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WINTER ON THE RED CEDAR MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE Board o£ Trustees Named for MSC Program of Off-Campus Courses Begins at MSC Fund; Eight Scholarships Awarded Dr. Harold J. Dillon, a leading national A seven-member board of trustees has Mass.; Jack Wingerden, Hastings; Gwen educator, has been named head of an ac been appointed for the Michigan State Forsman, Pontiac; Helen Takacs, Melvin; celerated program of off-campus courses College Fund, according to William L. Lillion Goodwin, Flint; and Joan Rexford, to be offered by the Continuing Educa Davidson, '17, fund director. Grosse Pointe. All are freshmen at MSC tion Service of Michigan State College. The MSC Fund was established a year except Miss Goodwin. Dr. Dillon, who took over his new post ago for the purpose of raising money to in December, was national educational support college activities, particularly re director of Junior search and scholarships, not adequately MSC Will Publish Ag Achievement, Inc., financed in the budget. Contributions to Dictionary in 1955 New York, N. Y., the program come from alumni, friends at the time of his of the college, corporations, and wills Tentative plans for a dictionary of appointment. and bequests, Davidson said. agriculture to be published in Michigan State College's centennial year, 1955, At MSC, he Prominent Alumni Named will develop a have been made by an editorial board of The board of trustees is composed of •—. program of regu- college staff members headed by John seven prominent MSC alumni. They are: Jk ~w mk _ j3| 1 a r college Lewis A. Smith, '14, Grosse Pointe; N. Winburne of the Department of Writ ten and Spoken English. in. % fl courses represent- Harold H. Gasser, '25, Birmingham; m a Supported by the All College Research Bk wH ^m £ substantial Claud Erickson, '22, Lansing; John J. expansion of ex Korney, '31, Detroit; Norton W. Mogge, Committee and the Michigan Agricul Dillon tural Experiment Station, the dictionary isting services in '14, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Regina this field. The courses will be offered at Gabriel Frisbie, '35; and Karl H. Mc- will be published by the Michigan State College Press. various locations around Michigan, and Donel, '16, East Lansing. may or may not be taken for college During the first two months of exist Great Need Cited credit. The types of courses will vary ence, the board of trustees awarded an Prof. Winburne first became aware of according to public demand, according Emeritus Research Professorship grant the great need for such a publication to Edgar L. Harden, director of the Con to retired Dean Ralph C. Huston and in his work with foreign students at tinuing Education Service. four-year scholarships to seven students. MSC. Adequate dictionaries covering Dr. Dillon was formerly a specialist Scholarships Awarded other sciences existed; for agriculture in educational problems for the National Receiving scholarships valued at ap there were only outdated and incomplete Child Labor Commission, and taught at proximately $500 were: Philip Johnson, books, some published as early as 1797. Michigan State, New York University Bay City; Robert Pettys, Newtonville, "As the leading country in agricul and Syracuse University. He received tural research, development, and educa his bachelor's and master's degrees from tion, American farm jargon has assumed Boston University and his Ph.D. from MSC "Alumni Hews" Program not only domestic but also international Yale University. importance," Winburne states. Now Carried by Six Stations Both foreigners and city-bred agricul The Michigan State College "Alumni tural students are often puzzled by such National and World Convos News" program, which returned recently common-place terms as middle-buster, to the air waves over the college station spring tooth harrow, and riding cultiva Will Attract 14,500 to MSC WKAR, has expanded its listening area. tor, he points out. An estimated 14,500 people will come The weekly program is now heard over Want Strictly Ag Terms to the Michigan State campus during the Paul Bunyan network, a Michigan As general editor of the volume, Win the summer of 1951 for national and regional hookup which includes WTCM, burne has begun the task of gathering world conferences, according to Russell Traverse City; WATT, Cadillac; WATZ, agricultural terms from all parts of the J. Kleis of the MSC Continuing Educa Alpena; WMBN, Petoskey; and WATC, nation. Implement catalogues, books, tion Service. Gaylord. agricultural bulletins and other sources The organizations and number of peo Scheduled time for the broadcasts on will be studied to find words for inclu ple expected are: International Luther the Paul Bunyan network is 1:30 p.m. sion in the dictionary. League, 4,000; Boy Scout