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FIRST TELEVISED COMMENCEMENT MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE fa&Stty HIGH PRAISE ACCORDED MSCs School of Veterinary Medicine

REPORT OF THE COUNCIL ON EDUCATION: "The Council ganized and distributed over the various wishes to commend the efforts of your administration and Dean Clark specialties. and his staff for the excellent progress made in the School of Veterinary An adequate and modern autopsy room Medicine. It is hoped that the present high level will be maintained so has been incorporated in the new struc­ that veterinary medical students will continue to receive the benefit ture which affords facilities for both of very adequate training." large and small animals. Equipment, audio-visual material, classroom, labora­ tory and office facilities are on a high level, the committee stated, adding that NCE AGAIN Michigan State and research laboratories are excellent "this department ranks with the best College's School of Veterinary Medi­ in space and arrangement and have the O in veterinary education." cine has received the accolade of "ranking most modern equipment . . . the autopsy with the best in veterinary education." room is one of the best . . . excellent plan­ Large Teaching and Research Staff In a report submitted to the Council ning evident in the construction of A staff of 25 members is engaged in on Education and forwarded to President animal quarters and other facilities for teaching and research in the Department John Hannah, a committee of the Coun­ research. of Bacteriology and Public Health. This cil, which had visited the school for the Staff Morale High is a well-trained and balanced staff with purpose of observing the training pro­ considerable experience, the committee Apparently, the committee felt that gram for veterinary medical students, reports, and is doing a very good job in the spirit and cooperativeness of the staff rated department after department as its field. As with the other basic science was a clear indication of a department's among "the best in the colleges of vet­ departments, it ranks high among similar value. It particularly mentioned the erinary medicine." departments in other colleges of vet­ Anatomy Department as having a well- erinary medicine. Four of the five departments—Anato­ qualified staff with a morale of high my, Physiology and Pharmacology, Ani­ level. They also noted that the research Numerous Changes Made mal Pathology, and Bacteriology and program was well planned and super­ Public Health, were cited as among the The Department of Surgery and Medi­ vised. This department has six full-time cine has had numerous changes made in first in the country. Further, the De­ members and one graduate assistant. partment of Surgery and Medicine the physical facilities since the commit­ tee made its last inspection in 1951. A was commended for showing "progres­ Good Job in Teaching and Research new reception room for the small animal sive thinking in their hospitalization The staff of the Department of Physi­ methods." clinic has been constructed. The ken­ ology and Pharmacology is "well-quali­ nels have been remodeled, and an addi­ Graduate Program Excels fied, stable, young in years, and doing tional small animal operative room has The School's graduate study program a good job both in teaching and research," been provided. exceeds that of any college of veterinary according to the report. "Classroom and Also, a new operating room for cattle medicine, the committee stated. At the laboratory facilities are excellent and has been provided on the second floor, present time, there are 127 graduate the equipment is superior, both in num­ additional space for the horse clinic, and students taking advanced work, in addi­ ber and quality." an x-ray therapy room built in the space tion to 247 undergraduates. A 66-member The department has nine full-time staff formerly occupied by locker rooms. faculty, 37 of whom are veterinarians, members. Three are veterinarians who Praise for All provides a high quality of teaching for are responsible for teaching the veteri­ both undergraduates and graduates. nary students, and six, non-veterinarians In general, what was said for one department was said for all, in the com­ During the past year, over $100,000 who teach human physiology and special mittee's report. The teaching staff and in gifts and grants were received in addi­ course work in endocrinology and meta­ physical facilities of the School were tion to the funds provided by federal bolism. rated with the highest in the land. The and state governments. Research Highly Developed School also has an elaborate program Committee Runs Out of Adjectives Both graduate and research work in of research underway. In describing the physical facilities the Department of Animal Pathology The Council reports that it has voted of the school, the committee had only are very highly developed, the committee "to continue full accreditation for the words of highest praise . . . the teaching reported. Graduate courses are well or­ School of Veterinary Medicine."

THE RECORD Vol. 59—No. 5 MARJORIE KING, Editor August 1, 1954 RUSSELL POWERS, JR., '49, Associate Editor A. WESTLEY ROWLAND, Editorial Advisor STARR H. KEESLER, '41, Director of Alumni Relations; GLADYS FRANKS, '27, Recorder; FRED W. STABLEY, Sports Editor; TED EMERY, Assistant Sports Editor; JOHN MCGOFF, '50, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations; MADISON KUHN and JOSEPH G. DUNCAN, Historians; EARL C. RICHARDSON, Agricultural Editor; BARBARA BROWN, Artist; W. LOWELL TREASTER, Director of Informa­ tion Services. Campus pictures by PHOTO LAB photographers. Member of the American Alumni Council, THE RECORD is published seven times a year by THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES, Michigan State College. Entered as second class matter at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of Congress, August 24, 1912. She Took Them At Their Word

Mrs. Carpenter Visits 75 Foreign MSC Grads

ii~f F YOU ever visit my country, are planning to experiment with mixed Night" in Baghdad. There, the alumni JL please contact me!" classes this year. Then if parents react called a special meeting in her honor. This invitation was extended to Mrs. favorably, coeducational classes will be During the evening she gave a lecture Louise Carpenter many times by foreign installed in that one school. This school and conducted a panel discussion, as well students when they completed their came about as the result of the work as talked over old times with eight for­ studies at Michigan State College. of a former M.S.C. grad and various mer M.S.C. grads. Last September, Mrs. Carpenter, '17, other American graduates who interested "Every one of our former Iraqi stu­ took a sabbatical leave from her duties the prime minister and the minister of dents is working in the job for which as assistant counselor to foreign stu­ education in establishing a model school he was trained. When you think of it, dents and as director of adventures in along the lines of an American com­ that is a real record," Mrs. Carpenter munity school. world understanding. Her purpose: "to said. She spent almost a fortnight in see the sights and say hello to my many Up-Hill Climb in India Iraq visiting with her former charges, friends." and even made a trip up in the moun­ In India Mrs. Carpenter witnessed During her seven-month tour, she met examples of the big up-hill climb which tains to see Sabri Raoof, '51, an engineer with 75 former M.S.C. students in coun­ must be made there by educators. who is on a big dam building project tries of the Near, Far, and Middle East. in northern Iraq. Sushela Lingaiah, '52, is organizing a All extended her a royal welcome, over­ department of home economics in the "I am convinced," Mrs. Carpenter said, joyed to see someone from "their school." Bangalore branch of Mysore University. "that it is important to remain in con­ tact with our former students after they While in Hong Kong, Mrs. Carpenter's She said, "It's a struggle, because of leave the United States. It proves to path crossed that of Dr. Walter Fee, lack of money and equipment. And then them we are interested in their problems head of M.S.C.'s history and political too, the people could help themselves and are ready to help them just as we science department. They met again in more, if they had the 'Yankee intuition would our next-door neighbor. Then too, Japan and with three former grads for improvising'." formed an alumni association, one club they can give us invaluable information in Tokyo, and one in Osaka. Big Night in Baghdad about their countries, which will help us understand their culture and which may Thailand Looks to American Methods One of the biggest events of Mrs. Carpenter's trip was "Michigan State eventually lead the way to peace." "The influence of American colleges and universities should not be under­ estimated," Mrs. Carpenter commented. In Thailand, for instance, there are 25 American graduates in the Ministry of Education, alone, three of them from M.S.C. Educators in Thailand are working toward adaptation of United States methods. One former M.S.C. student ex­ plained to Mrs. Carpenter that much learned in America cannot be used immediately. For example, in one school the Thais

MICHIGAN STATE NIGHT in Baghdad: Mrs. Louise Carpenter, assistant counselor to foreign stu­ dents, visits over tea with M.S.C. grads in Baghdad. Left to right, are: Kamal Al-Wali, '53; Hashim Zwayne, '52; Mrs. Carpenter; Hassan al-Dadah, '51; Khalil Obaidi, '52; Robert Hicks, '53-'54 Fulbright Re­ search Fellow; Nahmud Khaffaf, '52. Ryder Outlines Aims As Dean of Engineering M.S.C.'s new dean, Dr. John D. Ryder, outlined two main objectives in his long- term planning for the School of Engi­ neering. Preparing for a bang-up celebration will bring together in a World's Fair Uppermost in his mind is the thought on the occasion of its 100th birthday, setting, hundreds of exhibits from the that engineering graduates must be pre­ Michigan State College has planned a nation's business and industrial cor­ pared to work with the new materials, year-long observance to which leading porations. new energy sources, and new tools of world figures have been invited. A Centennial of Farm Mechanization the engineering future. And secondly, In all, more than 25 major Centennial exhibit, Aug. 16-20, tracing the develop­ more space is needed to train them. events—from an academic symposium to ment of farm equipment since 1855, but It is increasingly apparent, Dean "World's Fair" shows of technological focusing the attention on the present Ryder notes, that in the field of engi­ progress—are on the 1955 calendar. and future, will have a huge show of neering, more emphasis is being placed Opening the observance formally will displays and demonstrations. upon acquiring basic scientific knowledge be Founders' Day on Feb. 12, 1955. It Also a major event, will be the Fall and less on rule of thumb. was on this date in 1855 that the act Convocation, during the week of October was signed which established Michigan 10, which will be addressed by an out­ State College. It is also the birthday of standing world figure. President Lincoln, who in 1862 signed Join in Celebration the Morrill Act, creating the national Joining in the College's Centennial system of land-grant colleges on the celebration will be 14 educational associ­ Michigan State College pattern. ations which have scheduled their na­ Invitations World Wide tional meetings on the campus during Delegates from more than 500 col­ 1955. leges, universities and learned societies "The land-grant system which had its in America and from over the free world beginning here, first opened the doors will be invited to the Feb. 12 program. of higher education to all the people," A convocation will feature a speaker of stated President John A. Hannah. "It international standing, and 10 academic is fitting that in its 100th year Michigan symposia held during the Centennial year State will make its campus a world center will be attended by scholars and scientists for discussions by leaders in our civiliza­ from all over the world. tion which owes much to this educational The Industrial Exposition, May 11-14, concept."

