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Vol. 52r No. 3 Deans Dye and Gilchrist Nay 1947 MicJuaan State & THE RECORD Anausui the Gamp.uA. Vol. 52, No. 3 May 1947 Michigan State College Possibly somewhat overlooked in the There's an old saw about too manj East Lansing, Mich. commotion surrounding the celebration cooks spoiling the broth. Back in the Published seven times a year, every six weeks from of the 50th anniversary of the School of January issue of the RECORD it was a October to July during the school year, by the Department of Public Relations, Michigan State Home Economics is another anniversary case of too many Cooks spoiling a good College. Entered as second class matter at East for the Dean of that school. story—or at least affecting its accuracy. Lansing, Michigan, under the act of Congress, August 24, 1912. Dean Marie Dye next fall will observe As a correction we might state that Pro­ her own Silver Anniversary on the fessor had but one son and one daughter. LAWRENCE J. DISTEL, '37 campus. She first came here as an Charles B. Cook, '88, and Clayton T. Editor assistant professor in September 1922. Cook, '91, were not his children, but they W. LOWELL TREASTER She came from the University of Chi­ were related we understand, so are part Director of Public Relations cago to develop a graduate and research of the same long-line Michigan State Alumni News department in what was then the division family. GLEN O. STEWART, '17 of home economics. Director of Alumni Relations Her success in handling this major In browsing over the June calendar we GLADYS FRANKS, '27 assignment is best attested by her own noted with interest that Friday will fall Alumni Recorder advancement up the college scale. She on the 13th. Not that we're overly superstitious, but that reminded us of W. NICHOLAS KERBAWY became an associate professor one year Sports Editor after she arrived on campus. In April something dug up by William Butt, '40, in the pursuit of information for his MADISON KUHN and JOS. G. DUNCAN 1930 she was appointed Dean of the divi­ Historians sion to succeed Jean Krueger, who had graduate thesis. served since 1923. Subject of the thesis is to be a history Photographs this issue taken by CHARLES FOO Dean Dye's first job when she arrived of campus dramatic activity. Bill in­ and E. N. HUBY. was to secure, install and organize the forms us that his research reveals that equipment in the laboratory. She also, the first Sheakespearean play ever pro­ For those who get a little discouraged of course, was to conduct classes in ad­ duced on campus was presented on Fri­ with their efforts to attain a higher edu­ vanced nutrition. The actual research day, June 13, 1913. The play, "As You cation, Arthur E. Kocher, '02, has a word program got under way in February 1926 Like It," was directed by Professor E. S. of hope. After more than 35 years with under Dean Dye's direction. She worked King, who thus began a long series of the U. S. Department of Agriculture on then mostly on nutrition problems, using Shakespearean productions by the dra­ soil investigations, he writes that he Purnell funds. matically minded students at State. has resigned to spend some time by him­ * % * Anyone who has programs of MSC self in the sun. dramatic productions can help this study He has settled at Twentynine Palms, Growth of the home economics pro­ by sending copies to the speech depart­ California, where, he says, "annual rain­ gram on campus perhaps can best be ment. fall is less than four inches and humidity indicated by a short study of personnel. less than five. A college education is not When Dean Dye came there were only To Bertha Malone, '00, we owe a note necessary here for here one doesn't have 18 on the staff. Now she has approxi­ of appreciation for supplying some addi­ to know enough to come in out of the mately 85 members working under her tional information on a picture carried rain. An ideal place for some." on teaching, research, and extension. by our staff historians in the Days of Mr. Kocher also told a story about the Only current staff member who was Yore page last issue. She identifies the old days at State, but we don't have here before Dean Dye is Professor Irma young man in cadet uniform as Clinton room this time. We do appreciate such H. Gross, now head of the department of D. Butterfield. We understand, too, that letters, and though we don't often have home management and child develop­ she has offered some other material on room in the RECORD we shall pass such ment. She preceded Miss Dye by only college history to Dr. Madison Kuhn, anecdotes along to Madison Kuhn, col­ a year, also coming from the University who will add it to the college archives. lege historian, for his files. of Chicago. Acting dean in 1922 was Louise H. Remember how all of us used to com­ Campbell, for whom the women's dormi­ plain about the registration procedure, Q*i the. Gove*. tory on the campus was named. Dean how slow and tedious it all seemed to be ? One of those most interested in the Mary E. Sweeny had resigned the year Well, the students today still feel the celebration of the 50th anniversary of before, and Miss Jean Krueger wasn't same about it, it seems. To paraphrase the School of Home Economics has been named dean until 1923. Also on the a popular advertising slogan, however, Miss Maude Gilchrist, early Dean of the staff then was Anna Bayha, for whom with men who know registration best, the Women's Courses and first Dean of the the present home management house was MSC system rates pretty high. Division of Home Economics. On the named. At spring term registration, represen­ cover, Miss Gilchrist is pictured with c 0 4 tatives of such universities as Indiana, Dean Marie Dye as they look over a few Speaking of names, and switching to Wisconsin, Purdue, and Wayne were on of the many letters written in by alum­ a completely different subject, some of hand to see just what makes things click nae following announcement of the anni­ you may have wondered where Cherry so smoothly around here at registration versary celebration. Lane is on campus. For your enlighten­ time. Michigan, Ohio State, and others Miss Gilchrist became Dean of the ment, this is the roadway on which most have made visits previously to study the Women's Courses in 1901, and when the of the new permanent apartment build­ local plan. home economics department became a ings face. There are several other roads It seems that these other schools re­ divison she became the first Dean. She over that way, not to mention a few spect the speed and efficiency of the resigned from the Michigan State col­ drives on the old side of the river, that registrar's operations, and most of them lege staff in 1913, to return to Wellesley remain more or less anonymous for lack are contemplating the adoption of similar college, as an associate professor o( of names. methods at their own schools. botany.

2 . . . . THE RECORD "We Accept Our Heritage Ff h With the words, "We Accept Our Heritage," as their answer to a challenge, During the past three weeks, letters in support of the Memorial Center project Michigan Staters across the nation have have been received by Dr. S. C. Lee, Director of the M.S.C. International Institute. joined in support of the Memorial Cen­ Many of these letters have come from diplomatic representatives of countries whose ter project. students are now studying on the Michigan State campus. Excerpts from three of In a letter sent with his Fund sub­ these letters follow: scription, a returned overseas veteran recently wrote: "We have taken a con­ "I was very interested to learn about "The building of the International structive step forward toward peace in your plans to erect a memorial chapel House on the grounds of your College our 'one world' by including an Inter­ and an international house dedicated to seems to be a most fitting tribute to the national House in our memorial. Only by those Americans, who served during the Michigan State men and women who died learning and working together today will second world war in the armed services, in this War, in order that international the future leaders of our country and and to those, who, in this struggle for peace may prevail." of the world be equipped to draft a last­ freedom, gave their lives. —L. D. Avhley ing peace based on sincere understand­ "Your plans will be most certainly a Belgian Embassy ing. My subscription of $50 is a small step forward on the difficult road of down payment in this cause." "The Ambassador feels this is a very securing an everlasting peace, because commendable initiative to pay tribute to only by bringing up the younger genera­ those men and women of Michigan State How Much Shall I Give? tion in a spirit of international friend­ College who gave their services, and ship and cooperation this goal can be E. B. More, '16, Chairman of the many their lives, in the recent conflict Alumni Advisory Council, in reply to the reached." to preserve democratic principles." question—"How much shall I give?"— —Dr. H. Loudon —Fernando Saboia asked by several alumni at a recent meet­ First Secretary, ing, answered: "The plan of giving has Ambassador from the Brazilian Embassy no suggested amounts. It is asked only Netherlands that each alumnus thoughtfully consider the meaning of the project and then act as his mind and heart, dictates. Both man of the fund, stated at a recent coun­ world social, economic, and political un­ large and small subscriptions have al­ cil meeting that the spirit shown by the derstanding will be studied in an in­ ready been received. We know that both alumni body has been extremely encour­ formal atmosphere of discussions, meet­ 41 have been made in the same purposeful aging to his committee. "The work of ings, and social functions. The library spirit." our state and club committees will be in the building will contain documents, lessened greatly by this enthusiastic pamphlets, periodicals, and books dealing The sum needed for. the construction early response," Dr. Owen concluded. with international relations. of the Memorial Center represents a sub­ scription of $1,000 for every Michigan On the campus the students and Permanent Record of Donors State man who gave his life or a gift of faculty have joined the memorial effort. The Memorial Chapel will contribute $50 for every man and woman who served The student committee's most recent re­ greatly to the religious life of the in the armed forces. The estimated port shows the total of student contribu­ campus. Housing the only pipe organ costs of the Memorial Center exceed tions made thus far by organizations and on the campus, the Chapel will be used $300,000. individuals to be nearly $15,000. The for recitals and musical events as well Recently, when informed of the religi­ faculty committee also has reported that as serving as an edifice for services, ous-international good-will theme of the a large percentage of the faculty and vespers, and weddings. The names of memorial, a friend of the college made a : taff have already contributed to the all donors (amounts of individual gifts $1,000 gift to the Fund. The student project. will not be given) will be listed in a members of Alpha Phi Omega, national The International House will provide Donors Book to be kept in the narthex service fraternity, have contributed sums a meeting ground for students from of the Memorial Chapel along with the totaling $1,418.72. Michigan and from every state in the Service Book containing the names of nation with the students of the 35 coun­ those Michigan State men and women Early Response Enthusiastic tries now represented on the campus. In who served the nation in uniform during Dr. Floyd W. Owen, '02, general chair- the International House the problem of World War II.

