MARCH 21, 1919. rrn 'TTTTT r7 TTTTTTTffi £ No. 23 •=1 ^>e M A G RECORD Central Michigan and Detroit Alumni Hold Meeting Next Week. A. F. Barnes, Dean of Engineering, New Mex ico State College, to Succeed Prof. Poison. Dean E. A. Burnett '87 on Government Mission to France. Trangmar '17, Armstrong Ml Leave College Staff to Enter Business. ^ 5- KW5 B* '%3&JkQcannot live on Her past'- *g> •5W5 ^ What will you do for Her Jidure T SOT^Si iftM^i %e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION - East Lansing Michigan Publishers :rrn 1 iiiiii) l l U i U lU TTT1 iiiil m S3 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 adve) Users, 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. 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S A M U EL L. K I L B O U R N E, e x - ' Ol 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, M i c h. 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 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. We 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. 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. Citx. 2268 B e ll 680 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 UP-TO-DATE S E ED BOOK of M i c h i g an g r o wn seeds for Michigan 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 109-111 E. O t t a wa St. L A N S I N G, M I C H. For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record Cafaimtr* Sc Han Burnt printing (Emnpang 210-212 N o r th G r a nd Ave., L a n s i ng •jim7»Tl«\'i/»v/»i.V8\i>»ir^r^'y»\ 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: Res. Bell 8g0, Citz. 3244. Office Citz. 2672 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 R I N |T I NG E M B O S S I NG E N G R A V I NG IWCHEJ OKfflQEJ irOTLES OPJMEJ LOFTO TML M - A / C- RECORD VOL. X X I V. E A ST L A N S I N G. MICHIGAN, MARCH 2 1, 1 9 1 9, NO. 23 term would living a sturdy blow, COLLEGE BOARDING CLUBS have a g a in succeeded in walloping t he high cost figures for of this the winter indicate t he year. A recent audit of club boarding association shows t h at t he average price p er week at t he men's clubs w as $4.75. T he girls found it possible to live on quite a bit less t h an t he men, their weekly board bill averaging up at only $3.85 at Club C. T HE M. A. C. MILITARY BAND a nd Men's Glee Club entertained mem bers of t he legislature at an informal concert last T h u r s d ay evening at 7:30 o'clock in t he capitol. T he sixty col lege m en who compose t he band a nd forty counties of glee club a re from the state. They a re a representative organization a nd feel an especial in terest in t he legislative body. T he legislature enjoyed t he concert exceed ingly, a nd m a ny complimentary com t h at m e n ts were heard. house members m ay secure t he band to furnish music for a dance they a re planning. It is possible RETURNED SOLDIERS and former mem bers of t he S. A. T. C. in college a re deeply interested at' present over t he $60 bonus, which is being distributed to soldiers by t he W ar Department t he army or navy discharged since April 6, 1917. Almost every m an in college is eligible, n or is a ny time being lost in m a k i ng his qualifi cations known to t he Zone F i n a n ce officer at Washington. from T HE FACULTY "scrappy" BASKETBALL T he F r e s h m en were TEAM took on t he interclass champions, t he contest F r e s h m e n, for a during t he Athletic Carnival last Sat led urday. through a whirlwind game t h at finally ended 23 to 11 in favor of t he faculty. Gauthier, '17, J i m my Hasselman a nd Professors Cox and Houston made up t he faculty five. Ac cording to t he faculty dopesters t he college staff five a re campus cham pions. '14, Frimodig, T HE and EUNOMIAN-HOLCAD t he George E. Lawson prize contests for work in English a re announced by Professor J o h n s t on of t he English De partment. T he Eunomian-Holcad prize is offered for t he best poem or short story w r i t t en by an M. A. C. student first prize of $25 and consists of a offered by t he E u n o m i an society, a nd for tied t h i rd a nd fourth prizes of second, $10, $5, and $3 each offered by t he Holcad. During t he p a st four years the prize h as been won once by a story a nd three times by a poem. Last year t wo contestants first place, one of t he prize selections being "April Night," t he poem by K a t h r y ne Hume, '18, which w as printed in last week's RECORD. T he George E. Law- son prize of $40 established by a for mer student, George E. Lawson, w'83, is for t he best essay w r i t t en by m en u n d e r g r a d u a te students. T he manu scripts in both contests m u st be hand ed in to t he English Department by May 5th. T HE W I N T ER TERM closes t h is week F r i d ay at noon. College reopens after spring vacation Wednesday, April 2. decided flowers at T HE JUNIOR MEN at a class meeting, the calling of which remained unan t h at nounced to t he girls, this there should be no though year's J. Hop and t h at even the w ar economy bans were being thrown off in this year's affair, t he item of flowers m u st be eliminated as J u st how t he an unnecessary luxury. flowers a t t i t u de of t he m en toward for Hop girls is being received by t he girls is a m a t t er of question at this time. T he m en claim they are in financial straits, due to their losses while in service, and if a ny of them a re collecting their $60 army bonus they a re keeping t he m a t t er mighty quiet. t h at S U M M ER MILITARY CAMPS for F r e s h m en a nd Sophomores w ho a re t a k i ng the R. O. T. C. work at t he college will be established t he latter p a rt of J u