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OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Executive Committee J. Houston McCroskey, '09, Garfield ...... · ···President C. J. Broughton, '19, Dayton ... . . , ...... First Yice President Frank Jenne, '12, :Mount \Ter non ...... Second Yice President H. IV1. Chambers, 'B , Pullman ...... ··· · · · · ····Secretary C. L. Hix, '09. Pullman ...... ····· · ·· ·· · · ·· ·Treasurer
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Entered as second-class matter, june 13, 1919, at the post offic e at Pullman. vVashington. under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE p~LUMNUS A Digest of the News for the Alumni VOLUME XX PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, MARCH, 1930 No.3 The State College of Washington
By President E. O. Holland The State ColJege of vVashington, Ir.ent in the agricultural condition of French pattern. This bill, though ve at Pullman. Washington, is a scmi the country wa s one of the first aims toed by President Buchanan, was national institution of higher learning of the new movement. But the jour passed with the approval of P resident helonging to a nation-wide system of nal s and periodicals published during Lincoln in 1862, at \\'hich time Morrill colleges and universi ti es which owes the years from 1840 to the outbreak of was a member of the U nited States its existence to a movement toward the Civil vVar chronicle and editorial Senate; and ' in hi story it is now "se rvice in education" that began in ly lament many failures in the "agri known as the First Morrill Act. This the earl y decades of American history. cultural schools," so-call ed. In a time bw, and subsequent supplementary These colJeges arc distinctly Amer \\'hen slave labor accomplished much legislation, constitute the federal ican. And as history is now being of the farm production of the nation. charter for the State College of ,¥ ash \n-itten much that they have contrib it was difficult, apparently impossible, ington, and its type in America. uted to An.erica seems destined to to make head\\'ay in "dignifying" such The act provided a federal land en prove of equal service in democratic industry. dowment and federal income to sup nations wherever found. plement state appropriations for the The early American movement re support of the new colleges; and stat ferred to amounted to a revolt against ed quite specifically the range of sub a system of education in which the jects to be taught. :More particular clement of practical service, or indus ly, it declared the emphasis or direc try, did not enter. Young men and tion, or viewpoint that should obtain women of two generations ago were in the teaching. As declared in what is educated, if at all, for a few of the often referred to as the keystone sen so-calJed "Iearnecl profcssion"-cm tence oi the Act. the ~"Iorrill or land bracing law, medicin e. theology, the grant colleges and universiti es \\'ere philosophies, literature, art. and so on. to have as their "leading object-with Everyday industry, in home, shop, or out excluding other classical and sci on the farm. was eschewed as un entific studies, al:United States an Americanized law of a young and powerful nation. high-also practical. type of the European system; cling It was a bold and essential American The idea took hold slowly. Improve- ing, as one sees, most closely to the step, far in. advance of the day in 2 THE ALUMNUS
which the law was written. Courses of in struction announced concrete, the uses of new m etals, the The State Coll ege of vVashington under the administrati on of P residents development of new fuels for the use \\' as founded on the pattem laid down Lilly and Heston foll owed as closely of automobiles, hi gh voltage trans by the Morrill and supplementary as \\'as made possible by the material mi ssion, radio communication, and broadening acts, by an act of the equipment and funds available, the transportation. vVa shington State Legislature, ap provisions of the fede ral and state I n sociology, they study topics and proved o n :March 28, 1890. acts. In 1891 the "chairs" of in struc problems dealing with community life, The early history of the college, like tio n included Agriculture ; Horticul and A m ericanization. Students of that of the Morrill Act, was stormy. ture; For estry and Botany; Veterin chemistry take up, for example, the The first president was George Lilly, ary Science; Chemi stry; Mathematics; question of su-rfa ce energy existing be elected May I, 1891. His tenure was P hysics; E ng li sh L iterature ; and tween a pair of liquids. In mining and short. The second presid ent was other subjects supplementary and re geology specimens and formatio ns are John \V. Heston, elected December lated to these. studied with the idea of bringing out 13. 1893. His tenure was likewise Since 1t::9 1 the curriculum of the facts helpful to industries. Mental hy short. He was succeeded in July, State College of vVa shingtoll has been gicne of high school students, charac 1893, by E. A. Bryan, who retired hroadened from the foundation in ter-developing processes, and lit January I , 1916, having served for 23 existence when the first president took erature arc an interesting and bcnefi years. President Bryan was followed office. The legislature of 1905 chang cial fi eld of graduate study. by E. O. Holland. who for the last 14 ed the cumbrous and misleading name, In 1922 a dozen faculty members years has filled the office of president. "v\lashin gton Agricultural Coll ege handed together in an organization Arriving in Pullman in the summer and School of Science," to "The State kno\\' n as the Research Counci l, and of 1893, President Bryan di scover ed Coll ege of v\lashin gton," without in aimed, through association and meet on the big hill east of the tOWI1, a any way disturbing the functions of in g and discussion , to stimulate origin "college" consisting of a huddle of the in stitution. The school laws of the al research. \\'ooden buildings, and a tall ungainly state have in the last 20 years been re The Research Council has been ac dormitory. The faculty included less ITodeled som e\\'hat, and codifi ed; but tive si nce then. Research in the arts than a dozen in structors, not all of in essential particulars, the State Col and sciences, and the conducting and \\:hom had been employed with regard lege of Washingto n has not been dis promoting of inquiry in the pure to their fitness for teaching the sub turbed. sciences, occupy the thought and ac jects assigned to them. The student Preside nt I·:. O. Holland took tivity of thi s g roup. Their work oc body was small, turbulent, and poorly charge in 1916, at a time \\' hen the ra cupies the field not included in the disciplined. There \\'as much to do pid advance in scientific discovery, research activities of the engineering and little to do with. new fiel ds of engineering sc ience, the aId agricultural experiment stations. It was significant, however, that broadening of agriculture and the in In 1929 the Research Council found there had already bee n written in the creasing magnitude of the problems ed a magazine call ed "Research Act laws of vVashington, the concept. and of industry and population. were mak ivi ties of the State College of V,Tash in general terms the content, of the ing new demands upon the college. in gton ," I n thi s publication the Coun coll ege. In 1891, two years beforc T he period si nce 1916 has bee n one of cil will make known the results of its P reside nt Bryan arrived, the vVash rapid expansion along lin es fo rmerly \\-o rk. ington legislat ure passed an act ac established. and of in creasing attend Attendance-Equipment cepting the grants made by Congress, ance. Graduate work has been offerecl Starting with the handful of stu as authorized by the Morill and sup at the State Coll ege of \'Vashington dents a nd teachers in 1891. the State plementary legislation, and establi sh si nce 1896. More than 300 advanced Coll ege has now passed an attendance ed "an in stitutio n of learning" in con degrees have been granted. Members of 3500. ;rhe federal land endowment