20 Oct 1939
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Newspaper
The Cornellian
Location
Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1939
Page
1
Cornell theatre casts move into dress rehearsal for Moss Hart and George Kaufman comedy You Cant Take It With You. Jose phine Magee will cue at 7 30 with Ben Hoover as stage manager for previews to students and townspeople. Reserve seats at the financial office tomorrow to avoid a sell out.
The Cornell Expeditionary Force announced contact with Coe forces along a 14 mile front from Mount Vernon to Cedar Rapids. The statement says Mount Vernon remains held by Cornell after night counter attacks.
Schnieder and Peison lead the Beta Beta Beta national biological fraternity on campus. They initiated two new members and fourteen provisional members Sunday night at 7 15 at Dr Brooks home. New officers are Pres Howard Schnieder Vice Pres Dana Peison Secretary George Young Historian Fred Leigh. Howard Schnieder spoke of his summer trip at the regular meeting Wednesday night.
The Cornwell varsity debate squad tackles a national question on isolation toward armed conflicts outside the western hemisphere. Debaters plan a spring trip to Washington DC for the boys and the girls head south. Freshman coach Francis Allen notes strong turnout with several named debaters.
Dean MacGregor heads to Delaware Ohio for Herbert Burgastahler’s Ohio Wesleyan University inauguration. President Magee meets him in New York City before MacGregor travels to Bowling Green State University to attend Frank Jay Proust’s inauguration as president.
Cornell students will observe Easter at home this year after faculty action on October 18. Spring break is moved from March 22–April 1 to March 29 at 12 noon through April 8 at 7 45 a m marking the first Easter holiday outside of spring term in several years.
A child psychology class plans observational experiments on young children on October 21 starting with Mary Bowman age 3½ months. Others in order include Corinne Wilcox age one, William Krukenberg age one, and twins Jerry Noel and Larry Joel Ringer age two. They recently visited St Lukes hospital Cedar Rapids to observe newborns.
Mary Louise Wurster is elected to membership in Torch, a senior women's honor society. Thursday evening Miss Betts hosted Torch members for a short meeting.
Delegates from ninety one colleges and universities in 30 states attend the Cornell College inauguration of Dr. John B. Magee on Friday October 27. Events include a 10 45 am chapel service, a Landon address broadcast 11 00 11 80 over Mutual via WMT Cedar Rapids, and an 8 pm Flynn lecture.
Inauguration Day program will feature Alfred M. Landon and John T. Flynn debating U S neutrality policy. Flynn argues for strict neutrality and keeping arms embargo intact to avoid war, while Landon signals caution and calls for national unity and a possible cash and carry approach, with debate over arms and embargo timing.
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