VOL. XXIII. FEBRUARY 8, 1918. No. 20. UM. A. C. Cannot Live On Her Past— What Will Tou Do For Her Future?'1'1 JL JL IJL*' JL \*Jh\.\^% p ECOR D Gymnasium Being Pushed To Completion. Faculty Form Class In Physical Training. Behind the Lines' Work of M. A. C. Men. Basketeers Winners Over Notre Dame. •• 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 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, Filing Cabi nets and General Office Supplies. 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 L aw 71 Washington Blv'd, Detroit, Michigan Cherry 4511 SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants Solicit consignments in Poultry — Veal — E g gs Guy H. Smith, '11 Western Market, Detroit. BLUDEAIT, SEIBERT & GATES Bookbinders File Boxes, Map Mountings, Etc. Citizens Phone No. 3019. Cor. Washington Ave. and Allegan St. LOUIS BECK CO. 112 Wash. Ave. N. Best in Clothes for Men and Boys. J. E. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 2361 Bell phone 61 ALLEN & DE KLEINE PRINTING CO. 128-130 Ionia St. W. Printing, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Adding Machines, Programs, E n 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 a nd 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 $21) GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind salary, If you haven't insured your better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc., 208-212 Capital National Bank Bldg. T HE BIRNEY ELECTRIC CO. 119 E. Mich. Ave. Leo J. Hughes, Vice Pres., With Class of '15. A Variety of Fixtures for Students' Rooms—Students' Lamps a nd Livingston Bulbs. KINNEY, & ALLEN Lansing Battery Shop 109 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. E. E. Kinney, '15—S. C. Allen, '14. Storage Batteries and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, ex-'61 Lawyer 214% Washington Ave. S. Lansing, Mich. CORYELL NURSERY Birmingham, Mich. Growers of High Grade Ornamentals. We raise a large variety of vigorous stock for home grounds a nd public parks. Coryell, '14, secretary and treasurer. R. J. Coryell, '84, president; Ralph I. Coryell, '14, sec'y and treasurer. DAVIS' QUALITY ICE CREAM. Not a fad, but a food. 110 Grand Ave. S. A. G. BISHOP French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors 114-16 Washtenaw St. W. Both Phoney. J. H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of All Kinds. H. H. LARNED China, Glass and Lamps 101 Washing-ton Av«. S. WE H A VE T HE Perfection Oil Heater GET ONE TO USE UN T IL F U R N A CE T I ME Norton's Hardware Co. East Lansing Directory DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL Hours: 11 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 p. m. Evening: hours: Mon., Wed. and Sat. by appointment. Office in East Lansing State Bank Bldg. Phones: Res. Bell 830, Oitz. 8244. Office Citz. 2572 "HANK" AND "FRANK" Your barbers for the last five years. Pool, Billiards, Cigars. In the new Dickson Building. WILDWOOD T EA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., E a st Lansing. H A R V EY PHOTO SHOP P O R T R A I TS All Kinds Photographic Work We Do Framing E. M. H a r v ey 1915. J. H. P r a tt Mgr. A B B OT A V E. Fountain Pens &z*$& • v u i i k um • V I Iv $1 to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line %f Everything. pa r k e r'sE t c. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERo TnE. MAC RECORD V O L. X X I I I. E A ST L A N S I N G. M I C H I G A N, F R I D A Y, F B B R U A R I- 8, 1 9 1 8. PHYSICAL TRAINING WORK FOR FACULTY TOO. in t h at their extension line with t r a i n i ng universal, of In physical t r a i n i ng work a nd athletics to include all students in college a nd to m a ke the athletic department has begun a most creditable t h i ng in opening a faculty gymnasium class. F r om 5 to 6 p. m. Tuesday and T h u r s d ay of each week has been set aside for physical recre ation the a r m o ry for m e m b e rs of force the teaching and a d m i n i s t r a t i ve of the college. There are a few min utes of setting up exercises, a few minutes of military drill and the re m a i n d er of the h o ur is given over to informal exercises and games. The work, directed by Mr. Brewer, is ad justed to suit all, both old and young, and all of the members of the college force are being urged to come at any time and for all or any part of the activities of the hour. it the force, physical teaching time when betterment. The work is especially beneficial at this is so difficult be cause of weather conditions to get the necessary a m o u nt of out-of-doors ex are ercises and showing of Mr. their appreciation Brewer's efforts and large n u m b e rs are t a k i ng advantage of. the opportunity Director for term Brewer hopes by the end of the to have "oiled in each man's back. F r om 25 to 50 are on h a nd every n i g ht and the w o rk is not only proving a great benefit from t he physical standpoint, but is also a bene fit socially in offering an opportunity for members of to get together often in an informal way.' finishing of the new gym-' the class will receive a great is nasium impetus, at present, however, m a k i ng good use of it the Armory. the college force the h i n g e" W i th the WILL RETURN TO HOUR PERIOD FOR CLASSES. to to r e t u rn five m i n u te It has just been decided by the fac ulty the formerly used scheme of fifty-five m i n u te class per iods, with intervals be tween, classes throughout the day be ginning on the even hour. The new schedule will s t a rt Feb. 11. Classes will begin at 8 o'clock and continue until 5, as was several Five m i n u t es are being years ago. the added to each recitation h o ur for the custom purpose of g a i n i ng time and complet ing courses which