VOL. XXIII. S E P T E M B ER 14, 1917. No. 1. c For Her Live On Her Past- What Will You Do r UM. A. C. Cannot THE MA.C. R ECOD D Future?" S T U D E N TS NUMBER The New Gymnasium, to Date. PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION EAST LANSING,MICH. 2 THE M. A. C, RECORD. D I R E C T O RY L A N S I NG B U S I N E SS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M EN 'J^HE names in this Directory, as well as 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 Washing-ton Ave. N. Books, Fine 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. BLUDEAU, 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 Furnishh\gs. J. E. STOFFER, D. D. S. 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J:!:! 5 M!: h! ^1^ K11;! M !. i "I - ?.: M. A. C. ARMY LIST. The following list of M. A. C. m en is printed with in m . l i t a ry service the frank statement t h at we are well a w a re of its shortcomings. It h as been compiled from various sources, many of which have not been direct a nd is issued with all its imperfections on its is our object head. Nevertheless, to have a complete and correct list of M. A. C. men the war and a start m u st be made at once. This is p r m t ed beginning—a foundation for many additions and the continual corrections we anticipate. The work it h as begun can be sub only the as in it the if readers of stantially advanced in all possible cor RECORD will send rections and additions. R a n ks and branches of the service are especially desired. Meanwhile we not ashamed to p r i nt the first list, in fact it is with a feeling of pride, for even in its incompleteness,'it shows the splen did response M. A. C. men are giving to the country's call. are Alford, Howard E., with O."T. C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. '18, 2d R. Allen, H. R., '95, Major O, R. C, 312th Inf. Camp Dix, N. J. Aseltine, Leland B., '15, 2d Lieut. Ashley, Amos A., with '08, Capt. 1st Mich. F. A., Grayling, Mich. Aultman, Ralph G., '15, Lieut. Eng. O. R. C, Ft. Leavenworth, Kas. B a r n h a r t, Willis, with '12, 1st Lieut. Barron, Allen W., Bartlett, H e r b e rt C, Bates, F r a nk R., S. Clark St., Chicago. '17, 2d Lieut. '16, V, R. C, 212 '16, 2d Lieut. Bates, J a m es C, with '19, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Beake, Kenneth G., with '17, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C, Beden, Wallace S., '16, 2d R. O. T. C. Ft. Sheridan, 111. Behler, Harold, with Bellinger, Burdette, with '18, U. S. N. '18, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Benjamin, Lester V., with '18, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Benoy, Evan H., with '14, 2d Lieut. O. K. C. Bentley, George T., with 0. T. C. Ft. Sheridan, 111. '18, 2d R. '16. Belts, W. H., Billings, Leo B., with Blatchford, R. F., with Blomquist, F r i tz T., T. C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. '15, Capt. '20. '13, 2d R. O. Bolton, R. B., '17, 2d Lieut. V. R. C, Military Encampment, Boston. Bottomley, Myrl E., '16, 2d R. O. T. C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. Bretz, Reinliard, with '18, National Guard. Brightup, Roscoe E., '11, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Brocks, J., Jr., '16. Brown, Edwin, with Browne, F r a n c is C, with '20, Navy. '15, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Brownfield, Carl M., with '18, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Brundage, Marsden R., '15, 10th Reg. Eng., Camp at American Univ., Wash ington, D. C. Bugai, Walter, with '18., National Guard. Burgett, C. S., '17, L i e u t, V. R. C, 329 Reg. F1. A., Camp Custer, Mich. Caldwell, Geo. L., '15. Campbell, H a r ry L., '17, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Canfield, Harold, Canfield, Russell, '07, 1st Lieut. Eng. '17, Natl. Army. O. R. C. Caray, Glenn, '16, Lieut. National Guard. Cashin, Raymond, C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. '17, 2d R. O. T. Cherry, A. E., '15, 1st Lieut. U. S. A., F. A., Ft. McKinley, Phillipine Is. Childs, F r a n c is M., '16, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Camp Custer, Mich. Churchill, Thos. W., '15, 2d Lieut. V. R. C, West Point Academy, N. Y. '18, Aviation Clark, George S., with Corps. Clark H. A., '16, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. 328 Reg. F. A., Camp Custer, Mich. '18, Nat'l Clark, Rodger S., with Army. Clemctsen, Harold, '17, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Cleveland, 0. H., 1%, Coast Art. Ft. Monroe, Va. Collins, Earl H., '13, 2d Lieut. C. A. 0. R. C, F t. Monroe, Va. Cooper, Herbert G., '16, 2d. R. O. T. C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. Corbett, J. A., with '18, Nat'l Army, Camp Custer, Mich. Corson, Wm. A., with '18, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Cortright, I. J., '11, Y. M. C. A. Exped. Force, France. Cotton, H. L., with 0. R. C. '13, 2d Lieut. Couchois, Clifford, '16, Lieut. V. R. C. Cowles, Howard E., '16, 2d Lieut. 0.' R. C. Crocker, E. S., '17, National Guard. '18, National Crocker, M. R., with Guard. Curtiss, C. Dwight, '11, Lieut. Eng. R. 0. T. C, Washington, D. C. Deprato, Neno J., '16, 2d Lieut. O. R. C, Camp Custer, Mich. Daschner, T. J., with '18, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Daugh.erty, Burton, with '18. Dav.s, F r a nk R., with '13, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Dicker, E. G., '17, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Donnelly, W. H., with Donovan, William, with '18, Army Hos. No. 3, Amcr. Exp. Force, France, via New York. '17. Douglas, E. C, '13, Capt. 0. R. C, C. A., F o r t r e ss Monroe, Va. 'Dryer, 0. G., '15, 2d Lieut. F. A. 0. R. C, Camp Custer, Mich. Dunphy, Charles, with '16, 2d Lieut. U. S. A., Grayling, Mich. Ferle, Allan W., '16, 2d Lieut. F. A. O. R. C, Camp Custer, Mich. Fisher, C. U., with '17, 2d Lieut. U. S. A., F. A. F.sher, G. K., with '15, 2d R! 0. T. C. Ft. Sheridan, 111. F.Gwer, L. K., with '19, Nat'l Army, Gamp Custer, Mich. Fester, T. F., with Camp Custer, Mich. '19, Nat'l Army, Frazer, Wm. D., '09, Capt. U. S. A. U. of Wash., Seattle, Wash. Furlong, Harold, with '18, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Galloway, J o hn F., with '17, Nat'l Army. r e a r i n g, M. J., '12, Capt. 0. R. C. Gibbs, R. T., with 17, Nat'l Army. Giffels, Bertram, '15, 2d Lieut. O. R. C, Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky. Giffels, R. F., ' i 5, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. 43d Aero Syuad, Fairfield Camp. Giilett, Wallace H., '16, 1st Lieut. U. S. A. Cav. '18, Nat'l Army. Cji'don, Max, with Gorenflo, Elmer F., '13, Capt. O. R. C. Gorton, Walter T., '16, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Gridley, N. B., '13, 2d R. O. T. C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. Griffin, C. A„ with '10, K. T. Amb. Corps, Camp Taylor, Ky. H a m a n n, E. C, with '17, Nat. Guard. Hamlin, E. G., '16, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Harper, H. M., Sp., 2d Lieut. O. R. C. '15, Aero Corps, Haiwey, E a rl M., en route abroad. Harvey, S. D., with '16, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Heasley, Roy M., with '18, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. H e l p e r, P. F., with '16, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Henry, D. D., '15, Marine Corps. Seuistis, W. CI fford, with 2d Lieut. 0. R. C, Camp Custer, Mich. '18, 2d Lieut. Hiller, Clarence, with '18, 0. R. C. H m k i e, 0. N., with ....ch. Camp Custer, '19, Nat'l Army, Hobbs, Fred, '17, U. S. S. Mass, c/o Postmaster, New Ycrk City. Holdsworth, R. P., '11, Capt. O. R. C. Hough, E. M., '16, 1st Lieut. V. R. C, Exped. Force, France. Hoyt, W. J., with '18, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Hughes, Leslie, with '19, Nat'l Army Camp Custer, Mich. Hutula, C. A., with '18, Nat'l Army, Camp Custer, M en. Hyatt, W. D., with '07, Lieut. 0. R. C. '01, Capt. U. S. A., Ireland, Marie, Q. M. Depot, F o rt Snm Houston, Tex. '19, Nat'l Guard. J a r m, Wm., with Jensen, M. B., '16, Lieut. 0. R. C. '18, Lieut. 0. Jewett, M. F., with R. C. Joel, A. H., with Johnson, J. M., '18, Nat'l Army. '16, 1st Lieut. 3d Bag., Ft. Shatter, Hawaii. Johnson, S., with '18, Nat'l Army. Jones, Don F., '16, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Jones, L. N., with '18, Capt. 0. R. C. Keck, Wm. C, '17, 2d Lieut. V. R. C. Kenney, F. R., '14, Lieut. 0. R. C. Kierer, Francis, '08, 10th Eng. Camp American Univ., Washington, D. C. Knapp, M o r n s, with '13, Lieut. 0. R. L. Koepnick, P. W., with '19, National Army. Koleman, N., with Krum, H. VJ., with Kunze, F. C., '17. '18, Navy. '17, Lieut. V. R. C, 85th Div. T r a in & Mil. Police, Camp Custer, Mich. Laforge, Jesse, with '19, Nat'l Army. '18, 2d Lieut. Lawton, G. L., with 0. R. C. Leawtt, L. R., Ledyard, Hugh, with '17, Lieut. O. R. C. '14, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Lee, S. B., '17, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Lemmcn, Chas., '10, Capt. 312th Inf. Camp Dix, N. J. Lemmon, K. B., '08, U. S. A., C. A., Fort Stevens, Ore. Leveaux, Cosmer, with Lvon, R. R., MacKenzie, S. W., with '18, 2d Lieut. '18. '09, U. S. A. U. S. A. McArdle, Clare S., '14, Capt. O. R. C. McClure, B. M., '17, 2d R. O. T. C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. McDonald, W. A., '13, Capt. U. S. A. F t. Sheridan, 111. McNabb, C. A., with '12, 1st Lieut. O. R. C. Marx, F. W., '17, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Mason, A. C, '13, Nat'l Army, Camp Custer, Mich. Maxfield, Geo. C, with '18, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Mead, D. L., '17, Lieut. 