formity therewith. Section 3 of the Act of school, coll ege, and university fac of the coll ege, 190,000' acres, is valued indicated the scope and purpose of the ulties, county and city school super at $ 10,000,000. The college grounds, coll eges, as follows : intendents. farmers, civil engineers, including campus and farm land, com "The course of instructiou of the construction eng in ee rs, mining engin pri se 650 acres. There are over 100 Agricultural Coll ege, Experiment sta eers, specia li sts with the U nited States acres in the campus. Twenty-twO tion a n.d School of Science, shall em Department of Agricu lture, and ex bnildings, besid es the dwelling house brace the English lang uage, L itera perts in many other educational, in and the farm buildings, have been ture, Mathematics, Philosophy, Civil dustrial, and scientific fie lds, are num erected by the S tate for use of and Mechanical E ngineering, Chemis bered among the holders of advanced vari ous departments of the try, Animal and Vegetable A natomy, degrees. More than 275 teachers, scientific P hysiology. the Veterinary Arts, Ent Improvement of conditions in their vestigators, extension specialists omology, Geology, and Political, Rur respecti ve fi elds is the aim of the re administrative officers and assist an~ al and Household Economy, Horticul search workers. In agriculture they are en:ployed. ture, Moral Philosophy, History, Me study weed pests, orchard infestations, Present Organization chanics and such other sciences and spraying methods, and problems of I n 1916 the in creasing size C'ourses of in struction as shall be pre crops and farms generally. I n me State Coll ege made necessary scrib ed by the R egents of this insti chani c arts they study systems of divi sional grouping. This tution of learning." heating, the appli cations and uses of made for the sake of admi THE ALUMNUS 3
efficiency, did not alter in material ll'any of his darkest hours, was the joy in our hearts to express our es \\·ay s, the scope, content, or purpose guest of honor, teem and affection for a distinguished of the courses taught. Following is a In a tribute so intimate, and so sin fellow citizen who is still very much statement of the organization as it cere, that those who heard it sat en alive and rendering valuable services now exists: thralled by the expression of thoughts to this community. It is fitting and College of Agriculture: Including for which words are but feeble ges right so to do for nothing in this life departments of Agricultural Engineer tures, Mr. Goodyear drew a multiple encourages a man more than the com ing, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Hus picture of Dr, Bryan as the cour mendation .of his ' fe1~ow men, but we, for bandry, Farm Crops, Farm Manage ageous educator who might be called some reason, seem loath to give that the "father of \Vashington State Col commendation until it is too late, My men t and Agricultural Economics, lege"-as the citizen whose unceas observation and experience has been Forestry and Range Management, ing efforts in behalf of the community that after a man has passed the merid Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Poul werc a potent factor in estabJ:shing ian of his life he particularly appre try, Hushandry, and Soils. Pullman's pres tige of today-as an ciates such 'pats on the shoulder' be College of Home Economics: In lIncomprOl11lSl11g advocate of peace, cause at that age one is inclined to cluding departments of Teacher and above all as a man with the quali become somewhat pessimistic as to Training, Household Administration, ti es of genuine humanity, with a sav his work and standing in the com Institutional Management. ing sense of humor, temper and geni munity, For instance, last Armistice College of Mechanic Arts and En ality. day Dr. Bryan delivered an address in gineering: Including departments of Not forgotten in the tribute to the this room which because of its sound Architec tural Engineering, Civil En man, whom the chamber of commerce reasoning and clarity of expression im gineering, Mathematics, Mechanical pressed me as being a very notable and Electrical Engineering and Phys cffort. But when I happened a few lCS. days later to express that opinion to College of Sciences and Arts: In Mrs, Bryan she replied, 'I am so glad c1uJing School of Business Adminis that you told me for Dr. Bryan was tration ; Departments of Bacteriology, not at all satisfied and felt that he had Botany, Chemistry and Chemical En made a failure in putting it over.' gineering, English, Foreign Langu Fortunately his auditors did not agree with him and the chamber of com ages, History, P olitical Science, So merce has had 500 copies of the ad ciology, Zoology; General Course, dress printed for general distribution, Pre-Dental course, P re-Medical and It is well worth your careful con Nurses' Training course. sideration, College of Veterinary Medicine, "I assume that wc all agree that School of Education. the State College of Washington tS School of Mines and Geology: In Pullman's biggest asset and that we cluding departments of Geology, Min all know in a g~neral way how much ing and Metallurgy. Dr, Bryan contributed to its upbuild School of Music and Fine Arts: In ing. But only the old-timers, who cluding departments of Music, Fine were on the ground, can fully ap Arts and Speech. preciate what tremendous obstacles School of Phanllacy. confronted him and the masterful way Graduate School. in which he overcame them, I have Department of Military Science and never known just what influehces led Enoch A. Bryan Tactics. the board of regents appointed by Department of Physical Education Governor McGraw to offer the presi and Athletics, so signally honored, was Mrs, Bryan, dency of the college to Dr. Bryan, but who for many years so graciously ful I have always thought that the hand DR, E, A, BRYAN HONORED filled her manifold social duties as first of divine providence must have dic Silence, , , eloquent with that deep lady of the college, Not only was she tated the choice, for I doubt if any reSpect tendered those whose great Dr, Bryan's sympathetic and under other man in the whole United States ness needs no crier, but is a vital living standing companion but as "mother" could have been found as well quali force in the community, held 136 of of the Fortnightly club and in her so fied for the position, He had the en PUllman's leading business and college cial contacts, she brightened the lives thusiasm of youth, he had ability, he mCn within its spell, as William Good of hundreds of young women, giving had courage, he had persistency and, year, on behalf of the chamber of com them new courage to struggle on in most important of all, he had a broad merce, presented Dr. Enoch A, Bryan their quest for knowledge. er vision of the scope and function and a life membership in the organi Mr. Goodyear said in part: possibilities of a land grant college at the Tuesday luncheon in the "This is a very delightful occasion, than possibly any other educator of hotel February 25. Mrs, We have assembled, not with tears in that time, rYan, the doctor's devoted wife, our eyes to pay tribute to the mem "When he arrived in Pullman he inspiration carried him through ory of some departed friend, but with faced a very discouraging situation, 4. THE ALUMNUS