otherwise m i g ht be cut short through the early closing of college in the spring, and also to uti lize as much daylight as possible. The new schedule brings the noon period from 12 to 1 o'clock r a t h er t h an from the 11:40 to 12:30 as at present with 50-minute periods. IT'S FEBRUARY 11. W h at is? The fourth a n n u al get- together of the teaching and adminis trative force in the Union Lit House and Club D. Despite t he t h r e a t e n i ng fist of the weather god and the still fuel more menacing caution of conservator steam," to " t u rn off the committee in charge of t he affair t he get-together will still insist t h at there be held as scheduled, a nd will be is it lots of steam—in the function will be their one of livest "pepiest" meetings of the series. t h at fact idea t h at the the the DR. GLEASON BOTANIST TO SPEAK FEB. 12. lecture room. The Under the auspices of the Botanical the Seminar Dr. H. A. Gleason of department of. Botany of the Univer- city of Michigan will give a public address on Darwin, His Life and His the Work, on Feb. 12, 7:30 p. m. in botanical date chosen is the anniversary of Darwin's birth in 1809. Everyone interested is invited. Dr. Gleason gave an address under the same auspices two or three ago on Tropical Agriculture years i n t e r e s t i ng and proved is hoped and instructive speaker. t h at a large crowd may be present to this time. T h is is t he ad h e ar h im dress the p r e l i m i n a ry in announcements Professor Newcombe, head of the department of Botany at the University, was announced. Prof. Newcombe, however, was unable to a r r a n ge to come. to be a most for which It CLUB D REFORMS. is about to break The story which is cruel. With one lone swoop and in cold blood it slaughters one of Doc Bessey's favorite tit-bits for freshmen. With bated breath we break t he news t h at which is namely, and longer the h o r r or of h o r r o rs to w i t: is no raging lion, but a bleating a lamb. Over at Club D, they have laid aside the cave m an methods and have be come civil really honest-to-goodness ized. adopted It's like t h i s: F o u r t e en men have themselves. stood forth and declared they table and They comprise one the rule of every m an have forsaken for himself and have the s t a n d a r ds which m a rk a Sunday din ner at 'Tis the Woman's building. so. The head of the table serves a nd the brave crew do everything but say grace, and we expect them to include F u r t h e r m o re every m an t h at at enjoys his meals more t h an before in every way.—Holcad. soon. table says t h at the he MEN IN SERVICE. The college is sending you the * RECORD gratis in r e t u rn for your * name and address. Keep us post- * in * ed of your location and send person items for publication t h at * the RECORD m ay let your friends * * know w h at you are doing. GYMNASIUM FINISHING BEING PUSHED. W o rk on the g y m n a s i um is being toward pushed as rapidly as possible is its cdmpletion and well u n d er way. It is planned to have t he m a in floor for the j u n i or hop on Feb. 21, and the entire building by the athletic d e p a r t m e nt is promised before April. the use of finishing the floor which floor of 1% They are now s t a r t i ng rough the is of 6-inch yellow sub inch pine. The finished maple w in not go down until the very last the t h i ng on account of fear on p a rt of the contractors t h at p a r ts of t he concrete s t r u c t u re may not be en tirely dry. The m a in floor will be used by the athletic department for physi cal t r a i n i ng classes and basketball be fore is p ut down. finished maple floor the for the lecture room lighting this week and is being fix The contract the tures is being let class a nd fin ished up for the use of the band, which to post has been driven from pillar to about the campus find suitable quarters for regular weekly practice. The pool is now be ing bricked up, after which fin ished tiling will complete the work. in an a t t e m pt the its 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 during- 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 E a st L a n s i n g, M i c h i g a n, u n d er t he A ct of M a r ch 3, 1879. C. W. BIcKIBBIX, '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. 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. 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 FEBRUARY 8, 1918. THE FACULTY SPIRIT. The feeling of unrest t h at has per the college atmosphere d u r i ng vaded in term and has succeeded the past faculty getting to both students and relieved members h as we hope been for a time. Many students of draft age enlisted j u st prior to the closing of enlistments on December 15, and prevailed underclassmen have upon train ing, m a ny enlisting the engineer and veterinary branches of the reserve corps for technical students. been their college to continue in Younger members of the faculty and teaching force and some of the older men too became filled with the spirit the government of giving service to and were restless in the thought t h at possibly in some branch of govern m e nt work directly connected with the the war nation better t h an as teachers at M. A. C. Knowing conditions at Wash ington the president discouraged their leaving their posts for the present. they might be serving the into their in particular. They m i g ht have left his advice un heeded. B ut they didn't. They m i g ht routine have drawn back with the a t t i t u de t h at if their patriotic desires for service were not to be sat idea isfied they would give up entirely. But they didn't do that. It they did do was w h at reflects t h at faculty as a the much . credit upon body and several of the younger mem imme bers