qhe M A- G RECORD Board of Agriculture and Faculty Pass Resolu tions on Death of Dr. Snyder. The Chemistry building is Robbed of $6,000.00 in Platinum. The Work of the Ornithologist's Union Told by Dr. Barrows. Thanksgiving Game is Tie; Wabash 7, M. A. G. 7 iVA2 £JbCyJkCr cannot live onHcrpast- £3 SSXVS -5*W! What will you do for Her future?1 *s= mbWZ %e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION - East LansingSttichigcm Publishers tun 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. A M I S: DIRECTORY E D W A RD K. P A G E L S EN " S 9" P a t e n t s, P a t e nt L a w, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 C h a m b er of C o m m e r ce B l d g \, D e t r o i t, M i c h i g a n. F o r m e r ly E x a m i n er U. S. P a t e nt Office. A. M. E M E R Y, ' 8 3. 223 W a s h i n g - t on A v e. N. H. C. P r a t t, '4)9, in Charg-e of Office S u p p ly D e p a r t m e n t. 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F r y, P r e s i d e n t; H. P. H e n r y, Vice P r e s i d e nt a nd T r e a s u r e r; V. '15, C. T a g g - a r t, '16, S e c r e t a r y. O l d e st B r o k e r a ge H o u se in C h i c a g o. J. S c h n e i d e r, M a n c h e s t e r. J a c k s on C o u n t y. V I R G IL T. B O G U E, ' 1 1. S e c r e t a r y — G. H. F r e e a r, 120 J e s s ie 622 B a n g or B l d g. C l e v e l a n d, Ohio. T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD ; VOL. XXV. E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN. N O V E M B ER 28, J919. NO. 10 COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN NAMED for the annual J-Hop, which will be held in the gymnasium on F r i d ay evening, February 20. Each detail of t he work connected with the ; largest social af fair of the season h as been assigned to a subcommittee, which in t u rn will report to a general committee named by the president of t he class. Chair men of t he various committees a r e: General, R. E. Bergman, Rapid River; finance, L. Shedd, Detroit; banquet, Dorothy Curtis, South Haven; music, favors, H. Y. Hartley, Washington; D. T. Musselman, Cecil, Ohio; pro gram, N. R. Carr, Cleveland, Ohio; toasts, W. J. Clench, Dorchester, decorations, Ralph Coulter, Mass.; eligibility, L. J. Catlin, Charlevoix; p r i n t i ng a nd engrav Columbiaville; ing, M. B. Rann, Lansing; reception, J. Tyson, Bay City. Definite plans will be completed before t he end of the fall term, a nd no efforts will be spared by t he j u n i or class to m a ke • this hop a success. leaving CHARTERED CARS, L a n s i ng Sunday afternoon, will carry over one students a nd faculty mem hundred bers to t he International Livestock Exposition, to be held in Chicago, No vember 29 to December 6. At least eight professors a nd instructors, 60 short course men, a nd 40 regulars will comprise probably t he largest delega tion which h as ever left t he college for this annual event. Dean R. S. Shaw is to be one of t he judges of the student j u d g i ng teams from vari ous colleges. He is also one of a committee of three who will do t h is judging, and it is always considered an honor to be chosen as one of t he judges. T he International H ay a nd Grain Show is to be a new feature of the livestock exposition this year, and Michigan is to have t he largest space assigned to a ny state. KENYON L. BUTTERFIELD, '91, presi dent of Massachusetts Agricultural College, is to be one of t he principal speakers at F a r m e r s' Week, F e b. 5. Dr. H. C. Taylor, chief of t he office of farm management at Washington, will -also speak. The agricultural ex hibits into this year will be divided three general groups, t he h o rt show m t he armory, t he farm crops exhibit m the agricultural building, a nd t he animal husbandry department will oc cupy the big tool house just back of the farm house. T he home economics departments will and nave respective buildings, a nd these will be shown by trips at special hours. engineering exhibits their in T HE FIRST WOLVERINE DRIVE h as re- resulted in a total of about 700 books ordered. T h is is not enough to se cure the success of t he book, b ut a campaign is yet to be launched among the alumni, faculty, and short course fact students. It is an that t he percentage among the girls is much higher t h an for t he men. interesting ordered CLASSES ARE TO MEET on F r i d ay after Thanksgiving, as h as been t he custom in former years. A petition among the students asking for this day off was turned down by t he faculty upon recommendation of t he S t u d e nt Coun cil. M. A. C. is to play Wabash on T h a n k s g i v i ng Day,- a nd t he team needs the support of students. T he t he Christmas vacation h as been extended three days, however, a nd w i n t er t e rm registration day is set for Saturday, J a n u a ry 3. their T HE E A ST LANSING B U S I N E SS M E N 'S Association will hold a n n u al meeting in t he People's Church t he second week in December. A n u m b er of problems have become acute in t he College City such as housing, a city plan, b u d d i ng restrictions and a n ew church, ^ . nd considerable interest is being aroused in them for action at the coming meeting. T he officers of the Association a re Dr. Giltner, Presi dent; Prof. Emmons, vice president, '10, secretary- and treasurer. I r v i ng Gilson, T HE '20, L a u ra INTERNATIONAL S t u d e nt Volun teer convention which will be held at Des Moines, Iowa, December 31 to J a n u a ry 4, inclusive, will be attend ed by fifteen delegates from M. A. C, besides E. V. H a r t m a n, College Y. M. C. A. secretary, a nd Rev. O. W. Behrens, student pastor. . T he s t u d e nt delegates will be Virginia Flor'y, '20, Colling- H a r r i et Wilder, wood, '20, E va Schurr, '21, Marie Ed monds, '22, E d w a r d. Carpp, '20, W. H. Cudabach, '20, Dale Musselman, '21, Lawrence Ross, '21, R. L. Ranier, '22, E. E, Huyck, A. L. Peterson, '22, G. R. Phillips, '22, and Carl Behrens, '22. international T h is convention is an affair held once in four years. Repre sentatives from forty different coun t r i es will be in attendance, a nd prac tically every college in t he United States will delegates. Repre sentation is based on enrollment, and every college, however small, is en titled to at least one delegate. T he last convention was held in K a n s as City in t he spring of 1914, a nd this one is really a year late because of war conditions. send T HE ENGINEERING FACULTY of t he college Will entertain t he Lansing Engineering Club at Olds Hall on De cember 8. This engineering club w as recently organized a nd is composed of engineers in and about Lansing. A n u m b er of t he college faculty m en are members. The visitors will in spect t he building and equipment, and attend a lecture on radio communi cation. BETTY P A L M, in t he army '11, a s s i s t a nt college librarian, is t he first woman to be come a member of t he E a st Lansing American Legion. Miss Palm w as a t r a i n i ng student nurse school for nurses, a nd spent three months at Camp Custer d u r i ng t he influenza epidemic last fall. At t he regular meeting of t he local post