M. A. C. Library, Eastt Lansing, Mich. "£? Ill Michigan Agricultural College Association Publishers m East Lansing No. 15 Vol. XXVI. Jan. 21, 1921 2 THE M. A. '. RECORD vJoe M A C- R E C O RD ESTABLISHED IN 1896 M. A. C. Cannot Live on Her Past—What Will You Do for Her Future? Entered as second-class matter October 30, 1916, at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published every Friday during the College Year by the Michigan Agricultural College Association. H. E. Thomas, '85, Lansing H. B. Gunnison, J. H. Prost, C. W. McKibbin, '00, Detroit .. . ' n, East Lansing '04, Chicago - - - . - Pres. - Vice Pres. - Treas. - --.;• - Sec'y and Editor - Ass't Sec'y - May E. Foley, '18 - - - Members of Executive Committee. Elected at Large: C. S. Langdon, '11, Hubbardston. A. C. Anderson, '06, Flint. Mrs. Helen Esselstyn Wood, '09, Lansing. MEMBERSHIP IN THE M. A. C. ASSOCIATION the Make Remittances which includes subscription to Record, $2.50 PER YEAR. payable Association. Unless members request a discontinuance_ it will be assumed that a renewal of membership is desired. M. A. C. ASSOCIATIONS. the M. A. C. to Central Michigan. President—S. F. Edwards, '99, Lansing. Vice President—Elizabeth Palm, '11, Library, East Secretary-Treasurer—E. E. Hotchin, '12, East Lansing. Lansing. Detroit Club. President—L. T. Clark, "04, 108 Charlotte Ave. Vice-President—B. H. Anibal, '09, 185 Richton Ave., Highland Park. Secretary-Treasurer—G. V. Branch, '12, 1934 Livernois Ave. Grand Rapids. President—Roswell G. Carr '08, Association of Commerce Building. Vice-President—Mrs. Thomas St. S. E. John P. Otte, '11, 1221 Sec'y-Treas.—Luie Ball '13, 100 Madison Ave. S. E. Flint Club. President—I. E. Parsons, '07 Grand Blanc. Vice-President—Mrs. 0. G. Anderson, '13, Grand Secretary—Howard R. Estes, '17, Flint, 512 Wilbur Blanc, R. 1. Place. Owosso. President—R. S. 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President—Charles Richards, '16, Benton Harbor, Berrien County. R. R. Fair Plains. Secretary—Kittie, Handy, Sodus. Joseph. Treasurer—Willard Sanborn, w '13, Sodus. Livingston County. President—G. P. Burkhart, Secretary—F. S. Dunks, '05, Court House, Howell. Northwest Michigan. '10, Fowlerville. President—H. A. Danville, '83, Manistee. Vice-President—L. W. Reed, '14, Copemish. Ionia County. President—Stanley Powell Vice-Pres.—A. R. Locke Sec'y-Treas.—Walter A. Wood '20, R. F. D. 1, Ionia, '91, Wager Building, '12, Tower Apts., High St., Ionia, Mich. Chicago, 111. Vice-President—Clem C. Ford '05, 1801 McCormick Building. Secretary—H. P. Henry, '15, 192 N. Clark. President—John J. Bush, '84, 616 W. 137th St., New York City. New York City, N. Y. Brooklyn, N. Y. Secretary—O. S. Shields, '16, 719 Hancock St., Cleveland, Ohio. President—F. H. Valentine, '09, 3019 Edgehill Rd., Cleveland Heights. Ave., Cleveland. Vice-President—N. O. Weil, '17, 12408 Phillips Secretary—L. C. Milburn, Treasurer—S. S. Fisher, '14, 1451 E. 134th St., '09, 946 E. 130th St., President—Wm. L. Davidson, '13, Scout Execu. Milwaukee, Wis. tive, 84 Mason St. Secretary—Geo. B. Wells, '00, Schroeder Lum. ber Co. land. Ore. Portland, Oregon. President—C. W. Bale, '00, 718 E. Ash St., Port- Secretary-Treasurer—R. G. Scofield, '07, 1061 East Sixth St., Portland, Ore. Minneapolis Club. Secretary—C. C. Cavanagh, '09, Hopkins, Minn. Washington, D. C. Vice-President—Roy C. Potts '06, Bureau of Mar kets, U. S. Dept. of Ag. Secretary—Mrs. D. A. Gurney, '04, 1217 Gallatin St., N. W. St. President—D. J. Crosby '93, Ithaca, 303 Cornell Western New York. Secretary-Treasurer—D. A. Brice '13, Rochester, 301 Laburnum Crescent. Southern California. President—Harry A. Schuyler, Secretary-Treasurer—Ralph E. Caryl, '13, Whittier. '14, River side., Box 586. • Vice-President—E. C. Bank, '84, 1972 Marin.Ave., Northern California. Secretary—G. H. Freear, '10, 120 Jessie St., San Berkeley, Calif. Francisco. Seattle. Vice-President—Capt. Wm. D. Frazer. 17th N. E., Seattle. Secretary-Treasurer—Emma B. Barrett, '00. 4710 '03, 4001 Whitman Ave. Secretary—Glenn C. Sevey, '03, 57 Worthington St., Springfield, Mass. New England. THE M. A. C. RECORD 3 IF YOU WOULD HAVE REAL SERVICE - LET M. A. C. MEN SERVE YOU Eggs MAYER & VALENTINE Consulting Engineers EDWARD N. PAGELSEN, '89 Patents, Patent Law, Trademarks 1108-9 Detroit Savings Bank Bldg. Detroit, Michigan. A. M. EMERY, '83 223 Washington Ave. N. H. C. Pratt, '09, in charge of Office Supply Department. Books. Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames, Filing Cabinets and General Office Supplies. SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants in Solicit consignments Poultry Veal_ Guy H. Smith, '11 Western Market, Detroit. DR. E. D. BROOKS, *76 Diseases of the EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT Glasses Fitted Suite 704, Hanselman Building, Kalamazoo, Mich. Office hours 9 to 12, 1 to 5. THE CORYELL NURSERY '84; R. J. Coryell, '14 Growers and Planters of Shade and Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens and Vines. Landscape Beautification Service, Birmingham, Mich. Ralph I. Coryell, JOHN F. NELLIST, '96 Publisher of Michigan Touring Maps. '955 Jefferson Avenue, S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. THE EDWARDS LABORATORIES Lansing, Michigan '99 S. F. Edwards, Anti-Hog Cholera Serum and Other Biological Products. Legume Bacteria Cultures for Seed Inoculation. LANDSCAPES WITHOUT WAITING Plans by Graduate Landscape Architects F. A. Carlson, '16 508 Mathews Bldg., Milwaukee, Wisconsin GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C, '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind. If you haven't insured your salary, better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc. 208-212 Capital National Bank Bldg. AMERICAN EXTENSION UNIVERSITY Correspondent Courses—20,000 Students (M. A. C, A. C. Burnham, B. S., LL. B. '93), Pres., 433 Stimson_ Bldg., Los Angeles: Suite 507, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Suite 17, 729 6th Ave., New York. Unusual opportunities for M. A. C. Men as Specialty Salesmen. '89 WALDO ROHNERT, Wholesale Seed Grower, Gilroy, Calif. VIRGIL T. BOGUE, '11 Landscape Architect and Nurseryman Your grounds planted with our extra grown shrubs and specimen trees and evergreens will give you immediate results. Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. "MAPLEHOME SHORTHORNS" Herd Sire, Wedding Goods 742959, A Scotch-topped Whitehall descedent; herd of 20 females, estab rea» sires lished 1899; young sonable; one white, one red, and one roan on hand now. terms sale, for J. H. READ & SON, L. W. READ, '14. Proprietors, Copamish, Mich. Power Plants Heating Ventilation Electric Wiring Plumbing Refrigeration Plans, specifications, supervision F. H. VALENTINE, '09 621 Bangor Bldg. Cleveland, Ohio. LOUIS BECK CO. 112 Wash. Ave. N. Sam Beck, with '12, Sec'y and Treas. in Clothes for Men, Young Men and Boys. Best Royal Tailored Garments to order. FRY BROKERAGE CO., INC. Shipper's Agents Car-lot Distributors of Fruits and Vegetables 192 N. Clark St. M. Fry, President; H. P. Henry, '15, Vice President and Treasurer; V. C. Taggart, '16, Secretary. Oldest Brokerage House in Chicago. O. C. Howe, '83, Manager LANSING INVESTMENT CO. Stocks—Bonds Capital National Bank Bldg., Lansing, Mich. BREEDER OF HOLSTEIN CATTLE AND HAMPSHIRE SHEEP C. I. Brunger, '02 Grand Ledge, Michigan. J. H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletic Goods of all Kinds. 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, Orna mental Shrubs, etc. Everyone should have a fruit garden and attractive home grounds. Special Offers to M. A. C. People. Address Box 11, Sawyer, Mich. FARGO ENGINEERING CO. Consulting Engineers, Jackson Michigan Hydro-Electric and Steam Power Plants, Difficult Dam Foundations. Horace S. Hunt, '05. The Readers of the Record Own It. That's Why They Patronize Its Advertisers 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD — IF YOU WOULD HAVE REAL SERVICE-LET M. A. C. MEN SERVE YOU- CLUNY STOCK FARM 100—Registered Holsteins—100 Exceptional herd, representing the best producing 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. 60s Lincoln Building, Detroit, Mich. EDMUND H. GIBSON, '12 Consulting Entomologist and Agricultural Engineer and Staff of Sanitary and Civil Engineers. 508 Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. 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. FITZPATRICK & WOOD "Fitz," '18 "Deac," '18 Tobaccos, Confections, Drug Sundries "Where Folks Meet in Detroit" Phone Main 6889. 