Events Committee Seeks Better College Calendar
The faculty committee studying college activity congestion hopes for improvements next semester and a real system by next year. Bridgham leads with Miss Betts and Mr. Ebersole, consulting faculty with outside activities, planning student input before action. They reject cutting existing social events and favor recreational Friday and Saturday evenings to ease student workload.
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Bridgham
Miss Betts
Ebersole
Wrestlers Readied for Ames Mat Artistry Meet
Polly Wallace's team works toward four upcoming meets including Ames State Teachers Lawrence and the Conference invitation at Ames. The January 12 event at Ames looms as first real test with last year's squad returning and several freshmen stepping up, promising strong competition against the favored Ames program.
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Polly” Wallace
Ames
Lawrence
Cornell
Cosmopolitan Club Elects Officers for Next Semester
The Cosmopolitan Club held an election with Jose Valencia chosen to succeed Sidney Liu as president and Ruth Horner replacing Saralou Jordan as vice president. Liu will graduate at semester end and leave then. A banquet will honor the retiring president later this month. Valencia also reported on the club convention.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Jose Valencia
Sidney Liu
Ruth Horner
Saralou Jordan
Liu
Valencia
Enrollment Seen Unlikely to Rise in Second Term
The paper notes that second semester enrollment will probably not exceed the figure at the start of the year. Registrations for the first semester were 729, and mid year graduations will reduce the number by ten. The Senior class will grow modestly with Jun ior students graduating before June 1925. ten plan summer session diplomas. There are 108 Seniors, three pursuing Bachelor of Music, the rest B A degrees.
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Thom
Coed Basketball Starts Season With Record Turnout
The Coed basketball season opened with 107 girls at practice, more than any prior year. Elaine Ivy will lead the squad after replacing Minnie Mohn as chairman. teams will form a triple header tournament through March 8 with color teams and a round robin format.
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Elaine Ivy
Min‘nie Mohn
Junior class selects committee to choose best class song
The Junior class forms a committee led by Steve Williams Verne Jay Cleone Harker Harold Eness Ruth Moore and Winifred Mayne to receive manuscript songs, pick the best, and revise as needed. Two songs have been submitted. The contest closes February 1 with a college event to introduce the new music and publish a booklet of Cornell songs.
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Steve Williams
Verne Jay
Cleone Harker
Harrold Eness
Ruth Moore
Winifred Mayne
Cornell
Royal Purple Year Book Distribution Planned for April
The Royal Purple staff reports rapid progress on the college year book with society athletic and junior class sections sent to engravers. It is hoped the book will be ready for distribution by mid April.
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Royal Purple Staff
Bowman Inmate Heavily Fined For Redecorating Room
A Bow man Hall student was fined after en ameling the dormitory furniture with dove grey paint. She covered table dresser and two chairs in an early coat, ignoring Bowman Hall uniform furnishings. The college office imposed a heavy penalty to preserve the Freshmen dormitory's plain appearance.
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Bowman Hall
Bok Peace Plan With US Cooperation Aimed At War Prevention
The American Peace Award presents the winning plan to the public with a $100,000 prize for the most practicable approach to U S cooperation with other nations. It advocates adherence to the Permanent Court of International Justice and cooperation with the League of Nations. The winning entry, number 1460, emerged from 22 165 submissions. author names will be revealed next month once ballots are tallied.
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Edward Bok
United States
Permanent Court of International Justice
League of Nations
Bok
Chicago Quartet Praised On Cedar Rapids Tour
The Chicago String Quartet receives high praise for its Cedar Rapids concert. Critics from the New York Tribune and New York Evening Mail laud their ensemble precision and vibrant tone. Members listed are Werman Felber first violin, Carl Fasshau er second violin, Robert Dalessi viola, and Naoum Beriditzky.
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Chicago String Quartet
Cedar Rapids
The
New York Tribune
New York Evening Mail
Chicago
Werman Felber
Carl Fasshauer
Robert Dalessi
Miola
Naoum Beriditzky
New Girls Gym Class Announced By Director
A girls gymnasium class tied to a women’s physical education theory course will start next semester. For ages 12 to 14, sessions run Thursdays 4 to 5, with slightly younger or older girls allowed by special arrangement. Miss Errant directs. registration is Saturday January 19 at 9 in the gym office. First meeting Thursday January 24 at 4.
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Miss Errant
Cornell Track Men Preview Strong Sprinters and Team Depth
Cornell track coach Finger expects a more successful season with Hooper Kupka Barbour Warnes Kleemeier Smith leading sprints and middle distances. DeBok handles low hurdles Miller pole vault, freshmen to bolster material. schedule includes Illinois Relays Drake Relays and state meets across March to May.
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Royal Purple
Cornell
Warnes
Kleemeier
George Smith
DeBok
Miller
Finger
Middle West
Illinois
Kansas
Lawrence
Drake
Beloit
Ames
Coe
Cross Country Men Awarded C Jerseys
The cross country squad names its C jersey recipients: Captain George Smith Robert Yohe Jose Valencia Fred Kleemeier Ford Warnes Carl Deemer and Hubert Wall. Smith Yohe and Valencia return from last year. Kleemeier and Wall graduate. others eligible next fall. Only one meet held the home meet. Iowa won 16 to 39. Smith set a local course record 25 14. Eighty squad members ran in the home meet.
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George Smith
Robert Yohe
Jose Valencia
Fred Kleemeier
Ford Warnes
Carl Deemer
Hubert Wall
Smith
Yohe
Valencia
Kleemeier
Wall
Lesines
University of Iowa
Nurse Thanks Donors of Gifts for Cottage
Miss Isaacson college nurse thanks gifts from Sunday school class and residents of the Cottage. The items include jelly and a model stretcher.
Athletic Boake Honors George Smith With Loving Cup
Athletic Boake presents the Loving Cup to George Smith for three years of faithful service. The cross country team, led by captain Beis, celebrates the award amid a difficult season marked by tragedy.
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Athletic Boake
Loving’cup
George Smith
Purple Basketmen Open Season With Wisconsin Ahead
Lawrence College travels to Alumni gym Thursday evening at seven to face a well drilled Purple basketball squad under Coach Finger. The team is tested by a six game home stretch before away trips, with lineup shifts possible due to Paulson’s protest over summer baseball. Greene Dean Kirwin Bieber and Hartwell started in practice as the Varsity oiled defense in a rout of the Freshmen. Beloit joins the Cornell schedule with a January 28 home date.
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Lawrence College
Alumni Gym
Finger
Lawrence
Paulson
Cornell
Marion
Greene
Dean
Kirwin
Bieber
Hartwell
Wisconsin
Beloit
Ideal college schedule proposes 16 exams hours weekly
Dr Karl T Waugh dean at USC suggests a model where students allocate sixteen hours for class recitations thirty two for study twelve for dressing and meals twelve for recreation and forty eight for sleep. He warns exercise may be dropped for some only if they are exceptionally bright and study efficiently.
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Karl T. Waugh
College of Liberal Arts
University of Southern California
Waugh
Anil Seth
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