ne or t he first of July during t he coming summer, according to a com munication recently received by Com m a n d a nt Wrightson from t he W ar De camps will p a r t m e n t. T he summer give work in infantry, cavalry, artil lery and aviation. T he courses will cover from four to six weeks. Each m an a t t e n d i ng a summer camp will have expenses paid by t he government and h is railroad fare both ways, ei ther from t he college or from h is home. R. O. T. C. credits will be given for t he summer work. All equip m e nt and subsistance a nd lodging will be furnished t he m en in camp. A PROLONGED FIRE WHISTLE a b o ut 9 life p. m. o u n d ay n i g ht b r o u g ht to t h en j u st re the college community, tiring, a nd hustled them out to fol low t ne fire engine. T h at rangy ani mal with clanging gongs a nd shout ing students slowly wended its way up t he hill toward t he Collingwood house, which shelters t he E u n o m i a n s. It only climbed up t he hill as far as the 'Tic house however, for there it met t he E u n o m i a ns en masse who were hustling down to see where t he fire was a nd who declared emphati intact cally that their abode was still t h at t he and n ot t he m a ss of flames eager "firemen" h ad anticipated. It was t he first false alarm t he "depart m e n t" h as responded to in some time. teams for the meet T HE F I R ST INTERSCHOLASTIC BASKET BALL t o u r n a m e nt to be held at M. A. C, in which contests for t he championship of t he State will be decided, is meet ing with popularity considerable among Michigan schools if t he num ber of entries can be t a k en as an in dication. Already 45 schools have en tered and t he Athletic Department a re m a k i ng prep a r a t i o ns to care for 350 boys on t he campus a nd in t he college community for t he days of March 28th and 29th. F o r m e r ly this contest was p ut on by t he University of Michigan, b ut for t he past couple of years it h as not been u n d e r t a k en chiefly be cause of lack of proper facilities. In seizing t he opportunity this year, M. t h at A. C. h as started a movement t he Athletic D e p a r t m e nt hope to m a ke into an a n n u al event a nd one t h at will b r i ng to t he college a great deal of potential athletic material. T h at there is a need for such an interscho lastic meet in Michigan is evidenced by t he enthusiasm with which it is meeting over t he s t a te a nd t he n u m b er of entries. T he visiting teams will re ceive lodging a nd meals d u r i ng t he contests at college expense a nd will final banquet be entertained with a following t he meet at which time t he prizes and trophies will be awarded. there, COMMUNITY L I F E, t he weekly p a p er being published by t he E a st L a n s i ng Business Men's Association, h as j u st been entered in t he E a st Lansing postoffice as second class m a t t er un der t he Act of March 3, 1879. T he postoffice department h as m a de official recognition of t he community news paper a nd permits it along with t he newspapers. other real a nd regular 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD Entered as second-class matter October 30, 1916, at the post office at Bast Lansing:, Michigan, under Act of March 3, 1879. the Published every Friday during- the Col lege Year by t h e. Michigan Agri cultural College Association. AY. K. Prudden. 7s. Lansing President B. W.Kanney. '<»>. I! reenville. Vice President H. H. Musselmaii, '08, Bast Lansing. Treas. ('. \Y. McKibbin, '11. Bast Lansing. - Serretary and Editor A. 0. McKinnon. "Ho, Kay Gity Anna Oowles. '15. Bast Lansing Alexander Mac Yittie.'ll. OaroJ Members of Executive .Qom- niittee Elected at Large. MEMBERSHIP 1^ THE M. A. G. ASSO- UJATION which includes subscription to the RKCOHII, $2.G8 l'HR YEAR. Make Remittances payable to the M. A.C. Association. FRIDAY. MARCH 21. 1919. GROWTH AND BUILDINGS. to on t h at F r om r e t u r n ed t he number of the w ar h as given former to college this stu term dents r e t u r n i ng and the number p r e p a r i ng to reenter in the spring and coming fall terms, as indicated in letters from m en who to enter left off their college work t h at by the army, it seems probable the the opening of college next fall to a attendance will have normal it. figure, or very close Those who are in touch with t he sit uation look for from 1,200 to 1,500 students at M. A. C. next year. They even go so far as to predict t h at the year 1920-21 will -see the largest en rollment M. A. C. h as ever known. the They base their argument, stimulus to higher education and college training, and t he fact t h at conditions will have become settled and the beginning of a prosperous era will make a college education possible for a great many young m en and women who possibly could not afford it under other con ditions. Be this as it may, it m u st be admitted t h at it is a good argument. And it grings to mind the neccessity of looking ahead into t he very imme diate future, the needs of the'college will be d u r i ng t he com ing development, however it m ay be. Besides t he two new build ings now being asked for in t he legis to replace Wil lature, a dormitory is very essential. liams Hall Then, too, there has been need some years for a small but well equipped college hospital. F or the present the college may be said to be simply doing with buildings. out Should t he two the legislature pass bills, one for a ' l i b r a r y - a d m i n i s t r a t i on building, the other for an auditorium, it will be two years before they could time be made ready for use. By t h at to see w h at essential rapid