He found a plant of but three small at the railroad station with a buggy the Fortnightly club which is still buildings on the brow of a treeless to which they had attached a long flourishing and which has enjoyed the and wind-swept hill. The college had cable. They placed him in the buggy signal honor of contributing two pres been founded on the shifting sands of and then dragged it to his home amid idents of the State Federation of politics and, as a result, two presi peans of rejoicing. Not long ago I Women's Clubs. dents had been tr:ed and found want was talking with an alumnus of the "Dr. Bryan, if you had used your ing within the short period of 18 college whose daughter is now en God given talents selfishly for your 1I10nths. The faculty was weak and rolled there as a student and he said, own aggrandizement you would doubt incompetent. The student body was '1 told her to make every possible ef less have attained a position of great insubordinate and had chased a mem fort to take some work under Dr. wealth and power, but you wisely ber of the board of regents off the Bryan, because he is such a wonderful elected to devote them to the service campus with a barrage of clods and teacher and because personal contact of your fellow men and to lay up your cabbages. The press of the state was with h'm would be a lasting inspira treasure 'where neither moth nor rust almost unanimously hostile to the in tion to her.' doth corrupt and where thieves do not stitution which had been thoroughly "When President Bryan decided break through and steal.' discredited in the confidence of the that the time had come for him to re people as was evidenced by the fact tire he had of course much influence "It is my pleasant duty to now in that the total enrollment of students in the selection of his successor and I form you that the Pullman chamber was 23 of whom but seven were pre want to say to you that the people of of commerce has conferred the un pared to take college courses. Sever:'! this state accepted Dr. Holland with usual honor of electing you to life plots were well under way to change confidence, before they knew him, be membership. While this is but a trif the locat:on of the institution. Even in cause they felt that the mantle which r ng recognition of the great services Pullman the people were divided into descended upon his shoulders was the you have rendered to this community, hostile camps, on one side those who mantle of Enoch A. Bryan. The wis it is a very real evidence of the ad had the real interests of the college dom of the choice has s:nce been miration and affection of the people at heart, and on the other those who amply proved by the uninterrupted among whom you have spent so many wished to usc it merely as an instru progress of the college. eventful years. It represents the ver ment to advance their own financial 'Soon after Dr. Bryan retired hc dict of those who have watched your and political interests. was induced by friends to become a career at c1o;;e range and that verdict The situation would have daunted a ratdidatc for the republican nomina is 'Well done, thou good anel faithful less courageous man, but with unfal tion for United States senator. Again scrvant'." tering determ:nation Dr. Bryan began the people of Pullman and of Whit As the last word of Mr. Goodyear's to bring order out of chaos. It was man county who knew him best at impassioned encomium died away, the the beginning of a continuous struggl:! tested their confidence by giving him au(\:ence rose automatically to its feet which lasted for 23 years during whi ch a better than two to one vote over his and gave Dr. Bryan a reverberating he pleaded with legislatures, he ar closest opponent. He carr:ed eight ovation. A lthough the distinguished gued with governors and he fought counties of Eastern \Vashington and educator and citi-~en was visibly af with politicians. Once Governor Rog would have been nominated had it not fected by the honor conferred upon ers came to Pullman with the avowed been for the preponderating vote cast him, his irrepressible sense of humor intention of closing the college be west of the Cascades, where he was and ready emotional control came to cause of lack of funds. But Dr. Bryan not so weIJ known. He later accepted the rescue and he replied with a story and h:s devoted faculty saved the day the position of commissioner of educa of how the president of a southern in by unanimously and voluntarily Qgree tion of Idaho and rendered very valu stitut:on was once iil a similar pre ing to accept a cut in their meagre able services to that state for a period dicament. The president's small son salaries. Several times he exp~rienct'd of six years. But now he has returned had believed every word of it, his tlie bitterness of treachery on the part to us to round out his notable career daughter was rather skeptical, and his of men who should have been his in the service of the college which he wife had believed none of it. Dr. Bry loyal friends and supporters." loves, and among the people who love an then thanked the chamber of com The speaker then related several in him. merce for the tribute to his wife and cidents to illustrate Dr. Bryan's saving "No eulogy of this remarkable man himself and commented upon the fine sense of humor and his power of ex would be complete w:thout reference spirit which ex:sts between the college pressing righteous ind:gnation and to the part which his devoted wife has and the city of Pullman, then continued: played in his career. It was her tender Following the presentation of the "The late Woodrow Wilson once care and sympathetic encouragement life membership in the chamber of remarkec1, 'Being a college president which enabled him to carry his heavy commerce a motion was made that a does set a man apart from his fellow burden. The gentle dignity and gra committee be appointed to see that men. His faculty regard him as its cious friendliness with which she dis Dr. Bryan's Armistice day address on superior officer and the students as charged the arduous social duties of "Let Us Have Peace," which had al an enemy.' Generally speaking, that Lrst lady of the college endeared her ready been printed in pamphlet form may be true, but the students regard to all and have been an inspiration to by the chamber, receive as wide a dis ed Dr. Bryan as their friend and hundreds of young women on the tr:bution as possible. The publicity showed it when in 1908 he returned campus. Always interested in com committee was named to attend to the from a trip to Europe by meeting him munity affairs she was the mother of matter. THE ALUMNUS 5
"\ \T hen I came here we had 190.000 acres of timbe,· lands in Western DR. BRYAN INTERVIEWED 1 \\Tas hington hut we receiv ed no reve nue fr om them. T oday our annual ByPORTLANDJOURNALIST I in come amounts to $250,000. Oregon also had a large area of land for edu U nder the heading, " Impressions made in Indiana. The institution cational purposes, but unfortunuately and Observafons of the Journal Man," rece:ved a gift of state land and later most of it was sold at $ 1.25 an acre, the Oregon Daily Journal of F ebru an additional grant of land was made so that private in dividuals and timber ary 19 contains the following from the hy the federal government, as a re compani es made the profit instead pen of Fred Lockley concerning Dr. sult of wh :ch a university was founded of havi ng the money go to the uni E noch A. Bryan, who was signally at B loomill g ton, whi ch ranked as what vers: ty and state coll ege funds. About honored by the Pullman chamber of we would now term a junior college. $3,000,000 worth of our timber lands cO lllmerce recently: General 'vV. H. Harrison, governor of have bee n sold a nd the commissioner Dr. E. A. Bryan is research profes Indiana, was president of the first of pubEc la nds estimates that we still sor of economic history at the State board of trustees. During my last year have $ 10,000,000 worth of timber and Coll ege of Washing ton. While in as president of Vincennes I was absent other la nd s. The territorial university P ullm:1I1 recently, I spent an hour on leave and a ttended the g raduate at Seattle receiv ed a g rant of 46,080 or two with Dr. Bryan, who, by the school at H arvard university. I se acres for its support. This land was way, is one of vV ashington's most cured my master of arts degrees in disposed of at Who, When, Where I found out where Ferry hall was. On the governor and that issue of the my first attempt to find it, I mis Evergreen in the cornerstone. I want ed to sneak right up between the gov J. L. ASHLOCK, '09 takenly wandered into Stevens hall, and reached the third floor, before a ernor's legs and grab it out. Todd Joe L. Ashlock, associate porfessor girl steered me out and showed me the tried to console me by f:guring up that of journalism, has been present definite location of the men's dormi there were about 20,000 words in that ed with a new tory. That girl was Zelia Busbee, later issue, and showiIlg my percentage of ....