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VOL. xLiπ, NO. 34 ITHACA, NEW YORK, JULY, 1941 PRICE, 15 CENTS REUNIONS-BY CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Van Cleef Dinner tended that this Reunion was a notable suc- morning hours we said good-night, many to cess, and a wish that the University and those meet on Sunday for further greetings and good- The customary dinner of early Classes took who arranged for the Reunion should have this byes. The unanimous verdict was: "We are place in the Blue Room of Sage College Satur- appreciation of the Class of '91 brought to Cornell '96—We'll be back in '46."—A. T. S. day evening. Eighty-two persons were present. their attention.—I. E. G. Following the plan inaugurated by Mynderse Class of '01 Van Cleef '74, there were present returning Class of '96 alumni of the Classes of '70 to '90, inclusive, Sixty-nine members of the Class of 1901, The Forty-five-year Reunion was well at- and also members of their families. This in- sixty-two men and seven women, were given tended and a delightful gathering. Γt included cluded children and in many cases grand- official credit for attendance. This number five Classmates who never previously had at- children. These seemed right promising ma- was within two of the record for the Forty- tended a Reunion, some coming from distant terial for future Cornellians. We were honored year Class held by 1894. cities of New Orleans, Baltimore, and Chi- by the presence of Eugenia Van Cleef, daugh- On Friday evening, June 13, the men held a cago. For the most part we were housed in ter of the founder of these dinners. dinner at Fontainbleu, eighteen miles south- Prudence Risley and Anna Comstock Hall, de- President Day favored us with a visit, as he west of Ithaca on Kayuta Lake. The dinner lightfully situated beyond the gorge. said, to look over the old-timers. By the way, attended by all members of the Class was held We had our regular evening dinners Friday the old-timers are quite sure they made the Saturday evening in Prudence Risley Hall. and Saturday, both largely attended. Friday University what it is to-day. The President James O'Malley, president of the Class, pre- night, "Tompy" presided and quickly dis- gave us a fine talk which was appreciated by sided. Willis H. Carrier of Syracuse, a Uni- patched the Class business so all were free for all of us. versity Trustee and the "father of air-con- personal activities of Senior singing, Dra- Nearly every one of the twenty Classes was ditioning," delivered a brief formal address. matic and Musical Clubs. Later we congre- represented either by a written message or by Ezra B. Whitman, also a University Trustee, gated at our headquarters in Prudence Risley personal representatives. Last year we were spoke informally. Whitman was elected vice- and discoursed far beyond midnight. Saturday gratified to have with us personal representa- president of the Class to succeed William H. night, our dinner was further increased in tives of the first three Classes, '69, '70, and '71. Miller, and Roy M. Hart of Brooklyn was attendance. Our president had made a fine This year we had a message from '70 and per- elected permanent treasurer to succeed Roger selection for toastmaster, Colonel Edward sonal representation in Royal Taft of '71 and B. Williams, Jr., both of whom died since the Davis, who amused us with dreams of the Albert Osborn of '72.. Both these men are over Reunion in 1937. previous night which he happily disclosed in ninety and still in full manly vigor. rhymes. Following this the toastmaster intro- Besides Carrier and Whitman, other mem- This was the Sixty-year Reunion of the duced the speaker of the evening, Dean Dexter bers registered who are not in the Class picture Class of '81, sponsors of the dinner. The Class S. Kimball, who is an important member of were Theodore F. Borst, Leslie V. Grander, was represented by James B. Stearns and Ed- the OPM. Dean Kimball gave us an intimate Harry O. Lovejoy, Mabel Crowl Curtis, Clara win W. Catchpole. talk concerning present developments of R. Donaldson, Mary C. Gillette, A. Louella '86 had its Fifty-fifth this year and had the World War II, and of the future aims of the Northrop, Kate Cosad Snyder, Edith Church largest representation at the dinner. Ernest armed forces. Then we proceeded to Bailey Ward.—J. O'M. Merritt spoke felicitously for this group. Hall and enjoyed the alumni rally. The Van Cleef dinners which bring together As has been our costom for many years, im- Class of '06 the scattering members of the early Classes mediately following the rally '96 had a mid- Class members began to show up at head- have always been among the pleasant features night get-together at Prudence Risley, where quarters in Mennen Hall Thursday evening, of Reunions, and we trust that they will be "Tompy" took charge, conducting an inter- and by Saturday noon forty-six had arrived. continued indefinitely. esting "quiz" concerning athletic and social It was unanimously agreed that we fully ac- —S. H. GAGE, Secretary of '77 items of past history of our Class, the success- complished our aim of "A Grand Visit with Class of '91 Golden Anniversary ful contestants being awarded appropriate, Cornell and with Each Other." laugh-producing gifts. Following this, movies Curt Welch, Jim Braman, and Sy Preston Those attending the alumni meetings on the of prior Reunions were exhibited, many re- thoroughly approved the workmanship of Campus and in Barton Hall were interested in calling those present in former years and now the baseball team in the game against Dart- a Class button of gold background with a large gone forever. It is our hope that moving mouth Friday afternoon, and Ed Foote, Pat red "C" and the numerals '91 in the center, pictures taken this year, many in color, can Folger, and Carl Johnson joined with others which was the insignia of the Fifty-year Class. be made available for our future Reunions. of about our time to show that they haven't Of the original entrance registration of 400 Refreshments were served and in the early forgotten how to make a shell step along. in 1887, of which forty were women, fifty- three members were present at the Class ban- We held our Class dinner at the Johnny quet in Balch Hall Saturday evening, together Parson Club Friday evening, joined by a with fifteen guests. The Class president, J. W. dozen friends from '04 and '05. Life Secretary Beardsley of Syracuse, was unable to attend, Al Mellowes reported that after Reunion so Alternate President Frank J. Tone of activities were over, the Class would have Niagara Falls presided. Other officers present about $1700. It was unanimously voted to were Secretary Clarence A. Snider of New turn this money over to the University, the Rochelle and Treasurer Lewis E. Dofflemyer income to be divided between the Class for of Ithaca. Judge F. P. Schoonmaker of Brad- future expenses and the Alumni Fund. Al ford, Pa., acted as toastmaster. Harry C. Davis Mellowes also suggested the election of a new of Denver, Colo., related his experience when life secretary. This suggestion was received abducted by the Sophomores, while president with vociferous applause, and Al Mellowes of our Freshman Class. Interesting remarks was immediately unanimously elected to suc- were made by E. B. Lovell, E. W. Olmsted, ceed himself. and C. B. King, also by Arturo Rodriguez Most of us went to the Musical Clubs' con- who came by plane from his home in Porto cert, and had to admit the performance was Rico. Ina E. Genung read a letter of greeting one of the finest we had ever heard. None of from Mrs. J. H. Tanner. us will forget the manificent rendition of A memorial service was held Saturday "Goin" Home" for a long, long time. morning in Sage Chapel with Judge Schoon- Saturday night, we joined '04 and '05 at maker presiding and the Rev. Charles H. Mc- their dinner where Eddie Holmes '05 kept Knight '91 offered prayer. things moving in a lively strain. Then to the The highlight of the Reunion was the de- Rally under '2.6's able direction, followed by lightful garden party given by President and the final bull sessions, most of which lasted Mrs. Day for the Class Saturday afternoon CONGRATULATIONS TO Ί6 well into the night, as we reluctantly faced when sixty-four were most cordially received "Sam" Howe, Reunion chairman, receives the necessity of starting on our various ways and had the opportunity of the more personal congratulations of Matthew Carey, secretary Sunday morning. greeting of our gracious President and his wife. of the Class of '15, for breaking the Reunion Men who registered at Class headquarters There was a sincere expression of all who at- attendance record which '15 set last year. but are not in our picture were Forrest Lee, 474 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

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C. G. Lee, R. C. Gibbs, C. C. Hutton, G. C. entitled "Reunion Time," and the Dramatic P. J. Gallagher, Claire W. Hardy, William E. Bogert, W. W. Reynolds, H. B. Mann, and Club show. Needless to say, they reconvened Hawke, Henry J. Kimball, A. K. Rothenberger, H. A. Holmes. under the 1911 tent after the performances. C. P. Rhynus, J. E. Rutledge, Norman L. It was a grand get-together, and those of True to our promise, "Hank" Kimball Stafford, J. T. Thompson, M. Vanderhoef, Ό6 who had to miss it better start planning boated a 1911 crew on the inlet Saturday LeRoy P. Ward, Rufus I. Worrell. now to be back with the old crowd in 1946. afternoon. This was one of the highlights of We'll be out strong for our Thirty-five-year —B. C. B. the Reunion. "Hank" anticipated the designs Reunion, and will have a rehearsal at our Dix of his old buddies, "Bill" Simson and "Sut" plan gathering in 1944.—O. G. M. Class of Ίl Men Sutton, by jumping overboard. Our Thirty-year Reunion has come and gone Every place was taken in the Johnny Parson Class of Ί.6 Men and is now a part of Cornell history. The close Club for our Class dinner on Saturday night^ The Twenty-fifth Reunion of the Class of relationship which has developed among those Our president, Gene Bennett, presided and 1916 took place under showering skies June who have attended their Reunions is something called on several Classmates for brief speeches. 13-15. It was a spectacular success. The Class which means a great deal to all of us. These We presented gifts to Chip Tyson, our general established a new record for Reunions at Cor- associations and our stay on the Campus make Reunion chairman who unfortunately was un- nell, 185 Classmates returning, of which -L^ us feel that our University is one of the worth- able to attend, and Johnny Rewalt, Class were men and γ. were women. With fair while things in life. treasurer, in appreciation of their long ser- weather before Reunion and during the first The Class tent outside headquarters in North vices to the Class. A prize was awarded to day, we feel we would have attained our goal Baker was the scene of many small reunions. Abe Mahon of Los Angeles for coming the of 300. Here we met old friends and made new ones greatest distance. Entertainment was provided The memorial:services in honor of our de- with the assistance of Ballantine's dispensed by the Glee Club Quartette which was en- ceased Classmates were held in Sage Chapel by "Stuffy" DeMun. Several Classmates were thusiastically received. A phonograph record Friday morning. The Rev. Ray Sanford Ί6, back for the first time, and enjoyed the Campus of the proceedings was made by Bob Morse, The Common Ground, Chicago, delivered an Caravan tour of the Campus. The Varsity including the yodelling of Vic Ritschard and inspiring address, Professor Paul Weaver baseball game with Dartmouth on Friday "One Eyed Riley" by Art Holmes. presided at the organ, and Gilbert Cobb '41, a gave us our first chance to cheer and to loosen Classmates who were there but not in our gifted vocalist, sang the solos. Cornetists up the vocal cords for our close harmony picture are Charles Beavers, E. W. Benjamin, from our Reunion fife and drum corps played sessions. We have been dubbed the "singing Joseph B. Campbell, Charles M. Chuckrow, "Taps." Following this, the Class marched to Class" by many old-timers. The party split W. L. Conwell, C. H. Davidson, S. B. Dicker, the Charles Barrett Memorial at the Field for Senior singing, the Musical Club concert J. Carl Fogle, Joseph C. Ford, George S. Frank, House, led by our fife and drum corps and our