0. R. C. Menkee, Ernest, with '19, National Army. Miller, Blake, '16, 1st Lieut. Inf. O. R. C, Camp Custer, Mich. Miller, C. F., with '18, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Mills, W. D„ with Mosher, Lawrence, C. Ft. Dodge, Iowa. '18, Nat'l Guard. '15, Lieut. V. R. Moss, W. N., '09, Capt. C. Art. O. R. C, Ft. Monroe, Va. Mutch, J a s. T., with '20, Nat'l Army. Oakes, H. G., '16, Lieut. 0. R. C. O'Callaghan, John, '16, 1st Lieut. 0. R. C. Ode, F r a n c i s, with Olney, J. F., with Camp Luster, Mich. '18, Nat'l Army. '18, Nat'l Army, Olsen, 0. A., '16, Lieut. O. R. C. Orcutt, B. F., with '18, 2d Lieut. o. R: C. Page, R. R., 1915 SS, Lieut. 0. R. C. Palm, Donald, with '15, Battle Creek Ambulance Corps en route east. Parker, F. R., '09, Capt. Inf. O. R. C, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Parks, Harold, with '18, Lieut. 0. R. C. Pelton, H. J., with Peterson, T. E., with '20, Navy. '19, Lieut. 0. R. C. THE M. A. C. RECORD. Pettigrove, H. R., with '19, Nat'l Army. Phelps, E. W., '17, Nat'l Army. Pierce, Barnard, with '13, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Pinckney, E., '17, K. T. Hos. Corps, Camp Taylor, Ken. Plumley, R. G., with '18, 2d L i e u t .' 0. R. C. Potts, R. J., Rasbach, J., '17, 2d R. 0. T. C, F t. '15, Lieut. O. R. C. Sheridan, 111. Ravem, Robert, with '18, Lieut. 0. R- C 3"\ Reedr-M. L., with '19, Nat'l Army. Regenos, Showley, '13, Capt. V. R. C, Unassigned, Leslie, Mich. Ripatte, Wm. M., with '19, Nat'l Army. Robinson, Standish W., with '15, Lieut. O. R. C. Roe, C. S., '11, 1st Lieut. Eng. O. R. C, F t. Leavenworth, Kan. Roop, C. L., with '15, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Rudelius, E. A., with '18, Lieut. 0. R. C. Runnells, R. A., '16, 1st Lieut. V. R. C, Arab. Co. 15, Ft. Benj. Harri son, Ind. Russell, F. G., with '19, enlisted in Field Art. Rust, W. H., with '18, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Sales, E. K, '16, 1st Lieut. V. R. C, Exped. Force, France. Schaffer, Geo. R., '15, Lieut. V. R. C, Unassigned, Midland, Mich. Sheffield, Arthur, '17, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Sheffield, Geo., '12, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Inf. Sheldon, H. J., '14, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Camp Custer, Mich. Shumaker, L. M., '15. Skiver, C. E., with '19, 99th Aero Squad, Kelley Field, S. San Antonio, Texas. Sm;th, E. G., '16, U. S. A., Capt. Smith, H. G., '17, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. '18 Nat'l Army. Speltz, A. F., with '16, Capt. Bat. Adj., Spencer, Earl, 1st Mich. F. A., Grayling, Mich. Spinning, G. W., with '17, National Army. Stafford, F. W., '17, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. Stolte, Edw. J. R., with Army, Camp Custer, Mich. '12, Nat'l Stone, D. D., '13, 1st Lieut. 0. R. C. Strauss, Carll, with '18, Nat'l Army. Stroll, Donald, '15, 1st Lieut. O. R. C. '17, U. S. S. Sullivan, Richard P., Mass., c/o Postmaster, New York. Taylor, 0. A., '15, 1st Lieut. V. R. C, Amer. Exped. Force, France. Taylor, P. R„ '15. Thomas, Glenn, '17, 2d R. 0. T. C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. Thompson, Wm. D., '17, 1st. Lieut. R. O. T. C. Tobey, Arthur, with '20, Nat'l Army. Tower, P. V., '16. Towner, W. S., with '06, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. T u r n e r, A. L., with '17, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Tuthill, C. B., with '15, 2d Lieut. O. R. C. Vance, Geo. A., with '20, reported enlisted. Vandervoort, A. D., with '19, Lieut State Constabulary, Upper Penisula Mich. Van Leeuwen, Earl, with '18, 2d R O. T. C, Ft. Sheridan, 111. Vaughn, H., with Vear, Leonard, sp. Verschoor, Leonard, '19, Nat'l Army '17, 2d Lieut 0. R. C. Vevia, Paul, '17, 2d Lieut. O. R. C Wakefield, M. H., with Walker, Richard, with Wandell, E. P., '11, 2d R. 0. T. C. '20. '18. Ft. Sheridan, 111. Ward, H. M., '13, U. S. A., R. O. T C, Ft. Snelling, Minn. Warner, F. T, Ft. Sheridan, 111. '17, 2d R. 0. T. C, Warren, Carl, with Weckler, H a r ry A., with '18. '18, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C, Camp Custer, Mich. Welsh, M. F., with Camp Custer, Mich. '19, Nat'l Army, Wernette, D. L., with T. C, F t. Sheridan, 111. '18. 2d R. 0. Wileden, L. A., '13, 1st Lieut. V. R. C, 328th F. A., Camp Custer, Mich. '18, Nat'l Army. '06, Capt. U. S. A., Wilson, G. S., with Wilson, W. P., C. A., F o rt DuPont, Del. Winston, C. N., '16, 1st Lieut. C. A., Ft. Barrangas, Pensacola, Fla. Woodworth, S., with '20, Detroit Hos. Unit, Amer. Exp. Force, F r a n c e. '18, 2d Lieut. Wrench, H. K, with O. R. C. Wright, W. R., '02, Capt. 0. R. C. Zehner, F. B., with Zuver, Glenn, with '18, Navy. '18, Amb. Corps. WEDDINGS. JOHXNOX-HAYXES. A wedding unexpected on the part of a large number of M. A. C. friends occurred July 28 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F r ed Haynes, E. Michigan avenue, Lansing, when their daughter Pauline, with '19, became the wife of Lieut. J. M. Johnson, '16. Lieutenant Johnson F o rt Sheridan and the wedding occurred during a very short visit to Lansing the previous third follow ing the wedding Lieutenant and Mrs. Johnson left for the Hawaiian Islands where Johnson to his assignment with is to be stationed. Immediately regiment. t r a i n i ng finished at BEXNOX-VAXHALTEREX. '15, of Miss Anna Van Halteren, Lansing was marired August to 2 Dayton R. Benson of Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Benson are at home in the E a rl apartments, 485 Cass avenue, Detroit. WOLFE-SAXDERS. The m a r r i a ge of Alice L. Sanders, with '16, and F r a nk Wolfe took place August 7 in Florida, where Miss San ders has been living for the past three years. Wolfe is a member of the Sec ond Florida infantry and leaves soon for France. WELLS-ROBERTS. The marriage of Miriam E s t h er Roberts took to Louis S. Wells, place at Grand Rapids on August 10. Mr. and Mrs. Wells are at home at Dowagiac, where Wells is teaching. i 6, THE, M AC RECORD V O L. X X I I I. E A ST L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N. F R I D A Y. S E P T E M B ER 14, 1 9 1 7. BREWER COMES FROM ARMY CAMPS. His teams in all indeed. in winning to the campus Mr. Brewer's r e t u rn after six years' absence is most wel come. Everyone greets him with a smile. Brewer's record in Missouri is an enviable one, suc cesses culminated during his last year there, four athletic sports. Championships were in football, basketball, baseball taken Evidently Missouri men and found strength in the.slogan, "Do it for Brewer," just as M. A. C. teams used to. Everywhere his record has shown that results and winning teams have come from the strength and person ality of Brewer, the m an behind them, r a t h er the m a t e r i al with t h an from which he worked. track. to M. A. C. It is a signal honor to him that he should have been selected by the Com mission on T r a i n i ng Camp Activities of the war department to take charge of the organizing of athletics and rec reation in all the camps and canton ments in the Department of the South. Mr. Brewer comes from two months spent in this work among regular t r a i n i ng the southern army camps. An attempt was made to reach every camp unit in the South ern Department and more fifty camps were visited and athletically or ganized. Now he con nected with the N o r t h e rn Department in an advisory way and will assist the government as much as possible from his office here. officially t h an and is to in look Bomb real asset entanglements, Mr. Brewer's work was the or in connection ganization of athletics the war for training, with physical department has come upon athletics not only as a pastime and recreation for its soldiers, but also as in military preparation a in modern and an absolute necessity throwing, hurdling warfare. of wire dig ging and numberless other combative today can be done measures more effectively by trained ath lete. It has also been found t h at ath- leticly trained men have the " p u n c h" initiative and and ' a combination of agressiveness t h at are developed only in sports. The through competition recreative of feature, and pastime course, helps the morale of the army and keeps the sbldiers contented. in use trench the the entire camp. these men - were In each camp a sports director was in charge of ath appointed and put In most letics for instances college coaches taken from civil life. Teams were then organized in each company and m a n a g e rs appointed for different sports and some sort of athletic work in given each m an the company. in to Mr. Brewer the preparatory work In all the camps a goodly number of present and former college athletes were found, especially the officers It was a m a t t er of t r a i n i ng camps. that so much surprise the offi of physical cers' camps was to m a ke training and drill designed fit, individual physically the r a t h er the art of t h an in seemed war. to be the physical preparation of each man and tactics. technical work The later war methods fundamental t r a i n i ng first, idea in In his new work here at M. A. C. the organ Mr. Brewer has plans for ization of a comprehensive