J U NE 6, 1919 mniiiiim No. 32 m>e M A C RECORD T he Shades of Old Williams Call for You. T he Checker P a n ed Windows of Wells Beckon. Morrill Hall Longs to Hear t he Swish of Your Skirts. T he C a m p us W a n ts to Bear Your Tread on its Velvet Green Besides—Old College Pals Will be Looking for You. Have a Heart—Surely You'll Not Deny These Life Long Friends, J u ne 10 a nd 11. >5= EWS cannot "O&JbO live on Herpastv H* •5W5 What will you do forHerJuture?" mSrtSm B* fim itcM/s; %e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATIONT East LansingJbiichigan Publishers l l i i l l l l i l Dl 'TTTTT m EG ALLEN & DE KLEINE CO. 124-130 West Ionia.. Printers—Office Outfitters The finest equipped plant in Central Michigan Bell 1094 Citz. 3436 CORYELL NURSERY Birmingham, Mich. Growers of High Grade Ornamentals. We raise a large variety of vigorous stock for home grounds and public parks. R. J. Coryell, '84, president; Ralph I. Coryell, '14, sec'y and treasurer. DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL Hours: 11 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 p. m. Evening hours: Mon., Wed. and Sat. by appointment. Office in East Lansing State Bank Bldg. Phones: Res. Bell 830, Citz. 3244. Office Citz. 2572 "HANK" AND "FRANK" the Pool, Billiards, Cigars. Tour barbers for last five yea^s. In the new Dickson Building. COLLEGE CAFE AND TEA ROOM Grand River Ave., E a st Lansing. A Real Good Place to Eat. Operated by the Misses Smith, Former Pro prietors of the Wildwood Cafe. A. B. HARFORD College Watch Maker Variety and Gift Shop. H A R V EY PHOTO SHOP P O R T R A I TS All Kinds Photographic Work We Do Framing E. M. Harvey 1915. J. H. Pratt Mgr. ABBOT AVE. ros YOUR IWCflEJ 2 ALUMNI Z ZZ DIRECTORY PAGELSEJV & SPENCER P a t e n t s, P a t e nt Law, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan E. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. Patent Office. Telephone Grand 2635-M ALLEN & BOONE, ENGINEER)* Electrical, Automotive, Mechanical, Chemical. Testing- Laboratories, 870 Woodward Ave. G. H. Allen, '09. Detroit, Mich. SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants Solicit consignments in Poultry — Veal — E g gs Guy H. Smith, '11 "Western Market, Detroit. THE BIRNEY ELECTRIC CO. 119 E. Mich. Ave. Leo J. Hughes, Vice Pres., With Class of '15. A Variety of Fixtures for Students' Rooms—Students' Lamps and Mazda Bulbs, LANSING BATTERY SHOP 123 E a st Ottawa St., Lansing, Mich. E. E. Kinney, '15, Proprietor. Storage Batteries and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. J, H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of All Kinds. THE M. A. C. RECORD. A. M. EMERY, '83. 223 Wash. Ave. N. H. C. Pratt, "09, in Charge of Office Supply Department. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Call ing Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames, Filing- Cabinets and General Office Supplies. BLUDEAU, SIEBERT & GATES Bookbinders File Boxes, Map Mountings, Etc. Citizens Phone No. 3019. Cor. Washington Ave. and Allegan St. LOUIS BECK CO. 112 Wash. Ave. N. ^ Best in Clothes for Men and Boys. J. E. STOFPER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 2361 Bell phone 61 H. KOSITCHEK & BROS. 113 N. Wash. Ave. The Home of Those Celebrated Ed. V. Price Tailor-Made Suits and Over coats (Fashion P a rk Clothes) (Style Plus, Suits and Over coats.) A. G. BISHOP, Odorless Cleaners, F a n cy Dyers 114-6 Washtenaw W. Citz. 2268 Bell 580 COODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M, A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind If you haven't insured your better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc., 208-212 Capital National Bank Bldg. salary, M. A. C. A S S O C I A T I O N S. Southern .California. President, I. J. Woodin, 234 Wholesale Terminal Bldg., Los An geles. - Secretary-treasurer, H. C, Schuyler, '13, '13, Leffingwell Rancho, Whittier. Member of Executive Committee, G. C. Davis, '89. Alumni Member, H. A. Marsh, '08. Milwaukee. President, Wm. L. Davidson, '13, Scout Executive, 84 Mason St. Secretary-treasurer, George B. Wells, '00, Schrader L u m b er Co. Portland. Oregon. President, J. V. Gongwer, Vice-President, J o hn Decker, '04. Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. Bale, '08. '00, 39 Barnes Road. Central Michigan. President, L u t h er H. Baker, '93, Michigan Millers Ins. Co. Vice-President. Mrs. Thomas Gun- son. T2, E a st Lansing. Secretary and treasurer, E a rl Hot- chin, '12, Michigan Millers Ins. Co. Detroit Club. President, H. B. Gunnison, '00, De troit Edison Co. Vice-Presiden, E d w a rd C. Krehl, '08. J o hn H. Secretary and treasurer, '13, Mutual Benefit Ins. Co., Kenyon, 80 Griswold St., Detroit. Rapids. Grand President, H. I. Duthie, '11, F a r go E n g i n e e r i ng Co. Vice-President, Mrs, L. B. Littel, '03. Secretary and treasurer, Mrs. C. H. P e r k i n s. '11. Washington, D. C. President, Clay Talnian, missioner of the Land Office. '95, Com Vice-President, H e n ry J. Schneider, '04. Secretary and t r e a s u r e r, Mrs. Mary Ross Reynolds, '03. Member Executive Committee, Roy Potts, '06. Minneapolis. President, J. Allen Miller, '12. Vice-President, I ra J. Westerveldt, '12. Secretary and t r e a s u r e r, C. C. Cav- anaugh, '09. Flint Chid. President, I. E. Parsons, '07, Grand Blanc. Vice-President, Mrs. 0. G. Anderson, '13. Grand Blanc. Secretary. Howard R. Estes -'17 Flint, Y. M. C. A. Treasurer, Donald D. Stone '13 514 E a st St., Flint. DETROIT ALUMNI C«>flEJ •• r e g u l ar weekly bold a at the Detroit Board of Commerce on Wednesday alumni and former s t u d e n ts and visiting M. A. C. people are being welcomed. noons. Detroit luncheon T HE M. A. C. RECORD V O L. X X I V. E A ST L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, J U NE (i, 1 9 1 9, daily preparations DATA ON UPPER A IR CURRENTS gath ered by means of observations on small balloons is being collected from the E a st Lansing Weather Bureau, be ginning this week. T he data is chiefly for use in estabishing aerial routes and is being furnished t he a ir mail ser vice. D. A. Seeley, '98, in charge of the E a st Lansing Weather Bureau, for has been m a k i ng some time, looking toward t he regular daily balloon observations a nd a num ber of trial balloons having been sent up from t he station during t he past two weeks. Regular observa tions s t a r t i ng this week will be taken just before 8 in t he m o r n i ng a nd about 3 in t he afternoon. T he E a st Lansing office is t he only weather bur; collecting eau station in Michigan, data a nd together with stations at Madison, Wisconsin, a nd Ithaca, New York, which also a re beginning obser vations this week, it will furnish up information for t he per a ir c u r r e n ts general their ob lake region. Upon servations t he activities of t he aerial mail carriers on t he routes from Chi cago to New York, Cleveland to Chi cago a nd Chicago to Winnipeg will largely be governed. Mr. A n d r us of the local station will probably m a ke the observations. T HE 1919 "VICTORY'' WOLVERINE is being delivered from t he publishers in Kalamazoo a nd will probably be dis tributed on Thursday t he campus night. A large shipment of t he books has already been received a nd sent out on mail orders. T HE 1911 DRINKING FOUNTAIN is re established for its s u m m e r 's flow and will hospitably offer a drink to return ing alumni a nd others as they alight from t he cars for t he commencement reunion—whether from Ohio or no. come they L I E U T. W. W. ATKINSON, c h a p l a in of the 119th Field Artillery, who deliv ers t he baccalaureate sermon Sunday afternoon, J u ne 8th, is a w a rm per sonal friend of Coach Brewer, t he two having played side by side on t he foot ball team at the - University of Wis consin. T he army chaplain who h as made such a name for himself a nd is idolized by t he m en of t he 119th, was popularly known as " A t t i e" in t he old days when he played football at Wis consin. Director Brewer says t h at he was one of t he closest, friends he had while in college. T HE ARKANSAS F A RM BUREAU of t he Board of Commerce of Little Rock, Arkansas, in m a k i ng i ts second an t h r o u gh Michigan in nual farm trip early June, visits t he college a nd will have breakfast on t he campus as col lege guests on t he m o r n i ng of J u ne 10th, t he day before commencement. The