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*- c f Prof. Paul A. Herbert Will Direct Engineering Exposition New MSC Division of Conservation wil1 Be HeW *** ,2"'3 Michigan State College has moved stitution, not only to advance the agri­ The Michigan State College School of more directly into the state and national cultural use of land, but also to provide Engineering will flex its muscles and campaign to conserve natural resources training and research in all other uses throw out its chest May 12-13, when the with establishment of a new Division of, and services from, our lands and second annual MSC Engineering Exposi­ of Conservation in the School of Agri­ waters," Pres. Hannah said. tion will be staged. culture, effective July 1. The two-day affair is designed to dis­ Emphasis on Teaching and Extension Research, teaching, and extension play the college's engineering facilities, activities, previously separated in spe­ "Michigan State College has been in addition to illustrating the job oppor­ cialized departments, will be merged in giving instruction in forestry for more tunities in the field. More than 50 dis­ the new division, than 50 years and in wildlife manage­ plays, exhibits and illustrated lectures to be headed by ment and soil conservation since their spread over the entire engineering plant Prof. Paul A. inception in this country," Pres. Hannah will aid in this effort. said. "The college also has been long Herbert, present High Attendance Expected head of the fores­ active in rural planning, zoning, and try department. recreational and municipal forestry. Total attendance is expected to exceed These have been important functions of 5,000, with the majority of these being Four depart­ the larger program of land use and land high school students interested in enroll­ ments, fisheries problems in agriculture." ing in college engineering. Last year, and wildlife, con­ an estimated 4,000 persons took part. servation insti­ Ernest L. Anthony, dean of the School Chairman is William S. Fiscus, Detroit tute, forestry and of Agriculture, said greater concentra­ senior and president of the MSC Engi­ wood utilization, tion would be placed on teaching and Herbert neering Council. will be joined un­ extension work in the new division. der one division, concentrating on an old area of activity in a new way. Stresses Conservation Need Pres. John A. Hannah, announcing the new division, commented: "The State Board of Agriculture, in authorizing the GamfUiA, £.ijje jp^i Next fyew IjeaM new division, was motivated by the grow­ student deportment, according to Dr. ing interest and importance of the con­ Mass graduation of veterans from Harold H. Anderson, head of the psy­ servation of our natural resources for Michigan State College this year is not expected to return the campus immedi­ chology department. He added that the the well-being of Michigan and the ately to the frivolity of pre-war years. influence of the more mature veteran nation. Educators expect the sober-minded will no doubt carry over for the next "Michigan State College has always attitudes of ex-GI's to leave a deep im­ few years. recognized its responsibility to the pression on college campuses for a num­ Horesplay Makes Comeback people of Michigan as a land-grant in- ber of years. The complexion of campus life will be altered, however, to youth, Horseplay and "hazing," flushed off more coeds, and the prospects of a more the campus by the ex-GI's, has made a slight comeback this year, but Dr. An­ Hoenshell Named Associate intense social whirl. derson said these "forms of agression" Editor of the MSC Record Mass Departure in June will not return immediately to the pre­ Donald J. Hoenshell, '50, veteran of "This is the big year for veteran war level. five years experience on Michigan news­ graduation all over the nation," said The great number of married veteran papers, has been named associate editor Registrar Robert S. Linton. "At Michi­ students also is expected to encourage of THE RECORD and assistant news gan State, veterans will make up more students, particularly those seeking editor in the Department of Public Rela­ than 70 per cent of the June Commence­ higher degrees, to marry at earlier ages tions at Michigan State College. ment class of 3,600 students." than in the pre-war years, according to Hoenshell worked as a reporter on With the departure of more than 2,600 Judson T. Landis, MSC expert on mar­ the Alpena News, Midland Daily News, ex-servicemen in June, veteran enroll­ riage and family affairs. Lansing State Journal, in addition to a ment will drop off sharply from the 42 There will evolve a more intense so­ six-month period on the staff of Stars per cent of the student body mark estab­ cial program on the campus among and Stripes in Italy. He also served as lished last fall. Veterans in the first younger students, Dr. Landis predicted, editor of the State News, campus daily, three classes at present comprise but academically, the high achievement last summer, and has been campus cor­ 30 per cent of the student body. of older veteran students has set a pat­ respondent for the Detroit News for Changes in the age composition, how­ tern expected to be copied by the teen­ three years. ever, is not expected to affect overall age students.

THE RECORD Vol. 55—No. 3 ALVIE L. SMITH, Editor April 15, 1950 JOHN C. LEONARD, '48, and DONALD J. HOENSHELL, '50, Associate Editors THOMAS H. KING, Director of Alumni Relations; GLADYS FRANKS, '27, Recorder; FRED W. STABLET, Sports Editor; EDWARD M. ERICKSON, '48, Assistant Sports Editor; MADISON KCHX and JOSEPH G. DUXCAK, Historians; JOHN W. FITZGERALD, '47, Agricultural Editor; W. LOWELL TREASTER, Director of Public Relations. Campus Photos this issue by EVERETT HUBT and BRANSDORFER BROTHERS. Member of the American Alumni Council, THE RECORD IS published seven times a year by THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, Michigan State College. Entered as second class matter at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of Congress, August £4, 1918. Record Alumni Gathering Expected June 2-4 By JOHN C. LEONARD, '49 An expected 3,000 alumni from all parts of the nation will soon don their best Sunday duds, hop in their autos and journey to East Lansing. The occasion will be Michigan State College's traditional Alumni Day-Com­ mencement festivities scheduled for June 2-4. The week-end will begin with registration Friday afternoon and con­ clude with the 92nd annual Commence­ ment, at which a record 3,600 degrees will be awarded. King Crowe Osgood Huston Though Saturday is designated as official Alumni Day, alums will be rolling New Administrators Named for Five into town many days ahead of the big week-end, some to attend special meet­ Top Posts at Michigan State College ings, others to be present for pre-gradu- Sweeping administrative changes, in­ State College staff since his graduation ation ceremonies with their sons and cluding the appointment of two new in 1907 and has been animal husbandry daughters, still others to just re-acquaint deans and three new department heads, department head for 41 years. He has themselves with their Alma Mater. have been approved for Michigan State been granted a year's leave prior to Registration Begins Friday College by the State Board of Agricul­ retirement July 1, 1951. Registration will begin Friday at 2 ture. Byron H. Good has been named super­ p.m. and continue through Saturday Assuming new duties July 1 will be intendent of farms, replacing Ralph S. morning, according to Tom King, alumni Dr. Thomas H. Osgood, as dean of the Hudson, head of farm and horse since relations director. Traditional reunion School of Graduate Studies; Tom King, 1909. Hudson received his B.S. degree banquets will begin Saturday at 12:15 Dean of Students; Dr. Ralph H. Nelson, from Michigan State in 1907. p.m. in the MSC Union. animal husbandry head; and Prof. Byron Good, college farms superintendent. Dr. Smith Has Wide Experience President John A. Hannah will pre­ David F. Smith will become head of the side over the annual dinner-meeting of Dr. David F. Smith, new chemical chemical engineering department April the Patriarchs Club, which will see the engineering head, since 1942 has been 16. awarding of the Kedzie Cane to Henry vice-president in charge of research for V. Clark, '78, of Clearwater, Kan. En­ Osgood Replaces Huston Johnson and Johnson, surgical equipment trance of the class of 1900 will bring Dr. Osgood, head of the Department of manufacturers, at New Brunswick, N. J. the club's membership to nearly 300. Physics and Astronomy since 1946, re­ He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees Simultaneously, the class of 1925 will places Dr. Ralph C. Huston, dean of from California Institute of Technology, be celebrating its silver anniversary. graduate studies since 1944. where he studied under Dr. Albert Other classes holding banquets in the The dean-elect received M.A. and B.S. Einstein. Union second floor dining rooms will degrees from the University of St. An­ include 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1930, 1935, drews, Scotland, his M.S. from the Uni­ Dr. Nelson will 1940 and 1945. versity of Chicago, and his Ph.D. from replace retiring One other special banquet will be held the University of Cambridge, England. Prof. George A. Friday evening for the class of 1895. He came to MSC in 1941. Dr. Osgood Brown as head of All other former students will assemble will continue to direct physics and the animal hus­ in the Union ballroom for Saturday astronomy studies until a new depart­ bandry depart­ luncheon at 12:30 p.m. ment head is appointed. ment. Dr. Nelson received his B.S. "Midcenturama" Is Carnival Theme Dean Huston, a member of the MSC staff since 1911, is a national authority Nelson from University Michigan State students will provide in chemistry and advanced studies. He of Wisconsin, a full afternoon and evening of enter­ has been a year's leave of absence prior M.S. from Oklahoma A. and M. and Ph.D. tainment for alumni with the presenta­ to formal retirement July 1, 1951. from Iowa State College. He has been tion of the 24th annual Water Carnival, a member of the MSC staff since 1946. which this year carries the theme "Mid­ Crowe Completes 41 Years centurama." King, director of alumni relations The program will begin at 1 p.m. with since 1948, will replace retiring Dean of Play Pro Ball Students Stanley E. Crowe. King has the land float parade, which will circle Five members of the 1949 Michigan held other administrative positions since the campus and end at the auditorium. State varsity baseball team will play his first MSC appointment in 1933. He The evening will be highlighted with the professionally this summer. Outfielder will continue to head alumni relations traditional parade of floats down the Ed Sobczak signed with the Boston Red until a new director is appointed. Dean Red Cedar River. Sox; outfielder George Rutenbar inked Crowe, who joined the college staff in In addition, baseball games have been a Chicago White Sox contract; pitcher 1909, will continue to direct the lecture- scheduled with Bradley University for "Buz" Bowers is the property of the concert series and special student coun­ both Friday and Saturday afternoons, Philadelphia Phillies; pitcher George seling program after July 1. and alums will top off Saturday's activ­ Johengen signed with the New York ity at 9 p.m. in the Union ballroom with Two Alumni Retire Yankees, and shortstop Frank Bagdon their traditional Alumni Dance. Prof. Brown has been on the Michigan is in the Detroit Tiger chain.

