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Newspaper

The Cornellian

Location

Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1920

Page

1

G O P Rally Friday Night In Cornell Chapel

Political discourse and rallies dominate campus events with a Republican rally Friday at 8 pm in the chapel auditorium led by Hon. J H Trewin. Republican speakers include Merrill Dryden Percy Edwards and Ruby Wasser. Democratic arguments and questions will be presented by Kate Skinner Charles Christianson and Glenn Fishbaugher next Wednesday.

Cornell Harding Cox Merril Dryden Percy Edwards Ruby Wasser Kate Skinner Charles Christianson Glenn Fishbaugher

Dr Knight Addresses Coe and Iowa City Group

Dr Nicholas Knight head of chemistry speaks before Coe Chemical Society Tuesday night and will welcome at the Iowa section ACS banquet in Iowa City October 22. He will greet Dr Edward Bartow new head of chemistry at the State University. Dr Bailey of Kansas will deliver the evening address. The Coe talk celebrated formation of a new chemical society at that college. topic Chemistry in Warfare.

Nicholas Knight Iowa Coe Chemical Society American Chemical Society Iowa City Jefferson Hotel Knight Edward Bartow The State University Bailey State University of Kansas Coe New Chemical Society

Republicans Meet Tonight at Republican Club Session

The Republican Club holds its weekly meeting Wednesday evening at 6 40. Members are urged to attend with visitors welcome. Francis Harvey Genevra Studdert and Merrill Dryden are slated to speak. Special music will be performed followed by an informal discussion after the program.

Republican Club Francis Harvey Genevra Sturdevant Merrill Dryden

Dr Benson Baker Addresses Student Volunteers On India Mission

Dr Benson Baker spoke to student volunteers and others interested in foreign missions in Lower Chapel Sunday afternoon. He shared his field experiences and the Mass Movement’s rapid spread of Christianity in India, plus progress in education. He highlighted social life among missionaries, noting an American compound and welcoming British neighbors with dinners teas tennis and books.

Benson Baker Lower Chapel India America

College Calendar Submissions Sought for Cornellian Box

All persons or organizations with data to appear in the college calendar must place it in the Cornellian box in Main Hall by the day before publication.

Absentee Voting Law Outlines Student Ballot Access

The Republican Club of Cor summarizes general and absentee voting rules for the November general election. Eligibility requires state residence six months, county residence 60 days, and precinct residence 10 days. Absentee voting via affidavit on the ballot envelope allows qualified, registered voters away from their county on election day to vote by mail. Applications for ballots may be made 15 to 8 days before election day to the county auditor or city or town clerk, with full directions supplied.

Northwestern University to confer Master of Business degree

Northwestern University School of Commerce announces a graduate division to confer the Master of Business degree. Dean Ralph E Heilman cites professional training in commerce for graduates seeking enhanced business knowledge. Two plans exist: a full time Evanston program and evening or Saturday options for working students.

Northwestern University School of Commerce Ralph E. Heilman Northwestern University Evanston

Cox Roosevelt Club Meeting Discusses World Court Issue

The Cox Roosevelt Club meets tonight at 6 40 in the Y M C A Chapel room. Student members will discuss the League of Nations versus the World Court of Justice and promise informative insight for attendees.

Cox- Roosevelt Club League of Nations World Court of Justice

Famous Actress Reads Lincoln Drama in Chicago Engagement

Miss Horten Nielsen, renowned actress, stars in John Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln, presented by the English club in Chicago. The play, lauded from London to New York, centers on the life of a Civil War era American without romance, delivered with reverent humanity.

John Drinkwater Chicago Cornell Hortense Nielsen Maeterlinck Shakespeare English’ Club John, Drinkwater Abraham Lincoln London Washington New York Lincoln

Knight Cited in Who's Who in America

The first profile in a Cornell series highlights Dr. Nicholas Knight head of the chemistry department. Knight, born April 2, 1861 in Mexico New York, earned degrees from Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins and studied in Strassburg. He taught at Cazenovia Seminary and Randolph Macon College before joining Cornell College in 1899.

Cornell America Nicholas Knight Mexico New York George and Mary (McDonald) Knight University of Syracuse University of Strassburg Johns Hopkins

Pep Meeting For Simpson Game Moves To 3 15 P M

Cornellians are urged to assemble on the campus east of Mainhall tomorrow afternoon at 3 15 for a pep session before the team departs for Indianola to play Simpson on Thursday. No speeches due to time, but the band will perform and cheerleader Percy Edwards will lead cheers before the march to the station for the four o clock train west.

Indianola Simpson Cornellians Mainhall Methodist “Brethren Percy Edwards

Taft Expected Here Saturday

Attorney Graham of Des Moines visited Mt. Vernon to meet Cornell Republicans and referee the Simpson Cornell game. He praised Cornell’s Republican Club while aiding local organizing efforts. A Taft speech is planned in Iowa Friday and a Saturday 2 PM address in the chapel is under consideration.

Attorney Graham Des Moines Mt. Vernon Cornell Knox Grill Graham United States Republican Club Linville Republican Central Committee Linn County William Howard Taft Taft Iowa

Professor Erwin Mapes Abroad Studying Romance Languages

Erwin K. Mapes, '09, professor of Romance languages at Westminster College Missouri, is on leave abroad. He studies French at Grenoble then at the Sorbonne in Paris and will study Spanish in Madrid. He recently published a Spanish reader and plans to return by September for the new college year.

Erwin K. Mapes Westminster College Missouri University of Grenoble Sorbonne Paris Madrid Mapes

Professor Ebersole Contributes to Far Eastern Republic

Professor W. S. Ebersole writes Some Chinese Sculptures for the August issue of The Far Eastern Republic a San Francisco publication on China. The sculptures date to 147 A D. Cornell library holds impressions taken from the stones.

W. S. Ebersole Far Eastern Republic San Francisco China Cornell

Secretary Moore Takes Ten Day Eastern Trip

Alumni Secretary Otis Moore embarks on a ten day tour through eastern states and heads toward a probable return the first of next week. He starts at Mt. Vernon visiting cousin Maj. Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth Chief of Infantry in Washington. He will also speak in several Virginia locales under Episcopal church auspices.

Moore Otis Moore Mt. Vernon Washington Charles S. Farnsworth U. S. Army Virginia The Episcopal Church

Cornell Grid Men Face Simpson in Indianola

Cornell University football players travel to Indianola to meet Simpson on Friday. Several first string men will miss the game due to injuries, prompting increased playing time for Cornell’s second string. Coach Finger hopes to take the full squad but travel distance and cost limit the lineup.

Cornell Grid Warriors Indianola Simpson Aggregation Altho Simpson Simpson Cornell Knox Iowa Huddieson Peterson Gowans Lawrence West Fisher Danskin Miller Farragher Banze Finger

Rhodes scholars aid German prisoners of war relief mission

A group of Rhodes scholars from Oxford has joined Y M C A relief work in Germany to aid Russians in prison camps awaiting repatriation. About 175 000 Russians remain with limited ships and severe privations amid illness undernourishment and inadequate clothing. Each receives only a small government monthly allowance. The Honor System in written work has been adopted at Lawrence.

Rhodes Scholars Oxford University Germany Stettin Narva Lawrence

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Chapel J. H. Trewin Trewin Republican Club of I. E. Johnson Cairman Woman’s Department DR. Knight College Home County COX Club Who's Who Studies IN Europe Prof. Ebersole Cornell Warriors Purple Roman Miltonian Party W. H. Taft
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