MICHICAN STATE COLLEGE Campus Landing Strip Is Proposed for MSC LETTERS to the EDITOR Michigan State College May Soon Have Its "Own" Landing Strip
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SPARTAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE MARCH 1, 1952 WINTER ON SOUTH CAMPUS MICHICAN STATE COLLEGE Campus Landing Strip Is Proposed for MSC LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Michigan State College may soon have its "own" landing strip. That is the objective of a special com mittee of the Michigan "Flying Farm ers," now gathering facts to prove that Here's a chance to be heard! Alumni We found, too, that when chess seed was planted the field is necessary for educational and are invited to contribute their views in too deep in the ground, it would not germinate, police purposes, and as an emergency but would lay dormant in the ground for some this new feature column of THE time. When the dormant seeds were planted landing field for small aircraft. RECORD, and the editors will use as near the surface of the ground, however, they Lee Talladay, '38, Milan farmer, said many as possible within space limitations. would germinate. So we concluded that when that the proposed landing strip would farmers sowed wheat that was perfectly free from The editors reserve the right to edit and chess seed and at harvest time found chess grow be located just south of the campus to restrict length to 200 words. ing in the crop, chess seed must have been present proper. * * * in the ground when the wheat was sowed, or Construction of the strip will cost Jan. 18, 1952 that the chess seed might have been placed in the soil in some unknown way. Conclusion—wheat about $25,000, Talladay said. Five thou Dear Editor: never turns to chees. sand dollars was once given for the I just received the January issue of THE Leslie A. Buell, '83 project by the Michigan Department of RECORD and have read the article on page eight Howell, Mich. about the "Bottle of Seeds Beal Planted 70 Years Aeronautics, and it is assumed that this Ago." Jan. 19, 1952 amount will be reallocated if the remain I entered M.A.C. in September, 1879 and was To the Editor: ing money can be secured from private there when Dr. Beal planted those seeds. Our I wish to express an opinion I have been sources. class, the class of '83, had botany under Dr. Beal trying to express for some time, an opinion which Talladay said that the landing field that fall and had a hand in starting The Botanical is contrary to that of a lot of the alumni clubs. Garden at that time. would be "extremely useful" for meetings I heartily approve of the stand of Dr. Hannah of the "Flying Farmers" and other farm Those were the days when there was a great and the Presidents' Committee (of the American controversy among farmers as to whether "wheat Council on Education) in regard to the limiting groups, but it could also be utilized for would turn to chess." We made an experiment to of the activities of athletic departments. This is the state's artificial insemination pro decide the question. furthered by my belief that a college is to educate gram, the state police and for other edu We found that the chess plant resembled the people, primarily, so why not have athletes subject cational purposes. wheat plant in general appearance. But we also to the same scholastic requirements as everyone noted that the wheat plant had a certain number else. Any Spartan alumni who like the idea, of ridges running lengthwise of the leaves and Stanley W. James, '42 or who might actually use the field for the leaves of the chess plant had a different num 15246 Stahlein making visits to M.S.C, are invited to ber of ridges. Detroit, Michigan write to Lee Talladay, Milan, Mich. Preliminary Plans Are Formulated Schuller Named to Head Audio-Visual Aids Center For Alumni Day-Commencement Dr. Charles P. Schuller, former assist Plans are already in action to prepare in two or seven (1902, '07, '12, '17, etc.). ant director of the Bureau of Visual the Spartan campus for the rush of The class of 1927 will be celebrating its Instruction, University of Wisconsin, alumni and parents for Alumni Day- silver anniversary. Madison, has been named director of the Commencement festivities the first week The annual Patriarches' dinner meeting Michigan State Audio-Visual Aids Center. end in June. will honor the golden anniversary class, Dr. Schuller will direct the M.S.C. The week-end will begin with registra 1902. The dinner will be given in the organization for operating and preparing Union by President John A. Hannah. tion, according to Starr H. Keesler, '41, films and graphic arts materials for on- In addition to class functions, many director of alumni relations. The week campus teaching use. alumni will return to M.S.C. earlier in end will end with graduation ceremonies