814 Linwood Ave. WRIGLEYS Trees, Shrubs, and Hardy Plants. Landscape Plans and Plantings. WILLIAM J. ATCHISON '16 Landscape Gardener and Nurseryman Opposite Baker's Switch, East Michigan Ave., Box 525, East Lansing, Mich. Citz. Phone 9733 302 Helen St., Flint, Michigan. Tel. 2109 HILCREST FRUIT FARMS Fennville Michigan. H. Blakeslee Crane '14—Muriel Smith Crane, '14 We are members of the Fennville Fruit Exchange— the largest in Michigan. THE GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK, Grand Rapids, Michigan. "The Bank Where You Feel at Home." M. A. C. People Given a Glad' Hand. '70, Chas. W. Garfield, Chairman of the Board. Gilbert L. Daane, '09, Vice President and Cashier. I CE CREAM W. A. McDonald, '13-F, Mgr. | 'THE CAMPUS PRESS | Aids to good looks, sound tee*, eager appetite and healthy digestion are only 5c a package. " Seated Tteftt- KePt Right of Printers the M. A. C. RECORD and THE HOLCAD EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN The Record is Owned by Its Readers. That's Why They Patronize Its Advertisers THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. XXVI. No. 15. E A ST L A N S I NG J A N. 21, 1921 D E AN MARY E. SWEENEY of the Home Eco nomics Department is in Atlantic City this week attending the annual meeting of the Na tional Canners' Association. She appears on the program in an address before the assembly. T HE FINEST AND LARGEST COLLECTION of horses owned by any agricultural college in the United States, according to W. L. Houser of Wisconsin, is now being displayed in the college barns. Mr. Howser is President of the Wisconsin Livestock Breeders' Associa tion and was at one time a member of the Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture. This exhibit of horseflesh is made up of 27 ani mals, all of which have been shown at fairs and have taken first or champion prizes. One yearling weighs 1600 pounds and a two year old tips the scales at exactly a ton. These animals will be on display during Farmers' Week, and will appear in the big parade on Thursday together with equally good exhibits of dairy and beef cattle, swine and sheep. spring T HE GLEE AND MANDOLIN CLUBS are rapid ly rounding into shape in anticipation of their Seventh Annual Tour which will be made during the coming vacation from March 25th to April 5th. Negotiations are at present under way for concerts in Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, South Haven, Muskegon, Manistee, Cadillac, Grand Rapids, Bay City and Port Huron. Prof. J. S. Taylor who is directing the Glee Club for the sec ond season has developed a musical organi zation which promises to be better than any that has represented M. A. C. for a number of years. Any information about the Clubs or concerning the booking of concerts will be gladly and promptly furnished by Wesley F. Malloch, Business Manager, East Lansing, Michigan. A NEW STUNT—A big parade of Agricul ture, including all movable equipment of the agricultural division at M. A. C, and special delegations representing the college military organization, the student body, and the visi tors, will pass in review before the crowds at Farmers' Week at East Lansing, Jan. 31 to Feb. 4. T he parade will pass the college gymnasium at 1130 in the afternoon on T h u r s day, following the alumni luncheon. T he parade will be but one feature of the special exhibits which will be on display during the exhibit, week. T he M. A. C. state crops which won nation-wide recognition at the Chicago International H ay and Grain Show in early December, will be reproduced in entirety for Farmers' Week. An elaborate horticultural show will be staged in the col lege armory, while special exhibits of poultry, animal, and dairy husbandry subjects will be on display. Various scientific departments at M. A. C. will present illustrations of phases of their work, practically every branch of agriculture being covered. Marketing will be the theme or key note of all the exhibits, with some emphasis placed on economical produc tion. Plans call for all exhibits to be in teresting, as well as instructive, a practical turn being given all the displays. Plans to entertain a crowd of 5,000 visitors are being made by the committees in charge of a r rangements at East Lansing. SIXTY BUILDING CONTRACTORS ' from Flint, Jackson, Grand Rapids, Bay City, Grand Ledge and Lansing attended the home build ers conference which was held in the Engi neering building, M. A. C. on Thursday and Friday of last week. T he Division of Engi neering, and the National Association of Ce ment Manufacturers co-operated in planning the conference. Dean Bissell of the Engi neering department planned a course of lec ture and laboratory tests which were of great interest the strength of various grades of cement were made, and details of design and architecture connected with cement houses were worked It was pointed out out in demonstrations. in most of the talks that with the growing scarcity of wood soon cement building would be a much cheaper proposition than wood con struction. Also that whether there was to be an increase in building would depend largely on the cost of labor as building materials are now back to reasonable to the contractors. Tests of figures. the botanical meetings, AT T HE SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS at Chicago in the week following Christmas the Botanical Department of M. A. C. was represented by Messrs. Bessey, Coons, Woodcock, Darling ton, Hibbard, Bennett, Kotila, Nelson and Young and Misses Thompson and Hollister. Attending J. H. Muncie connected with the Botanical Depart ment here from 1913 to 1916 and W. E. in Botany here 1906- Lawrence 1909 were also met. T he following" former students were attending some of the botani cal meetings: W. S. Beach, M. S. ' 1 5; R. B. Goss, S. P. Doolittle, T. G. Yuncker and E. Hart of '14; M. T. Munn of '12 and M ax Gardner of '12. J. A. McClintock '13, L. J. '15, and E. B. Mains, with ' 1 3; Krakover H. H. McKinney '18, H. R. Laing '20 ( w i t h ). Instructor RIFLE PRACTICE is popular with the co-eds at already | M. A. C. Eighty-seven girls have [signed up to join the rifle teams. 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD UJ VIEWS AND COMMENT Q2 it is what is not what "A university the alumni say it it. We is, but them must impress upon our alumni selves must be representative men. We and they must to be misrepresen- tative." H. S. Warwick, Ohio the alumni make take care not that they State. to through ATTENDANCE SUCCESS ATHLETICS DOES IN AFFECT question The of w h e t h er a re students drawn a college or uni versity the football prowess of athletic teams is one that receives considerable discussion time. Dr. Beal calls the attention of M. A. C. Record readers to an interesting light on this subject presented by the Harvard Bulletin, the weekly publication of the Harvard Alumni Association. The Record receives the Bulle tin regularly the kindness of Dr. Beal. prestige or through from time to We quote the following from an editorial in the issue of December 23 in which the in troductory paragraphs the college the players of Andover and preferences of Exeter Academy football teams: recounted long had pleasant "Both Andover and Exeter are old friends of ours. We have rela tions with them. They lie nearer to us, geo graphically speaking, than to any other of the large universities. Offhand, we can think of institution should no reason why any other these far outstrip Harvard two schools. Nevertheless, that among the 60 or more players who formed the football squads at Andover and Exeter last autumn only seven were preparing for H a r vard while 26 were headed for Yale. in popularity at it appears Now it can scarcely be urged that this strik ing preponderance of choices in favor of the Blue, as against the Crimson, is due to any lack of football prestige on the part of Har vard at the present time. We have had our full share of athletic victories during the past If success in intercollegiate games ten years. is such a powerful magnet in drawing stu dents as it is often alleged to be, why is our quota of athletic recruits from such schools as Andover and Exeter growing smaller, not larger? Surely here, if anywhere, we should expect to discern the relations of cause and to say • that he effect. could discover no connection between the the freshman football scores and the size of class, although he had diligently hunted for it. To all appearances he was right; for the figures do not indicate that an unusual series of athletic triumphs brings more grist to our mill or that a succession