held November 20, p e r m a n e nt officers were elected, as follows: Post Comman der, W. H. Thies, '19; vice post com mander, R. H. Gorsline, '21; post ad jutant, C. W. Bennett, instructor in botany, post finance officer, J. Chas. '17; post historian, F. S. Washburn, Jacobs, '21; post chaplain, O. W. Beh rens, student pastor. C. S. Robinson, of the chemical experiment station, was elc-cLed to serve on a committee- for three years, H. C. Young of t he bonany department for two years, and L. G. Catlin, '21, for one year. T HE ORGANIZATION of t he V a r s i ty Glee Club was perfected on November 19. T he program for t he coming sea-. son was discussed a nd officers elected for t he year were: President, H. M. Vaughan, '20, Portville, N. Y.; vice president, L. W. Ross, '21, Coldwater, Michigan; secretary a nd treasurer, T. A. Steel, '21, Brooklyn, N. Y.; busi ness manager, R. E. Trippensee, '-50, St. Charles, Mich.; a nd assistant busi ness manager, W. F. Mallock, '20, E s- canaba, Mich. DRS. E. T. HALLMAN a nd F. W. Chamberlain attended t he convention of t he American Veterinary Medical Association held in New Orleans, La., five Nov. 17 to 21 inclusive. About hundred delegates were present from all parts of t he United States a nd Canada. F e a t u r es of t he convention were sessions on t he discussions of science a nd police, general sanitary practice, army sessions; a nd for rec reation a boat ride on t he Mississippi and college alumni meetings. t he high DIRECTOR BREWER w as speaker of t he evening at t he football banquet tendered the Lansing school team by t he Lansing Masons in t he Masonic Temple Monday n i g ht t h is week. T he banquet celebrated Lan sing high's winning of state t he defeat of through championship Detroit Central high school 47 to 0 last Saturday. T he enthusiasm and team by support of t he high school Landing people t h at shown 1he 'varsity a nd in a m a n n er ..as tempered their disappointment in M. A. U.'s failure to show a cham pionship eleven. almost rivals t he THE M. A. C. RECORD Entered as second-class m a t t er October 30, 1916, at the post office at E a st Lansing-, Michigan, under Act of March 3, 1879. the Published every Friday during the Col lege Year by the Michigan Agri cultural College Association. W. K. Prudden, '78, Lansing President E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, Vice President H. H. Musselman, '08, East Lansing, Treas. O. W. McKibbin, '11, East Lansing, - Secretary and Editor - Assistant Secretary May E. Foley, '18, A. C. McKinnon, '95, ""I Bay City Anna Oowles. ']5, Alexander Mac Vittie, '11, OaroJ Members of (Executive Corn- East Lansing [ mittee Elected at Large. MEMBERSHIP IN THK M. A. O. ASSO CIATION which includes subscription to the RECORD, $2.00 PER YEAR. Make Remittances payable to the M. A C. - Association. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1919. ^OEtl A COLLEGE PAY? EDUCATION r e t u r ns In dollars and cents, does a college for education give adequate is time and money expended? This a question which parents, prospective students, and successful business men ask repeatedly. Even college gradu ates and educators sometimes doubt the intrinsic value of college t r a i n i ng in these days of high wages and com low salaries. T h at higher paratively education a almost is source of personal enjoyment and sat isfaction to the possessor, and an up life, lifting in the t h i n k i ng people do not deny, but the average still confronts question man of small means, "Can to I go college or send my son and expect a investment, reasonable r e t u rn on the aside derived from community invariably enjoyment from i t ?" factor the a of dollars the money value Startlingly convincing figures have been compiled by statisticians, which place high school education at ten dollars a day for every day spent, and of a college education at twenty-five for each day spent, as shown by the av erage net earnings of a great number of cases studied. E v en if we t a ke into consideration the fact t h at young peo ple who seek high school and college educations have more n a t u r al ability t r a i n i ng and probably better t h an in the g r a m m ar grades, there still m u st r e m a in a m a r g in the in trained m an or woman. highly The American Magazine, t h at melt in ing pot of h u m an experiences, has its December number a very highly illuminating article on " J u st W h at Is by a College Education W o r t h ?" Percy S. Straus. Mr. S t r a us is vice president of the R. H. Macey & Com pany, one of largest d e p a r t m e nt stores in the world. He is a g r a d u a te those whose education ends home favor the of THE M. A. C. RECORD. of Harvard, chairman on the commit tee of employment of the H a r v a rd Club of New York City, and h as been few years in the with almost every phase of the em ployment situation. touch during last "The college g r a d u a te in business has always interested me greatly," he says, "for I am both a college m an F or and a business m an myself. years I have been watching the com mercial careers of men with college degrees and, luckily, I have been able to employ scores of them, as well as to help many others jobs else where. find the real than their favor. idea t h at to succeed is waiting for in performance. "College men ought in business. The chances a re decidedly Those who fail a re in their likely to be the ones who leave Alma Maters with the them with open world them a r m s — t h at their degrees entitle to from immediate positions paying two thousand dollars to five thousand dollars a year. Such men. are stronger in pride I re member one g r a d u a te of a p r o m i n e nt E a s t e rn university who came to work for me several years ago. He had a quick mind and innate ability. Yet his usefulness to us was brought to a dismal end because he was never able to forget t h at he bore the stamp of this university. i n s t r u ct college graduates entering our organ they are ization college men. 'If you cannot bring this home to other folks intelligent and more by superior work, let it remain a business secret.' "Among unsuccessful college men, from the prefer roll to into the They do not they instead 'yearnings.' They w a nt success, to pay is noth intelligent one one industrial wanderlust. to go up job nearest at hand. really have ambitions, have but they are quite unwilling the prices of success—which ing short of hard, faithful, work. finds a continual shifting job 'gypsying' r a t h er their sleeves and pitch to another. They have I say to t h e m: tell no one They t h an I always t h at to "I have too firm a belief in the real value of a college education in busi ness to claim t h at it is a golden key to the door of success. The door of success has no key; one has to batter it down. A college education, at most, merely gives weight to the battering to the biceps behind ram and power it. Moreover, I I must admit have seen a few men who would have passing stood a better if they had never through t h at door seen a campus save from the side walk. chance t h at of "The