2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M.A.C. RECORD Entered as second-class matter October 30, 1916, at the post office at Bast Lansing, Michig-an, under the Act of March' 3, 1879. Published every Friday during- the College Year by the Michigan Agricultural College Association. W. K. • Prudden, President '78, Lansing E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, Vice President '08, East Lansing, Treas. H. H. Musselman, '11, E a st Lansing, C. W. McKibbin, - Secretary and Editor - Assistant Secretary May E. Foley, 'IS 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, East 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, Portland, Ore. 1934 Livernois Ave. President—Mrs. L. B. Littell, '03, 554 Gid- Grand Rapids. Vice-President—Mrs. Caspar Baarman, 63G lor St., N. E. dings Ave. Parkwood St. Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Luie H. Ball, '13. Flint Club. President—I. B. 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, Secretary—H. E. Dennison, '11, 305 Miner Jackson County. President—L. Whitney Watkins, '03, Man Vice-President—"VV. K. Sagindorph, '04, 415 W. F r a n k l in St., Jackson. Secretary—AY. B. Allen, '07, 129 S. Hill St., ver St. Bldg. chester. Jackson. Kalamazoo Club. President—Jason Woodman, '81, Federal Bldg. Chase Block. F r a nk St. Vice President—Fred L. Chappell, '85, Secretary—Fred W. Temple, '14, 209 W. Upper Peninsula Association. President—L. R. Walker, '15, Court House, Marquette, Mich. Secretary—Aurelia B. Potts, House, Marquette, Mich. '12, Court Mass. Northeastern Michigan. 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—Y\T. T. Langley, '82, Constan- St. Joseph County. tine, R. F. D. Secy.—Sam Hagenbuck, '10, Three Rivers. bor, R. R. Fair Plains. Berrien County. President—Charles Richards, Benton Har Vice-President—Beatrice Jakway, Secretary—Kittie Handy, '16, Court House, '17. St. Joseph. Howell. Treasurer—Willard Sanborn, '13. Livingston County. President, G. P. Burkhart, Secretary, F. S. Dunks, '10. Fowlerville. '05, Court House, Northwest Michigan. President—H. A. Danville, Vice-President—L. W. Reed, '14, Copemish. Secretary—Alice Kuenzli, '16, Manistee. Chicago, 111. '83, Manistee. President—Wm. D. Hurd, '99, 820 Lumber Exchange Bldg. Secretary—H. P. Henry, '15, 192 N. Clark. New York City. President—John J. Bush, '84, 616 W. 137th Secretary—O. S. Shields, '16, 719 Hancock Cleveland, Ohio. Secretary—L. C. Milburn, '14, 1451 E. 134th St., New York City, N. Y. St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 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., Secretary-Treasurer—R. G. Scofield, lOliiy,, East Sixth St., Portland, Ore. '07, President—J. Allen Miller, '12, 2938 Tay Minneapolis Club. Vice-President—I. J. Westerveld, Universal Portland Cement Co. Secretary—C. C. Cavanagh, '09, 836 Secur '12, 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 408 Dryden Rd., Ithaca. Secretary—Prof. W. J. Wright, nell Univ., Ithaca. Southern California. '04, Cor - President—Harry A. Schuyler, Secretary-Treasurer—Ralph E. Caryl, '13, of '14, Whittier. Riverside. Vice-President—E. C. Bank, '84, Jeffery Northern California. Hotel, Salinas, Calif. Secretary—G. H. Freear, 120 Jessie St., San Francisco. Seattle. President—Josephine Hart, '12, 4001 Whit man Ave. 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. Sevey, '03, Russell, '16, 329 W. Oli President—Prof. G. H. Collingwood, '11, THE M. A. C. RECORD. 3 fc 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. '09, H. C. P r a t t, in C h a r ge of Office S u p p ly u 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 arid G e n e r al Office S u p p l i e s. S M I TH 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 Giiy H. S m i t h, '11 W e s t e rn 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, N O S E, A ND T H R O AT G l a s s es F i t t ed S u i t e, 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, M i c h. Office h o u rs 9 to 12, 1 to 5. T H O RN S M I T H, " 1 8 9 5" 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 S M I T H, 49 "West L a m ed St., D e t r o i t, M i c h. 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 C O R Y E LL N U R S E RY '84; 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 n t i f i c a t i on S e r v i c e, B i r m i n g h a m, M i c h. I. C o r y e l l, R a l ph 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 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, 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 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 f or 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. G O O D E L L, 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 s ee 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. s a l a r y, 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. 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 t e' 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 N. S. M a y o, a c c u r a cy 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 C o u r s e s — 2 0 , 0 00 S t u d e n ts A. C. B u r n h a m, B. S., L L. B. (M. A. C, P r e s ., 433 S t i m s on B l d g ., L os An&ele s: ' 9 3 ), S u i te 507, 30 N. M i c h i g an Ave., C h i c a g o. 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, G i i r o y, Calif. N O R T H V I L LE M I L L I NG C O M P A NY N o r t h v i l S e, M i c h i g an D. P. Y E R K E S, 'S9, 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. B O G U E, ' II L a n d s c a pe A r c h i t e ct a nd 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. S U M N E R, '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 S i r e, 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 f or 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. IV. R E A D, 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 r o an on h a nd n o w. '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, O h i o. L O U IS B E CK CO. 112 W a s h. A v e. N. B e st Sa:n B e c k, w i th in C l o t h es B o y s. '12, S e c y, a nd T r e a s. for Men, Y o u ng M en R o y al T a i l o r ed G a r m e n ts a nd to o r d e r. F RY B R O K E R A GE CO., I N C. S h i p p e r '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, ' 8 3, 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. W M. J. A T C H I S O N, '16 L a n d s c a pe G a r d e n er of F R I S S EL & A T C H I S ON 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 & B R O S. 113 N. '.Wash. 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 ion 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 & G A T ES 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. S p o rt S h o p — A t h l e t ic G o o ds of A ll K i n ds A L L EN & DE K L E I NE CO- P r i n t e r s — O f f i ce O u t f i t t e rs 124-130 W e st I o n i a. B e ll 1094. C i t z. 3436. 