these two THE M. A. C. RECORD. increased attendance will the abso lutely require them. Should they fail to pass t h em there m u st be a wait of two y e a rs for t he next legislature or four years for the buildings them In the m e a n t i me we continue selves. to do w i t h o ut to re t he dormitory place Williams a nd a college hospital. There is only one solution a nd it is t h at the library administration build ing a nd the auditorium appropriations m u st pass this year. Please do not look for the RECORD issue will be next week. The next t h at of Friday, April 4th. TRANGMAR STRONG '17 AND PROF. ARM '11 LEAVE COLLEGE STAFF. Two M. A. C. graduates, who have been prominent workers on the col lege staff a re leaving M. A. C. at the end of t h is m o n th in field. the business to enter work E a rl II. T r a n g m a r, '17, who since graduation has been publicity agent for t he college, h as resigned, effective April 1st, to t a ke charge of t he copy department of the 'Ralph H. Jones Ad vertising Agency, F i r st National Bank Jones Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. The agency is one of the largest in Ohio and t he offer " T r a n g" accepts is most flattering. along T r a n g m a r 's work at M. A. C. h as been very effective and con structive lines. He h as built up and organized a college news service to some five hundred news papers of Michigan, a nd h as m a i n t a i n ed regular correspondence with the l a r g er papers of the state, t h at has given Al. A. C, a place before newspaper readers such as it h as never before enjoyed. He effective work h as done some very also with the agricultural press and was i n s t r u m e n t al in the organization the l i u r al Publishers' Association of last sum which was brought about mer at the college, and which firmly established t he college in the graces of r u r al editors of t he state. E m e r s on A r m s t r o n g, '11, Assistant in the Physics Department, Professor also leaves on April 1st to enter man ufacturing work in Detroit. Arm strong takes a position as engineer in t he National production work Machine Products Company of De troit. This is the company of which Clare L. Brackett, w ' l i, is general manager. "Skee" for Successors to either T r a n g m ar or Armstrong have not been selected. DEAN E. A. BURNETT '87 ON GOV ERNMENT MISSION IN FRANCE. soldiers J u st as M. A. C. was foremost in furnishing t he war, now she is coming forward with men of brains a d m i n i s t r a t i ve a nd ability to take up the reconstruction problems following in t he Avake of the to help win enormous destruction in Europe. Pro fessor E. A. Burnett, '87, Dean of t he College of Agriculture of the Univer sity of Nebraska, is the sixth M. A. C. m an to be called upon by t he gov e r n m e nt to assist in t he post bellum agricultural educational work t h at t he United States is directing in foreign countries. and Dean B u r n e tt left t he University of Nebraska for F r a n ce on March 6th and will serve as Regional Director in a g r i c u l t u r al education w o rk in the American Expeditionary Forces. Dean B u r n e tt has leave of absence from t he University of Nebraska and it is ex pected to America until next fall. The work, which Prof. B u r n e tt will u n d e r t a ke is closely allied to t h at of K. L. Butter- field, '91, a nd Professor H. J. Hall; in F r a n ce di '90, who a re already recting educational work in the Amer ican a r my for t he Y. M. C. A. t h at he will not r e t u rn Other M. A. C. m en now serving in foreign coun on similar missions tries a re Dean Mumford, '91, of the University of Missouri, who is visit ing F r e n ch universities as a repre sentative of Agriculture and Agricul tural Education on a commission of American University representatives to F r a n c e; Ray S t a n n a rd Baker, '89, Publicity Agent for P r e s i d e nt Wilson at the Peace Conference: and G. J. Bouyoucos, who is serving on an ag ricultural commission* appointed by President Wilson investigate con to ditions, preparatory to reconstruction work, in Mediterranean countries. DETROIT M. A. C. MEETING MARCH 28th. It An their families. the early p a rt of informal social evening for all M. A. C. men and women of Detroit is to be held on March 28th at the Board of Commerce. Everyone who h as ever attended M. A. C. is invited to come and bring in tended to have a reception in the lobby in t he evening. Later there will be some movies and talks in the auditorium, and about 10 lunch will be served. o'clock a buffet The Detroit Club are just getting their new organization under way a nd a re this evening as a means of rounding up all of M. A. C. people in and about Detroit. looking forward to is CENTRAL MICHIGAN ALUMNI VIC TORY MEETING MARCH 25. The Central Michigan M. A. C, people are going to gather for a Vic and tory Dinner-Meeting-Jollification dance at the Women's Club House, South Washington Ave., Lansing, on Tuesday- evening, March 25, at six o clock. is The program which ar ranged by President E. I. Dail, '02, is announced as "a live one, short a nd the kind you will take home snappy; with you." Rev. N. A. McCune, ' 0 1, being of t he E a st L a n s i ng Community Church, will act as for toastmaster Professor Walter H. t he evening. F r e n ch will speak on t he reconstruc college tion problems which is facing. community There will singing led by Ray T u r n e r, '10, State Leader of Boys' and Girls' Clubs. the be to be this quote At the business meeting, which will follow the program, several m a t t e rs will be t a k en up which are of vital i n t e r e