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Newspaper

The Cornellian

Location

Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1931

Page

1

Conservatory Recital Promises Evening Music Scene

Varied program to be given Wednesday afternoon December 9 at four o'clock in the college chapel. The recital starts fifteen minutes earlier than usual and features works by Mozart Mendelssohn Schumann Beach and Whelpley with performances by Elizabeth Dalton Margaret Northfield Lucile Indra Hulda Peet Kenneth Baker and others.

Conservatory of Music College Chapel Mozart Elizabeth Dalton Bat Franz Franz Margaret Northfield Mendelssohn-Kreisler Richard Tims Claude Rose Voglein Lucile Indra H. A. A. Beach Margery Jenson Grillen Schumann Hulda Peet Whelpley Rio Kenneth Baker Schumann

Miss Birch’s Cousin Returns Home Monday

Miss Helen H. Birch of Greensburg Indiana has left Olivet College where she visiting Miss Mary K. Birch for about ten days. Birch has directed the Conservatory of Music at Olivet College for several years and is recovering from a serious automobile accident from over a year ago.

Helen H. ‘Birch Greencastle Indiana Mary K. Birch Galesburg Illinois Miss Birch Conservatory of Music Olivet College Olivet Michigan

President Asked To Preach In Minn

Dr. H. J. Burgstahler has been asked to deliver the anniversary sermon at Lake Harriet Church in Minneapolis on December 18. The church was dedicated while he served as its pastor earlier in his ministry.

H. J. Burgstahler Lake Harriet Minneapolis Burgstahler

League Speaker To Talk Tuesday On Manchurian Crisis

Dr. L. J. Hume of the League of Nations will address campus audiences Tuesday. He will speak at 8:45 a.m. before Dr. C. F. Littell's class and again at chapel, likely discussing the League crisis and the Manchurian affair.

League of Nations L. J. Hume C. F. Littell Doctor Hume Europe

Christmas Carols and Poems Broadcast by KWCR

Last Friday evening KWCR at the Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids aired a Christmas program. The Men's Glee Club sang carols, Prof Clyde Tull read several poems, and the Women's Glee Club performed more carols. Officials expect a repeat broadcast later.

Cornell KWCR Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids

Cornell names D U Van Metre as treasurer after Stuckslager's death

The Cornell College Board of Trustees elected D U Van Metre as treasurer in their regular meeting to replace the late W C Stuckslager who died last February. Officers Frank Cole Killian Norton were reelected and routine business was noted.

D. U. van Metre Cornell College Board of Trustees W. C. Stuckslager Frank Cole A. L. Killian W. H. Norton Burgstahler Cole Earle A. Baker Mount Vernon Lisbon Sutherland Dows Elmer Johnson J. P. van Horn W. C. Cleworth W. R. Boyd Cedar Rapids John E. Stout Evanston Illinois Frank

Why Cornell College Keeps Its Name Not Bowman College

The article explains why the Iowa school retained the name Cornell College, tracing the origin from Elder Bowman’s Iowa Conference Seminary to its 1857 renaming. It credits W. W. Cornell and his brother J. B. Cornell for support, noting they had no link to the New York Cornell University, and recalls a past suggestion to rename the college.

Bowman Cornell Henry Pfeiffer Cornell Cornell Iowa Conference Seminary Cornell College Bowman College W. W. Cornell New York City J. B. Cornell Cornell University New York Eastern University

Miss Hinkley Reads To Writers Friday

Miss Laura Hinkley, a local writer with pieces in Woman's World and The Woman's Home Companion, read an essay at the Writers' club on Friday a satire about James Branch Cabell. Also readings by other members included Winifred Plumb presenting an original poem that drew comment and discussion on subject treatment.

Laura Hinkley Woman’s World The Woman’s Home Companion Writers’ Club James Branch Cabell

Carol Concert Impresses with Women's Glee Club

Impressive annual carol concert by the Women's Glee Club directed by Miss Ruth Pinkerton in the chapel last Sunday. The Men's Glee Club and the college choir assisted under Francis German and Harold W. Baltz. Tapers and candles created a festive atmosphere as Margaret Chalice, Leona Moulton, and the group performed pieces including I Saw Three Ships and Bethlehem. Continued on Page 4.

Dick Baker Ruth Pinkerton Francis German Harold W. Baltz Margaret Chalice Jesus Leona Moulton Bethlehem Women’s Club

1932 Football Schedule Ready

The 1932 schedule lists eight games for Cornell with opponents including Grinnell Mount Vernon and Mount Vernon based teams. It notes potential conference alignment and a Christmas supper hosted by Miss Ruby Wade for six girls before a carol concert.

Big Ten Purple Cornell Iowa State Cedar Falls Grinnell Simpson Mount Vernon Monmouth Coe Knox Carleton Northfield Ripen Ruby Wade

Pastor Discusses League In Chapel

In a chapel talk at the Community Congregational church in Chicago, Pastor Theodore Hume as a League of Nations representative warned that the February 1 1932 disarmament conference in Geneva could mark a major year turning point. He predicted a German youth led revolt within three months as nations again boost armaments. He noted President Hoover’s remark on global depression and military spending.

