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The U.A.C. Alumni Quarterly, Vol. 5 No. 3, March 1929

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~ arch, 1929 '\'(") · · lume 5 .... No. 3 ~~NJ ~_: . ~ a a ~ > C +-··- ··-··-··-·-··- ··--··-·--·--·-----·- ··-·--·-··-·-·-·-----·--·- ··-·-·- ·--·-·+I I i. I i i _//ggies--- I I How Would You Like to Make $1,000.00 t I This Summer? I I 'JY'{ any of our salesmen make double that amount dur-­ I _/(JI ing their summer's vacation. We paid S. R. Harris, i '24, $2,201.85 in commissions last summer. Allan Cannon, I Ij I '22, made more than $2,ooo.oo in three months, selling I t Loganwear. f Logan Knitting Factory I Logan, Utah. Cf!Jou, too, can make money during the Gentlemen: I summer selling our high-grade line of I am interested in your proposi­ made-to-measure knitwear. If you are am­ tion and would like to know I bitious to increase your income and at the more about it. Please send me some ad- ditional information. same time enjoy your vacation this sum­ mer, clip the coupon and send it to us. Name ___ __ ------I Address------__ ------. Ii LOGAN KNITTING FACTORY \ Manufacturers of Ii .. i "LOGANWEAR" i Logan, U tab. I +--·_,,,.- ·-·- ··-·- ·- ·- ·-··- ·- ·-·-·--·- ·-·-··- ··- ··- ·-11·-·--- ·,--·-----··- ··-··-·-·-·-··-.+i THE U. A. C. ALUMNI QUARTERLY Published Quarterly by the U tab Agricultural College.

Vol. V MARCH, 1929 NO. 3. Building Program Before State Solons

Legislative Bill Would Provide Building Aid for the State Institutions of Utah-U. A. C. Asks for New Buildings.

bill now being considered by the State cooperate wich the College and the in A Legislature would, if put into effect, pro­ their efforts to gain support for the bill by immediately getting in touch with members of the Legislature with vide for a building and expansion program for whom you are acquainted and have influence, urging the state institutions of Utah for the next few them co do all in cheir power to put the building program years. The College would doubtless benefit to in effect. the extent of several buildings, with a possibi­ " This bill. if passed, would help very mat•riall y in lity of getting a library building immediately. solving the College's building needs for several years. It Some of the details of the bill. together would provide first of all for a Library building, where the books to be provided as a result of the Library Fund with its importance to U . A. C. . are contained campaign could be safely and permanencly housed. With­ in a letter which was sent February 28 to a out some such definite program as the foregoing, there is number of alumni who are in a favorable posi­ no way of forecasting whether or not our building needs tion to encourage support for the bill. The would be met for many years to come. letter read as follows: ' 'It is important that y ou either visit or wire your legislators immediately, as action, to be effective, must be " Dear Fellow Alumnus: immediate. The Legislature adjourns in 13 days. The " House· Bill No. 148, now before the Utah State bill is now under active consideration. Legislature. would provide if passed in its present form, for a building and expansion program for the scare in­ " This is our opportunity to strike a blow for a new stitutions of Utah. and for the issuance of scace bonds in Library, where we can store our books and our treasures; the amount of $3.000,000.00, the proceeds from said where, in the years to come, both students and alumni bonds to b. ~ used foe the construction of needed buildings may find limitless inspiration. This is our opportunity at such state institutions as the Ucah Agricultural College, to serve Alma Mater in what President Peterson charac­ terizes as one of the most significant movements m her the University of Utah, che Ucah State Hospital, the I School for che Deaf and Blind. and other scace institutions. history. Wire your legislators today. " In chis brief letter ic is impossible co give many of " Sincerely yours. the details of che bill, buc ic is sufficient to say that the monies received from the sale of the bonds would be used Geo. R. Hill, Jr., ' 08, to meet the most pressing building needs of these institu­ Orval W. Adams, Salt Lake City tions, and w ould be equitably apportioned among chem Eric Ryberg, Salt Lake City according co the acuteness of their needs. Thomas C. Callister, ' 03 . Fillmore " If tbe bill were passed, the Utah Agricultural Col­ E. T. Ralphs, ' 1 1. Salt Lake City lege would be in line to receive funds for a Library build­ Dr. Geo. M. Fister, ' 13 , Ogden ing, for the improvement of che water. lighting. and beat­ T. H. Humphreys, ' 97, Logan ing facilities, for a research green-house and animal R . L. Judd. ' I 7. Salt Lake City husbandry buildings, and for more farm land. Vere L. Martineau, ' 12, Salt Lake City " The Utah Agricultural College and the University Hervin Bunderson, '12, Brigham City." of Utah are strongly supporting the idea of issuing bonds NOTE-Just as the Quarterly goes to press infor­ for building purposes, and che bill is receiving strong sup­ mation is received that the Building Committee of the port from other agencies. It was introduced at the in­ lower house has made some amendments in the bill. The stance of Governor Dern and other prominent members of amount of bonds to be issued during the next three years the Legislature and is now in the hands of the Building has been reduced from $3 ,000,000.00 to Sl.500,000; Committee of wbicb Mr. Redd is chairman. $250,000 for a Forestry building for the Utah Agricul­ "The undersigned, as representatives of the U. A. C. tural College has been added; and other amendments not Alumni Association, make an urgent request that you affecting the College have been made. Page 2 THE U. A. C. ALUMNI QUARTERLY -===-~======-~~~~======-~~====~ COUNCIL URGES AMENDMENTS

