VOL. XXIII. JANUARY 4, 1918. No. 15. ilM. A. C. Cannot Live On Her Past— c What Will You Do For Her Future?'1'1 JL X IJL^ JL \Jh\*^^% D ECOR D New Extension Control Policy. College Hall Committee Meets. December State Board Meeting. PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION EAST LANSING,MICH. 1 ALUMNI =Z DIRECTORY East Lansing Directory 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D I R E C T O RY L A N S I NG BUSINESS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M EN 'PHE 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 Wash. Ave. N. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Call ing' Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames, Ledgers, Filing1 Cabi nets and General Office Supplies. BLUDEAU, SEIBERT & GATES Bookbinders File Boxes, Map Mountings, Etc. Citizens Phone No. 3019. Cor. Washington Ave. and Allegan St. LOUIS 112 Wa Clothes BECK CO. sh. Ave. N. for Men and Boys. Best in J. E. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City Automatic phone National Bank Bldg. 2361 Bell phone 61 ALLEN & DE KLEI3VE PRINTING CO. 128-130 Ionia St. W. Printing, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Adding Machines, Programs, En- . graved Cards, Filing Cabinets, Sectional Book Cases. Bell 1094 Automatic 3436 Special care given to M. A. C. and its students. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CO. Electrical Contracting and Engineering. Dealers in E v e r y t h i ng Electrical. 117 Michigan E. H. KOSITCHEK & BROS. 113 N. Wash. Ave. The Home of Those Celebrated Ed. V. Price Tailor-Made Suits and Over coats (Fashion P a rk Clothes) (Style Plus, $17 and $21) PAGELSEN & SPENCER Patents, P a t e nt Law, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan E. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. Patent Office. SILAS E. CHAMPE, '06a, Attorney at Law 71 Washington Blv'd, Detroit, Michigan Cherry 4511 SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants Solicit consignments in Poultry — Areal — E g gs Guy H. Smith, '11 Western Market, Detroit. GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind salary, If you haven't insured your better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc., 208-212 Capital National Bank Bldg. T HE BIRNEY ELECTRIC CO. 119 E. Mich. Ave. Leo J. Hughes, Vice Pres., With Class of '15. A Variety of Fixtures for Students' Rooms—Students' Lamps and Livingston Bulbs. KINNEY & ALLEN Lansing Battery Shop 109 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. E. E. Kinney, '15—S. C. Allen, '14. Storage Batteries . and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, ex-'61 Lawyer 214% Washington Ave. S. Lansing, Mich. CORYELL NURSERY Birmingham, Mich. Growers of High Grade Ornamentals, We raise a large variety of vigorous stock for home grounds and public parks. Coryell, '14, secretary and treasurer. '84, president; Ralph I. R. J. Coryell, Coryell, '14, sec'y and treasurer. DAVIS' QUALITY ICE CREAM. Not a fad, but a food. 110 Grand Ave. S. A. G. BISHOP French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors 114-16 W a s h t e n aw St. W. Both Phones. J. H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of All Kinds. H. H. LARNED China, Glass and Lamps 10S Washington Ave. a 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. DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL Cor. Michigan Ave. and Grand River Ave., E a st Lansing. Hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 p. m. Citizens' phone 3244. Your barbers for "HANK" AND "PRANK" the Pool, Billiards, Cigars. last five years. In the new Dickson Building. WILDWOOD TEA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., E a st Lansing. H A R V EY PHOTO SHOP P O R T R A I TS All Kinds Photographic Work We Do Framing E. M. Harvey 1915. J. H. Pratt Mgr. ABBOT AVE. Fountain Pens g = S: $1 to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line s/' Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplie*. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERj, TI-IE, 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, J A N U A RY 4, 1 9 1 8. N O. lfl V O L. X X I I I. EXTENSION WORK UNDER NEW CONTROL. its its burdens to meet it by war work three years ago and The continued growth of the exten i n a u g u r a t i on sion division since recent some almost mushroomlike expansion nec essary placed the in production upon and conservation has emphasized the unwieldiness of the former governing body made up of the members of all branches of the college engaged in ex tension work, and has called forth a definite plan of control and adminis tration. Hereafter all extension work will be under the control of the Ex tension Council with an executive ex five members. tension committee of As recommended by the committee and approved by the State Board the fol lowing control policy will be carried out: The Extension Council to have the following m e m b e r s h i p: President of College, Director of Extension, Dean of Agriculture, Dean of Home Economics, Secretary of Heads of all college departments t he College, and which extension work The first five officers named in Extension Council shall compose executive extension committee. in is undertaken. the the All items of expenditure in the ex tension budget shall have the approval of the Extension Council. In the