J A N U A RY 10, 1919. Eta m TJTT ill. LU TTTTTT V O L. X X I V. 1$>e M A G RECORD Williams Hall Burns New Years Day. Enrollment Smallest in Ten Years. Literary Societies Resume Activities. M. A. C. War Relics Wanted for Exhibit February 4. 1VAS S* cannot live onHerpast~ « SOrVS ^ 9* *e s^va What will you do forHerJiiture?" *= iftOV^Si =* ^e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LansingoMichigan ASSOCIATION - East WW 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D I R E C T O RY L A N S I NG B U S I N E SS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M EN ^PHE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advei Users, are of re- table 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 BECK CO. 112 Wash. Ave. N. Best in Clothes for Men and Boys. J. E. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 2361 Bell phone 61 ALLEN & DE KLEINE CO. 124-130 West Ionia.. Printers—Office Outfitters The finest equipped plant in Central Michigan Bell 1094 Citz. 3436 ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT C O# 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.) A. G. BISHOP, Odorless Cleaners, F a n cy Dyers 114-6 Washtenaw W. Citz. 2268 Bell 580 J. H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of All Kinds. 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? Membership is $2.00 a year which includes subscription to the Record. PAGELSEN & SPENCER Patents, P a t e nt Law, Trademarks 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan E. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. Patent Office. Telephone Grand 2635-M ALLEN & BOONE, ENGINEERS Electrical, Automotive, Mechanical, • Chemical. Testing Laboratories, 870 Woodward Ave. G. H. Allen, '09. Detroit, Mich. SMITH POULTBY & 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 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. salary, THE 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 East Ottawa St., Lansing, Mich. E. E. Kinney, '15, Proprietor. Storage Batteries and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, ex-'Bl 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. SAIER GARDEN BOOK FOR 1919 AN UP-TO-DATE SEED BOOK of Michigan grown seeds for Michigan growers. Ask for your copy now before supply is exhausted. HARRY E. SAIER, Seedsman 109-111 E.Ottawa St. LASSIXG, M I C H. For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record Cahimtr? $c Han !&\xxm Jrintinn (Emnttanu, -212 North Grand Ave., Lansing fffWWWSffi^ East Lansing Directory DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL Hours: 11 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 p. m. Evening hours: Mon., Wed. and Sat. by appointment. Office in East Lansing State Bank Bldg. Phones: Res. Bell8»>, Citz. 3244. 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., Bast Lansing. A Real Good Place to Eat. Operated by the Misses Smith, Former Pro prietors of the Wildwood Cafe. A. B. HARFORD College Watch Maker Variety and Gift Shop. H A R V EY PHOTO S H OP 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 EAST 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 Welcome WE are glad of your return. YOU will be glad of our GOOD THINGS TO EAT. L0FTUS Tnt MAC RECORD E A ST L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, F R I D A Y, J A N U A RY 10, 1 9 1 9. N O. 1 3. T HE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT h as originated w h at is to be called "Come- Back Week" when all of t he recent graduates and students from t he de p a r t m e n t, w ho a re now interested in practical fruit growing in Michigan, will be invited to r e t u rn to t he col lege for a few days early in J a n u a ry to "brush u p ," look over t he recent books a nd publications, examine new varieties of apples, a nd various ways become familiar with recent de lines. velopments along horticultural in T HE HOLCAD is r e s u m i ng publication term, although t he editor a nd this business m a n a g er elected last spring to handle i ts affairs a re not on t he ground a nd will not r e t u rn to college until next fall. At a recent meeting of former Holcad enthusiasts E. L. Overholt, '20, was selected as tempo r a ry editor for t he winter a nd spring t e r ms '20, as a nd Melvin Wolford, business manager. It is possible t h at t he Holcad m ay be printed at a p r i nt shop in E a st Lansing. T H IS TERM college g i r ls a re being permitted t he use of t he swimming pool in t he new gymnasium for t he first last time since its completion spring. Miss Helen Grimes of t he Chicago Normal School of Physical T r a i n i ng h as been secured as a swim ming in girls' physical culture work. Classes in both physical culture a nd swim m i ng a re being held every morning t he direc in t he gymnasium under tion of Miss Casho. In t he afternoon and evening it is being p ut to a very full use by t he men. teacher a nd an assistant at t he L. L. FRIMODIG, '17, h as been se cured by Coach Gauthier to assist in college. the athletic work " F r i m" h as j u st been released from military service. He w as a lieutenant in t he 58th Field Artillery and was stationed at F t. E t h an Allen, Vt., and l a t er at Camp Jackson, S. C. Frim odig is one of t he best basketball men and all round athletes t h at M. A. C. has h ad in recent years a nd h is ac quisition as a coach for indoor sports and football is meeting with general approval. • • ' B E C A U SE OF T HE DISBANDING of t he S. A. T. C. and t he reorganization of pre-war college work