^ W r C t S t fV THE MAC RECORD MAC. CANNOT LIVE ON HER PAST -WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR HER FUTURE? Committee on New Athletic Field Appointed by the State Board of Agriculture. Training the Forester, by Prof. A. K. Chittenden. Opening Baseball Game —Albion 2, M. A. C. 12. PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION EASTEANSING, MICH. VOL. XXV. No. 29. APRIL 30, 1920. - * « *» •t%#5> 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. 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 the Act of March 3, 1879. Published every Friday during- the College Year by the Michigan Agricultural College Association. W. K. Prudden, '78, Lansing President E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, Vice President '08, E a st Lansing, Treas. H. H. Musselman, '11, East Lansing, C. W. McKibbin, - Secretary and Editor - Assistant Secretary May E. Foley, '18 Members of Executive Committee, Elected at Large, A. C. McKinnon, Anna Cowles, E. N. Pagelson, '89, Detroit. '95, Bay City, '15, East Lansing, MEMBERSHIP IN THE M. A. C. ASSOCIA TION which includes subscription the Record, $2.00 P ER YEAR. to Make Remittances payable to the M. A. C. Association. Unless members request a discontinuance renewal of will be assumed t h at a it membership is desired. M. A. C. ASSOCIATIONS. Central Michigan. President—S. F. Edwards, Vice President—Elizabeth Palm, '99, Lansing. '11, Li brary, E a st Lansing. Secretary-Treasurer—E. E. Hotchin, '12, E a st Lansing. Detroit Club. President—L. T. Clark, '04, 108 Charlotte Vice-President—B. H. Anibal, '09, 185 Rich- Ave. ton Ave. Secretary-Treasurer—G. V. Branch, '12, 1934 Livernois Ave. Grand Rapids. President—Mrs. L. B. Littell, '03, 554 Gid- Vice-President—Mrs. Caspar Baarman, 636 dings Ave. Parkwood St. Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Luie H. Ball, '13. Flint Club. President—I. E. Parsons, '07, Grand Blanc. '13, Vice-President—Mrs. O. G. Anderson, Secretary—Howard R. Estes, '17, Y. M. C. Grand Blanc. A., Flint. Owosso. President—R. S. Linton, '16, 329 W. Oli Secretary—H. E. Dennison, '11, 305 Miner President—L. Whitney Watkins, '03, Man Jackson County. San Francisco. Vice-President—W. K. Sagindorph, '04, 415 W. F r a n k l in St., Jackson. Secretary—\V. B. Allen, '07, 129 S. Hill St., man Ave. ver St. Bldg. chester. Jackson. Bldg. Kalamazoo Club. President—Jason Woodman, '81, Federal Vice President—Fred L. Chappell, '85, Secretary—Fred W. Temple, '14, 209 W. Chase Block. F r a nk St. Upper Peninsula Association. President—L. R. Walker, '15j Court House, Marquette, Mich. Secretary—Aurelia B. Potts, House, Marquette, Mich. Northeastern Michigan. '12, Court President—A. MacVittie, Vice-President—Morrice Courtright, w'13, '11, Caro. 1820 Centre Ave., Bay City. Lenawee County. President—C. L. Coffeen, Secretary—Jessie Illenden, '12, Adrian. '19, Adrian. President—W. T. Langley, '82, Constan- St. Joseph County. tine, R. F. D. Secy.—Sam Hagenbuck, '10, Three Rivers. Berrien County. President—Charles Richards, Benton Har bor, R. R. Fair Plains. Vice-President—Beatrice Jakway, '17. Secretary—Kittie Handy, '16, Court House, St. Joseph. Treasurer—Willard Sanborn, '13. Northwest Michigan. President—H. A. Danville, Vice-President—L. W. Reed, '14, Copemish. Secretary—Alice Kuenzli, '16, Manistee. Chicago, III. '83, Manistee. President—Wm. D. Hurd, '99, 820 Lumber Secretary—H. P. Henry, '15, 192 N. Clark. New York City. President—John J. Bush, '84, 616 W. 137th Exchange Bldg. St., New York City, N. Y. Secretary—O. S. Shields, St., Brooklyn, N. Y. '16, 719 Hancock Cleveland, Ohio. Secretary—L. C. Milburn, '14, 1451 E.. 134th St., Cleveland. * Milwaukee, Wis. President—Wm. L. Davidson, Executive, 84 Mason St. Secretary—Geo. B. Wells, Lumber Co. '13, Scout '00, Schrader Portland, Oregon. President—C. W. Bale, '00, 718 E. Ash St., Portland, Ore. Secretary-Treasurer—R. G. Scofleld, 1061% East Sixth St., Portland, Ore. '07, President—J. Allen Miller, '12, 2938 Tay Minneapolis Club. lor St., N. E. Vice-President—I. J. Westerveld, Universal Portland Cement Co. Secretary—C. C. Cavanagh, '09, 836 Secur '1-2, care ity Bldg. Washington, D. C. President—John W. Rittinger, 364 House Office. Secretary—Mrs. D. A. Gurney, Gallatin St., N. W. Western New York. '94, Room '04, 1217 President—Prof. G. H. Collingwood, '11, 408 Dryden Rd., Ithaca. Secretary—Prof. W. J. Wright, nell Univ., Ithaca. Southern California. President—Harry A. Schuyler, '04, Cor '13, of Whittier. Riverside. Secretary-Treasurer—Ralph E. Caryl, '14, Vice-President—E. C. Bank, '84, Jeffery Northern California. Hotel, Salinas, Calif. Secretary—G. H. Freear, 120 Jessie St., Seattle. President—Josephine Hart, '12, 4001 Whit Vice-President—Capt Wm. D. Frazer, '09, 5012, 20 Ave. N. E. Secretary-Treasurer—Emma'B. Barrett, '03, 4001 Whitman Ave. New England. Secretary—Glenn C. Seyey, Mass. '03, Russell, T HE CAMPUS PRESS EAST LANSING'S MODERN PRINTING PRESS Now located in the New Bank Building P R I N T I N G, EMBOSSING, E N G R A V I N G. • THE M. A. C. RECORD. 3 IF YOU WOULD tiAVE REAL SERVICE—LET M. A. G. MEN SERVE YOU E D W A RD N. P A G E L S O N, '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 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, '83 223 W a s h i n g t on A v e. N. H- C. P r a t t, '09, in C h a r ge of Office S u p p ly D e p a r t m e n t. B o o k s, F i ne S t a t i o n e r y, E n g r a v ed C a l l i ng C a r d s, F o u n t a in P e n s, " P i c t u r e s, F r a m e s, F i l i ng C a b i n e ts a nd G e n e r al Office S u p p l i e s. SMITH P O U L T RY & E GG CO. C o m m i s s i on M e r c h a n ts in S o l i c it c o n s i g n m e n ts P o u l t ry V e al E g gs G uy H. S m i t h, '11 "Western M a r k e t, D e t r o i t. D R. E. D. B R O O K S, t he D i s e a s es of '76 E Y E, E A R, NOSE, 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 z 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. C h e m i c al A n a l y s es a nd R e s e a r ch W o r k. T HE CORYELL N U R S E RY J. C o r y e l l, R. '14 G r o w e rs a nd P l a n t e rs of S h a de a nd F r u it T r e e s, S h r u b s, E v e r g r e e ns a nd V i n e s. / L a n d s c a pe B e a u t i f i c a t i on S e r v i c e, I. C o r y e l l, R a l ph '84; B i r m i n g h a m, M i c h. JOHN 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 M a p s. 1955 J e f f e r s on A v e n u e, S. E., G r a nd R a p i d s, M i c h. 