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Newspaper

The Cornellian

Location

Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1927

Page

1

Cornell to Meet Strong Wisconsin Wrestlers Saturday

Cornell wrestling faces a tough test against Wisconsin here Saturday in a meet billed for thrills. The Badgers, who beat Iowa earlier, bring a lineup with Ed Die Gray favored at 115 pounds and Winebrenner at 185. Dalton or McGrath contest 145, Appleton drops to 158 to face a top-rated opponent, while Wilson and Midkiff meet Wisconsin 175 and heavyweight foes respectively.

Cornell University of Wisconsin Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Simpson Eddie Gray Harry Jones Winebrenner Dalton McGrath Bingaman Appleton Wilson Midkiff

Cedar Rapids preacher assails newspapers over lawlessness claims

Rev. Dr. W. L. Erving of St. Pauls Methodist in Cedar Rapids denounces front pages of a Chicago newspaper as incubators of lawlessness. He accuses liquor interests of funding propaganda to undermine prohibition and calls youth to defend federal law and Lincoln’s legacy. He urges truthful reporting and apologies for misquotes.

W. L. Erving St. Paul’s Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Chicago Ewing America Abraham Lincoln New York Iowa Abraham Lincoln Students of America Dr. Ewing

Epworth League Plans College Service With Students in Charge

High school students will lead the College Epworth League service Sunday evening. The congregation recalls last year’s enjoyable program and anticipates another fine meeting led by the youths.

Runners Preview Iowa City Indoor Trials for Illinois Relay

Eight candidates for the one mile relay team for the tenth annual Illinois relay carnival at the University of Illinois on February 26 are training at Iowa City. In last Tuesday’s trials the Purple posted fast early season quarter mile times with Deemer Tennant and Hurlburt showing standout form.

Illinois University of Illinois Iowa City Deemer Tennant Hurlburt Babcock Macauley Tallman Corlette Wray

Deanmen to Clash with Beloit Tonite

Deanmen travel to Wisconsin for a Beloit showdown on Beloit’s floor tonight in a five game stretch toward the conference title. The Purple five return home tomorrow to prepare for Lawrence on Alumni Gym Monday. Beloit, stuck in the cellar, boasts new defender Anderson and strong guard play from Vondolah and Johnson.

Gornell Wisconsin Beloit Blue Devil Vikings Lawrence Blue Devils Purple Five Anderson Garrigan Fitzgerald Balch Vondolah Johnson Lew Hord McCullen Muilenberg Dickoff Raymond Briese Heideman Appleton Grove Sund Clark

Registration for Second Semester Enrollment Drops Slightly

Enrollment to date shows 569 students registered for the second semester. The breakdown lists 310 women and 259 men with freshmen leading at 233 total, including 122 women and 111 men. Sophomores total 154, juniors 83, and seniors 86, with post graduate and special students bringing the total near six fewer than the first semester.

Elizabeth Benesh

Dramatic Artist Ruth Draper to Open Recital in Course

The fourth program features Ruth Draper performing original character sketches next Thursday February 17. Norwegian soprano Eide Norena with the Chicago Civic Opera Company appears March 2. The sixth course finale on March 12 features historian Philip Guedalia discussing Three Fathers of the American Revolution.

Ruth Draper Mms Eide Norena Chicago Civic Opera Company Philip Guedaila

Lincoln biography completed by 86 year old Hart

Colonel Franklin W. Hart 86, Huntington Park, California, has finished The Life of Abraham Lincoln, now serialized in the Huntington Park Sun. William Lusk lauds the work as first rank Lincoln literature, praising Hart’s lifelong devotion and constructive labor at age eighty six.

Abraham Lincoln Franklin W. Hart Cornell Huntington Park California William Lusk Huntington Park Sun Lincoln the Sun Colonel Hart Hart Abe

Intercollegiate hop planned after Coe Cornell game

A joint Coe Cornell committee led by Verne Panghorn and F Hopkins Kleibauer announced a student hop after the Coe versus Cornell game at Danceland Cedar Rapids on Friday March 4. Clark's orchestra will play and Danceland management pledges full support to ensure a successful event. The organizers aim for a large Cornell turnout and hope this becomes the first in a series of such dances.

Coe Cornell Danceland Cedar Rapids Coe-Cornell Verne Panghorn Hopkins Kleibauer Clark

Minor added to B. A. requirements changes noted

The faculty council established recognition of a minor as 12 semester hours in any department within B A degree. The class of 1928 will be first required to present both major and minor. The minor offers a convenient way to show broader training, aiding teachers who teach subjects beyond their major.

W. S. Ebersole Ebersole

Korean Missionary Speaks At Y Meeting

Rev. Dr. Frank Cunningham, missionary near Chinju Korea, spoke to the Y W C A on Wednesday. An Australian by birth, he traced Korea’s geography and history, outlined present day problems, and argued that Christianity offers a needed new religion for the east’s emerging nations.

Frank Cunningham Chinju Korea Cunningham Australia Australian Presbyterian Church China Japan East

Villard to Lecture on Government and The Press

Oswald Garrison Villard editor of The Nation will lecture on The Government and The Press at 6 40 p m Saturday in the chapel auditorium Liberal club will charge 35 cents admission to cover expenses Villard is on a Midwest campus tour and will also speak at the University of Iowa luncheon before heading to Oberlin He recently debated immigration policy with Professor Henry Pratt Fairchild in Chicago.

Liberal Club Oswald Garrison’ Villard Villard the Nation Midwest University of Iowa Oberlin Henry Pratt Fairchild Chicago Forum Erlanger Theatre United States America

Oratorio Society to Sing Olaf Trygvason at May Festival

The Cornell Oratorio Society directed by Harold W. Baltz prepares Grieg's Olaf Trygvason to be sung at the May Music Festival concluding program on May 14 in the chapel auditorium. The piece, Nordic in tone, features vivid color and dramatic climaxes with Chicago Symphony Orchestra providing orchestral accompaniment.

Oratorio Society Olaf Trygvason Cornell Oratorio Society Harold W. Baltz Edvard Grieg Chapel Grieg Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Ruth Pinkerton Recital Tonight at Chapel Auditorium

Ruth Pinkerton, voice instructor, presents a program this evening at 8 in the chapel auditorium. She will sing songs in French English Russian and German plus a Negro spiritual. The program includes Handel arie Care Selve and Poulenc Le Bestiaire among varied selections.

Ruth Pinkerton Handel Poulenc

Glee Club To Sing At Ministerial Meeting

The Cornell women's glee club will perform a short program before the joint meeting of the Davenport and Cedar Rapids districts of the Upper Iowa Conference of the Methodist church. The event is set for Wednesday evening February 16 at Trinity Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids.

Cornell Women’s Glee Club Davenport Cedar Rapids Upper Iowa

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