along faculty a nd lines, connected t he college staff have n ot en with joyed t he holiday vacation as in years r e g u l ar those past. T he decision to give both fall a nd w i n t er term work h as caused an endless amount of work in adjusting the schedules in all courses a nd h as kept faculty folks busy practically all of t he vacation. t he A SPECIAL MEETING of S t a te Board of Agriculture w as held Wed nesday, J a n u a ry 8th. T he meeting was called on account of t he emer gency a r i s i ng from t he b u r n i ng of Williams Hall. M. A. C. is BEING AMPLY r e p r e s e n t ed at the 32d annual meeting of t he As sociation of American Agricultural Colleges a nd E x p e r i m e nt Stations, which is convening this week at t he Southern Hotel, Baltimore, Md., on t he dates of J a n u a ry 8, 9, a nd 10. Deans Shaw, Bissell, L y m an a nd Ed monds a nd Professors Ryder, Gilt- ner, Bessey, Eustace a nd H a l l m an and Extension Director Baldwin a re among those a t t e n d i ng t he convention. Be cause of exigencies a r i s i ng from the burning of Williams Hall a nd t he be ginning of t he term President Kedzie and Secretary Brown a re not attend ing t he meeting. Eugene Davenport, '78, of t he University of Illinois, is president of t he Association, a nd de livered t he a n n u a l, president's address Wednesday morning. On Wednesday afternoon President Kedzie w as listed for a discussion of t he subject of "Experience with Vocational Section of t he S. A. T. C." Dean Bissell will take President Kedzie's place on t he program. T he program is well sprin kled with t he names of M. A. C. men of a l u m ni a nd faculty. A NUMBER OF FACI'LTY m e m b e rs who enlisted for service with Uncle S am when t he business of reforming t he H un w as entered upon, have r e t u r n ed t he last few to t he college w i t h in days. One of t he soldier professors who h as resumed h is duties on t he campus is Prof. J. F. Cox who while in t he a r my w as a first lieutenant in the aviation corps. Another, whose welcome on t he campus was also cor dial, is Major P. G. Wrightson. Major W r i g h t s on h as resumed command of the reserve officers' t r a i n i ng corps of the college. Until he was re-assigned here, he was commandant at Wesleyan university, in Middleton, Conn. Lieut. Charles G. Nobles and Lieut. I. F. Huddleson, both research m en in t he laboratories of t he d e p a r t m e nt of bac teriology, have also come back. Ches ter L. Brewer, director of athletics, who for t he last six m o n t hs h as been in charge of physical recreational work in a n u m b er of t he southern cantonments, is expected r e t u rn very soon. E. C. Mandenburg, '15, who h as been in Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Custer h as r e t u r n ed a nd h as taken up his former work as exten sion specialist in forestry. to E A ST LANSING is r e t u r n ed a w i n n er in t he F o u r th Liberty Loan drive, ac cording to an announcement j u st m a de by t he federal director of bond sales for Michigan. It is to be accorded t he privilege of n a m i ng two ships. This honor is in lieu of n a m i ng two tanks, ceased. the building of which h as Along with E a st Lansing, Alma, in Gratiot county, is a winner. These places a re listed with towns and cities of 10,000 a nd under, who showed the highest percentage of bond sales according to population. E a st Lan sing is one of ten winners in t he Sev enth Federal Reserve District. also T HE Y. M. C. A. which h as h ad q u a r t e rs in Williams Hall h as moved into Olds E n g i n e e r i ng Hall a nd is us tempo ing t he r e a d i ng rooms rarily until a more p e r m a n e nt loca tion can be found for them. there succumbed CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE is be ing caused by t he loss of t he old col lege bell which with other p e r m a n e nt in t he Williams fixtures Hall fire. Expedients of alarm clocks to m a rk t he hourly class periods have to without much suc been resorted cess, and no owned faculty two watches appear to keep t he same time so t h at t he meeting a nd dismissal of classes a re somewhat irregular. At least there seems to be ample oppor t u n i ty for alibis. t h at an electric gong system will be in stalled as a time keeper until t he old bell can be revived. It is rumored is E. P. ROBINSON, resigned to become state '07, w ho h as been assistant state leader of county agents has leader of county agents for New H a m p s h i r e. He began h is new work J a n u a ry 1, and at Durham, N. H. F r a nk Sandhammer, '13, now agricul t u r al agent for Manistee county, suc ceeds Robinson state as leader b ut will not t a ke up h is new duties until a new agent can be se cured for Manistee county. a s s i s t a nt located 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD Published every Friday during the Col lege Year by the Michigan Agri cultural College Association. Entered as second-class matter October 30, 1916, at the post office at E a st Lansing, Michigan, under Act of March 3, 1879. the C. \V. McKIBBIIV, '11, Managing Editor. MEMBERSHIP IN THE M. A. C. ASSO CIATION WHICH INCLUDES SUB SCRIPTION TO THE RECORD, $2.00 P ER TEAR. Memberships may be paid for by P. O. Money Ordtr, Draft, or Personal Check. MAKE THEM PAYABLE TO THE M. A. C. ASSOCIATION. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919. OLD WILLIAMS. The sentiments expressed on the burning of Old Williams are many and the older group of varied. Among towards Williams alumni the feeling was something of for old t h at held College Hall. Graduates of more re their own cent years, however, have ideas about the matter. One of them has just written "the downfall of Wil liams Hall was quite a disaster in it self, but a to all of us who have climbed the stairs in the d a rk wee h o u rs of the morning and found small visitors in our rooms t h at were not welcome—but I shall the good meals I have never forget eaten in Clubs G and A." 'God-send' so to speak in its place unmodern To be sure Williams Hall has not stood high the estimation of stu dents of recent years. As an indica tion of in popular esteem long revered old dormitory had the recently become known as just plain "Bills Hall." To the present day stu dent Williams Hall was becoming old and rickety and ap its pointments placed it at the bottom of list of desirable dwelling places. the Yet as t he smoke and flames rolled out of the upper windows on New Year's day one could not help but recall the many h u n d r e ds of M. A. C. men Old Williams has housed and fed, the many happy hours t h at were spent under her old roof by the many hundreds, the many battles royal, her old halls have withstood, the many sacks of wTater t h at have been dropped same windows, from belching fire and smoke. these and T he burning of Williams and the building of a new dormitory may be the cause of further postponement in the erection of the much needed ad m i n i s t r a t i on building. But a new dor mitory to replace the loss of Williams Hall the cam pus. is the dormitories and dor mitory life t h at m a ke t he atmosphere and spirit to M. A. C, and no time should be lost in the t h an building, upon some spot other is badly needed upon It is peculiar t h at the Williams Hall site, of a new and modern dormitory, one t h at shall con tain shower baths, w a rm water and is every modern appointment it possible rooming to place and boarding hall. in a boys t h at Only with such a new dormitory building on the campus can M. A. C.'s older alumni group become reconciled loss of Old Williams. to the Leslie B. W e s t e r m an w i th '08. Leslie B. Westerman, w i th '08, died December 11th of tuberculosis, in Col for orado, where he had his health. He leaves a wife, Flor ence Raynor Westerman, with '10, and one child, Barbara, five years old. sojourned W e s t e r m an college in from entered Adrian and was active athletics and college Y. M. C. A. work. He was a member of t he basketball team for several years and was prominent in varsity tennis matches. On leaving for college he h ad been some inspector the State Highway Department. for He gave up in November, 1917, on account of his health. He was a member of the E u n o m i an so ciety. time as state bridge this work employed Marjorie Bradley '11. ivlarjorie MacBride Bradley, '11, died December 5th, in Mazomanie, Wis., where she h ad been teaching English and botany in the high school. Miss Bradley entered M. A. C. from P a rk regular Ridge, Illinois, and with women's course took special work in floriculture landscape gardening. She worked as a florist a nd landscape gardener time but in Chicago for a for the past two years has been teach ing. She was a member of the E ro Alphian For s u m m e rs society. several and t he Bradley has had charge of dens and gardening work House, Chicago's stitution. large charitable past Miss the gar at Hull in W m. A. Gardner '12. The death of William Alfred Gard ner, '12, occurred December 14 at Dea coness hospital, Evansville, Ind. Gard ner was landscape gardener and park superintendent for the city of Evans ville. He is survived by a widow and a little son Alfred. Gardner entered M. A. C. from Bu- the horti cyrus, Ohio, and followed cultural course. He was a member of t he Ionian society. Following gradu two years with a ation he worked firm of in Chi landscape architects cago. F or the past four years he has been p a rk superintendent at Evans ville and in speaking of his death pays a splendid tribute to his character and the work which he was carrying on the city. He was a member of the Evans ville Rotary Club. the Evansville Courier for Fred H. Tillotson '11. in Detroit F r ed Howard Tillotson, '11, died at on December his home 29th following an a t t a ck of Spanish influenza. He was ill but three days, death overtaking him suddenly. Til lotson entered M. A. C. from Elsie, Michigan, and during his college ca in var reer made a name for himself sity track work. He was one of the best distance r u n n e rs t h at ever repre sented M. A. C. and was always a point w i n n er and cross country events. He was man in 1910 and ager of leaving college captain he worked Edison Company and has been with them for t he past seven years. He was espe cially well thought of by the company and his coworkers the organiza tion. He leaves a widow and one lit tle girl Lucille four years of age. the t r a ck in 1911. On the Detroit events t r a ck team for in in Stuart B. Nicol w i th '13 S t u a rt Blair Nicol, with '13, died follow December 17th of pneumonia ing influenza at his home at Sandus ky, Michigan. In college Nicol was a civil engi n e e r i ng student and three and a half years. At the time of his drain death he was commissioner .of Sanilac county, with headquarters at Sandusky. employed attended as J o hn Cecil K e l h am '17. J o hn C. Kelham, '17, died Decem Fol ber 6, 1918, at Avilla, Indiana. lowing became graduation Kelham county agricultural agent of Wayne county, Michigan, serving a year there. He then went