Architect Ralph R. Calder's sketch of Memorial Center College's Biggest Year Nears End Alumni Day June 7 Water Carnival Returns THE MEMORIAL FUND Committees of the five-year classes, "It will greatly simplify the work Featuring "Songs We All Know" the those ending in "two" and "seven," are of the state and club Memorial Water Carnival will return to the Senior putting the finishing touches on plans Center Fund committees if indi­ Week program this spring after an for their class reunions on Alumni Day, vidual alumni make their subscrip­ absence of four years. The parade of Saturday, June 7. tions directly to 'M.S.C. Memorial floats will move down the Red Cedar The Silver Anniversary class of 1922 Center Fund,' Box 311, East Lan­ river on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday hopes to make theirs a record-breaking sing, Michigan, before these groups nights, May 29, 30, and 31. reunion, with Claud R. Erickson as gen­ begin their work on May 20. The Water Carnival was first held at eral chairman. This group will get to­ "It is not necessary that a sub­ State in 1924, and has been held annually gether in the Union ballroom Saturday scription card be used if the gift since, except for the past four years. noon. is made in one amount or if a brief This year's theme, "Songs We All Know," As usual, the Patriarchs will visit the notation is included with the sub­ was written by Dorothy J. Hitchcock, campus as guests of President Hannah scription giving the dates of the East Lansing graduate student. and the State Board of Agriculture. The payments to be made before June Besides the floats, sports events also class of 1897 will join the group at the 30, 1948." will be on the program. These will in­ luncheon at noon, also in the Union build­ —Dr. Floyd W. Owen, '02 clude men's single, men's doubles, and ing. A special feature will be the pre­ General Chairman mixed doubles in canoe racing. Two sentation of the Kedzie cane to Harry novelty events will be represented in the Wilcox, '79, the oldest living degree log birling and canoe tilting contests. holder since the death of Dean Griswold, Mote State GUcUsunjen The final week of Commencement '75, last fall. Wilcox will come from week activity will open with the Bacca­ Sault Ste. Marie with his children to re­ Arkansas: James W. Sargent, Jr., '36, Springdale. laureate sermon on Sunday, June 1. ceive the cane from Allen W. Barron, Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, of the New '16, of Detroit, son-in-law of Dean Gris­ California (Northern): Dr. Harry Eustace, '01, Berkeley. York area of the Methodist church, will wold. give the sermon on "We Shall Build On," The class of 1917, not to be outdone by California (Southern): Dr. Paul S. Armstrong, '15, Los Angeles. in the college auditorium starting at other groups, will hold its 30th anni­ 2 p.m. versary meeting in the second floor din­ Florida: Clifford McKibbin, Jr., Winter Commencement itself will take place ing room of the Union Saturday evening. Park. on Friday, June 6, in the Jenison Field A local committee, with Fred England, Georgia: Dr. Joseph B. Edmond, '23, House, only building on the campus large Jr., as chairman, is making plans for Mt. Berry. enough to accommodate the large gradu­ special stunts. Louisiana: Walter P. Thomas, '16, ating class, parents, and friends. The It will be a special occasion also for Homer. ceremonies will get under way at 3 p.m. the classes of 1902, 1907, 1912, 1927, Massachusetts: John A. Reuling, '27, The Commencement speaker will be Dr. 1932, 1937, and 1942, all of which will West Newton. James L. Morrill, president of the Uni­ hold special get-togethers, according to Missouri: Justin C. Cash, '25, Kansas versity of Minnesota. Glen O. Stewart, director of alumni rela­ City. tions. Letters will be sent to members Montana: Dr. Alfred M. Lueck, '32, The 89th graduating class will be the of those classes urging their return to Livingston. largest in the history of the college, with the campus to meet their old class mates. Nebraska: M. K. Wrench, '26, Omaha. approximately 1,350 graduates expected Sport feature for Alumni Day will be New Jersey: John H. Harman, '18, to participate in the Commencement ac­ a baseball game with Ohio State uni­ Trenton. tivities. This number includes those who versity at 3 p.m. Saturday. The same New Mexico: Gordon J. Gray, '31, completed their work at the close of fall opponents play Friday, June 6, at 6 p.m. Santa Fe. or winter terms, or will complete re­ Commencement exercises this year will North Carolina: Dr. Bertil A. Krantz, quirements at the end of spring term or be held the day before Alumni Day, with '38, Raleigh. in the summer. the ceremonies scheduled for Jenison Pennsylvania: Richard I. Groening, '41, The complete spring program for Fieldhouse on Friday afternoon, June 6. Meadville. pernors follows: On the program will be the presentation South Carolina: John T. Bregger, '17, May 7—Swing-out, and first Senior Clemson. of Alumni Awards for Distinguished Dance Buffalo Club area: Mrs. F. Ward Ross, Service to five alumni. May 14—Senior Dance These awards were established last '28, Kenmore. year by the Washington, D. C, Alumni Cleveland Club area: Clarence N. May 21—Senior Dance club, for the purpose of providing alumni Winston, '16, Lakewood. May 20, 21, 22, 23—Senior Play, "Joan of recognition for outstanding achievements Syracuse Club area: Robert J. Park- Lorraine" by the men and women of the college. hurst, '43, Syracuse. May 27 and 28—President's Reception Annually one or more recipients, not to for Seniors exceed five in any one year, are to be year have indicated that they will be June 1—Baccalaureate, 2 p.m. present to receive their awards in person designated to receive parchment scroll June 1—College Sing awards on Commencement Day. from President Hannah. June 3—Lantern Night Five alumni were honored in 1946, and Besides Dr. Briggs the others honored five more will receive the awards this last year were Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey, June 4—Senior Picnic year. Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, '93, was the '82, Dr. Clarence B. Smith, '94, Dr. June 5—Commencement Dance only one actually present a year ago to William A. Taylor, '88, and Dr. Ray June 6—Commencement, Jenison Field- receive his scroll, but all five chosen this Stannard Baker, '89. house, 3 p.m.

4 .... THE RECORD N.S.C. 13th Largest U.S. College Michigan State college now ranks as the 13th largest college or university in the country, Dr. Raymond Walters, presi­ dent of the University of Cincinnati and widely known statistician of higher edu­ cation, has reported. Dr. Walters' survey placing Michigan State 13th is based on full-time enroll­ ment figures for last fall. MSC at that time had 12,412 full-time students. Its grand total enrollment, including full- time and part-time students fall term and non-duplicating students of the pre­ vious summer term, was 14,141. State placed 22nd in the nation using the grand total enrollment as a basis for listing. Largest institution in the country, both on a full-time and grand total basis, is the University of California. With its several campuses, California has 40,800 Philip J. May Dr. C. S. Bryan full-time students, and 50,109 total. Of the 12 colleges that led Michigan May Aftftxunied *7a GomfUiaUeb Padt; State in full-time enrollment, six are mid-western universities with member­ ship in the Big Nine athletic group. The Qtufoi* ACUHXJ, VetesuHG/iy cMead University of Illinois tops all mid-west­ One permanent appointment and two in 1932, 1937, and 1942, respectively. ern schools with 27,276 full-time stu­ interim appointments to major positions He was a graduate assistant in bac­ dents, this placing her second in the on the campus were approved by the teriology at State in 1930, and an assist­ nation. State Board of Agriculture at its regular ant in research the following year. He Others in the top 12 are Minnesota, monthly meeting in March. was appointed associate professor in the 27,103; Ohio State, 23,334; Columbia, Philip J. May, formerly management summer of 1942. He has attained na­ 21,590; New York, 20,407; Michigan (sev­ analyst in the office of the Reconstruc­ tional recognition for his research and enth), 18,848; Wisconsin, 18,444; Texas, tion Finance corporation in Washington, writings in the study of bovine mastitis 17,692; Washington, 15,185; Southern D. C, assumed his new duties as comp­ and dairy and food hygiene. California, 13,599; and Indiana, 13,110. troller of the college on March 15. He Dr. Henrik J. Stafseth was designated Immediately behind Michigan State in replaces C. O. Wilkins, college comp­ acting head of the department of bac­ 14th spot is Harvard with 12,076 full- troller since 1925, who was retired on teriology and public health, also to fill time students. July 1, 1946. a vacancy caused by the leave of absence May is a native of South Dakota, and and retirement of Dean Giltner. Dr. attended South Dakota State college, at Stafseth also will be in charge of the Dairy Council Grants Brookings. He received a B.B.A. degree curriculum for Medical Technology. at the University of Minnesota in 1936, He has been on the staff at Michigan Aid Foods Research and became a certified public accountant State since 1917, when he was named a year later. In 1939 he became deputy instructor and research assistant in bac­ Among gifts totaling $17,650 accepted auditor general of South Dakota, and by the State Board of Agriculture at its teriology. He became an assistant pro­ served until he entered the army in June fessor and research associate in 1919, March meeting two of the largest grants 1942. came from the National Dairy Council and an associate professor in 1926. Dr. Since Mr. Wilkins' retirement the col­ of Chicago. Stafseth was advanced to a full profes­ lege finance office had been under the sorship in 1930. A grant totaling $8,050 is to be used supervision of Merrill R. Pierson, as act­ for continuation of a study of the influ­ ing comptroller. Pierson will continue He received his B.S. in general science ence of soil fertility on the food value as assistant comptroller. from North Dakota State college in 1915, of milk. The research project is under Dr. C. S. Bryan was named acting and his D.V.M., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees the guidance of an inter-department Dean of the School of Veterinary Medi­ from Michigan State in 1917, 1930, and committee headed by Dr. C. E. Millar, cine for the year beginning July 1, 1947. 1935, respectively. head of the soil science department. He will act as dean during the period Dr. Stafseth is responsible for the The council also provided a grant of Dean Ward Giltner is on formal leave of development of the courses in pathogenic $5,000 to be used by the department of absence pending his retirement June 30, bacteriology, immunology, and poultry foods and nutrition in studies on the 1948. hygiene and pathology at the college, utilization of certain food nutrients by Dr. Bryan has been head of the de­ beginning his work in these lines in 1921. healthy elderly women. partment of surgery and medicine at Just a year ago he led a delegation of All other grants accepted by the board MSC since July 1, 1944. He received his American bacteriologists and other sci­ were for research projects being initiated B.S. degree at Pennsylvania State col­ entists to the Orient, where Dr. Stafseth or already underway, according to Karl lege in 1930 and his M.S., Ph.D. and assisted in the development of a vet­ McDonel, board secretary. D.V.M. degrees all from Michigan State erinary medicine program for China.

