^Tke M A C RECORD S. A. T. G. Will Be Mustered Out December 2. Full Year of College Work to Open January 2. Prof. Brewer Expected Back After Christmas. Varsity Loses to Michigan, 21 to 6. ftwa 'ZJ&JkQcannot live onHerpast~ iiOr^S a* ^ ^wa What will you do forHerJufure T =^ RM^S (SSk %e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LansingMichigan ASSOCIATION - East m aL !B ill Hi Hi iliiii Ui m A MM BUSINESS AND n nrnTnDV nLUY 1 PROFESSIONAL U K L U I UM East Lansing Directory 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN 'PHE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of re- table parties. We hope the faculty and students those who patronize will patronize us. A. M. E M E R Y, ' 8 3. 223 W a s h. A v e. N. H. C. P r a t t, "09, in C h a r ge of Office S u p p ly D e p a r t m e n t. 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H A R F O RD C o l l e ge W a t ch M a k er V a r i e ty a nd Gift S h o p. HARVEY PHOTO S H OP P O R T R A I TS All K i n ds P h o t o g r a p h ic W o rk We Do F r a m i ng E. M. Harvey 1915. J. H. Pratt Mgr. ABBOT AVE. THE C A M P US PRESS EAST LANSING'S MODERN PRINTING P R E SS Now Located in the New Bank Building E M B O S S I NG P R I N T I NG E N G R A V I NG L0FTUS HEADQUARTERS FOR Fruits of all Kinds Sweet Cider Candy and Salted Peanuts TI-IE, 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, N O V E M B ER 2 9, 1 9 1 8. N O. 9 last Wednesday MAJOR MURCHIE. c o m m a n d a nt of t he t r a i n i ng corps at M. A. C, received orders to discharge the officers w ho have been stationed at t he college as soon as such action is possible. T he m u s t e r i ng out of t he S. A. T. C. m en will take about two weeks, a nd at t he end of t h at time there will be no further need for t he officers, at least as far as M. A. C. is concerned. T he w ar department or der indicates t h at these m en will n ot be t h at they will be r e t u r n ed to civil life as soon as their work at t he college is completed. Most of t he officers a re anxious to be discharged, b ut a few have signified a desire to stay in t he service. It is possible t h at some ex ceptionally well qualified m en will have their commissions transferred to the regular a r my a nd t h us be allowed to continue as officers. transferred elsewhere a nd in A MASS MEETING w as held t he gymnasium t he night before t he Mich igan game. " P e t e" Bancroft, well known M. A. C. orator, held t he place of honor on t he list of speakers, en t e r t a i n i ng t he g a t h e r i ng with all h is oldtime h u m or a nd calling for b u r s ts of applause when he opened up with bursts of patriotic "pep." Ed Shields, a Michigan m an b ut one w ho h as won a place in t he life of M. A. C. by t he interest he t a k es in all o ur "doings," spoke on t he spirit of t he a n n u al battle between t he two schools and predicted victory for one team or the other on t he morrow, provided t h e re w as no tie. T he band played "as usual," a nd yells were rehearsed for t he b ig game. T he M. A. C. UNION will give a dancing p a r ty in t he gymnasium on S a t u r d ay evening, November 30. Mem bers of t he S. A. T. C. u n it a nd all other students will attend. Dancing will continue from 7:30 until 10:30. Members of t he teaching force a re re quested to be present. LEAVES OF ABSENCE w e re g r a n t ed liberally over T h a n k s g i v i ng so t h at as m a ny of t he m en in t he t r a i n i ng u n it as could possibly be released m i g ht r e t u rn to their homes for t he feast day. T he fact t h at nearly every s t u d e nt on t he campus comes from Michigan m a de it possible for most of t ne boys to get home, even on a very short "leave." * WISCONSIN W I N S, 7 TO 6. * * * * Word h as just come in t h at t he * * varsity lost to Wisconsin Univer- * * sity yesterday at Madison by t he * * close score of 7 to 6. M. A. C. * * scored first b ut failed to kick goal, * * a nd t he Badgers were able later * * to shove over a touchdown a nd * * m a rk up t he added point on t he * * * t ry at goal. * Details of t he game a re not yet * * available, b ut will be given to * * RECORD readers in t he next issue. * * A false report from Madison yes- * t h at M. A. C. h ad won * * terday rejoicing on t he campus * * caused * for a time. Losing to Wisconsin, * * however, by t he mere "circum- * * s t a n c e" of a goal from touchdown * * is no disgrace, a nd t he varsity * * will be accorded an ovation when * to- * * it r e t u r ns to E a st L a n s i ng * * night. * • * * ** * * * * * * * * UNIFORMS FOR T HE R. 0. T. C. m en were issued by Sergeant' Robinson during t he past week. T