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CEMBERI943 peaee v,s * ***** :it- ^ ;:f*^ J *e °*ifi- **s£i *s^u*** ******* gemmk alumni office just a few days ago he Major J. G. Frazer, USMC; Edwin D. said, "My years in the Coast Artillery Frazer, a cadet at West Point, and a Corps have been varied and intensely daughter, Mrs. George Cook, wife of an interesting, and if I had it to do over Army Lieutenant Colonel. The family again, it would certainly be my life's home is at 4730 17th avenue, Seattle, work." Washington. Colonel Frazer graduated in civil engi Jane E. Flomerfelt, '41 neering in 1909, and that fall was According to the alumni office records appointed sec Jane E. Flomerfelt, '41, of Scranton, Pa.. ond lieutenant is the first Michigan State woman to be in the Coast commissioned in the Coast Guard Group Artillery Corps — the SPARS. Before entering the serv with his initial ice "Flomie" did secretarial and Red work being at Cross work in Scranton. She took her Fort Monroe, boot training at Hunter College, New Virginia, the York, in the first group of SPARS. On home of the March 19, about 300 WAVES and SPARS Coast Artillery were sent by troop train to Oklahoma j J)NJTHE JOB School. He was A. & M. College, at Stillwater, where promoted to Jane was made a Seaman 2 C in the Colonel in 1938, Yeoman School. From there she went to and because of San Francisco to do procurement work. age and forth- Joseph M. Newman, '26 coming retire • ••••* The distance from Owosso to Lansing ment, has been is not great but the big jump made by retained as com Joseph Newman manding officer Col. Frazer, '09 THESE MEN after graduating of the 215th from Lansing Coast Artillery regiment as well as the Central high post at Fort Greeley, Alaska. GAVE ALL school to his The Colonel's lifelong hobby has been • ••••• present position firearms. At the University of Wash of plant engi ington in 1919 he organized collegiate WILLIAM GORDON HOSFORD, 1940 neer of the Olds- rifle shooting for girls, which rapidly Second Lt. William G. Hosford, of the mobile Division spread throughout American colleges. of General Mo Army Air Corps, died June 1, 1942, in tors Corp ora He is the holder of the two highest the hospital at Port Moresby, New tion covers a lot awards for marksmanship given by the Guinea, of wounds received in action in of engineering Government, the "Distinguished Marks that area on May 28. For his gallantry man" and the "Distinguished Pistol Shot" in this battle he was awarded the Purple Mr. Newman, '26 Sround- medals. He has also won the Leech Cup Heart medal posthumously on February Enrolling as a and Ail-Around Shooting Championship 19, 1943. Lt. Hosford entered Michigan mechanical engineer at Michigan State of the U. S. at Camp Perry. He shot on State from Sault Ste. Marie in 1936 and in 1921, Newman soon showed keen in one American International pistol team was enrolled for two years in the engi terest in power plant problems and and one Olympic team in France in 1924 neering division. He received his wings general plant maintenance. Upon gradu and is the author of the book, "American and commission at Craig Field, Alabama, ation in 1926 he started work at Oldsmo- Pistol Shooting," copy of which is in on December 12, 1941. bile as a student engineer in the sales the M.S.C. library. BRUCE ALLENSON UPTON, 1940 department. In September, 1927, he was Still a crack shot, Colonel Frazer has assigned to the plant engineering depart bagged two of Kodiak's famed bears, Bruce A. Upton, a first lieutenant in ment, where he later advanced to design which he concedes to be the toughest the 604th Coast Artillery, died in Hallo- foreman. Mr. Newman's work includes and most rewarding task a hunter can ran General Hospital, Staten Island, New maintenance and construction of all build set for himself. His articles on arms York, on February 7 of double pneumonia ing, equipment and machinery. and ammunition, and on hunting and and streptococcus infection. Lt. Upton In 1941 he became assistant plant fishing, have appeared in many of the entered Michigan State from Flint in engineer and upon the death of Harry Nation's sporting magazines. 