to Kalamazoo as teacher of Botany and Zoology in the Kalama zoo high school. He had been in ill health for several months and had been at his home in Avilla, Ind., attempt ing to recuperate. He is survived by his wife and parents of Avilla. In college he was a member of t he frater H e r m i an society, Alpha Zeta nity, Sem Bot and Intersociety Union. He specialized in botany and soils, and was well known for his work in these departments. the O. B. Taylor. O. B. Taylor, a short course student in the winter of 1906-07, died at h is home trouble in Detroit of kidney following an atack of Influenza. He leaves a wife and little daughter. He will be remembered as younger brother of C. B. Taylor '04 and E. H. Taylor '07, both of Oxford, Michigan. DIED IN SERVICE. Colonel Robert S. Welch '94. The death of colonel Robert S. Welch, '94, has been reported as occur t he r i ng j u st previous in action to s i g n i ng of t he armistice in November. Colonel Welch was with 314th F i e ld Artillery. No details are avail able at t h is time, but an account will be published the RECORD. issue of later in a the Lieut. Laurence J. Bauer w i th '18. j u st '18 Lieut. Laurence J. Bauer with of Hastings, Michigan was killed in an airplane accident in F r a n ce Novem ber 13th two days after peace h ad come. Bauer spent one year at t h en M. A. C. with his class and entered the University. He had been in t r a i n i ng as an aerial observer and had qualified and entered duty on the front on November 3rd, j u st eight days before hostilities ceased. t h em J u st as On Wednesday, November 13th he was s t a r t i ng on a trip in a machine piloted by Lieut. Paul W. Loudon. flying T h e ir ship was one of several in squadron formation. they were " t a k i ng off" a bad cross wind forced into a clump of bushes there a nd wnile a n o t h er ship, caught in the same gust, landed squarely on top of them. Lieut. Bauer was picked up unconscious and h u r r i ed to the hospital at Bar-le-Duc. He died t h e re the same evening from a fractured skull. Bauer was a mem b er of the E u n o m i an society. they were lodged WILLIAMS HALL BURNS. Oldest Dormitory on C a m p us Des t r o y ed New Y e a rs Day. Williams Hall, oldest building on totally de t he campus was almost the afternoon of stroyed by the walls re New Year's day. Only m a in standing, all the interior having been gutted by the fire on flames. about F i re was one discovered o'clock and a general alarm sounded, which brought out large n u m b e rs of spectators from both the college com m u n i ty and Lansing. Although the flames were fought courageously by t he college fire department, volunteers a nd a truck furnished by the Lansing little headway could be d e p a r t m e n t, m a de against the flames, which were being fanned by a very high wind. It is thought t h at the flames start flue which per ed from a defective to work out into t he par m i t t ed fire floor. Practi titions near the second cally no use was being made of the building at t he time, t he S. A. T. C. Unit, which had used the building as a h e a d q u a r t e rs and b a r r a c ks for E Company h a v i ng been disbanded be fore C h r i s t m as and regular use of the building as a dormitory would the beginning n ot h a ve started until of the term. the Much as the loss will affect the col lege and regrettable as it is, the burn ing of Williams Hall could not have it would occurred at a time when the gen inconvenience cause less institution. e r al a d m i n i s t r a t i on of the to THE M. A. C. RECORD. b the small enrollment W i th of men students this term it is not as difficult it would to find rooms for be in n o r m al them as times. The little loss, while estimated at $10,- property 000, represents very outside two or the building. Only three students who had r e t u r n ed early into and had moved their belongings the building lost books and clothes in t he fire and practically everything the boarding of value belonging flames clubs was removed before reached the property belonging to societies who h ad t he upper rooms had been moved out when the S. A. T. C. entered the building. the basement. Most of the to Dr. Beal has the following to say of Williams Hall in his history of the Michigan Agricultural College: boarding hall, later named "Williams H a l l" in honor "A dormitory and the the — Photo by Prof. first president, was built Barrouis. of in 1869, and first used in 1870. Mr. Mal- lory of A nn Arbor was the architect; E d w a r ds & Cooper, of Ypsilanti, the contractors; cost, $31,500. The length is 101 feet; the depth, 109 feet; the t he southern projection, 36 feet; basement was for a dining hall, in recent y e a rs cut up into three dining rooms for as many clubs; the rooms above will accommodate 86 students. A m a r k ed defect in the building was in not deafen discovered into ing the w a r ds after the new Wells Hall." the m a n n er of later, viz., s e p a r a t i ng floors and It is a m a t t er of question w h e t h er a new dormitory will be erected on it will it the campus. is erected If in some other probably be location t h an on the Williams Hall site. W i th the b u r n i ng of Williams and the loss s u m m er of College Hall d u r i ng the proposed site for the long talked of a d m i n i s t r a t i on building has been practically cleared. the ENROLLMENT SMALL. in registered T HE TOTAL ENROLLMENT of four-year students as reported early in the week by Miss Yakeley, Registrar, was close of to 800 or nearly 