scheme of athletic work t h at contemplates bring the greatest possible number of ing students into athletics. This athletic work may possibly be given in direct connection with physical t r a i n i n g. As pointed out by President Wilson and Secretary of W ar Baker before the National Collegiate Athletic Associa tion, in col leges is the bringing of just as many men as possible sports and contests. This means not only benefits but will work wonders the development of teams. future to the -individual, to be sought into athletic the end in Of course, the athletic department cannot do a great deal until the new gymnasium the work is finished and formerly will be carried on much as until t h at time. But plans are being made for something new and organ ization is under way. With Brewer here on the job, the completion of the gymnasium will m a rk a new era in athletics at M. A. C. RECORD DATE CHANGED. this n u m b er Beginning with the RECORD will hereafter appear on Fri day, The next number will be issued September 28, and weekly from instead of Tuesday. t h at date. MECHANICAL ENG. DEPARTMENT READY. in as The that turbine has been taken care of laboratory work is now fully established The new wood shop and, the equipment rapidly The Department of Mechanical En in gineering The buildings permanent quarters. is are complete and being as funds will permit. The power labora tory and strength of materials labora tory located in the R. E. Olds Hall of E n g i n e e r i ng are in fairly good condi the tion. Much of the equipment is old building has been repaired and in good working order. new installed equipment since the fire consists of three testing machines in the strength of m a t e r i a ls the 75 K. W. Terry laboratory, and the power in labora steam ventilating heating and tory. The system lo is now this building for cated in the laboratory where it will be available for tests at any time. In struction of comes under the direction of W. E. Reuling. fact, the other two buildings are excellent buildings for this purpose. The equip ment is practically complete with the exception dT one or t h at are desirable. A two machines in the new equipment notable feature in this shop is to be observed in the power machinery. power ma The is direct motor driven and chinery counter the use of t h at eliminates shafts or belts. The equipment con sists of leaves, twelve motor driven band saw, jointer and universal saw. double wood There are some vices benches and is supplied tools and It is pos with a lot of special tools. sible to a class n u m b e r i ng upwards to eighty-five men is given at one time. to Instruction the four-year students in engineering and agriculture as well as to the wom is en in home economics. The work in charge of A. P. Krentel, George Peters and Eugene Wood. equipped with room tool t he in the wood shop instruction to give forty in The machine shop will be in charge of Mr. Bigelow since E. A. E v a ns has the college. severed connections with this building con The equipment for sists of what was saved from the. fire and t h at has been added a new drill, a 12x36 cylinderal grinder and a 30x30x8 foot planer. to (Continued on page 5.) 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD P u b l i s h ed e v e ry F r i d ay D u r i ng t he Col lege Year by t he M i c h i g an Agri c u l t u r al College 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 October30, 191(5, at t he post office at E a st L a n s i n g, .Michigan, u n d er t he Act of M a r ch a, 1879. C . W . M c K I B B I N . ' l l, M a n a e i ng E d i t o r. M E M B E R S H IP IX T HE M . A. O. A S SOCIATION W H I CH I N C L U D ES SUB- S C K I P T I ON TO T HE RECORIt. 12.00 P ER Y E A R. M e m b e r s h i ps m ay be paid for by p. O. Money Order. Draft, or P e r s o n al Check. M A KE T H EM TO If-. A. C. ASSOCIATION. P A Y A B LE T HE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14. 1917. THE E1GHTIXG SPIRIT. in which The college the same old M. A. C. It is indeed splendid to observe the the college and M. m a n n er A. C. men and women everywhere are shouldering their responsibility in this stress of war times. There is brought fighting- out times spirit we have all seen so many the spirit of in on the football field, dividual sacrifice for the good of t he inspiring. team. And it is indeed is energetically itself shouldering its burden. Men, the best we have, are being loaned the govern ment in war work, present courses altered and new ones started to meet the war. Extension work is being broad ened and enlarged and new lines or ganized. The aim is to help the farm er speed and increase food production and help the other fellow's wife, too, to economize and conserve t h at every to ounce of food shall "do its bit." the farmer's wife, a nd immediate needs of to assist the end the t h at t h at a r e m a in is m a k i ng a special effort T he opening of the college year has in been postponed until October 10 students and prospective order t h at much students may longer on the farms to help complete the harvest. Previous to opening, the to college increase this year's enrollment in or der larger number of young m en and women may take advantage them t r a i n i ng offered and fit of the selves country. to better We realize, in t h is war crisis as never trained men and before, t h at women a nd this need becomes the progress of the wTar greater with and its n e a r i ng close. Every depart ment feels the responsibility laid upon it and is busy in its preparation. the need of serve the Every incoming mail tells of M. A. C. m en and women the great call. Some are already "some in F r a n c e ." Our contribution where train of trained men for the officers' rallying to in ing camps was a large one and of those attending everyone made good received a commission. Many and others are actively engaged the war either as officers or enlisted men in the regular army, national guard or navy, while every day comes news of the certification of someone for the great national army. Nor must we overlook large number of M. A. C. men in other departments, serving in positions equally the government important with firing those on line. the the The response from M. A. C. women is j u st as g r e at as t h at of the men. Everywhere they are going about their communities, demonstrating canning, preaching and practicing the conserv ing of food and energetically taking hold and other war work. in Red Cross During the Civil war M. A. C.'s rec ord was an enviable one, at the out break the senior class volunteering to a m an on the side of the North. It is with pride t h at we pulse the same spirit of patriotism and "fight for the in M. A. C. today. r i g h t" She i£ giving a great response to a great dall, THE EECOh'l). everywhere. and women Under the direction of Editor Lang- to don the RECORD has been built up It has become fill a distinct need. link between the strong connecting institution and M. A. C. the mother men It serves to keep alumni and former stu touch with each other and, dents in as the organ of the M. A. C. Associa tion its aim is to gather in the ideas the alumni body and help shape of and crystalize into their definite policies t h at will m a ke for a association—a more better, stronger substantial the Alma Mater. sentiment support to to all of us and Its news has been mighty enjoyable reading its weekly appearance looked forward to—as wel the come as a classmate. And on campus—well, the question was asked the president, "Is the RECORD the offi the college"? and his cial organ of answer, " In the absence of a better, yes." This is the position the RECORD has attained. With this issue of the RECORD the editor, but the new secretary assumes his duties, and with the belief t h at after all it is not entirely the r a t h er men and women of the Association that keep the RECORD going and keep its s t a n d a r ds high. He will do well to m a i n t a in has the s t a n d a rd been set, and in m a k i ng the attempt asks t h at each member of the Associ ation lend every assistance. We must It is being de pull together as one. pended upon t h at you will g r a nt for bearance graciously, give unqualified is support and assistance when called for, and send sug time. gestions at any in helpful t h at it LANGDON TAKES UP NEW WORK. It leaver in which is with deep regret, m u t u al t h at C. S. Langdon to the members of the M. A. C. Associa tion as well as to the passing secre- ;ary, the active direction of Association affairs. resignation The announcement of his in the Asso the annual meeting of ciation at commencement came with great surprise to everyone. His deci sion was made after serious delibera tion the the secretaryship h u ng in the balance op posite an opportunity line of work in which he had grown up and fitting himself for which he had been all his life. The fact t h at he had j u st begun three the years of h a rd work d u r i ng which he had literally "picked u p" the M. A. C. Association its feet" made leaving at this time dou bly hard. r e t a i n i ng of results of "placed it on in a reap and to C. S. LAXGDOK, '11. The office of the Association, Starting in the fall of 1914 Langdon the Association began his work with membership numbering 900. His con structive work in organization and the regeneration of the RECORD which, by the way, has been a big factor in the development