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The Banner Year for College Alumni
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This summer ... as never before . . . you ought to stage
that long deferred European trip. There's a sound
reason . . . The United States Lines and American
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Jtl of Intercollegiate Alumni organizations representing
103 colteges and universities The great liner AMERICA . . . her staterooms refu rn- ished in the mode of tomorrow ... is your flagship. On the AMERICA, and throughout the fleet, will be college bands to "do" the melody with a campus flavor ... On ship and ashore, a vast personnel will be on tiptoe to give you the ultimate in service. It is your day! . . . A card index of alumni residents in Europe will be found in the London, Paris and Berlin offices of the United States Lines- You, too, should register. Who knows what happy reunions may result? ... Write your Alumni Secretary or send the coupon below now for complete information. UNITED STATES LINES MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY TO THE NEAREST OFFICE LISTED BELOW OFFICIAL ALUMNI FLEET UNITED STATES LINES LEVIATHAN, World's Largest Ship 45 Broadwav, New York GEORGE WASHINGTON AMERICA 61-63 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 691 Market St., San Francisco REPUBLIC PRESIDENT HARDING I am interested in making a trip to Europe this summer PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT on the official alumni fleet. Please give me information, •rv. :rt'- >«>. without obligation on mv part, on sailings, accommoda And direct New York-London service tions and rates. weekly on Name...... AMERICAN BANKER AMERICAN SHIPPER Address. . ,...... ;...... AMERICAN FARMER AMERICAN TRADER AMERICAN MERCHANT City Alumni Association ...... March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 3
Listening In The MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE urpHERE are two classes of people," -1- according to the Rollins College Record, "those who leave wills when they die, and those who leave bills. At RECORD the funeral of the first class there is Established 1896 sorrow. At the funeral of the second Member of the American Alumni Council there is panic. When a man leaves Published for the alumni and former students of the Michigan State College by the M. S. C. Association. money to a college, it proves he is more Published monthly throughout the year. interested in heads than in headstones. Membership in the M. S. C. Association, including subscription to THE RECORD, A bequest to a college is the nearest $2.50 per year. Unless members request a discontinuance before expiration of their memberships, it will you can come to finding the fountain be assumed a renewal is desired. of youth. It can be founded,—but not Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the M. S. C. Association. found." Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at East Lansing, Michigan. GLEN O. STEWART, '17, Editor GLADYS FRANKS, w'27. Alumni Recorder M. KATHERINE LYNCH, '31, Feature Editor RESIDENT EMERITUS THOMP P SON of Ohio State tells a story THE M. S. C. ASSOCIATION about a student who was taking an Union Memorial Building exam. He couldn't answer the last OFFICERS—1929-30 question. He thought that the profes Arthur C. MacKinnon, '95, President G. V. Branch, '12, Vice-President sor was a pretty good friend of his, so R. Bruce McPherson, '90, Treasurer Glen O. Stewart, '17, Secretary he wrote "Only God could answer that question. Merry Christmas." The pro fessor wrote back <'God gets a hundred; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE you get zero. Happy New Year." E, E. Gallup, '96, Lansing, term expires 1930; Earl E. Hotchin, '12, term expires 1931; L. Q. Gordon, '06. term expires 1932 ; Harris E. Thomas, 85, Lansing, ex-officio ; E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, ex-officio ; Frank F. Rogers. '83, Lansing, ex-officio. TUDENTS at the University of Mrs. Turner Broughton, '17, President of Alumnae League. S California last year earned a total of more than a million dollars while Entered at the East Lansing Postoffice as Second Class Matter taking their course. Seventy-five per Vol. XXXV. No. 7 East Lansing, Michigan March, 1930 cent, five thousand, of the students are partially or totally self-supporting.
HE Minnesota Daily recently com T mented on the restlessness of In This Issue youth as follows: "The youth of to day is no more restless than his father; - .;" Page he has a period in which to study and Committes Select Nominees for Spring Election 5 a period in which to play. He requires The What and Why of the Woman's Student Aid Fund— Plan less time to learn; he studies more in Co-ed Dormitory , 6 tensively. Life is not a serious game to him. The future of education is Michigan Master Farmers Rated Rural Leaders 7 safe in his hands. Spartan Clubs Meet -, 8 "Officials of an educational institu "Close Beside the Winding Cedar" 9 tion will find the task of forcing the students to' stay on the campus over Radio Expansion Planned—Gymnasium Gossip—Spartan Var the week-end a very distasteful and sity Basketball Squad for 1930 10 perplexing one." Student Crash Victim—Marriages . n Varsity Triumphant Over Michigan Victory...... 12 T\R. HARRY W. CHASE, president U of the University of North Carolina, Alumni Affairs... .' 15 has accepted the presidency of the University of Illinois. Dr. David Kinley alumni education, art in American life -1 who retires at the end of the present and radio education. IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR academic year is sixty-eight years old. !l CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE S He has been president for the last ten "QELIEVE it or not, as friend Ripley ALUMNI '1 li years. -'-'might say, baseball is possible in April 3. 6:30—Milwaukee alumni 1 li Michigan as early as February 21. club dinner meeting at "The S rpHE degree of doctor of science was On that particular date Coach John Old Manse," 100 Prospect S i| •*• conferred on Thomas Alva Edison Kobs chased his Spartan diamond avenue, Milwaukee. Coach h at the convocation day exercises at Rol squad out into the open spaces for the James Crowley and Secretary s lins College, Winter Park, Florida, first time this season. A long fly chas Stewart, speakers. s February 14. ing drill for the outfield candidates and April 4. 6:30—Chicago alumni s a brief warmup for the inflelders fea club annual dinner dance, ) li HE fifth annual meeting of the tured the practice. Kobs batted fungoes Medinah Athletic club, North 'I T American Association for Adult until perspiration poured from his face, Michigan avenue. Speakers, ll 'I Education will be held in Chicago on and his fly-chasers had a sweat bath Dean Marie Dye, Coach s May 12, 13, 14 and 15, at the Edgewater beneath the beaming February sun. It James Crowley and Secretary ll 'I Beach hotel. Plans for the program was all in anticipation of that Southern 11 Stewart. include a discussion of rural education, trip during spring vacation. 'I 4 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930
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Andrew Carnegie "If I Had Only once said: Played Safe" ex resslon as "I have never known a concern to make a decided V23Kt ^^ P h been heard the success that did not do good honest work, and even y|§Bk: length and breadth of the land in these days of fiercest competition, when everything la||5p since the stock market slump. Day would seem to be a matter of price, there lies still W after day, tens of thousands have at the root of great business success the very much eagerly turned the pages of their news more important factor of quality." papers to learn the latest reports concern ing the funds with which they have gambled. No need for those whose money is in a FOR TEN YEARS THE CAMPUS PRESS HAS BEEN savings account to worry—they know it is STRIVING TO GIVE ITS VALUED CUSTOMERS safe; they know it is earning interest stead THE BEST IN ily day and night; they know it will be ready for them when they want it. PRINTING Speculation helps one person to win where a thousand lose.
Play safe and climb the ladder Quality, Service and Consideration of success. We will help you. American State Savings Bank LANSING THE CAMPUS PRESS NORTH LANSING SOUTH LANSING 20SS EAST MICHIGAN AVE. (Incorporated) 106 West Grand River Avenue EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 5
Nominees as Presented by the Nominating Committees, After Careful Consideration
'T'HE DECEMBER issue of the RECORD carried the announcement that President -*- MacKinnon of the M. S. C. Association had appointed two nominating committees for the purpose of naming candidates whose names are to appear on the Association ballot this spring. L. P. Dendel, '14, and Leland N. Jones, '20, acting as chairmen of groups 1 and 2, report to the alumni office that their committees after careful investigation have selected slates that represent the best interests of the alumni of the College. Both committees report keen disappointment in the retirement of A. C. MacKinnon, '95, and G. Verne Branch, '12, from the offices of president and vice-president, respectively. Mr. MacKinnon will be retained on the executive committee, ex-officio, as a past pres ident, while Mr. Branch wishes to withdraw entirely because of his business rela tionships. He will continue to represent the alumni on the athletic council.
