Micluqcvh, State Qoueqe JANUARY 1947 Michigan State College /Liaund Tue Gantfuti* RECORD Vol
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•.J? NEW SPARTAN WARRIOR MicluqcvH, State QoUeqe JANUARY 1947 Michigan State College /liaund tUe Gantfuti* RECORD Vol. 52, No. 1 January 20, 1947 We talked a little bit in our inaugural So, come to think about it, there aren't effort along this line last issue about the many around here any more who would Published seven times a year by the Department of Public Relations, Michigan State College. assistance of alumni in collecting inter be able to spot a mistaken identification Entered as second class matter at East Lansing, esting material for the RECORD. in a picture nearly 40 years old. Michigan, under the act of Congress, August 24, 1912. Oddly enough, a mistake in that same Just another reason why we've got to issue emphasized an old newspaper and have some help from the alumni if we're LAWRENCE J. DISTEL, '37 magazine maxim that the best way to going to talk about the early days on the Editor get a response from the readers is to campus. W. LOWELL TREASTER make a mistake. * • * Director of Public Relations Back on the Days of Yore page, the We note, for benefit of the alumni, a Alumni News magazine's (and college's) historians couple of signs that the times are chang made an incorrect identification on a pic GLEN 0. STEWART, '17 ing. Director of Alumni Relations ture of athletic captains of about 40 Late in October, the college announced years ago. We heard about it, but that women would be permitted to smoke GLADYS FRANKS, '27 quickly, from something like a half a in their dormitory rooms. Immediate re Alumni Recorder dozen readers. Glen Stewart says a few sult: a rush on East Lansing stores, also dropped him a note of correction. which were soon sold out of ash trays. W. NICHOLAS KERBAWY We do appreciate the assistance of And, speaking of ash trays, the campus Sports Editor those who wrote in setting the records MADISON KUHN and JOS. G. DUNCAN blossomed out in many of the same, king Historians straight. It seems that the incident also size. The student council finally sur illustrates something we had intended to rendered to what appears to be a defin mention last time but couldn't for lack Photographs this issue taken by E. N. HUBY, ite campus trend and placed large dish- RUDY HARTMANN, and LARRY HARDY. of space. We've always believed that the pan-like containers at the entrances to older alumni are much quicker to respond all college buildings. The theory: All to any indication that the RECORD is cigarette butts, papers, etc. are to be transient guest rooms and 100 others for interested in college lore. deposited therein. The practice: Students single faculty members. As you'll note elsewhere, the RECORD cooperate fairly well. In recent changes the Union lounges with this issue goes on a seven-times-a- * * * have shrunken in size. The new south year basis. Total page output will jump wing will contain one general lounge, 110 from 80 to 112 per year. Thus, we shall The Union, too, is ever-changing. The by 80 feet in size, and two other lounges, have more space, and wre hope that we grill has now been expanded to include one for men and one for women. The can use some of it for personal reminis- the former lounge. The former, for south wing also will contain 16 bowling censes of college life in the days gone by. identification purposes, is directly under alleys and a billiard room with 28 tables. We have a suspicion that there'll be the ballroom, and above the present cafe All in all, it will be almost a new plenty of material rolling in from some teria. For those who haven't been around Union building—more than double its of the older classes, but the memories for 10 or more years, it's the site of the present size. are still too fresh in the minds of the cafeteria in the Union building's original younger folk for them to realize how layout. interesting their stories may be. Let's Part of the alterations called for cut- Speaking of bowling alleys and bil hope some of you will send along some ing through the wall from the old grill liard rooms, perhaps it would be well to good material to the editor. to make a direct entrance to the ex- mention the passing of Steve MaCris. We know many alumni will recall jovial * * * lounge. In the process the shiny blue sailfish the late Ralph Bennett caught Steve who ran the Rainbow alleys in Perhaps we ought to take a little on the Orange bowl excursion late in De East Lansing. He died recently while in friendly issue with one question tossed in cember, 1937, was moved to the college Florida on a visit. Those students and this direction by one of those telling us museum. faculty who knew Steve will recall him as one of the better friends of one's col about that mistake. He wanted to know * * * if there wasn't anyone around here who lege days. hadn't been here long enough to know A sizable corner of the main lobby of about W. H. Small, the man mistakenly the Union also has been surrendered to On the Gooei tagged as W. H. Smith. the college accounting office. Room has been partitioned off for a new general In this department (public relations) Michigan State College's new head ticket office, which formerly was located there's only one man who was born football coach, Clarence (Biggie) Munn, in the Administration building. early enough to take in the football sea who took over his new duties on Janu son of 1907—and he celebrated his first * * * ary 1, bringing with him his complete Christmas that year. And, from the But those changes are minor, compared staff of assistants from Syracuse. alumni office, Glen was still a youngster to what is in store for the Union build * * * in those days. (Notice wre're not giving ing. Construction will start this spring away any ages.) on three major additions to the building, Bernard P. Trainor, a Chicago attor As for the college athletic department, and there will be many subsequent in ney who composed "M.S.C. Shadows," was a recent visitor on campus. He Frim, counting his student days, prob terior changes to conform to the new admits he doesn't know a sharp from a ably has been here as long as anyone. layout. flat but in 1926 hummed the tune to a He graduated in 1917, the same year as New wings are to be built to the south music major student who set it into our genial alumni director. Jack G. and east, and the ballroom wing is to be note. Then he arranged the words. Heppinstall, who is considered almost an widened on both sides. More cafeteria antique on the campus, came in 1914, and other dining facilities will be avail * * * while Frim was a student. able. The east wing will contain 45 ALUMNI DAY, JUNE 6-7 2 .... THE RECORD Fund Program Opens March 1 With the opening of the Memorial Center fund program scheduled for March 1, the Alumni Advisory Council is completing the plans for the $300,000 project. At a recent meeting the Council approved the appointment of Dr. Floyd W. Owen, '02, as general chairman and Walter W. Neller, '28, as vice chairman of the Fund. The project is taking on nation-wide aspects as alumni clubs in every section jf the country lay plans to insure that all Michigan Staters in their areas learn of the part they can play in the building of the World War II memorial. The Memorial Center will honor those who served their country in uniform and will be dedicated to those who lost their lives. The most recent total shows that 337 Michigan State men made the su preme sacrifice. Veteran Views Consulted E. B. More, '16, newly re-elected chairman of the Alumni Advisory Coun cil, has directed the council through the initial planning phase of the memorial. During the past year More's group con Floyd W. Owen, '02 Walter W\ Neller, '28 sidered many proposals and suggestions. The chapel-international house theme study of the League of Nations in high school entered Michigan State with was selected as the one best combining Geneva, Switzerland. the class of 1928. During his college the spirit of all. The thoughts expressed years he was a member of the Eunomian Since then he has been active in many by war veterans returning to the college society (now Sigma Nu fraternity), the organizations dealing with international were especially valuable to the com Officers' club, was president of the Stu understanding and was instrumental in mittee. dent Y.M.C.A. and treasurer of the jun establishing the Detroit branch of the Dr. Floyd W. Owen, '02, is well quali ior class. Foreign Policy Association. Although he fied to undertake the head position of the resides in Ann Arbor he is a member of Memorial Center fund. Traveling as the Receiving his degree in applied science the Detroit University club, the Detroit head of his own business organization he in June, 1928, he joined the Ehinger Real Athletic club, the 100 year old Detroit has visited almost every major country Estate company. In 1933 he formed Prismatic Club, the American Sociolo in the world and has directed his interest the Walter Neller Company and has since gical Society, and the Academy of Poli in the field of international cooperation.