ES m APRIL 12, 1918. VOL. XXIII. GTfoe M A C R E C O RD ^E Commencement May 23. Groups of Classes Who Will Hold Reunions. 1906 1907 1908 1909 1868 1869 1870 1871 1887 1888 1889 1890 1916 ^5 U W*A2 •S? £bOltirCr cannot live onHerpast'- s* so*vai <55 ssws What will you do for Herjuture T & %e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATIONr East Lansing, ^Michigan a ii EG uiimi.iiii uiiin IUH1J TIT A H V a a ii J 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. DIRECTORY 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 in 'PHE names as well as this Directory, those of all our other advertisers, are of re liable parties. We hope the faculty and students those who patronize will patronize us. A. M. E M E RY 223 W a s h. A v e. N. B o o k s, P i ne S t a t i o n e r y, E n g r a v ed C a l l i ng 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. 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C H A M P E, '06a, A t t o r n ey at L aw 71 W a s h i n g t on Blv'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 o n' M e r c h a n ts in S o l i c it c o n s i g n m e n ts 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 If y ou h a v e n 't i n s u r ed 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. I n s u r a n ce A g e n c y, L a n s i ng s a l a r y, a b o ut 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. 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 A V a r i e ty of F i x t u r es '15. f or R o o m s — S t u d e n t s' L a m ps L i v i n g s t on B u l b s. S t u d e n t s' a nd 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. 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Office Citz. 2572 Y o ur b a r b e rs " H A N K" A ND t he P o o l, B i l l i a r d s, C i g a r s. " F R A N K" l a st f or five y e 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 Ave., E a st L a n s i n g. HARVEY PHOTO S H OP P O R T R A I TS Kinds Photographic Work All 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 Pons ^arn?uen,s' • V H I I W I II • V I IV Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, a ll g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line if Everything. Agents for Star Laundry, Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat T E L E P H O NE G R A ND 2635-M ALLEN & B O O N E, E N G I N E E RS E L E C T R I C AL M E C H A N I C AL A U T O M O T I VE C H E M I C AL TESTING LABORATORIES 870 W o o d w a rd A v e. G-. H. A L L E N, '09. D E T R O I T, M I C H. s E E D S HARRY E. SAIER W I TH ' 1 1. SEEDSMA N—FLORIST Michigan Grown Garden and Greenhouse Seeds 109-111 E. Ottawa St. LANSING - - MICHIGAN s E E D S EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERo Trie M - A / C- RECORD E A ST L A N S I N G, MICHIGAN, F B I D AT A P B IL 12, 1 9 1 8. NO. 28 7 0 L. X X I I I. EAST LANSING HAS FIRE. The need of more adequate fire fighting apparatus and improved wa ter supply for fire purposes for the city of East Lansing was amply dem onstrated last Thursday night when the home of H. J. Everett on Grove street was partially destroyed by fire. The fire caught early in the evening in the roof and it was nearly mid night before the apparatus sent from Lansing left the fire in a safe con dition. The whole East Lansing and college community turned out and turned to and practically everything was taken from except some household goods stored in the attic. The very low water pressure made the college hose cart practically from useless. An auto truck Lansing is all that saved the house from complete destruction. The build ing was well insured. the house sent Residents of East Lansing will rest easier when the new fighting equipment being purchased is ready for use. fire 'JAKE' PROST, '04, ILLINOIS GAR DEN DIRECTOR. J. H. Prost, '04, has recently been appointed garden director for the Illi nois State Council of Defense and began his new work about a month ago. Prost has been city forester for the city of Chicago for a number of years and is largely responsible for the Chicago park system. Not long ago he was hired by the International Harvester Co. and until his appoint ment as garden director has been eiv ployed with Prof. P. G. Holden, '89, i • their agricultural extension depart ment. Mr. Prost is busy day and night in his new work, having given talks gardeners' meetings nearly every night for the past three weeks. The Chicago Sunday Exami ner is carrying a war garden depart ment and a garden contest under Mr. Prost's direction. before COLLEGE ISSUES BULLETIN FOR BOYS. titled "Suggestions for Boys Who for Farm Work," Wish to Prepare and is