MAY, 1947 .... 5 Home Economics — Then And Now As the School of Home Economics sewing, cutting, fitting, and household "Perhaps the most interesting part of observes its 50th anniversary on May 2 economy will take part of the time of the 'The Abbey' is the laboratory kitchen. and 3 with a special program at the col­ sophomore year. During the junior and It is a large, well-lighted room, with lege, it is interesting to note the develop­ senior years students will have the priv­ cloak room, storerooms, etc., opening ment of the school's curricula since ilege of selecting courses in floriculture, from it. The kitchen is furnished with "women's courses" were first inaugurated fruit culture, kitchen gardening, poultry soapstone sink, around which are roomy in the fall of 1896. raising and dairying. draining boards, lockers (for caps and The emphasis in the early days was "While giving a good broad liberal aprons), china closet, dressers, and two placed on training the young woman to education this course will afford a pre­ long tables, subdivided so each student prepare herself to take care of her own paration for life which is offered by no has her own desk. home. Today, the school has expanded other school in the state, and by very "The desks are provided with knife and its program to train today's graduates to few in the country. It is thoroughly fork, vegetable knife, two teaspoons, one enter many professions, offering a wide practical throughout. At the same time tablespoon, pepper and salt boxes, two range of vocational opportunity. it is strong along the lines of general half-pint cups divided into one-quarter Early copies of the RECORD and other culture. It is based on the assumption and one-third for measuring, a scrubbing similar sources tell interesting things that most girls will at some time have brush and soap, desk board (on which that demonstrate the progress that has the management of a home; that this will all the work is done) and a pastry board." been made in the first 50 years of Home be their vocation whatever avocation they Ag Board Samples Results Economics at Michigan State. may have." In February 1897, Grace M. Lundy, '00 First Course Announced Teaching Cited As Career (now Mrs. Fred Drolett, of Lansing), From the RECORD of June 2, 1896, Shortly thereafter another RECORD wrote about the cooking laboratory in we take this announcement of the first pointed to teaching as a possible career the RECORD: course offered for the particular atten­ for those completing the new course: "In the department of domestic science tion of women: "If it is your desire to prepare your­ now taught at this college we are to "While there have always been a num­ self for the profession of teaching and learn many things that will be of great ber of lady students in attendance at you have an ambition to get above the benefit to us in future years. As yet M.A.C., yet there has never been until district school, this is certainly the course we have had only cooking (practical and the present a course of study specially of study to take. Our high schools are theoretical), and I doubt if there is a girl arranged for them. anxious to find teachers who have taken who takes it and does not thoroughly "The college now offers to the young a thorough course in the sciences such enjoy it. women of Michigan a course of study as are given at this college. Now is the "The young women who live at Abbot which will doubtless meet with very gen­ time and this is the place to prepare hall have plenty of opportunity to prac­ eral approval. This course offers a mod­ yourself for a position which will be tice what they learn, as they are directed erate amount of mathematics, a strong seeking your services as soon as you are by our professor to prepare certain course in English and literature, and a prepared for it." dishes for their own table. very thorough course in the sciences. The Equipment Is Described "Whenever members of the State peculiar feature of the course is the time Abbot hall, now the music practice Board visit the college they take their given to domestic science and such allied building, was the first home of the meals at Abbot hall, and Professor Mc- subjects as will prepare the student for "women's course." In the September Dermott usually has some of her young appreciating and administering the 29, 1896, RECORD appears this story women prepare the dainties, to show how duties of the ideal home. about Abbot hall, known popularly as they are progressing in the art." "During the freshman year will be "The Abbey," and the various equipment Needles and Thread Kept Busy given a very full year in cooking. Plain each girl used: Sewing classes began in the second year, and the October 12, 1897, RECORD An early sewing class (1908) hard at work. carried this story of those classes: "Four days each week this room is filled with young women busy with needle, thread and scissors. Each mem­ ber of the class supplies herself with a work-box furnished with the necessary implements of needle work. At present the class is devoting its entire time to plain hand work. The college furnishes material for samplers upon which the girls begin with plain running. From that they will progress through hem­ ming, stitching, felling, darning and patching, to the putting together of simple garments and to plain dress­ making. "The second term in this work'will be devoted to simple cutting by the Vienna Ladies' Tailoring System, one of the latest systems. The third term will in­ clude both cutting and fitting. No sew­ ing machines are used at present, but several will be put in use before the close of the year." Little Change in Ten Years Ten years later, in June 1907, the RECORD again discussed education for women: "Recent years have witnessed a very marked change in education for women. Heretofore that education has been al­ most entirely a book training; a study about things but not of things. Highly intelligent, refined women were the pro­ ducts of such an education. A feeling, however, has prevailed for some years that young women ought to receive a training in subjects that pertain to the home." About the courses then offered at the college it said: "The courses of instruc­ tion pertain especially to matters of home-making and keeping. A liberal amount of modern language, English, and history is included as a means of general culture, while the balance of the instruction is devoted to courses in domestic science and domestic art." Today's Field Far Wider Contrast all that with the opportuni­ of training for each phase of this work, cerned with children and young people, ties that lie ahead for the graduate of all of which are met by the curricula at but the study has been extended to in­ today. There are many types of posi­ Michigan State. clude older people also. tions for which the present curricula of Earlier the women's course at the col­ At present, research in foods centers the School of Home Economics train lege trained students to provide food and around the problems of determining the graduates. shelter for their own families. Now, nutritive value of Michigan fish and find­ Business firms are calling for more and through the institution administration ing more home and commercial uses for more home economics graduates. Large department, the students may be trained Michigan grown fruit and vegetables. department stores, for instance, seek stu­ to do the same thing on a much larger The problem of using frozen products is dents prepared to handle merchandising, scale. Tea rooms, cafeterias and other being given special emphasis. advertising, personnel, and training de­ eating places offer many food service Studies in the field of home manage­ partments. Positions are open for de­ positions. Clubs and hotels provide other ment deal with problems in family eco­ partment managers, heads of stock openings not only in food supervision, but nomics, home management practices in departments, style coordinators, compari­ also in general housekeeping. Dormi­ Michigan homes, and methods for work son shoppers, assistant buyers, display tories, industrial food services, and school simplification in the home. A new area assistants, fashion trainers, and others cafeterias are other fields for the home to be studied soon is the relationship of with good training in textiles, clothing, economics graduate. housing conditions to the quality of and merchandising. Teaching is still an important profes­ family life. Food companies want graduates who sion. Graduates may enter the field in Research in institution administration, can promote the use of their products the public schools, or they may find the a major study, has been undertaken to through demonstrations, lectures, radio all-important field of extension work determine uses for soy beans products in talks, and writing. Or well-trained per­ more attractive. In the latter, they institution cookery. Another project sonnel may be capable of developing new would work with adult or 4-H groups as planned will study customer acceptance uses and improvements in products in home demonstration agents. of protein dishes in the school cafeteria. test kitchens or experimental labora­ Opportunities are innumerable also in tories. Textiles and clothing research, newest such major fields as child development, field at M.S.C., has dealt mainly with the Students specializing in related arts health work, or the family welfare serv­ may find work as interior decorating effect of wear and laundering on the yarn ices. For all these vocations the School and dyes of various types of cloth and studios or home furnishings sections of of Home Economics has curricula de­ department stores. Those with creative garments. A project to be undertaken signed to train the graduate to perform next year will be a study of the dura­ ability may go into dress designing or her work efficiently. designing textiles, rugs, wallpapers, bility of 60 pairs of rayon marquisette dress accessories, furniture and other Research a Major Field and 60 pairs of cotton marquisette cur­ decorative objects for the home. Research in the various fields of home tains in the new home management economics offers a wide opportunity for houses. Other Opportunities Await graduates. A review of the research Thus, from the first year, when a girl Young women trained in nutrition may work now being done at Michigan State learned how to cook to please her family, serve as consultants, advisers, and teach­ would probably give a good idea of the to today, when they learn to do research ers in both private and public agencies. type of work possible in this line. projects that may affect the lives of Hospitals seek dietitians for their staffs, The earliest home economics research people throughout the world, is told all who may do either administrative, thera­ at State was in the department of foods too briefly the story of the development peutic or clinic work. The American and nutrition in the field of vitamins. of the School of Home Economics at Dietetic association has set up standards In the past, nutrition research was con­ Michigan State college.

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Here are the members of the Class of '97 as they appeared during their first year at M.A.C. In June, the survivors will join the ranks of the Patriarchs. * * * The Class of '97 lived through stirring times. Lewis G. Gorton, who was president when they entered, departed and in his place came Jonathan L. Snyder. The long Days of Yore winter vacation disappeared when the school year was changed from March-November to September-June. The Class of '97 was the first to have its commencement in June. In 1896, a women's course was opened in Abbot Hall. and Mcu&UoH. KuU*t ) The first agricultural short course was offered by Prof. C. D. Smith. The M.A.C. Record superseded the student- edited Speculum. Members of the Class of '97 edited the Heliostat, one of the most ambitious predecessors of the Wolverines. Truly, an old order ended and a new one be­ gan during the four years the Class of '97 spent at M.A.C.

A self-portrait of the Class of '97 published in McDermott had "taken up work along the lines of their Heliostat. domestic economy and household science" and "is a woman of thorough training; has more than an ordinary amount of tact and general good sense." 'The Junior In charge of the women's course from its incep­ Below (right) is a cooking class of 1910, in one tion, in 1896, to 1898 was Miss Edith F. McDermott. of the laboratories in the Women's Building. The Below (left) she is pictured in her room in Abbot increase of women students made necessary the Hall (now Music Practice Building). Dr. W. J. erection in 1900 of a special building (now Morrill Beal, in his history of M.A.C, states that Miss Hall) to house their activities. Spring Term Enrollment Drop Is Much Less Five Special Training Courses Than Normally Enrollment of regular and graduate Fill Need of Industry students for the spring term at Michigan The answer to a critical need in in­ of others seeking to register. Graduates State college is almost exactly 60 per­ dustry—a shortage of trained personnel of the one-year courses are now stepping cent greater than for the corresponding —is being found at Michigan State col­ out into ready-made jobs—filling the term a year ago, according to statistics lege in the form of tailor-made personnel need for long-sought-after employees from the office of Registrar Robert S. training courses that combine classroom who have the necessary training. The Linton. work and on-the-job experience. on-the-job training feature has impressed At the close of registration a total of This innovation in short course in­ prospective employers, who realize that 12,694 regular and graduate students had struction was launched more than a year the graduates have already secured valu­ been admitted, compared with 7,934 ago when industrial leaders appealed to able experience under actual working regular and graduate students in the Michigan State college for help in finding conditions. spring of 1946. Short course enrollments some way to provide trained personnel. Typical example of the personnel for the spring term this year total 268, With the assistance of trade groups, the training being offered is the elevator and bringing total enrollments for the spring Institute of Short Courses at the college, farm supply course. Many of the stu­ term this year to 12,962, compared with directed by R. W. Tenny, established this dents had worked in rural community 8,096 a year ago. Final revision may new type of program on a trial basis. elevators, but hoped to qualify them­ change the totals for this term slightly. With the first year completed, success selves for higher level jobs. Elevator Normally, spring term enrollment is of the program is indicated by the en­ managements throughout the state, about 10 percent below winter term en­ thusiastic response from both industry either cooperative or independent, were rollment. This year, the drop was only and students. greatly in need of men who could serve 3.4 percent—from 13,427 to 12,962. Al­ To date 200 young men have enrolled as managers or assistant managers. En- though the number of short course stu­ in the five one-and-two-year courses be­ rollees in the course have been given dents dropped from 534 to 268, the de­ ing offered. A waiting list is on hand classroom instruction in the many fields cline in the number of regular and gradu­ of study related to management of eleva­ ate students was comparatively small— E. B. More/16, Is Elected tors and co-operative stores. At the same from 12,893 to 12,694, or a little more time they gain practical experience by than 1.5 percent. To Board of Agriculture actually working in the elevators while Looking to the future, college authori­ E. B. More, '16, of Marshall, and Clark going to college. More than half of the ties consider it significant that admis­ L. Brody, '04, of Lansing, won election students who have completed the course sions have remained high throughout the to the State Board of Agriculture at the have entered managerial posts. Eleva­ college year. There were 12,967 regular spring election on April 7. tors are bidding against each other for and graduate enrollments for the fall For Brody, success in the election the services of these men. term, only 273 more than enrollments means only the continuation of the long Nursery and landscape management for the current term. Ordinarily, the period of service he has given the college and farm equipment sales and service are spring term enrollment of regular and as a member of other typical specialized training courses. graduate students is about 9 percent less the board since Nurseries, cemeteries, parks and owners than the enrollment of the preceding 1921. After his of private estates have been seeking fall; this college year, the decline has graduation from qualified help. Farm equipment sales been only 2.1 percent. Michigan State in and service establishments have been in­ 1904 he ran a creasing in numbers. Many veterans are farm until 1915 entering this field, either on their own 1VUU 1Ue QacuUtf and then became or as employees or managers for other county agricul­ owners. Four faculty members are conducting tural agent in Commercial floriculture and forest laboratory experiments that may open St. Clair county practice are other courses that have a new field of remedial and preventive until 1921. He proved extremely popular. Many young medicine. At the same time it may de­ has been general men see in the fields covered by the velop valuable new knowledge regarding manager of the courses excellent opportunities for future nutrition and put into use new, more Michigan State E. B. More advancement, as well as eventual pro­ effective substances to combat plant dis­ Farm Bureau for prietorship of their own business. eases. several years. Plans are now underway to broaden The work has been in progress since More's venture into state politics was this personnel training course program 1944, and has uncovered some significant his first. However, he has served the with eight-week specializing courses in information about the bacteria killing college previously as one of its most other businesses. properties of extracts of several vege­ active alumni. At the present time he tables, including garlic, onions, and cab­ is chairman of the Alumni Advisory bage. Garlic, for instance, has been Council, and has been particularly inter­ Moffett Acting Head found to contain one of the best anti­ ested in the plans for the college's War Wallace B. Moffett, associate professor biotic or germ-killing ingredients. Memorial Center. He was a county agri­ of English, has been named as acting Working on the projects are I. F. cultural agent in Calhoun county at one head of the English department from Huddleson, research professor of bac­ time, and has served Marshall as presi­ October 1, 1947 to June 30, 1948. During teriology; E. H. Lucas, associate profes­ dent of its board of education for 21 that period Dr. Russel B. Nye will be on sor of horticulture; Harold M. Sell, re­ years. leave to carry out his study of LaFollette search professor of agricultural chemis­ Both More and Brody will start new Progressivism in Wisconsin, under a try; and R. W. Lewis, assistant professor six-year terms on the board of agricul­ grant made by the Newberry Library, of of biological science. ture next January 1. Chicago.