average college man with sound sense realizes t h at he m u st be gin at the bottom, and, perhaps, work for several years at a small salary— the self-trained man beside less t h an him into the non- his own. Having overtaken college man, however, fre can rapidly quently go ahead much more the because of is getting—before he comes the broader vision, he trained mind, tion has helped h im to develop." t h at his college educa * * * T h u r s d ay is the Record's "make-up" day and because of Thanksgiving the issue is one day t a r dy t h is week. WILLIAM GARRETT SIMONSON'81. The death of William G. Simonson, '81, occurred October 12, in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Simonson been practicing law in Denver for the past sixteen years and was associated there with his brother, J o hn E. Simonson '74. h ad F or firm law with a law soon after two y e a rs after graduation he was a farmer and teacher in Birming t he study ham, Michigan. He began leaving M. A. C. of the and within a few y e a rs took up in Alli practice of a ance, Nebraska. His success as lawyer to is attested by his election representatives of Ne the house of in 1890 a nd 1891. He was b r a s ka president of the Bank of Alliance in interests '93 a nd h ad m a ny '92 and in farming and as a wholesale lumber dealer there. Since 1904 he has been associated with his brother, J o hn E. Simonson law at Denver. H is two brothers were both gradu ates of M. A. C, J o hn E. Simonson, '74, of Denver, and A. B. Simonson, '77, who is chief of the medical staff for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company at Calumet, Michigan. t he practice of in CHEMISTRY BUILDING BURGLAR IZED. Office Safe Rifled of Platinum. the One of the' safe was first burglaries to be perpetrated on the campus in a num ber of years and probably the largest t he material from point of value of t he chemical taken was suffered by department when rifled some time between t he n i g ht of Octo the m o r n i ng of October ber 17 and 20 when it was discovered. P l a t i n um to the a m o u nt of $6,000 and valued representing a number of years was the chief reward theft of has been kept quiet until now in or der to work upon the case. the burglars. News of the accumulation of to permit police the before the safe Just when the burglary occurred is the not known. The safe was closed the Michigan F r i d ay night the office of game. Thieves entered appar Prof, olark, opened through knowledge of t he com ently it of a bination and after and greater part of constituting about $300.00 in laboratory breakage fees, the safe was again closed and no signs of the theft were known until me safe was opened by Prof. Clark the following Monday morning. platinum robbing cash, t he There are but few, except those in timately connected wTith t he college, THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 and instructional lines, in the proper uses of forest areas for public recrea tion purposes. Just as playgrounds are being estab lished in villages and cities through out the country where play may be organized and properly directed, so the forests of our country should be studied and developed as more effect ive playgrounds for the people. New York State, with its great Adirondack and Catskill Forest Reserves, Pali sades, Interstate Park, Letchworth Park and some thirty other public forest total acres, has ing nearly two million recrea for unique forest resources tional uses. reservations, the whole SCRUBS PLAY RESERVES 0 TO 0 SCORE. the College Field One of the scrappiest and brainiest games of "fighting football" that has been seen on in some weeks was the contest last Sat urday between Coach Huston's Scrubs and the reserves of the Varsity. The final score was 0 to 0 although the ball was in the territory reserves' practically all of the time. Moonlight in the Pinetum. — 1979 Woluerine. who were aware of the amount or the value of the platinum of the chem istry department. However not all the platinum dishes that were in the say safe were taken, which would indicate a "professional job." it was some that not The thieves apparently obtained the safe combination before attempting the job, as the safe was opened and the platinum and closed again after cash were taken. Other materials of value in the safe were untoched and not all of the cash was taken, some thing like -$200 having been left. The platinum, the value of which has greatly increased since the begin ning of the war, was in the form of crucibles and "dishes and had been purchased a little at' a time. It rep resented an accumulation of many years, some of the dishes having been in the possession of the department for thirty-five years. THE LAST MASS MEETING of the sea son was held in the gym Wednesday evening at 7:30. THANKSGIVING GAME; WABASH 7 M. A. C. 7. On a snowy slippery field Wabash the Thanksgiving tied M. A. C. in game 7 to 7. Because the result came in just as the Record goes to press the story of the game cannot be print ed until next week. H. P. BAKER '01, SYRACUSE, CRE ATES FOREST RECREATION DEPARTMENT. A new department, that of Forest Recreation, has recently been estab lished at New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse University, ac cording to a pamphlet sent us by Hugh P. Baker, '01, who is dean of forestry this phase of forestry has been recognized for many years, this is the first de partment of forest recreation to be established in a school or college in ti^is country and will assist in the de velopment of the educational work of the college, both along investigational at Syracuse. While lacked The Scrubs were outweighed nearly fifteen pounds to a man but they out-. played their heavier adversaries. On one occasion, the Scrubs a touchdown only by about six inches and their own goal was never in dan ger, the ten-yard line being the near est approach the reserves could make. com In passing the reserves were pletely outclassed but they turn used end runs to splendid advantage. Splendid material for next year's Varsity came to light during the con test. This is the first game in which the reserves and scrubs have had an opportunity to show their real worth and the splendid fight that both made brought to the surface football of a class that we used to see in the sec ond strings of a few years back. in The line-up: Scrubs—0. Reserves—0, L.E L.T L.G C R.G .R.T R.E. Q.B . .. L.H.... R.H F.B Stitt Noddin Ranger Tyson Schalk Taylor Hatovsky Grimm Frankenfield Martin Schulgen Walton Yeager Heathman Leffler Robinson Van Orden Tompsion Noblett Weckler Eddy Matson- Referee — Trownswell. Umpire — Franson. Head linesman—Sullivan. Timekeeper—Foster. Time of quarters-. . , ~ —10 minutes. "* 11 EEO ALPHIAN. The Ero Alphian Alumnae of Cen tral Michigan held their regular meet ing at the home of Mrs. Bruce Hart- suck (Peggy Holbrook, with '14), in East Lansing, Tuesday evening, No vember 18. The next meeting will 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. ( L e n na be with Mrs. Grove M. Keith Whitlock, with '15) December 9, at 532 Townsend St., Lansing, Michigan. A