diately set about they m i g ht be of service at home. Un doubtedly the there was much for its m a ny college, with t r a i n i ng m en and women for the bat tles of life, could do in p r e p a r a t i on for the battle with Huns, they thought. Possibly t h e re was much their own d e p a r t m e n ts could do in almost direct war work. And they have set out to find t h at facilities to find where they F or it. far as possible They are mobilizing forces so t h at its utmost each department may do in furthering educational and indirect war work a nd they seek to correlate the activities of as the college with lines of work directly in p u r s u it of the war, b r i n g i ng about closer co-operation and co-ordination between d e p a r t m e nt and the college and the nation. Their final plans con template t a k i ng up and developing co operative war emergency work along the or six different ganization of extension service to high schools, military camps and cantonments, the organization of a teaching and research force to assist in agricultural work, and an arrange teaching m e nt the exchange of technical forces a nd the r e n d e r i ng of advice upon agricultural and indus trial problems. educational including lines, for sent Questionaires have been inventory out the service each t h at will m an and each d e p a r t m e nt m ay ren der in the organization planned. Al the desks of ready is the committee and from all sides to serve evinced a great willingness the college, and through the country the college. these a re flooding We are sure t h at their efforts will increase the service M. A. C. time. is in fine keep greatly is giving Tneir spirit certainly ing with the spirit of M. A. .C. the n a t i on at this AX S. 0. gfi CALL TO CLASS SECRETARIES. the and time clerical t a s ks of The p a rt recently a locating and unmilitary, The laying of plans and the devel oping of schemes for keeping in touch with our 725 m en in war service h as made such demands upon the alumni recorder's office as to r e t a rd in a mea sure the prosecution of the more ordi record nary "every keeping of day" members of the M. A. C. family. assistance usually required in the office has had to be supplemented nearly every week stu with outside stenographic dent help. Only regular time assistant has been assigned full and looking brighter, at things are least there appears to be a rift in the clouds ahead. But the work of keep ing continually in touch with the war service men will continue heavy as lasts. And because long as the w ar of this it will be necessary to depend upon the class secretaries for consid erable assistance. Undoubtedly it will require m u ch more activity on their p a rt t h an in the past. Plans for or ganizing the work ahead and coordi n a t i ng secretaries with t h at of the alumni recorder are being drawn. This is simply a hint is being dropped for class sec t h at retaries. Be prepared when the call comes. the class t h at of A committee, a war board to speak, consisting of Dr. Giltner, Dean Bissel, Dean Shaw, Prof. Melick and Dr. Coons was appointed and is at work. so CORYDON M. THAYER, WITH '68. Cory don M. Thayer, with the class of 1868, died at his home near F l i nt J a n. 26 from apoplexy. Mr. Thayer had been in failing health for the past year, but most of the time had been able to be about the farm. He was born in New York in 1846 to and with his. p a r e n ts removed Michigan shortly after his birth, lo cating on w h at has since been known as the Thayer F a r m, near Flint. He entered M. A. C. in 1864 and attended through 1867. Following his college work he r e t u r n ed to F l i nt and entered fol lumber business, which he the F r om lowed t h at farm. time he has been on for eleven years. the He never m a r r i ed and besides his sister is survived by a nephew and niece, H a r ry Thayer and Mrs. A. E. Morton, of Detroit. R. JOSEPH WHITNEY, 'WITH '18. The death of Ray Joseph Whitney, '18, occurred J a n u a ry 10 at his with home a in Merrill, Michigan, after short illness of typhoid fever. Whit ney attended M. A. C. from Septem left ber, 1914, to March, 1916, having when he was Since a leaving college he has been engaged the h a r d w a re business at Merrill, in where he was associated with his father, a former state senator of Mich igan. Besides his wife he leaves a baby, a few m o n t hs old. He was a member of the Aurorean society. He was buried at Hemlock, Mich. sophomore. E. 0. ELMER, '03 REPORTED VIC TIM OF HOTEL FIRE. to the effect Very a u t h e n t ic reports have been received t h at Ellsworth U. Elmer, 1903, dairy farmer at Dev- the ereaux, Mich., was a victim of very disastrous hotel fire which oc curred in Saginaw on J a n. 11. E l m er was a t t e n d i ng the grange meeting at Saginaw at the time and it is known t h at he was registered and h ad re tired in the hotel which was destroyed. Nothing further has been h e a rd from him and, since it- appears t h at it was the impossible victims, his relatives and friends feel certain t h at he was killed in the dis aster. identify m a ny of to farming circles and Mr. Elmer was very p r o m i n e nt in grange and to gether with his brothers owned and operated a large dairy and creamery business at Devereaux. He was a regular a t t e n d a nt at most of the farm ers' and live stock meetings held at the college. DEAN LYMAN'S FATHER FAMOUS VETERINARIAN, DIES. The death of Dr. Charles P a r k er Lyman, father of Dean Lyman, for fif teen years dean of the H a r v a rd School of Veterinary Medicine in Cambridge, occurred at relative in Los. Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 2 after illness. Dr. L y m an was sev a enty years old and retired from the H a r v a rd faculty in 1902. Besides his the home of a long THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 son, Richard P. Lyman, dean of vet erinary medicine at M. A. C. he is survived by a widow and a daughter, Mrs. J. S. Sylvester. Dean Lyman left East Lansing Feb. 7 for Massachusetts, the body of his father having been brought from Cali fornia for interment there. FARMERS INSTITUTES GRADUALLY DISAPPEAR. Gradual abolishment of farmers' in stitutes and replacement of them with two-day schools is being brought about by the state board of agriculture, which inaugurated its reform program last fall by discontinuing the office of superintendent of farmers' institutes at the college. Though such a step has long been in the minds of those di recting the extension efforts of M. A. C, the action was nastened by rec ommendations from the United States department of agriculture in Wash ington urging the more efficient or ganization of work among the farm ers. in "In the future," an official state ment announcing the change declares, "all extension work the various counties of the state will be under the control of the county agent, «and where institutes are conducted in those coun ties having agents, they will be ar ranged for under the direction of the agent. "Where possible, two days schools will be provided to take the place of institutes. However, neither sufficient funds nor men are available for sched uling these schools in all communities where they are needed. • Accordingly these communities where the schools cannot be put in, for institutes will be continued the two or three years." schools all in The substitution of schools for the institutes is announced as an effort towards complete modernization of all agencies for carrying information and com instruction to the agricultural munities of the state. With the insti tutes, while originally they served the purpose for which they had been es tablished, it was found that in many parts of Micnigan they were falling in behind the times, and in stances were suffering from the mis guidance of incompetent men. The renovation of the system will elimi nate individuals of this type, though such institute leaders and speakers as have proved their worth will be retained and advanced. some All speakers for these meetings, sup plied from the state, will be arranged for by the extension division of the agents. college through its county This plan will permit agent to plan the work in a way which will make all winter meetings an in- tegral part of the general county plan for agricultural development and im provement. county the 'BEHIND THE LINES' WORK OF M. A. C. MEN. E. H. Sedgewick '97. That every M. A, C. man and woman the is doing his share to help win the men not honored war and that with selection to wear the uniform and bear the rifle of the United States are helping with the lines" work is everywhere manifest. The following description of a "win the war" garden project was taken from a letter from E. H. Sedgewick, '97, engineer for the Brighton Mills, Passaic, N. J. "behind the "The hearty response of M. A. C. men to the call of the nation is not a surprise for loyalty to the nation is the natural result of our system of education and especially so at M. A. C. We note that most of the names are from the recent classes, but you can depend upon it there are many of though the older graduates who, called to serve at home, are finding ways to help win the war. "Last summer we were interested in a "win the war garden" project. We organized as a committee with 24 men who volunteered to devote four hours per month at least, on a sched ule arranged to distribute the work evenly. We set apart one acre, the produce from wiiich was turned over to the Woman's National Defense League. They in turn canned or dried the vegetables raised, selling some to buy cans. They had nearly 600 quarts 'of corn, beans, lima beans and beets, besides a quantity of dried corn and beet tops, which is now being distri buted to soldier families and others needing such help at little more than the cost of the jars and a rebate al lowed for return of the jars. We also had some dried beans, which were distributed institu tions. to the charitable "This was from the central plot, about which nearly four acres were divided into plots of 25 by 25 feet or multiple, and wTere assigned to about 70 families for cultivation as they wished. Nearly all of the committee had individual plots as well. Many of the plot holders had never attempt ed gardening, but were apt pupils to willing instructors. "The men on the central committee are already being asked, "How about the war garden for next summer?" And I think the work will have to go forward. While there were other garden schemes, this one at least met the expectations of the committee. "I have told of this as it may be suggestive as one of the boys who stay in America can help, by organizing and aiding in produc tion of food stuffs on what has been vacant city land." the ways W. S. S.—War Saving Stamps. Save and Buy Them. BASKETBALL TEAM W I NS FROM NOTRE DAME 27-12. The basketball team won from No tre Dame in Saturday night's game by a score of 27 to 12 in what was the best game that uie M. A. C. men have put up this year. Notre Dame was outplayed in both halves. A feature of the M. A. C. work was the very strong defense, which per mitted the opponents but one basket in the fir: t half and two in the sec ond. Kurtz at right guard played an especially strong game with Higbee and Brigham also shining lights. The ability of our men to get the ball down the floor and their general offensive tactics were the best they have shown yet. Lineup: M. A. C. Notre Dame. L.F R.F C R.G L.G Brigham Murray Higby Kurtz Garrett Baham Brandy Ronchetti Stine Hayes Final score—M.. A. C, 27; Notre Dame, 12. Score first half—M. A. C, 16; Notre Dame, 4. Goals from field: M. A. C—Murray, 2; Higby, 3; Kurtz, 3; Archer, 2. Notre Dame—Stine, Hayes, 2. Goals from field fouls—M. A. C, Murray, 2 in 7; Higby, 2 in 4; Brigham, 3 in 3. Notre Dame—Ron chetti, 6 in 10. Referee—Stevenson. Substitutions: M. A. C.