prepared by Ashley M. Ber- ridge, '11, director of the short cours es. The bulletin -contains descriptions of the simpler farm tools and instruc tions on the care of horses and har nessing and hitching is teams. illustrated and should very profusely be a great help in teaching boys the simpler things in farm work and in giving them instruction in some of the first tasks which will meet them on the farms. The bulletin contains two messages to boys one from R. J. Baldwin, '04, extension director, the other from Chas. E. Parcells, state di rector of the Boys' Working Reserve. It in and SENIOR 'SHORT COURSE' STUNTS BEGUN. Strangers about the campus Tues day morning would have thought that a new college year was beginning from the seedy looking crop of fresh men who flaunted their loud ties and shocking hosiery to the breeze, and with books in straps and lunches un der their arms besought the way to the president's office. Freshmen? Of course not. Only seniors their second childhood. Seniors, who, hav ing grown tired of wearing the pro verbial dignified mien stately carriage of the upperclassmen, had thought to throw off the weighty robes and be boys again "just for tonight." The class of '18 is striving to drive off the war pallor hanging so heavily about the student body, show the ol time "pep" and liven up things on the campus. Their plans of weekly the senior stunts, they are calling live short course, because they will througn the (they hope they will) four years of their college careers in the next four weeks. Every Tuesday the seniors, as such, disappear for the day, simply dropping out of ex their istence, so to speak, and places appear first the verdant freshie, next the smart fool soph, then the festive junior and last of all the se nior in cap and gown. The Tuesday of the final week of the "short course" will mark the annual swinging out in cap and gown. in As a means of assisting the great movement now gaining headway in Michigan to place boys on the farms, the college has just issued a very helpful bulletin. The bulletin is en Thus far only the men have taken part in the senior "short courses," but it is expected that the girls will come forth in a stunt of their own before long. M. A. C. MEN REPRESENT DENVER !N U. S. C. OF C. MEETING. Two M. A. C. men are among the ten named by the Denver Civic and Commercial Association to represent that city at the sixth annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Chicago, April 10, 11, and 12. Cass E. Herrington, '78, and L. G. Carpenter, '79, are the men hon ored. More than half a million busi ness men of the country will be rep resented at this annual meeting, the National Chamber, including more than a thousand local business organ izations. Financing the war, railroads, cen tralized control and industry in ship ping are the four critical questions to be considered. The resolutions of the meeting are expected to furnish an accurate and authoritative expres sion of American business interests. L. G. Carpenter, '79, is director of tne Colorado State Council of De fense with headquarters at Denver. COMMUNITY GARDEN CLUB IN EAST LANSING. a garden. community College people and citizens of East Lansing are planning to help increase the nation's food supply this season with The scheme is aimed to promote a better social feeling among East Lansing- ites as well as to perform a patriotic service. The crops will be chiefly string beans, tomatoes and pop corn. Just where the community garden idea originated is not known, but among the sponsors are President Kedzie, Dr. Giltner, Dr. Bessey, Prof. Ryder, Dr. Hibbard, ex-Mayor Sche- pers, E. C. Lindemann, '11, and Anna Cowles, '15. Members, and there is quite a num ber of them already, contribute $2.00 to defray expenses, such as the hir ing of teams for plowing, etc., and contribute just as much labor during the season as they are able. Ten acres for gardens have been secured in and about East Lansing through loans. No doubt the beans and to matoes will be turned over to girls' canning clubs to can. Any proceeds at the end of the year will be placed in the People's Church building fund. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD 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 E a st 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 APRIL 12, 1918. CLASS REUNIONS COMMENCEMENT. AT at reunion interest to to our educational W h e t h er we should reunions try have to alumni commencement this year as usual has been consid ered at some length. While those of us about the college were considering the m a t t er a number of alumni wrote plans in asking what the in re were. All showed an unions. T h en along came the com pletion of the gymnasium and the pos sibility of dedicatory exercises. With such a splendid new building—such a the noteworthy addition campus and facilities—it would be unbefitting the institution if proper dedicating exercises were not accorded it. Certainly it could not be appropriately dedicated without the presence of alumni who helped m a ke the building possible. F or after all, the great n u m b er of alumni who have to given time and effort unstintingly the p u r s u it of athletics while in col lege have paved the way for the ele gant new building which is destined to be such a factor in building physi cally fit men at M. A. C. The build alumni ing m u st be dedicated m u st have a p a rt it was decided to hold the class reunions as usual and seniors and stu dent body are planning things so that r e t u r n i ng alumni may have a definite share in their commencement festivi ties. Because of the dedication of the gymnasium something there will be to a t t r a ct old college athletes special and former members of college baseball, football and track The day is May 23, with teams. the gym the night of May nasium dedication is the campus 22. in May. Besides if the war prettiest lasts last commence the ment you will have an opportunity to r e t u rn it. And so to in some it may be Remember time. t h at and the the in Better begin to m a ke your plans now for we are going to look for you. * * * A n u m b er of complaints have come i r r e g u l ar arrival of to us about t he THE M. A. C. RECORD. the RECORD each week. Again we can only say t h at the RECORD leaves E a st Lansing regularly on F r i d ay night and Saturday morning, and if you do not receive it in the same mail each week it is the fault of the postal ser vice. This is only another means of calling your attention to the fact t h at the United States is at war. We must undergo even such hardships a late RECORD occasionally. as TWO UNDERCLASSMEN DIE IN ARMY CAMPS. cause. Two more gold s t a rs are to be add two M. A. ed to t he service flag for C. men, both underclassmen, whose lives have recently been taken in the great Private E a rl Halbert, '20, died at Camp MacArthur, Texas, on March 8, and P r i v a te Burrell F. '19, of Flint, died at Camp Smith, Pneumonia was Custer March 29. cases. in the cause of death to be These men are first the t a k en from r a n ks of M. A. C. both two the u n d e r g r a d u a te Halbert attended M. A. C. for a y e ar being compelled to leave school at the close of his freshman year be cause of ill health. He was drafted in September, 1917, and* sent to Camp Custer. E a r ly in the winter he was sent to Camp MacArthur. Smith attended M. A. C. for nearly injuries received two years and was prominent in bas ketball. He was obliged to drop out the end of his second year be near cause of playing basketball, and was in the local hos pital for several weeks following the injury. He was called to Camp Cus ter in November and assigned to Co. G, 338th Inf. Smith visited M. A. C. for the Union banquet on Washing ton's Birthday, and paid his last visit to the campus at time. t h at COMMENCEMENT IN SIX WEEKS. M ay 23 Officially Set for G r a d u a t i on Day a nd Class R e u n i o n s. Plans for this year's commencement and the program for graduation week as drawn up by the senior committee, although acted upon and approved the senior com the faculty, brought the reference mittee a day Their commencement. set program proposed May 30, memorial the day, as commencement day and faculty saw fit to move commence m e nt one week ahead, bringing grad uation day May 23. jolt with for to ! Following the plan of last year the events of commencement week wi be carried on while college is in ses sion and festivities the graduation will be linked up with the usual stu ceremonies which dent have become traditions in the round term. One of ing off of the spring t he reasons for permit is to for commencement alumni r e t u r n i ng s t u n ts this and in action and student to see t he college and body and take part in the annual student com mencement week customs. its to witness This year's graduation class num the bers but 160, only about half of 1917 class. By courses the men and women as to receive diplomas follows: Home. Economics, 57; agri culture, 42; engineering, horti culture, 20; veterinary, 9; forestry, 3. 