APRIL 15, 1950 .... 3 THE AFFAIRS OF STATE Student Affairs The Cultural Side Students worried about what to do Seniors were measuring themselves with their spare time will find the answer for caps and gowns—and a final fling next year in Michigan State College's at campus life—as they reached mid­ popular Lecture-Concert series. way in their final spring term. Announcement was made recently by Plans for a full round of pre-Com- Dean S. E. Crowe, series director, that mencement festivities were in the mill four Metropolitan Opera stars, three in­ for a record-breaking class of 3,600, to ternationally prominent pianists, a ballet be graduated in June 4 ceremonies. and opera company and an impressive Highlights of senior activities will be list of lecturers had been signed to the three dances, May 10, 17 and 25, the 1950-51 series. senior play, May 17-20, and Lantern Included on the series will be James Night, May 31. Melton, Kirsten Flagstad, Ferruccio Tag- Pres. John A. Hannah will receive liavini and Ljuba Welitch of the Met; seniors in the Union Building May 23 the New York City Center Opera Com­ and 24, and the traditional Senior pany; pianists Arthur Rubinstein, Rob­ Swingout is set for May 25. Lantern ert Casadesus and Vladimir Horowitz; Night will be held May 31, Commence­ the Robert Shaw Chorale; Minneapolis ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN: For ment dance, June 2, and the Water Symphony and Amsterdam Concertge- Carnival, June 1-3. students, a wealth of culture. bow; and Burl Ives, well-known ballad Senior interest in re-establishment of singer. baccalaureate services this year resulted Highlighting the lecture side of the in the scheduling of a special senior ves­ tors have tentatively decided to return series will be Senators Paul Douglas of per service May 14. Wells Hall to women. Illinois, and Wayne Morse, Oregon; Ed­ Meanwhile, other students were shut­ All the male arguments boiled down ward R. Murrow, news analyst; Nora tling between the shenanigans of campus to one: "We don't want to move." Wain, novelist; Hodding Carter, editor; life and the achievements of the more and Elsa Maxwell, popular Hollywood serious-minded students. KAM National Confab party-giver and humorist. Grant A. Kersten, waterlogged but For the first time since Kappa Alpha reconciled Detroit sophomore, became Mu, national photographic-journalism And Still a Drip the "cleanest man at MSC" by signing honorary, was founded five years ago, Two Michigan State College students up for 15 one-hour sessions of physical the national convention is being held are thankful that a visitor during education. He takes 15 showers a week— outside Missouri—at Michigan State Col­ Farmers' Week here strolled into their one after each of his 15 hours in class— lege, Apr. 13-15. dormitory room. They know now what and "one on Saturday night, from sheer MSC's bid for the convention over 21 to do about a leaky radiator. habit." other college chapters clicked on the The visitor did not give his name. He Phi Kappa Phi fraternity became en­ leadership of Al Bransdorfer, one of told the students, however, that he had tangled in the toils of administrative three illustrative MSC brother photogra­ the same room in old Wells Hall back discipline for holding an "unscheduled phers, who is in his second consecutive in 1922 when he was a student at MSC party" and was placed on strict dis­ year as KAM prexy. and the radiator leaked as badly then. ciplinary probation until June. Upwards of 100 delegates, including To fix the radiator he suggested that Men living in Wells Hall had a fight at least one from each chapter, were the students appropriate a length of on their hands this spring—but it seemed expected for the two-day event. The rubber hose from the chemistry labora­ they would be evicted anyway. second day's sessions were held in con­ tory, attach one end to the radiator and Housing officials have tentatively junction with the annual Michigan Press throw the other end out the window. planned to move Wells Hall residents Association's "Photographer's Day." To the students, the adjustment was into newly available space in other per­ Top speaker for KAM is a shutter- a vast improvement over the gallon can manent dormitories, and use vacated bug of renown: William Bennett, chief they had been using. Wells Hall to ease another housing of the photographic branch of the Inter­ shortage—ugh—among women. national Press and Publications Division, Flying Study Delayed Forthwith, males rallied everything U. S. State Department. they had from philosophy to bombast Take-off of Michigan State College's to fight the decision. They founded a six-week European "Flying Classroom," newspaper, "The Weakly Male," and in Japs Visit Campus scheduled for March 20, was delayed to other ways, expressed indignation they Two high-ranking Japanese police April 10 to allow several states more hoped would look righteous. officials toured Michigan State College's time to raise scholarship funds. Wells Hall, built in 1906, was last police administration department as Approximately 70 educators and school used for a women's dormitory in 1947 part of a three-month study of police administrators, representing every state before completion of the women's dor­ science and techniques in a democracy. in the nation, are scheduled to board the mitory quadrangle. One term later, The two officers, Hidenori Nakahara, "Flying Classroom" for a flying study there developed a shortage in male professor in the National Police College, of economic, political and social condi­ housing and it was turned back over Tokyo, and Osamu Kaihara, chief of tions in 11 European countries. to men students. planning for the National Rural Police, Each state will send a representative Now, with the completion of the new were conducted through laboratories under a scholarship raised by business, Robert S. Shaw men's hall, administra- and classrooms by Prof. R. F. Turner. industrial and other groups.

4 . . . . THE RECORD THE AFFAIRS OF STATE recent competition concert at University Pharmacology in the School of Veterin­ Faculty Affairs of Illinois. ary Medicine. Distinctions brought new lustre to Prof. Reed's composition was one of Two other projects, in progress in the academic leadership at Michigan State five played before a "jury" of top-rank­ horticulture and botany departments College from professional societies, lit­ ing concert composers, Aaron Copland, since 1948, received additional funds. In erary circles and governmental agen­ Otto Luening, of Columbia University, cooperation with the Sloan-Kettering cies. and Wallingford Riegger, of the East­ Institute, scientists are searching for Five Michigan State College profes­ man School of Music. horticultural plant extracts that will in­ sors were named to committees of the Roy. L. Underwood, head of the De­ hibit the growth of tumors. The botany state "Hoover Commission" which will partment of Music, was elected presi­ department is inoculating healthy plants study means of reorganizing state gov­ dent of the Music with radioactive virus to trace develop­ ernment on a more economical scale. Teachers Nation­ ment of the disease. Prof. James W. Miller, of the political al Association at The board also accepted a $10,000 science department and Dean W. H. the annual con­ grant from the Farm Foundation of Chi­ Combs, administrative assistant to the vention in Cleve­ cago for research in the Department of president in charge of academic affairs, land in March. Sociology and Anthropology. will lead a "task force" in study­ Underwood was This will be a study to determine ing the organization of the State Wel­ vice -president means of setting up health services fare Department. Prof. M. E. Meulder, last year, and for through the agricultural extension divi­ head of the Department of Political a number of sion of the college. Science and Public Administration, will years has been The Michigan Artificial Breeders head a group studying the State Health active in the ad- Association of East Lansing gave $3,500 Department. ministrative Underwood for study of causes and possible cures Prof. Edward A. Gee, head of the De­ phase of MTNA. of sterility in dairy cattle. partment of Business Administration, Troy L. Stearns, associate professor of Other grants included: was named to the management panel of education, will participate in the direc­ From Paul Mellon of Upperville, Va., the state's 21-member commission, and tion of ten national workshops designed $2,000 for research in the productivity Emery Foster, manager of dormitories to improve professional training for of pastures. and food services, was named chairman teachers. Eastman Kodak Company of Roches­ of a committee to investigate institution ter, N. Y., $1,200 to be awarded in 1950- management. Cancer Research 51 to the outstanding research student Dr. Clifford Erickson, director of the in chemistry. Institute of Counseling, Testing, and Cancer research at Michigan State Guidance, was College moved forward in late March elected president with acceptance of three grants totaling For "Point Four" Program of the National $17,850 from the American Cancer So­ Dr. Charles P. Loomis, head of the Vocational Guid­ ciety. Michigan State College Department of ance Association The new funds will launch a new Sociology and Anthropology, has been by a mail ballot project and continue two others, all sig­ given a leave of absence to direct the in March. Dr. nificant basic and applied research into first phases of the college's Area Re­ Erickson, long ac­ methods to wage a nation-wide cancer search Center in Central and South tive among pro­ fight. America during the next academic year. fessional societies The program will provide technical and associations, The latest project wiii study the lac­ assistance to economically undeprivileged was a trustee of togenic hormone and its affect on the Erickson areas of the southern American hemi­ the 6,000-member milk secretion tissues of the mammary sphere in line with Pres. Truman's Point NVGA during the past year. gland. The study will be handled by the Department of Physiology and Four program. Dr. Erickson has also written a new Financed jointly by the Carnegie Cor­ book, "Interviewing, It's Principles and poration of New York, the U. S. Depart­ Practices" for publication in April. ment of Agriculture, the Rockefeller Emphasis of the book, to be published On The Cover . . . Foundation, and the International Insti­ by Prentice-Hall, has been placed on tute of Agricultural Sciences, the project practical techniques for interviewers. Is Miss Betty Jean Patrick, Detroit junior in education, who is designed to improve agricultural Three members of the chemistry fac­ reigned as Blue Key Sweetheart methods. ulty published professional books, in­ at the annual ball of the leadership Technical and scientific findings in this cluding "The Chemistry and Metallurgy honorary Feb. 25. Guests of honor country will be introduced in backward of Miscellaneous Materials," edited by at the dance were members of areas by trained technicians, many of Prof. Laurence L. Quill, department the boxing team of U. S. Military them MSC graduate students. head. Academy, which dropped a 6 V2-I '/2 Dr. Loomis, as director, will super­ "Laboratory Manual of Elementary decision to the Spartans earlier in vise original research and procedure in Organic Chemistry," was compiled and the evening. Shown above are two Costa Rica, Columbia, Peru, and other written by assistant professors Robert members of the team, Pete Mon- South American nations. D. Schuetz and Harold Hart, along with fore, left, and Bill Kellum, who Dr. Loomis also will organize a de­ E. Campaigne, of Indiana University. served as military escort for Miss partment of rural sociology at the Insti­ MSC's prolific H. Owen Reed has re­ Patrick. Photo is by Alfred Brans- tute of Agricultural Sciences in Costa ceived national attention for his latest dorfer. Rica, staffing it with top scientists from composition, "Overture," selected for Central and South America.

