OCTOBER 25, 1918. gg gff LiliJ T I T TT VOL. XXIV. The M A C RECORD Michigan G a m e, Postponed, May be Played No vember 23. Epidemic Conditions in General Show Improve m e n t. All S h o rt Courses Postponed Until J a n u a ry 1. Red Cross Renders College Great Service. & sws thC-JbC*cannot live onHerpast~ & £j\>VSi B* <55 swa What will you do forHerjuture?" *= ift>*<^5 %e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION - East Lansing,<$rCichigan Publishers ES 111111)1 ill ill THE M. A. C. RECORD. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL East Lansing Directory D I R E C T O RY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN jTHE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of re- lable parties. We hope the faculty and students will patronize those who patronize us. A. M. EMERY, '83. 223 Wash. Ave. N. H. C. P r a t t, '09, in Charge of Office Supply Department. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Call ing- Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames, Filing Cabinets and General Office Supplies. BLUDEAU, SIEBERT & GATES Bookbinders File Boxes, Map Mountings, Etc. Citizens Phone No. 3019. Cor. Washington Ave. and Allegan St. LOUIS BUCK CO. 112 Wash. Ave. N. Best in Clothes for Men and Boys. J. E. STOPFER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 2361 Bell phone 61 ALLEN & DE KLEIN CO. 124-130 Ionia St. W. Bell—1094 Auto—3436 Printers, Stationers and Office Outfit Loose Leaf Books, Ever- ters. Sharp Pencils, Fountain Pens, Calling Cards, Dance Pro grams, Desks, and Chairs. 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, Suits and Over coats.) 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, '8 9 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. Patent Office. Telephone Grand 2635-M ALLEN & BOONE, ENGINEERS Electrical, Automotive, Me'chanical, Chemical. Testing- Laboratories, 870 Woodward Ave. G. H. Allen, '09. Detroit, Mich. SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants Solicit consignments in Poultry — Veal — 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 Mazda Bulbs. LANSING BATTERY SHOP 123 E a st Ottawa St., Lansing, Mich. E. .E. Kinney, '15, Proprietor. 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. A. G. BISHOP, Odorless Cleaners, Fancy Dyers 114-6 Washtenaw W. Citz. 2268 .. Bell 580 J. H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of All Kinds. s E E D S H A R RY E. SAIER W I TH ' 1 1. SEEDSMAN—FLORIST Michigan Grown Garden and Greenhouse Seeds 109-111 E. Ottawa St. LANSING - - MICHIGAN s E E D S H. H. LARNED China, Glass and Lamps 105 Washington Ave. S. The M. A. C. Association is organized to keep alive the Spirit of M. A. C. ARE YOU HELPING? is $2.00 a year includes subscription to the Record. Membership ivhich •!::v»^:i»A^^;v»y^v»^iv»yxWJ^iSJ^^/.;\^ For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record ICatomtr? Sc Han lurpn Printing (Eompantj 201-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing ^rgvi^ii^T^liVSNl^T^hVi^r^ir/iNiyAYY^r^N 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. Offiee in East Lansing State Bank Bldg. Phones: Res. Bell 880. Citz. 8244. Office Citz. 2572 "HANK" AND "FRANK" the Pool, Billiards, Cigars. Your barbers for last five years. In the new Dickson Building. COLLEGE CAFE AND TEA ROOM Grand River Ave., E a st Lansing. A Real Good Place to Eat. Operated bv the Misses Smith, Former Pro prietors of the Wildwood Cafe. A. B. HARFORD College Watch Maker Variety and Gift Shop. HARVEY 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. THE C A M P US PRESS E A ST LANSING'S MODERN PRINTING P R E SS Now Located in the New Bank Building P R I N/T I NG E M B O S S I NG E N G R A V I NG L0FTUS HEADQUARTERS FOR Fruits of all Kinds Sweet Cider Candy and Salted Peanuts TME, M AC RECORD VOL. X X I V. E A ST L A N S I N G, MICHIGAN, F R I D A Y, O C T O B ER 2 5, 1 9 1 8. NO. 4 T HE COLUMBIAN SOCIETY H O U SE on Bogue street, east of t he campus h as been t a k en over by t he college as q u a r t e rs for twenty or more Red Cross nurses, who a re t a k i ng care of the influenza patients at t he hospital. The Columbian House adapts itself very well to this use, being close to t he n ew b a r r a ck buildings which a re being used as t he hospital. DR. D. J. BOUYOUCOS, r e s e a r ch as sistant in soils, h as been named as a member of an agricultural commis sion appointed by President Wilson to visit Greece a nd t he Mediterranean countries of Asia a nd Africa to in vestigate agricultural conditions a nd draw up plans for t he scientific de velopment of agriculture, particularly in t ne smaller countries. Dr. Bouyou cos w as called as a member of t he commission through Dr. C. G. Hopkins of t he University of Illinois, and left East L a n s i ng early in September for Washington. He expected to sail im mediately with t he commission. Dr. Bouyoucos welcomed t he opportunity to serve on this commission, particu larly since it offers h im a chance to visit h is people a nd h is home in Greece. He expects to be absent from the college about a year. INTER-COMPANY BOXING BOUTS, h e ld every Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 have d r a wn many r i ng fans from t he campus a nd t he community to t he r i ng in Sleepy Hollow. The Wednesday evening program is p a rt of t he S. A. T. C. intra-mural sched ule drawn up by t he athletic depart ment. Some lively matches between company pugilists a re proving good advertising for t he sports program. This week's matches were suspended by t he quarantine. is COACH GAUTHIER ill w i th Span ish influenza a nd t he r u n n i ng of t he team in preparation for t he North western game h as been left to Asst. Coach Cortright, '11. T HE NATIONAL DAIRY S H OW at Col umbus, Ohio, Oct. 10 to 19, carried an exhibit from M. A. C. In it was shown t he work of college department and t he dairy experiment station in the studies of t he cost of milk pro duction a nd distribution their m a r k et investigations. T he exhibit was prepared a nd t a k en to t he Na tional Show by Prof. A. C. Ander son, '06, of t he dairy department, a nd a nd There w as a Horace Norton, Jr., '03, head of dairy fair extension work. professional a t t e n d a n ce b ut t he far mer small, representation w as very due to influenza conditions. On t he trip t he M. A, C. m en saw several including Roy C. Potts, '06, alumni investigator for t he dairy m a r k e t i ng D e p a r t m e nt of Agriculture; T. H. Broughton, '15, chief inspector of t he creamery license division of t he Pur due experiment station; C. G. Wood bury, '04, director of t he P u r d ue ex periment station, a nd Mrs. R. L. ( K a t h e r i ne Gunn) Yates, '03, of Day ton, Ohio. t a k en over t he wearer, provided he is a Belgian, came by it righteously. Prof. Clark has again t he direction of t he band in t he absence of Mr. Abel a nd t he progress being m a de is creditable indeed. Prof. Clark is going in for community singing along with the band work with t he idea of ma