appointment extension specialists, the following method shall be followed: of the work d e p a r t m e nt T he head of in the to be done shall is which select the candidate subject to the ap proval of the dean of his division and latter the extension director. t r a n s m it shall appoint request to the president. m e nt Extension specialists shall The for to the head of sponsible m e nt the subject m a t t er for and to the extension director t he head of a d m i n i s t r a t i on of work in the field. the department, for re be the depart t a u g ht through the the following method In the establishment or revision of shall projects, be followed: The head of the depart m e nt concerned shall prepare project plan, or revise old project according to form established by the federal of fice. The project shall then be sub mitted to the extension director, who shall secure the approval of the dean of the division concerned before bring ing it before the Extension Council. into- the fields of for All extension workers whose activi two or ties extenu example, more departments, as, Boys and Girls club work and the Director of Markets, shall, insofar as the n a t u re of the project indicates, be responsible the head of each de p a r t m e nt concerned. to CLUE BOARD COSTS KEPT DOWN. In face of the constant and rapid increase in the cost of living, board at the college'clubs has not shown a pro portionate advance, fact weekly board costs for the past term are not greatly in excess of those of a year or so ago. in I ne holding down of board prices is attributed to judicious buying, more careful p l a n n i ng of meals, and the use of substitutes from which no one suf fers and few are the wTiser. Weekly averages for the past follow: term Club A, $3.45; Club B, $3.71; Club (Women's Bldg.), $3.10; Club D, C $3.80; Club E, $3.91; Club F (College Residence), $2.89; Club G, $4.29; Club H (Senior House) $3.50. TWO PRE SEASON GAMES HARDEN BASKETEERS. The teams during the Y. M. 0. and 22 two pre-season basketball con the tests with Detroit holidays in which M. A. C. was beaten 13 to 31 by to 32 by the University of Detroit served their purpose in bringing the new ma terial much of which is green down to play. business and developing Both opponents have teams this year a nd were able to show M. A. C. men strong team real basketball. The team showed vast improvement in the second game on t he 29th with improve Detroit U. and were able to their score of the previous evening. An attempt is being made to get a game F r i d ay night with a Camp Cus ter team. The men m a k i ng trip were: Murray, Barr, Brigham, Cole man, forwards; Higbey, center; Kurtz, Garrett, Archer and Doscher, guards. the Detroit '96. J. E. W. Tracy for the IT. S, Department of Agriculture at Washington, D. C. H is home ad dress is 2927 Macomb St. is a seedman COLLEGE HALL COMMITTEE MEETING. The College Hall committee wish to let the alumni know t h at they are on the job and have thought well to print here first meet ing. the m i n u t es of their The first meeting of the Alumni Advisory Committee on the rebuilding or College Hall was held in the office of Highway Commissioner F r a nk Rog ers at Lansing at 10:30 a. m., Decem ber, 31, 1917. All the committee with the excep tion of ex officio member P r u d d en were present, being Chairman Haigh, '74, F r a nk Rogers, '83, A. C. Ander son, '06, and C. W. McKibbin, '11. Mr. Sexton of the office of College Archi tect Bowd met with the committee and presented his sketch plans for the re- Dinming of College Hall. The committee named Mr. McKib bin as secretary of the body. Because of the southern trip con templated by C h a i r m an H a i gh a nd h is probable absence from the state dur ing the next few m o n t hs Mr. Rogers was named as vice c h a i r m an to act in the absence of Mr. Haigh. for the in detail and The sketch plans rebuild ing of College Hall were t h en consid ered dis cussed, both as to the division of each floor into rooms a nd the uses to which each room would be put. thoroughly On motion of Professor Anderson the sketch plans with the changes suggested by the committee were ap proved a nd t he architect requested to prepare detailed plans and an esti m a te of the cost of the proposed work they may, after discus in the building committee of sion with the State Board be presented for the the State Board* of consideration of Agriculture at ( J a n u a r y) its meeting. t i me t h at next On motion of Mr. Rogers Professor Anderson and Mr. McKibbin were ap pointed to represent the Alumni Com mittee before the Building Committee of t he Board a nd at the State Board meeting if the State Board desire it. On motion of Mr. Rogers the com mittee expressed earnest the hope t h at the State Board of Agricul ture will be able to expedite t he work and get the very n e ar future. it started very in Adjournment subject the vice chairman. to the call of 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 n g- t he C o l 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, 1916, at t he p o st office at B a st L a n s i n g, M i c h i g a n, u n d er t he A ct of M a r ch 3, 1879. C. W. M c K I B B I N, '11, M a n a g i ng E d i t o r. M E M B E R S H IP IN T HE M. A. C. A S S O 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. the time same themselves its traditions