APRIL 15, 1 950 .... 5 Nine Counseling Clinics Future Cartographers Hard at Work at MSC To Be Offered by MSC Michigan State College will help high school graduates from all over the state find their niche in life in a series of nine directional counseling clinics this spring and summer. Trained counselors will help applicants decide whether to attend college or enter business or industry, according to T. A. Goodrich, MSC counselor and director of the clinics. Great Demand for Clinics Expanded after three two-day clinics last year were overwhelmed by requests for assistance, the 1950 series is expected to reach more than 800 persons. Need for such clinics has been ex­ pressed by educators, businessmen and industrialists, who have become alarmed LAYOUT FOR MAPPING: MSC students learn basic techniques of cartog­ at the time-wasting "trial and error" raphy in the naturally lighted map-room of the new Natural Science building. method of finding occupations. To sharpen the focus on an intended goal for high school graduates is the pur­ pose of the counseling clinics, Goodrich Nwitu/ied Lf ^UAO. Wafcl, Map*-Making said. Counselors will work individually with A/aia Aliu+nel Maja>i Peacetime Hall each subject during the two-to-three-day period. Methods will be suggested to By DON HOENSHELL, '50 in the field are almost limitless. correct any deficiency uncovered through Map-making techniques now in use in Beyond fundamental map - making, interviews or written tests. Michigan State College classrooms will other courses at MSC include aero-photo interpretation, and aero-geology taught Clinics have been scheduled for May give wartime military commanders an by Dr. William Kelly, and photogram- 18-19, June 1-2, June 15-16, June 26-28, understanding of enemy territory pos­ July 10-12, July 19-21, Aug. 7-9, Aug. sible otherwise only by on-the-spot metry, taught by Dr. Andrew Perejda. 23-25, and Sept. 6-8. The clinics will observation. With completion of the new Natural be sponsored by the MSC Counseling Cartographers in Washington can Science building, built with an appro­ Center. chart every curve and roll of specified priation from the Michigan Legislature, areas half a world away through use of the department moved into a section base maps, aerial photographs and in­ specifically designed for cartography. telligence reports. "It's a veritable map-maker's heaven," Husbands of MSC Home Ec Prof. Carmin said. "We can store equip­ Coeds Lend Helping Hand Maps Have Many Uses ment in built-in drawers, we have But that is only one side of the story. individual drawing tables for 15 students Husbands of student homemakers at Maps have also taken over a peacetime at a time, and four small closed rooms Michigan State College are accompany­ role of major importance, serving as for tracing and other work on lighted ing their wives to classrooms in the valuable instruments for business, agri­ tables." kitchen. cultural, educational and political plan­ Over 50,000 Maps Available For the third year, senior home eco­ ning, in addition to many other fields. nomics students have moved into four Three rooms, one of them specially- High on the fourth floor of the new built with large panels of drawers, are Home Management house units. In each, Natural Science building, educators are three married couples cooperatively put turned over to storage of 50,000 maps teaching students how to draw and use of the United States Geological Sur­ classroom theory into a program of maps for peacetime uses, or if the need practical living. vey, unnumbered thousands from the arises, for war strategy. Army Map Service, and gigantic area Men get no credit for the course, but Two surges of student interest in and wall maps which bring the world participate on a volunteer basis in plan­ cartography accompanied the first and into sharp, detailed focus. ning and incidental housework. Main second world wars, according to Robert As the world continues to shrink with housework is shared by the wives. In L. Carmin, assistant professor of geog­ advanced methods of communication and addition, students participate in regular raphy, and map-maker for the U.S. transportation, the use of maps becomes laboratory and classroom courses. Office of Strategic Services during more important in every phase of life, For part of the residence period, World War II. Prof. Carmin said. couples live on a "minimum subsistence" "The war, whose day-by-day history "Today's maps have a hundred stories level which includes inexpensive, but was recorded on maps of every kind, to tell and functions to perform. nutritionally adequate meals, and part made people more conscious of maps," Whether it is for business, agriculture, on "the comfort level." Carmin said, "and that interest has not military strategy, education or travel Said one home economics faculty lessened with peace." He added that information, there are maps to plot member, "This idea is as important for with increasing emphasis on maps for campaigns and give answers on short husbands as for wives." countless peacetime uses, opportunities notice," Carmin added.

6 . . . . THE RECORD Dr- Kenneth Wilson to Head New Roll Call Is Launched Curriculum On Food Distribution By 500 Class Agents The first annual Alumni Roll Call, Dr. Kenneth Wilson, professor of distribution, with emphasis on the ad­ the largest alumni project in the history business administration at Michigan ministration of "super-market" type of of Michigan State College, got under State College, has been named director food stores. Course work will include way in March as 500 special class agents of a new Curriculum of Food Distribu­ management, food merchandising, mar­ began sending out letters seeking sup­ tion at MSC, financed by an $87,500 keting, finance and accounting. port of all alumni in the program. grant from the National Association of Special training under the curriculum Desire Gifts from the Many Food Chains. for employees of chain stores will be Organized last year by the MSC Course Starts in September financed under separate scholarship Alumni Advisory Council, the Roll Call grants from the association and indi­ The new curriculum, only one of its "enables all Spartans to express, as they vidual stores, according to John A. Lo­ type in the nation, is designed to train are able, their admiration and support gan, Washington, D.C., president of the students for ex­ of Michigan State," according to Wil­ NAFC. ecutive and man­ liam L. Davidson, '13, director. agerial positions Wilson Came to MSC in 1948 "Gifts from the many, instead of the in the nation's Dr. Wilson, who came to MSC in 1948, few, is the general philosophy behind retail food dis­ received his bachelor's, master's and the program. Each alumnus is the judge tribution busi­ doctor's degrees from the University of of how much to give, but give some­ nesses. The Iowa. In addition to experience in retail thing," is the invitation extended by course is expect­ stores, he directed a merchandising pro­ Davidson. ed to be in full gram at East High School and training Pres. Hannah Voices Approval operation by Sep­ courses for retail store employees in tember. Des Moines, Iowa. Pres. John A. Hannah, commenting Administration on the project, said: "I am looking for­ Wilson A three-year veteran of the U.S. Navy of the curriculum ward with keen anticipation to the first in World War II, Dr. Wilson served on will fall within the framework of the Alumni Roll Call, being convinced that the industrial economics staff at Iowa School of Business and Public Service, it will serve the best interests of both State College from 1945 to 1948. directed by Dean Herman J. Wyngarden. Michigan State College and the thous­ ands of members of the alumni organiza­ Michigan State College, selected from tion. This annual expression of mutual a group of more than 20 colleges and MSC Sponsors Institute interest may well be the means of add­ universities considered for the grant, will ing still more to the prestige of the receive $17,500 annually for a five-year institution which means so much to all period. For German Police Heads of us." Master's Degree to Be Offered Top-ranking German police officials The Alumni Advisory Council has will study first-hand the administration The agreement calls for a program selected four general fields for the 1950 of justice in a democracy this spring of undergraduate and graduate studies Roll Call program. These include the in a special Michigan State College leading to a master's degree in food provision of tuition scholarships to out­ program subsidized by the U. S. State standing and deserving young men and Department. women, aid in establishing research Twelve German chiefs of police will projects for the advancement of scien­ be handled in the first four-month pilot tific knowledge, small loans of an Hannah Named to Joint institute, only one of its type in the emergency nature to needy students, Agricultural Committee nation, according to Prof. Ralph F. Tur­ preservation of MSC historical data, and ner, of the police administration depart­ provision of a small fund, to be known Pres. John A. Hannah has been named ment. Similar programs will be spon­ as the President's Fund, to permit enter­ to a 12-man national committee for sored later, he said. tainment of prominent visitors to the planning a U. S. program designed to campus. use American brains and know-how to Course Includes Field Work develop the world's resources and tech­ Plans for the curriculum have not nical skills. been completed, Turner said, but will High School Music Course Formally known as the "Joint Com­ probably include equal parts of class­ mittee on Agricultural Services to For­ room and laboratory work, and field Set for MSC This Summer eign Areas of the U. S. Department of studies of midwestern police depart­ ments. A group of aspiring high school mu­ Agriculture and the Association of Land- sicians will become Spartans for three Grant Colleges and Universities," the In addition to basic work in crime weeks this summer. program is one phase of Pres. Truman's prevention, the German officials will also Representing high schools from all "Point Four" plan laid down in his study court systems at municipal, state parts of Michigan, they will journey to inaugural address last January. and federal levels in different parts of MSC for a three-week course beginning the nation. The committee will expedite the re­ June 26 for band, orchestra and choral cruiting of authorities to go abroad on Impetus for the program followed a training. missions of international cooperation in month-long tour of the nation's police The program, now in its fifth year, technical agriculture. Bases for the system by six German police chiefs will offer a number of activities includ­ committee's program are similar to those last summer. "Their experience was so ing music theory, conducting, baton suggested by Pres. Hannah last year successful that it was decided to send twirling, music literature and radio as president of the Association of Land- key officers through a training course broadcasting, according to Dr. William Grant Colleges and Universities. here," Turner said. R. Sur, course director.

APRIL 15, 1950 .... 7 USC And Yale Are Track Foes Kircher Takes Football Of Spartans in West Coast Meet Post With Evashevski By "BUD" ERICKSON, '48 The power-laden Spartan track team, after establishing itself as one of the Almost simultaneously with the com­ nation's best during the 1950 indoor sea­ pletion of his first season as head bas­ son, makes a bid for top outdoor honors ketball coach at Michigan State, Al Kir­ in a triangular meet April 29 against cher announced his resignation to accept Southern California and Yale in Los a post as backfield football coach at Angeles, Cal. Washington State College. The meet pits three sectional track Kircher is the third Spartan coach to powers against each other in what should leave the campus this year. He will be the year's finest cinder attraction. serve under Forest Evashevski who re­ Last year the Trojans were NCAA team signed recently to become head football champions, while the Bulldogs were coach at WSC. Bob Flora, freshman recognized as top in the East. The Spar­ coach, accompanied Evashevski west less tans tied USC in the dual meet last year, than two months ago. 61-61, and this winter Coach Schalde- man's victorious thinclads edged past Smith Is Top Scorer third-place Yale in IC4A competition by The 1949-50 Spartan basketball team a scant 1.9 points. won only four games in a rugged 22- Johnson Is Big Gun game schedule, but showed promise for next year, Michi- ^^^^ Michigan State's hopes for a victory in the meet rest with such well-estab­ SPARTAN MILER: Bill Mack lished stars as Fred Johnson in the chalked up a 4:09.6 mile, his best broad jump, low hurdles, and dashes; and second fastest time in history Horace Smith in the high and low on an indoor track, against Ohio hurdles; and a quartet of distance aces State this year. including Jack Dianetti, Warren Druetz- ler, Don Makielski, and Bill Mack. Mack's work during the indoor season was espe­ cially outstanding and ranked him as one of the nation's greatest milers. His time MSC Boxers Chalk Up enced cagers. Kircher of 4:09.6 for the mile against Ohio State was the second fastest mile ever recorded Perfect Season in 1950 Despite the lack of an impressive win­ on an indoor dirt track. A 4:08.9 clock­ Michigan State's powerful boxing ning record, the individual scoring race ing by Chuck Fenske of Wisconsin in team polished off their first undefeated provided a great deal of interest. Jim 1938 is currently the best mark. and untied season since 1937 last month Snodgrass, Pierceton, Ind., junior, cap­ when they hammered out a 4% to 3% tain-elect of the 1950-51 team, led The remainder of the track schedule win over the University of Wisconsin. scorers throughout the season, only to includes Penn State here May 6; Notre lose out in the season's finale to for­ It was Spartan heavyweight Gabby Dame at South Bend, May 13; Coliseum ward Dan Smith, Gary, Ind., sophomore. Marek who dealt the Badgers the decid­ Relays at Los Angeles, May 20; IC4A Smith tallied 205 points to Snodgrass' ing blow and handed them their first meet in Randalls Island Stadium in New 204. Ace pass-catching end Bob Carey defeat at home in 74 dual meets. Marek Yark, May 26, 27; Central Collegiate accounted for 175 points to take third exploded at the 36-second mark of the Conference Championships at Milwaukee, spot. Wis., June 10; and NCAA meet June second stanza to TKO Vito Parisi, for­ 16, 17, at Minneapolis, Minn. mer NCAA champ. Rapchak Sets Record The Spartans slugged Penn State, The 1949-50 season saw a new Spar­ Maryland, Army, DePaul, and Minne­ tan all-time scoring mark set by Bill 1950 Football Tickets sota into submission before meeting Rapchak, Whiting, Ind., senior. Rapchak Wisconsin. tallied 163 points during the season for Applications and information about Co-Favorite for Title a four-year total of 691 points, in addi­ 1950 football tickets will be mailed to As Coach George Makris took his tion to establishing a new single-game alumni late in May in preparation of the mark of 34 points against Marquette, a opening of the ticket sales June 1. boys into the 13th annual NCAA Boxing Tournament at Penn State, his team game won by Michigan State mid-way Last year's season tickets holders will ranked as co-favorite with Louisiana through the season. be notified in advance to insure renewal State, the defending champs. For the Kircher, a graduate of Michigan State of reservations, according to Lyman L. last two years the Spartans have finished in 1934, has been on the Spartan staff Frimodig, ticket director. in the "runner-up" spot. since 1939, except for a five-year tour The 1950 schedule is as follows: At Makris starts the tourney with an of Army service, serving as assistant home, Oregon State, Sept. 23; Maryland, entry for all but the 130-pound class. coach in football, basketball, and base­ Oct. 7; William and Mary, Oct. 14 Leading the way are: Chuck Spieser, ball. He took over the head basketball (Homecoming); Marquette, Oct. 21; In­ brilliant sophomore light heavyweight; job when Ben F. VanAlstyne retired diana, Nov. 4; Minnesota, Nov. 11. Away, Gabby Marek, free-swinging heavy­ after the 1948-49 season. Michigan, Sept. 30; Notre Dame, Oct. weight; and Hank Amos, scrappy 125- No successor has been named for 28; and Pittsburgh, Nov. 18. pound scrapper. Kircher's post.