king M. A. C.'s S. A. T. C. u n it t he best singing battalion in t he State. A number of t he more popular songs a re being worked up first for t h is purpose, in t he hope that, should t he influenza let up to permit playing t he b ig home this fall, t he unit m ay show games itself as a mass vocalist. E A ST pneumonia LANSING W O M EN responded wonderfully in t he emergency as t he first grasp of t he epedimic of Spanish Influenza fastened itself upon t he Col lege a nd t he a r my t r a i n i ng unit. In their Red Cross sewing room in t he Bank building t he h um of machines incessant, n i g ht a nd m o r n i ng was Sundays included. F r om Oct. 11 to Oct. 18 t he E a st Lansing women a nd college girls made a nd furnished to the S. A. T. C, hospital 315 sheets, 293 pillow cases, 106 pajama suits, 72 jackets, 623 hand kerchiefs, 128 cubicals, 45 surgeons robes, 324 masks, 15 surgeons coats and 262 utility bags. T he a m o u nt of time is material t u r n ed out in t h at little short of phenomenal, y et it only goes to demonstrate t he spirit t he times a nd w h at Red Cross of there is need. workers will do w h en Besides t he above there was furnished from t he E a st L a n s i ng Red Cross 26 pillows, 1 dozen towels, 1 blanket, 113 glasses of jelley a nd 40 bottles of grape juice to t he hospital. more heavy equipment for t he hospital w as en tirely t h r o wn upon t he E a st L a n s i ng organization, a nd to say t he least it w as handled creditably. F u r t h e r first supplies a nd t he responsibility of t he purchasing of be-braided W H EN T HE CALL CAME FOR CLOTHING for t he Belgians Prof. Clark, leader of the College band, packed up t he 51 old cadet gray band uniforms, with the fronts which were used before t he olive drab was adopted and shipped them to t he Beligan Re lief Commission. He wishes to an nounce to a ny alumni w ho m ay r un across a familar old band uniform p e r a m b u l a t i ng in Belgium, they a re n ot to claim ownership, b ut t h at t h at T HE PEOPLES C H U R CH of E. L a n s i ng has opened its doors as a hostess house for friends a nd relatives of soldiers of t he S. A. T. C, stationed on t he campus. Here information is given to visitors, a nd a place is provided where visiting friends a nd relatives m ay meet m en of t he S. A. T. C. Mrs. Holt w ho h as t a k en charge of t he hostess house is r e n d e r i ng a distinct service in t he epidemic emergency by finding rooms for p a r e n ts a nd rela tives called to t he college to t he bed sides of t he seriously sick. S he h as solicited a nd h as large n u m b er of houses in t he community where sick m en may find rooms free of charge. She also makes a r r a n g e m e n ts those coming to be m et at t he t r a i ns in Lansing. relatives visiting listed for a t h en west to Ax ENLARGED QUARANTINE DISTRICT is now established to include all of t he campus except Faculty Row a nd t he Woman's building. T he sentry lines r un j u st south of t he F a c u l ty Row drive, east to F a rm Lane, a nd south to t he Barns, include the shops, Wells, a nd t he n ew gym nasium. There a re b ut two "ports of entry," one between t he postoffice and Abbot Hall a nd t he other between t he library. Woman's building a nd t he faculty m e m b e rs a re Absent-minded brought up quickly with t he sharp " h a l t" of t he sentry if they wander from t he beaten paths. A r r a n g e m e n ts for t he escorting by armed guards of young women students, either singly or in groups, from t he Senior House to t he Library have n ot y et been made. Disturbing as conditions a r e, particularly at night, they reflect t he new m i l i t a ry regime a nd r e m i nd us t h at M. A. C. is now a m i l i t a ry camp. 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 m a t t er October 30. 1916, at the post office at E a st Lansing, Michigan, under Act of March 3, 1879. the C. W. M c K I B B I N, ' 1 1, 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 T E A R. Memberships may be paid for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. THE M. A. C. RECORD. was prominent in t r a ck athletic work having won points on both the varsity track team and on the all-fresh track team. He was a member of the For ensic Society. WIFE OF THOS. HOOPER, 10, DIES OF INFLUENZA. The wife of Thos. H. Hooper, '10, formerly Miss Agnes Crumb, died at in Battle Creek, Oct. 21. her home Death and from pneumonia. Mrs. Hooper was assist the college during a nt the years 1908 to 1911. Her husband two children survive her. and l i b r a r i an at influenza resulted 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 DIED IN SERVICE. Garth J. Williams, w i th '19. t gj in the casualty received word The name of Garth J. Williams ap peared lists of Oct. 13, as h a v i ng died from accident. H is he family had t h at to was seriously wounded previous the the appearance of his name on two in college lists. Williams was years with the in '19, the class of agricultural course. He entered M. A. C. from Laurium, Michigan. Olin C. Luther, w i th '19. '19, was killed Olin C. Luther, with in Alsace. in action of Sept. 25th the Head L u t h er was a member of the 122d Field Ar q u a r t e rs Co. of tillery, which was an organization made up of Illinois National guards FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1918. EMERGENCY SERVICE. Splendid work has been done by college m en and women and military authorities, to care for the sick men of the the S. A. T. C, and check spread of the epidemic of Spanish in The small n u m b er of deaths fluenza. the effective so far, speaks well for t he energy ness of and efficiency with which it has been accomplished. Every one in t he com m u n i ty has done his and her utmost in t h is emergency. Everywhere, ser vice has been the watchword. their work, a nd t h at including the boys of Those who have watched the hand ling of t he s i t u a t i on at the M. A. C. camp will not require a trip overseas for a demonstration of w h at the Red Cross represents and the work t h at it can do. The I n g h am County organi the E a st Lansing zation, unit, have done wonderful work for the college d u r i ng the p a st two weeks. the S. A. Realizing T. C. were as much entitled to their services as t he m en in the hospitals overseas, they came to our assistance in at once a nd have helped mightily caring the hospital organizing for taken the sick men. They have care of the situation as no other or ganization They were able to p ut through orders and supplies which and i,et m a t e r i a ls could not have been obtained without their aid. their work alone has saved the situation. could have done. instances In many and In December the Red Cross will ask your help. Then an opportunity will be offered M. A. C. men and women to show their appreciation of the won derful service the Red Cross has ren dered Alma Mater. We of the college family should m a ke t h at appreciation substantial. CORNELIUS E. MARKS, WITH 20. Cornelius E d w a rd Marks, with '20, died