recommendation of the high school prin­ Who Is Admitted? cipal or authorized official is required. The School of Engineering is quite Soon, the comparative quiet of the 3. He must show a satisfactory set aware of these trends, Dean Ryder states, campus in summertime will be broken of abilities, attitudes, personality traits and "we are planning to institute studies by the advent of more than 15,000 stu­ and characteristics as reported by of our position and our future. Most dents, some of them coming to M.S.C. teachers. departments are severely handicapped by for the first time. 4. He must be a graduate of an ac­ space limitations and correction of this What type of young men and women credited high school. must be one of our first objectives. Sec­ will these newcomers be? Those who fail to meet these standards ondly, we must survey our undergraduate "A very satisfactory freshman class, are advised what they may do to qualify teaching situation." as far as ability is concerned." This is at a later date. Those who come fairly Ryder sums it up by saying that the opinion of R. S. Linton, registrar, close to meeting the requirements are "Therefore, it appears that the long- who added: "We are receiving applica­ advised to try the testing and counsel­ term planning of the School of Engineer­ tions again this year from high quality ing procedure. Some applicants who have ing must be directed toward space needs, high school students. A rapid check on failed to graduate from high school or and undergraduate curricular trends in our applications, to date, before any who have been out of school for some the modern world, with the development selection of any kind has been made, time, are also advised to come to the of staff research and graduate study shows 77 per cent are from the upper college for counseling and testing. being carried along in parallel. To these half of their graduating class. All applicants are required to take objectives we are hoping to dedicate the Although everything possible is done the same battery of tests as are given next few years." to help students who sincerely desire an to freshmen in Orientation Week, and The new dean of the School of Engi­ education, standards are definitely main­ in order to pass, the applicants must neering assumed his duties on July 1, tained. Linton outlined the requirements score as well, or better, than the average. a year from the day former Dean Lorin for admission as follows: If the applicant has come fairly close F. Miller retired. Before coming to 1. Each applicant must meet the col­ to passing the tests, opportunity is Michigan State, Dr. Ryder was head of lege recommending grade as established offered for a nine-weeks summer school the electrical engineering department at by the high school from which he gradu­ trial, the results to determine admission the University of Illinois. One of his ates. Some high schools require a "B" for the following fall. major achievements at Illinois was the average, some a "B—", some a "C plus" "We try to help applicants qualify construction of an electrical network and some a "C." for admission. In spite of all we can do, analyzer to study the state's power dis­ 2. He must rank in the upper three- however, about 25 per cent of our ap­ tribution system. He is also the author fourths of his graduating class. The plicants fail to meet our admission of several textbooks and technical papers. third quartile rank is questionable. The requirements each year," Linton said.

4 AFFAIRS OF STATE

Dr. Brown, one of the recipients of the first Thomas Jefferson awards from the University of Virginia, will study further the relationship of early colonial democracies to the American Revolution These "Anderson" Fairy and the U.S. Constitution. Tales Are Different "Working together, we get as much MSC's Most Faithful Social conflicts in children are being done in one year as most individuals studied on a world-wide basis through would in two," Dr. Brown says. Dr. W. O. Hedrick Dead sets of incomplete stories developed by Analyze Contemporary Russian Life Dr. Wilbur Olin Hedrick, professor two Michigan State College psychol­ emeritus of economics at M.S.C., died in ogists. At Harvard's Russian Research Cen­ June at the age of 86, after having ter, Dr. Adams will work with other served the college the longest of any The "Anderson incomplete stories" are American experts in analyzing contem­ the work of Dr. Harold H. Anderson, professor in the history of the college. porary life and thought in Russia. Dr. Dr. Hedrick first came to the campus head of the department of psychology Adams, who reads the official Red news­ at M.S.C., and his wife, Dr. Gladys L. in 1891 as an instructor of English. paper Pravda as easily and regularly as Anderson, both of whom just returned Later, he transferred to the field of his most Americans read their hometown from Europe. So far, the stories have main interest in economics and published press, gets much of his information from been completed by 7,750 children in six several books and bulletins on the sub­ this source. countries, most of them seventh graders jects of food supply and of taxation. 13 years of age. Under a Ford Foundation grant, he He retired in 1938 after 47 years of will prepare a book about the U.S.S.R.'s service, but his familiar figure was seen The incomplete stories present a prob­ social history. lem of conflict involving children, and daily on the campus until his last illness. the child is asked to finish the story Dr. Walter Fee, professor and head In a letter to him in 1949, President in a few sentences. A variety of comple­ of the department of history and social Hannah wrote, "No living person has tions from forgiveness to punishment science, said the earning of such grants contributed more to M.S.C. than you have turned up in the completed stories. by three men from one department of have in your long period of distinguished a university was an unusual honor. service." Although the Andersons estimate it will be two years before conclusive re­ sults are tabulated, they hope their findings "will help define psychological Alumnus and Two Profs Garner $1,000 Prize problems of human relations." Academic "Triple-Play" Michigan State College's history de­ partment scored something of an academic "triple-play" recently when three of its members earned special study grants. The grants will be used for further study of the use of psychology in writing history and biography by Dr. John Garraty; for research on early Virginia democracy by Dr. Robert E. Brown; and for continued work on a social history of Russia by Dr. Arthur E. Adams. Dr. Garraty will travel some, but do much of his work on the campus, using his three-year grant from the Social Sci­ ence Research Council to reduce his teaching duties by half. Many of the psychological tests now used may be employed in preparing a Two professors, D. Newton Glick and for the 20-acre park was selected from biography, by studying handwriting and Milton Baron of the department of land­ entries of 11 states, Canada and Mexico. other characteristics of the deceased, Dr. scape architecture and urban planning, Shown presenting the check to Pro­ Garraty believes. and Lt. Wm. J. Johnson, '54 (B.S. in fessor Glick is Bruce Berckmans, presi­ Making the University of Virginia landscape architecture) won a $1,000 dent of the Frankenmuth Brewing their headquarters, Dr. Brown and his prize for their park development plan. Company who donated the prize. Left wife will form a team—as in the past— The competition was sponsored by the to right, are Otto Trinklein, president to delve into old records and carry out Frankenmuth Memorial Park Associ­ of the Village of Frankenmuth, Baron, the research. ation. Their winning landscape design Glick, and Berckmans.

5 Looking forward to an academic year Lyman Briggs Honored in Cambridge, is Dr. Victor E. Smith, On the occasion of his 80th birthday, professor of economics, who will do re­ Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, '93, was honored by search on linear programming. This is having a complete issue of The Scientific a new mathematical technique for solving Monthly devoted to a series of articles such problems as the determination of by his colleagues and associates. the most profitable line of products or Universally loved and respected, Dr. combination of technical processes for Briggs has had a full and important a business firm. Welcome Alumni! career in the National Bureau of Stand­ Bruce Futhey, associate professor of ards, the National Advisory Committee accounting, is the author of an article for Aeronautics, and the U.S. Depart­ in the current issue of The Journal of ment of Agriculture. Accountancy. His article, "Organizing These and other activities, such as and Operating a Successful Internship his chairmanship of the National Geo­ Program," describes M.S.C.'s on-the-job graphic Society's Research Committee, training course in public accounting. have brought him into influential contact with scientists on an international basis. Win Livestock Judging Dr. Briggs received his Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State Col­ M.S.C.'s livestock judging team just lege upon reaching his 19th birthday. recently won the North Central Inter­ collegiate Livestock Judging Contest held at East Lansing. The participants Faculty Deaths in this contest are from the Big Ten Still going strong! Class of 1895 Professor Arthur J. Clark, 73, profes­ agricultural schools, plus neighboring sor emeritus of chemistry at Michigan institutions. State College, died in June after a High man in the entire contest was ALUMNI DAY 1954 lengthy illness. James Brinks, Plymouth. Brinks was Clark came to M.S.C. in 1906 as an also high man in judging horses and More than 50 years. Class of '01 instructor in chemistry, and in 10 years sheep, and second high in judging cattle. moved from the position of instructor Other M.S.C. members were: Bill to head of the department. Many alumni Bortel, Britton, 6th; Ted Hoersch, East remember that while at M.S.C. he also Lansing, 8th; Frank Benham, Homer, served as director of the band for 15 10th; and Ted Leipprandt, Pigeon, 11th. years. He retired after a distinguished Team alternate was Charles Coussens of career in 1946. Following his retirement Granger, Indiana. he served for several years as chairman of the college committee on scholarships. Dr. Ralph Huston Dead Miss Elizabeth Deloss Daniels, 54, assistant professor of physical education A brilliant chemist and teacher, Dr. for women at M.S.C. for 23 years, died Ralph C. Huston, dean emeritus of at her home in Elkins, W. Va., in June. M.S.C.'s school of graduate studies, died Illness forced her to retire from an active May 17 at the age of 69. career on the faculty last February. As dean of the graduate school, Dr. Faculty women at the college an­ Huston guided nounced that a scholarship for junior and the policy of senior women majoring in physical edu­ graduate study at cation will be established in her name. a time when it was undergoing rapid expansion. Faculty Achievements His abilities and Writing and lecturing, both at home talents covered and abroad, have kept Michigan State many fields, as an faculty busy. educator, a writer of more than 40 Dr. Harry H. Scales, associate profes­ technical articles, sor in the department of guidance and Huston and a lover of counselor training, gave the opening ad­ music. He was also an enthusiastic fol­ dress at the summer guidance conference lower of football, and even assisted in in July at the University of Southern coaching the football team at times. California, Los Angeles. He will be a Miss Anita Lincoln, '43, presenting a visiting professor at the California Uni­ Dr. Huston has been a member of check for $150 to Fund Director Wm. versity this summer. the M.S.C. faculty since 1911. He was Davidson from the Detroit Association. A Fulbright lecture grant awarded named dean of applied science at the to Dr. William Schwab, instructor in the college in 1930, and in 1940 followed department of communication skills, will Dean Ernest A. Bessey as the second take him to the University of Philip­ dean of the graduate school. On retire­ pines, Manila, for the 1954-55 academic ment in 1950 he was named dean emeritus. year. While there, he will hold seminars Born in Fairfield, Iowa in 1885, Dr. for instructors of English and teach Huston was living at Kellogg Center demonstration classes. at the time of his death. 76