SELECTIONS OF GROUP 1 SELECTIONS OF GROUP 2 L. P. Dendel, Chairman Leland N. Jones, Chairman
PRESIDENT (One to Be Selected) R. BRUCE McPHERSON, '90. Howell JAMES E. FISK, '06e, Detroit
VICE-PRESIDENT (One to Be Selected) E. E. GALLUP, '96, Lansing W. O. HEDRICK, '91, East Lansing
TREASURER (One to Be Selected) L. T. CLARK, '04, Detroit C. F. SCHNEIDER, '85, Grand Rapids
MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (One to Be Selected) W. G. KNICKERBOCKER, '16, Detroit S. F. EDWARDS, '99, Lansing
REPRESENTATIVE FROM ALUMNAE LEAGUE (Present President Unanimous Choice) MRS. TURNER BROUGHTON, '17, Lansing
On May 1 ballots will be mailed to all members of the association in good standing and up to ten days before that date it will be possible for any group of twenty active members to add names to the ballot. Otherwise, the only names appearing will be those listed above. Members in good standing are those whose dues are paid to July 1 of this year. 6 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 The WHAT and WHY of the Student Aid Fund Affected Over Two Hundred Beneficiaries In Twenty Years rpHE story of the dean "to use as she Student -*- Women's ISS MAUDE GILCHRIST, who was dean of women and home sees best." This Aid fund at Michigan economics here from 1901 to 1913, has written the following article amount was loaned to State college should M in explanation of the student aid fund now known as the Gilchrist- the same young wom begin in the year 1909. Collingivood Fund and administered under the present auspices of the an in June of that with the gift of fifty State Federation of Women's clubs. This was the first student relief year, as shown by the dollars from Mrs. fund to be established on this campus, and its formation was brought books of Mr. J. Schep- James M. Turner, of about largely through Miss Gilchrist's efforts. It was the first of a ers, treasurer of the Lansing. A young series of such funds, which now send many M. S. C. students annually fund. These b ooks orphan girl from the through school. Attention has recently been attracted to this subject show also, that she re Bay City Home had on the M. S. C. campus by the formation of a student loan fund, to be turned the entire been sent to the Col known as the "College Women's Loan Fund," by Sphinx, honorary amount, with interest, lege as a sub-fresh campus women's society, and eight other campus women's organizations. two or three years man by a former later. teacher in the home The College Woman's economics department, However, in ing the balance very soon. And very club was very much in earnest about the middle of the year 1908-1909. this soon she did pay it. this student aid fund. At the meet- teacher found that she could no longer On another occasion a girl rushed to iing in December 1910, the mem take care of the girl's expenses. When the dean's office saying she needed bers voted to sponsor a play to which the case was presented to Mrs. Turner, fifty-nine cents to get a ticket home! an entrance fee would be charged. In she most generously responded and her Somehow, this brings to mind a picture March of 1911 a report of the play, check for fifty dollars kept the orphan of the crowded Grand Trunk station "Alabama." stated that the proceeds girl in college for the remainder of the one wintry morning when teachers and amounted to about sixty-seven dollars. year. No note was required, nor was students, starting on their Christmas The club voted to hold this amount in the return of the money expected. We vacation, made up a purse to buy trust for the benefit of girl students. are sure that this girl's stay at "M. A. tickets for "the dean" and her sister, From time to time additional amounts C." helped to make her a more useful "Miss Norma." while these two were were given, some interest added, and woman and a wiser citizen. trying to get the College by telephone. at the end of two and one-half years Every now and then, in those days. The west-bound train was in sight the fund amounted to two hundred some student dropped out for lack of down the track, but money intended sixty-six dollars. for tickets was safe in the Woman's money or suffered undeserved hardship, With the helpful cooperation of the building. However, that is another as. unfortunately, students do today. College treasurer, Mr. Schepers, the story. Small private loans were frequently fund has been administered according made to enable a girl to pay her term- Although the matter of a loan fund to plans made by a committee and end bills or to buy her ticket home. had often been talked of by members approved by the club in April. 1911. On one occasion a student from an of the College Woman's club, its first During the first two and one-half years other state asked the dean of women action was taken in December, 1910. one hundred ninety dollars helped four for a loan of about twenty-five dollars One of the outstanding students of ambitious young women toward the in order to pay railroad fare and the that year, who was working her way goal of desired education. balance on her Club C bill. (Some of through, knew that she must leave un The amount of the fund is now more you may not know that "Club C" means less she could secure a loan of fifty than three thousand dollars, over two the "'Woman's Commons" of today.) dollars, or more, during the remainder hundred beneficiaries have profited by She confessed that she had bought a of the year. Accordingly, the Woman's it, more than two thousand dollars are club voted that twenty-five dollars be spring dress with the last money sent now out in loans, and these loans are given to the dean, of the home eco from home and hoped to the end of the being repaid in a most satisfactory nomics division as a "relief fund" for term that her father would send her manner. The growth of this project to this student. A note of thanks from another check. Apparently this father its present status, the faithful service this young woman, read to the club did not approve of spring dresses. of devoted committee chairmen, the in January, 1911. acknowledged receipt About a year later she returned ten generous interest of the federated clubs of this amount. According to the dollars of the loan and about five years of the state of Michigan should be told later she wrote announcing her mar minutes the club then voted another twenty-five dollars to be given to the in another chapter. That, too, is an riage and expressing the hope of pay- other "story." New Co-ed Dormitory dence once stood. Lately this area has mitory will be erected in two units. been used as a picnic ground. The addition of the new building to PRELIMINARY PLANS for the con- The financing plans will be in the the dormitories already on the campus -*• struction of a $400,000 woman's dor hands of a prominent Detroit business will relieve the housing shortage which mitory were approved at the regular concern. A bond issue will be floated has become so acutely felt here during February meeting of the State Board for the amount of the fund, and the the past two years. It will furnish of Agriculture and the finance and amortization of the bond issue handled accomodations for a much larger per building committees were authorized to by the income from the dormitory centage of freshmen co-eds who are proceed at once on the undertaking. quarters, thus making the scheme self required to live in college supervised Work on the building is expected to supporting. The plan presupposes the houses off the campus. start this summer. The new building ownership of real estate for site. It has The members of the building com will provide accommodations for 180 been estimated that rentals would be mittee named were L. Whitney Watkins, women. The site selected is the area kept to a maximum of $4.50 per week. J. R. McColl, and Clark L. Brody. The between the new U. S. weather bureau The architectural plans are also be personnel of the finance committee is and the music center, probably near the ing worked out with a Detroit firm, composed of M. B. McPherson, W. H. location where Professor Pettit's resi Malcomson & Higginbotham. The dor Berkey and Mrs. Dora Stockman. March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 7 Michigan Master Farmers Rated Rural Leaders Seven Alumni of College Selected by Committees In Early Groups
TF YOU can make your farm yield is divided into sub-points; and of these wassee, Monroe, Mecosta, Ingham. -*- from fifty to two hundred per cent the judges consider the candidate's Clinton, Lenawee, Chippewa, Jackson, above the average state yield for that character as a husband and father, Mason, Gogebic, Huron, Gratiot, Kent, type of farm; if your rural home com which counts for one hundred points, Bay, Tuscola, Genesee, Benzie, and pares favorably in convenience with most important of all single qualities. Menominee. city dwellings; and if you are an ex Qualities which follow this, with a These forty-two premier farmers of emplary husband and father—then you rating of seventy-five points, are the the state are in close touch and co may stand a chance of becoming one maintenance of soil fertility, the rela operation with the State College exten of Michigan's master farmers. tion of income to expenses, the use of sion department at all times. All these attributes belong to the labor-saving equipment in the home, Appreciate Scientific Experiments state's present forty-one master farm and the education and training of "No one," says Bert Wermuth, "ap ers. Every one of these men, selected preciates more than do the Master annually by a Michigan farm paper, Farmers the contribution scientists has to have them to qualify for the have made to agriculture. And on the honor of this title; but every one of other hand, no group is more interested them, too, has to have countless other in this movement than investigators qualities going to make for better farm and experimenters in the field of agri standards and methods. culture. All of them, for instance, have well "It is not by accident that these worked - out soil - building programs; good farmers follow practices advocated every one of them is interested in his by the men of our experiment stations. community enterprises, and in local That same intelligent judgment which and national governments; and all co has made these men Master Farmers operate with Michigan State college ex also has sent them to every available A. B. Cook C. R. Oviatt tension departments. source of information for suggestions Bert Wermuth, a graduate of the children. General business reputation, on how best to conduct their business. class of 1902, and founder of the master and a convenient farm home score fifty It is most natural that they have ad farmer movement, defines the man points; and other items on the score vised, and that frequently, with the qualified for the title thus: card, crop rotation, seed used, quality