of has brought the membership to 1,800. the secretary was in the Forestry building during the first two years of " S a m ' s" occupancy, but at his suggestion was moved the present station in waiting room building in order to be r e t u r n i ng for close at hand alumnus and student. By combining his office with in students formation office few former to see " S a m" got by without a stop considerable drop incidentally and t h at of a general location every into, the car themselves and their information of classmates. To record this Langdon has arranged a very complete system of office records for every a l u m n us and former student. to one One of features of the distinctive Langdon's work as secretary has been his very aggressive advertising cam paigns for new members. These have it m ay be been very successful and said those regular subscribers of the RECORD, who, of course, were not subjects for conversion and were not on the prospective member m a i l i ng list, t h at they have failed a knowledge of secretary's strongest points and incidentally some advertising of interesting the college. copy ever sent out from T h at his campaigns reaped results is s t a t e m e nt of shown by financial the the the Association printed July in statement financial 17 issue and indication is to be relied upon as an it may be then t h at he has said made the Association a "going con cern." the most former if a the of to It has been his long cherished the Association idea self-support to m a ke ing and he has been constantly work t h at end. The recent action ing in raising the an of the Association nual membership fee to $2.00 was a result of Langdon's work and brings self support nearer to view. He will be greatly missed by the student body, in whose activities he took a great interest. He has been a member of the athletic board of con in 1915, trol since the E u n o m i an and Society and the Alpha Zeta F r a t e r n i ty in which his been great. its is a member of i n a u g u r a t i on activities have Everyone wishes " S a m" success in his new work and the secretary hopes his t h at he may continue weather eye on the a l u m ni office, feel suggestions free with policy shaping and above all drop the busy days. to keep in on MECHANICAL ENG. DEPARTMENT READY. The (Continued from page 3.) forge shop occupies the west In this half of building number three. forges building are located" forty-eight heat and sixteen gas for a t r e a t m e nt of steel, Leads & N o r t h r up Prometer set. In struction is given to both engineering and agriculture students in this shop. the direction of is under The work J o hn Grenner and Andrew Watt- together with furnaces the The foundry occupies this building and the east end of instruction is given by Jacob Eicher. During the s u m m er a small corps of m en have been constantly at work getting the equipment, both old and new, in con dition for use when school opens. The foundry was r un for five weeks dur ing the s u m m er m a k i ng castings for use the manufacture of d r a w i ng units. in THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 to report department. In his a n n u al the secre tary of the State Board, Dean Bissell include p r i n ts of the floor plans will the new buildings erected for of all all h is t h at a l u m ni engineers will be deeply in terested in the plans and the general layout of the m a in building and shops Dean Bissell will have r e p r i n ts of t h at section of the report made and mailed to each alumnus. Feeling NORTHERN OHIO ASSOCIATION FLOURISHING. Secretary M. A. C. Alumni Association: its in no way Dear S i r : — T he Alumni Association of N o r t h e rn Ohio held summer picnic July 4th at Garfield P a rk near the Cleveland. Although very w a rm interest of M. A. C. and spirit and old days was lacking as everyone present, laid aside all wor ries and entered into the various ath the commit letic sports provided by the mess call finally tee, and when was sounded it reminded one of those grand old rushes for Club D. When roll call was in order it showed forty- six present, among whom were: '94; G. A. P a r k e r, M. F. Loomis, '01; Ben Laubach, '97; F. S. Curtiss, '01; H. G. Driskel, '02; G. W. White, '05; J. G. Cavanaugh, '06; D. Moomaw, '07; W. H. H a r t m a n, entine, '09; C. B. Tubergen, *11; S. C. Vandenburg, '17; '15; F. B. Love, '17; N. O. Weil, 17; Mrs. S. Whelan, C. Vandenburg, '09; F. H. Val '17. F. H. VALEXTIXE, Secretary. the entrance of The above bronze tablet, 24 by 30 left inches, placed on the wall at t he of the R. E. Olds Hall of Engineering, will greet stu dents on their return. The tablet was ordered services, but did not arrive until the week fol lowing commencement, when it was put in place. The tablet is the work of George Tyler Co., Cleveland, Ohio. the dedicatory for The wedding of Florence Mae Tick- '14, occurred Idaho, teaching agricul nor to D. D. Cushman, J u ly 28 at Mountain Home, where Cushman ture. is FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. the t he this In the face of the loss of so m a ny last year's men, Director Brewer of a re and Assistant Coach Gauthier prospects very optimistic about for fall. Both main team tain t h at M. A. C. has an equal chance with every other college in the coun try, because the r a n ks of all have been seriously drained for the war. Char acteristic of Brewer's optimism, even though the season will be an exceed ingly difficult one and will depend al most entirely upon the development of new material, he expresses the opinion t h at i n t e r e s t i ng season t h at college athletics have ever witnessed, because there is absolutely no dope anywhere t h e' by which strength of the various college t e a ms Every one m u st can be estimated. the ground and all will s t a rt from depend upon the new men. As he expresses it "We a re in the same fix as every other college in the country and a guess as to their strength or ours is impossible." t he development of it will be the most t he Coach Gauthier has issued a call replies have for candidates and is the plan been very gratifying. the week of Sep to begin tember 17, and probably squad the will be taken to Pine Lake for a week t r a i n i ng before or so of preliminary the hard grilling begins. t r a i n i ng It for the and from team F r om three of substitutes this year's varsity tackle, are expected, Prospects for new men are splendid, them at but n o t h i ng can be said of this time, because their present inex perience makes their exact worth un certain. But the old m en will be on h a nd for first call. They are Ramsey and T u r n e r, last year's regu the lar ends, and Coryell, tackle. Of reserves last year Archer, center, F r a n s on and Mil ler, tackles, Oas, back, Smith, guard, and Speltz, as well as Boardman, McCool and Ryan, last backs, and Nelson, end. year's freshman some m i g h ty good material will no doubt be de from veloped Anderson, guard, Bailey, tackle, Bas- sett, end, Kellogg and Snyder, backs,, and Lord, center. There are also a number of m en school who, al in though new to football, are tried ath to m a ke good. At letes and ought kins, should track man, last year's show up well, as well as H a m m es and Edgar, backs, and Kelty and Wood. is seriously hoped t h at Capt. Van- It is dervoort will r e t u r n, although he in now a state con lieutenant in the upper pen stabulary stationed insula and at this date his r e t u rn is uncertain. It is possible t h at he m ay be granted some sort of a special dis leave of absence. H e rb pensation or year's last S t r a i g ht list of un tackles, are also on certainties, although t h at both m ay r e t u r n. Gifford will assist Coach Gauthier as in former years in r o u n d i ng up and r u n n i ng off the squads. the new m a t e r i al and Huebel, is hoped the it the 6 lieutenant ( P r e p) Wrench Football m a n a g er at has become a second Jewett. a likely pros Camp Custer. last field and one of pect for back y e a r 's track men, has acquired a com mission in t he regular service and H. Baker, R. Hollis. F. Ode. G. Allen and W. Willman have all been drafted, al though some of them may not be called until after the football season. is a chance there that THE M. A. C. RECORD. A L L - F R E S H. Saturday, October 13, Michigan Mil itary Academy, at M. A. C. Friday, October 19, Albion College at Albion, Mich. Saturday, October 27, U. of M. All- Fresh at A nn Arbor, Mich. Saturday, November 3, Notre Dame All-Fresh at M. A. C. Saturday, November 10, Michigan State Normal at Ypsilanti. Saturday, November 17, Central State Normal of Mt. Pleasant at M. A. C. It is certain to be a most interest ing football year. With absolutely no dope to s t a rt with, college sport writ ers will be kept guessing from the first of the season u n t il t he last game is played. With so much depending on the development of new material and Brewer here to develop it, everything points to a mighty good football year for M. A. C. TO REMIND YOU. PROF. H. J. EUSTACE. C APT. V A X DEKVOOKT, ( T h is Year's 'Varsity.) some of The first game is scheduled for Oc tober 6, which is the Saturday before the opening of college. It is hoped t h at by t h at time all of the material of any promise will have turned out and hardened up in t he harness, al though no doubt the new good m en will not be discovered until the opening of