st to t he college and to alumni at follow time. Dancing will from 9:30 until 12:00 and according "for to t he announcements will everybody, old style a nd new neither prohibited," and further "everything from t he announcement will be informal even to price, the which is $1.25 per person." the first opportunity Cen t r al Michigan M. A. C. people have had together on a real old time basis and not feel the restrictions and economies so nec essary d u r i ng the war. Accordingly, t h at it is expected by the committee in t he homelike a nd cordial atmos phere of the Women's Club House the old crowd will let themselves out for time. a rousing good in several years to get This is to attend Those expecting schould notiy Z. C. Goodell at the Dyer Jenison t h an Monday so B a r ry Co. not later t h at t he committee may know how m a ny to prepare for. TED TROUNSELL '20 BRINGS GER M AN WAR DOG TROPHY. "Under the heading " W ar Dog Is Made Safe for Democrats," the Lan sing State J o u r n al printed the follow ing story last week: "When Kaiser Wilhelm that a Yankee turned loose his dogs of w ar he probably realized never fighter the Michigan Agricultural Col from lege would them home. But t h at is j u st what h as happened. Theodore R. Trounsel, who left M. A. C. to be a soldier, is back and has brought with him a pet German po lice dog. Trounsel had the dog with town F r i d ay a nd it was h im down a center of m a ny interesting groups which gathered about the dog and his time to time. m a s t er from lug one of "The dog is called ' P a l' instead of ' F r i t z' or ' H e r m a n' or whatever his name was while a member of the dog staff of the German army. ' P a l' was wounded in action at Chateau Thierry into Trounsel's hands. The a nd fell Aggie dog's wounds a nd kept the animal with h im t h r o u g h o ut fighting the rest of and h as now brought his pet back to m a ke his home in Michigan where things are reasonably safe for dem ocracy." dressed fighter the the Trounsell is one of three M. A. C. men who fought together and who have r e t u r n ed home from overseas at t he same two a re time. The other H e l m ar Ericson, '21, and E d w in Lord, '20, t he l a t t er a former M. A .C. foot THE M. A. C. RECORD. ball player. The three boys are all all residents of Iron Mountain fall. will be back at M. A. C, next They were members of the first bat talion of t r e n ch artillery. The m en and were t r a i n ed at New Orleans last year. went overseas in F e b r u a ry and MAJOR WILLIAM D. FRAZER '09 RETURNS. some t h is country after Major William D. Frazer, '09, of the Seventh Coast Artillery, h as returned fourteen to m o n t hs service overseas. Major Fra zer w i th Mrs. F r a z er (Shirley Gard ner, '09) is spending a short furlough in L a n s i ng and called on his sister, Miss Bess Frazer, college last week. He was w i th an friends t h at outfit of heavy railway artillery took p a rt heaviest in some of fighting of the s u m m er and fall. Speaking before a L a n s i ng audience t he and this week Major F r a z er last few hours of the t h e ir close. '11, and fighting told of the to t h at toward deliver "On the very m o r n i ng of the sign ing of the armistice the second army h ad commenced a drive t he north which would have isolated Metz and placed the allied flag on German soil. W h en t he news came t h at hos tilities would cease at 11 o'clock all forces had prepared a knockout blow to t he H u n. Two 14- inch guns were fired at three m i n u t es of t he h o ur and were so successfully they burst at exactly 11 timed o'clock on the German front. 35 miles away. Then there was a solemn and impressive silence as if a wet blan ket had been t h r o wn over t he confla the gration. As we stood on hill thoughts overlooking Verdun our first time we were of home. Up to t h is h ad not had Then think. from t he chimes of the old cathedral, and down into t he edifice marched British, American and F r e n ch soldiers, w h e re each sang his National a n t h em and t h en knelt and thanked God t h at t he terrible conflict was ended." to the valley came t i me A. F. BARNES, PROF. POLSONS SUC CESSOR, PROMINENT IN EN GINEERING IN SOUTHWEST. A r t h ur F. Barnes, who succeeds Prof. Poison as head of the mechanical is engineering department and who now Dean of E n g i n e e r i ng a nd Pro fessor of Mechanical E n g i n e e r i ng at the New Mexico State College, gra duated from the Worcester Polytech nic I n s t i t u te in 1908, with t he Degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. F r om 1908 to 1913 he was instructor in Mechanical Engineer ing at t he University of Pennsylvania. The following year was spent at Midd- in p l a n n i ng lebury College, Vermont, courses and organizing in for students p r e p a r a t i on engineering t a k i ng Liberal A r ts therefor. 