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Newspaper

The Cornellian

Location

Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1936

Page

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Women Stage Original Dances Thursday Night Recital

The Orchesis club and Interpretative Dancing class present a recital in the big gym on Thursday May 14 at 8 00 p m. Admission is by ticket only with no charge. Tickets must be obtained by Thursday noon from Jeanne Phillips for seating. Artists include Margaret Albright Irene Canfield Margaret DeWolf Elizabeth Chaffee Margaret Hodges Doris Minot Rosa Lee Osburn Jane Johnson and Margaret Palmer from Orchesis and Ann McArthur Anne Fiddick Jean Ambrose Barbara Blackwell Bernice Reynolds Rachel Ann Shaffer Lucille Stinger Blanche Marquart from Interpretative Dancing Priscilla Keller plays piano Tom Nelson handles lighting and Margaret Lilley is the instrumentalist.

Orchesis Club Elizabeth Bakke Jeanne Phillips Chopin Ganz Margaret Albright Irene Canfield Margaret DeWolf Elizabeth Chaffee Margaret Hedges Doris Minot Rosa Lee Osburn Jane Johnson Margaret Palmer Ann McArthur Anne Fiddick Jean Ambrose Barbara Blackwell Bernice Reynolds Rachel Ann Shaffer Lucille Stinger Blanche Marquart Priscilla Keeler Tom Nelson Margaret Lilley

Sargent Praises Cornell Hilltop in Cornerstone Ceremony

Fred W. Sargent president of the Chicago and North Western railway and Cornell college trustee spoke at Mount Vernon Iowa during the cornerstone laying for Merner hall after the May Festival. He praised the setting and noted plans for a dormitory to be ready by fall for the 1936 37 year with Dr Frank Cole delivering the invocation.

Cornell Fred W. Sargent Chicago and North Western Railway College Board of Trustees Cerner Hall Sargent Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa W. R. Brown Cedar Rapids Merner Hall H. J. Burgstahler Frank Cole

Registration For Next Year Begins

Pre registration starts today and lasts two weeks per announcements from Dean T R McConnell. Sophomores and juniors to consult major professors this week for next year study programs. cards must be signed before presenting to class officers Roy Nelson for juniors and C I Littell for seniors.

T. R. McConnell Roy Nelson C. I. Littell

Five Pass Official Life Saving Tests

Five people passed their official Life Saving tests Saturday May 9 while two reviewed the test A T McCune of St Louis National Life Saving field representative gave six hours of instruction to the applicants previous to the tests He was assisted by Walter Housknecht Anyone who has passed these tests is qualified to instruct and pass others Jeanne Phillips Martha Trewin Margaret Henke Frederick Wurster James Larson Elizabeth Bakke and Genevieve Greenwood reviewed the test which they had already passed

A. T., McCune St. Louis Walter Housknecht Jeanne Phillips Martha Trewin Margaret Henke Frederick Wurster James Larson Elizabeth Bakke Genevieve Greenwood

Dawn Bells New Publication Bridges East and West

Dawn Bells edited by Eddie Shimano 38 for the second generation Japanese in America aims to bridge cultural gaps. Foreword notes Nisei striving for self expression in an alien language while capturing unique Japanese American individuality through prose and verse. The first issue includes contributions from young writers nationwide with Cornell chap book style and Japanese drawings. Prof Clyde Tull advises the project.

Dawn Bells Eddie Shimano Mr. Shimano America Cornell English Club Clyde Tull

Indian Forms Mark Modern Mexican Art

Lecture by Miss Nama Lathe explored how native environment shaped early Mexican art and culture. Slides displayed paintings pottery scenery and architecture to show Spanish conquest failed to erase Indian influence. fusion of Spanish and Indian forms defines modern Mexican art.

Ingleside Club Mt. Vernon American Federation of Arts Cornell Art Club

Margaret Taylor Named Matron of Merner Hall

Miss Margaret Taylor head resident of Altoona hall will be matron when Merner hall opens next fall announced by Pres. H. J. Burgstahler. Taylor has served Altoona as head resident for two years and was previously a faculty member at Cornell academy from 1909 to 1918 and principal there for two years.

Margaret Taylor Altoona Hall Pres. H. J. Burgstahler Merner Hall Miss Taylor Altoona Cornell Academy Academy

Rowley Named Next Cornellian Editor for 1936 37

Robert Rowley will edit The Cornellian for the 1936 37 year by appointment of the Cornellian Board with faculty advisers and current leaders. He has a long campus journalism record including freshman reporting staff roles and editorial positions, and will announce his staff next fall.