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 F i n e st e q u i p p ed p l a nt i n. C e n t r al M i c h i g a n. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D R. C. A. G R I F F I N, '10 O s t e o p a th 360 C a p i t al 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. 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. C H A S. J. O V I A T T, '09 T he b e st b u t t e r, ice c r e am a nd eg-g-s in t h is n e ck of 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 B R O S. 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 e s, O r s h o u ld n a m e n t a l s, S h r u b s, e t c. E v e r y o ne 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, M i c h. B R E E D ER OF H O L S T E IN C A T T LE A ND H A M P S H I RE S H E EP I. B r u n g e r, G r a nd L e d g e, M i c h i g a n. '02 C. C L U NY S T O CK 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 b e st p r o d u c i ng f a m i l i es of t he b r e e d, w h e re h e a l t h, q u a l i ty a nd p r o d u c t i on a re s t a n d a r ds set. T he p l a ce to b uy y o ur n e xt h e rd s i r e. '90, H o w e l l, Mich. R. B r u ce M c P h e r s o n, t he C H A R L ES H. R O U S E, '17 T e l e p h o ne Main 37S3. P a r d ee & R o u s e, S t a te M a n a g e r, 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 an H y d r o - E l e c t r ic a nd 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, '17; E i n ar A. J o h n s o n, '18 602 L a n s i ng S t a te S a v i n gs B a nk B l d g ., L a n s i n g, M i c h. 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 t h, A c c i d e nt Citz. 3556. B e ll 2646. I n s u r a n c e. Life E D M U ND H. GIBSON, '12 C o n s u l t i ng E n t o m o l o g i st and A g r i c u l t u r al E n g i n e er a nd Staff of S a n i t a ry a nd Civil E n g i n e e rs 508 M u n s ey B l d g ., W a s h i n g t o n, D. C. F I T Z P A T R I CK & WOOD '18 " F i t z ," C o n f e c t i o ns 'IS F l o w e rs "Deac," T o b a c c os " W h e re F o l ks M e et P h o ne M a in 6889. in D e t r o i t" 169% Gd. R i v er A v e. H I L C R E ST F R U IT F A R MS F e n n v i l l e, M i c h i g a n. H. B l a k e s l ee C r a n e - ' 1 4 — M u r i el S m i th C r a ne '14 We a re m e m b e rs of t he F e n n v i l le F r u it E x c h a n g e — t he l a r g e st in M i c h i g a n. A SK F OR ICE CREAM W. A. M c D o n a l d, '13-F, Mgr. T HE G R A ND R A P I DS SAVINGS B A N K, G r a nd R a p i d s, M i c h i g a n. "The B a nk W h e re Y ou F e el at H o m e ." M. A. (J. P e o p le G i v en a G l ad H a n d. C h a s. W. Garfield, C h a i r m an of '70, t he B o a r d. G i l b e rt L. D a a n e, '09, V i ce P r e s i d e nt a nd C a s h i e r. Barker-Fowler Electric Co. ""We 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 T HE CAMPUS PRESS EAST LANSING'S MODERN PRINTING PRESS N ow located in t he N ew B a nk B u i l d i ng PRINTING, EMBOSSING, ENGRAVING. ENGRAVINGS made by Lansing's Up- to-the-minute Engrav ing Company are equal in every particular to those made in a ny 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 o n . A ve North ;C;t2.::Phoae5;SS- : Bell 1904 * T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. T HE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN College a nd University Physics Teachers held t h e ir fourth a n n u al meeting at t he college on Saturday, May 15. Over fifty physics teach ers were t he guests of t he college physics d e p a r t m e nt d u r i ng t he day. It w as origi nally planned t h at t he moaning would be spent in an automobile • trip to L a n s i ng in dustrial plants a nd state i n s t i t u t i o ns b ut t h is p a rt of t he p r o g r am w as given up in favor of t he business and educational ses sion. T he p r o g r am held in t he physics lec t u re room w as as follows: Report of t he •Washington meeting of t he American Phys ical Society, Drs. H. W. Randall a nd W. F. Colby, University of Michigan; T he Impor tance of Mechanics, Dr. L. Thompson, Kala laboratory mazoo college; a discussion of work in first year college courses in me chanics by Dr. D. L. Rich, University of Michigan; Possibilities of I m p r o v e m e nt in Content a nd Mechanics of College Physics Laboratory Courses, Dr. D. W. Cornelius, Alma College; general discussion; Physical Concepts of Electrical Physics, Prof. P. G. Andres, M. A. C. While t h is w as t he fourth meeting of t he Association, it is t he first one at M. A. C, former meetings h a v i ng been held at t he University. T he m e e t i ng was of p a r t i c u l ar value in m a k i ng for a closer acquaintanceship among Michigan college teachers a nd promoting a better un d e r s t a n d i ng of t he character of t he w o rk being done at Michigan Agricultural Col lege. T HE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of t he M. A. C. Association a re holding a .meeting Sat u r d ay of t h is week at t he Alumni Office at time t he final plans for t he Com which mencement program a nd t he alumni re union activities will be drawn. A n u m b er of representatives of local M. A. C. Asso ciations in Michigan a re expected. A SMOKER FOR LANSING a nd E a st L a n s i ng business men, faculty a nd students is being "smoked" at t he Gymnasium F r i d ay by t he M. A. C. Union. It h as as i ts purpose t he effecting of a closer relation between Lan sing m en a nd college men. T he program is in charge of Dr. W. 0. Hedrick, '91, w ho for is w i th Director Brewer short talks, a nd a series of exhibitions in boxing, wrestling, fencing a nd s w i m m i ng matches. a r r a n g i ng health SENIOR VETERINARY students m a de t h e ir a n n u al inspection t r ip on May 4 a nd spent four days in Detroit visiting packing houses, a nd t he municipal Parke-Davis Company. They were accom panied by Dr. R. A. Runnels, 1 6, a nd Dr. 0. A. Taylor, 1 5. They visited t he Detroit packing houses under t he direction of t he Bureau of Animal I n d u s t ry and t he biologi cal d e p a r t m e nt of Parke-Davis Company, departments they were entertained by L. T. where Clark, " S t u b ," '04, a nd later t he Parke- Davis farms a nd t he m a n u f a c t u r i ng plant. One entire day w as spent with Clinton Chilson, 1 2, in t he Detroit Board of Health laboratories a nd in t he inspection of four Detroit creameries with h im as guide. T he v e t e r i n a r i a ns were entertained by Detroit a l u m ni a nd lunched with t h em at their reg u l ar weekly luncheon on Wednesday at t he Pellowcraft Club. celebrated SENIOR STUNT D AY w as on Wednesday of this week. T he m en were a t t i r ed in football togs, b a t h i ng suits, t a nk suits combined with