29; are the dedication of In view of new gymnasium commencement at time a special effort will be m a de to have all the former athletes who have teams ever represented M. A. C. on com back and plans mencement. Director Brewer some special e n t e r t a i n m e nt for former M. A. C. varsity men and undoubtedly they will take p a rt as a special t u re in t he dedication exercises. the dedication fea for The program for commencement week, May 19 to 23. follows: Sunday, May 1 9 . - 3 : 00 p. m., Bac sermon; . 6:30 p. m.—Sa calaureate cred Concert. Monday, May 2 0 . - 6 : 30 p. m., Band Concert; 7:00 p. m., Cane R u s h; 8:00 p. m., Senior Party. Wednesday, May 2 2 . - 6 : 30 Tuesday, May 2 1 . - 6 : 30 p. m., Band Concert; 8:00 p. m., Dramatic Club. p. m., Band Concert; 8:00 p. m., Dedication of gymnasium, and conferring of ath letic honors, followed by M. A. C. Union Party. Thursday, May 2 3 . - 8 : 00 a. m., Canoe Tilt; 10:00 a. m., commence ment; 12:00 m., M. A. C. Association Annual Meeting and Dinner; 2:00 p. m., Military Review; 4:00 p. m., Base ball, M. A. C. vs. Camp Custer; 6:30 p. m., Senior Dinner; 8:30 p. m., Cap Night. INSPECTION OF THE R. 0. T. C. UNIT SHORT AND SNAPPY. Contrary to usual customs, the an nual inspection of the cadet regiment this year came unnanounced and un forty-five heralded and was over the minutes. Major Max Garber of inspecting 22d U. S. Infantry was the instruc inasmuch as his officer and tions were different inspect to college units in twelve days the "once over" given regiment was a very rapid one. the M. A. C. ten in Tne inspection was much in fact, earlier t h an usual this year; it was hardly looked for before May. Major Garber gave each m an a very sharp scrutiny, but asked no questions, nor did he handle any rifles. Quite dif ferent t h an in the old days. His re port of the M. A. C. inspection might well read, "Off again, on again, gone again, Garber." However with t h e. country at war, is hardly to pausing upon ceremony t he w ar depart looked for from be ment. F u r t h e r m o re Major Garber is reported to be an old friend of Major fully Wrightson and aware of the commandant's ability to t u rn out soldiers. is undoubtedly THE M. A. C. RECORD. T HE SIX COMPANIES OF T HE R. T. O. C. R E G I M E NT P R E P A R I NG FOR INSPECTION A P R IL 3. Major Wrightson could the M. A. C. unit, but learn noth ing of the inspecting officer's opinion of inasmuch as the out of door work had hardly to begun make it can m a ke regiment was unable t h at the the polished in later showing term. the This itself is inspection, the whole to prepare take place until In years past a m a r k ed decrease in the interest has been a p p a r e nt after year's annual for seeming work not t h is climaxing event. this year, however, on account t r ue the competitive drills which will of not latter p a rt of the spring term. Nor will the in the spection make any difference with program for t he balance of the term. Trench digging, close and extended order drill, sham battles, reviews and other military work will be under taken with this spring. unusual interest the turned out The entire regiment in Lansing Sunday, April 7, and took a conspicuous p a rt in the L a n s i ng Lib regiment erty Loan parade. made an unusually good showing in the city and much favorable comment was heard. The FIRST BASEBALL GAME APRIL 13. The first game, t h at with Alma Col the Aggies' lege April 13, will begin spring baseball schedule. Although t he Almaites when they take the field Saturday may not find a finished base t h at ball aggregation, they will know they are competing with a nine that limb. a re extremely fit F or baseball material is being devel oped j u st as was football material last it, fall, and while there -is plenty of practically all are the green. in wind and candidates Stanley Johnston, catcher of last team, is showing up year's all fresh to be about t he most promising of any behind the bat and is being used there regularly: Collinson, a senior, however, the big m it at is holding the mainstay of is times. DeMond the pitching staff and one of the se is out the only other pitcher nior veterans of last year's varsity. Donnelly, a sophomore and a south paw, t h at looks good. He is also from last year's team. Mills, who has been all fresh working out in the box, is now in the soon. hospital, but is expected first base is holding down H a m m es and Kellogg at is playing second. Peters and Snider are work ing out at shortstop. Andrews, who has been playing third, is in the hos not pital with the grip and known w h e t h er he will be able to play in S a t u r d a y 's game. Hayes and t he only outfielders of Doscher are the It note so far. staff extra member of