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Dr. Marguertie Kkigsbury; for the most de- of these registered with us at our dormitory Class of'39 Women grees to Dorothy Burnett Townsend; for the headquarters. However, our tent at the dormi- History is in the making these days. The most prominent part in defense work to Mar- tory was well stocked with provisions and at- women of the Class of '39 contributed their jorie Van Order Kinzel. Laura Pedersen tended in good number throughout the week- share during Reunion week-end. Not world Menkoni looked just the same as she did in end. Our costume, composed of green sailor's history, but pretty close to it. There were 192.6 and got a prize for doing so. Olive Knight blouse with white neckerchief and white Secour won a close race in the offspring con- sailor's hat, was comfortable, attractive, and seventy girls in Ithaca. At least we are sure that we saw that many different noses. Those test because two of her three children are well received. of you who weren't there might like to know twins. Our main attraction Friday night, exclusive what we did during the week-end. I won't at- After dinner, "Eagan" attempted to resign, of the brew, was Duke Wood's report on his tempt to answer for individuals, but in general but her motion was voted down promptly previous ten days' experiences. It was a baby this is what happened. and loudly. The Class voted to celebrate the girl. Saturday night we gathered at the Al- Twenty-year Reunion in 1946, and to observe Some of the Classes were there early, but '39 hambra for our Class dinner and after doing toddled in during the early part of Friday after- the Dix plan reunion only as an informal get- justice .to the same, we descended en masse together. Ruth Burns McMahon was unani- noon. This was excusable since ours was the upon the alumni rally which was a fitting baby Reunion, and at the two-year stage we mously elected Reunion chairman for the climax to a splendid week-end. Twentieth. are still a little wobbly. Our headquarters was In all, every moment was pleasant. The on the fourth floor of Sage in one of the large The Class adjourned to Bailey Hall to watch spirit displayed by our group of '36 men bodes the excellent program put on by the men of corner rooms. It didn't look very large most of well for those big Reunions to come. To the time, because it always seemed to be '16. Harry Wade, husband of our Agnes Lester, Johnny Humphreys, our Reunion chairman, was the master of ceremonies. After the rally, crowded with people even at very late and goes the sincere appreciation of all for the early hours. The registration committee was the Sage headquarters hummed with activity splendid job he turned out.—C.E.D. always willing to dock someone for the fee or again and it is reported that Marian Quell Class dues. burned the midnight oil 'til the accounts Class of'36 Women There was much favorable comment about looked black instead of red.—F. L. S. Women of the Class of 1936 came back fifty the costumes. You know how our Class has Class of'31 Women strong for their Five-year Reunion, decorated always vowed to have a costume that would colorfully with white aprons tied with red look well on all sizes and shapes. Sally Stein- It was a good Reunion! We might have sashes and little peaked red and white caps. In man and her committee deserve much credit looked really brillant if it hadn't been for ye the Class headquarters in the top corner of for their choice of hair ribbons and large red olde Twenty-five-year Classe of Ί6. They re- Sage, the "bull sessions" carried on far into pocketbooks with shoulder straps. The girls uned with the slogan that they were the finest the night just as of old. At the luncheon in were asked to wear white if possible. When- in the land, and so people got that impression. Barton Hall on Saturday, their ranks were ever the Class was together as a group they They seemed to love the whole business too, swelled by "sailors" in green middies from the looked very trim in white with their red though perhaps it was but an act long re- men's Class, and the same sailors helped to pocketbooks swinging at their sides. hearsed, and really difficult to play. They enliven the picture-taking ceremony on Hoy Since nothing official was scheduled for rehearsed it e'en a twelfth month, I'm told, Field. Friday night, the majority of us took in the and the act went well. Dr. Day—he's the new The Class banquet was held out at Old Glee Club concert. It was well worth any President—got to wearing a Ί6 blazer come Hundred and was a great success in spite of a amount that we could have paid to see it. Saturday's rally—or did you know? terrific thunderstorm. Elizabeth Fessenden "The Co-ed's Complaint" and "Co-ediquette" But back to us: It was a good reunion! We showed her colored movies of the Second-year had a barrel full of laughs for everyone. It was were officially 69. Gertrude Goodwin reuned Reunion in 1938 and of President Day's in- thrilling to hear the Glee Clubs as they §ang for five days: Ruth Palmer, perhaps five hours. auguration ceremonies. the Cornell songs. The girls took part in this No one looked old, everyone looked just the Mrs. William C. Eisenberg (Alice Bailey) concert, I believe for the first time, and added same. "Lovely" really should be our adjective. was in charge of the plans for the banquet and greatly to the evening's entertainment. Just ask the Class of '09! We let one of them be the room reservations, and Mrs. Herbert T. Saturday was the red-letter day. It began labelled Toots Uetz Felton to quiet him, and Brunn (Marion Blenderman) and Mrs. Doug- with a breakfast in Memorial Room at Wil- another Mary Jane Snyder Mumper, and they las V. Lewis (Maida Hooks) took care of the lard Straight Hall for all Cornell women. Then looked "lovely," completely satisfied with costumes.—M.T.N. the annual alumni meeting was held in Bailey their lot as they went off beaming and mur- Hall at which President Day spoke. Next came muring Toots Toots and Mary Jane. Class of'39 Men the Drill Hall luncheon. It's officially Barton Neither Mary Jane nor Toots got to Ithaca, Hall now. Remember when you were an under- you see, nor Fritz Meisse Meincke nor Lefty Fifty-two men of the Class of '39 registered graduate and went to the Luncheon just to see Hankinson Howe. Hope all is well with them in Barton Hall for the first Reunion. While what it was like? You were a little amazed at at this point. We missed seeing the Burches too this number is not what we had hoped for, it all the helloing that went on and a little but Saturday is no time for them to play. And is good in view of the national situation. Of doubtful about whether you would ever have Vesta couldn't leave her practice to come over the loo-odd replies which I received, more the same spirit. But it's contagious! Our Class from Lisle. Yet there were pleasant surprises than fifty were affiliated or expected to be af- was able to do as much reuning as any. The that you and you and I didn't expect. Here are filiated with Uncle Sam. Another fifty were parade of the Classes was led by a band of some of them: Betty Muller, Marjorie Swift, working for industries which could not spare Scottish Highlanders. We '39ers had to bring Edith Macon Cushman, Miriam Prytherch them. up the tail end, but we were there about 100 Chapin, Happy Liable Tallmadge, Grace However, the fifty-two who were back had strong, counting both the men and women. a fine time from all the reports that I heard. Aronson Gordon, Helen Wetzler Michaels from After standing around in the boiling sun Auburn, Clarissa Smith, Franky Young, Mary Not many were back in time for the game on Friday, but in the evening they did start waiting to have our Class picture taken, we Fuertes Boynton, Mary Shields Emert, Bar- were very happy to accept the invitation of the bara Crosby, Dee Hall, Mary Hennessey, Doris drifting in pretty fast. That night the whole bunch sat together down at the dorms dis- men of the Class to a picnic at Cascadilla. Brown Hodge, Kotty Coe Green, and Mo Van People strolled in, stayed for a while, and Vranken Grossarth. All those, plus notes of cussing the happenings of the two years since leaving the Hill. We were also entertained by went on their merry way. It was a typical greetings from Marguerite Kline Kingsley, Cornell picnic. For many of us, it was the first Helene Levenson Goldman, Helen Kreisinger talking with Ernie Pope '31, former corre- spondent in Berlin, who was back for his Ten- in two Years and, therefore, a very welcome Selvey (who can claim our first twins), Lenny one. Somehow, there's only one place for a Tobias, and Ginny Urban Hamer, and life felt year Reunion. His slants on the foreign situa- tion were interesting. picnic and that's Ithaca. all but complete. Then also Mardel Ogilvie The Class banquet was held in the Green wished her greetings might have reached Saturday noon, the gang congregated at Room at Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Every- Ithaca; Hilda Havens was sorry she was Barton Hall for lunch, and many more of the thing was good: the food, the hecklers, and omitted; Marian Ballin asked that every detail Class arrived at this time. It was a very hot Piney. Everyone will agree that Piney is just be sent her, and so I might go on. day, and in the afternoon we got together with about the best toastmistress in our Class, even But I will conclude with this: If you would the girls of the Class for a beer party down by though she denies it. We had as our guests for count on getting something done, page Audrey the Cascadilla tennis courts. the evening, Miss Fitch and Miss Simonds. Stiebel Gottschalk (and Robert), Helen Mc- Our banquet at the Delmonica was a great Miss Fitch is leaving the Campus this summer Curdy Grommon and her cohorts, Oddie success, and the rally at Bailey Hall that eve- and our Class was smart and invited her to the Worden, Alice Schade Webster and/or Olive ning was the best in many years. The Class of banquet before any other group could snare Espenschied Emslie. But first, please, you '2.6, who were Host Class, should be compli- her. She will be in Eugene, Ore. after leaving might give them a bit of a holiday!—K.R.G. mented on their fine job. After the rally, the Ithaca. There will always be a welcome sign men went their own way in groups, some to, for all who wish to come visit when they are Class of '36 Men Glenwood, some to the dorms. in that part of the country. I still am not quite Our Fifth was like our Second in at least one Let's hope that when our Five-year Reunion sure why we did so much hilarious laughing respect. We were short on numbers but long on rolls around, conditions will permit more of throughout the meal. I think that most of it enthusiasm. Although the official count gives the Class to enjoy themselves at Cornell again. can be attributed to the hecklers at head table us 58 men registered at the Drill Hall, only 32. -T. I. S. B.,Jr. who misinterpreted and misunderstood much 478 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

of what was said. It was all in fun, though, La Grande Mademoiselle and several and we are awfully glad that everybody WOMEN LEADERS RESIGN laughed so much. During the banquet, the Miss Fitch and Miss Seely Leave other books, including Diane, the committee for the Five-year Reunion was R. Louise Fitch, Dean of Women at the Huntress. chosen: Happy Frankle, chairman; Louise Myers, costumes chairman; Eleanor Culver, University since i9z6, has resigned, registration chairman; Dawn Rochow, ban- effective June 30, i94z, and at the end of quet chairman. the Summer Session will leave for Eugene, The rally in Bailey Hall exceeded past per- Ore., on leave of absence. She plans to formances. The Class of '2.6 entertained in devote her time to writing and study for royal fashion with many of this year's Senior Class taking part. We ended the evening with a period. a midnight-and-after feast. Some other Classes heard about it so we had visitors from '36 and '39, It was a big week-end for '39. It will be an even bigger one when we go back for our Fifth in 1944. Better put it on the calendar now! You won't want to miss it. With Happy Frankle at the helm, it should be a week-end well worth the time and mpney.—S. D. S.