ordinary clothes, a nd o r n a m e n ts such as lamp shades a nd other themselves conspic p a r a p h e r n a l ia to m a ke uous. T he girls, as always, were artisti cally a nd strikingly dressed. They wore w h i te middies, s k i r ts a nd shoes, with b r i g ht red ties a nd hose. T HE WEATHER MAN t u r n ed off t he faucets long enough for t he Seniors to have a suc cessful Swing-Out on Tuesday evening, a nd not a threatened "Swim-Out" as some face tious u n d e r g r a d u a te dubbed it. Two hun dred twenty-five dignified seniors, in t h e ir caps a nd gowns, led by t he band m en at tired in white trousers and blue coats, marched from t he Senior House down F a c u l ty Row to t he Women's Building, a nd past t he library to t he Forest of Arden, to form fittingly conclude t he ceremony with t he singing of Alma Mater. their class numerals, a nd flannel A N N U AL INSPECTION of t he R. 0. T. C. u n it h as been scheduled to begin t he first of June, a nd will last two days. T he first day of t he inspection will be opened by a re view a nd parade, followed by a formal in spection by t he visiting officers. T he re m a i n d er of t he days will be given over to demonstrations of infantry work. T he next m o r n i ng t he cavalry will be inspected, a nd an exhibition given of stable guard duty, grooming saddling, equitation a nd riding. The artillery will be inspected in t he after noon, a nd later will give an exhibition of drills on t he guns a nd repair truck. inspection trip. T he F I VE SENIOR ELECTRICAL s t u d e n t s, w i th Prof. Sawyer, were entertained by a l u m ni engaged in electrical work at Niagara F a l ls and in Detroit on May 5, 6 and 7, while on their annual class went first to Niagara Falls w h e re they were entertained by O. D. Dales, w i th '03, assist a nt engineer of construction a nd research w o rk at t he N i a g a ra F a l ls Power Company. While there they m et C. W. Knapp, 1 2, J. J. H a r r i s, 1 2, a nd S. S. Taylor, '22, w ho t h e ir stay a pleasant assisted in m a k i ng one. R e t u r n i ng to Detroit they were roy ally entertained by Don Shannon, with '09, 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. Charles Lapworth, '09, and Hugh Gunnison, '00, of the Detroit Edison Company. Two days were spent in Detroit and besides the installa Detroit Edison Company's different tions t he Connors Creek plant, they were shown through the F o rd and De troit News establishments. including" EDITORIAL COMMENT. CULTIVATING ALUMNI. g a t h e r i ng the Association The conference of the University of Maine of Alumni Secretaries in Ann Arbor last week together sixty-five alumni workers brought It was from all p a r ts of the United States. of a representative American both men and women of the country's in stitutions from to t he University Leland Stanford and from big of Alabama the ideas the in smaller ones which were uppermost and minds of alumni secretaries editors thought were brought for sugges and discussion and many helpful tions were . presented and garnered in by eager ears. to South Dakota. The of in alumni work and "some the surface to of ago t h at t h an institutions This was the the necessity of keeping first conference of t he As sociation in two years and it was astonish the expansion of ing the "alumni to note idea among American univer cultivation" sities and colleges. Two y e a rs not more t h i r ty colleges and universities were represented at the conference at Yale This year between sixty and University. seventy education higher were represented at the Ann Arbor confer ence. One t h i ng made clear by the attend ance was in students touch with graduates and former and the cultivating of their alumni is dawn ing upon state colleges and universities. It is not new with endowed institutions, but with state institutions, it is something en tirely new. However, from the attendance at the conference it surely is a growing idea. in a n o t h er feature the m a rk of times first meeting the repre respect as well. This stamped progress and up and abreast of in every respect. of sentatives of some fifteen women's colleges wxere invited to regular membership in the Association. As ever, in ladies were a receptive mood. The conference was unusual the alumnae secretaries, and the gathering with It was the unusual t he the * * * STRAIGHT—AN THINK ADMONITION One of TO COLLEGE MEN. the soundest and strongest ad dresses at the conference was made by Mr. Okeson, Alumni Secretary of Lehigh Uni responsibility versity. Tt brought out in of American college men and women these uncertain a nd troublous times. Men the advantages and women who have had their of college t r a i n i ng are the leaders in the in and the solution of action. thought communities both the people who are looked upon They are for face the problems the country this summer and fall. To keep America from the rocks of radicalism and keep the keel even and r u n n i ng t r ue is the duty of our college trained men and women —if not a duty accorded them by all of society, certainly one placed upon them by their Alma Maters. t h at us, Few of institutions Probably but few of us have seen this duty or realized our responsibility as rep resentatives of America's of h i g h er education. probably^ have even thought to "watch our steps" in t a k i ng sides or asserting ourselves on ques tions of America's welfare.- We would not t h i nk for a moment that our American col lege m en are above the mass of American they are with people, but we know their them and of them to the extent t h at their ac t h o u g h ts and tions may sway a group of an entire com munity. Mr. Okeson urged t h at in this im pending crisis alumni have constantly in m i nd to Alma Mater and. t h at they "think straight." Here is an ad straight," for every one—"think monition but especially is it applicable to college men thinkers. and women—the Nation's trained their opinions and this obligation t h at UNION MEMORIAL BUILDING REACHES $ 1 4 5 , 6 2 4 . 