••• j&fcrO^VJ MicUixjan State Coileoe Opfuttite Paae, 9& a Source oj ^H^fu^atioH ta AUm*U, StudetvU, Qa&dty and l/tUto**. Mr. Beaumont was born in Elizabeth, This gift received long and careful con­ New Jersey, July 20, 1858, and died sideration, and they finally decided it three days before his eighty-fourth should be a memorial tower to be erected birthday. He came to Michigan in 1875 on this site. So this structure you and was graduated from the college in behold was built. 1882. After studying law under private "The tower is given in the belief and tutors, he was admitted to the bar in with the hope that it will revive and Saginaw in 1884. Two years later he preserve Old College hall memories and began practicing law in Detroit, a career be a spiritual inspiration to the present which led to the senior membership generation of graduates and students, in the firm of Beaumont, Smith and and to those who may come after them." Harris. He attained eminence in this Mr. Beaumont's last visit to the field and ranked as one of Detroit's fore­ campus was in 1937 when he saw for the *g most lawyers. first and only time his gift to the college. In the Spanish-American war, he He listened to the radio programs fre­ served in the Naval Reserves. From quently, however, when he knew the 1904 to 1906 he was judge advocate of tower chimes were to be played. He the Michigan National Guards. Besides lived to realize that the gift he and membership in the American, Michigan Mrs. Beaumont had given to the college and Detroit bar associations, he main­ had become a source of inspiration to not tained affiliations with many groups and only the alumni but to the present organizations. One of the most interest­ generation of students, staff and campus Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beaumont ing public services he performed was as visitors. a member of the State Board of Agricul­ Mr. Beaumont received, in absentia, an ture from 1912 to 1924. honorary degree of Doctor of Letters, at The formal dedication of the memorial the commencement exercises, June 13, tower meant the realization of a dream 1932. The editors of the 1929 Wolverine Tower Donors dedicated the publication to Mr. and Mrs. cherished by Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont for nearly half a century, a fitting replace­ Beaumont in recognition and appreci­ ment of Old College hall—the pioneer ation of their gift. By QU*t 6. Stewart building for the teaching of scientific Drawings and photographs of the agriculture in this country. Eeaumont Tower are recognized today "For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey. Unable to attend the dedication in nearly every publication emanating This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, ceremony because of illness Mr. from the campus, since the tower Left the warm precincts of the cheerful Beaumont asked his old friend, the Hon. represents the "spirit" of the college. day. The charm and beauty of the tower Nor cast one longing lingering look William L. Carpenter, '75. a prominent behind ?" Detroit lawyer, to speak about the gift. in its beautiful setting, its chimes Judge Carpenter said, "We are met on of mellow bells and the sculptured AS there something in the the site of Old College hall. That hall "Sower" over its entrance have echoed above quotation that especially which stood here from the time the col­ and will continue to spread the inspira- JA W appealed to John W. Beaumont lege was founded in 1857 until 1918 is tion which Mr. Beaumont received early and his devoted wife when they selected endeared to the old graduates of the in life through the lives and words of these words for the memorial tablet just college by hundreds of happy memories. his college teachers and associates. inside the Beaumont Tower back in For in it, all their recitations were con­ 1929? Or, did Mr. Beaumont have some ducted; in it they received the degrees particular reason to select the inscrip­ conferred upon them when they gradu­ Memorial tion, "Whatsoever a Man Soweth," over ated. Though the building no longer the doorway of the tower? stands, the place where it stood is to For James G. Hays III them hallowed ground. Old friends, college classmates and O commemorate the life of James G. scores of younger alumni paused in their "Mr. Beaumont believes, and has long T Hays III, '38, a memorial loan fund business to think about these questions believed, that what he received from his has been established at Michigan State when they heard the news that John W. four years' work and training, and college for needy students, regardless of Beaumont, of the class of 1882, had died especially what he got from his associ­ classification. at