FEBRUARY 28, 1919. ^The M A C RECORD A Commencement Suggestion From Tracy '68. A Memorial for M. A. G. Heroes. Letters From the 'Watch on the Rhine.' Baseball Squad Begins Workout. W»AS S* 'O&JkQcannot live onHerpast- rfS- £ 0 * /* •5W5 What will you do for Herjiiture T fim m&tVZm =S> %e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATIONr East Lansing oMichigan Hil ES TTT TTTT 1 1 1 1 1 1 )1 l l l l i U l l i l i l l l l l l l l l l l l l l i ii mi^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmt iniiiimm 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 THE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other adver tisers, are of. re- lable 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. B o o k s, F i ne S t a t i o n e r y, E n g r a v ed C a l l i ng C a r d s, F o u n t a in P e n s, P i c t u r e s, F r a m e s, F i l i ng C a b i n e ts a nd G e n e r al Office S u p p l i e s. B L U D E A U, S I E B E RT & G A T ES B o o k b i n d e rs F i le B o x e s, M ap M o u n t i n g s, E t c. C i t i z e ns P h o ne N o. 3019. Cor. W a s h i n g t on A v e. a nd A l l e g an St. L O U IS B E CK CO. 112 W a s h. A v e. N. B e st In C l o t h es f or M en a nd B o y s. J. E. S T O F F E R, D. D. S. Office 203-5 C i ty N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. B e ll p h o ne 61 A u t o m a t ic p h o ne 2361 A L L EN & DE K L E I NE CO. 124-130 W e st I o n i a .. P r i n t e r s — O f f i ce O u t f i t t e rs T he f i n e st e q u i p p ed p l a nt in C e n t r al M i c h i g an B e ll 1094 C i t z. 3436 E L E C T R I C AL E Q U I P M E NT CO. E l e c t r i c al C o n t r a c t i ng a nd E n g i n e e r i n g. D e a l e rs In E v e r y t h i ng E l e c t r i c a l. 117 M i c h i g an E. H. K O S I T C H EK & B R O S. 113 N. W a s h. A v e. T he H o me of T h o se C e l e b r a t ed E d. V. P r i ce T a i l o r - M a de S u i ts a nd O v e r c o a ts ( F a s h i on P a rk C l o t h e s) ( S t y le P l u s, S u i ts a nd O v e r c o a t s .) BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL P A G E L S EN & S P E N C ER P a t e n t s, P a t e nt L a w, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 C h a m b er of C o m m e r ce B l d g ., D e t r o i t, M i c h i g an E. N. P a g e l s e n, '89 L. M. S p e n c e r, '06 F o r m e r ly E x a m i n e rs U. S. P a t e nt Office. T e l e p h o ne G r a nd 2635-M A L L EN & B O O N E, E N G I N E E RS E l e c t r i c a l, A u t o m o t i v e, M e c h a n i c a l, C h e m i c a l. T e s t i ng L a b o r a t o r i e s, 870 W o o d w a rd A v e. G. H. A l l e n, '09. D e t r o i t, Mich. S M I TH P O U L T RY & E GG CO. C o m m i s s i on M e r c h a n ts in S o l i c it c o n s i g n m e n ts P o u l t ry — V e al — E g gs G uy H. S m i t h, '11 W e s t e rn M a r k e t, D e t r o i t. G O O D E L L, Z E L IN C. { F o r e s t r y, M. A. C. '11) I n s u r a n ce a nd B o n ds of E v e ry K i nd If y ou h a v e n 't i n s u r ed y o ur b e t t er s ee or w r i te G o o d e ll a g o od p r o p o s i t i o n. s a l a r y, a b o ut L a n s i ng I n s u r a n ce A g e n c y, I n c ., 208-212 C a p i t al N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. T HE B I R N EY E L E C T R IC CO. 119 E. Mich. A v e. L eo J. H u g h e s, V i ce P r e s ., W i th C l a ss of '15. A V a r i e ty of F i x t u r es f or S t u d e n t s' R o o m s — S t u d e n t s' L a m ps a nd Mazda Bulbs. L A N S I NG B A T T E RY S H OP 123 E a st O t t a wa St., L a n s i n g, M i c h. E. E. K i n n e y, '15, P r o p r i e t o r. S t o r a ge B a t t e r i es a nd A u to E l e c t r i c al T r o u b l es O ur S p e c i a l t i e s. S A M U EL L. K I L B O U R N E, ex-'fil L a w y er 214% W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. L a n s i n g, Mich. C O R Y E LL N U R S E RY B i r m i n g h a m, M i c h. G r o w e rs of H i gh G r a de O r n a m e n t a l s. l a r ge v a r i e ty of v i g o r o us We r a i se a s t o ck f or h o me g r o u n ds a nd p u b l ic p a r k s. R. J. C o r y e l l, C o r y e l l, '84, p r e s i d e n t; R a l ph t r e a s u r e r. '14, s e c 'y a nd I. East Lansing Directory D R. O S C AR H. B R U E G EL H o u r s: 11 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4 a nd 7 to 8 p. m. S u n d a ys 12 to 1 p. m. E v e n i ng h o u r s: Mon., W e d. a nd S a t. by a p p o i n t m e n t. Office in E a st L a n s i ng S t a te B a nk B l d g. P h o n e s: R e s. Bell880, Citz. :S244. Office Citz. 2.572 Y o ur b a r b e rs " H A N K" A ND t he P o o l, B i l l i a r d s, C i g a r s. " F R A N K" l a st f or five y e a r s. In t he n ew D i c k s on B u i l d i n g. COLLEGE CAFE AND TEA ROOM G r a nd R i v er Ave., E a st L a n s i n g. A R e al G o od P l a ce to E a t. O p e r a t ed by t he M i s s es S m i t h, F o r m er P r o p r i e t o rs of t he W i l d w o od C a f e. A. B. 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 G i ft S h o p. H A R V EY 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 Do We E. M. Harvey 1915. F r a m i ng J. H. Pratt Mgr. ABBOT AVE. THE C A M P US PRESS E A ST L A N S I N G 'S M O D E RN P R I N T I NG P R E SS Now Located in the New Bank Building P RI N ;T I NG E M B O S S I NG E N G R A V I NG FECIALS TOR TOOT lUfflCHEX A. G. B I S H O P, O d o r l e ss C l e a n e r s, F a n cy D y e rs 114-6 W a s h t e n aw W. Citz. 2268 B e ll 580 J. H. L A R R A B EE 325 S. W a s h i n g t on A v e. S p o rt S h o p — A t h l e t ic G o o ds of A ll K i n d s. H. H. L A R N ED C h i n a, G l a ss a nd L a m ps 105 W a s h i n g t on A v e. 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. SAIER GARDEN BOOK FOR 1919 AN U P - T O - D A T E ' S E ED BOOK of M i c h i g an g r o wn seeds for M i c h i g an g r o w e r s. A sk for y o ur copy now before s u p p ly is e x h a u s t e d. HARRY E. SAIER, Seedsman L A N S I N G, M I C H. 109-111 E. O t t a wa St. For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record Hatomtr? $ Ban lurrn Printing (Eompang 210-212 N o r th G r a nd Ave., L a n s i ng wr^ir^'i>S\^>s\l^li^ir/SNiy«\«^^i^r^-v»\ UPI§> F1 TI-IL M AC 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, F E B R U A RY 2 8. . 1 9 1 9. N O. 20 TOL. X X I V. r u r al incidentally T H AT A VAST NUMBER of Michigan boys a nd girls have joined t he r a n ks of t he producers and a re l e a r n i ng lesons of business and thrift is indi cated in t he annual report j u st issued by t he office of j u n i or extension at Jtol A. C. on t he results of t he efforts of Michigan youngsters in 1918. T he report sets forth t h at 46,989 boys a nd girls, mostly in communities, became members of clubs during t he year—and became ac quainted with co-operation, helped to raise live stock a nd crops, a nd to can fruits and vegetables. Other items in the report disclosed t h at d u r i ng t he year a total of 2,700 clubs were or ganized a nd supervised. T he total cost of supervising t he work, which was u n d e r t a k en as an educational father t h an a money-making project was $54,980, a p a rt of which w as paid by t he federal government, a p a rt by the state, a nd a p a rt by county and total net local profit reported by t he youngsters w as $188,290.56—making total net profit to t he state after all costs were deducted, $132,670.65. T he s t a te lead ers w ho directed this work were R ay M. Turner, '10, state leader of all junior clubs, a nd Miss A n na Cowles, '15, "state leader of girls clubs. governments. T he t he PRESIDENT KKDZIE held h is a n n u al meeting a nd lecture with t he fresh m an class last T h u r s d ay evening. As in t he past t he meeting h ad to do chiefly with an explanation of t he cus toms a nd traditions of M. A. C. a nd her campus, t he p a rt which each freshman m u st take a nd t he respon sibilities which he assumes as a mem ber of