' m V O L. X X V. M A R CH 5, 1920. Vhe M A G RECORD The Union Memorial Building Fund by Classes. The Chemical Engineering Department by Prof. H. S, Reed. Aggie Basketmen Humble Michigan, 34-27. !WAS 5* 3&JkOcannot live onHerpast~ m&Vm •JWS -* What "will you do for Her future?' & iiv>t^Si =S» %e MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Jttichigan ASSOCIATION - East Lansing ili IM ml 5£ E§ t THE M. A. C. RECORD. ALUMNI = ££ DIRECTORY E D W A KD N. P A G E I i S EN "89" 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 Chamber of C o m m e r ce Bldg., Detroit, 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. W A L DO R O H N E R T, '89 W h o l e s a le Seed Grower, Gilroy, Calif. NORTH V I L LE MILLING COMPANY N o r t h v i l l e, M i c h i g an D. P. Y E R K E S, '89, P r o p r i e t or "Gold Lace," "Crystal P a t e n t ," F a n cy P a s t r y ," W h o l e s a le and Retail, F l o u r, F e ed and Grain. V I R G IL T. BOGUE, '11. S H E R I D AN C R E A M E RY CO. S h e r i d a n, W y o m i n g. CHAS. J. O V I A T T, '09. The best butter, in t h is n e ck of ice c r e am a nd e g g3 t he w o o d s— we a d m it t h is f r e e l y. K E I TH BROS. N U R S E R Y, B. W. K e i t h, '11. S t r a w b e r r i e s, R a s p b e r r i e s, B l a c k b e r r i es O r n a m e n t a l s, Shrubs, etc. E v e r y one s h o u ld h a ve a f r u it g a r d en a nd a t t r a c t i ve h o me g r o u n d s. Special Offers to M. A. C. P e o p l e. A d d r e ss B ox 511, S a w y e r, Mich. B R E E D ER OF H O L S T E IN CATTLE A ND H A M P S H I RE S H E EP C. I. B r u n g e r, '02. Grand L e d g e, M i c h i g a n. CLUNY STOCK F A RM 1 0 0 — R e g i s t e r ed H o l s t e i n s — 1 00 E x c e p t i o n al h e rd r e p r e s e n t i ng t he best f a m i l i es of w h e re h e a l t h, q u a l i ty and pro t he breed, p r o d u c i ng d u c t i on are the s t a n d a r ds set. T he p l a ce to b uy your n e xt herd sire. R. B r u ce M c P h e r s o n, '90, H o w e l l, Mich. C H A R L ES H. R O U S E, '17. T e l e p h o ne Main 3783. P a r d ee & R o u s e, S t a te M a n a g e r s, C o n t i n e n t al A s s u r a n ce Co. 605 L i n c o ln B u i l d i n g, D e t r o i t, Mich. F A R GO E N G I N E E R I NG CO. C o n s u l t i ng E n g i n e e r s, J a c k s o n, M i c h i g a n. H y d r o - E l e c t r ic and S t e am P o w er P l a n t s, Difficult D am F o u n d a t i o n s. H o r a ce S. H u n t, '05. F R ED M. W I L S O N, E I N AR A. JOHNSON, '17 '18 602 L a n s i ng S t a te S a v i n gs B a nk Bldg., L a n s i n g, Mich. T he E q u i t a b le L i fe A s s u r a n ce S o c i e ty of t he U n i t ed S t a t e s. I n s u r a n c e, H e a l th a nd A c c i d e nt Life Citz. 3556. B e ll 2646. I n s u r a n c e. E D M U ND II. GIBSON, '12 C o n s u l t i ng E n t o m o l o g i st a nd A g r i c u l t u r al E n g i n e er a nd Stall* of S a n i t a ry and Civil E n g i n e e rs 508 M u n s ey Bldg., W a s h i n g t o n, D. C. W. A. M c D o n a l d, ' 1 3 - F, Mgr. Michigan Grown Seeds — f o r— MICHIGAN G R O W E RS sure we h a ve y o ur n a me our 1920 Garden B o o k. for Be L a n d s c a pe A r c h i t e ct and N u r s e r y m a n. Your g r o u n ds p l a n t ed w i th our e x t ra g r o wn s h r u bs a nd s p e c i m en t r e es and e v e r g r e e ns w i ll g i ve y ou i m m e d i a te r e s u l t s. G e n e v a, A s h t a b u la Co., Ohio. C H A R L ES E. SUMNER, A t t o r n ey at L a w. S o u t h e rn T i t le Bldg., San D i e g o, Cal. '79. Herd " M A P L E H O ME S H O R T H O R N S" sire, W e d d i ng Goods 742959, A S c o t c h - t o p p ed W h i t e h a ll d e s c e n d a n t; herd of 20 f e m a l e s, e s t a b l i s h ed 1899; y o u ng s i r es t e r ms r e a s o n a b l e; o ne w h i t e, one red, and one roan on h a nd n o w. for sale, J. H. R E AD & SON, L. W, REAM, '14. P r o p r i e t o r s, C o p e m i s h, Mich. V A L E N T I N E, M A Y ER & HOUSMAN, C o n s u l t i n g, H e a t i n g, V e n t i l a t i n g, E l e c trical a nd P o w er P l a nt E n g i n e e r s. D e s i g n s, S p e c i f i c a t i o ns a nd S u p e r v i s i o n. F. H. V A L E N T I N E, '09. 622 B a n g or B l d g. C l e v e l a n d, Ohio. LOUIS B E CK CO. 112 W a s h. A v e. N. Sam B e c k, w i th '12, S e c r e t a ry and T r e a s u r e r. B e st in C l o t h es for Men, Y o u ng Men and B o y s. R o y al T a i l o r ed Gar m e n ts to order. F RY B R O K E R A GE CO., INC. Shipper's A g e n ts C a r - l ot D i s t r i b u t o rs of F r u i ts and V e g e t a b l es 192 N. Clark St. M. Fry, P r e s i d e n t; H. P. H e n r y, V i ce 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. Oldest B r o k e r a ge H o u se in C h i c a g o. O. C. H O W E, M a n a g er I N V E S T M E NT CO. 'S3 L A N S I NG S t o c k s — B o n ds Capital N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. L a n s i n g, M i c h i g a n. W M. J. ATCHISON, '16 L a n d s c a pe Gardener —of— F R I S S EL & ATCHISON F l i n t — L a n s i n g — M u s k e g on H. K O S I T C H EK «fc BROS. 113 N. W a s h. A v e. The H o me of T h o se C e l e b r a t ed Ed.' V. P r i ce T a i l o r - M a de S u i ts a nd Over c o a ts ( F a s h i on P a rk C l o t h e s) ( S t y le P l us S u i ts and O v e r c o a t s . )' B L U D E U, S I E B E RT & GATES B o o k b i n d e rs F i le B o x e s, Map M o u n t i n g s, E t c. C i t i z e ns P h o ne No. 3019. Cor. W a s h i n g t on A v e. a nd A l l e g an St. J. H. L A R R A B EE 325 S. W a s h i n g t on A v e. Sport S h o p — A t h l e t ic Goods of Ail K i n d s. H A R RY E. S A 1 E R, 114 E. O t t a wa St. ' 1 1, S e e d m an L a n s i n g, Mich. A L L EN A DE K L E I NE CO. 124-130 W e st Ionia. Printers—Office Outfitters T he finest e q u i p p ed p l a nt in Central M i c h i g an B e ll 1094 Citz. 3436 D R. C. A. G R I F F I N, '10 O s t e o p a th 360 Capital N a t i o n al B a nk B u i l d i n g. Citz. P h o n e: Office 8341. H o u se 4950. THE CAMPUS PRESS E A ST L A N S I N G 'S M O D E RN P R I N T I NG P R E SS Now Located in the New Bank Building P R I N T I NG E M B O S S I NG E N G R A V I NG A. M. E M E R Y, '83. 