Geneva Theodore Hume Community Congregational Church Chicago Inn Oxford Paris Berlin League of Nations Germany Mr. Hume Hoover America

Mixed Swim Draws Over Fifty Attendees Saturday Night

Over fifty men and women attended a mixed swim Saturday evening from 7 30 to 9 00, hosted by the W A A. Coffee and sandwiches followed the dip. Prof Clyde Tull and Mrs Tull with Miss Dorothy Rogers served as chaperons. Ruth Miller, with Margaret Harris and Margaret Herrick, arranged the event. Life guards were Wesley Burr Gale Henke and Edwin McDade. Jane Mahin Shirley Householder and Berneice Schuller supplied refreshments.

Clyde Tull Dorothy Rogers Ruth Miller Margaret Harris Margaret Herrick Wesley Burr Gale Henke Edwin McDade Jane Mahin Shirley Householder Berneice Schuller

Lecturer cannot appear tomorrow on lecture platform

Lincoln Steffens suffers severe tonsillitis and cannot speak Wednesday night in Louisville Kentucky. A telegram to Prof Clyde Tull says he is bed bound. a substitute speaker will be announced soon. Several noted lecturers are being considered.

Lincoln Steffens Steffens Clyde Tull Louiseville Kentucky Tull

W. B. Gray Addresses Cedar Rapids High Schools

Walter B. Gray, alumni director, spoke to second semester seniors in Cedar Rapids high schools about the advantages of Cornell College.

Walter B. Gray Cedar Rapids Cornell College

Liberal Arts Group Meeting in Washington December 10

Dr. H J Burgstahler has notice of a meeting of the Committee of Fifteen of the Liberal Arts College Movement to be held December 10 at the New Willard Hotel in Washington D C. At 12 15 that day the committee will be received by President Herbert Hoover at the White House.

H. J. Burgstahler Liberal Arts College Movement New Willard Hotel Washington, D. C Herbert Hoover White House

Casts Announced For Two Of Three One Act Plays

Prof W Earl Beem announced casts for two of the three Christmas season one act plays. The Riders to the Sea cast includes Ruth Miller Maiiyn Katherine Frei Kathleen Frances Long Nora Merrill Pulliam Bartley. Lenna Looks Down cast features Margaret Northfield Lenna Robert Hayes Leonard Cecil Boyer Elevator Man James Robertson City Marshal Drew Baker Gusset. Tryouts for Sparkin will be held once books arrive.

Ruth Miller Maiiyn Katherine Frei Kathleen Frances Long Nora Merrill Pulliam Bartley

Town to decorate for holiday season in Mount Vernon

Plans for decorating the Mount Vernon business district and staging the community Christmas program in the high school auditorium are being organized by committees of business men led by Fred A. Young. The light strings will be installed and lit once the Town Railway and Light Corporation line crew completes the work. The committees list Entertainment chair Roy Nelson and others, while Decoration is led by Harry Dilley and Harry

Mount Vernon Fred A. Young Town Railway & Light Corporation Roy Nelson W. Earl Beem George Anselm John Klimo Harold

Stuart Chase Plan Debate Topic On Thursday Varsity Meet

Ashley Foard and Joe Griffin will debate Hugh Chance and Wesley Burr on the Stuart Chase plan. The regular varsity debate meet will be held Thursday evening at seven, instead of Wednesday night.

Ashley Foard Joe Griffin Hugh Chance Wesley Burr Stuart Chase

Messiah First Sung at Cornell in 1900 Festival

The traditional Messiah production at Cornell returns for a Sunday matinee recalling over 30 years of May Festival history. It was first sung at the second May Festival in 1900 with soloists and the Oratorio Society. The Christmas rendition began in 1906 under G L Pierce.

Cornell Cornnell Oratorio Society G. L. Pierce Grinnell Cornell Orchestra and Oratorio Society O. P. Barbour H. A. Miller F. H. Shaw E. H. F. Weiss H. W. Baltz Karl Weiss Handel Covent Garden London

Burgstahler Attends North Central Association Meeting

Dr. H. J. Burgstahler was in Chicago Monday for a North Central Association meeting at the Stevens Hotel and returned that evening.

H. J. Burgstahler Chicago North Central Association Stevens Hotel

Fourth Meeting English Club Tonight

Prof. H. C. Lane of the English department will read from his notebook at the English club gathering tonight at 6 40 in Prof. Clyde Tull's classroom South Hall.

H. C. Lane Clyde Tull South Hall

Also Mentioned on This Page

Minn League Professor Tull Miss Hinkley Miss Wade iFifty W. B. Gray Liberal Arts Washington Christ Dr. Burgstahler
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