M. A. C.'s student body. T he president stress on health conditions a nd emphasized t he importance of attending to mere in dications of illness at once and calling on t he college physician, Dr. Bruegel, in t he Athenseum at t he Infirmary House. laid p a r t i c u l ar T he OLD COLLEGE HOSPITAL, n e ar t he Weather Bureau building, which dur ing t he S. A T. G. dynasty was used as a Medical Detachment headquar ters is being repaired a nd overhauled for t he use of t he Y. M. C. A. T he college "Y" which since t he b u r n i ng of Williams Hall h as been located temporarily in t he E n g i n e e r i ng build ing, is happy in t he finding of a per floor will m a n e nt home. T he contain an office a nd r e a d i ng a nd so first this particular cial rooms, a nd t he second floor will be used by t he Y. M. C. A. cabinet and various "Y" committees. Mr. Ambler, w ho succeeded Don Heffley as secretary at M. A. C, is very enthu siastic about t he new h e a d q u a r t e r s. time t he location At cannot be considered central from t he standpoint of t he principal p a rt of the student body, b ut when t he at tendance h as increased so t h at more m en live off campus t he n ew head q u a r t e rs will be very close to t he cen ter of population. fact t h at t he a r my w as short of band leaders d u r i ng t he w ar a nd asks t he W ar D e p a r t m e nt t h at t he college be allowed to give credit to ten per cent of t he student body for band work, without r e q u i r i ng them to take physi t r a i n i ng or R. O. T. C. work in cal addition. T he band in recent years has been one of M. A. C.'s most popu lar and successful organizations a nd a favorable decision by t he W ar De p a r t m e nt in t he m a t t er of m i l i t a ry credits will be helpful in m a i n t a i n i ng its standard. T HE W I LD GOOSE MAX of O n t a r i o, Jack Miner, made a very interesting talk to m en and women of t he East L a n s i ng Church following t he regular monthy Bohemian supper on Thurs day evening of t h is week. Mr. Miner is famous as a wild bird lover and reputation for has an international his work of conservation of wild fowls in Ontario. At this m o n t h 's supper t he E a st L a n s i ng Garden As sociation a nd plans for t he coming year. discussed convened RAY TURXEK, '10, a nd A n na Cowles, '15, a re in Chicago this week attend i ng t he a n n u al convention of t he Na tional Education Association. T HE ATHLETIC FIELD h as n ot suffered i n u n d a t i on as yet, its usual winter t u r ns mark and unless t he weather edly from its open w i n t er style t he field will probably stay up high a nd dry this spring. This w i n t er h as been a very unusual one for t he campus. There h as been very little snow, not enough for sleighing a nd practically no ice on t he river so t h at no s k a t i ng has been possible. L a ke O'Gara a nd other campus ponds t h at usually form themselves in t he late winter a nd spring will not be looked t h is year unless t he old March prediction of "coming in like a lion a nd going out like a lamb," fails us. for t h an to W H E T H ER M U S I C I A XS w ho elect become m e m b e rs of t he college band r a t h er t he Reserve Officers' T r a i n i ng Unit can be given m i l i t a ry credit for their band work is a mat ter t h at is being carried to t he W ar D e p a r t m e nt at Washington, D. C., by Commandant Major Wrightson. T he college h as decided to give g r a d u a t i on credit to m en playing in t he band, but u n d er t he regulations of t he R. O. T. C, band m en a re not provided for. Major W r i g h t s on points o ut t he about represents states. Last B. F. KIXDIG, of t he entomology de p a r t m e nt a nd at present state inspec tor of apiaries a n d ' s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r er of t he Michigan Beekeepers' Associa tion, w as chosen president of t he Na tional Beekeepers' Association at their annual convention in Chicago last week. Association, T he National which is an organization of 48 years 800,000 standing, beekeepers from over t he entire Unit ed fctates, with t he bulk of t he repre t he central sentatives coming from and farwestern year's honey crop, which w as estimated at 200,000,000 pounds, found a ready sale on account of t he scarcity of sugar and focused t he public eye on t he bee i n d u s t ry as never before in keeping its history. Next year's convention will be held in F e b r u a ry at Buffalo, N. Y. This is t he second time re cently t h at a Michigan m an h as been named president of t he National Bee keepers Association, Mr. David Run ning of Filion h a v i ng formerly held the position. Mr. Kindig h as charge of t he division of Apiculture in t he d e p a r t m e nt of entomology of t he col lege, a nd is receiving congratulations on this very distinctive honor. He was a special student at M. A. C. in 1905-06 a nd 1909-11. EX-PRESIDEXT W I L L I AM H. T A FT will address an M. A. C. audience Wednes day evening, March 5th, on t he sub ject of "A League of Nations." Plans for t he lecture, which is t he first of this year's Liberal A r ts series, have been changed to p e r m it a l a r g er at tendance. Instead of being held in the Armory, as previously announced, it will be in t he Gymnasium. A S H L EY BERISIDGE, '11, d i r e c t or of short courses, h as been ill with in fluenza since F a r m e r s' Week. He is j u st r e t u r n i ng to h is duties t h is week. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD ings t h at will become social gather ing points for all t he people. This is precisely t he Union idea. Entered as second-class m a t t er October 30, 1916, at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan, under Act of March 3, 1879. the Published every Friday during the Col lege Year by the Michigan Agri cultural College Association. W. K. Prudden. 78, Lansing President E. AV.Ranney, '(H), G-ivenville. Vice President H. H. Musselman, '08, East Lansing, Treas. O. W. McKibbin, '11, East Lansing. - Secretary and Editor A. C. McKinnon. 'US. Bay City Members of I Executive Corn- East Lansing f mittee Elected i lt Tjarge. Anna Cowles, '15, Alexander Mac Vittie, '11. Oaro^ MEMBERSHIP IX THE M. A. 0, ASSO CIATION which includes subscription to the RECORD, $:'.(»! PER YEAR. Make Remittances payable to the M. A. C. Association. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1919. THE MEMORIAL. Now t h at the war is over wTe hear on every side of t he erection of me morials commemorating those who have laid down their lives in the con flict. States, cities, towns, and many of the .smaller u n i ts of American so ciety a re coming forward with me morial plans covering many different forms of memorial structures. M. A. C. m en and women have not been backward either in giving thought to fitting memorial on the placing of a t he campus of Alma Mater to com memorate our fallen heroes. Strange is a great concur ly enough rence of opinion, in that the college memorial should t a ke t he form of a Union Building. there There are several points that have been b r o u g ht out in t he discussion of a memorial a nd t h at have led to the general concurrence of ideas focusing themselves on a Union Memorial Hall. Everyone who is interested and who has given the m a t t er any thought feels t h at it is in keeping with the spirit of M. A. C. t h at our memorial struc t u re should be of a n a t u re useful to the campus and of benefit to our men and women. No one favors a monu m e nt Oi a size suitable to this great commemoration t h at would not serve It is the spirit some useful purpose. of t he campus t h at it m u st be useful a nd t h at it m u st serve. Another fea ture is brought out by a committee who recently m et to discuss the mat ter. The w ar h as brought m en and together as they have never women