SPARTAN ALUM N I M A G A Z IN E SPRING AND THE SPARTAN MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE A £e£Un fynam 'lUe. Jbean . TO ALUMNI OF MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE: ships, two Frederick G. Cottrell fellow­ ships and three Institute of Nutrition Comparison of the fall term enroll­ The great post-war influx of graduate fellowships. In addition, 44 commercial ments in the School of Graduate Studies students necessitated a rapid increase in and temporary fellowships and assistant- daring the period from 1938 to 1948 the size of the graduate faculty, with ships, given on an annual basis, are gives a picture of the decrease and in­ recruits taken from the newer and available. crease in the size of the school before, younger members of the college staff. Graduate work may be taken in almost during and after the war. The pre-war In accordance with rating standards set all departments of the college offering- peak enrollment was 359, recorded in by the North Central Association of Col­ undergraduate degrees. Students may 1940 when college enrollment was at a leges, new members must have the de­ receive master's degrees in any one of high of 6,776. The low of 134 occurred 56 fields, and doctor's degrees in 25. in 1943, when the total civilian enroll­ gree of doctor of philosophy, in addition ment had dropped to 3,484. to other requirements. For the time be­ ing, exceptions are made in the field of Foreign Students Increase Graduate Students Total 1,218 engineering, certain fields of home eco­ An indication of the increasing recog­ nomics, music and fine arts. Present nition being gained by the School of During the next two-year period, the membership of the graduate faculty Graduate Studies may be seen in the war ended, the first G. I. students ap­ totals approximately 300. steadily increasing enrollment of foreign peared, and the college was reorganized students. The total number of foreign into the Basic College, the schools of students taking graduate work has risen Agriculture, Business and Public Service, from 73 in 1946 to 150 in 1947 and 232 Engineering, Home Economics, Science in the fall term of 1948. and Arts, Veterinary Medicine and The recent report of the President's Graduate Studies. By the 1948 fall term, Commission on Higher Education strong­ enrollment of Michigan State had in­ ly recommended modifications in the creased to an all-time high of 16,010. training of college teachers. After a and graduate enrollment had increased thorough study, the faculty of the School to 1,218. of Graduate Studies voted to offer a During the 1947-48 year, a total of series of new programs leading to the 1,300 students took graduate work lead­ doctor of philosophy degree. ing to advanced degrees in the School of Graduate Studies. This represented a Basic College Is Praised 20 per cent increase over the preceding year. The training provided in these pro­ This phenomenal growth of more than grams furnishes a broad foundation for 800 per cent can be attributed to oppor­ prospective college teaching without sac­ tunities for advanced study under the rificing necessary competency in a spe­ Veterans Administration, demands of in­ cialized field. The programs are par­ dustry and educational institutions for ticularly appropriate for teachers in personnel with graduate training, and general education, but are also considered backing of the graduate program by the excellent preparation for college teaching college administration. in specialized areas. Dean Huston The existence of the Basic College, a Faculty Formally Organized in 1945 nationally known program in general education, creates a favorable situation The graduate faculty was formally Many Fellowships Are Available for the establishment of programs of organized in the spring of 1945, and a graduate study for prospective teachers total membership of 145 members was Almost 100 special scholarships are by combining the facilities of Basic Col­ available for foreign students taking- approved by the Graduate Council. This lege with the School of Graduate Studies. work in the School of Graduate Studies. Advanced study in larger content areas, included those actively engaged in teach­ Fellowships, which have been established ing graduate courses and directing study, and an adequate foundation in a special on a permanent basis, include six gradu­ field are the major provisions. many of whom had been active in the ate fellowships, three Hinman fellow­ development of advanced studies for a ships, two Brucella Research fellowships, Ralph C. Huston, Dean, number of years. four chemistry Vitamin Research fellow­ School of Graduate Studies. THE RECORD Vol. 54, No. 2 ALVIE L. SMITH, Editor March, 1919 JOHN C. LEONARD, '48, Associate Editor THOMAS H. KING, Director of Alumni