------i'fI& style Evergreen editor of the Evergreen, and now error. But I hated to go wrong on award as a to Mrs. A. D. Butler of Spokane. the one word I felt· everybody would ken of apprecia "Clare Todd was editor of the paper see. tion from the and was out of town for a few days "In that same issue, we ran a con staff and from the first time I ever tried to get it out. tributed short story called 'Pirate of the Associated I had been local editor, and knew only the Pacific.' To fill up space, we ran Students for the the news copy end. I got things so a large picture of Dr. Bryan, and the services and as bawled up that Todd had to stay over paper came out with that cut directly sistance which two days to get them straightened under the story title. It looked bad, he has rendered out. His closing remark as the paper hut people accepted it as a joke and the Evergreen went to press was, 'I might just as no trouble was made. during the past few years, and for his well have stayed here and done all position as a "real friend of the stu "One of the reporters who worked the work myself; it was a lot more dents." under me was Elaine Kennel, who trouble this way.' wrote Stevens hall news. She gradu Mr. Ashlock in commenting on the "As local editor, I had turned in two ated in fore:gn languages, and devol award, says, "Although I am a mem or three hundred personals every oped considerable talent in singing. ber of several fraternal organizations week, trying to mention the name of For many years she has been singing I have no badge that I value more than every student in every issue. For that in Paris, and won favorable recogni this Evergreen award, and I know of reason I was the first editor to be tion in France, particularly during the no emblem that is worn on the cam elected without opposition. Student war. I told her it would be worth her pus that signifies more of worthwhile body meetings and elections were then while to learn all she could about service. Anyone that has worked on held in the 'chapel,' which is now oc newswriting so that if she ever got the staff here appreciates the oppor cupied by the extension department into concert work she could be her tunities, as well as the rsponsibilities, in the Administration building. own press agent. She took the sugges involved." "Two or three weeks before com tion seriously, and after a number of Since 1900, when Mr. Ashlock first mencement, we decided to get out a years in Paris, she was sending out came to Washington Agricultural col special edition; but when we started to readable articles which were printed lege great changes have taken place, work on it I discovered that all the in American papers. in the field of publications and journal staff except one Filipino, had gone '·1 was about the last editor who had ism, as well as in the physical plant. home. The Filipino reported news of to solicit his own subscriptions; at Mr. Ashlock recalls many amusing in the foreign club, and I got out the that time the weekly paper carried cidents of those times. "The first per rest of the paper single-handed, though less news than the front page of to son I met here," he says, "was a red I had to skip two or three final exams day's Evergreen. At the present time haired, loud-voiced fellow by the name to do it. the paper is being operated along por of Frank Nalder. He was editor of the "There were several new buildings fessional lines. In 1908, there was no Evergreen, and also chief solicitor of that year, including Bryan hall and school of journalism in the world, but subscriptions. He collected from me College hall. For a big special story, a few courses were offered in some the price of two subscriptions-one for Dr. Bryan and I figured up the total schools. I don't believe there was a myself and one for my grandmother, amount of floor space in all the build journalism textbook in existence. my only living relative. Eight years ings in square feet. In describing the "The great change began about ten later, when I became editor, Nalder construction, I said, 'that inflammable years ago, when the size of the student was the first person I nailed for a material' had been used throughout. body increased the available news. The subscription. I thought that inflammable meant fire paper was issued bi-weekly and then "The first story I ever wrote con proof, but meant to look it up for tri-weekly, and with that movement cerned a bookkeeper at old Ferry hall. sure; but I got so busy that it went came the rise of professional journal He had charged up a load of potatoes through that way. ism fraternities on the campus. The twice, and added 25 cents to every "I never thought of the mistake un powerful press organizations of today body's board bill. The residents held til the next day at the dedication cere are made up of younger newspaper an indignation meeting, and demanded monies of Bryan hall, when I saw men, advised by the older generation. an audit of his books. That was after them burying 25 cents contributed by This is looking straight into the fu THE ALUMNUS 7 ture, and naturally the effect is felt E. R. Lake and was used only for ex of Sears, Roebuck & Co. His home on the campus. Students put the paper perimental work. is at 503 Markimer street, Joliet, Il out by them se lves, entirely unassisted linois. by the faculty. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Melvi n iVIartinson, '29, of Spokane, "As the proiessionali sm of journal GRADUATES is employed in the claim department ism develops, it becomes more inclu Information concerning a number of of the Great Northern railway, at sive of the social sciences, of politics, \ iV ashington State graduates and Spokane. and economics. News values have iormer in structors has bee n received Robert D. I-Iaun, '25, instructor in changed. The modern editor deals in by the school of busin ess administra iJw;in ess administration here until the problems of his community, and ti on. June, 1928, is now serving his second the problems that grow out of 0lU" in Harter Markwood, '29, of Spokane, yea r as assistant professor of account creasing population. Operating along who was a senior assistant in account in g at the University of Kentucky, that line, the newspaper man in the in g here during 1928-29, was granted Lexington. l\11r. Haun passed the fi eld is able to render a service that a fellowship by the U niversity of Chi Kentucky C. P. A. examination in Oc is appreciated by the people of the cago for this year, and is now study tober, 1928. In June of 1929 he was country." ing then:. married to a K entucky girl. Miss Ali ce P lough, '29, of We Guy Brislawn, '29, of Sprague, is W. S. VAN DORN REMINISCES natchee, also a senior assistant in ac cashier and bookkeeper for the "Baseball was the first sport here counting here last year, accepted an U ni on Grain company of Reardan, at coll ege," was the statement made as,istantship in the bureau of busi \iV ashin gton. by 'vV. S. Van Doren, college fl orist, ness research of the University of David F. Mahrt, '29, is this year in in talking of the coll ege "way back Michi gan. In addition to her duties in structor in accounting and mathemat when." He was a student when the the research bureau, Miss P lough is ics in the Pendleton, Oregon, high col lege first opened in 1892. doing gradua te work. Incidentally, school. "The coll ege was mostly of local she has the distinction of being the Miss Annabelle Schmidt, '29, of enrollment; there were very few from olll y womall student in Michigan's Mansfield , is now a member of the as near as Spokane. Two years after graduate school of busin ess adminis staff of the First National bank of the coll ege opened, the first football tration. P ui1man. team was organized. It was coached LGuio F . E des, '28, of E llen sburg, Miss Beulah Clark, '29, of Olympia, by a Method:st minister from Pull graduate student in accounting here is now teaching in the high school at man, the R ev. Mr. Marvin, who came last year, is employed in the Los An Princyill e, Oregon. up regularly every afternoon at 4 geles