been brought together before, and has furnished for common meeting; it h as been a great develop er of community pride and commu n i ty thoughts t u rn very natur for w ar memorials ally at t h is time to community build spirit. Consequently ground a Any memorial placed on M. A. C.'s campus m u st be representative of all of the college a nd her interests, one in which everyone in t he community may in t a ke a p a r t; one t h at will clude faculty and friends of M. A. C, as well as s t u d e n ts and alumni. The M. A. C. Union is the only all college everyone organization who h as any in the college. T he Union Memorial Building appeals to everyone with M. their h e a r ts and affords a A. C. in suitable m o n u m e nt to our fallen that will be ever useful to t he institution. includes interest whatsoever t h at Peter H. Felker '71. Peter H. Felker, '71, died at his home in St. Louis, Missouri J a n u a ry 25th of a cerebral h e m o r r h a g e. He was sixty-eight years old and appar ently in good health. Mr. F e l k er was exceedingly young looking and active m an for his years. T he day on which he died he had gone to his business in the morn ing, a nd in t he afternoon h ad driven Mrs. Felker in an automobile. an A letter from his daughter R u th K a te Felker, a painter of p o r t r a i ts and m u r al decorations in St. Louis, tells t h at j u st a week or two before his death he had entertained t he fam ily at dinner one n i g ht with m a ny amusing anecdotes of h is college days at M. A. C. The following account of Mr. Fel- ker's life a nd work h as been very kindly furnished by Charles Garfield, '70, of Grand Rapids, Mich.: " F at "Felker's college n a me was Boy," he being the tallest a nd thin nest member of his class, and we who k n ew h im and loved h im continued to use t n is form of address until he passed on. He gave special attention to the study of botany, as I remem ber, and h ad some t h o u g ht of becom ing a teacher of t h is science. In the late seventies he was foreman of the gardens at M. A. C. ' and afterward entered t he publishing field in Grand Rapids where he met and m a r r i ed his wife who belonged to one of our most esteemed families. After closing out his in the S a t u r d ay evening Post in this city he went to St. Louis, Missouri, and established a trade pa per of unquestioned value and useful in time he sold, but re ness. This tained the job p r i n t i ng business con nected with it which he continued un- till his death. He had a m a r r i ed son twenty-six y e a r s: of age, who Paul, had ser vice only a few days before his fa t h e r 's death; and is a grand child, the idol of two families; Ruth, a daughter, h as always lived in the family home. from government r e t u r n ed interest there Mr. F e l k er h ad a summer cottage at Highland P a rk near Grand Haven, in which t he family enjoyed their va cations getting relief from t he oppres sive heat of St. Louis during midsum- iner. He often called upon me for a brief visit during these outings and he always delighted rne with his com panionable Avays and his delightful sense of humor. He h ad a retentive memory expression and a gift of which m a de h im a r a re companion in the drawing room or on excursions. He was a keen observer, a lover of n a t u re and of his home. He was sixty-eight years old. The only class m a t es wmo survive h im are Professor E. M. Shelton of Seattle; R. M. Slo- cum of Dakota; F r a nk A. Sessions of Pennsylvania, a nd Dr. H e n ry P. Hal- sted of Shiawassee county, Michigan. twelve mem bers. Members of my own class, '70, i n t i m a te writh the boys became very '71, because t he teaching force of of in n u m b e rs the college was so few t h at classes were merged for recita tions and '70 a nd '71 m a de many com the course, which binations, during connected many interclass friendships t h at have endured until death claimed all but nine of us. This class graduated AGRICULTURAL HISTORY SOCIE TY FORMED. L y m an Carrier, '02, of the Bureau of P l a nt Industry, Washington, D. C, j u st been elected secretary-treas has formed Agricul u r er of t he newly t u r al History Society. The society was organized at Washington, D. C, F e b r u a ry 14, 1919. The object of t h is society is "to stimulate interest, pro mote study and facilitate publication of researches in agricultural history." The officers selected at t he first meet ing a r e: Dr. Rodney H. True, Bur-, eau of P l a nt Industry, Washington, D. C, president; Prof. Win. J. Trim ble, Agricultural College, N. Dak,, vice president; Lyman Carrier, '02, Bur Industry, Washington, eau of P l a nt D. C, secretary-treasurer; Prof. R. and O. W. Kelsey, Haverford, Pa., C. Stine, Office of F a rm Management, Washington, D. C, members of t he executive committee. Any one interested in this subject, who pays the dues of $1.00 per year, is eligible for membership and should write to t he secretary-treasurer. the c o m m e n t i ng on newly-formed society Mr. Carrier, who is also sec retary-treasurer of t he American So ciety of Agronomy, says, "the society is a national organization and I am sure t h at it will interest a n u m b er of M. A. C. people." SPECIAL PREPARATORY COURSES FOR DISCHARGED SOLDIERS. A plan for enabling young m en to catch up who quit high school when war was declared the a r my and navy h as been devised by the faculty and approved by t he State Board of Agriculture. A series of special courses have been arranged, to enlist in t h at to meet individuals who so lost a year or more of high school can enroll and fit take preparatory work them require ments for the collegiate courses. T hs first of courses will commence on April 1. R e t u r n . ng sol diers a nd sailors will be permitted to enroll until J a n u a ry 1, 1920. the "catch-up" the entrance t h at will in "Boys who quit high school when they were juniors and seniors to en list the army and navy have be come men as a result of their mili t a ry experiences," declared President the plan. F. S. Kedzie, in explaining "Few of these boys who a re now m en will care t,o r e t u rn to high school, and unless some provision for them many who might otherwise have continued their schooling will neglect in it. Our algebra, geometry, physics and other preparatory subjects available to these individuals, so t h at they can come to schooling college and keep up among men. These courses will be dropped immediately the need tor them has ceased." to m a ke courses their special is made idea is Returned soldiers and sailors, and the military and naval men still in services, are advised can t h at secure more details if they will w*rite to B. J. Faunce, Michigan Agricul tural College, East Lansing. they WAR FIGURES WORTH PONDER ING. Total number of i*, A. C. men en tering service, 1,169. Army officers; Colonels . Lieutenant Colonels ^ a j o rs Captains Lieutenants . Navy officers: Lieutenant Commanders J u n i or Lieutenants Senior Lieutenants Ensigns . . . . . . . .. . . .. Total officers . . 3 4 • 14 70 334 2 1 1 14 425 18 443 BASEBALL SQUAD BEGINS WORK OUT. are the opening of the All records for at M. A. C.