New Status for Former Students and Honorary Members is Recommended by Governing Board of Alumni Association.

'f unanimous vote, the . Alumni Council Article II, Section 6 now reads as follows : B went on record as favoring two amend­ " Faculty members of tbe Agriculrutal College of ments to the Constitution of the Alum­ Utab, who rank as instructors or higher, and who bold the equivalent of tbe B. S. degree. are eligible to honorary ni Association at a meeting of the council March membership." 4. The changes recommended are both con­ cerned with the sections defining membership in The adoption of the proposed amendments the Association. The first amendment proposes would not affect the payment of dues. Regular changing Article II, Section 2 in such a way as members wonld become active upon the payment to allow faculty members and former students of annual dues ; and honorary members would to be given the same membership status as grad­ not be required to pay dues, just as at present. uates of the College. The second amendment These amendments will be submitted to the would permit friends of U. A. C. not eligible Alumni Association for its approval at the busi­ for regular membership, who have done some ness meeting May 24. outstanding service to the College, to be admit­ During the summer the executive secretary ted as honorary members. If the proposed conducted an inves tigation of policies of leading amendments were adopted, there would be no American colleges and universities in defining associate members in the Association. and hon­ membership in their associations, and the investi­ orary members would include only persons rend­ gation revealed the interesting information that ering outstanding service. Faculty members a large majority of the schools that repli ed list who were not alumni would be classed as reg­ graduates and former students alike as regular ular members. members. In fact, only a few give former stu­ Specifically, the proposed amendments read dents inferior ranking. Among the schools that as follows : give equal rank to graduates and former students Amendment No. 1. are such leading institutions as Cornell, Yale, It is recommended that Article II, Section University of Washington, University of Colo­ 2 be changed to read as follows : rado, Iowa State College, University of Illinois, "All persons receiving degrees from tbe Agricultural University of Wyoming, Kansas State Agricul­ College of Utab. and all studencs wbo have spent. a full term or more in resident study in the Institution. and tural College, Ohio State University, University whose class shall have been graduated. and all members of of Chicago, University of Montana, North Da­ the faculty. shall be eligible for regular membership in tbe kota State College, and many others. Association, and shall become regular members upon being accepted by tbe Association in a regular meeting." The investigation also yielded the infor­ Article II, Section 2 now reads as follows: mation that the lea ding colleges and universities " All persons receiving degrees from the Agricultural in the country grant honorary membership to College of Urah shall be eligible for reg ular membership. persons not eligible for regular membership as a and shall become regular members upon being accepred by means of rewarding distinguished service. For the Association in a regular meeting." these reasons, the members of the Alumni Coun­ Amendment No. 2. cil feel that the proposed amendments are entire­ It is recommended that Article II, Section 6 ly in agreement with the most modern practice be changed to read as follows: "Persons not eligible for regular membership in tbe in alumni work in progressive institutions. Association wbo bave done some outstanding service to They believe that if the proposed changes the Institution are eligible for honorary membership, and in the Constitution were made, the ability of shall become honorary members upon recommendation of the Executive Committee, and upon being accepted by the the Alumni Association to serve the College Association in a regular meeting." could be greatly enhanced. THE U. A . C. ALUM I QUARTERLY Page 3 Dix Class Reunion Plan Adopted.