agricultural college and experiment "First of all, he is one who has made of livestock, feeding and care of live station men and with the extension a financial success of his farming. Be stock, efficient use of man and horse forces. sides, his buildings and fences are ade labor, adequate tools, with machinery "The efforts of Master Farmers and quate and kept in good repair, and his and equipment well housed and re the agricultural scientist supplement yards and fields are neat and reason paired, convenience of farm arrange each other. To learn the influence of ably free from weeds and rubbish. His ment, the accounting methods used, a certain fertilizer on a crop, the true family is provided with a well-planned neighborliness, and interest in com scientist eliminates the possibility of home having modern appointments and munity enterprises, score between thirty and forty points. To become a master farmer, in the first place, a man has to have the re spect and admiration of his com munity, for a neighbor must nominate him for the title. Then investigators go out and search his record on the points considered in scoring. Friends are interviewed, and bankers, and county agents. His farm is inspected, and the twenty-four sub divisions are carefully checked with re gard to his work, family and character. C. F. Rossman Floyd Barden Master Farmers Number 42 his children are given educational ad any other factor entering into his vantages. Also he takes a leading part By this method forty-two Michigan calculations. While the good farmer in community activities and is always farmers have been selected as outstand not only fits that fertilizer into the interested in public affairs." ing leaders in the field of agriculture, program of growing that particular and have been awarded the badge of crop, but he adapts it to his whole crop Score-card Used by Judges the Master Farmer. Twenty-five coun rotation, his livestock projects, and These objectives find their expression ties have contributed men to their perhaps even to his mode of life. Thus, in the score-card by which applicants ranks; with Montcalm leading with five to our scientists, the Master Farmer be for the title are scored. Five main master farmers: Fred W. Johnson, comes the court of last resort in de points for consideration are listed, and whose specialty is potato growing; E. termining the value of his agricultural score, in a possible one thousand points, W. Lincoln, a certified potato seed experiment investigation." as follows: operation of farm, 320 grower; and Ray, Manning and Clare points; business methods and ability, F. Rossman, who also grow certified Seven Alumni in Group 150 points; general farm appearance potato seed, wheat, and some livestock. This cooperation and interest in the and upkeep, 90 points; home life, 300 Other counties claiming one or more extension work of the College gains points; and citizenship, 140 points. master farmers are Branch, Allegan, impetus, perhaps, through the fact that Each of these main scoring headings Berrien, Eaton, Wayne, Hillsdale, Shia (Continued on Next Page) 8 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930
MICHIGAN MASTER FARMERS (Continued from Preceding Page) seven of the Master Farmers in this SPARTAN CLUBS MEET state are alumni of the institution; and learned a great many of their methods ROCHESTER, NEW YORK PITTSBURGH, PA. on the College farms at East Lansing. ARL "'BUNNY" L. WARREN, '18, A SMALL but enthusiastic group of The first ten men to become Michigan C was elected president of the West -**• Michigan State men met at the Master Farmers were chosen in 1926. ern New York state group Tuesday Hotel Henry, in Pittsburgh, Wednesday Five of these members were M. S. C. evening. February 18, at the first meet evening, February 19, on the occasion alumni. ing held in recent years, when Secre of Secretary Stewart's visit to several Garfield Farley, of Albion, who, with tary Stewart took his flying trip to a eastern clubs. his brother, Minard, is one of Michi few eastern points. The gathering was While dinner was served, everyone gan's most successful fruit farmers, not a large one due to the fact that enjoyed the fellowship of old college and who is very active in local and the number of Staters in Rochester is chums and newcomers in the city. state farm organizations and has given comparatively small and also because George D. Francisco, '02, acting as special attention to crop improvement the time of notifying the people was chairman, called on Secretary Stewart work, is a former special student of very short and many had previous en to review the recent developments at Michigan State college and has done gagements. Michigan State both with respect to much to aid the College extension de Following a very fine dinner at the student activities and physical changes partment in his district. Seneca hotel. C. N. Silcox. "18, of Syra on the Campus. Another notable M. S. C. graduate of cuse, acting as chairman, introduced At the conclusion of Secretary the group is Floyd M. Barden, '08, of Secretary Stewart. His remarks were Stewart's remarks each man told some Allegan county, who was chosen Master confined to bringing the latest news thing of his career since leaving col Farmer in 1926. His is a one hundred from the campus and to enlarging upon lege. H. Roy Kingsley, '04, gave a long per cent efficient farm family, for Mrs. the three-year alumni program which description with many interesting Barden, also an M. S. C. graduate, was the M. S. C. association is sponsoring. stories on his adventures that kept him chosen as one of the -Master Farm Inasmuch as Assistant Coach Glen in the Orient nearly twelve years since Homemakers for Michigan last sum i Judge) Carberry. is a resident of graduation. While his home is still mer. Rochester, he was asked to attend and in Chicago, he is at present resident A. B. Cook, '93, of Shiawassee county, in his remarks stressed the importance engineer in Pittsburgh for Lockwood a former master of the Michigan State of having an enthusiastic alumni as Greene Engineers Inc.. of New York Grange, is another former M. S. C. sociation, because, he said, "It is the City. He is building a large building student who achieved the rank of spirit within or behind an organization for the Firestone Tire & Rubber com Master Farmer in the 1926 group. or team that makes it function, and it pany of Akron, and when completed C. S. Langdon, '11, of Clinton county, is the alumni of M. S. C. who can help will house the service department for proved his worth as a farmer, when, to make it what it will be tomorrow." the Pittsburgh area, with Clyde J. Olin, during the recent agricultural depres The evening was spent largely in '28, as manager. sion, he made his 280 acre farm pay reminiscing on former campus pranks, S. D. Semenow, '16, who arranged for more than six per cent on a reasonable reviving the old State spirit and general the banquet, reported about 25 men in valuation of its worth. C. R. Oviatt, good fellowship. It was agreed by com attendance. '16, of Bay county, operates 135 acres mon consent that more such reveling where sheep and sugar beets are the should be encouraged and continued in CLEVELAND CLUB chief products. He has been recently western New York state by this en rpWENTY-FIVE alumni, former stu- engaged by the Michigan State college thusiastic, yet embryo nucleus. •*- dents and friends of the Cleveland to promote sugar beet interests in the Besides Mr. Warren who will act as club banqueted at the Rainbow Gar state. president the other officers chosen were dens in the Winton hotel, Saturday 1927 saw the other two M. S. C. David Blair, '17, vice-president, and evening, February 22. Dinner-dance alumni Master Farmers join the group. John D. Walker, '22, of Batavia, secre music by George Williams famous This year J. P. Munson, w'00, of Kent tary-treasurer. broadcasting orchestra led special color to the event. county, a notable After adjourning to a special private fruit grower, was Crowley Popular Talker room a short business meeting was held chosen as were T~\URING the spring vacation many with Paul Hartsuch, '24, acting as Clare Rossman, '17, ^ alumni, former students and future chairman. L. L. Appleyard, '00, was and his brothers, students will hear Coach "Jim" Crowley elected president and Mrs. Amy Gumm Roy and Manning, when he attends the annual dinners Pearsol, '17, secretary-treasurer. who have contri of the Milwaukee and Secretary Glenn Stewart, who was buted much to the Chicago alumni clubs returning from the Washington meet improvement of with President Mac ing, was the guest of the club and potatoes in the state Kinnon and Secretary used a subject that might be termed and are growers of Stewart. Milwaukee "Campus High Lights". It was a J. P. Munson certified seed. alumni will meet at "homey" kind of a message—one that "The Old Manse," 100 emphasized the human side of the Col As we go to press "Eddie" Krehl, Prospect avenue, Mil lege. Another thought he left with the president of the Detroit club wires that waukee at 6:30, Thurs Cleveland group was that less than 50% all alumni are urged to turn out Satur day evening, April 3. of the resident alumni were actively day night, March 29, at the Cadillac All State men and supporting the alumni association proj Athletic club to see the M. A. C. basket women are urged to attend the big ects. His suggestions on the alumni ball team of 15 years ago (Frimodig, dinner-dance of the Chicago district fund plan could not fail to arouse a Blake Miller, Dutch Miller, and others) at the Medinah Athletic club, N. Michi feeling that new and up-to-date busi battle the old Detroit Y. M. C. A. team gan avenue, at 6:30, Friday evening, ness methods were being planned for of the same period. Mark the date, April 4. (Continued on Page 13) speak to the lady, and GO! March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD "Close Beside the Winding Cedar"
A surprising amount of energy has Have you heard from your class sec been developed by the Red Cedar under retary about the plans for June 21? the impetus of melting ice and rain. The calm guardian of the Campus broke bounds and covered the old ath Arthur J. Nash, former cashier of the letic field for several days, but is now East Lansing State bank died at Edin- slowly receding. burg, Texas, Friday, February 28. eracra