—and season baseball demol for Michigan—were probably ished on the campus by the score of young men who for places on M. A. C.'s 1919 squad. En breezes couraged by t h at had been tranquilly fanning the college the past few weeks, the boys have been letting themselves out a bit the agricultural pavilion. Candi in dates for backstop and mound posi tions have been most numerous. the spring-like hustling As Coach Brewer sizes up the Ag is there for much to be used. gies' prospects, he believes much need for practice, green material will have THE M. A. C. RECORD. Of veterans, only a few are in col lege, though luckily, Stanley Johnson, last year's catcher, is one of the boys who commenced w a r m i ng this week. up Pitchers, apparently, seem to be The possibility scarcer t h an kings in Germany. Ev ery old-timer who would be eligible the is still in the army. Hartwig, of All-Fresh of a year ago, and McMil lan, a pitcher on one of the class the only men. teams, at present are t h at not as many men may be on h a nd as may be nec former to aold essary years has n et t he schedule making. A series cf games is being lined up with all the Aggies' old opponents, and a few newr ones. The schedule to date i s: the pace interfered with of April 19, Kalamazoo College, in East Lansing. April 28, University of Indiana, in E a st Lansing. April 30, University of N c t re Dame, at South Bend. May 14, University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. May 22, University of Michigan, in E a st Lansing. May 27, University of Notre Dame, in East Lansing. NOTRE DAME EVENS WITH M. A. C. Though their rally in t he last half of S a t u r d ay night's basketball game with Notre Dame made the college a close second, it fell short by one point and M. A. C. dropped another game on count was 17 to 16. The final its home floor. In M. A. C. was outpointed nearly twro to. one in the first half of the N c t re the Dame game S a t u r d ay night. second half the Aggies stiffened their play, however, and the Catholics were this field goal held to a single frame. Despite t h at Notre fact the Dame could gather only two points in to 20 minutes, M. A. C. was unable overcome the odds that had been piled up against .uem in t he first period. in cost game E r r a t ic passing and wild basket the shooting which practically proved Aggies the Michigan the Notre their undoing again the Dame contest. Time after t he M. A. C. basket ball was under a nd shot after but shot was made none of the players were able to get the ball into the cage. time in G a r r a tt played a steady game at guard for the Aggies S a t u r d ay night b r e a k i ng up many of the a t t a c ks that Notre Dame made against the Aggies. Palm was a nd doubled his foul count by scoring two the field. baskets from the star on offense the Bahan, football star at Notre Dame played at center on basketball team and proved one of the Catholics' best men on the floor. He made four in field goals, to the first half, helping that build up period. them coming the visitors to 8 score three of the 15 in 5 The varsity goes to Ann Arbor for its r e t u rn game with Michigan Fri its playing sea day night and ends son S a t u r d ay night with Hope college at M. A. C. FEBRUARY MEETING OF STATE BOARD. A m e e t ' ng of the State Board was held F e b r u a ry 17th at the president's office with p r e s e n t: President Ked zie, Messrs. Graham, Waterbury, Beaumont, Woodman and Doherty. The m i n u t es of the previous meet ing were approved without reading. to Mr. Tenant Mr. George C. Raviller was appoint ed assistant in Live Stock Marketing, his title to be Field Agent appoint m e nt is made in co-operation with the to pay Bureau of Markets, the latter a part of his salary beginning at once. in Marketing. The County Agents Bernie Beach, C. L. " the emergency Rose and A. L. Olson who were taken from roll November 16th on account of deferred classifi their posi cation were continued tions upon Smith-Lever funds. in E. B. More was appointed County Agent for - Calhoun County on emer gency funds in place of H. G. Clothier who has resigned. funds; C. O. T. Scheetz was appointed County Agent for Alpena County on Tanner, emergency County Agent for Barry on emergency funds; E. G. Amos, Coun for Menominee county, a ty Agent from part of his salary emergency to be paid R. V. county funds. E. K. Chamberlain was appointed as specialist in F a rm Crops Exten sion work during the absence of Wm. the U. S. Mar Murphy serving with to ines begin F e b r u a ry 20th. in France, his appointment Professor Mumford was authorized to attend a meeting at Ithaca, N. Y., looking to the formation of the Fed eration of F a rm Bureaus with ex penses paid. Professor The following resignations were ac effective cepted: April effective March 1st; Mr. Householder, effective March 1st. Poison, 1st; Mr. McBride, Mr. Blanford was authorized to at tend a conference of state leaders at Cnicago, F e b r u a ry 25th to 26th pro vided government t r a n s p o r t a t i on can be changed from Dr. Mumford to him, otherwise Dr. Mumford is authorized to go. Ray T u r n er was authorized to at tend a conference of Club Leaders at Kansas City, F e b r u a ry 28th, without expense to the college. The expense account of Charles H. the Graves in attending a meeting of American F a rm Management Associa tion at Baltimore was approved. The requested looking after president was to the special commit the so-ealled New- the es to correspond with tee lands B.ll having relation tablishing of engineering experiment stations. 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. The recommendation of Dean Bis- sell t h at Professor Melick be author the State ized to carry on work for Highway Commission outside his col lege duties was approved. merly p a r t m e nt and who were given of absence d u r i ng to r e t u rn thorized Mr. F r e n ch and Mr. Lightbody, for instructors in the chemical de leaves the war, were au they so desire. if The m a t t er of additional office space the for Dr. Mumford was referred secretary and Dean Shaw. term fee of spring freshmen in ac domestic a rt was made $2.00 cordance with the recommendation of Dean Edmonds. The to The home economics division was authorized to entertain the Senate and House Club at luncheon at such time it may be convenient; and Miss as Winifred S. Gettemy was authorized to attend the National Home Econom in Chicago, ics Association meeting F e b r u a ry 28th and March 1st with t r a n s p o r t a t i on expenses paid. d i a r i es G. Nobles, after leave cf absence in the service of the Sanitary beginning Corps, was J a n u a ry 1st. F. W. F a b i an was re stored to his former position on Jan uary 1st a nd h is title made assistant professor and assistant bacteriologist of the E x p e r i m e nt Station. Mr. Ger ald Dikmans was restored to his posi tion as half-time g r a d u a te assistant. to Professor P a t t en was authorized in to Washington early to in regard to relating make a trip for a hearing F e b r u a ry the so-called Gore bill, feed stuffs. reappointed The m a t t er of Professor Petiit's re tour inspection on spraying materia".s quest to send Mr. Whalen on a of was referred to the president. Ray Nelson, who has been away on to the Experi leave of absence, was reappointed his former position on ment Station staff. The plan for carrying crops on breeding work at the Chatham Sta tion a s. submitted by Professor Cox mid approved by Dean Shaw, incruu- mg the appointment of G. W. P u t n am as crops breeder, beginning J a n u a ry 1st was approved. introduced by Dean Shaw The Mcv'ool the effect pointed February 15th and son be appointed ative C u l l I U i tS recommendations of Professor to t h ai i,. ('. Wheeting be ap in soils, beginning t h at C. W. Simp to carry on co-opt i- in several investigational work \\ i l 't H p j j I ' u V e U. instructor D. L. McMillan was appointed su perintendent of the Chatham Experi m e nt Station upon the same t e r ms as force w.th Mr. House are now in holder, the appointment from April 1st. to date structor j u s t us Rising was appointed in drawing and design. Toe resignation of Dr. L. E. Heas- ley as assistant professor of pouitry husbandry was accepted. in An adti.it on of $145.70 was made to the apportionment of the Military De partment for the present period. to training, i n s t i t u t i on for The following resolution was adopt ed: "Resolved, t h at the secretary, an executive officer of this board, is here by