of defeats has any effect in the opposite direction. President Eliot used There has been quite a general restlessness the m i n ds in because alumni THIS MATTER ENROLLMENT OF of of M. A. C.'s small enrollment this year and her It is the gen failure to increase attendance. type eral notion and have been going forward the bounds" while M. A. C.'s attendance for past year was falling below normal. that other colleges of our leaps "by However, actual figures of other institutions are now available and show that other state for colleges and universities have not gone ward "by this that leaps and bounds" and misconception of M. A. C.'s position must be corrected in the minds of alumni. While it is true that we have not had the enrollment in our that we expected we are not alone figures disappointment, by any means, as the below will information was indicate. This collected by the Bureau of Education, Depart ment of Interior and is taken from their cir issued November 1, so cular on enrollment there can be no question of its correctness. We are indebted to Prof. Clark of the Chemis try Department for these figures. The entire list can not be printed here but we have selected representative colleges and universi ties and those most nearly akin to M. A. C. Of the institutions not shown here however, there is a greater per cent of decrease than of the seventeen here given. Sixty-three in stitutions are listed in the bulletin, forty show ing substantial decreases of enrollment in the past year. BUREAU 0? EDUCATION DATA IN REGARD TO EN ROLLMENTS OE STATE SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. g* Name 2,112 U. of Colorado 356 Conn. Ag. Col 9,249 U. of. 111.. 3,701 Indiana U 4,804 Iowa State U 3,200 Kansas Ag. Col 4,ooi U. of Kansas '519 Mass. Ag. Col 9,401 U. of Mich 9,027 U. of Minn 1,211 U. of M o nt 5,286 U. of Neb Cornell University.... 5,765 Oregon Ag. Col....... 3,438 2,936 Penn. State Col s m £ rt »S K 2 2 - - 0 0 s p m v b Si « a Si 0 l l o r 1 i . 2,500 345 9,5O0 4,000 5,436 4,000 4,281 505 10,758 9,000 i,425 5,500 5,8oo 3,6oo 2,706 2,180 325 8,298 2,300 5,003 2,539 3,329 505 10,758 7,437 906 4,450 5,384 3,062 2,806 M 3* 8t IOf 37t 4* 20f i6f 2t 14* i6f 25t i5t 6t •IOf 4t *Increase. tDecrease. THE M. A. C. RECORD 7 M. A. c. ENROLLMENT FIGURES E tM < / 8i 754 456 314 572 527 Year i9-iS-i6 1916-17. 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 .1920-21 O K 1542 59 330 1526 64 357 1141 53 353 938 41 329 1425 35 351 355 1411 22 this table and of C W 373 35i 279 244 467 507 A careful study of fc. fe 521' 501 407 355 579 522 the original circular which may be secured from the Department of Interior is warranted, par ticularly by those who have not been satisfied with the enrollment at their Alma Mater. It shows conclusively that M. A. C. is not, en received, titled and that we must correct our views in this regard. There is not the cause for dishearten- ment We had the other hand thought. On there is the clear showing of the opportunity for alumni to push the enrollment pendulum back to the increase side. the criticism she has to all BOOSTS FROM THE the completion of On ten articles printed the the Detroit News in about M. A. C, two observations simmer out from the mass of material presented—observa tions that will interest alumni. DETROIT NEWS housing the articles like many others, failed the fact totally an agricultural college and The first is that the News takes sides with alumni on the need for men's dormitories for a more economical and better of itself students. The other point that makes is manifest from a reading of that to the News, that M. A. C. is take account of not has three other chief divisions of instruction. The whole criticism was presented as though M. A. C. was entirely a "farmers' college" and her sole function that of fulfilling the de sires of Michigan's agricultural interests. We can not withhold thanks from the News for the splendid publicity given to the dormitory project, but we do regret that they failed to give M. A. C. the very much needed publicity in regard to her other courses of study and the broader field which she covers. the that college the F a rm Bureau One statement that was very amusing to. us organization was extension sprung up because in their ser forces failed to go far enough to farmers. Anyone acquainted with vices the United the Farm Bureau movement States knows that it is national in its scope that college extensionisits are directly and responsible for the or in Michigan. They have pushed ganization informed it so hard in fact, -that, if we are the completeness of in correctly, they have been reprimanded by the ac agriculture department tivities. their for of In the editorial column of one of the last issues containing the articles the News says: In fairness that M. A. C. has turned out some of our cities' most successful men. to be acknowledged it has F a r m e r s' W e ek a la C a r t e. SPEAKERS S. S. McClure. famous publisher, Monday, Jan. 31. W. G. Krieser, authority on concrete, Mon day, Jan. 31. Chas. J. Brand, marketing expert, Tuesday, Feb. 1. A. F. Lever, U. S. Farm Loan Board, Wednesday, Feb. 2. M. L. Burton, President U. of M., Wednes day, Feb. 2. A. E. Roberts, rural life leader, Wednes day, Feb. 2. Dean Eugene Davenport, of Illinois, Wed nesday, Feb. 2. Hon. Lee L. Driver, rural education, Thursday, Feb. 3. Gov. W. L. Harding, of Iowa, Thursday, Feb. 3. Miss Alma Binzel, child training specialist, Friday, Feb. 4. ASSOCIATIONS Michigan State F a rm Bureau, Feb. 3, 4. Michigan Muck Farmers' Association, Feb. 1, 2, 3. Michigan Potato Producers' Association, Feb. 1, 2. Michigan Crop Improvement Association, Feb. 2, 3. Michigan Poultry Association, Feb. 2, 3. Michigan Horticultural Society, Feb. 1, 2. Agricultural Section Mich. Bankers' Ass'n, Feb. 1, 2. State Y. M. C. A. Secretaries, Feb. 1, 2, 3. State Boys' and Girls' Club Leaders, Feb. I, 2, 3. Country Life Conference, Feb. 3. Mich. Sugar Beet Growers' Ass'n, Feb. 2. County Agricultural Agent Conference, Jan. 31, Feb. 1. SPECIAL EVENTS. Banquet of Michigan Crop Improvement in Association, Wednesday evening at 5:30 Women's Building. Alumni luncheon, Thursday 11:45 A. M., People's Church. M. A. C. Grand Parade, 1 ."30 on campus. C. E. NEWLANDER, who was formerly Assist ant Professor of Dairy Manufacturers at the college has returned in the same capacity. F or three years, Prof. Newlander has been con nected with the Dairy Division of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Half of this time was spent in extension work in the south. - ;V 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD What M. A. C. is Asking from Michigan DORMITORIES W I LL B R I NG DEMOCRACY A ND ECONOMY issues of articles on the legislature the Michigan from, the Record next few Note—The the ap informative will contain Agricultural propriations that the for College is asking two years, with a statement of the situa next she tion on the campus and the reasons why must have if she is to keep her place among similar institutions of other states. We acquaint hope alumni will themselves they may be able to with investment talk to make.—Ed. which fully this budget so that intelligently on the college asks Michigan this building them themselves they have. Thru They run their club as "in the old days," thru their own agent, buying their own food, and determining for the kind of this cooperative ar board fur rangement, they were last term able to in public nish board at $4 a week. Board eating houses and society clubs costs from $6 to $6.50 a week. It is readily determined that men who live on the compus and board at a club are able to keep their expenses down to approximately $6 a week, while others liv ing in society houses and in outside houses It is necessary in an institution like M. A. T he B u d g e t. Home Economics Building Two men's dormitories Library and Administration Bldg Auditorium Concrete Stadium $400,000 $600,000 $500,000 $300,000 $100,000 J, I i —„ „„ m m „ P r o d u c ts of D o r m i t o ry D a y s. Liberty Hyde Bailey, '82, Agricultural Editor and Author, formerly Dean of Agriculture at Cornell University. = I » T I | I "The young people who have given charac ter to the Michigan Agricultural College are the young men who have come to M. A. C. with very little money and a great deal of energy. Just so far as the state can provide the opportunity for the young man with small means to obtain an education such as is of fered at M. A. C. they have helped the state in the line of development of the best citizens." This statement