 p. m., In formal Reception at Armory. Friday, 10:00 a. m., Commencement Exercises, A r m o r y; 12:30 p. m., Alum ni business m e e t i ng and dinner, Club D.; 2:30 p. m., Dedication of New Buildings, Assembly Room, R. E. Olds Hall of E n g i n e e r i n g; 4:00 p. m., Ball game, M. A. C. vs. Notre Dame; 6:00 p. m., Class suppers; 8:00 p. m., Alum ni P a r ty at Armory. Captain A. 0. Cron, c o m m a n d a nt at M. A. C. 1911-13, is captain of one of the companies in the officers' t r a i n i ng camp at F o rt Benjamin H a r r i s o n, In diana, so writes one of the M. A. C. boys in camp there. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD HOME GUARD FOR EAST LANSING. P u b l i s h ed E v e ry T u e s d ay D u r i ng t he C o l l e ge Y e ar t he M i c h i g an by A g r i c u l t u r al C o l l e ge A s s o c i a t i o n. E n t e r ed as second-class m a t t er October 30, 1916, at t he post office at E a st L a n s i n g, M i c h i g a n, u n d er t he A ct of M a r ch 3, 1879. C. S. LANGDOJf, Ml, M a n a g i ng E d i t o r. S U B S C R I P T I ON P R I C E, $1 P ER Y E AR S u b s c r i p t i o ns m ay by P. O. M o n ey O r d e r, D r a f t, or P e r s o n al C h e c k. be p a id f or TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1917. THE POSITION OF THE GLASS IN THE ALUMNI BODY. A little book, "A Handbook of Class Secretaries," published by the Yale Association of Class Secretaries has the editor's desk and j u st come to inspiration brings a great measure of the class the future place of as organization the a l u m ni body of M. A. C. in to I t 's a pretty safe generalization t h at you cannot get action out of a group where intimate relations do not exist t h i nk between the members. We can of no method of grouping where ac quaintance will be more general t h an by classes, and so we really ought to look to the class units to be the basis of the real strength of our Association. T h at they are not is because they have not been organized sufficiently. This organization we hope to accomplish in graduate. t he future as F or time those ago we will have to depend on volun teers. t h at g r a d u a t ed some classes the The Home Guard for E a st Lansing, plans a for which were started at mass meeting held in the A r m o ry last T h u r s d ay night, will be a thoroughly democratic organization, m a de up as it will be of heads of d e p a r t m e n ts in college, i n s t r u c t o rs and business men of the college town. to express Coach Gauthier h ad charge of the meeting in the Armory and called for addresses from Attorney C u m m i ns of Lansing, W. K. P r u d d e n, Captain Raven, Professor Gunson, and Major B u r k h a r t. Later on others were given themselves an opportunity and Rev. J. T. Jones of the E a st Lan sing church made a very able plea for t he Home Guard. After consider t h an enough able deliberation more recruits were obtained a assure to company. The n u m b er necessary is 50 and a recruiting committee was ap the pointed to swell t he company to largest possible number. There is a t h at enough, may be ob probability tained It t h is organization is hinted also may be used as a nucleus for m i l i t a ry drill on school the p a rt of s u m m er students m a ny of whom, it is said, will be glad of t he opportunity to get some work of t h is kind. two companies. to m a ke t h at As an instructor group President Kedzie is a t t e m p t i ng to se cure an additional non-com missioned officer. retired the for No a t t e m pt was made to elect offi cers of the company but a n o m i n a t i ng committee was appointed. This con sisted of Prof. Sanford, Professor Mc- Cool, Professor Professor Huston, Brown, and C. S. Langdon. 