8 .... THE RECORD MSC Gridders Prepare Afte* the Jtmmf - Awaited Victory — A ^buoliUuf, For Spring Tilt May 73 The most important spring football drills in recent years got underway April 3 as Coach Biggie Munn greeted a large turnout for the six weeks of practice sessions. New Backfield Coach Arrives On hand for the first time is Lowell P. "Red" Dawson, newly appointed back- field coach, successor to Forest Evashev- ski. Dawson, a former star football player and coach at Tulane, and more recently head coach of the Buffalo Bills of the All-America professional football conference, arrived on the campus in February. Also helping with spring drills is Steve Sebo, '37, the Spartans' new freshman coach, who joined the MSC football staff in February. SWIMMERS BEAT MICHIGAN—Coach Charles McCaffree, Jr. and his swimmers waited for years to beat arch rival Michigan in a dual meet, but this Munn is devoting a major portion of winter it happened, 46-38. McCaffree got a ducking in the Jenison Fieldhouse the spring drills to the search for re­ pool at the hands of his jubilant swimmers immediately after the final event. placements for the 20 seniors who played Here he receives congratulations from Michigan coach Matt Mann as Don Paton, their final season Spartan captain for the night, looks on. The finest in the sport's history at last fall. Gone East Lansing, the team won nine out of ten dual meets, losing only to N.C.A.A. are All-Ameri- Champion Ohio State by a narrow 43-37 count. cans Lynn Chand- nois, Ed Bagdon and Don Mason, plus a host of others. Winter Teams Assume Major Roles Dawson receiv­ ed a quick bap­ In MSC's Climb As Sports Power tism of fire as he A great fencing season, good perform­ looked over the ances by the gymnastics and wrestling field of candi­ Dawson teams and debut of a new intercolle­ dates for jobs vacated by Chandnois, giate sport, ice hockey, were among the quarterback Gene Glick, fullbacks Frank features of the 1950 winter season. Waters and Jim Blenkhorn, and half­ backs Horace Smith and Johnny Polon- The fencers under Coach Charles cak, among others. Several position Schmitter racked up a fancy record of changes are in the offing to plug holes seven victories, one loss and one tie, left by these departed stars, and Dawson losing only to Notre Dame in the first will have to depend on sophomores for meet of the season. the other postions. Lacey Is Star Fencer Lacey Stout Spring Game Set May 13 Ace of the team, and one of the best fencers in the country was Bill Lacey, Workouts will continue for six weeks and four losses the past season. and conclude with the annual Green and Detroit senior, who won 26 out of 27 White intra-squad game in Macklin Field foils matches in the nine meets. Stout Leads Gymnastic Team stadium Saturday, May 13. The Greens Coach Fendley Collins' wrestlers, not Mel Stout, State's great all-around won last year's game by a score of 21-7. expected to do much after suffering junior performer, continued to dominate heavy personnel losses from 1949, came Dawson's search for backfield talent the picture. Last spring he won the up with a highly creditable five won, NCAA and Western Open title on the and the probability of position shifts re­ five lost record on a tough schedule. calls the spring drills of 1947 when Hugh parallel bars and in the latter event "Duffy" Daugherty shuffled the deck and Top stars among the Green and was second in all-around performance. came up with one of the best lines in White grapplers were a pair of juniors, The ice hockey team under Coach the country. Last year it was Earle 175-pounder Gene Gibbons, who won Harold Paulsen ran into rough going, Edwards' turn as the new ends coach, seven, lost one and tied one match, and but it was nothing more than could be and he came up with several talented 165-pounder George Bender, who won expected for a team in its first season newcomers including Bob and Bill Carey, seven, lost two and tied one. of intercollegiate competition. Playing the Charlevoix twins, and developed a Coach George Zypula's gymnastics a team made up almost exclusively of second string veteran, Dome Dibble, to team made fine progress in a year's time sophomores, the Spartans lost all 14 top performance. to produce a record of four victories games on the schedule.

APRIL 15, 1950 .... 9 FOLLOWING ALUMNI CLUBS /iy ^Jatft Kituj,

the meeting included refreshments, of Allegan, and George Guerre. Football games, and a showing of "Invitation to movies rounded out the evening's enter­ Learning," new MSC color movie. tainment. Fifty St. Clair County club members In charge of the affair was Club elected Lloyd Onyon, '38, their presi­ President John Davidson, '27. In a short Alumni all over the state and nation dent at a meeting held in Port Huron business session, members elected Keith began putting away their skis and Feb. 14. Other officers are Dr. Claude Landsburg, '26, Kenneth Lyle, '27, and skates, took a practice swing or two on Ludwig, '41, vice-president; and Mrs. Charles Reimer, '38, to the board of their golf clubs, and began making plans Max Cheney, '23, secretary-treasurer. directors. for spring gatherings. Speaker of the evening was Profes­ Of chief concern was the election of sor Edward C. Prophet, of the Michigan Jackson Club Hears Hannah officers, organization of new clubs, and State Department of Geology and Stressing the importance of support plans for up-coming picnics and outings. Geography. Election of officers was the chief of public education, and the philosophy business of the evening in Big Rapids, that more qualified persons should have MICHIGAN CLUBS when 25 members of the Osceola-Me­ opportunity to receive a college educa­ costa MSC Alumni Club named William tion, President John A. Hannah key- Ann Arbor Election Porteous, '41, their president Feb. 23. noted the annual banquet of the Michi­ Alfred Brose, '32, was elected new Other officers elected were A. L. gan State College Alumni Club of Jack­ president of the Washtenaw County Schmidt, '15, vice-president and Joseph son, held Feb. 7. MSC Alumni Club, at the group's an­ Lynch, '40, secretary-treasurer. More than 200 alumni played host nual meeting for elections. Others on Evening speaker was Harold Spon- to Senator and Mrs. Haskell Nichols, his executive board include Gerritt Fitz­ berg, assistant counselor for men at Representative and Mrs. John Bannasch, gerald, '39, vice-president; Audrey Michigan State. Dean and Mrs. W. N. Atkinson, of Jack­ Green, '47, secretary; and John McCor- son Junior College, and numerous other mick, treasurer. Meeting at Hillsdale Jackson dignitaries. Ninty-five members of the club met Guests of the MSC Alumni Club of Pres. Hannah pointed out that "The Feb. 21 to also celebrate the first anni­ Hillsdale County were 20 high school time is gone when a boy born on the versary of the group, and heard speeches seniors who heard W. Lowell Treaster, wrong side of the tracks can go to by Charles Hill, of the MSC written and head of the college public relations de­ college with five dollars and emerge spoken English department, and Starr partment, speak on job opportunities for four years later with a degree. The Keesler and George Guerre of the MSC high school graduates. cost of living away from home is too alumni relations office. More than 70 members attended the high, and there aren't enough hours meeting, held Jan. 31. It was the sec­ in the week to attend school, study, Rohlfs Heads Huron Club ond meet since the club was organized. sleep and still earn enough to pay his Huron county's newly organized MSC Club members also appointed commit­ way. Alumni Club met Feb. 22 in Bad Axe, tees. "It is up to the people to see that and 20 members elected Gleason Rohlfs, the youngsters who show capabilities '43, president; Clarence Gettel '41, vice- Dinner Meeting for learning have a chance to attend president; and M. June Wilkinson, '49, Alumni from Plymouth, Northville college." secretary-treasurer. Members were and Farmington met in Farmington The program for the evening also shown the new MSC movie, "Invita­ Jan. 19 to hear Lloyd C. Emmons, dean included music by Romeo Tata, violinist, tion to Learning." of the MSC School of Science and Arts, and Roy Underwood, pianist, both of Muskegon club members met Feb. 7 speak on "What it Means to Michigan the MSC music department. Toastmas- and elected Charles Henricks, '47, presi­ State College to be a Member of the ter for the affair was Herman Gallag­ dent; Edward Clark, '31, vice-president; Big Ten." her, '15, and George Dobben, '24, and Elsie Matel, '48, secretary; and Arthur Chairman of the dinner-meeting was Herbert S. Blanding, '27, were chairmen Taylor, '49, treasurer. Art Jenkins, '39, and George Guerre of the meeting and program respectively. showed football movies. Three Clubs Elect Munn Speaks in Owosso Club members in Newaygo, Port Annual Banquet Another large meeting was held in Huron and Big Rapids elected new offi­ The annual banquet of the Allegan- Owosso Feb. 15, when more than 100 cers in February. Van Buren MSC Alumni Club saw 125 members of the MSC Alumni Club of Robert I. Thompson, '18, was elected members present to entertain South Shiawassee met at the Owosso City Club president of the Newaygo County MSC Haven high school seniors who plan to to hear head football coach "Biggie" Alumni Club at a business and social attend MSC next fall. The meeting was Munn talk about "Leadership, Sports­ meeting held Feb. 9. Other officers in­ held March 7 in South Haven. manship and Friendship," three im­ clude R. S. Kincaid, '32, vice-president; Chief speaker for the evening was portant qualities in being a member of Mrs. Stanley Stroven, '37, secretary and Edward C. Prophet, of the MSC geology a football team. Sander Ensing, treasurer. and geography department. Other With him were line coach "Duffy" Held in the Newaygo civic auditorium, speakers included Senator Charles Tripp Daugherty, and Spartan baseball men-