Bohemian dinner at 6:30 and a lit tle Christmas fea tures of the evening. tree will be the BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FACULTY MAKE EXPRESSIONS ON DEATH OF DR. SNYDER. •At the November meeting of the the State Board of Agriculture fol lowing resolutions drawn by a com mittee composed of President Kedzie and Secretary Brown were adopted: L. the unexpected "Deeply moved by death of Dr. J o n a t h an Snyder, President E m e r i t us of Michigan Ag ricultural College, we desire to record our appreciation of h is character a nd services, during the long period of his official connection with t h is Board and this Institution. "Assuming the col lege at a critical period its his tory, with a student body dwindling r a t h er t h an growing, with discourag- ingly small financial resources and an indifferent public, he brought faith and prophetic optimism, coupled w i th an aggressive energy t h at stopped at no obstacle. the burdens of in is t he mind "He believed deeply in the new tech nical education, wherein h a nd and eye in studying effectively aid the laws of n a t u re and wherein learn largely aided by doing. He ing to democ was unalterably committed of racy of learning and he strug gled with the problem of building up and a great democratic student body, where snobbery is un known and where worth and honesty, in whatever guise they are uniformly respected. successfully institution democracy appear, living and "Always solicitous t h at the lives of the students should and wholesome, it was his constant effort to surround them with an atmosphere as free as possible from temptations and evil influences. clean be "Few men were better qualified by n a t u re and experience to grapple w i th the parsimonious conditions t h at sur rounded M. A. C. in those days of his administration. from boyhood to the most careful economy, he applied h is experience to the con duct of the institution and m a de h er limited resources accomplish the best possible Accustomed results. to to b r i ng the attention and "His unfailing hospitality those who visited the institution, either offi cially or otherwise made m a ny friends the College and his efforts to favorable con sideration of the people of Michigan were crowned with much success. During his a d m i n i s t r a t i on the number of students was multi plied five fold and the courses of in struction greatly amplified. , "When Dr. Snyder t he mantle of his authority, he h ad un the bulk of doubtedly accomplished laid down vigorous h is t h at service look back upon the task t h at was set before h im and could twenty years of service with a deserved sat to officially isfaction. We are glad full recognize t he perma worth and nent this ex pression of our deep appreciation of the accomplishments of one whose life and work will be forever bound up with of the progress and welfare Michigan Agricultural College. to place upon this Board records of for its "Resolved, T h at the secretary trans m it a copy of these resolutions to the family of Dr. Snyder." The following relating faculty Snyder were also made a p a rt of m i n u t e s: resolutions to the the death of Dr. the of t he " It is fitting twenty y e a rs t h at t h is faculty shall express ser its appreciation of vices of P r e s i d e nt E m e r i t us Snyder, oc recently whose passing h as so he curred. The t h at spent in the President's chair of this college were years of r e m a r k a b le ad vancement in the activities of the in in any ade stitution. To set forth quate m a n n er the debt of this college and the commonwealth of Michigan to President Snyder would be possi ble only after a careful consideration of the events of t h at period. " It may be said in brief t h at u n d er his direction there was a r e m a r k a b le increase in the attendance of students. The existing courses of study were re organized and new divisions were cre ated. Graduate courses were institu- ed, extension plans developed and put into operation. These were ventures into new fields in a realm of educa tion as yet imperfectly explored. The in degree of success already apparent to give all lines these Doctor Snyder the leading administrative directors in the history and development of t r a i n i ng in agricultural and mechanic arts. is sufficient r a nk as one of in and citizenship conspicuous "His work was not alone in the field of organization and technical education, but also the personal realm of character. H is sincerity, his modes ty, his earnestness, h is integrity, his stability are qualities which have im pressed themselves upon lives of his associates and are among the en during assets of Michigan Agricul tural College. There was combined in his personality a t r i u m v i r a te of qual keen ities—unusual practical penetrating analysis, simple belief in the virtues of living. sense, the in lending his "As a citizen, Doctor Snyder took the community activities, interest the influence always best interests of his fellow citizens. His judgment was a community asset often sought hy his fellows in mat ters of public concern. for "Be it resolved, T h at our sincerest sympathy be extended to Mrs. Snyder these and her sons at t h is time t h at the min resolutions be spread upon t h at copies utes of the faculty, a nd of this record be sent to Mrs. Snyder to t he Board of Agriculture and (Signed) R. S. Shaw, G. W. Bissel] Mary E. Edmonds, E. H. Ryder, yy •W. Johnston, Committee. WILD BIRD WORK OF THE WORLD. By Dr. W. B. Barrows. In November of each year the stu- 1 \ ' , in the zoology through in 1884 includes the d e p a r t m e nt of i^ lovers of birds gather dents and one of the E a s t e rn cities, Washing- ton, Philadelphia, New York, or Bos- ton, for the meeting of the American the Ornithologists' Union. This year meeting was held at New York, its sessions extending the week of November 10 to 15. Prof. Barrows of and physiology h ad the honor of represent the state at ing the college and this is a national associa meeting. This and with a tion founded all membership which the active bird experts t he United States as well as m a ny foreign sav the guest of ants. The Union was t he American Museum of N a t u r al His tory, and its" halls, lecture rooms and collections were p ut at the disposi the visiting scientists. Here tion of are deposited h u n d r e ds of thousands tiniest of bird specimens from h u m m i n g b i r ds of t he Andes to the ex tinct moas and dodos of Madagascar Business meetings and Mauritius. were kept discretely back the the m o r n i ng and after ground and the noon sessions were devoted technical and scientific papers more evenings and discussions while were given up to illustrated lectures, receptions, and other social functions. over Two members, who h ad the seas, gave bird and mountains. Another, who was with Roosevelt the Brazilian Wilder talked modestly of the r a re or ness, unknown species there, in our own country, Arizona, while California, Alaska, Saskatchewan and Quebec had their explorers, collectors, photographers painters. Two of the