1917 WOLVERINE READY THIS WEEK. for its eager The 1917 Wolverine, put out by the class of 1918, is completed a nd will be this ready week. Nearly 750 of t he books have been disposed of by advance sale and these will be distributed a nd t he re mainder sold Tuesday evening on t he campus, j u st north of College Hall. inspection in these is devoted the following being The book is a t r i u m ph of t he book m a k e r s' a rt and is fully fit to t a ke a yearly leading place among chronicles of M. A. C.'s s t u d e nt life. The book this year contains an added t h at one interest for the a l u m ni to 10 prominent section those graduates, whose pictures appear in the book in connection with short letters: W. W. Tracy, '67, seedsman, Bureau of P l a nt I n d u s t r y; R . C. Carpenter, '73, con sulting engineer and professor of ex perimental engineering a nd research, Cornell University; Eugene Daven port, '78, dean of agriculture and di rector of experiment station, Univer sity of Illinois; Charles McKenny, '81, president of Michigan State Normal '83, Michigan College; F. F. Rogers, state highway commission; A r t h ur B. Cordley, '88, dean of college of agri culture and director of experiment sta tion, Oregon A. C; Kenyon L. Butter- field, '91, president Massachusetts Ag ricultural College; E d w in S. Good, T h e r e' a re possibly several classes class which have earlier p e r m a n e nt If so we would be very glad officers. to learn of those classes them. For t h at do not, let us have some nomina tions of p e r m a n e nt c h a i r m en or secre t a r i es so t h at Ave may perfect an or ganization t h at will have for i ts pur ties and pose t he cementing of class m a k i ng classes the Association. the b u l w a rk of Every class ought to have a class least every five years, publication at the 10, 20 and stressing particularly and 40 year periods. These should contain biographical m a t e r i al and an address list. They m i g ht contain pic tures, collections of a l u m ni opinion on M. A. C. policies, notes of former pro fessors, a n d -a great variety of detail t h at would m a ke t h em of inestimable value to the m e m b e rs of the class and m a ke them also b r i g ht chapters in M. A, C.'s history. Who wouldn't con tribute to such a class policy! T he editor will be very glad to h e ar t h at individuals or classes from any are interested along t h is line. CLASS SECRETARIES. in the m en fidelity It t h an a n y t h i ng *XI*AL BAXQUET. The fifth a n n u al banquet of t he M. A. C. Veterinary Medical Association was held at Club B last Wednesday night. Dr. E. T. H a l l m an w as toast- m a s t er a nd t he following were h e a rd from: Dean Lyman, 0. 0. Mater, G. W. Dunphy, Dr. Giltner, Dr. Hayes, Dr. Ghamberlin, Dr. Handley, Dr. Benner, a nd H. J, Stafseth. Joseph Zeltzer w as announced as t he w i n n er of t he Alpha P si Prize Essay contest, his essay being entitled " I m m u n i t y ." The prize w as a pocket case of instru ments, O. A. Taylor, '15; L. A. Wile- den, '13, a nd Chas. Dunphy, ex-'16, were back for t he banquet. MONOGRAMS . AWARDED. Monograms to t he n u m b er of 20 were awarded t he basketball, baseball and t r a ck m en at t he a n n u al Athletic Night, held in Forest of Arden on t he campus F r i d ay night. Speeches were made by all t he captains a nd by Presi dent Kedzie. Baseball m en who were awarded letters were Capt. Fick, Frim- odig., Hood, Oas, DeMond, P r a t t, Will- man, McWilliams, H a m m e s, Millard, Ronan, Hinkle, a nd Mills. Track m en were Peppard, Carlson, Barrell, At- kin, Warren, W a r n e r, a nd Carver. T he cane spree between t he two lower classes which followed t he formal pro gram, was won by t he sophomores. The juniors won t he class baseball last week by defeating championship t he sophomores, 6 to 2. Northwestern Teachers'Agency LARGEST IN T HE BOISE " " ^ " . igi6 CALLS FILLED DUE HIGH-CLASS TEACHERS ONLY OF LACK OF W E ST IDAHO 20% TO HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE HOTEL, S T A T L EK D e t r o it 1,000 r o o m s — 1 , 0 00 b a t h s. 400 r o o ms ( w i th s h o w er b a t h) at $1.50 a nd $2 a d a y. C l ub P a r k, G r a nd C i r c us b r e a k f a s t s. b e t w e en W a s h i n g t on B o u l e v a rd a nd Bag-ley A v e n u e. J V EW B U R D I CK HOTEL, K a l a m a z o o, Mich. F i re p r o of c o n s t r u c t i o n; 250 r o o m s; 150 r o o ms w i th p r i v a te b a t h. E u r o p e an p l a n. $1.00 p er d ay a nd u p. T HE P A RK P L A CE H O T EL T r a v e r se City, Mich. T he of leading- a l l - t h e - y e a r - ' r o u nd t he r e g i o n. A ll m o d e rn h o t el c o n v e n i e n c e s. A ll o u t s i de r o o m s. W. O. H o l d e n, M g r. OCCIDENTAL H O T EL M u s k e g o n, Mich. 150 r o o m s. H ot a nd c o ld w a t er a nd t e l e p h o ne in e v e ry r o o m. E u r o p e an p l a n, $1.00 a nd u p. E d w a rd R. S w e e t, M a n a g e r. FOR SALE—At t he secretary's office the following publications: Michigan Bird Life, by Prof. Walter B. Barrows. 