10 . . . . THE RECORD tor John Kobs. The meeting was round­ wives. Chairman of the dance was A. ed out with football movies. John Marvin Davenport, '46. Three Spartan Alumni Caruso, '28, was chairman and toast- Receive Advancements master of the meeting. MSC Alumnae Gather Flint alumnae of Michigan State Col­ Three Michigan State alumni recently Meeting at Midland lege heard Flint City Manager Harold received noteworthy advancements, two Taking a crack at the inventive ways Kinder discuss "City Improvements" at having been named to top business posi­ colleges use in covering up assistance an evening meeting. tions and another taking over as associ­ to athletes, and offering modifications of Following the talk, members conducted ate city planner for St. Paul, Minn. the sanity code which he plans to make a "white elephant" auction. Decorations H. W. Rigterink, '20, is the new gen­ to the National Collegiate Athletic As­ for the program and tea which followed eral manager of the Solgas department sociation, Dean Lloyd C. Emmons, of a St. Patrick's Day motif. Mrs. Edmond of Sun Oil Co. in MSC's School of Science and Arts, high­ Walton, '40, presided. Philadelphia. A lighted a meeting of 115 alumni of Mid­ Election of new club officers will be member of the land, held Jan. 26. held May 8. Solgas organiza­ At the banquet members also elected Alumnae of Michigan State College at tion since 1934, new board members, saw the movie "In­ Grand Rapids held a games party Mar. vitation to Learning," and were enter­ 14 at the home of Mrs. Thomas R. Rigterink has tained with pantomines by Jean Swee­ Tomasma, '43. Mrs. George Tubich, '44, been sales man­ ney, MSC sophomore. and Helen Knecht, '46, assisted the ager for the past Burl Huber, '33, was chairman and hostess. six years. He is toastmaster of the meeting. also chairman of OUT-OF-STATE CLUBS the producers Bay City, Cassopolis Meets Rigterink section of the Li­ Robert S. Linton, MSC registrar, and Boston Business Meeting quified Petroleum George Guerre, assistant director of More than 70 Boston alumni met in Gas Association in Philadelphia. alumni relations, journeyed to Bay City the Statler Hotel in the bean town Jan. and Cassopolis in February and March Benedict Is Promoted 28 to elect new officers and discuss busi­ to meet with alumni. L. L. Benedict, '10, has been named ness for the coming year. At Bay City Feb. 7, Registrar Linton vice-president of Consumers Power of New officers include J. K. McElroy, spoke on MSC's rapid climb in enroll­ Michigan, located in Jackson, and is in '28, president; Dr. Elda Robb, '16, vice- ment. A general business session of the charge of electric production and trans­ president; and Dr. Harrison B. Siegle, club saw the election of a new board mission. He joined Consumers Power in '41, secretary-treasurer. of directors. 1919, following nine years as an operat­ Dailey church in Cassapolis was the Other members of the executive com­ ing engineer for meeting place of Cass county alumni mittee are C. Joseph Crabill, '29, the old Michigan who saw moves of MSC football games Thomas C. King, '35, Mrs. Dudley F. Power Company Strauble, '37, Mrs. Donald B. Babson, following a dinner and business meet­ in Lansing. Until '46, and John Erving, Jr., '49. ing. The meeting was held March 2. 1945, he was divi­ Every graduating class but five in the sion superinten­ Two Clubs Hold Dances last 25 years was represented at the dent of Consum­ meeting, which was followed by enter­ "King Football" dominated the decor­ ers' Western tainment and a showing of the MSC ative motif of a semi-formal dance given Division in Grand movie "Invitation to Learnirtg." by the Calhoun County Alumni Club Rapids, and since Mar. 25 at Battle Creek—and MSC's Alums Meet in Cleveland then has been in gridiron coaching staff dominated the the Jackson main list of guests. The Carter Hotel in Cleveland was Benedict office as general The stage was framed in a backdrop the gathering place for 78 MSC alumni supervisor of electric production and of pennants of colleges and universities on Jan. 27. The occasion was a dinner transmission. on Michigan State's 1950 football sched­ meeting at which Paul Bagwell, head ule, centered around the symbolic Spar­ of the college Department of Written C. David Loeks, '47, was named April tan of MSC. and Spoken English, gave the main 1 as associate city planner of St. Paul, Special guests included E. B. More, address. Minn. After receiving his bachelor's de­ of Marshall, member of the State Board Club members elected Roland E. gree in landscape architecture, he earned of Agriculture, and Mrs. More; Gordon Minogue, '14, their president and saw a master's degree in city planning at the Schlubatis, '24, president of the Branch the movie "Invitation to Learning." Massachusetts Institute of Technology. County MSC Alumni club, and Mrs. Schlubatis, '26; Mr. and Mrs. George Sixty Meet at Toledo Guerre; and Earle Edwards, Hugh "Duf­ The annual meeting of MSC alumni Home Ec Alumnae Meet fy" Daugherty, and Steve Sebo, '37, all in Toledo was held Jan. 21. Approxi­ More than 300 former students are of the coaching staff. mately 60 members were on hand to expected to attend the second annual Chairman for the dance was Mrs. hear ex-freshman football coach Rob­ Home Economics Alumnae Day at Michi­ Eldon Shotwell, '42. ert Flora, and Starr Keesler, of the gan State College May 6, according to Alumni and friends of the college college alumni relations office, give the living in Kalamazoo tripped the light main addresses. Dean Marie Dye of the School of Home fantastic March 3 at a dance held at Football movies, and "Invitation to Economics. Ramona Park. Learning" were shown. Events will include a coffee hour in Serving as reception committee were D. D. Stone, '13, William Fish, '46, the Home Economics building, tours of Allen Kinney, '42, club president, A. L. and J. E. Jepson, '35, were in charge of the campus and a short program on Brown, '41, Richard Beem, '42, and their the meeting. what is new in home economics.

APRIL 15, 1950 .... 11 Days of Yore By Madila+i Kultn and

These are but a few of the materials collected by William G. Butt, '40, in­ structor in speech, for his M.A. thesis, 1947. Some of them came from alumni Presentation of "School for Scandal" in response to a note in the RECORD. in 1910, was the earliest example of or­ (Can you add to our collection?) All ganized dramatic activity on the campus, relate to the quarter-century when Prof. as reported by Butt. The military de­ E. S. King was director of dramatics. partment consented to its presentation in THE the Old Armory only on condition that npll.t... 1 DAD Hi the stage be erected after drill on the day of performance and be removed im­ MIHWU run uvja

mediately following the final curtain. Br RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN Not surprising, then, is the program note: "On account of a paucity of set­ Presented by tings, it is impossible to arrange scenes PROF. KING'S appropriate to the play; hence the acts Glass in Dramatics and scenes as given above should be referred to as the play progresses."

ARMORY MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Prof. E. S. King April 22nd. 1910.

(Below and bottom) "Esmeralda," with J. F. Jonas, '12, playing Jack Desmond, was the second production—this by the newly organized M.A.C. Dramatic Club. ESMERALDA = GIVEN BY = (Above) The Forest of Arden, on M. A. C. Dramatic Club the central campus, was the setting ARMORY for many a Shakespearean perform­ ance, such as this scene from "The * FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1911 * Merrie Wives of Windsor," in 1922.