foremost bird artists of America, Louis Agassiz F u e r t es and F r n e st Thompson Seton, were pres ent at almost every session and t he former had an exhibition of his work in one of t he m u s e um alcoves. t he F r e n ch forests impressions of encountered and word life of their been t he to in in trip illustrated At an informal reception, given by t he Explorers' Club, Dr. F r a nk M. lecture Chapman gave an on his w a r t i me in government service down the entire backbone of fc-outh America, from Southern Chile whence the Andes and # the Argentine P a m p as were crossed to the east coast and home by Brazil trip, Indies. and most of the great m i n i ng regions and nitrate deposits South America of were visited, and help and encourage of ment carried the Canal hundreds the E a st this the In to to * isolation. States citizens in ^ " i n d u s t r i e s, so v i t al to t he cause little un- involving employed agile Allies and i -Jfood danger and eJmong the scores h-ects& discussed at of 0 l le or t he only only On 1 ' t he 0ff tern p r ai r ie chicken and i n t e r e s t i ng the meeting, two can be mentioned island of M a r t h as Vineyard the s o u t h e rn coast of Massa ffusetts, still exists a little colony of tfeath Hens, a n e ar relative of our w ^ranant of a grouse species which formerly o v e r r an a considerable p a rt is now on f the eastern states, b ut the verge of extinction. How t h is colony is being g u a r d ed from h u m an poachers, h a w k s, weasels, foxes, cats, graphi ticks, disease, and fire was the cally' told by a r e p r e s e n t a t i ve of Massachusetts game department, while state moving pictures t a k en by ornithologist, E d w a rd H. F o r b u s h, showed the s t r a n ge dances and blood less duels in which t he m a le grouse take part for h o u rs each m o r n i ng be fore the nesting season. t he if by t he Most bird lovers know s o m e t h i ng of the work carried on by t he Amer ican Bird B a n d i ng Association w i th headquarters at New York City. Alu minum bands properly n u m b e r ed a nd legs registered are placed upon of nestling birds, or such a d u l ts as can be secured, and -chance, these birds are later killed or c a p t u r ed to the bands give valuable d a ta as the wanderings or m i g r a t i o ns of t he wearers. Lately r e m a r k a b le w o rk of this kind h as been done in Ohio and North Carolina w h e re of h u n d r e ds s p a r r o w s, white- small birds, song chewinks, . snow throated sparrows, birds, wrens, etc., have been trapped, banded and released only to be caught over and over a g a in same t he traps sometimes at i n t e r v a ls of only a few hours, sometimes after m o n t hs of absence d u r i ng which, doubtless, they have wintered in t he tropics or nested far to t he n o r t h. in Better legislation, b e t t er education, better methods of conservation, wider distribution of scientific a nd popular bird lore, and a h u n d r ed other topics of economic i m p o r t a n ce gave special practical value to t he sessions, while the daily i n t e r c o u r se w i th specialists from all p a r ts of t he world, was, of course, the most valuable p a rt of t he meeting. MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER MEETING OF THE S T A TE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 19, W a t e r b u r -y I he N o v e m b er m e e t i ng of t he S t a te £>oard of A g r i c u l t u re w as h e ld in E a st ^ a n s i n g, N o v e m b er 1919, w i th p r e s i d e nt K e d z i e, M e s s r s. W o o d m a n, p r e s et a nd D o h e r ty - « ^he m i n ut es of t he p r e v i o us m e e t i ng were a p p r o v ed w i t h o ut t p M16 e x p e n s es of M r. T e n n a nt t e n d i ng a c o n f e r e n ce u p on m a r k e t i ng p o t a t o e s, at F a r g o, N o v e m b er 5 a nd o, w e re a u t h o r i z ed full. r e c o m m e n d a t i o ns of "Oir + f o l l o w i ng to be p a id reading-. in a t in r e e t pr B a l d w in w e re a p p r o v e d: THE M. A. C. RECORD. ( a) T h at M r. C. P. P r e s s l ey be a p f r om L e v er c o u n ty c o u n ty a g e nt f or S c h o o l c r a ft t w o - t h i r ds of h is s a l a ry to be o n e - t h i rd f u n d s , a nd p o i n t ed c o u n t y, p a id f r om ( b) c o u n ty c o u n t y, be c o u n t y, b e g i n n i ng D e c e m b er 1, 1919. K i r s h m a n, in B a r a ga to M e n o m i n ee T h at Mr. a g r i c u l t u r al I r v i ng a g e nt t r a n s f e r r ed f u n d s. (c) T h at t he r e s i g n a t i on of M i ss d e m o n s t r a E va W. C a r r e tt as h o me t i on a g e nt in C a ss c o u n ty be a c c e p t e d, t a ke effect N o v e m b er 15, 1*919. to Mr. A. H. T e s ke a nd Mr. E. A. H e- s e ed i n t he p r o b a rd w e re a p p o i n t ed d e p u ty s p e c t o rs in a c c o r d a n ce w i th v i s i o ns of A ct 303, P. A. of 1919. D r. R. P. H i b b a rd a nd D r. G. H. t he to a t t e nd to be h e ld at St. s h o r t ly a f t er C h r i s t t r a n s p o r t a t i on ' e x p e n s es C o o ns w e re a u t h o r i z ed s c i e n t i f ic m e e t i n gs L o u i s, M i s s o u r i, m a s, w i th p a i d. D r. F. W. C h a m b e r l a in w as a u t h o r ized to a t t e nd a. m e e t i ng of t he U n i t ed S t a t es L i ve S t o ck S a n i t a ry A s s o c i a in C h i c a g o, D e c e m b er 1 to 3, to t i o n, t he s e n i or c l a ss of v e t e r i a c c o m p a ny n a ry u n d e r s t o od t h at a ll of D r. C h a m b e r l a i n 's e x p e n s es w i ll be p a id by t he c o l l e g e. s t u d e n t s, b e i ng P r o f e s s or C h a p m an w as a u t h o r i z ed to a t t e nd a m e e t i ng of t he A m e r i c an in C h i P h y s i c al S o c i e ty t r a n s c a g o, N o v e m b er 28 a nd 29, w i th p o r t a t i on e x p e n s es to be h e ld a l l o w e d. it M i ss L o u e l la W i l d er w as a p p o i n t ed u n d er t he S m i t h - H u g h es as an a d d i t i o n al c r i t ic t he p r o v i s i o ns of bill. t e a c h er D r. E. T. H a l l m an w as a u t h o r i z ed to a t t e nd a m e e t i ng of t he U n i t ed S t a t es L i ve S t o ck S a n i t a ry A s s o c i a t i on in C h i c a g o, D e c e m b er to 3, w i th t r a n s p o r t a t i on e x p e n s es p a i d. 1 Dr. W i l b ur O. H e d r i ck w as a u t h o r ized to a t t e nd a m e e t i ng of t he A m e r i c an E c o n o m i cs A s s o c i a t i o n, in C h i c a l a s ty d a ys of D e c e m b e r, w i th g o, e x p e n s es p a i d. t r a n s p o r t a t i on t he Mr. M c K i b b i n, a l u m ni s e c r e t a r y, w as a u t h o r i z ed t he m e e t i ng of t he A s s o c i a t i on of A l u m ni S e c r e t a r i es in C h i c a g o, F r i d a y, N o v e m b er 21, w i th t r a n s p o r t a t i on e x p e n s es p*aid. to a t t e nd T he r e c o m m e n d a t i on of t he M. A. C. U n i on B o a r d, s u p p o r t ed by a p e t i t i on of s t u d e n ts four-y^ear l e c t ed c o u r se s t u d e n ts f or t he u se of t he M. A. C. U n i o n, w as a d o p t e d. t h at $1.00 p er y e ar be c o l r e g u l ar f r om a ll Mr. F. E. F o g le w as