College Names New President Amid Praise and Debate
The college selects a new president to lead the institution, featuring praise for Professor Pearson’s planning and organizational skills. Former New York agriculture commissioner Dearaon, age 39 and Cornell graduate, is mentioned as a candidate with strong dairy and agricultural ties, including past work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Humboldt
Iowa
Pearson Named New Head at Ames College of Agriculture
Raymond A. Pearson, born 1873 in Indiana, trained at Cornell and Allred University, has extensive dairy and agricultural leadership experience including roles in Washington and New York. He arrives in Ames on September 1 to lead the college’s dairy and agriculture departments amid strong facilities and a vigorous student body.
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Candy Girl at Lake Crystal Pleases Full House
The Candy Girl company performed March 6 in Lake Crystal Minnesota to an appreciative audience. The show was clean with complete costume changes and four teen performers. Local residents including K R Benson and W P Marston praised the production as a hit and suitable for all ages.
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Chautauqua, plays, and spring games at Ames High
Ames High notes detail the Chautauqua event on April 1 in the Congregational Church with music and declamatory and humorous classes. It lists plays for senior and junior classes, rehearsals, and preparations for the May 3 senior class play. Also noted are spring sports schedules, receptions, and key term dates through Commencement.
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Saturday Special at Perrys
Local shop Perry advertises a Saturday sale offering cloth window shades at two for a quarter. The note notes light customer turnout with the slogan ran of the mill. Published by W. A. Perry.
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W. A. Perry
Buck Hurst Honor Student
A registrar's correction states that R J Hurst with a 99.38 average was the true Mining Engineering honor man, not H F Wright who had 90.11. Both students wish no action taken, Wright seeks correction, and the registrar apologizes for the error.
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H. F. Wright
Boy at Wentworth Brings Joy to Prof Wentworth Family
A baby boy named Eddie arrived last Thursday morning to brighten the Wentworth home. Parents Prof. and Mrs. E. N. Wentworth are doing well and the proud father is delighted with the new arrival.
Funeral trip for Toledo man to Ames resident’s service
Mr. S. M. Deal traveled from his home to Toledo and then to Ames last Saturday to attend the funeral of Mr. Wm. Wild, who had once lived in Ames.
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Road Inspection Car Visits Ames for Spring Iowa Roads Study
The Midland Pathfinder touring Iowa roads will pass Ames around April 15 on a final inspection of the Trans-Continental route. Engineers have mapped every foot, backed by the American Automobile Association, with over 20,000 dollars invested and a wagon train of boosters stirring local enthusiasm. The same issue notes the death of Mrs. W. H. Cord in Rolfe after paralysis, with funeral at the Marchant residence and interment in Clinton cemetery.
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Colt Breaks Its Neck at College Pasture
A valuable colt committed death by its own action at the college last Saturday afternoon. Four draft colts were kept in a pasture together, but three were later removed for judging.
Breach In Fence Traps One Contestant, Another Escapes
A chaotic scene as one contestant managed to slip free while another was caught in a fence and fatally injured by the barrier. Spectators witnessed the grim moment as officials halted the event.
Clyde Ellis Move In Haverly Family Cottage
Mr and Mrs Clyde Ellis occupy rooms in the Gilbert house and have moved into the cottage vacated by the John Haverly family, who moved to Moperson house on Clark Ave.
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