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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1929

Page

18

Memorial Auditorium Dedication With Musical Program

Ohio Universitys Alumni Memorial Auditorium will be dedicated at 3 30 PM with a mixed chorus of 206 voices a dedicatory prayer by Bishop Earl Cranston the dedication address by Dr Hiram Roy Wilson and solos by Arthur Kraft Dorothy Bowen and Roma Lee. The event marks years of fundraising with support from Athens officials and alumni groups.

Hiram Roy Wilson Earl Cranston New York Chicago Mendelssohn L. Martzolff Pro- Gino University Alumni Association Fessor C. C Robinson Ohio University School of Muni Bryan Jeinsic Smee Walter Damroschforich Sorvmer New Yorkia Robinson Fort Cranston New Richmond Chico Ohio University Bishop Cranston Lfe God of Earth EB. W. Chubb College of Liberal Arts Athens Wilson Isstee W., Bush de T. R L. G Worstell Sayre Clarke Wiliams University Arthur Kraft New York City Krafft Metropolitan Opera House Dorothy Bowen Roma Lee

Memorial Auditorium to be used for amuse, educate students

Memorial Auditorium will replace Esley Hall as the main convocation and performance space. It will host musical and dramatic programs, college plays like Seventh Heaven, and large audience events such as commencements, with access for worthy organizations and potential outdoor expansions.

Memorial E B Bryan Esley Hall University Ufe Bryan Irman E Voigt John KR Johnster Harold Evans C. C. Robinson Memorials Seventh Heaven Comedians Ohio Uni Decker Bryan Ening Hall

Convocation Visualized by Robotic Dirigible Flight

A university convocation described as 125 years distant unfolds aboard huge dirigibles piloted by robots. Freshmen gather at the lower flying field and upperclassmen at the upper field for a 9 am ceremony. Flying fields, paper note sheets, and robot staff animate the scene as speakers address progress since 1823.

Coula University Foel Ohio University United States Detroit Canadian Republic Lakeing Bryan Erle Cleveland

Ohio University Gifts Honor Centennial Memorial Auditorium

Ohio University celebrates gifts honoring its 100th anniversary with the Memorial Auditorium and a $1000 Emerson poem fund. The library receives annual interest from a $1000 endowment, established by the Class of 1252 via Dr C W Super, to buy books and inscribe volumes.

College Green Ohio University Fifa Iumni Atumal University C. W. Super Emerson Pote Emerson

Alumni toan Fund Advances 82000 to Needy Students

Needy students have made exceptional use of the Alumni toan Fund provided by the university. More than 32000 has been advanced since 1908. The fund totals 3886 contributed by alumni and friends and is available to students pursuing four year courses. A loan requires half completion of the course and carries five percent interest.

Dafydd JF Evang Latin Prize Funded By Alumni Gifts

The Dafydd JF Evang Latin prize endowment at the university provides a first prize of 25 dollars and a second prize of 10 dollars for Latin studies. An annual Horn Senior Commerce Award of about 24 dollars honors the top commerce graduate. The trust funds support prizes through June 1935, established by Clarence H. Horn of Athens. The university museum in Agriculture Building benefits from alumni and friend contributions.

Setire Dafydd JF Evang Clarence H. Horn Athens University Museum

Alfalfa Turns Profit After Soil Tests and Lime

In Moskingem County a three acre alfalfa trial by John Tom and county agent W Barnhart showed 21 tons of hay worth $420 over three years. Initial costs totaled $68 for lime and phosphate plus seed, with oats as a nurse crop. Results improved milk economics convinced Tom to expand alfalfa despite early doubts.

Moskingem John Tom Rich Hill Township W. Barnhart Tom

Whipped Cream Tricks From An Old Recipe Page

A fragmented note explains chilling cream to whip it stiff when thin and adds a tip of beating with unbeaten egg white or a few lemon drops for better texture. It hints at kitchen methods from a period source and combines dairy technique with simple additives.

Memorial Auditorium: Ohio's largest college venue noted

The piece highlights Ohio colleges and their auditoria. Memorial Auditorium seats 2,832 the state’s largest. Gray Chapel at Ohio Wesleyan seats 2,600. A new organ may cost 69,000 to install this year. Denison Oberlin and Ohio State also list notable auditoria with capacities from 1,000 to 1,500.