MAY, 1947 Flood Waters Sweep Over Campus The flood waters that ravaged Michi­ rain fell, making the total for a six day Students living in the extensive south gan early in April took their toll, too, of period of four inches of rain and four campus area were somewhat handicapped the college campus, as the Red Cedar of snow. The downpour finally ceased as the roadway past Jenison Fieldhouse reached a crest of 12.3 feet, highest since around noon on Saturday—but the river was flooded, but two college buses carried 1904. still was on its way up. students from in front of the Fieldhouse The heavy snow fall in the night of Through Saturday night and Sunday to the Spartan statue area. March 24 touched off the whole thing, the waters continued to go higher and Biggest damage from a property the East Lansing Weather Bureau re­ higher, until about 3 a.m. on Monday, standpoint was incurred in the Field- ports. When this snow began to melt April 7, the peak of 12.3 feet was house, where the waters almost com­ a week later, the danger of floods became reached. After that the river leveled off, pletely filled the sub-basement area. apparent. An inch of rain came to and then gradually began to fall. Tues­ Hand-ball floors of hard maple there quicken the thaw on April 2, and the day night, however, the readings still were completely destroyed, as was a deluge was on. showed 11.5 feet, and Wednesday it had large supply of mattresses. The tan- Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, dropped to no lower than 10 feet. A day bark floor in the north end of the Field- the heavy precipitation continued to or so later and the river was back in its house sank about four feet, and required swell the waters, as 2% more inches of channel, and dropped nearer usual spring refilling. levels of about 5 or 6 feet. For those with excellent memories of Motors, fans, belts, clocks and other floods in bygone days, comparative fig­ equipment in the Fieldhouse. Demon­ ures will indicate the extent of the flood. stration Hall, the Auditorium and the It is estimated that in 1904 the river Forge and Foundry building all were depth reached about 13 feet. (At no damaged heavily, as was a transformer time since has the 1947 figure of 12.3 vault in the Fieldhouse. been exceeded.) In 1918 the readings Naturally enough, wherever the waters reached a height of 12 feet, and in 1938 went on a rampage there will be con­ about 11.8 feet. siderable work necessary to clean up the Most harassed from a personal angle campus and put it back in shape. Debris were the residents of Quonset Village lay in many places, and the athletic and the permanent apartments. A rup­ grounds in particular would require re­ tured steam pipe and shutting off of conditioning to put them in shape for transformers in Jenison Fieldhouse, spring sport schedules. A total of 65% caused general utility breakdowns south acres of the campus was under water of the river. As a result those in the at the peak of the flood, not counting the Quonsets and apartments were without normal river channel. Cost of repairing heat or electricity for about three days. all the damage to the campus may go as Most of them, however, stuck it out. with high as $50,000 or even higher, it is some taking refuge in other homes. estimated.

Pictured on the left is the bus the college operated between the statue of the Spartan and the Quonset Village area. Pedestrian traffic was completely cut off between these points, unless walkers circled the Stadium to the south and crossed the railroad bridge. Below is Beal Botanical gardens. Henry L. Chapman, super­ intendent of the gardens, says much work will be needed to offset the flood damage.

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The surging waters of the Red Cedar inundated the area surrounding the Band Shell and the canoe shelter, and crept close to the foundations of the new Electrical Engineering building being constructed south of the Chemical Engineering building. This area is pictured above.

To the right, those familiar with the campus can see how high the waters came at the Women's Gymnasium bridge. It was at this point that the official Weather Bureau measurements quoted in the story were taken.

Below is shown an aerial view of the athletic plant area. Spring football practice, as well as drills for the regular spring sports, all were hampered because of the flood. Also, the heights which the water reached surrounding Jenison Fieldhouse can be seen in this view. The aerial shot was taken by Al Bransdorfer, State News photographer, in what was probably the first such aerial shot ever taken by the college news staff*. Sports at State By W. Nicholas Kerbawy Sports Editor fleiidti, 19M 'Winter Sp&Ul Michigan State athletic teams of the Basketball: MSC OPP. past winter season compiled an aggre­ MSC OPP. 48 Wisconsin 58 gate percentage of .656 by winning a 29 Michigan 51 45 DePaul 52 total of 40 meets as compared to the loss 57 Stanford 45 36 Kentucky 86 of but 21. 52 Wayne 25 49 Wayne 36 Coach Charles McCaffree's swimming *61 Syracuse 57 56 Marquette 55 team led the victory parade by copping 43 Arizona 45 54 Notre Dame 70 nine of 11 dual meets for a percentage 62 Georgia Tech 52 51 Virginia 46 of .818. The Spartan mermen, who lost 53 Marquette 51 46 Ohio State 58 only to powerful Ohio State, 47-37, and 52 Detroit 44 55 Detroit 48 who were touched out by Michigan, 45- 56 Notre Dame 74 70 Boston College 49 39, climaxed the season by annexing 59 Minnesota 73 47 Michigan 59 their fifth consecutive Central Collegiate * Overtime Conference tank title. A record 102 Final MSC Record—Won 11, Lost 10 points collected from 10 schools did the trick. Swimming: Wrestling: Close by was Coach Karl A. Schlade- MSC OPP. MSC OPP. man's track team which grand slammed 60 Cincinnati 24 20 Purdue 6 the CCC championships by annexing the 39 Michigan 45 9 Indiana 15 first MSC title since 1934. Notre Dame, 54 Purdue 30 17 Ohio State 9 a perennial champion, placed second in 61 Indiana 23 14 Purdue 12 a field of 17 schools. All told, the track 55 Illinois 29 14 Illinois 12 team annexed four meet championships 60 Wisconsin 24 24 Wheaton 6 against one defeat. 66 Wayne 18 6 Cornell College 24 Choice triumph for Coach Fendley A. 58 Iowa State 26 9 Iowa State Teachers _ 15 Collins' wrestling team was won over 37 Ohio State 47 18 Michigan 8 Illinois, the 1947 Western Conference 60 Bowling Green 24 25 Nebraska 3 champions. Central Collegiate Conference: MSC record: Won 7, Lost 3 Coach Charles Schmitter's fencers 102 Wayne University 31 (6 schools competed) counted Northwestern among its five vic­ MSC record: Won 9, Lost 2 tims, the Wildcats advancing to win the Track and Field: Big 9 title in that sport. Michigan State 66-7/12, Ohio State 65-5/12 (dual meet). Coach Lou Zarza's boxing team got off Michigan AAU—MSC scored 5 firsts. to a slow start but hurried in to win four Twenty-fifth Annual Michigan State Relays, Michigan State won 2 firsts. meets against two setbacks while Coach Michigan State 53-14/15, Michigan 60-1/15 (dual meet). Ben F. Van Alstyne's basketball team Michigan State 106, Marquette 24, Wayne 22 (triangular meet). played brilliant ball to wind up the sea­ Michigan State 61-1/3, Notre Dame 52-2/3 (dual meet). son over a back-breaking schedule with Central Collegiate Conference, MSC 54, Notre Dame 38% (17 schools competed). 11 triumphs in 21 starts. Boxing: Fencing: How They Finished W. L. Pet. MSC OPP.. MSC OPP. Swimming _ 9 2 .818 2 Syracuse 6 10 Yz Wayne 16 % Track 4 1 .800 3V2 Virginia 4% 17 Northwestern 10 Wrestling 7 3 .700 7 Georgetown 1 12 Illinois 15 Boxing 1 2 .666 6V2 Minnesota \Yz 16 y2 Ohio State 10 % Fencing _ 5 3 .625 Basketball 11 10 .524 5 Penn State 3 15y2 Cincinnati 6% 5V2 Wisconsin 2% 7% Chicago 19 % Final MSC record: Won 4, Lost 2 15 Wisconsin 12 One-Armed, Wins Letter Final MSC record: Won 5, Lost 3 The loss of his right arm in a farm accident six years ago did not prevent Jacob Venema from winning a major State Adds Honolulu ranged the game. Hawaii will return letter in fencing at MSC during the past to East Lansing in 1948. season. To Grid Itinerary The game opens athletic relations be­ The Nunica, Mich., senior was one of tween the two institutions although less Coach Charles Schmitter's aces, compet­ Michigan State's 1947 football schedule than a decade ago the Spartan basketball ing as a converted left hander and start­ has been extended to nine games with team appeared in two games at East ing the season by winning his first six arrangements to play the University of Lansing against a group of Hawaiian all- bouts in epee against Wayne and Notre Hawaii on Saturday, November 29, in stars, a team composed mainly of uni­ Dame. Honolulu. versity students. "It was wonderful to be able to earn A two-year contract has been agreed According to Director Young, negoti­ a major letter in college despite my upon by both schools, according to MSC ations for the game were opened by Dr. handicap," Jake said. "I'll always be Athletic Director Ralph H. Young and Gregg M. Sinclair, University of Hawaii grateful to Coach Schmitter and to the Francois D'Eliscu, athletic director of president, who has visited Michigan State college for giving me this chance." the territorial school, who jointly ar­ on several occasions.

12 ... . THE RECORD Davey, Champion In '43, Loses None of Skill Charley Davey has lost none of the cunning and power that made him a national collegiate boxing champion at Michigan State college in 1943. The 135-pound ex-Army Air Corps lieutenant was unbeaten during the past dual-meet season in pacing Coach Lou Zarza's mittmen to a record of four vic­ tories in six starts. Davey recorded four of his triumphs by decisions and accounted for the two others by the TKO. He was an attrac­ tion all season to fans at home and abroad, one visiting coach exclaiming that Davey was the classiest collegiate ring performer he had seen in years. A sophomore student in business ad­ ministration, Davey came directly from Fordson high school to Michigan State where he climaxed the 1943 season by winning the intercollegiate crown at 127 pounds. The Army gave Chuck a chance to further exploit his ring talents. He par­ ticipated in many camp scraps in this country and in Europe, earning his way into the finals of the Eighth Air Force tournament in 1945. In combat warfare, Davey won the Air Medal and two Battle Stars. He at­ tained the rank of first lieutenant. Zarza Is Fifth Member Michigan State college is the only school in the country to boast national Of Munn's Staff collegiate champions in three separate sports. The above Spartans won their Clarence L. (Biggie) Munn, head foot­ crowns against N.C.A.A. competition as follows, from left: Swimmer George ball coach at Michigan State college, has Hoogerhyde, of Grand Rapids, 1,500 meters; Boxer Charles Davey, of Detroit, announced the appointment of Louis F. 135 pound division; and Wrestler Gale Mikles, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, 155 pound Zarza as the fifth member of the varsity class. Two years ago Mikles topped the 145 pound class. coaching staff. Zarza is a holdover member of former coach Charles W. Bachman's staff, who Ex-Spartan First Baseman ances during Michigan State's victory since the close of the 1946 football season in swimming over Wisconsin, Badger has served as the Spartan's head boxing Joins Buffalo Bisons coach Joe Steinauer exclaimed: coach. He began his duties with Munn Joe Nelson, first baseman on Michigan "My gosh, are there any more Sei- at the opening of spring football, March State's baseball team in 1941 and 1942 bolds?" 31. who returned from the service to gradu­ "Yeah, me," chirped A. G. (Gus) Sei­ "Zarza's varsity coaching duties will ate from college at the close of the win­ bold, father of the boys who was stand­ include his services as coordinator of in­ ter term, is with the Buffalo Bisons of ing within hearing distance gripping a formation, in addition to handling some the International league as property of stop watch and wearing a broad smile. scouting assignments," Munn said. "We the Detroit Tigers. In service ball, are happy that he accepted our invita­ Nelson won "All-Star" honors as a Board Bans Smoking tion to remain at Michigan State." player-manager of the Camp Lee, Va., In a step to eliminate fire hazards in Zarza, a three-letter winner in foot­ team in the 1946 semi-pro tournament buildings, the State Board of Agriculture ball at Michigan State and the school's at Wichita. at its March meeting adopted an ordi­ light heavyweight boxing champion prior nance prohibiting smoking in virtually to graduation in 1936, joined the Spartan All-Opponent Cage Team all buildings on the campus. athletic staff 14 months ago. He was an Here is Michigan State's 1946-47 all- assistant coach at University of Arizona opponent basketball team: Forwards, Dr. Hannah, in announcing the passage prior to his enlistment in the Navy. Robert Cook of Wisconsin and Mack of the law, pointed out that most of the Suprunowicz of Michigan, Center John structures on campus are classed as not Cagers Excel in Class Brennan of Notre Dame and Guards fireproof and that any smoking inside A survey by Dick Beals, pint-size Ralph Beard of Kentucky and Kevin these structures constitutes a danger. student sports writer from Birmingham, O'Shea of Notre Dame. The ordinance provides that smoking reveals the academic average of the may be permitted in the Union building, Spartan basketball team of the past sea­ Four of a Kind in certain areas of the dormitories, and son to be one-tenth of a point above the After Paul, Dave and Jack Seibold, in certain rooms set aside in the fire­ all-college men's average of 1.4. all brothers, turned in winning perform­ proof buildings.