of Presi dent Kedzie, in his report to the state budget committee, together with their democratizing force present in a nutshell the reasons the dormitories. rebuilding of the fact of just so far regnant the for Twenty years ago, 100 percent of .the men in college lived in dormitories, ten years ago 40 percent, while today only 16 percent may be accommodated on the campus. Wells Hall is the only men's dormitory, and houses 156 men. True, the various society houses take care of 386 men, but only 40 to 50 percent societies. of in college belong Rates for only in price according dormitory for men—vary to desirability, but is the average around $2 or a little less; while society houses the average cost is $2.50 a week, and in private homes off the campus from $2.50 to $3. in Wells Hall—the the men rooms price in to The difference in price of rooms on or off the campus is not so great as the difference in board rates. We now have one boarding club in the basement of Wells* Hall. It accommodates 400 men. This is maintained association. by the students' boarding club but Ray Stannard Baker, = i Kenyon L. Butter field, '91, President '89, Author and ? I I Editor. Massachusetts Agricultural College, at University of Nebraska. f E. A. Burnett, '87, Dean of Agriculture 1 J Frank Rogers, J 1 A. B. Cordley, '883 Dean and Director at Highway Commissioner. '83, Michigan State Oregon Agricultural College. Eugene Davenport, '78, Vice-president and Dean of Agriculture at University of Illinois. | I | I f I P. B. Woodworth, '86, Consulting Engi- f ner and Army Vocational Director, I Chicago. F. B. Mumford, '91, Dean of Agrieul- f ture, University of Missouri, Col- 1 umbia. Horace Thomas, Reo Motor Car Co., Lansing. '01, Chief Engineer, 1 ' 1 = I ! I I pay from $8.50 to $9. This amounts, during the school year, to an additional cost of ap proximately $100. A small sum you may say, but nevertheless such as might prohibit num bers of young men from coming to college. Young women students live in dormitories or in houses supervised by the college at a flat rate of $2 a week, and eat in clubs at an average cost of $4 a week. This makes the expense of all girls only $6 a week. Provision should be made so that men could keep their expenses down to the same level. C, which educates the great middle class of our young people, to keep the expenses down THE M. A. C. RECORD 9 to a minimum. While some students prefer to live in society houses and eat where they wish, a students must economize on their living expenses or sacri fice their college education. large (percentage of as that there Aside from is no doubt is that other the dormitory the democratic force, plays in in student the minds of spirit, the pecuniary aspect, which im must be considered, a portant part which life. democratizing any There the alumni but group spirit, the spirit of community loyalty —had its inception in "Old Abbey," in Wil liams and in Wells. We have always boasted of our democracy—that democracy which had its beginning in the dormitory life and have been proud of the fact that at M. A. G. one man was just as gpod as the other—that on the chap working his way was our campus the chap likely as In many of the largest and best with money. colleges in the country, freshmen com pelled to live in dormitories, and many of M. A. C.'s most ardent supporters believe that this policy should be followed here. Even the so in the case of society men, many of ciety houses do not have room to house their outside freshmen, and houses. The dormitory first year would give them a broader acquaintance among their own classmates and the general otherwise student body, which miss. to be class president as life during the they would they must live are in If we are going to make an opportunity for more deserving young men to get a college education—if we are going to preserve that democratic spirit on M. A. C.'s campus, we must have back the dormitory. Maj. Ireland '01 Advocates That Professors Develop Outside Interests. to enter their professional That M. A. C. should encourage her pro fessors field out side their teaching work and develop outside professional the strong conten tion of Major Mark L,. Ireland '01, Quarter master Corps, Fort Strong, Boston, Mass. interests is Major Ireland is one of about ioo Army at and Navy officers detailed as Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., and is taking a course in selected trans portation subjects as a graduate student. students this idea In presenting Ireland writes: to engage widely for consideration '*I and discussion Mjajor am particularly impressed with the system of permitting professors in consulting engineering, so that I find myself going to the leading consulting engineers and business men of New England who devote two to four days per week to their profes sional duties while I and graduates of other college count ourselves to be stu dents before men who write the text books for M. A. C. and other colleges and universi ties of the country. fortunte I feel that M. A. C. cannot live on her past because she has failed to encourage professors that to get this outside experience, and the this situa alumni can well afford tion with care if, they would do something for her future. M. A. C. has no reason to try to excell M. I. T. but it has grave reason to look to its future in this matter, since many institutions have long ago adopted the broader and bigger policy. to ponder The boy of moderate means, who gains so much from the democracy existing at M. A. C. has a right to as broad gauge instructors instructors as has any other student. His would undoubtedly prefer the authority of experience rather than to mirror to him the experience of others. The ques tion but rather of honored but not necessarily development. policy lie the blame long will a habit time- a item of fixed point of view, correct is not one of where does it is one of how to speak with thought, a fetter The point I am making will undoubtedly provoke wide discussion among the alumni. I expect it and also the charge of radicalism for championing what is by no means a new idea in higher education. I feel that it would be fairer to charge me only with having been freshly proselyted to an old idea. After three in Army years of post graduate instruction instructors service the work, specially I find the professor with fresh and constant outside contact and the in whatever professor without institution to be so marked as to appear conclusive upon even casual schools, by trained and selected • for the two may be placed, the difference between investigation. that contact, best the to the view point of took doves into the ark The future of M. A. C. lies in the hands of its alumni. Its future of usefulness will be what they make it. The faculty and the State the Board are entitled alumni. Noah that to send out and he might have messengers bring back information which would guide in navigating his craft. What kind of him to a dove are you? The kind which failed the come back, or to him on twigs and straws the all' im the whom portant information as to which way the land lay and as the outside? Bring on your twigs and straws." that conveyed rested, the kind which brought to how things responsibility looked from Yea, Vets, A Getogether F e b. 8. Lewis Wileden '13 of Cassopolis, who is practicing veterinary medicine in Cass County, sends this, "In view of the fact that there are 21 or more M. A. C. vet graduates out in the field, and that the Michigan State Veterinary Association meets at the college February 8 and 9, I wish that each one would make a special effort to get together and compare ex periences, renew acquaintancs, and boost our Alma Mater." 