he R. O. T. C. unit is made up of t he m en w ho are n ot in t he S. A. T. C, a nd is on the same footing as t he reserve offi cers t r a i n i ng corps which w as main tained among t he students during t he year 1917-1918. Nearly all t he m en in t he present R. O. T. C. a re fresh m en w ho a re under t he m i n i m um age limit for t he S. A. T. C. Their appearance leaves only a scattered group of " r e g u l a r" civilian students w ho a re still clothes. in uniform eighteen, in F I VE CENT CAR FARE h as been re stored on all L a n s i ng street car lines by order of t he city council. This action relieves t he u n c e r t a in situation in which E a st L a n s i ng residents found themselves d u r i ng t he period of t he six cent fares. An E a st Lan sing franchise, calling for five cent fares, w as not affected by action of a t he L a n s i ng council higher rate. As a result some of t he college people paid six a nd some paid five cents for t he "privilege" of rid ing upon t he company's single track. It was generally a question of w h e t h er or n ot one h ad t he nerve to a sk for his penny back, a nd timid r i d e rs a re authorizing thankful for t he action which h as p ut an end to t he u n c e r t a i n ty which made a simple car ride seem like a dabble in high finance. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION finances w e re helped out of r a t h er straightened cir cumstances by t he large attendance at the Michigan game. Added expense occasioned by t he providing of spe facilities for t he S. cial recreational A. T. C, and small receipts at t he home games, for which t he "flu" w as largely t he fi responsible, cut into nances of t he association sadly. No definite from A nn Arbor yet as to t he M. A. C. share of t he gate receipts, b ut it is believed t h at t he athletic t r e a s u ry will be able to pull t h r o u gh t he year nicely. report h as come L I E U T. J. F. LESSIG, who h as been adjutant to Major Murchie during t he life of t he S. A. T. C. unit, h as been transferred to Chicago on " t e m p o r a ry duty." t he A FEATURE at t he Michigan game was flag ceremony carried o ut j u st before t he opening whistle. T he Mj.chigan bands played t he Marseil laise while t he F r e n ch flag w as raised slowly on a flag pole erected on t he field. Immediately t he F r e n ch veter ans band r e t u r n ed t he compliment by playing t he Star Spangled B a n n er a nd raising t he American flag. T he Mich t r a i n i ng corps m e n' s t a n d i ng at igan attention, with all officers saluting t he colors, made an effective background for t he touching ceremony. Airplanes flew over t he field d u r i ng t he game and t he general atmosphere of t he day w as quite military. T HE T H E M I AN LITERARY society will play hostess on S a t u r d ay evening, Nov. 30, at a dancing party in t he parlor of t he W o m a n 's Building. T he function will celebrate a partial re t u rn to peace-time conditions in t he social realm on t he campus. Hereto fore society p a r t i es have been under the ban, b ut former objections, at least as far as t he girls a re concerned, have been w i t h d r a w n. T he dance will be "closed," owing to t he limited floor t h at t he hall in t he Agricultural building a nd t he Armory a re doing service as b a r r a c ks prevented t he co-eds from command eering either. Delbridge's orchestra, of Jackson, will play. space. T he fact 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 Bast 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, NOVEMBER 29, 1918. A CHAXCE FOR ALUMX I— STUDEXT. SEX1J IX THAT An opportunity for M. A. C. alumni to be of unusual service to the col lege is offered by the decision to open a full year's work on J a n u a ry 2. Lit erally h u n d r e ds of eligible young m en their col who have h ad to postpone lege course on account of t he w ar will be released from the army before the first of the year, and a word from alumni can be of tremendous help in sending to E a st Lansing. them The college faces a critical period in her history. T he abolishment of that only a the S. A. T. C. means handful of regular students are at present signed up to continue collegi ate work. Many a re expected to en first of the year, and the ter after authorities are confident that a cred least, will be itable term opens. on h a nd when the next But uncertainty there m u st be no about this. Alumni m u st see to it t h at every young m an who contem- plans entering college knows about the advantages of M. A. C. and t h at he be given an impetus in the r i g ht di rection. registration, at for prospective