Student Handbook 1934 - 1935 MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE EAST LANSING Michigan State College Student Handbook •M·S·C •• 1934-1935 This book is presented to Freshmen and to all other students who apply. TIUS STUDENT HANDBOOK is pub- lished by the College in an effort to provide a short, yet complete, summary of official rules and regulations, estab lished organizations, and t r ad i t i on a 1 events affecting college life. Though planned principally for Fresh men, its contents are such that every undergraduate will find it valuable as a source of reference. For that reason, the Handbook should be preserved during the ensuing year. Welcome! A MOST HEARTY WELCOME is extended to all studehts entering Michigan State College for the first time, with greetings a.nd best wishes to all who are able to return for a continuation of their studies. The entering student may be confronted by many perplexing problems, especially in deciding upon courses to pursue. Meet the situation by choosing studies intended to lay a strong basic foundation upon which the superstructure of specialization may be built later. Plan to get the most out of your college education; do not sacrifice other important essentials for high scholastic records only. True education includes more than scholastic achievement alone. The cultivation of social ease and grace is essential to the development of the qualities of leadership; the building of strong, sturdy bodies, the only proper structures for hous~ ing well-trained and well-controlled minds, is im portant. Physical education and athletics have their place in a well-rounded education. A true education also recognizes and develops those spirit ual qualities essential to uniformity and symmetry in the personality of the individual. The uncertainities of your first year at college will clear away if given a little time, and you will find the officials, faculty, and upper-classmen of Michigan State College most interested in help ing you solve your problems. 4 Michigan State College College Calendar, 1934-35 1934- Wednesday, September 19, to Saturday noon, September 22, inclusive, "Freshman Week." Friday, September 21 to Saturday noon, September 22, Registration of upper classmen. Monday, S eptember 24, Classes begin at 8:00 a. m . Thursday, November 29, Thanksgiving Day, holiday. Thursday, December 20, Fall term closes at noon. 1935- Wednesday, January 2, Reclassification. Thursday, January 3, Winter term opens. Friday, February 22, Washington's Birthday, holiday. Friday, March 22, Winter term closes at 5: 00 p . m. Saturday, March 30, Reclassification. Monday, April 1, Spring term opens. Thursday, May 30, Memorial Day, holiday. Sunday, June 9, Baccalaureate Address. Monday, June 10, Commencement Day. Friday, Ju~ie 14, Spring term closes at noon. Student Handbook 1934 - 35 5 Administrative Officers ROBERT S;. SHAW, President (Library Building) HERMAN H. HALLADAY, Secretary (Administration Build ing) CHARLES 0 . WILKINS , Treasurer (Administration Build ing) ELIDA YAKELEY, Registrar, Secretary of Faculty (Admin istration Building) ELISABETH w . CONRAD, Dean Of Women Building) (Woman's ERNST A. BESSEY, Dean of Graduate School (Botany Building) ERNEST L . ANTHONY, Dean of Agriculture (AJgricultural Hall) HENRY B. DIRKS, Dean of Engineering (Olds Hall) MARIE DYE, Dean of Home Economics (Home Economics Building) WARD GILTNER, Dean of Veterinary Science (Bacteriol ogy Building) RALPH C. HUSTON, Dean of Applied Science (Chemistry Building) EDWARD H . RYDER, Dean of Liberal Arts (Liberal Arts Building) JOHN W . STEWARD, Supervisor of Attendance (Admin istration Building) JACKSON E . TOWNE, Librarian (Library Building)) LLOYD C. EMMONS, Chairman of Freshman Week (Olds Hall) DR. R. M OLIN, Director of Health Service (Hospital) RALPH H. YOUNG, Director of Athletics (Gymnasium) ALBERT H. NELSON, Director of Summer Session (Agri- cultural Hall) Freshman Week - Directions and Complete Program 8 Michigan State College FOREWORD Michigan State College puts forth every effort to assist the student in starting a college career that will be a success. With this purpose in mind Fresh.man Week was inaugurated. Fifty members of the faculty give liberally of their time to serve as fresh.man advisers. They place them selves at your service during Freshman Week and throughout your freshman and sophomore years to assist you in select ing your course of study, to guide you through the various activities of Freshman Week, to advise you regarding the proper use of your time in college and to serve as intimate friends in any problems that may arise in connection with your college career. If you make proper use of your adviser, you will not be likely to meet problems that you cannot sur mount. It is the student who comes to college confident that he needs no adviser who most often finds himself faced with scholastic or other difficulties before the close of the fresh man year. Fortify yournelf against these difficulties by availing yourself of the service of your adviser whenever you are perplexed about any detail of your life at college, whether it pertains to college problems or to off-campus problems. During Freshman Week you are required to complete a number of activities. These are set forth clearly in the pro grams for the various groups in the pages that follow. Coupon books are furnished you containing a coupon for each of the activities. These coupons are taken up as the respective activities are completed and attendance is im Included among these activities are an mediately checked. English Placement examination and a Psychological