223 AVashington A v e. N. H. C. P r a t t, '09, in C h a r ge of Office S u p p ly D e p a r t m e n t. B o o k s, F i ne S t a t i o n e r y, E n g r a v ed Call ing: Cards, F o u n t a in P e n s. P i c t u r e s, F r a m e s, F i l i ng C a b i n e ts a nd General Office Supplies. SMITH P O U L T RY A EGG CO. P o u l t ry Solicit c o n s i g n m e n ts C o m m i s s i on M e r c h a n ts in E g gs V e al Guy H. S m i t h, "11 W e s t e rn Market, D e t r o i t. D R. E. D. BROOKS, t he D i s e a s es of '76 E Y E, E A R, N O S E, A ND T H R O AT G l a s s es F i t t ed Suite, 704 H a n s e l m an B u i l d i n g. K a l a m a a o o, Mich. Office h o u rs 9 to 12, 1 to 5. T H O RN SMITH, "1895," In c o m p l e te c h a r ge of t he L a b o r a t o ry of D I A CK A ND SMITH, 49 W e st L a m ed St., D e t r o i t, Mich. Chemical A n a l y s es and R e s e a r ch W o r k. T HE CORYELL N U R S E R Y, R. J. Coryell, '84, R a l ph I. Coryell, '14 G r o w e rs a nd P l a n t e rs of S h a de and F r u it T r e e s, Shrubs, E v e r g r e e n s, a nd V i n e s. L a n d s c a pe B e a u t i n c a t i on S e r v i c e. B i r m i n g h a m, Mich. J O HN F. N E L L I S T, '96. P u b l i s h er of M i c h i g an T o u r i ng Maps. 1955 Jefferson A v e n u e, S. E., Grand R a p i d s, Mich. T HE E D W A R DS L A B O R A T O R I ES L a n s i n g, M i c h i g a n. S. F. E d w a r d s, '99. A n t i - H o g - C h o l e ra S e r um a nd o t h er B i o l o g i c al P r o d u c t s. L e g u me B a c t e r ia c u l t u r es for s e ed i n o c u l a t i o n. L A N D S C A P ES W I T H O UT W A I T I NG P l a ns by Graduate L a n d s c a pe A r c h i t e c ts F. A. C a r l s o n, '16, 508 M a t h e ws B l d g. M i l w a u k e e, W i s c o n s i n. GOODELL, Z E L IN C. ( F o r e s t r y, M. A. C, '11) I n s u r a n ce a nd B o n ds of E v e ry K i n d. s a l a r y, If y ou h a v e n 't i n s u r ed y o ur better see or w r i te Goodell a b o ut a g o od p r o p o s i t i o n. L a n s i ng I n s u r a n ce A g e n c y, I n c. 208-212 Capital N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. T HE A B B O TT L A B O R A T O R I ES C h i c a go M a n u f a c t u r i ng C h e m i s ts We m a ke a c o m p l e te line of h u m an and v e t e r i n a ry m e d i c i n es a nd v a c c i n e s. Q u a l i ty a nd a c c u r a cy g u a r a n t e e d. N. S. Mayo, '88, M a n a g e r, V e t e r i n a ry D e p a r t m e n t. A M E R I C AN E X T E N S I ON U N I V E R S I TY C o r r e s p o n d e n ce C o u r s es 20,000 S t u d e n ts A. C. B u r n h a m, B. S., LL B. (M. A. C, '95), P r e s i d e n t, 433 S t i m s on Bldg., L os A n g e l e s; S u i te 507, 30 N. M i c h i g an Ave., C h i c a g o. U n u s u al o p p o r t u n i t i es f or M. A. C, Men as S p e c i a l ty S a l e s m e n. T HE M, A. C. RECORD V0I;. XXV. BAST LANSING; MICHIGAN. MAROH 5, V.M). NO. 22 A UKEAT MANY the evening college from to turned out Wednesday hear General Leonard Wood, candi republican presidential date lor t he nomination who spoke P r u d d en at auditorium in Lansing. T he college was also well represented at the in formal dinner tendered General Wood by Lansing business m en at the Dow- J u d ge G. 15. n ew Hotel at 6 o'clock. CoIHngwood, the at meeting a nd F r ed L. Woodworth, '98, wlio h as heen announced as in charge in Michi of the general's campaign gan was among those at t he honor table. '85, presided Tin: RURAL RECREATIONAL a nd Social Club, which was recently organized among M. A. C. students, h as been asked to stage a "Little T h e a t e r" at the Michigan State F a ir in Detroit next fall. ' Several one-act plays will be presented at that time. Dr. Ward Giltner will address the cluh at its regular meeting next Monday night, March 8. J u d g i ng ONE FEATURE of the Short Course commencement exercises w as the first Annual Livestock contest. Four teams of five m en each did t he judging, a nd the interest was keen. Prizes were donated by Wayland D. Stearns, a second year E i g ht Weeks man from Detroit. Mr. S t e a r ns h as also made an endowment of $50 a year for t he n e xt five y e a r s. for use interests. in furthering Short Course Prizes for to needy students, and increasing atten dance were given as acceptable uses. This h as been t he most successful y e ar from point of attendance a nd variety of courses given, in the history of short courses at t he college. T he at tendance to date totals 604. assistance contests, AT A RECENT CONFERENCE of exten sion leaders held in Des Moines, Iowa, the following M. A. C. people congre '03, B a r b a ra gated: E d na V. Smith, Van Heulen, '10, R. A. T u r n e r, '09, Chester Spaulding, '14, " D a d" Roland, '18. Dr. Eben '15, Lytton Calrow, Mumford, county agents, a nd Miss Maud Gilchrist, for merly Dean of Women at the college, leader state of A SPECIAL COMMITTEE of t he Michi gan State F a ir Association m et at the college on F e b r u a ry 26, for t he pur pose of investigating educational ex hibits to be p ut on at t he various fairs next fall. Alexander MacVittie, 11. of Caro, R. V. Tanner, '09, of Has tings, and C. E. Atwater, '18, of Glad win, all county agricultural agents, Were here for the meeting. TAU BETA P I, t he h o n o r a ry engi t he ' in- neering fraternity, completed itiation of five members Wednesday, F e b r u a ry 25. T he new men selected were K. A. Weston of Traverse City; H. J. Plumb, Concord; F. I). Menkee, Holding; H. Y. Hartley, Washington; and W. F. Mallock of Ecanaba. T he ritual ceremony" was held in the fra followed rooms in Olds Hall, t e r n i ty by a banquet a nd program t he at "Skinny ' De Young, for Wildwood. '18, w as toastmaster, and merly with ('dark and W. F. Mallock, " S h e r m" also formerly with '18, responded to toasts. Dean Bissell was one of the speakers. On Monday evening, the m e m b e rs of the chapter, with their guests, formed a theater party to see " T h r ee Faces East,? at the Gladmer. A BAND CONCERT will be held in t he a r m o ry on Sunday, March 7, at ?