Executive each Saturday. WKAR will continue to Citing the complexity of the job of Council, 3,500; American Society for broadcast the show at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, gathering words, Winburne says, "Terms Engineering Education, 2,500; National according to John McGoff, '50, program related only to agriculture will be used. Home Demonstration Council, 2,000; Na director. For example, 'fence' has its agricultural tional Farm Bureau Training School, It is hoped that the "Alumni News" implications, but it may also imply a 2,000; National Future Homemakers program will continue to expand its certain kind of sword play—such a mean Association Leadership Training School, listening area to include all of the Upper ing will not be included in the diction 350; and Agricultural Marketing Work Peninsula, McGoff said. ary." shop, 200.
THE RECORD Vol. 56—No. 1 ALVIE L. SMITH, Editor January 15, 1951 JOHN C. LEONARD, '48, and RICHARD J. DANDENEAU, Associate Editors STARR H. KI:ESLER, '41, Director of Alumni Relations; GLADYS FRANKS, '27, Recorder; FRED W. STABLEY, Sports Editor; EDWARD M. ERICKSON. '48, Assistant Sports Editor; MADISON KUHS and JOSEPH G. DUNCAN, Historians; JOHN W. FITZGERALD. '47, Agricultural Editor: MRS. BARBARA CAHOON. Artist: W. LOWELL TREASTER. Director of Information Services. Campus photos this issue by EVERETT HUBY, RAY HUBY, RUDY HARTMAN, BILL BURKE and JOHN BEECH. Member of the American Alumni Council, THE RECORD if published seven times a year by THE DEPARTMENT OP INFORMATION SERVICES. Michigan State College. Entered as second class matter at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of Congress August 24, 1912. MSC's Ag Engineering MSC Installs Campus Television Given Top Recognition Network for Teaching and Research National accreditation has been By RICHARD DANDENEAU financing higher education which plague awarded the Department of Agricultural administrators and worry friends of Engineering at Michigan State College. Michigan State College will accomplish another "first" next month when a higher education everywhere. The day Only Six in U.S. closed-circuit television system is put may well be at hand when there will be a revolution in teaching methods, which MSC's agricultural engineering depart into operation on the Spartan campus. have not changed much since the days ment is believed to be the sixth in the It is believed to be the first campus- of Socrates." U.S. so recognized by the Engineering wide television system for educational Turning to another phase of the tele Council for Professional Development, purposes to be installed at any major vision picture, MSC has taken a leading according to Prof. university in the U.S., according to role in the fight for allocation of a speci Arthur W. Far James H. Denison, administrative assist fied number of TV channels by the Fed rall, department ant to the president and chairman of the eral Communications Commission to head. The Council MSC television committee. educational institutions. includes all the Equipment Purchased major engineer Equipment has been purchased and Educational Channels Urged ing societies of In December President Hannah, chair the U.S., and is installation in the Electrical Engineering building is almost completed. The sys man of the executive committee of the the official accred- American Association of Land-Grant iting body for tem will link several campus buildings through the central control room. Colleges and Universities, appeared be American engi fore the FCC to ask that educational neering schools. MSC has already applied for one of Farrall institutions be given their fair share of Prof. Farrall Michigan's unusued TV channels, and should a channel be assigned and per television channels. said that the examining committee was Knowing the unlimited possibilities of especially impressed with physical facili mission to make public telecasts be granted, the present equipment will be campus TV, it is difficult to predict what ties for teaching agricultural engineer could be done when educational television ing, which members called "about the augmented by a transmitter, Denison said. Meanwhile, sending and receiving points is channeled throughout the state and to best in the nation." The committee also all parts of the nation. commended the department for its out will be linked by wire, and the campus standing teaching staff and graduate and station will be used as a laboratory for Through a college TV station, with research programs. teaching and research only. the cooperation of commercial stations, it will be possible for the television To Test Teaching Value Research Cited population of Michigan to see how to Engineers, speech, radio, and dramatics Among the most recent research make a dress, and how to cull poultry students will use the studio and control