Colleges all over the state, and out side as well, will be competing for the boys who are, or will soon be, m a t e r i al students. Normal channels in college have been greatly upset, and a new s t a rt must be made. The alumni of an institu tion give it its strength and heritage, and M. A. C. g r a d u a t es m u st be "on the j o b" in the present situation. Get in touch with the young men in your community. Visit the prepa schools. Communicate with r a t o ry in service who a re prospective m en college students a nd tell them of the chance to begin a full year of work at M. A. C. on J a n u a ry 2. GIRLS OF T HE celebrated T h a n k s g i v i ng with a 2 o'clock dinner at Club C. .COLLEGE THE M. A. C. RECORD. S. A. T. C. TO BE DISBANDED. Training Corps M en Will be Mustered Out At Once, Following Govern m e nt Order. from received the war de Orders p a r t m e nt this week call for the mus t e r i ng out of t he S. A. T. C. unit which h as been stationed at M. A. C. since the first of October. T he mus t e r i ng out will s t a rt on December 2, and is expected to be completed with in about two weeks. The from the college as first of the week the war de p a r t m e nt asked for an expression of sentiment to whether or not it wished t he S. A. T. C. to be m a i n t a i n ed for the re mainder of the year. After canvass ing the m en on t he question, in order to see how they felt about it, the fac ulty voted last Tuesday to notify the war department the t h at t r a i n i ng unit discontinued. The or der calling for the m u s t e r i ng out came through w i t h o ut delay, and prep arations are now u n d er way to carry out the change. it wished As a result of t he action the college will r e t u rn to a "peace" basis at once. More t h an 1,000 m en will be affected by t he order. CLINTON, '89, PROMOTED. Becomes Director of Extension for S t a te College of New Jersey. extension L. A. Clinton, '89, for six years with the United States d e p a r t m e nt of agri culture, h as assumed the post of di rector of agricultural for the State College of New Jersey, ac cording to information contained in a letter from Washington. The news has been.received with much pleasure by h is m a ny friends on the campus. t a k i ng up his new duties, Mr. Clinton h as changed h is address from Washington, D. C, to State Agricul tural College, New Brunswick, N. J. In COLLEGE YEAR OPENS JAN. 2, Men Released From Army Will Have Opportunity To Enter T h e n. In order M. A. C. WILL OPEX a full year of collegiate work on J a n u a ry 2, afford ing released soldiers and others who wish to s t a rt the college year at t h at time an opportunity to enter with full s t a n d i ng in their class. t h at the year's work may be completed be fore the regular fall term commences in September, 1919, the work ordi narily given in t he spring term will be offered during the s u m m er months. In other words, all t e r ms will be of the nor fered mal schedule. The decided upon this schedule after consideration of the fact t h at m a ny m en who have to been deprived of the opportunity few enter college during three m o n t hs behind faculty last the from months will be released the army by the first of the year. Nor mally these m en would have to wait until September, 1919, before t a k i ng their year's work, b ut t he plan up to adopted will enable regain full the present year. standing For the benefit of the few m en who term's have already had be course, w i n t er made available at the regular time, along with the postponed fall courses. term work will them the fall for BREWER TO RETURN. Director of Athletics Wires He Will Soon be Back to Take Charge. Chester L. Brewer, director of ath letics, who h as been absent on leave, wired to President Kedzie during the past week t h at it will be possible for him to r e t u rn before long to resume h is post here. At present t he coach Texas, is located at San Antonio, where he h as been directing army in south physical ern camps. recreational work "With changed I can conditions, date," obtain a release at an early Mr. Brewer wired. "The w ar depart ment desires t h at I continue my pres emergency ent duties, but now the has ceased to exist I am quite s u re I can return—possibly by t he first of t he year, if you so desire. I will ad j u st my plans to suit you." The president wrote back that the athletic director could not r e t u rn too soon to suit friends here. Mr. Brewer will be of - great service to the college reconstruction during which will to a peace basis. the period of follow the r e t u rn - OPEN S. A. T. C. TO O. T. C. MEN. Boys Now in Training Can