SINES '22 HEADS CLUB New president-secretary of the Cornell Club of Northern California is Bernard S. Sines 'zz, executive assistant of the South- Miss Seely entered Arts and Sciences in ern Pacific Co., 65 Market Street, San 1901 after a year at Elmira College, and Francisco. received the AB in 1904, returning to the Graduate School from 1908-10 for study CLASS SECRETARIES GATHER in History and Economics. She taught at The Association of Class Secretaries at the National Park Seminary in Washing- its meeting in Willard Straight Hall June ton, D. C., and spent a year overseas in 14 re-elected Mrs. R. H. Shreve (Ruth war work for the American Red Cross. Bentley) '02. and Max F. Schmitt 'z4,its Miss Fitch succeeded Georgia L. White She is a member of Alpha Phi. directors of the Cornell Alumni Associa- '96 as Dean of Women, coming from tion. President Herbert F. Johnston '17 Whitman College where she had been ENGINEERING COLLEGE BUSY prefided. Mrs. R. W. Sailor (Queenie dean of women for two years. She re- The College of Engineering is continu- Horton) '09 presented her report as ceived the AB in i9oz and the AM in ing through the summer, under direction treasurer. There was general discussion 1911 at Knox College and engaged in of Assistant Dean Arthur S. Adams, de- of the proposed handbook for Class graduate study at the University of Cali- fense training courses for men employed secretaries, of Class publications, the fornia and University of Oregon. In i93z, in industry or capable of such employ- work of Classes for the Alumni Fund, and Knox College conferred upon her the ment, which it started last fall with the importance of Class organization honorary LittD. She taught in Illinois sponsorship of the US Office of Education. among undergraduates. and North Dakota, was editor and man- At the University and in three other Other secretaries and delegates present ager of the Galva (111.) Weekly News for centers, enrolment in twenty-six summer were Royal Taft '71, Professor Simon H. two years and has been editor of The courses, given evenings to train men for Gage '77, Mrs. Willard Beahan (Bessie Trident of Delta Delta Delta, the Journal greater responsibilities in defense in- DeWitt) '78, Clayton Ryder '79, Profes- of the American Association of Univer- dustries, approximates 1400. sor Henry N. Ogden '89, Clarence A, sity Women, and other publications. In Many of the courses which began last Snider '91, William G. Atwood '92., Pro- 1918 she went to France as a special re- fall and winter are now completed, and fessor Clark S. Northup '93, Albert T. porter for the YWCA, and her book, many students have received promotions Scharps '96, Professor George N. Lauman Madame France, describes the effect of in their jobs. Courses were given to 1^9 '97, Wilton Bentley '98, Elsie Dutcher war on civilian populations. She has students, which approximately equals Όo, Edward D. Bryde '04, Julia M. contributed articles on co-education and the normal enrolment in the College of Emery '04, Dr. Esther E. Parker '05, Mrs. sororities to the Encyclopedia Brit- Engineering at Ithaca. Six full-time and John B, Grace (Anna Field en) Ίo, tanica; is a past national president of three part-time teachers have been added Martha E. Dick Ίi, Charles A. Dewey Delta Delta Delta, was a vice-president to the Faculty, three experts have been Ίz, George H. Rockwell '13, H. W. of the League of American Penwomen borrowed from industry, and twenty-six Peters '14, Matthew Carey '15, Mrs. and national recording secretary of the regular members of the College staff give Harold Flack (Elizabeth Alspach) Ί6, Women's Overseas Service League, and part or full time to the Engineering de- Weyland Pfeiffer Ί6, Mrs. Robert C. is a member of Mortar Board, Phi fense training program. Cost of instruc- Osborn (Agda Swenson) '2.0, Allan H. Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Theta, Delta tion is borne by the Federal Government, Treman 'zi, Mrs. Raymond Bell (Carol Kappa Gamma, and Phi Beta. and all courses are of college grade. Curtis) 'zi, Emmet J. Murphy 'zz, Mrs. Grace H. Seely '04 resigned June 30 as In the summer courses, nine given in Milton P. Royce (Ruth Van Kirk) 'zz, head resident of Sage College, where she buildings of the University of Buffalo Alice E. Mouronval 'z3, Mrs. Ruth Cook has been since 1919. She is spending the have enrolment of 770. In a new training Hamilton 'z4, Florence E. Dahme 'z5, summer with her brother, Charles A. center at Endicott High School, six Mrs. Bernard A. Savage (Carmen Schnei- Seely '04, in Spencer, and next fall will courses have Z49 students; five courses at der) 'z7, James D. Pond 'z8, KatherineR. live in the new Westview Terrace Apart- Southside High School, Elmira, have Ganzenmuller '31, Donald F. HackstafT ments on Triphammer Road. She plans Z3o; four given at the College of Engi- '33, Charles E. Dykes '36, Mrs. Mary to continue writing in her chosen field of neering have no; and a course in applied Tillinghast Nigro '36, Carol H. Cline '37, French biographies, is already at work mathematics given in Geneva has forty- William C. Kruse '38, Thomas I. S. Boak, on a book about Madame deSevigne. one enrolled. Jr. '39, Sally Splain '39, R. Selden Several summers spent in France have re- In addition, a second group of approxi- Brewer '40, Raymond W; Kruse '41. sulted in her translation of the diary of mately fifty ensigns in the Naval Reserve JULY 17, 1941 479

arrived last week for a full-time course in Diesel engines given under direction of ALUMNI FUND BEST IN TEN YEARS Professor A. C. Davis '14, Experimental Work of Class Committees Brings Nearly $113,000 Engineering. They are quartered in North Baker Hall. The first group of forty-seven Christopher W. Wilson 'oo, president the men's committee under chairmanship young officers finish their sixteen-week of the Alumni Fund Council for 1940-41, of Harold T. Edwards raised $8,114.56 course July 18 and will be assigned to duty credits the largest Alumni Fund in more from 141 contributors. The tables follow- on patrol vessels of the Navy. Besides than ten years largely to the personal ing show that the Class of '91 with their work in Sibley Laboratories and solicitation of some 1,500 Cornellians Robert T. Mickle as chairman gave $10,- classrooms and at the American Loco- who volunteered in Class committees to 157.96 to lead all Classes in amount this motive works at Auburn, they were given obtain contributions to carry on the work year, and the Class of Ί6 under Repre- training in actual operation of a Diesel of the University. sentative Richard Foster led all Classes in motor afloat and in navigation and sea- For the year ending June 30, 1941, the numter of contributors, with 146. manship on Cayuga Lake aboard the unrestricted Alumni Fund totalled $111,- forty-foot cruiser, Romance, loaned by 901.94 from 7,1x0 contributors. This is 36 No. ALUMNI RESTR. its owner, Ernest A. Miller '99 of Ithaca. per cent greater than last year's Alumni CLASS DONORS FUND GIFTS Unlike the first group, the newly-ar- Fund of $81,806.59, with one more donor >ι I $ 1.00 rived officers have had no previous Navy counted than last year's total of 7,110. '72. 1 4.00 training. They are graduates of engineer- Walter C. Heasley, Jr. '30, executive '74 4 •111.00 $100.00 ing colleges commissioned in June, and secretary of the Fund, points out, how- '75 3 100.00 146.36 besides their work in the College of En- ever, that last year approximately 509 '77 6 106.40 1,660.65 gineering will be given instruction in persons gave to the Federation of Cornell '78 5 155.00 Naval customs, some military drill, and Women's Clubs Scholarship Fund. They 79 6 . 46.00 5.00 other basic Navy training by Ensign were counted as contributor-members of '80 5 55.00 f Charles W. Frey, a graduate of the US the Alumni Fund, but no solicitation was 8ι 3 15.00 15.00 Naval Academy who came with the first made for the Scholarship Fund this year. '81 6 97.00 group and will remain as commanding Thus this year's total of contributors to '83 5 138.00 115.00 officer of this unit. the unrestricted Alumni Fund is actually '84 7 176.00 about 500 greater than last year. Every '85 6 336.00 WOMEN'S FEDERATION ELECT contributor is a member of the Alumni '86 15 161.00 391.50 About fifty alumnae, including repre- Fund Council. '87 9 113.10 sentatives from twenty Cornell Women's Largest general increase over last year 15 180.00 - 660.00 Clubs, met in Willard Straight Hall is shown by the Class of Ίo, in which 18 167.00 55.00 June 13. Reports from the various standing committees of the Federation were read and Club affairs and the work TOTAL DONORS ALUMNI FUND RESTR. of the Federation were discussed. Mrs. CLASS REPRESENTATIVES LIVING No. % QUOTA Amount % GIFTS William H. Hill (May Thropp) Ίi of the 90 Archie C. Burnett 164 '18 i-j $1,000 $ 747.00 /j $ 931.18 Delaware Valley (N. J.) Club was elected '91 Frank J. Tone 176 45 26 1,000 3,351.00 M 1,051.13 first vice-president, and Marguerite Hicks '91 Robert T. Mickle 151 54 π 1,100 10,157.96 847 1,535.00 Ί6 of the New York City Club was '93 141 '38 16 1,100 i, 616.61 ι$$ 418.00 elected third vice-president. That eve- 94 136 41 i j 1,100 3,301.00 2/S 1,010.00 ning, Club representatives met with the '95 Harry J. Clark 180 80 29 1,500 1,389.10 95 15,00 executive committee for dinner and Club '96 George S. Tompkins 31? 64 20 1,500 981.50 66 4,119.66 problems were discussed. '97 Fred F. Bontecou 353 1 08 51 1, 8θO 1,480.50 138 - 477-5° '98 John J. Kuhn 316 56 i j 1, 6θO 1,311.78 I4S 115.00 CORNELLIANS BROADCAST '99 Emmett B. Carter 361 6l IJ 1, 8θO 1,541.65 86 695,00 Two alumni are broadcasting news Όo Christopher W. Wilson 399 94 24 1, 8θO M34 °5 W V784-73 6 from Europe on daily network programs Harvey J. Couch 336 95 28 ϊ> 75 4,139.53 247 485.14 of the Columbia Broadcasting System. Dr. Emily Hickman 61 18 29 115 91.50 75 19.50 For some time, Charles C. Collingwood William J. Norton 384 77 20 1,650 4,030.86 144 1,380,00 '39 has been giving the regular 8 a.m. Mrs. R. H. Shreve 83 τ~j 20 150 : 130.00 87 1IO.OO news reports from London. The son of °3 Stuart Hazlewood 433 73 i7 ^95° 1,999.00 ι/5 38.00 Professor G. Harris Collingwood, for- Lucy N. Tomkins 95 35 57 150 155.00 170 89.00 merly of the Forestry Department, he 04 Charles P. Wood 539 64 12 2->35° 1,419.16 6 1 185.00 spent six weeks at Geneva, Switzerland, Mrs. E. M. Slocombe 91 10 22 » 150 130.50 87 99.00 on a scholarship of the Students Interna- °5 Harry N. Morse 676 104 is 1,850 1,974.00 104 4,310.07 tional Union the summer of 1939, then 85 16 19 150 151.00 loi 15.00 travelled in France and entered Oxford Ό6 Nicholas H. Noyes 616 115 19 1,650 1,887.60 109 10,117.00 University with a Rhodes Scholarship. Mrs. C. F. Landmesser 73 11 30 150 131.00 88 In November, 1939, he joined the United 07 Julian A. Pollak 704 116 16 1,850 1,317.55 82 631.00 Press in London; is now with CBS. Mrs. O. M. Milligan 74 15 20 150 iSo.OO 120 Last week, Margaret Bourke-White '17 08 Herbert E. Mitler 675 loi is 1,850 1,771.30 97 1,415.00 was heard broadcasting from Moscow on Mrs. C. E. Craven 86 11 26 150 107.50 72 65.00 the daily "World Today" program at 09 Creed W. Fulton 745 165 22 3,050 1,701.38 89 7,144.50 6:45 p.m. Before the war,'she travelled in 96 19 20 150 175,00 117 15.00 Russia photographing the progress of Harold T. Edwards 759 141 $2 3,050 8,114.56 270' 10,180.00 the five-year plan, and published two Mrs. M. A. Darville 91 17 18 150 109.50 '75 1 6. oo books, Eyes on Russia, and USSR: A Edward G. Mac Arthur 853 148 17 3,300 1,173.19 69 52-2-53 Portfolio of Photographs. She has been a 81 16 20 100 -104.00 52 IO.OO member of the staffs of Life magazine Donald C. Kerr 99° 161 16 3,800 1,306.00 6 1 680.00 and PM; is the wife of Erskine Caldwell. Mrs. H. B. Van Deventer 97 3^ V . - 100 191,60 146 .. .-" 16.00 480 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