BIO University of Ohio Bes Memorial Auditorium Gray Chapel Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Ohio College Denison Oberlin Ohio State

Auditorium materials sourced from nations worldwide

The Ohio University Alumni Auditorium was built with materials from many regions, including Paraguay for seats, wood from the Canadian Northwest, Quebec asbestos for the curtain, Australia wool for carpets, glass from Pittsburgh, iron from Sparrow Point Maryland, Arizona copper wiring, Ohio and Georgia limestone, Ohio brick, Trinidad asphalt for the roof, and the contracting firms headquartered across the United States in Athens Chicago Portsmouth New York City Zanesville Los Angeles Columbus Cleveland Toledo and San Francisco.

Ohio University Isabor Jerum Paraguay Canadian Northwest Quebec Austraia Pittsburgh Sparrow Point Maryland Arizona Ohio Georgia Trinidad South America Caribbean Sea United States Athens Chicago Portsmouth New York City Zanesville Los Angeles Columbus Leveland Toledo San Francisco

Seed crop outlook pressured by heavy rains in South Carolina

Clemson agronomist T S Bule says many cotton seeds are unfit for planting due to unusual rainfall. Olsen of the Agriculture Department emphasizes farmer education on economics, supply and demand shaping crop returns. Redington urges more refuge areas to protect endangered wild life as civilization threatens species.

South Carolina T S Bule Clemson College Baya Nils A Olsen Bureau of Agricultural Economics Department of Agriculture Paul G. Redington Bureau of Biological Survey

Veteran Bishop Cranston to Offer Prayer at Alumni Memorial Dedication

Ohio University notes Bishop Cranston born in Athens in 1840 will deliver the dedication prayer for the Alumni Memorial Auditorium. The veteran preacher, last of the university’s notable Methodist bishops, is praised for his wartime service and long ministry from Marietta to Washington.

Earl Cranaton New Richmond Bishop Cranston Methodist Episcopal Church Convention Hall Kansas City Alpies Cranston Ohio University Methodist Episcopal Alonzo Dow McCabe David Hastings Moore Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Athens Earl Jane (Montgomery) Cranston Allegheny College Martha A. Behen Middleport Ohio Infantry West Virginia Marietta Portsmouth Columbus Minnesota Chaois Esausville Cincinnati Colorado Aig Church Crangton Washington, DC

Car Cleaning Hunch

Tar spills on your car can be removed by spreading butter over each tar spot and leaving it overnight. The tar comes off easily the following morning.

A FAR CRY FROM THE MY

E R Lash recalls early Ohio University chapel rituals in Cutler Hall and Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Students faced strict attendance, Sunday church services, and Monday roll calls. Professors dressed in swallow-tailed coats and leather boots, with annual coat prize rivalry between Philomathian and Athenean societies.

Cutler Hall Ohio University E. R. Lash Athens Lash Dents Ch Lethaily Stude Sun Church Rey Lash “Bach

Evolution of Ohio University Assembly Halls

The early assembly places at Ohio University shifted from private dorm rooms to Cutler Hall in 1816, then West Wing on the third floor until 1831, Music Hall on the Ewing Hall site in 1831, and the 1897 completion of a larger Ewing Hall. The sequence reflects the growing need for a dedicated auditorium.

Ohio University Assembly Hells Cutler Hall Ewing Hall Pine Arta Ewing Hal Ewing

Florist Propagates Plants From Cuttings

The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station reports carnation cuttings root best in sand at 98 percent, with two thirds sand plus one third sphagnum moss at 97 percent and slag at 95 percent. Untrimmed cuttings generally root more than trimmed ones. Geraniums show 71 percent in peat moss and 58 percent in sand, with untrimmed cuttings faring better. Media with good water supply aids start, and trimming often reduces rooting success.

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Hanging Mat Craft for Bathroom Floor Tidy

A practical note describes hanging a bathroom mat by crocheting from the mitts color and attaching rings to the mat. It suggests screwing hooks into the back of the door to hang the mat, keeping the floor tidy.

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