Rowley Cornellian Robert Rowley Charlotte Radcliff

Weavers Ready New Boiler At Cornell Heating Plant

Cornell's heating system will gain a new boiler as Merner hall construction proceeds. EF W Weaver and son W F Weaver, aided by J J Jones, operate three Freeman boilers delivering 24 hour heat. The plant, built in 1916, uses eight tons of coal daily and recirculates water from twelve buildings.

Cornell EF. W. Weaver W. F. Weaver J. J. Jones Merner Hall Insurance Company Law

R. O. T. C. Head To Speak At International Club Tonight

Major Paul Vivia head of Coe College ROTC speaks tonight at 7 in South hall on US armament policy and ROTC in colleges. A discussion period follows for pacifists.

R. O. T. C. Head International Club Tonight Paul Vivia Coe College South Hall United States

Hallams to Broadcast Preview of Purple Masquer Play

The Hallams will air a half hour preview of Rose Franken's Another Language next Tuesday afternoon on WMT Cedar Rapids. Six cast members perform selections from acts one and two, directed by Constance Root. Exact broadcast time to be announced by John Ross Winnie and David White. The full play opens Friday evening May 22.

The Hallams WMT Cedar Rapids Constance Root John Ross Winnie David White Rose Franken

College League Is Reorganized

The College League of the Mount Vernon Methodist church re organized from Cedar an Epworth League under the Methodist Board of Education in Chicago. A permanent cabinet was elected with Robert Fauth as president and Mary Ellen Moore as second vice president leading a nine member team. Errol Miller spoke on High Lights of My Trip to Yucatan and two reels of Lake Geneva camp life were shown.

Cornell Christian Association College League Mount Vernon Methodist Church Methodist Board of Education Chicago Robert Fauth Franklin Wittell Mary Ellen Moore Jean Ambrose Marjorie Hughes Grace Fowler Parker Sandmeyer Lawrence Goodrick Errol Miller Yucatan Lake Geneva Miller

Sap Rises To Top In White's Satire

Satirical revue The Rising of the Sap directed by David White debuts May 15 at 4 in the Little Theater. Clark McNeal plays Oswald P. Sapp and Midge Owen is Lotta Kash with Harold Hansen Lois Reitzel Alma Moots and Delbert Tildesley in the cast. Admission via Main hall bulletin board slip.

David White Clark McNeal Oswald P. Sapp Midge Owen Lotta Kash Harold Hansen Lois Reitzel Alma Moots Delbert Tildesley

Skating Rink Opens At Ash Park This Week

Ash Park skating rink opens to the public with two daily sessions from 7 30 to 9 and 9 to 10. Student admission is 15 cents for the first session and 10 cents for the second, or 15 cents for the second if the first is missed. The rink will operate all summer and possibly into next year. Students pay the same price with their own skates.

Ash Park

Prof Cooper declines scholarship while joining Emergency Peace drive

Dr Russell Cooper a history and political science professor rejects a National Council of International Research fellowship worth 2400 for Yale study. He will speak in the Emergency Peace campaign in Marshalltown May 12 Clinton May 15. The campaign aims to keep the U S neutral and promote peaceful alternatives. He may consider study at the State University of Iowa next summer.

Russell Cooper National Council of International Research Cooper Yale Kirby Page U. S United States Pacific

Catholic Priest Speaks At Chapel Service On Bethlehem

A Protestant Cornellian who became a Catholic priest spoke at the chapel last Sunday morning. The speaker, the Right Reverend Monseigneur D. G. Hunt of the Salt Lake City diocese, now in radio work, argued against using natural science reasoning in spiritual matters and noted a supernatural star of Bethlehem. He was joined by Reverend M. M. Holmann of Hazelton and Monseigneur Malloy of Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids.

Hunt M. M. Holmann Hazelton Monseigneur Malloy Immaculate Conception Church Cedar Rapids

Pfeiffer Girls Plan Formal House Party Friday

Pfeiffer hall hosts an open house Friday evening from 8 to 11 with dancing and cards. Town girls are invited and should bring escorts. Rosa Lee Osburn leads planning as Pfeiffer house president.

Pfeiffer Girls Pfeiffer Hall Rosa Lee Osburn Pfeiffer House

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