new plan of conducting class reunions at class reunes, and with which classes, find your A U . A. C. was adopted by the Alumni class in the column at the left, and follow it Council at a mee_ing March 4. The plan, across the diagram. known as the Dix plan, and originally used at The Dix plan is being used at a large Princeton University, has many advantages number of colleges and universities in the United over the I 0-year plan, under which reunions States, and according to information from these have been held at the College in past years. schools, it i.s the most successful plan of con­ Under the Dix system, classes that have been ducting class reunions that has ever been in graduated five , twenty-five , and fifty years reune operation. Its chief advantage is that cla ses m a given year. In addition, in a cycle of that were in school toge.ther reune together. This twenty years, classes reune four or five times, of itself practic;illy assures a successful reunion. and meet at I-east once during this period with While only six classes reune in 1929, the classes that were in school the same time. For r.umber increases each year. In 1939, for ex­ 1 ?xample, n 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1930 1936 1937 1938 193~ 1 940 1941 1912 1 943 ample, ten clas­ 1938 1938 1929 the fol­ '37 1937 ses will reune. lowing six clas­ ' 36 1936 •35 l 93o These include ses reune : 1924, ' 34 11134 ' 34 the classes of '33 1933 ' 33 1914, 1913, '32 1932 ' :'-2 1934, 1931 , '31 ill! ' 31 '31 1912, 1911. 19JO 1930 ' 30 1930, 1929, '29 1929 ' 29 and 1904. The '28 1928 ' 28 ' 28 1928, 1914, .. '27 1927 '27 •t.7 class of 1924 '26 1926 '26 '26 1912, 1911. •20 1920 '25 •20 '25 will have been ' 24 1910. a n d •24 ~ ' 24 '24 graduated five . '23 '23 ' 23 •Z3 1909. '22 •22 ' 22 •22 years, and the •21 •21 ' 21 ' 21 Members of 1920 '20 '1.0 •zo class of I 904 '19 '19 '19 '19 the classes that '18 18 '18 '18 l\118 t w e n t y - five '17 '17 '17 1~ 17 reune this year, ' 16 '16 'lG L~l6 --ors years. Inasmuch •1 0 •10 'l ~ i.9i5 •10 that 1s , the as U . A. is '14 '14 . '14 i ~\1 '14 C. '13 '13 •13· 1913 '13 classes of 1924, only forty-one '12 '12 '12 1912 •12 ' 12 '11 '11 •11 1911 'll 1914, 1913, years old, there 1910 '10 1910 '10 '09 ' 09 1912, 1911, '09 '09 ~I is no class that •oo ' 08 1 ~08 08 •00 and 1904, ' 07 '07 1907 ' 07 '07 has been gradu­ ' 06 B06 '06 •06 should begin •oo 1900 '

+_.,_.,_,_ ,_ .,_ .,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_.,_.,_,_,_,,_ ,+ eligible for regular membership, and who make i The U. A. C. some outstanding contribution to our Alma i Mater, by taking them into our Association as i i ALUMNI QUARTERLY honorary members. They, too, are one of us. i Official Organ of THE DIX PLAN i THE UTAH AGRICULTURAL j COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alumni who study carefull y the diagram I Subscription Price, $ l.00 a year. of the Dix plan on Page 3, and rea d the explana­ tion of its workings, will. we believe, become ! Published Quarterly by rhe Alumni Associarion of rhe :1 Urah AS'(riculru ral College. Logan, Urah. Entered as ardent supporters of the new system of con­ second class matter September 18, 1925. at the pose ducting class reunions at U . A. C. The 10- oftice at Logan, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. J .t I year plan, with an honorable record of service ! OFFICERS • COUNCILORS : here, is , we believe, far less serviceable than the J J . M. Christensen, '21 I j Geo. R. Hill, ~r . '08. Pres. L. Bennion-Nebeker, '1 9 j Dix plan. The feature oi the plan. that of : G. P. Barber, 21 , Ex. Sec R. J . Becraft, ' 1 7 : classes that were in college together coming back ! B. L. Richards, ' 1 3 1 . EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE J h T C · J • 9 • j' to reune together, insures a degree of fellowship 1 o n . ame, r., .,. • G R H'll1 J .08 W. H. Warner. '26 f that the I 0-year plan could never engender. ! eo. · • r.. Effie S. Barrows , '26 • T . H. Humphreys, ' 9 7 G M p · , 1 3 f Classes ten years apart, having little in common, ! Vere L. Martineau, '12 eo. · •ster, 'J I B. L. Richards. '13 L. R. Humphreys, ' 12 • cannot hope to become very enthusiastic in each =,Afton Odell, '22 Geo. R. Hill Jr., ' 08 J A. H. Saxer, ' l 0 other's company. j EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Vere L. Marrineau. '12 J The Dix plan will be given a thorough • T. H. Humphreys. '9 7 • j John A. Alder, 'I 2 Afton Odell, '22 ! trial this spring. and with the cooperation of j George M. Fister, '13 Mrs. G. B. Hendricks. '27f the reuning classes, should prove an outstanding +11 - ••-··-··-·-·-·-··- ·-·-·- ··-·- ··- ··-··-·-+ success. THE TWO AMENDMENTS COOPERATION-PLUS If the two amendments to the Constitution recommended by the Alumni Council are adopt­ Up to March I. eighty-nine per cent of ed by the Association in its annual business all Library Fund payments due had been paid, meeting May 24, the editors of the Quarterly and sircce then, a number of those who were a believe one of the most sugnificant steps in the little behind on their payments have sent checks. history of the U . A. C. Alumni Asso -: iation will This is an unusual record, we believe, and one have been taken. Alumni who have kept rn that attests to the loyalty and integrity of clo e touch with alumni work, both at U . A. C. alumni of U. A. C. and at other colleges, recognize the importance Accomoanyin~ a number of checks have of numbers in such organizations. They believe been letters full of a fine optimism and contain­ that all who have felt the warming and stimulat­ in~ expressions of faith in the Library Fund ing influence of college and university life should cause. Your officers appreciate such letters even be welcomed into the body of alumni- welcom­ more than the checks. and that is saving a S!'reat ed whole-heartedly, without being bounded by deal. With such cooperation as this. nothing restrictions. There are hundreds of former stud­ seems impossible. ents of U . A . C. who were not fortunate enough to obtain a degree who would give freely of their THE 1929 REUNION time and finances if they were granted equal Committees have already been appointed fellowship in the Association with old friends to make arrangements for the 1929 alumni re­ and classmates who left the College with sheep­ union during Commencement, and have begun skins tuckeed under their arms. After all, it is to lay plans for a reunion unique in Aggie an­ service to U. A. C. that counts, and not, "Have nals. A number of special features will be part you a degree?'' of the program. There is even hint that an And let us recognize those who are n13t Alumni Circus may be on the campus at that THE U. A. C. ALUMNI QUARTERLY Page 5