10 THB M. A. C. RECORD Business I Everybody's i [ " N O R M" W E IL » 4. , _ . . _ . . _ , „ _ , „ _ . „ _ „ „ _ „ _ , , _ „ „ _U„ _ „ „ _ „ _M_ „ 4. ' 1 7, F i e ld A g e nt J A Colyum by i I I Members of the M. A. C. Association, Friends-—As Field Agent for our good col lege and a direct representative of the alumni association I believe it my privilege, pleasure and duty to inform you from time to time, as I shall, to the activities into which I enter. therefore, use "pages" of this paper at inter vals. The messages to be carried to you will depend on what I find. that that statement. I have been on the campus just two weeks. have time I have visited around, In talked before a large number of student or the M. A. C. ganizations and have studied as that—-"The is it stands. My conviction M. A. C. of today is better than ever before." Many older alumni and friends may chal- for • lenge when they really study conditions as they are they will, in a spirit of unbiased judgment, have to agree with me. To say that the M. A. C. of the same old school she used to be causes me to think and write— " N o! She never was nor never will be." Faces, figures, conditions change from gen eration to generation just as father changed from short jeans, long jeans in maturity. in boyhood days, to they do I hope is not today her undergraduate If there are any qualities, above all others, which do stick to East Lansing and M. A. C. they are spirits of democracy, sincerity and loyalty of and daughters. Come with me to a basket ball game one night and judge for yourself. The same old pep is there; the same old loyalty; the same old gang but they are in a collegiate atmosphere cleaner and purer than many of us experienced. sons is there As I go from society house to society house, to to a band meeting, to glee club practice, that Union Opera chorus rehearsal spirit of aggressiveness preva effervessing such a it out lent. And what brings noticeable degree? Well, stu dent body are up and doing, wide awake and determined the adverse criticism di rected at their college. They want to and aim their to do something constructive love, belief and support in and for M. A. C. those who They accept a challenge from institution. would disparage their to friends, to show to fight the Can you go on a tour with the Band? How about speaking in connection with glee the Upper club concerts? Why not go Peninsula with land team talk M. A. C? There are questions asked me daily. The students are loyal. They will do their part and do it well. But students alone cannot make M. A. C. bigger and better to the basket ball than ever. They cannot make her the school we want her to be. There are jobs cut out loyal and for the alumni—-who are In the next is enthusiastic as the students. sue I am going things some alumni can do. Until then, what do you think you can do? tell you just as to N. O. W. fj) ttfo Tk^Miia (Ma. T ^S W e e k ly L u n c h e o n s. Central Michigan Association, Hotel Kerns Cafe teria at noon every Monday. Detroit Club, at Board of Commerce every Fri day noon. Grand Rapids Association, Board of Commerce every Thursday noon. Chicago Association, Y. M. C. A. 19 S. LaSalle St., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. Northern Ohio, 1st Saturday each month, time later. Communicate with ~L,.~ C. and place given Milburn. A l l e g an County M e e t i ng F e b. 12. The - Allegan County organization meeting to have been held in Allegan Jan. 22 has been postponed to Feb. 12. W e s t e rn New Y o rk Aggies in Lively Conclave. The annual meeting of the Western New York M. A. C. Alumni Association was held at the Hotel Rochester, Rochester, N. Y., on Thursday evening, January 13, 1921. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harris '12, Niagara '18, Falls; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Walker Rochester; G. E. Smith '14, Albion; E. E. Alden '15, Rochester; E. G. Baxter '19, Union H i l l; T. E. Howard w'15, Rochester; D. E. Blair '20, '17, Williamson; C. N. Silcox Ithaca; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H a rt '14, Me dina; Norma Vedder Andrews '10, Rochester; '93, Geneva; J- S. Wells '09, U. P. Hedrick Elmira; C. H. Collingwood ' 1 1; Ithaca; Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Brice '13, Rochester; F. W. Howe w'10, Syracuse; J. F. Merkel, Roches ter ; D. J. Crosby '93, Ithaca; Lois Remage w'2i, Rochester; G. C. Robbins '04, Montour Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Milton St. John '83, Lyndonville; Miss Joan Lovejoy w'14, Roches ter; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wright '04, Ithaca. favored with the presence of Professor C. P. Halli- gah of M. A. C. who officially represented the college, Prof. G. H. Coons also of M. A. C. and Prof. S. W. Fletcher of State College, Pa., formerly Professor of Horticulture at M. A C. In addition to the above we were Addresses were given by Ernest Hart and in by Professor Halligan, detail the plans under way for the improve ment of the college in its instruction, build ings, equipment, and athletics. latter giving the Resolutions thanking the college for send in- to the meeting and ing a representative THE M. A. C. RECORD 11 dorsing the action taken by the Washington, D. C. Assn' in urging the addition of exten sion courses at the college were passed. Officers for as follows: Pres., D. J. Crosby Vice-Pres., H. P. Haftenkamp the ensuing year were elected '93, Ithaca; '05, Rochester; Sec-Treas., D. A. Brice '13, Rochester. It was voted to hold the next meeting at the the New York Horticultural So Rochester next winter at meeting of ciety. time of the W. J. Wright, Sec. ATHLETICS Hope Is Lost in 31-17 Encounter. Kazoo Gives Up, Too . the season, Developing even greater team play and in dividual ability than they have shown before during the Michigan Aggies triumphed over Hope college last Friday, 31 the most decisive to 17 in victory the Farmers ever has scored over the Hollanders. the Aggie Gym Heasley was the brilliant performer of the game, the Aggie forward «ight field goals. Once started there seemed to be no stopping him—and long shots as well as short ones were counting at in tervals. registering regular The remainder of the Aggie team, finding Heasley caging them from all angles, pro ceeded to feed the ball to him and watch the it was his score roll up. Beyond a doubt evening and the entire Aggie quintet aided him in making the most of it. A G G I ES H O PE L. G R. G L. F ...R. F. :.....C Gilkey Heasley Higbie Foster Matson Sapinga Wassanaar Schurmans Von Putten De Long Final score—M. A. C. 31, Hope 17. Score first half—M. A. C. 15, Hope 7. Field goals Foster, —M. A. C, Heasley 8, Higbie 3, Schurmans, Gilkey; Hope, Von Putten 2, Wassanaar, Sapinga. Goals foul—M. A. C., Gilkey 5 in 7; Hope, Sapinga 7 in 9. Referee—McClouth. from Substitutions—M. A. C.: Fessenden for Foster, Wilcox for Higbie, Palm for Gilkey, Gustafson for Matson. Saturday night, the Aggies copped a week of brilliant performances by winning from Western State Normal at Kalamazoo, 22 to 16. The victory came as the fourth straight win out of four games on the intercollegiate eight schedule, all of days. them played within clad athletes were equal to the job which con fronted them, showing this in the total score which they piled up. to that In this game "Chuck" Higbie was the scor trick of cag ing power, repeating Heasley's the floor, and ing the ball eight times from from adding free throws. The Aggie center was netting them from all angles at various times during the game, and each time his personal gains were staged when the Buckeyes were coming dangerously close. three points gathered to be a defensive The game started out it was several battle pure and simple, and minutes after the opening that the first score was made. Mt. Union was unable to pene trate the heavy defense of the Aggies and the Farmers seemed content them worry a while before starting on their own account. featured last night's game. One block of seats in the the bleachers were reserved for members of state legislature, and a large crowd of law makers witnessed Another gym-crowding attendance the struggle. let to Summary: Mich Aggies (40) Gilkey Heasley Higbie Foster Matson » L. F R. f C L. G R. G Mt. Union (26) Wagner Evans McBride Myers Sprankle Field goals—Michigan Aggies, Higbie 8; Gilkey 3; Heasley 4; Foster 3. Mt. Union, McBride 4; Evans 3; Ruch 1. Goals from foul, Michigan Aggies, Gilkey, 1 out of 5; Higbie, 3 out of 6. Mt. Union, McBride, 10 out of 14. Substitutions—Michigan Aggies, Palm for Matson; Brown Gilkey; Gustafson Heasley. Mt. Union—Ruch Myers for Ruch; Zimmerman for Myers. for for for Myers; Score at end of half—Michigan Aggies, 16; Mt. Union, II. Referee —McCullough, Springfield " Y" Mt. Union Falls 4 0 - 2 6. college. this season, M. A. C. By the largest margin of victory they have triumphed rolled-up over Mt. Union college the gymnasium Tuesday night, 40 to 26. Beyond a doubt, Mt. Union was the the hardest opponent Farmers have faced since they opened their season's play week before last, but the green- in YOUNG WOMEN ARE BUSY preparing for the annual Co-ed Prom, to take place in the gym nasium on January 21. Special features are to be put on during the evening by some of the girls. Last year's first prom was a de cided success and this year the girls are plan ning to make it even better. 