farm committee will spend some time in Central Michigan, looking over its agricultural activities, a nd plans to m a ke a thorough inspection of t he College F a r m, a nd i ts methods. T he trip of t he Bureau is being directed by P. G. Holden, 89, w ho is director of Agricultural Extension for t he In ternational Harvester Company of Chicago. this from revived p r o g r am E A ST L A N S I N G 'S C o m m u n i ty Garden t he Association h as blows of inclement weather during the early spring planting season and is j u st getting under way to under take i ts farming for t he summer. T he chief crops to be un dertaken year a r e: potatoes, sweet corn, tomatoes, beans a nd cab bage. Large committees have been named to be responsible for each of the different crops. about fifteen acres will be gardeneu by t he Collegeville people this summer. There seems to be no diminution in enthus iasm over garden this spring, even with t he w in work the w ar motives of last year lacking. A slightly different plan of m a r k e t i ng the garden stuff will be used next fall in t h at local people will be given an opportunity to purchase t he commu nity raised produce. It will be sold in E a st L a n s i ng j u st as long as there is a local m a r k e t. t he community Probably T HE BARRACKS BUILDINGS which wer,e purchased by t he college for t he use of t he a r my contingents last sum mer a nd which served t he college ad m i n i s t r a t i on so well d u r i ng t he influ enza epidemic, a nd later for exhibition purposes during F a r m e r s' week, have been disposed of to t he State Indus trial School for Boys at Lansing. The them down in boys a re now tearing them sections, preparatory to moving to t he school. " C O M M U N I TY L I F E ," t he E a st Lan sing weekly newspaper which w as started last winter, h as progressed to a point where it now requires an in creased staff. T he paper w as started originally by t he E a st Lansing Busi ness Men's Association, a nd had as its object t he upbuilding of community spirit in t he college city. Business has been so good t h at a business man ager h as been found necessary. T he m an selected is F. W. Fabian, assist ant professor of t he bacteriology de p a r t m e n t. W. S. Kellogg of " T he Campus P r e s s" h as t a k en over t he publication, as owner and publisher t he editorial staff and Glen S. Kyes a nd Leslie M. Davis. consists of t he queenly T HE GOWN FOR T HE M AY QUEEN who was voted upon several weeks ago by M. A. C. girls a nd whose identity will not be known until t he evening of t he May Pageant, is being fashioned by five chosen maids in w a i t i ng of t he J u n i or class. T he girls selected to work on robes were named on a scholastic basis a nd a re in those having t he highest m a r ks domestic a rt during t he past year. They a r e: Cecil Gebhart, Clara Perry, Phyliss Rossman, E d i th Graham, a nd Marion Normington. T he wives of the t e a c h i ng staff and other E a st Lan sing women a re showing a great deal of interest in t he pageant a nd a re co operating in t he planning a nd mak ing of t he costumes. T HE STATE JOURNAL of L a n s i ng is finding so much news a nd so much activity, social a nd otherwise, in and about t he college t h at they a re now running an E a st Lansing column reg ularly three times a week. T HE G I R L S' T E N N IS T E AM defeated a women's team from Olivet S a t u r d ay in both the singles a nd t he doubles. It was t he first match played on t he home courts t h is spring. Miss Seeley was t he only one required to play three sets in order to defeat h er op ponent. After losing t he first one 6-0, she came back strong a nd took two. In t he singles Misses Scott, Seeley and Williams of M.-'A. C. defeated Misses Olivet, Martin and Sawyer a nd in t he doubles Miss Scott a nd Miss Williams defeated Miss Olivet a nd Miss Saw yer. SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE was con this week by Coach Gauthier, cluded '14. Unusual weather conditions a nd the concentration of a great m a ny postponed athletic events have con tributed to demoralize t he spring foot ball work to some extent; neverthe less t he spring work h as revealed t h at M. A. C. stands ready to step into one of t he greatest football years in h er history. T he pick of three years foot ball veterans will be in t he fray next fall and a fine crew of huskies have been uncovered by t he coaches during the spring work. With so much sea soned m a t e r i al on hand, t he 1919 Ag gie football squad is certain to be a ruthless machine. letter men, most of them m en of two years experience on Aggie varsity teams a nd with additional experience gained last year from a r my a nd navy football, a re all t h at Gauthier will have to choose from next fall. Included in this lot are three Aggie football captains. F o u r t e en 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD Entered as second-class matter 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. President \V. K. Prudden. '78, Lansing E. W.Ranney, \K), Greenville. Vice President H. H. Musselman, '08, East Lansing, Treas. U. W. McKibbin, '11, East Lansing, - Secretary and Editor A. C. McKinnon, '95, . Anna Cowles,'In, Bay City Members of (^Executive Coin- East Lansingl mittee Elected Alexander Mae Vittie, '11, O a r Oj al L a i'^e- MEMBERSHIP IN THE M. A. 0. ASSO CIATION which includes subscription to the RECORD. S2.00 PER YEAR. THE M. A. C. RECORD. ing. Boston alumni tive and the amount came largely from zation. took initia the t h at was raised the Boston organi Both Vanderbilt and the Massachu ideas setts Agricultural College have the Memorial Build with respect to those identical with ings which are of M. A. C. Both their Memorial Halls are to be Union Buildings and will be used as community and social centers for t h e ir campuses. We do not believe t h at the alumni the of Vanderbilt University, or of Massachusetts Agricultural College have any more college spirit or a re more loyal to their alma m a t er than the Michigan Agricultural alumni of College. With t he wonderful successes of these two before us, we undertake relying upon old our campaign and M. A. C. spirit—which to none—we are assured of success. is second the 125th in stature, his application the engineering course, entering Co. I soon after he of Infantry very left college. Because he was short for an officers' t r a i n i ng was rejected. Ed gar Guest has w r i t t en a poem in his memory which was published the " I n d i c a t o r" of March 20th. It is en titled "The Little Soldier." in WILLIAM B. LUTZ '20, KILLED IN ACTION. William Bryon Lutz, '20, was killed in action on August 10th in F r a n c e. He was a gunner corporal of Battery A, 119th Field Artillery, having en the Battery May 19, 1917, listed freshman on the completion of h is year at college. A recent letter from Captain E d g ar J. Learned of Battery A to his parents gives the details. in to first the Vesle river. "It was on July 30th t h at the Bat tery went into the line in the second the Marne. Your son was battle of the gunner on the piece. He commanded his gun and crew with credit and fought valiantly from Le It was Channel in our last position in this battle un der the town of Fismes t h at your son gave his life for his country. At 12 o'clock noon on August 10th, the Bat tery was firing with deadly effect up on an enemy transport. The Battery was under heavy shell fire of the ene my, but little heeded those brave men the things t h at were going on around them, so intent were they on carrying them. out the mission assigned After forty-five minutes of this terri the enemy obtained ble bombardment a direct hit upon our first gun and every member of the crew was either killed or wounded. At s un down t h at evening Corp. Lutz and brave comrades were buried near the vil t h us lage of Chery Chartreuve. And ended the saddest day in our military careers." his to " ' Make Remittances payable to the M. A.C. Association. J. S. PALMER 18, KILLED IN AC TION, AWARDED WAR CROSS. FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 19ri MEMORIALS. is A recent meeting of the Campaign Committee for the Union Building de cided upon an amount of $150,000.00 for the Building, and t h at all of that to he raised by subscrip amount tion from alumni, students and friends of M. A. C. As Commencement