time. Ir is planned to organize reuning classes, +· •!- •ll- ••-··-·- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··-··- ··-·- ·- ·+ c.nd also the class of l 929. The officers appoint­ I IMPORTANT DATES i

ed will remain in offi~e until the class reunes =11 Friday, May 24-Alumni business meer- ij again. The fact that only six classes will hold l rng. f Saturday, May 25-Commencement, and j reunions does not mea n that alumni who are I ! Alumni banquet and ball. j not members of these classes are r: ot invited to ! Sunday, May 26-Baccalaureate Sermon. j visit Alma Mater during Comm'! ncment. Every l son and daughter of A . C. is invited LO join in i Don't forget these dates. Come home and j the jamboree. It is not too early to begin to I you will be welcomed home. j save your shekles to buy a ticket to Logan on ! May 24th. +·- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··-··- ··-··- ··-··-··-··- + ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PREPARES FOUNDERS' DAY PROGRAM AGAIN-THE PINK SUP. Much against our will, we slip the Pink The fifth ·annual Founders' Day, com­ Slip between the pages of some of the Quarter­ memorating the founding of the Utah Agricul­ lies again this issue, and send them out, hoping tural College, March 8, 1888, forty-one years that you who receive the little pink reminders ago. was to have been observed March 8. but will take out your check books pronto and pen on account of an outbreak of spinal meningitis your Association a $2 check for dues. As com­ the program was postponed indefinitely. The mencement nears, the problem of financing a administration thought it best to discontinue reunion that you will really enjoy makes your assemblies and similar public gatherings for the officers' hair grow grey. You can relieve them time being. of much worry, and also help them to better The Alumni Association had charge of the serve you by just taking notice of the little day's activities and had prepared the following Pink Slip. program: Luncheon, 12 : 00 in honor of John T . COMMITTEES NAMED Caine, '94. BY EXECUTIVE BODY College Chapel 1 : 00 Committee chairman for two of the remain­ Prayer ------W . \V. Henderson ing Student Body events of im_oortance have At Dawning ------__ C. W. Cadman recently been appointed. The "A" Day Com­ Girls' Double Quartette mittee. supervisors of annual Aggie Campus Remarks ------Pres. E . G. Peterson, ' 04 clean-up day, are Glen Worthington, chairman, Notturno ------Greig with Arvil Stark, Lillian Orme. William Cook, Piano Solo by Cleopha Richards "The First Alumnus" ______Eunice J . Miles, '08 and Vernon Budge to assist him. These stud­ ents have all shown their ability by their act­ Alma Mater ------Student Body ivities in responsible positions, and will un­ " Beginnin11s" ------John T. Caine, ' 94 To a Wild Rose McDowell doubtedl y provide an efficient and entertaining Oboe Solo by David England program for the spring house-clea ning of the "A Glance into the Future" Campus. ------Dr. Geo. R. Hill, Jr., ' 08 Franklin Richards has been appointed to In a Little Old Garden ______Thomas J . Hewitt direct the arrangemnets of activities of High Girls' Double Quartette School Day, the day on which Seniors from the Matinee Dance, 2:30 various high schools of Utah and Idaho are Smart Gymnasium entertained. Mr. Richards will probably have The luncheon in honor of John T . Caine, an even greater number of guests this year than '94, was served to a few guests, but all other have hitherto attended the High School Day activities, including the play, "Little Women" program. Other members of this committee to have been presented by Theta Alpha Phi, have not yet been appointed, but will probably national dramatic fraternity, in the evening, be announced in the near future. were cancelled. Page 6 THE U. A. C. ALUMNI QUARTERLY Romney's Athletes Make Fair Showi1i.g In Winter Sports · By Milton Merrill, '25