authorized to execute any bond or obligation which will enable the W ar Department through its committee on education and special to issue the use this of the members of the Reserve Officers T r a i n i ng Unit such material as may be deemed proper to be issued for the the members of such corps. use of is also further Resolved, T h at " It this board request the committee on to de education and special t r a i n i ng tail to this i n s t i t u t i on some properly qualified officer to act under our com m a n d i ng officer as accounting officer the W ar for all material Department the request contained in the previous res olution." issued by in compliance with The secretary was authorized to pay the expense of e n t e r t a i n i ng the mem bers of the Boys and Girls Clubs dur ing F a r m e r s' Week. "Resolved, The following resolution was adopt ed: t he board ap t h at proves an appropriation of not mere the t h an $5,000 to assist is road in question and the secretary requested in to assist Mr. Leighton regard to securing the same." in building The bill for a Library and Admin istration Building carrying an appro intro- priation of $300,000, uuced ap proved and the secretary was directed to prepare a bill for an Auditorium carrving an appropriation $270,- 000.00. ;: legislature, was already t he of in The plan prepartory Courses for soldiers and sailors was approved. special for Professor Huston, who h as been ab sent in the service of the government, was reappointed to his former posi tion the chemical department. in The old hospital building put into condition for the use of Y. M. C. A. is to be the $1,095 was added ment expense of fire proof vaults. the r e g i s t r ar for to the apportion the to cover A r t h ur S. Burkett who was given the duration of leave of absence for the war, was reappointed to become effective as soon as he r e t u r ns to the college. The expense accounts of the board m e m b e rs were approved. to by recently appointed in response the house of The following resolution was adopt "Resolved, t h at the special com ed: the mittee representa speaker of to a resolution of tives in information t h at body asking for regard the receipts a nd disburse ments of Michigan Agricultural Col to the college, given lege, be invited investi its ail clerical assistance to all books and gations and access in records of order institution, t he t h at it m ay gain the fullest informa tion r e g a r d i ng the Michigan Agricultural College." financial affairs of in Adjournment. T HE F A T H ER AND SON SUPPER at the People's Church Tuesday night was attended by 95 boys, old and young. Lansing H a r ry E. Gardner of the speaker, chief the high school was most of the program being furnished by themselves. Maxwell Seeley, son of D. A. Seeley, '98, acted as toastmaster. boys the WEDDING. Lieut. Gero A. Himebaugh, '17, and Miss Leona Fennel were m a r r i ed in B u rr Oak, Mich., last Thursday, Feb 13, 1919. Lieut. Himebaugh r u a ry service was recently discharged from at Houston, Texas. He is now teach ing agriculture at Lowell, Michigan. FEBRUARY CALLERS AT T HE ALUMNI OFFICE. Ralph E. Dinan, '15, Ord. Dept. U. S. Navy, 500 Delaware Ave., Detroit, Mich. • Merl A. Russel, 'J.3, agricultural and science teacher, Highland Park, Mich. '10, mechanical en gineer, Butcher & Gage Machine Co., Jackson, Mich. C. L. Hodgman, H. K. Wright, Co., Glenolden, Pa. '13, H. K. Mulford M. Wershow, '13, Ann Arbor, Mich. A S U G G E S T I ON FOR C O M M E N C E M E N T. E D. RECORD: be The soldier boys will coming home soon, and it seems probable that them will be here by mid most of 1 am wondering if we can summer. not have a grand J'campfire" to give them a welcome at next commence ment. The boys have done nobly, and to show them our apprecia we want tion of their services. There are st 11 several of us left who served the Civil war nearly sixty years ago, and we shall be very glad to welccme our sons and grandsons on r e t u rn this world war, and I am sure from u will add greatly to the pleasure of this welcome can be given on all their in if I wish the grounds.of our Alma Mater. We love and. admire and these respect taken our places at boys who have the front, and we want them to know the greatness of that we recognize their wrork. t h at we might have some formal occasion on which we might say " T h a nk you," the best and only words I know to express our towards them. We old ones feelings who fought the Union to preserve want to do honor to the younger men who have fought to preserve democ racy and civilization. S. M. TRACY, '68. Biloxi, Miss. Charles H. Hilton, '00, teacher and farmer, Benton Harbor, Mich. George C. Monroe, '91, banker, South Haven, Mich. A. L. McClellan, '17, Holland, Mich. Ethel Raven, '14, Mulliken, Mich. LOST. The following M. A. C. people have become temporarily "lost." Any as sistance given in locating them will be appreciated. Their last known addresses are given here: the Alumni office Barnett, Mrs. Mae, '15, Alma, Mich. Clinton, Miss Ruby, '18, East Lan sing. Seattle, Vvash. Detroit Mich. Dunford, J. A., '02, 314 N. 79th St., Dimmick, T. B., '16, Y. M. C. A., Darling, F. W., '10, Ft. Ann, N. Y.. Geldhof, P. Edward, '14, 121 Onon daga Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. Goetzen, C. D., '15, 270 Harrison, Detroit, Mich, Hall, H. D., '15, Paw Paw, Mich. Henry, Orville K., w'17, 420 Sagi naw St., Lansing, Mich. Hurd, A. L., '10, 421 Orchard Lake Ave., rontiac, Mich. Hoyt, C. E., 200 N. Elmwood Ave., Oak Park, 111. RALPH POWELL 11 WRITES HIS ANNUAL FROM CHINA. Methodist Mission, Pekin, China, January 6, 1919. Dear McKibbin: let me thank At last I am writing you the letter which I promised many months ago. First everyone who joined in the greeting which you for warded last February. When one is so far away he is especially glad to be reminded of old friends. thus vividly first station two years As you will see from the heading we are now in Peking, some nine hun at dred miles north of our Changsha. is the policy of our It Mission to give each newcomer his first year free for language study but it was not possible to do this in my I case and in the this learned very little Chinese, year the Mission voted to give me my -time free for language study and we came up here to the North China Union Language School. This is, I believe, the largest institution of its kind in the world, employing between It wel sixty and seventy teachers. comes all foreigners who find it nec essary for their work in China to be able to speak Chinese and the empha sis is on speaking, although we get some drill in reading and writing. so The direct method is used, as very few of the teachers can speak any English and none are allowed to use in the class room. We repeat any phrases after then combine sentences. At into first the meaning is explained by giv teacher and them the THE M. A. C. RECORD. ing us printed slips with the English translation of the sentences but soon each new word is explained by the teacher by means of wrords that we have had, or by signs, or pictures. iviy greatest difficulty, and I think that of most foreigners in using Chinese, are the "tones"; that is, the meaning of a word is different according to the inflection given it. For instance, "shih" pronounced at an even pitch means a lion, with a rising inflection it means a stone, pronounced with a pitch first falling and then rising it means history, and pronounced sharp ly with a falling pitch it means a I suppose I must consider market. those who go to lucky, for myself South China learn Cantonese and have ten different tones to master. To the beginner the Chinese writ ten character looks absolutely hope less, but, as a matter of fact, it is a very interesting study. The great majority are made up of two parts, much as our English