0 0. FUND Lansing Business Men Interest T h e m s e l v es and Take Quota of $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0. The Union Memorial Building F u nd has raised been climbing and on May 18 had $145,624. Of from this amount alumni was $98,121, students pledged $38,- 403 and faculty was from $9,100. total total the the the Twenty-five of Lansing's most influential of. t he value recognizing lun business and professional men met at cheon on Wednesday of the this v'->ek at Hotel K e r ns and made known their desire to shoulder a quota of $60,000 for the fund. The action of Lansing business men in im mediately the its need on the campus and building and coming forward in t h at fashion is especially commendable and most gratifying to alumni who have been pushing the project in Lan sing. The activity has been headed by C. E. Bement, president of the Chamber of Commerce. He appointed three committees Potter, Wednesday, one headed to president of cover the Chamber of Commerce; committee of t h r ee headed by J. W. Knapp of the J. W. the retailers' di Knapp Company to head the three for vision and a committee of professional men headed by H a r r is Thomas, '85. by Ray the Michigan Screw the manufacturers' division of -Co. a ^> THE M. A. C. RECORD. T HE SHADOWS OF OLD W I L L I A M S. Only the "shades" remain. Looking across Williams Hall site toward Wells, from second story window of the Library. PAINTINGS OF F R A N C ES F A R R A ND DODGE '04 A W A R D ED POSITION. through Mrs. F r a n c es F a r r a nd Dodge, with '04, wife of A r t h ur C. Dodge, '04, of Cincinnati, the accept has j u st been honored ance of one of her paintings for the One H u n d r ed and Sixteenth Annual A rt Exhibit of the Philadelphia Academy of F i ne Arts. Mrs. Dodge has been doing some excep the selection in p a i n t i ng and tional work of one of her pictures for the Philadelphia Exhibit is evidence of the recognition she is gaining t h r o u gh h er brush. She is especially prominent in a rt circles in Cincinnati and is this year president of t he Cincinnati Art Club. A. B. CORDLEY ' 88 HONORED IN ORE= GON. B e c o m e s" Dean of A g r i c u l t u re at Oregon A g r i c u l t u r al College. A. B. Cordley, B. S. 1888; M. S. 1901, retires from position of director of experi m e nt stations in Oregon to devote full time to office of Dean of Agriculture at Oregon Agricultural College. Dean Cordley be came professor of entomology and zoology at Oregon Agricultural College and the Ore gon E x p e r i m e nt Station in 1895, became dean of agriculture in .1907 and director of experiment station in 1914. Among to agri t he m a ny contributions cultural science by Dean Cordley there are the three outstanding accomplishments — discovery of methods of control of apple- tree anthracnose by usa of bordeaux mix the development of a method of con t u r e; trol of t he the w o r k i ng out, lime-sulphur spray; and for Oregon conditions, of life history of the codling moth and a successful spray ing schedule to control t h is pest. the apple scab by the use of the to agricultural Dean Cordley's scientific and popular con tributions have been many. Ten Oregon Agricultural Col lege Experiment Station bulletins bear his name as author or joint author. literature The work of Dean Cordley as director is warmly praised by college and farmer alike and the station is segregated from the dean- depart ship of agriculture because m e n ts have grown beyond the s t a te of di vided responsibility. The School of Agri culture has grown to 888 s t u d e n ts with 43 faculty members. The station work has t a k en firm hold on the people of the state, and Dean Cordley's part in feeding and fer tility problems is rated by farmers as of immeasurable value. both Editor-in-Chief Oregon Countryman. —Wilbur W. Weed, C O M M E N C E M E NT W E EK E V E N T S. BACCALAUREATE. F or r e t u r n i ng former s t u d e n ts t he Bac calaureate services on Sunday, 13, J u ne will s t a rt the 1920 Commencement program. Dr. Gaius Glen Atkins, pastor of the F i r st Congregational Church of Detroit will de liver the sermon at 3 p. m. in the gymna sium. Dr. A t k i ns has been connected with THE M. A. C. RECORD. the Detroit church for about seven years, and is a well known leader in his denomi nation in Michigan. In t he evening at seven o'clock, a sacred the campus by concert will be given on the band. A N N U AL PAGEANT. inaugurated the Senior girls, The a n n u al pageant, under the direction of the for time last year, will be one of the most first beautiful and spectacular features of Com mencement week, and will be staged on the campus on Monday evening, J u ne at 6:30. Appropriate costumes especially de signed, dances, vocal and band music, will make the pageant one of the most attract ive and beautiful of all the Commencement features. Every girl in college will have some part, and a n u m b er of men will be enlisted to fill some of the character parts. The pageant furnishes inducement extraor dinary for alumni to r e t u rn to the old cam pus Monday. 14, The farewell to campus ceremonies, L a t er in the evening, the M. A. C. Union will give a dancing p a r ty in the gymnasium for the e n t e r t a i n m e nt of r e t u r n i ng alumni. in which the seniors will participate, will t a ke place lunch on Tuesday noon. Proper speeches and ceremonies will m a rk the formal leave-taking by the seniors to campus nooks. immediately after their favorite buildings and A L U M NI SUPPER. all for An supper informal r e t u r n i ng alumni will be given on Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock, probably at the People's Church at E a st Lansing. This will give old stu dents an opportunity infor mally and visit, and committees will be ap resolutions and nominate pointed officers for the M. A. C. Association for the coming year. to get together to draft Immediately after the supper a swimming the entertain demonstration by co-eds, for in the Gym ment of alumni, will be held pool, admission invitation. to which Tickets may be secured at time of registra tion. is by At eight o'clock, the M. A. C. Dramatic Club, under the direction of Prof. King, will present Shakespeare's "Comedy of E r r o r s" campus. in Seats will be reserved this presentation. the in advance for forest of Arden on the COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. Dr. H a r ry L. Russell, Dean of Agricul the Experiment Sta t u re and Director of the University of Wisconsin, will tion at deliver on the Commencement Wednesday morning, J u ne 16, at lO o'clock, in the college gymnasium. The subject of his address will be "Readjustment and the connected F a r m ." Dr. Russell has w i th since the University first as a professor of bacteriology, 1896, been of Wisconsin address The biggest strictly alumni affair of and since 1907 as dean and director. He received the degree of B. S. from the Uni versity of Wisconsin in 1888, M. S. in 1890, and was granted a Ph. D. degree by Johns . H o p k i ns in 1892. Dr. Russell is recognized the agricultural world as an authority in through his work in Wisconsin, and his appearance on the Commencement program is looked forward to with interest by those in touch with his work. A L U M NI LUNCHEON AND A N N U AL MEETING. the former stu week, in which all r e t u r n i ng dents will participate, will be the alumni luncheon and annual meeting in the armory on Wednesday noon. A general