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 an '99 S. F. E d w a r d s, A n t i - H og 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 G r a d u a te 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. '11) ( F o r e s t r y, M. A. C, If y ou h a v e n 't I n s u r a n ce a nd B o n ds of E v e ry K i n d. i n s u r ed y o ur see or w r i te G o o d e ll 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 C a p i t al N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. s a l a r y, b e t t er 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 l i ne of h u m an a nd 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 N. S. M a y o, g u a r a n t e e d. '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 nt Courses—20,000 S t u d e n ts A. C. B u r n h a m, B. S., DL. B. (M. A. C, ' 9 3 ), P r e s ., 433 S t i m s on B l d g ., 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. W A L DO R O H N E R T, 'S9 W h o l e s a le Seed G r o w e r, Gilroy, Calif. N O R T H V I L LE MILLING COMPANY N o r t h v i l l c, 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 L a c e ," " C r y s t al P a t e n t ," F a n cy P a s t r y ," W h o l e s a le a nd R e t a i l, F l o u r, F e ed a nd G r a i n. V I R G IL T. BOGUE, '11 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 an Y o ur g r o u n ds p l a n t ed w i th o ur e x t ra g r o wn t r e es a nd e v e r g r e e ns s h r u bs a nd s p e c i m en 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, '79 A t t o r n ey at L aw S o u t h e rn T i t le B l d g ., S an D i e g o, Cal. " M A P L E H O ME S H O R T H O R N S" H e rd Sire, W e d d i ng G o o ds 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; h e rd 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 for s a l e, t e r ms r e a s o n a b l e; o ne w h i t e, o ne r e d, a nd o ne J. H. R E AD & SON, L. W. R E A D, r o an on h a nd n o w. P r o p r i e t o r s, C o p e m i s h, M i c h. VALENTINE, MAYER & 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 t r i c al '14. 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 F. H. V A L E N T I N E, S u p e r v i s i o n. '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 "Wash. A v e. N. B e st Sam B e c k, w i th in C l o t h es B o y s. '12, Secy, a nd T r e a s. f or Men, Y o u ng M en a nd R o y al T a i l o r ed G a r m e n ts to o r d e r. 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 a nd V e g e t a b l es 192 N. C l a rk St. M. F r y, P r e s i d e n t; H. P. H e n r y, '15, V i ce P r e s i d e nt a nd T r e a s u r e r; V. 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. O. C. H o w e, '83, M a n a g er L A N S I NG I N V E S T M E NT CO. S t o c k s — B o n ds C a p i t al 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. WM. J. ATCHISON, '16 L a n d s c a pe Gardener of F R I S S EL & ATCHISON F l i nt L a n s i ng M u s k e g on H. K O S I T C H EK & BROS. 113 N. W a s h. A v e. T he H o me of T h o se C e l e b r a t ed E d. V. P r i ce T a i l o r - M a de S u i ts a nd O v e r c o a ts ( F a s h i on P a rk C l o t h e s) ( S t y le P l us S u i ts a nd O v e r c o a t s ). B L U D E A 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, M ap M o u n t i n g s, E t c. C i t i z e ns P h o ne 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 All K i n ds A L L EN & DE K L E I NE CO. Printers—Office Outfitters 124-130 W e st I o n i a. F i n e st e q u i p p ed p l a nt in C e n t r al M i c h i g a n. B e ll 1094. Citz. 3436. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. DR. C. A. GRIFFIN, '10 Osteopath 360 Capital National Bank Building-. Citz. Phone: Office 8341. House 4950. 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. KEITH BROS. NURSERY, B. W. Keith, '11 Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Or namentals, Shrubs, etc. Everyone should have a fruit garden and attractive home grounds. Special Offers to M. A. C. People. Address Box 511, Sawyer, Mich. BREEDER OF HOLSTEIN CATTLE AND HAMPSHIRE SHEEP C. I. Brunger, '02 Grand Ledge, Michigan. CLUNY STOCK FARM 100—Registered Holsteins—100 Exceptional herd representing the best pro ducing families of the breed, where health, quality and production are the standards set. The place to buy your next herd sire. R. Bruce McPherson, '90, Howell, Mich. CHARLES H. ROUSE, '17 Telephone Main 3783. Pardee & Rouse, State Manager, Continental Assurance Co. 605 Lincoln Building, Detroit, Mich. FARGO ENGINEERING CO. Consulting Engineers, Jackson, Michigan Hydro-Electric and Steam Power Plants, Difficult Dam Foundations. Horace S. Hunt, '05. Fred M. Wilson, '17; Einar A. Johnson, '18 602 Lansing State Savings Bank Bldg., Lansing, Mich. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Life Insurance, Health, Accident Insurance. Citz. 3556. Bell 2646. EDMUND H. GIBSON, '12 Consulting Entomologist and Agricultural Engineer and Staff of Sanitary and Civil Engineers 508 Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. FITZPATRICK & WOOD "Deae," '18 "Fitz," 'IS Tobaccos Confections "Where Folks Meet in Detroit" Flowers Phone Main 6889. 169% Gd. River Ave. HILCREST FRUIT FARMS Fennville, Michigan. H. Blakeslee Crane-'14—Muriel Smith Crane '14 We are members of the Fennville F r u it Ex largest in Michigan. change—the ASK FOR I ce CREAM W. A. McDonald, '13-F, Mgr. Barker-Fowler Electric Co. "t^e Motor People" ELECTRICAL SERVANT SERVICE 117 E. Michigan Ave. Bell 724 Citizens 2102-3303 L A W R E N CE & V AN B U R EN P R I N T I NG C O M P A NY PRINTERS, BINDERS AND ENGRAVERS 210-212 NORTH GRAND AVENUE JUST ARRIVED! 