Secure Transfer Back to College, War Dept. Says. transfer back A means by which M. A. C. m en now in officers t r a i n i ng camps can se cure a to the college h as been opened to them by an order issued from the w ar depart recently ment. This order, a copy of which has been received by President F. S. Kedzie, says in p a r t: under t r a i n i ng schools "Soldiers who have been transferred from student army t r a i n i ng corps to central officers t r a i n i ng schools, or to officers the control of chief of staff corps and de partments, and chiefs of artillery and field artillery, will be allowed t he op tion of transfer back to the student they t r a i n i ng corps, provided a r my Sug immediately. r e t u rn to college gest they t h at students communicate with t h us this opportunity is brought to their atten tion." to college presidents former to insure transferred t h at More t h an 100 u n d e r g r a d u a te M. A. (Continued on page 8.) LT. H. G. SHELDON, '14 KILLED. THE M. A. C. RECORD. The M. A. C. pilot stood o ut as t he most sensational m an in t he game, b ut h is r u ns did not figure in t he scoring. t h at this fall J o h n s, at guard, Was t he only Aggie lineman w ho seemed able to play a game. This youngster, a w i n n i ng freshman w ho entered from Lansing, broke up Michigan plays in t he old a m a n n er timers of t he days of Blacklock a nd Gideon Smith. Aside from him, how ever, t he line w as clearly outplayed. F r a n s o n, w ho h as been one of t he s t a rs of t he team, w as slowed up by a sprained shoulder, a nd did not play the football expected of h i m. reminded A redeeming feature of t he game last first was t he splendid passing of t he var sity. At this style of play Michigan was far outplayed. A series of four successful beautifully executed a nd forward passes in t he quarter scored t he only touchdown for M. A. C, a nd incidentally t he score m a r k ed up on Michigan's strong elev en this fall. T he Aggies gained 125 y a r ds on passes, while Michigan w as able to advance t he ball only 40 yards t h r o u gh t he air. The varsity started with a rush. F e r r is t he first kickoff 40 yards, being brought down by t he Michigan q u a r t er on Michigan's 40- yard Snider gained 15 yards around t he end and then six off tackle, p u t t i ng t he ball on t he Yostmen's 19- line. At t h is point a y a rd forward to Young w as p a ss from Graves grounded over t he goal for a touchback a nd Michigan kicked out of danger. Play w as in t he oppo t e r r i t o ry all t he r e st of t he nent's quarter, however, a nd it looked like an M. A. C. day. r e t u r n ed line. line In t he second quarter things broke three m i n u t es to badly. With only play, Michigan missed a place kick from t he 30-yard line. An M. A. C. m an w as off side, however, a nd t he ball w as given to t he Wolverines on the 25-yard line, on a first down. Sev eral off-tackle plays p ut it over for t he first score. W i th only a few sec- ons to play, Michigan kicked off over the goal line a nd t he ball w as p ut in play on t he 20-yard Mne. On t he first play, Graves fumbled a nd an A nn Arborite carried t he ball over for a just as t he whistle blew. touchdown In t he t h i rd quarter, Michigan's su perior told, a nd she earned a touchdown on s t r a i g ht football. Two or three short punts by Captain Archer p ut t he ball in M. A. C. territory, b ut t he Gold and Blue m u st be given credit for t he s t r e n g th to w in t he necessary yards for t he score. Toward t he end of t he game the Aggies swept Michigan off h er feet with passes, as h as been told be fore, a nd earned a spectacular touch down. It w as too late to t u rn t he tide of battle, however, a nd t he game ended with t he varsity defeated b ut able to play football which k e pt t he Michigan supporters on t he edge of t h e ir seats u n t il t he final whistle. line bucking ability Lieut. H e r b e rt G. Sheldon, '14, w as killed in action in F r a n ce on October 10, according to a telegram received by h is p a r e n ts last week. Sheldon w as at one time principal of schools at Lowell, Mich., a nd t a u g ht agriculture in t he Grand Rap ids schools before he went to t he officers camp at F t. Sheridan. He w as quite recently promoted to t he r a nk lieutenant a nd w as assigned of first to me 32nd division. Sheldon w as acting as intelligence officer of h is batallion at t he time of h is death. MICHIGAN VICTORS, 21 TO 6. Varsity Fails to Hit Stride at Ann Ar bor and Goes D o wn in Defeat. The varsity lost a heart-breaking game to Michigan at A nn Arbor last S a t u r d ay by t he score of 21 to 