Press Box Report on SPARTAN SPORTS

By FRED STABLEY and TED EMERY Squire Cook

MICHIGAN STATE'S varsity baseball After an opening game win against lack of experience and bad weather, team completed its most successful Northwestern, 4-0, the Spartans had a posted an eighth place in conference com­ season in history with the winning of 13-inning marathon at Wisconsin which petition. Bill Albright, of Detroit, was the Western Conference championship never was completed due to rain, the Coach Van Alstyne's best swinger. and a third place finish in the NCAA nightcap likewise being called off. From The slender, long-striding Cook, of College World Series. that date on, it was a battle of percent­ London, Ont., edged Michigan's John Overall, the team turned in a record ages. Western Conference rules do not Ross by a yard to take the mile crown of 25 wins, 10 losses and one tie, the permit the replaying of rained-out in 4:14.1, at the Big Ten meet in Cham­ most wins ever gained by a Spartan games. paign, 111. Cook also won the indoor diamond team. The pressure was really on the fourth 880 yard title last winter. The Big Ten crown came on a record weekend of conference play with the Squire, of Midland, defeated Michi­ of 11 wins, two losses and one tie. Spartans face to face with arch-rival gan's Bob Mitchell in the finals of the In the District IV playoffs, the Spar­ Michigan and needing two wins in the Big Ten tennis meet at Champaign, after tans defeated Ohio University two games series to maintain the first place edge. disposing of three other rivals. to one. And win the Spartans did, 6-4 on Friday Indiana won the tennis meet for the At Omaha, Neb., for the College World and 8-4 in the first game Saturday at third straight year, and Illinois took the Series, the Spartans overcame a 3-0 Ann Arbor. The Wolverines came back track title for the fourth straight time, lead in the first inning and downed Mas­ with a last-ditch effort in the last inning while the golf crown went to Ohio State. sachusetts, 16-5. Arizona then lost out of the nightcap to beat State, 9-8. In regular season play Coach Karl to the State team, 2-1 with some brilliant Closing out the season still in first Schlademan's tracksters split in their relief pitching by Dick Idzkowski, and place by a half a game, and with three two dual meets, outlegging Notre Dame Rollins College beat the Spartans 5-4 other teams, Wisconsin, Ohio State, and 79-62, but losing to Penn State, 70-61. the last of the ninth. Michigan still mathematically in the Top performers besides Cook were The Kobs-coached team then bounced race, the Spartans needed a sweep of sprinter Ed Brabham, of New York City, back with a 3-2 win over Rollins in 10 three games, one with Indiana and two hurdler John Corbelli, of Buffalo, N. Y., innings, but lost in the semi-finals to with the Buckeyes, to be sure of the title. and middle distance runner Kevan Missouri—eventual tourney champion— State won them to clinch the honors. Gosper, of Newcastle, Australia. in a tight ball game, 4-3. Tennis Coach Frank Beeman brought Coach John Kobs, a 30-year veteran Spring Sports Roundup his netters through a rugged schedule with the Spartans, received notice, mid­ with more success than might be expected way during the season, of his selection Distance runner John Cook and tennis from a squad which numbered but one to the College Baseball Hall of Fame. player Dana Squire captured individual letterman in its ranks, Capt. Jim Pore, Prior to the start of the final home titles for Michigan State during spring of Kalamazoo. game of the season, Coach Kobs and competition, as their respective teams But Squire and Dick Menzel, of Wyan­ assistant Frank Pellerin, former Spartan finished third in Big Ten play. dotte, came along fast as the netters infielder, were each presented with gifts The Spartan golf squad, hampered by wound up with six wins, four losses. by the Central Michigan Alumni associ­ ation. Kobs received a set of golf clubs plus a carrying cart, while Pellerin re­ ceived one of the new varsity alumni rings. The honors for the Spartan players were many—Tom Yewcic being named first string catcher on the College Ail- American. He was also voted the most valuable player in the Omaha tourney. Yewcic, Jack Risch and Charles Mathews were named to the All-Big Ten first team, and Risch and Yewcic also were named to the District IV NCAA first team. Big Ten Season Summary Michigan State made a habit of WESTERN CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONS: Michigan State's varsity winning the big ones in racing to the baseball team won its first Big Ten championship in its fourth year of league com­ Western Conference baseball title, the petition and represented NCAA District IV in the College World Series at Omaha, first baseball championship since joining Neb., June 10-15. The Spartan team lost out in the semi-finals of the eight-team the conference in 1950. tourney to Missouri, eventual NCAA champion.

7 The UOth reunion — Class of '1A Most unusual graduate . . . Fred E. Tripp of Lansing, shown here with his wife

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IN HIS commencement address, Dr. Arthur S. Adams, president of the American Council on Education, stressed that "if national lead­ ership is to be constructive, effective, and successful, each one of us here is called upon for individual leadership. This is a responsibility . . . which we should gladly assume. It is faith that this responsibility can and will be assumed which is the real source of our strength."

Alfred Iddles, '12, president of Babcock and Wilcox Ci N.Y., receiving honorary Doctor of Engineering degre

ith his wife and eight future Michigan Staters Courtesy of Detroit Free Press. Recipients of Distinguished Alumni awards, I. to r., A. H. Johnson, '22, G. H. Colling wood, '11, Florence L. Hall, '09, and E. W. Tinker, 'IS.

President Hannah confers honorary Doctor of Agricultu degree on Dean Emeritus E. L. Anthony (above), co gratulates Dr. Howard C. Zindel (below) on Ed.D. degrt The program concluded with films of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the COVERING Rose Bowl Game. THE CLUBS Alumnae Clubs Meet Three out of four of Michigan State's alumnae clubs met during the spring months. They were: Jackson, Kent, and By JOHN McGOFF, '50 Spartan Alumnae (Lansing). Jackson alumnae closed their season with a talk by Don Buell on, "This Season cation. Dean Harden spoke on "Michigan on Broadway." The meeting, held in the Midland Meets State's Future in the Big Ten." Westminster Room of the First Presby­ Club president, Curt Patton, presented terian Church was attended by 30 Starr H. Keesler, '41, director of this year's Roll Call scholarship to Miss members. alumni relations and Edgar L. Harden, Ilene M. Patton. Three new board members were elected dean of continuing education and M.S.C. — And far to the north at Alpena, to office. faculty representative to the Western some 30 members met for a dinner meet­ Kent County alumnae were also inter­ Conference, spoke to members of the ing and Rose Bowl film showing. ested in the Broadway stage and invited Midland-Gladwin Alumni Club at their Mrs. William Gilliland, '35, the club's Mr. Buell as their guest speaker at a annual spring banquet. president, presided at the meeting. Spring luncheon. More than 80 members At the meeting, Mrs. Frederick Dow, Pot-luck was the agenda at Corunna, attended the luncheon in Grand Rapids. '46, William Caldwell, and William when the Shiawassee Alumni Club met Professor Buell talked briefly on Marklewitz, '50, were elected as board for its final meeting of the school year. Spring campus activities and the new members. Recognition keys were pre­ Officers were elected at the late spring college TV station in addition to his talk sented to past officers of the club includ­ meeting. Those elected are: Robert on "Current Broadway Plays." ing William Marklewitz, president; Mur­ Trezise, '49, president; Marv Lyons, '48, Spartan alumnae at Lansing reported ray Longstreth, '43, vice-president; and vice-president; Gerald Delaney, '50, sec­ three meetings held since March, with Richard Fry, M.S. '41, secretary-treas­ retary. well over 100 attending the three meet­ urer. An extremely warm June evening did ings. Keesler spoke to the group on the not seem to keep down attendance at the The March meeting consisted of a expansion of Michigan State College and Wyandotte Alumni Club's Spring ban­ fashion film from the J. W. Knapp Com­ other institutions in the state. He also quet. Almost 75 members were on hand pany and a tour of the new college tele­ outlined recent changes on the M.S.C. at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in vision station. campus. Wyandotte. In May, Spartan alumnae were hosted Following his discussion, he introduced After a delicious sirloin dinner, club at the home of Mrs. Walter Neller. Dr. Dean Harden, who spoke on Michigan members were welcomed by Mike Honso- V. Rae Phelps talked to some 35 members State's relationship with the Big Ten. wetz, '41, club president. John McGoff, in attendance on research work in plant '50, assistant alumni director, talked to and animal embryology. The club's spe­ Spring Banquets the club on "M.S.C.'s Educational Aims." cial guest was Mrs. John A. Hannah. Spring banquets were high on the popularity list of many alumni clubs around the state and elsewhere in the past few months. Many clubs, winding up their year's activities, topped it off with banquets and pot-lucks. For example, in Dearborn, though the weather was warm, some 90 alumni turned out for their final activity of the current season. Jack Hamilton, '50, club president, thanked the club's officers and members for their excellent support this past year. He also presented a Roll Call scholarship certificate to Nancy Link, Dearborn High School student who will be enrolling at STATE in September. Bob Rothwell, '50, the club's publicity chairman introduced special guest, Bob Reynolds, WJR sports director. The meeting concluded with a showing of the Rose Bowl game films. Ninety alumni also turned out at SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON: Kent County's annual scholarship luncheon was Pontiac for a mid-May meeting of the held at the Peninsular Club in mid-May. Nearly 30 scholarship recipients and their Oakland County Alumni Club, according school officials attended the luncheon. M.S.C. officials briefed the incoming scholar­ to Curt Patton, '38, the club's president. ship students on their future at Michigan State. The scholarship luncheon project Guest speaker for the evening was was first undertaken three years ago under the leadership of Monty Pace. '27, former Edgar Harden, dean of continuing edu­ Kent County Alumni Club officer.

10 Golf Outing Kent County's annual golf outing was another great success. Nearly 100 mem­ bers were on hand for the Spring competition. Acting with a two-fold purpose, the club also honored Ralph Young at a dinner that same day. Mr. Young was presented a gift certificate for travel luggage. Top golf score prize went to Buzz Hart, '49. Prize for the best college staff score went to John Bennington, assistant basketball coach. Saginaw's annual chicken barbecue was another whopping success. Held at the Saginaw Fairgrounds in early June, club members came in to Saginaw from all parts of the county. The entire football and basketball coaching staffs were on hand, as well as heavy representation from the Alumni Office. One thing certain—everybody had plenty of chicken.