get-to-gether jollification with plenty of music and en t e r t a i n m e nt together with the annual meeting of the M. A. C. Asso ciation. Seating will be a r r a n g ed by classes and yells, songs and old-time enthusiasm are going spirits and generate for. Six h u n d r ed are being planned pep. Miss Hunt, director of Club C, has charge of the luncheon. Need we add more? At 4:30 p. m. " F r i m" has a r r a n g ed for a baseball game between the Varsity and an all-star alumni team. Baseball fans will themselves to have an opportunity speechless, without cost. is the big inflate idea yell to to dine and to all members CLASS R E U N I O N S. R e t u r n i ng reuneing classes are planning their dinners and class reunions at 6 o'clock. these are information concerning Specific being sent r e t u r n i ng of classes by their class secretaries. This will give an opportunity reminisce again with the "old gang." CAP N I G H T. Of course the biggest feature of the week from and alumni point of view will be t he cap night parade and program. A parade by classes, to Sleepy headed by the oldest, will march Hollow for speeches and fire-works. Classes in college and r e t u r n i ng classes a re plan ning individual and original s t u n ts during the parade and afterwards. u n d e r g r a d u a te combined the HOW WE F E EL ABOUT T HE UNION H E f l O R I AL BUILDING. the world war seems " T he idea of erecting such a monument lives the in our t h a t - we the bless in honor of the boys who gave their in most fitting way of ever keeping memory the great price they paid, may continue ings of to enjoy liberty. forever to me to be greatly "We sincerely hope t h at the a m o u nt asked In for will be case the amount is not raised by one sub scription around, please call on us again to pro and we will make a strong effort duce some more coin. over-subscribed. "E. N. Bates, '06." THE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 I wish it more. Enclosed find my own card. I The could conscientiously make building appeals fact t h at it is a memorial to me strongly. It is little enough we who were not in the a r my were able to do dur few M. ing In A. C. men who gave this light no contribution can m a ke a m o u n ts to a n y t h i ng in comparison. the war as compared their t h at we to the lives. " A r t h ur R. Wilcox, '08." "I enclose herewith my contribution to t he building fund for Union Memorial Hall. I regret very much t h at circumstances will not p e r m it me to m a ke a l a r g er subscrip tion to a purpose which cannot fail to ap It is in the y e a rs peal to every alumnus. t he to come t h at this memorial will s t r i ke imagination and emotions of those who come after us most deeply. We are still the recent war to grasp fully all too n e ar its it means. Time will more fully reveal m e a n i ng and a memorial such as is pro posed will serve to symbolize t he sacrifices made by our college fellows in t he struggle. the Association may be crowned with success. Note t h at I am prepared to pay my contribution and upon second thought believe I will expedite m a t t e rs and herewith enclose ch^ck. "E. A, Calkins, t he efforts of t r u st '98.*' "I think of " IT A LL D E P E N D S " —A BOOSTER LETTER. They say, it all depends on w h at attitude is '14, '11, t a k en by all our old grads of '09, '03, '98, '94, all the old boys and girls the "old school" very who don't in often, and who have been volved there. T he later graduates, they say, h a ve M. A. C. pretty well in mind and can be depended upon to take out the old fountain pen and write down their appreciation of M. A. C a nd good black a nd white. t h e ir hopes for her future in home affairs to get back too m u ch in But w h at about some of us who have been lies t he story. longer? there away a little And r i g ht Shall M. A. C. have a Union Building, a community center for students, alumni, fac ulty and friends of M. A. C, adequate meet to ing halls, a proper place for old g r a ds foregather, a h ub of all t h i n gs social and friendly, or shall she not? fitting forward Shall M. A. C. people put in plain sight of all, and for the benefit of all, a memorial, expressive and the young M. A. C. fellows who suffered and died for the United States, or shall she not? requires $150,000, and t he roll of graduates from M. A. C.^runs only a very little way into t he thousands. It is not a small matter, a $5.00 project The Memorial Building lightly dismissed. to be fund for It is for you to answer. L. C. Milburn, '14. ATHLETICS. BIG BAND AND ATHLETIC MEET. The biggest track meet in the history of the college will Saturday, take place May 29, when some 35 teams will gather on College field for intercollegi ate, track meet a nd school tournament. Although M. A. C. has band played the p a rt of host for these meets for years this is the first time high school and college meets h a ve been combined. interscholastic the combined on The day's program, will start at 10:30, the preliminaries and some of field events being r un off before lunch. S t a r t i ng in the afternoon at 1:30, an event will be started every school events will alternate with college ones, the 100-yard dash for high schools being fol lowed by the same college event. ten minutes. High t he to t h r ee t he winners. this year. The winning Six cups will go these, The the H a r v a rd cup, given by first of the Michigan Alumni of H a r v a r d, goes to the winning team. This cup when won by one school in succession, be times longs to them. At t he present time it is in the hands of the Detroit Eastern. The De first troit M. A. C. Club offers a cup for the time team holds t h is trophy for one year, and each victori ous team has its name placed on it, t he cup school to be given permanently which has in it. The M. A. C. Athletic succession on Association will give a smaller cup to the school getting second place. There are two other cups for schools with an enrollment of less t h an 300. its n a me placed three times any to The visiting bands will compete the the afternoon will be on forenoon, and t he field to liven things up. Cups for sec ond and in t h is third places will be awarded tournament. in in TRACKSTERS TO MEET DE P A UW T H IS W E E K. In meeting the t r a ck squad from DePauw University next Saturday the Michigan Aggie cinder p a th a r t i s ts will be up against t h at offered opposition nearly as great as team by Notre Dame t h is from year, with a b e t t er squad t h an ever gath ered together at Green Castle before. the Hoosier state has been wild last Saturday. T he t h at Although it is strong and well-represent ed in every event, the DePauw team is prob ably not as h a rd to defeat as Notre Dame. have track