draws near and campaign plans are being perfected, the prospects for the Memo rial Building are becoming brighter and brighter. The parents of J a m es S. Palmer, '18, who was killed in action at with just Juvigny August 31, 1918. have the War Depart received word from the ment that their son. a private in the 125th French Croix de Guerre with silver star on March 16th. The citation up the award was made was on which Infantry, was awarded t h an the plans the success in Nashville, Tenn., There is probably nothing that has aroused more enthusiasm among mem the campaign committee or bers of take on a more rosy made hue similar that campaigns have attained at Vander- bilt University. Nashville, Tenn., and at Massachusetts Agricultural College at Amherst. The Vanderbilt Alumni Memorial Hall plans were started in the winter and an active campaign on was begun April 15th and lasted four days. The entire amount sought was $250,000 of which Nashville had a quota of $85,- 000. The amount actually subscribed in Nashville was $107,800. The na tion-wide campaign has not been start ed yet, but if alumni outside of Nash ville go ."over in the city have done, instead of $250,000 other uiey will raise $346,000, words, exceed by $100,000. Student subscriptions to the Vanderbilt fund amounted to $28,800, soldiers a t u r n i ng over the to fund. large number of returned their $60 bonus top" as amount those the the set in equal enthusiasm The Massachusetts Agricultural Col lege shows over their Memorial Hall project and at a reception and banquet to r e t u r n i ng soldiers recently held in Boston, $30,- 000 was raised a Memorial toward Building at A m h e r st d u r i ng the even in Lutz entered M. A. C. from Saline, Michigan, and spent one year the engineering course, having enlisted in the Lansing Batteries at the close of term. Lutz was a close the spring '17, the friend of Emory S. Crocker and two having entered Battery A served together the fighting the 119th partici pated. through much of in which signed by the French Marshal Petain and reads as follows: "Private J a m es S. Palmer, 125th U. S. Infantry, after the death of his ser geant, took command of his comrades and led them to the attack with mag nificent bravery. He was killed the next day while again leading his com rades the attack." to Palmer spent a year at M. A. C. in RALPH I. CORYELL '14, CITED. Ralph I. Coryell, the campus '84, has returned '14, an observer the aviation section, and son of in from R. J. Coryell, overseas and visited last week, from his home in B i r m i n g h a m. While renewing his acquaintance with Prof. Eustace in the Hort. department he received a telegram confirming a citation which was made of him on March 27th. The citation r e a ds as follows: " F i r st Lieutenant Ralph I. Coryell distin- (Observer) 96th A. S. for THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 COMMENCEMENT WEEK PROGRAM, JUNE 6 TO JUNE 11, 1919. Alumni, Fo-rmer Students Headquarters in and Returned Gymnasium. Soldiers Friday 4 6 6— June 30 p: m.—Baseball, Mt. Pleasant Normal. 00 p. m.—M. A. C. Union Picnic, Picnic Grounds. :30 p. m.—Senior P a r t y. Saturday. Jun<\ 1-— 9:30 a. m— Canoe Tilt. "7:30 p. m.—Society P a r t i e s. Sunday. June 8— 3:00 p. m.—Baccalaureate Sermon, Chaplain W. W. Atkinson. 7:00 p. m.—Sacred Concert. Monday June 9— 9:00 a. m.—Senior Picnic 4:30 p. m.—Baseball, Wabash College. 6:30 p. m.—Band Concert and Cane Rush. 7:00 p. m.—Swimming Demonstration, Gym pool, invitation only. 8:30 p. m.—Dramatic Club, Merchant of Venice, Forest of Arden. ( P i ne L a k e ). Tuesday, June 10— 8:30 a. m.—Senior Breakfast 1:30 p. m.—-Farewell 3:30 p. m.—Baseball, Wabash College. .6:00 p. m.—Alumni Supper, Informal Meeting, People's Church. 7:00 p. m.—May Pageant, League of Nations, Forest of Arden. 9:00 p. m.—M. A. C. Union Party. to Campus Buildings. ( P i n e t u m ). Wednesday, June 11— 10:00 a. m.—Commencement Exercises, Gymnasium, Dr. R. M. Wenley, "Yesterday and Tomorow." 12:30 p . m . — A l u m ni Luncheon and A n n u al Meeting, Armory.- 3:30 p. m.—Union Mass Meeting, H o n o r i ng R e t u r n ed Soldiers. 4:30 p. m.—Regimental P a r a de and Review. 5:30 p. m.—Memorial Grove Dedication, West of Senior House. 6:00 p. m.—Class Reunions and Dinners, Society Reunions. 7:30 p. m.—Cap Night, Alumni gather by classes at Gymnasium. Thursday and Friday. June 12 and IS— Society Reunions and P a r t i e s. guished and exceptional gallantry at Conflans on 23 August, 1918, in the the American Expedit operations of ionary Forces thereof, in and as an expression of appreciation of his valor, I award him this citation. Awarded on 27th March 1919. J o hn J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief." testimony The incident in question occurred after a bombardment of Conflans by in the 96th Aero Squadron, resulting a r u n n i ng fight between the 96th and a German squadron, d u r i ng which Lieut. Coryell alternately shot at Ger m an planes a nd observed movements in the German sector. on the ground in July, 1917, and went overseas November 2, 1917. Aft er t r a i n i ng work in observing, bomb ing, and aerial gunnery, he was as signed in April, 1918. On May 25th he was to t he 96th Aero Squad transferred to the 90th Aero Squadron Coryell enlisted the transferred ron and performed duties as observer, squadron opera chief observer, and that time until No tions officer from St. Mihiel vember 2d. During drive he was on special duty with the Army Command F l i g ht working di the General Headquar rectly under ters and H e a d q u a r t e rs of the F i r st American Army. On November 2d he the Second Day to was Bombardment Group Air Service, Sec ond Army and acted as Group Opera t h is year. tions Officer until March from At the t i me of Coryell's transfer the the 96th squadron he was one of two original observers who were still left with in num the squadron and ber and weight of bombs dropped by the American Air Ser members of vice second. He was eleven months in the Toul sector. r a n ks PORTRAIT OF CHARLES GARFIELD '70, BY KENNEDY '01, WINS COMMENDATION. in One of included the pieces of a rt work fe- cently completed by S. J. Kennedy, '01, is a p o r t r a it done in oil of Chas. W. Garfield, '70, of Grand Rapids. T he p o r t r a it will be the ex hibit which Kennedy will send to the college The commencement week. Grand Rapids News of May 21 says of the p o r t r a i t: is in t h at class "It of portraits which a t t r a ct not only those who are familiar with the sub those as well who enjoy a ject, but p a i n t i ng for the sake of a rt itself. "In his p o r t r a it of Mr. Garfield the artist has defined his character and those t r a i ts which are so well k n o wn to the thousands of friend of this lov the picture in able man. One sees the Mr. Garfield which knows one best. Those who have been active with in him t he various uplifting efforts in which he has engaged will recognize first of all a magnificent s t r e n g th of moral char acter. t h at encouraging smile to which many a young m an in Grand Rapids has at tributed his early success. The chil dren will find the Mr. Garfield who is ready to romp around and throw dull those know care the winds, and in this por h im best can summarize qualities t r a it all those which m a ke him first citizen of Grand Rapids. The business m an sees in church m a t t e rs and admirable the to in of "It recall t he art To please is difficult its subject, but if this, Mr. Kennedy has the to separate a good there p o r t r a it from p o r t r a it is a n y t h i ng it lies in the a r t i s t 's ability painting t r a i ts of character. to vividly succeeded In admirably. he eye, might have used a more s t r i k i ng color combination, but that wouldn't have been a picture of Mr. Garfield. He might have had him s t a n d i ng w i th one hand across his breas-t and the other hangling formally at the side, or folded, or w i th pen a nd with a r ms paper ready to approve of a business transaction, but t h at would not have been a p a i n t i ng of Mr. Garfield. So, he painted his picture of the Mr. Gar field we know, well distributed in h is chair, displaying t h at active nervous ness which prompts a m an to be up and doing. It It is too not to is t r ue like Garfield "Mr. Kennedy's picture a life, masterpiece. too simple, too much to be called