office of Peat, Marwick & Mit Miss Lois Smith, '28, has been an o'clock. chell, certified public accountants. His assis tant in the office of the president, Most of the plays revolved around address is 695 South Ardmore avenue, State College of \Vashington, since Kosher, a one-armed halfback, who Los A ngeles. her graduation. would grab the ball, wave his wooden \iVa lter E . D ani els, '28, assistant in Assistants in accounting this year arm to frighten off any who dared to account in g here fo r the last two years are Marion T. \iViniecki, Walter Ness tackle, and would usually score. In and g raduate student la st year, is this and Oms \,Villiams. Students in ac the first game, played with Moscow, year an in structor in accounting in counting now number 220, as com W ashington State won, 14 to O. the U niversit y of 'vV yoming. He is in pared with 204 at this time last year. The games were played out here on charge of their advanced courses in Henry Rehn, assistant professor of the prairie and the team members accoun ting. business administration, in charge of wore overall s. Harold B. Kell ogg, '27, of Hoquiam, accounting here until June, 1927, is The most popular play was the who received in 1928 a Masters de now on leave of absence from the Uni "tandem wedge" wherein the man versity of Texas and is spending the with the ball was firmly grasped on gree in business administration, is year in stud y at the University of Chi either side by some of his teammates statisti cian in the auditor's office of and whirled around and around up the GI-ays H arL'or county, at Montesano, cago to get hi s doctor's degree. field. A nyone who attempted to tackle \Vashing ton. In that capacity he was knocked over by the revolving compiled for publication a compre hen PHARMACY GRADS QUALIFIED group. s:ve county report for the year 1928. A graduate from a college of pharm Dramatics were very good here at Mr. Kellogg \"as a graduate assistant acy has prepared h:m self to fill sixty this time. All plays were directeu by ill accounting here in 1<)27-28. jobs. This is the decision of the Amer Professor Reid , musie and vocal N. W. Leven, in structor in ac ican Druggist as a result of the first teacher. co unting at 'vVashin gton State in employment survey in the drug field. There were no fraternities-they 192~L29, taug ht courses in income tax Although from 70 to 80 per cent of weren't even talked of, but there were accounting and C. P . A. problems in the alumni of coll eges of pharmacy three or four secret clubs. One of these the U ni versity of Chicago in the sum a re connected with drug stores, there was later reorganized into one of the mer quarter, 1929. He accepted an are other all ied vocations awaiting the present fraternities. attracti ve fellowship from the Uni ambit:ous in all corners of the globe. The college greenhouse consisted of versity of Chi cago, but more recently Incl uded :n this nt1luber are 13 dif one building. 14 feet by 25 feet. It gave up the fellowship to become sec ferent types of posi tions with the Unit was entirely under the care of Prof. retary to Julius Rosenwald , presid ent ed States government, both at home 8 THE ALUMNUS and abroad, and on the high seas. Min HEAR FROM DAIRY GRADS mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Leffingwell, inlllm age requirements for these posi Word has been received from two Aurora, New York, the body was sent tions range from 21 to 30 years, while recent State college dairy graduates there for hurial, following the serv the maximum age is between 30 and of their activities, accord:ng to H. A. ices here. Mrs. D. J . ' Lefifngwell, 70 years. Some of these jobs require Bendixen of the dairy department. widow of the deceased, accompanied several years of experience, and others Elmer Ross, a graduate of 1928, who the body. As a token of their esteem, only one. Salaries range from $1200 was in charge of the Kellogg Dairy members of the faculty and the Izaak to $3100 yearly w:th some expenses and Creamery company, has accepted \\Talton league provided Miss Hal paid ;n almost every case. Practically a position as foreman with the Kitsap Gw:nn as an escort to the bereaved all of these positions allow fouf weeks County Dairymen's association, Brem \vidow. vacation. erton, at a substantial salary increase. P~II bearers at the services here Similar to the federal government Percy Clark, '29, has accepted a po were H. H. House, Dr. R. L. Webs job arc those with city and state gov sition w:th the Walla \;Valla Dairy ter, Ace Clark, G. T. McMahon, H. E. ernments. These positions do not re men's association and will be in charge Cuiver, J. P. Miller, G. E. Ingersoll quire many years experience and are of market milk. :and L. A. Mullen. good opportunities for young men and The deceased is survived by his wife, women to receive excellent training. PICK GRAD DELEGATE Anne; his mother, Elizabeth Leffing Salaries range from $1200 to $4250 TO DRUG CONVENTION well of Aurora, New York; an older yearly w:th a fair chance of advance T. Lowell Swenson, a graduate from brother, Albert, of New York city, ment. the school of pharmacy in 1925, who is and a younger brother, Thomas J., of The business and professional line now doing bacteriological work in the Aurora. bureau of chemistry and soils, will offers numerous opportunities. The ef Dr. Leffin gwell joined the State Col represent the Washington State col fect of the chain store and large scale lege fa culty in 1926. He served as lege school of pharmacy at the 11th business is being felt in the drug line curator of the Charles R. Connor decinneal of the United States 'Phar also. Included in the business and pro museum at the State College and fe ssional phase of pharmacy are all macapoeia which will be held in Wash ington, D. C, starting May 2. The contr:buted greatly toward building it positions with manufacturing firms, to one of the largest collections of local school of pharmacy is entitled schools and colleges, chain stores, birds and animals in the northwest. wholesale druggists, private laborator to three dekgates w:th voting powers. Bird life prospered in this district ies, the merchant marine, advertising, This meeting is compos~d of rep as a result of Dr. Leffingwell's con pharmaceutical organizat:ons, and edi resentati yes from all scientific organi tr.butions. He was directly responsi torial jobs on pharmaceutical and drug zations, colleges of both pharmacy and ble for the organizing of the Pullman magazines. In practically all cases medicine, chemistry division of the chapter of the Izaak Walton league, chances for advancement are good, United States government, representa and was its first president. He ren vacations attractive and salaries range tives from the United States army and dered valuable assistance to the work from ~1200 to $25,000 annually. navy, and delegates from foreign coun tries. It will be the largest gathering of the Whitman county game associa of scientific men ever to he held in tion, particularly in the raising of SUMMER WORK this country. pheasants, according to George Mc A sUll1m er's work for a limited Mahon, county game commissioner. number of college men will be open DR. LEFFINGWELL DECEASED Dr. Leffingwell was the first man in in the white pine woods of northern The State College faculty. members the west to band Hungar:an partridges Idaho, states E. H . Steffen, head of of the Pullman chapter of the Izaak for the purpose of study and data the forestry departmcnt. vValton league and townspeople gath gathering. He was also instrumental The period of employment will run ered in the Presbyter:an church to in locating the county game farm in from about June 10 to September 15 pay their final respects to the mem Pullman. and the pay will be $2.70 per day and ory of Dr. Dana J . Leffingwell, as Undergraduate and graduate work board, or equal to about $70 per sistant professor of zoology, promi was done by Dr. Leffingwell at Cor month, besides board, providing no nent naturalist and sportsman, who nell University, where he received his \lorking days are missed. The work succumbed to pneumonia in St. Igna Ph.D. degree in 1925. He