VOL. XXIII. DECEMBER 21, 1917. No. 14. UM. A. C. Cannot Live On Her Past— a c What Will Ton Do For Her Future V 3 R ECOD D County Agents' Conference. College Hall Committee Named. Last Survivor of '61 Passes. Basket Ball. 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 THE 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 RY 223 W a s h. A v e. N. B o o k s, F i ne S t a t i o n e r y, E n g r a v ed C a l l ing- C a r d s, F o u n t a in P e n s, P i c t u r e s, F r a m e s, L e d g e r s, F i l i ng C a b i n e ts a nd G e n e r al Office S u p p l i e s. B L U D E A U, S E I B E RT & G A T ES B o o k b i n d e rs F i le B o x e s, M ap M o u n t i n g s, E t c. C i t i z e ns P h o ne N o. 3019. Cor. W a s h i n g t on A v e. a nd A l l e g an St. L O U IS B E CK CO. 112 W a s h. A v e. N. B e st in C l o t h es f or M en a nd B o y s. J. E. S T O F F E R, D. D. S. Office 203-5 C i ty N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. A u t o m a t ic p h o ne 2361 B e ll p h o ne 61 A L L EN & DE K L E I NE P R I N T I NG CO. 128-130 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 ng 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. B e ll 1094 A u t o m a t ic 3436 S p e c i al c a re g i v en to M. A. C. a nd i ts s t u d e n t s. E L E C T R I C A L, 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 E l e c t r i c a l. 117 M i c h i g an E. H. K O S I T C H EK & B R O S. 113 N. 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 d. V. P r i ce T a i l o r - M a de S u i ts a nd O v e r c o a ts ( F a s h i on P a rk C l o t h e s) ( S t y le P l u s, $17 a nd $21) P A G E L S EN & S P E N C ER P a t e n t s, P a t e nt L a w, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 C h a m b er of C o m m e r ce B l d g ., D e t r o i t, M i c h i g an E. N. P a g e l s e n, '89 L. M. S p e n c e r, '06 F o r m e r ly E x a m i n e rs U. S. P a t e nt Office. S I L AS E. C H A M P E, ' 0 6 a, A t t o r n ey at L aw 71 W a s h i n g t on B l v ' d, D e t r o i t, M i c h i g an C h e r ry 4511 S M I TH P O U L T RY & E GG CO. C o m m i s s i on M e r c h a n ts S o l i c it c o n s i g n m e n ts in P o u l t ry — V e al — E g gs G uy H. S m i t h, '11 W e s t e rn M a r k e t, D e t r o i t. G O O D E L L, Z E L IN C. ( F o r e s t r y, M. A. C. '11) I n s u r a n ce a nd B o n ds of E v e ry K i nd i n s u r ed If y ou h a v e n 't y o ur b e t t er s ee or w r i te G o o d e ll a g o od p r o p o s i t i o n. L a n s i n g- I n s u r a n ce A g e n c y, I n c ., 208-212 C a p i t al N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. a b o ut s a l a r y, T HE B I R N EY E L E C T R IC CO. 119 E. Mich. A v e. L eo J. H u g h e s, V i ce P r e s ., W i th C l a ss of ' 1 5. 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 m 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 I N N EY & A L L EN L a n s i ng B a t t e ry S h op 109 N. G r a nd Ave., L a n s i n g. E. E. K i n n e y, '15—S. C. A l l e n, '14. 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 U EL L. K I L B O U R N E, ex>'61 L a w y er 214% W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. L a n s i n g, M i c h. C O R Y E LL N U R S E RY B i r m i n g h a m, M i c h. 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 r a i se a We 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 I. R. J. C o r y e l l, C o r y e l l, '14, s e c 'y a nd t r e a s u r e r. D A V I S' Q U A L I TY I CE C R E A M. food. N ot a f a d, b ut a 110 G r a nd A v e. S. A. G. B I S H OP F r e n ch D ry C l e a n e r s, D y e rs a nd T a i l o rs 114-16 W a s h t e n aw St. W. B o th P h o n e s. J. I I. L A R R A B EE 325 S. W a s h i n g t on A v e. S p o rt S h o p — A t h l e t ic G o o ds of A ll K i n d s. H. H. L A R N ED C h i n a, G l a ss a nd L a m ps 10S W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. WE HAVE THE Perfection Oil Heater GET ONE TO USE UN TIL F U R N A CE T I ME Norton's Hardware Co. East Lansing Directory D R. O S C AR H. B R U E G EL Cor. M i c h i g an A v e. a nd G r a nd R i v er Ave., E a st L a n s i n g. H o u r s: 7 to 8:30 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' p h o ne 3244. " H A N K" A ND " F R A N K" Y o ur b a r b e rs f or t he l a st five y e a r s. P o o l, B i l l i a r d s, C i g a r s. In t he 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 R O OM S e r v i ce a la c a r t e. 318 A b b o tt A v e ., E a st L a n s i n g. HARVEY PHOTO S H OP P O R T R A I TS K i n ds P h o t o g r a p h ic W o rk All We Do F r a m i ng E. M. Harvey 1915. J. H. Pratt Mgr. ABBOT AVE. Fountain Pens W a t e r m a n ' s, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, a ll g u a r a n t e ed AT College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line $f Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Suppliet. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERo T ML 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, D E C E M B ER 2 1, 1 9 1 7. N O. 14 VOL.. X X I I I. RADIO COURSE BEGUN. Seventy students at M. A. C. are signed up for a new course in wire less telegraphy w h i c h - is being given under the direction of the U. S. Signal Corps. Only students who are regis tered in the draft are allowed to take the t he course. At up course, which covers a twenty-week period, the m en will be given a certi ficate which will transfer from field service to the signal work when they a re called to the camps. t he end of them and technical m i l i t a ry throughout t h at The work given here is practically the same as is given in H a r v a rd and the other schools and col m a ny of It leges is the country. the work will expected cover forty-six "hours a week when about includes thoroughly planned out. This twenty hours of operating ten t r a i n i ng h o u rs of which is necessary . to become thor oughly acquainted with the duties of t he wireless operator in military ser vice. There will also be lectures, lab oratory work, quizzes, and some Sat urday field work. Besides t he simple operation of t he machine, the lectures will include construction and repair ing of various sorts of electrical ma chinery. The east t he is It room of E n g i n e e r i ng Shop 1. type of mod equipped with the best ern a p p a r a t us recommended by t he Army Signal Corps. Possibly a Fed eral permit will allow the use of aer If not, t he ials for wireless work. practice obtained sending mes from sages only a short distance will be as valuable, but not as interesting, The college credits the work have not been decided upon. laboratory occupies to be given for Mr. Paul G-. Andres, a former mem ber of the class of '15, h as charge of t he work. Besides his technical work at M. A. C, he h as had several years of practical experience electrical and wireless work. in M. A. C. MUSICAL SOCIETY GIVES "MESSIAH". A real t r e at was offered college mu lovers on Sunday afternoon De sic cember 14 when the combined musical organizations of the community ren dered the classic oratorio, Handel's Messiah, one of the best concerts ever given in t he armory. The audience completely filled the armory and were appreciative. T he chorus especially of 100 voices and t he orchestra of college and E a st L a n s i ng musicians were assisted by Mrs. E s t h er Phillips Searle, Toy, soprano; Mrs. A r t h ur contralto; Mr. Clyde Nichols, tenor; Mr. H. Whorlow Bull, basso, and Miss Mabel Leffler at t he piano. The solo solos the ists with t he dignity, serenity and deep feeling which they demand. interpreted beautiful Director Abel and t he different or ganizations of the Musical Society a re to be complimented on the success of took every the concert. The chorus in its volume, good one by surprise attack and t he spirit with which it sang and t he work of t he orchestra was a subject of much favorable com m e nt in their r e n d e r i ng of t he diffi cult accompaniments of t he Messiah. t h at is t he hope of t he society t he "Messiah" m ay become an a n n u al event at t he C h r i s t m as season. The large audience a nd the appreciation shown the first a n n u al oratorio should the movement for coming encourage years. It The Musical Society is a r r a n g i ng for five concerts next term. COLLEGE HALL COMMITTEE NAMED. P r e s i d e nt P r u d d en h as named t he is to following committee from t he M. A.„ C. Association to work in co-operation with the college building committee in the rebuilding of College Hall. The committee of H e n ry consist '74, of Detroit, F r a nk F. Rog Haigh, '85, Prof. A. C. Anderson, '06, and ers, C. W. McKibbin, '11. Every member of the committee has been chosen for his fitness to u n d e r t a ke the work with the exception of the last named. Pos sibly he. was chosen as publicity agent to let the alumni know w h at t he rest of the committee are doing. Mr. H a i g ht is an experienced build state financier; Mr. Rogers, er, and is an experi highway commissioner, constructionist, enced engineer and practical and Prof. Anderson a builder h a v i ng supervised the build ing of the dairy building and t he E a st Lansing school. is in The State Board its December meeting formally accepted t he commit Sketch plans are being prepared tee. and final plans to have it and details worked out to present to the board at its J a n u a ry meeting. is hoped NEW GYMNASIUM TO BE FOR MALLY OPENED MARCH 2. Upon the promise of t he contractors for the completion of the gymnasium, plans are being made by the athletic to hold a formal opening department and house w a r m i ng of the new build ing at the time of the University of Michigan basketball game on March 2. The University of Michigan game is one of the biggest on the schedule and should be a big d r a w i ng card for lov ers of basketball. to have special exercises for the opening besides the game. The details will be announced is planned later. It SHORT COURSE REUNION JAN. 15 AND 16. of short Director Ashley Berridge h as two objects: table discussion of an nounced a reunion of course to be held J a n u a ry 15 and students 16 in connection with the F a rm Crops convention and t he m e e t i ng t he Michigan Breeders and F e e d e r s' Asso idea ciation. The reunion m e e t i ng h as F i r st of in view t he all a round labor problem in order t h at some idea of t he labor situation m ay be gotten for the coming year; second, the band ing of all short course men into an to t he M. A. C. organization similar them Association for Such an or selves and the college. ganization will be of infinite benefit to the college in lending organized as farm sistance problems in Michigan. It is particu larly desired by t he farm crops de p a r t m e nt who a re seeking t he aid of the organization for i n t e r e s t i ng m en t h r o u g h o ut pedigreed grain and seeds. the benefit of in meeting the state practical in the Twenty-five h u n d r ed invitations have been sent out to former short course students. The men of present short course will take an active p a rt in t he program, the short course or chestra being scheduled furnish music for the farm crops banquet on the evening of J a n u a ry 15, which will be open to all r e t u r n i ng short course men. to The F a rm Crops Convention is to be held J a n u a ry 15 and 16 and the Michigan Breeders and Feeders Asso: ciation J a n u a ry 16-18. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD THE M. A. C. RECORD. ALBERT FULLER ALLEN, '61. Published every Friday during the Col lege Year by the Michigan Agri cultural College Association. Entered as second-class matter October 30, 1916, at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan, under Act of March 3, 1879. the C. W. McKIBBIN, '11, Managing Editor. MEMBERSHIP IN THE M. A. C. ASSO CIATION WHICH INCLUDES SUB SCRIPTION TO THE RECORD, $2.00 P ER YEAR. Memberships may be paid for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. MAKE THEM PAYABLE TO THE M. A. C. ASSOCIATION. FRIDAY DECEMBER 2^, 1917 In the the class. THE FIRST in 1913 Allen alone h as CLASS. The death of Albert Fuller Allen of the class of 1861 takes last sur vivor of the first g r a d u a t i ng class of M. A. C. Since the death of Adams re Bayley mained of looking up the records of the first class, we find t h at every m an responded to the call of President Lincoln, and enlisted on them, the side of the North, three of Allen, Beebe and Hollister, entering Capt. E. P. Howland's E n g i n e e rs on the same day, Sept. 16, 1861. The class records of these m en show they were excused from classes Sept. 13 to enter m i l i t a ry service. them and The entire class petitioned the fac ulty for leave to enter the army with diplomas allowed their re quest was granted. Two of the num ber died during the war, Benham at Beaufort, N. C, July 3, 1864, after record, m a k i ng a splendid military .and Dickey, who was killed in action at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. The oth ers r e t u r n ed to the task of rebuilding t he nation. the Their spirit of loyalty and patriot ism was noble, their action befitting a nd well becoming first class of the first of American Land Grant col for leges. They established a m a rk the Morrill Act the institutions of nation t h at all may be proud of. And they have set an example for M. A. C. m en a nd women—an example of service the nation, of patriotism, of sacrifice for the r i g ht t h at was the real beginning of M. A. C. ideals. to In their spirit and in their action and to follow may ever hold before the class of their example t h at have followed the classes a re t h em as 1861. * * * We hope t h at every one of the big M. A. C. family may enjoy a happy holiday season. A Merry Christmas a nd Happy New Year! T he next issue of the RECORD will appear J a n u a ry 4. the The death of Albert Fuller Allen, first last survivor of 1861, the the class at M. A. C. and until now oldest living g r a d u a te of the college, occurred November 24 at his home in Vinland, Kansas. Mr. Allen had suf fered several years of ill health, but was confined few days before his death. He was nearly 81 years of age. Mrs. Allen, his wife, writes retained his mental vigor in a r e m a r k a b le m a n n er until his to his bed only a last sickness. t h at he records the w ar he from Mr. Allen entered M. A. G. 7, Manchester, Michigan, on April 1858, and show the college t h at he was excused for military ser vice on September 13, 1861. He served in Capt. E. P. Howland's engineers from September 16, 1861, to J a n u a ry 8, 1862, t h en entering another organ returned ization. After to M. A. C. as farm foreman and held from 1866 until 1868. this position the Beginning in t a u g ht in 1868 he ten Michigan schools for a period of years, and became a member of the executive board of t he State Grange. A to Vinland, Kansas, where he has been actively engaged in farming until recently. He is survived by one son and his wife. In the picture of the class of 1861 