Daniel L. Marsh to Give Address at Commencement
Daniel L. Marsh president of Boston University will deliver the commencement address at the seventy sixth annual ceremony on Monday June 10. He has long served in church and educational boards and authored books on religion and education. Alumni events include Senior Extravaganza June 7 Canary College musical comedy and a Conservatory concert kickoff commencement week followed by class reunions and an alumni reception.
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Daniel L. Marsh
S.T
Boston University
Marsh
General Conference
The
M. E. Church
National Anti-Saloon League
Methodist Board of Education
Cornell
Canary College
Conservatory of Music
Bowman Hall
Social Center at Main Hall Opens Soon
Students who have waited for plaster to tumble in Main Hall will find a new Social Center near completion. Two large rooms join by a fourteen foot arch, with high ceilings and many windows creating space and light. A cream toned kitchenette with drawers and cupboards will allow cooking. The center will be open each evening after dinner and on weekend nights for informal student gatherings. Eventually Philo Mill hall will become a game room.
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Philo-Mill Hall
Litterer Accepts Teaching Fellowship in Psychology
Mr. Oscar F. Litterer of the senior class has accepted a Teaching Fellowship in Psychology at the University of Minnesota for next year. He was an alternate on Columbia University’s Roberts Fellowships list this year and plans to continue graduate work at Columbia after his year in Minnesota.
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Oscar F. Litterer
University of Minnesota
Litterer
Roberts
Columbia University
Minnesota
Columbia
Seminar Studies Grade Standings in Fraternity and Sorority Groups
A study by Charles Pedri examines grade standings among college Greeks and non Greeks. It compares groupings by sororities fraternities coeds and freshmen, noting stronger scholastic performance among sororities and all women, with freshmen men pulling down averages.
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Charles Pedri
Slaght Addresses Last Science Club Meeting
The Science Club held the final meeting of the year in the Geology lecture room on Tuesday evening. Dr. W. E. Slaght delivered the address on An Unusual Case of Psychic Personality.
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Science Club
W. E. Slaght
Expulsion Leads to Tragic Death of Unlucky Student Horatio
Horatio Hotfoot, once expelled amid claims of unjust action, battled numerous illnesses and mental instability from youth. Despite high IQ tests, he faced repeated disciplinary incidents in college before a fatal outcome linked to a rare malady.
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Horatio Hotfoot
Horatio
Tracksters Meet Champ Knox Crew in Midwest Dual
Coach Judd Dean and fifteen Cornell tracksters travel to Galesburg Illinois for a dual meet with Knox. Thorpe leads the Cornell squad in mile and half mile events with a possible mile relay run. Roupe is expected to score in four events. Millard Kouba Ladd Swaney and Schenken compete in sprints and middle distances while Welzel Lundt Gaeth and Todd boost field events.
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Judd Dean
Cornell
Galesburg
Llinois
Knox
Purple
Thorpe
Kouba
Corlett
Cook
Roupe
Schenken
Welzel
Ladd
Swaney
Macaulay
Millard
Lundt
Gueth
O’connor
Todd
Dean
Lyle Roupe
Ames Soph
Taylor
Smwash Star
Arnold
Siwash
Monmouth
McCutchan
Orville Welzel
Letterman
Gladbrook
Sophomore Pledging Favored by Advisory Council
The Advisory Council at Cornell voted to urge the inter-society council to start pledging in the sophomore year. It also accepted the social study’s finding that final disposal of the study’s facts should wait until next fall. The council noted a crowded calendar and urged review, with student discussion planned for early next fall. It will meet with local society presidents Monday at 6 40 to set pledging timing.
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Inter-Society Council
Cornell
Art Students Plan Chicago Trip This Weekend
Miss Lathe will take a group of art students on a weekend excursion to Chicago. They depart Saturday night at 12 15 and return Sunday night. The itinerary includes church services at the new million dollar chapel, a visit to Lincoln Park, and Sunday afternoon at the Art Institute.
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Miss Lathe
Chicago
Million Dollar Chapel
Lincoln Park
Art Institute
Clef Club Elects Officers Monday May 18
The Clef Club held its last meeting of the year on Monday May 18 and installed officers for 1929 1930. President Alice Reed Vice President Freda Zemanek Secretary Esther Fisher Treasurer Doris Montgomery. After the business meeting Alice Rowland entertained with two vocal solos.
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Clef Club
Alice Reed
Freda Zemanek
Esther Fisher
Doris Montgomery
Alice Rowland
Richard Crooks Opens Festival At Cornell and Ellsworth
Richard Crooks opened the thirty first May Music Festival on the Cornell and Eastern Iowa campus. His true tenor voice impressed a hushed audience with flawless tone and clear diction in a program spanning Italian French and German songs including Gluck Strauss and Carmen. Frederick Schauwecker accompanied on piano and aided the program's success with skillful support.
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Cornell
Iowa
Richard Crooks
Gluck
Crooks
Strauss
Carmen
Fourdrain
Mr. Crook
Clorinda
Morgan
Frederick Schauwecker
Chicago Symphony Opens Festival With Tschaikowsky
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Frederick Stack begins its Music Festival in the chapel tonight with Tschaikowsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor and Goldmark overture to Sakuntala. Elly Ney will play Beethoven piano concerto in E flat major, with Alfred Wallenstein as soloist tomorrow.
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Mildred Mastin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Frederick Stack
Chapel Auditorium
Tschaikowsky
Alfred Wallenstein
Boellmann
Williams
London Symphony
Smetana
Sibelius
Inlandia
Cornell Ooratorio Society
Canary College Extravaganza Rehearsals Begin Next Week
Rehearsals start early June for Canary College extravaganza a musical comedy by Jean Saul and Ruth Messenger presented by the senior class. Miss Spencer writes lyrics with Mrs Tull and Miss Parsons while art students test a rapid scenery change. 12 seniors including Grace Kegley lead committees.
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Canary College
Jean Saul
Ruth Messenger
Tull
Elizabeth Wallis
Helen Wisgerhosy
Ruby Simpson
Alice Klien
Martha Clemens
Florence Chambers
Charles Pedri
Bruce Riley
Arthur Janssen
John Mogenson
Miguel Reynolds
Grace Kegley
Professor Norton's Flower Garden Earns High Praise
Opal Lybarger notes Dr. Fred Stock praising Norton's garden as a symphony with tulip varieties from pale pinks to wine red. The garden expands yearly with new sport tulips and graceful drifts, cloistered by apple trees and lilacs as May festival visitors glimpse Iowa's celebrated green space.
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Fredrick Stock
Holland
Iowa
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Slaght
Knox Crew
Midwest
Mary Parsons
Chicago Symphony
Prof. Norton
Opal Lybarger
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