and those to preserve its memories with of features and and w o r k m a n s h ip which s t r u c t u re in have indelibly stamped the minds of so m a ny worshiping alumni, and at by means of modern interior decoration, furnishings and appointments m a ke it pleasant and attractive. It should by all m e a ns be m a de an inviting home, one t h at a l u m ni a nd students will en joy entering. As soon as final plans have been completed and approved they will be printed and dwelt upon at some length in the RECORD. M e m b e r s h i ps m ay be p a id f or by P. O. M o n ey O r d e r, D r a f t, or P e r s o n al C h e c k. MATTHEW T. FOOTE WITH 74. M A KE T H EM TO M. A. C. A S S O C I A T I O N. P A Y A B LE T HE FRIDAY JANUARY 4, 1918. COLLEGE HALL PLANS. it the the alterations in accordance with It was with unusual pleasure t h at the members of the alumni committee re the sketcn plans for viewed a r r a n g e m e nt of the interior of College Hall to meet the needs of the M. A. C. Union. The possibilities of the old building as a home for the Union far the expectations of every surpassed the committee and while all one of had thought and talked of the use of the s t r u c t u re as a Union building all the ease with expressed surprise at which remod the building could be eled for Union purposes, and were en thusiastic over the completeness of the Union home appointments when made over plans. Every feature of the old building fits the new purpose with a nicety into such make in seldom encountered itself so well lends in fact overs, requirements to the Union building t h at no considerable of the interior are going to be necessary. Briefly the plans t h us far for the re building are these: F or the basement t h at h as long been used as a storage a and place, a smaller private room with kitchens, store rooms, etc., have been planned. On t he first floor the chapel will is now, and the n o r th half will be opened into a lounging lobby with fire place, large benches, etc., a nd will be made to serve strictly the Union idea. A writ ing room and small check room will also be contained on floor. The second story is planned entirely for offices for alumni and student or ganizations with t he exception of a good sized rest room for ladies. All into of t he t h i rd floor will be opened a ball the exterior of building will of course be left as it is the old the and style doors a nd window frames, mold ings, etc., will undoubtedly be left or restored where necessary. large d i n i ng room. The t h r o u g h o ut interior j u st as r e m a in dining room first the it Insofar as the a l u m ni committee a re concerned the fundamental idea in the rebuilding work will be to keep intact the old College Hall of former days '69 and then reentered for The death of Matthew T. Foote, with '74, occurred December 29 when he was struck by a Pere Marquette switch engine at Saginaw. Mr. Foote en tered M. A. C. in 1867 a nd attended until two years in '72 and '73. He h ad worked in L a n s i ng for a n u m b er of years and was employed until a year ago by the Capital National Bank where he was soon to r e t u r n. He is survived by a son, Ralph Foote, of Flint, a daughter, Grace Foote, of San Jose, California. a nd WILLIAM A. MCNANNEY WITH '13. William A r t h ur McNanney, with in ill health '13, died at his home in I r on Moun tain, Michigan, December 4. He h ad been for several years, death occurring r a t h er suddenly, how few ever, while he was spending a his days following T h a n k s g i v i ng at home where he had from Canton, Ohio. He was 27 years old. the I r on three Mountain high school he spent years at M. A. C. with the class of '13 and was well known. Following g r a d u a t i on r e t u r n ed in the Richard Andres, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Andres, with in E a st Lan their home '15, died at sing, P e c. 28. Andres in charge is of telegraphy course now being given and had j u st moved his family to E a st Lansing from Bessemer, Mich. t he DECEMBER ACTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD. The December meeting of the State Board of Agriculture was held in the president's office on 19th with President Kedzie, Messrs. Woodman, Daugherty, Graham, Beaumont and Wallace present. Minutes of were approved. previous meeting t he the Professor Anderson was authorized to employ H. E. Denison as special in structor from December 18, 1917, to March 1, 1918. in dairying Dr. Hibbard was authorized to . at tend a m e e t i ng of the Botanical So ciety of America at P i t t s b u rg during the holidays with allowance for trans portation expenses. The .request of Robert Shepard of Mio a nd F r a nk Dolton of Bath for the timber purchase of small amounts of to from college the secretary with power to act. lands were referred The following committee of alumni appointed by AV. K. Prudden, presi dent of the alumni association, to act in an advisory capacity with the com mittee on buildings and college prop erty in connection with the rebuilding of College Hall was approved. The committee: Chairman, H e n ry H a i g h; second member, Prof. A. C. Anderson; third member, Highway Commissioner F r a nk Rogers; fourth member, Asso ciation Secretary, C. W. McKibbin; ex officio member, W. K. P r u d d e n. A report in relation to new plans and policies of the extension