of spinal meningitis at St. Luke's Hospital, Marquette, Mich., Sept. 12. His home was in Ishpeming. Marks men. L u t h er entered M. A. C. from Lake Odessa, Mich., and attended One year. He enlisted Aug. 1, 1917, and was with his organization at Camp Logan, Houston, Tex., before going to France. He was a musician the Regimental band of the H e a d q u a r t e rs company. in Arling F. Edwardsen, w i th '13. influenza The death of Arling F. Edwardsen, with '13, occurred at Camp Dodge, la., on Oct. 19th. Death followed an pneumonia. attack of E d w a r d s en was an engineering stu dent at M. A. C. in 1909 and 1910, having entered from Manistee, Mich. H is brother, Christian A. Edwardsen, in also with a southern '13, is now a lieutenant t r a i n i ng camp. and S a m u el R. McNair, with '20. hospital the U. S. Samuel Robinson McNair, with '20, died Oct. 13, of bronchial pneumonia, on board ship, Mercy. to entering M. A. Previous C, McNair spent a year at t he Uni versity of Rochester, N. Y. He en the navy tered and in May, the Great Lakes Naval Train from ing Station, was assigned the U. S. S. Alabama, at Ft. Monroe. Upon being t a k en ill he was transferred to the hospital ship Mercy. His home was in Dansville, N . Y. While in col lege, he was a member of the Eclec tic Society. 1918, to H. E. GIRLS DIETICIANS FOR [CAMP HOSPITAL. the the handling of The home economics division of the taken- over a college has very ably connection in much needed work with influenza situation at M. A. C. and has organ ized and dietetics operating kitchen in which food for all patients in the hospital is prepared and served. The senior domestic science girls are doing the direction of Dean Edmonds, and Misses Garvin and Clemens. the work under is a t he Up until Saturday of last week the only provision made for feeding sick men was regular through boarding clubs. They were already overburdened with task of pre paring food for healthy soldiers, and properly. were Unable to handle Then took the girls stepped over the task. it in and the the on patients the foods for in the home economics in All of liquid diets are now pre light and labora pared the Womans building and tories are served from a serving room which has been fitted up in the basement of the horticultural building. On Sun hospital day, 120 patients buildings were fed from this source. Miss Clemens and Miss Garvin are in charge of the serving - alternating, the kitchen. Mrs. Bright, room and the Co "Mother," formerly cook the lumbian Club, is in kitchen. Miss Edmonds realized the the sick men, need of dieticians for and as soon as she was able to put in assisting the in her plan into operation the work was carried very quickly organized fac out. tor the epidemic under control. It h as been a t r e m e n d o us in bringing and INFLUENZA CONDITIONS IM PROVING. " P a r e n ts of soldiers at M. A. C. do not need to be alarmed," declared Dr. R. M. Olin, secretary of t he state board of health, Wednesday morning, after an every ward. "I found 150 seriously ill. Sixteen of them have pneumonia. There have been only seven deaths. inspection of THE M. A. C. RECORD. t h at university authorities are not in favor of t a k i ng on any contests until is materially the improved are holding up the negotia tions. influenza situation the the University-Aggie Inasmuch as game h as become classic fall's contest in Michigan, football fans all the s t a te will be keenly disap over pointed if it cannot be played this sea son. Students at M. A. C. and at Ann Arbor were mighty gloomy over t he cancellation. NORTHWESTERN GAME DOUBT FUL. "The men are receiving best of care, better in their own homes." t h an the very they would The general situation was reported improved Wednesday. remarkably the Only one new case from among members of the student army train ing corps was received at the college hospitals. have there Up until T h u r s d ay m o r n i ng the number of deaths among the students of the S. A. T. C. was eight, while in E a st L a n s i ng been three, bringing the total for the com munity, to eleven. Officials are very hopeful, ior m a ny more m en a re be ing t u r n ed out of the hospitals each in. Every day precaution possible is taken. soldiers Practically all classes have been suspended and only light drills are being given the men. t h an are being sent being for M. A. G . -U OF M. GAME POST PONED MAY BE PLAYED NOV. 23. The M. A. C.-Michigan game which last Satur of was to have been played day was called off because influenza. Spanish College and University authorities took this step after Dr. R. M. Olin, secretary of the state board of health, following a pro talked with tracted conference between Governor Albert E. Sleeper and Dr. Olin. them, the T he state officials felt the governor, as shown they are not w a r r a n t ed in ordering the game called off. unless a state-wide order was inadvisable, it thought issued. They however, for a part of the state gov ernment, in his recent proclamation against "non essential meetings" and health department which realizes the situa gatherings tion while another branch of t he state, as represented by the two largest educa tional institutions,- should be encour aging crowds. discourages public the Attempts are now being m a de by Coach Gauthier and Director Bartel- me of t he University to schedule the game for Nov. 23. This is an open date on the M. A. C. schedule and it is understood the Cornell-Michi gan game set for t h at day has been cancelled by Cornell who is giving up her entire schedule. t h at Epidemic conditions and a r u m or the this time, is a most enthusiastic The playing of involving a the N o r t h w e s t e rn game, team trip of to Chicago, where epidemic conditions is are quite serious at doubtful. Commandant Capt. Murchie who football fan h as declined during the week to m a ke a statement relative to t he can cellation the game. He h as been awaiting develop ments of the influenza situation both in Chicago and here at home. postponement of or for j u st P r e p a r a t i o ns the game are of course going forward the same, and Coach Cortright, who is in charge of the team, is p u t t i ng in every min ute with the squad. All of the influ enza including F e r r is and Snider, and a couple of others are up again. "casualties," The quick recovery of all of the coaches the to boys has encouraged hope t h at by Saturday, t he team will be in condition foot forward, should it go to Chicago. to p ut its best The using intended team will probably be about the same as t h at which Coach Gau against thier h ad Michigan—that is Graves as fullback; F e r r i s, quarterback; Schmidt, Dun- phy, Simmons, Snider and Brady, half backs; Schwei, Andrews and Graham, and enas; Franson, Bos, Anderson and tackles; Van Orden Ba ley, Jehrs, guards, and Archer, center. In addition there are a number of good reserves back of these. FARMERETTES SHORT COURSE POSTPONED. time tne epidemic. At The coming of the M. A. C.'s first class of f a r m e r e t t e