was assist will co n s i ~ t of the eradication by hand lius hospital, Colfax, after a brief ill ant in ornithology at Cornell in 1925 and by chemical means of the various l1e~s of three days. 26 and was assistant in the survey by species of current and gooseberry The impressive services were con the American Game Protective asso bushes fr0111 which the white pine ducted by the Rev. Glenn P. Reed, c:ation the same period. In 1926-27 blister rust disease is disseminated to pastor of the United Presbyterian he aeted as naturalist for the New infect the white pines. church, who gave a brief biographical York state conservation commissiol:. The n:en will work in crews of from sketch and a short eulogy. Heber Na going east during the summer vaca 20 to 30 individuals housed in semi smyth sang a bar:tone solo, "Oh, Lov tion here. permanent tent camps. Anyone inter ing Father" by Del Rieto, and Ruby Last summer, a year ago, Dr. Lef c,ted may obtain additional informa Krehbiel, together with Vintella Ellis, fingwell was married to Anne Maclay, ti on anti application blanks from Pro sang a soprano and alto duet, "Beauti who formerly had been a teaching fel fessor Steffen of the forestry depart ful Isle of Somewhere." low in the State College department of ment, in room 204 \;Vil son hall. At the request of Dr. Leffingwell's botany. THE ALUMNUS 9 NEWS OF THE COLLEGE Athletics ell, Idaho's scoring ace; playing his a close, but decided the individual usual spectacular game at forward. scoring honors between two Cougar COUGARS WIN SECOND looped in three fi eld goals from a dis teammates, McLarney and Holsten, PLACE IN CONFERENCE tance in rapid-fire fashion. Shortly be Holsten coming out on top by a one Final Conference Standings fore the final gun. Pesco, who replaced point margin, with 137 to his credit Washington ...... 12 4 .750 Van Tuyl at guard, dr:bbled the whole as to 136 for McLarney. Both play Wash. State ...... 9 7 .563 length of the floor and tipped one in ers were tied with 125 points each be Oregon ...... 8 8 .500 from a difficult position, increasing the fore enter:ng the Idaho game. Oregon State ...... 7 9 .438 Cougar margin to 13 points and a Stowell and McMillan played theil Idaho ...... 4 12 .250 State victory. last basketball for Idaho, the former Stowell, Idaho's entrant for an all gathering 11 points, bringing his total With two decisive wins over Idaho, Coast berth. garnered 12 points for in to 171 points for conference games. 36 to 23 and 47 to 24. Washington dividual honors, while Van Tuyl led State fini shed the 1930 basketball cam his teammates with eight. SCORING STATISTICS paign in second place in the northern The Lrst period of the final game ON BASKETBALL division of th" Pacific Coast confer \\'as close throughout \\'ith Idaho Final figures compiled for the 1930 ence. taking an early lead of five Cougar basketball season show that The first contest started off 111 points. A few minutes later the Claud Holsten, former North Central a loose fashion with erratic passing Cougars retaliated by knotting the star, led h :s teammates ill individual on the part of both fives and the count and stepping into a six-point scoring with 199 points, an average of Cougars missing short shots continu lead. Shortly before the end of the 7.6 points per game, for 26 games. ously. Both teams finally settled first half Idaho came within six points Art McLarney, Port Townsend, who clown, playing a clean, fast game from of tying the score, the period end:ng placed on all-my~hical all-northwest then on. The second period was fast 22 to 16 with the Cougars on the long quintet, ran a close second, gathering and furious, w:th Idaho trying des end of ,he count. 195 points for an average of 7.5 points perately to overcome the six-point lead Washington State continued to pile per game. Gene Endslow, lanky cen that the Cougars held at the end of up the points in the second period, ter, ranked third, with 121. the first period. with Buckley and Holsten hitting the For the entire season of 26 games, Buckley opened the scoring for the basket consistently. ten non-conference and sixteen confer Cougars with a free throw and Idaho Friel's men played a wonderful de ence tilts, the Cougars scored a total evened the count with a duplication of fensive game. checking the Vandals to of 789 points, an average of 30.3 points Buckley's throw by Hale, Vandal t\\'o points on free throws in the first per game. A total of 799 points were guard. who a few minutes later fol 13 m:nutes of the second period. scored aga:iist the Cougars, giving the lowed with a field goal to send Idaho Archie Buckley, playing his last opponents an average of 30.5 points into a twopoint lead. From then on game for Washington State, wound per game. for the greater part of the first half up his college basketball career in it: was a see-saw affair, with not more whirlwind fashion, piling up 12 points BASEBALL UNDER WAY than a one-po:nt difference in the for the night's performance. This The new field house is echoing with score. blond-haired youth, with a speedy un the crack of wood meeting horse-hide. With the score tied at 9 all, Endslow derstanding, was here, there and ev Coach Buck Bailey and his baseball and Van Tuyl broke through for two erywhere, a continuous worry to the crew have started on another confer field goals, shoving Washington Statt' Vandal defense with h:s fast breaking ence champ:onship campaign. into a four-point lead, from which and offensive play under the oppo Pepper-games, infield work and bat they were never headed for the re nents' basket. ting pra~tice are the features of the mainder of the game. Bringing to a close their first year early turnout. The pitchers hav(' IJ et' n Shortly before the end of the firs~ of varsity basketball competition, Mc \\'arming up their arms and taking period, field goals by McLarney, Val: Larney and Holsten, sophomore stars, a short turn at the mound while the Tuyl and Holsten gave the Cougars who placed on iirst and second all varsity candidates have been taking a six-point margin at half time, the Northwest selections, gave a good ac their turn at the plate. score being 19-13. count of themelvess in the final con The generai call for baseball pros After the rest period the Cougars test, Holsten garnering 12 points to pects has not heen issued as yet due started off on a scoring spree, p:ling share scoring honors with his running to the crowded condition in the field up 13 points and checking Idaho to a mate, Buckley, wh:le McLarney was house. With the present weather con lone field goal in 15 minutes of play. adding 11 more points to hi s season's d fans looking like an early spring, This put the game on ice for the Cou total. the diamond-pastimers ought to be gars, although the Vandals threatened The last tilt not only brought cavorting on Rogers field inside of a near the close of the game when Stow- the Cougar basketball season to couple of weeks. 10 THE ALUMNUS Lettermen from last year's varsity ton; Jack F riel, vVashington State; mcn kcyed to a hi gh point by the and likely-looking prospects from last Rich Fox. Idaho; "Slats" Gill , O regon nc\\-s that he plans to send the year year's frosh have drawn suits and are State, a nd Bill Reinhart of Oregon, ling squad against the varsity in a full working out the kinks under Bailey's selected a first a nd second mythical ti me gam e, in order to get a line on guiding eye. all-Northwest quintet for the Associ the first year m en against better com Frank Mitchell a nd "Moon" Mullen ated Press \\-hi ch are as fo ll ows: petition than they have met up with from last year's team, and Lou Hull, Harold Stowell , Idaho______Forward in their cia,s. a letterman of two years ago, are the Hank Swanson, vVashington __ Forward Foll owi ng this practice tilt, the veteran receivers who are back for Hal McClary, vVashington ______Center coach will divide hi s candidates into another try at the spring sport. Rob lvfc Larney. vVa s h_ State______.