—Archer for Higby; Snyder for Brigham. Notre Dame—Bader for Brandy. The team will make the Chicago trip this week and next week expect to arrange a game with some Camp Custer team at the camp. FRESH LOSE TO KAZOO NORMAL. The all-fresh team played the West ern State Normal Varsity at Kala mazoo Saturday and were defeated 18 to 24 in a very fast game. The fresh men attribute part of their defeat to the swinging back boards which hin dered the1" basket consider ably. tossing The men making the trip were Jack Foster, center: Boyce, right forward; Swing, left forward: Palm, left guard; Coons, right guard; Robinson, guard, and McMillan, Director forward. Brewer accompanied them. FORESTRY REG'T SEEKS 6000. Professor A. K. Chittenden has been appointed a member of the War Com mittee of the Society of American Foresters. The objects of the com mittee are to: Unify and make more efficient the war work of foresters in determine what the United States; woods are best suited different war-time purposes; to consider voca tional training of forest engineers and timber workers for the need of the army, etc. for Professor Chittenden has been ad that 6,000 additional men are vised (Continued on pagre 7.) 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. .lit" *.** Let Fertilizer Save Your Livestock Don't sacrifice your livestock in order to have high priced grains to sell. Keep your breeding stock grain to sell, by rais andstillhave ing crops big enough for both. Increase Your Stock-feeding Capacity by One-half Experimental tests have shown that grain and hay to fatten nine steers can be profitably produced on a fertilized field -which, if unfertilized, would feed but six. A fertilized pasture maintained nine sheep where unfertilized it would maintain but five. Use Fertilizer To Grow Bigger Crops Keep your livestock and yet have sur plus grains to sell. Write for our Bul letin, "Fertilize to Keep More Stock". Address Department 43 Soil Improvement Committee Association of the National Fertilizer Postal Telegraph Bldg. The Munsey Bldg4 Chicago " Baltimore /\ FORESTRY REG'T SEEKS 6000. (Cotinued from page 5.) wanted to bring the 20th Engineers (Forest) up to full strength. This will be the biggest regiment in the world. Three thousand of the men wanted will make up special road and bridge battalions which will serve as auxiliary to the logging and saw-mill units. Men of all kinds are wanted for this regiment. Men can join the regiment by enlistment if not of draft age and if within the age limits, which are 18-40. Registrants from under the selective draft who have not been notified to hold themselves in readiness to report for duty at the camp may be inducted into the regi ment under certain conditions if they can show that they are qualified for it. Professor Chittenden and Forest Supervisor H. C. Hilton, '11, of East Tawas, are listing officers the regiment and have been asked to ob tain as many Michigan men as pos sible. for SOCIETY NOTES. SORORIAN. entertained The Sororians their friends at a dinner dance in the Ma sonic Temple in East Lansing on Sat urday evening, Jan. 25. The party served a two-fold purpose, as it was the annual winter term formal and the banquet to the new members who were initiated into the society during the week. The upper parlor was tas tily decorated in red and white, the society colors. A four-course dinner was served in the dining room. The patrons were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Van Haltern and Mr. and Mrs. Cross- man Pratt, of Lansing. initiated COLUMBIAN. The Columbians \ thirteen men in their winter term initiation and served a banquet in Club G to the new men on Jan. 21. The new officers for the winter term are: Presi dent, H. L. Fischer; vice president, W. E. Webb; secretary, E. E. Red- fearn; treasurer, R. L. McGaw. ECLECTIC. Prof, and Mrs. O. L. Stewart and Prof, and Mrs. H. K. Vedder were THE M. A. C. RECORD. term patrons for the winter formal party of the Eclectic society Saturday evening, Feb. 2. The house was pret tily decorated with streamers of black, white and orange crepe paper. Carp Julian, '15, was among the guests. An open house was held Sunday aft ernoon following the party. COLUMBIAN-DELPHIC. The Columbian-Delphic winter party was neld in the Ag. building Saturday evening, Feb. 2. Sixty-five couples en joyed the dancing. The decorations were in keeping with the spirit of the times, service flags being much in evidence. Patrons for the evening were Prof, and Mrs. Ryder, Prof, and Mrs. Sawyer, Prof, and Mrs. Sanford, Prof, and Mrs. Plant, Prof, and Mrs. French, and Mr. and Mrs. Loree. FERONIAN. The Feronian society held its an nual initiation Saturday evening, Jan. 19, when sixteen new members were taken into the society. Following the initiation a banquet was held in the Wildwood Tea Rooms at which a num ber of older members were present. SESAME. The Sesame society will hold an open house in the Woman's building on Saturday evening, Feb. 9. A num ber of guests have been invited. ERO ALPHIAN. The Ero Alphian society held its annual initiation Saturday afternoon, Jan. 26. Four girls were taken into tne society. At 6 o'clock a banquet was served at the Wildwood. A num ber of the alumnae and older girls attended the initiation and banquet. The old saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention," is still very ap plicable and has been rudely impressed upon some of the societies. The pres hard ent coal shortage has played 7 with many of them and they have been forced to resort to wood for fuel. All unnecessary trees have been cut down and it is no uncommon sight to see several men hacking away at wood piles or drawing hard on the time-honored cross-cut saw. Groups of from three to six with axes and saws may be seen hieing themselves woodsward every Saturday morning. The Olympics and Phi Deltas are now very efficient and proficient as well in the art made famous by Lincoln and others. that perfectly good trees must be used in that manner, but on the other hand, it is an ill-wind that blows nobody some good—the surrounding wood lots are being much improved and many a festive college stude is being taught first hand how dad had to do it back in the '70's. It may be regrettable —RICE, '21. WEDDINGS. NORTON-BROWER. The wedding of Lieut. Charles B. Norton, '08, and Miss Catherine Brow- er of New York city occurred at the home of the bride's uncle at Ft. Worth, Texas, on Jan. 12. Lieut. Norton is in the aviation section of the signal corps and is located at Kelly Field No. 1, San Antonio, Tex. At the pres ent time Lieut, and Mrs. Norton may be addressed at 314 Madison Ave., San Antonio, Texas. RASBACK-CARTER. The wedding of Lieut. James Ras- back, '17, and Miss Catherine Garland Carter, with '19, of Washington, D. C, is reported to have taken place re cently in Virginia. Lieut. Ralph Henning, '17, and Capt. and Mrs. Mur ray, who were at M. A. C. last year while Capt. Murray assisted the com mandant of the military department, attended the wedding. Lieut. Rasback is with the 16th F. A., Camp Green, N. C. CORRESPONDENCE. Jan. 10, 1918. Dear "Kibbie": This is mainly to announce the ar rival of Blanche Marian Van Wage- nen, Jan. 9, 1918, who is a very prom ising child, and extremely unusual. The Post Office from Abbot. Northeast Toward Sec'y Brown's A Cut Near the Nursery. SOME CAMPUS DRIFTS. 8 This last is very confidential informa tion, of course. Secondly, I may as well enclose my two dollars, * * * as my subscription will soon be out, I m u st not forego one copy of and the RECORD. Am getting along well up here, a nd like my wdrk, but wish the winters were a little shorter. Don't mind the extreme cold, if it would come a nd long. t h en go, not h a ng around The only news I can send is t h at a to m an called on me t he Twin solicit my membership the other day so to THE M. A. C. RECORD. J. W. Baluss Ports (Duluth-Superior) Dairy Ass. I joined, as it was of my advantage to do, but t he m a in t h i ng is t h at this m an turned out to be a former M. A. is h is name, C. man. was with '02, a nd is now in the dairy business outside of Superior. He m u st have been a live wire, for he told of such s t u n ts as p a i n t i ng Prexy's bi cycle seat with black paint, dropping water bags, etc.. etc. K. D. V AN WAGENEN, '12, Mgr. P a l m er Stock F a r m, Palmer's, Minn. W I TH T HE C O L O RS Dear S i r: I since t h i ng I A copy of the RECORD, the middle of December h as been coming regularly to my office here at 84th Division Headquarters, Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky., and cer tainly have enjoyed each copy. The list of look for first t he colors" as m en who are "with shown on page six and I h a ve en joyed their letters to the RECORD very much. While our division has at the present time just started on its work t r a i n i ng an organization, we all of it will not be long before feel we, to do " o ur bit." t h at too, shall go abroad the is F o ur of the happiest years of my life were spent at the M. A. C. 1907 to 1911 and I have watched their en in athletics and viable record, both through enrollment the RECORD since The copies of the M. A. t h at time. C. RECORD receiving give a personal touch to the progress made by the Michigan Agricultural College a nd I wish to t h a nk you for the courtesies extended to me. Yours very I am now truly, t h at CRIS A. EDWARDSEN, w i th '12. Capt. and Personnel Officer, 84th Div. Camp Taylor, Ky. J a n. 29, 1918. My Dear Mr. McKibbin: the I surely wish to t h a nk you for the very much appreciated copies of re M. A. C. RECORD which I have They are a great regularly. ceived I am sorry deal of enjoyment to me. I h?ve not been able to fill out the blank you sent me, as it has been lost in t he shuffle. You know a sailor's things are kept in a sea bag and they lost. are very easily some t h at E. K. Sales and I see t h e r e" more of the boys are "over and I hope to join them soon. I have a good chance if the war doesn't end I hope to see "Dick" Sulli too soon. near in van and F r ed Hobbs future. the I can only say for myself I enlisted as a hospital apprentice sec two ond class and have pharmacist's times, m a k i ng me for mate, 3d class, and am eligible advanced a t h at examination the first of F e b r u a ry and is hope to pass it safely. The work very interesting and enjoyable. I am working on strictly medical cases now great and have certainly amount of useful knowledge since I left the old school. learned a steady. the a rm it almost You will have to excuse the w r i t i ng the impos because we a re u n d er way a nd gentle waves m a ke to hold sible Please give my to all of my campus President Kedzie because he probably will be glad to h e ar I am surviving the s t r a in of t he sea life. Please keep the M. A. C. RECORD going, because it is the only missing link between school and war. regards and friends Sincerely, BURTON P. DAUGHERTY, '18. "Somewhere" in France, J a n. 10, 1918. E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD; Please