TOTAL DONORS ALUMNI FUND RESTR. pation of Cornell architects in plans for CLASS REPRESENTATIVES LIVING No. % QUOTA Amount % GIFTS the new College of Engineering. '13 Walter A. Bridgeman 1,005 I^1 τ% $3,800 $1,511.60 66 $640.01 New by-laws were adopted, and the Bessie G. Secrest 97 n 77 2.00 48.00 24 2.6.2.5 previous officers re-elected. Earle W. '14 Leonard C. Treman 904 164 18 3,600 1,901.2.5 81 1,311.00 Bolton, Jr. '17 of Philadelphia, Pa., was Eva M. Haigh 81 n 26 100 183.00 92 17.50 added as vice-president. '15 Frank A. Gerould I>°74 163 i? 3,800 1,711.74 72 1,319.76 The meeting was also informed by R. Ruth Darville in 11 ij 100 116.00 63 5.00 H. Shreve Όi, newly elected president of Ί6 Richard J. Foster, Jr. 1,085 M^ 22 3,800 5,056.56 153 1,711.99 the American Institute of Architects, of Mrs. Lloyd E. Moore 138 34 25 100 194.00 g j 11.50 the many activities of architects in the '17 John C. C. Gardiner ϊ^SS 176 if 3,800 1,854.59 ^p 1,111.11 national defense program. 135 14 10 100 §4.00 42 15.00 0 6 OFFER CONCERT RECORDS Ί8 Henry W. Roden 1,2-03 195 16 3,75° M79-5 3 1,865.50 Mrs. J. C. Huntington 195 16 15 150 I7I 5° 69 11.00 Recordings of the farewell concert for τ 2 George L. Coleman '95 May 13, in which '19 John C. Hollis 967 95 10 3ί 5° 999 °5 5 2-5389.31 I I 135 alumni and undergraduate players Margaret A. Kinzinger no 18 15 150 4 75 J7 15.00 I I0 I0 2 I 2 took part on the Bailey Hall stage, may Ίo Orville G. Daily , >°75 9 3> -5° ) -95ϊ56 40 1,014.91 Mary K. Hoyt 101 37 18 150 I78 2-5 70 158.00 now be obtained from the Music Depart- Ίi Clyde Mayer ' T,o3o 131 75 3,100 1,661.19 54 510.18 ment, 310 Wait Avenue, Ithaca. The en- Mrs. J. G. Schumacher 139 51 21 300 141.81 81 70.69 tire concert was recorded by Elmer S. I2 I0 I 1 Phillips '31 and his assistants in the Uni- Ίi Walker L. Cisler M94 -3 3>3°° >349 55 4 1,038.00 Mrs. L. A. Winkelman 170 39 14 300 174.80 $8 137.00 versity's WHCU studios, and pressings 1 0 I:L2 J have been made which Professor Paul J. '13 John G. Nesbett '3 3 9 3>35° 961.06 2p 78.34 Mrs. Donald E. Kempton 376 44 12 400 2.37.94 59 157.16 Weaver, Music, says surpass the usual '14 George Pfann 1,081 148 14 1,600 1,380.05 53 604.50 commercial records. A set of these records I was presented to Professor Coleman to- Mary E. Yinger 336 56 17 400 77 5° 44 101.00 '15 Stuart H. Richardson 1,141 104 p 1,600 704.97 27 191.03 gether with a Victrola, at the banquet I given for him in Willard Straight Hall. Mrs. Robert T. Smith 311 39 12 400 136.89 j p 34 °9 Ί6 Richard Aronson 1,070 108 10 1,400 747 .30 51 458.44 Twelve records, comprising the entire IO concert, may be obtained postpaid in an Mrs. C. W. Stillwell 315 33 10 400 114.76 29 9 39 '17 G. Norman Scott 1,110 87 8 1,400 582-14 24 110.34 album at $18.50. Cesar Frank's "Sym- Mrs. Lucius Mahon 414 33 8 400 111.05 30 118.30 phony in D Minor," played by the Ί8 H. Victor Grohmann 986 167 77 1,000 1,049.81 /2 174.98 alumni-undergraduate orchestra with I 2 Coleman directing, six records in album, Marie C. Jann 339 14 7 400 9 5° 5 91.00 '19 Karl F. Kellerman, Jr. 1,001 115 77 1,800 491. 15 27 195.00 is $9.50. Two records of four selections τ by the string orchestra are priced at $3; Dorothy A. English 367 37 10 400 77>79 44 72- 3i '30 988 103 lo . i, 600 611.50 38 lo.oo six songs by Dorothy Sarnoff '35, three Mrs. P.P. McClellan 401 36 p 400 110.00 30 13.00 records, are $4.50; and the Fantasia on '31 William M. .Vanneman 960 164 77 1,400 679.05 49 i.oo the "Song of the Volga Boatmen" by Mrs. B. S. Cushman, Jr. 314 40/2 400 115.00 $4 43.00 Albert Stoessel, sung by the Glee Clubs with orchestra, one record, is $1.50. '31 Edwin J. Fitzpatrick 905 97 n 1,150 42-4-5° 34 14.00 Barbara Colson 351 30 p 350 111.00 35 n.oo '33 Alfred V. Perthou 1,008 69 7 1,2.50 360,50 2p 15.00 CORNELL GREETS PUNAHOU I 2 At exercises commemorating the looth Carleen Maley 389 43 n 350 45 5 ° 4 10.00 '34 John N. Brownrigg, Jr. 1,101 75 7 1,100 4I4 11 5J 18.00 anniversary of Punahou School in Hono- Mrs. Robert B. Roe 364 51 14 300 141.50 47 11.00 lulu, Hawaii, June 15, the official dele- gate of Cornell University was Pro- '35 1,116 98 p 1,100 475-5° 4) 354-°° fessor Arthur L. Andrews '93 of the Uni- Mrs. Wm. D. Dugan 365 31 8 300 334-5° n-2 15.00 • £ TT '36 Wallace W. Lee, Jr. 1,013 130 73 900 589.60 66 I9 5° versity of Hawaii. Mrs. Herbert T. Brunn 361 40 n 300 156.50 52 4.00 Punahou School has sent many of its graduates to Cornell, and has won '37 934 85 p 775 42-6.57 // 1,190.15 I permanent possession of three gold cups Mrs. Robert B. Child 354 31 p 300 35 5° 45 6.50 given by the Cornell Club of Hawaii to '38 George S. Smith 971 71 7 750 33° 5° 44 57-5° Harriet te E. Vane 317 18 p 150 119.00 /2 I5 5° three-time winners of the annual relay I games for Hawaiian schools which the '39 Jansen Noyes, Jr. 986 in n 700 5 4 5° 74 50.00 Madeleine B. Weil 341 61 18 150 169.50 68 3.00 Club has» sponsored since 1911. These I 1 I2 meets were inaugurated while Professor '40 Norman E. Briggs > 74 -5 n 700 339-5° 49 15.00 Barbara Brown 373 50 73 150 161.50 6f Andrews was president of the Cornell Graduate School & Others 10,341 171 1,037.00 11,977.81 Club of Hawaii, and at every one he has acted as clerk. TOTALS (ALL CLASSES) 60,518 7,110 77. p $115,000 $111,901.94 po.^ $88,931.43 After being instructor in English at the University from 1898 to 1910 except for one year as secretary to President Schur- ARCHITECTURE ALUMNI further the objectives was discussed by man, Dr. Andrews was appointed Following the Reunion breakfast of President George B. Cummings Ίi and professor of English in the College of the College of Architecture in White Hall Secretary-Treasurer Charles C. Colman Hawaii. He became dean of the college of June 14, a record number attended the Ίi. arts and sciences of the University of annual meeting of the Architecture Dean Gilmore D. Clarke '13 spoke of Hawaii in 1910, and ten years later was Alumni Association. A review of activi- the successful activities within the Col- appointed dean of the faculties, retiring ties of the Association in organizing dis- lege, the curriculum and continued en- five years ago as professor, emeritus. He trict groups of alumni throughout the rolment, hopes for a new building to received the BL at Cornell in 1893, the country and in developing interest to' house the College properly, and partici- ML in 1895, and the PhD in 1901. JULY 17, 1941

fury, and poor Mr. O'Connell was beaten NOW, IN Mr TIME! down by the tempest. He did the best a large, powerful wrestling coach could do About By Romeyn Berry against the overwhelming opposition of the Cornell Summer Session, but it was a ATHLETICS You may not enter Willard Straight in pretty poor best. Ultimately, to save the slacks or shorts. That's a new rule intro- man's reason, the Athletic Association POUGHKEEPSIE REGATTA duced with this year's Summer School. was forced to compromise. To avoid the The Varsity crew finished third in the People who live here divide on the wis- vengeance of the local Presbyterian forty-fourth annual regatta of the Inter- dom of it. Trustees, the signs defining modest garb collegiate Rowing Association on the By the evening of the first day, three were continued unchanged, but Mr. Hudson River at Poughkeepsie June 2.5, schools of thought on the slacks and O'Connell was secretly instructed that as the Western entries, Washington and shorts controversy were clearly discern- anything a customer showed up in California, placed one-two. ible among Campus dwellers and old might henceforward be regarded as a Cornell, first of the Eastern crews, timers:—(A) Shorts, perhaps, but why bathing suit within the meaning of the trailed Washington by six and one-half bar slacks which are now accepted every- act, and he'd better be thankful for that lengths and California by four lengths where outside of Ocean Grove and Zion much. over the four-mile varsity course. City. Aren't we striving for the unat- Mr. Coffin may have better luck as an In the three-mile junior varsity race, tainable? (B) Any rule which tends to arbiter of Summer School attire, but you Cornell finished third, with California curb Summer School the least bit is better can't blame Mr. O'Connell and your re- this time the winner and Washington than no rule at all. (C) It's just a waste porter for entertaining doubts. Our second. of time and effort. The only way to im- stark, raw courage has been demon- The Freshman crew, however, scored prove Summer School is not to have it. strated on too many occasions to be ques- the upset of the day by winning the When interviewed on slacks and shorts tioned now, but neither of us would care opening two-mile race from a field that by your reporter, Mr. Foster Coffin, to face a lady who'd just been chucked included three undefeated crews, with Director of Willard Straight Hall, said out of Willard Straight for wearing a Syracuse and Wisconsin the favorites. in substance: pair of $40 slacks that had been guaran- Weather and water conditions were '' We were under great pressure. We had teed to knock 'em dead. ideal for the first regatta operated by the to have a rule to show we had a rule, be- Central Office for Intercollegiate Ath- cause most of our patrons seemed to letics. think there weren't any rules. It wasn't Syracuse freshmen made the best start, that the entire Summer School wore LETTERS with Cornell off the mark third, but slacks and shorts; merely that the wrong Subject to the usual restrictions of space and good Wisconsin soon took the lead and battled taste, we shall print letters from subscribers on any with Syracuse most of the way down the ones wore the wrong slacks and shorts, side of any subject of interest to Cornellians. The and mostly around Willard Straight. ALUMNI NEWS often may not agree with the senti- course. Cornell, rowing a powerful beat Slacks can be, I know, chic, smart, ments expressed, and disclaims any responsibility of 32. strokes to the minute, hung just modest, and pretty, but you'd never beyond that of fostering interest in the University. behind in third place. know it just from hanging around here. Just before the last half-mile, Cornell We couldn't say smart slacks can come APPRECIATION raised the beat to 36 and began to over- in and the other kind must stay out, To ROMEYN BERRY: haul the leaders. Cornell caught Syra- could we? It: was all or nothing. And no In my time, which was 1904 to 1908, cuse, then Wisconsin, and rowing matter how much suffering the future there was a conflict in schedules which smoothly, crossed the finish line one and holds in store for us in the big slacks and interested John Corbin (I believe) so one-half lengths ahead. The order of shorts fight, nothing could be worse than much that he wrote it up in the Atlantic finish and the times: some of the letters we've had in recent Monthly in a series of articles he was Cornell, 9:57.7; Wisconsin, 10:03.4; years from alumni who drove up with writing on colleges and scholastic trends. Syracuse, 10:05.1; Princeton, ιo:o6.x; their families to spend the night, took Two of my Classmates wished to take MIT, 10:08.5; Columbia, 10:10.5. one quick, birds-eye glance at our slacks Abnormal Psychology and second-year In the Freshman boat were: Bow, and shorts display, and then drove on Italian, and discovered that they con- Theodore Beyer, New York City; i, wearily to sleep at Geneva." flicted. Corbin was interested in the fact Richard Hart, Cazenovia; 3, Allen Webster, Clinton Corners; 4, Braman Your reporter can sympathize with that they wanted to take such diverse Mr. Coffin in his agony of mind, it hav- subjects (I suppose Professor Crane must Pomeroy, Buffalo; 5, Henry Parker, ing been our duty for many years to co- have told him), but he did not add the Afton; 6, Richard Cook, Providence, operate with Mr. Walter O'Connell, interesting fact that "Teefy" Crane R. I.; 7, John Hobbes, Ithaca; stroke, wrestling coach and swimming director, changed the hour of his course so they Richard O. Jones, Milwaukee, Wis.; in the latter's efforts to maintain reason- could take them both. Your column in coxswain, Irvine Lane, Brooklyn. able standards of dress and deportment the June n NEWS reminded me of this The junior, varsity race started one at the outdoor swimming pool in Fall past history. hour later, and California quickly took Creek. Beset on the one side by local, Need I add that I enjoy your column? command. Cornell once challenged Wash- Presbyterian Trustees and on the other —CHARLOTTE BASER CRAVEN ington for second place, pulling up to by early manifestations of what has within about fifteen feet with a half- since become the Youth Movement, Mr. mile to go, but the Westerners sprinted O'Connell and your reporter promulgated SYRACUSE WOMEN away. California won by one and one- the dogma that bathing suits, to be re- Cornell Women's Club of Syracuse half lengths, with Cornell a length be- garded as such, must not stop at the elected new officers at an annual picnic hind Washington and two lengths ahead equator but must keep on going and luncheon June 7 at Shale Shores on of Columbia, which finished fourth and cover portions, at least, of the north Skaneateles Lake. President is Mrs. Lester last. California finished in 14:40.4; temperate zone. C. Kienzle (Marjorie VanOrder) 'z6; vice- Washington, 14:45.9; Cornell, 14:49.1; But it didn't work. Our definition of president, Mrs. J. Clinton Loucks (Esther Columbia, 14:56.8. bathing suit reached the world the same Conroy) '2.7; secretary, Lois E. Babbitt Junior Varsity oarsmen were: Bow, summer that the craze for sun-tanning '2.8; treasurer, Mrs. David A. Fraser Carl D. Arnold, Jr. '43, Delhi; i, W. the entire person struck with its full (Marion Ford) '33. Nicholas Kruse '43, Davenport, la.; 3, 482. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