___ Guard sq uads a ne! settle down to the grind Dixon, frosh numeral man from last Ralph Cairney, \ 1I,Tasbington ______Guard of three -o r four stiff scrimmages a year, is also taking his turn behind frank McMillan, Idaho______Forward \I eck fo r the rest of the spring prac the bat. Claude Holsten, \Vash. State__ Forward tice session. A lthoug h 20 lettermen Kerm 'Varden and "Lefty" Nelson Ge ne Eberhart, Oregon ______Center are expected back next fall, Holling from the 1929 Cougar squad are the J3uc k Grayson, O regon State ______Guard bery plans to g ive every m an an im veterans who will dish up the fast Bi ll K eenan, O regoIL______Guard partial opportunity, for the Cougars balls on the Cougar firing line this Stowell and McClary were unani are in dire need of reserve strength. spring. mous choice for the forward and cen T he most serious problem confront J oe Patterson, Clarence Pritchard ter positions_ Swanson received fi ve ing the "Fightin' F riscan" for next and Karl Norby are the sophomore fa ll is the need of g uard s and tackles aspirants for varsity positions on the first team votes but two of these named him for a g uard positio n_ Mc to fill the gaps in the forward wall IllOund. whic h will be left vacant by gradua Bob Eldred, Cougar pugilist, and l .arney received four and Cairney tion. The Cougars face a tough as "Tuffy" EIl:ngson, halfback on Babe three. signment next fa ll , goin g through the Hollingbery's football team, are can Jack Friel's selecti c Jl s for the first entire conference schedule without a n didates for Teddy Rohwer's old posi team were: Stowell a nd Holsten, for open date, a ta , k that will require an tion at the initial sack. Harold Mc wa,ds; McClary at center; McLarney Laughlin, a transfer from St. Martin's and S wanson at g uard. Second team: over-supply of rcserves. college, is another candidate for the Keenan a nd McMillan, forwards; Eb FOll r guards, Hansen, Flechsig, first cushion. erhart, center; Grayson a nd Cairney, Docka and Jensen and one tackle, Jack Cooney and Mel Lee are work guards_ Ralph Ri ley, will be missing from the ing hard for the honor of holding down forward wall when Hollingbery takes Guy DiJulio's shoes at the key-stone SPRING FOOTBALL roll call next faIL F rank M itchell and Jack Parodi will be the only letter bag. After sending last year's frosh foot mcn back for the guard positions, with Art McLarney has turned in h:s bas ball squad through two weeks of prospective material from the super ketball equipment for a baseball suit. fundamental drill, stressin g individ ual \- arsity and last season's yearlings. He and Art Hyppa, a frosh star from in structi o ns of bl ocking, kicking, tack At the tackle position, Hollingbery two years ago, are the leading candi ling, passi ng and carrying the ball, dates for the short-patch position. \I-ill ha vc three lettermen back in Ed Coac h O rin I\"anls. Alskog and G. Hurley, sea A t wo-year letterman and an all iiit;:;;;;;;::;:;:;:::::;====::::r=,. ( .. Babe" ) H 011 ing_ round athlete in the person of Archie soned Yete r Q Rubicon The Gallic wars over, Gaul reduced to a the banquet hall, leaped to a chariot, drove speedily peaceful Roman province and his term as Pro southward, his cavalry thundering behind. com~ul about to expire, Julius Caesar had de Soon he came to the banks of the little river Rubicon, hardly more than a stream. At the ford, cisions to make. It was the bleak winter of Gaul-Governor Caesar paused until his horsemen 50-49 B.C. but Julius Caesar chafed in his caught up. Here was the frontier he might not legally Thirteenth Legion's camp at Ravenna, south cross- in arms, and accompanied by his legions. Caesal' ernmost city of Cisalpine Gaul. Events at knew that five thousand of his foot soldiers were already well across the Rubicon, well on their way Rome disturbed him. The old triumvirate, to Ariminum, but a touch of drama was necessary to Caesar, Pompey, Crassus, had ended with Cras weld his cavalrymen still closer to him, to nourish sus' death, and now world-conquering Pompey the fast-swelling Caesar legend. So, slowly, earnestly. had Asia, Africa, Spain and Italy at his feet. he spoke: "My frends, if I pass not this river im mediately, it will be for me the beginning of all mis Caesar, supreme only in Gaul, but counting fortunes (a murmur from the ranks), and if I do pass on the 'devotion of his Legions, braced himself it, I go to make a world of people miserable." (a for an inevitable conflict. As TIME, had it cheer from the ranks). For an instant he hesitated, been published on the Ides of January, 49 B.C., seemingly lost in thought, then suddenly drove his chariot through the shallow stream, crying in a deep would have reported subsequent events: voice "Let the die be cast!".,. Two hours later Caesar overtook his foot soldiers . . , To Julius Caesa,r came tr~vel-stai~ed Tribu~es at Ariminum, and by sun-up invested the surrounding Mark Antony and Qumtus CassIus Longll~us,. b~armg countryside, Soon fleeing peasants were carrying to bad news: On J~nuary 7th, the Senate, mtlm.ldated Rome inspired rumors that great Caesar with all his br Pompey's I!artlsan~, had declared Cae,sar g1;1llty of Legions was coming to avenge himself on Pompeius high tre~son If he d~d not a~ onc~ resign hiS P;o Magnus. Rome gasped in horror, remembering all consulsh,lp of ~aul , d,ls,band ~IS legions. For seekl,ng too vividly the butcheries of too-recent civil strife to exercise their traditional nght of veto, they, Tnb between Marians and Sullans.... unes Antony and Cassius, had been hounded from . • . TIME Rome by Pompey's soldiery. As they blurted out So too, m succeedmg Issues, would their story, long-nosed Caesar listened quietly, smiled have reported how Caesar drove Pompey out faiI?tly. Then sha,rply, he issu,ed orders to the Cen of Rome, then, relentlessly, out of Italy; how tunons of the Thl.rteen.th Legion. after four years of bitter civil war throug~lOut Soon foot soldiers In small groups set out for the Empire Caesar returned to Rome tnum fateful Ariminum (30 miles away), first Roman city h ' f h . ·1· d ld t·t beyond the Gallic frontier, Caesar himself feasted p ant,. master. 0 t e elVI lze wor -un I and dined until mid-evening, then suddenly he left assassmated SIX months later. Cultivated Americans, impatient with cheap sensationalism and windy bias, turn increasingly to publications edited in the historical spirit. These publica (ions, fair-dealing, vigorously impartial, devote themselves to the public weal in the sense that they report what they see, serve no masters, fear no groups. 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Y., , , Fraterl1lty Clubs Bldg. assures courteous attention to your wants and Berkeley, Cal., Claremont N Y k N v \" . k ew or, .,., 'v arwlc . h an extra bit of consideration that frequently Bethlehem, Pa., Bethle em N ew Y or k , N . Y ., W es tl )ury Boothbay Harbor, Me., k I Sprucewold Lodge Oakland, Cal., Oa 'lanc means much. n M B II Philadelphia, Pa., Doston, J ass., e evue B . . F kl ' enJamm < ran . In Your alumni association is participating in Chicago, III. , Allerton House P ' I h P S h I '. . Itt s )urg, a. , c en cy Chi cago, Ill., Blackstone P'd R I the Intercollegiate Alumni Hotel Plan and . . rovi ence, . ., Ch!cago, Ill., W .ndermere Providence-Biltmore .has a voice in its efforts and policies. At each Cleveland, 0 ., Allerton House Rochester, N. Y. , Powers Columbus, 0., Neil House St. Louis'., Mo., alumni hotel is an index ofresident alumni for Detroit, Mich., Book-Cadillac New Hotel Jefferson Elizabeth. N. J., San Diego, Cal., St. James your convenience in looking up friends when Winfield-Scott San Francisco, Cal., Palace Fresno, Cal., Californian Scranton, Pa., Jermyn traveling. Other desirable features are in Greenfield, Mass., Weldon Spokane, Wash., Dessert J acksonville, Fla., Springfield. III., St. Nicholas cluded. George Washington Syracuse. N. Y., Syracuse Ifyou wish an introduction card to the man Lexington, Ky., Phoenix Urbana, III. , Urbana-Lincoln Lincoln, Neb.. Lincoln Washington, D. C, Willard agers of Intercollegiate Alumni Hotels, write Miama, Fla., Ta-Miami Wilkes Barre, Pa., Minneapolis, Minn., Nicolet Mallow-Sterling to ,your Alumni Secretary or use the coupon. INTERCOLLEGIATE ALUMNI EXTENSION SERVICE, INC. 369 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK, N. Y. r------ I INTERCOLLEGIATE ALUMNI EXTENSION SERVICE, INC., 369 Lexington Avenue, New York City I Kindly send me an Introduction Card to the managers of Intercollegia.te Alumni Hotels. I Name ...... College...... year...... I Address ...... -._...... _ ...... _ ...... - ...._._ .