Chicago Symphony to Perform Twenty-Fifth Time at Cornell Music Festival
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in its 36th season, will make its twenty-fifth festival appearance at Cornell May Music Festival in Mount Vernon on May 13 and 14. Founded 1891 by Theodore Thomas, the orchestra now led by Frederick Stock has 94 players and a 28 week season yielding 126 concerts. Other festival events include the Cornell Oratorio Society presenting Olaf Trygvasson with two soloists.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mount Vernon
Mississippi
Theodore Thomas
Olaf Trygvasson
Edward Grieg
Frederick Stock
Europe
Chicago Symphony
Chicago Orchestra
America
Chicago
Intramural Baseball Sparks Thrilling First Round
The sophomores edged the juniors 4 to 3 in Ash Park diamond action with a late rally to stay undefeated. McGrath opened the fourth inning with a single and Wilkinson followed with a RBI hit, tying the game before the finish.
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Ash Park Diamond
McGrath
Wilkinson
Tennis And Horseshoe Tourneys Open Soon
Toot Hill, intramural sports manager, announced entries for the tennis and horseshoe pitching tournaments must be in next Wednesday. Lists are posted in the gymnasium and in the YMCA room in Old Sem. The Men's Senate provides cups for tennis champions and the athletic department will buy trophies for horseshoe winners.
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Toot Hill
Old Sem
Trackmen to Face Beloit in Season Opener
Sixteen Cornell trackmen plus coach George Barbour travel to Beloit for the season’s first dual meet against the Blue Devils. Last year Cornell dominated 101 to 30 but losses among top scorers leave the Purple weaker in several events.
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Blue Devil
Cornell
George Barbour
Beloit
Purple
Knight Delivers Wheatland High Commencement Address
Dr. Nicholas Knight head of the chemistry department spoke at Wheatland High School last night. He also was invited to address Marion High School students next Monday afternoon.
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Nicholas Knight
Wheatland High School
Knight
Marion High School
Burgstahler Speaks at Cedar Rapids Banquet
President Herbert J. Burgstahler will address the St. Pauls Methodist Church Men’s Bible class in Cedar Rapids at a banquet tonight and will also address the Epworth League at Mount Vernon Methodist Church Sunday evening.
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Herbert J. Burgstahler
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Epworth League
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Northwestern U. Plans Ten New Buildings on Made Land
Northwestern University will add ten new structures costing millions on land beyond McKinlock campus at the east end of Chicago Avenue after the outer drive is completed. The plan includes a chapel, school of speech with theatre, unions for men and women, science laboratory, library, and music and education buildings, plus student dormitories and a fraternity row forming a McKinlock quadrangle.
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Chicago, Ill
McKinlock
Northwestern University
Chicago Avenue
Burgstahler Sets Five Objectives as Cornell College President
Dr. Herbert J. Burgstahler arrived at Cornell college to assume the presidency. He outlined five aims including morale among students and faculty, recruiting leaders among new students, boosting alumni attendance at commencement, understanding campus activities across departments, and personal interviews with each senior before commencement.
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Herbert J. Burgstahler
Cornell College
Burgstahler
Buffalo
N. Y
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Senior Exams Come Early On Schedule Of Semester Finals
The finals timetable, released by Professor Roy A. Nelson, shows seniors in two thirds of courses, with 70 percent of senior exams to be finished by Tuesday evening May 31. The plan slots senior exams early and avoids conflicts by pairing courses with multiple sections and by allowing some exams to run up to three hours.
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Roy A. Nelson
Tau Kappa Alpha Holds Formal Initiation Ceremony
The Tau Kappa Alpha honor debate fraternity held its formal initiation last Wednesday afternoon. New initiates include Robert Howard Burton Tarr Louis Wilson Floyd McCreery and Binford Arney who delivered initiatory speeches.
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Tau Kappa Alpha
Robert Howard
Burton Tarr
Louis Wilson
Floyd McCreery
Binford Arney
Burgstahler to Speak at Epworth League Meeting
President elect Herbert J Burgstahler will address the Epworth League devotional at 6 30 p m Sunday in the Methodist church per Burton F Tarr League president.