s" which was ex pected to enter college Oct. 28, h as been postponed until J a n. 1 because the t h at of folk will be permitted e n t e r i ng fair to take up t he study of farm man agement, dairying, poultry husbandry, or any of a number of other subjects. While adopted as a war-time mea farming, sure the courses are expected to be re tained permanently. The work will be offered short course of a few weeks. interest women form of a the in to in The 16-weeks short courses for men which was to have commenced on Oct. 29, and t he school for men who wish repair to learn how to operate and 5 t r a c t o rs to have commenced on Nov. 25 have also been postponed until J a n u a ry first. STATE BOARD MEETING. T he October meeting of the State Board of Agriculture was held in the president's office Oct. 16th, with Pres ident Kedzie, Messrs. Graham, Beau mont, Woodman, Waterbury, and Dougherty, present. ing were approved, without The m i n u t es of the previous meet reading. Leave of absence without pay was the granted period of the war, beginning Oct. 1. to C. A. Spaulding, for The secretary was instructed to call a t t e n t i on to the faculty members, the resolution of the board, in regard to t r i ps outside the State at the expense of the college. W. B. S u t h e r l a nd was appointed Assistant F a rm Management Demon strator. The m a t t er of t he appointment of in Poultry Ex the Miss N. E. Ramsdell tension work was referred president with power to act. to Autnority was given A rt department for of Mrs. Paul Miller. the Domestic the employment 1st. The Recccmmendations contained in a letter from Prof. Eustace, concerning the Graham H o r t i c u l t u r al station, the time for posses were approved; sion of t he property by agreement with Mr. Graham being fixed at No recommendations vember were to the effect t h a t: "At the time agreed on, the Board should employ a good w o r k m an or foreman to have immediate care of the property dur ing the winter, and to do such pre liminary work as ds a nd may be possible. A team and neces sary equipment should be provided. Early in the spring of 1919, a t r a i n ed h o r t i c u l t u r i st and experimenter should be employed." desirable F. W. Fabian, who h as received a the in comission as 2d lieutenant Sanitary Corps, was granted leave cf absence without pay for the period of the war, beginning Oct. 1. Mrs. C. S. Lewerenz was appointed as hostess for the E u n o m i an House from Oct. 1 to July 1, and Miss A. the D. Springstein, as hostess Hesperian House to July 1. from Oct. for 14 Mr. Omar M. Lobel was appointed instructor in F r e n c h, beginning Sep tember 1, and A. J. Van Spreybroeck, instructor in French, beginning Sep tember 1. The president presented a corrmuni- cation from Dr. R. P. Lyman, with to t he clinic in the veteri reference to n a ry division.' This was referred the president with a u t h o r i ty to em ploy a suitable assistant when occa sion arises. Dr. D. J. Bouyoucos who was re quested by Dr. C. G. Hopkins of Illi-, nois University to serve upon an agri in Greece and cultural commission leave other small counties, was given 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. of absence for one year on half pay beginning October 1st. clerk at the chemical ginning Oct. 1. laboratory' be A. H. Teske was appointed inspector of feeds and fertilizers to fill the va cancy caused by the advancement of C. F. B a r n um as Chief Inspector. Prof. J. F. Cox was given leave of absence for the period of the war be- gining Oct. 1. The following resolution was adopt ed: : financial training, "At a meeting held Aug. 28, 1918, this board decided not to make a re port to the Michigan Budget Commis this decision was sion of Inquiry; reached in t he belief that it was not the intent of the legislature to include the Michigan Agricultural College w i t h in the provisions of the act cre ating t he commission. T he funds for t he support of t he college come from the Federal government as well as from the state, and the college is en gaged in certain classes of work such as agricultural extension, experiment station and military requir ing large expenditures a nd conducted under t he order and supervision of tne Federal government, with which the state can have no inter est. Tne expenditures of t he insti tution are by the constitution of the state placed w i t h in the exclusive con trol of this beard. The annual print ed records of the college, which are public and to which the commission has access, contain in the fullest and most complete detail the n a t u re a nd extent of the expenditures. F or these* and other reasons, the board does not now believe in tended to include it among the insti tutions covered by the act. Never theless, not wishing to have even the appearance of opposing the legislature or other state officers, a nd wishing to avoid misconstruction of its purposes taken at by said August meeting is hereby re scinded and the secretary is instruct i as ed to forthwith m a ke such re may be required by the commission and to submit to said commission fully and freely all of its books, papers a nd vouchers, and to render all possible information which it may have a nd to otherwise assist the commission in its the legislature investigation.'' inquiry and the public, the action t h at The recommendation of Superinten dent Hudson that an exhibit of horses be made at the I n t e r n a t i o n al Live Stock Show was approved. The recommendation of F r a nk A. Sp'ragg in charge of Plant Breeding t h at Mr. Floyd Curtis be appointed superintendent of crop experiments, beginning Oct. 7, and t h at Miss Lydia Wagner be stenographer appointed for the farm crops department begin ning Sept. 23 were approved. The title of C. E. Millar was changed to assistant professor of soils. The contracts t h at have been made for the rental of outside houses for hospital a nd dormitory purposes were approved. Geo. W. Churchill is to be placed on disbursing the salary pay roll, as Expenses of Board members were allowed. Adjourned. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E. Fincastle, Va., Oct. 11, 1918. E d i t or M. A. C, RECORD: the thousand canning In the RECORD of September 30, un der "12 Alumni Notes, I am quoted as saying t h at this "county h as about factories and two r a n ks among tomato heaviest sections of the country." producing factory by We do have a canning nearly every hill a nd t he county is some hilly, but when it comes to two thousand t h at is going a little strong. t he m a t t er of an addi It is merely tional cypher. I t h o u g ht I wrote two h u n d r ed canning factories. As a mat ter of fact t he U. S. Department of Labor credits us with two h u n d r ed fifty-eight. In m a k i ng this correction it is not t h at I am not t r y i ng to boost old Botecourt county, b ut two thou sand canning factories is too much to get past with. J. H. TIBBS, '12. W E D D I N G S. Herbert V. Abel. '17, and Miss Fran cis J a ne LeBar, of Lansing, were m a r r i ed Oct. 3, in St. Mary's Church in Lansing. The Abels are at home at 4205 Grand Boulevard, Chicago. HEAVY ARTILLERY OFFICER SCHOOL OPENED. to m an guns cf Lieut. L. Spencer Esselstyn, with the following informa '13, has sent tion to the Coast Artillery relative School in progress at Ft. Monroe, Va., with the request t h at it be printed in the RECORD for the information of M. Inasmuch as M. A. A. C. graduates. C. engineers a re particularly fitted for the heavy artillery branch, and a large number of our men are serving in this branch, it will be of interest. " T he heavy (coast) artillery is fur nishing and wiil continue to furnish six-inch regiments caliber a nd above, a nd all the large howitzers. To furnish the requisite number of officers for these organiza tions a three months' t r a i n i ng course has been established at F o rt Monroe, Va. Each Saturday, beginning with September 14, 1918, two hundred m en t he school, and will be upon successful completion the work, t he group will be commissioned. "Those in charge have been on t he Western F r o nt a nd know what should taught. The school h as been in be since May, operation 1917. Each month instructors are sent back from the American Expe ditionary Force to keep the work up the s t a n d a rd demanded by Gen to eral Pershing. T he land target range com under the supervision of continuously t a k en into the of m a n d i ng general of the coast artillery t r a i n i ng center, located at Camp is river, near at Eusis, on the J a m es hand, so t h at each g r a d u a t i ng group can in firing before going to their organiza tions." receive practical instruction for military "The Coast Artillery School is pre from to consider applications pared any citizen of t he United States who is registered service. to accept The camp does not agree every application—-and does not in any sense guarantee a commission to It is up to those 'who are accepted. the m an himself, with all the help we can give him, to m a ke good. F or information write to the Commandant, Coast Artillery School, F o rt Monroe, Virginia." UNDERCLASSMEN WITH THE COLORS. Merritt Reeves, '19; Coryell, '18.; Gray, '20; Benedict, '19; and Hoxsie, '19, all overseas with U. S. Naval Ry. Bat. No. 1, care Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Pvt. Wilbert Eli Miller, '19, Co. C, Signal Bn., A. E. F., Field 310th France. W a rd Andrews, '19, Naval Aviation Ground School, Minneapolis, Minn. Wm. H. Sturm, '20, Receiving Ship, Officers Material School, Puget Sound Naval Yards, Wash. Chas. F. Bassett, "Smiley," '20, 33d Engrs., Co. F, A. P. O. 717, A. E. F. '20, Corp. McGlenard Williamson, Co. B, 543d Bn. Engrs., A. E. F. Marshall Geilfuss, '21, H e a d q u a r t e rs Co., 332d Machine Gun Bn., A. E. F; Sergt. 1st class, Albert C. Moran, '19, Co. C, 313 F i e ld Sig. Bn., A. E. F., A!. P. O. NO. 795.. "Last week I met Glenn Zuver, one of France's towns. We had a Very pleasant chat." Wayne Campbell, '19, Co. F, 309th small '17 in Supply Train, Camp Sherman, Ohio. Pvt. C. F. Ramsay, '19, Stationary Laboratory No. 3, Medical Corps, Base Group, A." E. F. T HE LIBERAL ARTS LECTURE COURSE is not being attempted this year. The material change in conditions at the college and the fact t h at there is no place available for the holding of the lecture course numbers, has brought the Liberal Arts committee of the to this decision. faculty h as A?; EXPERIEXCED ARMY NURSE been sent here to a s s i s t , w i th the or ganization of the hospital during t he epidemic. She is Miss Mary Welch. She is considered one of t he best of army nurses, and is widely experi enced. She was an army nurse dur ing the Spanish war and for a time was in charge of the hospital at the Presidio, San Francisco. On Nov. 1, she will leave M. A. C, to accept a position as superintendent of t he Uni versity of Michigan Hospital at A nn Arbor. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 1 EMERSON ARMSTRONG, '11, h as been appointed as assistant professor of physics to succeed Oren Snow, '10, in " A r m y" came to M. t h at department. A. C. from Columbus, Ohio, where he h as been an instructor in electricity at t he Ohio State ground school of m i l i t a ry aeronautics. t h em years ago. " C a r p" is now on crutches and expects to " w e a r" until Christmas. H is loss as a coach for the back field is being keenly felt by the athletic department. He h as as sisted with football squads for several seasons a nd is considered one of t he best back field coaches available. GEORGE E. J U L I A N, '15, " C a r p ," who began t he football season with Coach Gauthier as a coach for t he back field, has j u st r e t u r n ed to E. L a n s i ng from A nn Arbor, where he u n d e r w e nt an operation. He h as been in t he hos pital t h e re for three weeks. T he op eration was to correct a condition re sulting from an injury which he re ceived while playing" football several good e x t r me behavior F R E S H M AN GIRLS who h a ve been on their since e n t e r i ng t he college, now have on op portunity to relax a nd take up cus t o m a ry provincialisms, for t he "bids went o u t" last T h u r s d ay to all Fresh m an prospectives for t he girls' literary there societies. On F r i d ay m o r n i ng were t he usual spectacles of fluttering ribbons a nd much embracing. W I TH T HE C O L O RS Charles G. Higbie, w i th '20, w o u n d e d. It is reported t h at Chas. C. Higbie, with '20, h as been seriously wounded in action a nd is in a hospital in .France on t he road to rocevery. Hig bie entered t he service in April, at Camp Custer a nd was sent to F r a n ce early in June, via Camp H u m p h r e y s, Va. He w as a p r i v a te in Co. G of the 307th Am. Tr., A. E. F. Higbie was well known in athletic circles for his star work on t he all-fresh a nd varsity basketball teams t he past two years. Henry Adams, w i th '19, Cited. H e n ry Adams, with '19, of Battery C, of t he 119th Field Artillery, h as been mentioned in orders with several others of h is battery a nd cited for bravery by t he colonel of t he regi ment. T he citation followed t he per formance of t he battery while en gaged Avith t he enemy at t he attack along t he Vesle n e ar Resson F a r m, avail. T he have n ot been w i t h o ut excellent performance a nd coolness displayed by these m en in face of vio lent bombardment while it w as nec essary to m a i n t a in t he fire of their batteries is t he final test in t he role of t he artilleryman. It is a true dem onstration of t he morale of our troops a nd shows t h at these long m o n t hs of discipline t r a i n i ng under have n ot been witho-jx avail. T he test came a nd these m en m et it with out faltering," reads t he order of t he colonel of t he regiment. constant PROMOTIONS. E a rl M. Harvey, '15, Captain of Air Service, Aeronautics, Officer in charge of Flying, at E b e r ts Field, Lonoke, Ark. F r a nk B. Thompson, '16, lieutenant, Field, S an Diego, Cal. in Aviation, second Rockwell Gerald D. Cook, '13, Grand