Charles (Chuck) Bassett, w'22, has Alumni Day, Saturday, June 21, will made a name for himself in his first find many of your classmates on the Campus. Don't miss this chance of see year as a college basketball coach. ing them. Word has been received here that Bas sett piloted the famous University of Arkansas team to its fifth consecutive The Campus shivered when March Those who receive ballots in the championship of the southwest con approached with zero weather, but was forthcoming election of officers of the ference. comforted by the thought that such M. S. C. Association must have their Arkansas lost three regulars of the temperature is more fitting in March than it is in May. dues paid through June 1930. '1929 champions and Basset was forced to build a new combination. In view of this handicap, Bassett's work was all The next two weeks promise to be the Alpha Chi Sigma, national profes the more praiseworthy. sional fraternity, has taken over for its customary full seasons of study for local chapter the former Trimoira those who fail to heed the advice of house on the corner of M. A. C. and The Lansing State Journal of March their instructors and. fall behind in class work. Final examinations for the Grand River avenues. The house is be 6, contained the following: "Professor winter term start March 24. ing renovated and furnished. V. R. Gardner,'05, director of the Mich igan Experimental station at East Lan sacra sing, is a member of a committee work Lt. Col. Sherburne, formerly com Harold Hannah, Grand Rapids, presi ing on plans for the exhibit on agricul mandant and professor of military dent of the student council, and Leland ture at the Chicago World's Fair to be science and tactics at the College, has Cribbs, of East Lansing, have been held in 1933. Professor Gardner's work been ordered to the 10th Cavalry at chosen as delegates to the annual mid is part of a program being carried on west student council convention to be Ft. Hauchua, Arizonia, according to the by 400 or more scientists throughout Army and Navy Journal of March 1. held early in the spring at Atlanta, the country to prepare a science theme Georgia . Colonel Sherburne will soon graduate for the fair which is being held to from the Army War college at Wash commemorate a century of progress, ington, D. C, and has been directed R. H. Pettit, head of the entomology beginning in 1833, the year in which to sail from New York for San Fran department, and G. S. Tolles, also of Chicago became a city." cisco July 10. the entomology department, repre era era sented the College at a meeting of the Association of Entomologists of the Excellent public support of the Winter was as loath to leave the north central states held at Purdue Alumnae League in raising funds Campus as a senior at commencement university March 5 and 6. for the completion of the women's time. The snow covered landscape was lounge in the Union building was evi of sufficient charm to offset the slight denced in the large numbers who wit physical discomfort caused by the heap About 200 agricultural students at nessed the play, "So's Your Aunt Anna," ed snowdrifts, and when it went it left tended the annual "All Ag" banquet given in the Little Theatre Monday behind a sense of something lost. This held in the Union, February 25. All evening, February 24. A second per lack is soon forgotten when the buds the food served was produced by the formance was repeated on Thursday begin to drop their coverings. It is a College. The dairy department furnish evening to accommodate those unable beautiful season whose contrast serves ed the milk, cream and ice cream; the to attend the first showing. to heighten the splendor of spring. animal husbandry department supplied The play, directed by Mrs. Harold tender young beef; potatoes came from Huntley, '24, was a clever little skit Life on the Campus may seem tame the stock of the farm crops depart with the close of the show worked now to what the old-timer sees in re ment's certified seed, and the salad was around the giving of an expensive Ori trospect but there are certain compen made from ingredients furnished by ental rug to the holder of the choice sations for this state of affairs. A re the horticultural department. number. Miss Dorothy Hanigan, '23, cent initiation of twenty advanced mil a teacher in the Merrill Palmer school itary science students into Scabbard The College affirmative debate team of Detroit, won the rug. The funds of and Blade, national honorary military won an audience decision over Albion the- League were increased materially fraternity, contributed, an unusually college in a forensic contest held in from the loyal support given the project heavy portion of the noise associated Leslie high school, Friday, February 28. not only by local alumnae but by those with the dormitories of by-gone days. Spartan speakers were Joseph Kidder, who remitted from distant points The "soldiers" encountered some diffi Lansing, Howard Carroll, St. Johns, through the mails. culty in capturing the college grounds, and Richard Hutchinson, East Lansing. Those who took part in the play were but finally succeeded after firing sev State upheld the affirmative of the as follows: Mrs. Thomas Gunson, '12; eral volleys of shots and maintaining question, "Resolved that the nations of Mrs. Bert McComb, '23; Miss Julia strict surveillance over the entire area. the world should adopt a plan of com King, '27; Miss Norma Schmitt, '27; Everyone who crossed the Campus was plete disarmament excepting such Mrs. William Atchison, '17; Miss Verna challenged and many were fired upon forces as are needed for police pur Church, '28, and Sara Olsen Cooledge, much to the distress of peace-loving poses." '24. citizens. 10 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 Radio Expansion Urged "DLANS FOR EXPANSION in the THE SPARTAN VARSITY BAS •^ broadcasting for station WKAR at the College will be possible after May 1 according to an announcement made recently by R. J. Baldwin, '04, director of extension work. Mr. Baldwin and J. B. Hasselman have conferred with members of the engineering staff of the federal radio commission in Washing ton. D. C. on this matter. The understanding following their trip East is that WKAR will be permit ted to broadcast from sunrise here until sundown in Denver. Colo., on a wave length of 830 kilocycles, or 316 meters, at a power of 1,000 watts, under an ar rangement which is expected to be com pleted by May 1. This preferred broadcasting position will greatly enlarge the scope of the College station's activity. The time ex tension will permit broadcasting until about one and one-half hours after sundown in East Lansing. Both Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Hasselman are optimistic over the prospects of longer evening broadcasts and have started outlining plans for an extensive radio agricultural school, with numer ous talks by College experts in addition to the present market reports and weather forecasts which are broadcast each noon. The present wave length is 1040 kilocvcles. or 383.3 meters.
GYMNASIUM GOSSIP
T^IVE members of the basketball team Back row, left to right: John G. Heppinstall, trainer, Russell Sheathelm, completed three years of competi Alfred Brose, Harold Haun, Max Doerr, manager, Randall Boeskool, Ryerson tion this season. The famous combina Bredin, John Barnard, B. F. Van Alstyne, coach. tion that Van Alstyne has been work ing with will graduate. Den Herder. T\IRECTOR RALPH H. YOUNG has pOACH JOHN KOBS has his base- the center, Capt. Van Zylen and Don *-* come out for night football for the ^ ball men drilling every day. The Grove, forwards, and Henry Schau and early season games. The athletic annual southern trip will start March Russell Shelthelm. guards, will pass out council has appointed a committee to 29 and last 10 days. Games with Van- of the picture. study the project. It is thought that derbilt, Cincinnati, St. Xavier have Coach Carl Felt has some capable the September and early October been arranged. Others, further south, freshmen, although the prospects for games, at least, could be staged profit are pending. Kobs thinks he has a a big winner next year are not very ably at night. Mr. Young believes sophomore pitching s e n s a tion in night football is here to stay. Coach bright. It appears that next season Charley Griffin, a little left hander. Jim Crowley has indicated that night Max Crall, veteran first sacker, is re will see construction work under way. football will be entirely agreeable to covering from an appendicitis opera him. Alumni might voice their senti tion There will be a new second base T YMAN FRIMODIG represented the ments right now. Write the editor. man and shortstop this season. college at Columbia, Missouri, at the dedication of the Chester L. Brewer pOACH CROWLEY couldn't wait for TJERE'S some good news. Michigan Field house. University of Missouri. ^ April to roll around- for football -*--*- will play State twice at East Lan That's what they think of Mr. Brewer practice. He invited some of the sing this year. One of the games falls prospects to come out for informal drill on Memorial Day afternoon. The other out there. He will be remembered as during March and they responded 25 one will be staged during commence a former director of athletics at State strong. Capt. Harold Smead led the ment week, probably Alumni Day, June delegation. Crowley plans to stress de 21. State wall appear at Ann Arbor /~\NLY one team beat State in basket- fensive work. It will be a senior team for a game earlier in the season. Coach next fall, and, according to Crowley's Ray Fisher and Coach Kobs hatched ball and got away with it. Syracuse remarks last fall, about 30 per cent up the series again and it certainly is was played in only one engagement and stronger than last year's team. Glen commendable. It will be remembered the Orange won. Notre Dame, Mar M. (Judge) Carberry, of Rochester, N. State went to Michigan twice last year. quette and Bethany beat State but were Y., will return as Crowley's assistant. Fisher returns the compliment this defeated in return engagements. He is very popular in every quarter. season. March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD n Student Crash Victim \SKETBALL SQUAD FOR 1930 /CLARENCE E. SNYDER, 19, of Gros- V/ se Pointe Park, a prominent mem ber of the freshmen class was instant ly killed, a girl companion who attend ed Albion college was critically injured, and another Albion co-ed sustained less serious injuries in an automobile accident at Leslie, Michigan, during a blinding snow storm early Sunday morning, March 2. The tragic accident occurred inside the city limits of Leslie at the bottom cf a long grade which turns sharply to the south as the highway enters the main street of the village. The ma chine was going at a rate of speed be yond the control of Snyder when he noticed the sharp turn, the car cata pulting across the road and striking a tree. The party had left East Lansing be fore six o'clock in the morning bound for Albion where the girls were to at tend an initiation breakfast of the Kap pa Delta sorority. They had attended the winter term party at the Electic society on Saturday evening, where Snyder was a member. The entire 'Tic society attended the Snyder funeral at Grosse Pointe at the request of the family. At the present time it is hopeful that both co-eds will recover.