> p. m. These were planned for evejy week term, but because during the winter of the the influenza epidemic, and t u r n i ng over of the Music Center for a pest, house, practice was delayed. A. H. JOHNSON, '22, of Jacksonville,. Florida, was M. A. C.'s delegate to the National Scabbard a nd Blade convention held at P u r d ue university, F e b r u a ry 18, 19, and 20. T he purpose of t he convention was for the reor ganization and reestablishment of t he fraternity, which was greatly affected d u r i ng the war, a nd for the election of new national officers. Resolutions which were drafted by the committee put tin; Scabbard a nd Blade on record as endorsing universal military train ing and favoring s u m m er camps. T he National Convention of 1922 is to be held at M. A. G. EEIDA YAKEEEY, r e g i s t r a r, r e t u r n ed from a five-weeks' ocean trip on Feb r u a ry 21. She Stopped at Porto Rico, Curacao, La Greayra, a nd Pureto Ca- bello, b ut most of t he time w as spent on the ocean. On t he way to New York she m et E d w a rd C. Krehl, '06, of Detroit, who w as on his way to Philadelphia, a nd in New York she had a visit with W. B. Liverance, '07. On t he t r a in coming back from New York sue was surprised to see Bob .Wallace, with '08, of Saginaw, who was also on b is way home from New York. SATURDAY, MAKCII 6, will be s t u d e nt campus. T he t he election day on Women's Student Council will have charge of t he balloting for women in the Women's Building. T he men will cast t h e ir ballots in t he reading room of t he engineering b u i l d i n g, under t he supervision of Student Council. At t h is time all general stu dent officers for t he coming year a re editors elected. These will toe Men's include and business m a n a g er of t he Holcad, football, baseball, basket yellmaster, ball, a nd t r a ck managers, new mem bers for Men's and Women's Student Council, M. A. C. Union, a nd Liberal Arts Union. T he election promises to be a spirited one. s t a rt immediately ALTHOUGH PLANS are well under way for the first six weeks' s u m m er school session to after commencement as h as been t he custom in past years, a second s u m m er school later in the s u m m er h as not yet been decided upon. This was established last s u m m er for the benefit of stu dents who were behind in their work because of military service, a nd if enough students care to r e m a in over for a second s u m m er session this year the a u t h o r i t i es a re willing to give the work. In addition to the regular sum mer school, the Sixth Ministerial and Layman conference will be held for one week d u r i ng t he first six weeks. An attendance of 250 to 300 is .ex pected. During the first a nd second week, the Boys' a nd Girls' Club de p a r t m e nt will hold a conference, at which boys a nd girls from all over the state will be in attendance. finished on Wednesday, T HE RIEEE TOURNAMENT which has been shooting at t he college for sev eral weeks, F e b r u a ry 25, with t he F r e s h m an In teams fantry, the winners. Eleven team fin competed, with t he Faculty score second. T he highest ishing made by the F r e s h m an I n f a n t ry was 1299, and t he highest individual score of 281 was made by Rieman, a fresh man. T he highest faculty score, 266, was made by Dr. deZeeuw of t he bot Individual m e m b e rs any department. a re t r y i ng for the All-College cham pionship this week. T he records for the gold medal match will be fired on March 8, 9 and 10. T he banquet for t he winning teams and w i n n i ng in dividuals will be held at t he Hotel Downey on F r i d ay evening, March 12. for r e g i s t e r ed F I F TY R U S S I A NS the second truck and t r a c t or course which opened at t he college Monday morn ing. T he men a re g r a d u a t es of t he Automobile Russian school of Detroit a nd have come to E a st Lansing to a dd to t h e ir knowl edge of American automobile design a nd construction. Co-Operative T HE VARSITY BAND will be one of five bands to play for t he window dis play in Lansing on "Window Night," March 9. This event m a r ks t he spring opening in the city, a nd displays and music will be t he features t he evening as is t he custom now in a great m a ny cities. of THE M. A. C. RECORD paigns we can abreast of the deavor. take pride times in being in alumni en THE M. A. C. RECORD. Entered as second-class m a t t er October 30, 1916, at the post office at Bast Lansing-, Michigan, under Act of March 3, 1879. the Published every Friday during the Col lege Year by the Michigan Agri cultural College Association. W. K. Prudden, '78, Lansing, President B. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, Vice President Treasurer H. H. Musselman, '08, E a st Lansing, C. W. McKibbin, '11, E a st Lansing, Secretary and Editor May E. Foley, '18, Assistant Secretary Members of Executive Committee: Elected at Large, A. C. McKinnon, '95, Bay City, Anna Cowles, '15, East Lansing, '11, Caro. Alexander MacVittie, MEMBERSHIP IN THE M. A. C. ASSO CIATION'which includes subscrip tion to the Record, $2.00 P ER TEAR. Make Remittances payable to the M. A. C. Association. Unless members request a discon tinuance it will be assumed t h at a r e newal of membership is desired. F R I D A Y, M A R CH 5, 1920. CAMPAIGN PROGRESS. height it the F u nd I n f l u e n z a — at during its Drive W e e k— hit the campaign h a rd is prac but in spite of tically half local com raised. Many mittees have not been able to m a ke any personal campaign because of ill their committee ness and flu among m en and territory. t h r o u g h o ut In many Michigan counties, chairmen