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MICHIGAN STATE C§HJEQE Of AGRl.ANDAPP.SCi£NCraa E- La^i Michigan Agricultural College Association Publishers o East Lansing Vol. XXIX Oct. 29, 1923 No. 6 I| ®S"i l The M. A. C. RECORD Established 1896 Published for the alumni and former students of the Michigan Agricultural College by the M. A. C. Association. Published weekly during the college year and monthly during July, August and Septem­ ber ; thirty-rive issues annually. Membership in the M. A. C. association, including subscription to THE RECORD, $2.50 per year. Unless members request a discontinuance before the expiration of their memberships it will be assumed a renewal is desired. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the M. A. C. Association. Entered as second class matter at the post officec at East Lansing, Mich. ROBERT J. MCCARTHY, '14. editor THE M. A. C. ASSOCIATION 3 Faculty Row, East Lansing, Mich. OI'I-ICERS—io,22-'23 EXECUTIVE COM M ITTEE E, W. Rannev. 'oo, Pres. Elected at large A. R. Cook, '93, Vice-Pres. Henry T. Ross, ?04 E. P. Rogers, '83, Treas. Mrs. Grace Lundy Drolett, 'oo R. J. McCarthy, '14, Secy. Horace Hunt, '05. BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS In Michigan unless olherzeise tided. BARRY COUNTY MINNEAPOLIS BERRIEN COUNTY NEW YORK CITY BAY CITY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CALHOUN COUNTY NORTHERN OHIO CENTRAL MICHIGAN NORTHWEST MICHIGAN CHICAGO OTTAWA COUNTY CLINTON COUNTY OWOSSO DETROIT CLUB PORTLAND, ORE. FLINT SAGINAW GRAND RAPIDS ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SEATTLE, WASH. HURON COUNTY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IONIA COUNTY SOUTH HAVEN JACKSON COUNTY UPPER PENINSULA LENAWEE COUNTY WASHINGTON, D. C. LIVINGSTON COUNTY WASHTENAW MACOMB COUNTY WESTERN NEW YORK MILWAUKEE, WIS. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE M. A. C. RECORD VOL. XXIX. Xo. 6 EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN OCT. 29, 1923 WILL ERECT FOUNDATION THIS FALL Committee Authorizes Advertising for Bids on Underground Work and Approves Plan for Student Excavation Week to Make Way for Contractor An early start on the construction of the yards, of earth must be removed to accommodate Union Memorial building was made certain when the foundation plans. This represents about three the executive committer of the M. A. C. Associa­ to four yards per student. It is estimated that tion on Octoher 20 authorized the secretary to most students will be able to move that amount initiate a plan for. having the students do the during the four hours they are expected to work, excavating for the structure and advertise for provided the plan is finally approved by the bids to construct the foundation up to grade. faculty. An earlier meeting had authorized advertising It will be necessary to hire equipment to do for bids and the second was called to elaborate the hauling from the site but the committee in upon this instruction. A representative of Pond charge anticipates that the resultant saving in and Pond was invited to attend the meeting and cost of labor will more than compensate for the explained some phases.of contracts which de­ effort expended in carrying out the program. cided the committee that it was best to proceed Members of the faculty will be allowed to take with the student excavation week plan and part and it is expected some of the engineers call for proposals on the work of erecting the will have an opportunity to oversee the work, foundation walls, which will be of concrete. checking the progress with blue prints. It is the expectation of the committee that this If the plan is accepted the work must he done amount of work will be done before cold weather within the next three weeks in order that the of too severe a type sets in. This will allow for contractor may have an opportunity to complete the completion of the Underground work before his work on the foundation before excessively next spring and it is anticipated that contracts cold weather sets in. for the superstructure can be obtained at the best terms during the winter season when con­ tractors are not generally over-supplied with DIPHTHERIA SUSPECT work. It would be practically impossible to con­ tinue the work through the winter months with­ ON FOOTBALL SQUAD out adding greatly to the cost of the building and E. Eckert, '25, was declared to be the victim the committee believed it best to do what was ' of an attack of diphtheria by the college health possible this fall and continue the operations as officer on Monday of last week. He was con­ soon as the weather permits in the spring. fined to the hospital and received the full anti­ Plans which were well under way last spring toxin treatment as a preventive measure. The