MARRIAGES
Front row, left to right: Dee Pinneo, Wayne Scott, Edward Totten, Henry LANG -DEKLEINE Schau, Captain James Van Zylen, Fred DenHerder, Roger Grove, Arthur Haga, Forrest Lang. '29, and Helen Don Grove. DeKleine were married December 31, 1929, in East Lansing. They will make their home at 121 Mifflin avenue, Lan p C. "CASEY" FINNEGAN, director Tl/TICHIGAN hasn't trimmed State sing. Lang is office manager at the ^J* of athletics at North Dakota State &* in basketball since 1927. The Spar Franklin DeKleine Printing company. tan and Wolverines have been playing college, recently announced through O'ROURKE -NESTLE the alumni magazine of that school on an almost even basis in baseball for four years. Edward G. O'Rourke, w'29, and Vera that the Davis and Elkins game on Sep Nestle were married in the Peoples tember 27. and the Michigan State church at East Lansing, December 28, rpHe track season indoors was not so game on November 8 were the main at 1929. They are making their home in -•- successful as in recent years. Loss tractions on their 1930 card. The in Saginaw where O'Rourke is with the of two potential winners, Crisswell in Consumer's Power company. vasion of Davis and Elkins at Fargo the sprints and Chamberlain in the will inaugurate night football at the mile, through scholastic ineligibility LAVIS-CONNOR Bison school. upset the plans. "Mike" Casteel, Coach Charles Lavis, '25, and Ann Elizabeth Young's assistant, has delivered some Connor were married in Fort Collins, good hurdlers in Russell, Yarger and Colorado, on January 2, 1930. They pOACH RUSSELL DAUBERT re- Russow, and a good pole vaulter to take are making their home in Fort Collins ^ turned a winning swimming team. the departed McAfee's place in Bob where Lavis in with the government State lost three meets, Northwestern, Olson. Olson has hit 12 feet 6 inches. experiment service working on sugar Michigan, and one to Grand Rapids There should be more strength out beets. Y. M. C. A. They defeated Grand doors this spring. MALLOCH -MCCREA Rapids Y. M. C. A., Michigan Normal, Wesley F. Malloch, '21, and Phyllis Purdue, Case, Western Reserve, and De Look over the nominees for associa M. McCrea of Kenora, Ontario, were tion officers. Be ready to cast your Pauw. Capt. ''Red" Cook, fancy diver, married September 18, 1929. They are ballot early in May. living in Wilmington, Delaware at 1508 Scheid, Clatworthy and Schaubel, all Delaware avenue. Mallock is assistant free stylers, and Horace Craig, back Student politics will come to final control manager of the fabrics and stroke, had big years. Daubert's forte decision when the annual elections take finishes department of the E. I. duPont was team strength rather than indivi place on March 20. Important Campus de Nemours and company, Inc., at dual brilliance. offices will be filled at that time. Wilmington. 12 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930 Varsity Triumphant Over Michigan Victory Van Alstyne and Squad Accorded Praise At Close of Season
"ITTON 12, and lost 4 and everybody is new court would be constructed, Mich of play to finish the contest in which ** happy. igan was invited to help dedicate it the lead was changing hands almost There you have the record of the and the only date the Wolverines could every minute. basketball team and the campus atti accept was February 15. Coach Van The Last Ten Minutes tude concerning the Spartans* court Alstyne risked his chances of winning Van Alstyne's team went right after performance during the 1929-30 season. rather than let the game slip through the Wolverines, ringing up points until Only unlimited praise has been ac his fingers. they had 10. Michigan had collected corded the squad and its canny coach, Michigan Game a Thriller four in the meantime and then grad Ben F. Van Alstyne. So long as basketball is played on ually closed in until they tied the score For the fourth consecutive year the campus, the Michigan game will be at 10 all. Here they went ahead and "Van" has produced a real winner for talked over by those who saw it played. were out in front 17 to 13 at halftime. State. When he came to East Lan There may have been games equally as When they opened it to 19-13 soon sing pleasant things began to happen thrilling but those who witnessed this after the second half started, the Spar in basketball and it looks as though he one, and there were plenty of the old tan cheering section began to mentally will keep up the good work. boys back, too, were unanimously concede an edge to the Wolverines. It The February campaign resulted in agreed that a team wearing the Green looked as though defeat was in the some spectacular performances. The and White never fought any harder. wind. But they had not reckoned with Spartans commenced their victorious- When they emerged with a 27 to 26 that fighting bunch of lightweights that march for the month by taking Kala victory, they capped the season off in Van Alstyne had on the floor. mazoo college in tow, 33 to 12. Kala Suddenly they began to set a sizzling mazoo won the M. I. A. A. champion pace, dribbling at a dazzling pace, ship this year, losing only one game in BASKETBALL SCORES pivoting like fury and shooting with all the race. State's superiority may be SEASON OF the accuracy of marksmen. With 10 judged by the score they ran up and minutes gone big Joe Truskowski, the the fact that Coach Van Alstyne used 1929-30 Michigan center, was taken from the his reserves for about half the game. \ game on personal fouls. He had been The Hornets just couldn't get anywhere State 19 - - - - Syracuse 21 hammering the State players pretty with their attack and were unable to State 30 Ohio Wesleyan 14 thoroughly and getting four pivot-shot keep tab on the speeding Spartans State 25 Univ. of Detroit 20 baskets that kept the Wolverines ahead. when State had the ball. State 27 - Bethany College 36 When he went out State sailed in and State 35 - - Carnegie Tech 23 The Big Week battled their opponents in a finish State 28 - - Notre Dame 21 fight. Then came the big week of the sched State 21 - Univ. of Detroit 18 It is difficult to single out any one ule. Three games within five days— State 55 - - Hope College 16 player in the game for special mention and State won them all. First came State 24 Marquette Univ. 17 but in this instance, it is no more than Bethany college of West Virginia. It State 33 - - - Kalamazoo 12 fair to say that Roger Grove proved will be remembered that earlier in the State 36 - Bethany College 32 the winning factor. It was his work of • season at Bethany, the little mountain State 24 - - - - Oberlin 10 getting four field goals late in the game school took the measure of State by State 27 - - - - Michigan 26 that decided the issue. Fred Den a 37 to 26 score. When they appeared State 17 - - Notre Dame 29 Herder, the center, also made one at an here State was determined to avenge State 34 - - - - Hillsdale 28 important moment but the down-right that loss. The game was a thrilling State 14 - - - Marquette 21 fight and courage of Roger Grove stood exhibition of the season, second only to out clearly above all. It was his goal the battle with Michigan. The Spar from near the foul circle that won the tans had to come from behind to win. game. He was driving under the Mich Bethany had a wonderful machine, one igan basket with power that won. that can be favorably compared with In the last five minutes of play, the any seen here in recent years, and it glorious fashion and sent nearly 6,000 took everything State had to win. But lead changed seven times. First Mich spectators into a wild demonstration of igan would get a basket, then State. they finally went ahead of their visit joy. The big hall was packed, although ors near the end of the game and won, They started at 21-20 with State ahead Lyman Frimodig estimated he might and traded baskets until the final gun. 36 to 32. have collected more gate receipts if a With two minutes of play remaining, few more people had come. (Leave it Next came Oberlin. Usually the Weiss, of Michigan, batted in a shot to him to stack them in). Actual count Ohio institution has a strong combina and sent the Wolverines ahead, 26-25. of tickets