page, Mr. the in left t he opposite the later he moved t h i rd from little is printed on Allen lower row. COUNTY AGENTS CONFERENCE. club a t t e n d i ng in session Between sixty and seventy-five coun ty agents, home demonstration agents, leaders prospective appointees, and extensionists are the County Agricultural Agents Confer agricultural in ence this building this week. The program year is much more extensive t h an in previous years and because of its war tone is being listened to with unusual enthusiasm and interest by all of the agricultural workers. the five-minute A very pleasant social The meeting convened Monday aft ernoon with an address by President Kedzie on "Michigan's Good F o r t u n e" and was followed by talks by the county agents on "My Biggest Problem." Tuesday afternoon Direc tor Baldwin gave a splendid address on the policy of the extension depart in relation to the winter work. m e nt feature of the conference was the conservation dinner in the woman's building Tues day evening. Needless to say it was well attended by conferees and the col lege staff. The menu was conserva tion personified and elo quently t h at the home economics divi sion is able to practice w h at it preach es in food substitutes, and the saving of foods needed by the armies. Fish, potato bread and barley fruit salad a nd p u m p k in pie, all prepared in strictly style, were conservation very tastily served by t he girls of the told very rolls, in of the W a r; '81, toastmaster, the W a r; Dean White building. Following the meal, which was particularly good. State Leader Mumford introduced Hon. Jason Wood man, to conduct a strictly w ar program. Director Bald to The Extension Di win responded to vision in the Women's P a rt and Miss A nn Barrows of Washington, D. C, and Miss Margaret J u s t i ne both told the Home Demonstration Agents' p a rt in the war. Other speak '08, C. L. Nash, ers were R. G. Carr, '09, and C. H. Knopf, '11, and E. C. '15, both of whom are Mandenburg, leaving extension work the third Officers T r a i n i ng Camp at Camp Custer. O. S. F i s h er of the U. S. De p a r t m e nt of Agriculture gave a short talk on the w ar work of the depart ment, and President Kedzie spoke on the College and the war. The pro gram was terminated with t he singing of Alma Mater. to enter One of the finest speeches delivered before the conference was t h at of Rob ert D. Graham of the State Board Wednesday afternoon on the war time duty of the county agent. is the the agents feature of program The conference meetings will con through F r i d ay afternoon. A tinue entire noteworthy the week's conference large part which them selves take in the meetings, the many of opportunities for free the com problems mittee conferences on almost every phase of the work. From this feature alone the conference will be the most productive of beneficial results to the the biggest and best of agents, and those yet held. discussion them and facing The M. A. C. agents a t t e n d i ng the meeting a r e: R. J. Baldwin, '04, C. B. Cook, '88, J. W. Weston, '14, E. P. Robinson, '09, C. L. Nash, '09, C. H. Knopf, '11, E. L. Kunze, '12, C. '14, Benj. T. Pattison, V. Ballard, '12, R. G. Hoopingarner, '09, Jason Woodman, '81, C. L. Coffeen, '12, F r a nk Sandhammer, '13, L. R. Walker, '15, E. B. Hill, '15, H. L. Bar- num, '15, R. G. Carr, '08, D. L. Hager- '17, C. L. man, '13, C. M. Kidman, '04, J. M. Wendt, Brody, '13, O. I. Gregg, '07, A. L. Olsen, 16, M. A. Leach, '17, E. C. Fowler, '07, Alex Mac- Vittie, '11, B. F. Beach, '15, C. L. Rose, J. '11, Jesse Stutsman, Cook, '12, E. B. More, '16, Don Meeker, '17, Keats Vin- ing, '13, Seidel, '17, E d na Smith, '03, E s t h er Keating, '16, Grace Hitchcock, '15, Clara Waldron, '13, Laverne Jones, '16, Clara Rogers, '14, Marguerite Erickson, '15. '17, Sidney Smith, '15, Wesley BASKETBALL SCHEDULE AN NOUNCED. Immediately following Thanksgiv ing basketball workouts were begun and with two pre-season games to be played before the new, year the squad is working h a rd into shape. to round itself THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 FOOTBALL AWARDS MADE. *> •: j • » fl 1 .>* r \ r- t> -1 E3 c ^H O * * r B"** *'" ^y^ jV • i R r •§ 4 i 1 f *r'**jM 1 « 1 'ik 1 '* ^JL : •* | ^ K J v. 115*^ mM T HE F I R ST GRADUATING CLASS 1861. m ?c * i* f* Left to right, top row: L a r n ed V. Beebe, Gilbert A. Dickey, Adams Eayley; seated, H e n ry D. Benham, A l b e rt N. Prentiss, Albert F. Allen, and Charles E. Hollister. The photograp h was m a de from an oil p a i n t i ng en largement of an old daguerreotype. T he picture has been h a n g i ng the library for a n u m b er of years. in t he t he Like team, football r a n ks of the basketeers have been badly de pleted, Captain Murray being the only m an here from last year's team. The new men who are showing ability at forward are Brigham, one of the s t ar j u n i or class forwards of last year's last year's team, and J o hn Barr, of all-fresh last year's