VOL. XXIII. OCTOBER 5, 1917. No. 3. 1 • *M. A. C Cannot What Will Ton Do Live On Her Past— i ^^ 7/ For Her Future?" a c THE M AC D ECOR D Mrs. B r e w e rs Death W a s h i n g t on M. A. C. Picnic September State Board Meeting Government Calls P r a tt '09, Bird '14 PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION EAST LANSING,MICH. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL East Lansing Directory 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS AND •PROFESSIONAL MEN '/"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. E M E Rl 223 W a s h. A v e. X. B o o k s, P i ne S t a t i o n . - r y. E n g r a v ed T a i l ing' C a r d s, F o u n t a in Pen's, P i c t u r e s* F r a m e s, L e d g e r s, Filing" C a b i n e ts a nd G e n e r al S u p p l i e s. office I'AGELSEN & S P E N C ER I'atents, P a t e nt L a w, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-Ki C h a m b er of C o m m e r ce F l d g .. D e t r o i t. M i c h i g an F. X. P a g e i s e n, '89 F. M..Spencer,, '06 F o r m e r ly E x a m i n e rs F. S. P a t e nt Office. SILAS E. ( H A M P E. '06a. A t t o r n ey at Lww 71 W a s h i n g t on F l v ' d. .Detroit. M i c h i g an C h . r ry 4511 SMITH l ' O I I . T RV * E G (i CO. < oni m i s s i on M e r c h a n ts Solicit c o n s i g n m e n ts in P o u l t ry — Veal — E g gs Guy H. S m i t h. '1 1 W e s t e rn M a r k e t, D e t r o i t. B M D E A l. SKIBKK'l' & GATES B o o k b i n d e rs GOODEIiL, ZEL'IW C. ( F o r e s t r y, M. A. C. M l) File BOxesi M ap M o u nt i n g s .. I0tc, C i t i z e ns I'lione Xo. 301ft. Cor. W a s h i n g t on A v e. a nd A l l e g an St. I,OI IS B E CK CO. 112 W a s h. A v e. X. Best in C l o t h es for Men a nd F o y s. .1. E. STOFFEJR, D. D. S. Office ?03-S C i ty N a t i o n al B a nk F l d g. Bell p h o ne 61 A u t o m a t ic p h o ne 2:-J•',i A L I , E\ & DE K L E I XE P R I N T I NG CO, 12S-13.0 I o n ia St. W, P r i n t i n g ', T y p e w r i t e r s, office S u p p l i e s, A d d i n g' M a c h i n e s, P r o g r a m s. E n g r a v ed C a r d s, F i l i ng C a b i n e t s, S e c t i o n al B o ok C a s e s, A u t o m a t ic Fell 1094 j}436 S p e c i al c a re g i v en to M. A. G. a nd i ts s t u d e n t s. E L E C T R I C AL E Q U I P M E NT CO. E l e c t r i c al C o n t r a c t i ng a nd E n g i n e e r i n g. D e a l e rs in E v e r y t h i ng EJlectrical 117 M i c h i g an E. H. KOSIT( H EK * BROS. 113 X. W a s h. A v e. T he H o me of T h o se C e l e b r a t ed E&. V. Pri'oe T a i l n r - M a de S u i ts a nd O v e r c o a ts (.Fashion F a rk C l o t h e s) i S t y le P l u s, SIT a nd $21) I n s u r a n ce a nd B o n ds of E v e ry K i nd 11' y ou h a v e n 't y o ur b e t t er s ee or w r i te GoOdell a g'ood p r o p o s i t i o n. i n s u r ed s a l a r y. a b o ut Lansing I n s u r a n ce A g e n c y. Inc., 208-212 C a p i t al N a t i o n al B a nk Fldg". T HE BIRMOY E L E C T R IC CO. 119 F. Mich. A v e. L eo J. H u g h e s, Vice I'res.. W i th C l a ss of '15, A V a r i e ty of F i x t u r es f or S t u d e n t s' R o o i & s — S t u d e n t s' L a m ps a nd L i v i n g s t on B u l b s. K n \ EY & AI.I.EX L a n s i ng B a t t e ry Shop 109 X". F r a ud Ave., L a n s i n g. 10. F. K i n n e y. ' 1 .">—S. C. Allen, ' 1 1. S t o r a ge B a t t e r i es a nd A u to E l e c t r i c al T r o u b l es O ur S p e c i a l t i e s. S A M I EL I,. K I I . B O I R A E. e.v-'«t L a w y er 21 1 >;. W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. Fa using". Mich. ( ' O R V E M, M RSE.RY B i r m i n g h a m, Mich. G r o w e rs of H i gh G r a de o r n a m e n t a l s. l a r ge v a r i e ty of v i g o r o us We r a i se a s t o ck f or h o me g r o u n ds a nd p u b l ic p a r k s. C o r y e l l, '14, s e c r e t a ry a nd t r e a s u r e r. '84, p r e s i d e n t; R a l ph F K. .J. C o r y e l l, C o r y e l l, ' 1 1. gec'y a nd t r e a s u r e r: D A V I S' Ql A MI V I CE ( R E A M. X ot a t a d, b ut a food. 110 G r a nd A v e. S. A. G. B I S H OP Erencli D ry ( Iriiiicrs, D y e rs and T a i l o rs 114-16 W a s h t e n a w" St. W. B o th P h o n e s. J. II. L A R R A B EE 325 S. W a s h i n g t on A v e. Sport S h o p — A t h l e t ic Goods of A ll K i n d s. H. H. X A R X ED China, G l a ss a nd Lamp* 105 W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. WE H A VE T HE Perfection Oil Heater GET ONE TO USE UN TIL F U R N A CE T I ME Norton's Hardware Co. DR. H. W. l.A.MXIX Office h o u r s: 7 to 8:30 a. m .: 1 to •'! a nd 7 t<> 8 )>. m. S u n d a y s. 12 to 1 p. m. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne $261. - ___c • , DR. OSCAR H. I I R I E l i H I; Cor. .Michigan A v e. a nd G r a nd F i v er Ave., E a st F a n s i n g. H o u r s: 7 to 8:50 a. m .; 2 to 4 a nd 7 to 8 p. m. S u n d a ys 12 to 1 p. m. C i t i z e n s' ])hone 3244. A. B.. H A R F O RD C o l l e ge W a t c h m a k er At V a r i e ty S h o p. Vmir b a r b e rs "HA.VK" A M) " F R A X K" llie Pool, B i l l i a r d s, C i g a r s. last for fixe y e a r s. In tin- n ew D i c k s on B u i l d i n g, W I L D W O OD T EA ROOM S e r v i ce a la c a r t e. A b b o tt A v e, E a st F a n s im Fountain Pens Waterman's, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. >1 to $ 6, a ll g u a r a n t e ed AT College D r ug & Grocery Store Full Line gf Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCER^, TME: M AC RECORD E A ST L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, F R I D A Y, O C