revealed that 5,847 passed tion, but this year they were not rated The crowd refused to be down-hearted. through the gate. That set an all-time so high and Coach Van Alstyne took A roar went up and Roger Grove deliv record for basketball at East Lansing. advantage of the opportunity to use his ered, for he got the ball from a jump Reserved seat tickets to the extent of reserves as much as possible, finally and, wheeling in his tracks let it fly 2.000 were sold out a week before the winning out 24 to 10. Oberlin made through the hoop. The gun cracked game was played. only two field goals. Having played about 15 seconds later. Tuesday night and Friday night, State The play in the game might be divid was not in the best of condition to ed into three parts. A wild first 10 Show Slump at Season End tackle Michigan in the game which minutes in which State took a lead and The State team had played its last dedicated the new court in Demonstra held it by a slim margin, then a 20- good basketball of the season. It had tion hall. It might be explained here minute period, the last of the first half hit the mark aimed at all season in that the schedule was not originally and first part of the second, in which winning the three games that week. made with three games in one week. Michigan commanded the situation, It bowed to Notre Dame at South Bend, But when it became known that the and finally, that hectic last 10 minutes 29 to 17. The game was played the March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 next Tuesday and the players were Smith, '01 Special; Ruth Normington sisted of a banquet and a very interest still so weary that they did not begin to Dikmans, '13; G. F. Dikmans, '20; H. N. ing program with four guests from the look like themselves although Notre Putnam, 17; Nels Hansen, 12; H. J. college in attendance. Some forty local Dame was vastly improved and a real Horan, 16; Roy C. Potts, '06; D. C. alumni and guests attended the meet Spencer. 12; Mrs. D. A. Spencer; Mrs. team. ing. Then Hillsdale polished off the home C. P. Close; C. P. Close, '95; C. Dwight Secretary Gleason in reading the an season by taking a 34 to 28 defeat from Curtiss, 11; Mrs. C. D. Curtiss; R. A. State. The Spartans, while winning, Turner, '09; Mrs. R. A. Turner; C. H. nual report told of the four successful were not the same team. They went to Collingwood, 11; Ruth Gurney; C. G. meetings held during the year. Herb Milwaukee and lost over there to Mar Woodbury, '04; E. W. Brandes, 13; Mrs. Schmidt, president and chairman for quette by a 21 to 14 score, the lowest E. W. Brandes; J. E. Kotila, 18; Dr. G. the evening, introduced Acting Dean number of points a Van Alstyne coach H. Coons; Mrs. G. H. Coons; Clarence Dirks, of the engineering department ed machine has made in four years. A. Reed, '05. of the College who gave a very interest The let-down was terrific after the JACKSON CLUB ing presentation of the changing fac Michigan game. No amount of coach tors at East Lansing. Glen Stewart, rnHE JACKSON county alumni of ing seemed to bring the club to its alumni secretary, told of the present former degree of efficiency. But com -*- Michigan State held their annual day tendencies in alumni work and ex plete satisfaction was expressed over meeting Wednesday evening, February plained the proposed annual alumni the season. 26, at the Meadow Lark Inn, north of The team scored 450 ponts to ap- Jackson. The alumni gathering con plan. Several vocal solos by William ponents' 343. This total is slightly less than in former years but may be accounted for by the different style of basketball that is necessary on the larger Demonstration hall court. Roger Grove was the individual high scorer with 93 points to his credit.
SPARTAN CLUBS MEET (Continued from Page 8) the future and that everyone should be a part of the organized alumni group. The Emblem of Adjustments at Telegraph Speed Several hours were spent in pleasant social intercourse and bridge.—Secre tary. A ST A TEMENT OF POLICY WASHINGTON, D. C. CLUB rnHE WASHINGTON, D. C. branch of To serve the Public — our policyholders —• -*- the M. S. C. Alumni association en promptly and equitably, that is the aim of this Company and its reason for existence. joyed their thirtieth annual banquet February 21 at the Dodge hotel. Day It is common knowledge that the number of ton Gurney, '04, president of the local motor vehicle accidents and fatalities even in pro portion to cars driven is increasing yearly. This club, presided at the meeting. Dr. W. fact, more than anything else, has brought home 0. Hedrick of the college was with us, to every responsible motorist the Need of Automo giving an interesting talk on, "Our Col bile Insurance. This fact, more than any other, lege, Past and Present." Glen O. Stew accounts for an almost annual upward revision of rates art, alumni secretary, brought us up- to-date on alumni policies and outlined Constant changes of conditions in the Automo bile Insurance business made evident to the 1929 for us the plan contemplated for send Michigan Legislature that certain legislation was ing the M. S. C. Record regularly to necessary to protect the public. This Company every alumnus. anticipated four years in advance of legislative An additional feature of the meeting action the need for applying these safeguards. was the roll call. Each person respond Any changes in rates, therefore, will continue to reflect only actual loss experience. Increases in ed by telling a college anecdote. Officers rates will never be used for the purpose of accu for the coming year were elected as mulating reserves or surplus beyond the margin follows: President, C. G. Woodbury, '04; of absolute safety. vice President, C. P. Close, '95; secre As long as the need of Automobile Insurance tary-treasurer, Florence L. Hall, '09. continues, this Company will exist to fill that Those present at the meeting were: need with a service increasingly good—paying W. A. Taylor. '88; Mrs. W. A. Taylor; profits to its policyholders in the form of the Kathryn Barron, '29; Edna B. Mc- lowest possible rates consistent with the kind of adjustments to which they are entitled. Naughton, '11; Mary B. Waite, '98; Wm. A. Kinnan, '86; Mrs. Wm. A. Kin- V. V. Moulton, nan; Homer C. Skeels, '98; Mrs. Homer President. C. Skeels; Elva E. Hicks; Alice Skeels Moore, '25; S. L. Jodidi, Elizabeth Jodidi, Arthur Adelman, '04; Nora Adel- man, (Mrs. A.); I. J. Fairchild, '14; Mrs. c9.utO"Owners 1. J. Fairchild; Florence L. Hall, '09; J. R. Thoenen. '09; Ethel Curtis Thoe- INSURANCE COMPANY nen, '10; Cora L. Feldkamp, '05; Glen HOME OFFICE AT LANSING, MICHIGAN O. Stewart, 17; Dr. W. O. Hedrick, '91; D. A. Gurney, '04; Anna Pickett Gur ney, '05; C. B. Smith. '94; Lottie Lee 14 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930
Peterson and College songs completed the program. In the brief business meeting a nomi Planning to Build? nating committee presented two slates Let us tell you how you can have a house of beau and the election resulted in naming the following officers for the ensuing year: tiful Indiana Limestone for only 5 % to 6 % more president, Wm. E. Jacobs, '23; vice- than if some ordinary facing material were used president, E. V. Sayles, '21; secretary- treasurer, Carl Topping, '23. At the conclusion of the program dancing and college reminiscences held sway over heavy business humdrum.
ANN ARBOR CLUB A LUMNI and former students in the ^"*- vicinity of Ann Arbor and Ypsi- lanti held a very interesting dinner party at the Michigan League building. Saturday evening, March 1. Victor Whittemore and O. E. Stridden were the promoters and all present stated that they wanted more meetings of this nature. The following people were present: Mr. and Mrs. H. Osgood. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burt. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Killins. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Stricklin. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baird. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Morris K. McGregor. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar R. Beal, Thomas L. Hankenson, Dorothy Stevenson, and V, I. Whitte more.