correct my address as my company has changed its designation. Address now is 1st Lt. Wm. Darius Thompson, 2 M. G. Co., M. G. Battal ion, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, A. E. F., F r a n c e, via N. Y. It is 7 below zero h e re now and we take have over a foot of snow. We a t u rn in the trenches quite often and t h at is about all I can say. Wishing the RECORD a very successful year for 1918, I am Sincerely yours, W M. D A R I US THOMPSON. NEW ASSIGNMENTS. Lieut. J o hn C. Alderdyce, '14, A. E. from F. Fr"ance, unassigned, relieved a t t a c h m e nt the 23d Engineers. to Major A r t h ur Boettcher, with '09, 3d Balloon Squadron, A. S. S. C, A. E. F. F r a n c e, v ia New York. Lieut. M. E. , Bottomley, Inf., unassigned, A. E. F., France, via New York. '16, DeLoss Towar, with '14, 15th Cav., American Train, Camp Owen Bierne, Ft. Bliss, Tex. H a r ry J. Pelton, with '20, Radio Electrician 3d class, U. S. S. 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History of Michigan Agricultural College, by Dr. W. J. Beal. $2.00 and postage. C O N K L IN Fountain Pens C. J. ROUSER DRUG GO. \jijM&mmmmmmmmjii!ummisis For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. R e c o rd Hafomtr? Sc Ban IBumt ^Printing (Unmpanu, 210-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing ri^iMviiVW^l^ir»i^i^"«\ir«\i>s\r/i,Yy#v C. G. Bullis, with '09, M. M. 1st class, U. S. N., U. S. S. Dorothea, care Postmaster, New York. Louis Goldberg, with '18, Supply Co., Co. G., 305th Am. Train, Camp Lee, Va. Richard Hodgkins, '14, Aero. Service Squad. 349, Kelly Field No. 3, San Antonio, Texas. Wm. F. Thomas, with '19, Co. A, 29th Eng., Intelligence Section, Topo graphic Division, A. E. F., France, via New York. Paul B. Hale, with '11, Inf. 0. T. S., Camp Custer. Geo. J. Henshaw, '17, 3d Student Co., S. O. R, C, T. C, Samuel F. B. Morse, Leon Springs, Texas. J. F. Sheldon, '17, 3d class yeoman, -Navy Yards, Norfolk, Va. Gerald W. Kildoo, with Aero Squad., Hempstead, L. I. '19, 122d I Picked up on the Campus j| lectures Professor Ryder is presenting dur ing the remainder of the winter term a series of to juniors and seniors electing the military course. They are open to the public and are being given at 4:30 p. m. in the Agri cultural building each day except on Saturday when they are given in the morning. The lectures deal with war and military history and will bring out all phases of the present conflict considered from the American as well as the European standpoint. drill classes, Last Thursday 450 men took physi cal drill or athletics in the armory between the hours of 4:30 to 9:30 p. regular military m. This included physical basketball teams, and the faculty physical train ing classes, but did not include the regular course classes. The time of both Director Brewer and As sistant Coach Gauthier is entirely tak en up now with the leading of the classes and the directing of athletic groups. short I $P Alumni Notes i# I '88. Dr. Ned S. Mayo who is with the Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, 111., vis ited the campus Feb. 5. He was at tending the state veterinarians' meet ing in Lansing. He may be addressed at 1258 Wilson Ave., Chicago. '89. C. D. Beecher (with) is proprietor of the Orchardale Farm at Flushing, Mich. A very little book of some eighty pages entitled Spraying instructive THE M. A. C. RECORD. for Profit, is the work of Howard Ev- arts Weed, architect of landscape Beaverton, Ore. The work is a prac tical handbook describing the best methods of suppressing the more com mon insects and fungus diseases. It is very fully illustrated. '98. Frank B. Ainger, Jr. (with), is cap the in the supply company of tain 340th Inf., Camp Custer. '03 0, D. Dales (with) is now with the Fore River Ship Building Corporation as resident engineer on the construc tion and equipment of a large govern ment machine shop at Buffalo for the manufacture of steam turbines to be used in destroyers for the navy. He has been borrowed for this emergency war work and expects to finish soon and return to the Hydraulic Power Co. of Niagara Falls, with whom he has been associated as construction twelve years. the past engineer for At present he may be addressed at 552 10th St., Niagara Falls, N. Y. '08. Chas. B. Norton is now a first lieu tenant of ground forces in the avia tion section and may be addressed at the aviation camp, San Antonio, Tex. '09. R. Morley Reynolds is a farm man ager at Rapid City, Mich., and may be addressed R. F. D. 2. •10. E. Morris Burd (with) in the Coast Artillery Corps and stationed at Ft. Monroe, Va. is captain is i l. L. L. Urch (with), who has been a real estate salesman in Detroit, writes "We're in the army now." He is lo cated with Ambulance Co. 338, 310 Sanitary Train, Camp Custer. Mr. and Mrs. (Louise Norton, '12) Jack Knecht are now living in Wash ington, D. C, and may be addressed at 1436 West St. N. W. Jack accepted a position as material engineer in the bureau of construction repair, Navy Department, in July, 1917. He writes that Mrs. Knecht and the chil dren are enjoying Washington, espe cially Jack, Jr., who arrived Aug. 8, 1917. and 1. J. Cortright, who has recently been commissioned as a second lieu tenant in Field Artillery after having served several months as a Y. M. C. A. secretary in France, has returned and is spending a few weeks leave at his home in Mason. Cortright was a campus visitor last week. He does not know when he will be recalled to service, but thinks that possibly he in may be sent to a training camp this country. 