MAY, 1947 .... 13 for an indefinite period, with the prob­ abilities that we will be called upon to take care of more and more rather than fewer in the years ahead." Following Alumni Clubs Glen Stewart told of the many projects being sponsored by alumni clubs through­ out the country and urged a definite pro­ gram of activities by special committees. at the Carter, was named president for Ben if COM The Memorial Center Fund program was next year, Winston vice-president, Mrs. A prediction of greater success than outlined and the club urged to set up a J. W. Macomber (Jacqueline Snyder), was ever envisoned when the Basic Col­ follow-up committee during the spring '41, secretary, and Mrs. Marvin Larson lege was inaugurated in 1944 was the months. (Ann Marie Rennecker), '42, treasurer.— keynote of the talk given by Dean How­ Evart S. Dyckman, with the class of ard Rather at the M.S.C. Alumni club Jacqueline Snyder Macomber, secretary, 1363 Lakewood Ave., Lakewood, Ohio. 1879, and wife were presented as special meeting of Berrien-Cass county alumni guests by Albert E. Chase, '93, promi­ at Benton Harbor on March 5. More nent South Haven business man. Mr. than 120 alumni and friends enjoyed the Grand Rapids The alumni of the Grand Rapids area Dyckman enjoyed telling about the small annual dinner meeting. Rather added agricultural college as he remembered that the Basic College program, in addi­ are pretty well "sold" on the new Spar­ tan gridiron coaching staff, if credence it in 1875. South Haven high school tion to the interest it has already secured students provided instrumental music. nationally among educators, is attracting can be placed in alumni comment follow­ ing a record breaking dinner meeting at Under the direction of Don Barden, '35, interest from industrial personnel execu­ as president, the group plans to hold a tives. the Rowe hotel on February 26. More than 400 loyal men and women greeted summer picnic and a fall meeting.—Mrs. Alumni Director Glen 0. Stewart dis­ Robert Winkel, '39, secretary. cussed the building program and the "Biggie" Munn and his staff. It appears the new mentors will be carrying on financial problems of the college at the Chicago Dinner-Dance present time. He outlined the appeal their duties with the Kent county folks solidly behind them. President Paul J. Murdoch, '36, an­ being made by the Alumni Advisory nounces that the biggest meeting of the Council for the Memorial Center. Forrest President Charles J. Halbert, '39, and M.S.C. Alumni club of Chicago will be Evashevski, new backfield coach, outlined 18 members of the Board of Directors a dinner dance in the Terrace Casino held a reception for one hour before the plans for building and strengthening the room of the Morrison hotel, Madison and banquet. The dinner program was skill­ Spartan football fortunes. Clark streets, on Saturday night, May 10. fully handled by Rev. Dale Turner, for­ A new board of directors of 12 mem­ Informal reception from 6:30 to 7:30. mer part-time faculty member, who in­ bers met after the meeting to outline Following dinner a short program with troduced Glen O. Stewart, '17, alumni future meetings. Officers for the coming President John A. Hannah, Coach "Big­ year include John D. Johnson, '40, Ber­ director, Dr. Floyd Owen, '02, chairman of the Memorial Center Fund program, gie" Munn, and Mrs. Isabelle Gonon, rien Springs, president; James Culby, counselor for women, as special guests. '42, Benton Harbor, first vice-president; W. N. Kerbawy, sports publicity director, Ralph Young, director of athletics, and Dancing is scheduled from 9:00 p.m. Harold Stark, '19, Buchanan, second vice- Dress optional. Murdoch may be reached president and Mrs. August Lange (Mar­ several distinguished Grand Rapids guests. at Harrison 3275 and Charles Way, '39, garet McDonel), '44, Berrien Springs, a member of the committee, may be secretary-treasurer. Lawrence Stover, Munn and his three assistants, Eva­ reached at the catering office of the Mor­ '37, of Berrien Springs, retiring presi­ shevski, Taylor and Daugherty engen­ rison, phone Franklin 9600. — Betty dent, is a member of the Board of Di­ dered an air of confidence in taking up Panter Way, '41, secretary, 666 East 83rd rectors.—Margaret Lange, '44, secretary. their new duties and appealed to alumni Place, Chicago 19, Illinois. for full support and help. They ex­ Cleveland pressed themselves as being extremely Rochester, New York Fifty-five Cleveland alumni and guests happy to be at State and the head coach More than 50 loyal grads and friends were suddenly interrupted during their told the banqueteers, "We'll win one now of the college attended the annual din­ annual dinner meeting at the Carter and then that we're not supposed to." ner meeting of the M.S.C. Alumni club hotel on Saturday night, March 15, when The Grand Rapids club is planning of Rochester, New York, at the Colonial an imitation of the old Swartz Creek several other events this year and asks Inn, on Irondequoit Bay, Wednesday band marched into the dining room play­ all old grads and former students to call evening, March 19. It was an all-time ing college marches and finally the President Halbert at 96173 or the secre­ record attendance and was a tribute to M.S.C. Alma Mater. Before they left the tary at GL-23412.—Phillip D. Millson, Janet Meech, '42, retiring president, who room it was discovered that Jimmy La '41, secretary. has inaugurated quarterly meetings for Du, '40, assistant manger of the hotel the club during her term of office. and former secretary of the club, had Allegan-Van Buren Special guest at the dinner was Carl bribed the hotel's night club entertainers Although a new club in the alumni Grabo?ke, East Rochester high school to don the usual clown clothes, including circles, more than 125 loyal Michigan track coach of State's freshman star an M.S.C. band sweater and other Spar­ Staters and friends greeted President trackman Jack Dianetti. Raymond W. tan regalia. John A. Hannah and Alumni Director Little, '28, of the Eastman Kodak com­ Glen Stewart, '17, appeared as guest Glen Stewart at Holly's restaurant ban­ pany, showed a special sound film on speaker, with a running story of the quet hall in South Haven on February 27. football entitled "Why Kick?," followed post-war development at the college and President Hannah gave a complete pic­ by films of the Penn State-Michigan everyone was amazed at the progress ture of the college as it has expanded State game of last October. being made at East Lansing. Colonel and concluded with the statement "the Glen O. Stewart, '17, was the guest Clarence N. Winston, '16, of 19451 Bat- problem that faces us is not one of tak­ speaker from the college and traced with tersea boulevard, Rocky River, was ing care of a large number of people vivid description the record of achieve­ named club chairman for the Memorial temporarily. The problem is to take ments in service which Michigan State Center Fund program. La Du, who lives care of a very large number of people has made since the close of the war.

14 ... . THE RECORD The club voted to back the Memorial dinner meeting of the M.S.C. Alumni Rural Progress Caravan Center Fund program with individual club on March 13. Glen O. Stewart, '17, effort and announced they were prepar­ director of alumni relations, spoke on Attendance 64,333 ing to challenge the Buffalo group to a the complete development program at The Michigan State College extension "quiz of two cities" as soon as radio the college and gave interesting factual service Rural Progress Caravan at­ time could be secured.—Jane Walker, '46, material on the needs of the proposed tracted 64,333 visitors in its 54 stops in secretary, 25 Leander road. alumni program for a Memorial Center. lower Michigan during January, Febru­ La Verne "Kip" Taylor, new football ary and March. From start to finish, the Syracuse, New York end coach, made his initial appearance trucks carrying the exhibits battled under the Green and White State colors, snowstorms and crowds were limited by Concluding an eight day eastern trip discussing the new duties being assumed blocked rural roads. Glen 0. Stewart, '17, alumni director, by head coach "Biggie" Munn and his J. G. Hays, 11, emergency farm labor met with the M.S.C. Alumni club of Syra­ co-workers. He showed football movies assistant in the extension staff, managed cuse in the University Club, in Syracuse, at the close of the meeting. the traveling "Farmers' Week on Thursday evening, March 20. Although President Robert J. Cousineau, '38, Wheels." the total membership of the Syracuse Publicity carried by Michigan news­ club is smaller than many, nearly 50 per­ who lives at 133 Melrose, urged all alum­ ni to keep in touch with him for future papers on the event was equal to a 70 cent of the club members and wives were page, 8-column newspaper. present to hear about the college devel­ meetings.—Donald Donaldson, '38, secre­ tary, 3914 Drummond street. The late March blizzard prevented opment and the post-war possibilities of showing in four northeastern Michigan alumni club activity. counties. Football movies thrilled those present Indianapolis and all wished for "Biggie" Munn and Faculty Members to Appear his staff as much loyal support as he The M.S.C. Alumni club of Indianapolis received at Syracuse during the past held an enjoyable meeting and "fireside On Network Broadcast year. Charles H. Kelley, '35, district picnic" at the D.A.R. Chapter House, Another nationwide broadcast over manager of the Shell Oil company, is Saturday evening, February 15, with the American Broadcasting company net­ again serving as president of the group nearly 30 people present. Plans for vari­ work will originate from Michigan State and announced the appointment of ous types of meetings were discussed and college on June 7. It will mark the third Robert G. Parkhurst, '43, as chairman the group voted to hold meetings the time within a year the department of of the Memorial Center Fund program. second Saturday of every third month. public relations has arranged a half- A summer picnic is being planned.— The next get-together will be held on hour program for the 108 stations carry­ Shirley Townsend, '38, secretary, 871 May 10, again at the D.A.R. Chapter ing the American Farmer program. Acherman St., Syracuse. House. John H. Carmody, '12, of 4228 The program will include a discussion Park St., Indianapolis 5, is president, of the use of thyroid extract in livestock Mrs. Ralph Norman (Gertrude Brummel- feeding experiments. Participating in Buffalo, New York hof), '39, chairman of the social commit­ the discussion will be Dr. E. P. Reineke, The M.S.C. Alumni club of Western tee, and Kay Foster Barnfield, '38, secre­ research professor in physiology; W. N. New York regained its pre-war splendor tary.—Mrs. Stanley Perham, secretary McMillen, swine specialist in animal hus­ under the Presidency of Tom Arrigo, '21, pro-tem. bandry and J. A. Davidson, research pro­ when a record breaking attendance of fessor in poultry husbandry. nearly 80 people—all alumni—met in the W. Lowell Treaster, director of public Fiesta room of the Hotel Worth in Buf­ Los Angeles relations, will moderate the program falo, Tuesday evening, March 18. Col­ More than 100 Michigan State men and which will be carried over the American lege songs under the direction of Robert women renewed alumni club activities for network from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m., Satur­ Bruce, '39, and Art Maischoss, '43, put Southern California Friday evening, Feb­ day, June 7. The college station, WKAR, the group into a "college day atmos­ ruary 21, at the University Club, 614 will originate the broadcast for the net­ phere." South Hope street, in Los Angeles. Un­ work. Glen O. Stewart, '17, gave an interest­ der the direction of Dr. Paul Armstrong, ing talk on "A Year of Progress." So '15, general manager of the California Summer Course Planned startling were the descriptions of the Fruit Growers Exchange, an interesting in School Music speaker that the club voted to renew the program was developed. The second annual school music short auto caravan from Buffalo to the campus, Dr. Grace Song Line, now on leave course for high school students and the probable dates being May 30 and 31. from the foreign language department, teachers will be held at the college June Movies of the Michigan State-Penn State came up from Palm Springs to discuss 23 to July 12, under the direction of Dr. game were shown at the close of the the proposed Memorial Center project William R. Sur, professor of music. A meeting. and told of her experience at the present staff of 32 prominent college and high On the preceding evening F. Ward International Center on the campus. Mrs. school music instructors will teach. Ross, '28, and his wife, the former Doro­ Line lived in Howell, Michigan, for many The students will participate in band, thy Robinson, '28, entertained the Board years. orchestra or choir work. Leonard Fal­ of Directors at their charming home at The main speaker of the evening was cone will direct the band, Alexander 133 Woodcrest, in Kenmore. At this Dr. Harry Eustace, '01, of Berkeley, who Schuster the orchestra, and David F. meeting Richard Frey, '40, was named showed many pictures of "his boys" while Machtel the choir. Other members of the president for next year.—C. A. Brinkert, serving as head of the department of staff will work with various sections of '26, secretary, 132 Burroughs avenue, horticulture at the college. Special re­ the band or orchestra, or will conduct Snyder. corded college music was furnished by private lessons. the alumni office. New officers are being High school musicians interested in Toledo elected and reports will be issued on the course may make application in ad­ The Delft House tea rooms at 1806 future meetings according to Hartley vance. Applicants must be recommended West Bancroft street, in Toledo, pre­ Truax, '12, retiring president.—Roy F. by their school music teacher and prin­ sented a unique setting for the annual Irwin, '14, past-secretary. cipal.