The prognosticators of the kins got in several games. Call and Remund, western division selected the winner and the guards, and Gunnell, , also performed runner-up in the final standing, but the dope consistently during the season. fell down in picking third place and cellar oc­ WRESTLING cupants. Montana State breezed through to another title, the B. Y. U. Cougars took second Utah Aggie matmen, champions of the place under Ott Romney, but the Utah division last year, are busily preparing for the Aggies by a sensational finish upset the sports' divisinal meet which is slated for Bozeman on prophets and nosed Utah into the cellar. March 28 and 29, still three weeks away. In The season was featured by the continued the meantime all of Coach George Nelson's team members will enter the Intermountain A. A . U. ~uper - play of the Bobcats. Only one defeat was chalked against the Montana entry. and Utah tournament which will be held in the Smart Aggies was the team to do it. The Cougars Gymnasium on March 21 and 22. presented a strong team which failed to connect The Farmer mat artists have already lost when meeting the ·champions. B. Y . U. lost two dual meets. but Nelson is famous for bring­ four games by healthy margins to the northern ing his men through for the crucial tilts and entry. Injuries handicapped .Coach Dick Rom­ there is still an excellent chance that the Aggies ney's Farmers in early season, and more than will remain on top in this division. Leading that, the competition was the toughest it has the grapplers is Captain Bob Dahle, light heavy­ ever been in this division. The play of the weight. · Dahle is a seasoned performer and will Aggies in the last four games of the season was score points in the divisional struggle. Dallas positively brilliant. Richens is the heavyweight representative. Two weeks ago the Farmers had lost Richens is showing greatly improved form. A seven games in eight and had only four more to division is being made in the middleweight class. play, two each with teams which had previous­ Ed Ward will be in the heavier grouping and ly beaten. thetn twice. Such a situation is Alma Bangerter in the lighter. Abbott and Brian are the leading candidates in the welter­ enough to extinguish any spark of life that may be left, but suddenly the Romney-coached weight entrant. Two extraordinarily capable athletes took on new life and won three out wrestlers, Earl Nishimoto and Dean McCallister, of the last four games. The one loss was by a will be the Aggie representatives IO the two three-point margin. The Aggies were the lightest weights. only Utah team to defeat all other teams in the SWIMMING division at least once, and for the second year Coach Lee Christensen's Utah Aggie swim­ the only team to defeat the Montana Bobcats. ming team will have to be content with third Captain Glen Worthington. Ellis Wade, place in the divisional meet which is booked for and Theron Smart, all regulars, completed their Logan on March 8 and 9. Utah and B. Y. U. hoop careers, which means that Romney has a are so strong in the various splash events that real problem facing him next season. Slowed there is no hope that the Aggies will break up in early season by injuries, Worthington re­ heavily into the scoring. Bud Shields of the turned to form to show his real ability. Wade ~· Y. U. and national intercollegiate champion played almost faultless ball all season. Smart IO the 220 and 440 yard events is the ace of the improved with the season. Davis and Henrie divisional paddlers and Sharp of Utah isn't for were regular forwards, though Tate and Wat- behind. THE U. A. C. ALUMNI QUARTERLY Page 7

