Cadet Drill Continues Despite Heavy Snow and Cold
Cadets still drill in snow and subzero weather as cold conditions do not halt their routine. Trained instructors supervise exterior marches and formations amid biting wind and ice covered grounds.
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The Cornellian in Mount Vernon, Iowa
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Newspaper
The Cornellian
Location
Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
1
Cornell Cadets Harden for Winter Training in Snow
In subzero weather the Cornell Cadets begin their Valley Forge style winter drills with outdoor work across trenches and bomb proof projects. Telegraphy students increase activity as new names join and messages fill the physics room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Valley Forge
Freshmen win girls basketball title in fall term
The Freshmen defeated the Juniors 9 to 4 on Tuesday night to claim the girls basketball tournament and the class championship. Both groups earned the right to the final by beating their respective rivals in early rounds.
Letter from Shafer to the Cornellian
Shafer writes that Don Kreger is nearby and has visited. He notes his high school's athletic department produces state championship teams and mentions the team looks strong this year. Shafer signs as Paul E Shafer from 715.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornellian
Don Kreger
Service Flag to Reappear Soon at Cornell Auditorium
The Cornell Service Flag will reappear in the auditorium noting nearly two hundred students and alumni in national service. Twenty five are commissioned officers. The flag has 180 stars with ten more due, made by the Domestic Arts class led by Miss Comstock. First shown at the Homecoming Grinnell game with the crowd singing. Also mentions Ohio Wesleyan and Coe flags for comparison. Mrs Frank Mann died at 2 A M Monday. funeral set for Saturday at 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Chassell
Cornell
Comstock
Ohio Wesleyan
Coe
Capt MacQueen to Tour Iowa for Red Cross Lectures
Captain MacQueen will tour Iowa towns delivering "At the Point of the Baronet" war lectures starting December 10 in Marshalltown. Proceeds go to Red Cross or local patriotic groups. Prof. C. J. Smith directs the tour and Cedar Rapids area bookings follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Smith
Capt. MacQueen
Iowa
Marshalltown
Searchlight” Club
The
Somme
MacQueen
Cedar Rapids
Capt
Conservatory Recital Highlights Student Performances
A Wednesday recital by conservatory students featured a varied program. Performers included Naomi Henkel Olive Noble Elva Lemon Irene Gormly Laura Wilcox and Christel Palmer among others, with pieces by Mozart Debussy Mendelssohn and Tschaikowsky plus arias from Handel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservatory
Alfred Hollins
Naomi Henkel
Christel Palmer
Messiah
Handel
Irene Gormly
Tschaikowsky
Laura Wilcox
Western college figures show Red Cross and Y M work rise
Comparison of enrollment, athletics, Red Cross and Y M work among western colleges indicates shifts in participation and service. Grinnell and Coe report returns from men, women enrollment varies. Cornell and Lake Erie show service and knitting activity, with western data reflecting broader wartime participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Y. M. Work
Cornell
Drafted men face enlistment cutoff after December 15
Afternoon on December 15 no man registered under the selective draft may enlist. Drafted men have seven days to express branch preferences amid University concerns reported by the Daily Iowa. Seniors fear degree credits while Captain Wright argues benefits of serving with regulars. Faculty action on degrees remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowan
War Department
Captain Wright
Iowa
Cornell Girls Not Yet on War Program
Miss MacLeod critiques Cornell girls for indulgence in food and excess while noting their loyalty to the Y M fund. She cites a family with two sons in France lacking white bread as true sacrifice and questions the girls' overall spirit of sacrifice despite a total $3200 raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Miss MacLeod
Rapids
France
Y. M. Fund
Roland Macy in France Describes Multinational Teamwork
In a New Providence Review letter, Roland Macy writes from France about his agri cultural work with the Reconstr uction movement of the Friends church. He notes four horses, French American English and Italian, learning his English bids as he expands his vocabulary during four weeks in Paris before entering the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Macy
France
Friends Church
Paris
New Providence Review
Per Capita Subscriptions and University Funding Shifts
The report shows per capita subscriptions in several towns with figures: Cornell $10.80, Ames $10.47, Cos $8.21, Cedar Falls $6.15. Iowa University contributed just over $13,000 as enrollment tops 2,000, though figures remain incomplete. Grinnell did not meet its appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Ames
Cos
Cedar Falls
Iowa University
Grinnell
Cornell alumni in WWI service grow, honor roll expands
About two hundred Cornell men serve in the war with a growing roll of officers. Promotions list two majors two captains twenty-one lieutenants six sergeants and five corporals. Names include Vernon Vance O H Story Don Boyd Shane Burkhart Harlan Embree C G Grape Frank Munger Ira Rogers and more with several ROTC commissions and two Cornell captains and majors noted among the Roll of Honor. Howard Nicholas earns Coast Artillery enlistment and potential West Point appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Boyd
O’banion
Camp Cody
Shane Burkhart
Camp Grant
Harlan Embree
Camp Lewis
Wash
C. G. Grape
Aero Service
Camp Kelly
San Antonio
Texas
Frank Munger
Ira Rogers
Herschel Whitehead
Cecil Thompson
Camp Dodge
Cornell
Roe Howard
Harold Jordan
Don Kreger
Medary
Ores Zehr
William Darrow
Leslie Parry
A. C. Wilcox
J. A. MacIntyre
Verne Hinkley
Dean Peisen
Russell Hurlburt
Rufus Persons
Myron Wilcox
Howard Lutes
Harold Hartman
Dean Rowley
Douglas Parsons
Arthur Rigby
Wm. Brandon
Richard Smith
Edgar Beach
W. B. Clement
John Cogswell
Arthur M. Shaw
E. K. Coe
France
Howard Nicholas
Coast Artillery
West Point
New War Books at Library Highlight Reveals Diverse Voices
Kate Skinner notes Henri Barbusse Under Fire among fresh war titles. Don Hankey A Student In Arms and Empeys Over the Top present contrast: Barbusse with literary style and social focus, Hankey and Empey in blunt soldier slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Barbusse
Transfer to Camp Dodge General Staff Highlighted
Lieutenant William Darrow ex 18 expresses intent to serve long term as Billeting Clerk at Camp Dodge, handling lodging assignments and staying at Headquarters. Howard Nicholas, nominated by Captain R of Co 16 Jefferson Barracks for West Point with exams in March. age could have qualified him for Officers Training Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Darrow
Bill
Howard Nicholas
Co. 16
Jefferson Barracks
West Point
Also Mentioned on This Page
Military Department
Raymond Grant
Europe
Shafer
Paul Shafer
la Crosse, Wis
Paul E
Frank Mann
Mandy
Olive Noble Adagio
DeBeriot A Mun Tate
Mozart Helen Little
Quilter
Alvenider Yy
Elva Lemon
MacDowell Toccatina
Lacombe
M. C. Stuckslager
Dartmouth
Harvard
Yale
Pennsylvania
Smith
Wellesley
Bernard
Gerell Coe
Lake Erie
Barnard
Focal Chanter
Bernice Trease
Cornellians
Don Kinnan
Kate Skinner
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