In never been allowed to slump, and athletes who have been under the eyes of the coach ing staff for several years are now proving sensations of the middle west. institution activities for In planning t he to present come, the M. A. C. track squad is now be coming more active. While the duties are remainder of seasons t r a ck season and for the 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. multiplying steadily, the members of organization are p u t t i ng more energy their work every day, and in their plan of promoting sports are already taking concrete form. this into the first steps t r a ck future The meet with De Pauw is set for 1:30 Saturday and will be followed up by a base ball game on College Field at 3:30 with the Lansing Oldsmobiles. AGGIES SURPRISE IN NOTRE D A ME MEET. S p r i n g i ng a surprise on even t h e ir strong track ath est adherents, Michigan Aggie letes piled up a total of 33 points against Notre Dame, Saturday, while Coach Rock- ne's squad was winning 84 points. Before t he meet, 20 points were the most t h at were conceded star sprinter, and Thurston, a two-miler, out of t he the Aggies, with E r n s t, running. to in in the the r un AGGIES SUFFER 9-8 DEFEAT BY MICHIGAN. It all happened in t he sixth and seventh innings, for before th'at time M. A. C. had last game with Michigan the second and sewed up and put away on ice with a five- r un lead to clinch the deal. Then an error landslide, let t h at started innings. Michigan made seven r u ns in two single Brewer's men last the m a r k er Aggie to face the Wolverine pitcher whiffed a nd fought back with a first of the game was lost 9 to 8. In spite of the cold weather, the crowd which had assembled on the south p a rt of F e r ry field was great enough the t he bleachers before grandstands, and to seven w h en 4:00 o'clock. At a q u a r t er this crowd the game closed still t he in game stamped one of the closest and most interesting seen some time. remained, and in Ann Arbor t h is way was four-fifths of the nine, to pack the fill in t he Snider ieatured fielding end of The baseball played was the game, when in the fourth inning he sprint ed for a foul fly, and after a r un of twenty- five yards, caught the ball and turned two complete somersaults. The clever Aggie fielder was given a big hand by the crowd as he trotted to the dugout after the catch. the variety demanded by exacting ball bugs, but to the h e at of the affair was great enough the keep interest at top pitch every step of against way. F o ur errors were marked the each of the opposing teams, and while Aggies made 13 hits in getting their eight runs, r u ns with only six hits. the Wolverines got nine from far M. A. C. F A L LS BEFORE OLDSMOBILES. The M. A. C. varsity baseball team of fered but little resistance to the Olds club Saturday afternoon at the field of t he latter a nd as a result, the automakers won their first victory of the season 8-2. first inning and The Olds hurler pitched consistent ball, holding M. A. C. to seven hits which were widely scattered. The Aggies scored a r un in the final m a r k er came in the eighth. Both r u ns were earned. Snider was the distinct h i t t i ng star of the Aggie outfit, the little right fielder crashing triple and a single. Andrews out a of also got scratch variety. Both blows figured the r un making. two hits, although one was in their long t h i rd the broad j u mp r an Fessenden, Aggie freshman, and Adolph, took the Green and White distance runner, the a corner on brilliant performances of first place afternoon, while Carver, with a in the order in of Aggie stars. Eighteen of the 33 points won by the Aggies were made by t h is trio. the discus 120 feet 11 inches, Fessenden tossed the weight as far the Notre as first Dame place easily, tied the Notre Dame field rec ord and, if his m a rk made away from home is allowed, broke t he Aggie record by six feet nine inches. field. The big freshman won it has ever been thrown on W h en he t h r ew flARRIAGES. M A K E M S O N - S M I T H. Walter K. Makemson, '16, and Miss Gladys Louise Smith of New York City were mar ried on April 24, 1920. WRENCH-FRAZER. H a r ry Kirke Wrench, " P r e p ," with '18, and Miss Ruth Hubbell Frazer, daughter of David H. F r a z er of Battle „ Creek, were m a r r i ed at the bride's home on May 15. " P r e p" left college before graduation to en ter in t he 85th Division, and after going overseas was transferred to the second division, with which he saw active service at St. Mihiel, Argonne, and also Champagne, during which engagement he was wounded. t he service. He was a lieutenant The Wrenches will live at Galva, 111., w h e re " P r e p" will be stationed as purchas ing agent for t he Baker Tractor Co. of De troit. Spring Term Forensic P a r ty will be held J u ne 5. Any Forensic alumni wishing to at tend are cordially invited and are requested to communicate to K. A. Weston, the fact Forensic House, E a st Lansing. FROM FOLKS YOU KNOW. C. Lerdo, Durango, Mexico, April 28, de 1920. M. A. C. Association: ' Dear Sec'y: Enclosed please find my check No. 19, on the State Bank and Trust Co., of Eagle Pass, Texas, for Dls. 2.00, to cover one year subscription to the Record, and I hope if this does not reach you in time, you will not retain any numbers, as I do not they always like to miss any of them, for . THE M. A. G. RECORD. 11 V interest me and bring- back very pleasant memories of my college days, and I certain- * ly enjov them. in losses during it spells ruin Thing's were getting- along fine our country, and last year we had a bumper crop of cotton, which at last set us on our feet again after so many the revolution. Today we are in peril of a new revolution brought about by ambitious gen erals, and for no other reason, and we are hoping it may not spread through the coun try, for interests and a second setback to the country as a whole. its if your government puts However, good will and effectively stops munition smuggling at the border -we are almost sure, no revolution can prosper in this country, and all of us working men sincerely hope this happens. Any propaganda that ef in your country would greatly benefit fect us, and we would be thankful for sincerely "With regards to all of my old profs, and the M. A. C. .people who knew me, I beg to remain, to our it. in to Very truly yours, A. G. Palacio, '07. r t he Dayton Automatic as connected with Products Co., but advise I h a ve not been with the above firm since March, 1919. At present general forg manager of a newly organized drop ing company, located here in Dayton, known as the National Drop F o r g i ng Co. I am president t h at and —Cass A. Lamb, '06. KATHERINE W E L LS BURNS, ' 1 9. '19, Katherine