Stanley W. Allen '41, Glendale, Ohio; 4, in earned runs for pitchers with an aver- had this year," was his comment. A Robert J. Harley '41, Westfield; 5, age of 1.09 a game. He finished second similar feat was performed at the twelfth Philip Rosen '41, New York City; 6, to Talcott of Princeton in games won, hole recently by Coach George K. James. Commodore John Kruse '41, Davenport, with six victories and one defeat. la.; 7, Ormond Hessler '41, Bayside, Scholl and Lambert of Columbia were N. J.; stroke, Joseph Lanman '43, Co ^ tied in hitting doubles, each with four. TWO TEACHERS DIE lumbus, Ohio; coxswain, Arthur R. Bufalino and Lendo of Dartmouth each Within nine days, two beloved teachers Jones '43, Glencoe, 111. hit three triples. died in Ithaca. Professor Chester J. Hunn The varsity race started under ideal Cornell finished second in the League Ό8, Ornamental Horticulture, died June conditions and with a record-equaling after having tied Harvard for first place 30 after a long period of ill health, and line of nine shells. California spurted in 1939 and having won in 1940. This Professor Edwin H. Woodruff '81, former ahead at the command of "Row" from year's final standings: Dean of the Law School, died July 8. Referee Howard Robbins, former Syra- W L PC Since his retirement in 1917, Professor cuse oarsman, amplified from a coast Princeton 9 3 .750 Woodruff's home at Aurora and Court guard patrol boat. Cornell was off eighth. Cornell 8 4 .667 Streets has been the mecca of returning California and Washington traded the Yale 7 5 .583 alumni. His wise counsel, wit, and the lead several times in the first two miles. Dartmouth 7 5 .583 breadth of his interests endeared him to After one mile of rowing, Cornell climbed Harvard 4 8 .333 thousands of Cornellians who always to fourth, with Columbia third. The Pennsylvania 4 8 .333 called on him when they came to Ithaca. Western eights were already more than a Columbia 3 9 .333 He was born and had lived most of his length ahead of the rest. seventy-eight years in Ithaca; entered At the two-mile mark, Washington WIN EASTERN TENNIS the Science and Letters Course in 1878 was in front by fifteen feet and California Captain Kennedy Randall, Jr. '41 of and remained for two years, going to three lengths ahead of Cornell, now in Staten Island and William E. Gifford '41 New York City to work in the Astor third place with a length's advantage of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, won the Library in 1883-84. From 1884-87 he over Columbia. After another mile of Eastern intercollegiate doubles cham- worked in the University Library, and rowing, Washington was a length in pionships in tennis at the Montclair, there decided to enter the new Law front, with California four lengths ahead N. J., Athletic Club July 13. Top-seeded School, receiving the LLB with the first of Cornell. So they finished, with Cornell pair in the tournament, Randall and Gif- Class, in 1888. After two years as instruc- two lengths ahead of Syracuse. The ford defeated Mehner and Berg of Utah, tor of English, he went to Italy for times: Washington, 18:53.3; California, 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-ι, in the final. The team 1890-91 as librarian of the library of the 19:01.3; Cornell, 19:14.6; Syracuse, 19:- championship was shared by Cornell and late Willard Fiske in Florence. Returning, 18.9; Princeton, 19:13.4; Wisconsin, Northwestern, each with 19 points. he spent three years as acting professor 19:19.4; Rutgers, 19:18.8; MIT, 19:31.8; In singles, Randall lost to Mehner, of law at Stanford University, and in 1896 Columbia, 19:35.5. 9-7, 7-5, in a quarter-final match. Gif- came back to the University as Professor ford lost to To ley of Southern California, of Law. During 1914-16, he was Acting The Varsity boating: Bow, Richard 6-4, 6-4, in the second round. Dean of the Law School, and in 1916 he Davis '41, Arlington, Va.; i, DuBois Earlier, Randall and Gifford competed succeeded the late Frank Irvine '80 as Jenkins '43, New Paltz; 3, Robert Gund- in the National intercollegiate doubles at Dean, serving until 1911. In 1917 he re- lach '41, Plain-field, N. J.; 4, John C. the Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, Pa., tired as professor of Law, emeritus. Perry '41, Ithaca; 5, Frank Eggert '41, losing to the defending champions, Dee He was the author of several standard Westfield; 6, William Dickhart '43, and Wade of Stanford, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, in a texts, an avid reader and raconteur, and Philadelphia, Pa.; 7, John G. Aldworth quarter-final match. an authority on the early days of Ithaca '41, Garden City; stroke, Mario Cuni- and the University. He knew and cor- berti '41, California, Md.; coxswain, ODDS AND ENDS responded with many prominent men, Charles S. Boak '41, New Haven, Conn. Walter J. Matuszczak '41, last fall's and was guide, philosopher, and friend After the regatta, the oarsmen elected football captain, has been selected for the to hundreds of persons who knew and Aldworth commodore for 1941. Eastern college all-star football team by loved him. He is survived by his sister, BASEBALL STATISTICS Coach Jim Crowley of Fordham. The Mary E. Woodruff who lived with him Cornell won the batting championship team will meet the New York Giants, a and a brother, Frederick J. Woodruff. of the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball professional team, in the Polo Grounds, Professor Hunn was the son of the late League by one percentage point from New York City, for the benefit of the Charles E. Hunn, plant propagator and Pennsylvania, final League statistics Herald Tribune's Fresh Air Fund. gardener at the University when Professor show. Cornell's mark was .171. Prince- Michael J. Ruddy '41, understudy to Liberty Hyde Bailey started the first ton, successor to Cornell as League Captain Matuszczak at blocking back, courses in Horticulture here. Chester champion, finished third with .158, has signed to play professional football Hunn was largely responsible for es- Yale had .146, Dartmouth .131, Columbia with the New York Giants. He will re- tablishing the courses in nursery man- .130, and Harvard .114. port to the Giants' training camp at agement and research in plant propaga- Superior, Wis., August i. He also plans tion; was instrumental in arranging the In fielding, Dartmouth, was first with to enter the Medical College in New gift from alumni of trees and other gar- .960, Princeton had .953, Cornell,.950, York next fall. den materials for the Farrand home in Columbia .945, Pennsylvania .9438, Robert J. Kane '34, Assistant Director Brewster when President Livingston Yale .9435, and Harvard .938. of Physical Education and Athletics, Farrand retired; and recently had taken Leading Cornell batter was Ronald E. was elected president of the K^A at the active part in assembling and propagat- Stillman '41, shortstop, with .347. Other annual meeting in New York City in ing materials for the University Ar- Cornell averages were Waller J. Ma- June. boretum. tuszczak '41, .304; Louis C. Bufalino '41, Carl Snavely, football coach, scored a He entered Agriculture in 1904 from .193; Alva E. Kelley '41, .181; Frank K. hoie-in-one on No. 17 hole of the Coun- Ithaca High School and received the BS Finneran '41, .175; Walter Scholl '41, try Club of Ithaca July 4. The coach used in 1908. Immediately, he went to the .175; Robert C. Ochs '41, .150, and a No. 2. iron on the ι8o-yard hole, the experiment station in Honolulu, trans- Michael J. Ruddy '41, .144. ball hit short of the. pin and rolled into ferred in 1914 to the University of Puerto Walter J. Sickles '41 topped the League the cup. "That's the only good shot I've Rico, and returned to the Graduate JULY 17, 1941 483

School in 1916. During the War he was TO BE WOMEN'S COUNSELOR and W. Forrest Lee. Other places were registrar of the Army Aviation School taken by Asa C. King '99 and Charles A. here, and in 192.0 joined the Bureau of Lueder 'cα, with Charles E. Boak '41 as Plant Industry in Washington, D. C. coxswain. Since 1916 he had been assistant profes- Next oldest boat was stroked by sor of Ornamental Horticulture. He was Ernest F. Bowen '12. with Henry J. Faculty adviser of his fraternity chapter, Kimball Ίi as coxswain. In it were Frank Lambda Chi Alpha, and of Scarab, honor C. Bentley '91, Edward J. O'Connor Ίx, society in Agriculture and Hotel Ad- Seymour H. Sutton Ίi, Marcel K. Sessler ministration, and a member also of Pi '13, George B. Wakeley Ίz, LeGrand D. Alpha Xi. He was active in organizing Simson Ίi, and Gustavus E. Bentley Ίz. the first school track meets run by the Youngsters among the alumni oarsmen Cornell Club of Hawaii, and with Pro- was a shell stroked by Cowles Andrus fessor Ralph S. Hosmer, Forestry, he Ί6, with Frederick Weisbrod '15, Al- organized He Hui Hawaii, comprising bert A. Cushing '17, J. Brackin Kirk- students and members of the Faculty who land Ί8, Royal G. Bird Ί6, Ronald Hart had lived in Hawaii. Ί6, H. Leslie Zimmerman '19, and He is survived by Mrs. Hunn and their George C. Crabtree Ί6, with Richard son, Charles H. Hunn '43, and by a Aronson 'z6 as coxswain. sister, Anna E. Hunn Ίx, and two brothers. ESTABLISH NEW DEGREE University Board of Trustees at its ROCHESTER CLUB ELECTS meeting June 19 authorized the granting Cornell Women's Club of Rochester of a new degree, Master of Regional June iz elected Mrs. Kenneth B. Spear Thelma L. Brummett (above) will be University Counselor of Women Students, Planning, upon recommendation of the (Vera Dobert) '2.4, president; Mrs. Cor- Graduate School Faculty. Courses in nelius E. Elmendorf (Mabel Locke) '05, beginning next fall, President Edmund E. Day has announced. She will carry on Regional Planning were inaugurated in vice-president; Mrs. Robert W. Carter February, 1935, jointly by the Colleges (Marion VonBeck) '2.2., treasurer; Mrs. substantially the work of the former Dean of Women, coordinate with that of of Architecture and Engineering, with a Francis M. Shull (Lucy Boldt) '34, cor- grant from the Carnegie Corporation, responding secretary; and Mrs. James Donald H. Moyer, Counselor of Men Students, whose appointment was an- when Gilmore D. Clarke '13, now Dean Deni (Antoinette Syracuse )'zι, recording of Architecture, was appointed professor secretary. nounced in the last ALUMNI NEWS. Both new officials will have offices in the of Regional Planning. TRUSTEES ORGANIZE former Babcock house opposite Sage Board of Trustees at its meeting June 19 Chapel lately occupied by the Dean of OLIN HALL RISES re-elected to the Board for five-year Women, and both will be responsible to Steel is pointing to the sky from the terms Frank H. Hiscock '75 of Syracuse, the Dean of the University Faculty, Pro- walls of Olin Hall of Chemical Engineer- Nicholas H. Noyes Ό6 of Indianapolis, fessor Cornelius Betten, PhD Ό6. ing, and the foundations have been faced Ind., and Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Ίo