50% n o r m a l: the courses Tnese h ad as follows: Agriculture, 220; Engi neering, 219; Home Economics, 293; Veterinary, 4, and post graduate, 9. The attendance, which is probably the in smallest the college has h ad ten y e a rs was not unexpected on the under the majority campus g r a d u a t es who were enrolled before the w ar are still in service. Unset tled conditions are no doubt holding- others back. One h u n d r ed and twen ty-five m en a nd four women have en rolled in the short courses. t h at for of DETROIT ALUMNI ELECT OFFICERS. At a meeting of the Executive Com m i t t ee of the M. A. C. Alumni Asso ciation held at the Board of Commerce on J a n u a ry 8th t he following officers were elected for the coming y e a r: Hugh B. Gunnison, President. E d w a rd C. Krehl, Vice President. J. H. Kenyon,' Secretary-treasurer. Plans were discussed for an a n n u al the Alumni and definite an meeting of announcement will be made early date. at THREE YEARS RULE IN ATHLETICS RETAINED. as rules 'Varsity eligibility they were before the w ar became operative on t he campus again this week with the re-establishment of peacetime ac tivities. There was some talk at t he time t he student a r my t r a i n i ng corps was demobilized of clinging to fresh m en as m a t e r i al for the varsity, but the decision h as finally been reached by the athletic authorities to keep the youngsters in t h e ir places a nd to per mit only sophomores, j u n i o rs and sen iors first squads. to become m e m b e rs of the a built "We've t h at while b a r r i ng r e p u t a t i on up t h r o u g h o ut the middle west for clean athletics w i t h in late years," said Geo. E. Gauthier, '14, acting director, "and we felt freshmen will temporarily weaken our teams, it lose would be better our a few games, intercollegiate athletics." s t a n d i ng in all sports will t e a ms accordingly be re-established immedi ately, and the usual series of basket ball and track engagements arranged for them w i th M. I. A. A., a nd other Michigan colleges. to do t h is and impair All-fresh t h an in to 6 BASKET BALL SEASON OPENS. j u mp The Michigan Aggies are t a k i ng a r u n n i ng intercollegiate into basketball this week with a series of three games—though but two of these will be listed as official. Only one of these tilts will be staged at home. initial in The privilege of ushering the season of 1919 was extended by the Aggies to Coach Spalding's quint of Western State Normal. The Kalama zoo court crew were defeated Wednes day evening in the gymnasium to the tune of 19 to 18. the team will meet The final engagements of the week will be r un off in Detroit and Oberlin. In Detroit t he Rayls—an appointment, by the way, it h as which will be unofficial, been the custom of the squad to list formally during its college competitors. the season only for On Saturday evening the team will contend with the basketeers of Ober lin college. This game will be played at Oberlin, which for the present is t he past, of u n c e r t a in strength. however, always the Ohioans been formidable In have in the court sport. trip In the preseason vacation the Holland Y. M. C. A. aggregation de feated the Aggies 21 to 15 on Jan. 3. Eh route home, however, Gauthier's men fared better winning from Grand Rapids 'Y' 20 to 18 on J a n. 4. WAR R E L I CS E X H I B I T. the trophies relics and * An exhibit of .war relics will * the general ex- * * be a feature of for F a r m e r s' * * hibition proposed * Week F e b r u a ry 3 to 8. the * In * exhibit of war relics it is proposed * * to have a section devoted entirely * * to that * * have been gathered and sent home * * by M. A. C. men. * * The committee is very anxious * * to make a complete display of the * * trophies won by alumni and for- * * mer students on the battle ground * * and feel sure t h at there is a great * * deal of m a t e r i al in t he h a n ds of * * p a r e n ts and friends of M. A. C. * * fellows that ought to be displayed. * * They are very anxious this * * material and will gladly pay the * * t r a n s p o r t a t i on charges and insure * * its safe r e t u rn to owners. * Any w ar relics of any sort t h at * * you have are eligible for the ex- * * hibit. la- * send * beled with t he n a me of the owner * * and the collector, and cards for * * each piece will be printed here * * telling any them * * which you may furnish and the * * name of the soldier collecting t he * * relic. All m a t e r i al should be sent * * to C. W. McKibbin, Alumni Sec- * * retary, E a st Lansing. information of Please them for in * * * * * * * * * * ** • • •• • • • • • . :* THE M. A. C. RECORD. DECEMBER BOARD MEETING ACTIONS. The State Board of Agriculture met in the president's office December 18 with President Kedzie, and Messrs. Beaumont, Wallace, Doherty, Wood m an and G r a h am present. The resignation of Mr. E^ P. Rob inson as assistant county agent leader was accepted, effective J a n u a ry 1, and F r a nk S a n d h a m m er was appointed to succeed him. Mr. I. T. Pickford was appointed extension specialist in horticulture, a position formerly occupied by Mr. Car- mody beginning December 6. re E. C. Mandenburg, who was leased from m i l i t a ry service, was ap pointed extension specialist in fores try, beginning J a n u a ry 1. A. G. K u t t u n en was appointed as in club work, to Mr. T u r n er sistant beginning December 1. Communications from Mr. Baldwin and Mr. T r a n g m ar relative to a pub to Mr. licity p r o g r am were referred