the work of a genius in t he present day mongrel classification of art. If it was, Mr. Herpolsheimer, former Senator Smith and Adolph Brandt, all life-long friends of Mr. Garfield, would ..ave to ask who the p o r t r a it was sup posed can't represent. You j u st it's Mr. Garfield." help but knowing is not a modern picture. to CHICAGO ASS'N PLANS PICNIC. Because of its proximity to Com- 6 "many Chicago mencement and the to attend alumni who a re planning it has the Commencement Reunions, indefinitely been decided to postpone for t he banquet which was planned early J u ne and in its place to hold a picnic. President H a r ry J. Ruppert writes t h at he has extended an invitation to the Milwaukee Association join them in a picnic get-together early in the summer. The date will be set a lntle President Ruppert's address is 6332 Maryland avenue. later on. to THE M. A. C. RECORD. telescopes and ments. range finding instru Lieutenant Colonel Frazer says t h at in the western univerisites and col leges where he h as been a r r a n g i ng for the installation of C. A. courses they are especially popular with the stu dents and almost immediately upon their installation are eagerly selected the engineering courses. by men of represent a direct and they Since practical application of higher mathe matics, and both civil and mechani cal engineering, they appeal particu larly to engineers. PROF. HALLIGAN JOINT AUTHOR OF HORT. TEXT. INTERSCHOLASTIC AND CIRCUS SATURDAY. entitled. professor Charles P. Halligan. is the a u t h or of a new "Plant of Landscape Gardening, in collaboration with Ransom A. Moore, professor of the University of Wis agronomy of text consin, book Production,'' which is just from the presses of the American Book Company. The book of some '400 amply illustrated pages is divided into two parts, the first of which on Agronomy is the work of Prof. Moore; the second part on Horti culture being Prof. Halligan's sec tion. The book is intended to be used as a text-in high schools and colleges and contains many practical problems and exercises. The introduction has been written by Prof. Kirk Lester Hatch, head of the department of agricultural educa tion of the University of Wisconsin. Prof.- Hatch says "The a u t h o rs have held to the opinion that is expressed in the Smith-Hughes law and m a de a condition of its fulfillment. In addi to the informative material em- tion pnasis sets of class exercises discussion and direct attention to the established practices on home farm. is placed on frequent to provoke intended the LIEUT. COLONEL FRAZER 09, IN TERESTED IN C. A. C. UNIT FOR M. A. C. r e t u r n i ng '09, who since Lieutenant Colonel William D. Fra- from zer, the overseas has been a r r a n g i ng for installation of R. 0. T. C. units in Coast Artillery at a number of col leges and universities the West, stopped off at East Lansing this week en route to Wahington. He is very in having M. A. C. much secure a Coast Artillery Corps unit. The college has already applied for a t r a i n i ng unit in that branch and ev e r y t h i ng seems to indicate that its re quest will be granted. interested in of Some .$200,000.00 worth equip m e nt and material is being furnished colleges with the courses in Coast Artillery. T he mate rial pieces of projectiles, mines, heavy includes one or twTo installation of artillery, the Following interscholastic xvbout 200 high school athletes came to M. A. C. S a t u r d ay and participated in the a n n u al track meet. Detroit E a s t e rn won the meet with twenty-four and a half points, leading by half a point the track ag from Battle Creek. Kaia- gregation mazoo came twenty-two t h i rd with and one-half points. The lowest point winner on the list was Lansing high school who won but one-half a point. interscholastic meet t he annual S a t u r d ay afternoon was the It was ex college athletic carnival. tremely successful both financially and socially and served as a big entertain the visiting high ment feature en school athletes who joyed an Oriental dance to a Yellow Dog "bar'-' and a Ladies' prize fight were put on by societies and college or ganizations and the whole show was pepful and enjoyable. It probably sur passed in point of attendance. thoroughly from it. Various stunts last year's event literary for SEVEN RECORDS BROKEN AT IN TERCOLLEGIATE M. A. C. r an away with the fourth track annual Michigan Inter-collegiate JUNE 10 AND 11 ARE ALUMNI RE UNION DAYS '09, '99, '89, '79, '69, '04, '94, (and '93 too) '84, and '74, '65, '66, '67, '83, '84, '85, '86, '02, '03, '04, '05, '14 Classes are planning their re unions and dinners for t he n i g ht of J u ne 11th. T he Cap Night Pa rade will be t h at evening j u st at dusk. When s t a r ts playing and your class forms be hind its banner t he band YOU'LL WANT TO BE THERE anyway whether your class is sched- duled for a regular reunion or n o t. meet staged at college field S a t u r d ay afternoon, May 24. The varsity gath ered a total of 57 points, t a k i ng first place with a 27-point lead over Kala mazoo college. Albion took t h i rd with 23 points. In time track t h e' record established S a t u r d ay was an ideal day for the inter-col track, and seven Michigan records wrere legiate broken. Speidel of M. A. C. did 11 feet in t he pole vault, adding six inches to the best previous record. the mile Brendel of M. A. C. clipped 12 seconds from in 1916 by Sheldon, whose record was 4:52 4-5 and t he new figure is 4:40. E r n st of t he M. A. C. All-Fresh, s p r u ng a in t he surprise when he beat Kurtz quarter mile t a k i ng 1 1-5 seconds from inter-collegiate record and estab the lishing 52 seconds as t he for that event. Walker, of Kalamazoo, added 7-8 of an inch to the high j u mp record, and it now stands at six feet. The javelin from 141 to 152 feet, t h r o w i ng by the grip method, by Anderson, of Alma. In the half mile Anway, of Western State Normal, lowered another record in 1916 by 12-5 sec set by Sheldon onds. The new figure is 2:04 1-5. Ad- dington, of Albion, the two- mile figure by 12 seconds, and it now stands at 10:21. Praeger, of Kalama zoo, added four discus feet throw, and it now s t a n ds at 117 feet and inches. Atkins, of M. A. C, set the previous record of 113 feet. The meet was the most successful of the four which have been held here. The entry list was by far the largest there ever, and in most of the events were from 14 to 18 entries from the ten colleges t h r ow was boosted taking part. lowered three the to DETROIT CLUB DANCE TO BE REPEATED. The dancing party given by the M. A. C. Club of Detroit on Friday eve ning, May, 16th was such a splendid the days when Detroit reminder of Club men and women went to the old their armory on the campus to have little dance and was so successful t h at the Board of Directors decided imme diately similar party on July 25th. The dance was at the Detroit Yacht Club and was pre ceded by a dinner. About seventy- five couples attended. The dancing- party, planned for the 25th will also be given at the Detroit Yacht Club. afterwards to hold and footing a very good The M. A. C. Club of Detroit is now the on membership is growing repidly. The Club wishes again to extend an invita tion to all loyal M. A, C. people in and near Detroit In to join with formation concerning membership may be had from Secretary John H. Kenyon 80 Griswold St. them. The Detroit organization is a rally ing point of Detroit M. A. C. people and is doing good work there for alma mater. Their efforts were especially THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 the recent campaign felt d u r i ng for the appropriation bill. The petition circulated by the club and signed by 300 M. A. C. people of Detroit brought of considerable weight a l u m ni forces in .he campaign. the side to D. B. Whelen, extension specialist in entomology, is leaving the college on J u ne 1st to accept a position with the Dow Chemical Company of Mid insecticide land, Michigan, department. their in THE DOINGS YOU'LL SEE COMMENCEMENT WEEK. DR. WENLEY, U. OF M. IS COM MENCEMENT SPEAKER. Dr. Robert M. Wenley, head of the d e p a r t m e nt of philosophy at the Uni versity of Michigan, will deliver the the gradu commencement address at ation exercises gymnasium Wednesday morning, J u ne 11th. the in In Dr. Wenley is one of the the best known. theories and