depart ment recommended by the E x p e r i m e nt Station Council for adoption by t he Board of Agriculture was approved. The m a t t er of for fire pro tection referred to the president and secretary for re port. improved the college was the following described The secretary was authorized to of to fer the Consumers Power Company at $10 per acre: SE % of the NW % and the NE 14 of the SW % of Sec. 33, Tp. 26, N, R. 5 E. lands The request of Professor Chittenden for himself and Pro for permission the a n n u al to attend fessor Sanford meeting of the Society of American Foresters at P i t t s b u rg about December 28 with allowance for t r a n s p o r t a t i on was granted. the The president presented resig nation of research assistant, Charles W. Brown, to take effect J a n u a ry 1, 1918. The resignation of Mr. Brown, whose long and faithful services to the institution are very deeply appreciat ed, was accepted with regrets. A communication from R. S. Hud relation son, farm superintendent, to the sale of percheron horses a nd the purchase of additional stock was referred the president and secre tary for report at the next meeting. in to course from reference A communication Professor two to a Musselman with weeks and engines in gas tractors with a request for an appro to cover expenses was pre priation sented and Mr. Musselman was re the m a t t er up with quested the m a n u f a c t u r e rs of tractors with a view to their furnishing free machines and m en to teach their operation for a period of two weeks, the college to provide t h is course without fee. the students for take to to a t t e nd t he m e e t i ng of The request of Professor P l a nt for permission for himself and Mr. Em mons t he Mathematical Association of America at Chicago on December 27 and 28, the American Mathematical So and ciety on December 28 a nd 29 with al lowance for expenses was approved. t r a n s p o r t a t i on The following recommendation of the committee of deans was adopted: t e rm close on viz., registration F r i d a y, March 15; the winter that t h at the spring term be Tuesday, day for March 26; and t h at college close on Friday, May 24, commencement day to be Monday, May" 27. The following recommendations of the faculty were adopted: Whereas, the United States govern fifty years ment, which has for over in the support of materially assisted t h is institution, h as been forced into a state of w ar with a dangerous foe, a nd it is this the n a t u r al conse Whereas, should institution quence t h at t h at and does consider its first duty of whole-hearted support of our fed its great under eral government taking, and in pervading t he Whereas, there is a spirit of patri younger otic u n r e st teaching force, aris members of ing from a feeling on their p a rt t h at they are not sufficiently identified with the great enterprises, a nd governmental the the Whereas, it of t h is faculty of nated and made of greater service the government is firm conviction t h at all the resources institution should be coordi to in this emergency, the empower Therefore, We request t h at the State Board of Agriculture t he president, to appoint a committee of the faculty to work with h im and the in heads of developing lines of co the following operative emergency work for the col lege, viz.: the respective divisions, F i r s t, Organization of extension service for etc. educational schools, high Second. Organization of and research force for farmers' tutes and two-day schools. teaching insti Third. Organization of teaching and research force for coordination of col lege and county a g e nt work. F o u r t h. Organization of and research force for service tension specialists. teaching to ex Fifth. Organization of i n t ra m e m b e rs of teaching force. inter-departmentally, and exchange, of for Sixth. Organization of faculty technical advice upon agricultural and industrial problems. W. GILTNER, G. W. BlSSELL, G. H. COONS. authorized t he following degrees The president was to recom confer mended F o rd J. Twaits, Bachelor of Science; Clinton Beem Olney, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. faculty: the by The title of Mr. C. W. Chapman was made Professor of Physics instead of Acting Professor to date from J a n. 1, 1918. The action of the president in ap pointing Paul G. Andres, instructor in telegraphy, beginning Dec. 3, and Mr. N. E. Grover as assistant instructor, was approved. The recommendation of t he presi dent for necessary funds to be appro the E a st Lan priated for instruction the sing high school for in agriculture and home of fitting up teachers THE M. A. C. RECORD. economics as facilities in carrying out the Smith-Hughes bill was adopted. The m a t t er of organizing work in cooperative m a r k e t i ng between the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the college was referred to the president with power to act. The position occupied by Mr. Mc- Kibbin in relation to his college duties shall be k n o wn as Alumni Recorder. The following resignations were ac cepted: E. G. Amos, county agent for Manistique county, effective December 31; K a rl Knopf, county agent for Che boygan county, December 31; E. C. in extension Mandenberg, specialist 31; Philip M. forestry, December for Hodgkins, half-time assistant in estry, December 4; E. 0. Edson, in structor