SPARTAN A L U M N T M A G A Z I N E "%?y % - <> *?> APRIL 15, 1953 HPUSANDS DO MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE Headliners: Three Former MSC'ers Honored for Service High honors have gone to a former faculty member and two alumni for notable achievements. First was Dr. Fred T. Mitchell, presi­ dent of Mississippi State College and former M.S.C. dean of men, who was NEW ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Recently elected to the Alumni named Mississippi's "Man of the Year" Advisory Council were, left to right, Wilbur "Buzz" Hart, '49; Charles Gotta, '33; by the Progressive Farmer magazine in James LaDu, '40; and Claud Erickson, '22. Also elected was William Wine- January. miller, '26. As president of his alma mater for the past seven years, Dr. Mitchell has Alumni Elect Four New Members led an expan­ sion program To MSC Alumni Advisory Council which includes The Alumni Advisory Council has four Michigan Council members are elected broadening of new members, elected recently to fill va­ to office by alumni club members of their curriculum , cancies left by retiring members. An­ respective districts, while out-of-state strengthening of other was reelected to office for a second members are recommended by the Col­ teaching and re­ term. lege Alumni Relations Office and ap­ search staff, en­ Hart Reelected proved for membership by their respec­ largement of the tive district club presidents. graduate school, New members are: James LaDu, '40, Mitchell addition of class­ resident manager of the Carter Hotel, The Council Roster room and research facilities. Cleveland, representing District 15; Wil­ Other district representatives are as Dr. Mitchell served at Michigan State liam Winemiller, '26, manager of Wine- follows: Fred Arnold, '39, District 1; as professor of education and Dean of miller Colonial Reproductions, Inc., Cold- Coy Eklund, '39, District 3; Harold Gas- Men from 1931 to 1945 at which time water, representing District 2; Charles ser, '25 (chairman), District 4; Al Cox, he accepted the presidency of Mississippi Gotta, '33, owner of the Buick-Pontiac '33 (secretary), District 6; Hazen Ste­ State. agency in Ironwood, representing Dis­ vens, '42, District 8; Ken Priestley, '34, trict 12; and Claud Erickson, '22, chief District 9; Ross Shoecraft, '38, District Silcox Elevated engineer of the Lansing Board of Water Charles N. Silcox, '20, has been named 10; Walter Kirkpatrick, '35, District 11; and Light, representing District 5. District 13 (unfilled); Earl Webb, '12, general manager of the Cooperative Reelected was Wilbur "Buzz" Hart, Grange League Federation Exchange District 14; Sheldon Lee, '17, (vice- '49, sales representative for Contractors chairman, District 15) Mrs. Jack Crock- of Ithica, N. Y. The Exchange, a Machinery Co., Grand Rapids, to repre­ farmers' purchasing and marketing co­ ford, '47, District 16; and Arthur Beckley, sent District 7. These five will serve '25, District 17. operative, has 118,000 members in New three-year terms of office York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Serving as ex-officio members of the Members Number 18 A national authority on the feed in­ Council are President Hannah and Starr dustry, Silcox has been with GLF since The elections filled all but one of 18 Keesler, '41, director of alumni relations. 1922, and became assistant general man­ Council seats. The Council is the official ager in 1949. governing body of M.S.C. alumni affairs and meets twice a year at the College in Apologies Branch Retires June and October. Alumni readers may well have been George V. Branch, '14, has retired Members of the first 12 districts repre­ confused over a picture caption in the after 33 years as director of Detroit's sent Michigan alumni, while districts 13, March 1 issue of The RECORD. It Bureau of Markets, Weights and Meas­ 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 represent the New should have read: "Drs. Lloyd M. Turk ures. In honor of his service the De­ England states, Eastern states, Middle and Clifford M. Hardin have been named troit City Council unanimously adopted West, Southern states and Far West in Director of the Michigan Agricultural a resolution which reads in part, "... Mr. that order. District 15 (Middle West) Experiment Station and Dean of the Branch is recognized as one of the most elects two members to the Council, mak­ School of Agriculture, respectively." outstanding men in his particular field ing a total membership of 18. Before being named to direct the Ex­ of endeavor, having established a pat­ ing a total membership of 18 represent­ periment Station Dr. Turk was head of tern for public service that can well be ing Michigan State Alumni living in the Soil Science, while Dr. Hardin was di­ emulated by others. ." continental United States. rector of the Experiment Station. THE RECORD Vol. 58—No. 3 JOHN C. LEONARD, '48, Editor April 15, 1953 DON H. ELLIS. '53, Editorial Assistant ALVIE L. SMITH, Editorial Advisor STARR H. KEESLER, '41, Director of Alumni Relations: GLADYS FKA.VKS. '27, Recorder; FRED W. STABLEY. Sport.