Waterbury and Mr. Beaumont for rec ommendation. C. W. Bennett, who was called appointed in botany beginning to graduate Janu the colors, was assistant ary 1. The request of Prof. Burgess for leave of absence for himself and three assistants t he National attend Poultry meeting in Chicago, J a n u a ry 10, without expense to the college was granted. to to Mrs. Paul Miller was appointed take the place of Miss Zella Bigelow during her leave of absence beginning J a n u a ry 1. Elizabeth Frazer, in charge of prac tice teaching in Home Economics, was authorized to attend a meeting of vo cational in Columbus, Ohio, December 27, with expenses paid. teachers for Prof. EUstace and Dr. Bessey were authorized to attend a meeting of the American Association the Ad vancement of Science at Baltimore the last of December with expenses paid. Prof. French was authorized to at tend the National Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Teach ing at Baltimore J a n u a ry 7 with ex penses paid. Lieut. H. J. Stafseth was reappoint ed to his former position as Research Associate and Instructor in Bacteri ology to take effect upon his discharge from t he army. Dr. R. A. Runnells was appointed assistant in animal pathology to t a ke effect as soon as he is released from military duty. Prof. Musselman was authorized to attend a meeting of the American So at ciety of Agricultural Engineers Columbus, Ohio, in December with expenses paid. A communication from Prof. Pol- son, relative to the automobile school, was referred to the president secre tary, Dean Bissell and Prof. Poison with power to act. Prof. Ryder was authorized to at tend a meeting of t he National Coun try Life Conference Baltimore, J a n u a ry 6, with expenses paid. at T he request of Dean Shaw for au thorization to enter into negotiations with Prof. J. A. Jeffery relative to the supervision of certain soil investiga tion work in the Upper Peninsula was approved. A communication from Dean Shaw field experimental work table relative to at Chatham was laid upon t he until t he next meeting. Miss E d i th Butler, clerk to the pur chasing agent, was appointed assistant instructor in the department of draw ing and design from J a n u a ry 1 until July 1. The m a t t er of statistical tion and reports was discussed letter Church, m e nt of agriculture, was the informa in a by V. H. the depart laid upon field agent for president table. the to The recommendation of the presi dent with respect to t he time service for the college was approved. the president and Dean Shaw, Dean Edmonds, Dean Bissell, secretary wTere authorized to attend the meeting of the American Association of Agri cultural Colleges and Experiment Sta tions at Baltimore w i th expenses paid. to dis cuss drain legislation before t he Mich of County Drain igan Association Commissioners when the they visit college. Dean Shaw was requested The president was authorized to confer degrees as follows: Doctor of Veterinary M e d i c i n e- Stanley George Bandeen. B. S. in Agriculture—John Wilson Simms, Orville Wm. Laidlaw, Wilbur W a r r en Wood, Nicholas Aloyslus Kess- ler, Floyd E a rl Fogle, Andrew George Weidemann. Miss Zeneda Amiotte B. S. in Home Economics—Alta Ada Snow, Ethel Mabell Higgins, Zella Lihel Bigelow, Zeneda Marie Amiotte. rec ommended for a teacher's certificate. R. G. Bigelow was appointed to his former position effective December 15. recommendation for that a fee of $10.00 be charged the four weeks tractor course was ap proved. Prof. Musselman's is also The m a t t er of assigning rooms the various halls was re ferred to the president and secretary with power to act. society in Dr. McKircher was appointed to as sist in the clinical work of the veter inary division with the understand ing t h at t he a r r a n g e m e nt may be ter minated at any time by either party and t he campus shall be free. the clinics held upon that Assistant Coach George Gauthier was authorized to attend the meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic As sociation in New York City December 27 with expenses, paid. The communication from Mr. New ell relative to the h a n d l i ng of the fire truck was referred to the president with power to act. The m a t t er of employing a super intendent t he G r a h am Horticul t u r al E x p e r i m e nt Station was referred to Mr. Graham a nd Prof. Eustace. for t r a n s p o r t a t i on T he m a t t er of hospital facilities w as referred to the president with power to act. The of Prof. P l a nt in m a k i ng a trip to New York September 30 to advise with ref text books erence w i th m a t h e m a t i c al for the S. A. T. C. were authorized to be paid. expenses The regular Athletic and Liberal t e rm w as re term. A r ts fee of $2.00 per stored to begin with the winter Adjournment. W E D D I N G S. Miss K a t h a r i ne Vedder '16 daughter of Prof, and Mrs. H. K. Vedder, and '09 were William Carl Chapman m a r r i ed at noon on New Year's day at the Church of Transfiguration, known as t he "little church a r o u nd t he corner," New York City. Only a few close friends witnessed t he ceremony. The wedding p a r ty were guests of Alfonso Garsinava '09 at a dinner at the Hotel Plaza. Mr. & Mrs. Chapman will be at home at 21 W. 8th St., New York City. is publicity "Chappie" . m a n a g er for' t he P a c k a rd Motor Car Company, New York. P o r t er Ross Taylor '15 and Corrella W h i t t r e d ge T i n k h am were m a r r i ed December 16th at W a r r e n ,. Rhode Island. Taylor is in t he office