in poultry husbandry, Decem ber 1; P. B. Wiltburger, instructor in entomology, J a n u a ry 1; R. H. Ells worth, specialist in m a r k e t s, J a n. 1. Extension Director Baldwin's rec ommendation for the appointment of Clark Mason county agent for Wex ford, beginning J a n u a ry 1, a nd A. C. Brown for Cheboygan county, begin these ning J a n u a ry 1, the salaries of m en to be paid from fund, the Lever the d e p a r t m e nt of agriculture appro p r i a t i on a nd county funds, was ap proved. Mr. Baldwin's request for the transfer of David Woodman from Al pena county to Cass county was also approved. Mr. Robey of the extension division of the farm mechanics d e p a r t m e nt was authorized to attend a meeting of the American Society of Agricultural En to gineers at Chicago, December 27 29, with allowance of t r a n s p o r t a t i on expenses. Mr. Daugherty was to sign the vouchers. T he expense ac counts of the Board members were ap proved. authorized Adjournment. HOW M. A. C. IS HELPING MASSA CHUSETTS. a t he seated on In Stockbridge Hall at Massachu large setts Agricultural College, crowd was assembling to hear an ad dress; r o s t r um were P r e s i d e nt Butterfield, Professor H u rd a nd Dr. L. H. Bailey. At this point the w r i t er should have stood up a nd said, " P e r m it me a few words, not t he occasion; before you planned for three eminent m en all born a nd are reared g r a d u a t ed from Michigan Agricultural College. See w h at Michigan can do for agri I am culture in Massachusetts—and the proudest one here because they were all my boys." in Michigan and Some m o n t hs ago when W. D. H u r d, '99, dean of extension work for Massa chusetts Agricultural College wanted the r i g ht sort of woman to help, he n a t u r a l ly looked to see w h at M. A. C. h ad in stock. He secured Mabel C. Rogers, '10, who last week accompan ied by F. F. Rogers, '83, of your State Highway Commission, a nd h is wife, 5 called at our house in Amherst. By means of this call, I learned t h at Miss Rogers had invaded Holyoke College, 900 students, and Smith College, 2,000, and in each was teaching a small class perhaps as a s t a r t e r. By w h at m e a ns the approach was made I did not learn but Mabel felt s u re t h at t he presidents of these colleges were keeping close watch of all h er manoeuvres. W. J. BEAL. . MEN IN SERVICE. * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * The college is sending you the * * * RECORD gratis in r e t u rn for your * * n a me and address. Keep us post- * location and send * ed. of your in * items for publication t h at * * person * the RECORD may let your friends * * * know w h at you are doing. * * * * * * THE SPIRIT OF '17. .* * * * * * * * Oh, never m i nd sun rides into the sky, the sigh when the We'll swing along to the lilt of a song whether we live or die; Oh, w h e t h er we smallest care live or die life in our is the W h en we follow Jer-rum, the chuckle- tee and Rootle drum, voiced Tootle, the fife. CJi oriis: dead pulse Oh, chuckling old Jer-rum can m a ke a t h r um the rumbling glee comes Jer-rum, tum the When bling forth out of drum. Oh,Rootle tee Tootle, t he fife, is both t he chuckle- tee and Rootle a home and a wife, So we'll follow Jer-rum, drum, voiced Tootle, the fife. Oh, far away down the t r a ck we'll t r u n d le our little pack, So we'll drive away care and cheer fully swear as we t r u n d le our old knapsack; We're going there a nd back with a gun, and a bomb, and a knife, Oh' we'll follow Jer-rum, the chuckle- tee and Rootle drum, voiced Tootle, t he fife. Oh, we're on our way to the Rhine to h e ar old Willie w h i ne W h en we knock down his fence as a for his damned recompense j u st Verboten sign; We'll flay old Willie's rind before we are through the strife W h en we follow Jer-rum, the chuckle- tee and Rootle voiced Tootle, t he fife. drum, Oh, how do you like this grin? on its way to Berlin; It's We'll sell Willie's crown to B a r n u m 's clown as we go m a r c h i ng in; it be a sin to miss Oh, wouldn't the chance of our life To follow Jer-rum, the chuckle-voiced drum, and Rootle tee Tootle, t he fife. —A. J. Patch, '17. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 6 rc IU WITH THE COLORS Dear Cliff: Nov. 29, 1917. Am r e t u r n i ng the blank to you, but information it contains very meager so far as I am concerned. Begins to look like our ship is to be used as a preliminary t r a i n i ng for gun crews for m e r c h a nt and t r a n s p o r t s. Were 84 m en transferred from here last Satur day to be trained as seamen gunners and were as m a ny more brought aboard. These will be on here for a month and will then be taken off and more brought aboard. New m en stay on here long enough not to call the deck a floor, messhall a dining room, a nd not to say upstairs and downstairs, a call a port a win to wear pa dow and above all not j a m as or bathrobes. Also get some the gun chiefs good we have here. These men certainly know their business and can t r a in a crew in short order. training under Before they go away from here will do a lot of firing with sub calibre 30- 30's and fire a few rounds of 3-inch is great when It sure ammunition. they start to let these loose and makes them. us all want We are all anxiously awaiting the day to go and have our when guns received. T h at