On the Job Again A FTER being seriously injured in an ^*- automobile accident in Buffalo last fall while attending a registrar's meet
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Street City Plan now to attend Alumni Day. State Architect's Name The date is June 21. March, 1930 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 15 ALUMNI AFFAIRS
1879 America. Next spring I lecture in Mrs. Burroughs (Neenah Mullen, w'll), Ray Sessions, Secretary Great Britain and on the continent of will join her husband in June after 419 Graceland St. N. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Europe." their daughter, Ruth, graduates from Clifton B. Charles is a retired farm 1898 one of the Toledo high schools. er and lives at Bangor, Michigan. He D. A. Seeley, Secretary 1911 adds: "Like to fish as well as ever." East Lansing, Mich. James G. Hayes, Secretary T. L. Hankinson is professor of 213 Bailey St., East Lansing, Mich. 1886 zoology at the Michigan State Normal Jason Hammond, Secretary J. F. Campbell lives in Milwaukee at Porter Apts., Lansing, Mich. college, Ypsilanti. 302 Hampton road. He is instructor John W. Clemons has moved in Lan D. A. Seeley reports on his blue slip: and athletic director at the west di sing to 320 W. Hillsdale street. "Stuart W. Seeley. '25, is radio en vision high school in Milwaukee. gineer for the Sparks-Withington com Ion J. Cortright is in the insurance 1890 pany, Jackson, Michigan, and designer business in Cincinnati, Ohio. He lives R. B. McPherson, Secretary of the Sparton radio sets. Has a son in Norwood at 3824 Floral avenue. He Howell, Mich. one year old. D. Maxwell Seeley, '25, R. Bruce McPherson and Mrs. Mc reports the following: "Tell the old is in the cost accounting department, Pherson, of Howell, are spending sev gang to look me up whenever in Cin Goodman Manufacturing company. eral weeks in Florida. cinnati. Capt. Harry Lee Campbell, Chicago. Lives at 1640 W. 79th street. '17. is in the military department at 1895 Has a year old daughter." Dewey lives the University of Cincinnati. Myrl Arthur C. MacKinnon, Secretary at the Weather Bureau in East Lans Bottomley, '16, is head of the land 1214 Center St., Bay City, "Mich. ing. scape architecture department at the In appreciation of the services of Jennette Carpenter Wheeler sends their "chief," E. E. Gallup, the Smith- same school. Enjoyed the hospitality her blue slip from 2731 Benvenue ave of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Taylor (Bess Hughes ag teachers have presented nue, Berkeley, California, and notes: him with a life membership in the McCormack), both '09, and Mr. and "I have recently been in touch with Mrs. George Leonard (Vera Hyde), National Education association. Gal Edith McDermott Lawrence who lives lup is state supervisor of vocational both about '12, while attending the in San Fernando. She was the first national convention of American Le agricultural education in Michigan. dean of women at M. A. C." M. G. Kains writes from Suffern, gion in Louisville, Kentucky, last fall." New York: "For the past three years 1900 J. DeKoning reports the following my work has been mainly writing ar B°rtha Malone, Secretary from 1625 Stoddard avenue N. E., SI Waverly Ave., Highland Park, Mich. Grand Rapids: "Superintendent and ticles on gardening for such magazines Lt. Col. John R. Thompson may be as McCall's. House & Garden, House chief engineer at Gallmeyer and Liv reached at 1901 D street N. W.. Wash ingston company of Grand Rapids, Beautiful, The Field. Better Homes ington, D. C. and Gardens, Your Home, and Modern manufacturers of metal grinding ma Priscilla, Beginning with the Febru 1903 chinery. Saw some of the old grads ary issue of this last I am to have a Edna V. Smith, Secretary at the machinery show in Cleveland East Lansing. Mich. the first week of October where I had garden department of several pages H. M. Eaton is manager of the W. E. until the June issue when the depart the misfortune of having my left foot Moss & Company, investment bankers, broken by being run over by a portable ment may be continued if the public Detroit. He lives at 2070 Longfellow. shows enough interest to warrant it. crane. I am getting along fairly well At present the department is experi 1906 now after nearly three months on L. O. Gordon, Secretary mental. I have been writing other crutches." R. 2, North Muskegon, Mich. Eduard C. Lindeman of Highbridge, members of '95 trying to work up a A. S. Armstrong gives his address as New Jersey, lecturer, writer, and soci get-together next June when we should 1631 Estes avenue, Chicago, Illinois. ologist, is scheduled as one of the celebrate our 35th anniversary. It's L. O. Gordon has moved to R. 2, speakers at the tenth annual confer not specially easy for those of us who North Muskegon, Michigan. ence of the Progressive Educational are as far away as I am or farther. T. E. Jarrard is general sales director association meeting at Washington, to get to the College but I believe the for the Marmon Motor Car company at D. C. at the Willard hotel April 3, 4 effort, time and money so spent well Indianapolis. He lives there at the and 5. His subject will be "Education worth while, especially as our num Marrott Hotel, and the Larger Life." bers are beginning to thin out. Eight R. Rasmussen may be reached in no longer answer 'Here' to the muster Chicago at 7342 South Shore drive. 1914 call. It is only about three months till 1909 Henry L. Publow, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Alumni Day so it is none too soon to Olive Graham Howland, Secretary make plans. We are much more likely 513 Forest Ave., East Lansing, Mich. Charles Merwin and brother, Clyde to meet if we plan and look forward B. H. Anibal is vice-president in E., '08, of Detroit, are owners of the to the reunion than if we wait till the charge of engineering at the Oakland Merwin Brothers contracting and en day before we should be there. I am division of General Motors at Pontiac. gineering firm. Their Detroit office planning to be there and am hoping to He gives his address as 115 Ottawa is located at Healy street and the D. T. see the fellows I've not seen since drive. He reports that E. B. Hodges railroad. Their Pontiac office and graduation, as well as those I have." is a distributor in Pontiac for the Oak yard is at Arthur street ond the Grand Peter V. Ross is a Christian Science land and Pontiac motor cars. Trunk railroad. lecturer, and gives 166 Geary street, C. G. Bullis has moved in Newport, Loren W. Read of Copemish sums it San Francisco, California, as his home. Rhode Island, to 25 Bedlow avenue. as follows: "Still on the home farm. He says: "I visited South America F. F. Burroughs has left Toledo and Shorthorn cattle, Shropshire sheep, last autumn, lecturing in the principal is now associated with Lloyd Thomas, certified potatoes since 1921. Family cities. This is the first time Christian appraisal engineer of Chicago. He is of five, three girls and two boys." Science has been presented in South living at the Y. M. C. A. in Evanston. R. W. Wilson is with the Clarage 16 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930
Fan company of Kalamazoo, Michi freight inspector for the Pennsylvania could be published either at one time gan, as sales manager. He lives at 429 railroad at Pittsburgh. in a pamphlet or serially in The Creston. Wilbur Wright sends his blue slip Record. Often 1 would like to know 1916 from Corsicana, Texas, with the fol where a certain party is located." Herbert G. Cooper, Secretary lowing note: "Texas is a long ways 1918 1S29 Moores River Drive. Lansing, Mich. from the campus and unless more Willard Coulter, Secretary A. L. Alderman is located at 13 S. members let each other know what is 1265 Randolph S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Euclid avenue. Bellevue, Pittsburgh. He going on about themselves, The Record Grace Anderson Brownrigg is living is with the Baker Perkins company, will have small appeal to the students at 1064 East First South street, Salt incorporated, of Saginaw. Michigan. Lake City, Utah. Glenn Carey is collector of internal who are too far away from the campus to drop in. My line of business, ad William DeYoung is on the Montana revenue for the Lansing district under Experiment Station staff as assistant vertising, has not changed a whole lot Fred Woodworth, '98, of Detroit. Car agronomist in charge of detailed soil but has always shown a small increase ey's office is in the Field Artillery ar survey. He lives at 419 West Cleve each year. I wish sometime an in mory in Lansing. land, Bozeman, Montana. DeYoung W. K. Makemson is chief perishable dexed list of students and addresses recently served as a member of a land classification board appointed by the commissioner of Indian affairs of the United States department of interior to classify lands within the Flathead ALUMNI irrigation project, located in the west ern part of Montana. C. J. Overmyer writes that he is still ^ with Devoe & Raynolds company, In corporated, oldest paint manufacturers in the United States (1754). He lives \ at 585 Franklin street, Melrose High lands, Massachusetts. Overmyer was elected to membership as an alumnus in Sigma Xi. by the M. S. C. chapter, MAIL YOUR REQUESTS last summer. asking our prices. Immediate delivery from 1920 large and complete stocks. Order by letter C. G. Lundin, Secretary — the easy way. Reasonable prices — as East Lansing, Mich. usual. Exceptional gifts for your friends. Clarence F. and Kathryn Baert. And of course when you return, come in C23) Ramsay announce the birth of and browse around. George Craig on January 16. 