are w a i t i ng for clearing weather and roads so better get t h at to everyone. a r o u nd their they can T he total a m o u nt comes from less t h an 800 subscriptions. We have 4,- lists who can be consid 500 on our ered prospective subscribers. In oth er words, 17% of- M. A. C. people have "kicked in." 83 % haven't been heard from at all. W i th 17% of our people giving we have barely scratched the t he "pay d i r t" surface yet, but from on the surface, we know t h e re is real gold u n d e r n e a th and is simply a m a t t er of going in after it. Our com mittees adopted a watchword to "give every Michigan Aggie personally to give to t he Me presented chance "Dad" Roland, '15, morial Building." out to they have be shown, says, "We are going to get something from every one in t h is re gion before we will quit." in Missouri w h e re it a Let's all get the same wagon into with "Dad" and drive on. There are 8 3% more to w o rk on. or Almost every college and university in America has a drive on for memo rials, or buildings endowments. Alumni and former students of M. A. C. would surely it and behind the times were they not called to do something for Alma Ma upon ter. There are no institutions with a more worthy purpose t h an our own. W h en we h e ar other college m en and cam- women feel out of talking of t h e ir fund GAUTHIER '14 L E A V ES COLLEGE. '14, track George E. Gauthier, assistant foot athletic director and coach of teams at ball, basketball and the past six years, has M. A. C. for the col tendered his resignation lege a nd wrill leave M. A. C. early in take up work as municipal April athletic a nd recreational director at Bay City. This work will include the organization of athletics and physical t r a i n i ng as in t h r o u g h o ut t he city. the schools as well to to the city and The position is a new one j u st cre is closely con athletic is t h at the national ated by nected with and physical now being organized by government. the community t r a i n i ng work to in t h e ir About t he campus, the assistant di rector h as been known ten years of Michigan Aggies as "Goochie," a nd h e a r ts has won a place t h r o u gh h is love for clean sportsman ship, his cleancut, de meanor and t he energy and pep with which he has pushed m a ny Aggie teams to victory. He was a member of the w i n n i ng football t e a ms of 1911, '12 a nd '13 and is considered the best quarterback t h at has ever generaled an Aggie team. businesslike in in staff. Immediate steps are being taken by t he Athletic Board of Control to re place the large-sized vacancy t h at he T h at leaves athletic the there will be difficulty lining up someone suitable to fill his shoes was evidenced at this week's meeting of the board, for not only h as he done football the major p a rt of coaching and t r a ck athletics for M. A. C, but he h as h ad t he entire charge of bas ketball and is held to be supreme in this sport in this section of the coun try. The. success with which M. A. C. basketeers have met the past in testifies of his ability several y e a rs in this branch. He expects for h is new work early in April. The college fam ily will greatly miss both Mr. and (Evelyn Harbottle, Mrs. Gauthier popular '14), who have been among both faculty and students. leave very to THE FUND BY C L A S S E S. to students t he On F e b r u a ry 28 the Union Memorial Building F u nd follows by stood as classes. At t h at time but 17% of the had graduates a nd former subscribed according alumni office records, although a number of local committees had reported their results a nd m a ny have not yet their had an opportunity to carry on local campaigns, because of the influ the column of enza epidemic. Under stu subscribers are included former the dents, as well as graduates, but not number of living graduates are givej1 I as an class. the size of each indication of How does your class stand? What per c e nt are givers? W h at per cent h a v e n 't made a subscription? What rival classes are ahead of y o u? How long are t h ey going to be ahead? Living Grads. Subs. Amount 1 $6 * 5 2 5 2 4 5 4 3 8 13 11 . 13 13 18 13 6 25 22 21 . 25 23 23 . 16 25 36 23 31 23 . . 38 20 30 27 29 . . . . 27 27 20 39 54 57 52 74 72 93 81 . . . . 96 . . . 93 126 161 165 . . . 2 00 222 248 259 159 160 .- '61 '64 '66 ' 6 7 . . . .. '68 '69 '70 '71 ' 7 2 . .. '73. '74 '75 ' 7 6 .. '77 '78 '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 •91 ' 9 2 . .. '93 '94 '95 '96 '97. '98 '99. '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 ' 1 9 .. '20 '23 F r i e n ds 1 1 4 4 1 50o 50.00 205.00 1,950. 5.00 3 1,0351 3 2 3 1 4 5 5 8 3 7 3 6 12 6 6 5 6 2 6 4 5 6 4 7 13 15 13 22 14 8 15 18 46 20 48 35 53 63 52 59 70 55 31 5 1 9 1,040.00 5,000.00 175.00 50.00 360.00 1,355.00 ' 325.00 2,450.00 425.00 1,880.00 120.00 910.00 3,875.00 585.00 450.00 280.00 1,930.00 55.00 1,730.00 150.00 350.00 440.00 235.00 965.00 2,745.00 915.00 950.00 1,539.00 861.00 575.00 1,320.00 863.00 2,415.00 905.00 2,288.50 1,786.00 2,166.00 2,611.00 1,553.00 2,263.00 2,466.50 1,167.00 1,200.00 180.00 100.00 1,725.00 T HE ALUMNI of Johns Hopkins have t he object organized a varsity club, in interest of which school athletics in and broaden the scope of the university's athletic campaign. to promote alumni the is A DETROIT ALUMNI PLANNING ACTIVITIES. A.s a preliminary to a series of so- -:'-al events and get-togethers to be held the coming spring and sum- Uring er alumni a nd former students liv- K ' in and n e ar Detroit will hold a ffloker and buffet lunch at t he Fel- lowcraft Club, W a s h i n g t on Boulevard, on Friday, March 12, at 8 p. m. to develop t he citizens The Detroit M. A. C. club- is a little over a year old as it is now organized, t he officers cjince its reorganization, and members have been w o r k i ng to develop a real M. A. C. spirit and to ut the college on t he m ap in Detroit in such a way in t h