T O B ER 5, 1 9 1 7. VOL, X X I I I. UNIVERSITY ASKS AID IN CHEM. ENGINEERING. into It is significant t h at the University of Michigan through President Hutch- the ins and Dean Cooley, have asked in their chemi college for assistance cal engineering course. Six of their chemical engineering faculty members government have gone, mostly war service. Specifically, they ask the first help of Prof. W. P. Wood for the semester in metallurgy and in its Sep tember meeting the State Board grant ed request, allowing Professor Wood to assist on the uni the coming versity two days a fall week at M. A. C. in the course in ad technology chemical engineer vanced in ing, and Ann Arbor. The remuneration to the engineering be adjusted between institutions. d e p a r t m e n ts of the two faculty. During term he will spend the week is the university's the balance of BIRD '14, PRATT '09, RE-ENTER U. S. DEPT. FOR WAR WORK. Harold S. Bird, '14, has just accept ed a position in the Office of Markets, Department of Agriculture, as an in in h o r t i c u l t u re and pomol vestigator ogy, and to left Lansing October 3 report at Washington. service largely two y e a rs as a fruit Following his g r a d u a t i on in '14 Bird spent over in vestigator, and his work and experi responsible ence gained were for his present call, which came in the form of a strong patriotic appeal for the services of experienced men to assist in the great conservation work. Since Bird's civil eligibility h ad expired, it was necessary for him to take a second examination, which in the speed of its handling sets a new record The in civil service annals. left Lansing Monday and m a n u s c r i pt a re appointment was ceived Wednesday. Bird's former work in in connection the shipping and storage of ap with ples in Washington, Oregon and Ida ho. A bulletin, containing results of many of the investigations carried on, entitled "The H a n d l i ng and Storage of Apples the Pacific Northwest," just been published by has p a r t m e nt of Agriculture. Bird the department was the De pre telegraphed in pared almost all script. the original manu His work will probably be on in to reduce waste in cars vestigations, seeking between at the arrival of fruit the m a r k et and the consumer. It appears t h at the Office of Markets for pressed by the present campaign food conservation is seeking the help of a number of its former employees, especially in vestigations. trained those fruit in B. B. P r a t t, '09, formerly chief of the California field division of the F r u it Growers' Exchange, has just re r e t u rn linquished his work the depart to Washington in which m e nt he has had a very wide experience. to assist investigation in fruit there to * We a re very desirous of de- * * tailed information of every m an * * in service so t h at at the close of * * the war we may have a complete * * history of the part M. A. C. has * * played the great world cause. * * P a r t i c u l ar emphasis is being placed * * upon the r a nk and branch of ser- * * vice of each man. Please do not * * overlook this in sending in infor- * * * mation and addresses. in AT GRAND RAPIDS NOV. 2. have not a r r a n g e m e n ts luncheon arranged Plans are being made for a get-to gether of M. A. C. people during the State Teachers' Association meeting at Grand Rapids November 1 and 2. been F i n al made, but a headquarters and general meeting place will be designated and a for on F r i d ay noon, November 2. Notices will be sent to all M. A. C. teachers and M. A. C. people in the vicinity of Grand Rapids, and further announcement of the meeting will be made in subse the RKCOKI). Prof. quent n u m b e rs of ar French expects r a n g e m e n ts year's this week. meeting was a splendid one but we w a nt in numbers and enthusiasm. this year, both to complete to eclipse Last the it •14. C. S. McArdle is captain of Co. A, 310 Engineers, Camp Custer. M. A. C. WASHINGTONIANS PICNIC. At the annual picnic of the Wash ington M. A. C. Alumni Association some 60 members met Saturday, July the 21st, on the beautiful campus of The Maryland Agricultural College. too afternoon was a pleasant one but in Warm for active participation the sports planned. However, tennis the courts were occupied and baseball was very popular with the younger, mem bers. ready for At sunset just before the tables were the picnic supper a at '88, presided. the coming year President, G. V. follows: '12; vice president, H. M. '08; secretary-treasurer, Cora '05; chairman executive made short business meeting was held which Pres. Thurtell, Officers elected are as Branch, Conolly, L. Feldkamp, committee, Lee M. Hutchins, '13. for Those present '09; '10; G. V. Branch, this g a t h e r i ng at '80; Lyster H. were: C. E. Bassett, '88; Mrs. Lyster H. Dewey, Dewey, '88; L. A. '88-'90; H a r ry Thurtell, '89; Mrs. Elva E. Hicks, '90- Clinton, '94; Adelbert Dryer, '93; C. B. Smith, '95; Clay Tallman, '94; C. P. Close, '95: Mrs. Lottie Lee Smith, '97-'00; Homer C, Skeels, '98; Mrs. Mary Ba ker Waite, '98; Mrs. Axie W a r r en Fuller, '01; A r t h ur Adelman, '04; Day ton A. Gurney, '04; Claude I. Auten, '05; Cora L. Feldkamp, '05; Mrs. Anna '05; Mrs. K a t h e r i ne Pickett Gurney, McNaughton Reed, '05: Roy C. Potts, '07; H. M. Conolly. '06; T. J. Mead, J o hn W. '08; F. H. Kierstead, Knecht, '12; Rus '12; Lee M. Hutchins, sell A. W a r n e r, '14; R. D. Jen '13; Her