150 Boxes of Morse's Candies, and About 100 Schaffer Foun tain Pens. Can we do anything in this line for you ? Bring Your Prescription To Us. RANDALL DRUG CO. E N G R A V I N GS made by Lansing's Up- to-the-minute Engrav ing Company are equal in every particular to those made in any p l a nt in the country and the service better because of our location Lansing Colorplate Co 230 W a s h i n g t on Ave, North ..: ;:rCi*z;':Phone5iS67/:"' ; Ben 1904 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. FORTY-FIVE TEACHERS OF AGRICULTURE, sup erintendents of schools, and others interest ed in agricultural teaching, attended the 10th annual meeting of t he Society for t he Pro motion of Agricultural Education held at the college last F r i d ay evening a nd Satur day, April 23 and 24. T he session w as in charge of Prof. W. H. F r e n c h, and addres ses were given by Deputy State Superin tendent H. Z. Wilbur, P r e s i d e nt F. S. Ked- zie '77 a nd EL E. Gallup '12, State Super visor of agriculture. Officers elected for the coming year were L. B. Sears '16, of Bat tle Creek, President; Z. W. S t o r rs '14, Flushing, Vice-President; O. W. Laidlaw '16, Tecumseh, Secretary. T en schools in Michi gan a re p u t t i ng in agricultural courses for the first time next year. Eleven m en from this year's senior class have already signed teaching contracts for next year. AisT OPEN FORUM: ASSOCIATION Was f o r m ed here this week and a constitution adopted t h at h as for its purpose t he combining of the "entire student body a nd faculty into an organization to develop Michigan Agricul tural college spirit a nd advance i ts inter ests. Two representatives from each liter ary society; two representatives each of t he independent m en a nd women; a nd t wo rep resentatives of t he faculty who a re to be appointed by t he president as an executive committee. A select committee of six stu dents is included under t he constitution whose duties a re to plan programs, select speakers, advertise t he meetings, a nd pre pare a financial budget to be paid by t he student council. T he first meeting is Tues day night, May 3rd, in t he gymnasium. President Kedzie will preside, a nd among other subjects to be discussed is t h at of a campaign for singing college songs. T HE " W I N C H E S T ER J U N I OR R I F LE CORPS," composed of seventh a nd eighth grade a nd high school boys of E a st Lansing, h as been It is com organized by college professors. posed of t h i r ty members a nd meets at t he mornings. college Membership buttons a nd s t a n d a rd targets will be furnished by t he Winchester Co., and medals will be offered for good marks manship. Profs. P l a nt a nd E m m o ns a re assisting t he young Americans in their un dertaking. armory on S a t u r d ay L. W H I T N EY W A T K I NS '93, of Manchester, member of t he State Board of Agriculture, talked to t he members of t he Agricultural Club of M. A. C. on April 20. He emphasiz ed t he idea t h at only in co-operation can agriculture take i ts place a m o ng t he indus tries of this country. T HE CAR CURVE, t he front y a rd of t he M. A. C. Association office or as some visitors have styled it—the back y a rd of t he col lege—has been very much improved a nd beautified by students of t he department of Horticulture, u n d er t he supervision of Prof. Halligan, Spirea, J a p a n e se barberry, a nd evergreens, have made t he 'official mud-hole' a beauty spot. T HE GRAND R A P I DS T E AM w e re victors in t o u r n a m e nt the state Y. M. C. A. volley ball held in t he college gymnasium last week Thursday. This makes t he second year t he F u r n i t u re City h as won t he state champion ship. T he Lansing Y. carried off second honors fought games with Grand Rapids, t he scores being 15-12 a nd 15-14. Other son, Detroit, Bay City a nd A nn Arbor. t e a ms contesting were in t wo h a rd Jack MEMBERS OF T HE DEBATING T E AM w e re pre sented with fobs at a dinner given Wednes day evening at t he home of Coach and Mrs. C. W. Mitchell. Gold fobs were awarded three year men, silver t he two y e ar t he men, a nd t he one year m en were presented with bronze fobs. T he m en to receive fobs a re B. W. Bellinger '20 of Battle Creek; C. L. McLean '20 of Lansing; S. M. Powell '20, Ionia; D. V. Steere of Detroit; A. L. Peterson of Lansing, and L. F. Keeley of Bay City, all members of t he sophomore class. delivery. E A ST LANSING IS PREPARING to h a ve free mail Announcements a re o ut t h at a civil service examination will be giv en to c a r r i er applicants on May 22 at t he E a st L a n s i ng post-office. CANOE OWNERS a nd lovers of t he canoe ing a rt at t he college organized a Canoe Club Monday evening. It is hoped, t h ru co operation of t he members of t he club, to safeguard t he canoes a nd m a ke it possible for t he students to enjoy canoeing on t he river w i t h o ut u n d ue risks. About fifty m en and four women were present at t he organ t he principal ization meeting. P e r h a ps reason for t he enthusiastic response w as t h at u n d er t he new r u l i ng which the fact allows co-eds to canoe, either t he m an or the maid m u st be a member of t he Canoe Club. T he college is contemplating build ing a dock on which to keep t he canoes, a nd some provision will probably be made to those who can demon them. Only guard strate t h e ir proficiency in handling canoe craft will be eligible for t he club. T HE ACTIVE AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS of the local section of t he American Chemical luncheon Society held their first fortnightly at t he Wildwood T ea Room on T h u r s d ay noon t h is week. These luncheons for mem bers only a re planned for t he purpose of providing an opportunity for t he people working along chemical a nd allied scientific lines to get together in a semisocial way. T h e re a re fifty-five members of t he local branch of t he Chemical Society in E a st 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. Lansing. Prof. P a t t en is Chairman, Dr. Hibbard Vice-Chairman, Prof. Huston Coun selor, and Prof. H a r t s u c h, Secretary. T he iuncheon was addressed by Dean Bis- first