Sixty-Ninth Annual

COMMENCEMENT

Michigan State College , .of

Agriculture and Applied Science

NEW ARMORY CAMPUS

FRIDAY, JUNE TENTH NINETEEN TWENTY-SEVEN

PROGRAM

Processional-Tannhauser March ~Vagn.e1·

M. S. C. MILITARY BAN D

Invocation-

REV. N E\VELL A. McCu "fE, Peoples Church, East Lansing

T wo Folk-Songs of Little Russia

The W ind's In the South

MRS. OLIVE DOB SON HEN KEL

IvIRS. RUTH CURTIS, ACCOMPANIST

Commencem.ent A.ddress-Some. Problems Before Us

HON . SIMEON D. FESS, U. S. SENATOR FRO!\'I OHIO

Zhnbalist

Scott

Slavonic Rhapsody Fri.ed1nan-n-La,ke

M. S. C. MILITARY BAND

Conferring of Degrees in Course­Conferring of Honorary Degrees-

PR"' SIDE T I { E 3 YON LEECH BUTTERFIELD

Awarding of Reserve Comtnissions-

1tfAJOR ELMORE B. GRAY, C. A. ·C.

[ntroduction of the Class of '77 -,

PRESIDENT BUTTERFIELD

Ch arles Bloodgood Charles I. Goodwin Lyman A. Lilly Charles S. Emery Frank S. Kedzie Bion Whelan

A lso Daniel Strange '67, the oldest liv ing alumnus.

ecessional-Coronation March Meyel'beer

M. S. C. MILITARY BAND

The audience IS requested to remain seated until the Graduatini'. Class and Faculty pass out.

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Class Roster

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Agr1.cultural graduates are designated by a, En.gineering bye, Hc'me Economics by h, Forestry by f, Applied Science by s.

*Frederick Pitt Aldcl"ll1.an, e Lawrence Marion Ames, s Neva Caroline j~ .. nderson, h Morris Edward Anselm, e Steven Antonoff, e Jo~,(:ph En-nmct Archer, s Harry Strong ' Aten, e Charles Paci{ard Austin, s IVL:~rgery Phyllis Barnard, h \VnUam Henry Bartels, e Carl DougJas Baynes, a Arcena Ruth Bebertz, h Beatrice Matilda Beck, h

*\lV.71Jterr Lewis Bennett, e AJIcn:l Woodrow Bergqui~t, s Philip Ralph Biebesheimer, a Loyde 1\1i1tcn Billman, a Olga R ut..n Mae Bird, h Ronald Lebert Bird, f Joseph Blatte, f Herbert Stevens Blanding, e Ruth - Marsh Bohertz, h Rudolph Emil Boebringer, s Wilda Foster BoUes, h Kenneth Thorn Bordine, a Robert Kern Breme·r, s .James Richfield Buchanan, e Loraine Anna M. Bunge, h Hazel Beattie Burge, h G:ilylnrd Matthews Burke, e NUll. Arlene Burt, h 'NilHam Ewart Burtle, e Charles Henri Bu.rtcm, s

*EHen Avis l~organ Buzzard, h :kGrace Carruthers, h Loub Wendell Case, a Sh.erwood A. Chamberlain, s

-rcLe"Viis Arthur' Childs, e Dods Win3fred Chilson, h Alexander 1vlacLeod Coan, s Edrth Shaw Comstock, h

-l('Ray Lewis Coo·k, a Earl vVHson Coulter, s James Stanley Coven, e

-l('Selden: Bronson Crary, e Franklin Wallace Creager, e Eulalia Crum, h .f r a ncis Ludlum Daniels, a '¥i.1~:iOll Lorenzo Davis, e Ralph Edward Decker, e Cal!:'lton Griffith Dickinson, f George Louis Dirks, s Alfred Bayliss Dorrance, a Charles Richard Doyle, s Paul Otto Dutcher, e Genoevieve Lois Ealdns, h Irving Stanley Edwards, s R uth ~"arjorie Eldred, h

-*Excepti.onal Scholarship Record.