Club Re-organizes SPARTAN WELCOME: Forddy Anderson (left), named recently as Michigan State basketball coach, gets a greeting from Spartan alumni of Indianapolis. R. A. After several seasons of idleness, the Dault, '50, (center) and Bob Kershaw, '42, show Anderson the plaque to be given St. Joseph County Alumni Club re­ to the most valuable Spartan basketball player next year. The award will be presented organized under the leadership of Forrest in the name of the Indianapolis, Indiana Alumni Club, L. Grim, '23, of Sturgis. Thirty-five alumni attended the May meeting held in Centreville. After a pot- members came in from all parts of the taken on a fund raising program for luck dinner the group saw the Rose Bowl state to witness the Rose Bowl game scholarships to M.S.C. Details of the films. and the Parade of Roses films. project will be discussed at the July Club members elected the following Club members plan to elect new officers meeting. to office: Forrest L. Grim, '23, president; at their annual picnic, which is scheduled The club elected the following members Bethel Schmidt, '45, vice-president; Ida for the early summer. The club's presi­ to office: Louise Hemmeter, '46, Jack Jones, '48, secretary; Lester Mark, M.S. dent is W. R. Guntrum, '51. Robinson, '43, Fred Loveday, '29, and '46, treasurer. At Syracuse, New York's annual Bob Stauffer, '41. The Ionia County Alumni Club met in Spring meeting, the club made its official It has been an active year for the mid-May for a re-organizational meeting. presentation of a Roll Call Scholarship Fort Wayne, Indiana Alumni Club. The Bill Trembath, M.A. '49, acted as chair­ to Miss Geraldine club's next project is an excursion to the man. A new board of directors was Kavanaugh. Miss Michigan-Michigan State game at Ann elected from which the new club officers Kavanaugh, a Arbor on November 13. Twenty-five club will be drawn. graduate of members have signed up for the trip. North Syracuse Central High The board of directors announced Out-of-State School was rated newly elected officers. They are: Robert F. Schulte, '40, president; Gerald Pierce, A dozen out-of-state clubs have met third in her class '27, vice-president; Sara Collins, '48, sec­ since the last issue of the RECORD went of 180. An out­ retary; Claire Stepnitz, '49, treasurer. to press. From east to west, clubs met standing student for their final meetings of the season. during her entire At its final meeting of the season, 43 Picnics, pot-lucks, banquets, and just high school members attended a family picnic. The plain old fashioned get-togethers were Miss Kavanaugh career, Miss club plans to launch a membership drive on club agendas. Kavanaugh will enroll at Michigan State in the late summer. Washington, D. C, club members in the Fall. busied themselves with their annual pro­ The scholarship presentation was ject of selecting four distinguished made by H. P. Haight, '20, Syracuse MJOLANO-GUDWfN alumni for recognition at June com­ alumni club president. ALUHNt CLUB mencement. To the east, members met at Schenec­ OF At its Spring meeting, Harold Spon- tady, New York for a late May meeting. MiCHM SWE COLLESE berg, former Michigan State staff Thirty-five members attended the dinner OUTSTANDING ALUMNI CUT member and now associated with the meeting. At the conclusion of the din­ 1852 - I8S3 Department of Agriculture, talked to the ner, Bob Toll, '49, assistant alumni direc­ group on "M.S.C. Highlights." tor gave a short talk on recent college President of the Washington, D. C, happenings. Rose Bowl game films were MIDLAND AWARD: Bill Marklewitz, club is Robert E. Post, class of 1920. also shown. '50, club president, shows the club's new Albuquerque was the scene of New A June meeting of Arizona alumni banner for outstanding service to Edgar Mexico club's last meeting. Forty-five was held in Tucson. Club members have L. Harden, dean of continuing education.

11 Snyder, C. A. Spaulding, Henry Staples, Ellen Thompson, Ruth Turner, Mabel Tussing Barron, H. B. Vasold, Emil Volz, Charles Williams, Ray­ mond Wilson, T. G. Yuncker, and Alleda Swickey News About These Alumni Mather.

By GLADYS M. FRANKS, 77 Representing the class at Alumni Day '15 festivities were: W. W. Barron, Bernie Beach, Rilla Bissell Delvin, Ray Campbell, Ethel PATRIARCHS At the June 12 commencement exercises at the Claflin Yuncker, Mary Darrah Mueller, Marjorie University of Missouri, the title of Professor Ecklift' Barman, Evelyn Harbottle Gauthier, J. Sam Patriarchs who registered on Alumni Day and Emeritus was conferred on Harry L. Kempster, Hartt, Ed Kinney, A. Ringle, and S. C. Vanden- attended the annual dinner given by the college chairman of the poultry department of the College burg. honoring those who had been graduated 50 or of Agriculture since 1911. Prof. Kempster has more years ago were: Leslie Buell, '83; E. W. been honored many times by his colleagues and '1 t\ '16ers on hand for Alumni Day included: Redman, '87 ; C. H. Redman, '88 ; Bert Peet, '92 ; former students for his quality of teaching, re­ " Allen Barron, Earl Beatty, Howard Henry Allen, William Ansorge, Harry Baker, search and writing, as well as for designing more Beatty, Gerald Bos, C. M. Hough, Herdis Lewis, Merritt Fulton, Frank Johnson, Samuel Laitner. efficient poultry housing and equipment. He is Robert Linton, and Russell Runnells. and Howard Smith, '95 ; Burton Bowditch, Zaeh- past president of the American Poultry Science ary Veldhuis, and George Williams, '96 ; Cass Association, which, in 1938, gave him the dis­ '1*7 Among the Alumni Day registrants were Laitner and R. J. Robb, '97 ; E. A. Calkins, tinctive life-time rank of Fellow, an award given " the following '17ers: Bill Clark, C. R. Thomas Chittenden, Pearl Kedzie Plant, and only to outstanding men and limited to 25 and Dorothy Lillie Crozier, L. L. Frimodig, Ed Myrtle Peck Randall, '98; Charles Johnson and members. . . . The playfield at Collinwood high Hamann, Mary LaSelle, Line Maire, Eva Ray­ T. H. Libbey, '99 ; Fred Dodge, Grace Lundy school in Cleveland where he taught for nearly mond VanOstenburg, and Herb Straight. Drolett, Bertha Malone, and Clare Parker, '00 ; 25 years has been named for the late Roy W. Max Hillmann, Mary Kramer Grammel, Mark LaDu. The dedication was made May 14 and '1 Q On campus Alumni Day and registering Ireland. Tod Leavitt, Grace Melton Green, Frank James LaDu, '40, of the Hotel Oliver in South " at the Union were: D. C. and Vera Mitchell, Roy Norton, Fred Radford, Vernon Bend, Ind., represented the family. Foster Cavanagh, Inez Cook Steele, Holmes Froe- Shoesmith. C. W. Strobel, and Alice Wilson Robb, lich, Marion Grettenberger Musselman, Gladys '01 ; W. G. Armstrong, Arthur Decker, C. C. Lau- 'Tj ft The following members of the class Harker Straight, and Mary Ray Tobey. tenschlager, Theodore Miller, Harry Mills. Floyd "•" ** registered at the Union June 5: Blanche Dr. Edgar Anderson, professor of botany at Owen, Wilbur Palmer, E. A. Richmond, Ward Bair Lyon, Catherine Benham Vasold, R. Z. Washington University and assistant director of Shedd, John Strange, and W. K. Wonders, '02 ; Hopkins, John Knecht, Minnie Johnson Starr. Missouri Botanical (Shaw's) Garden, has been W. C. Armstrong, T. P. Chase, Raymond Clark. Barbara VanHeulen, and C. S. Wagner. named director of the garden. He became geneti­ C. Lyle Demorest, William Hallack, Burr Hess, cist at the Garden in 1922 and with the excep­ H. Ray Kingsley, James Moore, Elsie Morrison *| 1 'Hers on campus for Alumni Day were: tion of the years 1931 to 1935 when he was Shoesmith. Owen Nacker, H. W. Norton, Charles "*• Harris Collingwood, J. DeKoning, Wini­ arborist at Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, has Rose, and Henry Schultz, '03. fred Felton Duthie, Jim Hays, C. S. Langdon, been continuously associated with the Garden Betty Palm, and G. A. Sanford. From the golden anniversary class of 1904 were: and Washington University. C. M. Annis, O. J. Ayrs. Hannah Bach Rexford. 'I O Representing the class at Alumni Day '1Q " was 35 years out for '19, and the Robert Baldwin, Lewis Bird, Clark Brody, Harri­ * festivities were: Lee Ashley, C. V. * •* following returned to the campus to son Curtis, Arthur Dodge, Robert Ferguson, Fred Ballard, Frank and Lucile Hawkins Barrows, Lee celebrate the event: Elizabeth Bailey, Irene Ben­ Halbert. Jessie Palmer Rork, Paul Pierce, Arthur Benner, A. W. Cronk, S. Flint Delvin, Milton jamin, George and Lavenia Cottrell Bentley, C. G. Rogers. Henry Ross, Bessie Rouser Seelye, H. J. Gearing, Bess Howe Geagley, Vera Hyde Leonard, and Lois McBride Callard, H. G. Carrow, Hazel Schneider, Herman Sehreiber. Katharine Slaght Alfred Iddles, Louise Norton Knecht, Lutie Robin­ Deadman, Oscar Diehm, Milton Fox. Clarence Evatt. Grace Taft Kunze, Harry Walker, Charles son Gunson. Charles Stahl, and C. Earl Webb. Hatland, Ruth Hodgeman, C. G. Hoopingarner, Woodbury, and W. J. Wright. Dr. Charles N. Frey, 45 Cambridge Rd., Scarsdale. N.Y., has been named the recipient of Louise Hubbard Hamann, Bob Huxtable, Jess 'rtC The class was represented on Alumni the Nicholas Appert Award for 1954 for outstand­ Illenden Geib, Louisa Landstrom, B. F. Latter, v*' Day by Helen Baker Morgan, Rollin ing work in the field of food technology. Spon­ R. L. McGraw, Irma Moore Wood, Forrest Mussel- Davis, M. Leland Kingsley, Paulina Raven Morse, sored by the Chicago section of the Institute of man, Edgar Osborne, Boyd Rainey, Irene Smith and James P. Tallmadge. Food Technologists, the medal was presented at Green, LeMoyne Snyder, Margaret Snyder Ellis, the annual meeting in Los Angeles late in June. Wesley Thomas, Einar Ungren, E. R. Van- #rtC Back for another big reunion were: Dr. Frey is a consultant and lecturer at the Leeuwen, and A. G. Weidemann. **** E. Hayes Adams. G. P. Boomsliter. H. C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bucknell, J. G. Cavanagh, Harold Childs. Fred 'ftft Among returning alumni June 5 were Farley. J. E. Fisk. Frank Grover, F. E. Liver- '1 ft Among the Alumni Day registrants were *•** the following from the class : Ona Bishop anee, Bill Morgan, Ray Potts, L. M. Spencer, •*** the following from the class: William Wadley, Edward E. Carpp. Florine Folks Plumb. and Walter Stanton. Davidson, Stanley Filkins, E. B. Gaff'ney, F. L. Louise Larrabee Johnson, P. G. Lundin, Florence Granger, Emil Kunze, Morris Moore, A. T. Sack- Rouse Huxtab'.e, and Bernita Weese Froelich. 'rt