sell. E. H. Dow of the Dow Chemical Com pany of Midland first luncheon in May and Mr. J. J. Vollertson, Chief Chemist of t he Morris & Co. of Chi cago, will speak before the Society at t he J u ne meeting on "Packing House Chemis try." is to address the '21, Lansing; L. C. Palmer T HE M. A. C. UNION h as elected a delega tion of five to attend t he National Conven tion of college and university Unions to be held at the Michigan Union Building in Ann Arbor on May 6, 7 and 8. The M. A. C. rep resentatives a re B. W. Bentley '20, Ceresco, Mich., Miss Dorothy Scott '20, Detroit; M. B. Rann '21, Rockford, 111.; Miss Belle Farley '22, Meta- mora; C. W. McKibbin '11, Secretary of t he Union. One of t he objects of the meet ing Inter- is the formation of a National It is expected t h at repre Collegiate Union. sentatives of t he Union organizations of some two h u n d r ed colleges and universities in the United States will be assembled for The following week on the convention. May 13, 14, a nd 15, t he Michigan Union is host for t h e - a n n u al conference of t he Asso ciation of Alumni Secretaries. This confer ence draws t he Alumni officers of about two h u n d r ed American colleges and Universities. EDITORIAL COMMENT. WHAT MAKES A COLLEGE? An editorial in a recent issue of the Sat u r d ay Post asks t he question, " W h at Makes a College?" and answers in this way, "Col leges are no i n a n i m a te things of brick and mortar, stone and glass, but are, in their those who essence, m a de of t he spirit of their teach walls." those who learn within and the campus circle? No, dear as When we look back upon t he old days on is first conjured up in the campus, w h at Is it the college buildings t he mind's eye? in these are, they are b ut t he abiding places of t he t r ue and loyal friends of our college days— our fellow-students and our teachers. They were but t he shelters in which were gener ated and kept alive t h at democratic spirit. We need new dormitories, we need new laboratories, a new l i b r a ry and administra tion building, an auditorium and a new stadium, but most of all we need a wide awake teaching loyal student body, and a staff of efficient and broad-minded men and women who are adequately paid for the work they do. The recent increase in salaries at M. A. C. has made the possibility of a new library a nd auditorium more remote, but magnifi- cant buildings with no teaching force would do very little towards m a k i ng a college. to The t r e nd of the times in t he last few- m o n t hs h as been to raise t he teaching pro fession its rightful place among other professions. Only when this has been done can we hope to r e t a in our present leaders a nd induce other capable young people to enter this most important work. COMMITTEE CHOSEN TO PLAN NEW ATHLETIC FIELD. As a preliminary step in securing a new athletic field and stadium for M. A. C, a committee headed by President Kedzie has been appointed by the State Board of Ag r i c u l t u re to investigate and take tentative action in the selecion of a site for the pro field. The committee was appointed posed by t he board at its April meeting as its action w i th respect to the suggestions of the Athletic Board of Control. The whole-heart ed m a n n er in which the controlling body of t he athletic the college fell committee promises action in a positive direction in the near future. line with in On the committee, in addition to Presi dent Kedzie, a re Secretary A. M. Brown, L. Whitney W a t k i n s, '93, member of t he state board and C. L. Brewer, director of athlet its work ics. to t he state immediately and will information board as soon as t he necessary is secured. The committee will begin report lies The significance the appointment of in the committee as pointed out by Director Brewer in t he action which will be brought to bear upon a project long under It is the first real move in the discussion. business of securing an outdoor plant which will enable t he college to continue its de velopment along athletic lines and indirect ly along general lines. A period of several years m ay be needed to a r r a n ge all details, care for in which g r a d i ng and drainage, and build the stands, but the student body and t he alumni now have t he satisfaction of knowing the work is under way and will be carried to completion in as short a time as conditions and circumstances will allow. t h at As t he first step in its task, t he commit tee will effect a continuation of t he survey ing of a site considered before the war. The plot in question lies directly across t he Red Cedar from t he gymnasium and south of the present athletic field. F r om all outward ap pearances this is an ideal spot for t he new field, a nd is t he best available for t he pur pose. Questions to be considered will be those of grading, draining supplying ap proaches, both from the campus proper and from Lansing. Bridges will have to be con structed, and means traffic m u st be arranged. for handling and THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 •The report of the committee will include the probable cost of t he project and will form the basis of a request for an appropria tion from the legislature, in all probability. The need of such a field will be pointed out, and a t t e n t i on will be called to t he fact that in developing its athletics and athletic plans M. A. C. is merely keeping pace with other large educational institutions through out the country. H. W. NORTON '03 BECOHES rilCHlGAN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION SECRETARY. for H. W. Norton, Jr., '03, has resigned his position as assistant to Dean R. Si Shaw to the Michigan become Field Secretary Holstein-Friesian Association. He will take up his new work on May 1, and will be lo cated with the Animal H u s b a n d ry Commis sion practical farm experience a nd h is similar work while connected with the agricultural division of the college fit him particularly for his new work. in Lansing. Mr. Norton's The Michigan Holstein-Friesian Associa the tion has a