MAY, 1947 .... 15 Martin Buckner, '41 Extension Editor's Article One of the three young vice com­ To Be Re-published manders of the American Legion is Martin B. Buckner, 29-year-old Flint, In Occupied Areas Michigan, alumnus, who received his de­ An article on "Mail-Order Breeding," gree in psychology in 1941. He is an by Earl C. Richardson, extension editor Army Air Force veteran of 35 bombing at Michigan State college, is to be re­ missions over Europe in World War II. published in periodicals in occupied coun­ He is the holder of the Distinguished tries at the request of the Department Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three of State in Washington. Permission has oak leaf clusters, the American Defense been granted by the Michigan Farmer, Medal, the ETO ribbon with four battle for which the article originally was written. Miss Royce Moch, chief of the Maga­ zine Liaison section of the Department of State, said in making her request for permission to use the article that her Dr. Mabel F. Wilson, office wanted to send it to Germany, Aus­ M.S. '30, Ph.D. '37 tria," Japan, and Korea for translation Dr. Mabel Wilson, pictured in the re­ and republication in magazines operating search laboratory of the Diamond Alkali under license fees from the United States company, Painesville, Ohio, has recently Military Government. been named head of the Optical Measure­ The objective is to make known the ments laboratory which is strictly re­ thinking of the outside world to the peo­ search. Here they keep control over the ple of the occupied countries, particu­ minor impurities in products going out larly American thinking and achieve­ and in raw materials coming in for the Martin B. Buckner, '41 ment. Milon Grinnell, editor of the alkalies going into a score of products Michigan Farmer, readily granted per­ such as glass, rayon, foods, plastics, stars, the American Theater Ribbon and mission to the State Department to use petroleum products, paints, drugs, rubber the World War II victory medal. Richardson's article, which traced the and many others. As national vice commander Buckner history of the artificial breeding program For eight years Dr. Wilson served as has been assigned 11 American Legion in this state. spectroscopist with the company. In departments as his area. They include Michigan, the article points out, has using the emission spectograph the re­ Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minne­ been a consistent leader in dairy herd search department controls the metallic sota, Missouri, North and South Dakota, development and improvement. The arti­ impurities in the caustic which goes into Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin. ficial breeding program in this state has the rayon industry. With an infrared He is also field assistant of the Vet­ been fostered by the Michigan Artificial spectrometer analysis is made of certain erans' Employment Service for the Flint Breeders Cooperative, and through its organic materials, particularly among area, awaiting complete restoration of work the number of cows served has in­ the heavy molecules which go into his war-impaired health to return to col­ creased from 1,400 in 1944 to 70,000 on plastics. lege for his final medical training. He January 1 of 1947. Dr. Wilson is married and has two is married and has two children. In col­ children, Jack 15 and Joan 14. She re­ lege he was a member of the Theta Kap­ ceived her degrees in physical chemistry pa Nu fraternity and Blue Key honorary. and while here at the college was affili­ Evert L. Benton, 30 ated with the Sigma Xi and Sigma Pi Dies In April Sigma fraternities. Evert L. Benton, B.S. '30, extension Press Secretary specialist in animal husbandry at Michi­ When Governor Kim Sigler of Michi­ gan State college since 1938, died April gan announced the appointment of 22 in a Lansing hospital following his Roberta Applegate, '40, as his press third operation in a year. secretary, there The staff member was widely known was a new pre- among farmers and livestock men of cedent set in Michigan and was secretary of the Michigan. It was Michigan Cattle Feeders' association and the first time this Michigan Lamb Feeders' association at distinction had the time of his death. ever been given to a woman. Following graduation in 1930 he taught "Bobby," as she vocational agriculture in Hudson for five is known, was a years and for three years served as reporter for the county agricultural agent in Tuscola Lansing bureau Roberta Applegate county before joining the animal hus­ of the Associated Press, and covered all bandry staff. activities of the Ingham county grand He is survived by the widow, Mrs. jury, of which Sigler was former special Marion Benton; a daughter, Mrs. Leon­ prosecutor. She is the daughter of Prof, ard Gardner, Fremont and a sister, Mrs. and Mrs. A. A. Applegate of East Burr Carroll, San Diego, Calif. He was Dr. Mabel F. Wilson, M.S. '30, Ph.D. '37 Lansing. buried in Woodlawn cemetery, Jackson.

16 ... . THE RECORD at 234 Ridge avenue. 1911 Harry Lee Baker is assistant state forester in West Virginia where the conservation commission NeuM. offices are located in the capitol building in Charleston. . . . Harold T. Coughlin is located in Birmingham, Michigan, as an attorney-realtor at 3305 South boulevard. . . . Norman L. Mattice is general manager of the Canoe Brook country club at Summit, New Jersey. . . . Ethel Trautman lives at 740 Ostrom avenue, Syracuse, New York, where she is an associate professor at Syracuse university. 1912 ABOUT THESE ALUMNI The class will be grieved to learn of the deaths of Earl W. DeGraff and Gordon G. Gabel. Mr. DeGraff, a former lawyer, died in Cassadaga, New By Qladyi M. Qnank* York, on October 8. A former high school coach and teacher, Mr. Gabel died in St. Joseph, Michi­ Patriarchs 1908 gan, on January 15. . . . Edwy B. Reid is director To Edwin C. Peters, '93, of Saginaw, goes Clyde F. Severance, who had only recently of information for the Farm Credit administration Masonry's highest honor. Last fall he was noti­ reopened his violin studio in Lansing, died in a of the Department of Agriculture in Washington, fied of his election as a 33rd degree Mason, and local hospital on February 26 following a brief D. C. He lives in Alexandria at 1619 Ripon officially receives conferment of the honor at the illness. Obtaining his master's degree in public place, Parkfairfax. next annual 33rd degree convention. Entering school instrumental music from the University of 1913 Masonry in 1904, Mr. Peters holds membership Michigan, he played violin with the Detroit Sym­ John D. Fletcher was recently promoted to the in nine Masonic bodies. phony orchestra and at one time headed the violin position of assistant district manager in charge 1900 department of the Detroit Conservatory of Music. of personnel and sales training for the central He was a band teacher for many years in a num­ district of Sinclair Refining company in Chicago. Fred S. Curtis gives his new address at 412 ber of schools and at the time of his death was Magnolia avenue, Modesto, California, where he This new assignment comes after 26 years of band instructor at the Dimondale high school. He service with the company, including the past 15 operates an office equipment store. The cover is survived by his widow and one son, and his on the Fall issue of the Record made him "think years as manager of the industrial lubricants brother, Lyle E., w'16, of East Lansing. . . . division. ... J. Carlton Hurley, who received his of the MAC band after we took a fine lacing at Floyd A. Martin is a merchant in Indian River, Kalamazoo. Cold day and moisture froze in in­ M.S. with the class, owns and manages an insur­ Michigan. ... J. Raymond Plank is president of ance agency at 30 Canton street, Baldwinsville, struments. Frozen instruments, no music. Team the Metal Fire Escape and Engineering Develop­ New York. and band walked to train and looked like every ment companies in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with kid and gamin marched with us yelling 'why don't offices at 223-4 Murray building. . . . Chauncey 1914 the Reuben band play?' Sad day, that." Simonds owns a sales, heating equipment, and B. J. Holcomb is the Methodist minister in New 1904 power plant in Grand Rapids where he lives at Lothrop, Michigan, and in his spare time teaches Archie R. Alger, chief engineer with the Fed­ 1855 Union S.E. agrciulture at Kearsley Agricultural school near eral Power commission in Washington, D. C, died 1909 Flint. . . . Clifford W. Reynolds has an insurance in that city on February 8. Prior to joining the and bond business with offices at 1510 Book build­ Mabel McDowell is clothing specialist at Penn­ natural gas division of the Federal Power commis­ ing, Detroit. Right now he is boasting about his sylvania State College, and lives in State College sion seven years ago, Mr. Alger was sales man­ new granddaughter, Cheryl Denise, born March 2. ager for the Semet Solvay Engineering corpora­ tion in New York City. Earlier he was employed The days of '97, era of the new Patriarchs to be inducted this year on Alumni by the Steere Engineering company and White­ day, were recalled at a recent faculty show, "Footlight Parade." Singing of head and Kales, both in Detroit. He is survived by three daughters. ... Dr. Alvin A. Rosenberry. three birds in a gilded cage were Mrs. Charles (Louise) Irvin, wife of an for 30 years a leading physician in Benton Har­ assistant professor of written and spoken English, at the piano; Mrs. Frank bor, died at his home there on February 18. A (Marjorie) Atchley, wife of an assistant professor of farm management, center; graduate of the University of Michigan medical and Miss Dorothy Greey, assistant professor of home management and child school, Dr. Rosenberry interned at Cleveland, and after a year or two in the west, returned to development, on the right. Benton Harbor and opened an office. He was active in the Berrien County Medical society, was a member of the local Academy of Medicine and the American Medical association, and once served as chief of staff of Benton Harbor's Mercy hos­ pital. He is survived by his wife and daughter. 1905 Word has been received of the death of Clarence D. Sterling, of Detroit, on December 20, 1946. 1906 Lewis Kephart is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, as surveyor and Justice of the Peace. 1907 Homer B. Grant owns a marmalade and jelly manufacturing company in St. Petersburg, Flor­ ida, where he lives at 820 13th St. North. . . . Perry Grover is employed by the Great Western Sugar company in Ovid, Colorado. . . . Galo Hines is located in VanNuys, California, as a phar­ macist at, the Monterey Pharmacy, 12901 Riverside drive. . . . T. J. Penticos has retired and makes his home at 2568 Island Park, Manitou Beach, Michigan. . . . Ross S. Thomas, former clerk in charge of the Port Huron and Chicago railway mail service, is now making his home in Lansing at 1102 N. Capitol avenue. . . . Arthur W. Wilson is an insurance underwriter with the North American Life and lives at 107 Glengrove ave­ nue, Toronto, Canada.