The center also will work cooperatively the week to attend meetings and take with other units of the college such as in Macklin Stadium. part in social events. Others will be Tentative plans call for the dedication present to see their sons and daughters the Continuing Education Service, Co of the Alumni Memorial Chapel prior to graduate. operative Extension Service and Tele Commencement, Keesler said, but the Along entertainment lines, Friday vision Development. affair is not definitely set as yet. highlights will be the Water Carnival, He received his doctorate in education Traditional class reunion banquets will Land Parade, Alumni dance and a base from the University of Wisconsin in 1949, be held in the M.S.C. Union. Reunion ball game between M.S.C. and Western and has had many years teaching experi classes this year are all classes ending Michigan College of Education. ence in Wisconsin secondary schools. THE RECORD Vol. 57—No. 2 ALVIE L. SMITH, Editor March 1, 1952 JOHN C. LEONARD, '48, and RICHARD J. DANDENEAU, Associate Editors STARR H. KEESLER, '41, Director of Alumni Relations; GLADYS FRANKS, '27, Recorder; FRED W. STAHLEV, Sports Editor; EDWARD M. ERICKSON, '48, Assistant Sports Editor; JOHN MCGOFF, '50, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations; MADISON KUHX and JOSEPH G. DUNCAN, Historians; JOHN W. FITZGERALD, '47, Agricultural Editor; MRS. BARBARA CAHOON, Artist; W. LOWELL TREASTER, Director of Information Services. Campus photos this issue by EVERETT HURT, RAY HUBY, BOB BROWN, and JOHN RANDALL, '52. Member of the American Alumni Council, THE RECORD is published seven times a year by THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICESJ Michigan State College. Entered as second class matter at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of Congress, August 24, 1912. MP A Proposes Plan Owen, Searing Again Put 1902 Class For Journalism Center A new journalism and publications On Top of Annual Roll Call Ranks building may be in the future plans of be feeble-minded. Continuation of the Michigan State College construction. At studies to develop a more efficient dis least the Michigan Press Assoc, has infectant germicide and to determine suggested such a building, to be con whether high school basketball is in structed as a self-paying project. jurious to teen-age boys. Will Provide Needed Facilities Equipment: A tape recorder for the A special committee of the MPA Division of Business to improve methods which met at the 84th convention of the of teaching transcription and shorthand, association in January, pointed out that and another tape recorder for use in the the structure is needed to provide class Basic College Speech Improvement Serv rooms and other facilities for a rapidly ice. Purchase of new books for the growing enrollment in M.S.C.'s journal Owen Searing M.S.C. Library, and a movie projector for use in the Union. ism department. The class of 1902 again showed its Revenue bonds issued by the college heels to the rest of the pack in the 1951 Scholarship Grants: Scholarships for to finance the building could be repaid Michigan State College Roll Call. approximately a dozen outstanding stu dents on the basis of a high scholastic from earnings of the Michigan State Class Agents Floyd W. Owen and standing, leadership, character and finan News and a printing plant housed in Emery DeForest Searing led their class cial need. A sum of money for emergency the basement of the structure, the com to a 36.7 per cent contribution. This loans to students by the Dean of Stu mittee suggested. The building would betters their top-ranking mark of 31.8 dents. also provide quarters for the journalism per cent recorded in the 1950 drive, ac department, photographic laboratory and cording to William L. Davidson, '13, Others: To recognize outstanding publications offices. director of the M.S.C. Fund. service in undergraduate teaching, an State Board Studies Plan $22,436 Contributed award will be presented to a distinguished M.S.C. teacher, as selected by an awards The press committee's plan for the A total of $22,436 was contributed in committee on recommendations from the new center is being studied by the State the 1951 drive, slightly less than the total faculty. A sum of $1,000 for the Board of Agriculture, governing body of $22,846 given in the inaugural program "President's Fund" to be used at his the college. of last year. discretion. Davidson said that a "second year let Class Agents TV Studio to Install down" is not uncommon in new fund programs. He added, however, that the The class agents of 1911 were: Charles Video-Recorder Soon total number of separate contributors S. Langdon, Glenn A. Sanford and Helen Dodge Stack. In the future, Spartan alumni will have during the two-year span now constitutes Class agents of 1922 were: George D.