F lm"ence Mary Emerson, h Laureen J~'U1a Fitch, h Alice Folks, s ZeUa YVIerle Forbes, h Tte,cuore Roosevelt Fester, a

-l("r.-Aarcus Henry Frank, e Howa rd Blair Fre~man, s Lilas Catharine Frost, h J 4Jh n Victor Gauss, s H !en LucilLe Gerrflan, h

-""Roy Richard ~ettel, s Fran!r James Gibbs, f Seth Edw~n Giem, e William l\forton Gillett, e Herman Gnootke, a ' Hay A. Gogarn, e Dorothy Emily Goodson, h John Walter Gosnell, f

*Mon'is Robert Grahanl, e Sta 1.1ey Eugene Green, e Hohn Wilbur Grim, s

"*lVlaynard S~"nuel Grunder, a I'aul l\tlurry Hackett,. a Alke Mae "Hall, h Clifford Cleaver Hall, a Harlow Hon'ler Hall, s Oscar Rebert: Hall, a J ehu Curothers Handy, a Arthur Joseph HUIUlab, a Geoqre Oscar Hanna, a Hildred Jay I-Iart, a H ugh Huse Hart, s Stanley Eugene Hartsell, s Theodore llenry Haskins, e Freda Ruth Hecht, h Grace" Elizabeth Henderson, h Dorothea Lucile Heuser, h IVIru, Carleton HHton, a Ralph Conley I-Iodgkinson, e Theodore Augustus Hoffmeyer, e Alfred Emil Howell, e F'ranldin Charles Howland, £ Gladys Evadna Howse, h Francis Asbury Jaggers, a Gerald Vincent Jakeway, e Gordon Newsom Jarman, s Edgar Christian Jensen, s Henry Arnold Johnson, a Louise Camilla Johnson, h Gen.evieve Johnston, h Ruth Madeline Ketcham, h Harold Carl Kiebler, a Carl William Kietzman, e BenjaIni.n Franklin Kindig, a D onald Dorr Kline , a

*Theodore Nachtrieb Knopf, a Gladys Anna Kosal, h Ruth MadeHn Kraft, s

Harold Dona~d La~in, a Margaret Edith LlnselI, h Mabel J ewel Lucas, s Margaret Lois Luedders, h Kenneth Marshall Lyle, a Raiph H!lrold MacDonald, a Louis J. ~V1cDonough, e Richar d Ward M alpass, e Roscoe Earl M~rrs, e G'enn E. M arvIn, f Aibert E. JY.latthews, a Lee West Maurer, e J alce Lewis Meachum, a MarY Katherine Mterrifie.Jd, h WaIter F. Morofsky, f

uth Elizabet h Norton, h Theodore Oldenbu:g, e Donald Arth ur Oliver, f Donald R ay Olson, s J ohn Theodore Ott, s Philip L. P a ine, e Robert E ar l P a lmer, a Florence Iva Patterson, h Jobn Wesley Patton, a Dorothy P erm ar, s Kenneth. E. P ast, a Erva Claire Prescott, h

*Eleanor M ary R ainey, h *H arold J. Rathfoot, e Nina J une Ray, h Olive IVlae Reed, h Gerald Harry Reynalds, s F red Lamont Reynolds, e

*Gl"uce Irene R eynolds, h *Harold James Rich, e Raynlond Harold Riggs, e Elmer Phillip Ripatte" s putnam W illiam Robbins, f Louis Ernest Rohloff, s John W illiam Rooks, e Walter Daniel Rossow, s William Albert Rossow, a Gail Rowley, e Andrew 1\11. Rozell, a MaR't in Frederick Rummel, s Vernon W. Rupp, e W iLhebnina IVlargaret Sailer, h Andrew George SaU, e James Daniel Salmon, a

-x"George Carleton Sanders, e *Dcnald George Schaal, f Louis Jacob Scheid, e Clyde Kenneth Schickler, a

*Sylvla Alfreda Schimmel, h

*Exceptional Scholarship Record.