(Above) "Death Takes a Holi­ day" was produced in 1932 in the Little Theatre by Theta Alpha Phi, successor to the M.S.C. Dramatic Club in 1924. It was the second play at M.S.C. for which Prof. C. H. Nickle supervised the set­ tings. Necrology . . . EVERT S. DYCKMAN, '79, died March 2 in a South Haven, Mich., hospital from injuries re­ ceived in a fall at his home about four months ago. A fruit farmer and life-long resident of South Haven, Mr. Dyckman served his community as mayor and later as postmaster. For several years he was purser for a steamship line plying the South Haven-Chicago run. MINA FULLER TRUXELL, '02, teacher in the school systems of Lansing and Lewiston, Mich., for many years died in a Lansing hospital Feb. 13. Her daughter and sister survive, Mr. Truxell having died in 1937. ARTHUR ADELMAN, '04, retired chief of the ammunition development division. Army Ord­ By Qladtfi M. Q*4*nkl nance, died Feb. 18 in Washington, D.C. Imme­ diately after graduation from college, Mr. Adel- PATRIARCHS 1910 man joined Army Ordnance as an engineering Reunion 40th Anniversary Reunion draftsman, specializing in ammunition work. During World War II, he supervised war pro­ Alumni Day, June 3 Alumni Day, June 3 duction contracts for artillery ammunition, serv­ 1900 1911 ing as chief of the ammunition development Golden Anniversary Reunion division from 1945 until his retirement in 1949. G. Harris Collingwood is conservation econo­ Alumni Day, June 3 He had been the civilian member of the Ord­ mist with legislative reference service, Library of Charles W. Fitch, former tool and die designer, nance Board since World War I. The value of Congress, Washington, D.C., where he lives at his services had been recognized by promoting lives in Detroit at 1342 Elizabeth. 2853 Ontario rd. N.W. him to the highest professional civil service grade, 1901 1912 commendation by the Secretary of War for excep­ tional civilian service, and award of the Order "Forty years a good scout, physician is hon­ Harry Rowley of Coaldale, Alberta, Canada, ored" was a recent headline in the Detroit Free of Merit medal for outstanding civilian contrib­ was on the campus recently for his first visit ution during World War II. He was active in Press, telling that Dr. C. B. Lundy, the only in many years. . . . A. D. Badour has moved living active member of the Boy Scout Council's professional and fraternal groups in Washing­ from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, where ton, and wrote numerous articles on ordnance original executive board, had been named the he lives at 185 Buckingham Way. "Detroiter of the Week." The award, symbolized work. He is survived by a son and daughter. by a gold statuette, is offered jointly by the Free 1913 Mrs. Adelman died in 1947. Press and radio station WXYZ for outstanding Madge Lamoreaux York lives at 280 McArthur civic achievement. WILLIAM M. RIDER, '08, long identified with Blvd.. Oakland, Calif., where she is agent for the the teaching and development of the dairy in­ 1903 state Department of Social Welfare. dustry in New York state, died at his home in Catonsville, Md., on Feb. 6. Mr. Rider was pro­ Guy Richardson is living in Lansing at 1543 1915 fessor of animal husbandry and head of the Roosevelt st. 35th Anniversary Reunion dairy department of Syracuse University for Alumni Day, June 3 nearly 20 years, later becoming associated with 1905 Samson Liph was a Farmers' Week visitor on the Bureau of Milk Publicity for the New York 45th Anniversary Reunion the campus. For many years he has been mid- state Department of Agriculture and Markets. Alumni Day, June 3 Western manager of the Jewish Agricultural For several years before moving to Maryland he Myrtle Hayward McC'lintock has moved in Mar­ Society, with offices at 130 N. Wells st., Chicago. was secretary-fieldman for the Pennsylvania Hol- quette, Mich., to 1023 N. Front st. . . . Arthur L. Sayles, who superintends the stein Assn. Mrs. Rider and their two sons sur­ Alliance (Ohio) branch of the New York Central vive. 1906 railroad, was recently named chairman of the Gordon Stuart gives his new address in San Alliance chapter of the American Red Cross. ALLEN ROBERT NIXON, '14. employed in Francisco as 1850 Gough st. This "extra-curricular" activity is in addition electrical construction with the Detroit Edison to his work as a member of the local school Co. for 35 years, died in a Detroit hospital Feb. 1. 1908 board, district commissioner of Boy Scouts, and He served with an aero squadron in World War In the recent attempt to locate former stu­ Rotarian. I and resumed his work with Edison upon his dents whose old home addresses were the only return. He is survived by his wife and daughter ones on file, Dimas Burbano Bowen replied from 1916 of 9601 Prairie ave., Detroit. Also surviving are Oriente 555, Quito, Ecuador, South America. Katharine Crane Cox lives in Washington, D.C., his mother and three sisters, one of whom is Following are excerpts from his most interesting at 1112 16th St. N.W., Apt. 111. . . . Louella Lenore Nixon Johnson. '14, of Lincoln. Nebr. letter: "We are living in times of severe stress. Wilder Conklin (Mrs. Dexter G.) lives at 801 ZADIG H. VOSCAN, '25, a resident of Roches­ All cultured nations of the world, the large as well as the small, are being subjected to a severe Blanehard, Flint. ter, N.Y., for many years, died in that city Jan. 9. He is survived by his wife. trial. Thunderclouds are gathering above us and 1920 the storm of historical forces is shaking the ELEANOR BOWMAN LUDWIG, '44, active in 30th Anniversary Reunion mighty pillars of the world. In such times as college with Delta Gamma Mu, Y.W.C.A., and Alumni Day, June 3 these genuine friendship has an enhanced value. the Student Christian Union, died in a Port ... To clasp honest and strong men's hands on Since leaving college, J. William Anderson has Huron, Mich., hospital Feb. 26. Her husband, North American soil was for me indeed an been associated in engineering work on the Claude A. Ludwig, '41, is a physician and surgeon uplifting experience. I request it to be believed Boulder Dam, the Colorado River Aquaduct, and in Port Huron where they made their home at that I have clasped these hands never to un­ the basic magnesium plant at Las Vegas. He 1401 15th St. Besides her husband and parents, clasp them again. Mutual disinterested motives is now an engineer for the city of Los Angeles she is survived by two sons and an infant daugh­ can only strengthen our friendship. To stride where he lives at 4582 Paulhan ave. . . . Robert ter. arm in arm in reciprocally promoted mutual Gorsiine retired last July 1 after 16 years as work towards our great goal, the happiness of superintendent of schools in Milford, Mich. He our nations and a righteous future, on the path continues to live there at 630 Union street which has been set for us; let this be our firm where he maintains a real estate office. He re­ 1924 determination, our innermost pleasure, a pleasure ports that Jesse LaForge, '19, who lives at 308 Ruth VanWinkle Gorrell (Mrs. Ned A.) is which is worthy of patriotically-minded man who Hathaway st.. New Baltimore, Mich., has been "Prudence Penny," food editor for the Detroit are intimately connected with their people. It is confined to his bed for nearly two years. LaForge Times, and makes her home in Birmingham, my fervent desire that Divine Providenoe which says "Tell the gang that I was supposed to' have Mich., at 16128 Marguerite. rules over the fate of nations, may bless our a month to live in April of 1948 but I'm still work with great success. 48 years ago I was here." 1925 privileged to report for meehanioal engineering Silver Anniversary Reunion at Michigan Agricultural College, today Michigan 1923 Alumni Day, June 3 State College, the experience gathered in the Col. Leon V. Chaplin, retired, is living at 3980 "Since your office has been having a little illustrious institutien everlasting im all my life." El Camino Real, Palo Alto, Calif. difficulty with our mail situation I expect I had