will of necessity become a regular t h i rd outfielder. the pitching is probable steadily t h at is it The sale of season tickets is being in the t h at from tickets the usual custom sale. Accordingly ladies connected with pushed about the campus and in Lan the Varsity Club. The ath sing by letic department have made a depar the ture this m a t t er of season year. They have felt it will be worth to have a large number considerable t he games tickets, out a nd of season well attended, even if it is necessary to sacrifice in the m a t t er of funds on the the price of tickets for the entire season's games is $2.00 and tickets for faculty wives and insti tution and children of the E a st Lan sing schools a re being sold at $1.00. This season tickets have ever been sold at so low total season's admis a sions games a m o u n ts Some for to about $5.50. t h i r ty m en a re t u r n i ng out for football practice and are showing themselves to be a very of energetic squad. Members last the new i n s t r u c t i ng year's football. them m en Most of this n a t u r e, it being t he idea to build up a squad in t h at will be thoroughly grounded the before next fall. figure. The if paid team a re and r u d i m e n ts of the spring individual the work teaching game is of time t h at first the the is Invitations to sixteen Michigan col leges have been sent out by Director for the Those intercollegiate their eagerness to enter to whom bids track Brewer meet to be held May 18. A n u m b er of state institutions have already sig repre nified to sentatives. the meet have been mailed- a re Hills dale, Olivet, Alma, Kalamazoo Col lege, W e s t e rn State Normal, Michigan College of Mines, N o r t h e rn State Nor mal, Albion, Adrian, St. Mary's, Hope, College, Ypsilanti, Detroit University of Detroit, and Mt. Plea sant Normal. J u n i or instructor J i m m ie Hasselman, in the English department and inciden tally an allround athlete, has offered his services to the over-busy athletic is being used as offi department and the all fresh baseball cial coach of team. youngsters promising Some have reported with Director Brewer to move into the new g y m n a s i um within the next two weeks. freshmen. p l a n n i ng the is WHERE DO YOU STAND? If you thoroughly a d m i re Kaiser Wilhelm And t h i nk t h at God appointed him to reign, If you sanction gium And applaud t he atrocities in Bel the frightful subma rine campaign, If you t h i nk system the P r u s s i an military Superior to peace a na And oppose the efforts being made to liberty, In it crush the bloody land and sea, battles fought on If you prefer to hoard away your money T h an to send it to the boys across the pond, Who sacrifice freedom, their lives for h u m an Refuse to buy a Liberty Loan Bond. R U F US W. LAXDOX. [ T he w r i t er is a son of Mrs. Lan- don, librarian. He the Pan ama Canal Commission and stationed at Balboa, Canal Zone.] is with 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. CONCERT SERIES ANNOUNCED. The series of concerts given on aus Sunday afternoons under pices of the M. A. C. Musical Society which were interrupted during the winter term because of the fuel short age will now be resumed and the fol lowing dates are announced: the April 7, Miss Anna Chada, pianist, of Grand Rapids; Mrs. Herman Hen- kel, soprano, of Lansing. Date to be announced The Matinee Musicale Quintette; Miss Mabel Fer ry, violinist; Mrs. Delia Knight Boise, reader. Date to be announced, Band Con cert. Miss Chada is a most talented and brilliant young pianist who plays with so much life and virility as to astonish and delight all who hear her. in Grand She is much appreciated Rapids, appearing as soloist in many concerts. She is a teacher the Malek School of Music and is at th same time studying under Profess Ottokar Malek, who feels that she has a very brilliant future before her. in Mrs. Henkel is soprano soloist at in the First Presbyterian church The Lansing and one of the leading so pranos in the city. She has been in Lansing only a few months and this is the first opportunity we have been given of hearing her at the college. following program will be given Sunday, April 7, in the College Armory at 2:30 p. m. The time has been set half an hour earlier than usual to permit of Miss Chada's sing ing at a vesper service in Lansing. Community Singing Roundo Capriccioso . . .. Mendelssohn Hark, Hark, the Lark, Schubert-Liszt Miss Chada With Verdure Clad (From the Creation) Haydn Mrs. Henkel A La Bien Aimee Valse Caprice Schuett Tschaikowsky Miss Chada Sanderson The Valley of Laughter, The