5 to his present In September, 1914, Mr. Barnes was location where called in he h as been very active not only looking after t he work of t he several engineering useful courses, but publicity for t he institution a nd t he engineering work there. in D u r i ng t he w ar took an active p a rt t he New Mexico in State College the vocational t r a i n i ng of soldiers and Mr. Barnes was responsible for t h is work. He was also a d m i n i s t r a t i ve en gineer for t he U. S. Fuel Administra tion in New Mexico. Mr. Barnes is a member of t he American Society of Mechanical En gineers, Society for t he Promotion of Engineering Education, and t he South western Society of Engineers, and h as been a contributor to the Technical a nd Scientific P r e ss and to t he pro ceedings of some of the societies above named. It is expected t h at Prof. Barnes will be here for t he opening of the spring term. M. A. C. GIRL WITH RED CROSS IN FRANCE. t he this year. She There is probably one '09 girl w ho will not be able to attend tenth a n n i v e r s a ry of t he class at Commence ment is Miss Alice Latson who is serving as a Dietician in F r a n c e. in a Red Cross hospital reviving While her 'old t h is spring it seems probable t h at she will be reviving the strength and spirit of wounded Yanks over across. classmates are '09 spirit' on t he campus Miss Latson Beaurae, France. wrote the following: is in a hospital at she F e b r u a ry 13 "As my address has been so change able I have not w r i t t en you to forward the Record to me but we u n d e r s t a nd we are to be here for a little while so please send me the Record to this address. one I have n u m b er t h is year. received but I am now serving in t he A. E. F., as dietician at Base Hospital No. 77. This has been a hospital center of some prominence, b ut all of t he other bases are leaving and a college for A. E. F. men is being organized here. Our base expects to r e m a in as a can tonment hospital but n o t h i ng is cer tain here. entered My address is now below: Base Hospital No. 77, A. P. O. No. 909 American E. F ." Miss Latson at Asbury Hospital Minneapolis in J u ly 1918 and went to an a r my base hos t r a i n i ng at Camp pital Gordon Ga. early in September. Soon after she became a m e m b er of the- American E x p e n d i t i o n a ry t r a i n i ng further forces. for t he college, Joseph A. Jeffery, formerly profes sor of soils at is L a nd Commissioner for t he Duluth, S o u th Shore & Atlantic Railway, with head q u a r t e rs at 413 Fidelity Bldg., Du luth, Minn. 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. Women of Michigan This is Your Affair! issue IS IT NOT PROVIDENTIAL t h at the to come up since first vital the women of this state have gained their franchise issue which intimately and most seriously most —affects life and happiness of woman—the booze question? is t h at t he IF T H E RE WAS ONE QUESTION on which women have always wished they could register their convictions it was on t h is one of the saloon. t h at ON A P R IL S E V E N TH the enfran of Michigan will chised women t h at golden opportunity—and enjoy reason we are absolutely for certain not only of success, but of a vote so overwhelmingly against this last forlorn effort of the " W e t s" as to end the m a t t er for all time. FOR WE CONFIDENTLY expect t h at the most intelligent vote ever cast in t h is state will then be recorded— the intelligent, clear-seeing decision the of the women added to that of m en w ho previously voted this same question down. so-called a m e n d m e nt "Light Wines FOR—MAKE NO MISTAKE—while and the almost Beer" harmless, the old question under a cloak of verbiage—it means in plain language the re-opening of the saloon. sounds is it AND YOU KNOW W H AT that m e a ns —women know only too well. SO WE W I LL NOT A T T E M PT t h at particular analyze here. Time enough for election day. to document that before OUR PURPOSE NOW—our ardent de sire—is to impress upon the women of the state, the necessity of regis tering at onee. TRUE, YOU HAVE until March 22nd —and in cities or townships of less t h an 10,000, until March 29th—to register. BUT YOU KNOW how dangerous is delay. Something may come up— you m ay delay and then forget until it is too late—-and then find yourself barred from exercising that precious privilege for which so many good women have fought so long. DON'T DO IT—DON'T put off this m a t t er from day to day. It is vital You will want to vote on this amend ment. We need not advise you how —there is no doubt as to what wo men will do on this subject. ALL WE ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT is t h at you register—so you will be able to vote on this pernicious bit legislation on April of attempted seventh. And on every other issue t h at is to be voted on then. IF YOU DON'T KNOW the conditions of registration, read below—we give a brief outline. YOU W I LL OBSERVE among other to that things tell your age—merely t h at you are not asked to slate you will be 21 or over on election day. SO T H AT IS EASY—isn't the rest is j u st as simple. it? And ALL YOU N E ED DO IS—do it! Don't delay. Don't put it off. Exercise your voting privilege now t h at you have t h at you prize and t h at you deserve it. Prove it. R E G I S T E R ! — T o d ay is t he best day. BUT IF YOU JUST CAN'T go now, set down on your calendar a certain day and make a solemn resolve t h at on t h at very day you will go and register. REMEMBER — M A R CH 22nd the is last day, except town ships of less t h an 10,000. Then you have till the 29th. But don't wait till the last day. Register now. in cities or T H EN YOU CAN VOTE—cast your first ballot against t h at dangerous bill, and as you may desire on any other—April 7th. Simple Rules For Registering Any woman 21 or over, an American citizen or na by birth, marriage turalization can vote—if her name is on the registration book. You must appear in person. the city or township Register with clerk any day except Sunday or holidays up to and including March 22nd. In any city or township of less 10,000 up to March 29th. than in your own name Register your husbands. not "Mrs. John "Mary Smith." not Smith"— that on election You do not have to give your age— only day to state you will be 21 or in Michigan You must have or more; and been a six months resident or township, of