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Newspaper

The Cornellian

Location

Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1934

Page

1

School Meeting In Two Sections At Cornell College

Cornell college hosts the second annual conference for school administrators on Saturday March 10. The event will split into two parts an assembly for high school principals and school board members and a session for junior college representatives. Distinguished guests Miss Agnes Samuelson and Charles Pye will attend. The program centers on education amid current social and economic changes with a focus on adult education and recreation programs begun in Iowa prior to the federal relief plan. Dean J E Stout of Northwestern University speaks at the opening joint session.

Cornell College Agnes Samuelson Charles Pye Des Moines Iowa State Teachers Association Iowa J. E. Stout School of Education Northwestern University Con

Women's Invite Formal Saturday Dance in Gym

A women's invitation formal dance will be held in the gym next Saturday night at eight. Continuous dancing will be provided by two alternating eight-piece orchestras Mort Glosser's and Phil Putnam's. Women should dress formally. men may dress as they wish. Chaperons include Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tull Miss Ruth Pinkerton and Mr. Harold Baltz. Decorations and lighting are overseen by Ray Kautz and Ralph Whannell.

Mort Glosser Phil Putnam Clyde Tull Ruth Pinkerton Harold Baltz Ray Kautz Ralph Whannell

Professors Tour Iowa Cities This Week

Prof Ray Miller speaks at Coggan and Delhi on Wednesday. Miss Nama Lathe plans stops in Keystone and Van Horne. Dr Albion R King speaks in Stanwood. On Friday Prof Chester L Rich visits Sabula and Miles. Prof C R Keyes and Prof R A Nelson appear in Vinton.

Ray Miller Coggon Delhi

Pinkerton to Give Recital Friday Evening

Miss Ruth Pinkerton contralto of the conservatory of music will present a recital Friday evening March 16 with Prof. Harold W. Baltz on the organ. The program spans from sixteenth century songs to modern Indian songs by Cadman. Illness forced postponement from an earlier date.

Ruth Pinkerton Conservatory of Music Iriday Harold W. Baltz Cadman

Miss Rigby Replaced at University Library in Iowa City

Miss Jessie Rigby has been in the University Hospital at Iowa City the past week. Miss Crystal Munger has been taking Miss Rigby's place in the library.

Miss Rigby University Hospital Munger Jessie Rigby Iowa City Crystal Munger

Eight Students Earn High Honors in Semester List

Eight students appear on the high honors list for last semester with at least thirteen hours. Names include Manley Goodrick, Margaret Risser, Pearl Rumble, Dale Sieben, Richard Tims, Anna Mary Wilson, James Yates, and Arthur Young. Another fifteen receive honors and a separate group earns honorable mention.

Manley Goodrick Margaret Risser Pearl Rumble Dale Sieben Richard Tims Anna Mary Wilson James Yates Arthur Young Richard Baker Marian Chamberlin Marjorie Coleman Joseph Fink Ethyle Firth Roger Gillette Darrell Harvey Priscilla Keeler Alice Maher Ruth Miller Mary Ellen Moore Huldah Peet William Reynolds Anne Shelley DeWalt Young Virginia Blanchard Lizabeth Bryant Muriel Burton Dorothy Cheever Robert Choate Alice Davidson Bernice Fictor Helen Holmgren Lucile Indra Robert Johnson Franklin Littell Naomi Livesay Madge Molzahn Alison Moore Elizabeth Myers Charlotte Radcliff Aleck Lewis Smith Ruth Trump

Three Pass Examiner's Test In Life Saving

Ruth Miller Edwin MacDade and Winifred Witzigman passed their tests for examiner's badges Friday afternoon in life saving. These examinations were given by Miss Street head of the women's physical education department at Coe college.

Ruth Miller Edwin MacDade Winifred Witzigman Miss Street Coe College

Names By Nationality At Cornell Hint At Student Heritage

A survey of among roughly 490 Cornell affiliates shows a diverse mix of European-derived names. Germans number 155, English 150, Scotch-Irish 120, with Dutch 50 and others including 25 Scandinavian and 9 French, 4 Italian, and 1 Japanese representation.

Cornell Europe Midwest America Germany Kiefer Bublitz Burgstahler van der Bie van Auken MacGregor McCarthy Smith Miller Davis Peterson Anderson Russia Alusow Alusevich Akstin Akstinus Beranek Stefanski Bouvier Gillette Italy Sousa Vergara Honshu Ogata Japan

Sophomore Play Trials Set For Merchant of Venice Cast

The sophomore class will stage The Merchant of Venice directed by Prof. Albert Franklin Johnson. Trials begin Thursday March 8 at 3 PM in the Little Theatre Mainhall and run through Friday 4 PM with final tryouts Saturday at 9 40 AM. All sophomores are urged to audition.