12 Research laboratory, division of physical metal­ SPARTAN PERSONALITY lurgy, in Washington, D.C. It was during these years that he co-authored, with naval research associates, many important papers on steel cast­ Charles D. Scribner, '40, newly- ings design, fluidity and directional solidification. appointed vice-president of Packard Mo­ Leaving the naval laboratory in 1937, he joined tor in charge of industrial relations, the Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Co. of High thinks that it might be "quite a bite to Bridge, N.J., as metallurgical engineer, and since chew . . . but too big a challenge to be 1939 has been associated with the General Steel Castings Corp., where he now is works manager turned down." at the Eddystone, Pa., operations. While serving His job involves the broad, over-all as chief metallurgist for the company, he pio­ aspects of labor relations, employee re­ neered the application of continuous furnaces in heat treatment of cast armor, and contributed lations, wage and salary administration, much important data on the manufacture of communications, education and training, armor castings, including utilization of armor to mention a few of the responsibilities scrap in steel making, molding practice, and Scribner will "bite into" on his new job. heat treatment and test methods. In 1941 he became active in war production, Until now, all of Scribner's business serving as chairman of the cast armor develop­ career has been with General Motors. ment committee, and as assistant chairman of He entered industrial relations work in the U.S. Ordnance Dept. subcommittee on cast 1945 with the Pontiac Motor Car divi­ armor, throughout hostilities. As a result of this activity, he was selected as the department's sion, moving from there to the central representative on the combined U.S.-U.K. intelli­ office in Detroit. gence objective team which investigated methods The former M.S.C. grad is 37 years of cast armor production in Germany, Belgium old and was born at Port Huron, Michi­ and France, between March and July, 1945. gan. He lives with his wife and two #Q1 Alumni Day registrants included the children at 81 Ottawa Drive, Pontiac. *** following from the class: Warren Atkin­ son, Lauren Brown, Paul Flaker, John Korney, and Frank Walker.

'QO K. F. Hodge, Arthur and Dorothy Wick- training in vocational agriculture." This year 'ftQ '28ers on campus for Alumni Day in- *•"* Strom Smith, and Pauline Walker repre­ Hester took another girl, a junior in her own ***" eluded: Nate and Thelma Bowes Ball- sented the class on Alumni Day. school, to live with her and looks forward next back, A. Ferris Bradley, Arthur Carls, Mary year to her graduation. She had her first in the Ella Fahrney Mclnnis, Sylvia Jacobs Guy, James Two foursomes and a spare of '33ers eighth grade and she is the eighth member to McElroy, Dorothy Robinson Ross, and Edith '33 registered at the Union, June 5: Vir­ share "Bradley's Retreat," the Idlewild home on Simonton Feather. ginia Erwin Atkinson, Elizabeth Hard Hradel, beautiful Gull Lake near Kalamazoo. Hester con­ W. Kirkpatrick, Ray Lamphear, Ron and Isabelle a cludes : "Sharing life with the less fortunate *OQ Over f Kellogg Center the 25th anni- McDonald, Basil McKenzie, Elizabeth Spicer Nor­ gives one an education and an inspiration." "•*» versary celebration got under way early, man, and Hugh Wriggelsworth. and when the awards were distributed, messages To overcome the problem of barren land in '9 A Close to half a hundred of the class read from absentees, new officers elected, and south Florida, the Florida Forest Service has ™ ™ returned to the campus for the 30th financial affairs settled, the registration list launched a long-range program to uncover tropi anniversary reunion. At the Saturday noon contained the following names: Dean Abbey, cal timber trees that luncheon a collection was taken which paid for John Anderson, Helen Armstrong, M. H. Avery, will mean to south all class expenditures, and with the balance in Walter Ayrault, Eldon Barclay,, Ted Bergquist, Florida what the the class treasury nearly $88 was turned over to E. L. Brandt, Mae Brinkman Corless, Lucile versatile pine has the Alumni Roll Call! Registering at the Union Bunge, Ted Carbine, Alyee Charles Ludwig, Doro­ meant to north and were: Carl Abel, Clarissa Anderson Witwer, thy Clanahan, C. F. Clark, W. Arthur Coakes, west Florida. Under Mildred Austin Snyder, Edna Bark Kloha, Eliza­ Bee Comstock Marble, Donald Croope, Deland the direction of Elbert beth Bassingthwaighte Clifford, Harold Bauerle. Davis, Edith Eve Davis, H. W. Dove, Russell Schory, and known as A. J. Bell, V. O. Braun, Fred Burris, Benjamin Eggert, John Feather, P. F. Freeland, Max Good­ the Tropical Forestry Carr, Linton Carter, Max Cheney. win, H. J. Hanes, Elwood Harris, Grace Harvey project, it is geared Also present were: Arvon and Ruth LaPlant McDonald. toward reforesting Collins, George Dobben, Zera Foster, Robert Also among the registered were: John Hawkins, Florida's vast waste­ Harper, Paul Hartsuch, Naomi Hensley Ouster- Walter and Ernestine Cameron Herbert, L. A. lands now covered by hout, Roberta Hershey, Dale Hinckley, Alice Hornbeck, Jane Hull Russell, Alice Hunter Payne, worthless palmetto Hitchcock Bradford, Harold and Marguerite King A. L. Knoblauch, Mary Ladd Simpson, Araon and scrub trees. A Huntley, Marjorie Kenyon, Edward and Dorothy Laxton, C. A. Lindberg, Myrtle Louden, Marie Schory three-pronged search Hubbard Laird, Dorothy Leland Reid, H. H. Lytle, Lucas Walker, Hugo Lundberg Jr.. H. L. MeAtee, is being conducted C. C. and Elna Larkin McBryde, Willard Moore, Mary McCoy, W. D. and Lois Tenny McCully, for: tropical trees that will make good cabinet James Moulton, Helen Perry Robison, A. J. Read­ Robert Mclnnis, Jule McMillan Gram, Carolyn woods; tropical trees that will be suitable for ing, Gordon Schlubatis, Jane Shotwell Kerr, Flor­ Manor Thayer, Gladys Morse Hunter, Dorothy shade, shelter and fence posts ; and tropical trees ence Smith Skuce, Kenneth Taylor, R. J. Wallis. Mulvena Bradley, Eleanor Nique Dillman, Harold that will be suitable for cellulose production. . . . Olga Zederbaum Nagle, and Harold Zorman. and Harriett Tew Olds, Kathryn Overholt Hart, Andy McElroy, who has been in Caracas, Vene­ In one of the largest votes cast in a city elec­ William and Betty Leadley Peck, Robert Plant, zuela, with General Motors Overseas Operations, tion in Hart, Mich., in some years, Mayor Kenneth Edwin and Irene Johnston Reuling, Cornelius expects to be transferred to the New York staff Taylor won re-election last April by a two-to-one Schrems, Harriette Scovell Gustafson, W. H. before the end of the year. His address there majority over his opponent. Sheldon, Don Shepard, Louise Spicer Tritten, will be 1775 Broadway, New York City. The Margaret Stanton Stampfly, Neil Stuart, Bart sympathy of the class is extended to Andy and #Q C Harold Gasser, Marjorie Gitchell, Arthur Tenny, Joseph Thompson, Harold Vollmer, Starr his brother, Jim, '28, in the death on June 11 ** Howland, Harold Lautner, Ervin Reister, Wade, Minor Watterson, W. W. Willert, Eunice of their mother, Mrs. Delora McElroy of East Ernest Richmond, Martha Royce Matson, and Winans, and Cash Wonser. Lansing, widow of Edward M. McElroy, '93. Floyd Wightman registered for the class on Alumni Day June 5. 'Qrt Lee Corless, Mary Pennington, and Doug "5/ Present and accounting for the happen- **** Watkins were the only ones from the v 'Op The class was represented at Alumni ™ ings of the past 20 years were the class to register on Alumni Day. ^ Day festivities by Alberta Bates Bell, following members of the class: Geneva Allen "The work of Roy A. Gezelius in the field of Ben Dobben, Ray Heydrick, Harriet Holden Schlu­ Youngs, Oscar Aue, Rhea Barnum, Jennie Becker cast steel armor, combined with his many other batis, Frank Mclnnis. Justin Simpson, Leola Barron, Ira Bowman, Claudine Burkhart Jackson, technical contributions to the steel castings in­ Strobel Reister, Marie Tracy Reading, and Annie- Carolyn Chapel Ensinger, Marcia Detloff. Alan dustry both prior and subsequent, have brought Laurie Walls McElroy. Doidge, Mary Margaret Doidge, Marian Fishbeck him the award of the Peter L. Simpson Gold Gillespie, Nate Fry, Harold Gates, L. H. Glander, '97 °lga Bird NickIe- Herb Blanding, Gay- Medal of the American Foundrymen's Society at Donald Greenaway, Jeannette Hart McKenzie, **' lord Burke, Ted Foster, Gladys Franks. this meeting," quotes the program for the 58th Glenn Hendershott, Flo Hess Foster, Mary Huston Alice Hall Abel, and T. A. Louden registered at annual A.F.S. convention, May 12. Immediately Gill, Alfred Hyatt, Ralph Lewis, Russell and the Union on Alumni Day. after graduation he entered the U.S. Naval Nell McComb, A. C. Morse, Glen Noble, Rex