of Miss Brummett comes to Cornell from with native stone. Placing the building Wilmington, Del. Walter L. Todd '09 of five years as assistant to the director of on the Government priorities list assures Rochester, who was elected by the Board the arts program of the Association of that the required twenty carloads of in 1939 and re-elected last year for a term American Colleges, in New York City. girders and plates will be here as needed, ending in 1945, resigned. She received the AB at West Texas State with walls and roof scheduled for com- The Trustees re-elected H. Edward Bab- College in 19x9 and the MA at Columbia pletion the end of August. cock as chairman of the Board for his an- University in 1936, taking graduate work This comment on the first work on the nual term of election by the New York in education and sociology. As an under- building was included in a recent news State Grange. Frank E. Gannett '98 was graduate, she was assistant to the regis- letter sent to alumni by Professor Fred H. elected to the committee on University trar of her college; has taught in public Rhodes, PhD '14, Director of the School development in place of Bancroft Gher- schools; was secretary to the president of Chemical Engineering: ardi '93; Paul A. Schoellkopf Ό6 to the of West Texas State College and assistant "The two steam shovels, Adolph and committee on buildings and grounds in to the dean of women from 192.9-34; as- Rudolph, that did such yeoman service place of Maurice C. Burritt Ό8 whose sistant in the Bureau of Educational Ser- in the excavation have pulled out and term as Trustee expired; and Floyd L. vice and the psychiatric clinic of Teach- gone away to wherever steam shovels go Carlisle '03 was elected to the Medical ers College, Columbia; and entered the when they aren't steam-shoveling. We College Council in place of the late office of the Association of American were sorry to see Adolph leave. In the Henry R. Ickelheimer '88. Colleges in 1936. The summers of 1938 short period of his stay he had come to The President appointed to the board and 1939 she was director of the national seem like a regular member of the Faculty of editors of the University Press Pro- training camp for Girl Scout leaders. He would clear his throat very import- fessor James M. Sherman, Dairy In- antly and puff very pompously and then dustry, succeeding Professor Otis F. ALUMNI ROW AGAIN come up bearing, with pride and elation, Curtis, PhD Ί6, Botany, and Professor Reunion crowds lined the Inlet op- one small chunk of rock surrounded by Carl Stephenson, History, succeeding posite the Varsity boathouse June 14 to an amorphous mass of clay—like a lone Professor Carl L. Becker, History. Ap- watch a one-mile race of the Varsity, idea embedded in a mass of words. Ru- pointed by the chairman to the board of Junior-Varsity and Freshman crews be- dolph we could never come to care for. governors of Wiltard Straight Hall was fore they left Ithaca for Poughkeepsie, He was serious and conscientious in his Tell Berna '12., succeeding George H. and to see three crews of former oarsmen work, but definitely lacked social apti- Rockwell '13, and appointment last in a Reunion regatta. tude. He smoked an atrocious brand of year of Alfred H. Hutchinson '09 for Stroked by Edward T. Foote, one shell coal, and he drooled mud very un- three years was reported. Harry G. was boated with five others of the Ό6 esthetically from his flat, receding chin. Stutz '07 was appointed to the University men who had rowed in their Freshman Besides all that, his parents should have Arboretum policy committee in place of crew: William H. Forbes, Paul Folger, had his teeth straightened while he was Burritt. Carlton P. Johnson, George Lawson, yet a mere spade." CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS 484

WOMEN HELP CAREERS The Summer Theatre will present had been studied and an outline prepared Cornell Women's Club of New York "Wild Hills," by Robert E. Gard, AM for a new guide for Cornell Class secre- entertained thirty-five women of the '38, July 19 and z6, and later "The Male taries. This is expected to be completed Class of '41 with a buffet supper June 2.6 Animal" by James Thurber and Elliot next fall. at the Club rooms in the Barbizon Hotel. Nugent and Nicolas Evreinoff's "The Christopher W. Wilson Όo, president At a meeting following, President Ruth Chief Thing." of the Alumni Fund Council, reported on F. Irish '2.2. reported on the meeting of the work of the Fund for the year. the Federation of Cornell Women's Clubs ALUMNI DIRECTORS MEET William J. Thorne Ίi, chairman of in Ithaca June 12., during Class Reunions. Committees Report Activities the committee on relations with secon- She introduced three alumnae "career Directors of the Cornell Alumni As- dary schools since it was established eight women," Mrs. Betty Z. Russell '40, Mrs. sociation met in Willard Straight Hall years ago, presented his resignation S. Over ton Mott (Jean Kilkenny) '36, and June 13. Report of the treasurer, Archie effective when a new chairman should be Mrs. George H. Hill (Dorothy Lampe) C. Burnett '90, was presented by Secretary appointed. He expressed his opinion '2.6, who spoke on "Budgeting Your Emmet J. Murphy '2.2. and Murphy also that the work with secondary schools Money In New York," "Budgeting Your reported on sales by the Association of would benefit by having periodically Time and Energy,'' and'' Budgeting Your recordings of the Glee Club and Chimes, "new ideas and new leadership," and Clothes and Looks." of the new book Songs of Cornell, and of presented a recommendation of the exe- Cornell plates and cups and saucers. He cutive committee for reorganization of CHICAGO CLUB OFFICERS reported that he had during the year the committee with eighteen members, Cornell Club of Chicago, 111., at its visited thirty-two Cornell Clubs, spoke each to serve for three-year terms in annual meeting June iz elected Thomas of the work of the Alumni Office, and groups of six and be eligible for one S. McEwan Ίi, president, succeeding M. outlined a program for strengthening additional term. Thorne was presented Mead Montgomery '14. Vice-presidents Class organizations both of alumni and with a desk set on behalf of the As- are Robert D. Gordon Ίi and Richard D. undergraduates. sociation in recognition of his valuable Vanderwarker '33; secretary, John C. Mrs. Allan H. Mogensen (Adele A. services in the secondary school program. Trussell '2.8; treasurer, Frederick H. Dean) 'z3, president of the Federation of President Edmund E. Day attended the Jones, Jr. ^3. Elected governors for Cornell Women's Clubs, reported that meeting and expressed his gratification three-year terms are Malcolm D. Vail twenty of the thirty-five Clubs had co- at the "real progress" for effective aid to Ίz, Frank A. Gerould '15, and Frederick operated with the Federation in giving the University which the Alumni As- W. Wendnagel '33. Richard H. Sampson teas for prospective women students; sociation has made during his four years '3z was elected a governor to fill a that 157 girls had been entertained at at Cornell. A letter of thanks was read vacancy until 1943 and Thomas W. Cornell Day in Ithaca; and that this from Professor George L. Coleman '95, Barnes Ίo to fill a vacancy for one year. year's conference on fields of work for Music, Emeritus, who retired this year, Montgomery reported at the annual un women had been attended by 2.2.5 der- for the gift of a travelling bag presented luncheon, at the University Club, that graduates. She said that the first award to him by the Association. funds are being raised by the Club to sup- from the Federation Scholarship Fund President Creed W. Fulton '09 ap- port six Alumni Regional Scholarships to raised last year would be made next fall pointed as a finance committee, to study be awarded each year by the University to one of twenty-three applicants of and report on the income and expenses of to outstanding boys in Chicago and whom about one-third were from out- the Association, Treasurer Burnett, chair- vicinity. side New York State. man, and Mrs. Robert C. Osborn (Agda SUMMER THEATRE OPENS Report of Phillips Wyman '17, chair- T. Swenson) 'zo and Robert P. Butler "Candida" by Bernard Shaw, first pro- man of the ALUMNI NEWS committee, '05. He appointed an auditing committee duction of the Summer Theatre, played to was presented, with a chart showing with Edgard A. Whiting 'z9, chairman, capacity audiences in the Willard Straight circulation of the NEWS greater than at and James B. Trousdale 'zz and Robert Theater July n and iz. The cast, with any time since 1935. E. Terwillegar '30. one exception, was the same group of F. Ellis Jackson Όo, chairman of the Besides those mentioned, directors Professor Alex M. Drummond's graduate Association's committee on Alumni present were Mrs. R. H. Shreve (Ruth students that presented the play during Trustee nominations, reported that ap- Bentley) Όz, Henry R. Gundlach Ίi, A. the Summer Session of 1939 and were pointments to the committee bad been Wright Gibson '17, Herbert R. Johnston called back that fall. With their profes- accepted by the Rt. Rev. G. Ashton Old- '17, Howard J. Ludington '17, Clarence sional experience and familiarity with ham Όz of Albany, Edward T. Foote Ό6 P. Zepp '19, and Mrs. Whiton Powell the lines and each other, they made the of Milwaukee, Wis., Professor William I. (Jeannette A. Gardiner) 'z6, with Paul most of the play's Shavian subtlety. Myers '14, Agricultural Economics, O. Reyneau '13, secretary of the Cornell Jonathan W. Curvin 'γ. as the "pig- Weyland Pfeiffer Ί6 of New York City, Society of Engineers; Ray S. Ashbery headed parson," James Morell, and Mrs. Mary H. Donlon 'zo of New York City, 'z5, Alumni Field Secretary; and H. A. Curvin (Helen Champlin), AM '33, as his Mrs. Allan H. Morgensen (Adele A. Stevenson '19 of the ALUMNI NEWS. wife, Candida, again led the cast. They Dean) '2.3 of Westport, Conn., Max F. are in Geneva where Curvin is professor Schmitt 'z4 of New York City, and AT ALUMNI CONFERENCE of public speaking and director of the Walter W. Buckley 'z6 of Philadelphia, Five Cornellians attended the annual Little Theatre at Hobart. Maryo Gard Pa. The committee has collected in- conference of The American Alumni was again an inspired " Prossy" Garnett, formation from a former committee of Council at Atlantic City, N. J., June 2.^- MorelΓs old-maid secretary, and J. Blaker the Board of Trustees on Trustee election z8. This is the organization of profes- Herod, AM '40 came back from teaching campaigns headed by Roger H. Williams sional alumni workers in colleges and at the University of West Virginia to re- '95; from Neal D. Becker '05, chairman universities of the United States and peat his former success as Candida's of the Trustee committee on nomina- Canada. From Ithaca went R. W. Sailor father. David S. Hawes, AM '40, of tions for Board election; and on pro- '07, editor of the Council and of the Skowhegan, Me., was again the shy cedures in electing alumni trustees by ALUMNI NEWS; Provost H. W. Peters poet, Eugene Marchbanks. New to the other colleges and universities. '14; Emmet J. Murphy 'zz, Alumni cast was Archibald McLeod, Grad, of Max Schmitt '2.4, chairman of a com- Secretary of the University; Walter C. Elizabeth, N. J., and he fully carried out mittee on class organization, reported Heasley, Jr. '30, executive secretary his responsibilities as the curate, "Lexy" that handbooks for class secretaries from of the Alumni Fund; and H. A. Stevenson Mill. several other colleges and universities '19, managing editor of the NEWS. JULY 17, 1941 485 ON THE CAMPUS AND DOWN THE HILL