l'HE CAMPUS I WI TER Page 8 THE U. A. C. ALUMNI QUARTERLY ----,,----,,,c-=--=== ~~=---=-~--===~======Campus News [ J CLUB LEADERS MEET IN PALAIS D 'OR SCENE OF TRAIN! -G SCHOOL MILITARY BALL FEB. 21 Monday, March 4, 4-H club leaders of the The thirty-fi fth annual Military Ball was stare of Utah registered at the College for a held at the Palais d'Or Thursday, February 21. week's intensive training in problems connected with Governor Dern, the Salt Lake chapter of with club work. D . P. Murray, junior exten­ Scabbard and Blade, and members of the Legis­ sion specialist, was in charge of the school. The la ture soeci al guests . Charles Griffin was gen­ club leadrrs were assigned quarters in the base­ eral chairman : James Underwood and Norman ment of the Main Building or on the top floor J en sen were in charge of decorations : George of the Home Economics Building. The pro­ Larsen and Weldon Hammond had charge of gram for the week calls for lec tures by extension arrangements : Hazel Tebbs was chairman of the specialists and state and national leaders in club refreshments committee: and Howard Williams work, and for entertainment and recreational was in charge of publicity and advertising. features. ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS RELATES U. A. C. GLEE CLUB TOURING DESERT EXPERIENCES IN CHAPEL. SOUTHERN UTAH Roy Chapman Andrews. famous geologist The College glee club, with Professor Wal­ and explorer. lectured in cha_oel February I 1 on ter W elti, head of the vocal music department, his fourth trip into the Gobi desert. Aided in charge, left March 4 for a tour of southern by motion p ictures and colored slides, Dr. An­ Utah. The glee club will present concerts in drews ga ve a complete and interesting discourse H eber, Fountain Gree n, Nephi, Mt. Pleasant, on his most recent expedition in search of signs Price, Kenilworth, Sunnyside, Spanish Fork, of primitive man. On this trip, fine specimens Eureka, Bingham and Tooele. of dinosaur eggs and the fossil bones of the bal ~ uchitherium. the largest mammal ever known. A . A. U . WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS were discovered. AT U . A . C. MARCH 22 AND 23. The Intermountain Wrestling Champion­ SCRIBBLE AND UTAH BEEHIVE ships of the Amateur Athletic Union of the ARE DUE THIS MONTH will be held at the College in the The winter quarter issue of the Scribble, Smart gymnasium March 22 and 23. The Aggie literary magazine published by the Scrib ~ contests are o_oen to all amateur athletes re gis­ biers' Club. wi ll appear ea rl y in March, acco rd ~ tered wirh the A. A. U. Last yea r the cham­ ing to edi tor Allen Cannon who says that pionships were held in Ogden and the Aggies stories. _ooems, and essays by lea ding student won firs t place. li terary lill' hts will make thi's an unusuall y en ~ tertaining Scribble. REGISTRATION FOR SPRING The Utah Beehive. quarterly publication QUARTER WAS MARCH 4. of the Ag. Club, will also make its appearance New and old students registered for work early this month. A brief history of the new for the spring quarter Monday, March 4. The wheat "Utac", which has been developed by registration was about 7 5 ahead of the total for the E xperiment Station, by George Stewart: last year, with an accumulative total of approx­ and a description of the resea rch conducted by mately 1 ,3 00 for the yea r, which is the larges t Dr. Hill on the di ~est ibilfr y of mi1k compared registration in the history of U . A . C. with the curd, will feature the issue-. THE U. A . C. ALUM I QUARTERLY Page 9 LIBRARY FUND GROWING STEADILY Fund is Being Augmented Daily by Contributions from Friends and Alumni of U. A. C.­ I Payments Being Met Promptly.

he Library Endowment Fund has maintain­ the 1929 ayments, which are due this month. T ed a steady increase during the winter Forty-two subscribers to the fund paid their months, an