13 Norris, Marie Pauli, Kenneth Priestley, Ralph registered at alumni headquarters in the Union 'A*] It was strictly a stag party for the Recor, David and Harriet Frissel Scott, and June 5. "* class on Alumni Day with James Bur­ Dorothy Werback Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Drummond, of 23722 Tawas, nett, Maurice Gifford, Herbert Stoutenburg, and Hazel Park, Mich., announce the birth of a Bill Kemppainen registering at the Union. '/)C Among returning alumni June 5 were "prospective band member," Margaret Lucille, Mariam Ghose Khan (Mrs. Ismith) is working **** the following members of the class: May 14. . . . Their third child and second son with the India delegation to the United Nations Paul DeKoning, Rhoda Garlent Findley, Leslie John Thomas, was born May 8 to Mr. and Mrs. and studying towards a doctorate at the New Scott, Thomas Stresser, and Sarah Thurston Tom Waber of Detroit. Tom is with station School for Social Research in New York City Priestley. WXYZ-TV. where she lives at 224 E. 89th St. ... A daugh­ ter, Jannie Louise, was born May 7 to D. Robert 'Qft Katherine Murphy and Donald F. Wright '^Q The class was represented on Alumni and Jean Macklem Hakala. Bob is a ranger at **" were the only ones from the class to "** Day by: Hugh Alborell, Howard Ashfal, Isle Royale National Park where the welcome register on Alumni Day. Jack Barnes, Mary Frances Granger Pearce, mat is out for all Michigan Staters. . . . Martin In recognition of his outstanding work and George Hackman, Albert Kage, Anita Lincoln, and Dorothy (Blyth, '44) Skinner, of 109 Nelson research in soil and crop improvement, Dr. J. A. Lyman, Frank Miller, and Harold Mitchell. Dr., Kingston, Term., announce the birth of Morrell B. Russell, head of the agronomy depart­ Coleman V. Gronseth, assistant superintendent Robert John, May 28. . . . Brooks and Janice ment at the University of Illinois, has been elected of schools in Whitehall, Mich., will be a candi­ (Hopps, '46), Thomas and their two boys are a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. date for congressman from the 9th district at living at 224 E. Lima St., Findlay, Ohio, where the Aug. 3 primary. he is in charge of food services for the Ohio '0*7 The class was represented at Alumni Oil Co. •" Day festivities by Larry Distel, Jack Half a hundred of the class came back Murphy, and Evan Paul Robert. '44 to see that the 10th anniversary was '^Q The class was represented on Alumni Lt. Col. Philip Getzinger, who has been with properly noted, and the following registered at "^ Day by Janet Devendorf, David Foster, the Army Field Forces office at Fort Monroe, Va„ the Union: Grace Allen, Janette Andress Larke, Maurice and Ellen Furnival, Ardith Husby Cordes, was recently graduated from the associate course Phyllis Arver Hessler, Stuart and Edie Atwell, Marcia Mullin, and Jean Slack. at the Army's Command and General Staff College George and Betty Thompson Betker, Jean Bullard William and Jean (Swengel, '45) Beardsley at Fort Leavenworth. Burnett, Burt and Jeanne Cargill, Agnes Carlson announce the birth of their third child and second 'QQ Robert Gillespie, John Patriarche and Wheeler, Ruth Collar Bond, Raymond Cully, Vina son, Scott Bruce, April 16. They are living at ^® Chloris Smith Sims did the honors for Davies Kage, Gilbert Diefenbacher, Mary Helen 303 Main, Allegan, Mich., where Bill is agent the class on Alumni Day. Driver VanDien, Carol Edmondson Hackman, Kay for Sinclair Products in Allegan county. . . . Thomas W. Ireland has returned from duty in Farr Dinsmore, Barbara Frederich, Larry and Nick "The Greek" Gregory (and we quote) writes : the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, and Gloria MacNevin Frymire, John Gray, Marjorie "Just want to announce I have become the father until his reassignment may be reached at 5023 Griswold, Milton Hagelberg, Margaret Hammond of twin girls, born March 25." Nick gives the Worthington Dr., Washington, D.C. Mr. Ireland, McNamara. weights but neglected to mention the names ! He is TV editor at the Chicago bureau of United who is a 1943 graduate of the U.S. Naval These classmates registered also: Margaret Press, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Tribune Tower, Academy, resigned from the Navy in 1947 to Hunter, Marce Kidman Weaver, Mary Jane Knibbs, Chicago. ... "I arrived on March 27 at the enter the State Department's foreign service. Jack McKnight, John McLravy, Arlene Marshall American Military Mission Dispensary, Ankara, Hill, Ellen Newman Lord, Margaret Parker Beadle, Turkey. My name is Karin Marta, and my 'QQ On hand to make sure the 15th anni- Norma Perkins Kemppainen, Edward Popper, parents are Mr. and Mrs. M. Vincent Lindquist **^ versary was properly celebrated were: Betty Rapp Rogers, Barbara Rickerd Thompson, (Lenore Huddleson)." . . . Susan Joan was born Charles Adams, Fred Arnold, Arline Baessler Roe, Marian Roselle Mitchell, Robert Rosso, Alice April 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Krakora of 3406 Sue Blackney, Willard Bowerman, Gertrude Schuster Ashfal, Betty Schwarz Barnes, N. R. S. 58th St., Cicero, 111. . . . John Lockwood re­ Brummelhoff Norman, Wilkie Bush, Virginia Sedlander, Claude Simons, Pat Stone Bishop, ceived his Ph.D. in plant pathology from the Butterfield, William Carpenter, L. A. Clark, Frances Vargha Schoomaker, Kay Videk Dickson, University of Wisconsin last January, and is William and Alice Carter Crissman, Jim Davis. Bruce and Janey Humphreys Wangen, Rosemary now employed in the department of botany of Charles Dickey, Allen Diebold, Dorothy Enbody Yanz Pawlowski, and Bette Zatzke Rebro. VanOort, William Findley, Vada Granger Stan­ the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in ton, Ruth Grosa Rypstra, Evelyn Hitchcock A son, Reece Lee, was born Dec. 31 in Fort Wooster, doing research in antibiotics for plant Brooks, Sally Howell Swiss, Floyd Huber, Evelyn Richardson, Alaska, to Capt. Lee and Ruth disease control . . . Robert and Mary Slack Johnson Illing, Margaret Killeen McKoane, Elsie (Sears, '43) Brink, who are now living at 111 McGraw, of 13126 Monte Vista, Detroit, announce McKibbin, Edward McNamara Jr., James Mitchell, E. High St., Sycamore, 111. . . . Dr. and Mrs. the birth of their second child, Kathleen Ann, Virginia Niendorf Trakas, Don Norval, Paul Par­ Robert J. Flynn of 339 Niagara, Park Forest, Jan. 8. . . . Robert and Nina Lou (Gannon, '46) sons, Lee Schramm Corbett, Dorothy Snyder 111., announce the birth of their fourth child and Miller, of 2021 Waldron S.W., Grand Rapids, Harrington, Jean Stolz Chamberlain, Viola Van- third daughter, Nancy Jean, May 10. announce the birth of Steven Philip, March 19. Deusen Olgeirsson, Rosa Wermuth Roberts, and . . . William and Wilma (Pinch, *47) Peek 'K Capt. Fred Schoomaker kept it from Ellen Wieneke Goodell. announce the birth of Douglas Morrill, Dec. 6. ~** being "ladies day" for the class June 5, They live in Denver where Bill is in a law part­ Robert L. Russell, of the Dimondale News, when the following registered at the Union: nership. . . . George O'Neil and his wife and presented the key to the village of Dimondale Betty Bourdon Lyman, Betty Broad, Eleanor son are living at 11 Madera Dr., Rochester, N.Y., on "Exchange Mayors Day" to Donald E Olson, Gifford, Peg Middlemiss Cully, Mary Tobey Wil­ where he is district representative for Iroquois of Inkster, Mich. son, and Anna Walker Golden. Door Co. . . . Albert Karl and Mary Walpole Zipple and their four The Engineering Society of Detroit recently S. Reynolds Jr. has daughters have moved into their new home at presented its yearly Award of Achievement for the been appointed sales 3514 Devonshire, Kalamazoo, Mich. Their son Young Engineer to William S. Coleman Jr., senior representative for Karl George II was born Jan. 13 but died April 5 research engineer in the engineering mechanics TIME Inc.'s new of an unknown virus infection. department, research laboratories division of the National Sports General Motors corp. . . . Frederic Michael was Weekly. He joined 'Aft Rutn Bailey Martin, Chris and Betty born May 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Luskin TIME'S staff as a •*" Robertson Beukema, Jack Dunn, James (Barbara Lipton) of 2305 University Ave., Bronx, LIFE retail repre­ Morse and Margaret Muncie Evatt represented N.Y. . . . Betty Sheathelm and Richard Henning sentative for the the class on Alumni Day. were married April 24 and are making their B uf f alo-Rochester ill Alumni on campus June 5 included the home in Lansing at 736 N. Larch. area in 1949, and "™ following from the class: Arlene Aurand served as zone man­ Stoutenburg, Pat Carr Holcomb, Starr Keesler, MR Back on campus for Alumni Day were ager in New York and Robert Smith. the following members of the class: City for two years. Martin B. Buckner, of Flint, a bomber pilot Adoree Evans Bystrom, Jim Gardner, Bill Garri­ He served as an ad­ in World War II, was recently named by the son, Joyce Halbert, Helen North, and Tom Paton. Reynolds Jr. vertising salesman in Republican national committee to head a new Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Reeves (Priscilla La Van- New York and Detroit and joined the new maga­ veterans' division. . . . Donald Ladd is with way) of 2253 Gerbert Rd., Columbus, Ohio, an­ zine's staff last February. He and Mrs. Reynolds Bell Aircraft, establishing a new commercial nounce the birth of their second son, James Alan, and their daughter live at 26500 Wyoming, products division that will develop control and April 22, while Jeanne Ellen, born Jan. 21, made Huntington Woods. detection devices to be used in connection with it two daughters for the William S. Mullens automotion. With Mrs. Ladd and their three boys (Barbara Needels) of 11300 Auburndale, Livonia, John and Margaret (Frimodig, '47) Brown and he lives in Youngstown, N.Y., at Towers Corners. Mich. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Sydney J. Reynolds their son Jack are living at 2334 Parkwood, Pitts- ... A third daughter, Deborah Jane, was born (Sally O'Connor) of 1250 Grayton Rd., Grosse field Village, Ann Arbor, while John is attending Dec. 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Maas (Jeanne Pointe, report the birth of their first child, law school at the University of Michigan. Visel) of 1773 Allard Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods, Michael John, May 13. Mich. *^Q Present Jun<:- 5 to give an accounting Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Willson (Barbara *^ of their first five years out of college • ' At% Phyllis Macklem, Charles Maynard, Gelow) of 2810 State St., Saginaw, announce the were: Dawn Agler King, Marc Alan, H. Owen •*^1 Walter Montague, and Frank Peabody birth of Jeffrey Kenneth, March 21. Armitage, Don Arvidson, Grace Bagnall Kortesoja,