all-fresh team, is being played at Center. The m en who are showing and up best at g u a rd a re G a r r a tt team, last year's all-fresh K u r tz of last from and Doscher. Coleman, year's being also is played at guard. team. Higbee, also of junior team, t u r n ed o ut A number of men from the football for squad have not yet the necessity practice on account of time to their studies of giving extra the term, but a re ex at the end of pected out at the beginning of next term. Among these are Archer, a sub- forward of a guard; Kellogg, a forward of t he all- fresh team last year, and Bassett, also a forward. F r a n s o n, year; last The squad, although green, is show the ing rapid improvement and after in two pre-season games should be shape for the contest with Michigan, The two games are with exceptionally t he Detroit Y. M. 0. strong having been r u n n e rs up for the state championship last year. Coach Gau- thier is very optimistic over the early showing of t he squad, t h at they will m a ke up for their greenness s t a t i ng teams, their desire by in and work and their eagerness to learn the game. to get The schedule: Dec. 28.—Y. M. Order at Detroit. Dec. 29.—U. of Detroit at Detroit. J a n. 4.—Camp Custer Officers at East Lansing. J a n. 5.—Grand Rapids Y. M. C. A. at Grand Rapids. J a n. 11.—University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. J a n. 18.—Hope College at Holland. J a n. 19.—Open. J a n. 25.—St. Johns University at Toledo. J a n. 26.—Detroit Y. M. C. A. at De troit. Feb. 1.—Notre Dame University at E a st Lansing. Feb. 7.—Notre Dame University at South Bend, Ind. Feb. 8.-—Northwestern College at Napierville, 111. Feb. 9.—Illinois Athletic Club at Chicago. Feb. 16.—Camp Custer Enlisted Men's Team at E a st Lansing. Feb. 22.—Hope College at E a st Lan sing. March 2.—University of Michigan at E a st Lansing. March 9.—Detroit Y. M. C. A. at E a st Lansing. the new gymna It was hoped t h at for basketball sium would be ready games b ut be not it will probably available until the last two games of t he schedule. the to give to m e m b e rs of At a recent meeting of the Board of Control of the athletic d e p a r t m e nt the customary it was voted varsity the awards squad of a w a r ds fifteen men. The consist of a varsity sweater, a picture the new mem of team, h a ts for bers of the team and a gold football watch fob for Captain Coryell. Seven in members of the squad who played games but were not considered eligi the regular a w a r ds are to be ble for given silver football o r n a m e n ts engraved with the word, " S u b s t i t u t e ," The the scrub squad will be given silver footballs engraved 1921 n u m e r al sweat "1917 Scrubs." ers will be given to seventeen mem bers of the all-fresh squad. twenty m en of fob THE WEEK'S APPOINTMENTS. E. M. Harvey, '15, 1st Lieut. Aviation Sec. S. C, U. S. F l y i ng Field, Hemp stead, L. I. R. A. Runnells, '16, 1st Lieut. Aux. Remount Depot, Camp Meade, Md. '18, 2d Lieut. Bat. A, 119th F. A., Camp MacAr- thur, Texas. Ralph G. Strope, with F r a nk VanHalteren, with '17, 1st L t, H e a d q u a r t e rs Brigade, 57th F. A., Camp MacArthur, Texas. H. C. Jarvis, with '19, 2d Lieut. H d r s. Co., 119th F. A., Camp MacArthur, Texas. A. L. McClellan, '17, 2d Lieut. 0. R. C. '15, 1st L i e u t, 126th Don McMillan, Inf., Camp MacArthur, Texas. K. W. Hutton, with '16, 2d Lieut. Bat. B, Camp MacArthur, Texas. Lieut. C. N. Winston, '16, Capt. C. A. C. Thomas W. Churchill, '15, 1st Lieut. V. C, National Army, West Point, N. Y. Harold P a r k s, with '18, 1st Lieut., 125th Inf., Camp MacArthur, Texas. '12, Sergeant Co. D, 328th H a r ry Taft, M. G. Bn., Camp Custer, Mich. WEDDINGS. SHELDON-RAYMOND. The wedding of H. W. Sheldon, '17, took a nd Miss E d na M. Raymond place at in the home of Monroe, Michigan, Saturday, Decem foreman ber 15. Sheldon is concrete a nd engineer for the River Raisin Paper Co. at Monroe. the bride ROE-OLDS. The wedding of Lieut. Clarence S. Roe, '11, and Miss Bernice E. Olds, daughter of R. E. Olds of L a n s i ng took place Wednesday evening, Dec. Lansing. 19, at from F t. Lieut. Roe the ceremony Leavenworth and after will rejoin his regiment. in is on furlough the Olds home ASHLEY-LAWRENCE. The m a r r i a ge of Major Amos A. Ashley, with '08, to Lela M. Lawrence 6 took place at the home of the bride's p a r e n ts in Lansing on S a t u r d ay noon, December 15. The wedding was a very quiet one and unexpected on the friends. large n u m b er of p a rt of a Major a nd Mrs. Ashley immedi left Texas, ately for Camp MacArthur, where Major Ashley is in command of a battalion of the 119th F. A., soon to leave for F r a n c e. Bi UTOX-WILL. The wedding of Clare Burton, took place '17, in and Miss Grace Will Hastings, December 8. Burton is as sisting the county agent in emergency demonstration work in Allegan county. THE M. A. C. RECORD. California is doing h er " B i t" help ing along with t he Liberty Loan a nd I am s u re t h at every M. A. C. A l u m n us is also doing t he same. We are Going to win and the boys from M. A. C. are going to help capture the Kaiser. Regards a nd best wishes, HARRY A. SCHUYLER, Leffingwell Rancho, Whittier, Calif. WITH THE COLORS. Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., Nov. 27, 1917. Dear E d i t o r: MEN IX SERVICE. The college is sending you the RECORD gratis in r e t u rn for your name a nd address. Keep us post ed of your in publication personal t h at your friends know w h at you a re doing. items the RECORD may location and send for let CORRESPONDENCE. Storrs, Conn., Dec. 12, 1917. Dear Sec.: Enclosed find check for $2.00 a nd best Christmas wishes for all M. A. C i t e s. This m ay be a little late but times and war prices we have w ar out here. A pig blushes here if you say hog. Glad to know old College Hall is to in sat have teachers and be restored. Let it stand forever memory of within students. its walls. Both the men who Most Sincerely yours, A. T. STEVENS, '93. Along with my RECORD came this sheet of blank paper. the h i nt a nd will use it Dear McKibbin and RECORD R e a d e r s: t h is week I get immediately. If the average reader of the RECORD is like myself, he grabs the paper as soon as it comes and scans its pages for news. Not long articles on com mon-place subjects but short, spicy ar ticles which tell a heap in a few words. I look t h r o u gh the Alumni Notes and especially u n d er '13, hoping to find t h e re something about die m e m b e rs of t he class who seem to have dropped from existence. the h e a d i ng of Geo. Hayes, '15, is also here on the ranch. George w a n ts you all to know t h at he h as some "Boy" in the family now. We have to take this for grant ed, however, as Mrs. Hayes and son have been, in t he E a st since George came to work here. We were a bit disappointed t h at M. A. C. didn't score in the Michigan game. However, we are still s t r o ng for they get started before the end of the season. the team a nd hope t h at in to develop calisthenics, Am here and happy. Only a private in Co. E, 25th Reg. of Engineers, and we a re p u t t i ng in full time every day, early m o r n i ng reveille, company drill, bayonet practice, guard long marches, football and ev duty, stal e r y t h i ng imaginable receive wart, efficient first class fare at meals, have sanitary living and sleeping barracks. Expect our company will sent the pond very soon. We a re across the spirit dis all eager played by all r e c r u i ts t h an it Is marvelous. E i g ht or wonderful, ten of us Alaskans m a de the great trip from the N o r t h l a nd hence. soldiers. We to go, and is more a nd be With kindest regards and earnest hope for success to dear old M. A. C. and all t h at it means, a s e r v a nt '16 R A L PH J. J O H X S O X, Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., 25th Reg. Eng. Co. E. P. S.—In Alfred H. Hunzicker's re lost cent death M. A. C. '16-Foresters a devoted friend and brother. His death will ever be mourned by his de voted comrades and friends. R. J. J. K I X X E Y, '19, PICKED FOR SPECIAL Dear Pres. Kedzie: SERVICE. You have probably heard by t h is time t h at I left school November 19th to join t he Signal Corps. I had con sidered this course for some time, but joined without notifying anyone out side of my I should have notified my class officers, but my mind was made up on short notice and I wanted to be sure of passing the ex aminations at Columbus, Ohio, before mentioning the fact. family. I passed several examinations and was sent to the depot company at this post. radio, visual At present my studies include teleg semaphore raphy, signalling. The work inter esting and comes in very useful with my previous work at school and in father's business. is very and I expect at present to be moved on labora somewhere special detached service tory, for electrical work, in F r a n c e. to a Six m en were picked from our com re two years' pany q u i r e m e nt being at college work. this service, the m a in least for 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 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 Bag-ley Avenue. NEW BURDICK HOTEL Kalamazoo, .Mich. Fire proof construction; 250 rooms, 150 rooms with private bath. European plan. $1.00 per day and up. T HE PARK PLACE HOTEL Traverse City, Mich. The of leading all-the-year-'round hotel the region. All modern con veniences. All outside rooms. W, O. Holden, Mgr. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL Muskegon, Mich. 150 rooms. Hot and cold water and telephone in every room. European plan, $1.00 and up. Edward R. Sweet, Manager. FOR SALE—At the secretary's office the following publications: Michigan Bird Life, by Prof. Walter B. Barrows. 