NEW FEATURE of the Summer Session SOARING SOCIETY of America held its this year is a " Workshop" in Education SUMMER SESSION enrolment will ap- twelfth annual soaring contest June 2.9 where a group of sixty-five school tea- proximate 1,650 including a few short -July 13. Pilots flew their motorless chers and supervisors are studying how to unit courses not yet started, Director gliders nearly 2,00 miles, and some came fit the curriculum to '' the principles and Loren C. Petry predicts. This is about over Ithaca. The University was made the processes of democratic living." Led by 400 fewer than last year, the decrease Society's official station in the North- Professor Melvin L. Hulse, PhD '34, mainly in teachers, graduate students eastern States for calibrating barographs, Education, members of the Faculty in here for the first time, and undergrad- and Professor Cyril W. Terry '2.6, Aero- Education, Home Economics, Agricul- uates from other colleges. An unusually nautical Engineering, is in charge. ture, Social Studies, English, and Science large number of undergraduates are are directing the work. Nineteen members taking summer work in the College of STUDENT in the Summer Session is Su of the staff of the Peru Central School are Engineering, but in the Summer Ses- Tu Hu, the second son of Dr. Hu Shih '14, here with Principal Allan S. Hurlburt sion generally the proportion of women Chinese Ambassador to the United States. '33, working out a new curriculum for to men is noticeably larger than in He recently arrived in this country from their own school based on surveys of the previous years. All of these differences China; will enter Haverford College next community made largely by Marcel F. this year Professor Petry attributes fall. The eldest son, Tsu-wang Hu, Senior Mulbury '39, teacher of agriculture, with largely to the national defense emergency. in Mechanical Engineering next year, is assistance from six members of the Edu- working in New York City this summer. cation Faculty who visited the school last year. Bailey, and took part in a continuous and SENIOR CLASS of Ithaca High School varied program of sports, judging con- paid tribute at its class banquet to two LAW SCHOOL summer term, in which tests, and demonstrations at the Colleges teachers retiring this year, Mary V. Mc- instruction is given voluntarily by mem- of Agriculture and Home Economics. Allister '96 and Clara S. Apgar '05. Head bers of the Faculty to benefit students Fifty-first annual conference of the State of the English department, Miss Mc- who may be called for military service, Veterinary Medical Society brought 360, Allister has taught in the Ithaca schools has enrolment of forty. Six courses with July 1-3, and growers of certified seed since 1898; Miss Apgar has taught Latin full credit are being given in the ten-week came for their annual field day at the Col- and served as head of the foreign language term which ends August 1.7. lege of Agriculture July 7. Conference on department since 1905. nutrition at Martha Van Rensselaer Hall LIFE MAGAZINE in its "Pictures to July 10-12. brought some 500 teachers, CHINESE AND JAPANESE Language the Editor" department July 14 showed professional workers, and members of Institue, sponsored by the Summer Ses- Royal Taft '71, seated alone on the empty city and county nutrition committees sion and committees of the American stands for his Class ' group' picture at the formed in New York State since last No- Council of Learned Societies, with Pro- recent Reunions in Ithaca. The picture vember in the interests of improved fessor Knight BiggerstafT, Chinese His- was taken and sent to Life by Trevor health and national defense. tory, as secretary, has brought twenty- Teele, Ithaca photographer. The June 30 four scholars from colleges as far south as FIFTY STUDENTS from Thailand who Life showed pictures of Michael Supa, Texas and west to the Pacific Coast. are in some thirty American colleges at- Grad, and Professor Karl M. Dallenbach, Classes are being held in Boardman Hall. PhD '13, Psychology, conducting their tended a convention of the Thai Alliance in America at the Cosmopolitan Club experiments in avoiding obstacles by STONE QUARRY across West Avenue June 2.0-30. Hosts were the twelve Thai blind persons which were described in the from the men's dormitories has now been ALUMNI NEWS June 12.. students now at Cornell, assisted by Don- filled with dirt taken from the excavation ald C. Kerr Ίx, University Counsellor to for Olin Hall, and smoothly graded and Foreign Students. M. R. V. Seni Pramaj, SUCCESSION of conferences and meet- seeded by the Department of Buildings ings have kept the Campus lively both Thai Minister to the United States, spent and Grounds. This rocky cliff has been a three days here and was guest at a recep- before and during the Summer Session. distinctive feature of the Campus since Three days after Commencement, some tion given at the Club for the community. the quarry was opened to get stone for 150 scientists of the American Chemical AMMUNITION DEPOT will be con- building Baker Court and Founders Hall. Society and National Research Council structed by the War Department on a came to town for a three-day Colloid ii,ooo-acre site between Cayuga and NEW PRESIDENT of Mortar Board, Symposium dedicated to Professor Wilder Seneca Lakes forty miles north of Ithaca. Senior women's honor society, is Jane D. Bancroft, Physical Chemistry, Emeri- Rock formation there is said to be such C. Smiley '42., daughter of Dr. Dean F. tus. Then June 2.4-2.6, 12.7 poultrymen of as would dampen possible explosions of Smiley »Ί6, University Health Officer. New York State held a conference with shells and bombs stored underground. Ruth Freile of Maple wood, N. J., is vice- members of the Agriculture Faculty and The reservation will contain some 700 president; Winona W. Chambers of White guest speakers, and June x8 a group of underground concrete "igloo" maga- Plains, treasurer; Emily W. Germer of lily fanciers of the American Horticul- zines of a new type designed by Professor Milburn, N. J., secretary; Elizabeth F. tural Society came down from Geneva to Leonard C. Urquhart '09, Civil Engi- Schlamm of Great Neck, scribe. visit the University test gardens and the neering, who is on leave of absence in the collections of Professor Laurence H. Mac- Office of the Quartermaster General, US THEATRE ARTS magazine in its July Daniels, PhD '17, Floriculture, and of Army, as chief of special structures in the issue, devoted to the growth of "tribu- Donald Simmons of the Ithaca Journal construction division. tary theatres" and their influence on and to dine in Willard Straight Hall. Last American drama, pictures a scene from day of June and the first two of July, the FIRST DAY of the bass season, July i, the Cornell University Theatre produc- University was taken over by 1,590 high- brought to the wife of Bernard L. Clynes tion of "The Star Wagon." Ingenious ranking boys and girls of the 4~H Clubs '13 a i5^-inch black bass which she staging of the many scenes of the play by in fifty-one counties of the State and their caught fishing from the dock in front of David Heilweil '37 and Herbert Phillippi, leaders. They lived in the dormitories, their cottage at Willow Point near Mc- designer, is described. Professor Walter danced in Barton Hall, gave a "show" in Kinneys on the east shore of Cayuga Lake. H. Stainton '19 directed the production. 486 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

wish to act in loco parent is, at least to the CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS male undergraduates. This often has re- COMING EVENTS sulted in what seemed like a capricious FOUNDED 1899 Time and place of regular Club luncheons are printed attitude toward various problems which 3 EAST AVENUE ITHACA, N. Y. separately as we have space. Notices of other Cornell concern both sexes. events, both in Ithaca and abroad, appear below. Published weekly during the University Probation, for example, has usually Contributions to this column must be received on year, monthly in July and August: been rather rigidly mathematical in its or before Thursday to appear the next Thursday. thirty-five issues annually. causes and enforcement. A given degree Owned and published by the Cornell Alumni of mediocrity in academic work brought TUESDAY, JULY 2.2. Ithaca: University Theatre Films, "The Seeing Association under direction of a committee exclusion from student activities, where composed of R. W. Sailor '07, Phillips Wyman Eye" and "Night Train," Willard '17, and Walter C. Heasley, Jr. '30. Officers of the activity was judged to be " representa- Straight Theater, 7:15 & 9:15 the Association: Creed W. Fulton '09, 907 tive of the University." Possibly the real THURSDAY, JULY 14 Fifteenth St., N.W., Washington, D. C, presi- cause might have been overindulgence in Ithaca: Egon Petri, pianist, Bailey Hall, 8:15 dent; Emmet J. Murphy '2/2., 3 East Ave., motoring, cinema, bridge, or Kelly pool, SATURDAY, JULY 2.6 Ithaca, secretary; Archie C. Burnett '90, and the victim might never have com- Ithaca: Summer Theatre presents "Wild Hills" 7 Water St., Boston, Mass., treasurer. by Robert E. Gard, Willard Straight peted for a sport or run for office, and con- Subscription: $4 a year in U. S. and possessions; Theater, 8:15 foreign, $4.50. Life subscription, $?f. Single copies, sequently felt no weight from the proba- TUESDAY, JULY 19 ij cents. Subscriptions are renewed annually unless tion. Interference witri personal action Ithaca: University Theatre Films, "Lights cancelled. has the taint of "loco parentis" and has Out in Europe" and "A Short History of rarely been undertaken except sometimes Animation", Willard Straight Theater, Editor-in-chief R. W. SAILOR '07 7:15 &9:ι by unofficial, friendly advisers with in- 5 Managing Editor H. A. STEVENSON '19 THURSDAY, JULY 31 Assistant Editor M. G. TILLINGHAST '40 dividual students. Ithaca: Robert Nicholson, baritone, Bailey Office Manager RUTH RUSSELL '31 There is much more involved in the Hall, 8:15 positions of dean of women, or of men, FRIDAY, AUGUST i Contributors: than nomenclature, or discipline, or Ithaca: Ten-day Institute of International Re- ROMEYN BERRY '04 L. C. BOOCHEVER Ίx academic advice. A large university is a lations opens, auspices of American Friends Service Committee W. J. WATERS '17 cold, unsympathetic place to an eighteen- TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 Printed at The Cayuga Press, Ithaca, N.Y. year-old who is on his own for the first Ithaca: University Theatre Films, "Time in time in his life. Many, many problems the Sun" and Charlie Chaplin in "The loom large to him. They range from the Paper Hanger" and "In the Bank," Wil- DEANS AND COUNSELLORS choice of a fraternity to obtaining ade- lard Straight Theater, 7:15 & 9:15 The title of Dean, as applied in the quate counsel in court; from the first ad- MONDAY, AUGUST n Ithaca: String Sinfonietta, Bailey Hall, 8:15 educational world, has varied meanings. justment to the new environment to con- FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 Generally, doubtless, a dean is the head of templation of self-destruction. Ithaca: Summer Session ends an academic division such as the College Two new University officers have just . WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2.7 of Arts and Sciences. Loosely it is applied, been appointed, under direction of the Ithaca: Law School summer term ends of course, to the oldest veteran who con- Dean of the Faculty, to counsel the men WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 tinues to live. In many colleges the signi- and the women students respectively. Ithaca: Freshman camps for men and women ficance of the academic leadership has Their titles are unusual indeed and possi- sponsored by CURW open been lost with respect to one type of dean bly the undergraduates will devise some- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.2. Ithaca: Univerφy registration begins and there are deans of men, deans of thing more practical. These officers will THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.5 women, and just deans. Their functions undertake to handle some of the problems Ithaca: Instruction begins range from those of probation officers and that deans of men, deans of women, or FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 deputy sheriff to those of social mentor, just deans in other colleges and univer- Hamilton: Cross country, Colgate academic consultant, and vocational sities regard as their field. Mr. Dean any- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 adviser. where approaches omniscience suffici- Ithaca: Football, Syracuse, Schoellkopf Field