6. T he Wolverines showed more football abil ity t h an h ad been expected, Yost hav ing one of t he best teams in h is his tory, while M. A. C. seemed unable to get together at a ny stage of t he game. This, in brief, tells t he whole story. As far as t he play last S a t u r d ay went, t he better team won, a nd there a re no regrets or alibis being expressed on the campus. The Michigan line proved to be a stone wall, stopping t he Aggies with comparative ease. Graves, who h ad been expected to get away for sub stantial gains, w as unable to pene t r a te t he line at all, while t he other F e r r i s, backs fared b ut little better. at quarter, gained more ground t h an any other m an on t he field, b ut most of it w as earned in r e t u r n i ng kicks. 5 team which It was n ot t he weakness of t he var s t r e n g th of sity b ut t he u n u s u al Yost's t he issue, a nd t he game goes down in the records as one of t he greatest bat tles ever fought out between t he two schools. determined thou A crowd of more t h an t w e n ty sand packed t he stands at F e r ry field. Before t he game t he Michigan a r my and navy t r a i n i ng corps passed in re view upon t he field of play. Bands representing t he t wo branches of ser vice from Michigan, t he M. A. C. mili t a ry band, led by Prof. A. J. Clark, and t he famous F r e n ch w ar veterans band played before t he game a nd be tween t he halves. T he resultant mili t a ry setting added greatly to t he day, which h ad all t he "frills" of a cham pionship game. The s u m m a r y: M. A. C, (6) Schwei Bos Archer Van Orden J o h ns F r a n s on Young F e r r is Snider Dunphy Graves LE LT C. LG RG RT RE QB LH RH FB Score by q u a r t e r s: Michigan (21) Dunne Goetz Vick Adams F r e e m an F o r t u ne Boville Knode Cohn P e r r in Steketee M. A. C Michigan 0 0 0 14, 0 6 —6 7 0—21 Touchdowns: M. A. C, Schwei; Michigan, Cohn, Knode, Goetz. Goals touchdown: Michigan, Steketee from ( 3 ). S u b s t i t u t i o n s: M. A. C, Sim mons for Dunphy, Brady for Graves, Bailey for Van Orden; Michigan, Cysz for Adams, Morrison for F o r t u n e, Cruse for Cohn, Genebach for P e r r i n. Referee, Durfee of Williams. Umpire, Kennedy of Chicago. T HE WINTER COI USES in a g r i c u l t u re in is being offered: t h is year, be will be given as usual ginning t he first week J a n u a r y. Several of t he courses which normally open in t he fall were cancelled be cause of t he influenza epidemic, a nd some of these w i l l ' be given in J a n u ary a nd F e b r u a r y, along w i th t he following other short courses. T he work Dairy hus bandry, J a n. 6 to Feb. 28; general ag riculture (eight weeks) J a n. 6 to Feb. 28; horticulture, J a n. 6 to F e b. 28; poultry husbandry, J a n. 20 to J a n. 31; poultry h u s b a n d ry (four weeks) J a n. 6 to J a n. 31; farm tractors, F e b. 17 to March 16; gardening, Feb. 17 to Feb. 28; farm m a n a g e m e nt course for women,. J a n. 7 to Feb. 28. Ashley M. Berridge again h as charge of t he "short course" work. '96. W. J. McGee, S an J u a n, Porto Rico, serve P. O. Box 758, continues Uncle S am as a food a nd d r ug in spector. He is now chief of the Porto Rico station, Food a nd Drug Inspec tion, B u r e au of Chemistry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. to 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. STATE BOARD CONVENES. Establish Scholarship for French Girls Grand Rapids Vets A d m i t t e d. The state board of agriculture con vened on Nov. 20 for its customary monthly session. The following are a few of the more i m p o r t a nt m i n u t es of the meeting: On motion of Mr. Woodman, Miss Helen A r ms was appointed extension specialist in home economics, begin ning uctober 1. the confer Science On motion of Mr. Graham, president was authorized the degree of Bachelor upon F r a nk E. Semon of Port An geles, Washington, as of the class of '89. to of E s t i m a t ed expenditures for Voca tional Teacher T r a i n i ng Departments for the financial year ending J u ne 30, 1919: 1. Salaries: Director of teacher t r a i n i n g. .. .$3,000 in teacher t r a i n i n g. 1,000 I n s t r u c t o rs 3,600 Critic teachers 2. F or Maintenance: Traveling expenses of d i r e c t o r .. re (bulletins, P r i n t i ng forms, ports, etc. Communication phone) (telegraph, tele 500 100 100 360 service Clerical etc., (stenographer, in service of d e p a r t m e nt Miscellaneous, such as stationery and supplies necessary to pro mote teacher t r a i n i ng and not 300 needed for other p u r p o s e s . . .. On motion of Mr. Gram, Dr. Gilt- ner and Dr. L y m an were authorized the Live to a t t e nd t he meeting of in Chica Stock S a n i t a ry Association go, December 2nd to 4th, with trans portation expenses paid. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Dr. Indianapolis, Giltner a nd Dr. H a l l m an were author ized to attend the a n n u al meeting of the I n d i a na State Veterinary Medical Association at Indiana, to t he College. Dr. without expense H a l l m an was also authorized to attend a meeting of the Ohio State Veteri n a ry Medical Association at Columbus in December without expense the college. to Attention h a v i ng been called by the president from to a communication the American Council of Education in reference to scholarships for F r e n ch girls in American colleges, the follow ing resolution was adopted on motion of Mr. B e a u m o n t: "Resolved, T h at a scholarship of the value of $500.00 per a n n um be estab recipient lished for F r e n ch girls, the to be appointed as the indicated communication above referred in to." On motion of Mr. Doherty, Mr. B u r t on W. Householder was author ized to a t t e nd the I n t e r n a t i o n al Live Stock Exhibition at , Chicago with t r a n s p o r t a t i on expenses only paid by the college. The president the board t h at he h ad received a communication informed informed The president also from Mr. Hoover to the effect t h at on account of t he ending of t he war, Mr. Eustace's services would not be need ed longer in the food administration. the board t h at P r e s i d e nt Kenyon L. But- terfield of Massachusetts had request ed Prof. Eustace to go to F r a n ce with h im in the A r my Overseas Education in horticulture. al work as specialist On motion of Mr. Graham, the com munication from Prof. Halligan in re gard to landscape g a r d e n i ng work for referred other state recommendation. to Prof. Eustace for On motion of Mr. Doherty, Prof. George Brown was authorized to at tend the I n t e r n a t i o n al Live Stock Ex hibition class, with all h is expenses paid. in Chicago with his institutions was On motion of Mr. Doherty, the fol lowing resolution was adopted: "Resolved, T h at the G r a h am Horti cultural E x p e r i m e nt Station be placed in charge of the professor of horticul t u re who is the a d m i n i s t r a t i ve officer of the Horticultural Department, and t h at inte it be administered as an station gral p a rt of work of the college." the experiment the board upon the a d m i n i s t r a t i ve On motion of Mr. Beaumont, On motion of Mr. Woodman, Mr. G r a h am was appointed as a commit the G r a h am tee of H o r t i c u l t u r al E x p e r i m e nt Station, to offi advise with cers as to the policies to be pursued. t he admission of the following v e t e r i n a ry students from the Grand Rapids Vet e r i n a ry College, was approved: Vern A. Benedict, Albert E. George, Alfred J. Gregg, Harold G. Hock, William V. Hopkins, Ellsworth E. Joy, Albert C. Hasten, George K. Needles, J o hn Periolat, Raymond Rawlings, August H. W. Siewert. NED LACEY, '14, WRITES FROM ITALY. the '14, who Ned W. Lacey, is a stationed letter lieu in t e n a nt of air service, to Italy, wrote Don Francisco, '14, on September 20. F e e l i ng t h at the letter was too good to keep, Don sent it on to the RECORD, after editorial elimination of certain of the more i n t i m a te details: following My Dear Don: Sept. 20, 1918, Como, Italy. lakes. t h at may hit the poor devils It makes my h e a rt ache for human t h i nk ity a m o r n i ng like this when I t he of sod today. It's the July 4th of Italy leave and I acquired a few days of and came up here on the It It must seems like God's own garden. have been t h at the H i n du poet scribed his verses. We have beauty in America, but it is romance so different of lakes and villas, little boats, the dark-eyed sig- norinas ambling along in wooden soled shoes, and all the rest t h at you can't find any place else in the world. these rough hills, in a place the quiet from like this the And h e re I sit back of a pot of "black" coffee. I don't know as we really do have it all the news on our side; at least m i g ht fuss up "Gen'l-Jack's" plans if we become liberal minded. Yes, our boys have been t h is business and suffered but little more t h an a sad case of "cramps." I came in for my dose of sedative too. These boys t h at manipulate the "slip-stick" back of the big guns know something of mathematics. in on some of They sure have been doing the west and "gossip" says things in t h at the American lads are going after this I guess like a duck to water. fighting 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. T HE PARK PLACE HOTEL