will mean that we are soon going across. the order fixed to be up and at is to the ship the fellows and Took F r ed Hobbs off this the hospital with acute m o r n i ng is bad bronchitis. The climate h e re I never saw so on many colds in my life. Expect there will be some serious cases of pneumo Is down n ia before winter to about 20 above and this effects one more at home. zero weather t h an below is over. Man was lost over board from the Baltimore Tuesday night and he never had a chance in the racing tide and freezing water. Nearly the entire sur face of lighted with searchlights and were a good many boats out. Kept two h o u rs and then gave it up. is the h a r b or was it up for over Hope this the the answers information are DICK STU-IVAX. that all '17. you want and O. K. FOUESTKRS IN FRAXCE. Dear E d i t o r: A copy of the RECORD, dated Oct. 5, it 1917, has recently reached us, and surely was a welcome sight to every M. A. C. m an in camp. In fact some of the m en from other schools showed a great amount of interest in the first RECORD to reach us in France. Following your suggestions on keep ing an a r my record of all M. A. C. men who serve in this w a r ,! am send ing you following who are now enlisted with E n g i n e e rs ( F o r e s t r y ). Dorr Skeels, captain, Co. E, E. C, Sanford, 1st Lieut., Co. B, '12. those the 10th list of t he '15 G. D. Cook, Sgt. 1st class, Co. A, '13. A. E. Klasell, private, Co. C, '15. H. N. P u t n a m, private, Co. B, '16. C. H. Johnson, private, Co. B, '16. R. W. Billings, private, Co. A, '18. M. F. Gilchrist, private, Co. C, '18. Unfortunately your request for this information did not reach until after regiment had been (deleted by censor) * * all over F r a n c e, and as there are no regimental the above list was made up from memory. If there are any more to be added to the them in later. the entire * * list, I'll endeavor records at this camp to send us * it It is impossible Because of censorship rules now in force to write any t h i ng of our movement or work over here. is probably allowable, how ever to say t h at the regiment is com loggers and saw posed of foresters, mill operators, recruited by the gov e r n m e nt the purpose of getting out timber for war use, in such a man ner as to conserve the already deplet ed resources of France. We were mobilized in Washington, D. C, and in less t h an two m o n t hs were on our way fully equipped for both mili tary and logging purposes. timber for neither nor German The trip across was uneventful, and although we were aboard ship for 22 rough days we encountered submarines. weather Since disembarking we have traveled considerably and have been located in various "rest camps," buT^robably the most novel experience has been t h at of riding trains. the These most part of cattle cars, each car with inscription, 40 Hommes, 8 Che- the naux. Can you imagine the comfort of riding for 48 h o u rs in a tiny toylike box car, with 40 other men? No h a rm done, however. F r e n ch t r a i ns are composed troop for in in F r a n ce \>e have been several weeks now, in fact we are already at work on the logging. The French for ests are all the result of m a n 's handi work and have been under scientific management for m a ny years, and as a result we foresters are given a won derful opportunity study French forestry systems. We are unfortunate in being (?) at present far from the firing line, but of course we may be changed at any time and or it. At any dered rate, the men that are hoping for. the is what most of thick of located into to Personally I t r u st and hope t h at M. A. C. will have a large representation in the volunteer army of this war, and I know t h at all those who are in will give a good account of themselves. Incidentally please change my ad dress to that given below when mail ing my next RECORD though I'm afraid you will have to t r u st me for the $1, it. or take F r e n ch francs in place of '*% Northwestern Teachers'Agency J 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 EL S T A T L ER D e t r o it r o o m s — 1 , 0 00 1,000 b a t h s. 400 r o o ms ( w i th s h o w er b a t h) at $1.50 a nd $2 a d a y. G r a nd C i r c us C l ub P a r k, W a s h i n g - t on B o u l e v a rd Bag-ley A v e n u e. b r e a k f a s t s. b e t w e en a nd N EW B U R D I CK H O T EL K a l a m a z o o, M i d i. F i re p r o of c o n s t r u c t i o n; 250 r o o m s, 150 r o o ms w i th p r i v a t e , b a t h. E u r o p e an p l a n. $1.00 p er d ay a nd u p. T HE P A RK P L A CE H O T EL T r a v e r se City, Mich. T he of l e a d i ng t he r e g i o n. v e n i e n c e s. a l l - t h e - y e a r - ' r o u nd h o t el A ll m o d e rn c o n A ll o u t s i de r o o m s. W. O. H o l d e n, M g r. OCCIDENTAL H O T EL M u s k e g o n, Mich. a nd c o ld w a t er 150 r o o m s. H ot a nd t e l e p h o ne in e v e ry r o o m. E u r o p e an p l a n, $1.00 a nd u p. E d w a rd R. S w e e t, M a n a g e r. FOR SALE—At 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 GO. pi^MIMI^IOI^lMIMI^^iyjJlL!J]lL51Sg For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record iCafor?nr? & Han Unren •printing (Emnnanu, 210-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing ^r^i^T^ii^ir^ii«\ii«\i^ir?s\ir«\ir«\i-?