at this part of t he state will realize t h at there is a real, live i n s t i t u t i on in Bast these plans are be Lansing. T h at ginning to bear is shown, for fruit "instance, by t he large g a t h e r i n gs each Wednesday for luncheon at the Board of Commerce. In order the old spirit to a still greater degree, every alum this sec nus and former student in to attend tion of the state is invited on the smoker lunch be March 12 where each one will given an opportunity to express his ideas as to methods to be employed in arousing interest in the college and also as to ways a nd m e a ns of m a k i ng the Detroit Association more effective. to those who a re unable to come to t he Wednesday those luncheons and from out of town who are in the city on that evening. A good rousing time is assured to all comers. A special invitation is extended buffet a nd to NORTHEAST fllCHIGAN ALUMNI TO M E E T. The N o r t h e a s t e rn Michigan M. A. C. Association which has been dor mant for a period is reviving M. A. C. enthusiasm for a m e e t i ng at t he Canoe Club at Saginaw on Monday evening, March 6, at 7:30. Because of the n u m b e rs of M. A. C. people in both Saginaw and Bay City, t he N o r t h e a s t e rn Association has had its interest more or less di vided of late and now contemplates THE M. A. C. RECORD. into a Saginaw the N o r t h e a s t e rn the dissolution of and Bay Michigan City Association. t h at the new associations will be placed on their feet at t h is meeting. It is probable E. W. Ranney, '00, campaign direc tor for the Michigan district a nd Di rector Brewer of the college, will be the Association's guests at t he meet ing. I Alumni and former students in the vicinity a re invited a nd should com municate at once with Daniel H. Ellis, 616 Owen St., Saginaw. CAMPAIGN N O T E S. A N NA COWLES, '15, F I N DS SUBSCRIPTION CAKD IN N. Y. SUBWAY. . " S O ME CIRCULATION," W E ' LL SAY. 'T found a blank subscription card in t he subway this m o r n i ng and you it acted as a most m u st know vigorous r e m i n d er of t he fact t h at t he campaign was on a nd t h at my pledge for h a d n 't gone in to E a st Lansing. So here it it is."—Anna Cowles, '15. t he Memorial Building t h at J. B. COTTON, '86, M A K ES U N I Q UE PLEDGE. Joseph B. Cotton, '86, of New York, has m a de a r a t h er unusual subscrip tion to the Memorial Building. Fol t a u g ht lowing g r a d u a t i on Mr. Cotton m a t h e m a t i cs at M. A. C. for t wo years. H is salary was $500 a year. In mak i ng his pledge of $1,500 to t he Build ing F u nd Mr. Cotton calculates t h at it represents his two years salary plus interest on t he a m o u nt since accrued t h at time. CLASS OF '18. subscription Let's Go! The J u ne 20th Record showed only one from our class—that of our one girl Ag. Hazel B. Deadman. We have well over 200 members and should average $25.00 each. Let's set our goal at $4,000.00 and then beat it. WILLARD M. COULTER, Ag. Sec. S U B S C R I B E RS R A N K ED BY AflOUNT. $5,000—W. K. P r u d d e n, '78, $2,000—Clarence E. Smith, and Mrs. J. W. Beaumont, '82. '84, Mr. $1,500—Joseph B. Cotton, '86; Geo. J. Jenks, '89. $1,000—W. H. Vandervoort, '89; W. '93; O. E. Soverign, '01; L. Harvey, Horace Thomas, '01; H. A. Haigh, '74. $500—Roswell Lillie, '70; A. C. Bird E s t a t e; F. C. Miller, '70; J a s. S. Hol- den, '95; C. W. Garfield, '93; F r a nk Johnson, '70. $400—E. J. K r a u s s. '07. $300—Mrs. A. Taylor, J. '89; Ray S t a n n a rd Baker, '89; Root, Mrs. Jessie Beal Baker, 90; F r a nk Leonard, H. Spurr, '15, Dr. W. J. Beal. '88; O. $250—A. C. McKinnon, '95; C. B. Collingwood, '85; J a s. S. Mitchell, '95; Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cook, 88; H. R. Parish, '95; A. H. Phinney, '70; H. D. '00; W. P. Hahn, Robinson, '09; E. W. Ranney, '00. '04; A r t h ur Lyon, '05; Z. E. Colby, $200—A. C. B u r n h a m, '93; D. L. Porter, w'04; E. E. Gallup, '12. $150—Earl P. Robinson, '07; H. B. Gunnison, '00; H a r r i et Moore, w'05; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Jacklin, '13; J. I. Loop, '03; A. C. Anderson, ' 0 1; A. W. Wilson, '07; H a r ry E. Saier, 11; Prof. R. K. Steward, Mr. and Mrs. F r a nk Wood, '09; Tracey H. Kay, '11; Clara S. Roe, '11; E d w in Smith, '12; D. D. Henry, '16; F. '12; M. H. Shearer, F. Bailey, '13; Byron S. Palmer, ' 8 1; Geo. C. Monroe, A r t h ur D. Baker, '89; Alto Slayton, '98; P. G. Holden, '89; Oren W. Read, '14. $125—Howard H. Smith, '95. $120—Coral R. Havens, w'01; W. L. '89; Harvey Sass, '18; J a s. Rossman, C. Johnson, '14; A r t h ur Adelman, '04; Verne Steward, '15. AGGIES HUMBLE MICHIGAN. to early form, With a r e t u rn t he Michigan Aggie five downed Michi gan under a score of 34 to 27 at E a st Lansing, S a t u r d ay night. The Green and White grabbed at the beginning of the game, and although they w e re t he second half, tied they in twice the blue-clad athletes never allowed second the any advantage. game of t he season the in which Aggies t r i u m p h ed decisively over the A nn Arbor quintet. It was A crowd t h at completely filled the big gym and which in numbers hov ered a r o u nd t he three thousand m a rk saw t he Gauthier men issue their de feat to Michigan. "Chuck" Higbie, Aggie forward, dominated t he list of individual scor total of sixteen points. ers with a The veteran tosser h ad his eye with him, all t he way and very few of his a t t e m p ts went wild. Karpus, t he Michigan star who has j u st r e t u r n ed to the Yellow and Blue ineligibility, squad after a period of followed Higbie in t he scoring with t h i r t e en points. W i th a total of ten points, all scored from t he field Eddie Gilkey, t he little Aggie forward, came next on t he list. K u r tz again played his brilliant and consistent defensive game and at the same time managed to get under t he basket for a trio of goals. in the first the ball Scoring s t a r t ed few m i n u t es