Traverse City, Mich. The of leading? all-the-year-'round hotel the region. All modern con veniences. All outside rooms. W. O. Holden, Mgr. WENT WORTH-KERNS 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 HAYE IT C. J. ROUSER DRUG CO. 123 South Washington Avenue MET/SL 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,, we a re all going to h a nd shing before this business is over. I am sorry t h at I know so little of h is previous history, for it is interesting to follow a m an like it to Per that. The A u s t r i an drive w as a very well planned affair a nd they sure h ad the stuff when they started to push, but —but—but. T he way these little r u n ts came back at them is about the great est piece of work t he w ar h as seen. The A u s t r i a ns were good but Diaz had a few tricks too a nd he sure pulled 'em. The I t a l i an Arditi, a r m ed with a curving knife a nd a bunch of hand grenades, h as proven t h at takes t h an a high-powered " g a t" to more take a trench. it My knowledge of I t a l i an history is poor a nd I don't know j u st w h at hap pened on the 20th of Sept. It's t he founding of their new nation a nd I guess old "Garibaldi" h ad h is h a nd in it. There is a review at every post near here a nd this afternoon there is a great w a t er carnival here on t he lake. It looks as though four of us were going to represent t he U. S. A. in a four-man shell race—and I a sk you, w h at do I know about a shell? It's a 2,000-meter pull a nd I haven't pulled a n y t h i ng b ut a pipe for six m o n t h s. Over here everything to W. around J. B r y a n 's fruit. T he hills us are terraced nearly top. Can you t h i nk of an American doing things like t h a t? They use b ut little r u ns t he to 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 al measure by mi l i t a ry tailors. CAPS, HATS, LEGGINGS, PUTTEES COLLARS ANDRANK INSIGNIA SEND FOR CATALOG NO. 39A. T HE Henderson-Ames Co. KALAMAZOO, MICH. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 w a t er a nd t h at to r un u n d er bridges. In t he little villages on the lakes t he women have small washing platforms w h e re they do the family l a u n d ry a nd shops you even can't get a w a rm shave even if you pay for it. t he best barber in Last n i g ht we were guests at a dance. My I t a l i an is rotten a nd it is sure fun when you get out a nd t ry to talk. As for verbs I don't use 'em. Outside of t h at everything goes fine, for my vocabulary is fair and I can u n d e r s t a nd most all of it. P e r h a ps the greatest t r e at I have h ad w as seeing t he opening of t he Localo Grand Opera in Milano. We t he saw both Aida and Mose a nd technique was magnificent. Every one w as out a nd these women are sure a million dollars in their fine clothes. Not detracting from our own women at all—only i t 's different. "Well, Old boy, it is nearly time for dinner and t he old W a t e r m an is go ing dry. Best r e g a r ds always, Yours, NED. W. L. 1 £# Alumni Notes <*# 1 , aSSESg]^ &m&&$&&WBsS3!fc '16. A n na Rutherford is dietician and stewardess for Pennoyer Sanitarium, Kenosha, Wis. e a r t h q u a ke which Lieut. Loren V. Williams, "enjoyed" a n u m b er of the earthquakes which recently disturbed Porto Rico. "Last week we experienced a very disas destroyed trous m a ny of t he coast towns, and caused a large n u m b er of deaths among the civil population," he writes in a let ter dated Oct. 18. "The first shock came at about 10 a. m. on Oct. 10, a nd at intervals of about six h o u rs other severe trembles occurred, all of t h em rescue causing some work the Red Cross doing wonderful work u n d er ex isting conditions." is progressing, with damage. The together A pithy missive from P v t. G. R ay W a r r e n, Base Hospital No. 35, A. P. 0. No. 780, A. E. F., dated Oct. 10, says, "While in E n g l a nd I saw 'Stub' Van Aiken a nd Cathcart of '15. We crossed the Channel a nd while on t he boat m et 'Bill' Kelly, t he I r i s h m a n, of '16. little freckled-faced I understood t h at Lieut. Leavitt, '17, was also in our camp in England, but I couldn't find him. We are located now n e ar t he center of F r a n c e, at a large base hospital. E v er since I have been in t he service my w o rk h as been in ago, while p a r t i c i p a t i ng in a glee club con cert in a nearyby town, I saw Lieut. O. A. Olson, '16, a nd Lieut. Raven. Lieut. Olson is in charge of the a r my a g r i c u l t u r al work in t h is district." t he laboratory. Not long '13. J. A. McClintock, Ag, is extension plant pathologist, -at Athens, Ga. IT TALC ontee TO expect to pay a high price for talc perfumed with an odor that cost thousands of dollars to produce would be natural. But to be able to obtain such a superb perfume at a low price is a delightful surprise. This surprise awaits you in the Talc perfumed with Jonteel— the New Odor of Twenty- six Flowers. THE GOLLcOt DRUG & GRO., Inc. The Rexall Store ft. C. BAUER, Pharmacist Opposite M. ft. G. East Lansing, Mich. LANSING €?