Haven, 2d lieutenant, E n g i n e e r s. E d w a rd McAleer, with '19, 2d lieu tenant, F o u r th Central I n f a n t ry Offi cers' T r a i n i ng School, Camp Gordon, Ga. Geo. E. Merriman, with '18, commis sioned 2d Lieut, of Ord., Sept. 13. "I am at Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, do shells, ing experimental work with bombs a nd all kinds of explosives. I am in t he Proving Ground Branch of the Research Section, a nd find fre quently t h at t he t r a i n i ng I received at M. A. C. comes in with g r e at value to me here." Commissioned Sept. 25th: Lieut. T h e r on L. Ingersoll, '18. Bat. D, 2d R e g t, 1st Brig., F. A. R. D., Camp Jackson, S. C. 2d Lieut. Sereno T. Wellman, '18, Bat. D, 1st R e g t, 1st Brig., F. A. R. D., Camp Jackson, S. C. Commissioned Aug. 31st: Lieut. Thos. C. Dee, '18, Hdq. Co., 7th Regt., F. A. R. D., Camp Jackson, S. C. 2d' Lieut. J o hn W. Hall, '18, 41st Class, School of F i r e, F t. Sill, Okla. 2d Lieut. Walter Daniel McFarland, '16, 41st Class, School of F i r e. 2d Lieut. N. E. W a r n e r, 2d Prov. Bat. 5th Brig., F. A. R. D., Camp Jackson, S. C. F r om Mary M. H a r r i n g t o n, '18: I would like to have t he address of my RECORD changed from Flint, Michi gan, to U. S. A. Base Hospital, Nurses Quarters 200, F o rt Riley, Kansas. I am in t he service as a Red Cross Dietitian. I have h ad charge of t he dietitian work in a section where we h a ve been feeding 2,100 patients. T he influenza h as epidemic of Spanish been very serious here, a nd all of those p a t i e n ts were from t h is disease. T h e re a re several other dietitians here, b ut none a re from M. A. C. suffering I am very anxious to get t he RECORD so as to know w h at M. A. C. is doing. I shall be glad to h e ar from a ny of my M. A. C. friends. Michigan seems quite far away when one is o ut here. F r om Lieut. C. V. F u n k e, '19, 26th F. A., Camp McClellan, Ala.: Can't stand t he silence a ny longer so please t a ke me back into t he fold again. T he bits of news which filter through correspondence channels con cerning M. A. C. is n ot sufficient, so the two dollars which h as been forth coming for so long is enclosed. I con sider it t he best investment next to Liberty Bonds a nd sincerely hope t h at my mail box will soon contain a very welcome surprise. My Dear McKibbin: I have promised myself a letter to you every day since I came to F r a n ce but my boys went to a ball game to day a nd t h is is my first opportunity. They keep us pretty busy b ut we have to do a lot to keep from getting home sick. I w a nt to be remembered to my old friends in t he class of 1913 and to all t he rest of t he bunch t h at I knew at M. A. C. I s aw J e r ry Cook t he other day a nd I have h ad messages from quite a lot of M. A. C. boys b ut somehow they don't show up. Two of them promised to come over today but I won't know w ho they a re until they get here. They s aw t wo of my men yesterday a nd sent word they were coming. Lieut. McEwing, w i th '10, is with my regiment now a nd Cashin, '17, a nd Maze, '16, were with us for a few weeks. McEwing w as at M. A. C. for t wo y e a rs a nd then fin ished at A r m o ur Tech. finding life very I am commanding a b a t t e ry of heavies a nd inter esting. My m en a re a fine lot a nd It my officers a re all m a de to order. isn't all roses b ut we find plenty of time to get together for a good old chat a nd when there's work to do we do it. I would be more t h an glad to h e ar from a ny of t he old bunch or meet any of you in P a r is on permission. Kindest r e g a r ds to all, CAPT. EARL C. DOUGLAS, '13, C. O. Battery E, 60th Artillery, A. E. F. I <&# Alumni Notes &# | '79. M. S. T h o m as is secretary of t he De catur Mint a nd Celery Growers' Ass'n at Decatur, Mich. T he Association is organized for t he promotion of Deca tur muck land farming. ' '82. W. T. Langley writes, "There is more joy a nd real pleasure to a for mer s t u d e nt a nd g r a d u a te of M. A. C. in t he RECORD t h an in a ny other paper or magazine we take—and we take I j 8 17." We p r i nt to read it. t h is because we like '85. of J u d ge C. B. Collingwood the I n g h am Circuit Court has again been elected as Presiding the Judge of Michigan Circuit Judges. He was also elected as secretary for the State their Association of Circuit Judges at fall. this annual meeting held early ?S9. Prof. Willis Alfred Fox, head of the Department of Education at Tri-State College, Angola, Ind., democratic candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The RECORD wish t he polls on No es h im success at vember 5th. is '92. George W. Davis of Tekonsha is on to I have a daughter coming t he "same old farm and no desire change. up to M. A. C. in a year or two." '93. for Albert M. P a t r i a r c he traffic m a n a g er is now assis tant t he S k i n n er and Eddy Corp'n, of Wilmette, 111., and is living at 1710 W a l n ut Ave. Capt. Chas. G. Percival, with, is commanding officer of the Ordnance Depot at American Militay Post, No. 704. A. E. F. He writes t h at other m en stationed there are Lieut. Morris Knapp, with '13, and Corp. A. L. Bib- bins, '15. '95. the American Walter Goodenough is vice-presi I n t e r n a t i o n al dent of Shipbuilding Corporation, for the U. S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, Hog Island, Pa. He is St.. Boston, Mass. living at 147 Milk agent G. Maselink of Big Rapids, Mich., in institute, a nd in Annapolis Naval Acad h as a son the emy, p r e p a r i ng for an officer is vice-president of navy. Maselink in t he F e r r is war work being the County Red Cross organization, chair m an of the County W ar Board, and a member of the Red Cross. t he State Board of president is busy of the M. G. Kains, consulting horticultur- alist and lecturer, of P o rt Washing ton, N. Y., gave lectures in emergency courses in Home Vegetable Gardening and Quick Yielding Home F r u i ts at last Columbia University d u r i ng winter a nd spring. He writes, "For variety a nd volume my w o rk left noth to be desired. My classes con ing to sisted of students who wanted learn, not those who were t r y i ng to squeeze through college by t a k i ng all It t he " s n a p" courses they could list. is a g r e at pleasure also to be grow vegetables ing fruits, in again after New York. The two sons whom 1 hoped would enter M. A. C. and be juniors or seniors now have had other plans. L a st s u m m er the younger vol unteered is now at in the navy and t he submarine base in New- London, Conn., where he plays F r e n ch H o rn The in both b a nd twice by older, after being flowers so orchestra. residence rejected long a and and THE M. A. C. RECORD. t he navy because of defective vision, joined the Y. M. C. A., a nd is now a secretary and e n t e r t a i n er at Camp Logan, Tex." K a i ns also h as writ ten a great deal of m a t e r i al for the summer, magazines during in h is articles h a v i ng been printed "Country Life the in America" and "Garden Magazine." '98. the past F r a nk