Michigan State University - Red Cedar Log Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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Gut librarian Kin .img OOKSI The records of human civilization, not Q? only serve as monuments to the achievements of Q W, the past ages, but also are at our pleasure as friends PQ and teachers. We, students, pupils of the great 'gg gig! school of life, are only learning to truly appreciate J - ff- Ki-I these speechless, yet eloquent friends. Even such friends are to be carefully chosen, and although experience may be a good teacher, yet when undirected is an expensive one. There- fore, we feel that no person at M. A. C. more deserves the honor of the dedication of this year's VVolverine than does that amiable, pleasant little lady in black who more than anyone else has been tutoring the thousands of students in the art of appreciating, loving and valuing these true friends in lifembooks. Daily we meet our kindly Mrs. Landon at her accustomed place, stacked with books, magazines and journals. Ever since 1891 when Mrs. Landon first entered the Held of library activities, she has been there ever ready to help the students along, not only in matters per- taining to books, but also ill the other spheres of the student's ex- periences at college. That little town Niles, Berrien County, of our own Michigan, could make no better contribution to the welfare of the state than to have this noble daughter of l1e1's carry on the great educational and enlightening activities Mrs. Landon is accomplishing as Librarian of the Michigan Agricultural College. Since the time our librarian joined the college family, the library has doubled in size and the number of students benefited hy her in- struction and kind suggestions has multiplied beyond conceivable proportions. Since her services are being distributed the world over, we feel it our duty as appreciative pupils and true friends to show our gratitude for all she has done and is still doing for us and for our Alma Mater by donating to her the best efforts of the Class of 1913-this W'olverine. And, when in the future we shall turn to the pages of this book for reminiscences of our college days, we shall at the same time re- vive and strengthen the sincere affection for this teacher who directed us in the choice of our truest friends in life-books.

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Greetings f:-X 7-I: N COMPLIANCE with the desires of the Class of F5 S 1911, the Class of 312 gave to the student body their publication under the name of HThe VVolver- ine. With this they instituted the precedent of f' , ii the publication of such a book annually by each 4 A l' Junior class, a work which of itself is a worthy memorial. Now to the Class of 1913 falls the privilege of following the suggestion of the former class and the example of the latter in the production of what we may now call our college year book. VVe are indebted to, and here wish to thank the previous staH' for the co-operation and kindly interest of which' they have given so freely in the effort to eH'ect in this issue an improvement and sub- stantial development over their own. We in no way hope this book to be the nonpareil of VVolverine publications. To the contrary we realize that in order to make the Wolverine an annual success, each new book must not only embody the desirable features of all preceding year books, but must reflect the originality of its publishers and show a normal improvement in correlation with the natural development of our college. Our effort in the selection of material has been directed entirely toward a perfect resume of the one year. In this, in some respects, we have fallen far short, not only of perfection, but of our own ideals as well. We do not apologize. We have given our best efforts. Yet it is our sincere desire to see in succeeding publications the perfection of these ideals. As the years roll by, the only appreciation we crave is the con- sciousness of feeling that our efforts have been instrumental in form- ing a connecting link between the present and the past. May this book instill in all our hearts a greater love for our Alma Mater and a greater appreciation for what she has done for us.