Albert Franklin Johnson Clyde Tull William Shakespeare Tull Little Theatre Mainhall

Purple Masquers announce one act play contest prizes

Rich ard Baker announces awards for the Purple Masquers one act play contest. First prize ten dollars, second seven fifty, third five. Manuscripts due March 20. Submissions to Richard Baker or Armando Vergara. Plays must run forty minutes, use Cornell equipment, manuscript typed with no author name. Rights reserved to Purple Masquers. Open to all students.

Purple Masquers Richard Baker Armando Vergara Cornell

Junior class dues set for yearbook financing

At the junior class meeting it was decided to levy a dues fee of one dollar and a half per member to fund the junior yearbook. Dues are payable to John Mount at the bookstore with any excess refunds issued to those who have paid. Robert Choate president.

John Mount

Chemists Attend Lecture by Krass at Iowa City Meeting

Dr. Charles A. Kraus of Brown University Providence R I delivered the lecture Dielectric Constant of the Bolvent Medium before the Iowa Section of the American Chemical Society in Iowa City last evening. Attending were Dr. Nicholas Knight Dr. J B Culbertson and Leonard Hines

Nicholas Knight J. B. Culbertson Leonard Hines Iowa American Chemical Society Iowa City Charles A. Kraus Brown University Providence, R. I

Forgotten Man Theater Show Next Evening

Martha Jane Rogers stars as Judith in The Forgotten Man by Jewell Bothwell Tull to be staged Wednesday at seven in the chapel auditorium. The cast features Kenneth Kiefer and Richard Baker with a strong campus drama backdrop and positive audience praise from Marshalltown.

Martha Jane Rogers Jewell Bothwell Tull Martha Jane Judith Kenneth Kiefer Prospero Richard Baker Campus Dramatics The Purple Masquers Death Macbeth Shakes

Library Adds Books Across Diverse Subjects

The library recently added several new titles spanning fiction and general non fiction. Notable entries include Within This Present by Margaret Ayres Barnes Money by Frederick Bradford At 33 by Eva Le Gallienne Kemmerer on Money by Edwin Kemmerer Bird of Dawning by John Masefield Collected Poems of MacLeish Thatched Roof by Beverly Nichols Collected Poems of Yates and Days Without Send by Eugene O Neil.

Margaret Ayres Barnes Frederick Bradford Eva le Gallienne Edwin Kemmerer Kemmerer John Masefield MacLeish Basil Matthews John R. Mott Eugene O'Neil Beverly Nichols Yates

Budapest String Quartet to Perform at Cornell Concert

The Budapest String Quartet, famed for over 800 concerts since 1918, will perform Thursday evening at 8. The ensemble includes Josef Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Stephan Ipolyi, and Mischa Schneider and is praised by the New York Times for its flawless technique and cohesive phrasing.

Budapest String Quartet Cornell Josef Roisman Alexander Schneider Stephan Ip

Peace activist Dr. Alley to visit Cornell campus

Dr Alden G Alley of the National Council For The Prevention of War will speak at a Cornell chapel next Tuesday March 13. He will address several classes and a joint Mt Vernon Lisbon Rotary club and Pioneers meeting.

Alden G. Alley National Council For the Prevention of War Cornell Mt Vernon-Lisbon Rotary Club The Pioneers Alley

Debaters Close Season Thursday at College Hall

Freshman teams conclude season with two debates against Elkader junior college in College Hall at 4 00 and 6 40 p m. Robert Fauth and Lowell Jeffrey argue the affirmative on The Powers of the President while Betty Beeley and Ruth Newell face Elkader women.

Elkader Junior College College Hall Robert Fauth Lowell Jeffrey Elkader Betty Beeley Ruth Newell

Freshman Genius Modernizes Oil Lamp Abroad

A high school student in Altoona, Francis Glenn, electrifies a Rayo oil lamp keeping its oil-burning function. He installed a bulb at the top of the flue with a cord hidden inside and a side switch, yielding three times the light of ordinary lamps. He completed the project in March 1932 and drew attention from Popular Mechanics. He has since replicated the lamp at Cornell and Mount Vernon.

Altoona Francis Glenn Popular Mechanics Cornell Mount Vernon

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Pinkerton Goodrick Risser Rumble Sieben Tims Wilson Young Professor Johnson Krass Chemical Man String Quartet Budapest
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