60 cents and postage. History of Michigan Agricultural College, by Dr. W. J. Beal. $2.00 and postage. C O N K L IN Fountain Pens G. J. ROUSER DRUG CO. For 21 Years Printers of the M. A . C. Record iCahirenr? & Han I n mt Printing (Enmnang 210-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing i ^ i i ^ i ^ i ^ i r ^ i ^ i i ^ ^ i ^ i r ^ i ^ x ^ r^ This should prove to be a very good chance for promotion as well as very interesting work. I hope in some way I m ay be al lowed to re-enter school at t he close of service. I r un across M. A. C. m en every where I go a nd certainly t he college is well represented in the pres ent conflict. t h i nk Sincerely yours, RAYMOND C. K I N N E Y, '19. F o rt Woods, New York. ^ Picked up on the Campus | T AU BETA PI HONORS SEVEN. The honor engineering fraternity, Tau Beta Pi, initiated seven m e m b e rs last week. The initiation was followed by a banquet at t he Wildwood. The new m en a r e: Seniors, G. H. Brig- ham, T. C. Dee, W. 0. Dow, T. W. Keating, W. G. Retzlaff and S. T. Well- m a n; Junior, E. Osborne. initiated fraternity SCABBARD AND BLADE I N I T I A T E S. The Scabbard a nd Blade h o n o r a ry military eleven men into its r a n ks d u r i ng t he week. They a r e: Seniors, Major C. J. Over- meyer; Captains J. H. H a r m o n, R. A. Wilcox, R. L. Doyle, C. J. P e r r y, E. C. Fischer, L. Calrow a nd T. C. Dee; Juniors, L i e u t e n a n ts R. J. Liddicoat, R. T. Stevens a nd J. L. Engels. LOST—Small pearl b ar p in between Peoples' Church a nd North Grove St. to Mrs. Palm, F i n d er 354 N. Grove St. r e t u rn §[ &# Alumni Notes i# I '77. W. C. Latta, w r i t i ng from P u r d ue University, says, " t he best personal news I can give is my check for $2.00." '90. J. R. McColl was in E a st L a n s i ng December 15, in connection w i th the h e a t i ng equipment of t he E a st Lan sing school. '91. V. S. Hillyer is superintendent of construction for the Wisconsin-Minne sota Light & Power Co. H is address is E au Claire, Wis. '93. Dr. U. P. Hedrick was a week end visitor at t he home of h is brother, Dr. W. 0. Hedrick, while enroute from Geneva, N. Y., to t he University of Illinois, where he was delivering a lecture. '99. Waldo M. Ball is a traveling sales of Grand m an h a n d l i ng four lines THE M. A. C. RECORD. Rapids furniture. He h as two chil dren, one a boy of ten a nd t he other a small daughter. H is present ad dress is 208 Fuller Ave., Grand Rap ids, Mich. '02. An announcement from Washington, D. C, tells of the a r r i v al of M a r t ha Wakelee Carrier to Professor and Mrs. L y m an Carrier on November 12. •04. George C. Morbeck is associate pro fessor of forestry at Ames, Iowa. '05. E d dy J. Gunnison is mechanical en gineer for t he National Railway De vices Co.. Chicago. H is address is 3529 Keeler Ave. '06. E r n e st F. Smith writes of t he very sudden a nd unexpected death of h is wife on November 23. He is left with a small daughter, Priscilla, of two a nd a half years. '08. Lillah M. Haggerty in charge of the boarding club a nd is preceptress of E p w o r th Seminary, a very old Methodist school high of school grade for boys a nd girls. ( w i t h) is '10. Gordon Cavanagh writes t he follow ing: "I was disappointed to learn t h at the football season h ad proven some as w i n n i ng w h at unfruitful so far games was concerned, b ut t r u st t h at by next year with "Kaiser Bill" out of t he way, we will a n o t h er team." championship ' l l. F. L. T r ue is a t t e n d i ng the County this Agents' conference at t he college week. have H. E. Dennison who h as been farm ing at Fulton, N. Y., j u st arrived at E a st L a n s i ng to assist with the win ter's short courses in dairying. H e r b e rt Duthie is resident engineer for the F a r go E n g i n e e r i ng Co., on the construction of a steam power plant and small water power plant for t he Consumers' Power Co. H is address is c/o F a r go E n g i n e e r i ng Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. G. P. Springer is assistant professor of civil, engineering, Maryland State College, a nd h as some duties in con nection with extension engineering in the state of Maryland. He writes t h at at present he h as two sections of t he students in m i l i t a ry instruction science a nd is preparing to assist at t he U. S. Army Signal Corps school which is being opened there. H is ad dress is 2312 Woodridge St., N. E., Washington, D. C. for '12. G. V. Branch of the Bureau of Mar kets, Washington, D. C, is in charge of the project of city M a r k e t i ng a nd distribution. ' 1 3. A. J. R u n n e r, who is head of the d e p a r t m e nt of agriculture and instruc tor in m i l i t a ry science in t he Bay City high school, writes t h at he is t r y i ng to fill t he place held by MacVittie, '11, interesting. t he work very a nd finds • 7 t h at he saw Baldy Spencer He adds in Saginaw and t h at he seemed to be holding his own with everything but h is hair. '14. L. P. Dendell who h as been in Col orado on business for the Michigan Millers I n s u r a n ce Co., h as gone to California for a short vacation. F r a nk W. Schmidt is a s s i s t a nt chief engineer of t he B e a r i ng Sales Division of t he H y a tt Roller Bearing Co., Newark, N. J. H