19 Sep 1941
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Newspaper
The Cornellian
Location
Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
1
A new three point program will be introduced at the initial service of the college league next Sunday evening at 6 30. Newcomers and old timers league workers and non league workers are invited to participate.
Eleven new staff join Cornell college for the coming year including Jess Wagus Spanish instructor, Miss Betti Deming assistant dietitian, Miss Rosemary Schallert college nurse, Roger Decker chemistry assistant, Dr. William N. Dunn chemistry instructor, Francis A. DuVal German instructor, Miss Marie Woerfel physical education aide, Walton S. Koch varsity coach, Paul Scott track and wrestling coach, and English teachers Mrs. Laura Jarrett Brooks and Mrs. Winifred Van Etten plus Mrs. Lois Henderson.
Julia Liu left Peking on July 29 to study at Cornell as the sole Chinese student among the freshmen. She finds attention but enjoys the friendly campus, learning English and taking music, home economics, and dance while auditing English. Muriel Hibbard, another freshman from Taian, China, also speaks Chinese. Julia maintains limited letters due to infrequent mail boats and strict censorship, and she misses her family more than Chinese customs.
All Cornellians gather for a 9 30 a m convocation to open the all college chapel session of 1941. President John Magee will speak on Fishing for Tarpon as seniors appear in robes for the first time at opening services. Organ music and choir provide selections. Classes shortened to fit the 45 minute program. Seniors receive caps and gowns between 8 45 and 9 15 a m.
Kenneth Spencer, noted bass, performs a recital in the King Memorial Chapel at 8 15 p m as part of Cornell's concert lecture series. The program blends classical and modern works, following his recent Town Hall New York recital. Spencer, an Eastman School of Music graduate with Hollywood Bowl and operatic credits, is described by critics as a rising star. The concert is free to the public and precedes the next course announcement.
The October Husk distributed on campus and mailed nationwide, its largest in two decades. It features Suzan Van Buskirk and Faye Fletcher stories, poems by Edward Weis Miller and Hope Worthen, and pieces by Bob Osburn Glenda Hodge Grove Geneva Ingram. Edward J. O Brien highlighted the Husk as one of the 13 best magazines for short stories.
Pledge week started September 15 with 45 girls and 63 fellows becoming new members of social groups. The list names pledges across A. T. A. Lyle Ahselford Bill Rastede Frank Babcock Earle Dows Bob Menkemeller Jim Eyre Bob Byas and many others. The Writers club plans its first meetingMonday at 4 pm at the Grill with all welcome and a dime for refreshments.
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