of Mar kets, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Pro vidence, R. I. After F e b r u a ry 1st they will be at home at 944 Hope St.,Pro- Providence, R. I. T he wedding of Sgt. Clarence M. Salogga '16, a nd E m ma F. Loesel, took place December 23d at the Lu t h e r an T r i n i ty Church in Lansing. Following the service Sergeant p.nd Mrs. Loesel left for Plattsburg, N. Y., where Sergeant Loesel stationed. He is assisting in the instruction of r e t u r n ed wounded soldiers from over seas. is Alfred Fish., Jr., with '19, a nd Miss E d i tu Rosalind H a ys were m a r r i ed in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in November. They are now living at Gambier, Ohio. L I T E R A RY S O C I E T I ES R E S U M E. to t he college them from FORMER STUDEXTS who have been re this week— t u r n i ng many of the camps—are finding t h at a big t a sk of reconstruc fraternity tion- is awaiting t h em and society circles on campus. With one or two exceptions, practically every m e n 's society at t he college lost so heavily the w ar came on as to become practically non-existent. Except where they have been t a k en over for special purposes the college, society houses have by case of been vacant, while in t he in membership when in t he THE M. A. C. RECORD. though rooms were t he s t u d e nt in t he those societies w i th q u a r t e rs taken their dormitories, a r my from t h em when created. Men t r a i n i ng corps was coming back this wTeek, b a r r i ng those who took the precaution of securing reservations in Wells hall, accordingly found themselves with scarce a place to lay their heads. Only t he Euno- mians, Eclectics and Columbians have a houses open at present, n u m b er of others expect within a few days to set up housekeeping again. The E u n o m i a ns who have rented their new house to t he college for a girls dormitory have taken t he Collingwood it house on Oak Hill a nd a re using as a society home until their house is vacated next fall. The girls' so cieties were bothered not at all by t he war, a nd have none of the recon struction t h at t a s ks ahead of a w a it the men. The decreased attend ance at the college, which is expected to prevail at least until next fall, is also adding the the m e n 's societies, none of which have at present a n y t h i ng their pre-war s t r e n g th in membership. troubles of them like to AT E N G I N E E RS S C H O O L. The W ar W o rk Y. M. C. A. H ut in the E n g i n e er Officers' T r a i n i ng School at Camp H u m p h r e y s, Va., h ad a Col lege Register t he m en of in which the various i n s t i t u t i o ns enrolled. The following M. A. C. m en there in November: W. E. H a r t m a n, '18, Co. 3, E. O. 7 registered T. C. D. C. Black, '17, Co. 3, E. O. T. C. '19, U. S. Lt. H e n ry H. Merriman, A r my Gas School. H. L. W a t e r b u r y, T. C. '17, Co. 3, E. O. Holmes L. Froelich, '18, 31 Service, Signal Corps. Geo. R. F r y m a n, '05, Co. 3, E. O. T. C. Lieut. M. C. ( H i) Greenleaf, '18, " Co. 7, 6th. Max M. Somers, '17, Co. 2B, E. O. T. C. E. H. Collins, '13E, Co. 7B, E. O. T. C. L. A. ( T y) Cobb, '15E, Co. 5, E. O. T. C. G. Verran, '07E, Co. 6, E. O. T. C. F. VanAntwerp, '09E, Co. 4, E. O. T. C. I. M. Phippeny, '06, Co. 5, E. O. T. C. Ronald M. Crocker, '01, No. 2, E. O. T. C. * WITH THE COLORS * from In a recent J o hn H. letter Carmody, '12, to Mr. Eustace, he tells of being in P a r is on the Sunday on which t he re the F r e n ch celebrated t u rn of Alsace a nd Lorrain. He men- AN ANNOUNCEMENT to announce We a re glad t h at all the Alumni Magazines of t he country have formed a consolidation to be known as t he "Alumni Maga zines, Associated," for t he purpose of offering t h e ir total circulation to national advertisers a nd to m a ke an attractive presentation of a power ful unit. E a ch one of t he A l u m ni Magazines will r e t a in its own individuality and its appeal to its own subscribers, b ut t h is consolidation which h as been in contemplation for several years, will give advertisers a combined circulation of 150,000. I m a g i ne t he capacity a nd influence of t h is edu cated, trained, disciplined group of leaders in t he professional, business a nd social life of America. If a m a n u f a c t u r e r 's product be k n o wn a nd accepted by these m en and women, he need have no other stamp of approval or medals for quality a nd excellence. It is proposed to solicit a nd accept only advertising copy of a high character, which will improve a nd b r i g h t en each of t he publications; and wTe hope that, wmerever possible those college a l u m ni who a re con nected w i th i n d u s t r i al concerns w h i ch advertise nationally, will encour age a nd promote t he use of t he " A l u m ni Magazines, Associated," as an advertising medium. Any questions r e g a r d i ng a d v e r t i s i ng rates, etc., will be cheerfully answered by our special advertising representatives, Roy Barnhill, Inc., 23 E a st 26th Street, New York, N. Y. Telephone Madison Square 5064. . 