W. Fairchild, nings, '14; H. C. Taylor, '14; Mrs. C. E. Bassett, Mrs. C. P. Close, Mrs. I. J. Fairchild, Her J. Fairchild, Jr., R u th Gurney, Mrs. Wm. J. Meyers, Mrs. Wm. F. Wight, Roland Wight, Gordon Wight, Miss J a ne S. Wright, Smith, Roger Lee Smith, H u r on Smith, Mrs. Adelbert Dryer, Mildred Dryer, Dor othy Dryer, Alan Dryer, Sarah Thom as, Mrs. Roy C. Potts, Richard Reed, Mrs. Clay Tallman, Mrs. H a r ry Thur tell, Mrs. H. C. Taylor, Helen Fuller, Grace Fuller, Theodore Fuller, Mariam Fuller, Elva Fuller, Mrs. Homer C. Skeels, Alice Skeels. '14; Gerald H. Mains, J u ne 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 r i r i ng t he Col l e ge Y e ar by t he M i c h i g an 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 s e c o n d - c l a ss m a t t er O c t o b er 30, 1-916, at t he p o st office at E a st Lansing:, M i c h i g a n, A ct of M a r ch u n d er 3, 1§79. t he C. YV. M c K I B B l X, »11, >liinagiii£ Kditor. M E M B E R S H IP IN T HE M. A. C. ASSO C I A T I ON W H I CH I N C L U D ES S U B S C R I P T I ON TO T HE R E C O R D, $2.00 P ER Y E A R. M e m b e r s h i ps m ay be p a id for by P. (>. M o n ev O r d e r, D r a f t, or P e r s o n al C h e c k. M A KE T H EM TO M. A. P. A S S O C I A T I O N. . P A Y A B LE T HE FRIDAY OCTOBER 5. 1917. MRS. BREWER. in the the face they field, Without the sympathy t h at goes out the realization of it will be difficult that so familiar often accompanied him on the campus and to fully realize the former coach's r e t u r n. With to him, there awakens in every M, A. C. the debt we heart the feeling of owe Mrs. Brewer, and the work gratitude for h er s h a re of placing M. A. C. athletics on the high plane reached under her lover of clean sport, a husband. A true close follower of and sportswoman, to know her as baseball men came and "half fineness their splendid womanly qualities won affection and the regard, so field and on trips her mere presence for good. exerted a strong With for the man who implanted in M. A. C. a love for clean sport, let us not over look her influence, r a t h er let us carry thought the that not Brewer alone. the Brewers. broughT clean ath but letics to M. A. C. t h at deep regard we hold the coach." Her a football the game, influence that on varsity THE ENROLLMENT. That the college enrollment this fall is of Registrar Yakeley will be but 70 per cent of normal the based on last moment calculations. estimate a the usual yearly upper the The number of girls will probably be about normal, with few losses from freshman the upper classes and increase. class with classes Among the men have been very severely for a r my and other government service in furtherance of the war. The present senior a nd j u n i or classes had begun to feel the drain before school closed at commencement time last year, and the in the mean machinery of draft has time these two classes because of the 21 year age limit. taken more, chiefly thinned from the enrolling of The strength of a the entering* class is very much T h is conjecture. year for the first time a trial has been given freshmen by mail. Usually it h as been the custom to have freshmen report one day early, but with the new scheme a full day is saved. Some 260 enrollment blanks were mailed last week and but 100 had come in Tuesday, although many few more are expected days. Last year's entering class num bered 558. How this year's class will compare r e m a i ns to be seen. the next in from tuition, e t c .. A Z0% decline Something over $50,000 came last year in to the college students' in fees, enrollment as suggested, will propor tionately reduce our income and work ing capital by $15,000 or over. Not a great amount, but the present uncertainty to demand careful watch of expenditures. sufficient, in stimulating a desire Although the war is h i t t i ng colleges the a nd universities a severe blow in m a t t er of attendance, nevertheless it is having the effect of placing a pre m i um on the college trained m an and for is actually education and t r a i n i ng among many not formerly appealed to. This is par ticularly true among women, many of whom are eager to serve and quickly to perceive further in them to some of our more it staid, old the value and to many the real necessi'y of genuine out and out advertising. the greater fields opened trained is proving lines. And institutions A DOLLAR OR TWO. twos, because We are receiving si.00 remittances from a number of RKCOKP subscribers renewals. Now, understand, we for In aren't complaining about the ones. for the blame fact, we take some of their not being the in effort to clean up the summer's desk full we have been unable to send out all the renewal notices. But they are coming—and they'll explain the differ to ence between a $1.00 subscription the RECORD and a $2.00 membership in a big strong self-supporting M. A. C. that's backing and boost Association its ing M. A. C. to the very limit of strength. In the meantime, if you've sent in one—needn't, wait for a notice to send the other. We'll take it now. M. A. C. MEN AT 2ND TRAINING CAMP. 9th Cp,, 2nd Reg'l, F o rt Sheridan, 111. Dear " S a m m i e ": — I received your letter some time ago and guess you'll be getting out your first paper and may need this inform ation. We surely are busy down here and working very seriously. The per this camp . is much older sonnel of fact. last camp, t h an that of the in r a t h er there are some famous men here. The biggest m an from M. A. C. here is