is ad dress is 52 Lincoln Ave. I n d u s t r i al R. R. Kittredge h as recently accept ed a position with t he government as government inspector of airplane wood and wooden p a r ts a nd is now station ed at Buffalo, N. Y. M. F. Paine, P e r r i n t o n, Mich., asks " W h at seems to be t he chief ailment of t he class of 1914, Mr. Secretary? There m u st be something or we would see more news of '14 in t he a l u m ni notes." teaching in J u ne a nd is in t he Greenville M. J. Paine writes t h at he concluded high In adds in township. Paine's address is R his school southern Gratiot t h at F. B. Himes, t h at 1, P e r r i n t o n, Mich. county. He '17, is farming f a r m i ng J. A. Somerville is j u n i or engineer with t he d e p a r t m e nt of public works and buildings, division of highways for the State of Illinois. H is present address is c/o R. L. Bell, District En gineer, Paris, 111. He writes t h at h is work consists of the supervision of brick a nd concrete highways a nd re inforced concrete bridges, t h at they are looking forward to t he state's passing on a $60,000,000 bond issue to construct 4,000 miles of road w i t h in the state. a nd ' 1 5. R. M. Roland ( D a d) is county agri cultural agent at Paoli, I n d. H. W. H u l b e rt is in t he farm crops d e p a r t m e nt of t he University of Idaho at Moscow. Roland W. Sleight is t r y i ng to do h is bit for t he a r my on t he farm n e ar Laingsburg. T. J. Smith t he Michigan is with Alakali Co. at the coke a nd gas p l a nt TYPEWRITERS N E W, SLIGHTLY USED AND R E BUILT T Y P E W R I T E RS At prices to suit. W r i te for complete catalog HAMMOND TYPEWRITER CO. 88 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich. 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. at Wyandotte, Mich. His address is 479 Biddle Ave. Verne Steward is county agricul tural agent of Albany county, Wyom ing, with headquarters at Laramie. He writes "The University of Wyom the ing, College of Agriculture and State Experiment Station are located here and give me special advantages for the work. I like the west very much; I have never seen such climate as we have here, even in Michigan." Florence M. Moore is teaching do mestic science in the Highland Park high school. Her address is 50 Peter- boro St., Detroit, Mich. '16. W. H. Betts is now a member of the American Expeditionary Forces, via New York. He writes, "We are going over to keep this old world working on M. A. C. ideals." F. I. Lankey is now cadet at the aviation ground school at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He ex pects to finish the course the latter part Of December, after which he will be transferred to a flying school. '17. G. C. White is teaching agriculture at Hastings, Mich. Harry J. Richards is employed in designing and detailing and cast work at Cadillac, Mich. His adress is Box 154. Lieut. L. H. Verschoor has been transferred the quartermasters' school at Jackksonville, Fla., where he reported November 20. to of plant Ralph J. Morgan is field agent for the U. S. Department of Agriculture industry, in the bureau Washington, D. C. . From his direc tions to send his mail to his home address at Geneva, Ohio, it is under stood that he is traveling about con siderable. C. L. Dietrich who is in the valua tion office of the engineering depart ment of the Illinois Central Railroad at Chicago, writes the following: "I am very glad that M. A. C. is having another fine year, in spite of the fact that it is quite generally a difficult one in the college world. As I saw the Northwestern game, I can say that our team still has their famous game- ness, which always shows the most against tremendous odds. It sure de lighted me to see that 'ole' spirit." •18. Harold A. Furlong (with) has been transferred from duty as instructor in calisthentics in the 341st F. A. to sim ilar duty with the 353d Inf., Camp Funston, Kansas. Lieut. Robt. Raven, Co. H, 161st Inf., is now numbered among the Ameri can Expeditionary Forces in France, via New York. Burton P. Daugherty, pharmacist and pathologist from the U. S. S. So lace, visited the campus Dec. 19 while leave. The Solace is a on a short hospital ship for the Atlantic fleet. His address is U. S. S. Solace, c/o Postmaster, N. Y. Mills Dry Goods Co. Buy what you need---don't stint- - - don't be wasteful. It sounds paradoxical, but is not. T h is store h as gone ahead as usual and restocked for t he coming season w i th t he necessities needful to P r i c es on its patrons. various things have risen, on others we have, by to foresight, been able p u r c h a se and keep the prices normal. Assort t h an m e n ts are better this year we ever and k n ow you will find that t he service of this store h as risen another notch — F O R W A R D. Mav we enjoy the pleasure of serving you this season? S E E D S H A R RY E. SAIER WITH ' 1 1. SEEDSMAN—FLORIST Michigan Grown Garden and Greenhouse Seeds 109-111 E. 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