college. T he after early large number of r e t u rn of a s t u d e n ts is looked for on account of the Alma game and no doubt a goodly n u m b er will come the week before j u st for the game. The schedule will be followed out as planned and every effort made to keep up the usual foot ball pep, even though the material for t he team is' uncertain. T he schedule follows: ' VARSITY. Saturday, October G, Alma College at M. A. C. S a t u r d a y, October 13, Kalamazoo College at M. A. C. Saturday, October 20, U. of M. at A nn Arbor, Mich. Saturday, October 27, University of Detroit at M. A. C. Saturday, November State Normal at M. A. C. 3, Western Saturday, November 10, Northwest e rn University at Evanston, 111. Saturday, November IT, University of Notre Dame at Notre Dame. Ind. Saturday, November 24, University of Syracuse at M. A. C. the carried At t he annual meeting of the com M. A. C. Association at the executive time mencement committee follow reported ing resolution which was unani mously everyone present at the m e e t i n g: the annual dues of the members of this as sociation shall be $2.00 per year, the payment of which shall in to clude a yearly subscription the M. A. C. RECORD." "Resolved, T h at by A large number of RECORD readers will receive notices of the expiration of their subscrip tions this month. When the bill comes don't hesitate an instant. J u st call to mind quickly t h at in these times your col lege needs you a nd t h at when formerly she needed you b ut one dollar's worth, now she needs you two dollars' worth. trying DORMITORY ROOMS FOR UNDER CLASSMEN. As several of the m en who had re served rooms in the different dormi tories have gone into military service, there will be an opportunity for un to secure t he places va derclassmen to the cated by applying registrar's office and m a k i ng t he necessary de posit. ELIDA YAKELEY, R e g i s t r a r. EUSTACE LOANED TO HOOVER. In compliance with Mr. Hoover's following in left E a st late in August for a detail in food ad request contained the message, Professor Eustace Lansing in Washington ministration work: to assist to contribute "Mr. Eustace nas been "Washington, D. C. in confer ence with me today at my request. I desire to ask the Michigan Agricul tural College the ser vices of Mr. Eustace to the Food Ad loss of compen ministration without sation to him, to assist in h a n d l i ng the work in distribution and market ing of perishable products. We will contribute his living expenses while here. Mr. Eustace's connec tion with the department of agricul ture and his knowledge of the prob lem outlined makes his assistance of invaluable aid to the department. I institutions have asked a number of to cooperate in this m a n n er and am their unanimous much gratified with desire in handling of the food administration problem. to assist former "Herbert Hoover." It is not known whether Professor Eustace's services are required just for the organization work or whether he will be kept for the duration of the war. H is absence from the de time will be very this p a r t m e nt at keenly it is grati fying to know t h at M. A. C. can fur nish the type of m an t h at Mr. Hoo ver seeks to help h im in his tremen dous job. Mrs. Eustace did not ac company her husband to Washing ton, but may join him there felt, nevertheless later. LITERARY SOCIETIES' STANDING LOWERED. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 the the laid standings societies considerably, the year two previous t h is can be A s u m m a ry of scholarship of the literary societies for the past year has been prepared by Registrar Yakeley that, d u r i ng t he s u m m er and shows raised while some of the their is below g r a nd average for years. of those W h e t h er or not to w ar times is not determined, although entirely possible. In 1914-15 the g r a nd in average for all societies was 1.77; 1915-16, 1.79; while for t he year j u st past the g r a nd average is 1.75. This is based on t he grades of 1.0 for C grade a nd 2.0 for B. The standings a re calculated by tabulating the stand ings of all members of all societies in the all subjects the entire year, subject n u m b er of credits for each consideration. A being into t a k en subject graded A three; is counted one graded B is counted 2; C, 1; D, -1, and F, -2. The average the for society totaling all the counts for all m e m b e rs a nd di viding by the total n u m b er of credits. Averages for the past three years fol low: is then found by for 1917 . . . . . 2 . 1 04 ..2.1019 2.0518 .. 2.051 . . . 1.9909 1.9906 . . . . . 1 . 9 7 81 1.906 1.881 1.8123 1.7844 1.649 . . . 1.643 Letonian E ro Alphian F e r o n i an Dorian E u n o m i an T h e m i an H e r m i an Sesame Sororian Delphic Forensic T r i m o i ra Hesperian 1.6255 Ae-Theon Union Liter'y 1.6252 Columbian Ionian Phylean P hi Delta Olympic Eclectic Athenaeum Aurorean 1.5339 1.5337 1.5306 1.4603 1.446 . . 1.445 ...1.542 1.4202 1916 new 2.024 1.979 2.242 1.858 1.871 new 1.984 2.002 1.77 2.028 1.775 1.705 new 1.711 1.518 1.838 1.675 1.245 1.72 1.541 1.175 1.574 1915 new 2.01 1.917 2.245 1.938 1.954 2.063 2.054 2.016 1.812 1.96 1.794 1.696 1.509 1.567 1.67 1.743 1.781 1.575 1.582 1.457 1.552 1.455 Professor E m m o ns of the mathemat t he ac ics d e p a r t m e nt has prepared pictures companying graphically the standings of the vari ous societies for the past three years. chart which THE NEW GYMNASIUM. The picture on this n u m b er shows the stage of completion reached on the new gymnasium up to the present time. the cover of W h i le work on the gymnasium h as progressed as well as could be ex pected d u r i ng these times of m a t e r i al labor shortages, it has not gone and for forward as rapidly as was hoped It was t he athletic department. by building the t h at . possibly t h o u g ht the department might have been ready for some pur poses this fall, but now the one hope of the m a in floor will be ready for basketball after Christmas. Following the completion of the building athletics will be or ganized as never before at M. A. C. t h at is GRAHAM GIVES COLLEGE HORT. EXP. STATION SITE. to importance Of unusual the col lege and the horticultural d e p a r t m e nt is the recent gift of Robert D. Gra ham, c h a i r m an of the State Board of Agriculture, of fifty acres land near Grand Rapids for use as a hor The ticultural tendered gift was the the State Board of Agri meeting of the culture, J u ly 18, at the office of Grand Rapids T r u st Company, of which Mr. Graham experiment formally station. at is presidenr. of C h a i r m an Graham the following in gift presented letter: the "Grand Rapids, Michigan, "July 18, 1917. "To t he Michigan State Board of Agriculture, Lansing, Michigan. i n d u s t r y; believing, " G e n t l e m e n : — H a v i ng been engaged in practical horticulture in Michigan the greater part of my life, and, be in the develop ing greatly interested ment of the fur location, thermore, t h at by reason of soil and climate, the state is pre-emi nently adapted to the production of a great variety of fruits a nd vegetables; believing also industry a nd the state would be greatly benefited by the establishment of an up-to-date, sci entific and practical horticulture ex periment and demonstration station, to be conducted by the E x p e r i m e n t al Department of the Michigan Agricul t u r al College, to t h is end, a nd in fur therance of the ideas above set forth, t h at the 8 to to fifty the college a deed of Mrs. G r a h am and I have decided offer acres of l a nd in the township of Wal ker, Kent county, Michigan, described as follows: ( E y2) of t he west one h u n d r ed (100) acres of t he southwest q u a r t er ( S W1^) of sec tion twenty-one (21), town seven (7) north, r a n ge twelve (12) west, accord ing to government survey, be the same more or less. The east half "This land is admirably adapted to the purposes desired, both as to soil, topography and location. It is within two miles of the city of Grand Rap lying between West Bridge and ids, one-half West Leonard Roads, and mile from i n t e r u r b an car lines. the Muskegon "There are very good buildings and a large amount of good, young thrifty orchards on the place. We will make transfer at once and will the formal the premises De give possession of cember 1st, 1918. the meantime, In we are to have full and unrestricted use of the premises, including the cut ting and removal of the timber on the (which will not be wanted by farm the college). to this equip "As a consideration for trans the college, as fer, we shall require to begin soon as it takes possession, in a sci development of the property to erect entific and practical m a n n e r; and suitable the place with buildings and apparatus, and to main tain at all times a corps of scientific experimenters, the people of the state, may receive a per If, at any m a n e nt and lasting benefit. the college should discontinue time, the use of the property for the pur poses above set forth, it shall, in any event, revert their heirs and assigns. "The property incum- berance and is held by Robert D. Gra h am and Annie Graham, husband and wife, jointly. the grantor, is. free from t h at end the to Yours very truly, "R. D. Graham." had The tract the the previously location land for use been inspected by Dean Shaw and Profes exceedingly sor Eustace, who were the pleased with in ex