Dr. Baker, dean of forestry at Syracuse. Univ. Below list as complete as I have been able to m a ke it. However there are undoubtedly many more in companies in which no recent graduates are. is a '14a; I. Kirshman, '17; J a s. Rasback, '17e; J. A. Petrie, '18: C. R. Crozier, '14a; W. H. Rowan, with J, F. Jonas, '12; J. C. Allerdyce, '14; Ralph G. Chamberlin, '13; Morris Moore, '16;. '15; J. W. Longnecker, W. R. Smith, '16; G. K. Fisher, 14; H. G. Cooper, '18; Ralph '15; G. T. Bentley, with Henning, '17; Wal '16; Allen R. Nixon, ter P. Thomas, .'14: Wallace S. Beden, '16; Melville F. Peters, ex-'15; E. R. Van Leuween, with '17; Henry Goss, '16; Henry Gord, '16; Dr. H. P. Baker, '18; '01- D. L. Wernette, with M. G. Jewett, with '18; R. K. Mitchell, '02; L. E. with Wilson, '18; '17; B. M. Mc- J. 15. Chynoweth, with Clure, '17; W. B. Williams, with '18; L. C. Hulse, '14; F. T. Bloomquist, '13; J..B. Hazen, with '13; J. F. Morlock, with I the work here very much. We haven't so much t i me off as they did at first camp and so can't go far on week ends. We can all be doubly glad to see the M. A. C.-North- western game. '16a; C. N. Silcox, with '17; A. L. McClellan, '19; N. B. Horton, like '13. the 1 wish you success in your new life to the RECORD and continued success its new editor. under Very sincerely, M. E. BOTTOM I.KY. SEPTEMBER STATE BOARD MEETING. The September meeting of the State Board of Agriculture was held on the the president's office. 19th at H. W. Newhall of St. Catherines, Out., was appointed assistant profes sor of dairy husbandry. H. A. Andrews was appointed to succeed Stanley J, Brownell. T he resignation of L. S. Markley as club leader in Kent county was ac cepted to take effect September 8. J. Waldron was authorized to attend the National Dairy show at Colum bus, Ohio, October 18 to 27. in sheep Tlie following appointments recom mended by Director Baldwin were confirmed: Verne A. F r e e m a n, exten sion specialist husbandry, beginning Sept. 15; Wm. Murphy, ex in farm crops, be tension specialist ginning Sept. 4; Wesley J. Cook, county agent for Mason county, be ginning Sept. 20; Charles H. Graves, farm m a n a g e m e nt demonstrator, be ginning August 27. in home Miss Jessie DeBoth was appointed specialist, from Sept. 1 to J u ne 30, 1918, to succeed Miss Margaret M. J u s t i n. Miss Mae in Person was appointed economics specialist structor The charge of home economics extension, beginning Sept. 1. A d e p a r t m e nt of surgery and clinic was created to be in charge of Dr. J. P. H u t t on with an appropriation of the fiscal year, and an $1,440.26 for apportionment of $981.72 for the de p a r t m e nt of veterinary medicine. On application of the Consumers Power Company a u t h o r i ty was given to lease to the company the necessary their land of the construction transmission line across college lands in Alcona county. for a report Following of Mr. Do- •herty in regard to dead and down tim ber on college lands, the secretary was directed to request the Public Domain Commission timber to dispose of the referred to at $7.00 a thousand. The report of garding the examination Hall was presented and laid upon table. lieo. I. Davidson re of College the E r n e st F o r e m an was appointed in in poultry husbandry. title of Dr. G. H. Coons was in made associate professor of botany charge of plant pathology. Clive R. Megee w as appointed in structor in farm crops beginning Sep tember 18. The resignation of L. R. Jones as quarter time g r a d u a te assistant in the bacteriology d e p a r t m e nt was accepted to resigna tion of J o hn D. McMillan, instructor in English, was accepted. t a ke effect Sept. 1. The Horace W. Norton Avas appointed in in live stock, except poul vestigator try, beginning Oct. 1. The appoint ment of C. K. Robinson of Brunswick as deputy inspector of nurseries and orchards, and U. S. Crane of Fenn- ville as deputy inspector of nurseries and orchards, were approved. Miss Mabel W i l l i a ms of Dunkirk, N. Y., was appointed house mother for the senior house to succeed Miss Van Wagenen. Miss Florence Stoll was appointed in domestic a rt to succeed Mrs. Agnes Hatch Kitchen, and Dean White was authorized to employ a woman as house m o t h er at Howard Terrace.. instructor authorized The president was to confer the degree of bachelor of sci ence upon the following persons: Wil liam A. Davidson, a; Don A. Meeker, E r n e st F. a; Dimitar Atanasoff, a; Lyons, a; Anfred E. Blomquist, a; Delbert E. Storrs, a; R u th Tibbs, h; and Nellie G. Hagerman, h; also the degree of doctor of v e t e r i n a ry medi cine upon Jesse F r a n c is Onley. for received by him The secretary was requested to ask Professor Vedder to make a s t a t e m e nt to the board as to fees and compen services sation the college rendered by him outside two years, attention during having been called to the m a t t er by the governor a nd other state officials. Philip M. Hodgkins was appointed in fores time g r a d u a te assistant t he past half t ry beginning Oct. 1. THE M. A. C. RECORD. Capt. E. G. W r i g h t s on was appoint ed professor of m i l i t a ry science. The recommendation of the faculty leave of absence be granted all force who teaching into the t h at members of have been or should be called government service because of war, was adopted. the The recommendation of Director Baldwin regarding changes in the con duct of farmers' institutes was adopt to devote his ed. entire the work of nursery time and orchard to inspection. Professor Taft is A recommendation signed by Dean the Bissell and Prof. Clark r e g a r d i ng loan of W. P. Wood's services to the University of Michigan for a portion of the t i me was adopted. G. C. W r i g ht was appointed foreman the machine shop, beginning Oc in tober 1. Appropriate resolutions were adopt ed r e g a r d i ng the death of W. F. Raven. Adjournment. M R S. CHESTER L.