Daisies Hawley The Slave Song . . .. Teresa del Riego Mrs. Henkel Concerto, Op. 16 Grieg Allegro molto moderato Adagio Miss Chada Orchestral accompaniment arranged for second piano played by Miss Frey- hofer. NORTHWESTERN TEACHERS' AGENCY For the entire West and Alaska. The leading and largest Agency, FREE REGISTRATION E N R O LL NOW .. IDAHO BOISE . . HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE HOTEL STATLEB 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 Washington Boulevard and Bag-ley Avenue. NEW BTJRDICK HOTEL Kalamazoo, Mich. Fire proof construction; 250 rooms, 150 rooms with private bath. European plan. $1.00 per day and up. The of T HE PARK PLACE HOTEL Traverse City, Mich. leading all-the-year-'round hotel the region. All modern con veniences. All outside rooms. W. O. Holden, Mgr. France, Feb. 11, 1918. Dear Dr. Hibbard: a Your letter written Dec. 15 came It was very about two weeks ago. kind of you to write; a breath from M. A. C. surely seems good. I hope my reply will bring another, P. D. Q. I doubt if I can write anything very interesting. "We are located far from the front and the only activities that we see are of our own making. Head quarters are situated in nearby small town, and the camps are scat tered all about the surrounding coun several try. We have been here roads, months, building camp sites, railroads, terminals, saw-mills, etc., and cutting piling and saw-logs. The appearance of the country has al ready been changed greatly; after the war, the returning French soldiers are going to have a hard time finding their way home. The government is treating us very well, provides us with plenty to eat, lots of warm clothing, and the where-with-all to sleep warm and dry. They nave just lately added a Y. M. C. A. building at headquar to ters, so town" there is a chance at a billiard table, a piano, a phonograph and read ing matter. It is all very fine, and the more appreciated now that we had to do without it so many months. little to remind one of home here. The French peasants do without many things that the poorest American considers ne cessities. In all of the smaller towns and the country districts the people Of course, there is very that whenever we "get that I can see; go entirely without coal or electricity. They do not have amusements of any kind there are no theaters, and the government forbids public dancing. The stores do not sell fancy cakes, or pastries, or fresh fruit. Most all of the cooking, either in the home or hotel, is done before the open fireplace but the meals that these French madames fix up, even in that way, are truly wonderful. The houses do not have cellars or base ments, and the fireplaces are all they have to heat their rooms with. The bicycle seems to be the "Ford" of this the French barber country. And shops are the limit. The proprietor cuts the hair, but his wife or son or most any other member of the family usually does the shaving and drowns the victim with perfumed water. The wife always takes the money. I have been in shops in quite a few different towns and cities but haven't yet found one with a sharp razor in it; it is torture to be shaved here even for me. And after the operation is over you must get up and wash your face yourself, in a fancy bowl provided for the purpose. The only virtue of the whole business is its cheapness. You can get a shave, haircut, massage, and tonic all for eighteen cents, in American money. fun with We are having some difficulty but a whole lot of lan guage. Most of us have got so now that we can get what we want with out trouble, but at first it was a joke. Some of the boys have become first the DOOR M A TS Conform to the floor, are easy to clean. We have them in three sizes. They sell for $ 1 . 2 5, $ 1 . 5 0, $ 2 . 25 Norton Hardware Co. 212 S. Washington Ave, C O N K L IN Fountain Pens G. J. ROUSER DRUC CO. • ' ^ W i V V ^ ^ ^ J ^ X^ For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record Haforou* Sc Han l&utm Printing (Emnjrang 210-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing \i./»ii/»1i/8\1i78\w^/r^"/»ira\1^ apiece to class sketch artists through trying to the express themselves via picture task of or language. The simple five for six eggs dering take fellows at always used time, and all least a half hour of the French-English dictionaries and phrase books in the crowd, together the with all the French people in building. the required It usually drawing of a picture of a hen and a chickencoop with the egg close to the hen so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a mud-puddle. And after the