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD reception and supper Alumnae Greet Dean Sweeney. M. A. C. Alumnae are planning an in formal in honor of Dean Sweeney in the parlors of the Women's Building next Tuesday evening, January 25. The reception will be at 5 :30 with the supper following at 6. The supper will be over in time to allow all having season tickets for the Philharmonic Course in the Prudden Audi torium, to leave in time to attend the Werren- rath concert. All women former students of M. A. C. are invited to be present, and are to phone Ethel Taft at 86167 for asked reservations. the exchanged states have these states will AN APPLE EXHIBIT will feature 1921 H o rt Show which is to be held in the Armory the Farmers' Week exhibit. as a part of apples Twenty-one the horticultural department and the with products of shown. the principle exhibitors are Benton Among Gebhart of Hart, father of Cecil Gebhart '20, L. A. Spencer '20 of Kibbie, Dan Mather '12, Berrien '13 of Charlevoix, A. Eidson Springs, J. G. Fish '16 S. C. Hart. There is also quite a display of fruit from the Upper Peninsula. The customary refreshments of apple pie a la mode, coffee and doughnuts, will be served at the Show. be T HE 1921 WOLVERINE is to have an "Aggie Queen" section, and the six co-eds have al ready been chosen for this section by popu lar vote. Five of these are juniors. Mil dred Kinney '24 of East Lansing received the highest number of votes, while the others in '22, Meta- follow: Belle Farley their order '22, Oberlin, Ohio; mora; Marie Edmonds Irene Marthen Lillian Grimm '22, Reading; and Neva Howard '22 of Lansing. '22, West Branch; MAIL DELIVERY in East Lansing, both on and off the campus, is promised by April 1. been The Civil Service Examination has held and two carriers will be chosen from these. Special equipment for the carriers is on hand. It was expected to have delivery started Dcember 1, but failure to secure car riers is the cause of the delay. thruout BIBLE CLASSES of the Y. M. C. A. are to continue thru the Winter term. probably for the whole year. At the beginning of the Fall term the Y. M. C. A. organized four Fresh enrollment of man Bible classes with an the Each class met thirty-eight. term using the text "The Manhood of the Master," by H. F. Fosdick. The leaders of these classes are students who have volunteered to pass on the benefits they have gained in pre vious years thru similar classes. There is a normal class held each Saturday night at six-thirty under the leadership of Mr. A. H. Nelson of the English department. Interest in these discussion groups is increasing every Sunday. Mr. O. W. Behrens is teaching the "Y" Short Course class this term in the place of Prof. Ryder. M A R R I A G ES Reva Harris (with '22) and Kenneth Ker- '2oe were married at the home of the nen bride's parents in Lansing on January 15. They will live at 1300 S. Washington Ave., Saginaw. Kernen is an instructor in manual training in the Arthur Hill Trade School. N E C R O L O GY Jared Mead Knapp wr61 With the passing of Jared Mead Knapp on October 10 at the home of his niece, Miss in South Bellingham, Emma L. Lamkin, the last member of the Washington, went class of those early days, who helped break the path for modern agriculture. '61, one of the pioneers of Professor Knapp would have been 83 years of age on November 16. He is said to have taken up the real work in botany and zoology after he was sixty years of age. Before that time he had studied a little and had always been interested in plant and animal life, but had not gone into it minutely. After his ad vent into the work, however, Professor Knapp made a place for himself as an authority on both subjects, and often kept others of the same profession busy in keeping pace with his discoveries and classifications. student, who E. M. Shelton '71, writes this about him, "Recently I have heard of the death of Mr. it Knapp, an old Michigan seems to me should have a place in your necrology. Knapp was a member of the first class of the college, with Prentice, Hollister, Allen and other worthies. He was present at the inauguration ceremonies of the college in 1857 and has described to me minutely the appearance and speech of the great men of that day who now are seen by us so dimly. Mr. Knapp has been collector and teacher of the Bellingham State Normal biology at school. He was held esteem by in high teachers and students of that institution." His biological collection, containing 1,050 shells, 52 star fish and other marine forms, 26 together jars of specimens in formaldehyde, with eight volumes descriptive of the col lection, was presented by his niece Bellingham State Normal School. His collec tion of 292 mounted specimens of plant life was given to the Northwestern high school at Bellingham. to the' Alumni Employment Service. Any recent graduate of the Home Eco nomics division of M. A. C. with training in Physiological Chemistry, who would be inter ested in a position in a doctor's office in Pase- . dena, California. Write Helen Pierce Bice '18, 920 N. Front St., Marquette, Michigan. THE M. A. C. RECORD 13 Hereafter Dues to Be $ 2 . 50 P l us a N e ws Item Los Angeles, Calif. December 6, 1920. Editor Record: I think of one c. two items of interest send with my subscription to the Record. to William L. Nies 1913c is now connected with the American Machine Tool Engineering Company of Chicago. He was married in Los Angeles on March 15, 1920 to Miss Esther Bradner of Seattle, Washington. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Noyes (Katherine Collins with '09) on August 5, 1920 in Los Angeles. Mrs. Jennie L. H. Haner former head of the Domestic Art Department at M. A. C. is still in Los Angeles and is, fortunately for me, a near neighbor. I Ed still combines supervising in the schools with landscape gardening. We both feel that no earthquake could shake us away from Los that Angeles. along with subscriptions people are required to send news items. Or if no news is to be had, just a personal touch in a letter would make the class notes column much more in teresting. think you should stipulate Best wishes to the Record and its family. Grace Perry Nies w'oghe. Intercollegiate Notes. The high cost of maintaining rowing at the University of Leland Stanford has caused this sport the athletic schedule of the Californians. to be dropped from to urge legislative agitation Penn State is planning a- campaign among her alumni for liberal appropriations at the next session of the state legislature. Penn State was obliged to turn away nearly four hundred students last fall because of lack of facilities to take care of them. Pennsylvania Rotary Clubs are taking up their cause and. will assist the legislative campaign. in North Carolina University is facing a con- jested condition both in her classrooms and dormitories, and she has already instituted a campaign among her alumni for their support with this year's legislature for appropriations. its new stadium November 27, with a seating capacity of 30,000; cost $300,000. University of Washington opened Columbia alumni are making plans for an athletic stadium. The Yale alumni organization realizing the benefit which may come to both the alumni and the University thru co-operation is plan ning to organize local associations all over the country during the year. At the Home Coming of the University of Illinois on October 30, a 15-bell set of beauti ful chimes was presented to the University. These were the combined gift of the.'14, '%$, '20 classes and a $2000 '16, '17, '18, '19, and fund left by the school of aero memorial nautics.