1930. The Ramsays live in Coldwater. Michigan, where Ramsay is connected with the State Public school. THE STATE COLLEGE BOOK STORE Harvey Schnur is in his "seventh EAST LANSING year selling Colonial butter salt to "Always at the Service of the Students and Alumni" buttermakers in Iowa." Schnur lives at the Hotel Wagner, Waterloo Iowa. S. C. Vandecaveye has been pro fessor of soils at the Washington State college at Pullman since February, 1928. Vandecaveye lives in Pullman at 1708 Monroe street. Starting 15th Year R. D. Wyckoff is in the geophysical department of the Gulf Oil company's research laboratory at 327 Craft ave of Success nue, Pittsburgh, Pensylvania. John F. Yeager has left Smith- * Hughes work and is now connected with the Lapeer County Press. He sends Assets Over $1,000,000 his regards to his friends, and gives his address as 70 Madison street. La peer, Michigan. Claims paid for 14 years Melvin C. Hart, principal of the Birmingham schools, was advanced over $6,000,000. from the office of secretary to the vice- presidency of the department of high N August 31, 1929, the company force in every part of Michigan to school principals of the Michigan Edu O started on its fifteenth year of assist the automobile owner in trou cation association at the department's success. The company is operating ble. The growth of the company is annual meeting in Lansing December on a state-wide basis and is carry due to the prompt and fair methods 12. ing over 60,000 policyholders. in paying out over $6,000,000 in It has an agency and adjusting claims since organization. 1921 Maurice Rann, Secretary If not insured, call on the local agent or write 1409 Osborn Road, Lansing, Mich. Mrs. D. W. Dicken (Lenore Kenny) CITIZENS' MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. is living in Boyne City, Michigan. WM. E. ROBB. Secretary HOWELL, MICH. James M. Gorsline is county agricul
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offices in the Court House at Standish, |J»H'^—HI Michigan. Dorothy Curtiss Doyle is living in Grand Rapids at 1201 Wealthy S. E. Melzar E. Lockwood is in the engine EAST LANSING STATE BANK ering division of the Motor Wheel cor poration at Lansing. He lives at 1917 Polly avenue, and has two children, a boy and a girl. Banking In All Its Branches Carol Macgregor, formerly connected with the Michigan Inspection bureau East Lansing, Michigan of Grand Rapids, has become a special agent for the Boston and Old Colony insurance company and has moved his family to Urbana, Ohio. His offices in Urbana are at 704 Hartman building. Dorothea Weatherbee Chase sends her blue slip from 326-A Doniphan ave COURTESY — SAFETY — SERVICE nue, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the following note: "Major Chase and
I are here at the Command and Gen ••—•—+ eral Staff School of the Army, where Major Chase is a student. Will be here until June 1931." 1922 Mrs. Donald Durfee, Secretary 12758 Stoepel Ave., Detroit, Mich. Stannard L. and Gladys Kinney (w'27) Baker recently left Lansing for Los Angeles, California, where they will make their home. Mr. Baker, formerly underwriter for the Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance company of Lansing, has accepted the position of office manager and underwriter for the Lyon Insurance company of Los An geles. They made the trip by automo bile. Claude and Helen Schmidt ('23) Erickson have moved in Lansing to 1509 W. Washtenaw street. Ronald Pocklington is setting out and developing rubber plantations in Liberia, Africa, for the Firestone Tire and Rubber company. Quoting Charles and Nannie Bunker Weckler they "have moved to the country," and are living on route 1, It's Hammond, Indiana. Weckler was ap pointed assistant superintendent of construction and repair department of the Grasselli Chemical company • of THE HOTEL OLDS East Chicago, Illinois, last April. Weck ler reports that Ivan Sours is married and has a daughter four months old. HE HOTEL OLDS is favored OR SOCIAL GATHERINGS T by college and university F there are many appropriate, 1923 people because it offers the high pleasing rooms, varied in size, Wm. H. Taylor, Secretary est degree of comfort, conven including a ballroom generous in Okemos, Mich. ience and quietude. Here, with proportions and of charming en Lester Allen has moved to Ithaca, all downtown Lansing practi vironment. Michigan. cally at the doors, and strate UESTS arriving by motor are L. C. Davies gives his address as Box gically located opposite the State G relieved of the care of their 34, Hawthorne, Nevada, and notes: Capitol, is every feature of ac cars at the hotel entrance. Tick "With U. S. Navy Engineering corpo commodation, including 300 re ets to any event in the city and especially to athletic and musical ration, building a 'desert city' and am poseful, modern guest rooms and munition depot, 133 buildings in all events at Michigan State College, several dining halls. Rooms are reserved in advance upon request with complete water, sewer system and moderately priced from $2.50. at the Hotel Olds. central heating plant, pavements, golf course, airport and beach development GEORGE L. CROCKER on Walker lake. We have some in Manager teresting work here but few callers, especially from M. S. C. Would wel come any who should wander from the beaten paths in this way." Keith M. Farley sends his blue slip from 2 Llandoff road, Llanerch, Upper 18 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD March, 1930
Darby. Pennsylvania, with the follow Smiley are living in Detroit at 16640 1425 Loma Vista. Pasadena, California, ing: "Wish to report the arrival of Baylis. and notes: "Am still with the Hogan Keith Mallory, Jr., on November 2, Lyle M. Smith writes from 8023 company, the largest real estate and 1929. Am still with United Engineers Champlain avenue, Chicago: "Am still insurance company in Pasadena and and Constructors. Inc.. 112 N. Broad with the Interstate Iron and Steel, and have been appointed to the manager street, Philadelphia, and at present have just been transferred to mill fore ship of the automobile insurance de acting as assistant superintendent on man over the Blooming mill and 21- partment. I am taking a vacation trip the construction of a transmission line inch mill, after being mill foreman of to Michigan this June and expect to located on the outskirts of the city. the Merchant mill for two years. Also make quite a visit at the old school. W. S. Hulse who attended M. S. C. for wish to announce the birth of a daugh My wife and 14 months old son will also a year about '10 or '11 is superintendent ter, Carol Jane, December 3, 1929." make the trip and we expect to show on this work. Nuttila. Hubbard, and Hugo Sundling is with the California Coach Crowley a future Michigan State myself have been meeting regularly for Forest Experiment Station at Berkeley. quarterback. Au Revoir—see you in lunch on Mondays. Miller. '25, was June." 1925 also with us regularly until his return M. H. Collinson may be reached at to Chicago. Alfred Iddles. Groothuis Frances Ayres, Secretary East Lansing:, Mich. 6545 Georgia, Detroit. He is with the and Kingsley are other M. S. C. men Baker and Collinson company, manu Fred Moore writes from 909 Metro now with U. E. & C. Inc." facturing agents for paint supplies. politan building, East St. Louis, Illinois: E. A. Sindecuse has moved in St. "Still working as assistant engineer in Hazel Bradley has been county club Louis. Missouri, to 1038 Oakview place. the Illinois division of highways. Alice agent in Gogebic county since May 1, 1929, and may be reached at 218 Park 1924
Charles Armstrong is general assist Our Business is Growing Insurance Bonds ant to the chief statistician of the General Electric company at Schenec THE CORYELL NURSERY The B. A. Faunce Co., Inc. tady. Armstrong's work consists of Nurseries at 136 W. Grand River Avenue special statistical and acturial studies, Birmingham, Southfield and Utica East Lansing: such as forecasts of orders, insurance Headquarters at Real Estate Rentals losses, pension payments, etc. He lives West Maple Ave. Birmingham in Schenectady at 822 State street. The Edwards Laboratory S. F. Edwards, '99 Lansing, Mich. The Equitable LifeAssuranceSociety John Hancock Series of the United States Veterinary Supplies LEGUME BACTERIA FOR Dependents (Your dependents) F. M. Wilson, '17 E. A. Johnson, '18 SEED INOCULATION must have an income 530 Mutual Bldg., Lansing, Mich. How much of an income have you guar anteed for your dependents in case of your death ? Take HERBERT G. COOPER, '16 The Mill Mutuals pencil and paper and ac BUILDER OF GOOD HOMES tually figure the income with Agency yield on your present es tate. Lansing, Michigan South Lansing Real Estate Co. A John Hancock agent 1125 S. Wash. Ave. Phone 2-0751 can tell you how to im mediately increase your INSURANCE estate through life in surance, and figure out Students and Alumni In All Its Branches exactly how much you Always Welcomed must lay aside from your present income to make it come true. A. D. Baker, '89 L. H. Baker, '93
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