D. Ainger, Jr., Captain in is supervisor of Military Train the Motor T r a n s p o rt Corps, temporary t r a n s p o rt school Inf., ing for Washington, D. C, a nd is commandant of at Camp Meigs, D. C. the R. E. Morrow is h a n d l i ng a 200- registered Holsteins, acre farm with treas as well as the office of county F u r t h e r m o re urer, at Bellaire, Mich. the County W ar he is secretary of Board, and an officer in eight county a nd r u r al organizations. He suggests information as t h at we not use t h is news—that he is furnishing it simply as an excuse in not having something "live" for t he RECORD. '00. B e r t ha E. Malone is teaching in the N o r t h e rn High School, Detroit. She writes, "no German to be t a u g ht here they are finding other t h is year and subjects lives at 101 Winona Ave. for me." She '02. is w i th T. G. Phillips lays out and builds new t he U. S. Housing Corporation, as town planner, His wrork is t h at of p l a n n i ng housing industry workers. H is Bur for war eau towns for war wyorkers at places where war industries are In August they had fifty-six projects under way. He adds, "All land the scape m en and town p l a n n e rs are do ing their bit." recognized situated. F. D. Stevens '03. is assistant agricul t u r a l i st in the office of F a rm Manage ment of the U. S. Department of Ag riculture, a nd F a rm Management spe cialist in charge of demonstrations in the Ala Alabama, co-operating w i th bama polytechnic is living at 1216 S. 16th St., Birming ham, Ala. Institute. He Myrtle Craig Bowen h as been '07. industrial and teaching for the past year in the Lin coln I n s t i t u te at Jefferson City, Mo. Lincoln I n s t i t u te is the State School the Negroes of Missouri and has for literary courses. both H. (J. Stone is a member of Co. E, 30th Eng., A. P. O. No. 706, A. E. F., France. Stone enlisted as a chemist in last November, a nd left for F r a n ce in June. He was stationed at F o rt Meyer, Va., while in U. S. The 30th Eng. is a gas and flame outfit. t h at organization '08. Shelby E. Race, t r e a s u r er and sales manager of the Lansing Company, sug gests t h at "just the n a me of the old town of L a n s i ng when seen on some article probably to cheer up an old M. A. C. helps F r a n ce far-off in to France, were m a n ." His company is furnishing 90 per cent of its output of electric trac tors, trucks, concrete mixers, etc., to Uncle Sam for h is ports and ware houses in France. The first shipment of electrical trucks made by an Amer ican company t he products of the L a n s i ng Company a nd shipped about a year ago. In photo g r a p hs in a recent issue of the Engi neering Record showing construction work going on "somewhere in F r a n c e" could be distinguished concrete mix ers, c a r ts and wheel barrows supplied by the Lansing Company. A contract has j u st been given t he eompany for t he supplying 400 t r a i l e rs a week to government. HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE HOTEL STATLER Detroit 1,000 rooms—1,000 baths. 400 rooms (with shower bath) at $1.50 and $2 a day. Club breakfasts. Grand Circus Park, between Washington Boulevard and Bagley Avenue. NEW BURDICK HOTEL Kalamazoo, Mich. Fire proof construction; 250 rooms, 150 rooms with private bath. European plan. $1.00 per day and up. THE PARK PLACE HOTEL Traverse City, Mich. The of leading all-the-year-'round hotel the region. All modern con veniences. All outside rooms. W. O. Holden, Mgr. WENTWORTH-KER1VS HOTEL New E n t r a n ce on Grand Ave. European plan $1.00 up, with dining room and cafeteria in connection W. W. KERNS, Proprietor IF ITS DRUGS WE HAVE IT C. J. ROUSER DRUG CO. 123 South Washington Avenue MXT/TL DOOR M A TS Conform to the floor, are easy to clean. We have them in t h r ee sizes. They sell for $ 1 . 2 5, * i - 5 0, $ 2 . 25 Norton Hardware Co. 212 S. Washington Ave, Carl Hopphan '09. in Stu is dent Co., No. 6, Eng., 0. T. S., Camp Humphreys, Va. t r a i n i ng M l. F r a nk L. True, J"Torchie," who has been County Agent at Alpena, is now in service and a member of the M. T. C, Co. C, Repair Unit No. 321, Camp Holabird, Md. is a "Y" secre in the construc J. F r a nk Campbell tary and at present tion d e p a r t m e nt of t he Y. M. C. A. in London, engaged t he construction in of "Y" huts. He expects to be trans ferred few months. At the present time he is living at 47 Russel Square, London. to F r a n ce in a '12. F r a nk F. H e b a rd is a gunner's mate, 3d class, t he Aviation Camp at Great Lakes, 111. His camp address is B a r r a c ks 1528, Co. U. in is t he Michigan N o r t h e rn Otto B. Holley is electrical engineer for Power Co., at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Hol in charge of a 40,000 H. P. ley hydraulic power station 95 generators a nd 78 t u r b i n es with gov ernors. He is living at 700 E. Port age Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. having '13. L. C. Carey, '13, is a first sergeant is stationed in now at A. P. O. 725, Amer. E. F. the Air Service and C. C. Carstens enlisted in the radio branch of the navy and is in Co. P., Regiment 7, Camp Perry, Great Lakes, Illinois. Sarah named instead of Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. H. E a t on ( L a u ra C r a n e ), of Fargo, N o r th Da seven-pound kota, on Sept. 28th, a Elizabeth. daughter to This is t he item the RECORD m e a nt t he announce fact teaching, which she last week t h at Mrs. E a t on was isn't—yet. '14. is principal of the E d na W a t k i ns higii hschool, and is teaching mathe matics a nd F r e n ch at Milford, Mich. '15. Paul S. Armstrong, assistant adver tising m a n a g er the California for F r u it Growers Exchange, of S u n k i st fame, writes, "with so m a ny M. A. C. in affairs men t a k i ng an active p a rt LANSING'S FINELY E Q U I P P ED A ND E F F I C I E NT ENGRAVING C O M P A NY PRODUCE BiS OF HALFTONES - ZINC ETCHINGS IN O NE OR MORE C O t O f iS LANSING COLORPLATE I II COMPANY 2*0 Washington..Awjme N. CITIZENS M567 .: BELL 1904 THE M. A. C. RECORD. the those of us who a re not yet game find much of added interest in the RECORD, and I personally look for w a rd to its a r r i v al with much antici pation." in '15. Eugene E. E w i ng is a private in Co. A, 18th Inf., A. E. F. E. C. Mandenberg visited the cam "Mandy" is a Y. M. C. pus Oct. 12th. A. secretary a nd physical director in H ut 86, Army Y. M. C. A., Camp Cus ter, Mich. Kris P. Bemis, with the Diehl F r u it Co., at Honor, Mich., has en t he U. S. N. R. Auxiliary listed School, Municipal Pier, Chicago, and is now a w a i t i ng call. in in charge of E a rl J. Reeder is with the Michigan field super State Accident F u n d, as intendent, field de partment, devoted to factory surveys, compensation and insurance r a t i ng statistics. He living at 208 La- thrope St., Lansing, Mich. the is '16. is supervisor Lilly Thompson of home economics, in the Three Rivers schools and living at 188 T h i rd Ave. lieuten t he 4th Brig. Field Artillery Jackson, a nt