exam ination. Your record in the English examination will deter mine whether you will be required to complete four or only three terms of English in college. Your record in the Psychological examination is given to your adviser and is made a part of your permanent record in the Registrar's office. NO STUDENT IS EXCUSED FROM ANY ACTIV - FI'Y. Student Handbook 1934-35 9 If th~ directions which follow are observed carefully, much confusion will be avoided, the program of Freshman Week will run smoothly, and you will have no difficulty in entering your program of studies when the first class meets on Monday morning. DIRECTIONS FOR FRESHMEN 1. You have been assigned to an adviser, a group and a section. See page 12 for the programs of the various groups and follow exactly the program of your group. Ad visers and their group and section are arranged in alphabeti cal order on page 10. Consult this list in case you do not remember the number of your group. 2. See that you have the proper coupon rea dy and leave it as directed on the face of the coupon for each activity. 3. Be on time for every activity. Remember that you are moving with a group that cannot wait for anyone who is tardy. 4. We have provided vacant hours that you may use to become acquainted with the campus. Use the map in the Handbook and learn to identify the various buildings. You will need to have this information when you start to attend classes. Visit any departments of the college that you may be interested in and talk with the head of the department or other members of the staff. 5. Feel free to ask questions of the faculty, of other students, or of anyone you meet on the campus. You will find everyone willing to help you. However, many of your questions can be answered by this Handbook, so consult it first. 6. Every freshman in the Liberal Arts and Applied Science Divisions will register for at least one Saturday class, unless his adviser has given him in writing an exemp tion from this requirement. IO Michi gan State College LIST OF ADVISERS FOR FRESHMEN Adviser Group Section Room Ball, c. D. --------------------------- IV x . ---------------· Brown, G. A. Chamberla in, F . W. _______________ II A. ___________________________ Collins, F. IV Cro'\'\•e, s. E. ----------------------------- VI Davis, J. c. ______________________________ VI x Dressel, K. _ ----------------------------- Dwight. s. H· ---------------------------- IV Farwell, A· --------------------·----------- VIII Gee, E. A. _______ ----------------------- VI Gettemy, Miss w. _________________ III Grove, v. G. _____ ________________________ VI Hillhouse, Miss M . ____ _____ _________ III J'ohnston , Miss R. ____________________ VII Kelly, w_ A- -----·---··------·----------- IV Kinney, E . E. ____________________________ I v Kobs, J. ------------------------------------· Lawrence , E. P. ________________________ VII Leigh, A. H, __________________________ I v Leininger , E. --··-----·-----------------· Linton, R. s. ___________________________ VII Logsdon, c. s. ____________________________ VII Megee, c. R. --··----------------------- x Menchhofer, J . n ___________________ VIII Moffett, w. B. --------------------- VIII Morofsky, w. F . ________ v Murray, w. A . ·----·--·--·---- I v N~umann, P. F ·---------------·-··--·- Newberg, Mrs· -------------·--·-·----- III Newman, c. ___________________________ I v Parker, Miss D . _______________________ Publow, H . L. ----·-·--------------·--- I Reuling , w. E. ·---·--------·----- II Robertson J . E. __________ -·· - - II !. _____________________ Shaben, Miss III M. ____________ _____ VIII Shout, L. A. ____________________ II Smith, L. Speeke r, G. --------------------------- IX x Taylor, G. E. ------------------------- Thaden, J . F. ·------------- IX Trump, Miss E. ___ _______ III x Turk, L . M. ·---~----------- Upham, c. R. ------ - -------- IX Wilson, o. w. -------------------- IX v Woodcock, E . F. ·---------·------- 15 4 1 9 16 25 26 42 17 34 27 10 2S- 11 29 18 2 19 30 1 20 31 32 43 33 35 21 3 22 12 4 23 5 G 13 36 8 37 44 38 14 45 39 40 24 119 Kedz ie Chem. Lab. 111 A g ri c ultural Hall 201 Ana tomy Bldg. 6 Gymnasium 207 Olds Hall 101 Home Econ . Bldg. 27 Forestry Bldg. 121 Phys ics Bldg. 120 Abbott H a ll 102 Home Econ. Bldg. 1 Home E con . Bldg. 210 Olds Hall l Home Eco n. Bldg. 103 Horticultural Bldg. 316 A g ricultura l Hall 116 Olds Hall 2 Gymn asium English Bldg. 107 Olds Hall 333 Kedzie Chem. Lab. Zoology L ecture R'm 207 Horticultural Bldg. 110 A g ricultura l Hall 1 Shop 2 Shop Ent'y L ec ture Room 208 Olds Hall 201 Kedzie Chem. Lab. 2 Home E~on. Bldg. 308 Olds Hall. Gymn as ium- W est Wing 222 Kedzie Chem. L a b . 3 Olds Hall 301 Olds Hall 2 H ome Econ. Bldg . 3 Shop 305 Olds Hall 302 Olds Hall 103 A gricultural Hall 4 Shop 1 Home Econ. Bldg. 102 Agricultural Hall 109 Horticultura l Bldg. 8 Shop Botany L ecture R'm Student Handbook 1934-35 TRANSFER STUDENTS (Students entering with credits from other institutions) Students entering the College for the first time who have credits from other colleges or universities are required to complete most of the activities of .Freshman Week. An ap pointment for each of these required events is definitely given in the coupon book furnished each transfer student. 12 Michigan State College Programs For Various Groups GROUP I Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Wednesday, September 19 8 00- 9:00 Convocation-Gymnasium. 9 00-10:00 English Test-111 Olds Hall. 1-0 00-10 :30 Register-109 Ag. Hall. 10 30- 2: 00 See Adviser and classify. 2 00- 4:00 Pay fees and complete registration. 7 00- 9:00 Medica.l examination