utterances. He foremost philosophers in America anu probably one of the 20 years that he has been at the univer sity he has surprised and delighted Michigan audiences with his philoso phic is the most popular of the university ex to tension lecturers and his coming is M. A. C. as commencement speaker being greeted with considerable en thusiasm, college authorities consider ing themselves very fortunate in being able to secure Dr. Wenley. He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow and before coming to this country oc cupied the chair of philosophy aL that institution for a number of years. His address and Tomorrow." is entitled "Yesterday PAINTINGS BY KENNEDY '01, TO BE EXHIBITED COMMEN CEMENT. interest A noteworthy addition to this year's commencement a t t r a c t i o ns and one of to alumni will be extreme c~e exhibit of some t h i r ty paintings from the brush of Samuel J. Kennedy, '01, of Chicago. Alumni and friends of Mr. Kennedy as well as college people are very much elated at the prospect of viewing his work much of which recently has been a t t r a c t i ng wide attention. is sending. The p o r t r a it of Chas. Garfield, '70, favor which has brought forth such in Grand Rapids will able comment in the exhibit which Mr. be included Kennedy The paintings are expected to arrive on t he campus the major t h is week and probably the portion of corridors and the Woman's Building. Mr. Kennedy will the Commencement Reunions a t t e nd t h at he may and take is possible it in L a n s i ng for a up studio q u a r t e rs time. He contemplates the leaving exhibit at the college during the sum mer. them will be h u ng in the parlor of in SENIORS. The class of 1919 and mencement guests are eligible for alumni their com the luncheon and a n n u al meeting the Armory at noon Commence in The dining capacity of ment Day. the a r m o ry inasmuch as is 500 and there will be a large r e t u rn of alumni and former students who will attend is the luncheon, the a l u m ni secretary how m a ny very anxious to plan on. seniors and Tickets are now the in Alumni office and it will be appreciat ed if seniors Will secure them just as soon as possible. They are $1 each. The is being prepared by Club C, J u n i or girls and men serving. their guests luncheon available know to LIEUT. COL. GANSSER TO SPEAK AT GROVE DEDICATION. in the college Lieut. Col. Gansser Lieut. Col. A. H. Gansser of the 125th Inf., 32d Division, recently re t u r n ed from overseas, is to m a ke the short address at the dedication of the Memorial grove planted in honor of the M. A. C. men who gave their lives in the cause of liberty and democracy. feels a direct interest ceremony through his former association with those men of the 125th whose names appear on the tablet, among t h em be '10, ing Capt. I ra D. McLaughlin, Lieut. H e r b e rt Sheldon, '14, Lieut. Wm. Rust, with '18, Lieut. Don C. McMillan, '15, and P r i v a te J a m es S. Palmer, with '18. He is widely known in Michgian and during the time t h at he was overseas the letters which he in m a ny wrote home were published Michigan papers. Lieut. Col. . Gansser was major of the first battalion of the old 33d In fantry of the Michigan National Guard and served on the border with them when they were mustered into federal service in June, 1916. He was trans ferred to t he 125th I n f a n t ry upon the formation of t h at organization in Au gust, 1917, and served overseas with them. A few m o n t hs ago he was pro moted to the r a nk of Lieut. Col. He is a speaker of exceptional ability and has been one of t he keenest observers and critics on movements both mili tary and political in the WTorld War. The dedication with military exer t he site of t a ke place on cises ' will the grove at 5:30 in the afternoon of Commencement Day, immediately fol lowing a parade a nd the R. O. T. C. Unit. review of GIRLS PAGEANT PROMISES ELA BORATE ENTERTAINMENT. The first pageant given in m a ny years on the campus of M. A. C. will the evening of J u ne 10th as be held p a rt of the commencement activities. The time and effort being expended on the p r e p a r a t i o ns promise it as one of the most elaborate of the festivities planned for alumni. the in in mind is worn only by in m a ny colleges and An out of door pageant is a com mon custom it is to be hoped t h at M. A. C. will have future. a pageant every year the With J u n i or this hope the the May Queen's girls are m a k i ng It is of white satin lined with robe. green college in recognition of It is a robe of distinction, for colors. it the senior girl, who, according to the vote of the girls has done the most for her class and the school. Each year the same robe will be worn by the May Queen. The additional charm of in ihe advisory board the fact voting. t he knows of pageant final The crowning on the day will come as a s u r p r i se to all— even the girl elected. the result of that only the robe lies appear the queen, the crowning of T h at night while the audience waits for they are entertained by a number, of dances order. which F i r st we have the old religious dances of Greece and Rome. The grace of the dance and the beauty of the cos tumes n a t u r al background of the Forest of Arden. is enhanced by historical the in t w i n i ng of F r om this we pass to the dances of many other countries. All out-door dances of olden times seem most nat the campus, especially ural here on the is the May pole t h at t he contribution of E n g l a nd as well t he Morris Dancers as and Frolic of the Milk-Maids. F r a n ce and Belgium are represented by their solid folk dances while Italy gives the Tarentelle. the Highland Fling; Japanese the F an dance. Typically Scotch the Revel of typically is it senior is not braved new world. to democracy a nd forgotten, that ushers the P u r i t a n s, who the But all these suggest the old world. is for The new in the the new world represented by Spirit of Democracy, Alice Brunson of class. the Following h er come the various mak ers of our own United States. There are the dangers of Then comes the stately m i n u et of old Co lonial days, the time we really assert free ed our r i g ht dom; next the time of the Civil war, where democracy was reunited. The modern girl follows, she who p a r t a k es in time— hockey, tennis, baseball and basketball, in her schol besides the s u m m er girl arly cap and gown, these with her the May American girls comes forth Queen. Democracy crowns her: the a t t e n d a n ts throw the robe across her shoulders. W i th rejoicing the various in one nations pass before her, and long procession leave the field through the entrance of stately pines. the m a ny sports of the college girl F r om among frills. the The three h u n d r ed co-eds of M. A. the senior it a C. u n d er girls are working h a rd the direction of to make 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. of the whole success. The planning has been done by efficient committees of which Mrs. N o r ma Gilchrist Rosebloom the English department, is general chair man. Miss E s t h er Hallett, JL9, who originated co-ed c h a i r m an of the general a r r a n g e m e n ts committee, while Miss Winifred Get- tamy. head of the household a r ts de partment, and Miss Marian Thomas attractive are planning artistic costumes, many of them very elabor ate and expensive. Miss E d i th Casho the dances. is directing idea, and is There will be room for one sand is cents. The time is 6:45 o'clock: day is Tuesday, J u ne spectators. The price tenth. thou fifty the VICTORY M A SS M E E T I NG TO HONOR RETURNED SOLDIERS. In order that all M. A. C. may fit tingly do honor to her returned sol dier sons, the M. A. C. Union has ar for a mass meeting at' 3:30 ranged commencement Wednesday afternoon, day present If the Victory mass plans materialize, largest meeting will probably be the attended college celebration t h at has yet been held in the gymnasium. the gymnasium. in is gathered for F r i e n ds of M. A. C, in fact, every the Com one who join with mencement Reunions will the student body in giving a rousing welcome home to r e t u r n ed soldiers. Judge C. B. Collingwood. '85. will in behalf of the college to tell speak fighters how much M. A. the returned have the spirit they C. t h i n ks of shown in the "big fight." Lieutenant 0. A. Taylor. '15, " F a t ," who has just