1 2. Frederick R. Harris is a first lieu tenant in the aviation section of the signal corps and is now located with the 8th Squadron at the aviation camp at Waco, Texas. Leo Himmelberger, with the Fort Dodge Serum Co. of Fort Dodge, Iowa, 9 visited the college Feb. 4 while mak ing a short visit to his parents in Lansing. He is attending the state veterinarians' meeting being held in Lansing this week. Mrs. Himmelber ger and their small son accompanied him. Leo J. Knapp, who was with the Whitehead & Kails Steel Construction Co., has been assigned to government ship building work by his employers and is now located at Bayonne, N. J. He is employed at the yards of the Lackawanna Ship Co., and may be addressed at 36 Ave. B. It is under stood that he was selected along with several hundred others of the best structural steel designers in the coun its try to assist the government in ship building program. 1 3. Frederick W. Bush (with), "Fred die," has recently enlisted in the navy and is serving aboard a coast patrol ship somewhere in the south Atlantic. A. E. Warner with the bureau of markets, department of agriculture, stopped in East Lansing Jan. 28 while making a trip through Michigan for his department. His work with the bureau of markets is at present the installing of record keeping and ac counting and creameries. He may be addressed at 11148 S. Irving Ave., Morgan Park, Chicago. systems dairies in 1 4. Ned W. Lacey is in aviation corps and is reported to be serving in France. the J. A. McClintock has just been ap pointed scientific assistant in cotton and truck crop diseases in the bureau of plant industry and is stationed at Georgia State College of Agriculture, is Athens, Ga. James Godkin, '16, THE C A M P US PRESS EAST LANSING'S MODERN PRINTING PRESS 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 NEW, SLIGHTLY USED AND RE BUILT MACHINES ANY STYLE TYPE DESIRED Special Discounts to Professors and Students WRITE FOR CATALOG AND PRICES H A M M O ND T Y P E W R I T ER C O. 88 GRISWOLD ST., DETROIT, MICH. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. also stationed in Athens. The head of the department of plant pathology there, Prof. J a s. B. Berry, attended s u m m er school at M. A. C. last sum mer specializing and in bacteriology. pathology '15. Richard E. McNaughton is farming in Caledonia, Mich., and may be ad dressed R. F. D. 2. J o hn W. Lawson is t a k i ng the army stores course at A nn Arbor. He ex pects to be sent to an army arsenal for further t r a i n i ng at the completion of the course on Feb. 16. '17) called Mr. a nd Mrs. S. C. Vandenburg (Ed on campus na Tussing, to Chicago friends Feb. 1 en route just accepted where Vandenburg has a position with t he Bureau of Mar kets. He will work under B u rr P r a t t, '09, and for the present may be ad dressed at 236 N. Clark St. "W. J. Cavanaugh who is a second stationed in field artillery lieutenant at Camp Dodge, Iowa, writes of a re cent sojourn the base hospital of the cantonment where he met Doc Mosher, who is also convalescing from pneumonia. Lieut. Mosher the veterinary medical corps. Cavanaugh may be addressed Co. E, 2d Bn., 163 Depot Brigade, Camp Dodge, Iowa. is in to a PRICE Nothing is more uncertain these days than "price." T he price of any article today, is liable to change with in an incredibly short time. This is true in practically all lines of mer chandise. Only one thing r e g a r d i ng "price" is reasonably certain, and is, that whenever a ny change comes it is sure to be " u p w a r d ." t h at Fortunately for this store and its patrons, we ourselves protected against unusual price conditions by placing early and extensive orders with the result that now, much of our merchandise is being sold to you at prices today's market value. lower than '16. Mrs. Rhoda Reed Winston visited to the college J a n. 30 d u r i ng a visit i n. Lansing. Capt. Win h er p a r e n ts ston is n^w t a k i ng a course in coast artillery work at Ft. Monroe. They expect to F t. Barrancas, Fla., before to r e t u rn long. THE STORE THAT SELLS GUARAN TEED MERCHANDISE S E E D S H A R RY E. S A I ER W I TH ' 1 1. SEEDSMAN—FLORIST Michigan Grown Garden and Greenhouse Seeds 109-111 E. LANSING - Ottawa St. - MICHIGAN s E E D S STOP! Have You Paid uour Membership Dues in the M. ft. G. Association? The Association is made up of 2000 or more of the liuest of M. A. C. former stu dents and alumni. if It includes you, you have 20 college term's credits (one completed work) and $2. We publish the Record and do other things for Service to M.ft.G. Annual include M. A. C. Record. Dues $2.00 subscription which the to •17. Delbert M. P r i l l e r m an is a sergeant the the h e a d q u a r t e rs company of in 349th F. A., Camp Dix, N. J. M. S. Tarpinian, " T a r p ," the a r my medical school is a pri vate at Washington, D. C., and mentions be '13, and Snyder, ing with Hutchins, '14, both privates. in Lou Ella Butler h as j u st accepted a position as demonstration home agent for Mason county and will take up the work Feb. 11 with h e a d q u a r t e rs at Scottville, Mich. naval leave soon C. C. Hood, "Kike," who is in Den ver with the. U. S. Bureau of Markets has j u st made application for the fly aviation ing section for the corps and expects for either Boston Tech. or Berkeley, Calif., for ground school work. He writes t h at he recently h ad a visit from his chief, Verne Branch, '12, and h as seen 0. W. Schleussner, '12, and Glidden, '17, who is w o r k i ng in Denver for the Denver Gas & Electric Co. to item '18. A Lansing paper recently contained a news t h at Maurice Pancost, who is a wireless operator on the U. S. S. Antigone, h ad notified h is par to ents in Lansing of his safe r e t u rn to the United States after his voyage F r a n ce a nd r e t u rn on the Antigone. 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