his home in Detroit, on Thursday, ation during these years with strong This announcement came recently from ^ July 17, 1941, after a long illness. They and kindly members of the faculty, Glen O. Stewart, director of alumni rela­ remembered that he and Mrs. Beaumont, contributed more than any other single tions, who stated that the fund would be who survives him, had donated the factor to make his life successful and allotted in small amounts in accordance memorial tower which now stands on the useful. Several years ago Mr. and with college loan fund schedules, and site of Old College hall and that the Mrs. Beaumont determined to do some­ will consist of contributions from dedication was held on Alumni Day, June thing to testify their gratitude for what Jimmy's family, friends, alumni and 22, 1929. the college had done for Mr. Beaumont. (Turn to Page 17) 2 . THE RECORD Approximately 800 students CsQ4t&l were registered for civilian defense when The Record 1U went to press. Registering you see Miss Jeanne Straub, senior in the Liberal Arts division, from Traverse City, Michigan, and Tom Greene, Liberal Arts senior and editor of the Michigan State News, from Mason, Michigan. RECORD Secretary Karl McDonel, chairman of civilian defense activities on the campus, Founded January 14, 1896 is directing the registration, which will reach close to the thousand mark when the second period, now in progress, ends. A Magazine For State's 16,000 Alumni Faculty members assisting Secretary McDonel are Dean Conrad, Dean Dye, Dean Mitchell, Professor King, Director Young, Superintendent Davenport, Col. McLeod, Dr. Knappen, and Mr. Heath. I received the October PaJJAhA. Record today and in scan­ ning the pages, and ffanuasuf Qantestib especially, the pictures on page ten, I recognized number three as that of myself and my roommate, William J. Page Merkel, '98, taken in our old room, twenty-two, in Williams hall. Tower Donors Glen O. Stewart 2 Where this picture came from, and by whom it was taken, is a mystery to me, Memorial For James G. Hays III 2 but it certainly brings back to memory News About These Alumni By Gladys M. Franks 4 the many pleasant and profitable days spent in that room at Michigan State Your College In Wartime President lohn A. Hannah 5 college, days which will never be for­ gotten by me. Victory Book Campaign 5 Much water has gone over the dam Folks From Everywhere Ellis Brandt 6 since those days, and right now I am College Events 7 trying to compile, for my family's bene­ fit, sort of a history of my life thus far; Their Achievements Live 9 recording my wanderings and achieve­ ments, which started at Michigan State Student Life Along The Winding Cedar Carolyn Tunstall 10 and have gone on through all these years, With the Clubs Glen O. Stewart II but the years spent at Michigan State, with the many fond remembrances, and Oldest Alumnus Dies 11 well described incidents, will have an Sports Round-up George Alderton 12 important place in this biography, as that is where I started my career, which Meet The New Swimming Coach Marshall Dann 13 has been a successful one. I can truth­ fully say that the principles and sound Days of Yore 14 ideas, which I was taught at Michigan They're Serving Uncle Sam 15 State, have stayed with me through the years, and have helped me, in no small James Troop, 78, Dies 19 way, toward the success which I have achieved in a business way, and made Your Calendar Back Cover it possible for me to retire at the age of sixty-five with the satisfaction of a Cover by Huby, College Photographer life well spent. Owing to my very busy life, I have never been able to return to the college (Turn to Page 8) The Record Vol. XLVII, No. 2. Published quarterly October, January, April and luly, by Michigan State College, East Lansing. Address all communications concerning the magazine to the Editorial Office, Publications and Journalism Department, 10 Agricultural Hall, Michigan State College, East Lansing, Michigan. Changes of address should be sent to the office of the Alumni Recorder, Union Building, Campus. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office, East Lansing, Michigan. Member of the American Alumni Council. JANUARY, 1942 . 3 many years a leader in the Republican party in Kalamazoo county. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Addison Makepeace Brown, who, during their long residence on the campus, were beloved by countless graduates and former stu­ dents. He is survived by his wife, a daughter Molly, and two sons, Addison Lakin, '41, and Garry E., a freshman at the college. Also surviv­ ing are his brother, Malcolm M., '17, and three sisters, Dorothy Brown Riefler, w'll, Hearty Brown Nelson, w'09, and Pamela.