W. B u r n s, of Blissfield, (with '89), daughter of William H. B u r ns died at in L a n s i ng t he Sparrow Hospital on May 12, of typhoid fever. E a r l i er in the year she had suffered from influenza which in a weakened condition, so had she was not able to resist the fever. Since finishing her work at M. A. C. she h ad been teaching a r ts and science the L a n s i ng high school. left h er in Dear E d i t o r: I noticed in the last issue of the Record the t h at K. B. Stevens was class of '05. It seems to me t h at he would resent this, considering w h at a m e an bunch they were, especially about J-Hop listed u n d er time. I t h i nk t h at I am listed in the directory Miss B u r ns was well known in college stu and very popular a m o ng h er dents. She was a member of the Sororian and Sphinx societies and assistant society editor of t he 1918 Wolverine. fellow William H. Burns, Jr., a brother of Miss Burns, was a freshman in college last year. THE NATIONAL FRATERNITY DISCUSSION. A PAGE FOR THE EXPRESSION OF ALUMNI OPINION. PRESEJVT SOCIETY SYSTEM NOT D I F F E R E NT F R OM F R A T E R N I T I E S. Lansing, Mich., April 30, 1920. I in for the having greatly for movement of I am certainly glad to note t h at the long hoped national fraternities at M. A. C. is coming to a head. There are of course many arguments for and the against any proposition but to my mind arguments out weigh the arguments against. this case In times past whenever this question has been brought up much mention has been made of the alumni would t h at it. After having been out of all oppose the school and getting an alumni view of situation the for one do not see why alumni should oppose such a movement. As we all know the present selection, initiation and housing of the members of the various identical so-called literary society is almost frater with such procedure among national nities fraternities exist, in colleges where such fact in its place. national I feel certain t h at any r e t u r n i ng alumni will be made just as welcome at the Society House whether the name Hesperian appears upon the door or whether a few Greek let ters are substituted The advantages of fraternities are more and more apparent the more one gets away from the vicinity of Lansing and E a st Lansing for you soon find out t h at the name of one of the literary societies means community to you nothing whereas fraternity the name of a national carries -with it the certain -welcome to any one of thousands of members whether he be from Michigan, California, or Maine. times t h at I was to have attended M. A. fraternities the subject unfortunate enough C. in and I sincerely hope I have regretted many the era of opposition to t h at now strange in a its is revived you present members will not let the opportunity slip fingers but will bend every effort to get into a good fraternity as soon as possible for I am sure you the advantages once you are away from college. through your -will all realize — E. J. Menerey, '16. to Personally I am strongly in favor of S N O B B I S H N E SS D E P E N DS ON M E M B E R S. lift ing the ban against national fraternities at M. A. C. The various societies now in ex istence there are in reality local fraternities to which any objections made concerning a national fraternities might less degree. Whether or not a greater or fraternity local fraternity or national fos to cultivate an ters snobbishness, or tends upon undemocratic spirit depends entirely the personnel of the membership. I see no reason why the members of a national fra ternity should not be as broad as the mem bers of a who have no membership ganization. local fraternity, or as in any such or students apply than local It seems to me there would be a decided fraternities student greater frater advantage in having these local nationalized. body and prestige nities only. It would give the the college itself much is possible with I feel sure In my own experience as a graduate of M. A. C. and a member of the Olypmic So ciety, I would have en t h at joyed very much a membership in a national fraternity in the vari ous universities with which I later became connected as a member of the faculty. A large number of M. A. C. graduates engaged in the teaching profession become members of the faculties of other institutions where there are national fraternities. Such a con- -which had chapters 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD. nection would be a distinct advantage them^ in getting well established. many advantages the local fraternities at M. A. C. serious objections. to I can see the nationalization of no and to to see you next June and with the plans under contempla Hoping best wishes for tion, I am, —H. R. Smith, '95. NOT IN KEEPING WITH SPIRIT OF OUR DAY. May I have an attentive ear for just a to go on record as being the movement con fraternities to the r e t u rn of national I w a nt moment? absolutely opposed cerning to M. A. C. is in of they is one the future The whole business of Greek letter is just plain nonsense. frater- nalism It belongs in a class with other pre-war, "cast-aside" the absurdities. The spirit of our day and spirit of universal brotherhood. The world should be moving the uplift towards "What contributing of mankind influence could letter nonsense this Greek have towards a universal brotherhood when "Where its very principals are autocratic? incident the lessons found are we to apply in public our the great war schools and colleges? the extreme democratic; is the aim. if not "hang is w h at to enjoy I always It is my personal opinion t h at the school the and having no fraternities masses should support they will. school future is the in the I have made The editor of in gatherings of college look with pity on some of my their fraternity the statement i/i such that "M. A. C. gives every man is, not for Aggie brethren when heads" men. gatherings the fra his dues for w h at he If I must be ternal associations he has." long to a fraternity the privileges of associations of college men, let me asso I don't care to contribute ciate with others. to a caste system when what we need in is true exponents of democracy. the world the "Rumorometer" asks— the undergrads? '"What The old something wrong." Sure there is buddy! You haven't the dormitories and close associations with t h at we had. You all of your fellow men are drifting off the campus, into a society house or rooming house and you are miss ing most of sixty per cent of w h at a college education should afford—the knowl edge of men through the close associations. fraternities will do for you That or you won't be a true fraternity man. It's "brother" first—you know. is the m a t t er with there timers say individual I will not say t h at there are not a few- arguments for fraternities which are good. They teach cleanliness—of outward appear ance, faithfulness, obedience and sociability. individual They can, too, be likened to show good who waits upon opportunity or bad qualities. The is good when the opportunity to do evil is lacking. Should he be put behind bars he is penitent but the credit belongs to the bars and not the person. It is an indifferent virtue to be good when one cannot be bad. So with fra ternities—judge them not by w h at they pre tend but by w h at in power. If you do t h at and review the cases of fra ternities when they were at M. A. C.