ward 20 days preceding village election. upwards. lived to fall upon Because of the tremendous of work spring by reason of the of the voting privilege it at once. is important that the clerk amount this extension to women, register vou It is simple. minutes—only Requires only a few it—now. that you do Michigan Anti-Saloon League H e a d q u a r t e r s: Lansing, Michigan MINNEAPOLIS AGGIES GATHER. Chas. F. H e r r m a nn the following account of the meeting of Minneapolis alumni held there March S. '97 sends "We had a very successful meeting at t he Leamington last S a t u r d ay eve n i ng in spite of the fact t h at quite a n u m b er of our Association members were detained at home due to sickness seventeen gathered table around a nd to Prof. Woodworth's talk on M. A. C. and its wide awake, active, up-to-date attitude and useful ness in solving the m a ny present-day problems. listened a We are all delighted, indeed, to have Prof. Woodworth with us as a repre sentative of our College. He certainly did m a ke us sit up and t a ke notice of the fact things are doing at M. A. C. and we a re glad of t he wonder ful record M. A. C. made d u r i ng t he w ar period. We feel the same thoughtful energy will prove an im in accomplishing won p o r t a nt factor derful progress in the future. t h at t h at Our Association selected J. Allen Miller, '12, as president for the ensuing year, I ra J. Westerveidt '12 as vice- president, and C. C. Cavanaugh with '09 as Secretary-Treasurer. We a re sure t h at with these men at the helm, we a re going to do things. One of t he new and which will shortly be carried into execution, is for all M. A. C. folks to meet to gether for luncheon once or twice a to keep month. This will do much the College spirit alive in us. proposed features Will you suggest to any M. A. C. folks coming this way t h at they call on me at my place of business and register in our M. A. C. record book. If there is any service we can render to any M. A. C i t e s, we are here for t h at purpose. Next Saturday night we have a ban quet at for all the Radisson Hotel members of the P hi Delta Theta of this vicinity. This brings to my m i nd the fact t h at M. A. C. h as no Greek letter fraternities at present which, I to a m an believe, the business after he gets out world, and I know t h at our Alma Mater would receive a great deal of valuable advertising if her graduates were members of National Greek Fra ternities of good standing." is a disadvantage into T A NK SPORTS FEATURE CARNI VAL. in the The first s w i m m i ng meet ever un last d e r t a k en at M. A. C. was held S a t u r d ay as a p a rt of roundup athletic carnival runoff in the gymna t he afternoon and evening. sium The evening events in t he pool were t he best attended and proved very to college spectators. A num novel ber swimmers showed up d u r i ng the meet, particu team larly among t he seniors whose honors. T he easily unusually took t he class good of THE M. A. C. RECORD. events of t he s w i m m i ng contest were a plunge for distance; 30 yard, free 40-yard style; 30-yard back breast stroke; 50-yard free style; 120- yard relay; and dives for distance. stroke; Other features of the Athletic Car nival were t he Sophomore-Freshman girls captain ball game and the girls four- intersociety relay races between men t e a ms selected by the Sororians a nd T h e m i a n s. T he m en r u n n i ng for the Sororians won out. T he men's in tersociety relay was won by t he Eu- the Colum nomians who nosed out inter in a close sprint. The bians society basketball championship was t a k en by the P hi Deltas from t he For- ensics 14 to 5. PADDOCK '93, COMMENDING DOR MITORIES, COMPARES M. A. C. WITH O. S. U. Wendell Paddock '93 (M. S. 1900) Professor at Ohio of H o r t i c u l t u re State University, Columbus sends this college following dormatory and its influence in student life. a r g u m e nt on the It is not often t h at I have bothered you with a letter but the wail from E a st L a n s i ng a m e nt the dormitory I couldn't system gets on my nerves. get up much e n t h u s i a sm over t he effort to save College Hall; the t h o u g h ts of the old building only brought to mind painful memories of miserable a t t e m p ts at delivering socalled orations and of in dry m a t h e m a t i c s. n u m e r o us But Williams Hall was different. In spite of the dirt, bugs and general u n s a n i t a ry conditions, Williams Hall will always have a tender spot in the least, memories of the older men, at its who were once dwellers within walls. flunks is the But it is not so much the obsolete buildings t h at we wish to commend as it system. The college has always beep noted for the strong men t u r n ed out and I am con whom it vinced t h at during my day there, at least, dormitory life was a strong con in t h is development. t r i b u t i ng factor Since leaving M.'A. C. I have known a good deal about college life at several learning where dor institutions of mitory facilities are lacking. At all of these places this lack is deplored by the authorities. The many a r g u m e n ts in favor of the dormitory system need not be enumerated here. M. A. C. h as long held an unique t he position among t he colleges from fact r u r al t h at is h as been dicidedly in its s u r r o u n d i n g s. The city is now w i t h in easy reach and is quite close enough as any college m an will say the who h as tried to instruct where m a ny distractions of a large city a re oh every h a n d. Take t he case of the Ohio State University which is now practically in t he h e a rt of the city. The