words of Latin origin are made up of roots, prefixes and suffixes. One part is supposed to give a hint as to the meaning and the other as to the sound, but as the beginner generally does not know how to divide it or which part is which, it isn't all clear sailing. Well, so much for my trouble. It We find Peking a very interesting place in which to live. It has been the capital of China almost continu ously since 1271, having been built in its present location by the Kublai Khan of Marco Polo. One of the first interest which we visited points of was the Altar of Heaven where the emperor, as the representative of the people, used to worship the "Supreme God" at each winter solstice. is a circular platform of white marble in three terraces, 90 feet in diameter at the top and 210 at the bottom and 15 feet high. It is paved with blocks of marble. The one at the center on which true circle. This is surrounded by nine concentric rings with nine blocks in the first ring and 9x9 or 81 in the outer ring. This may have some con nection with that winter consists of nine periods of nine days each, following the winter solstice. Nine is quite favorite number here. Peking has nine gates; in fact, a literary name for it is "the city of nine gates." the emperor knelt the Chinese is a idea a Another place of interest which we have visited is the Summer Palace where the ivianchu Emperors spent It lies on a side the summer months. hill rising from the shores of a lake some ten miles from Peking. The curved roofs of glazed green a-nd yel low tile give a striking appearance. The buildings themselves are of wood but of elaborate workmanship and painted in red, blue, green and gold in a way that has to be seen to be appreciated. This was favorite residence of the old Dowager Empress and millions of dollars were diverted the appropriation of the navy from the 7 the shore department to add to its magnificence. 'In the water near there stands a marble boat which is said to it was have cost $1,000,000 but as largely made of wood plastered with lime is to represent marble, which now pealing off, there must have been- a good deal of "squeeze" in this as in most other public works in China. Some claim that the Chinese defeat in the war with Japan in 1894 was really due to this subversion of funds, for at the battle of the Yalu the Chi nese fleet was stronger than the Jap anese and fought bravely but were de feated because they had no shells for solid their large guns, nothing but i shot. In November we had a chance to see the president's palace, in fact, the president himself, as he granted an audience to the members of the lan guage school and other missionaries in Peking. I might ramble on in this way for some time but I guess this is enough for one letter. Sincerely yours, RALPH W. POWELL, 11E. FROM THE WATCH ON THE RHINE. Vallendar, Germany, Jan. 22, 1919. Dear McKibbin: Received two copies of the RECORD through today and have read twice the first ones that have reached me al to though I read most of those up Dec. when in Paris. including ads. They are them I do not know whether many of the fellows have sung the song of praise for the University Union but I'm sure all who have dropped in Its most there feel that way about it. the only home we have over here. I think if it could be arranged such a union—U. of M., M. A. C. and Mich. C. of Mines in each State would be a great thing. Since I left M. A. C. I've run into lots of things and one thing I ve learned is U. of M. men are great friends except in to athletics and I think such a Union could be put across. regards I'm one of those fortunate or un fortunates who is taking part in the Watch on the Rhine. However, my watch is broken so it doesn't do me any good. My military record goes something like this: Came over with the 85th division in July, joined the 2d division in August and wdth the exception of a month at school after the war was over, I've been with them ever since. We took part in the St. Mihiel drive, the capture of Blanc Mount ridge in Champaign and the Meuse Argone scrap. I've been over the top eleven times, been wounded once, but very slightly, been promoted to first lieutenant and that's about all but I'm here to declare it's enough as far as I'm concerned. I might add, however, that my division took over 5,000 more prisoners than any other 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. rivals did only 51 a nd (U. S.) a nd advanced 60 kilometers resitance Avhile our against enemy t h at nearest lines we broke in t h i ng accom plished by no other division of any army. the Muese scrap a the German through good N a t u r a ly we t h i nk a deal about sea voyages j u st now a nd won der - JW cold it is back in t he states, and also if we will get home in time to s t a rt t h at farm we intend to work after we» leave- the army. You might tell Miss Thompson for me t h at I'm t r y i ng to decipher a German Botany r a t h er by Otto Schmeil, but find hard going. T he only p a rt of it I u n d e r s t a nd so far is t he pictures. it I was disappointed a bit in the Wis. score b ut it isn't so bad but w h at I can go home when they will let me. Instead of coming back to M. A. C. into t he n u r s e ry business I'm going is near Milwaukee, a nd I hope soon. However I promise you t h at whenever M. A. C. and Wis. play the trees will have to shift for themselves one Sat. T h a n ks for t he RECORDS a nd my r e g a r ds to everyone at M. A. C. Cordially yours, t h at P R EP W R E N C H, w i th '18. Sendelange, Luxemburg, Dear Old Friend, it T he M. A. C. RECORD: The RECORD because represents M. A. C. of the past, present, a nd the future. I have, j u st received t he REC ORDS of Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 a nd have held my M. A. C. Reunion as best one could. t h at ihe 5th, Our Division, is concen t r a t ed here in Luxemburg, a nd wait ing anxiously for the verdict—wheth er it will be forward or back. The today pleasant news which I heard was in early spring, we would advance into Germany to relieve some National Army Division and t h at we would probably r e m a in over here for several nionths yet. At the end of seven months, the period between taps and reveille will be cut so short, and the inspectors will have us polished up so t h at we will look like the Dis tinguished Order of Owls on dress parade. Our h a r d e st battles are now being fought. We are intrenched be (not Dutch hind cleansing m a t e r i al Cleanser from this Castile soap to Creolin. time) everything The e n i t re battery went into posi tion today in t he stables. J u st a few days ago, the mange advanced on us. lines were cut, " t a i l s" be The m a in gan to circulate. We all decided t h at a skin game was being worked on us. We counter attach with creolin, but the advance continued. T he V e t e r i n a r i an then conducted a raid under our barage of sulphur solution a nd we are now hold ing tight on our objectives. launched first a H e a r ty congratulations to M. A. C. for her brilliant year a nd best wishes for h er successful future. WALTER P. T H O M A S, '16F, 2d Lieut., 20th F. A. DETROIT ALUMNI regular weekly hold a luncheon at the Detroit Board of Commerce on Wednesday alumni and former students and visiting M. A. C. people are being welcomed. noons. Detroit <£# Alumni Notes <#* in fine Oscar E. Angstman, a Dstroit law at 848 Penobscot yer with offices lost his interest in Bldg., h as never lines a nd practices his a g r i c u l t u r al a t r a i n i ng college agricultural small way with a a nd vegetable garden including a hot bed. He is much interested in choice trees and shrubs a nd writes, "Have lots of tools of all kinds for recreation. fine Prefer an automobile for the family, particularly in t he summer. Am a great advocate of activity a nd exer cise, b ut