Replacement Div., Camp S. C. Louis S. Wells is a second in Lieut, and Mrs. Wallace S. Baden the a re receiving congratulations on arrival of "a fine girl, which we hope to see enter M. A. C. is in the 1934 class." Lieut. Baden recently with moved to Camp Dodge, the 14th Inf., which la. little baby O. S. Shields has resigned as teach er at the Baron de H i r sh Agricul tural School at Woodbine, N. J., and the Bordens is now engaged with the capacity F a rm Products Co., of dairy bacteriologist. H is address is 719 Hancock St., Brooklyn, N. Y. in Lieut. L y m an P. Greve, in the Air Service, Amer. E. F., writes t h at he is stationed at present near St. Max- ient, and t h at he h ad a very pleasant trip over, stopping a few days at Liv erpool and P a r i s. He met L. C. Carey, '13, there, and "it sure seemed good to see an M. A. C. man." to t he 11th r e g i m e nt Wm. Murphy was one of 200 men chosen from of take a t h r ee weeks' spe Marines cial course in bayonet and gas mask drill, automatic rifle work, rifle and h a nd grenade etc. He w r i t es t h at he operates a Lewis Ma chine Gun. He in Model Co. C, is 11th Reg. Marines, Quantico, Overseas Depot, Va. instruction, in C. M. Loesel enlisted the Edu cational Section of the Medical Corps and is stationed at Plattsburg, N. Y., on Lake Champlain. He is head of the agricultural d e p a r t m e nt and an in agriculture at t he camp instructor for t he education of crippled soldiers r e t u r n i ng from across. He has not met any m en from M. A. C, or even is from Michigan yet. H is address Post Hospital, P l a t t s b u rg Barracks, Plattsburg, N. Y. 9 UNIFORMS F OR ARMY OFFICERS V e ry h i gh grade Military Uniforms m a de to i n d i v i d u a l' measure by mi l i t a ry tailors. CAPS, HATS. LEGGINGS, PUTTEES COLLARS AND RANK INSIGNIA SEND FOR CATALOG NO. 39A. T HE Henderson-Ames Co. KALAMAZOO, MICH. Fonntai Waterman's, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. $1to$6 ALL GUARANTEED at STORE full Line of Everything Agents for Lansing Laundry Electric Supplies 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD, O ur Fresr] a qd V e ry C o r r ] p l e te L i qe of D r u gs . is iq GJiarge of F. J, Eilenberg, otje of Lansiqg's rqost ex perienced druggists. R A N D A LL DRUG Co. Next to the Bank WATCH THIS COLUMN EACH WEEK We h a ve p u r c h a s ed t he s t o ck of t he EAST L A N S I NG PIERCE G R O C E RY a nd a re r e a dy to fill y o ur o r d e rs f or a n y t h i ng in G R O C E R I ES Y O U RS F OR GOOD M E R C H A N D ISE A ND F A IR P R I C E S! EAST LANSING GROCERY CO, T wo W e st f r om t he B a nk EAST LANSING HARDWARE EDWIN F. CARVEY PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, and A Full Line of Hardware and Cutlery Bell P h o ne 2400-J 278 G R A SP R I V KR A T E N UK Edw. B. Benson, is in Battery A, 42d Field Artillery, Camp Custer, Mich. Win. J. Clark is a second lieuten a nt in the Field Artillery at A. P. O. 718, Amer. E. F., F r a n c e. E a rl A. R. Lauffer and M. J. De Young are in Sqdn. M., Aerial Service, Ellington Field, Houston, Tex. Carl J. Seidel a nd Glenn 0. S t u a rt are officer candidates in Co. B, Coast Artillery, T r a i n i ng Camp, Ft. Mon roe, Va. Gordon C E d m o n ds is sergeant in the Artillery Officers T r a i n i ng School at Camp Taylor, Ky. He expects to be in t r a i n i ng until Christmas. Neil A. Gifford is a sergeant with t he P i c a t i n ny Arsenal Ordnance De tachment at Dover, N. J. He and Ray M. Storm, '14, a re working as chemists in research laboratories there having been sent from Camp Custer. there L. K. Cleveland, " P. B.." with, is a machinists mate, 1st class, 7th Reg., U. S. N. R. F., a nd stationed at Pel- ham Bay T r a i n i ng Station, N. Y. He h as been transferred from t he U. S. S. De Kalb a nd is headed for the Marine E n g i n e e r i ng School at Annap olis, a nd a commission. 2d Lieut. F r ed M. Wilson, w r i t i ng from Observers Barracks, Post Field, Ft. Sill, Okla., says t h at he is attend ing school for aerial observers along with J. M. Moore, '16; "Bill" Cava- naugh, '15, a nd "Bill" Chapman, '18. He says t h at they are all keen to 'ob serve' t he RECORD. Clem C. F r ey is a chief sanitary inspector with t he American Red Cross Sanitary Unit No. 11. H is work farms consists of inspecting t he and milk plants which In camps a nd r e s t a u r a n ts with milk. August he wrote, "have m et H e n ry Goss, '16; Spence Horner, '19; Abe. Gork, '02; Kibler, '19; Lester Moon, '17, a nd Mr. Newlander who was with the dairy department." '16; Horton, supply dairy '18. Perry J. P a r k y n, with, is a bugler in the Headquarters Co. of t he 310th Eng. Am' .-. E. F., France. Marion H. Smith is working at the Digestive F e r m e n ts Co., of Detroit, as a chemist. With Lorinda Zimmerman and Gladys Lesenby, she living at Jacobs Manor Apts., 239 J o hn R St., Detroit. is " F r e n c h y" Demond is at P a r is Is land, S. C, "patiently waiting my call for Aviation. Met F r a nk Davis sev times and it is good to see '18 eral fellows. 'Flue' not here. Are getting inocculations for it." Lytton Calrow and Ed Fisher were graduated from t he Field Artillery School at Camp Taylor a nd were com missioned as 2d lieutenants Oct. 16. Calrow visited college the week end following. He r e t u r n ed to Camp Taylor to an assignment in the F. A. R. D.; a nd F i s h er h as gone to Camp Jackson, S. C. friends Big Stock Reduction Sale o! Ruasandall FIoorGoverlnas Do you wish to brighten your home, or your room? A small amount spent for Rugs, Car- pet or Linoleum will do more toward making a room cheerful than almost twice the amount spent for anything else. You o we it to those at home to keep your home cheerful, is one argument; another argu ment for buying such things now, is that some times you can save money by spending money. We are selling our entire stock of Rugs, large and small, Carpets and Linoleums at 20 and 25 Per Gent Reduction from regular prices. This means a big saving when these goods are growing in value, and almost withdrawn from market, due to gov ernment requirements of r aw material, labor, and looms for our nations protection. Our stock is large and offers great advant ages of selection. Wilton, Axminster and room size rugs; Velvet, Axminster, Tapestry and Ingrain carpets by the yard; Matting of all sorts; Printed and Inlaid Linoleum; Grass Rugs; Bath Room Rugs: Rag Rugs. Beautiful novelties in special small rugs which will cov er up a worn spot and brighten a room A special sales week in this department be gins October 5, to October 13, is the National Home Craft W e e k. T he last week of Oc tober is our Annual Harvest Sale. Do not miss them. MILLS DRY GOODS GO. 108-110 S. Wash. five. LANSING, MICH. LILLEY UNIFORMS for ARMY OFFICERS The best high grade military uqi- j form made. j Made to indi vidual measure by military tailors. Caps, , Belts. Puttees, Swords, Collar aqd Raqk Insignia. Write for F I E L D S E R V I C E C A T A L Q G N o. 137 Address THEM.C.LILLEY&CO. COLUMBUS, OHIO