MAY, 1947 .... 17 James enters in March, and their daughter Lenore in September. *1keAe. Men Cjcuue, AU 1921 Harris Hemans writes from Homestead, Florida: 'Had everything down here this year from hot DeForest Logan Buchman, 1941 Presidential Unit citations and the Pur­ weather and blight to worst freeze in history. DeForest L. Buchman, a first lieu­ ple Heart medal, was enrolled in engi­ We were fortunate and not hurt too much. Will neering during 1938-40, entering from dig around 15,000 bushels of spuds and should tenant in the Army Air Forces and have between two and three thousand bushel of holder of the Silver Star, Purple Heart, Hamtramck, Michigan. In 1940 he was appointed to Annapolis and was gradu­ tomatoes by April. One works at a real pace and Air medals, was killed in action over down here when the going is tough. When the Italy on March 13, 1944. Entering from ated from the United States Naval blight was raging through the fields I had two Oak Harbor, Ohio, Lt. Buchman was en­ Academy in June 1943. (His brother, sprayers going on a Sunday and a plane dusting over head at the same time. Sprayed two hundred rolled in applied science during 1938-40. Roy M. Kroth, was graduated from M.S.C. in 1945.) and fifty acres in one week but we held our field." Paul Stanley Hensley, 1940 1922 Paul S. Hensley, a staff sergeant in Ralph Edward Miller, 1942 William B. Blanchard owns and manages Clover- the Army Air Forces and holder of the Ralph E. Miller, a first lieutenant in land Farms dairy in Traverse City, Michigan. . . . Purple Heart medal, was killed in action the Army Air Forces and holder of the Samuel Dispenza is a structural designer and Purple Heart and Air medals, was killed detailer for the Lummus company in New York over Augsburg, Germany, on February City and lives in Bronx at 2475 Tiebout avenue. 28, 1945. Sgt. Hensley entered from in action near Japan on May 5, 1945. . . . Morris F. Swaney is president of Swaney, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, and was gradu­ Lt. Miller entered from Eaton Rapids, Drake & Bement (Advertisers) with offices at 135 ated in agriculture on June 10, 1940. He Michigan, and was enrolled in veterinary S. LaSalle street, Chicagd. is survived by his wife and his mother. medicine during the fall terms of 1938 1925 and 1940. Carl F. Schultz, production engineer for the Richard Jerome Kroth, 1942 Oldsmobile division for the past 18 years, was Richard J. Kroth, a lieutenant junior Sebert Alfred Willetr, 1945 recently appointed resident engineer of the Ford grade in the Navy, was communications Sebert A. Willett, a signalman second Motor company's Lincoln plant. Mr. Schultz be­ officer aboard the submarine Tang which class in the Navy and holder of the gan working at Oldsmobile immediately following his graduation, as a chassis and body engineer. was lost in a freak accident while patrol­ Purple Heart and Victory medals, was Later he served as national supervisor of technical ling enemy waters on October 25, 1944. killed in action in the Atlantic area on service and, during the war, was in the procure­ The Tang was sunk when one of its own June 9, 1944. Entering from Charlotte, ment division. . . . Lucius D. Mills, president of torpedoes, fired at a Jap transport, made Michigan, he was enrolled in applied the Mills Dry Goods company in Lansing, has been elected president of the Merchants' division of an erratic run and struck the stern of music the fall term of 1941 and the the local Chamber of Commerce. the submarine. Lt. Kroth, who held two spring term of 1942. 1926 Having been discharged from the Army in Novem­ has been transferred by Kay Industries Inc. to ber 1946 as a colonel, Ralph H. Morrish has joined 1915 Detroit where he lives at 16847 Monica avenue. the staff of the Air Installations division, Head­ Walter G. Hildorf has been transferred by Alton M. Porter is employed by the U. S. Depart­ quarters, Army Air Forces, Washington, D. C, Timken Roller Bearing company to Los Angeles, ment of Commerce in charge of foreign exports where he is serving as chief of the grounds sec­ with offices at 1526 South Olive street. . . . in food and agricultural products. He lives in Lloyd Shumaker is located in Caracas, Venezuela, tion. . . . Russell VanMeter is a partner in the Takoma Park at 22 Manor circle. . . . B. W. Whitney Trading company in Whitney, Ontario. as design engineer for Phillips Venezuelan Oil Straight is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, company. . . . William G. Winemiller is general manager as chief of cost accounting department at Western of C. C. Lang & Son, Inc., in Fremont, Michigan. 1916 Electric. The concern manufactures all types of pickle Ford Peabody, of Birmingham, Michigan, has products. three sons enrolled at Michigan State this year. 1918 Frank, who was graduated in 1942, is taking Glen I. Blades is president of the York State 1928 graduate work, Ralph is a sophomore, and Alford Fruit Distributors Inc., carlot shipper and dis­ Word has been' received of the death of Kath- is a freshman. tributors located at 14 Franklin street, Rochester, eryne Burtch Dickerson in Albion, Michigan, on New York William F. Manby owns a farm 1917 February 2. . . . B. T. Aim has his medical offices implement concern in Battle Creek, Michigan, at 309 E. Mitchell, Petoskey, Michigan. . . . Paul Dr. Raymond B. Bolton, veterinarian of the Ver­ where he lives on rural route 7. . . . Calvin J. Smith has been named director of retail sales for mont Department of Agriculture for over 27 years, Overmyer has been awarded the Legion of Merit the General Tire and Rubber company of Akron. died at his home in Cabot, Vermont, on Febru­ by the War department. Mr. Overmyer, recently Ohio. . . . Rosabelle Snohr is counsellor at the ary 13. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, discharged as a colonel in the Army, is vice Michigan Children's Institute in Ann Arbor. . . . and two sons, one of whom is Dr. Wesson D. president of the Elliott Paint & Varnish company Upon termination of his service in the Army, Bolton, '44, a practicing veterinarian in Cabot. in Chicago. LeRoy C. Stegeman resumed his work as profes­ . . . John Arthur Kerr was killed June 12, 1946, sor at New York State College of Forestry at when the plane which he was piloting crashed 1919 Syracuse. near Niles, Michigan, during a bad electrical Dr. Ethel Hopphan, who has been in charge of storm. ... At the 54th annual conference of the the bacteriological department at the University 1929 West Virginia Horticulture society, held February of Cincinnati, is now in Tokyo with the 406th Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Michael (Marjorie 14, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Malcolm M. Medical General laboratory of the 8th Army, and Brody) of 5218 Crane avenue, Detroit, announce Brown was presented with the society's distin­ may be reached at APO 500 out of San Francisco. the birth of Margaret Teresa on November 11, guished service award for long and outstanding . . . Ralph C. Sweeney finished his terminal leave 1946. . . . Irving J, Clements has a flower shop service to the apple industry. Mr. Brown is serv­ as a colonel in the sanitary corps late in Decem­ and greenhouse in Holt, Michigan: . . . Discharged ing the society as treasurer for the 16th con­ ber 1946, and returned to the New York State as a lieutenant colonel after nearly five years secutive year. . . . Colonel Harry L. Campbell Health department as sanitary engineer for the service in the Army, Lewis C. Cook has returned has been transferred to Atlanta, Georgia, where Middletown district. This includes the counties to his work as sales engineer for the General he commands the Atlanta Ordnance depot, an of Rockland, Sullivan, and Orange, with head­ Electric company in Milwaukee, where he lives Army automotive vehicular center. . . . The sym­ quarters in Middletown. . . . Earl R. VanLeeuwen at 2745 N. Bartlett avenue. . . . Pierre Kenyon pathy of the class is extended to Mr. and Mrs. is located in Beltsville, Maryland, as entomologist is general secretary of the Santa Anita District Lester Flanders, of Baldwinsville, New York, for the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quar­ Y.M.C.A., serving five communities, with offices whose daughter and her husband and two children antine. at 235 S. Myrtle, Monrovia, California. . . . Lt. were passengers on a Chinese commercial airliner 1920 Col. Clyde T. Mattison, of the Marine Corps, is which crashed and burned near Hankow. Mr. and located in Raleigh, Tennessee, as legal officer on Mrs. Vick were on the last lap of their journey Norman Koleman is an agent with the 12th the Naval Air Technical Training staff. to do missionary work for the American Baptist Criminal Investigation division of the U. S. Foreign Missionary society. . . . Louise Halladay Forces in Austria. . . . Rosselyn Rice Murphy 1930 Carpenter is located in East Lansing, as assistart (Mrs. M. C.) of 411 Howard street, Grand Haven, Donald Houghton, former registrar of the De­ to the director of the American Hotel Association's Michigan, writes that their daughter Patricia will troit Institute of Technology, has assumed his testing laboratory at M.S.C. . . . E. C. Huebner graduate from Michigan State in June, their son duties of dean of administration of Cleary college