a t t r a c t i o ns are such t h at m a ny stu dents, especially those from t he small towns soon find themselves falling be hind. This condition certainly would 7 not be so a p p a r e nt if the University was located ten miles out in the open location which many of country—a the i n s t r u c t o rs long for. Then again, as it is now our students a re dependent for the most p a rt upon a floating popu lation class the University come their owes them a living, consequently attitude is reflected in the student and he proceeds to carry his horse play just as far as the law will allow. rooms. This t h at their to believe for The dormitory system h as proved to be all r i g ht for M. A. C. d u r i ng the past and if appropriations can be se cured, let us hope t h at ample rooming facilities for the students will be pro vided at an early date. At any rate, j u d g i ng there some years ago and from my present large city, I should experience say t h at E a st L a n s i ng is already far too large for t he good of the College. four years from my in a MISS WHITE, FORMER DEAN, PO PULAR AT CORNELL. The work of Dr. Georgia L. White, formerly Dean of Women at M. A. C. and now adviser of . / o m en at Cor nell University, is commented upon by P r e s i d e nt S c h u r m an of Cornell in his report concerning her first year's work at Ithaca, in the following: In the confirmed trustees unani recognition, h as been for "There is a special advantage which the women students enjoy this year. The office of adviser of women, which was in 1916 put upon a new basis, in securing to the incumbent a seat the university faculty and other ade quate t he filled by a p e r m a n e nt ap first time pointment. president the J u ne nominated Miss Georgia L. White for t he position a nd the mously nomination. Miss White h as u n u s u al qualifications for t he office of adviser of women at Cornell University. She took h er Ph. B. here in 1896 and after two years of POSL g r a d u a te study here and one in Germany, she also took h er Ph. D. degree in 1901. Dr. W h i te was for a n u m b er of years a member of t he faculty of Smith College, in which she gave and from 1913 to J u ne last she was dean of home economics and dean of women in the Michigan Agricultural College. It m ay also be added t h at Dr. White enjoys the esteem and confidence of t he members of the faculty as well as t he alumnae who are personally of acquainted with her or who have kept in touch with h er work. She will be able to render to t he women students of the university an i m p o r t a nt service not less essential t h an t h at performed by it and supplementary to it. teacher, yet distinct from instruction ' in sociology, t he " In order t h at students m ay h a ve easy access to t he new official, a cen- . trally located cottage on the campus — t he one formely occupied by Pro recom fessor Babcock—has, on mendation of t he president, been fit It is pro- ted up for h er occupancy. the 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. first vided with public offices on the It is believed t h at this cottage, floor. the Ad which has been designated viser's House, will henceforth be a place much frequented by the women students of the university. The ad viser of women should become an im p o r t a nt factor in the life of the uni versity as the guide, friend, and helper of women students, and the president hopes they will adopt the practice of consulting her freely. The service she can render them will be the measure of success which it is possible for the adviser of women to achieve." * WITH THE COLORS * F r om Corporal L. M. Headworth, S. C. '16, Section 602, U. S. Army Am bulance Service, American E. F., France, A. P. 0, 929: I am w r i t i ng you j u st a few lines to let you know of my change of ad dress. The section t h at I am in was to F r a n ce transferred in Italy late August and until the armistice WTas signed we were very busy work the St. Mihiel and Ar- ing in both from t h at I can tell you gonne drives. While we were at tached to the 32d division in the Ar- gonne drive I r an onto many M. A. C. men a nd it seemed pretty good to see them. A. M. Schultz of 1920 is still with us and he wanted me to tell you of his to F r a n ce as he came over transfer here with us and I is coming received two issues of the RECORD to day and to get them and to know the news. it surely did seem good fine. We do not know when we will get the boys the states but all to back are ready. F r om Sergt. C. E. Thompson, '16, Co. A, 21st Engrs., to E. C. Manden- berg, '15: note to A u d un le Roman, France. the I regret very much to realize b u r n i ng of old Bills and t h at nevermore wall we be able to register our Sunday sightseers from the noble window seat of No. 10. No quiet doubt about the campus, but I hope next fall will see it resume time posi tion. unusually its old things are Our regiment was on the front con tinuously from Feb. 17, 1918, until the armistice wTas signed. We built narrow a whole net work of our the Toul sector a nd gauge R. R. the Luneville some near Baccarat the St. sector. We followed up both Mihiel drives, and Argonne-Meuse later. in in On Nov. 1 at Bantheville the rest of his life, but truly came nearest here just a memory now. teresting to say the least. yours to staying over is It has been in t h at On Nov. 29th we moved up here and m a i n t a i n i ng and are operating s t a n d a rd gauge here. This is r i g ht on the boundary of German L o r r a i ne and I h a ve been over the line on a couple of Sundays. We hope to be relieved soon, but, of course, we