-BREWEK. MRS. CHESTER L. BREWER. to shock News of the whole the sudden death of Mrs. Brewer on September 27 came as a fearful college community. All were looking forward to h er coming. H er old friends about the campus were pleasurably antici p a t i ng a renewal of their former ac quaintance, and the college was wait ing to welcome her back for m er place in its social life. Death occurred following to her a ingly slight operation at h er home seem in 5 Janesville, Wisconsin, where she and her d a u g h t e rs had stopped en route to E a st Lansing. in their In Janesville, as Mrs. Brewer's girlhood was spent in Janesville, Wisconsin, where h er fa ther was a prominent business man. H er maiden name was Grace Brown- ell. later in Albion, M. A. C. and Mis homes popular, exceedingly souri, she was and her cordial, gracious m a n n er and staunch pleasantness won her m a ny friends wherever she went. F r om the very first she entered h e a rt and soul into her husband's work, and became ideal helpmate. She was a close an follower of athletics, h ad a deep in terest and made m a ny t r i ps with them. She was particularly fond of baseball and rare ly missed a game. It is in the mem ory of m a ny M. A. C. fans when Mrs. Brewer alone or possibly with one or two others were in the stand or on the bleachers. in her husband's the only women teams With no small or m e an t r a i t s, she was appreciative of everyone and had them. always a kind word to say for She continually looked on the bright side a nd for the b r i g ht things in life, and was ever cheerful and optimistic. to Di is a fearful rector Brewer. She was very close to in his work and had become so him much a p a rt of his Her death life. loss the family Besides immediate two brothers survive her, one in Janesville and the other, A. C. Brownell of De troit, editor of the Holstein Dairyman. Mrs. Brewer's mother, Mrs. Brown ell. and two daughters, Eleanor, aged 14, and Frances, 12, accompanied Director Brewer to E a st Lansing. He arrived here Wednesday. the C. L. Bemis, '74, died at his home in E a st L a n s i ng August 23. Mr. Be mis had been in poor health for nearly a year a nd was compelled to give up his educational work entirely. Direct ly on leaving the college in 1874 he took up educational work and for 32 in years t a u g ht Mictngan. to his r e t i r e m e nt on account of ill health he was principal of the State Normal School at Athens, West Virginia. Be sides his wife Mr. Bemis is survived by three children, Misses Bessie, '05, Delia, and Eldeaon. in various capacities F or nine years prior Mrs: M. A. Meeker, who for the past year h as been acting as m a t r on of in College Cottage, died at h er home E a st L a n s i ng August 8. Her death was very sudden. to be in perfect health before. College societies and the girls of College Cot tage and other college sent h u n d r e ds of flower tokens. She is sur vived by one son, Don A. Meeker, '17. She appeared friends '09. Alice L. Latson h as moved from Howell, Mich., to Bismarck, N. D. H er address is 804 4th St. 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. HARDENING UP FOR MICHIGAN. that Coach Brewer will r e t u rn to M. A. C. towards t he end of t he week. in t h at showing tackle Coryell In the absence of Director Brewer Coach Gauthier h as full charge of the former squad with Gifford, football varsity star, assisting line-work. Thus far twenty-one m en a re donning the.mole skins every m o r n i ng a nd aft signs of ernoon and are strength and headwork is very encouraging. The present squad lacks one m an of enough for two teams, and in the recent scrimmages lots of good fighting pei> has been shown. It is cer tain t h at one very good team will be developed from the two. Harames is showing up favorably at full, and Mc- Cool and R y an are doing good work in t he rear half. In the front half position Borgman h as h ad more ex perience t h an either Major or Snyder, both being new men. Oas and Kel logg are playing good ball and are r u n n i ng nip and tuck for the q u a r t er position. At ends Ramsay and Tur ner, from last year's varsity, are be ing used, and the freshman end of last year, Bassett. looks as though he would make a place for himself. At left in his is playing last year's form. His strength and aggressiveness and the knowledge of the former years' varsity experience, make him the equal of any college iiames today. Miller and F r a n s on are being used at tackle. Miller right was a substitute last year. Lefler a nd Bailey are falling in consistently as guards, but these positions are being strongly contested for by Smith and Anderson. Atkinson, a weight m an of team, is m a k i ng ev last year's track eryone hustle to hold #down the cen ter job. With Archer's expected re t u rn a three-cornered fight will result between Lord. Atkinson and Archer although pivot. Atkinson, for green, is displaying good head work. Archer was a substitute last year and lie undoubtedly will r e t u rn as soon