developments drawing praise from the flocks, or to sit in on a college lecture or room facilities for laboratory work in inspection committee were the mechaniz concert. the technical and production aspects of ation of sugar beet culture, the frost TV. The system will be used to deter machine, rural electrification improve mine the value of television as a teaching ments and other projects, Prof. Farrall Gifts and Grants Aid aid. said. The $100,000 video investment is ex An editorial in the Lansing State MSC's Research Work pected to more than pay for itself Journal said: Research work at Michigan State Col through teaching, research, and exten "We are happy to congratulate the lege received further impetus this fall sion—extension being developed more college upon this achievement as well through approximately $50,000 given for fully when the college receives an out as upon the splendid showing of our new and continuing projects. side channel for state-wide broadcasts, favorite college football team. It's grati Denison said. Meanwhile, movie films will fying evidence that academic progress at Navy Study Begins be used extensively for cff-campus tele East Lansing is not being neglected in The largest grant was $6,000, pro casts by commercial stations. favor of athletic progress and of the fact viding for research ©n preparation of a Though costs are great, officials believe that MSC's athletic program has not special chemical for the Bureau of the capacity of television to spread infor been permitted to impair the college's Ordnance, U.S. Navy. mation to more people simultaneously ability to fulfill its primary purpose as The National Dairy Council of Chicago may actually relieve the financial plight a great and growing institution of higher gave $3,171 to be used by the Depart of educational institutions. learning." ment of Foods and Nutrition for a study Even without a transmitter, the poten of the nutritional status of women. tialities of campus TV are almost un Also included among the gifts and limited. MSC's equipment will make Graduate Enrollment Up grants received by the State Board of possible mass student participation in Agriculture during October and Novem Graduate enrollment at Michigan State laboratory experiments, lectures, and ber were two grants for $2,500 each. College jumped more than 10 percent demonstrations, before seen only by a this fall. few at a time. One, from the Michigan Certified Hy The official report of Registrar Robert brid Seed Corn Producers Association of S. Linton showed an increase in gradu May Aid Financially East Lansing, will finance the develop ate students from 1,412 last year to 1,579 The budget implications of educational ment and testing of new corn hybrids this fall. The rise in the number of television, both on and off campus, are by the Department of Farm Crops. The graduate students came in spite of a summarized by President Hannah as other provides for the study ©f sanita general decrease in college population. follows: tion in design of mechanical dishwashing This fall's enrollment was 14,993 com "Educational television may well be machines by the Department of Bac pared to 16,243 last fall. the answer to some of the problems of teriology and Public Health.
JANUARY 15, 1951 .... 3 356378 THE AFFAIRS OF STATE A New Term Beautiful Coeds Michigan State officials, with a wary Spartan students and alumni have eye on world developments, welcomed an known it for years, but it took an article estimated 14,500 students back from in Parade magazine to show the nation Christmas vacation Jan. 2. that Michigan State is the college of Registration for the winter term was beautiful coeds. held Jan. 2-4, and classes began Jan. 5. A two-page feature article entitled, "Is Students had enjoyed an 18-day vacation, Michigan State the College of Beautiful but soon reacquainted themselves with Women?" appeared in the Dec. 10 issue the routine of college life. of the national news weekly. A total of 567 Michigan State students Band leader Woody Herman said: wound up their college careers during the "This school has the most beautiful girls fall quarter, which ended Dec. 15. in the country." Bob Gail, a midwestern Gov. G. Mennen Williams spoke to the band leader, added: "They're really graduates at informal ceremonies Dec. 12 stunning." The article also carried rav in the Michigan State College Union. ing testimonials from men of half a Included among the audience were 117 dozen other professions. candidates for advanced degrees and 450 who received bachelor's degrees. These Pictures of 15 comely Spartan coeds, graduates will also be eligible to par highlighting the article, provided plenty ticipate in the college's June Commence of evidence that the boast holds a lot of ment program, according to Registrar BEST IN THE LAND: Betty water. Robert