of t he game. T he ball was tossed in t he center, Foster got the j u mp and after two short passes had given him immediately un der t he Michigan basket shot for the the game. T he first t he clocklike fana play was worked convinced t h at t he the Aggies were back game and brought them to their feet with a roar. regularity with which the on two points of 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. the half the end of to 15 with teams started at score the At the Aggies up. was 16 Both the same hot pace in the second period but for sev eral m i n u t es scoring, finally the Aggies crawled to 20 points with t he Wolverines t r a i l i ng close be hind. t h e re was no failed Michigan the Green and W h i te again and the game traveled few m i n u t es r e m a i n i ng with the m a r g in increasing regularly. t h r e a t en the to Michigan M. A. C. (34) Gilkey Higbie Foster Kurtz G a r r a tt (27) K a r p us R-F Weiss L.F.. Dunne C Rea R.G Wilson L.G Field goals—Aggies: Higbie, 6; Gil- key, 5; Kurtz, 3; Foster., Michigan: Karpus, 4; Dunne, 3; Weiss, 2; Hen derson, 2. Referee—Fields, Grand Rapids Y. IN THE DEPARTMENTS. in t h at interested The chemical is comparatively t h at alumni engineers will m e nt been established during feel particularly the work pleased with M. A. C.'s progress lines, represented by engineering establishment. laboratories, ted with t he most up to date trial the best country. depart engineering new h a v i ng the war. We be l e a r n i ng of and done, in its fit indus r a n k ed among the are institutions equipment, in any is being The in Chemical Engineering. BY PKOF. HABRY S. REED, '06. the the t he these to give t h r o u gh the student The basic science of chemistry has always been a required subject of all students of M. A. C. The courses in chemistry instigated by Dr. Robert C. Kedzie and amplified by his son, being Dr. F r a nk S. Kedzie while based on scientific foundations were so presented to the student to empha the size the practical applications of influ science. Largely ence of teaching two men t he chemistry department h as al in theo ways been retical knowledge but at same t i me teach h im to do something use ful. The chemical engineering course is t he outgrowth of t h is idea coupled w i th demand of spe t r a i n ed m en of this character. cially is depend industry ent in some m e a s u re on the services of t h at one-fourth Of industries a re di rectly dependent upon the services of In t he chemist or chemical engineer. t he United States there is one chem ist to every five thousand people a nd one chemical engineer to e v e r y. fifty thousand. T he opportunities for tech nically t r a i n ed chemists are therefore apparent. The the chemist and chemical engineer was It is estimated Practically all the chemist. economic necessity times the the for of in engineer even impressed on the American forcefully the the war. During public during four years following August, 1914, the accom American chemical plished results never approxi the development of mated before In four y e a rs he expanded industry. old factories and built new ones in volving expenditures of h u n d r e ds of millions of dollars explosives, gases, dyestuffs and h u n d r e ds of other chemical products were manufactured in sufficient quantity to supply Amer ica's needs as well as t he fought against other Germany. countries who those of until In t h at dyes finished imported industry so successfully the -United States at one time flourishing there were twenty-six companies manufacturing intermedi ates and dyestuffs. Germany crushed in this 1914 there were but six and they most from ly manufactured from Germa intermediates ny. Since 1914 the American chem ist and chemical engineer have strip tremendous of ped Germany chemical grip and established on a firm basis; our own chemical independence. The United States now holds chemical supremacy in the world and to m a i n t a in this the do colleges and universities m u st their share by supplying technically t r a i n ed men. country this her in The above chemist accomplishments, of course, were brought about by war they have produced re necessity but to sup sults more far reaching t h an ply needed materials caused by the w ar cutting Off previous channels of interests supply. The whole business impressed the country have been of by until the the value of t h e re is practically no business which at sometime in some form does not employ the services of the chemist— even to the bankers. Some years ago the chemist were as the banker and far apart as may be In imagined. those days the chemist took his some w h at to the bank and deposited it on t he last day of it all out again on the next day. T h is business constituted about relation between the chemist chemist excepting t h at occasionally received a notice of over draft. However, nowadays m a ny big banks retain chemists permanently on their staffs. Loans are granted or re fused upon the advice of the chemist the probability of success or as failure of plant operation, processes, m a r k e t s, etc. inadequate monthly stipend the month only the banker and to check the only t he to to in trained fill are The positions which the chemist is required very diversified in character. M. A. C. chemical en funda such gineers are mentals as will enable them through experience to attain such positions in as the chemical analyst, industries foreman, superintendent, technologist, consulting chemical engineer, works manager, general manager, etc. The first far as chemistry is concerned are devoted the course so two years of ' thorough a quantitative to general academic work teachin the fundamentals of chemical seien § and grotm^ including knowledge of analvsi The last two y e a rs are utilized in" fh' technical subjects as metaf study of the manufacture 0f lurgy, fuels, and typical Two classes of difficulties continually D e s