APRIL 15, 1950 .... 13 "Lost Alumni" Located better bring you up to date with the movements, organization of the United Nations, Maliwan past, present, and prospective, of the Bradts. Mansion, Bangkok, Thailand, where he is chief I, Katherine (B.S. '36) have been teaching school of the forestry and forest products working In All Parts of World for the past six years including a year as prin­ group in Asia and the Pacific. cipal of Marble school. Glenn (B.S. '25 ; M.S. '26) Up-to-date addresses of Michigan taught 10 years in the zoology department at 1932 State alumni, spread all over the world, Michigan State, received his Ph.D. from the John Tate is publicist for the Department of continue to come into the MSC Alumni University of Michigan (1936), spent the next Parks and Recreation in Detroit, where he lives 13 years as biologist with the Game Division of at 14364 Southfield road. Office, thanks to hundreds of ex-Spar­ the Mich. Dept. of Conservation from which he tans who have responded to the col­ retired as director of the Rose Lake Wildlife 1933 lege's drive to locate some 70,000 "lost Experiment Station this summer. He then held Howard R. Harvey is located in Traverse City, alumni." a professorship with Michigan State and taught Mich., as field representative for the state Office the summer field course in wildlife management. of Vocational Rehabilitation. . . . Robert Haber- If you know the whereabouts of any At the termination of the summer course we mann is veterinarian for the U.S. Public Health former students listed below, please send were able to start off on the 'new life' for which Service Pathology laboratory in Bethesda, Md. we had planned so long. We are now traveling this information to the MSC Alumni indefinitely in the West. Our permanent address 1934 is Marcellus, Mich., from which our mail is for­ Records Office. Eleanor Barr Wright (Mrs. Raymond W.) pre­ warded. We would be glad to hear from our 1903—Karl R. Bryant. sents her six alibis for not reporting sooner as friends." . . . Two years ago Justin Cash resigned 1904—Lena Burger, Fred S. Calkins, Fred B. Sheila, 7, Michael, 6, Stephen, 5, Leland, 2, as president of the Kansas City Stock Yards to Cavanaugh. take over a commission firm, Ryan-Robinson Co., Susan, 1, and Elizabeth Ann born Dec. 10. The 1S05—Virginia C. Chapman. with offices at 425 Live Stock Exchange Bldg., Wrights live at 1324 S. VanNess ave., Santa 1906—Ward D. Carpenter. Kansas City, Mo. He and Mrs. Cash, the former Ana, Calif., and Mr. Wright is a departmental 1907—Helen Caskey, Frank Cassel, Frances M. lone Barker, live in Kansas City at 5427 Cen­ supervisor at the Anaconda Wire & Cable co. Caukin. Ralph Champion. tral, where they "try to operate the model of in Orange. . . . Major Ralph Bristol has re­ 1908—Amos Brown, Harry F. Caldwell, Walter child raising for Barbara, a freshman at DePauw, turned from an overseas assignment and lives Caldwell, Clarence Carter, Roy Cavanaugh, Justin, a freshman at Southwest High, and Mar­ at 5 Hamilton st., Annandale, Va. . . . Mary Coy W. Chittenden, Laura H. Childs, Jes­ garet who performs in the 4th grade. They Brown Mulvey (Mrs. Harold A.) is children's sie Chick, Edwin J. Clark. all play the piano and can fiddle a little on the counselor for the Michigan Children's Institute in Ann Arbor, and lives in Drayton Plains at 1911—William S. Cahill, Clyde E. Chapelle. violin, and we have a good time with it." 4388 Lamson drive. . . . Carolyn Chapel En- 1912—Artis C. Bryan, Merle D. Carr, Albert C. singer (Mrs. H. J.) has moved in Flint to 1126 Chapman. 1926 W. Vernon drive. . . . Major Wilford B. Grat- 1913—Horace M. Carrier, Doward L. Carter, Mary-Kirk MacKinnon Woodford lives at 884 rick may be reached in care of the Ordnance James E. Caughey, Essie Chambers, Wal­ Burlingame ave., Detroit, with her daughter Section, FMP, APO 757, New York City. . . . ter Christensen. Susan and son Arthur and husband, Frank B., Helen Noel King and her husband, Herbert E., 1914—Earl Chenery. editorial writer for the Detroit Free Press. Mr. and their three children, live at 361 Caryl drive, 1915—Donald S. Campbell, Charles R. Cargill. Woodford has written a biography of Lewis Pittsburgh. . . . John A. Rankin gives his new 1916—George B. Burchard, Alfred R. Carter, Cass to be published in the fall by the Rutgers address as 1364 Wembly rd., San Marino, Calif. George E. Chichester. University Press. 1917—Elmer H. Chilton. 1935 1918—Floyd B. Brown, Gilbert P. Brucker, Lewis 1927 15th Anniversary Reunion S. Brucker, Leslie W. Chilton, Herbert W. Frank Hugh Hogan lives at 1915 Beal ave., Alumni Day, June 3 Church. Lansing, where he is in the circulation depart­ Norman Boardman is sales manager for Harry 1919—Frances Louise Call. ment of the State Journal. Ferguson Inc. in Detroit, and he and Mrs. 1920—Florence M. Brown, Bernice Louise Camp­ Boardman, the former Lois Arnold, '33, live at bell. 1928 May Henry Terry and James C. McCall were 560 Cadieux rd., Grosse Pointe. . . . June Dell 1921—Frances E. Carr. married Aug. 30, 1949, and are living in Detroit Morris (Mrs. Joseph W.) is a sergeant on the 1922—Mildred R. Caswell. at 5418 Stanton ave. Detroit Police force, and lives in that city at 1924—Isabel M. Cameron. 12682 Ward. . . . Florence Hay teaches in the 1925—Sylvester Campbell, Andrew Carrigan, 1929 Dependents High School, APO 757, New York Harold Cary, Richard Cavender, Justus Dr. Lane A. Moore, for 12 years a dairy City. . . . Margaret Meyer Howard and her hus­ Christensen. nutrition researcher at the college, has been band, W. Harvey, and their three sons are 1926—Vera A. Carson, James B. Cawood, Elden named head of the division of nutrition and living at 215 Durand, East Lansing. . . . Court­ L. Cherry. physiology of the Bureau of Dairy Industry of ney Nelson heads the science department in the 1927—Lionel V. Burkhead, Gladys Parker Bur- the United States Department of Agriculture, Rochelle (Illinois) Township high school. . . . rington, Willard G. Burt, William O. Camp­ Washington, D.C. James Armand Person may be reached in care bell, Frank J. Card, Maurice E. Carter, Hor- of the U.S. Information Center, ULM, APO 154, ton N. Churchill. 1930 New York City. . . . Carleton Spencer is color engineer for Kaiser-Frazer corp., and lives at 1928—Loleta L. Bushnell, Thelma L. Byus, Helen 20th Anniversary Reunion 4400 Cass-Elizabeth road, Pontiac. D. Campbell, Burton R. Carlson, Edmund Alumni Day, June 3 Childs. 1929—Walter J. Cartwright, Marjorie Chase, Lt. Col. Kenneth T. Boughner is taking a 1936 specialized course at the Air University School John Dart is an attorney-at-law and a partner Glenn F. Clark. at Craig Air Force Base, Ala. Upon completion in the Dart Insurance Agency, Dart Bank bldg., 1930—Cathleen R. Bryant, Floyd H. Burke, Carol he will return to Mitchel AFB, New York, where Mason, Mich. . . . John R. White is general S. Carey, Claude L. Carpenter, Dorsey D. he is assigned to duty as assistant chief, air sales manager for Al Shallock Inc., Ford dealer, Causer, Lloyd W. Cavanagh, John J. Cha- defense plans, Continental Air Command. . . . of Milwaukee, and lives in Whitefish Bay at Iex. On Dec. 8, Adam Schuch completed the courses 5220 N. Hollywood. . . . Helen Wilson Grosfils 1931—Grace E. Adams, Gerald E. Aldrich, and requirements for the Ph.D. in chemistry (Mrs. Rene E. J.) may be reached in care of Emory L. Allison, Floyd Barnes, Mary at California Institute of Technology. He is Dodwell & Co. Ltd., National City Bank Bldg., Beadle, Myron Bestervelt, Lucile Blankin- now employed at the Los Alamos Scientific lab­ Osaka, Japan. ship, Jay Bolens, Helen M. Brass, William oratories in Los Alamos, New Mexico. J. Brickley, Doris M. Brinkerhoff, Dorothy 1937 E. Brouse, Thelma Brown, Gerald Buyea, 1931 Roland and Emily (Mull, '43) Bird have moved Vernon E. Caldwell, Josephine Carey, Robert and Irene (McKee, '32) Biggar and to 217 East Market st., Warsaw, Ind., where Richard O. Carter, Otis E. Chasteen. Mary their children are making their home in the he is special agent in northern Indiana for the E. Chappie, Lawrence Christensen. Barrein Islands in the Persian Gulf, where Bob Wolverine Insurance co. 1932—Alfred G. Brown, James R. Burns, Thomas is chief medical director for all California-Texas F. Burns, Ernest L. Carter, Dwight Chal­ Oil company interests in Europe and Asia. . . . 1938 mers, Marion Ruth Chapin. William Cargo is located in Marquette, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bonney of 808 Patch 1936—Gordon E. Bryce, Betty C. Burhans, Gladys as extension specialist in farm crops and soils. rd., Fort Sam Houston, Texas, announce the M. Burke, Jack M. Calder, Gertrude M. . . . James S. Haskins supervises field opera­ birth of Elizabeth Roxy on Dec. 21. . . . Gordon Chandler. tions in the Department of Information for Hatch is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1937—Barbara G. Brown, Marian A. Carell, American Petroleum Institute, 50 W. 50th st., with the Soil Conservation Service. . . . Marilyn Vivian A. Chapin. New York. . . . M. A. Huberman may be Myers Edwards and her husband, Thomas H. Jr., 1938—Martin G. Chapin. reached in care of the food and agriculture and their small Tommy and Mary Lynn are 14 ... . THE RECORD for Farmers Union Central Exchange of St. for hospital corpsmen at the Naval Hospital. MSC Alumnae Advance Paul. . . . Norman Waggoner teaches vocational agri­ culture in Caro, Mich. . . . Stanley Weber has In U.S. Army, Airlines 1940 been transferred from Oldsmobile to the comp­ 10th Anniversary Reunion trollers staff of General Motors central office Airplanes and the army have become Alumni Day, June 3 in Detroit, where he lives at 18025 Archdale. careers for two former Michigan State Major Ernest K. Bremer is stationed with the . . . John B. Wright has new law offices at 930 Eighth Traffic Regulation group, APO 757, New Woodward blvd., 15th and H sts. N.W., Wash­ College coeds. York City. . . . Edgar and Jeanette Gass Priest ington, D.C., and lives at 5135 N. 9th st., They are Virginia L. Chaplin, '47, of 220 W. St. Clair, Romeo, Mich., announce Arlington, Va. who is in Japan serving with Eighth the birth of Philip Allen on Feb. 20. . . . 1943 Estelle Regan Steele, her husband, Joseph A., F. Andrew Bell and Diana O'Mohundro were Army Special Services, and Nadeen and son Michael John are living in Jackson, married Jan. 9, and are making their home Plummer, '49, recently awarded her Mich., at 759 Randolph. . . . Dr. Lawrence in East Lansing at 242 N. Harrison. . . . Don wings as stewardess for United Air­ Segal and Dr. Dorothy Shirley Segal are living and Carol (Chipman, '48) Chamberlain an­ lines. at 330 Sheffield ave., Flint. . . . Walter Westrin nounce the birth of Philip Kingsley on Feb. 11. is seed analyst for the state department of As recreational director for an army They are living at 2002 S. Virginia, Hopkins- agriculture and lives in Lansing at 223 S. ville, Ky., while Lt. Chamberlain is stationed service club under the 24th Infantry Hosmer. at Camp Campbell. . . . Joseph and Joan Cope Division in Ko- 1941 Clancy and their two sons are living at 1721 kura, Kyushu, You st., Sacramento, where he is associate engi­ Lt. Col. Robert A. Barnum is stationed with neer for the state Department of Architecture. Miss Chaplin the U.S. Air Force at Oliver General Hospital in . . . Frederick and Gertrude Wheeler Cook are will be respon­ Augusta, Ga. . . . Richard and Sylvia (Flick, '43) living at 1814 Altura, Concord, Calif., while he Bush and their two daughters are living at 116 is general foreman for Columbia Steel. . . . sible for the rec­ Longview place, Peoria, 111. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dean lives at 546 W. Broadway, New reation program Arthur Stubbs (Eleanor Duttweiler) of 11933 York, wheer he is employed by McGraw-Hill as in this area. Tabor st., Los Angeles, announce the birth of assistant editor on two of their magazines. En­ David Duttweiler Stubbs on Jan. 27. . . . Dwight gineering News-Record and Construction Methods Prior to her Harrington lives at 10842 Barman ave.. Culver and Equipment. overseas assign­ City, Calif., where he is salesman for the A. Wendell Dwight has his dental offices at 148 Leitz co. of Los Angeles. S. Putman, Williamston, Mich. . . . James and ment, Miss Chap­ W. D. Knox will soon complete his first year Margaret (Brooks, '44) Ebert and their three lin was with as editor of Hoard's Dairyman, national dairy children live at R. 1, Yuba City, Calif., while Chaplin Beurmann - Mar- farm magazine, of Fort Atkinson, Wis. The he is field assistant for the University of Calif. publication, which has a circulation of over . . . Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Engstrom of 732 shall, Inc., of Lansing. 340,000, in every state and in many foreign E. Michael, Lima, Ohio, announce the birth of Miss Plummer, a native of Detroit, countries, was founded in 1885 and Mr. Knox Frank Colins Oct. 15. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Myron completed her training at United Air­ is its third editor. He and Mrs. Knox (Jane Gaston (Lenna McCarthy) and their three year line's stewardess training school at Shaw, '39) and their three children hope to old Elizabeth Ann are living at 1467 Biddle rd., move into their completed ranch-type home early Medford, Ore. . . . Harold and Marian (Roselle, Cheyenne. She is now flying United this summer. . . . Major Mulford Lockwood is '44) Mitchell, of Grand Blanc, Mich., announce Mainliners out of Seattle, Wash. stationed with the 2154th ASU Station Hosp. the birth of Margaret Jo on Feb. 26. . . . Mr. at Fort Lee, Va. . . . Kurt and Lora (Cox, '42) and Mrs. Robert Pokorny and their Pamela Ann, Mader announce the birth of Paul Richard Mar. born last July 8, are moving into their new living at 904-C Sims ave., Mountain Brook, Ala. 2. The Maders live at 738 W. Lemon ave., home at 1393 Latham, Birmingham, Mich., where They plan to spend their vacation at Clark Monrovia, Calif., where he is special agent for he is associated with his father, Otto B. Pokorny, Lake this summer and hope to visit the campus the Hartford Accident and Indemnity co. . • . '09, in a building company. enroute. . . . Aline Rudolphi Hansens is the Ruth Elizabeth Preston and Philip R. Oiler were Mary Kay was born Jan. 28 to Mr. and Mrs. illustrator of a recently published book entitled married Nov. 11 and are living at 4112 Per- Phil Lenton of 1920 Dacosta, Dearborn. Mr. "Make It Yourself," and showing children how lita ave., Los Angeles. . . . Robert and Joan Lenton is section head in the chemical engi­ to put together some amazing toys of their own (Plummer, M.S. '47) Rafferty are living in neering dept. of Wyandotte Chemicals research from the available household raw materials. L'Anse, Mich., where he is engaged in wildlife division. ... A miniature MSG Placement Mrs. Hansens has illustrated six previous books, conservation. Bureau bulletin reports that Cathy Lynn has principaly scientific references works for high John D. Rovick Jr. is sales service coordinator school and college use. One, containing more for Television Station KTTV in Hollywood, Calif., than 200 color plates of insects, will be pub­ and lives in North Hollywood at 5435 Colfax lished soon in Belgium for the international ave. . . . Robert and Jeanne (Catlin, '42) Stauf- Horticulture Alumni market. The Hansens live in New Brunswick, fer have moved from Lansing to Tucson, Ariz., New Jersey, where Elton is professor of ento­ where they live at 116 W. Jacinto. . . . Major Have Reunion at MSC mology at Rutgers University. Edward Stealy is stationed at McGuire Air Force Base at Fort Dix, N.J. . . . Robert Vischer was Two generations of Michigan State 1939 recently elected alderman of his ward in Hol­ College horticulture students gathered in Major Mahlon B. Hammond is stationed with land, Mich., where he and Mrs. Visscher (Jeane the Union building for a reunion in con­ the Army Air Corps at Andrews Field, Md., Beukema, '38) and their son, Robert Pauly, junction with the recent Fruit Growers and lives in Washington at 3101 Parkway Ter­ live at 67 E. 28th st. race drive. . . . Durand W. Kibler is associated Conference. with the Merchants Credit Bureau in ' Benton 1942 Fifty alumni, representing classes Harbor, Mich., where he lives at 749 E. Main. Martha Adams Erickson (Mrs. G. W.) gives from 1901 to 1942, were on hand to . . . Frances Kinsting and Dr. William G. her address as 1819 Lincoln Way West, South honor Harry J. Eustace, '01, head of the Gamble Jr. were married Dec. 10 and are mak­ Bend, Ind., where her husband is a pediatrician ing their home at 2010 Fifth Ave., Bay City, with the South Bend Clinic. . . . Robert Bart- horticulture department from 1908 to Mich. . . . George Koverly is office and sales lett, agriculturist for the USDA, may be reached 1919, and now a Berkley, Calif., resident. manager for Dodge-Plymouth sales and service at Apartado Postal 19, Cozolapa, Oaxaca, Mexico. The idea for the reunion came from in Turlock, Calif., and lives at 815 16th street, . . . Arthur B. Coulter is temporarily located Austin Coons, '14, and the meeting of Modesto. . . . Major D. E. Lenardson is sta­ at 13325 Des Moines Way, Seattle, Wash., and tioned in El Toro, Calif., VMF(N) 542, MAG 33, plans to return in September to Saudi Arabia horticultural minds was "a great suc­ MCAS. . . . Gordon Lippert is airways fore­ where he is an engineer with the Arabian cess," writes Eustace. Dr. Harold B. caster for the U.S. Weather Bureau in Billings, American Oil co. . . . V. J. Grumblatt is Tukey, present horticulture department Mont., where he and Mrs. Lippert, the former located in Cleveland, with the Electric Vacuum head, spoke briefly and brought alumni Jean Spicer, and their two children live at 1443 division of G-E, and lives at 1910 Noble road, Grand ave. . . . C. Jack Little teaches in the East Cleveland. . . . Lt. James F. Roohan is up to date on the current role of the Veterans Institute in Ubly, Mich. . . . Lieschen commanding officer of USS LSM 398, reached department. Schramm and Gerald M. Corbett were married in care of the Fleet Post Office out of New Hit of the dinner was a sample of Jan. 21, and are living at 3404 Washington, York City. fruit auctioneering by Russell Mont­ Midland, Mich. . . . Arthur and Helene (Warren, James C. Stewart and his family are residing '36) Wolcott are living at 706 Grand ave., Bil­ at R. 3, Portsmouth, Va., while Chief Stewart gomery, '19, now auctioneer for the lings, Mont., where he is technical supervisor is attending the advanced course of instruction Detroit Union Auction Co.