^Y«v THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 With kindest of from all in camp, personal r e g a r ds G. D. COOK, '13F, Co. A, 10th Engineers, American Expeditionary Force, T HE W E E K 'S PROMOTIONS. J o hn F. Morlock, second lieutenant, Camp Custer. Howard C. Oldenburg, '19, second lieu tenant, Bat. D, 119th F. A., Waco, Texas. H e r m an B. Hale, second lieutenant, Bat. E, 119th F. A., Waco, Texas. W. G. Stillwell, '19, second lieutenant, H e a d q u a r t e rs Co., 119th F. A., Waco, Texas. F r a nk C. McFarlane, with '16, sergeant Co. D, 4th "Bn., 20th Eng., Wash ington, D. C. C. A. Nichols, sergeant, Co. F., 20th Eng., Washington, D. C. Neal R. Townley,. '18, sergeant, 315th Amb. Co., 304 San. Tr., Camp Meade, Maryland. E r n e st D. Menkee, sergeant, Co. K, 338th Inf., Camp Custer. M. C. Greenleaf, with '11, sergeant, Co. D, 309th Eng. Camp Taylor, Ky. N EW ASSIGNMENTS. Capt. R. W. Hemphill, '85, Ord. Dept. Sheffield, Ala. Lieut. J o hn W. O'Callaghan, M. G. Co. 339th. Inf., Camp Custer. Returned from Ft. Sill School of Musketry. Lieut. D. A. L. Wernette, '18, on way across to serve as observer. Capt. J. J. H a r r i s, 12, 307th F. A., Camp Dix, N. J. WEDDINGS. GlLCHRIST-ROSEBOOH. The wedding of Miss N o r ma Gil christ and Benjamin B. Roseboom took place December 24 at the home of Miss Gilchrist's mother at Poca hontas, Iowa. Mrs. Roseboom, who is the sister of former dean of women has been an instructor in the English d e p a r t m e nt since 1905 a nd Mr. Rose is assistant professor of physi boom they t he wedding ology. returned they to E a st Lansing where will continue their former work. Following LIKT-MORRIS. Miss Clara Morris of the Home Eco nomics extension office, was m a r r i ed on December 27 to Mr. H. Clay L i nt at her home in Wichita, Kansas. Miss Morris resigned h er position Decem ber 1. They will live in Jersey City, New Jersey. FOSTER-CAVANAGH. The m a r r i a ge of Miss Vera D. Fos ter, '18, and Dwight C. Cavanagh, '18, took place at the home of the groom at Lake City, Michigan, December the 310th returned 29. Cavanagh Engineers, Camp Custer, following the wedding and Mrs. Cavanagh will con tinue h er college work. to WASHBTJRN-HANCORN. The wedding of Miss Helen H a n c o rn two '17 graduates, a nd Chas, A. '08. G. V. Copson, with '08, is now as sistant professor of bacteriology at the Oregon Agricultural College at Corval- lis, Oregon. residence '10. H a r ry R. F r a z er is dye drafting for the Buick Motor Co., Flint, Michigan. His is at 821 E. 7th St. F r a z er has been with the Buick com pany for five years. J. N. Bidwell is resident engineer in charge of the construction of an eleven-mile state highway in the moun tains, under the California highway commission. He writes of plenty of in some spots, and six concrete rock and bridges, besides m a ny concrete iron culverts being corrugated con the unit. Mrs. Bidwell structed in young (Plorence Copson, scenery Jack are enjoying of California. '10) and the hilly for ' l i. H a r ry Lee Baker, deputy forest su pervisor, has been working as an ad m i n i s t r a t i ve assistant past nine m o n t hs in the d e p a r t m e nt of sil viculture, in t he district office of the service at Missoula, Montana. forest Baker expresses there the wish might be some way of m a k i ng some of the M. A. C. backwoodsmen write a bit of news about themselves. t h at the '12. Leo Himmelberger is with the F o rt Dodge Serum company, located at F o rt Dodge, Iowa, m a n u f a c t u r e rs of veteri nary vaccines, sera and pharmaceuti cals, and he writes t h at Mrs. Himmel berger (Cora Oberdoffer, '12) seems to enjoy t h at the prairie country and their young son Bill, who is a native born Kentuckian, is t h r i v i n g. He adds t h at Lieut. L. A. Mosier, '15, who h as the F o rt Dodge company been with for over a year, is located at Camp Dodge near Des Moines, and t h at his address is H e a d q u a r t e rs Ambulance Corps, No. 1 S a n i t a ry t r a i n, Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. ' 1 3. H. H. H u nn is half owner and man in ad ager of a 400-acre general Jackson county. H is dress is P a r m a, Mich. postoffice farm took place December 29. W a s h b u rn W a s h b u rn has the j u st a r my stores course given at Ann Ar continue bor and has gone east t r a i n i ng in a r my stores work. completed to i <£# Alumni Notes <£# 1 '88. C. H. Reilman has moved from De to E. Saginaw, Michigan, where troit the city engineer he in a resurvey of the city. He may be addressed c/o City E n g i n e e r 's of fice. is employed by ' 9 1. Charles F u l l er Baker, who has been assistant director of t he botani cal gardens, Singapore, and professor of agronomy, on leave from the Col lege of Agriculture of the Philippines, has j u st been unexpectedly recalled to the Philippines the Dean- in ship of the College of Agriculture addition to the professorship of tropi cal agronomy. His new assignment retire comes following the mid-year m e nt of Dean Copland. He should now be addressed at Los Banos, Phil- lippine Islands. to assume ' 9 3. Charles G. Percival is a captain in t he Ordnance Department, U. S. A., and is stationed at New York. He may be addressed in care of the Van Cortlandt Vehicle Corps, Peerless Mo tor Car Distributors, 1896 Broadway. • '02. George T. Francisco is sales engi the Jeffrey Mfg. Company, is 285 neer with Columbus, Ohio. His address 13th Ave. institutes H. E. Young is director of the Illi nois F a r m e r s' I n s t i t u t es and is located the State House, Springfield, 111. at that, "we will hold over He writes season. 