^ The chimes have been in the tower of the library building at a cost of $15,000. installed Cornell has an enrollment of 300 in her agri cultural short courses, which altho lower than in winters before the war, the college authori ties consider satisfactory in view of the short age of labor on the farm. Among the stu dents are ten Indians, eight men and two wom en, whom the state is sending there to pre on pare for extension work various reservations. agriculture in C L A SS N O T ES '67 H. H. Jenison, one of M. A. C.'s .oldest gradu to his friends of to be remembered ates, wishes the earlier classes. *84 John J. Bush, 616 W. 137th St., New York City, is without doubt one of the most prominent Michi- in New York. Witness his positions and ganders honors; President and Treasurer of the National Auto Top Co., Treasurer Oxford Truck Mfg. Co., President N. Y. Motor Coach Mfgrs. Assn., Presi the Michigan Society of New York, and dent of President of the M. A. C. Alumni Association of New York City. '94 '94, '95, '96 and to come back strong for their regular reunions at Commencement time, June 12-15. '97, are planning '98 W. J. Merkel, 528 Beverly Road, Shorewood, Mil waukee, Wis., is Vice-President of the John Schroe- the Schroeder Mills and der Lumber Co. and of Timber Co., and General Manager of the Manasota Lumber Corporation. '01 C. W. Kaylor, Manager of the Kansas branch of the Helvetia Milk Condensing Co., Mulvane, Kan sas, has the M. A. C. Association family. Welcome into the fold. joined just this note "No change '03 From P. O. Foster, 137 Laurel St., Royal Oak, in occupation. Still comes looking after the Walker-Gordon department of the Detroit Creamery Co., office and laboratory on first floor of new building at Cass and Adams Aves., Detroit." luncheon at the Ashmore Hotel given 'OS C. A. Reed and Katherine McNaughton Reed, 109 Chestnut Ave., Takoma Park, D. C, write, "Dr. in Washington, attended W. O. Hedrick, recently at in his honor. Thirty-six men and women were present. All thoroughly enjoyed the get-together and con cluded by giving Dr. Hedrick a rising vote of thanks for his talk regarding the college. Wash ington has a strong alumni association and is both intensely interested in the college and loyal to it. Its affairs are invariably up for discussion when t wo alumni meet. Any M. A. C. folks who ever the winter should expect plan, if possible, to come at the time of the big annual meeting, usually held during the third week in February." the city during to visit '07 Mrs. A. P. Chambe still St., F,., Detroit. lives at 7320 Congress '08 Roswell Car, Association of Commerce, Grand Rapids, is starting his third year as County Agent in Kent County. 14 THE M. A. C. RECORD '10 Dr. Chester A. Griffin (with) was recently elect the Lansing Osteopathic Associa ed President of tion. Dr. E. A. Seel'ye '04 was made Secretary. '11 "Johnnie" (Leon G.) Johnson has a fire insurance agency in Sacramento, Calif., and rips the wrapper off his Record at 1609 P St. the class June 15. Those Central Michigan eleveners met Monday night at the Kerns to lay plans for the 10th anniversary of the meeting were Zee Goodell, Bess Frazer, Betty Palm, Zella Jim Hays, Charley Thomas Kimmel, and Cliff local n ' e rs the McKibbin. The next meeting of is set for Feb. 7, and plans are going forward for the Big Party. Send in your suggestions. at '12 Gale W. Gilbert and Mrs. Gilbert, Onstead, an the arrival of a daughter, Mary Lucille, nounce on December 2j. A. B. Shuart, Lansing, is still Factory superin tendent for the Federal Drop Forge Co., Lansing, a company of a year's standing, and lives at 1919 S. Washington Ave. in the state where " P e t e" Bancroft of Lansing is one of the mem bers of the Apollo Male Quartet, a Lansing musi favorable cal organization which has created most comment out it has appeared in concerts. The Apollos are making such a hit open that to dates. know in creased greatly that time it will be remembered that his principal at tainment was a duet number, "The Dog Fight," with Max Gardner as the other "dog." Incidentally Pete's friends will be glad that his vocal accomplishments have since his college days. At is an eager demand there their for '13 Dan W. Mather has returned to Charlevoix. He in Romney, W. Virginia, during has been located the past year. '14 P. Eduard Geldhof, 329 Temple St., Syracuse writes, "I am still Chief Engineer of the United States Hoffman Machinery Co., Inc., and getting finished out clothes pressing machines. We the biggest month of our history and running in fairly good capacity now. I expect to go to Eng land next year to organize a branch factory." just Robert this, "I wish to announce j" McCarthy, 48 Emerson St., Westville, Conn., sends the birth of Robert J., Jr., December 20, 1920. My only fore trained cast on his coming life is that he will be college then not desert the to meager calling of a newspaperman." the path of his education to go to an agricultural and follow the many P. K. Fu, Canton Christian College, Canton, China, writes, "I got letters you sent and would have answered and fulfilled all the re quirements of your letters were it not that I lay I was sick sick in the hospital for many months. lately with pneumonia since February and am just I wish you would send able to resume my work. the Canton Christian College my Record from to In the past I did not have many of them. now on. to me, and you Probably they were not forwarded this world when know I miss that old without a Record. to M. A. C. is playing football with bigger institu tions now than several years ago, and I am sure she will be able to show the world of her best in I have not much news the to line of hospitals, doctors, etc., tell except and they are not sufficiently to relate. interesting But I dream of old M. A. C. whenever I read of I think I'll have to write to some of the old her. M. A. C. friends again or they'll think I am for getful." line of athletics. in thing in I am glad the best learn the Gerald H. Mains may be addressed at 503 Y. M. C. A., Washington, D. C. U. C. Zeluff, Tampa, Florida, Box 283, has just joined up in the M. A. C. Association. He sends this, "Don't meet any M. A. C. people down here at all. Am doing quarantine work for the U. S. department of Agriculture and state Plant Board. insect Mostly work pests and diseases. Better all come down. Weather is introduction to prevent fine." of This from Glenn Myers, 232 Elmhurst Ave., De the Detroit News ar some to stir up I sincerely troit, "I'm glad that somebody ticles of the dead ones over hope it produces results.." there a little. to see by trying is W. L. Mason is still Ohio, as Superintendent Products Company." located of in Youngstown, the American Tar '15 Erwin F. Holser, 539 1-2 Kitchener Ave., Detroit, sends greetings. Earl J. Reeder, 718 Wolcott St., Flint, is Safety the Chevrolet Motor Co. Engineer for L. R. Walker, County Agent County, was a visitor at Christmas. the college in Marquette just before Dayton Richard Benson, husband of Mrs. Anna Van Halteren Benson, was killed in an automobile accident on Christmas Eve, in Lansing. "Persistence! the word, but you certainly know R. J. Hagy, Atwater, Ohio, at last comes through. I do not know who invent Listen. the mean ed ing. For five years I have been getting—'Yea! Don't pay any attention to this, e t c' in vain, but no longer without results. Inclosed find check for membership in the M. A. C. As_sociation. What am I doing? time with our herd of the Jerseys and flock of Rose Comb Red Chickens, in In response cidentally paying my debt to old age. to inquiries, still single. Would be glad to hear from old associates." Putting in This from J. R. White, Grand Island, Nebraska, "Employed in Hall County, Nebraska, as County Agent since May 15, 1918. There are many good opportunities here in western Nehraska for people who want increased to invest in land, and expect values in a comparatively short time." E. A. Boettcher's last letter says, "I just returned from an extended tour of the southwest and north west. Have traveled about 8,000 miles and have seen some wonderful scenery. Will let you know later about my plans for the spring, as I then in tend to go into business for myself." this, business, "Crow" sends '16) are temporarily Stuart Vandenburg and Mrs. Vandenburg (Edna located at Milwaukee, Tussing of "Left Bureau Oregon. to enter car- Markets of State of Idaho last July lot brokerage shipping Northwestern fruit, with headquarters at Boise, Idaho. Am at located at Milwaukee, Oregon, with Fen- present lum ner Manufacturing Co. of Portland, selling ber, between and until next fruit season when I will again be at Boise. Recently met F. E. Han sen '14) '16 in Portland, also Paul Kuenzel (with both with Forestry Service in Portland, also Mae Kuenzel. Hansen is not married but tells me he is looking for a wife." '16 J. M. Johnson, Jr., 2287 Lothrop Ave., Detroit, expects to be back for the family reunion in June. lives at 78 Watson Ave., Carola Emma Zieska Apts., Detroit. Dr. W. B. Massie, Boston, Indiana, writes, "Am rented 190 acre town. My wife, Ruth M. practicing veterinarian and have hog farm just out of Price '16, and son Bobby are assistants." L. -V Williams, Tallulah Park, Georgia, is "Still the Appalachian Corporation, finished a very satisfactory superintendent of Inc., of Georgia. J u st BELL 2870 CITIZENS 3708 100 CAP'L NAT'L BANK BLDG. G. N. MURCHEY & C O. INVESTMENT SECURITIES DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE TO ALL MARKETS CORRESPONDENTS OF MERRIL, LYNCH & CO. MEMBER N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE ROSCOE J. CARL '05 WM. M. CAWOOD '18 THE M. A. C. RECORD 15 the apple crop a few months ago. We were visited by the stork on Sept. zj and presented with a big 9 pound boy, L. V. Williams, Jr. We are always glad to have M. A. C. friends write or drop in and see us. The weather is very delightful and warm here now, probably due to Albert L,. Waltz and Mrs. Waltz (Johanna Vander Haagen, with) are living at Richfield, Ohio. His last letter gives this, "I have accepted a position as manager of the farm of Mr. C. J. Neal, of the farm Neal Fireproof Storage Co., Cleveland. This is located 17 miles south of Cleveland just off the road. We have 260 acres, Cleveland-Akron brick in apples. We also are 50 acres of which are breeders of cattle and Big In addition we maintain Type Poland China hogs. a flock of from 50 to 100 sheep." registered Holstein 'moonshine'." D. F. Jones '16 and Mrs. Jones announce the ar is the Motor Wheel Corporation of rival of a son, Robert Bruce, January 6. Jones connected with Lansing. J. M. Moore may be addressed at 739 Webster Bldg., 525 S. Lavergne Ave., Chicago. '17 to them that will protect the water during Alton Porter writes the Hunter Land Co. ranches. from Hunters, Washington, last February have been Superintendent "Since of The Hunter Land Co. makes a specialty of apple production, but due this part of the severe dry weather the U. S. was blessed with during the past sum mer, our apple crop was very light. The Compa this ny expects to complete their irrigating system during winter and the severe dry summer months. The irrigating sys tem consists of a $250,000 storage dam where we for store summer use, and seven miles of wood flume in which we the apple orchards. t r a n s p o rt water in the mountainous sec This company is tion of the Columbia River where the scenery hard to beat. All our crops and livestock have to be transported forty miles by truck thru canyons and over mountains to the nearest railroad. This is the only town of any size for forty miles radius and consequently this is a business center part of Washington. A great deal of ranch work and all the apple picking is done by Indians from the Colville and Spokane Reservations which are close by." Alice Dalby, the Detroit schools, to and about the winter is located for the teacher in is spending two months in Florida. H. L. Campbell, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, visited the college during the holidays. is still clothing specialist Mary E. Robinson in the Agricul the Home Fconomics department of tural Extension Service, University of Missouri, Columbia. Byron McClure located at Hillsborn, Oregon, 1152 Sixth St., as superintendent of the G. H. P. Lumber Co. is is still living at home, Traverse Elsie Lautner City, R. R. No. 3. is "Job superintendent William D. Thompson, 1928 Seventh St., Port Huron, for Walbridge, Al- dinger Co., contractors and engineers on C. H. Wills Motor Co. factories at Marysville, Michigan." H. L. Campbell lives at 10. Rotherman Apts., Day ton, Ohio. Jas. H. Thompson is teaching again this year in the Greensburg, Indiana, High School, and hangs his hat at 333 E. Walnut St. C. L. Dietrich is located at Hesperia, as engineer in the state highway department. '18 Morris Harkavey may be addressed at 599 Sack- man St., Buffalo, N. Y. Clare J. Perry, Inspector for the Insecticide and Fungicide Board,' Washington, D. C, was a visitor in the Record office during the holidays. Mary Harrington, who has been connected with Iowa, the Hurley Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines, in Flint, with is now the as Dietician, Hospital. "Cal" (Lytton) Calrow writes from Des Moines, la., "By nature of my act of September 28 I am a "doubler," and altho I won't be able to double this amount (Union Building Subscription) now I hope to some time in the future. Ove Jensen '14 stopped off in Des Moines a short time ago. He is living in my old home town at Winnetka, 111., not far from our home." in instructing the Botany department of Howard C. Abbott, who is taking graduate work and the University of Illinois, was home for the Christmas holidays, and visited Frank Stang sends the Marvel Carburetor Co. of Flint without any particular title unless it might be general nuisance. You will note my change of address and I will appreciate it if you will send my Record to 624 Avon St. the college. this, "Still with A. C. Dick lives at zj Windle Park, Tarrytown, N. Y. This from J. W. Randall, 912 W. 13th St., Okla homa City, Okla., "Selling drugs for Abbott Lab oratories of Chicago, territory Oklahoma and Texas panhandle." the just (old) Walter Kelley writes finished my from Houston, Texas, "I the Fed first year with have eral Horticultural Board, U. S. department of Horticulture, with headquarters at 702 Carter Build ing, Houston. My position as plant quarantine in spector covers a multitude of duties which become necessary under the Federal Plant Quarantine Act of 1912. I have been concerned entirely in the past year with I have the Pink Bollworm of cotton. south quite generally, having been covered in Mexico the in North and South Carolina. month of August in twelve months I have spent Eight of the past Louisiana, having been any size. I was in New Orleans for over two months during May, June and July, and for the past seven I have become weeks firmly attached time I it more especially as have been here and I '16 and the winter comes on. W. Harold Ballamy the middle of '18 Hort has been with me since October. first the of J u ne next on a short vacation, and hope to get up to M. A. C. for a day or so. in Shreveport, Louisiana. to be in Michigan on last February and in the short the south in every town of I expect I spent like to '19 Mildred Mead lives at 439 Henry St., Detroit. Elmer Way is now employed with the Fox Ma chine Co., Jackson. R. T. Gibbs, New Boston, is pleased to announce the Gibbs home of a "dandy baby the home in the arrival at boy" on September zj. He farm at New Boston, being chiefly breeding pure-bred Holstein-Friesian cattle. is still on interested spending From K. H. Roland, Glenwood, Minn., we have, the "Occupation: making a living and makings; special activities: agriculture, ancient history and Sunday school; change of ad to Glenwood, Minn. dress: responsibility here of estab Have lishing a new course in agriculture—a very new experience but ings, classmates. What news about y o u ?" '18 and trying to make good. With greet from Detroit, Mich., Henry G. Joost the particular teaching '19, Citrus Fruit the rancher first part of the Record office on Jan at Orange, California, was east January and called at uary 7. enjoying the to have climate of address her Lois McBride, now Southern California, asks changed to 150 Grand Ave., Ocean Park, Calif. Esther Allen laboratory of the U. S. P. H. S. Army Supply Base, at Norfolk, Va. is a chemist the H. H. Himebaugh may be addressed at 421 Y. in M. C. A., Lansing. John S. Park School, White Sulphur Springs, Mont. teaching science and "Bob" Huxtable was home for (with) is principal of agriculture, the High at the holidays and dropped in for a "hello" at the Record office. '20 Marian Laidlaw asks to have her Record sent to 208 E. Cass St., Cadillac. Dr. Lynn C. Palmer, who nary medicine with his father, H. T. Palmer at" Brooklyn, was a college visitor recently. Clarence O. DeVries, in the Wholesale Fruit and Produce Co., 3684 Canton Ave., Detroit, was a caller at the Record office on Jan. 3. • ,'. is practicing veteri '93, 16 THE M. A. C. RECORD. Sending Horse Power Nation - Wide FAR up in the hills the force of a waterfall is being changed invisible power which into that runs through a wire. This power, electricity, is always available because it can be carried from the place where it is generated to the place it is used, quickly, cheaply, safely, and in any amount. A coal mine in Pennsylvania and a waterfall in Maine may feed the same system of wires, to supply power for an industry in Massa chusetts and for a water pump on a Delaware farm. T he General Electric Company has provided the means for de veloping Nature's dormant re sources into electric power and transmitting this power. In ad dition, it is constantly creating or bringing nearer to perfection, ap paratus to apply this power and devices to regulate and distribute it to greatest advantage. And in doing this, the General Electric Company is unceasingly striving to conserve r aw materials, such as fuel, which may better serve mankind in other ways..