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Herbert J. Burgstahler
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Burton F. Tarr
League
Tull Distributes 10th Cornell Mother Book
The tenth Cornell Mother Book went on sale Thursday afternoon in the English Club office. It features a linoleum cut and a mother illustration, is larger than usual with twenty poems, and costs 15 cents with limited copies left at the office.
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Cornell
English Club
Appleton Elected Leader of Men's Senate at Grill Dinner
Lloyd Appleton born 1908 was chosen president of the Men’s Senate at a Grill Room dinner. Leo Genung and Binford Arney were named vice president and secretary treasurer, with Arthur Kindred and Paul Scott among new members. The group set to award keys under a point system, revised for wrestlers and Y M C A cabinet work, and announced plans for a forthcoming tennis tournament with loving cups for singles and doubles winners.
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Lloyd Appleton
Senate
Leo Genung
Binford Arney
Arthur Kindred
Paul Scott
Cornell Mens Honor Society
Bauman
Women’s Athletic Association presents The Wizard of Oz fete
Cornell's May Fete features a colorful production of The Wizard of Oz in Alumni Gym tonight at eight. Dorothy, the scarecrow, tin woodman, and cowardly lion travel through Emerald City and China Land with group dances and solo parts by Minnie Belle Kennedy, Helen Munger, Carol Bielski, and Iola Isaacs.
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Cornell
Women’s Athletic Association
Alumni Gymnasium
Dorothy
Fairy Land
Emerald City
Haviland
China Land
Minnie Belle Kennedy
Scarecrow
Helen Munger
Tin Woodman
Carol Bielski
Iola Isaacs
English Club Dines at Lisbon Church Tuesday
The English Club will dine at the Lisbon M. E. church on Tuesday May 10. The event was opened to all wishing to enjoy Lisbon chicken and noodle dinners. Attendees should sign the notice in the English room or notify Professor Tull.
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Lisbon M. E
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Lisbon
Professor Tull
Cornell Professors Attend Iowa City Science Meeting
Professors W. H. Norton N. Knight C. R. Keyes H. F. Lewis Roy A. Nelson F. M. McGaw and Miss Essie Mae Thompson attend the forty first annual Iowa Academy of Science meeting in Iowa City today and Saturday.
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W. H.norton
N. Knight
C. R. Keyes
H. F. Lewis
Roy A. Nelson
F. M. McGaw
Essie Mae Thompson
Iowa Academy of Science
Iowa City
Hundreds of Girls Attend Cornell Annual Grex Weekend
Over a hundred high school girls from across the state visit Cornell for the Girls Grex weekend. The May Fete opens Friday night with a Grex breakfast and campus activities through Saturday, including Torch member announcements and initiation of W S G A officers. Awards for the Women’s Athletic Association are also presented at the breakfast.
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Cornell
Bowman Hall
Maude Weatherford
Aerial
Florence Young
Waterloo
Battery
Katherine Fenstermacher
Winifred Witmer
Falk
Torch
Grex
Dorothea Anderson
Florence Schomberg
Marian Niehaus
Anna May Davis
Elizabeth Spaans
Women’s Self Government Association
Ruth Newman
Linda Spies
Florence Chassell
Margaret Hicks
Women’s Athletic Association
Cornell Editors Attend Iowa College Press Meeting
Three Cornell journalists attend the tenth annual Iowa College Press association convention in Grinnell today and tomorrow. Participants include Robert Howard, Herbert Wilkinson, Bruce Palmer, and Howard Woodruff. Llewellyn Jones of the Chicago Evening Post will deliver the banquet address.
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Cornell
Iowa College Press Association
Grinnell
Robert Howard
Herbert Wilkinson
Bruce Palmer
Howard Woodruff
Llewellyn Jones
Chicago Evening Post
Howard
Round Table
Eugene V. Carlquist
Iowa State College
S U Summer School Honors R McConnell
R McConnell an education and psychology instructor at S U Iowa receives a summer honorarium from the graduate college. Each summer the university awards one honorarium to a faculty member from a state college. He plans to finish his Master of Arts degree by attending the full eleven week session.
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Vt. R. McConnell
State University of Iowa
McConnell
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