Relations; GLADYS FRANKS, '27, Recorder; FRED W. STABI.KY, Sports Editor- EDWARD M. ERICKSON, Assistant Sports Editor; MADISON KUHN and JOSEPH G. DUNCAN, Historians; JOHN FITZGKRAI.D, 47, Agricultural Edi­ tor; W, I,OWKI.I. TREASTER, Director of Public Relations. Campus Photos this issue by EVERETT HIBY and BRANSDORI ER BROTHERS. Member of the American Alumni Council, THE RECORD is published seven times a year by THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBIIC RELA­ TIONS, Michigan State Colleye. Entered as second class matter at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of Congress August 2' 1C>/J March 3 Vote May Produce New Alumni Day Scheduled Alma Mater for Michigan State For June 4 at MSC Michigan State students go to the polls dents, will be submitted to the students Alumni Day 1949 will be one of the March 3 in a special election to choose in the March 3 vote. Best known and "biggest and best in the history of Mich­ a new Alma Mater for the college. ranked as a slight favorite is "MSC igan State College," in the opinion of The vote climaxes a period of growing- Shadows," written by Barney Traynor, Tom H. King, director of alumni rela­ dissatisfaction on the part of students, former Spartan athletic coach. Others tions. who for many years have cried that the are "Hymn of MSC" by John Nauer, Extensive plans for the June 4 reunion Spartan Alma Mater "is stolen from Saginaw senior, and two melodies written Cornell." Drives of this nature have by Winford Barnum, '48, and H. R. are being made by the college alumni come to be almost traditional, although Evans, director of music in the Bay City office, although a final schedule has not none have progressed so far as to be public schools. The latter songs are new been completed. All of the traditional submitted to popular vote. During the melodies to the words of the present and some new events are being planned. present year, students threatened to sub­ Alma Mater. Members of the classes of 1904, 1909, stitute other songs in place of the 40- Vote Requirement Is High 1914, 1919, 1924, 1929, 1934, 1939 and year-old school song at special assem­ 1944 will have special reunion dinners blies, including the Homecoming game. An intensive campaign is under way to let the students hear all of the songs, and members of the 1899 class will take Administration Gives Approval many times if they desire. Public ad­ part in the traditional Patriarchs' Din­ ner. The Student Council, acting on strong- dress systems in the dormitories, fra­ student support, got to work and started ternity sings, and concerts by the college Included in the Alumni Day week-end the ball rolling for examination of new bands and glee clubs are but some of the will be the 23rd annual Water Carnival compositions and a few old ones. Presi­ methods to be employed. June 2-4, the Alumni Day Parade June 3, dent Hannah voiced administrative ap­ Biggest obstacle to changing the Alma and Commencement Sunday, June 5. Mater is the pi-ovision that at least 7,500 proval when he said: "If the Student King predicts that more than 1,500 Council can prove to the administration students must vote, and that the winning- song must have a definite majority of alumni will return for the observance, that a majority of the student body surpassing last year's 1,000 total. A wants a new Alma Mater, and can so the votes cast. This vote requirement is complete schedule of events will be in­ decide in the next six months, they will about twice the number ever cast in any cluded in the April issue of The Record. get it without delay." previous campus election. Within a short time, the Spartan campus became a veritable "Tin Pan Alley" as students, music professors and State Calleae, Will (I some alumni submitted their composi­ Mick tions, and ideas on the controversy. Four Songs Are Finalists tyouk jbep,an,tme*it <MeadU Aletct %feal Four songs, selected by a committee of Retirement of four top Michigan State B.S. in agriculture at Kansas State Col­ two music faculty members and two stu- College administrators was approved lege, and his Ph.D. from the University Feb. 10 by the State Board of Agricul­ of Wisconsin. Author of two books and ture. Actual retirement will begin July numerous bulletins and articles in his 1, 1950, and retirement furlough will field, Dr. Millar was chairman of the New Dormitory Named soils section of the American Society start July 1 of this year. of Agronomy in 1936. For Robert Sidey Shaw Those retiring are Victor R. Gardner, Allen Has Honorary C.E. Degree Robert Sidey Shaw Hall will be the '05, director of the Agricultural Experi­ name given to the new men's dormitory ment Station; Charles E. Millar, head of Prof. Allen came to Michigan State in now being constructed on the Michigan the soil science department; Chester L.