1938 and was graduated from the busi C. Beaman, Sr., in June, 1943, he was ness administration course on December Serving under Colonel Frazer is Major appointed plant engineer, which includes 20, 1940. Ronald McDonald, '33, who visited the maintenance at the Olds and the Forge campus recently, and who stated that as ROBERT JOHN HAGGERTY, 1943 plants. In 1925, while a student, he a commanding officer Frazer had few married Clio Hoffmeyer, w'27, of Breck- Ensign Robert J. Haggerty, of the equals in the Army. He is popular and enridge, Michigan. They have two chil Naval Air Corps, was killed April 14 understanding with his men who regard dren, Richard, 16, and Shirley Ann, 11. when his plane crashed near Seattle, him as a great leader. They regret that The Newman home is at 2111 Harding Washington. Ensign Haggerty received he must retire soon because he is ex avenue, Lansing. his wings and commission at Miami in tremely active. June, 1942, graduating second highest Col. W. D. Frazer, '09 Colonel Frazer married Shirley Gard in a class of 300 fliers. He attended Col. William D. Frazer, '09, will soon ner, '09, of Lansing, in May, 1911. Mrs. Michigan State, 1940-41, as a sophomore reach the statutory age of 60 when he Frazer is a sister of Director Victor Gard in hotel administration. His home was retires after more than 34 years of active ner, '05, of the College Experiment Sta in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. commissioned service. Writing to the tion. The Frazers have three children. (Turn to Page H) 2 . THE RECORD Tfticfafcut State @ottey€ Lloyd H. Geil, Editor Glen O. Stewart, Alumni Editor December, 1943 RECORD Vol. 49 —No. 1, Quarterly Founded January 14, 1896 — Entered as second-class matter, East Lansing ^naiwed at State Army enrollment at Michigan State College since April 1, 1943, to November 30 has been 7,200. Of this number 3,700 have received their training in class rooms and laboratories at Michigan State College and are now receiving advanced training in more specialized Army posts or are on the battlefronts in the South Pacific or in Europe. About 3,500 men are on the campus daily as members of the Army Specialized Training program, the ROTC and the 310th College Train ing (aircrew) Detachment. Each month a certain number of soldiers complete their training and others arrive from various posts throughout the country. In addition to these soldiers in train ing at M.S.C. about 5,000 State graduates and former students are serving in the armed forces, more than 50 of whom have already paid the supreme price for Learn by Singing freedom. Students in the Area and Language course of the Army Specialized Training About 200 members of the faculty are program at M.S.C. hope to learn in 36 weeks how to speak the language of the either in the armed forces or serving country to which the government eventually may send them. Some of the men their country in a vital war activity. study Italian, some Spanish, and others French and German. In the above picture Summerizing about 13,000 men and the soldiers, chosen for this training because of their language aptitude, resort to women in some way attached to Michi singing as an aid to their acquiring fluency in speaking French. gan State College are using their mental and physical abilities to bring peace to the world. Post-War Building New Commandant Anticipating an enrollment of 10,000 First in the list of buildings requested students following the war, President is the natural science building to house Col. Grover B. Egger is the new com Hannah, recently described M.S.C.'s post classes in entomology, zoology, botany, mandant of military units on the Michi war building program, which was sub geology and geography. Other buildings gan State College campus. He replaced mitted to Governor Harry F. Kelly and described in the post-war program in Col. Dorsey R. Rodney, who came to the state planning commission. clude a poultry building, women's dormi Michigan State College in February, 1943, tory, home management building, addi when Col. Stuart McLeod joined the In the report to the state officials, tion to the administration building, cen Army training program staff in Wash Michigan State College is seeking $9,411,- tral food storage, addition to the power ington, D. C. 700 for 26 buildings and other projects to take care of the natural increase of plant, men's dormitory, addition to the Colonel Rodney was retired September 1 agricultural building, dormitories for students when peace is declared and also in line with the government's policy of short-course students, electrical engineer those war veterans whose education may releasing officers below the grade of ing building, addition to the home econom be financed by the federal government. brigadier general who had reached the ics building, bacteriology wing and retirement age of 60. Upon his retire The building program stresses need for animal disease building, library annex, ment, the State Board of Agriculture as adequate class rooms and laboratory space physics building, agricultural engineer signed Colonel Rodney to the college — a situation growing more acute since ing building, addition to the chemical staff to handle problems delegated to him 1929 when the last appropriation for con engineering building, meats laboratory, by President Hannah.