W . J. ( Bill ) Merrill was appointed vice president and controller of the Royal Baking Powder Co .. of New York City. Nove mber 5, I 92 8. The news reached the College jjusc a day or so roo lace co be included in che November Quarterly. Bill's many friends ac the College. and alumni in all parts of rl:ie country, rejoice in his. success. and congratulate him upon rbis signal recognition of his ability by one of the country's great industrial concerns. While ar U . A. C., Bill was prominent in various student activities, particularly in debating and tennis. He was a . member of Sigma Alpha frarernicy, and a score of clubs and societies. He was manager of tennis and W. M. Jar,dine debating, and president of his class in his sophomore and 1904 senior years. He contributed ro the various student publi. cations. Both before and after graduation he served as ...Follo wing his volunr:iry retirement as Secretary of secretary to President Peterson. Agriculture March 4. William M . Jardine became counsel Bill is ' a graduate of Harvard University, with the for the Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers. a co­ degree of M. B. A., wicb discincrion. While ar Harvard, operative s~ les agency operating in practically every im­ he was a member of che Student Editorial Board of the portant marker in rbe U nired Stares. The agency handles Harvard Business Review. and he continued to excel in only highly seasonal fruits and vegetables for which rbe tennis. marker period is very short and crowded. Ir has re ­ After his graduation. from Harvard June I 8. I 92 5. presentatives thac handle such produces for cooperatives in be entered the employ of William Whitman Co., New the various sectional markers. York City. as assiscanr to rbe credit manager. January In bis new position. Mr. Jardine will have oppor­ I 7. 19 2 7. be Iefc rhe Whir man Company to accept the • tunities to develop bis theories of coopera ~ ive marketing position of budget officer with the Royal Baking Powder to che fullest extent. His headquarters will be in Wash­ Co. He then became successively controller, member of ington. D . C. the board of directors. and vice president and controller: Frank Weiler, Farm Editor, bas this the position be now bolds. to say of Mr. Jardine in announcing his new position: April I 5. I 9 2 0. Bill married Ethel Lee. Mr. and " His friends says Jardine is a rri umph of personality. Mrs. M errill have two little Aggies, Wilford J ., Jr .• and Although he has a string of cities and degrees that fill half June Lee Merrill. a column in Who's Who. be is bumble in cb e vast score 1923 of bis technical and practical knowledge. He is recognized as a foremost authority on marketing agronomy and dry­ Claude H . Adams and Audene Merrill- Adams may land farming. is famous for his " commorr sense" econo­ be addressed ar I 3 4 Laurel Avenue. Palo Alto, Calif. Mr. mics, and is probably the worst bridge player in Washing­ Adams is a student in rb~ Law School. ton. He celebrated his fiftieth birrLday in January. " Before going ro California. both Mr. and Mrs. Adams taught in the Hilo high school in Hawaii. 1920 1924 Vanez T. Wilson has received an appointment as Grant P . Packer is living in St. Anthony, Idaho, assistant engineer on the Bear River Bay project near where he is engaged in farming and as a salesman for rhe­ Brigham City. This is a government appointment. Ex­ Union Knitting Mills Co. of Logan, Utah. Mr. Packer "aminations were held in January and Mr. Wilson was covers northern Idaho and northeastern Mont.ana fo, high man in the entire United Stares. rhe company during the summer- months_ THE U. A. C. ALUMNI QUARTERLY Page 11 r What Aggie Grads are Doing J popular articles published in the various magazines and newspapers throughout the United States. He 1s a member of a number of scientific and academic societies, including the America n Society for the Adva ncement of Science and Bora nical Society of America. The Alumni Quarterly cakes pleasure in congratulat­ ing Dr. Merrill upon his well-deserved promotion. He goes to his new position of Chi.ef of Publications with the best wishes of all members of the Aggie alumni fami ly. 1925 Lester I. Hirst was a recent visitor on the Campus. H e has recently completed his thes is and examination for the Ph. D. deg ree in the field of phys ical chemistry at the University of California. He has accepted a position in the United Scates Burea u of Mines, with headquarters in Pittsburg, Pa.

Preston M . Nielsen and Samuel P. Cowley recently successfully passed the exa mination for admission co che District bar. W as hington. D . C. Out of a total of 289 appl ica nts who took the exa mination. 14 3 failed to obcai11 the necessary raci ng fo r admission to the bar. Mr. N ielsen and Mr. Cowley ranked among rhe highest in the examination. Since being graduated in 1925, they have h eld positions with the U. S. Tariff Commissi on. 1927 Genevieve Hunter has been appointed district home demonstration agent with the University of Idaho agri­ cultural extension division for the ten northern counties M. C. Merrill of Idaho. Previous to her appointment as demonstra­ 1905 tion agent, Miss Hunter taught home economics in the Dr. M . C. Merrill was promoted Chief of the "hools of Idaho for a number of years. Bureau of Publications, U . S. Department of Agriculture, 1928 Washington, D . C. , in December, 192 8. He had pre­ Chester A. Sw inya rd. who is working for his master's viously held the position of Editorial Chief of Publica­ degree in entomology at thr College. has re cently received tions from 1925 to 19 2 8, and had served as Acting Chief an offer of an assistantship in the department of Zoology of Publications from July to December, 19 28. and Entomology at the University of Michiga n. according Dr. M errill was head of the department of Horti­ to Dr. H. J . Pack, head of the department of Zoology culture at the College from 1917 to 19 22.· After leaving and Entomology at U . A. C. Mr. Sw in yard is one of a the College he went to University as few chosen from many applicants for assistantships at dean of the College of Applied Science, which position h e Minnesota. He wi'll probably pursue work for a doctor's held until 1924. In 19 24, he entered the service of the deg ree along lines of insect morphology or parisitology U . S. Department of Agriculrure as Director of Forestry while at the Minnesota institution. Publications. His incense dev otion to his work in the D epartment of Agriculrure was rewarded by rapid pro­ motion, tbe climax of which is his prese nt posi tion of Coach Howard " Tuff" Linford's Branch Agricul­ Chief of Publications. tural College basketball team won their second successive Dr. Merrill is a graduate of the U . A. C. with the Utah-Idaho Junior college championship in Ogden last class of 19 05 . He completed the requirements for the M . week end. The B. A. C. lads defeated Ricks college from S. degree at the Universi ty of Chicago in 1912, the M . A. Rexburg. Idaho. 28 to 2 1. in the championship game to degree at Harvard in 191 3, and the Ph. D . degree at come through a three day tourney with a clean record. Washington Unive rsity in 191 5. Howard will be remembered by Aggie sport followers as Dr. Merrill i:; the author of several publications. captai n of the football team last year and the man who w hich include technical articles, popular bulletins, and made a reputation for himself for his pluckiness and grit. Page 12 THE U. A. C. ALUMNI QUARTERLY