character of periments tract was also visited by all the members of the board during the meeting and the gift on motion of Mr. Doherty was accepted resolu tions: in horticulture. The in the following and "Resolved, That the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Graham, as outlined the above communication, be ac in cepted with appreciation fullest of its significance to the horticultural interests of the state. the the college and there be extended "Resolved, T h at on behalf of this the people of board, the state, the donors the most grateful acknowledge ments and the most profound thanks, for a gift t h at will s t a rt a new era in the horticulture of the state, and that is destined, under the zealous super vision of the college, to bring to Mich to THE M. A. C. RECORD. igan its deserved r a nk as the leading horticultural state of the Union. "Resolved, T h at in establishing and the proposed experiment m a i n t a i n i ng station the board desires in the full est sense to carry out the wishes and purposes of the donors, and t h at the institution shall be known as "The Graham Horticultural E x p e r i m e nt Sta tion.' " t h is time This gift of Mr. and Mrs. G r a h am is a splendid one and to the college in especially acceptable at asmuch as the college has long been looking for j u st such a t r a ct for such a purpose. They have had in mind a tract well situated in the fruit belt and in a location easy of access and close to m a in routes of travel. This tract admirably meets all the require m e n ts and coming "right the h e a r t" of the givers, who by the way are not wealthy, and in recognition of is doing along the work horticultural is mighty pleasant. the college lines, its acceptance from Although never a t t e n d i ng M. A. C, Mr. Graham has always felt a very in the college, even be deep interest the college fore his c h a i r m a n s h ip of in 1897. committee of legislature During his he fathereu the bill providing for the five-year course which helped tide the scantest some of college over years in its history. the legislature term the the in The This fifty acres, which have been appraised at $20,000, are on the same road as Mr. G r a h a m 's home and not far distant. fortunate for the college in t h at the giver who is one of the foremost horticultural- ists in the state can conveniently give the station observation the general t h at his interest in the gift will sug gest. is very As soon as possession is given it is the plan farmer to put an efficient on the place for a short time to bring it into shape for experiments, when a capable scientist and experimenter will be given charge. WEDDINGS. RALYA-MEEKER. A very pretty wedding took place the home Of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. at Meeker, Lansing, Michigan, on July 14, when their daughter, Clara Ethel, was united to Leon L. in m a r r i a ge Ralya, luncheon was served after which the couple left for a short t r ip and a re now at home at Saginaw, where Mr. Ralya is teaching chemis try in the Saginaw high school. '16. A EGERTOX-BRIG fit. daughter of Mrs. The m a r r i a ge of K a t h e r yn Mae Lillian Bright, Bright, of Club G, to Betram G. Eger- ton, '10, took place on Saturday, July 14, in Detroit. Egerton is employed by the Burrows-Egerton Company of Detroit. Mrs. E g e r t on was a fresh in college last year. m an NICOLSOX-FRY. The wedding of Miss Josephine F r y, '17, and J o hn W. Nicolson took place July 17 at the F ry home in E a st Lan sing. The wedding was very infor mal, Dr. J. T. Jones of E a st L a n s i ng officiating. t he wedding Following to Buffalo, New York, Mr. a nd trip in E a st Mrs. Nicolson are at home is field agent Lansing. Mr. Nicolson in farm crops. CARPEXTER-HALLADAY. On July 18 at Clinton, Michigan, Miss Louise Virginia Halladay, '17, daughter of State Live Stock Commis sioner and Mrs. H. H. Hallady, was to Wayne F e r r is united Carpenter, in charge of the homestead farm of 640 acres near Cedar Springs, Michigan. '17. Mr. Carpenter in m a r r i a ge is LAIHLOW-RAYEX. The wedding of Orville W. Laidlow of Traverse City and Miss Ayesha '16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raven, took W. F. Raven of E a st Lansing, in place July 19, in St. Paul's church Lansing, Rev. J. M. Collins perform ing the ceremony. Miss Alice Kuen- zli, '16, was a bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs. Laidlow are at home in Traverse City. B ARROX-TCSSIXG. VAXDEXBURG-TCSSIXG. A double wedding of unusual inter est to M. A. C. people took place July in 21 at the Central M. E. church Lansing when E d na R. Tussing, '17, was m a r r i ed to Stuart C. Vandenburg, '15, and Mabel I. Tussing, '14, became the wife of W. W. Barron, '15. A large number of M. A. C. alumni and friends attended The brides were given a number of pre- nuptial affairs in which M. A. C. peo ple were the moving spirits. Mr. and Mrs. Vandenburg are at home at 3226 West 82d St., Cleveland, Ohio, where Mr. Vandenburg is assistant m a n a g er of the General Sales Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Barron are at home at R. F. D. 4, Grand Ledge, Michigan. the wedding. BEMIS-WARREX. The wedding of Hazel E. W a r r en to Kris P. Bemis, at '15, Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 28. Mr. and Mrs. Bemis are at home at Honor, Micnigan, wThere K r is is employed as assistant manager of the Diehl F r u it Company. place took HOAG-WOOD. '17, The wedding of Miss Ruth Wood, '12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wood, East Lansing, and Chauncey A. the Wood Hoag, took place at home on August 2. Mr. and Mrs. '09, (Helen Essylstyn) F. E. Wood, were attendants and Master Reuben Wood, son of r i ng bearer. Mr. and Mrs. Hoag are living in E a st Lansing, where he is graduate assistant the soils department at M. A. C. '09ers, was the in AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MEN IN SERVICE. to t u rn will It is planned to send the REC ORD to every M. A. C. a l u m n us and former student in military or naval service, w h e t h er or not he is now a subscriber. Now, as the college needs never before, you a nd you find in t h at you need old M. A. C. Be ginning with this number an at reach tempt will be m a de every m an in the camps and on shipboard with the RECORD. Our success jn this will depend en tirely upon your own and your in friends' ability formed of your location for it is expected t h at due to troop move ments your address will change many times. The secretary will the assis very much appreciate the Asso tance of members of the men ciation, as well as of in keep in service, themselves touch ing us in informed and : with our men in the field. to keep us It will be our aim to have the RECORD be among the first of in coming mail in a new camp or a new assignment. this. Please help us accomplish to greet you STATE BOARD PROTESTS DRAFT BOARDS ACTION. to In the operation of the machinery of the selective draft a large n u m b er of cases have been brought the attention of the college where the ac tion of the local boards and in several instances t h at of district appeal boards appeared a r b i t r a ry and not at all in the spirit of the select keeping with ive draft act. Most notable of these '12, exten is t h at of J. H. Carmody, sion specialist in horticulture, a m an the with years of special t r a i n i ng for special position he holds, who un questionably the govern m e nt in a far more i m p o r t a nt capacity t h an if t a k en for Carmody's case large number the state. Many very valuable men have been certified represent from to Michigan's ing a tremendous in com food production power a nd parison no gain to the national army. P r o t e s t i ng against such action t he State Board of Agriculture in its Aug ust meeting adopted the following res olutions: the army. is one of a t he farms—an action throughout serving loss is THE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 th t "Whereas, The Federal government has placed tremendous emphasis upon the need of increased production of food as a war measure, and has stren uously urged t he farmers of t h is coun to try, by circular and direct appeal, "speed u p" and multiply both acreage to and yield to the utmost the end the people the armies and of the Allies, as well as our own peo ple and army, may be well fed, and recently made a large appropriation, of which is $155,000, as an Michigan's s h a re this emergency measure further in cause a nd to stimulate the farmers every way possible the food supply; "Whereas, Congress h as to multiply limit and to "Whereas, Since agriculture more requires t h an most other industries skilled Ubor, it is absolutely impossi ble to increase the farm output if the m en t r a i n ed a nd experienced in farm work are to be t a k en from land, and the "Whereas, In t he passage of the se lective draft act it was urged t h at the m en experienced and t r a i n ed in • agri culture should not only be left upon the farms, b ut should be regarded as contributing equally to the great cause by r e m a i n i ng to do their accustomed work, and "Whereas, It now seems t h at in the a d m i n i s t r a t i on of the draft act by the district boards, and under advice from federal officials, there is a disposition to disregard the policy previously set importance forth and to minimize the of retaining upon