et industrial chemist, chemical and the to round out mechanical. Therefore his required to t a ke such subjects in t he mechani cal, electrical, and civil engineering d e p a r t m e n ts as a re necessary. the student chemicals. industrial t r a i n i ng is engineer the To insure the chemical for two life. industrial who graduates from M. A. C. greatest opportunity success we - believe it advisable to familiarize him • with w h at he will be tip against in • has cqllege So the industrial thoroughly equipped laboratories for chemical engineers. One the. met allurgical a nd fuels laboratory in the the other Engineering building and the laboratory- chemical back of Wells Hall. The metallurgi cal and fuels laboratory contains such equipment as a complete microphoto- graphic outfit, electric furnaces, pyrometers, etc. The indus trial chemical two in the stu divisions. dent prepares a certain typical indus laboratory scale, trial chemical on a the second where he the same product on a semi-manufactur ing basis and becomes familiar with the construction and use of standard pieces of apparatus, smaller, but of exactly the same design a n d ' s a me ma terials of construction which he will later use at plant works. is first where calorimeters, laboratory prepares The a It instances. This laboratory is absolutely a new the ex feature at M. A. C. and from perience of the w r i t er is not excelled is equipped* in but few with a 50-gallon sulphonator, a 10- gallon nitrator, a 10-gailon reducer, a 30-gallon fusion kettle, 10-gallon autoclave for w o r k i ng pressures up to 1,000 pounds per square inch, a 10- gallon vacuum pan, a 10-gallon steam jacketed kettle with agitator, a 30- gallon steam jacketed kettle, a 25-gal- lon still fitted with a direct condenser and rectifying column and extraction filter cell, presses, a grinding mills, an air compresser and vacuum pump, a separators, crystallizing t a n k s, etc. hydroextractor, suction drying oven, filter, two a In the the control, industrial laboratory its entirety, searching the chemical engineer studies a problem in litera t u re and patents, m a k i ng the prelimi nary laboratory preparations to deter mine the most efficient process, study ing means of determining m a n u f a c t u r i ng difficulties, calculating m a n u f a c t u r i ng of costs, plant, actually manufacturing chemicals in pound and not gram lots. In fact we believe the chemical engineer graduates from M. to meet A. C. he will be well fortified competition which must come in dustrial t h at when designing life. and in THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 TO PUSH TRACK SPORTS. to build up 1 Great efforts are to be m a de by tbe Athletic department the ^ranking of 'varsity track teams in t he E st few years. I The plan is to m a ke t h is sport sec o nd only to football. The two sports •which of i America are football and track. Track wju j\i, A. C. h as been quite negligible Wa the past, but if t he plans of M. A. it will t a ke a sports very C officials ge through major place soon. r a nk highest colleges 'varsity in in With the completion of the Aggie indoor track, much interest is center- jn°- in such events w i t h in doors. A schedule of t h r ee meets h as been pre pared for the indoor season t h is y e ar a nd six for The the outdoor indoor meets are all dual in n a t u re and will be held at M. A. C. Complete schedules of these meets track. follow: INDOOR E V E N T S. March 5—Kalamazoo college at E a st Lansing. I._arch 13—Notre Dame at E a st Lansing. OUTDOOR MEETS. May 1—Interclass meet at E a st Lansing. May 8—Detroit J u n i or college at East Lansing. May 15—Notre Dame at South Bend. . May 22—De P a uw at E a st Lansing. May 29—State Intercollegiate at E. Lansing. June ~5—Western Conference at Ann Arbor. Because of the proximity and class of the Conference meet at Ann Arbor the is planned this year, whole Aggie track squad to the event. take to it DETROITERS TO HEAR M. A. C. GLEE CLUB. On April 10 the M. A. C. Glee Club, composed of thirty-two members, will give an e n t e r t a i n m e nt at 14th Ave. Baptist church, corner of 14th and Marquette avenues, the auspices of the O. V. R. class, an or ganization of young men, of which A. E. Downer, '19, is president. under the Of course, college songs and humor the ous selections will predominate program but several n u m b e rs of a heavier n a t u re will be presented. A special feature will be the production of an Agricultural F a r ce set to mu sic and presented by eight members °f the Glee Club in costume, which is calculated to m a ke Detroit Aggies beg: "Oh, Time, in thy flight! Make me a college student again, Just for tonight." For further information, reservation °f tickets, etc., call or see' A. E. Dow ser, Phone Walnut 3163-R. '19, 621 McGraw Ave., OBITUARY. Capt. Haigh, w i th ' 6 1. in Captain George Williams Haigh who first class entered M. A. C. with the in 1857, died at his home in Dear born on F e b r u a ry 28, following an at tack of his influenza. He was eighty-second year and one of the old est members of the M. A. C. Associa tion. He was a most a r d e nt lover of M. A. C. and was never happier t h an trials a nd when recounting final t r i u m p hs of his Alma Mater. He helped clear the stumps from- around Old Saints Rest and Old College Hall a nd to fell the native forest trees from fields: which now constitute t he the college campus. the early At the outbreak of Infantry, which was the Civil W ar he enlisted at ihe college with nearly all in the other students, so many, deed as to almost break up the school a nd he served a year in Missouri un der F r e m o n t. L a t er he enlisted as a in the famous 24th Michigan p r i v a te Volunteer re cruited entirely from his home coun ty. Before the regiment left Detroit he was made orderly sergeant of his company and later rose by successive promotions for m e r it the cap t a