na tives finally had "comprayed," most likely it would take just as long for them to tell us that the eggs were ihere wouldn't be any "finis" and more until next Tuesday. It is hard to talk to the girls too, but not so much. with them. "W J get along very foolishly The M. A. G. RECORD is coming quite '18, nearly every day; he regularly, and believe me it is wel come. The old school is surely doing I wonder if the its share in the war. Forestry Club is still on deck. I see the names of most of its members on Uncle Sam's roster. I see Gil is christ, driving a motor truck. Old "Hank" Putnam, '17, is in another camp so that I don't see him very often now, but we have seen quite "a bit of France together. I got a dandy checkerboard for Xmas and we have been trying to hitch on some games ever since. That is about all we did coming over on the ship. We were 23 days on the I think the score finally was boat. 243 games to 242 in Hank's favor. Gilchrist has met "Jake" Foess and 'Doc" Brundage, '15, since they have arrived. Brundage is mess sergeant of his company and is making a de cided hit. Well, we are looking for an early peace but don't expect it. The old U. S. has got to get into it with every last resource. People back home can hardly dream of the immense job in front of them and necessary to do be fore the war can be won. Please write again at your first op portunity. The mail is really the big gest thing in our lines at present. Mail or the lack of it makes or breaks us. Give my regards to Profs. Chit tenden and Sanford, and to the For estry Dept. I have been intending to It must be. hard to write to them. know where you are at this year with so many students the time. Well, I wish the kaiser was canned and I back sure again. would enjoy your lectures. leaving all I The best of good things to you and M. A. C. Sincerely, ROGER W. BILUNGS, '18, 3rd Detachment, 10th Eng., A. E. F. WEDDINGS. D A S C H N E R - S N E L L. The wedding of Lieut. Theodore '18, and Thelma R. Snell Daschner, THE M. A. C. RECORD. took place at 10 o'clock, April 6, at the home of the bride in Lansing. Naomi Stratton and Rice A. Beers, '18, were wedding attendants. Lieut. Daschner is in Co. L, 337th Inf., Camp Custer, and the couple will be at home after May 1 at Battle Creek. P A R K Y N - T O U S E N. Private Percy J. Parkyn, '18, with the headquarters detachment of the 310th Engineers, was married at St. Johns on April 3 to Miss Harriet E. Jonesville, Mich. The Tousen Parkyns called on college friends April 4. of I <£# Alumni Notes <*•# | '90. Dr. John W. Toan has been at the state sanitorium at Howell for nearly four years. He writes of seeing Bai ley Smith, with '88, frequently since he returned from Alaska a year ago and took up farming on the old home stead adjoining the sanitorium farm. '95. H. R. Smith is a live stock com missioner in Chicago and may be ad dressed Room 374 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. His work is "en couraging the production of more live stock and the better conserving of our existing supply." '00. Harry J. Westcott (with) is with the Manhattan Rubber Mfg. Co., Pas- siac, N. J. His home address is 345 Lafayette Ave. Frederick W. Dodge (with) is an ensign on the U. S. S. Snohomish. He should be addressed U. S. S. Sno homish, care Postmaster, New York, N. Y. from an operation (Fleta Paddock, '01. Capt. Hugh P. Baker who has been recovering at Three Rivers, Mich., has now rejoined his command, a company of the 46th U. S. Infantry, at Camp Taylor, Ky. Mrs. Baker is returning to the Baker home, Salt Springs Road, East Syracuse, N. Y. '03 H. M. Eaton is general manager of the gas properties operated by W. E. Moss & Co., 710 Union Trust Bldg., Detroit. His home address is 382 Virginia Park. '01) '05. A. D. Peters has removed from 742 W. Spring St. to 127 S. Jameson St., Lima, Ohio. Fred L. Johnston is an aero engi neer for the DuPont Engineering Co., at their U. S. Nashville Smokeless Powder plant. He may be addressed at 2012 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, Tenn. '06. Mrs. A. R. VanHorne (Gertrude Peters) may be addressed at 219 N. Scotland Ave., Albany, N. Y. 7 '07. Eugene Robinson (with), a broth er-in-law of Major Vernon, former commandant at M. A. C, is now in the army and is stationed at '08. C. V. Williams is with the Lehigh Portland Cement Co., and may be ad dressed at the Commerce Bldg., Kan sas City, Mo. '09. 