the country the only men who know how to r un them, suggesting t h at r aw re ignorant and cruits from untrained, may be substituted; there fore, be farms of towns, the the it "Resolved, T h at follow this board, repre interests and senting the a g r i c u l t u r al the needs of Michigan, and knowing in evidence losses t h at are already t h r o u gh shortage of experienced farm labor, and the disaster to agriculture t h at will t a k i ng of m en the from the farms to supply t he armies, protests against such a policy, and de mands, in the interest of the countries interest allied with ours and of all t h at no m an actively engaged fighting, labor, either as m a s t er or farm in servant, be taken from h is occupation to fill the r a n ks of the army." the cause for which we are the in litigation Some very ('85) court in interesting connection with the moving of a large house in which the damaging of street trees was involved was heard in Judge Collingwood's in August. F o ur M. A. C. m en appeared as wit nesses in t he case, three of whom were '12, city foresters: H. L. Bancroft, city forester of Lansing; H u gh Lynch, '10, city forester of Grand R a p i d s: and C. E. Smith, '10, city forester of De troit. The fourth witness wa< f W. McKibbin, '11. DR. SHAFER LEAVES. in entomology, Dr. George D. Shafer, who recently resigned his position as associate pro fessor left E a st Lan sing last week for Palo Alto, Califor nia, where he expects to spend a year or two in recuperation and study. He and Mrs. Shafer were accompanied by Mrs. Sharer's sister, Bessie B. Hoover, with '14. Dr. Shafer's absence in the .be very entomology d e p a r t m e nt will keenly felt. H is home n o r th of the P i ne Lake road has been purchased by Dairy and Food Commissioner F r ed Woodworth, a member of the class of '98. THE FIRST. A casualty notice, believed to be the first one of t he death of anyone con nected in any way with M. A. C. in the Great War, is stated very simply: in action at Vimy Ridge, F r a n c e, April 9, 1917. A member of the 72d Highlanders, Canadian infantry. He died a Chris tian and a hero." " J o hn Woodbridge, killed J o hn Woodbridge was a short course student at the college in 1915. While t h is is the first such notice, it is the hope, though possibly a vain one, that this may also be the last. JULY AND AUGUST STATE BOARD MEETINGS. The July meeting of the State Board of Agriculture was held in Grand Rap ids July 18. President Kedzie, Messrs. Graham, Waterbury, Doherty and Woodman were present. The plan outlined by Professor Cox for a wheat day to be held at the col lege August 1 was approved. a h o r t i c u l t u r al The p r e s e n t a t i on of fifty acres to be experiment t h en m a de by C h a i r m an in appropriate used as station was Graham and accepted resolutions. On recommendation Professor Clark, Beals E. F r e n ch of Ellicott- ville, New York, was appointed in in chemistry for the ensuing structor year. of The board authorized Mr. H. J. Bock's resignation, report ed by Professor Eustace, was accepted. the president to place two additional rooms in Wil liams hall, Nos. 41 and 43, at the dis posal of the Y. M. C. A. Clifford McKibbin was appointed to succeed C. S. Langdon as alumni sec retary. Ezra Levin was appointed extension specialist in m u ck crops. The request of Dean Shaw to send J. H. Muncie on a to Montana and Idaho to investigate pea diseases was approved subject to certain reser vations suggested by Dean Shaw. t r ip 10 Dean Shaw's recommendation that a Ford car be provided for the upper peninsula experiment station was also approved. The titles of Mr. Cooledge and Mr. research Morgan were made associates in experiment station. that of The president reported to the board in reference to the meeting and or ganization of the vocational board un der the recent act of congress provid ing for vocational . C. H. Burgess was authorized to at tend a meeting of the American As Investi sociation of Instructors and gators in Poultry Husbandry in Chi cago August 3 and 4, and also to visit Purdue University to study extension projects. training. The question of additional terrazzo floors in the gymnasium building over what is provided in the contract was referred to t he president and secretary with power to act. The general In view of the fact Dean Shaw's report on the distribu tion and tabulation of the experiment station funds for the ensuing year was s u m m a ry of approved. The general the funds shows the allotments from including State the various sources funds and receipts to be $73,300 of which for the ensuing year $53,405 are to be apportioned for salaries and the balance, $19,895, for operating expens es. apportionment of funds remains about the same as for last year. that the additional sum of $10,000 appro priated by the State Board of Agri culture had to be used to cover salary adjustments and increases, the plan of establishing more investiga tional work in animal and dairy hus bandry, farm mechanics, and abortion researches cannot be car ried out. In his report Dean Shaw states "Never in the history of the in stitution has there been greater need of a renewed activity four lines, as the rapidly developing exten sion activities are dependent on them as sources of information with which to afford relief to the farmer and aid in stimulating production. Not less than $4,600 would be needed to employ three men for animal, drainage, and farm mechanics investigations, while each of these would require about $500 for operating expenses. drainage, in these active Miss Edith Butler was appointed in the secretary's office begin clerk ning July 1. The recommendation of the experi ment station council hereafter the divisions of the experiment be des ignated as "sections" was approved. that Adjournment. The August meeting was held in the president's office, August 15. in A. L. Bibbins was appointed structor in farm crops beginning Sep tember 1. J. R. Duncan is to be employed from September 1 to December 1 as exten THE M. A. C. RECORD. sion specialist and from December 1 to the close of the year as assistant in farm crops. K. G. Hancher was re-appointed in in chemistry, beginning Sep structor tember 1. for request Mr. Hoover's the ser vices of Professor Eustace to assist in the handling of the work in distribu tion and m a r k e t i ng of perishable pro ducts was granted, the college to con tribute the salary of Mr. Eustace and the department of agriculture to fur nish living expenses while on the de tail. Dr. Giltner and Dr. Hallman were authorized to attend a meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Associa tion in Kansas City August 20 to 24. A communication from Huber C. '11, supervisor of the Michi to Hilton, gan National Forest, was referred the president with power to act. The resignation of Mrs. Agnes Hatch in home econom to take effect Sep instructor Kitchen, ics, was accepted tember 1. The president was authorized to at tend a meeting of the Federal Board for Vocational Education at Washing ton August 20 and 21, or send a dele gate in case he cannot go. Resolutions protesting against the local draft boards in action of many certifying and not exempting men ac tually employed on the farms were adopted. A committee consisting of the presi dent and the chairman of the board was appointed to consider the m a t t er of the improvement of experiment sta tions and report to the board at its next meeting. Miss Leola Lewis was appointed li brary assistant, beginning September to succeed Miss Rose Coleman. 1. Professor Plant was authorized to attend a meeting of the Mathematical Association of America at Cleveland, Ohio, September 6 a nd 7. time graduate assistant Chauncey Allen Hoag was appointed half the soils department beginning September 1, and Creighton Foster Murphy was appointed half time graduate assistant in the department of botany, begin ning September 1. in Howard E. Johnson was appointed in veterinary anatomy, be assistant ginning September 1. On motion of Mr. Doherty in order to assist the farmers of the State as far as possible in taking care of crops, the opening of school was postponed from September 26 to October 10.. The matter relating to the food bill and the expenditure of the funds ap propriated to Michigan, $155,000, in cluding the appointment of emergen cy county agents was referred to the president, the chairman of the board and the secretary with power to act. Northwestern Teachers'Agency LARGEST IN T HE W E ST IDAHO BOISE - - - - 20<7c 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 Washing-ton 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. THE 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 a nd postage. The First Thought in D R U GS C. J. Rouser Drug Go. p i M I M I ^ ^ ^ M i M I M l M I M I M I M I O l S^ For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record iCaforpnr? Sc If an IBnrnt •printing (Ernnnany, 210-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing Meeting adjourned. TTlr7TTlT7Tilr7WSI^7W^ 1 <£# Alumni Notes <1# i '77. L. A. Lilly was a campus visitor September 11. Mr. Lilly is secretary of the Michigan State F a ir of Grand Rapids. '78. H. V. Clark recently moved from Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Sylvan Grove, Kansas, where he the Presbyterian church. '85. is pastor of the judge of Judge C. B. Collingwood of E a st