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John and Jane Danforth Baker, Jerome Barry, James and Mary Ann Milbourn Shnster; Paul Miller received Master of Automotive Engineering Doris Bauer, Fred Bickley, Robert Bols, Wesley Scott on May 18 with the Dean Morgans; Jill degrees June 1 from Chrysler Institute of Engi­ Burgess, Dick Bystrom, Ken Carl, Elgin Clark, Martha on June 6 with Russell and Frances neering. . . . John P. Maxwell is assistant man­ Bob Copland, Judson Davis, Don Devendorf, John (Easter, '47) Phillips; Sandra Anne also on ager of the Hotel Castleton in New Castle, Pa. Elsenheimer, Carol Engelbrecht Mitchell, Anne June 2 to the Joe Pinos; and Nancy Anne on He and Mrs. Maxwell, the former Anne Allen Field, Eugene Freeman, Betty Fuller, Dick Gar­ June 5 to Alan and Lorraine (Riemersma, '49) Eddy of Birmingham, Ala., will celebrate their field, John and Barbara Whittaker Gregor, Rich­ Demorest. . . . Steven Camfield is public rela­ first wedding anniversary July 11. ard Hammond. tions officer for the Admiral Farragut Academy 'CQ Among returning alumni June 5 were Buzz Hart, Don Henderson, Gerald Herr, Opal in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was released from the ^*~ the following from the class: Doris Hewitt Krum, Ed and Alma Eva Howard, Holley army in December after serving for two years Armitage Schaefer, Robert Bolo, William Farley, Johnson, Wayne Karber, Jim Kaufeld, Frank in Tokyo with the 64th Engr. Bn. Margaret Fuller, Leon Hamilton, R. D. Lina- Kunze, Charles LaCombe, Don Lowe, Don Mc- John Johnson has been transferred by the bury, Robert Percival, Maggie Pugh, Janie Smith, Millen, Jim Macklem, Loretta Majewski Gilewicz, Stouffer Corporation to New York City where he Lila Sprout, and Charlene VanVliet. Bob and Barbara Maldegen, Dorothy Mattson is executive assistant manager. He lives in Forest Hart, Carol Maxwell Collins, William Milne, Paul Henry Sharp is located in Jackson, Mich., as Hills at 63-15 110 Street. and Jacqueline Gelzer Morris, John Mowat, counselor in the office of vocational rehabilitation. . . . Phyllis Jean Stewart is home economist for Barbara Neal, John Obsniuk, Dona-Jean Palma- 'CI Vera Beckbisinger, Steve Bransdorfer, tier, Donald Paynter, Ervin Peterson, Charlotte the Quartermaster Food and Container Institute *" Madeleine Fine, Willard Larson, Miriam in Chicago where she lives at 6900 Crandon Ave. Powell Brundle, Muriel Read McGuire, Eugene Neidlinger Sedlander, and Barbara Sass Hammond Reder, A. Laurice Reid. . . . Julia Strome is living at 1933 Whites Rd., were on campus June 5 and registered at the Kalamazoo, and is employed in the Public Loan Murray and Elaine Bonney Revoldt, Betty Lee Union. Corporation's credit department. . . . Wayne Rex, Thomas Roberts, Esther Schuur Stepnitz, Richard and Jean (Brewer, '54) Beckwith an­ Svoboda is research analyst for the Navy Depart­ Loryma Sheltraw, Art Sikkenga, Euell and Max- nounce the birth of their daughter, Vicki Ann, ment in Indianapolis, living at 2854 N. Stuart St. ine Skelton Smith, Lorraine Steelman Waddell, Dec. 9. They are living at 7278 Milwaukee Ave., . . . James Theroux is assistant manager of the Bill Storey, Bob Toll, Bob Trinklein, Richard Niles, 111., while he is attending Northern Baptist Lansing Country Club. . . . Paul Thomas is with VanBuren, Lucille Way Takes, Edward Wegner, Theological Seminary in Chicago, and Jean has Firestone in Los Angeles, living at 7069% W. Mae Wieneke, Marvin Wilson, Bob Wright, Bob a veterinary partnership. . . . Ralph Didier has Manchester. and Veronica Dryovage Youngman, and Peter just graduated from Princeton Theological Semi­ Zenti. nary and is located in LeRoy, 111., at the First Harold VanRemortel is medical technologist at Paul S. Creevy, who has been with the Charles Presbyterian manse. . . . Warren and Pat Fearn- Santa Clara County Hospital, San Jose, Calif. . . . A. Bowser Company in Lansing for five years, side Druetzler are living at 433 Albert, East Lan­ Raymond Vogt, sales representative for Inter­ has assumed ownership and management of the sing, where he is with Ohio National Life Insur­ national Business Machines, lives at 9219 Mendota, firm, which now bears his name, in the con­ ance and she is with the Ingham County Cura­ Detroit. . . . Robert Walker has offices in the struction of a number of new homes in a section tive Workshop. Warren was discharged from the Court House in Mason, Mich., as director of west of Lansing. Mr. Bowser, '33, recently be­ army in January and took a term of post graduate Ingham County Board of Education. . . . Dan came director of underwriting for the Federal study at the College. Pat was graduated in Waltz may be reached in care of Creole Petroleum Housing Administration in Washington. . . . September 1953 with a certificate in physical Corporation, Calimas, Edo. Sulia, Venezuela, South William C. Murphy, who has been with Eli Lilly therapy from the University of Pennsylvania. . . . America. . . . Harriett Watson is in women's and Company since 1949 and headed the main­ Duane Freeman was separated from service last personnel work at Dow Corning in Midland. . . . tenance and production incentives department September and was re-employed at Sperry Gyro­ Robert Werkema is development engineer with last year, has been named manager of public scope, of Great Neck, N.Y., as assistant project Mallinckrodt Chemical in St. Louis, Mo., where relations for the company. . . . Wesley G. engineer in the flight instrument engineering de­ he lives at 2515 Hampton. Nichols recently received his captaincy at Red­ partment. . . . "Since this is a quasi (that's a Ellen Lou Wescott is student dietitian at Michael stone Arsenal near Huntsville, A!a., where he is word I learned at State) business letter, I should Reese Hospital in Chicago. . . . Frank Whelan lives assigned as a student in the Ordnance Guided get down to business," writes Dave Hurd in at 536 Beach 22nd St., Far Rockaway, N. Y., and Missile School. reporting his new address as 1406 7th St., Des is chemist for Fairchild Engine & Airplane of Moines, Iowa, "but first an item of statistical John Hamilton, who recently received a master Farmingdale. . . . William White is interviewer interest. There are scads and gobs of U of M of science degree from Colorado A & M, and his in the personnel department at Oldsmobile in grads down here in the corn belt, but durn few wife announce the birth of their daughter Miriam Lansing. . . . Richard Wilds is lab technician for from State. If you could see your way clear to Ann, Jan. 3. They live in Fort Collins at 67 Abrams Aerial Survey in Lansing where he lives sending a few more down this way to help at 1023 Hickory St. Valley St., Veterans Village. . . . Dr. and Mrs. defend the honor and integrity of the Spartan Horatio B. Lewis is touring the United States Max E. Hibbard and their four sons have moved traditions I could shore use the help." . . . with the General Motors Parade of Progress, to Richmond, Va., where he is public health vet­ Bert Liverance is located in Cleveland, Ohio, as and reports other Spartans with the group in­ erinarian for the state of Virginia. Their address night manager of the Stauffer restaurant at 1365 is 3515 Carlton Rd., Glenwood Farms. Euclid. . . . Archie McLean received his M.A. in clude: Jim Kronner, Tom Pond, Harry Harden- economics and sociology from Clark University in brook, Don Cadger, Ken Campbell, Bob Gregory, Worcester, Mass., June 6. . . . Mr. and Mrs. and Miles Morrison. Lorraine Mathis is virus John W. Matthews (Harriet McCall) of 2208 research assistant in the research department Audubon Dr., East Grand Rapids, Mich., announce of Parke, Davis & Company in Detroit. . . . the birth of their daughter Montelle McCall, Jan. R. J. Murray is doing electronic engineering 18. . . . Carlton Miller and his family are living research for North American Aircraft Company at 13,334 Coyle Ave., Detroit, where he is hydraulic in Downey, Calif., where he lives at 8038 S. 5th engineer for the U.S. Lake Survey. His work St. . . . Harold and Ann (Philips, *52) Nichols consists of regulation studies for the Great Lakes announce the birth of Douglas James, Dec. 12. in conjunction with the construction of the St. Harold is employed at the Conrad Hilton Hotel Lawrence Seaway. . . . Charles Morris is project in Chicago. . . . James Westwick is living at engineer for Ternstedt Central Engineering Divi- 11931 S. Lakewood, Downey, Calif., where he is ion of General Motors, and lives in Dearborn at working in electro-mechanical division of North 7636 Manor St. . . . Dr. and Mrs. John Paul American Aviation's aero physics lab. (Glee Swigart) are bragging about Elizabeth \nn Margaret Pugh works at General Motors Insti­ who arrived March 10. They are living at 5570 tute in Flint where she lives at 2706 Begole St. . . . 'Crt Alumni registrations on June 5 included S.W. 5th St., Miami, Fla., where he practices oral Munroe and Gloria (Crawford, '44) Steel announce **" the following from the class: George surgery. . . . Charles Weber is chief of training the birth of Robin Patricia, March 8. They are Armitage, Lillian Carpenter, Leroy Conley, Har­ for Michigan Civil Service commission in Lansing living at 2411 S. Wayne, Fort Wayne, Ind., where old Hammond, Elizabeth Higbie Orey, Maurice and lives in East Lansing at 315 University Dr. he is employee and community relations trainee Hill, Joyce Holly, Wallace Houk, Gordon Krum, with General Electric. . . . Anne Elizabeth was Irma McMillen, James Mitchell, James Reid, Tom *CO Representing the class at Alumni Day born June 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Miller (Nora Rex, Virginia Roser Taylor, and William Shanks. *"• festivities were: Shirley Cederwall, Nielsen) of 1323 Pompton Circle, Lansing. The class is certainly keeping pace with the Douglas Clemmer, Peggy Deisig Bransdorfer, Anne national trend ! The stork has made many trips, *54 Limberg was the only one from Robert Dustan, Bob Frew, William Korth, Arnold the class to register on Alumni Day, leaving David John on Dec. 17 with John and Spellun, and Sally Williams. June 5. Phyllis Juergens VanWagoner; Montgomery Shirley Davarn and John Fox were married Ralph with Ralph and Barbara Williamson Parks, May 1 and are living at 220 Haslett St., East March 6; Jonathan Joseph with Mr. and Mrs. Lansing, while he is a student. . . . Donald Ronald L. Rich (Elaine Sommers) March 9; Emery was discharged from service May 1 and Deaths Suzanne Louise on March 17 with Anthony and he and Mrs. Emery (Agnes Turner, '53) are living ARTHUR S. ELDRIDGE, w'99, active for many Helen (Hodges, '47) Capillo; Thomas Arthur on at 327 E. Elm St., Mason, while he is with years in the investment and securities business April 5 with William and Mary Jean (Christman, Jarvis Engineering in Lansing. . . . Joseph King, in Seattle, Wash., died in that city March 8. A '49) Vallett; Stephen Milbourn on May 15 with Germaine Lockwood, John McCann, and Calvin former Buick dealer in Seattle, Mr. Eldridge