8 cheeks. t h at Americans were made to tions t h at a big French feel at home, and m an threw his a r ms around him be fore he knew what had happened, a nd kissed h im on J o hn both says t h at he would not have objected if it had been one of the F r e n ch made moiselles. fruit tempted him to spend $2 for a can of covered with cherries. in the bottom French small le tell-tale the gend, "Mission Brand, Packed in Cali fornia." He got stung later on when he paid 90c for a pear. It was all terms, but at type he found hunger His for F r om Corporal Charles C. Higbie, Co. G, 307 A m m u n i t i on Train, Am. E. F .: Perrigny, France. J u st got some RECORDS. In one of them I find t h at I have been severely I wounded. That in my never was better physically life. All I want now is a chance to get home. is news to me. The papers were sure a fine 1 thank you very much for them. treat. Camp de Souge, France, A. P. O. 705. F r om L. H. Yerschoor, 2nd Lt. Q. the M. A. C. RECORD. Sub to M. C, ject: How's Business? This impromptu salutation finds me t h an silk and hoping you and I know who may be at M. finer anybody A. C. is in the same cocoon. the that they were not at in the Q. M. C. legion) who hated I have not written my whereabouts for ages because I hoped I might still pull a grand stand play. In other those queer speci words I'm one of (and mens you find to their name is front say t h at they Avere and who regretted stationed so near home. F r om April I labored under to the present time. I might under the scenes; leave here at tremendous times heights transfer and be once more with my old pals in of '17 "up front," m a k i ng strikes the Kaiser's alley, but now the that war too anxious is Fini, I am only to say t h at I'm near Bordeaux and am dying to hear some of your peerless the old news of M. A. C. and w h at crew are now doing. I might even hopes t h at impression exciting rose t h at for to Please do So for the lovamike put me on your list of "Crazy to hear from you Read ers." it "toot de sweet," or "toot de sweeter," for Hope, though the h u m an breast, living forever gets feeble with age sometimes;—even as you and I. in It time I used is now high t h at phrase which in most cases has caused thousands of h e a r ts to beat with joy, conclusion," viz., "I might say However strongly im pressed upon you the fact t h at I had to begin with, n o t h i ng much to say you have got to admit t h at I've said it. So with great big wishes to every one I know, to M. A. C, and particu in I may have THE M. A. C. RECORD. larly to the class of says, Merry Xmas. '17—yours truly F r om Sgt. E. Earl Beatty, Meteor ological Sect. S. C„ U. S. A. P. O. 731 A., American E. F., Colombry-les- uelles, F r a n c e: "Today in going through barracks to It reminded me that I have not bag I r an across a card addressed you. given you my present address. the this Many of fellows on side are now planning on "the great day," namely sailing for home. I am not so fortunate, however, for I expect to leave soon to be attached to the 3rd Army and do not know when I shall be so fortunate as to leave for home." S i j* Alumni Notes <£# | Susans asaKE^sassssassais^sg^ajsaca '78. The following relative to work be ing carried on by Eugene Davenport, the Boys' W o r k i ng Reserve '78, is quoted from the government's Offi cial Bulletin of December 19: for for adoption largely written " In connection with the educational work now being carried on by the education section of the Boys' Work ing Reserve, a publication called F a rm Craft Lessons, and wholly edited by Eugene Davenport, dean of the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, has been print is now being distributed by ed, a nd the educational section to Federal and the State directors in high schools of the United States. In t he opinion of officials of the depart m e nt this series of lessons makes up one of the best yocational educational texts thus far found in vocational lit e r a t u r e, and is expected to do a great deal really useful to the farmer during vacation periods by teaching them some of the things which they will need to know increase food pro in order duction, and in order not to do more h a rm toward making t h an good." the boys to help '90. A. L. W a t e rs is engaged as m i n i ng engineer for an American and Chinese company opening up mines and erect in China. His ing reduction works south centers of operation are coast at region with Canton and Swatow. Waters has been in China since September. His ad is Hongkong, Asia, care Chas. dress E. Richardson. h e a d q u a r t e rs the '93. The note in the issue of the RECOBD December 13th concerning E. M. Mc- Elroy was inadvertently placed under '94. Mc- the column of the class of Elroy t he Michigan branch office of J. P. Rodgers, dealer in west ern lands, with offices at 117 P r a tt Bldg., Kalamazoo, Michigan. is with farm '96. Sheldon B. Young, M. D., has moved from Caseville to Cass City, Mich. '02. is for field m an Its issued D. , S. Bullock, the Wisconsin Livestock Breeders' Asso the a u t h or of a very at ciation, tractive little bulletin entitled, "How Scrub is R e t i r i ng One County Bulls." The bulletin and is distributed by the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The bulletin outlines the plan used county, which is quite unique. Every breeder Of pure bred cattle was asked to enter into the scheme and an opportunity was given every owner of grade and trade scrub bulls to pure their scrub animals bred forty-three ones. During one month Fond-du-Lac t he county for in in 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 Bag-ley 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.JJolden, Mgr. WENTWORTH-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 HAVE IT C. J. ROUSER DRUG CO. 123 South Washington Avenue METAL DOOR M A TS Conform to the floor, are easy to clean. We h a ve t h em in t h r ee s i z e s. T h ey sell for $ 1 . 2 5, $ 1 . 5 0, $ 2 . 25 ^•l *F 2 I2 S.WA