Lansing, presiding Ing h am circuit court, was honored with the presiding judgeship by the circuit judges of Michigan in session in Lan Judge Col sing September 6 and 7. lingwood, who was retired as secre tary-treasurer of the State J u d g e s' As sociation, succeeds Judge Wiest, who has been presiding judge for the first two is well- known throughout central Michigan. that office and terms of '00. Chas. H. Spring is chief electrician with the Detroit United Railway Com pany. His address is 172 Merrick ave nue, Detroit. '01. of The in a town. summer Samuel Kennedy, painter por t r a i ts and landscapes, has had a class p a i n t i ng of students camp near Grand Haven, Michigan. His m u r al p a i n t i ng entitled "Inspired Youth," which was very recently com pleted, h as been given to t he city of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. It was de signed for a decoration of a rest room in the normal school '02. is a clipping from following the Music Neus of Chicago, of July 13, of an organ recital at the F o u r th "The Presbyterian Church, Chicago: Scherzo by I r v i ng Gingrich, a well- local organist and composer, known proved interesting to be and absolutely high-grade w r i t i n g, be ing played at a high point of excel closing opening lence. phrases are not only of unique form, but are positively charmnig, constitut ing a veritable fairy pipe effect and the intermezzo provides fine contrast ing m a t e r i a l ." thoroughly The and '03. Henry T. McGaughan, who was in college from 1899 to 1902, is employed the on the construction of a pier for department of wharves, and ferries, Philadelphia, Pa. His address is 6230 Lansom street, Philadelphia. '04. Dr. L. T. Clark was a campus visi docks tor during the last week in August. '07. Daniel H. Ellis, superintendent of parks at Saginaw, Michigan, called at the alumni office September 8. Ellis to a convention of was on his way THE M. A. C. RECORD. the American Association of P a rk Su perintendents at St. Louis, Mo. of engineering Scott Lilly, who has been assistant professor civil at S w a r t h m o re College, Philadelphia, is now employed in ship building for a Philadelphia company. He left the college temporary since the shipyard position at and then has become permanently attached there. At time he h as some fourteen draftsmen working un der nim. t h e. present to take a in J u ne in from is quoted in his work E r n e st C. Fowler, county agent the county agent was in an office for is meeting with con Jackson county, siderable success there. A recent Jackson paper contains a col umn writeup of Fowler and the work he is doing and gives him entire cred it for efficiently organizing the county, which previous to Fowler's appoint ment had no county agent. The fol lowing the clipping: two weeks of his appoint " W i t h in estab ment, Jackson lished county court house; county and town ship committees had been organized; and Mr. Fowler had before him in available form the condition and needs in Jackson of virtually every farmer inaugurated means county, and had conditions. Mr. for meeting Fowler has placed 215 men on Jack son county farms since May 1. Of these 52 have been sent out for hay the past week. The har ing within vest has- just begun. to this labor supply he has given County Agent Norton of Livingston county five men and County Agent Curtis of Eaton seven men." In addition these the '09. Roy W. LaDu visited his parents in Lansing in August. LaDu is head of the mechanical department in t he Seward J u n i or high school of Minneapolis. 3621 Portland. drawing address His is '10. E. G. Hoffman is now with the Stan dard Oil Company of New York, at Manila, P. I. George W. Hooper is assistant head heater, Republic Coke Works, Youngs- town, Ohio. His address is 3478 Bel- den avenue. Mrs. Hooper was Beat rice Dodge, who attended M. A. C. in 1908. Dr. C. A. Griffin, who has been oste opathic a t t e n d a nt to the college ath letic teams for the past several years, left East Lansing join the F l i nt K n i g h ts Templar Ambulance Corps. Present address Camp Taylor, Kentucky. in August to ' l l. Bob Russell, with '11, was a campus in Sep first week the visitor during tember. 11 first application his last spring and was greatly disappointed, the second ex but was successful amination." Iowa in in Ben C. Porter, Jr., cashier of the State Bank, South Grand Rapids writes the following: "U. S. Govern m e nt had me skipping about the room in a state of absolute nudity Monday and finally decided t h at I was normal (much to my a s t o n i s h m e n t) so I will • get a call to Battle Creek soon. Have let you seen a n y t h i ng of to find out ter? how the in draft." I am quite anxious the other that chain fellows fared '12. is with Bridge Company, Gary, C. E. Webb the American Indiana. Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson Lilly, with where her husband the Doage Motor Car Company. (Avis is living in Ypsilanti is sales agent for '12) A. B. Shuart, who is chief engineer the Dominion Steel and Stamp with ing Company of Walkerville, Ontario, Shu- visited in art's selective draft n u m b er was the the great bowl. tenth capsule in Lansing in August. drawn from '13. F r a nk T. Bailey, Hillsdale, has been discharged from draft service on oc cupational grounds. Bailey is a farm er near Hillsdale, Michigan. R. G. Chamberlain has appointed head of department of School, Milwaukee. He has also passed the physical examination the second officers' been just the m a t h e m a t i cs the Washington High just for t r a i n i ng camp. '14. Mrs. A r t h ur W. Kohler T i t u s) of New York City, was guest of her parents ing the summer. (Lucile the in Lansing dur Virginia Langworthy has accepted lab the New for is 36. a position in oratories and York State Department of Health the coming year. Her address Eagle street, Albany, N. Y. the department of research of the Norton Mogge in asking to have his to 1014 Minor Ave., address changed following: Seattle, Wash., writes "After spending two weeks out here in July I returned east and closed out the California F r u it my affairs with Growers' Exchange and to Seattle to take a position as assistant to the North western F r u it Exchange. As it stands I have exchanged " S u n k i s t" for Skoo- t h at kum," and expect the deal will the way around." be satisfactory all W. W. L a n k t on is assistant foreman in the Detroit Edison shops. His ad dress is 619 Hubbard avenue, Detroit. the sales m a n a g er of returned C. Dwight Curtiss has j u st received a commission as in the engineering officers' reserve corps t r a i n i ng and has been ordered ro the camp at Washington, D. C. "He failed for to pass the physical examination lieutenant first '15. M. R. Brundage is with the forestry regiment camp at American Univer forestry sity, Washington, D. C. The regiment was organized by F r a n c is '08, and is known as the 10th Kiefer, 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD. to be in Engineers. France They expect future. is in the near R. V. Lester, Ceresco, foreman the Westing'house Electric and with Manufacturing Company. On occupa tional grounds he has just been ex empted from the draft. The company for which he works is doing consider able work for the government. '16. Dorothy Lewis is teaching domestic science a nd a rt at Bangor, Mich. C. E. Thompson is a draftsman with the Detroit United Railway Company, Detroit, Mich. Miss Rose Coleman, library assis tant, has resigned her position and is being succeeded by Leola I. Lewis, •17. Russell A. Runnells second lieutenant in ambulance company 15, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He is veterinarian for the ambulance and field hospital corps. is a Alice M. Kuenzli has given up her and this year, in work at Menominee, Michigan, will be at Nevada, Ohio, where she has accepted a position the new consolidated schools. the C . X. Winston, who was m a r r i ed in Lansing latter part of J u ne and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps on his wedding day, has recently been advanced is assigned to F o rt Barrancas, Pensacola, Florida. l i e u t e n a nt a nd to a first improvements, B e r n a rd Moll is assistant city engi neer on municipal in cluding sewer, water, pavements, etc., at Wilmington, 111.- His address is P. O. Box 289, Wilmington. He writes three other t h at C. T. Ramsay with M. A. C. men passed there about three weeks ago en route to the coast. through •17. Lester E. Flanders is teaching in Decatur for the coming year. Budd W. Lloyd is m a n a g er of Mrs. Pickett's farm, R. F. D. 07, Lansing. Chancey A. Hoag will act as gradu ate assistant in soils. Dr. J. E. Zeltzer is assistant chief veterinarian for the Detroit Board of Health, with address 410 Pallister avenue, Detroit. H. C. S t u a rt is now in the Buffalo Sales Office of the Murphy Iron Works of Detroit. His address is 400 La- Salle Apartments, Buffalo, N. Y. W. J. Cook has recently accepted the position as county agent for Ma son county. His office and residence- will be at Scottville, Mich. Bernice M. Horion h as accepted a position with the E a st J o r d an schools as teacher of domestic a rt for the com ing year. Her address will be Box lu.5, E a st Jordan, Mich. Howard W. Shelden is draftsman and designer the Gabriel Rein forcement Company, Detroit. 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