it m u st be productive exer cise." flower '92. W. D. Groesbeck, an examiner in the patent office, writes, "No change five years, everybody who reads in the RECORD saw t he same last year so don't t ry to get a personal t he mechanical out of it. engineering course but helped raise a war garden t h at will last s u m m er keep us in "chow" all winter." t h i ng took I '02. T. G. Phillips, who h as been with the U. S. Housing Corporation, as town planner on t he several projects t h at for w ar workers, h as been released from ser loca vice and is back in h is former tion as landscape architect at 706 Kresge Building. Detroit, Michigan. t he government built '04. George S. McMullen is "still on the old home farm doing my little bit. Much grieved to learn of the destruc tion of Williams Hall, my home for a year in rooms 3 and 20." McMul- is R. 5, Grand Ledge, len's address Michigan. J. H. P r o st is with t he Agricultural Inter Extension Department of t he national Harvester and Company lives at 824 Castlewood Terrace, Chi cago, 111. He h as been doing war work as director of the State Garden Campaign for t he Illinois Council of Defense, and h as been giving lectures in the A r my Y. M. C. A. buildings at various cantonments on "The F u t u re of F a r m i n g ." Jerome A. P r i e st is farming with dairying a specialty at Romeo, Mich. He h as three young prospects for M. A. C. in t he future, t he oldest, a boy of eleven, and two girls, nine and three years, all of whom he hopes to see entered as students of M-. A. C. is supervisor of agriculture for State Board for Vocational Education, with headquarters in Athens, Ga. He h as been connected w i th the Georgia Board for a little over a year a nd is enjoy t h e re very much. He ing t he work Robert D. Maltby the Georgia occasionally sees some M. A. C. men, among wnom have been Capt. Gork, '16, who is connected with the mili t a ry department at t he University at Athens. " T he arrival of Robert D. Maltby, Jr., on J a n u a ry 7th, makes another candidate for admission to M. A. C." Cass A. Lamb for the past year h as been factory m a n a g er of the Dayton Automatic Products Company, which specialized in m a k i ng screw machine products for t he Liberty Airplane En gine. Lamb is living at 811 Neal Ave., Dayton, Ohio. 07. George H e n ry Ellis frequent contributor of poems to various engi- is a HOTEL HEADQUARTERS HOTEIi 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, ISO 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. 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 MET/iL 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, $ 1 . 5 0, $ 2 . 25 TEE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 the November neering journals, his last publication being contained is in sue of "The Monad," t he official pub t he American Association lication of of Engineers. It is descriptive of cer t a in mosquitoes encountered by a sur is en veying party titled "A Little Bovine Salve or the Engineer." Resourcefulness The last stanza r u n s: "So, each evening, after supper, the west and the of in We went h u n t i ng turough t h at hay, those mosqui To t a ke the bills from toes, To use on survey work next day." '08. Raymond J. Alvarez has been re leased from m i l i t a ry service and has r e t u r n ed to his former position with tue Bureau of F o r e s t ry at Manila, P. 2d I. Alvarez was promoted L i e u t e n a nt to Cap tain of a Machine Gun Company with the second in regiment of October, and has been serving with t h at organization at Camp Tomas, Claudio, r. in Field Artillery infantry from I. '10. in Dr. Chester A. Griffin, formerly a infantry, h as been dis lieutenant charged from service and reopen ing his office in L a n s i ng at Suite 360, Capitol National Bank Building and r e s u m i ng his osteopathic practice. is is still Eugene D. Hallock plant engineer for t he Republic Metalware Company at Buffalo, N. Y. Hallock has a n e p h e w , ' A. Hallock J o h n s on at M. A. C. this year a nd t h r ee of h is own- to s t a rt in the future, Jack four years, J u n i or two years, and Dorothy Ellen five months, "consequently no dull m o m e n t s ." Oren L. Snow is m a n a g er of the electric lighting plant d e p a r t m e nt of t he United E n g i ne Company at Lan sing, Mich. Their m a in line is small lighting plants for farm homes, but they also install 110-volt plants up to five k. w. capacity. His company had a u n it on display at t he college ex hibit F a r m e r s' Week. The Snow's a re living at 122 S. Butler St., Lansing. ' i i. Vern C. Schaeffer Sturgis, Michigan. is farming at Josephine H a rt '12. is a home econom ics teacher at the Lincoln High School, Seattle, Washington, and is living at 40lu W h i t m an Ave. the Michigan N o r t h e rn Otto B. Holley is electrical engineer for Power Company at Sault Ste. Marie, Michi gan, a nd is living at 700 E. Portage Ave. '13. A r t h ur C. Mason was discharged from 31st. the a r my on December His presejit address is Box 1134, Mi- ami/"P1i£T l/ieut. E d w in B. Scott the 21sth Engineers, Camp Travis, Texas. HeS?«rceived his commission at Camp Lee, Va., in July, 1918. is w i th Benjamin H. E r n s b e r g er re cent letter to Prof. E u s t a ce announces is back at his old job with t h at he in a t r a ck r e w a rd of some $400-$500 t h e ir 1918 profits) a nd the Limoneira Lemon Company, San ta Paula, California, after an absence in t he ser of fourteen m o n t hs spent vice. He writes, "The company were good enough of me to keep while I was gone and as soon as the armistice was signed began to urge me to r e t u r n. They gave me a sol dier's share of creased my salary upon my (a in r e t u r n ." The California F r u it Growers Ex change expends $500,000 a y e ar in ad v e r t i s i ng its S u n k i st products. Two M. A. C. men, Don Francisco, as ad vertising manager, and P a ul S. Arm advertising strong m a n a g er direct large advertising appropriation. '15, as assistant the use of this Harold S. Bird is with the Bureau of Markets, as Investigator in Market in con is employed chiefly ing, and nection with the preservation of fruits and vegetables in t r a n s it and storage. His d e p a r t m e nt is a t t e m p t i ng to elim i n a te the approximate 750,000 bushels a n n u al loss of potatoes in t he United in States t r a n s it from to the m a r k e t s. t he growing sections freezing while t h r o u gh '15. Theodora Hollinger is in teaching t he H a m t r a m ck high school where t he domestic a rt she has charge of work. She is living at 179 Bearsford Ave., H i g h l a nd Park, Mich. An apology is due G. K a rl F i s h er who in a recent issue of the RECORD was mentioned as a Lieutenant. Fish er h as been a Captain since August 1st, 1918. B. Eldon Shaffer for the past year h as been a farm m a n a g er and farmer, reorganizing three farms which joined to m a ke one totaling 567 acres near Vicksburg, Michigan. He writes, "It h as been some struggle with me to the old place with m a c h i n e ry equip the a nd s,teck preparatory world, but now I can to see daylight ahead after a year and a half of real h a rd digging. Believe me t h e re is no time for play or pink teas on a farm is next to impossible to h i re good help." His address is Vicksburg, Route 2. to feeding j u st begin like t h is w h en it '16. Lieut. H e r b e rt Cooper, who h as re to L a n s i ng from ac- cently r e t u r n ed tice service overseas with t he 20th Field Artillery, has accepted a posi tion w i th t he South L a n s i ng Real Es is t a te a nd I n s u r a n ce Company a nd firm. The to become m a n a g er of the company's South offices W a s h i n g t on Ave. 1204 are Lucius D. Sears, formerly ser geant in uie Aviation Section and sta tioned at Rich Field, Waco, Texas, the a r my and h as been