r e t u r n ed from eighteen months' duty in the ATeterinary Corps overseas will be one of the speakers from among the returned soldiers. is planned to reserve a section of seats for all returned soldiers and sailors, including alumni, former stu returned dents and men who have from service and are now in college. that will desig A distinctive badge sailors returned nate will be used the Com mencement Reunions. soldiers throughout and It to make The Union Board wish it this known to a l u m ni in general t h at in will not be a memorial occasion jollifi any sense, but a real Victory cation and celebration the entire college will have an opportu nity to her soldier and sailor sons. to do honor in which GIRLS SWIMMING CLASS PLANS DEMONSTRATION A in swimming demonstration t h at will show the work of the girls' class the college pool and measure es the progress in teaching them the s w i m m i ng a rt dur the i ng the past term and a half t h at them, will pool has been opened be given on Monday evening, J u ne 9th at 7 o'clock. t h at has been made to is to is by limited tickets those The demonstration invitation only and will not be open to students. to be given The n u m b er of out that can be comfortably accommodated in the gal lery of the pool room. P a r e n ts of the girls who are here com mencement exercises, faculty and t h e ir wives, and a few alumni are among those on the invitation attend list. to Because this is the first appearance is being of the s w i m m i ng classes termed a demonstration than an exhibition, and is intended only to give an idea of what has been accom plished since the use of the pool. the girls have had it r a t h er SORORIAN ALUMNAE. The Sororian Alumnae Society and for local Alumnae are giving a r e t u r n i ng Sororian sisters Tuesday, June. 10th, from 3 to 5 in the Soro r i an rooms. tea CALL FOR '04, 15TH BIRTHDAY REUNION. Fellow Members of '04: verdant the call We are all going to "round u p" at the old college again for our 15th An niversary (or our 19th of college ex perience). Seems a long time as we see it printed, but short as we recall tenderness the incidents of then enacted. A few hours of laugh and reminiscence, a hearty h a n d s h a ke with those who have been fifteen years in the serious job of " m a k i ng good" and we will be glad that we did not to celebrate. And, pass up too. this year we have cause to cele brate with our Alma Mater. She has many counts to her credit since we left her as young graduates. She h as sent fifteen classes out from her doors to since then. Lately she has helped win the war by a contribution of more t h an she twelve-hundred men whom helped to equip. More lately still she has realized a dream which her chil dren, the alumni, have foundly cher ished for many years, for she is now to build into more stately proportions new and greater service halls soon and equipped. t h ru t he constructed be to the turough In every way she deserves the high this may be so well est praise and in r e t u rn expressed let masses of her old grads. Do not pleasure. this business interfere with at but present yourselves promptly the eight o'clock roll call on the first day and try to experience a thrill as first morning 19 years ago. in We promise you t h at we will all be glad to see all of " u s" again. t h at Sincerely yours. '04 committee, Mar garet Barrows, Grace Taft Kunze, R. J. Baldwin, F. H. Sanford. ATTENTION 05. Fellow Class m a t e s: J u ne 11 is Commencement Day at M. A. C. as you doubtless know. Can't you make an extra effort and come this year. Everyone will be glad to see you and you wTill be glad to see them. The classes of '05 are going to get together for a supper Wednesday evening and '05 snould be well represented. '03, 04 and '02, -Come for the w h o l e ' of Commence ment week if you can but don't miss J u ne 11. KATE COAD CAKPEXTKK. ELVA R. DAVIS.' TO THE MEMBERS OF '09. for plans interested first grand e n t e r t a i n i ng the resident the chief attractions, You will probably be in the doings of '09ers of Lansing who are on the job as usual class with members d u r i ng our re union. Committee meetings have been held and plans formulated. A room ing house has been engaged as one to serve as of headquarters for all r e t u r n i ng '09ers as well as sleeping q u a r t e rs for some, is in charge of this fea Ray T u r n er is a ture. Another prominent affair class '09 alumni to the class, Wednesday even ing, J u ne 11, at 5 o'clock. Cap night is also to be celebrated by the class in the usual manner, Gerald Allen and in charge of Charles Lapworth being to perpet the regalia, etc., designed '09. Les Belk uate nap letter the class, setting to each member of particulars. forth the in detail all to miss You j u st simply can't afford tenth the commencement and birthday celebration. the is sending out a circular luncheon given by resident traditons of our —The Committee. NOTRE DAME NINE COMES BACK STRONG. the afternoon at tuck between score s t a n d i ng 12 M. A. C. took the w o r s t - b e a t i ng of the the year Tuesday h a n ds of Notre Dame. After seven innings of excellent baseball the Cath olics fell upon Donnelly for five h i ts and a base on balls and seven r u n s. With to 3 against them in the n i n th the Aggies staged a final rally which netted two runs, and the game was over—12 to 5. The first half of the game was nip teams. and their Notre Dame put half of the first, and after t h at not a player on either side reached second base until the first of the fifth when the Aggies staged a rally and tied the score. Notre Dame came back in the sixth and poled three more r u ns over but the Aggie balloon went up in the eighth when the Hoosiers batted clear around tallies. it was a hopeless uphill After chase for the Aggies. two two across total of seven for a that the in Tuesday's contest m a r ks first M. A. C.-Notre Dame contest the Hoo siers have won in two years. The Ag gies defeated last year 4 to 0 and once this year 2 to 1. them the MAY BOARD MINUTES. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 The regular meeting of the State Board of Agriculture was held in the President's office, May 21, 1919. Present—President Kedzie, Messrs. Graham, Beaumont, Woodman, Doher- ty and Waterbury. The minutes of the previous meet ing were approved without reading. The resignation of Mr. Verne Free m an as Extension Specialist in Sheep Husbandry, was accepted to take ef fect July 1st. Mr. H e n ry B. Dirks was appointed engineering professor of mechanical beginning May 1st. The president presented a commu nication from Prof. Clark regard to the organization of a d e p a r t m e nt of. music which was referred to the committee on employes. in The secretary was authorized to is sue a certificate as provided in Act No. 165 of the Public Acts of 1909 to Mr. F r a n c is C. Gilbert of the class of 1914, now teaching at Colon, Mich taken igan. The above action was upon Prof. of t he recommendation French. The request of Dr. H a l l m an for per mission to spend a week lecturing and d e m o n s t r a t i ng before the District Vet erinary Association of I n d i a na as re quested by Dr. C. L. Kigin of the Ex tension Division of P u r d ue Univer sity, was granted. The request of Dean Lyan for leave J u ne 15th to early of absence from September was granted. in reference The communications from Mr. Mc- to an added ap Kibbin p o r t i o n m e nt for h is work for t he bal ance of the fiscal year and in regard position to his continuance the which he now holds, were referred to the committee on employes. in The services of Mr. E. A. Bowd, to the in connection college architect, were offered M. A. C. Association with plans for a Union Building. in t he chemical The contract with Miss Arnot Lewis as assistant section of the experiment station for the com ing year, is to be made for t he ten months period from. September 1st, 1919, to J u ne 30th, 1920. The expenses of Mr. Kindig in at tending a school of bee keepers under the auspices of t he Bureau of Ento mology at Purdue, were authorized to be paid. Upon recommendation of Dean Shaw Prof. Burgess was given leave of ab sence to attend a meeting of the Na tional Food Association in St. Louis, Mo., J u ne 5th and 6th, without ex pense to the college, and he was also authorized to m a ke a side trip from St. Louis and Mount