60 cents a nd postage. • History of Michigan Agricultural College/by Dr. W. J. Beal. $2.00 a nd postage. The First Thought in D R U GS G. J. Rouser Drug Co. KlEKER, ' 0 8, PROMOTING FoRESTItY )PPi^fflLM^O^!Mi^ltyi^^i^MiLHiSroE' REGIMEXT. Professor Chittenden h as t h at received news from W a s h i n g t on forestry regiment, m a de up of foresters, practi cal woodsmen, loggers, sawmill operat ors, a nd others experienced in lumber ing operations, raised for service in F r a n c e. is being The object of t he regiment is to con into s t a n d i ng rail- vert available timber material suitable for bridges, For 21 Years Printers of the M. A . C. Record iCahirmr? Sc Han Unrrn Printing (Company 210-212 North G r a nd Ave., Lansing WTmmmwmrmmmmtmmmtiF roads, trenches a nd other construction work with t he least possible waste. Logging will be done u n d er t he su pervision of technical foresters in co foresters. operation with t he F r e n ch In this way t he p e r m a n e nt damage to t he forests incident to furnishing a large supply of timber will keep as small as possible. T he regiment will be organized in u n i ts capable of hand ling all k i n ds of woods' work a nd will include a n u m b er of portable sawmill It will be officered by t r a i n ed outfits. foresters complete equipment for all kinds of woods' work. a nd will carry F r a n c is Kief er, district been active in r a i s i ng t he regiment. forester 1908-F, a s s i s t a nt in Washington, h as CORRESPONDENCE. Dear E d i t o r: * * * I t 's all work here. We did ten miles in t he r a in today. Quarters are good, eats a re fair, a nd instructor officers a re able. We have regular equipment of enlisted men, p l us a few books, b ar of soap, towel a nd pencil. A n t l a n ta nearly b u r n ed up last Mon day. We went down, fought fire, a nd t h en did g u a rd duty all night. Not good work for new vaccinations but only a few fellows were h u r t. HaVen't smoked a cigar, eaten any pie, tipped a waiter, went to a show, or loafed for two weeks. The life is simple here, a nd simply if one isn't physically fit. " T U R K" PARKER, '09. Co. 1, F o rt McPherson, Ga. Dear RECORD: Mary Allen, vocalist, w as in our city recently a nd spent a very pleas a nt day. This young lady h as a bril liant future as a singer. We seldom see M. A. C. people here though there are quite a n u m b er in t he province. Always peruse t he RECORD thoroughly as soon as it arrives. We a re glad and sorry to see t he State in t he w a r, but proud they made up their m i n ds to join t he j u st cause. M R S. F. G. CARPENTER, '02. 26 New Street, Calgary, Alta. M. A. C, RECORD: I . l e ft Long Rapids because Mrs. S t r a ng got sick of t he place a nd left me to fight it alone, a nd I found my self so poor a cook, a nd so busy w i th the work t h at I w as broken in health, so I quit, a nd came back to my old home, Benzonia. H e re my son a nd I have bought t he Record a nd Banner, and I am editor a nd he is printer. We t h i nk we a re m a k i ng t he best paper Benzie county ever had. It is a town, a nd it is neces double headed sary to have a double headed paper in order to mail them—one-half in one postoffice a nd t he other half in t he other postoffice—but really one paper. Besides t h is I have t he best garden THE M. A. C. RECORD. in town, a nd keep t he best white Leg h o rn chickens. I preach every Sun day in an outstation of t he L a r g er Parish, established in connection w i th the Benzonia church, by t he Rev. H. S. Mills, who completed a 20-year pas torate here last year a nd is now suc ceeded by Rev. C. W. Dunn. I really enjoy t he fight in public affairs, b ig things a re t a k i ng place in the great a nd growing world, a nd it is a joy to have a little p a rt in them. Our papers a re in t he publicity push for a blinger crop t h is year. Would like to be at commencement this year, b ut no use wishing. Bacca laureate sermon for t he h i gh school h e re on t he 27th, and G. A. R. address on t he following Tuesday, besides all the rest-—hence no rest. Sincerely yours, C. J. STRANG, '78. M. A, C. RECORD: * * * I am at t he same job I started at when I arrived except t h at I'm now "head of section" for t he night shift on t he large motor and test. Have about 18 m en generator