as the fruit is gathered in his home or chard, the orchard work having been io h im when his three brothers left recently the navy. Kelty. a new man. is showing up very well for his aggressiveness and is used con sistently at end. Vandervoort. Huebel and Straight are still uncertainties. through gained joined tackle game, the in big asserts that is the hardest the Coach Gauthier that coming schedule gone any M. A. C. team has- ever through, with games. the four Michigan. Notre Dame, Northwestern and Syracuse, all coming within a lii- tle over a month. Following the Mich igan game will come smaller games, and beginning November 10 a big game each Saturday until the end of the season. According to the dope, teams, except however, all t he other Syracuse, a re in the same condition as M. A. C. with regard to the mate rial available. Practically all of them must depend upon building up an en It is expected tirely new aggregation. two The twenty-one m en now working look very promising, indeed, but the mentors are depending upon a num ber of good finds in the new material which will arrive when college opens. Without doubt be greatly enlarged at t h at squad will time. the LANSING M. A. C. HOME GUARDS GET UNIFORMS. first of these was an The Lansing-M. A. C. Home Guard company has been active during the in sev s u m m er and h as taken part demonstrations. eral public military The inspection in the latter part of July, in which a competitive drill was one of the chief features. As a result of t he drill the company was awarded equipment by to consist of a choice of the state either 50 rifles or 50 uniforms. Since the use of rifles h ad already been ob tained the uniforms were chosen. As soon as t he drafted m en were organized a n u m b er of the M. A. 0. company offered their services as drill m a s t e rs a nd for nearly a month pre vious to the calling of the drafted m en they were drilled by to Battle Creek different members of the M. A. C company. army. The M. A. C. company is also given credit for having helped plan and carry out the two farewell demonstra tions for the drafted men. Judge Col- lingwood, '85, was one of the head- liners on t he program of talks to t he Before men of the national leaving for the cantonment each mem ber of the new national army called from Lansing, was presented with a comfort bag. The bags were made by the women of Lansing and the M. A. C. home guard company were re sponsible for t h e ir filling, which was provided for by a committee headed '89. The bags con by A. D. Baker, tained, besides the housewife, toilet articles, towel, drinking cup, cards and other items intended for the com fort of the soldiers in camp. During company the summer the wives of the home guard together with unattached M, A. C. women in formed an organization and Lansing interesting meetings were some very held at the various homes. Mrs. F. E. Wood (Helen Esseltyne, '09) was the originator of the idea and during the meetings, which were held in the aft ernoons, sewing was done for the Red the Cross and war relief. One of meetings held at the home of Zelin Goodell, '11, was followed by a picnic supper attended by the men. The company is made up almost en- tirely of M. A. C. men. Following the recent promotion of Captain McKib- . bin to the mayorship of the Lansing battalion of state troops, H. C. Pratt, '09, was elected captain, A. S. Van Hal- t.eren. '07, first lieulenant, and C. H. Hall, '13, second lieutenant. Northwestern Teachers'Agency LARGEST IN T HE W E ST IDAHO BOISE - - - - 20'? ONLY OF 1916 CALLS FILLED DUE TO LACK OF HIGH-CLASS TEACHERS HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE H O T E Ii S T A T L ER D e t r o it 1,000 r o o m s — 1 , 0 00 b a t h s. 100 r o o ms ( w i th s h o w er b a t h) at $L50 a nd $2/- a d a y. C l ub P a r k, C 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 I J o u l e v a rd a nd Bag-ley A v e n u e. M ;W B I R D I CK H O T EL K a l a m a z o o, >I ieii. 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, 156 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 HK P A RK IM.ACK. HO'I'UI, T r a v e r se C i t y, Mich. T he of l e a d i ng t he a l l - t h c - y e a r - ' r o u nd h o t el l e g i o n. All m o d e rn c o n v e n i e n c e s. All o u t s i de r o o m s. \V. <>. H o l d e n, M g r. ( ) (( I I ) E \ T A I, H O T EL M u s k e g o n, M i d i. Co r o o m s. H ot a nd cold 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. K d w a rd ii. S w e e t, M a n a g e r. FOR SALE—At the 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. Beat. $2.00 and postage. C ON K L IN Fountain Pens G. J. ROUSER DRUG GO. ,m^ma^i^i^j^^:^;^^m^^&g For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record iOahirrnrp $c Han Utarnt •printing (Hompany 210-212 N o r th G r a nd Ave., L a n s i ng v»i7S\1ir*Al^"A8\^/S\XA»\lr/'*\ty(»Yv*\'-?:*v:(* THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 DEPARTMENTAL NOTES. C. W. Bennett from Kentucky State University and C. F. Murphy of Penn sylvania State College, who are to be in the botany de graduate assistants p a r t m e nt year, during have arrived on the campus. coining the the t a k i ng officers' in August, Dr. Lyman has been busy d u r i ng the summer examining v e t e r i n a r i a ns for the the officers' reserve corps for army. E x a m i n a t i o ns have been held every F r i d ay afternoon and of over seventy-five v e t e r i n a r i a ns the examinations, about