19 May 1931
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Newspaper
The Cornellian
Location
Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1931
Page
1
Plans for the annual Men's Mixer set for Saturday evening May 23 include a Methodist church dinner and three featured speakers. Speakers are Bill Kelly former Washington High School coach Cedar Rapids Ira Carrithers of Cedar Rapids and Charles Hedges.
The Mount Vernon Rotary club hosted 27 Mount Vernon graduates and 20 Lisbon students at a dinner at the Methodist church last Tuesday. Local superintendents Stout and Peterson and Lisbon principal Miss Florence Keyes attended. Dr. W. E. Slaght of Cornell College delivered the main address on true ideals of education.
Clara Greeley will give an organ recital in the chapel auditorium on Thursday evening May 21 at 7 o clock. The program includes works by Mailly Guilmant Franck Lemmens and others in a varied organ solo program.
M V High School held Pal Day last Wednesday afternoon featuring baseball activities and cliff scaling followed by a picnic supper. Students then returned home or to other locations.
The Purple Masquers closed their 1930-31 season with Molnar's The Swan. A sprightly comedy with rich settings that conveyed regal dignity through elaborate scenes and lighting, though cast nerves limited line delivery. Principal roles were played by (Turn to page 4).
Raymond Kreiner and Claude Rose perform a Conservatory of Music recital in the chapel auditorium on Friday evening May 22 at 8 00. The program features arias and art songs by composers including Caccini Giordani Puccini Brahms Schumann Schubert Hahn Delibes Massenet Vidal Quilter Griffes and others.
Sixteen volumes dealing with various phases of accounting have been added to the accounting library within the last year. These books represent the very best and most authoritative literature in the accounting field, according to Prof. Theo. W. Mathews.
The article traces the evolution of Cornell University’s student publications from The Collegian in 1869 through The Cornellian and its related papers. It notes name changes, mergers, and the shift to student journalism, ending with current publication practices and ongoing student authorship.
Dr. H J Burgstahler announced a $100000 bequest from the late W F Muse to Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa for a new men’s dormitory to be named Muse Dormitory. It will include fireproof construction, game rooms, and Y M C A style social facilities. Completion aimed for September 1932 with 5 percent interest to Mrs Elizabeth Muse Norris for life.
President Burgstahler H A Miller and Harold Baltz left Mount Vernon for Chicago to select a new chapel organ. They plan to return Wednesday evening and the organ is funded by a gift from Mr and Mrs Henry Pfeiffer given earlier.
A W A A pal party will be held Friday May 22 at the Upper Palisades. Girls wishing to attend must sign the bulletin board lists in Main Hall or Pfeiffer before Thursday noon. Capacity is limited to twenty. sign early. For details contact Miss Dorothy Rogers or Jane Mahin. girls provide their own bedding.
A $25 prize is awarded at Commencement to the graduating senior with the best record in History. The gift comes from Mrs. M. Montgomery Smith of Marshalltown. Last year’s winner was Miss Florence A Simpson now teaching history in Dysart High School.
New officers were elected at Mrs. Millers home meeting last Friday at 4 00. Herbert Rosengren is president Eve Lynn Ferguson is vice president Nina Pritchard is secretary and Winifred Lowe is treasurer.
The Cornell Tau Kappa Alpha chapter will initiate Clarence Richardson Joe Griffin Ashley Foard and Elwyn Mauck at four o clock Wednesday A banquet follows at six in The Grill with active members Basil Raffety Robert Canfield Howard Palmer and Prof C F Littell in attendance The society honors students who are public speakers or debaters and requires juniors for initiation.
Mr Henry Ho spoke at chapel praising American students as individualistic and sportsmanlike yet frank in expressing likes or dislikes. He warned of race prejudice as a weak point while Miss Caroline Ho and Miss Helen Ho announced plans to teach in China and to spread Christianity.
Prof. W. Earl Beem announced in chapel that Catherine Faust Evelyn Green and Bernadine York were elected to the National Collegiate Players honorary dramatic fraternity an honor recognizing their achievement in theater.
The 1931 Royal Purple year book will be released from the Royal Purple office in the basement of Main Hall on Thursday afternoon and evening. Staff led by Ashley Foard editor and Elwyn Mauck business manager assisted by Miss Nama Lathe present a complete chronicle of the year in theme and pictures.
Misses Helen and Caroline Ho, Cornell post graduates, depart for Shanghai to attend missionary and school conferences and study China’s current problems by teaching and traveling. Their brother, recent Washington master’s graduate, will join to pursue governmental work. They expect to arrive June 9 and stay into July.
Evelyn Cullumber is awarded a first prize of fifty dollars by the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association for her essay Alcoholic Drink in Modern Society. The northwest district includes Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska and Iowa. The district winner advances to a national contest with a top prize of five hundred dollars as a trip to Northern Europe and a Helsinki Finland conference on July 25.
Mount Vernon garden of Errol Miller blends riotous color with careful design. Native blue phlox dominates while dogwood and forsythia shape seclusion. A rustic arbor from old mill ruins anchors a lawned center with a cherry log bench and terraced rock walls.
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