membership of 1,700, and promoters of t he association a re t r y i ng to form an organization of real service. Hol stein-Friesian in the State different p a r ts of the State, and sales will be continued jj This is an M. A. C. Man j§ * * * jj He's a Ring Leader H * * * U He looks as though he were J u st Smoking P. A. and Blowing Rings. H {§ |j Hfc But he isn't. He's T h i n k i n g. H §j He is way off in the corner where j§ no one will h e ar h im Thinking. g J g sales to be held in May and October will be similar to the a n n u al affair held in the pavilion Breeders the Ag. building. will be helped with their publicity and more or less extension work will be done, especial ly in the newer sections of the State. in WITH THE ALUMNI CLUBS. M. A. C. C L UB L U N C H E O N S. D e t r o i t — E v e ry F r i d ay n o on at 12:30, F e l- l o w c r a ft C l u b, 70 W a s h i n g t on B l v d. C h i c a g o — F i r st a nd e v e ry m o n th at 12:15, I n t e r - c o l l e g i a te C l u b, 16 W. J a c k s on B l v d. t h i rd F r i d a ys of L a n s i n g — S e c o nd a nd f o u r th M o n d a ys of e v e ry m o n t h, 12:15, H o t el K e r n s. to l e ad t h i nk i s s ue of in l a st w e e ks a nd h as o n ly W h en y ou r e ad luncheon of first, nine at tenshun. The it m a ke y ou b l u sh t he w ay h o l ds o ne m e e t i ng CENTRAL MICHIGAN AGGIES OUT FOR L U N C H. M. A. C. people of L a n s i ng and E a st Lan the t h i rd sing Association has been held and a growing in terest five at is manifested. T h e re were the the second and eighteen at the third. T h i nk w h at t h at r a te of in crease will mean in a year from now. Say, will you help it grow by adding your pres ence at the next luncheon which will be t he second Monday in May which is the 10th? t he R e c o rd w h at D e t r o i t, C h i c a g o, B e n t on H a r b or a nd o t h er M. A. C. A s s o c i a t i o ns w e re d o t h at i n g, d i d n 't w h i ch t he C e n t r al M i c h i g an A s s o c i a t i on a s h o u ld a t y e ar " B ig t e n d a n ce S t i c k" a nd b e at t he b u s h es f or a l i t t le of t he old M. A. C. s p i r it a nd p e p. We h a ve a g o od is s t a rt n o w. Y o ur to c o me l e a st o ne to r e o t h er t o o. m e m b er t he T wo to h a ve c h a r ge of t he M ay 1 0 th a p p o i n t T he '11 J. E>. T o w- s e c l a st m e e t i ng m e e t i n g. A b o o s t er c o m m i t t ee w as ed m e m b e rs a re C. W. M c K i b b i n, ar '16 o nd c o m m i t t ee w ho a re W a l l a ce B e d e n, '17 a nd L a w r e n ce W. M i l F r ed M. W i l s o n, e n t e r t a i n ler f or s o me s t u n t. We d o n 't k n ow m e n t. L o ok it h as b e en h i n t ed w h at t h at p e r h a ps is r i g ht C i ty t he w e a t h er F o r e s t er B a n c r o f t 's P o t t er P a rk M e n a g e r ie m ay p e r f o r m. At a ny r a te i ty g et y o ur w ay M ay 10th. a nd t he F a c u l ty a re a ll e l i g i b le at c u r i o s f or o n ce a nd w e nd t he K e r ns s o on a f t er 12:00 l i t t le o b l i g a t i on l u n c h e on a nd b r i ng at f o r m er a l u m n us t h at c o m m i t t e es w e re a b o ut t h a t? L e ts g et o ut to s e nd y ou a c h a r ge of d y n a m i t e. to e x p e ct a l t h o u gh if ,'19 w i ll h a ve c h a r ge of a nd A r t h ur L y o ns t he b e st of y ou a p p o i n t ed '00. T he t he n e xt l et y o ur s t u d e nt t o w a rd 25 p er c e nt t he t he '85 or at L a d i es a t t e n t i o n: We h a ve a ll b e en f r om C l ub D. l o ng e n o u gh n ow to e at l a d i e s. Y ou a re a c c o r d ed a s p e c i al i ng a w ay t h at we a re n ot a f r a id of t a t i on e o n s . — E. E. H o t c h in j o in to in a ll f u t u re M. A. C. '12, S e c ' y - T r e a s. e a t so in t he p r e s e n ce i n v i l u n c h • W h at do you t h i nk he is T h i n k i n g? jj LlVINGSTON-ITES HAVE BASKET PARTY. ( the gasoline dealer out of enough H j§ gas to get him as far as the good the Com- H old Aggie campus for H He's t h i n k i ng out a scheme to beat §| jj g H mencement Reunions, J u ne 16. The following s u m m o ns county M. A. C. people emanated Howell this week. to Livingston from "Come on! Lets go! W h e r e! To the get together of Livingston County Michigan Ag gies, at Howell, May 1st, 7 P. M. at Victory Club rooms. 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. to get acquainted, have a The big idea is to form a county associa tion feed, uncork a little oratory and limber up your joints. little the big chief and pull Director Chester L. Brewer of the college the cork to be Several old to is from timers have also applied effervesce. the bottle of oratory. for a chance This is to be a "Pot-luck" affair. B r i ng the necessary dishes and your basket with don't forget some chow. All Mich. Aggies, wives, husbands, sweethearts or prospective sweethearts are cordially is the occasion to show your interest in your Alma Mater. Come on gang.—Glenn Burk- '10, F. S. Dunks, '05, J. G. Hays, '11, hart, (Committee) invited. This ATHLETICS. OPENER W I TH ALBION 12 AND 2 S H O WS N EW H I T T I NG STRENGTH. A consenting sun shone on the Michigan Aggie athletic field l a st S a t u r d ay afternoon, and allowed the long-delayed opening game to go length without a hitch, and the Aggie team w i th "Lefty" Donnelly in the box, robbed Albion college of some pet ambitions, a nd trounced the Methodists by a 12 to 2 score. its righful Practically every i n n i ng was a testimonial to the effect t h at as far as Coach Field's stock of h u r l e rs was concerned, the Green and White h i t t e rs were demons with t he wood. W h en "Willie" Willman, veteran outfielder, took on t he habit of poling triples each t he fans began to t h i nk t h at hopes of a heavy team might not be so very much h i t t i ng misplaced after all. time he w as called to the plate, Willman was able to hit nothing more t h an .800 for the afternoon. During the nine i n n i n gs a total of three hits were chalked against Donnelly, two of these being doubles which were bunched t e a m„ its with a pass giving total score of re two m a i n d er of t he game t he little Aggie h u r l er could not be touched, and had he not hand ed out several walks, t he Albionites would have h ad very few m en on the paths. t he visiting r u n s. During the Donnelly was backed up almost without a hitch, the way in which the infield handed the ball being no small feature of the entire lacked a lot of the baseball game. Albion t h at will be shown by most of t he teams scheduled to appear here d u r i ng the season, but the Aggies are still on the up grade and should be advancing as t he competition be comes stronger. One game will be played during this week, t h at with Ypsilanti Normal Saturday. Armour Tech comes to E a st Lansing a week today, and Michigan follows two days from later. S u m m a r y: R H E Aggies Albion 4 3 B a t t e r i e s: Donnelly and Johnston, Oas; Hotchkiss, Johnston and McDonald, Perkins. 