S. Linton. Donahue, 21 - year - old Saginaw Before the new year, the article had Eighty-two students also completed beauty, was one of the 15 coeds fea created somewhat of a national furor. agricultural training courses Dec. 15, tured by Parade magazine Dec. 10 All over the country, colleges were cry according to Short Course Director Ralph in a two-page article entitled, "Is ing that it wasn't so. W. Tenny. Michigan State the College of Beau Michigan State students went smugly Students were presented certificates tiful Women?" home for Christmas vacation. Parade for completion of one or two year courses had picked East Lansing for the story, in specific fields of agriculture. and there wasn't a dissenter on the Spar campus activities, including the Diony- tan campus. sians, Union Board, and just about Bransdorfer Brothers every type of picture-taking that exists. Those Bransdorfers sure do get The Bransdorfers have been somewhat Student Campaigns of a post-war tradition around Michigan around. Campaigns for a new journalism build State, but the string will be broken next Last month, Steve Bransdorfer, Lan ing and more colorful uniforms for the year when Steve graduates. MSC will sing journalism senior, was named editor marching band have been launched by of the Michigan State News, campus have run out of Bransdorfers. student groups at Michigan State Col daily, for the lege. winter term. Men in Home Ec The Journalism Council, composed of When Steve representatives from five professional was selected for Picking the man "most likely to suc and honorary journalism organizations the job by the ceed" was simple for fall graduates of at MSC, has started a drive to bring "an MSC Board of Michigan State's School of Home Eco adequate, permanent journalism build Publications, a nomics. ing" to the campus, according to Prof. faculty member He had to be Kenneth W. Goodrich, A. A. Applegate, council advisor and remarked : Lansing, first male in the school's history head of the Michigan State Department "Seems like one to graduate with a major in home fur of Journalism. of those Brans nishing and the only man graduated in Alumni of the journalism department dorfer boys had m home economics last fall. will be asked to write college and gov been running one Upon graduation, Goodrich will join a S. Bransdorfer ernment officials pointing out the need campus publication or another since the select group of 10 men to receive B.S. for a new building and requesting neces beginning of time." degrees from the MSC School of Home sary funds. Well, there certainly aren't that many Economics. The Student Council's band committee Bransdorfers—only three—but they have Though one of few male home econom has organized a similar plan. established somewhat of a record in MSC ics graduates, Goodrich had plenty of publications history. masculine company in the classrooms Committee members will write to Arnold, '49, was business manager of during his last year. More than 200 men alumni groups all over the world. They the Spartan, humor magazine, during his are enrolled in home economics courses. will ask for a "yes or no" answer to the senior year. Alfred, '50, served as editor Primarily a woman's field, home eco question of whether the Spartan band of the Wolverine, college yearbook, dur nomics is steadily being invaded by men, should have new, different uniforms, ac ing the 1949-50 year. according to Dean Marie Dye of the cording to Richard Dougherty, Lansing Publications, of course, were not the School of Home Economics. graduate student, committee chairman. only attractions for the Bransdorfer So far MSC coeds have not objected After alumni and student opinion has brothers. As a combine, they made "too strenuously" to the male invasion been polled, the committee will take wheels turn for more than a dozen of their domain, she added. appropriate action, Dougherty said.
4 . . . . TH E RECORD THE AFFAIRS OF STATE Faculty Affairs Dr. C. S. Bryan, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, was elected to Study Midwest Culture President John A. Hannah's appoint honorary membership in the Mexican Eleven grants, totaling $3,771, have ment to two important educational and Society of Veterinary Doctors for out been awarded for research and writing governmental posts headed the list of standing contributions to the veterinary projects in Midwestern culture by a faculty achievements this fall. profession. Michigan State College committee ad President Harry S. Truman named Prof. Ray Hatch, of the Institute of ministering a $30,000 from the Rocke Dr. Hannah to the advisory board for Counseling, Testing and Guidance, was feller Foundation, New York. the Point Four program of technical and reelected executive secretary of the Nine of the recipients are Michigan scientific assistance to undeveloped areas Michigan Counselors