sixty have been given commissions. Dr. Lyman is the "state examiner re for In the veterinary course, serve corps. seventeen which started students have enrolled. .These consist of about seven seniors and ten under represent about all of classmen and the students in these classes who could interest a r r a n ge twenty-six grad ing fact uates to date from the v e t e r i n a ry de p a r t m e nt all but eight have been com missioned as v e t e r i n a r i a ns in the reg ular a r my or the officers' reserve corps. of the Clive R. Magee, graduate University of Missouri, lately teaching at Cameron, Missouri, comes to M. A. farm C. is J. R. Duncan crops department. t h at department also an addition and will aid in the corn campaign in extension work as well as serve as an assistant to become assistant to return. that of in farm crops. It is an t he the in in the girls of Professor F r e n ch announces t h at all the 1917 class who of cared to teach were located in schools is consid early ered unusual since t h at time a large n u m b er were without po sitions. Practically all will teach do mestic science. in September. last year at This S M I T H - P I CK WELL. Announcement has re ceived of the m a r r i a ge of George Ed ward Smith to N. Irene Pickwell on J u ne 27, at Medina, N. Y. been j u st WAXDELL-BEN XKTT. Mysse L, Bennett, '11, and E d m u nd P. Wandell, '11, were m a r r i ed August 21 at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wan dell is now a t t e n d i ng the second offi cers' t r a i n i ng camp at F o rt Sheridan t h at Mrs. Wan and is understood dell intends to continue her teaching in the Grand Rapids schools. it ARMSTKOXG-DODGE. The wedding of Sophia Dane Dodge, '14, and Corwin C. A r m s t r o ng took place at the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k l in L. Dodge, in Lansing, August 11. Mrs. Arm strong was honored with an unusual n u m b er of pre-nuptial affairs. Mr. A r m s t r o ng was instructor in the Eng lish department in 1914 and 1915. He is now employed with the J. H. Moores Company, Lansing. 1 £# Alumni Notes & 1 I .1 ;3SS5 8MZE?JMZfci ASSESS tt&RV^XRS^ '00. Bertha Malone, who has been a stu dent at the University of California, has r e t u r n ed and is teaching German this year in the N o r t h e rn high school, Detroit. Her address is 131 E l m h u r st Ave. '03. Mary Adelaide Smith, '99-'02, teaching ing at 101 Luzerne Apt. in Seattle, Washington, is liv '05. R. E. F e r g u s on real estate business address the in Lansing. His is 108 Pennsylvania Ave. S. is engaged in '07. W. E. Piper has been from San Diego, California, head office of Co., at Wilmington, Delaware. transferred the to the Hercules Powder the Birum G. Campbell, who for three and one-half years has been assistant general m a n a g er of Springfield Gas and Electric Co. and the Spring field Consolidated Railway Co., Spring field, 111., began duties J u ly 10, 1917, as general m a n a g er of the Michigan Light Co. and Consumers Power Co. at Pontiac, Michigan. '09. Grace Martin, who has been spend ing the past year at h er home in De troit, has accepted a position at Boyne City as science teacher of domestic and art. •10. R. G. Voorhorst h as t a k en the posi tion in the F l i nt schools left vacant by E. J. Smith, '15, who has entered mili tary service. ' i t. Alexander MacVittie is leaving his in the Bay City high school position to become county agent of Tuscola county. ('13) Powell Another very letter has interesting to the RECORD from Ralph and come from Maude Nason they Changsha, H u n a n, China, where are connected with the school known as "Yale in China." Powell is teach i ng physics and devotes most of his language. spare to learning He now has about one-fourth of the 1,000 characters of the alphabet learn ed. Mrs. Powell has mastered 800. time the We have just been notified by G. G. Robbins, '04, t h at R. J. Wadd has been made m a n a g er of the Chicago office of the Shepard Electric Crane & Hoist Co. first F. A. Stone has received a commis sion as lieutenant of engineers and reported August 26 for the engi t r a i n i ng camp at Ft. Leaven neers worth, Kas. P. W. Mason, assistant professor of entomology at P u r d u e, was a campus visitor early September. W i th Professor Troop, Mason has j u st had published through the experiment sta tion a bulletin, "Some Common Gar den Insects." in '13. Merl Russell has removed from Ish- Park, Mich., in peming ' w h e re he has accepted a position the schools. to Highland Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bauer were campus visitors early in September. This was Bauer's first visit to the cam pus since graduation. He is working for the Detroit Edison Co., at Wyan dotte, Mich., address 178 Poplar St. A. C. Mason, who has been connect ed with the federal horticultural board along the Mexican border, called at the college with his brother, P. W. Mason, '12. Mason expects to be called to a cantonment in Texas for service with the national army. '14. Almira B r i m m er h as r e t u r n ed is teaching Iowa and of B i r m i n g h a m. Michigan. from the schools in A. B. Branch, e, is a member of the firm, Southern E n g i n e e r i ng Co. at Royal Oak, Mich. He is also engineer for the d e p a r t m e nt of public works there. Ellen Thompson, who been teaching domestic science and a rt in the Cheboygan schools, has accepted a similar position the coming year. in Owosso has for