released from h as r e t u r n ed to N o r th Adams, Michi gan. a from Sgt. C. M. Loesel has been trans ferred t he Red Cross Hospital at P l a t t s b u r g, N. Y., to the Red Cross U. S. Army Convalescent Hospital No. 1 at Lawrenceville, N. J. He writes, " t h is place is j u st in its infancy and it. T h e ir m a in they expect no one knows j u st w h at is line to do w i th farm agriculture, having a 500-acre n e r e ." At P l a t t s b u rg Losel was in s t r u c t i ng wounded soldiers in agricul t u r e. for leader '07, recently ap E a rl P. Robinson, pointed county agent t he state of New H a m p s h i r e, writes, "At tended an executive committee meet ing of Hillsboro County F a rm Bureau last Saturday. the organiza Found tion back of their county agent strong. They have recently boosted his salary $400. is '16. an M. A. C. man, C. A. Smith, I believe he and I are the sole repre sentatives of M. A. C. work at JNew H a m p s h i re College. t h is because he in extension I mention L. R. Stanley teaching agricul is ture in the Sturgis schools and is liv ing at 209 West St. there. '17. Claude Eppley been to the T a nk Corps at Get ( w i t h) has transferred tysburg, Pa. I n s t i t u te A. L. McClellan, a l i e u t e n a nt at t he School of Military Aeronautics, Mas sachusetts of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., h as been discharged from is now at 169 E. 5th St., Holland, Michigan. McClel lan s p e nt t he week end in E a st Lan sing. service and H e n ry N. P u t n am who serving with F r a n c e, h as and received his discharge from the 10th E n g i n e e rs r e t u r n ed been in from overseas the h as You Can Afford to Treat Yourself or others every day Chocolates we sell 'with the in bulk at 50c to 65c a pound, for you can't duplicate them any where else for even at 60c to 80c a pound. Fresh most every week from our own candy kitchen in Boston, without any middleman's profit attached, means high quality and prices you have been looking for. We Have Over Thirty Different Flavors for you to select from, and noth ing ever made purer or cleaner than our Chocolates. The College Drug & Grocer Co* T he Rexall Store A. C. B A U E R, Pharmacist Opposite M. A. C. East Lansing 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. army. P u t n am spent several days on the campus last week. David Peppard sign's commission February. received in Boston early h is En in formerly Don A. Meeker, county agent in Michigan a nd who entered the Officers' T r a i n i ng Camp at Camp Hancock, Ga., has been released from service and is now a salesman for the I n t e r n a t i o n al H a r v e s t er Company on the east coast of Florida, with head q u a r t e rs at Jacksonville, Fla. Norman O. Weil at the U. S. Gen eral Hospital, No. 26, Ft. Des Moines, la., writes, "1 applied for discharge when in New Haven but as I belong t he S a n i t a ry Corps and have no to service release dependents from the You have noticed that we keep the Daily Papers & Magazines "Nuff Said" Randall Drug Co. NEW DRUG STORE EAST LANSING HARDWARE EDWIN F. CARVEY PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, and A Fall Line of Hardware and Cutlery Bell Phone 2460-J 278 GRAND R I V ER AVEXTJE in transfer the disabled I am was not granted. At present the negotiating into for a educational department with the idea in m i nd of doing practical work with the wounded m en at this post. You are aware, no doubt, of the extensive t he Surgeon program worked out t r a i n i ng General's office for vocational of have soldiers. We some eight or nine h u n d r ed of these m en a nd not a few of them are eager to they may go life equipped with back to civilian tools with which to earn a good liv ing. As long as I can be of any ser vice to them I shall be glad to remain in t he army. Kindly extend my best wishes to the good people of M. A. C. There are no bad ones so you have a job on your h a n d s ." in order learn t h at is "back at t he a r my and David E. Blair h as been released from the base of supplies at Staatsburg, N. Y." Lieut. R. T. Gibbs ( w i t h) has been the Amb. Service at transferred from Gettysburg, Pa., the Tank Corps to at Camp Dix, N. J. Roscoe W. Rice s e r v e d ' in the a r my in t he Division of Sci as a chemist the Bureau of ence a nd Research in Washington, Aircraft Production D. C, J a n u a ry 1st, 1919. He -is now assistant chem ist with the Melco Chemical Company at Bayonne, N. J. from October 1st to in is stationed E d w a rd B. Benson, who was re the army, has cently discharged from t he Bureau accepted a position with of Markets and in Chi cago at 505 City Hall Square Build ing, doing experimental work along storage and freezing lines with apples, onions, tomatoes a nd sweet potatoes. Ralph J. Morgan, who was commis sioned in the Field Artillery Reserve Corps, December 18th and discharged at t h at time, accepted a position with the Kentucky Extension Department the on J a n u a ry 1st. He was with Department of Agriculture until last August when he entered the army. "I did not do as much for old M. A, C. as many of her sons did, but I is what counts did my best and t h at in the end." Leo J. Klotz '18. at ( w i t h) Base Hospital, Camp Custer, Michi to Mobile gan, has been Hospital Unit No. 105, Amer. E. F. transferred formerly Harold Stevens (witn) a member of t r a i n i ng at transferred the Army Medical School, Wash the Ambulance Corps Allentown, to ington, D. C. in .Fa., has been ( w i t h ), a E r n e st A. Rudelius first lieutenant with the 44th Infantry, has been transferred to the Presidio, San Francisco, California, his address be i ng 176 I n f a n t ry Terrace. Mary Crocker is teaching at Hills dale, Michigan, and living at 220 West St. North. '19. Boyd A. Rainey, Sergeant, 1st class, 218th Field Signal Bn., Camp Travis, Texas, has been ser vice and styles himself Mr. Rainey of released from Homer, Michigan. He expects to re enter M. A. C. soon. E a t on F. P e r k i ns has been appoint the 9th ed Assistant P o s t m a s t er of Army Corps, Amer. E. F., and his ad dress is H e a d q u a r t e rs Detachment, A. P. O. No. 932, Amer. E. F. He writes "Have been to be repeatedly transferred to an engineers outfit and in a day or two may meet with suc is stationed at St. Mihiel cess." He t he same outfit with Stub and is in '15, a nd was very near Van Aken, Bert Cathcart, '15, in the Toul sector before T h a n k s g i v i ng Day. t r y i ng Mill's Clearance Sales Take Early Advantage of This Bargain Occasion Scores of remarkable values are passed along to you. Seed-time and harvest under conditions of peaceful developments will be necessary before even an attempt can be made to re-construct the prices of average merchandise; so any great drop in prices for next season is out of the question. The sale prices we quote therefore are subsequently less than their real worth—in many cases— we would be obliged to pay more. Our regular stock is sold down to odd lots and odd sizes, remnant lengths and some small assortments. These we offer at Clearance Prices. Our Entire Stock of Carpets Rugs and linoleums will be sacrificed by the big cuts to close out. We are clearing out the floor covering department which is to be replaced by an up-to-date woman's de partment, with corsets, muslin underwear, babies' and children's garments, beauty shop and an enlarged drapery department. Ready Made Garments There are many splendid models left in our ready-to-wear department, and each is a special bargain. MILLS DRY GOODS GO. 108-110 S. Wash. Ave. Lansing, Mich. XANSIJfe S&&&91ATE COMPANY ENCJtAVSStS 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 Catalogs - 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* ov m o re c o l o rs aeiescs* PROMPT SERVICE »0 WASHINGTON AVI NO. Ci*?.Phone iW67 — Sell 1904