—if you will ascertain how they disrupted a t h letics in large eastern schools—if you find out how they pledge members before pros pects become students—if you can see how action has been taken barring men because of religious difference—if look the matter, I believe you will deeply the grounds join the opposition party on their they exert no influence save for t h at to aggrandizment. Such influence continues cast a selfish spirit to those we are It is a spirit of a past day I be educate. they do when you will to an true into into lieve. May our educational aim for the fu ture be concerted effort to produce men who love all men; men whom we honor for the good, noble they do If we do that—our good for one another. old M. A. C. will be fulfilling the purpose for which it is intended. life which things Yours for a greater M. A. C. always in —N. O. Weil, '17. "BIGGEST STEP OF PROGRESS." Detroit, Mich., May 11, 1920. recent Alumni Association: Reference your establishing national C. I am heartily and wish to be put on record as such. Be the biggest step of progress at lieve tempted in some time and hope my fellow alumni also favor such departure. concerning fraternities at M. A. in favor of such action letter this —Alfred H. Nichol, '17. "KEEP DEMOCRACY." "M. A. C. is democratic. Let's keep it so. them Fraternities not needed; better keep out." A. B. Chase, '93, Benton Harbor. M. A. C. CLUB LUNCHEONS. Detroit—Every Friday noon at 12:30, Fel- lowcraft Club, 70 Washington Blvd. Chicago—First and third Fridays of every month at 12:15, Inter-collegiate Club, 16 W. Jackson Blvd. Lansing—Second and fourth Mondays of every month, 12:15, Hotel Kerns. d# <& Class Notes «ft* £* 'SI. for issue of In a recent t h at Byron Smith Palmer was item a stated salesman the Borcherdt Malt Extract Co. 'of Chicago. He is also an equal part in this very successful business. ner the Record an '93. is Elmer B. Hale, formerly of Caledonia, now living at 40 Banner St., Grand Rapids, in the Peoples Sav where he is interested ings Bank. Dwight S. Cole, 243 Lafayette Ave., S. E., Grand Rapids, has recently sent this office an almost complete file of the M. A. C. Rec ord up to the begining of this year. These will be very valuable for the future, as this office did not have a com plete file previous to the last three or four years. reference in / '03. James G. Moore has moved Lawn Ave., Madison, Wis. to 2125 W. '04. S. T. Page lives at 1434 Market St., Jack sonville, Florida. '05. Emma C. Baker (with) has asked to have her Record sent -to 235 W. 131st St., New York City. Harry C. Oven of Ovid is managing the Vaughn Seed Company they have a the in interests of Ovid, where large warehouse and also raise some varieties of their seeds. '07. Earl Towne, 418 Smith Ave., Lansing, the purchasing department of is the Olds in Motor Works. 'OS. O. W. Stephenson lives at 524 Walnut St., Ann Arbor, where he is teaching history at the University. "Al" Sobey has charge of Industrial Fellowship League of Flint, which is sup ported by the factories of the city. He may be addressed in care of league. the the '09. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 13 '10. '13. Julius Chapin, "Chape," lives in Traverse City, where he is a g e nt for a farm ing- plant. light Ray Service w as back at college during tournament high. He the Interscholastic Basketball with his team from Monroe teaches agriculture there. A. C. Mason h as been transferred to Or lando, Florida, for work with t he Bureau of Entomology. His post office box is 491. Prom Jos. H. Hamilton, 400 W. 18th St., this, "County Sioux Falls, S. D., we have Agricultural Agent for Minnehala County F a rm Bureau. This is largest and strongest county farm bureau in South Da kota. 1920." : Joseph H., Jr., arrived October 19, t he Arthur E. Welch, formerly of Scappoose, Oregon, is now living at 455 E. 54th St., Portland, where he is in t he wholesale lum ber business. "Married and bought a home at above address," he 'writes. "Latch string out to M. A. C.-ites on t he bum or other wise." Albert H. Jewell is resigning his position '14. '15. 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. as assistant state sanitary engineer of Mich igan to become chief engineer for t he K a n sas state board of health. He will make the change t he latter part of June, and will be located at Lawrence, Kansas, care Jewell now lives at E a st of the University. Lansing. "Bill" Lavers left t he State Highway D e partment on April 1, a nd is now county road engineer for Huron county. "Bill" a nd Mrs. Lavers living at Bad Axe. (Gertrude Thompson, '15) a re I. K. Maystead of Osseo writes, "Still on the farm, specializing in Poland China Hogs and pedigreed grains. At the present time we a re completing our F a rm Bureau drive strong. with a footing of P r e t ty good for a back-woods county t h at tolerate a county agent." never would around 2,000 John F. Dumke (with), member of t he Dumke Floral Company of Ogden, Utah, "sends this along with a subscription to t he Union Memorial Building, "I w as recently east for t he first time in t en years, a nd would have visited M. A. C. if it h ad not been for a "mutt" of a conductor between I still have my Ann Arbor a nd Chicago. It makes me unused trip." sore when I think of missing t h at ticket as a souvenir. '16. E. B. More of Marshall w as unanimously spring automobile elected mayor of Marshall at election. the sales business in Marshall. "Burnie" is in t he H. L. Lewis of Howell is employed by t he Reo dealers of Kansas City to look after their allotment of Reo cars and trucks at the factory. Olive L. Normington is teaching at Storm Lake, Iowa. '17. Dimitar Atanasoff is now studying at t he University of Leipsig, Germany. He hopes soon to r e t u rn to this country to become perma an American citizen and nently. remain Charles Ritchie is spending the summer at the home farm, Cedar Springs, a r g u i ng with old Dobin about walking on the rows, and otherwise occupied with other trifling (?) worries. 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