15 started his own securities and investment com­ JOHN EUGENE POOLE, '06, M.E/12, a Great pany in the early '30's and had offices in the Lakes marine expert and for the last 15 years White Bldg. teacher of mechanical drawing at Lincoln High School in VanDyke, died June 19 in a Detroit BENJAMIN LAUBACH, w'01, superintendent hospital. He was president of the Marine His­ of the Eastern division of the Cleveland Electric torical Society of Detroit and a frequent con­ Illuminating Co. for many years, died in Ashta­ tributor to the publication, Detroit Marine bula, Ohio, Sept. 12, 1953. Before his associa­ Historian. He is survived by his wife who lives tion with the Cleveland company he was super­ in VanDyke at 8236 Ford, and two sisters. intendent of the Conneaut Municipal Electric plant which was purchased by the Cleveland rc ss -i company in 1926. He retired in 1940 because MOFFAT ADAM GRAY, w'13, a life-long resi­ m I-" D of ill health, but through the war years did dent of the Detroit area and sales representative m o V for a food company, died at his home June 22. C"» 13 (V personnel work for the bayonet division of True •-•• 1 Temper which had a plant in Ashtabula. He is He is survived by his wife and two children. r- vW c survived by his wife, of 4226 Valley View Blvd., u> fc> WILBUR GEORGE HOLDSWORTH, w'08, for D 3 Ashtabula ; a son, and a daughter. u • many years a resident of the Detroit area and an »•— pa • OTTO E. SOVEREIGN, w'02, vice president ardent supporter of Michigan State, died at his D c* i-: and general manager of the Aladdin Company, home in Dallas, Texas, March 9. He is survived if. © H* died March 14 in Bay City, where he had been •• r+ h— by his wife of 4206 Hawthorne Ave., Dallas, a m> t—' a life-long resident. Mr. Sovereign began his daughter, and two sons. J.-; t~" business career as a newspaper man. He served M« o u> as editor, reporter, cai-toonist, and advertising CHARLES J. OVIATT, '09, prominent in civic a o a cr leg e Librar y »-* u manager in a five-year period that carried him and business activities in Sheridan, Wyo., for • from Saginaw to Chicago and out to Valentine. nearly 40 years, died in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Neb., before he returned to Michigan to organ­ June 12. After graduation he joined the faculty ize several advertising agencies in Detroit. In at the University of Wyoming where he started 1906 he became associated with his brother the agricultural extension program and became William in the manufacture of Aladdin Readicut the first director of extension work. He resigned homes, and in 1908 he joined in the management in 1914 to organize and manage the Sheridan of sales advertising and financing. In 1951 he Creamery company, and served as its president had published a volume called "Fifty Million for 24 years. He moved to Florida in 1951, after Dollars on a Shoestring," a tale of his 50 years selling the creamery and retiring from business. in business. Mr. Sovereign was an avid yachts­ He is survived by his wife, of 816 N.E. 14th Ave., man, was active in many civic affairs, and a Fort Lauderdale, and three brothers, one of whom member of numerous area clubs. His brother, is Clarence R. Oviatt, '16, of Washington, D. C. two daughters, and a son survive. ARTHUR HERBERT SERGEANT, '10, former 00 GEORGE E. MARTIN, '04, research engineer engineer with the Millers National Fire Insurance O M with General Motors for a number of years be­ Co. in Chicago, and with the Michigan department fore his retirement in 1944, died April 10 in of conservation for the past 25 years, died April 27 Gadsden, Ala., enroute from Florida to his home in Owosso. He is survived by his wife of 2250 in Detroit. Before joining the General Motors by his wife of 226 Louis N.W., Grand Rapids, Haslett Rd., East Lansing, and son Arthur L. and one son. corporation he had been associated with Diamond Sargeant, w'36, of Manhattan Beach, Calif. T Motor Car Co. and Walden W. Shaw concern ARTHUR WILLIAM SEEBURGER, '23, former in Chicago, Fuller & Sons Manufacturing Co. EZRA ISRAEL HOLMES, '12, former farmer research chemist for Continental Sugar Co., and in Kalamazoo, and Sheldon Axel Spring Co. in and banker, and in recent years engaged in insur­ for the past several years, owner and operator Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He is survived by his wife of ance work, died at his home in Burr Oak, Mich., of Industrial Plating Works in Detroit, died at 16190 Warwick Blvd., Detroit, and three sons, April 25. Mrs. Holmes survives. his home in Grosse Pointe Farms May 8. Active Ralph, Howard '42, and Allan, '48. in fraternal affairs, Mr. Seeburger was a member EDWARD FRANK JUERGENS, '12, who re­ of Palestine Lodge No. 357, F&AM, Detroit Com- cently retired after 30 years of vocational teaching mandery No. 1, King Cyrus Chapter No. 133, in the Los Angeles school system, died at his RAM, and Moslem Temple Shrine. Mrs. Seeburger, home in Alhambra, Calif., May 1. Prior to going of 472 Shelbourne Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, to California, Mr. Juergens taught eight years in survives. Middletown, Ohio, and three and a half years in Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, who HORACE ANDREW GAGE, w'29, former audi­ lives at 411 S. Date Ave., Alhambra. tor for Michigan Bakeries in Grand Rapids, sales analyst and assistant secretary and controller at AGNES STOVER SMITH, '14, wife of Sidney S. J. B. Ford Company in Wyandotte, died last De­ Smith, '12. died April 10 in Flint, Mich., where cember in Houston, Texas, where he had lived the they had made their home since 1918. She was past few years. Mrs. Gage, who lives in Houston a member of Eastern Star and active in the First at 5702 H.M.C. Apt. 2, survives. Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her hus­ band who lives in Flint at 1918 Lloyd, four daugh­ E. D. MIDDAUGH, w'29, former engineer with ters and two sons. the Francis Engineering Co. of Saginaw,. Mich., died Feb. 8, in Loves Park, 111. MAE HAMILTON BARNETT, '15, wife of the late Clayton F. Barnett, '17, and a resident of HELEN LOUISE GRADY, '48, daughter of Mr. Flint, Mich., for the past 35 years, died at her and Mrs. William L. Grady, of R. 3, Box 330, home in that city April 27. She taught in Alma Benton Harbor, Mich., died March 18, in Oak before going to Flint, where she was home eco­ Ridge, Tenn., where she had been employed by nomics instructor at Whittier Junior High School the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation since for 10 years. She later taught in the Mott Founda­ July 1948. She was a member of the First Baptist tion program. She was an active member of Church of Oak Ridge, the Young Business Women's Eastern Star, Shrine, and the First Baptist Church. circle of the church, and the American Chemical EX-SPARTANS 'ENGINEER' RE­ A daughter survives. Society. Besides the parents she is survived by a sister, Olive Lynda Grady, '52. UNION: Four Michigan State College HUGH McNEIL BLACKLOCK, w*18, sheriff of JACK ROBERT FULLER, '50, who has been graduates, now employed by the Chesa­ Kent County for the past 20 years, died May 21 engaged in personnel administration work in Mil­ in a Grand Rapids hospital. He won four letters peake and Ohio Railway, "engineered" a waukee since graduation, died May 15, in Muske­ in football before entering the navy in 1917. At reunion in the cab of the C&O's life-size gon. He is survived by his wife, the former Marion Great Lakes he sparked the 1918 undefeated eleven CandO Special Train Model on display Jean Harris, who is now living at R. 2, Crystal which won the mythical national championship Falls, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Fuller, recently in a Washington department and went to the Rose Bowl. As a tackle, he was of 1524 Randolph, Muskegon. store. C&O train hostess Miss Joan named to Walter Camp's all-service team, the McMahon, '53, is surrounded by Peter war-time equivalent of All-American. He also WALTER JOSEPH STARK, '51, a business De Hamer (top left), '53; Jay Angle (top played professional football with the original administration graduate from Hamtramck, Mich., Chicago Bears team. Mr. Blacklock had been in died June 1 after a long illness. He is survived right), '52, and Richard Brandt, '53, police work since he was 21, serving as a deputy by his mother, Mrs. Nellie Stempniowski of 9506 (bottom right). until first elected sheriff in 1934. He is survived Mitchell, Hamtramck; a sister and a brother.