a p p o i n t ed i n in f r om o n e - h a lf f r om e x f a rm m e c h a n i c s, s t r u c t or of t he s a l a ry to be d e f r a y ed p e r i m e nt f u n ds a nd o n e - h a lf s t a t i on f r om c o l l e ge f u n d s, t he a p p o i n t m e nt to t he t i me h is w o rk b e g i n s. d a te Mr. A s h l ey M. B e r r i d ge w as a u t h o r ized t he I n t e r n a t i o n al E x p o s i t i on in C h i c a go in c h a r ge of s h o rt c o u r se s t u d e n ts •with a ll h is e x p e n s es p a i d, a nd a l so to v i s it t he U n i v e r s i t i es of Ohio, I l l i n o i s, a nd I n d i a na to s t u dy t h e ir m e t h o ds of h a n d l i ng s h o rt c o u r se a nd F a r m e r s' W e ek w o r k. to a t t e nd $2,500.00 w as a d d ed to t he a p p r o p r i to c o v er t h e- a t i on f or s p e c i al c o u r s es e x p e n s es of F a r m e r s' W e e k. M r s. R o y ce W y a nt of t he b a c t e r i o to l o g i c al d e p a r t m e n t, w as a u t h o r i z ed a t t e nd a m e e t i ng of t he A m e r i c an A s s o c i a t i on of B a c t e r i o l o g i s ts in B o s t o n, p o r t a t i on e x p e n s es p a i d. to be h e ld t r a n s in D e c e m b e r, w i th to a s s i st I n t e r D e an S h aw w as a u t h o r i z ed t he j u d g i ng w o rk at t he w i th n a t i o n al L i ve S t o ck E x p o s i t i o n, w i th a ll e x p e n s es p a i d. Mr. M. B. C h a p i n, i n s t r u c t or in d r a w i n g, w as g i v en l e a ve of a b s e n c e, w i t h o ut p a y; f r om J a n u a ry 1 to M a r ch c o m 30, 1920, in o r d er p l e te f r om t he U n i v e r s i ty of C h i c a g o. t h at he m i g ht f or h is d e g r ee t he w o rk a nd T he p r e s i d e nt s e c r e t a ry w e re to d r a ft a p a p p o i n t ed a c o m m i t t ee p r o p r i a te t he d e a th r e s o l u t i o ns u p on of P r e s i d e nt E m e r i t us S n y d er a nd a p p r o p r i a te r e s o l u t i o ns w e re F a c by u l ty to t he d e a th of D r. S n y d er w e re a l so m a de a p a rt t he m i n u t e s. T he r e s o l u t i o ns a re of t he c o m m i t t ee a nd a d o p t e d. r e s o l u t i o ns s u b m i t t ed r e l a t i ng p r i n t ed i s s u e. in a n o t h er c o l u mn of t h is T he f o l l o w i ng r e s o l u t i on w as u n a n i m o u s ly a d o p t e d: R e s o l v e d, T h at A. M. B r o w n, S e c r e t a ry of t he S t a te B o a rd of A g r i c u l t u r e, be a nd h e r e by is a u t h o r i z ed to e x e c u te a b o nd to T he U n i t ed S t a t es of A m e r ica in t he p e n al s um of $146,900.00 to of c o v er p u b l ic e q u i p m e n t, a n i m a l s, a r m s, e t c. i s s u es a nd r e t u r ns u n i f o r m s, M r. D o h e r ty w as a u t h o r i z ed to i n i t i al t he v o u c h e r s. T he e x p e n se a c c o u n ts of B o a rd m e m b e rs w e re a p p r o v e d. A d j o u r n m e n t. A. H. P h i n n e y, '70. f o r m e r ly of D e t r o i t, is n ow at 49 N o r th 8 th A v e ., Mich., St. P e t e r s b u r g, F l a. '76. G. L. S t a n n a rd of P h o e n i x, A r i z o n a, h as b e en ill f or s o me fsme, -out is b e t t er h o w. ' 8 1. C. A. D o c k s t a d er is s t i ll at N. S y r a c u s e, N. Y., as m a n a g er of t he N o r th S y r a c u se L i g ht a nd P o w er Co. 'S3. J. H a s k i ns S m i th h as s o ld h is h o me f or in W i l m e t t e, 111., a nd is C a l i f o r n ia to s p e nd l e a v i ng -r/lnter. t ne i l l u m i n a t i ng a nd '88. W i l l i am A. T a y l o r, chief of t he B u I n d u s t r y, w r i t e s, " F or i n f o r m i ng a c ' s ee ('90) a r t i c le in W a s h i n g t on S t ar a nd t h at '88, is n ow h o r t i r e au of P l a nt m o st c o u nt of R ay n ow o t h er d a i l i e s ." He a l so a d v i s es H. A. K n e v e l s, w i th c u l t u r i st at C u l p e p e r, V a. t he P e a ce C o n f e r e n c e, B a k e r 's in c h a r ge of a l a r ge o r c h a rd S t a n n a rd r u n n i ng L o u i se C a r p e n t e r, D r. N. S. M a y o, m a n a g er of t he v e t e r i n a ry d e p a r t m e nt of t he A b b o tt L a b o r a t o r i e s, C h i c a g o, w i th M r s. M a yo '88, a nd ( M a ry d a u g h t e r, L o u i s e, h a ve g o ne to N ew t h ey w i ll go to O r l e a n s. F r om in D e C u ba f or a f ew w e e k s. c e m b er D r. M a yo w i ll go to t he P a l e c cific C o a st t u r es V e t e r i n a ry M e d i c al A s s o c i a t i o n. to d e l i v er a s e r i es of t he C a l i f o r n ia t h e re L a te to T. F. M c G r a th '89. is w i th w o r k s, t he d e p a r t b i i r e au of m e nt of p u b l ic s t o r e s, f or t he c i ty of C h i c a g o. '96. W. G. McGee, S an J u a n, P o r to R i c o, chief of t he P o r to R i co s t a t i on of t he B u r e au of C h e m i s t r y, U. S. D e p a r t c o m m e nt . of A g r i c u l t u r e, h as e l e v en y e a r s' p l e t ed food a nd d r ug in t he U. S. D e i n s p e c t i on p a r t m e nt of A g r i c u l t u r e. He h as h ad s t a t i o ns at N ew O r l e a n s, W a s h i n g t o n, D. C, S a v a n n a h, Ga., P o r to R i c o, a nd s h o rt p e r i o ds at Buffalo a nd B o s t o n. l o c a t ed at 1020 W. R. C. S m i th s e r v i ce j u st in is G r a nt B u i l d i n g, A t l a n t a, G e o r g i a. '97. '99. E. H. S e d g w i c k, 168 H o w a rd St., P a s s a i c, N. J., is s t i ll w i th B r i g h t on Mills as p u r c h a s i ng a g e n t. C. F. A u s t in of H e r r a d u r a, r e c e n t ly w as t he C u ba F r u it E x c h a n g e, to a r e c e nt i ng N e w s. r e - e l e c t ed C u b a, p r e s i d e nt of a c c o r d i ng i s s ue of t he H a v a na E v e n l o c a t ed t he s e r v i c e, D r. C. B. L u n d y, r e c e n t ly d i s c h a r g ed f r om is c o m m i s s i o n er of r e c r e a t i on f or t he c i ty of D e t r o i t, a nd in t he c i ty h a l l. is ' 0 1. J. C. G r e en h ad to g i ve up h is b u i l d l a st y e ar on a c i ng w o rk c o u nt of w ar c o n d i t i o n s, a nd is n ow at t he e n g i n e e r i ng d e S y r a c u se p a r t m e nt of S e n n e t - S o l v ay Co. T h is c o n c e rn e m p l o ys o v er 200 m en in e n g i n e e r i ng d e p a r t m e nt on t he t h e ir in A l b a ny in t he THE M. A. C. RECORD. NORTHWESTERN TEACHERS' AGENCY LARGEST IN THE WEST NO INITIAL ENROLLMENT FEE ENROLL EARLY THE WEST OFFERS VERY HIGH SALARIES R. R. A L E X A N D E R, MANAGER B O I S E, I D A HO design and construction of new plants and the upkeep of present plants and experimental work. 125 chemists on Mr. Green says they are most liberal recom- their employes and he with ments them to any M. A. C. men who are considering a change. '03. J. M. Churchill, formerly of Arco, Idaho, has moved to Salmon, Idaho. F. D. Stevens is still at 1216 Six teenth St. S., Birmingham, Ala., as repre farm management senting the U. S. Office of F a rm Man agement, in co-operation with Ala bama Polytechnic Institution. specialist, P. B. Pierce, '04. formerly of Monroe, Michigan, has moved to 200 Josephine St., Flint, Michigan. '05. E. A. Wilcox has moved to 333 Con tinental St., Detroit, Mich. Robert F. Bell, 561 