Association at their State scholars. They are A. R. Gilpin of the world. Ten other top educational, annual meeting on the MSC campus. and Norman Penlington, history of civil business, scientific, agricultural and labor ization; W. H. Knowles, economics; R. M. leaders are included on the board. Dorson, Richard Barton and J. A. Hannah's appointment stemmed from "J" School Selected Garraty, history; M. J. Segal, social sci a letter he wrote two years ago offer ence; George Joyaux, French; and Michigan State College's journalism ing the facilities and aid of the Charles Hampton, written and spoken department has been selected as a prov Association of Land-Grant Colleges and English. ing ground for an experimental program Universities for Grants were also awarded to Mary designed to train students for work in the foreign aid Land, Cleveland Heights, O., and Prof. the classified advertising field. program. The ad R. H. Pearce of Ohio State University. visory board will Sponsored by the Association of News Miss Land received the largest grant map policies of paper Classified Advertising Managers, of $1,000 for a double biography of the long-range the program will feature lectures by Joshua Giddings and Ben Wade. Other project in its prominent men in the field, and student grants varied from $100 supplementary early days of or participation in "internship" jobs in the awards to $471 for new projects. ganization. Lansing area. The project got under way this fall, and will be continued dur The grants to date account for $24,379 Pres. Hannah ing 1951. of the $30,000 set aside for the work by also enhanced his the Foundation. The entire amount must growing stature "If the experiment proves satisfactory, Hannah be spent and the studies completed by as one of the na the association will recommend the adop June 1952. The three-year writing and tion's leading educators when he was tion of a similar plan as a regular research project began in July, 1949. reelected chairman of the executive com course for other colleges and universities throughout the nation," Gilbert Gillett, The awards were announced by Dean mittee of the Association of Land-Grant Lloyd C. Emmons, dean of the MSC Colleges and Universities. This marked educational director of the national as sociation and director of the MSC project School of Science and Arts and chairman the first time in the history of the associ of the committee administering the ation that a college president had been said. Gillett is classified advertising project. chosen for two consecutive terms as head manager of the Flint, Mich., Journal. of the executive committee. Prof. A. A. Applegate, head of the Prof. Paul Bagwell, head of the MSC MSC Department of Journalism, ex Dorm Rates Boosted Department of Written and Spoken Eng plained that classified advertising is a lish, has been appointed chairman of a field full of job opportunities for trained Dormitory residents returning to Mich national advisory committee responsible personnel, and one that has been over igan State for the winter term Jan. 2 for evaluating communications programs looked in the past. found a "cost-of-living" increase on their offered by U. S. military centers. Prof. Acquainting students with these possi room and board fare. Bagwell is one of seven national authori bilities, as well as training them to write Food rates for all dormitory residents ties named to a joint committee of the and sell classified ads, is one of the ex was boosted $8 per term, and men stu American Council on Education and the periment's aims, Applegate added. dents received an extra $5 increase in U. S. Department of Defense to examine room prices per quarter. Winter term study courses at U. S. military centers. room and board fare reads $188 for men, compared to $175 last year, and $193 for "Wild Hunter," first novel of English On The Cover . . . Prof. Kenneth C. Randall, has been women, compared to last year's $185. chosen as the April 1951 selection of the Is a campus spot which ranks College officials said that the increased Junior Literary Guild. The book, pri as a favorite the year 'round. Dur rates were absolutely necessary because marily a children's story of hunting in ing spring and summer months, the of rising costs for food and labor. Michigan forests, is being published by canoe shelter is alive with youthful Michigan State College during the past Franklin Watts, Inc., N. Y. year has boosted wages of all college canoers and picnicers—it is the Dr. Ralph C. Huston, former dean of employees five cents per hour, in addi graduate studies and professor of organic center of all Red Cedar activities. tion to reverting to a 40-hour week with chemistry at Michigan State, has been In wintertime, the shelter stands no reduction in total pay. Basic pay for given the $500 Emeritus Research Pro majestically in the ser