Death of Dr Hugh Boyd Noted Cornell College Faculty Member
Dr Hugh Boyd died at his Mount Vernon home on March 6 after years of poor health. He served Cornell College for 35 years, 25 as Latin head and 10 as Greek and Latin professor. He was acting president in 1873 and 1874 and became Professor Emeritus of Latin in 1906. Born August 6, 1835 in Keene Ohio, he studied at Ohio University and taught in Ohio public schools before joining Cornell College.
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Mount Vernon
Boyd
Cornell College
Dr. Boyd
King
Cornell
Keene
Coshocton
Ohio
Daniel Boyd
County
Donegal
Ireland
Jane Elliott
Ohio University
Methodist Episcopal Church
Upper Iowa
American Chemists Pledge Aid to President Wilson
The American Chemical Society with over 8,000 members pledges readiness to aid in war efforts. Dr N Knight and Cornell researchers back the telegram sent to President Wilson offering services for munitions supplies medicines and chemical materials.
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American Chemical Society
Dr. N. Knight
Cornell
Wilson
Have You Got The Habit Yet Campus Psychology Survey
The article surveys campus habits among first year psychology students revealing quirks such as pen chewing and lip swallowing. It notes some behaviors may stem from playful neural inquiry and cites a light moral about habits turning into allies rather than enemies.
Aesthesian Society Mourns Edith Sorter’s Loss
The Aesthesian society in Kansas City expresses sympathy to Edith Sorter and her brothers Harold and Ralph for the death of their father. A copy of the resolution will be published in The Cornellian.
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Edith Sorter
Kansas City
Aesthes ©Ian Society
Harold
Ralph
Kara
Cornellian
Cornell Basketball Finishes Strong After Bowen's Graduation
The Cornell Blue and Gray conclude a successful season with three losses to Iowa Grinnell and Des Moines area teams while finishing second in the conference. Kepler led scoring with over one hundred points as Bowen departs, but four forwards Grigsby Byerly Hoadley and Walker plus Kepler promise depth for 1918.
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Cornell
Iowa
Grinnell
Simpson
Penn
Des Moines
Highland Park
Coe
Ames
Kepler
Bowen
Blue and Grays
Grigsby
Byerly
Hoadley
Walker
Five Iowa Academy of Science Members Elevated
Five members of the Iowa Academy of Science have been elected to the Iowa Academy of Science. Named are President Charles W. Flint, Dr. George H. Betts, Professor Frederick M. McGaw, Mr. Harold Maxwell. The Iowa Academy covers material and social sciences. Dr. Nicholas Knight of Cornell Chemistry has helped Cornell's strong society representation.
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Iowa Academy of Science
Charles W. Flint
George H. Betts
Frederick M. McGaw
Harold Maxwell
Nicholas Knight
Cornell Chemistry
Cornell
Aletheans Initiate Banquet in Church Hall Decor
The Aletheans held a banquet in the Methodist church parlors with an arch of pink and white. Prof. O. H. Smith acted as toastmaster guiding the Alethean Car while Faith Culver pledged promise as a freshman. Lucille Randall managed party destinies and Elsa Strawman sat in the Back Seat as the car was dismissed.
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Methodist Church
O. H. Smith
Faith Culver
K. C. Smith
Lucille Randall
Elsa Strawman
Death of Mr Sortor Reaches Mount Vernon In Illness
Students learn of Mr Sortor's death as Ralph and Edith Sortor traveled to Kansas City to be with their father before the news reached Mount Vernon. The school voted in chapel to send telegraph sympathy to the bereaved family. Harold Sorter, who left school earlier, is ill but improving.
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Ralph
Edith Sortor
Kansas City
Kansas
Mount Vernon
Mr. Sortor
Chapel
Flint
Harold Sorter
Zada Grover and Dorothy Hutchinson Shop in Cedar Rapids
Zada Grover and Dorothy Hutchinson were seen shopping in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, a brief local sighting noting two residents out shopping.
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Zada Grover
Dorothy Hutchinson
Cedar Rapids
Center and guards headlining next year's squad
The team plans to add center and guards to strengthen the lineup for next season. Names mentioned include Bergen Butler Hedges Minear Morrow Sagle and Woelfer, with attention on their defensive floor coverage and eye for the game.
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Sanderson
Lemon
Bergen
Butler
Hedges
Minear
Morrow
Sagle
Woelfer
Cornell Glee Clubs Prepare Spring Tours
The Cornell Girls Glee Club and Men’s Glee Club announce they will tour starting four weeks from today. The girls, directed by Edna Traxler with Christel Palmer as accompanist, aim to impress with a first rate state showing. The men, led by John Conrad with Leslie Parry as soloist, will travel about two thousand miles across three states, including a stop in Mitchell South Dakota.
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Cornell Glee Clubs
Cornell
Arva Brady
Ruth Smythe
Bernice Moore
Edna Traxler
Christel Palmer
Mitchell
South Dakota
Camp
Independence
I A
Waterloo
Manly
St. Paul
Minn
Redwood Falls
Fairmont
Emmettsburg
Marshalltown
John Conrad
Leslie Parry
Glee Club
Frank Shaw
Knight Writes For Publications On Chemistry And Madeira
The King's Treasuries issues dated February 24 and March 3 feature hydrogen and sulphur articles by Dr N Knight. The Chemistry for Boys Series includes his pieces, and the March 8 Sunday School publication from Richmond Virginia covers Madeira, an Island Jewel, illustrated by Dr Knight.
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N. Knight
The
Presbyterian Church South
Richmond
Virginia
Madeira
Knight
Ray Cramer's Father Dies After Illness in Clarion
Ray Cramer was called to his home in Clarion Friday due to his father’s serious illness. Word has since been received that Mr. Cramer died Sunday.
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Ray Cramer
Clarion
Mr. Cramer
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