APRIL 15, 1950 .... 15 been employed by John and Betty Gibson Schlue- 1946 Doris (Falls, '41) Trapp announce: "We've ter since March 2. . . . John and Jean (Colling- moved! We've taken over an old house (371 Frieda Fritz and James Bishop Johnston, wood, '46) Spelman are living at 1337 Harrison, E. Long Lake Rd., R. 2, Birmingham, Mich.) on University of Nebraska graduate, were married St. Joseph, Mich., where he is an attorney with land grant property and are very busy redecor­ Sept. 4, and are living in Chicago at the St. Killian and Banyon. . . . John E. Young is ating and repairing it." . . . Mary Jane Vos- George Hotel, 1435 E. 60th. . . . Rex Hewlett resident physician and teaching fellow at the burgh and Roger Benjamin were married July is located at 3192 Crescent, Mt. Pleasant, where University of Pittsburgh. 15, 1949, and are living at 1466 E. 260th, Suite he is a member of the music staff at Central 1902, Euclid, Ohio. 1944 Michigan College and supervisor critic in the Colleen Bourne is in Meshed, Iran, for the city schools. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hitchcock 1948 Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian (Marjorie Hine) of 1615 Elwood St., Muskegon, Mich., announce the birth of Susan Elsie March 7. Orville Bissett is farm forester for Berkshire Church, and mail will be forwarded to her county, Mass., and he and Mrs. Bissett (Ruth from 1057 12th N.W., Grand Rapids. ... Mr. . . . Patricia Jones and Robert W. Darling were married Sept. 17 and are living at 151 Leaven­ Cummings, '49) and their young Donald Lynn and Mrs. O. B. Middlebrook (Marjorie Bull) of are living at 30 Ferncliff ave., Lee. . . . David 6173 Commodore dr., Indianapolis, announce the worth ave., Fort Snelling, Minn. . . . Gloria Miller and Barbara Wheeler, '47, are roommates Foster and Joan Jenner were married Oct. 1 and birth of Lynne Sharon on Oct. 20. . . . Ken­ are living in Bartlesville, Okla., where he is neth and Myrtle Dunlap Frey, of 231 Valley at 3552 Halliday, St. Louis, Mo., and work to­ gether at the Harrower laboratories. . . . Mar­ employed in the treasurer's division, of Cities Court, East Lansing, announce the birth of Service Oil Co. . . . Patricia Hough teaches piano Teryl Kenneth Dec. 20. ... A third daughter, vin Smith is sales engineer for the U.S. Radiator corp., Chicago branch, and lives at 123 Callander and music courses at Ferry Hall, private board­ Barbara K., was born Oct. 27 to Jack and ing school for girls, in Lake Forest, 111. . . . Naomi Kaiser McKnight of 539 Park Lane, East ave., East Peoria. . . Morton Wolf and Ruth E. Stein, '48, were married Sept. 5, and are living Johnie B. Johnson is dean of men and instruc­ Lansing. He is the representative of the Col­ tor in dairy at Arkansas A. M. & N. College lege Life Insurance co. of America at Michigan at 14 Balsam St., Dorchester, Mass., while Dr. Wolf has a veterinary hospital in Roslindale. in Pine Bluff. . . . Vance and Verla (Brabazon, State, Central Michigan, Alma, Albion, and '43) Mclntyre, of 1238 17th St. N.W., Canton, Ferris Institute. . . . Inez MacAdams Pulker Ohio, announce the birth of Thomas M. Dec. 23. (Mrs. John H. since last July) gives her new 1947 address as 909 Detroit st., Flint. . . . Theodore Harold ('51) and Lorna Banacky Oldham and Earl and Ruth Boyd Stein live at 4A Rowland Sprague may be reached at 168 Brockton Hall, their small Harold III are living at the Sigma Court, Navy Point, Warrington, Fla., where he Oak Ridge, Tenn. . . . Norma Jean Oviatt and Beta House in Olivet, Mich., while Harold is is in training for his Navy wings. . . . Harold Glenn L. Welsh Jr. were married last June 11 a student at Olivet College. . . . Dorothy Jean and Jayne (Allmayer, '47) Summerlee Jr., of 8634 and are living at 529 Grant, Vassar, where he Benjamin writes from 809 N. Rush st., Chicago: Dumbarton, Detroit, announce the birth of Harold is co-owner of an aircraft service and she is "I'm working for Spiegel, Inc., writing stand­ Lee III on Dec. 31. . . . Kinsey Tanner gives kindergarten teacher in the elementary school. ards for their fashion merchandise. Next sum­ his new address as P. O. Box 1242, Porterville, . . . Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Welch (Margaret Tru- mer my brother, Robert E. Benjamin, '49, and I Calif. . . . Jack and Katherine Rogers Trommater den) of 517 S. 9th St., Escanaba, Mich., announce are going to be operating Benjamin's Photo Art and their small daughter have moved to 7029 the birth of Kathleen Louise Sept. 18. Shop at Mackinac Island." Dante ave., Chicago, where he is with E. H. Sar­ William P. Colsher has been transferred by gent & Co. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Elmer B. Usher Jr. 1945 Hardware Mutual Casualty co. from Los Angeles and their three children are living in Gambier. 5th Anniversary Reunion to Chicago, where he lives at 904 Belmont Har­ Ohio, where he is in his second year in the theo­ Alumni Day, June 3 bor Apts., 425 W. Belmont ave. . . . Ted Corson logical seminary of Kenyon college. . . . Ismail Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson (she was has been named assistant manager of the Pant- Sener, who received his Ph.D. with the class, has Joyce Chapp) and their two sons have moved lind Hotel in Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . Dr. been appointed head of the Marshall Plan pro­ to 17151 Ashton rd., Detroit. . . . Jane Drake Francis Lee Earl and Helen Kyragakis were gram in the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture, and teaches second grade in the Franklin school married Feb. 25, and are making their home may be reached in Ankara at P. K. 2037. in Royal Oak and lives in Detroit at 614 Glynn in Mount Rainier, Md., at 3322 Buchanan. . . . Courts. . . . Ethel Drummond and Robert V. Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Keith, of 811 W. Lenawee, 1949 Finley (U. of Va.) were married Dec. 23. They Lansing, announce the birth of Joyce Irene on Don MacDonald supervises news and special may be reached at 1100 12th St., Racine, Wis., Feb. 20. . . . Ardath Lickfeldt, of East Lansing, events for station WKAR and lives in East Lan­ but expect to make their home in the Philip­ reports that Beth Murphy Burgart and her sing at 909 C Walnut Lane. . . . Bernard and pines as he is delegate to the Orient for the husband, William, and daughter, have moved Eloise (Walton, '47) Manker live at 109 Dogwood. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. in Long Beach, Calif., to 5835 Marita. Ardath Park Forest, Chicago Heights, 111. He is adver­ E. D. Ebbeson has received his dental degree also reports that Vivian McManus writes very tising representative for the Park Forest Reporter from Northwestern University, and is taking an interestingly of her work in Japan where she and she works with a publishers' representative internship in the Air Force at Sheppard Field. may be reached at Hq. and Sv. Gp., Sp.Sv.Sec. in the Board of Trade bldg. . . . John P. Miller He and Mrs. Ebbeson (Helen Leach, '44) live in Club 21, GHQ, FEC, APO 500, San Francisco. is assistant manager of the Dunlap Hotel in Wichita Falls, Texas, at 1911% Tilden. . . . Lt. Wallace and Susan Williams McLay are living Jacksonville, III. . . . Donald N. O'Rourke and Fred B. and Frances (Vargha, '44) Schoomaker, at 4121 Third st., Des Moines, Iowa, where he Gladys Gene Mathews were married Dec. 28, and of Lawton, Okla., announce the birth of Mark is associated with the Hy-Live poultry farm. . . . are making their home in Scottville, Mich. . . . David Jan. 2. . . . Karl and Lisbeth (Wolcott, Dorothy Ramsland teaches home economics at Richard Schaefer is general manager of the '43) Streiff and their small Danny and Miriam Western Washington College at Bellingham. Schaefer building in Dearborn, Mich., where he are living at 1722 Chandler, Ann Arbor. Karl where she lives at 727 Garden st. . . . Bernardo lives at 7823 Bingham ave. . . . Chauncey Schu­ is administrative assistant to Dean of Students Sanchez may be addressed at P.O. Box 582, West macher is doing graduate work in political science Walter, handling the men's residence halls Lafayette, Ind., where he is working for his at Columbia Univ., and lives in New York at assignments. Ph.D. in biochemistry at Purdue. . . . Dick and 631 Furnald Hall.

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