COLLEGE GIVING RADIO JUNIOR PROMENADE IS PROGRAMS OVER KSL BRIGHT SOCIAL EVENT

The College will give a half-hour radio Two hundred cou.o!es attended the twenty· ~ program over KSL every Tuesday, according to second annual Junior Promenade at the Palais, P . V . Cardon, direc tor of the Experiment Sta­ d'Or.February 8. The decorations w~~n sym­ tion, who has the programs in charge. They bolic of an Arctic scene. The promenade, in will commence at 1: 15 and end at 1 :45. The which more than fifty couoles participated, was first program was given Tuesday, February 26, led by Dr. and Mrs. S. M : Budlge. The com­ 0 by Professor N. A . Pedersen , head of the mittee in char5!'e of arran2'ements for the Prom English department, and included a short his­ included Harold Clark. chairman, Helen Hyde, tory of the College. Tuesday, March 5, Direc­ Mina Griffin, George Bankhead, and Kenneth tor Cardon gave three papers by members of Vanderhoof. the Experiment Station staff. The program scheduled for March 12 will be in charge of SCIENCE l\l'EDAL BY Emil Hansen, landscape gardener at the College, DIRECTOR WILLIAM PETERSON who will talk on beautifying home grounds. ---0--- The William Pererson Science Medal. one­ of the most popular science awards. will be· NEW ALUMNI COUNCILORS presented sometime near the first of May. The· The following members of the Alumni award is made for the best paper of not less than Association have been elected as councilors of 1,500 words and not more than 3,000 words· the organization to serve for the coming three which deals with some subject in the fi elds of years: S. Langton Barber, '16 : E . W. Robin­ zoology, botany, physics, chemistry, geology, son, ' 20 ; W . D . Porter. '22: Walter U . Fuhri­ astronomy, meteorology, pure mathematics. man, '25 : and BeSsie"A~stin Merrill, '27. They bacteriology and physiology. succeed the following retiring members: John T . Caine, ' 94 ; B. L. Richards, '13: R. J . Be­ STUDENT BODY HEARS craft, ' 17 : Lora Bennion Nebeker, ' 19 ; and J . M. Christensen, '21 . HOOVER INAUGURATION The Alumni Council will hold its organ­ The student body temporarily suspended ization meeting at 6 : 00 P . M . on Friday, May its activities of registration day Monday, March 24, in the Alumni office . Room 125, Main 4, at 10 : 15 A . M. to li sten to the radio broad ~ Building. All members of the council are urged casting of hte inauguration ceremonies of to attend. Herbert Hoover. The service was made pos ~ sible through the efforts of Lund Johnson. AGRICULTURAL FRATERNITY student body president, and Prof. S. R . Stock .. COMING TO CAMPUS MEDAL OFFERED Alpha Zeta, national honorary scholastic RIFLE MARKSMEN fraternity, will be installed on the campus early during the sprin g quarter. according to a faculty A gold, a silver, and a bronze medal have committee consisting of Dr. George Stewart, been offered as first, second, and third prizes for chairman, Dean K. C. Ikeler, and Professor the highest average individual score on the Aggie George B. Caine. The membership will be rifle team during the present year. These medals gleaned from the upper two-fifths in scholastic are furnished by the Scabbard and Blade honor­ standing of the upper three classes, and to be ary society for the advancement of shooting as eligible to join, a man must meet these scholastic an act1v1ty. Accordihg to the president of the requirements as well as show that he possesses organization, these prizes will be offered reg ~ qualities of leadership and has a strong character. ularly every year· to outstanding riflemen. 4" - •- ••- u- 11- 11 •-•-••-••- ••-•- •-••-••-•11.-•-•-••-•-••- ••- ••- ••- •- ••- •- ••- ••- ••- •-••-••-••--••_..,_..,_,+ I • i ! THE GREATEST OF j

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