Grove with expenses paid. to Columbia The resignation of Mr. Samuel H. Toms of t he F a rm Mechanics Depart m e nt was accepted to t a ke effect May 1st, 1919. Dr. McCool was authorized to at tend a conference at the Ohio Experi- 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. m e nt Station at Wooster, Ohio, J u ne 24th and 25th, with expenses paid. proved of such cooperation so far as the governor m ay request. The recommendation of the gradu ate committee to a half- in regard time g r a d u a te assistant in farm crops was referred to the committee on em ployes. The communication from Dr. Bessey w i th Dean Shaw's endorsement in re station projects gard to for t he coming year was referred the committee on employes. to experiment Dr. Coons was authorized to attend a conference at St. Louis, Mo., of the Cereal Pathologists of America, J u ne 5th to 7th, with expenses paid. letter of resignation The president presented the follow ing from Prof. Eustace which was accepted with deep r e g r e t: My Dear P r e s i d e nt Kedzie: I herewith is with sincere personal tender you my resigna tion as Professor of H o r t i c u l t u re and Vice director a nd H o r t i c u l t u r i st of the Experiment Station to take effect as early in J u ne as t he work will permit. It regret t h at I do t h is for I have been very happy in the work I have tried to do t he relations and associa here and the tions with my colleagues, stu dents, and the fruit growers through out t he state have been most cordial and pleasant. The work I am engag ing in will be largely along horticul t u r al lines and my interest in t he col lege a nd t he graduates will as loyal as ever. be Sincerely yours, ( S i g n e d) H. J. EUSTACE. Mr. F r ed B. Mumford, Dean and of Mis Director at the University souri, was made t he official represen tative of Michigan Agricultural Col lege upon the Mission Americaine de Rapproachement Economique, Intel- lectuel et Artistique. The secretary was to issue a bond to t he United States of America with the State Board of Ag riculture as principal penal sum of SI8,500 to cover stores received and possible future authorized issues. the in The president presented a commu nication from the county agricultural agents of t he tipper Peninsula in ref erence to the appointment of a Spe cialist in Soils, which was laid upon the table. The m a t t er of the appointment of several persons to g r a d u a te assistant- ships was referred to the committee on employes. The m a t t er to a site for r e l a t i ng the E a st L a n s i ng People's Church up on referred to Mr. Olmsted recommendation to the Board. the college campus was for The president and secretary were authorized t he schedule of room r e n ts in dormitories, owned or controlled by t he college. to revise The president presented a request from the m a n a g e m e nt of the State In dustrial School for Girls for coopera tion of the college. The Board ap authorized The president was to confer t he degree of Bachelor of Sci ence upon t he following persons on J u ne 11th provided the work in which is completed. they a re now classified The request of Prof. Sawyer for the erection of two aerials was referred to t he president with power to act. The following resolution was adopt "Resolved, T h at there is hereby ed: appropriated to assist in the construc tion of a state road from Chatham to a point one-quarter of a mile east of t he E x p e r i m e nt State, t he s um of $5,000 to be paid from the appropria tion for t he next fiscal year." a The secretary presented letter from Sidney S. Boyce of Saginaw in in reference to h is milk weed vestigation which was to Dean S h aw with report ahd recommendation. fibre referred request for On motion of Mr. G r a h am the re vised extension budget covering", the present fiscal year, as presented by Director Baldwin a nd approved by the Department of Agriculture, was adopted. T he president was authorized, to ar for office accommodations range the extension division. for worth Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass.; David Marks, '18, Detroit, Mich., Veterinar ian Dept. of Health, City of Detroit. HOTEL HEADQUARTERS HOTEL STATLER Detroit 1,000 rooms—1,000 baths. 400 rooms (with shower bath) at $1.50 and $2 a day. Club breakfasts. Grand Circus Park, between Washington Boulevard and Bagley Avenue. NEW BURDICK HOTEL, Kalamazoo, Mich. Fire proof construction; 250 rooms, 160 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. WEXTWORTH-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 The expense accounts of the Board members were approved. On motion adjourned. Leslie Coolidge was discharged from Camp Custer Saturday, last week, a nd h as resumed his former position- in t he bacteriological d e p a r t m e nt as re the search associate. He served S a n i t a ry Corps a nd was overseas for some months. in VISITORS OF T HE W E E K. As indicated by the register in the Alumni Office: Donald D. Emerson, '18, 250 Michi gan Ave., E a st Lansing, Mich.; Xor- F o rt Des an O. We^l, '17, Lieut., Moines, Iowa; Ralph I. Coryell, '14, Lieut., Birmingham, Mich.; Russell R. '17, Ada, Michigan; Frederick Xellis H. Mueller, '14, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Mr., Mrs. and 3 J. G. Hays, Howell. Mich.; c a p t. R. R. Presley, CDS-. Mar ine Corps; N o r m an M. Spencer, '14, 144 Genesee Ave., Saginaw, Mich.; '09, Lieut. Col. C. A., YVm. Frazer. Washington, D. C; Bruce O. McKim. '19. 912 Mt. Hope Ave., E a st Lansing. '15, Detroit. Mich.; O. A. Taylor, Mich.; Stanley Martin, '11, 7513 Lex ington Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, Real Es tate Business; F r ed A. Stone, '12, 7134 Ridgeland Ave.. Chicago, 111.; Mary Crocker, '18, 220 West St.,. Hillsdale, Mich., Asst. Engineer Bridge . Dept., Illinois Central R. R.; Muriel E. Dun- '18, 1006 Michigan Ave., Albion, das, '18, Bangor, Mich.; E d i th E. Mason, Mich.: Oliver H Frederick, '16, K. 914 Hancock St., Saginaw, Miclj., En gineer Saginaw Products Co.. Central F o u n d ry P l a nt Div. of Gen. Motors '17, Wal- Corp.; George F. Galliver, If ITS DRUGS WE HAVE IT C. J. RGUSER DRUG CO. 123 South Washington Avenue [^i&Mmmmmmmmmmmmi^ For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. Record iCafomtre & Tfan IBurrn Printing QJnmnany, 210-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing R8^«\1!^fiSVK^r^1«fc1^1^;V*V MET/*L DOOR M A TS Conform to the floor, a re easy to clean. We have them in three sizes. They sell for $ 1 . 2 5, $ 1 . 5 0, $ 2 . 25 * Tk •* 212 S.WA^SH. AVE. Worron M ^HARDWARE CO. <& Alumni Notes i* '69. Paul J. Wilkins is retired professor of modern languages of t he Missouri School of Mines of t he University of Missouri h a v i ng served t h at ca pacity from 1887 to 1914. He is now living at 1323 Broadway, Little Rock, to remain perma Ark., and expects nently in Little Rock. Mr. Wilkins takes great pleasure in his city gar den a nd t h i n ks much of the times he spent at M. A. C. although away from there for 50 years. in '76. E r v in D. Brooks, oculist a n d ' a u r i st at 704 P a rk St., Kalamazoo, h as a son-in-law who is lieutenant with t he a r my in F r a n c e. H is youngest son took motor truck t r a i n i ng at M. A. C. b ut the signing of t he armistice kept him from going overseas. Mr. Brooks is a member of t he Volunteer Medical Service Corps which he r e m a r k s, "is t h at they t he only way, save would t he un s p e a k a b l e ' H u n ." let me serve against financial, .'88. J o hn C. Stafford, farmer at Law rence, Michigan, is director the Lawrence National F a r ms Loan Asso ciation a nd m a s t er of t he V an Buren County Pomona Grange. of '89. E. A. Holden writes " my principal Avork for t he past twenty years is Mu tual Insurance. I am president of t he F a rm Mutual Branch of t he National Association of Mutual I n s u r a n ce Co. and c h a i r m an of the Executive Com mittee of t he State Association." Mr. Holden operates two small farms and is much in M. A. C. a nd the work t he college is doing in agri culture and for a g r i c u l t u r a l i s t s. He expects to be on h a nd for the 30th birthday doings J u ne 11. interested Capt. F. M. Seibert h as removed to 1107 W. Seaside, Long Beach, Calif. '99. A. Thorne Swift is postmaster at H a r b or Springs, and president of the Ottawa Lumber Co. He expects to be present at the '99 reunion with Geo. N. Gould who is leading lawyer a nd real estate m an in h is county. Swift writes "I get t h r ee squares per day, j u m ps m a n a ge ahead of t he sheriff a nd have never been in jail yet." to keep about two '90. The J u ne American Magazine, con t a i ns in i ts I n t e r e s t i ng People section an article on Clarence W. Hubbell by Bell Baldwin McColl, wife of J a m es R. McColl of Detroit. ' 9 1. Professor Wilbur O. Hedrick of the Economics d e p a r t m e nt of t he college i.as been appointed by Governor Slee per as a delegate to t he National Tax Conference to be held in Chicago. '93. IT. P. Hedrick h as been elected president of t he New York S t a te H o r t i c u l t u r al Society. T he New recently THE M. A. C. RECORD. 