18 ... . THE RECORD in Ypsilanti, Michigan. . . . Marguerite Clark Clare A. Becker has been appointed associate pro­ first birthday on May 3. . . . Coy Eklund is McCarthy, her husband, Norman, and their two fessor of marketing in the agricultural economics agency manager for the Equitable Life Assurance children have recently moved to Toledo, where and rural sociology department of the Pennsyl­ society in Detroit with offices in the Penobscot they are living at 2334 Middlesex. . . . Howard M. vania State college at State College, Pennsylvania. building. His two assistants are Edgar Jones, '38, Odel is a physician at the Mayo clinic in Roches­ . . . Manley Dayton has charge of the engineering and Robert S. Gay, '42. ter, Minnesota. . . . Colonel Clare Passink has on overhead lines construction for the Detroit been assigned to the San Francisco Port of Em­ Edison company and lives in Detroit at 16160 1940 barkation at Fort Mason. Prest. . . . Mrs. Gordon Duncan, the former Word has been received of the death of Dr. Cora Dewey, gives her address as 409% Saginaw Antoon Busser on November 17, 1946, in Auburn, 1932 street, Saginaw, Michigan, where she teaches Indiana. . . . James C. Bergers and Irene Baty Lawrence Sexton has been named assistant French and English at the high school and does were married on January 25, and are making general manager for the Sealed Power corpora­ "some writing on the side, even selling some their home at 1459 Genesee street. Grand Rapids. tion in St. Johns, Michigan. . . . Dorothy Troth of it!" . . . Edward and Clara May Wetherby Mr. Bergers is back at the city desk of the Grand Muir's second book, "The Presence of a Lady" Miller, with their two chlidren, are living at Rapids Press after serving in the public relations was published in December 1946. Her first one, 11704 Glastonbury road, Detroit, where he is with division of General Eisenhower's supreme head­ "Potomac Interlude" was published in 1943 and Giffel and Vallet Inc. . . . Richard Struwin is an quarters. . . . Frank T. Boman, who received his was dedicated to her brother, Paul Troth, '30, instructor in physics at Lafayette College, Easton, Ph.D. with the class is located in Sydney, New then a major in the Army. Her second work is Pennsylvania. South Wales, Australia, and was recently ap­ a story of the first secretary of the Mount Vernon pointed to the faculty of agriculture at the uni­ Ladies' Association of the Union, and is dedicated 1938 versity there as lecturer in fruit growing. . . . to the present regent of that organization. Mrs. Quentin Ewert is a partner in a law firm, Walter Rummel is editor of the Dow Diamond, Muir lives in Washington Grove, Maryland. . . . Ewert and Fagan, with offices in Grand Ledge and bi-monhtly publication of the Dow Chemical com­ A. G. Waack will soon complete 15 years of serv­ at 123 S. Grand avenue, Lansing. . . . Mr. and pany in Midland. . . . Along about 1964 some of ice with the Household Finance corporation. He Mrs. Curtis Patton, of 3007 Lakeview drive, R. 7, the following may be enrolling at Michigan State— is Eastern advertising manager for the company Pontiac, announce the birth of a daughter, Denise John Frederick, born January 30 to C. F. and with offices at 1616 Walnut street, Philadelphia. Jean, on November 2, 1946. Mrs. Patton is the Elizabeth Robertson Beukema, of Rogers City, 1933 former Iris Bloodworth of London, England. . . . Michigan ; Martha Elizabeth, born September 9 On April 1 Anthony Rapes assumes his duties as to Dr. Gerald and Martha (Gower, '39) Drake, of Edith Bower and Stanley T. Elder were married ag teacher and superintendent of the Albert H. 1005 Cornwell, Ann Arbor; Kristy Ann, born Sep­ January 2 and are making their home at 821 W. Schmidt Foundation farm at Washington, Michi­ tember 7. 1946, to Marvin and Anna Marie (Ren- Washington street, Greenville, Michigan. . . . gan, owned and operated by Wayne university. necker, '42) Larson, of 12010 Phillips avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Ernst R. Brehm (Helen Campbell) N.E., Cleveland, Ohio; John David, born January of Cadillac, Michigan, announce the birth of Vicky 23 to David and Norma (Beachum, '41) Trafelet, Louise on February 12. 1939 Under the heading of "blessed events" come of 408 Ann street, East Lansing; and Deborah 1934 Jackson Howell, born December 20, 1946, to Dr. Louise, born January 12 to Robert and Helen Keith and Julia (Davies, '40) Acker, of 304 E. Jackson W. and Janet (Kelder, '41) Bates, of (Ewing, '39) Vanderveld, of 396 S. Roy avenue, Washington, Ionia, Michigan, announce the birth Ovid, Michigan; James Lewis born February 27 Columbus, Ohio. of Griffith George on October 3, 1934. . . . Marshall to Representative and Mrs. G. Kirk Haley (Bernice B. Goodwin is located in Hollywood, Florida, as Cooper) of Bad Axe, Michigan; Rebecca Edla 1941 sports director for the Hollywood Beach hotel. . . . born September 20, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Julien Jean Binkley Mayhew writes from 715 Andre, Edward and Helen (Sutton, '35) Kramer and their W. Fowler (Mary Jane Hagens) of 141 Auburn Mt. Pleasant, Michigan : "My husband has opened two daughters, are living at 464 Colonial Court avenue S.E., Grand Rapids; Cheryl Jenette born a music store and studio of his own here and south, Grosse Pointe Farms. Mr. Kramer is March 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon D. Payne we're well on our way to becoming 'solid citizens' assistant manager of Robinson's Home and Auto (Eleanor Mills) of 1146 Mayburn, Dearborn; with a new son born last April 7 whom we call Supply, owned and managed by Lyle Robinson, Marsha Sue born November 6, 1946, to Harold and David." . . . Claude A. Ludwig, M.D., announces '35. . . . Richard Simkins is salesman for the Celine Borr Nitzburg of 17 W. Cleveland drive, the opening of offices at 916 7th street, Port Union Bank of Michigan and lives at 546 Benja­ Buffalo, New York ; Mary Alice born December 30 Huron, Michigan. . . . Sik Vung Ting has returned min S.E., Grand Rapids. to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hostetler (Phyllis Shep- to China and may be reached in care of the De­ ard) ; and John Claude born February 10 to Mr. partment of Horticulture, University of Nanking 1935 and Mrs. Claude D. Chamberlain (Jean Stolz) at Nanking. . . . Under the heading of "vital Major Marley C. Clark is veterinarian in the of 446 Kensington road, East Lansing . . . Capt. statistics" come Kirkland Ames, born January 26 Air Defense command at Mitchel Field, New William G. Bradenburg is a patient in Percy Jones to Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Holcomb (Patricia Carr) York. . . . William J. Kesl is assistant managing Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan, recovering of Elkins, West Virginia ; a daughter Cheryl born director of the University of Notre Dame dining from wounds received in action in Germany in December 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Curtis halls, and lives at 2525 Frederickson street, South April 1945. . . . George Cleveland is located at (Arvella Greenamyer) of R. 4, Coldwater, Michi­ Bend. the Deschutes National forest, Sisters, Oregon, gan ; Susanne Elizabeth born August 26, 1946, to in the timber sales division of the U. S. Forest Mr. and Mrs. William Whitley (Edith Holden) 1936 Service. . . . Henry Cohn is president of the of 23 Prince avenue, Hatboro, Pennsylvania; Hiram Nicholson, who received his M.A. with Cohn-Daniel corporation at 2503 Pacific, Dallas, James George born March 9 to John and Alice the class, is located in Bay City, Michigan, as Texas. His son, Alan Meyer, will celebrate his (Amsden, '40) Iuele; Richard Allen born Novem- district supervisor of probation for the Michigan State Department of Corrections. This district, composed of 21 counties in Northeastern Michi­ gan, was the scene of pioneer work in probation. At the present time pre-sentences are made in all felony cases and all courts in the district are served. A new municipal court has been devel­ Jlaue. Ifou Mooed? MaMied? Ztc.? oped at Midland to replace justice courts. Great advance has been made in probation in the municipal courts at Bay City and Saginaw. An Well, then, give with the news, and don't be stingy with details. If you've outstanding wayward minor program has been married be sure and include the date. New job, where and what is it? Baby, built up in Bay county. . . . Richard OBrien is name and date please Send all information to the Alumni Records Office, Box employed by the Hendry corporation in Tampa, 551, East Lansing, Michigan. Florida, where he may be reached at 851 S. Dakota avenue. . . . Donald and Evalyn (Craun, '37) Rundle, of 708 N. Fairview, Lansing, an­ Name Class Year nounce the birth of Julie Ann on February 8. (former students will designate years that they would have graduated) After five years service in the Army, Mr. Rundle has returned to his job as metallurgist for the Best mailing address Centrifugal Fusing company. 1937 Remarks Dr. T. M. Barr has returned to civilian status after nearly five years in the Army and is veteri­ Informant : Date filled out narian for the city of Hazel Park, Michigan. His address is 121 Maplefield avenue, Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, (and he mentions enclosing an an­ Informant's address nouncement of the latest addition to his family but no announcement was attached). . . . Dr.

MAY, 1947 .... 19 ber 29, 1946, to Fred and Lorraine Copeiand, October 26, 1946, and are now living in Detroit '45, who is a social worker for the Detroit Chap­ w'44) Janz of 14574 Greenview road, Detroit- at 7737 Gratiot avenue. . . . M. Feme Hart is sec­ ter of the American Red Cross, and from Shirley retary for the Mitzie Greenman tours and travel Logan who is located in Detroit as a social worker 1942 agency in Chicago where she lives at 8949 S. for the State Bureau of Social Aid. Her classmates and other friends will be grieved Justine street. . . . Millicent Jones and Robert to learn of the death of Charlotte V. Stevens in G. Swan (University of Oregon, '40) were married 1945 Bay City, Michigan, on January 26. After a year on December 19, 1946, and are making their home Mac and Marjorie Rice Cropsey, of CrystaL of research work in Pontiac, she worked for two at 9 Melbourne, Columbia, Missouri, where both Lake, Illinois, announce the birth of a daughter, years as a medical technician in the research de­ are on the faculty at Stephens College. . . . Mr. Cimeron Cay, on December 15. . . Also living at partment of the University of Chicago. Prior to and Mrs. Bernard Schultz (Mildred Schneider), Crystal Lake are Mr. and Mrs. George Petritz, her death she was research technician for a phy­ of 20255 Moross Rd., Detroit, announce the birth she was the former Althea Kraker, who were sician in Bay City. Her parents, two sisters, and of Walter Roy on February 8. ... J. Thomas Reid, married on October 5, 1946. ... A son, John a brother survive. . . . Carol Nancy was born who received his M.S. with the class and his Keith III, was born June 13, 1946, to Mr. and February 7 to Mr. and Mrs. George Cage. . . . Ph.D. in 1945, is associate professor and director Mrs. John K. Pardee Jr. (Dorothy Hayes) or of research at Rutgers university. He and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig Schupp (Martha Kell) 10690 Riviera Place N.E., Seattle, Washington. Reid (Alice Smalley, '44) make their home at the of Union, Missouri, announce the birth of twins, . . . Dr. and Mrs. Cyril G. Spike, of R. 2, Owosso, Dairy research station in Sussex, New Jersey. . . . John Craig and Judith Ann, on November 23, announce the birth of their sixth child, Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brooks (Mary-Jean Wood) 1946. Martha also was a twin! . . . Jacob Lnsch Edward, on March 4. . . . Barbara Stoeffler is of 221 Newcomb S.E., Washington, D. C, an­ is junior forester in the department of parks and assistant dietitian at St. Luke hospital in Alta- recreation in Detroit where he lives at 5098 nounce the birth of Jeanne Ramsdell on Decem­ ber 9, 1946. dena, California. . . . Martha Vargha is a lunch­ Belvidere. He reports the birth of a son, Michael room manager for the board of education in De­ on November 18. . . . Linda Joan was born Janu­ troit, and lives in Plymouth at 11420 Gold Arbor ary 22 to Dr. and Mrs: Burton A. Ross. . . . 1944 road. . . . Mr. and Mrs. James S. Foster, of 534 Thomas V. Waber, former news and special events A daughter, Julie Anne, was born December 19 Victory avenue. South San Francisco, California, supervisor for the College radio station, is now to Mr. and Mrs. Max C. Collins (Jeanette Clay) of announce the birth of Glee Nan on January 19. educational program director for the broadcasting Saline, Michigan. . . . Lt. Col. F. W. Hasselback service of the University of Illinois. He may be has returned from overseas and is at the AGF 1946 reached at station WILL in Gregory hall on the Headquarters at Fort Monroe, Virginia. . . . Marion Heckel and Robert J. Eade (U. of M.. campus at Urbana. Mary Shearer Milton and her husband, Kirby M. '44) were married on October 26, 1946, and are (Harvard, '44) will celebrate their second wedding living in Detroit at 3450 Chicago. . . . George and 1943 anniversary on April 29. They are living at 1557 Martha (Warner, '45) Hinz, of South Haven, Michi­ William W. Beardsley and Jean Swengel, '45, Tully court, Willow Run, Michigan, while Mr. gan, announce the birth of Janice Eileen on De­ were married March 2 and are at home in Pon­ Milton is a teaching fellow at the University of cember 6. . . . Margaret Ann Sims (Mrs. L. James tiac, Michigan, at 46% Henry Clay avenue. . . . Michigan. . . . Christine Tucker is an interior Schloss since last November) gives her new ad­ The Reliance Life Insurance company of Pitts­ decorator for the Ernst Kern company in Detroit dress as 206 E. Main street, Ionia. . . . Lois burgh announces the appointment of Joseph C. and lives at 82 Kerby road, Grosse Pointe. She Vollmer Green and her husband. Lewis, w'49, are Bork as representative in Grand Rapids, Michi­ reports hearing occasionally from Rath Semenow, living at 235 W. 10th avenue, Columbus, Ohio. gan, with offices at 246 Diamond avenue S.E. . . . who has her dental offices in the Jenkins Arcade She holds an assistantship in the School of Home Lucille Franzen is head dietitian at St. Joseph in Pittsburgh, Rosemary Meulman who is em­ Economics and is working for her master's de­ hospital in Flint, Michigan. . . . Dr. John W. ployed in Washington, D. C, and lives at 941 N. cree. Mr. Green is an undergraduate student at Gariing and Jean Robinson, '42, were married on Pollard street, Arlington, Virginia, Virginia Ward, the university.

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