Pine Ave., Chi cago, 111., has been made district en gineer of the Austin Co., with headquarters" at 1374 Continental Bank Building. the Chicago office of and Commercial George W. Nichols, designing and contracting structural engineer, is liv ing at 2968 Mattern Ave., Dormont, Pittsburg, Pa. A. E. Falconer, 301 McKinley St., Chingdale, Va., is employed in the U. S. Navy Department, Bureau of Yards and Docks.' '06. the U. S. patent office Louis M. Spencer went in such a manner convincing to Detroit with in 1913, and soon after formed a partnershrip with E. N. Pagelsen, '89, as patent a t torneys. The firm handled a lot of the General Motors patent work for t h at corporation inducements sufficiently were made by to him. the prosecution of to take charge of the many application for patents for the General inventions controlled by Motors Corporation. He also acts in connection an advisory capacity in which with other patent m a t t e rs the General Motors '07. t h at company interested. for in the a "Johnnie" Johnson, M. F., the number of years professior. mathematics department of col lege, and now occupying a similar po the University of Michigan, sition at the year, and writes, sends dues for "I might as well do it early as I pre sume the price will be going up soon the H. C. L. Any to keep pace with way $2 is no good here. It will buy nothing whatsoever, so I feel I'm do ing myself a favor in g e t t i ng rid of such small change." in is for 12 years, and the Bureau in The Manila, P.. I., Daily News of September 22, contains an announce ment of the resignation of J. L. Myers, of as chief surveyor of Lands, to take a new position the engineers' corps of the National Coal the Bureau of Co. Myers was with Lands the Manila News speaks very highly of his work. in the "The position of chief surveyor it states, "is one Bureau of Lands," t h at of the most department of it is the office the highly in charge of important work of m a k i ng cadastral lands. Mr. Myers surveys of public spent 11 years of service in the field survey as chief of various cadastral parties, his wide experience winning for him last year his promotion as chief surveyor of t h e ' b u r e au of lands. to His services have been the government, as important posts invaluable in '10. the government and cates will be hard to fill." the post he va C. M. Granger, "Cris," who was a major in the Headquarters Detach ment of the 20th Engineers, has been discharged from service, and is in his former position in the Forest Service district office in Denver, Colorado. in of is quite an absorbing the woods at present. "Jim" L. Shaw, manager the Commercial Coal Sales Company, Port land, Oregon, in a letter written No vember 11, says, "There does not seem this to be a great deal of news The neck of coal topic, as no doubt it is also in Michigan. P r a c tically all the mines are tied up com pletely with the strike, but we expect long." resumption of operation before re "Chuck," Charles A. Lemmon, the service, is cently discharged from now the Reo Motor Car Co., Lansing, Mich., and is living at 500 Genesee St. the sales department of in (Hazel Crafts, A. L. Campbell, "Big," and Mrs. '12) are still Campbell in ranching and cattle business the at Lysite, Wyoming. Severe drought livestock has caused heavy and crops they hope for a better season next year. Mrs. Campbell and their two children are fine. this year, but losses there in '11. C. L. Rose continues as county agri cultural agent at Evart, Mich. state C. Harris Coliingwood of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., writes, "My forestry extension work gives me a to get better acquainted with chance New York problems forestry every year. The work carries me up into the Adirondacks and back among the hill counties where one finds much are the same pioneer conditions generally supposed in the western states. Michigan is west to the people here. E. C. Lindeman was here recently on some county Y. time M. C. A. work. We had a fine talking over M. A. C. and old our friends." to exist only M. C. Greenleaf, formerly of Hills dale, Michigan, is now in Ann Arbor, as assistant the general manager of to the King Trailer Co. as is a James "Hallie" Hawkins lieu tenant in the U. S. Navy, R. F. C, At is lantic Fleet Air Detachment, and on the U. S. S. Shawmut, address care of Postmaster, New York City. I. J. Westerveld, assistant manager of the service bureau of the Universal Portland Cement Co., is leaving J a n uary 1 to go into business at Wausau, Wis., with C. W. Parsons and J. A. Miller, both of '12. They will manu facture concrete products and market sand and gravel. Parsons and Miller are now in Wausau getting the plant ready for business. '12. '13. to pathological W. F. Fields has been transferred from extension pathologist of Missis sippi inspector, office of Foreign Plant Quarantines, Federal Hort Building, Washington, D. C. Fields was stationed at Buffalo, N. Y. He wishes to convey his best wishes to M. A. C. and the class of '13. is still Leroy H. Thompson in Ma nila, Phillipine Islands, as mechanical and electrical engineer for the Bureau of Public Works. Carey W. Benoy, who was dis charged from on June 27. He is now in the real estate business at 620 Book Building, De the 85th Division troit, Michigan, and Montclair Ave. is living a(- '14. Melvin A. Russell is still with tt U. S. Bureau of Markets, but has h to Food Products Irisn ~* transferred head" temporary tion Service, with of ." quarters at Chicago, instead in QU- Paul. His business address cago is 50.6 City Hall Square Bid? in tV service, is now at Washington, D ne and may be addressed care of thf> v' *• M. C. A. Ralph D. Jennings, formerly is '15. Paul S. Armstrong, assistant adver tising manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, living at 1407 Poinsetta Place, Los Angeles, Cali fornia. 0f the production department of the Lan sing Stamping and Tool Company j* Lansing, and living at 1229 "West Michigan Ave. "Herbie" Herbison has charge L. M. Shumaker on of Center ville Michigan, has been employed as a project engineer Federal Aids Roads, for Adams county, Mississippi living at 64 Homochitto St.' and Natchez, Miss. is is Capt. and Mrs. Leo B. (Helen Brohl) living at 192 Alger St. Billings are Detroit. Captain August M. Engel is profes sor of military science and tactics at Throop College of Technology, Pasa dena, California, with 225 students taking work in the R. O. T. C. Unit. He is enjoying his. work very much. He occasionally r u ns across Earl Har vey, 15, h u r r y i ng his Ford around on landscape gardening jobs. his various (Marguerite Graham) at Davison, Michigan, where Mr. Heims deals in Moline Universal Tractors and acces sories. Mrs. Leland C. Heims is still living '16. Kitty Handy, secretary of the Ber rien County M. A. C. Association, is holding down her old job as deputy county treasurer. Glenn W. Carey is assistant plant pathologist with the U. S. Department of Agriculture. His address is 411 Fraser St., Bay City, Mich. E. G. Hamlin has just completed a cruise of a 1,000- square-mile