do not know, I was sorry to note Don C. McMil lan's death. Walt Thomas is the old M. A. C. man t h at I have r un across over here. As for our own (21st Reg.) M. A. C. men, to my knowledge. Smithey (J. P.) has had quite a u n i q ue experience. He was a Boche prisoner but is now back with two March boys are still band members. Forbes, with '11, is a master engineer. they are all w e ll Ingalls and the outfit. the SUDS M. A. C. students who return to the farm are, as a rule, the leaders in their community. They are pro gressive and in most cases prosperous. On their farms you see good equipment, well taken care of. In addi tion to modern farm machinery you will find sub stantial buildings. Many M. A. C. students will be interested in the It is the only tile silo equipped with LASCO tile silo. the famous LADDER H I N GE DOOR. The doors form a perfect ladder, steps 15 inches apart, safe and easy to climb. The doors are always in place—no lost doors. The lever lock is operated by one hand. The doors do not sag, bind or stick. We invite you to call at our factory. We want some more good agents in Michigan. LANSING SILO COMPANY. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 "The average man is an old fogy at twenty-five" IT was William J a m e s, the great psychologist, w ho said that. A nd he h ad in his mind his e x p e r i e n ce with college men, as well as with others. AT twenty-five t he a v e r a ge m an in business lias m a s t e r ed a certain specific t a s k; he Zjk ^ m. has overcome his first unfamiliariry; he is at one of t he most d a n g e r o us points in his c a r e e r: — t he point at which he is t e m p t ed to b e c o me self-satisfied — to cease to grow. the statistician and economist; and Joseph French Johnson, Dean of the New York University School of Commerce. 75,000 proofs of the Institute's power The extraordinary man never ceases to grow On t he o t h er h a nd t he e x c e p t i o n al m an n e v er ceases to grow. He is like G l a d s t o ne w ho could t a ke up a n ew l a n g u a ge at e i g h ty ; or like Com modore V a n d e r b i l t, whose railway t h e ir t h r ee score a nd t e n. lines h ad largest expansion after he h ad passed Such m e n, r e a c h i ng twenty-five or t h i r t y, become a w a re t h at t h ey k n ow only one d e p a r t m e nt of b u s i n e s s — a nd t h at t h at sort of special ization may m a ke a m an a d e p a r t m e nt h e a d, b ut n e v er lifts h im to t he h i g h er executive po sitions in business, or fits h im to e n t er busi ness for himself. Going back to school at thirty Such m en t u r n, in large n u m b e r s, to t he A l e x a n d er H a m i l t on I n s t i t u t e. T he a v e r a ge a ge of t he m en e n r o l l ed in t he I n s t i t u te is over 3 0; eighty-five p e r c e nt are m a r r i e d; a nd an e x t r a ordinary large proportion of t h em are college g r a d u a t e s. T h ey a re a t t r a c t ed first, p e r h a p s, by t he c h a r a c t er of t he I n s t i t u t e 's Advisory Council. On t he Council a r e: Frank A. Vanderlip, President of the National City Bank of New York; General Coleman duPoiit, the well-known business executive; John Hays Ham mond, the eminent engineer; Jeremiah Whipple Jenks, Another thing that attracts thoughtful men to the Institute is the fact that it has only one Course: for ten years it has specialized in just one thing-—train ing men for executive responsibility and success. 75,000 successful Americans, previously enrolled, are proofs of its power. Among these who testify to its value in their careers are such men as: Roy W . H o w ard, President, United Press Association; William H. Ingersoll, Marketing Managcrof Robert H. Ingersoll and Bro.; William A. Candler, Secretary and Treas urer, Coco-Cola Company; Charles E. Murnan, Vice President, United Drug Company and C. E. Holmes, Superintendent, H. C. Capwell Company. A free book which every college man should read As a result of its ten years of training men, the In stitute has published a 11-2 page book, "Forging Ahead in Business." It is valuable to any man, whether he in the Institute's Modern contemplates enrolling Business Course and Service or not; and the Institute is glad to have it in the hands of all college men, be cause their advice is often sought in matters of this sort. There is a copy of "Forging Ahead in Business" for you entirely free and without obligation; merely fill in the coupon and mail. ALEXANDER HAMILTON i57 Astor Place N ew York City INSTITUTE Send for " Forging Ahead in Business" F R E E. Address. Business Position !• I am still doing with Co. A. the duties of Sgt. time I h ad At Christmas We have been enjoying a couple of fine weather. A welcome weeks of change after so much r a in and mud. the good fortune furlough. to be on my I spent seven days at Menton on the Mediterranean. F r om there I visited Italian Nice, x.-onte Carlo and frontier. Going and coming I stopped from 12 to 24 nours at Nancy, Dijon, Lyon, Marseilles and Paris. I saw a lot of F r a n ce and thoroughly enjoyed my trip. the You have read enough of my chat to ter so will quit. Give my regards Date when you write and to any of my old friends not forgetting Mother Bright, Dean Bissell and Prof. Ted der. to-date woman's d e' partment, with corsets, muslin underwear, babies' and children's garments, beauty shop and an enlarged drapery department. Readu Made Garments in There are many splendid models left our ready'tO'wear department, and each is a special bargain. MILLS DRY GOODS GO. 108-110 S. Wash. 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