Eleanor Catherine Schmidt, h Harold AUred Schoonover s John James Schramek, e ' Roy Thomas Schroeder, a Roy William Severance, a

*Clifford" Arthur Sheatbelm, s Clarence R. V. Shelley, e

*Margaret Louise Sh-3esmith 11 Tina Elizabeth Skeels, h ' Grant Raymond Smith e

*L . J ' " OU1S ames Smith, e Roscoe Glenn Smith a Elias Somerville, a ' Alva Franklin Southwick, e Lee Willis Sparling, e Garfield Alger Steadman, e Martba Marie Stein, h E va Loretta Stephens, h Ab~ie Gage Stiff~ h Robert Thornton Stott a Viola Ben.l1ette Strauch h Tom Hansen Sturgis, a' Kathryn Rosalind SuinG, h

*Oscar Alfred Sundell, e Ferne H a rriette Sutherland, h P hoebe Ann Taft, h Theodore Thmnpson, f Harold Parsons Tousey, s Katherine Emily TrulnbuIl, h Howard Lawrence Turnet-, e Jam.es Allen Underwood, e John Edward Vandet-Veen, e

*Harriet Bea trice VanWeelden h Joe Anton Voitek, s ' Leora M. Votaw, h Yusoc.f Waffa, a Max Cedi Wakeman, f Rona ld ~arl WalswOl·th, !IS

Neil Ambler Waterbury, e Herrid, V/atennan, a Lawrence Marion W atki115~ a Gordon Thomas Whitburn, a S tu"nley Clark Whitlock, s Leslie Bruce Wierman, e War ren Edwin Wilcox, s DeMaris Clair Wilson, h George Wallis Woodbury, a Helen Edith Wooster, h Harold Lynden Workman, e Glen ColUn.s Wright, f Ralph Clifton Wright, e James Paul Yates, e Delmar Raymond Zhnmemtan, a

Frall~ McClung, f, as of 1909

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Florence-Alice A lbright Hattie Ahna Ar her

*Corinne Backus Stewart Morley Bair

*Mabel Louise Biery Jean Christianna Br.'l(lfl'wd Dorothy Eulalia Burrell Anna Lorrai1ne . B itLCl' .

Helen MlcNe I Calc Itt Esther Arcangiola Cal'usa Elinor Case Clare Worden Cazier Kelvin W. Chalnb rs Gerald Ivan Collett Helen Lucile Crane Donald WaYl e FI s-er Perry J :.unes Fremont Mary Elizabeth Garrett E vereU Kern Ga.rrLon AIr red T "n as Hagenn!ln H elen Mildr'cd H an F rank Hugh Hog ... n Nellie Evelyn rngalls Beulab Helen I sics Marjcrie Kennedy J uHa Gertrude King Ada McCully

Robert D!lnaJd McLandress *1\-1. ry Elizabeth Mixer Gerald 1<a wlings Montgomery "V~hna Inez Montgomery Albert \VilHam Moore Ruth. Elizabeth Olsen ArIa pAargaret Pancgborn Mary Irene Parr Lloyd Arthur Pernn Rus~€n Taylor Perr y

"'Dorothy Dun.das Petor son :tvi.ar.io!l Katherine Pulver

* June Elizabeth Ranney EI a . ~'r w[tllson Reulin.g Jobn Adam Reulillg

*Marian l\ifargaret Sachs DorotJ y Viola Sprague .4:m.:"nda LaBcrtl a Stark ['boyd henuzn SuHivan

. J ea.nne N E10mi Sutherland C3.~oline l'1ontgonu:l'Y Thrun (:'~ llernlall B l:' ,ws ter Vaughan Beula B~dfi:;h Watson VI alt ~r Br.yant Willdnson Doris Charlotte Wins-us Lois Agnes \V oGdbury