1,000 days of this Our organization is a "Public Corpo ration of the State," supported by di rect legislative appropriation, entirely independent of State University and state department of agriculture. The leading is the Illinois State I n s t i t u te agricultural organization and exten sion agency in the state. •04. L a w r e n ce T. Clark is a s s i s t a nt di rector of t he Biological D e p a r t m e nt for P a r k e, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich. He may be addressed at 108 Charlotte avenue. Horace S. H u nt '05. is a civil and hy draulic engineer with the F a r go Engi neering company, Jackson, Michigan, of which firm he is one of the mem bers. He gives this as his daytime occupation a nd adds t h at at n i g ht he is employed as twins the three m o n t hs old, with especially good lungs. Mrs. H u nt was Cecile Alden, with father of '07. 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 T Y P E W R I T ER CO. 88 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich. 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. H. G. Clothier is in charge of the agricultural work in the Mayville High School, Mayville, N. Y. He has as sisted in installing departments of ag riculture and home making in May ville this year, and where much in terest is being shown in the courses. '14. Lucy Corbett is teaching Domestic Science at Battle Creek, Michigan, and may be addressed at 35 Marshall St. A. H.' Hollinger, instructor in ento mology in the University of Missouri since graduation, received his M. A. degree in the Agricultural College last June. Besides teaching and nursery inspection he is continuing work to ward the Ph. D. degree. D. M. Pierson is chief electrical in spector for the Dodge Bros. Motor Car Co. His address is 233 Petoskey Ave., Detroit. He writes that H. K. Beebe, now at 29 Edmonton Ave., has a five- months old candidate for the M. A. C. 1940 football team in H. K., Jr. '15. Jesse Stutsman is county agricul tural agent of Saginaw county with headquarters at Saginaw, "W. S. W. Roy Thompson is assistant man ager of the Detroit branch of the Cali fornia Fruit Growers' Exchange at 65 Buhl Block. Eric E. Nies is assistant supervisor of agriculture in the Los Angeles pub lic schools. His address is 1421 N. Kingsley Drive. Mills Dry Goods Co. Buy what you need-don't stint- don i be wasteful. It sounds paradoxical, but is not. This store has gone ahead as usual and restocked for the coming season with the necessities needful to its patrons. Prices on various things have risen, on others we have, by to foresight, been able purchase and keep the prices normal. Assort ments are better than ever and this year we know you will find that the service of this store has risen another notch — F O R W A R D. May we enjoy the pleasure of serving you this season? s E E D S H A R RY E. S A I ER W I TH ' 1 1. SEEDSM A N—FLORIST Michigan Grown Garden and Greenhouse Seeds 109-111 E. Ottawa St. LANSING - - MICHIGAN s E E D S THE CAMPUS PRESS E A ST L A N S I N G 'S M O D E RN P R I N T I NG P R E SS Now Located in the New Bank Building E M B O S S I NG P R I N T I NG E N G R A V I NG MEMBERSHIP M. A. C. ASSOCIATION IS O P EN TO E V E RY O NE who has received 20 College Credits OUR PURPOSE is the banding of M. A. C. men and women for SERVICE, TO ALMA MATER D U ES $2.00 A N N U A L LY including subscription to The Record' T HE Y E LL M A S T ER IS C A L L I NG for a Rat-ta-ta-Thrat You'd better plank down that $2 00 and get into the bleachers W h e re You Can Yell W i th the Rest of Us H. J. Field is principal of the Flush ing high school, Flushing, Michigan, agricultural the and has charge of work.in all four grades. Mr. and Mrs. T. Lee Bloom an nounce the birth of a son, Francis Lee, on the 29th of November. Bloom is with the California Fruit Growers' Exchange at Wichita, Kansas. F. G. Pucker, who was in the meth ods department of the Republic Motor Truck company of Alma, Michigan, has just entered the aviation section of the Signal Corps, having gone to the receiving station at Columbus Barracks. Ohio, just after Christmas. his name on December 10th to Allen A. Turin. He is now teaching at Rail way, New Jersey, but expects to enter military service soon. '17. Abraham Torezken changed is in is stationed Austin L. Pino the Market News Service of the U. S. Bureau of Markets, Department of Agriculture, and in Cleveland, Ohio, where he expects to remain during the winter. He may be addressed at 711 Y. M. C. A., Cleveland, Ohio. C. C. Hood, "Kike," is with the Bureau of Markets, and has charge of the Market News Service at Den ver, Colo. He writes that, "if Frimo- dig, Fick, Norm Weil or any other M. A. C. graduates contemplate taking a little trip for their health, please recommend Denver—as it gets a lit tle tiresome for me now and then." "We Are Answerable to the People" A S MERCHANTS of a great public necessity, the the people •** Hoover-Bond organization represents and is "answerable" the for beauty, comfort, durability and money-saving of those who buy furniture to them — answerable that bears the name. Hoover—Bond Co. c7WAKERS OF H A P PY H O M ES Lansing, Michigan New Tussing Building