2d Lieut. F. H. Kierstead is now with in the Expeditionary Forces France and may be addressed Eng. U. S. R., unattached. (with) directs a M. C. Hutchings change of address to 210 E. Court St., Flint. Hutchings is employed at the Buick Motor Car Co. Fay F. Burroughs is still an engi neer with the Mutual Fire Preven tion Bureau at Oxford, Mich. Upon hearing that he was farming we wrote him as much and he replied to the effect that we should have our hear ing repaired. '10. A. G. Tyler may be addressed at 1917 Francis Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hagenbuch are entertaining a new little visitor, Mar- their jorie Lorena who arrived at house at Three Rivers, Mich., on March 5. is the and employed Mrs. J. R. Thoenen (Ethel Curtis, with) is living at Garson, Ont, where her husband "getting nickel and copper from this mine to help beat the Germans." Mrs. Thoe local Red nen is president of Cross society, superintendent of the civic public playground work league, and besides this manages to keep busy "keeping my three girlies and husband happy." ' 1 1. H. A. Lossing is with the Advance Rumley Co., of LaPorte, Ind., helping to turn out farm tractors. He writes there is a great demand for the trac tors, but that their production is not large due to the shortage in mate rials and men. Lossing may be ad dressed at 705 Weller Ave., LaPorte, Ind. Herb Duthie is superintendent of the experimental plant of the Haskel- NEW, SLIGHTLY USED AND RE BUILT MACHINES ANY STYLE TYPE DESIRED Special Discounts to Professors and Students W R I TE F OR C A T A L OG A ND P R I C ES HAMMOND TYPEWRITER C O. 88 GRISWOLD ST.. DETROIT, MICH 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. to m a ke ite Mfg. Corporation of Grand Rap ids. This company are manufactur ers of a waterproof veneer glue and are airplanes fuselages from the veneer. Duthie was former ly with t he F a r go E n g i n e e r i ng Co. and has only recently left them to become the new company. s u p e r i n t e n d e nt of for '12. is county agent in t he L. R. Binding Randolph M. Hill for F u l t on county, Wis., having t a k en up there March 1. the work '13. Nell G. Favorite is teaching domes junior and senior tic science high school at Hartford City. Ind. is a ser geant in Co. 17, Signal Corps, 1st Regt. Motor Mechanics, A. E. F. France. Jos. emergency demonstration agent for the U. S. De in Sanborn p a r t m e nt of Agriculture county, South Dakota, with headquar ters at Woonsocket. H. Hamilton ( w i t h) is Sergt. L. C. Carey is with the Head quarters Company, 2d Motor Mechan ics Regiment, Signal Corps, A. E. F. France. Carey enlisted at Ft. Law- ton, Seattle, in December, and has ad vanced ser rapidly, being now geant of his company. F r i e n ds have recently received cards from him an nouncing "over safe there." arrival first his '14. is with Roland E. Minogue the 108th Aero Sqdn. as a sergeant. His last address as Hemp is reported stead Field, N. Y., but it is assumed t h at he is overseas by this time. in the Ove Jensen, who a v i a t i o n' section, has completed his ground school work at Champaign, 111., friends April to Camp Dick, Dallas, 2, en route flying Texas, where he begins school work. is a cadet just called on campus t he '15. Lieut. G. K. Fisher mental mess officer. His address Supply Co., 342d 111. regi is Inf., Camp Grant, is now in the production F r a nk H. Prescott is a second lieu t e n a nt division, General E n g i n e e r i ng Depot, Engineer ing Corps, Sperry Gyroscope Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. He may be addressed Pres at 19 Ft. Green PL, Brooklyn. cott received his second lieutenant's commission the E n g i n e e r i ng Re serve Corps Dec. 12 at Wilkinsburg, Pa, in '16. Robert O. Knudson is mechanical engineer at the Barber Colman Com pany, Rockford, 111. His street ad dress is 1411 4th Ave. '17. George Gillespie and in cereal crop E a rl W. in Phelps, who are vestigations in t he d e p a r t m e nt of ag from riculture, are now w o r k i ng out Madison, Wis. t h at requests mail be addressed him at his home, Corfu, N. Y., because he being t r a n s f e r r ed about so is rapidly. Phelps SPRING DAYS ARE NOT FAR AWAY AND SPRING STYLES ARE ALREADY HERE We have a store full of merchan dise bought m a ny months ago and priced at figures which means retail to ing today at prices very close present wholesale prices. It means economy to purchase now—antici pate your wants—spend freely and wisely—but do not hoard. • Save your nickels and pennies for Thrift Stamps and keep your money in circulation. Buy goods at home and save railroad transportation. Conserve your ener gies—concentrate buying. IS CONSER C O N C E N T R A T I ON V A T I O N. 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