£0£SLATE COMPANY ENGStAVSStS A concern whose ability a nd f a c i l i t i es p ut L a n s i ng in t he same c l a ss w i th C h i c a go in the p r o d u c t i on of Engravings to illustrate C a t a l o g s - C i r c u l a rs - B o o k l e ts - Newspaper A r t i c l e s - in f a ct a n y t h i ng r e q u i r i ng a p i c t u re in on* or m o re c o l o rs scacaeac PROMPT SERVICE 2 50 WASHJMCTOM AVS.JfO. &ANSSN6 MICHIGAN Cit-«.»bon» 51567 — Bell J 9 04 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. Our Fresr] aqd Very Conqplete Liqe of Drugs is iq charge of F_ J. Eilenberg, oqe of Lansing's rrpst ex perienced druggists. R A N D A LL DRUG Co. Next to the Bank WATCH THIS COLUMN EACH WEEK We have purchased the stock of the EAST LANSING PIERCE GROCERY a nd are ready to fill your orders for a n y t h i ng in G R O C E R I ES Y O U RS F OR G O OD MERCHANT) ISE A ND F A IR P R I C E S: .AST LANSi Two We; it f r om t he B a nk :RY Co, EAST LANSING HARDWARE EDWIN F. GARVEY PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, and A Full Line of Hardware and Cutlery Bell P h o ne 2-MSO-J 278 G H A S I) R I T EH A V E N UE Bernice Hales '17. in Oak is P a r k, 111. H er address is 815 N. Eu clid Ave. teaching Alton M. P o r t er in is teacher of agri t he high school at Free- culture mont, Mich. Chas. R. Stough is a tool designer t he Wolcott L a t he Co. of Jack l i v i n g. at 304 S. with son, Mien., and Jackson St. is Bernice Hales, whose address is 420 South Beaudry Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., is in t r a i n i ng for service as a Red Cross nurse. Russell L. Lepper, Ag, was doing duty w i th Co. 19, 1st Office Reg't, Camp Joseph E. Jackson ville, Fla., on Nov. 15. Johnson, E n s i gn J o hn F. Sheldon gives his address as Paul J o n es House, 24 West street, New York City, Fifty-seventh to my continual t h at "owing a ding shifting a r o u nd my address is never likely to be correct." Lieut. J a m es B. Rasbach, '17, engi is with B a t t e ry D, 16th Field neer, Artillery, A. E. F., • Mrs. Rasbach writes. Mrs. Rasbach, who was Cath erine Carter, with '18, is r e s i d i ng at t he F a l k s t o ne Cts., Washington, D. C. '19. W a l t er T. Kelly is a flying cadet at E b e r t 's Field, Lonoke, A r k a n s a s. second F r ed H. Utley, Marian W. Read, with, who l i e u t e n a nt Aviation Section Aeronautics, Pilot's B a r r a c k s, Post Field, F o rt Sill, Okla. h as been at St. Joseph's S a n i t a r i u m, Al buquerque, N. M., for h er health since November, 1917, is gradually recover ing. Roland Shenefield, Candidate Co. H, Coast Artillery T r a i n i ng Camp, F o r t r e ss Monroe, Ya., says, "About 15 M. A. C. men here. Lieut. Kimmel is in orientation." i n s t r u c t or is a private Wayne Campbell in Co. F, 309th Supply Train, A. E. F. He Writes: "Wish I could be back at M. A. C. to finish my course. Hope for a good year for M. A. C." '20. E d w a rd J. Savilahti ser geant, Co. E-, 14th A m m u n i t i on Train, Camp Custer, Mich. now is F r e d e r i ck Mack is in the 41st Bal loon Co., Camp Morrison, Va. Mack h as made seven moves since getting into the service and expects to m a ke t he "big one" next. Open S. A. T. C. to O. T. C. M e n. ( C o n t i n u ed f r om pag-e 4.) in officers C. men a re at present camps, or were a few days ago. The new plans for their disposition m a ke it possible for all of t h em to r e t u rn to E a st L a n s i ng if they so desire—with $30 a m o n th and "found." The ( E d i t o r 's n o t e: t he above order h as been effectiveness of largely destroyed by the order which h as j u st t he M. A. come t h r o u gh disbanding It will be C. u n it of the S. A. T. C. of t he in officers' camps, h o w e v e r ). to M. A. C. m en i n t e r e st Big Stock Reduction Sale o! Rugs and all Floor Coverings Do you wish to brighten your home, or your room? A small amount spent for Rugs, C a r' 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 b e' gins October 5, tP 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. Ave. LANSING, MICH. LILLEY UNIFORMS for ARMY OFFICERS The best high grademiiitary uni form made. Made to indi vidual rqeasure 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 O G N o . 1 37 Address THEM.G.LILLEY&CO. COLUMBUS OHIO