•. I City ...... _...... State ...... '-...... _.-.... Directory of Local Alumni Associations Spokane County King County Stevens County Pres.-Wm. Rusch, ' IS, Breslin Apts., Pres.-Frank Cleary, 'Z6, Pacific Tel. Pres.-Geo. VV. Wallace, 'ZZ, Colville. Spokane. & Tel. Co., Seattle. . V. P.-GrO\'er Graham, '11, Colville. V. P.-Bert Ritter, ex-'14, Spokane. \'. P.-vValt Irvine, ex-'Z4, vVestern Sec.-Treas.-Madge V. Witt, Colville. Sec.-Treas.-Chas. Carpenter, '24, VV. Eng. & Colortype Co., Seattle. W. P. Co., Spokane. Sec-Treas. - Harold Sorenson, 'Z4, Whatcom County 2~23 Everett Ave., N. Seattle. Pres.-Kingsley Peasley, ' 15, North Chelan County \\'est Hdwe. Co., Bellingham. Pres.-\,yalt Horan, 'Z5 , Wenatchee. V. P.-Marvin Allyn, '16, Bellingham. V. P. Harley Bryant, 'Z5, vVenatchee Thurston County Pres.-Wm. Duncan, '00, Z12 Rogers Sec.-Treas.-Delia Keeler, ' lZ, Normal Sec.-Mrs. Ray Cain, 'Z4, vVenatchce. School, Bellingham. Treas.-Mrs. Benton Bangs, ' 17, Vve Ave., Olympia. natchee. V. P .-Glenna Troy, '18, 113 17th Portland, Oregon Ave., Olympia. Pres.-).Iilton McCroskey, '98, 533 Kittitas County Sec.-Tf:eas.-Fra;nces Lockwood, '25, East 14th North, Portland. Pres.-Dr. Jessie Barnhart, '18, El ZOl8 Capitol Way, Olympia. V. P.-Kenneth Bageant, 'Z7, 424 E. lensburg. Broadway, Portland, Ore. V. P.-Earl P. Cooke, 'ZI, Ellensburg. Pacific County Sec.-Treas.-June Sanders, 'ZZ, 756 Sec.-T reas.-Fred D. Adams, '23, El Pres.-Mrs. Otto Roessler, '12, South \Vasco St., Portland, Ore. lensburg. Bend, Wash. V. P.-Daniel Crowley, 'Z3, South Golden Gate Cougar Club Snohomish County Bend, Wash. PreS.-Rex H. Turner, '24, Standard Pres.-Stanton Hall, ,14, Hall's Phar Oil Bldg .. San Francisco. macy, Everett. V. P:-\\'m. Moss, ex-'Z5, San Fran V. P.-Mrs. Ottar Thomle, '09, 606 Pierce County CISCO. Laurel Drive, Everett. Pres.-J.. H. Binns, ,16, Tacoma. Sec.-Marcell a Katheiser, '21, 1531 Sec.-Treas.-Mrs. Clair Dobler, 'Z5, V. P.-A. M. Richardson, ' 11, 3401 Francisco St., San Francisco. Madrona Apts., Everett. No. 24th St., Tacoma. Treas.-)..fargaret A ndrews, ex- '2 ~ , Sec.-Treas.-] essie Kirkland, '22, 1026 San Francisco. Walla Walla County Xo. Fife St., Tacoma. Pre~.-Ira Clark, 'OZ, Clark's Book Los Angeles, Calif. Store, \,yalIa Walla. P res.-).Irs. Dora Price Jones, 615 S. V. P.-Frank Lowden, '00, vValla Lewis County E I 1Iolino A,'e., Pasadena, Calif. Walla Meat Co., Walla Walla. Pres.-G. W. Staggs, '20, Chehalis. V. P.-Richard Garrison, 'Z3, Los An Sec.-Hazel Huffman, 'ZO, Clark's V. Pres.-Howard Handbloom, '16, geles. Calif. Book Store, Walla Walla. Winlock. Sec.-Treas.-Alice Lodge Peddycord, Treas.-Pal Clark, 'OZ, Clark's Book Sec.-Treas.-Mrs. Fannie Kyle Dun ' 17. 20~6 Santa Aanita, Altadena, Store, Walla Walla. lap, 'ZI, Pe Ell. Calii. Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan Counties Pennsylvania Pres.-Frank Jenne, '11, Mt. Vernon. Kitsap County Pres.-Lloyd Brown, 'Z4, 40Z Lamar V. P .-Kingsley Peasley, '14, Belling Pres.- R. H. Davis, '14, Route I, St., Wilkinsburg, Pa. ham. Charleston. V. P.-Gertrude MacKay, '99, Pitts Sec.-Treas.-Fred Rockey, ' IS, Lyn V. P.-Ernest Zimmerman, 'Z3, 347 burgh, Pa. den. 9th St.. Bremerton. Sec.-Treas.-Mrs. Yay Kerns Blanch Sec.-Treas. - Harold Hanley, '23. ett, 'Z6, 1139 Ross Ave., Wilkins Grays Harbor Bremerton. burg, Pa. Pres.-Estelle Erickson, Z5, Aberdeen Savings & Loan Assn., Aberdeen. Columbia County Chicago, Illinois V. P.-Mrs. Della Allen Oliver, '00, P res.-Loren F. Dumas, ' 16, Dayton. Pres.-Claude Kreisher, 'ZI, 5714 Race 116 Jefferson St., Hoquiam. V. P .-Holt Boone. ' IS, Dayton. Ave., Chicago, III. Sec.-Treas.-Edward Franz, '25, High Sec.-Treas.-Lorraine Gard, Dayton. V. P.-Harold Eddy, 'Z3, 131 Clyde School, Hoquiam. St.. Evanston, III. Sec.-Treas.-Lillian Utter Smith, 'Z4, Pacific County Okanogan County Z250 Grove Ave., Oak Park, Chi Pres.-E. C. Durdle, 'II, South Bend. Pres.-Raymond Dorsey, ' 16, Oka cago, III. . V. P.-Daniel Crowley, 'Z3, Ilwaco. nogan. Sec.-Treas.-Elva Murland, 'Z5, South \ ' . P.-\'ictor Morgan. '17, Omak. New York Bend. Sec.-Treas.-Irene E. Johnson, ex-'Z3. Pres.-Frank D. Ruppert, 'Z3, 60 Carlton. Beaver St., New York, N. Y. Lincoln County V. Pres.-Ivar Melander, ex-'Z7, New Pres.-L. D. Baker, ' 13. Da,'enport. York, N. Y. V. P -Ivan Putman. '09. Sprague. Grant County Sec.-Treas.-Mrs. Stella Wilson Lock Sec.-Treas. - Mike Brisla wn. '06. Y. P.- E. 1. Evans. ' 15, Hartline. wood, '11' 530 34th St.. North Ber Sprague. Vl ash. Wash. gen, N. J. Sec.-Treas.-Chas. \ Ve ll er. '08, Coulee Franklin and Benton Counties City. Schenectady, N. Y. Pres.-Hill \Villiams, ,18, Pasco H er Pres.- Earl L. Phillips, '25, Gen. Elec. ald, Pasco. ' Co.. Schenectady, N. Y. V. P.-vVarren H odge, 'IS, Superin Puyallup City Y. P.-J. Stanley Howard, '28, Gen. tendent of Schools, Kennewick. Pres.-Harry Locklin, 'IS, Puyallup. Elec. Co .. Schenectady. N. Y. Sec.-Treas.-Elmer Miller. 'Z6, High V. P.-George Campen, ' IS, Puyallup. Sec.-Treas.-Nlilton A. Jewett, 'Z7, Scbc>ol, Pasco. Sec.-Treas.-Elma Zagelow, Puyallup. Gen. Elec. Co., Schenectady, N.Y. t······························..·•··•·..··•··•··•··•··•...... + i The STATE COLLEGE of WASHINGTON l ! ! i ., . Founded by the National Government and the State of Washington t t i The work of the State College oi \Vashington is organized into + three main groups: Resident Instruction, Experiment Station, and ! Extension Service. The Resident Instruction Division includes: The CoJIege of Agriculture (B. S. and M. S. Degrees) With divisions in Farm Crops, Soils, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Forestry, Range Man agement, Plant Pathology, Farm Engineering, Agricultural Journalism, Agricul tural Business. ! The CoJIege of Mechanic Arts and Engineering (B. S., C. E., E. E., M. E ., and M. S. ! Degrees) With divisions in Architectural Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Civil En f gineering, Commercial Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Commer !+ cial Electrical Engineering, Hydro-Electrical Engineering, Management Engineer ! ing, Alathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics. ! ! f The College of Sciences and Arts (B. S., B. A., M. S., and M. A. Deg«es) ! ~ With School of Business Administration, and divisions in Chemistry, Chemical + f Engineering, Agricultural Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Bacteriology, English, ! ! Economics, History and Political Science, Secretarial Science, Sociology, Foreign i ! Languages, General, Nurses' Training, Pre-~fedical, Pre-Dental. f t The College of Home Economics (B. A., B. S., M. A., and M. S. Degrees) ! ! With divisions in Teachers Training, Household Management, Institutional + f Management. ~ + The College of Veterinary Medicine (B. S. and D. V. M. Degrees) ! !i The School of Mines and Geology (B. S., M. S., and E. M. Degrees) !+ + With divisions in Geology, Mining Geology, Mining, Mine Management, Metal· ! f lurgy, Metallography, Petroleum Engineering. ! T i ! The School of Education (B. A. and M. A. Degrees) + i \Vith divisions in Education, Agricultural Education, Psychology, Manual Arts. + i + ! The School of Music and Fine Arts (B. A. and M. A. Degrees) ! ! With divisions in Harmony, Theory, Voice, Piano, Violin, Pipe-Organ, Orches- + + tra, Dramatic Art, Speech, Fine Arts. t ! : f The School of Pharmacy (B. S., M. S., and Ph. C. Degrees) ! Ii The Graduate School (M. A., M. S., and Ph. D. Degrees) !+ T !+ The Department of Military Science and Tactics ! t Including Resreve Officers' Training Corps in Infantry, Engineers, and Junior ; i units. + : " ~ The Department of Physical Education and Athletics (B. S. and M. S. Degrees) + ! T t The Short Sessions ; ! I ncIuding the Summer Session and Winter Short Courses. ! J t ! Many of the Departments Publish Special Booklets + i i ...... + ...,...... +