in of Company D. He served con tinuously the war, t a k i ng part in all t he h a rd fought bat tles of the Army of the Potomac. He r i g ht h a nd at t he was wounded Cold H a r b or and again, very seriously, in the r i g ht leg, at Gettysburg, where he was t a k en prisoner, but was sub sequently parolled. the close of to be till in At the close of the war he r e t u r n ed to Dearborn and i n. 1868 m a r r i ed Es t h er J. Marsden, an adopted sister of Alfred, F r a n k, Richard a nd Orrin Gulley, all since graduates of M. A. C. to Minnesota, then the of west, w h e re he resided for 42 years, b r e a k i ng up and developing a fairly large and successful t he farming Eldorado In 1873 he removed farm. on figure About eight years ago he r e t u r n ed to his old honie in Dearborn, w h e re he has since resided and where he has t a k en intense interest in all cur r e nt events and has been a most ard ent supporter of M. A. C. in all h er endeavors. He has been a faithful and enthusiastic a t t e n d a nt at all re cent M. A. C. reunions, his s t a l w a rt form with its snowy white head being a familiar campus around reunion time. Captain Haigh was born in Water to loo, New York, in 1836, and came Michigan with his father, late Richard Haigh, about seventy years ago a nd lived at the old Haigh home in Deearborn until he entered stead the Civil M. A. C, in 1857. Though W ar deprived him of priceless t he privilege of graduation, he felt him self none t he less an a l u m n us of M. in sym A. C, and he kept himself interests. pathetic touch with all her of H is death deprives college the the the the nearly dren who came ning in 1857. last of her devoted chil the begin to her at The fact t h at all of Captain H a i g h 's brothers and his only sister attended M. A. C. nearly all graduating, serves t h at of to show his a t t a c h m e nt a nd its his family for this institution and objects. He himself entered in 1857, his brother Thomas in 1859, both be ing swept away from college by the Civil War. His brother R i c h a rd en tered in 1864 and graduated in 1869; his brother H e n ry entered in 1870 and graduated in 1874, a nd his only sister Bessie m a r r i ed F r a nk Gulley who g r a d u a t ed in 1880 and was given an advanced degree in 1882. She attend ed the college d u r i ng these years b ut this attach did not graduate. Also further the is emphasized by m e nt fact t h at all the male members of the Gulley family of Dearborn, to which Capt. H a i g h 's wife belonged, were graduates or officers of M. A. C. Al fred B. Gulley was professor of agri culture in 1875, Alfred G. Gulley grad uated in 1868, Richard Gulley in 1878, Orrin Gulley in 1880. in recently established at M. A. C. will be found a beautiful old gold-scabbard officers' sword which was captured by Capt. Haigh from a rebel staff officer at t he Battle of Gettysburg; six- revolver carried by Captain shooter Haigh's brother •through the Civil W a r. t he Military museum in 1879 and F r a nk also the decided interesting conver He was a most sationist, always of views, and he was a fairly facile writer. The files of M. A. C. Record show commu nications from him on E a r ly Days at M. A. C, on Results of M. A. C.'s W o rk and on other subjects akin to the college. the old homestead H is funeral held on March 2d was from in Dearborn which he loved so much and his re the village m a i ns were cemetery by members of t he local mil itary posts, by Civil W ar Veterans from Detroit a nd by hosts old friends from the s u r r o u n d i ng country. followed of to —H. A. H., '74. Mrs. V. C. Schaeffer (Elizabeth Dor= gan) w. ' 1 5. Mrs. Elizabeth Dorgan Schaeffer, '11, wT5, wife of Vern C. Schaeffer, died at their home in Sturgis, Michi gan, on F e b r u a ry 17 of pneumonia, following Schaeffer influenza. Mrs. was popularly known as " B e t t y" Dor in college a nd is a sister of Al gan bert Dorgan, She spent two years at M. A. C. Besides her husband, a week-old girl survives her. of Detroit. baby '14, In t he m i n u t es of AN ERROR. t he F e b r u a ry the State Board of Agri meeting of culture which were printed on page 7 last week it Avas stated t h at the make- up of the Board of Control of Ath letics included two alumni of the fac ulty who were appointed by the pres ident. This was in error a nd should have read "Two of the Faculty ap pointed by the president." d of Directors in cludes menVwho have success fully put their farms on a busi ness basis, who have made farming an rather than an occupation. industry They have organized this company in order that the ex perience they have accumulated and the benefits they have de rived from business methods in farming may be made available to other farm owners. We will gladly mail a copy of this booklet which contains photographs of a number of the most successful farms and orchards in the country, to anyone interested in the subject. We have just prepared a booklet telling how the practical experience of this group of business farmers may be brought to bear upon your farm problems, through our depart ment of Farm Management and Ac counting. D I R E C T O RS CHARLES F. SEABROOK—President of Seabrook Farms Co.; Member Board o. Managers N.J. State College of Agriculture. . - H. W. JEFFERS — President Walker-Gordon Laboratories, Inc.; Acting Chairman N.J. State Board of Agriculture. A. R RULE—Vice-President North American Fruit Exchange; Director Deerfield Groves, Inc.; Secretary and Chairman of Board of Directors, Fruit Securities Cor poration. EDGAR L. SMITH—Vice-President National Farm Equipment .Co.; President of the Farmers Bureau, Inc. . G. G. BURLINGAME- Farm Owner and Operator; in charge of Farm Management and Accounting Department. ALEXANDER M. WHITE—of W. A. & A. M. White, New York. WARD W. PICKARD—Attorney ; Director in Fruit Securities Corporation. ASK FOR BOOKLET MI NATIONAL FARMING CORPORATION 98 CHAMBERS ST. NEW YORK