in my crew a nd I assure you we a re a jolly bunch. To date I have h ad on my crew m en from China, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Holland, Eng land, Cuba, Canada, as well as m en from almost every school on this con tinent. One certainly h as a broader view a nd appreciation of people and things in general after meeting a nd exchanging a r a n ge of people. ideas with so wide W ar p r e p a r a t i on goes on at a great rate here. In a nearby shop they a re testing t he turbogenerators a nd mo tors which a re to drive t he battleship New Mexico, a nd all about us a re gov e r n m e nt jobs for arsenals, ships, for tifications, etc. left My assistant on test recently for t he Brooklyn Navy Yards, where he will begin h is duties as an ensign in t he navy. He is t he second as sist I have lost. T he company is op posing all efforts of t he test m en to enlist, b ut in spite of t h at they a re leaving r i g ht a nd left, and, with t he coming "famine" of test men, at grad uation time t he testing game bids fair to become one for experts r a t h er t h an one for embryonic engineers, as pro duction will supercede t he m a t t er of education. In other words next J u ne will be t he time of times to enter t he General Electric Testing Department. Mrs. Dean a nd myself a re both en joying t he best of health a nd will be glad to h e ar from t he M. A. C. folks. 139 Division St., Schenectady, N. Y. S. M. DEAN, '14, '05. P a u l i ne E. Raven gave t he com mencement address at t he Grace Hos pital T r a i n i ng School for N u r s es in Detroit, May 16. Twenty-nine gradu ated. 7 ALUMNI NOTES 'S4. E. Carl Bank is "assistant general m a n a g er in charge of Western Sales Department of t he American Seedless Raisin Co. Have been a director in the company for a n u m b er of years, but only w i t h in t he last y e ar t u r n ed over my private business to my son and am now spending all my t i me with the raisin company. Our pack age of known in nearly every United States, with sales every year. My home is still in Berke ley, where I have resided for t he past sixteen y e a r s; my h e a d q u a r t e rs in S an Francisco, 58 Sutter St., is in t he m a in business district, where I am always glad to see old friends a nd new." r a i s i ns is town in t he increasing 'Ideal Not-A-Seed' '91. Chas. F. Baker, professor of agron- amy, College of Agriculture, Univer sity of t he Philippines, announces t h at he is taking a year's leave of absence and for this year he h as accepted, un t e m p o r a ry appointment, t he post der of assistant director of t he Botanical Gardens at Singapore—in charge of experimental work in tropical agron is c/o Botanical omy. H is address Gardens, Settle ments. Singapore, S t r a i ts '93. for recently t he motor Dr. Chas. G. Percival of Teaneck, '89-91, h as been appointed an N. J., t r a n s p o rt examiner corps of t he Q u a r t e r m a s t e rs depart m e nt of t he U. S. Army. He h as been exceedingly busy examining a contingent of 1,400 m en who will be needed to drive a nd take care of the 1,400 three-ton t r u c ks which w.ill be neened for t he first call. Dr. Per cival h as recently been elected secre t a ry of t he Arctic Club of New York City, an organization of m en w ho have lived in Alaska and beyond t he Arctic Circle. V. V. Newell, '94. formerly of Macon, Ga., h as been in L a n s i ng for nearly a year now. He is a machinist at t he Reo a nd lives at 312% Holmes St. J o hn W. R i t t i n g er is head of t he history d e p a r t m e nt in t he high school at South Bend, Indiana. H is address is 410 E a st South street. '99. A daughter, K a t h r yn Ruth, weight seven a nd one-half pounds, w as born May 24 to Mr. a nd Mrs. S. F. E d w a r ds of Lansing. The m a ny friends of A. Thorne Swift of H a r b or Springs will learn of tne death of h is wife, Susie South ard, w i th great regret. She w as a student at M. A. C. in '98-'99. She died very suddenly, following an oper ation for appendicitis, on March 30, 1917, leaving h u s b a nd three children, Norma, Lenore, a nd Dean. Mr. Swift is now postmaster at Harbor Springs. besides h er Invitations •• Programs Cards • Announcements Stationery Personal E N G R A V ED OR PRINTED <][ Always a selection of the latest styles and the new conforming est features to correct social usage.