11 York State Society is an amalgama tion of t he W e s t e rn New York Soci ety which w as established in 1855 a nd the New York State F r u it Growers Association which w as established in 1901 a nd Dr. Hedrick h as t he honor of being t he first president of t he com bined organization. T he proceedings of the first a n n u al meeting at which he was elected contain a large picture of Dr. Hedrick. [j] BARKER-FOWLER ELEC. CO. S C] "THE MOTOR PEOPLE" rjj S ELECTRICAL EQUIPTMENT CO. g C] ru "THINGS ELECTRICAL" 116 E a st M i c h i g an A v e n ue p] K Dj BELL 586 - - CITIZENS 3303 s] ' 0 1. Capt. L. H. Taylor "Tilly" is com m a n d i ng the 42nd Co. of the 20th En gineers at Sabres, Landes, F r a n c e. He was first w i th a highway a nd bridge unit, but upon a r r i v i ng overseas w as t r a n s f e r r ed to t he d e p a r t m e nt of con struction and forestry. F or a time he was r u n n i ng two large sawmills, b ut . cleaned up those operations in Febru ary and since t h at time h as been em roads. ployed in During they built a na operated about 10 miles of n a r r ow gauge railroad. Capt. Taylor expects to visit M. A. C. on h is way back to h is home in California. lumber operations r e p a i r i ng F r e n ch their I. D. Angells 07. at Mosherville, is Mich., R. F. D. H is sister A n na M. Angell lives at 504 Ely St., Alma, Mich. '08. E. C. Krehl, vice-president of t he Detroit M. A. C. Club, is general su perintendent of t he Towar Wayne County Creamery of Detroit a nd lives at 198 Seebaldt. '09. Walter N. Moss a nd Mrs. Moss who a re now at Camp E u s t i s, Va., expect to be on t he campus for t he '09 Re union. Major Moss is with t he 52d Regiment of t he Coast Artillery. Mary Allen, soloist at the Church of t he Incarnation, Madison Ave. a nd :lTj t L Street, New York, expects to be on h a nd at t he '09 reunion a nd will help lead the community singing. MO. .uloyd W. Dougherty who is with the Three Rivers P a c k i ng House, will be at R. F. D. No. 3, Augusta, Mich., during the s u m m er months. R. C. E d w a r ds is in the h a r d w a re business at Arcadia, Mich. Burr-Patterson & Company DETROIT, MICHIGAN The Official Manufacturing and Fraternity Jewelers for M. A. C. T HE C A M P US P R E SS E A ST LANSING'S MODERN PRINTING P R E SS Now Located in the New Bank Building P R I N,T I NG E M B O S S I NG E N G R A V I NG Like Punch Ice Cream Soda is like Punch—every one cannot make it right. T he composition of our sodas is one of their charms—they are put to gether just right—not too much fizz nor too little of syrup. We know how and for n cents can give you a drink that will sa^'e your life. THE COLLEGE DRUG & GROCER COMPANY, INC. THE R E X A LL STORE OPPOSITE M. A. C. - EAST L A N S I N G, M I C H. A. C. BAUER. PHARMACIST DR. LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY '82, IN The Background Books h as voiced his personal estimates a nd expressions on t he esting subjects to w h i ch he h as devoted his life. inter T HE HOLY W I ND W I ND A ND W E A T H ER U N I V E R S AL S E R V I CE W H AT IS DEMOCRACY? EACH $1.12 POSTPAID FROM T he College Book Store NORMA L. ENSIGN, Manager 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD. NORTHWESTERN Z r "Z TEACHERS' AGENCY ALASKA. THE LARGEST AND BEST AGENCY for free circular. immediately Write BOISE, ICAHO SAIER GARDEN BOOK FOR 1919 AN UP-TO-DATE SEED BOOK of Michigan grown seeds for Michigan growers. Ask for your copy now before supply is exhausted. HARRY E. SAIER, Seedsman 109-111 E. Ottawa St. LANSING, M I C H. EAST LANSING HARDWARE EDWIN F. CARYEY PAINTS, OILS, YARNISHES, BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, and A Full Line of Hardware and Cutlery Bell Phone 24W-J 278 GRAND R I V ER AVENUE • T© m SI T© C M KE OW Mb WILL KEmim. 1QU ¥ E ¥ II TMMT WE STILL MYE. STATIONERY CE CHE/flM 5©M flNML bRUQ CO. *fiEW hRU^ S T O ll Charles Tubergen w ho is with t he General Sale Agency at Des Moines, Iowa, w r i t e s: "This place is fast re sembling a place to live. There is really a crowd, especially M. A. C. people. Dave Peppard h as left for Chicago b ut outside of t h at we lay claim to Ex-Dean Gilchrist, a nd Ma- veetey, '15, w ho sells silos. Norman Weil is out at F o rt Des Moines b ut is home n ow in Cleveland on a fur lough. Among " P r e p" Eddy and Calrow, an '18er." others a re '12. E. B. Reid, chief of Division of Pub lications of t he Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C, lives at 1224 Crittenden St. '13. H. M. Jaeklin is now designing en gineer witn t he Oneida Motor Truck Co. of Green Bay, Wis., a nd t he Jack- lins (Mrs. F. M. Hayes, '13), now live at 628 W a l n ut St. there. They a re receiving congratulations on t he birth of a second son, Maurice Hayes Jaek lin, on April 7th. '14. Norton W. Mogge is now connected with t he Mutual Service Corporation, an advertising Co. at 140 Cedar St., New York City. transferred '15. A. L. Bibbins with t he American E. F. h as been to t he Agricultural College at Aberdeen, Scotland, a nd is doing special work at t he R o t h a m s t e ad E x p e r i m e nt Sta tion. The Rothamstead Station is t he oldest Agricultural College Experi ment Station in t he world a nd is one of t he most famous. Bibbins is study ing crop rotation there a nd is m a k i ng numerous trips about t he country studying Scotch a g r i c u l t u r al methods. inspection '16. Louis S. Wells, formerly Field Ar tillery officer, is now at R. F. D. No. 5, Grand Rapids, Mich. Wm. H. Betts, formerly 1st Lieu tenant of Engineers, is now at E a st Shoudsburg, Pa., living at 162 Ana- lormink St. Standish W. Robinson, with, is 1st Lieutenant of Co. H, 803d Pion. Inf., and with h is organization is living in the Meuse Valley near Verdun. H is company a re colored pioneers. '17. Sergeant E m o ry S. Crocker, former ly with Battery A of t he 119th Field Artillery, is now at Toulouse, France, attending t he university there. The Detroit F r ee Press for Sunday, May 25th, contained in t he Rotogra vure Section a picture of Meteoro logical m en of t he army determining the velocity a nd direction of t he wind by their m i n i a t u re gas balloon system. The central figure in t he picture w as E. H. Pate. Minton S. Nelson is now with t he Dail Steel Products Co. of Lansing. AGENTS WANTED. F or Curtis Publishing Co. College students preferred. Good money. En- quire Mr. M. C. Knight, 814 Ionia St. W., from 3 to 7 p. m. Call Citizens 8293. " T HE SPARROW H O S P I T AL TRAIN- ING SCHOOL for nurses, Lansing, Michigan, h as vacancies for a limit ed n u m b er of probationers. T he applicant m u st have h ad one year of High School work or i ts equiva lent. T he coure is t h r ee years, t he s t u d e nt receives a monthly remune ration, a nd is eligible to t he degree of R. N. upon graduation. Make to t he Superintendent application of t he Hospital, for further infor mation." College Girls will appre ciate our new Millinery Depart ment T he Millinery Center of Lansing. Apparel that Appeals to well dressed College Women. Our ready to wear shop, the correct guide to stylish clothing. Mills Dry Goods Co* In the Heart of Lansing. 1AKSINC S$I9%9£AT£ COMPANY ENGSlAVSStS A concern whose ability a nd f a c i l i t i es p ut L a n s i ng in t he same c l a ss w i th C h i c a go in the p r o d u c t i on of Engravings to illustrate C a t a l o g s - C i r c u l a rs - B o o k l e ts - Newspaper A r t i c l e s - in f a ct a n y t h i ng r e q u i r i ng a p i c t u re in on^ or m o re c o l o rs acscscsc PROMPT SERVICE »JO WASHINGTON AVE MO IAKSIHC mCHtCAX Cit-*.»hon*»567 — Bell 1904