1 2 1 3 0 1 04 x—12 14 3 0 0 20 0. 0 00 0— 2 Umpire—Green. H. V. Hoffman '20, Newly Elected T r a ck C a p t a i n. FOOTBALL CARD INCLUDES MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN. The complete schedule of football games for next season has been announced by the M. A. C. athletic authorities. The card calls for nine games, six to be three away foreign Lansing and three games on played at East from home. The soil are with a trio of the most powerful teams in the west. ent at t he reunion and we'll try to p ut on something with a "kick" to it or in it. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 The game with Marietta college is to be quite a local headliner. T h is i n s t i t u t i on be t he p a st came quite p r o m i n e nt season and listed among her opponents for next year a re H a r v a rd and Centre college. in football T he complete schedule follows: September 25—Kalamazoo college at E a st Lansing. October 2—Albion college at E a st Lan sing. 9—University of Wisconsin October 6—Alma college at E a st Lansing. October at Madison. October Ann Arbor. 16—University of Michigan at October 23—Marietta college at E a st Lan sing. November 6—Toledo university at E a st Lansing. November 20—University of N e b r a s ka at Lincoln. November 25—-University of Notre Dame at E a st Lansing. ATTENTION! CLASS OF 1917. LISTEN AT N O R M — HE SURE CAN H A ND IT OUT. D U K ES AND DUCHESSES, PAUPERS AND M I L LIONAIRES, P E N C IL P U S H E RS AND TILLERS OF THE S O I L : — H e ar ye and know ye t h at we a re due to h a ve our first real, big r e u n i on on J u ne 14, 15 and 16! Since the days w h en we passed from t he life sublime—that of an u n d e r g r a d u a t e— to t h at ridiculous toiling, m a ny life of real events have t a k en place in our y o u ng lives. The w ar a nd our connection need little men tion. B ut t he events of m a t r i m o n y, "bache- lordoom," business a re events in which we bear an ever constant and m u t u al interest. "We a re after all—just m e m b e rs of a big 1917 happy family. f r i e n d s h ip nd t he t he into ?ifhat about feeling of guard? How t h an a squint table session with some of t h i nk you of having a good, old t he old real t h at comes with s h a k i ng of a classmates h a n d? W h at better could one the building of wish buildings—Morrill Hall? I'm for g e t t i ng in to again. t r ue M. A. C. atmosphere How about you? Lay aside those tools of t h at new s p r i ng y o ur profession, get physiog suit or overalls and point your t he nomy towards E a st Lansing. We have largest class ever g r a d u a t ed from M. A. C. d u r n d e st Can we not have the most pepful say YES! ' W h at say you? reunion ever staged? largest, into I The addresses of your class secretaries will be found in another p a rt of t h is paper. tell them you'll be pres Drop them a line; Yours as ever, N o rm Weil. HOW DO YOU STAND ON THE NATIONAL. FRATERNITY QUESTION. An Opportunity for the Expression of Alumni Opinion. The Intersociety Union which is sponsor fraternities ing t he movement for national is very eager the s e n t i m e nt of learn to a l u m ni on t he national fraternity question— which is, shall M. A. C. have national fra the individual societies ternities. Through they a re m a i l i ng out t he following letter to society alumni t h is week. Dear Brother Alumnus: April 20, 1920. A widespread movement in favor of lifting the ban against national fraternities at M. A. C. has claimed the attention of the stu dent body, faculty, and alumni of the col lege during Because of recent months. President F. S. Kedzie's wish for an expres sion of sentiment from the alumni body, and because of our own desire for a vote from the g r a d u a te members of the society, we are sending out this questionaire. the question, After considerable investigation and dis the sixteen men's cussion of societies voted, at a recent meeting of the inter-society union, unanimously in favor of t a k i ng steps to secure official sanction for national fraternities at M. A. C. Before go ing further, however, we wish to learn the sentiment of our graduate members, as we it is absolutely essential t h at we feel t h at have your endorsement of the plan. It is this t h at t h at said t h at they investigation of During our preliminary several the question we have found t h at fraterni points are rais.ed against national ties. un democratic spirit and tend toward snobbish ness, the expenses a re excessive, and t h at the introduction of national fraternities at the alumni members of each society. time would foster an alienate fraternities hold On the other hand, those in favor of na tional that any undemo cratic tendencies which would be present in a fraternity are just as likely in our local societies as organized at present, with their secret ballots for the election of initiations, etc. members, closed meetings, the expenses Investigation has shown of national are identical with the expenses we bear at pres It is ent, with t he addition of nominal dues. t h at provisions for pointed out affiliation will prevent the danger of separating our selves from our alumni. local chapters fraternity to exist is also F u r t h e r, its outlook and sphere of fraternity those who indorse the plan feel t h at national fraternities at M. A. C. would bring the college into closer con intercollegiate world, broad tact with influence. ening It fraternities would add materially to the field of pro spective students. The social and business advantages to the individual, because of na tion-wide associations, are said to be many. The undergraduate position on this ques vote the unanimous It remains for us to learn tion mentioned above. the alumni point of view. t h at national indicated by May we not hear from you at once, for a the alumni sentiment will be summary of compiled by May 1st. felt the is The Intersociety Union. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. TRAINING THE FORESTER. Theory Is Combined With Practice at M. A. C. By Prof. A. K. C h i t t e n d e n. The Forestry Department now offers nine teen courses in technical forestry. The first of these, F a rm Forestry, is required of all students in the Agricultural course The for estry students begin specializing in the win ter term of sophomore year, and the courses become more junior and senior years. It is important t h at a forester h as a good foundation in botany, soils, chem istry, entomology and the other required sub jects of the first two years, in order to carry on his later work satisfactorily. technical t he in in The forestry courses are divided silviculture, forest utilization. into forest three main groups: management and T he silviculture series includes dendrology, wood technology, forest planting, the distribution influences. and care of forests, and forest The forest management series includes the courses in mensuration, valuation and regu lation. The utilization series the courses lumbering and forest products. The two latter series are being strengthen in ed considerably at the present t i me by creasing the n u m b er of credits in mensura tion, valuation, l u m b e r i ng a nd products, in order to meet the present needs of the pro fession. A course in forest m e n s u r a t i on is term of being into the sophomore year in place of a p a rt of dendrology students may get the class-room work in this subject before going to summer school. the spring introduced includes so t h at In the summer vacation between sopho more and junior years the forestry students go to a summer school camp which is held in the woods in t he n o r t h e rn p a rt of t he State. A recent change in the curriculum at this camp has been t he introduction of a course in lumbering which includes a study of woods and mill operations. The s u m m er in school gives very m e n s u r a t i on actual field conditions. intensive and utilization under t r a i n i ng Much attention is being paid to the dry ing and seasoning of lumber in connection with the course in forest products, and an inspection trip of nearby dry kilns will be made each year. to develop this feature of the work considerably owing to these lines. the need for men trained along is planned It Mr. Buttrick, who has recently been ap pointed Assistant Professor of Forestry, will take charge of the courses in forest utiliza tion. The forest nursery at the college offers an exceptionally good instructional field and experimental work, which is becoming more valuable each year as the p e r m a n e nt plantations become older. A plot has been set aside in the n u r s e ry for foreign species for trees and a considerable number have of been introduced. the The forestry course emphasizes the rela tion of forestry to business and to the gen It gives a eral welfare of is t r a i n i ng in the theory of forestry which laboratory and supplemented with enough thorough field work u n d e r s t a n d i ng of the theory t he to the practice. to give the student a application of country. slides of the dances, explained AT A GIRLS M A SS MEETING Wednesday last year's commence evening, m e nt pageant were shown, which gave the freshmen girls an idea of what the pageant Miss Edith Casho, who «has really is. charge of the. plans The costumes are being de for this year. signed under the direction of Miss Gettemy of the Household A r ts department. Chorus and band practice is progressing under Prof. J. S. Taylor, Music Director. The three chief characters for the pageant, Peace, Ser vice a nd Patriotism, were chosen by vote of the girls but the names will remain a the night of the performance. secret until FACULTY NOTES. Lieutenant Colonel Elliott of Ft. Bliss, Texas, has been ordered to M. A. C. to take charge of the cavalry unit of the R. 0. T. C., in place of Capt. Bell, who has been assign ed to duty at F t. Clarke, Texas. Prof. Louise Clemens, '13, of the House hold Science department talked to the Port H u r on Women's Clubs on April 22, on feder al co-operation in home economics education in the public schools. C. H. Graves, farm management specialist resigned to manage a dairy farm near the extension department, has in his position Mt. Clemens. OBITUARY. WALLACE W. B E M IS '76. '76, died at his Wallace W. Bemis farm home near Ionia on April 16, after a linger illness of a year. Mr. Bemis was a ing farmer county, and fruit grower of Ionia where he nad been located since his gradua tion several years his health h ad been failing, and he was not able to attend to active business. He is the t h i rd member to pass from the ac tive roll of the class of '76. from college. F or t he past Mr. Bemis was always interested in pub lic affairs, and served at various times as township superintendent of schools, mem- THE M. A. C. RECORD. 11 t,er of the board of school examiners, and township clerk. W H A T 'S WRONG W I TH M. A. C. SCHOOL S P I R I T? CLARA STOLTE BAILEY, Mrs. L. G. Bailey '10. (Clara A. Stolte, '10) died at St. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing, on Wednesday morning, April 28, following an •operation performed the previous afternoon. Mrs. Bailey was t he wife of a prominent Lansing dentist, to whom she was m a r r i ed in August, 1913. She was a sister of C. Ed ward Stolte with '13. Besides her husband she leaves a son four years old. When in college she was a member of the Sororian Society, a nd had a wide circle of college and L a n s i ng friends. THE CAMPUS RUMOROMETER. By T. S. Blair, ' 2 1. to Recently W H E RE T HE N E WS COMES FROM. front, t he some one criticised page lay out of t he Holcad on the grounds t h at one-half of t he copy space was given over t he reporting of athletic events. T h is gentleman claimed t h at t he readers of the publication in t he s t a te at large would not gain t he idea of t he scope of this in stitution. This fact m ay be t r ue but an un is t h at over* one half of t he disputed fact real news sent out from this institution to daily and weekly papers centers around t he athletic activity of t he institution. The statement should prove t h at the athle tic d e p a r t m e nt is on t he job, b ut it does not imply t h at other campus departments are not w o r k i ng to t h e ir fullest efficiency. F or dear to t he h e a rt of the cub reporter is an assignment covering a n y t h i ng of an athle tic n a t u r e. He knows h e 's got some news to to get, and he gets it. An assignment the average academic department is not so well looked upon as the scientist, or m an of papers, is usually h a rd to pump of h is knowledge. •STUDENT OPEN FORUM PLANNED. Plans are being m a de for t he establish ment of a student open forum at which cam pus problems m ay be freely discussed a nd steps made toward the improvement of such to t he student body. Jhhings as seems fitting In T he idea would seem to be a good one. the past when some one wanted something done along a campus nature—such as start ing a keep off t he grass movement—they communicated to a Holcad t h e ir desires t he editor write staff man, suggested an editorial upon t h at 75 per •cent of t he student body would never read and then forget all about t he subject. It is hoped t h at t he open forum idea will over come m a ny deficiencies along this line and leave the editorial columns of t he student paper free for more dignified topics t h an t he t he college post- unsightly office or kindred subjects. t h at t he subject condition of Upon eastern t he r e t u rn of t he ball t r ip much team from their discussion was started as to t he real depth of school spirit at t h is institution. Many of the m en mak ing t he t r ip said t h at much as they h a t ed to they visited admit had more real school spirit t h an we have here. These m en sited P e nn State as an ex they could prove their re ample and t h at m a r k s. t h at schools where it It never could be to Every visiting a l u m n us w ho h as addres sed the student body at any time w i t h in t he past year h as some place in h is t a lk m a de t h at "This school isn't w h at the s t a t e m e nt them it used to be." anyway. But if t h e re is a n y t h i ng radically wrong w i th t he present Aggie school spirit now is t he time to s t a rt a cure. N o t h i ng definite as to the deficiencies or the remedy of it has ever been presented by students or by visiting alumni. Surely if we a re so awfully bad there to be done ere we lose our school spirits. is yet something To be assured of a winning Aggie team in the future, every old student should en timber from his particu courage potential lar community to a t t e nd t he "Old School." FROM FOLKS YOU KNOW. AGGIE NEWS FROM OREGON. Eugene, Ore., March 18, 1920. M. A. C. Record: I feel t h at the great distance separating- the most of my classmates and me from to keep College up with the College spirit, as I would like. However, your weekly visits are most wel come and I find in all issues something of much friends makes it difficult During my residence in this fine little city one classmate, F r a nk R. Smith, '87, and Mrs. Smith, have visited me; also E. A. Holden, '89, and Mrs. Holden, and L. A. Bregger, '88, I oc and his son John of a recent class. from P o r t casionally meet College friends land, and Cornvallis. interest. Mr. Bregger w as here last fall with F. W. Staley, '88, and as we were of the U. L. S. it was quite a reunion. Mr. Staley is with the U. S. Forestry Service legal depart ment, Portland. My brother, Howard J. Hall, '90, has been spending the winter in Providence and Bos ton in study, but will r e t u rn to his work at Stanford University in June. Recently Dr. L. H. Bailey lectured before the State University here the students of "Are we a Democracy?" upon the subject. it goes without comment the subject was handled in the best manner possible and class-mate, thoroughly enjoyed by all. His Jeff. H. Irish, '82, and myself were the only M. A. C. men here to g^eet him. As this was the Dr's last and fortieth lecture in this trip, he was in a h u r ry to take the next t r a in for home, so w as in no mood to be shown the fine n a t u r al scenery to be had for the exchange of a little time. t h at My eldest son after his discharge as a lieutenant from the Aviation Service in Texas remained there in the oil business. My two 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD. in juniors daughters are in the State Univer sity in this city, and the two younger boys are in the city schools. All are doing finely. The Willamette Valley is a picturesque lo cation and the climate on the 'whole is hard to beat. the It has great possibilities line of agriculture, needing only the proper to make vision backed by energetic effort it an ideal dwelling place. It is in sore need of draining on a general scale made obliga tory upon those wrho will receive the benefit even if they are disciplined they will be benefited. settlers are largely in the doubting class and are stand ing in the way of progress. There are few engineering difficulties in the way for giving to all the needed drains and outlets, as the Valley has good fall all to Port land. Great benefits are being received by those who have drained it is to be hoped t h at all will take advantage of the same means. to believe land, and the way The old their W. C. Hall, '87. £*