* Editor; TED EMERY, Atsittmmt Sports Editor: JOHN MCGOFF. '50, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations: MADISON KUHN and JOSEPH G. DUNCAN, Historians: Earl C. RICHARDSON*. Agricultural Editor; BARBARA BROWN. Artist: W. LOWELL TREASTER, Director of Informa­ tion Services. Campus photos this issue by EVERETT HFBY, BOB BROWN, and WALTER E. THURN. Member of the American Alumni Council. THE RECORD if published seven times a year by THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES. Michigan State College. Entered as second class matter at East Lansing. Michigan, under the Act of Congress, August 2A, 1912. College Site of $243,424 ; «i it : i • Communications Project Michigan State's demonstrated ability to develop and apply worthwhile new ideas, plus its recognized strong program and facilities for information work has resulted in a half-million-dollar national agricultural communications project be­ ing located on the campus. Kellogg to Provide $243,424 Initial support of the project came from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Bat­ tle Creek, through a program fostered by the American Association of Agricul­ tural College Editors. The foundation will provide $243,424 over the five-year period and additional support from the nation's land-grant col­ leges and universities and other sources will likely bring the total to $600,000. Dr. Clifford M. Hardin, dean-elect of ROLL CALL COMMITTEE FOR '53: Meeting in February for their first ses­ the School of Agriculture, is one member sion were nine members of this year's National Roll Call Committee. Left to of the 10-man board of control which right (clockwise) are Gene Campbell, '48 and Kenneth Koppin, '32, Detroit; John met at Kellogg in early April. Dean McGoff, '50, assistant alumni director; Reno Maccardini, '49, Mt. Pleasant; Eric Hardin also heads the special committee Wessborg, '39, Saginaw; John Caruso, '28, Owosso; William L. Davidson, '13, screening nominees for the position of fund director; Claud R. Erickson, '22, Lansing; and George T. Guerre, '49, Lan­ executive director. The board of control sing, Roll Call chairman. is made up of land-grant college admin­ istrators, representatives from farm pub­ lications and farm radio directors and the American Association of Agricultural Alumni Day-Graduation Will Bring College Editors. Six Will Direct Project 1,500 Old Grads to MSC June 6-7 In addition to the executive director, Although still a month off, plans are serve the College's 98th Commencement the project center staff will include about well underway for 1953 Alumni Day- June 7 when approximately 1,750 seniors five assistants. Commencement weekend which will be will receive their diplomas. Commence­ The project is designed to assist admin­ held at M.S.C. June 6 and 7. ment will be held at 5 p.m. in Macklin istrators and information workers in Field Stadium, or in Jenison Fieldhouse land-grant institutions and the U. S. De­ Some 1,5C0 Grads to Return in case of inclement weather. partment of Agriculture to use the com­ Some 1,500 old grads are expected to A complete list of senior activities munications media in reaching more peo­ attend traditional Alumni Day festivi­ leading to June Commencement are list­ ple with useful information. ties, and many will be staying on to ob- ed on page 6 of this issue. It will include programs: (1) to im­ prove the abilities of those who work Registration Friday with mass communications media; (2) Alumni Day registration will begin bring the results of research in com­ On The Cover . Friday afternoon, June 5, and continue in the second floor Union concourse un­ munications to the attention of agricul­ Is graphic representation of tural, home economics and youth organ­ til 11:45 a.m. Saturday. Principal meet­ what Michigan educators and citi­ ization workers; (3) improve the quality ing Friday afternoon will be that of the of the printed, spoken and visual mate­ zens will face in state college Alumni Advisory Council. rials by providing workshops and ad­ enrollments in the next 20 years. Traditional class reunion banquets visory services; and (4) to obtain more The ever rising line on the chart will highlight events Saturday and will knowledge on how to reach people by points to many problems—how to begin at noon in the second floor dining sponsoring needed studies and research accommodate double the number rooms of the Union. to find where people learn new ideas. of students that we have on our Golden Anniversary Underway by Summer campuses today, for one. How will Celebrating its Golden Anniversay will The program will get underway after we finance the education of so be the Class of '03, which also joins the the executive directors and staff are many more students is another.