M. A. Russell, who has been teach ing at South Haven during the past, year, has just accepted a position as the supervisor schools of Minotola, N. J. H. V. Kit tle, fill his place at South Haven during the coming year. a g r i c u l t u re '17, will of in laboratory part of left T. G. Yunker, who has been an as sistant to Dr. Coons in the plant path the summer ology vacation, has the University of Illinois, where he will continue his pathologv. advanced work Mrs. Yuncker is '15) also t a k i ng work at the university. in plant ( E t h el Claflin, for B e r t r am Giffels ant in infantry, O. R. C. '15. is a second lieuten H. J. Field has r e t u r n ed from West Virginia and d u r i ng the coming year will have charge of a g r i c u l t u re in t he Flushing, Mich., schools. Lieut. Don C. McMillan, of the 31st Michigan Infantry, stopped off in E a st L a n s i ng September .24 en route from the national g u a rd camp at Grayling to the encampment at Waco, Texas. E. M. Harvey is in the list of grad uates of the Army Aviation "Ground School" of the University of Ohio on Sept. 8. Harvey was a campus visitor the "Air School" before abroad. leaving for 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. as domestic science teacher Ethel Casterton '16. Sadie Bates has accepted a position in Flint. is teaching during in Tuscon, Arizona. been teaching H a r r i et Anderson, who has teaching at E a st Jordan, domestic science at Lake Linden. the present year is A. L. Olson, who has been teaching in Munising during the past year, has the appointment as county accepted agent in Alger county. His place at Munising is being filled by S. J. Cul ver, '17. in the botany department W. K. Makemson has completed h is work for master's degree and left September 13 for Washington. D. C, where he has just been appointed to the position of in the bureau of chem micro-analyst in istry. His work will be in food vestigation in connection with the ad ministration of pure food laws. '17. Janice Morrison sends her new ad dress as 114 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, Mich. G. L. Dietrich is computer with the Illinois Central Railway, Chicago, with residence at 914 Wilson avenue. is an electrical engineer with the Denver Gas & Elec is 1139 tric Light Co. His address S. Pearl St., Denver. Galen M. Glidden A. E. Bayliss, who has been em the M. C. R. R., is now the State Highway Department. 310 Y. ML C. A., Lansing, ployed with with Address Mich. G. A. Himebaugh has j u st passed the examination for the aviation sec tion, O. R. C. and writes from Lowell. Mich., for camp in a few weeks, t h at he expects to s t a rt E r n e st J. Frye, whose permanent address is now is Caledonia, Mich., with the New York Central F r u it In spection service. Address c/o Room 352. New York Central Terminal Bldg., Rochester, X. Y. Emily Castle, h, has been engaged the Old National Bank of Grand by for Rapids as canning demonstrator Kent county. She is working under iln> direction of Kent County F a rm demon Bureau. Attendance at strations has already passed the 5,000 mark. her is at Viroqua. and E d w a rd B. Benson supervising tbe growing Wis., harvesting of fifty acres of pickles. Guy A. Xewlon is farming at Roch is with F. A. Bur is one for ester, Mich; He nett, Stonyhurst Dairy, which of Detroit. three producing certified milk Richard Sullivan has changed his address from 914 Wilson avenue, Chi cago, to U. S. S. Massachusetts, c/o Postmaster, New York City. Sulli the ship Massa van's assignment chusetts completion of follows t r a i n i ng at the Great Lakes T r a i n i ng Station, Chicago. to his Be Patriotic — Carry Small Parcels—Start Now! ills Dry Goods Co. s E E D S H A R RY E. SAIER W I TH ' 1 1. SEEDSMAN—FLORIST Michigan Grown Garden and Greenhouse Seeds 109-111 E. Ottawa St. LANSING - - MICHIGAN s E E D S A in Falls Cleverest Fashions Dresses of Serge and Silk . $10"$I6.50--$18--$3Q Beautiful dresses for ladies and misses. Simple lines, new fitted waist line, some coat styles, and new side s k i rt draping. Georg ette sleeves and collars on many. G e o r g e t te W a i s ts Georgette crepe blouses in all new suit shades, white and flesh. Beautiful combination of colors —embroidered, beaded and plain from $5.95 to $20.00. Silk P e t t i c o a ts A very special number at $5.95. E x t ra good quality of taffeta and beautiful styles and colors. assortment of cTW. zA. C. ASSOCIATION to Alumni and n [ n W I O [ O L li I J UL former Students D u es $ 2 . 00 A n n u a l ly i Half a cent a day) The MONEY To maintain an office. To keep records of all living and dead IS S P E NT alumni and former students. To publish the RECORD, a weekly pa per that aims to keep M. A. C. folks in touch. To organize, inform and help local M. A. C. associations. To publish Alumni Directories. To inspire and inform graduates and others everywhere. Thus far the College has had to do the Associa these things because tion was unable. Now we are to be self-supporting and the SERVICE we render M. A. C. is only limited by the funds you provide. Ws M. A. C. Association "We Are Answerable to the People" A S MERCHANTS of a great public necessity, is "answerable" **• Hoover-Bond and them — answerable beauttj. comfort, durability and money-saving who buy furniture organization to that bears the name. represents the the people the those for of H o o v e r — B o nd Co. COMAKERS OF H A P PY H O M ES Lansing, Michigan New Tussing Building