for a student excavation week to handle the entire football squad was inoculated to halt the underground work of the building will be put into •spread of the supposed disease and other meas­ execution provided the faculty approves the ures were taken as if an epidemic had struck the scheme submitted for excusing each student one college. There is still some doubt that Eckert, half-day during_ the week designated. At an star tackle on the football team, was suffering early meeting this fall the M. A. C. Union hoard from a well-defined case of the disease. appointed a chairman to handle the student end A somewhat similar occurrence was the cause of the arrangements and another committee had of some agitation last winter. The basketball been formed among faculty members to facilitate team had an important game on its schedule just the coordination of student effort with the supply after a case of supposed smallpox was found of hauling equipment availahle. among the students. The entire team was forced The college wants the soil removed to a spot at to submit to vaccination but luckily the resultant the rear of the Woman's building \vhere a de­ sore arms were in evidence in only a few of the pression exists which has long been a gather­ cases. There was no further appearance of the ing place for water during wet seasons. This disease. will shorten the haul and allow the work to proceed at a minimum of expense. Clarence Ripper, '26, Wellsville, Ohio, finished Students are enthusiastic over the prospect of having a chance to actually aid in the construc­ first in the all college cross country run on tion of tile building and the committee is plan­ October 20. He was followed to the tape by ning on organizing them into groups so that a Keith Baguley, '24, captain of the track team. spirit of competition may prove an incentive to Fast time was not recorded over the five-mile getting the work all done in the shortest possi­ course, but a large proportion of the squad fin­ ble time. It is estimated that about 4000 cubic ished close to the leaders. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD EQUIP RADIO STATION STATE BOARD MOVES FOR 2000 MILE RADIUS TO GET COURT RULING Most M. A. C. alumni will be able to hear the The state administrative board, created within college station, WKAR, when the proposed radio the past few years to administer the financial af­ fairs of the state, has refused to allow the ex­ programs arc broadcast this winter. New equip­ penditure of certain sums allotted to the ex­ ment is being installed, giving the apparatus a tension service by the last legislature unless the sending "radius of 1500 to 2000 miles. Such a state board of agriculture complies with a pro­ circle with Kast Lansing as a center includes all gram for the handling of these funds which was of the larger alumni centers and insures a wide submitted as a condition to their release. The interest in the musical numbers and speeches state board of agriculture has taken the first step, which the radii) committee will offer. The new toward getting a ruling from the courts by apparatus is comparable to that of some of the drawing an order on the state auditor general largest stations in Michigan. for the amount appropriated for the first period of the present biennium. The auditor general In making preparations to increase the power has refused to honor the order and it is expected of the M. A. C. plant a new aerial mast 145 feet that the matter will be carried to the courts with­ high was erected between the engineering building in a short time in order that this may be settled. and foundry, wires were strung from the top of Under the state constitution the state board of this to the top of the new power house stack. agriculture' has power to expend as it may deem The sending set will be 500 watt instead of 50 fit all funds appropriated for the college or any watt as previously used. A new generator is be- of its brandies. Some of the conditions imposed in ; installed to provide power for the larger by the administrative board appear to violate this ttbe. Other equipment is being added to bring provision. It is on constitutional grounds that he-plant up to a high standard. the issue will be, fought. It is probable that two F. I. Phipenny, a sophomore in the electrical prominent alumni, well known in legal circles, engineering department, who is a licensed radio will handle the case for the college. operator, trained in the U. S. navy, has charge A misconception has been broadcast that the of the station and is supervising the erection of funds now being temporarily held, up relate to the new plant under the direction of Professor the conduct of the college and will handicap its Sawyer.

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