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Newspaper

The Cornellian

Location

Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1940

Page

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Graduation Week Activities Highlight 79 Cornell Seniors

Dr Ralph W Sockman will deliver the commencement address Monday June 10 as the eighty seventh Cornell graduating class receives degrees. President Magee will give the baccalaureate sermon Sunday June 9 with the procession at 9 30 a m. Alumni events run June 8 9 and 10 including reunions for classes 1894 1935 1890 and 1915 and the play Family Portrait.

Ralph W. Sockman Christchurch New York City Cornell John B. Magee Main Hall Dr. Lockman Magee Keyes Rood House Christ Armstrong Hall Lockman

Summer Session At Cornell Offers Broad Liberal Arts

Cornell will open a five week summer colony term on June 11 with a second session starting July 16. The program covers art, literature, natural and social sciences, philosophy and religion with a strong fine arts emphasis. It includes private piano with Jacques Jolas, voice violin and organ study, summer theatre and a geology field course in Wyoming led by Dr. Neil A. Miner and Dr. David M. Delo.

Cornell Jay B. MacGregor Jacques Jolas Conservatory of Music Albert Johnson Little Theatre Albion R. King Neil A. Miner David M. Delo Knox College Galesburg Wind River Mountain Dubois Wyoming

Jolas to Host Benefit Concert for French Refugees

Professor Jacques Jolas will present a Sunday benefit recital for refugees from his native Iorbach France. The event Sunday May 26 at 4 p.m. in the chapel features an exact duplicate program from a prior Forbach visit. Tickets cost 50 cents adults 25 cents students.

Jacques Jolas Iorbach Jolas France Ernest Hutcheson Juilliard Graduate School of Music New York Walter Damrosch Mr. Jolas Forbach

Sunday Restrictions Planned for Campus Activities

The advisory council met in a special session to consider banning sports and laboratory work on Sundays. They agreed that from 9:30 to 12 Sundays the athletic field and gymnasium will be closed, no scheduled rehearsals or lab work should occur, and sports may occur outside these hours.

Voice Pupils Gruenewald and Richardson Plan Recital

Tenor Robert Gruenewald and baritone Nelbert Richardson, pupils of Professor Francis German, will give a joint recital on Tuesday evening May 28 at 7 p.m. in the exhibition room of Armstrong Hall.

Robert Gruenewald Nelbert Richardson Francis German Armstrong Hall

Admiral Yarnell Urges Peace Based on Understanding

Admiral Harry E. Yarnell spoke in chapel urging a peace after World War II grounded in mutual understanding. He warned against isolationism and proposed three steps: China free, Japan restrained but granted access to essential resources, and acceptance of trade freedom worldwide. He favored limited foreign aid to economic support and called for morality in international dealings for lasting peace.

Harry E. Yarnell Admiral Yarnell Japan China Far East Yarnell United States Germany

Bowman and Pfeiffer Name Junior Counselors

Miss Betts has announced junior counselors for Bowman and Pfeiffer. The Bowman list includes Betty Woods Naomi Roberts Margaret Repass Doris Dahlin Jean Ballou and Adrienne Roscoe. Pfeiffer counselors are Helen Danforth Betty Rowley Ivis Boyer Harriet Schlagenhaus Clara Louise Parry and one position to be filled later.

Bowman Pfeiffer Miss Betts Betty Woods Naomi Roberts Margaret Repass Doris Dahlin Jean Ballou Adrienne Roscoe Helen Danforth Betty Rowley Ivis Boyer Harriet Schlagenhaus Clara Louise Parry

Edwin Rozwene Joins Cornell History Staff For Royal Purple

The university press plans a flexible distribution schedule for the Royal Purple edition next week. Editor Robert Hoopes notes books may arrive from binders Monday and be handed out that afternoon or Tuesday afternoon if delayed. Business manager Charles Warden urges those in arrears to settle accounts and collect dues ahead of distribution.

Cornellians Robert Hoopes Mount Vernon Hoopes Charles Warden Toledo Cedar Rapids Cornell Cornellian

Amherst Columbia Graduate Chosen for Social Science Post

Edwin C. Rozwene of North Hampton Mass will join the Amherst social science department next fall as instructor in a broader five division program. He holds Amherst Phi Beta Kappa honors 1937 Columbia MA 1938 and PhD expected June at Columbia. Rozwene will teach freshman social science European history since 1830 international relations and Latin American history.

Edwin C. Rozwene North Hampton Massachusetts Rozwene Amherst College Columbia University Cornell Rozwence Latin America Littell

Education Club Hears Iowa State Speaker

Dr Barton Morgan head of the education department at Iowa State College will be guest speaker for the Cornell Education Club meeting on Wednesday May 29 at 7 pm in Armstrong Exhibition Hall.

Barton Morgan Department of Education Iowa State College Cornell Education Club Armstrong Exhibition Hall

Jackson Fell Irvine Win Speaking Contest

Don Jackson won first prize of five dollars in the Tau Kappa Alpha extemporaneous speaking contest finals held Wednesday evening in Armstrong exhibition hall. Bob Fell and Bob Irvine won second and third prizes of two and one dollars respectively. Wallace Tripp and Bob Hoopes received honorable mention.

Don Jackson Tau Kappa Alpha Armstrong Exhibition Hall Bob Fell Bob Irvine Wallace Tripp Bob Hoopes Miss Messenger Professor Littell Ennis

Last Cornellian completes seventy-one years service

The Cornelian ends the school year as Cornell's campus periodical after seventy-one years of publication. It began in 1869 as the Collegian and evolved into the Cornelian in 1880.

Cornellian Cornell The Collegian

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Sockman Bowman, Pfeiffer Edwin Rozwene New History Royal Purple Amherst Columbia Cooper North Central Association Yale Wisconsin Northwestern Education Club Iowa Jackson Fell Irvine
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