block of pulpwood bearing . northern Ontario, for the Schroeder Lumber Co. of Milwaukee, "Wis. Hamlin entered the employ of this company soon after being discharged from service. Bessie A. Halsted changed to 1104 M St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Bernard Moll, who was recently dis charged from the Ordnance Division, A. E. F., is now in business at Grand Haven, Michigan, 314 5th St. While across he took u n i v e r s i t y ' w o rk along engineering lines at Kings College, London. land in teaching high is Dorothy Lewis is again cooking school, a suburb of Detroit, and living at 67 Euclid Ave., Detroit. the H a m t r a m ck in is Anna Rutherford, of Clio, Michigan, is at the Thyne Institute, Chase City, Virginia. Forest G. Hacker has been at Lex the creamery- ington, Kentucky, with license division of the Kentucky state experiment living at station, and 266 S. Limestone St. Glenn W. Carey, who was a captain in the Field Artillery, was discharged last spring, and is now at 411 Frazer St., Bay City, Mich. P. M. Langdon fa last week for Torrey Island, ther left they will be engaged Florida, where everglade tract in reclaiming a son and land. His wife and daughter will follow later. Since leav ing college he has been working on the home farm near Hubbardston. (with) and his of their Arthur J. Ritchie is living at 333 N. 7th St., Saginaw, Mich. '17. Guy and Wilson Newlon, with their fa.ther and younger brother have pur- THE M. A. C. RECORD. :. HARVEY PHOTO SHOP -:- $A ateur Finishing, 24 hour service - Kodaks and Photo Supplies ENLARGEMENTS OF CAMPUS VIEWS FOR FRAMING. if M. HARVEY '15 J. H. PRATT Manager BOTH PHONES AND WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH O. C. HOWE, '83 Manager LANSING INVESTMENT CO. Stocks—Bonds Capital National Bank Bldg. Lansing-, Michigan. 1 W M T JT ATCHISON, '16 Landscape Gardener —of— FRISSEL & ATCHISON Flint—Lansing—Muskegon 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 Overcoats.) BLUDEU, SIEBERT & GATES Bookbinders File Boxes, Map Mountings, Etc. Citizens Phone No. 3019. Cor. Washington Ave. and Allegan St. J. H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of All Kinds. ALLEN & DE KLEINE CO. 124-130 West Ionia. Printers—Office Outfitters The finest equipped plant in Central Michigan Bell 1094 Citz. 3436 two miles from New chased a farm ton Falls, Ohio, and are specializing in Holstein-Friesian cattle and Duroc- Jersey Hogs. They have a splendid location and are enjoying Walter G. Sprang (with) of Lansing is a salesman for the Federal Electric Co., of Chicago, Illinois. Austin E. Ford, since r e t u rn from overseas, has been at his home, 327 E. Maple Ave., Birmingham, Mich igan, where he, is engaged as an elec trical engineer. life. his She Helene Dorothy Towne Flint, is back Michigan, teaching this year, and household a r ts and science in the Cen tral high. living at 219 W. is 4th St. supervisor of household science and a r ts in the Ionia, Michigan, schools. David E. Blair for the New York C.entral and makes his headquarters at his home in Staatsburg, N. Y. inspector lines, Perrin is an in is is Gilbert Clegg is living at 422 Col- lingwood Ave., Detroit, Mich. '18. Henry Dorr, Jr., is with the depart ment of agriculture, forestry pathol at ogy, blister rus£ control, and is classification present doing tytpe on Indian Reservation, the Menominee at Shawano, Wis. He expects to go east on w o rk this winter. Stanley M. Sargent is living at 215 P u t n am Ave., Detroit, Mich. Lucile Urch is in Detroit this year, and is living at 1027 Helen Ave. Leonard S. Plee, 1313 Harrison Ave., St. Joseph, the Benton Harbor & St. Joseph Railway & Light Co. is an electrician with Marion Henrietta Smith, a chemist with is the Digestive F e r m e n ts Co., living at 103 Charlotte Ave., Apt. 306, Detroit, Mich. Alta Snow Sturgis is teaching this year and is living at 308 N. Not- t a wa St. at Howard L. Fisher 9th St., Lorain, Ohio. is now at 1214 Lytton Calrow, "Cal," assistant in the office of the California F r u it Grow ers' Exchange at Des Moines, Iowa, is visiting his friends and the college this week. Iva O. M. Jensen, who in Flint, came back for party, and spent her parents in E a st Lansing. is teaching the Sororian the week-end with •19. TO Floyd E. Fogle, who received his degree with '19, but who previously did w o rk with other classes, will be with the farm mechanics dep-artment the college after December 1. His at friends will be sorry the death of Mrs. Fogle, November 12, at in HJrbana, the home of her parents, Illinois, following a ill ness. two weeks' to learn of Richards T. Stephens (with) of Fen- ton, Michigan, is a student at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is living at 1024 Hill St. Dr. Karl B. Hanson is a veterinar ian at the U. S. Biological F ur F a r m, Keeseville, N. Y. John L. Engels (with) the Michigan College of Mines, Houghton, and is looking forward the M. A. C. basketball game played there in March. . is a t t e n d i ng at to to be Frances Spencer tonagan, Michigan. is teaching in On- Raymond K. Mitchell (with) recent ly returned from overseas, is still with in the U. S. Army, as a lieutenant the 9th Infantry, and is stationed at Camp Travis, Texas. Mark F. Welsh is a s s i s t a nt profes sor of bacteriology and pathology at College Park, Maryland. Dr. Earl G. Baxter is practicing vet erinary medicine at Union Hill, New York. Paul G. Borgman is a credit man with Joseph T. Ryerson & Sons, De troit, and is living at 30 Edison Ave. SHERIDAN CREAMERY CO. Sheridan, Wyoming. CHAS. «J. OVIATT, '09. The best butter, ice cream and eggs in this neck of the woods— we admit this freely. ASK FOR ICE CREAM W. A. McDonald, '13-F, M&r. Michigan Grown Seeds -—for— MICHIGAN GROWERS Be sure we have your name our 1920 Garden Book. HARRY E. SAIER, '11, Seedman Lansing, Mich. 114 E. Ottawa St. for T HE C A M P US PRESS EAST LANSING'S MODERN PRINTING PRESS 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 BARKER-FOWLER ELECTRICCO. "The Motor People" E L E C T R I C AL S E R V A NT S E R V I CE 117 E. Michigan Ave. Bell 724 Citizens 2102-3303 T /ALWAYS BK«Q TOR WHEN THE BOYS A ND GIRLS W A NT SOMETHING G O OD TO EAT A ND DRINK A ND F O R- STATIONERY, CIGARS, SHAV ING CREAM & F A CE P O W D ER RAN&AIJL mm B<4MK BLOCK co. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. c a package before the war c a package during the war c a package NOW FLAVOR LASTS THE PRICE! L A W R E N C ES V AN BuRa PRINTING COMPANY PRINTERS, BINDERS AND ENGRAVERS 210-212 N. GRAND AVENuJ ENGRAVINGS made by Lansing's Up- to-the^minute Engrav ing Company are equal in every particular to those made in any plant in the country and the service feeder because of our location Lansing Colorplate Co 230 Washington Ave, North T HE Mills Dry Goods Co. Lansing's Representative Store. —HIGHEST QUALITY OF— W o m e n 's a nd C h i l d r e n 's A p p a r el M i l l i n e ry U n d e r c l o t h i ng A c c e s s o r i es of D r e ss - A N D- T o i l et R e q u i s i t es " In the heart of Lansing" 108-110 South W A S H I N G T ON AVE. 1 57