DOCTOR OF VETE IUNARY IVIEDICINE

Fred J ohn Brockett Ebenezer Ersldne, Ha.rvey Haro!d J u.mes Hollinger Elmer Em:mu.el J ch:nsnn

MA"sTER

Y!iOIlY.'1'S Fl.. Y3.ll{,·(, Lamcre:.::ux Donald ELd.re bieyer

'* "lauri2 I-Lirvy Reading

OF SCIENCE

LaWi-ent"e Hamilton Addington ... . Dail-y }iu,sband1'y Christene Lce Elaine Alvord ...... C h e,ni. -t1'Y Edwin Reinhold arlson ........... . l':l nimal Patholog:y ~ fii:a Marion c-oledge ............. J-[ ome Economics J!lUleS CQtt y ••••••• • ••••• •••••.. •• .. Education O' in D. Dausman ....... . .. , .. .... . E/ectrical Engineer'ing Charles Bradford Dibble ............. Entomology Bjarne Dundas ...................... Fann C1' OPS

CorneHu§ Evers .. .... ... . . ... ....... . BI athernat,ics H al'cld Paul Gaston .................. llortic'ultu re Ch~rle§ VelmaI' Green ............ .. ZooloD ::" Jm~eph Alexander Ikerman . .... ... Clzemist1'y J cseph John Jasper ................ . Cliemist1'y Edwin .Peter Juhnson . . ............ . B acte1'i·.olc(J'Y Te Hsia Kao ... .. .. .......... .• ..... C hemist1'Y Donald A.rthur Kilnball .......... :. H O1·ticu!tu,re Howard William Koch ........... .... Bacteriology Charles Wesley McIntyre ........... Dai,.y }iusban.dl'Y Alfred l\Ilarcus Manoy ............ .. ( Ilcrnistry Artbur Russell rvtarston . . . ......... F a'r m C1' OPS

Olin Campbell MedlocI< .............. J-Iorticultnre Henry Oosting ....................... Botany Donald Timmerman Ries .. .. .. .. .... Entomology George Silas Schilling ..... . ......... B acteriolog}, Clark G. Sinclair ............... ... .. Chemistry Harold Witmore Strickler .......... ChemistTY Forrest Cook Strong ................ Botany Hubert Oscar Swartout ...... . .... . Chemistry Wesley Edgar Thomas ..... ... ...... Physics Jacobus Roelof VanHaarle,m ...... .. Hart 'cu,ltlwe

MASTER OF ARTS

Mildred Haylett Hilton .. .. ....... . }i istory and Political Science Lewice Leslie Sovocool ............ Economics Daisy Butka Swartout .. .. .. ...... , Educat·ion Wayne VanRiper .................. . Hist01'Y and Political Science

*Exceptional Scholarsl#p Record.

COCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

HrVlard Dexter Bro .. 'n .. . ... .. .................... Horticulture Thes·is:-Effects of Paper W1'appe rs OIl/, the PhySical and

Chemical Prope1,ties of Fresh H o'ri:icultwral Products.

Kuo Ming Liu ..... ... .. .. ... .. ...... ... ............ Fa1'1n C'rops

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Thesis: - B1'eeding of Strain of A-Tester of Yellow Dent Corn

Ivan Wright .. . . .. .... ...... ... . . . . ...... . ... .. ...... Economics T hesis:- An E collo1nic A nalysis of the Joint Stock Land

Banks

Catu Young ..... . . . .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. ..... . .... . ......... Sociology Thesis :-501ne I-Nstoyical and 5 ocial Aspects of Land

C oloniz-atio n

I

CIVIL ENGINEER

Fred Lewi3 Hendrick Richtu'd Franklin Rcy L~e Joseph Rothgery

M 1:: .. CHANICAL ENGINEER

!',,1ET ALLURGICAL ENGINEER

Rid~ard Elwood BJ:s5e~1 \Valter Gotl!ep Hihlol'f Henry Eveleth Pub!ow