17 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
The Cornellian
Location
Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
1
Captain Tooze commends SATC cadets at Cornell for building a disciplined unit in two and a half months. Despite Spanish flu and barracks life, most men are expected to make creditable college records. Final discharge and pay were postponed to Monday after December 15 due to the Sunday date.
Officers of the S. A. T. C. have not yet received discharges though expected daily. Lieuts Lewis and Mershon and Captain Hunter likely first to leave. Obey and Fulton to remain longer. Cornell regrets losing the officers and Gladys Heck of Lyons Iowa dies at Rock Island from pneumonia after influenza. Heck was a 1916 summer school student and worked in the Industrial Engineering Section of the Rock Island Arsenal.
Poem recalls Roe Howard a tall senior and wartime hero from Cornell. The speaker remembers camaraderie in college band days and notes Howard's bravery and pride from a letter to his mother. He imagines pilgrims visiting the soldier grave with its wooden cross in France, saying he belonged to us.
Miss Mildred Streed of Wood Hill Illinois died Saturday from pneumonia after a Spanish influenza infection. A violin soloist and saxophonist with the Ladies Military Band she planned to sail for France soon. She often visited her uncle A B Killer and La Verne Killer in Oakville. Lieut Harold Butsloff returned to Charlotte Iowa after several days on campus.
In the final issue before break the Cornellian staff extend holiday greetings and goodwill to its readers as the semester ends for Christmas vacation.
Three Cornell players earned all star recognition in the Big Conference and All State selections. Sanderson headlines as a first team tackle and earns a second all state berth, Milholm is listed as a second team halfback, Gowans also on the second all conference team, and Hennan receives honorable mention for his defensive play.
The time honored tradition of performing The Messiah at Christmas could not be followed at Cornell this year. Disappointment spread among listeners who anticipate the December concert, though a smaller alternative was offered as a substitute.
The Aomans have elected officers: President Merle Steffin, Vice President Edith Norrish, Recording Secretary Bertha Sand vold, Corresponding Secretary Ilo Crab tree, Censor Mable Osher. First Degree Initiation occurred Monday with pledges wearing coats and hats backward and saluting old members on campus.
The war department awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieut Chester R Howard of the One Hundred and Fourth Infantry for extraordinary heroism at Trugny France on July 22 1918. He refused evacuation under heavy fire until a third wound incapacitated him. He died October 16 in France, a beloved Cornell alumnus known for football music and leadership.
Captain C. W. Hunter, medical officer of the Cornell S A T C, earns praise for keeping Cornell College nearly influenza free with 6 212 men under his care. One death occurred, attributed to either the S A T C or student body. the record reflects his prompt efforts since joining army work.
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