Coe and Cornell Duel Amid Rain at Ash Park Meet
The annual dual track meet between Coe and Cornell at Ash Park faces slow times due to continuous rain. Coe showcases star athletes Lighter Bailey Massey Parmort Knapp and Barlow while Cornell fields over forty entries with about thirty likely to compete.
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Ash Park
Coe
Cornell
Bryant
Lighter
Bailey
Massey
Parmort
Knapp
Barlow
Coe Festival Opens With Gadski And Minneapolis Symphony
A group from Mt. Vernon and Lisbon attended the Cedar Rapids May festival opening. Mme. Gadski sang while the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra performed a Wagnerian program. The Coe festival began with strong attendance and support despite inclement weather.
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Mt. Vernon
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
Mme. Gadski
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Coe
Iowa Sprinters Receive Honors at State Meet
Two Iowa track athletes, Shearer of Drake and Lighter of Coe, earned high honors after strong showings at Des Moines. An Illinois Athletic Club representative eyed them to form a team for national competition, with plans for Chicago meets and west-coast duals. Lucille Criss hosted her California-born father for a Wednesday voice recital.
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Iowa
Shearer
Drake
Lighter
Coe
Illinois Athletic Club
Des Moines
Chicago
San Francisco
Lucille Criss
Mr. Criss
California
Coe Game Called Off Due to Rain and Poor Field
The Coe game was postponed after Cedar Rapids notified Director Finger no play today. Heavy rains left dirt diamonds mud filled. Coe lacks a grass diamond and will resume next week likely Wednesday. Rest will aid the varsity, and Lighter from the Presbyterian institution will join the outfield.
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Coe
Chapel
Cedar Rapsids
Finger
Byerly
Presbyterian Institution
Leila Hughes Reschedules Recital Date
Leila Hughes changes her oratory recital date from May 31 to Tuesday June 1. The event remains in the auditorium at four o'clock in the afternoon.
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Leila Hughes
Reception for Class of 1915 at Dean Freer Home
Dean Freer hosted the class of 1915 in place of the president's reception. The eight to ten event drew every member of the class despite rain. Miss MacLeod, Dean and Mrs Freer, and Dr King greeted attendees, with many faculty present. Refreshments followed in the dining room.
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Dean Freer
Second Oratory Recital by School of Oratory Students
The second diploma student recital in the School of Oratory took place Thursday afternoon in the Auditorium featuring Miss Clara Schmickle. The program included works by John Ingalls Myrtle Reed and a scene from While Breakfast Waited with Miss Hinkley, Miss Schmickle, and Mr Roe Howard. Schmickle impressed with humorous readings and strong modern cuttings, and the final number with Howard was praised for its artistic humor and clever staging. Holeproof Hosiery advertised by Alice M. Lyons.
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School of Oratory
Clara Schmickle
John Ingalls
Walter Malone
Myrtle
Reed
Myrtle Reed
Miss Schmickle
Dr. Carter
Miss Criss Delivers Voice Recital Before Friends
Miss Lucille Criss presented a graduation voice recital in the auditorium on a Wednesday afternoon May 26. Although not possessing a strong voice her sweetness and expression impressed the audience. German songs and English selections were well chosen, with Die Nacht and Song of the Province among the crowd favorites. Miss Lucy Kilgore accompanied at the piano for the program placed between performances.
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Lucille Criss
Miss Criss
Brahms Dranten
von Felitz
Bizet
Carmen
Templeton Strong Dearie
H. H. A. Beach
Landon Ronald Love
Landon Ronald Berceuse
Jocelyn
Godard
Miss Robinson
Dell” Acqua
Lucy Kilgore
Wisconsin wins inter-state oratorical contest at Galesburg
Oscar Ohlgren of Beloit College Wisconsin won the Inter-state Oratorical contest held in Galesburg Illinois at Beecher Memorial chapel. His speech A Nation Under the Lash urged support for Finland. Others placing were Garfield Cox Earlham College Indiana and Kelly O Neall Hiram College Ohio with a note on crime The Brand Of Cain.
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Galesburg
Ill
Beecher
Garfield W. Cox
Earlham College
Indiana
Kelly O’neall
Hiram College
Ohio
Cain
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
Cornell
Amphictyon Society Wins Home Oratorical Trophy
Elmer Thomas Devine of the Amphictyons won the Home Oratorical contest with The Child's Due, securing the faculty Oratory trophy for the first time in eight years. Miss Benson took second with Unconditional Surrender, while Leonard Fackler and Wm. Biederman placed third and fourth respectively in a close, strong showing. Cub Bair greeted returning ball teammates at the train from Ladora.
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Amphictyon Society
Elmer Thomas Devine
Leonard Fackler
Adelphian Literary Society
Fackler
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Park
Nex
Whitman
COE Festival
Highland Park
Grinnell Simpson
Leander Clark
Iowa Wesleyan A
Dean H. H. Freer
Alice M. Lyons
Gram
Wisconsin
Frank H. Shaw
Bay View
Assembly
Purmer
Charles H. Adams
Oberlin
Cornell Conservatory
Joe Beadle
Redpotte Hautauqua System
Vernon
Elmer Devine
Miss Benson
Devine
Fackler Speaks
Wm. Biederman
Biederman
Cub” Bair
Ladora
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