Cornell Professor Involved in Shocking Mount Vernon Shooting
In a grisly Mount Vernon incident a man named Charles Pedri allegedly killed nine animals and injured Dr W S Ebersole and about seventy others. Prof W E Slaght of Cornell College is identified by witnesses. a campus psychology chair, Dr C Slinger Jackson, is named in connection with the case. The events center around a mistaken identity and a chaotic afternoon at Ash Park and local library.
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Mount Vernon
W. E. Slaght
Cornell College
Slaght
Hazel Cory
Nelson
Miss Fairbanks
Prof. Slight
Miss Fairbank
College Office Announces Flunks
The college announces a list of students who flunked recent exams. Read by the Cornellian reporter after late efforts, the names include Helen Wisgerhof, Miguel Reynolds, Jean Saul, Richmond Anderson, Kirby Cook, Bert Davids, and Geraldine Light.
Cornell Cagers Face Carleton With New Lineup
Cornell's basketball team, missing most of its stars to a health scare, prepares a new starting five for the next Friday matchup against Carleton. Coach Judd Dean names Marvin Wilsom and Bryan Doreas at forwards with Phil Harris at center, while Swaney and Kellams will start as guards. He cautions the squad may struggle to keep the score close but vows team effort and a few laughs on the trip.
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Judd Dean
Carleton
Dean
Cornell
Carls
First Avenue
Marvin Wilsom
Bryan Doreas
Paul Scott
Phil Harris
Swaney
Kellams
How Doc Meets Wild Duck Joe in a Peregrination Tale
Doc narrates a surreal meeting with Wild Duck Joe across a globe spanning from California gold prospecting to an African veldt and Amazon jungle. The encounter unfolds in a Ritz bar when Wild Duck Joe appears immaculately dressed in pajamas, performing a baffling, liminal scene.
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Doc
Wild Duck Joe
Duck
California
Wall Street
Cornell’s Hilltop legends refuse to leave campus
In a lighthearted interview two longtime Cornell figures Charles Pedri and Ralph Young joke they will stay to chase records and boxing bouts. Pedri hopes to beat out Sproat for dating records while Young cites Vernon Inn malted milks and Horace Miller’s fiddle as reasons to remain. (Continued on page two)
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Cornell
Stwalart
Charles Pedri
Ralph Young
Roomates
Pedri
Young
Sproat
Wolver
Scott
Vernon Inn
Horace Miller
Bowman Hall
Whimsical interview with college student Alex Gazoop
An illustrated feature showcases Alex Gazoop in bed at Mu Lambda Sigma House. He lists useful books for students Sears Roebuck catalogue Grimes Fairy Tales and a check book. He jokes about professors sleeping and ambition to sleep twelve hours a day.
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Alexander Gazoop
Mu Lambda Sigma House
Alex
Sears Roebuck
Ringling
Phi Betes Seek Seven New Phi Beta Kappa Members
Seven Cornell students are being considered by the Delta Chapter for Phi Beta Kappa membership early next semester. The candidates are Charles Pedri, Jack Howard, James Dee, Maurice Harrison, Maynard Baker, Harold Nicholas, and Stanley Kellams based on their outstanding class recitations.
Campus moral campaign ends in riot at Delta Nu House
The Cornell Christian Association launches a campus purge against sin. A mob attacks Phil Harris at the Delta Nu House killing three with a shotgun and torching the building. Prof Tull and Prof Jackson are mocked and their homes vandalized as Oxford Club members lash out.
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Cornell Christian Association
Delta Nu
Phil Harris
Phil
Prof. Tull
Tull
Sandburg
Prof. Jackson
Oxford Club
Cornell Faculty Moves Against Old Traditions at Cornell
Faculty at Cornell College debates abolishing exams and a Jubilee tradition as part of a modernization push. Prof Ebersole cites a committee study for the next Men's Senate meeting while old alumni worry about campus changes and new policies.
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Anti-Tobacco League
Ebersole
Cornell
Phi Bete House
Fraternity Row
Senate
Veteran Cornell Man Recalls Early Days On Campus
Veteran J. H. Howard recalls hardships at Cornell with a tiny building and fur coats for warmth. He mentions a rule forcing ten foot distances from female students and a pole system to gauge it. A cold winter tale ends with a misreading thermometer and a warm day.
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Win D
J. H. Howard
Bowman
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