Cornell has not had a dean of men. For ently to understand them all. SATURDAY, OCTOBER n more than a quarter century, either as So, regardless of titles, regardless of Ithaca: Freshman cross country, Colgate Cambridge, Mass.: Football, Harvard Adviser for Women or as Dean of Women, powers granted to them officially, these SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Mrs. Martin, Dr. White, and Miss Fitch, newly-appointed Counsellors have an op- Ithaca: Varsity cross country, US Military under one title or the other—the change portunity for contributing to the progress Academy came in Dr. White's tenure of office— and happiness of youth at Cornell as per- Freshman cross country, Morrisville have been the Deans of Women in the haps no one before has ever had. Given Baltimore, Md.: Football, US Naval Academy commonly understood sense of the title personalities that will engage the con- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2.5 as used in other colleges. They have fidence of their charges, their newly- Ithaca: Football, Colgate, Schoellkopf Field Alfred: Varsity & Freshman cross country, hammered away quietly, patiently ef- created offices can be made to yield to Alfred ficiently, and unremittingly at many them and to all undergraduates a higher SATURDAY, NOVEMBER i problems—social, academic, psychiatric, psychic income than any others in all Ithaca: Varsity & Freshman cross country, financial—for and with their student Cornell. Syracuse clientele. Their work has rarely had New York City: Football, Columbia, Baker Field wholehearted support, has often not been SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 well understood, has never been ade- BOSTON WOMEN ELECT Ithaca: Football, Yale, Schoellkopf Field quately financed. Cornell Women's Club of Boston, New York City: Cross country heptagonal These courageous women have done Mass., has elected Mrs. Thomas W. meet State College, Pa.: Freshman cross country, their best under difficult circumstances. Hopper (Helene W. Miner) 'x^, president Penn State They have had to respond fo many calls for next year. Ruth R. Drake '38 and Mrs. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 from the deanless men students whose Clarence S. Luitweiler (Sarah L. Hoi- Ithaca: Football, Dartmouth, Schoellkopf problems they could understand some- comb) '2.7 are vice-presidents, Margaret Field times more sympathetically than any E. Gamble '30 secretary-treasurer, and Varsity "C" Club meeting, Willard Straight Hall other person whose services were avail- Mrs. Frederick W. C. Lieder (Margaret MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 able. L. Bailey) '02. is a member of the execu- New York City: ICAAAA cross country meet The University has held that it did not tive committee. JULY 17, 1941 487

flying near Malta in the Mediterranean. Concerning Graduate of McGill University, he was enrolled in the Graduate School from NECROLOGY THE FACULTY 1937-39. He trained as an observer at Malton Field in Canada and was sent to '74 — E(LLWOOD) WALTER ROBERTS, Scotland, his native country, about three May zi, 1941. He lived at 32. Hickory GUESTS at the President's House for the months ago. Cliff Road, Newton Upper Falls, Mass. summer are President and Mrs. Day's RAY S. ASHBERY 'z5, Alumni Field Retired in 1919, he was for forty-two daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. years assistant treasurer of the Domestic Frederick Copeland of West Hartford, Secretary, and Mrs. Ashbery (Jean Brad- ley) '37 have a daughter, Sarah Lee and Foreign Missionary Society of the Conn. Their son, Dr. Emerson Day, and Protestant Episcopal Church in the Mrs. Day and their two grandsons, Ed- Ashbery, born June z6. They live in Trumansburg. United States. He entered Sibley College mund and Robert Day, of Baltimore, from Troy Academy in 1870, remained Md., spent two weeks with them. CECILIA WERNER, Social Director of two years. Chi Phi. Willard Straight Hall, and Gertrude E. TELL BERNA Ίz, Alumni Trustee and Johnson '38, secretary to Provost H. W. '90 BS—WILLIAM HENRY MORRISON, general manager of the National Machine Peters '14, were injured in an automobile June 30, 1941, in Millburn, N. J., where Tool Builders' Association, writes the accident near Charleston, S. C., July 6. he had lived since 1935- Born in Ithaca, leading article in The American Legion They are in Roper Hospital, Charleston, he entered the Science Course in 1886 from Magazine for July, "Speed Up Those both with fractured knee caps and head Ithaca High School and returned for a Weapons." It is the basis of an organized injuries, Miss Werner with a fractured year in the Graduate School. For fifteen campaign by the Legion to help supply wrist and Miss Johnson with a fractured years he taught, and was head master the 1,150,000 workers needed in defense arm. Incomplete reports are that they and owner of the Wilmington (Del.) industries. Berna shows that eighteen were involved in a head-on collision in Military Academy, then was an account- men are needed in industry for every Miss Werner's car and may be confined to ant in New York City before returning to soldier; advocates rehiring older men, the hospital until the end of July. Ithaca in 1910 as secretary-treasurer of training young workers in technical the Lang Engine & Garage Co. He served schools "working three shifts a day," PROFESSPR HAROLD V. HAWKINS, PhD on the Common Council, was several deferment of all draftees with industrial '37, Civil Engineering, who last year times acting mayor of Ithaca, president skills, and return to industry of graduate taught Engineering defense courses in of Rotary and of the Cornell Club of engineers of the Army Reserve who have Buffalo, has resigned from the Faculty Ithaca, was a director and vice-president been called to active duty. "A soldier in to enter the employ of Bell Aircraft Co. of the Ithaca Savings and Loan Associa- training is no good without a gun," he He and Mrs. Hawkins live at 3442. North tion and member of the Town and Gown says; "a tank corps is futile without its Main Street, Buffalo. He was appointed Club. Theta Delta Chi; Bench and Board; tanks, and who's going to make the instructor in Hydraulics in 1936. Mermaid. Mrs. Morrison is the former stuff?" Jennie L. Nourse '92.; sons, Charles T. PROFESSOR CARL CRANDALL Ίz, Civil Morrison '19, Frederick M. Morrison 'z3, HENRY A. LADD, brother of Dean Wil- Engineering, has been elected chairman James C. Morrison 'zy. liam S. Ladd of the Medical College, of Selective Service Board 495 in Ithaca. died suddenly at Sarah Lawrence Col- He has been a member of the Board since '95 BS in Arch—ROBERT Louis SHAPE, lege, Bronxville, where he had been a it was established. June 16, 1941, in New York City. His member of the faculty for ten years. home was in Ridgefield, Conn., but the Graduate of Amherst College in 1918, he CONDEMNATION of pending anti-strike last four years he had been in Washing- studied Literature and Philosophy in the bills was recently expressed to Congress ton, D.C. as senior architect for the Re- Graduate School during 1919^0; at his by twenty economists and political settlement Administration on housing death was engaged in research with a scientists of as many colleges and uni- projects and senior engineer for the Pub- grant from the General Education Board. versities, among them Professor Royal E. lic Works Administration. He entered Montgomery, Economics, and Professor Architecture in 1891 from Milwaukee DEAN CARL E. LADD Ίz, Agriculture Colston E. Warne 'zo of Amherst. Their (Wis.) High School, rowed four years on and Home Economics, commencement joint letter asserted that "voluntarism the Varsity crew and as a Senior was speaker at the University of Maine June and co-operation lie at the basis of our captain of the first Cornell crew to row 9, received the honorary LLD in recogni- democratic institutions," and objected at Poughkeepsie and the first American tion of his '' notable career as an educator to the proposed measures as "but the eight-oared crew to row at Henley, and of the long-established bonds of latest in a long series of efforts to emascu- England. He served in the Spanish- tradition and service in a common cause late the National Labor Relations Act, American War, and after two years as that unite Cornell and Maine.'' Speaking to render collective bargaining ineffec- constructing engineer for the Cleveland on'' The Land Grant College in Changing tive, and to return to a situation where Electric Illuminating Co., joined George Times," Dean Ladd predicted that these the employer is the absolute dictator of B. Post in New York City and was in colleges in the next generation would industrial relations." Professor Warne is charge of construction of the New York solve problems of distribution by scien- secretary of the educators' committee. Stock Exchange and several buildings for tific methods just as they have the prob- New York University. Later he practiced PROFESSOR JAMES N. GOODIER, Me- lems of production. "The present supply architecture, designing many important chanics, is one of several lecturers in a of food crops in the nation as a whole is office and store buildings. During the course on mechanics applied to defense much more nearly in adjustment to popu- World War, he was engaged in ship- industries, at Brown University this lation needs than most people appreciate building for the Government on the summer. Sixteen technical articles by him . . . we need to re-examine our thinking Pacific Coast. Beta Theta Pi, Sphinx are listed in the current report of the on this whole food situation ..." Head, Aleph Samach, Athletic Council, Ontario Research Foundation, with Cornell Club of New York. DONALD CAMERON, PhD '39, former in- which he was associated before he joined structor in Zoology and coach and or- the Faculty three years ago. One of these, '05 AB, Ό6 AM, Ό8 PhD—FRANCES ganizer of the rugby team before he re- '' Distribution of Load on the Threads of GERTRUDE WICK, June 15, 1941, in Pough- signed in April, 1940, to join the Royal Screws," has been reprinted as a Bulletin keepsie, where she had taught physics in Canadian Air Force, was killed while of the Engineering Experiment Station. Vassar College since 1910, becoming 488 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS chairman of the department in 1939. She CLASS OF 1911 was widely known for her researches in Concerning By Class Correspondent luminescence, or cold light; on leave from Vassar returned as an assistant in Physics At the annual dinner of the Class of in 1918-19, and worked in the labora- THE ALUMNI 1911 held during their recent thirty-year tories of Harvard University, General Personal items and newspaper clippings Reunion, a handsome candid camera and Electric Co., Cambridge University, and about all Cornellians are earnestly solicited. case were presented to O. S. (Chip) the Institute for Radium Research in TYSON by the Class in appreciation of his Vienna. During the World War she '78—Through an error at the registra- activities as Reunion chairman at each worked on airplanes, for the US Army tion desk in Barton Hall, MRS. WILLARD organized Reunion since the Class Signal Corps, and on developing gun BEAHAN (BESSIE DsWiTr), secretary of the graduated. "Chip" has written a letter sights, and in 1939 the Department of Class of '78, was not recorded in the of thanks to GENE BENNETT, President; Physics placed at her disposal an exten- official Reunion attendance figures, which O. G. MILLER, Secretary; and "JACK" sive collection of luminescent materials showed only two men of the Class pres- REWALT, Treasurer, and has requested collected by the late Professor Edward ent. Mrs. Beahan was here, as the photo- the ALUMNI NEWS to print this notice L. Nichols '75. She entered the College graph on page 474, taken at President to express his thanks to all members of of Arts and Sciences in 1904 from Wilson and Mrs. Day's garden party, testifies. the Class. College, where she had received the AB She attended the meeting of the Associa- HENRY E. MECKE is with Gilbert in 1897. From 19x5-2.9 she was an alum- tion of Class Secretaries and stayed in Eliott & Co., investment bankers, at 12.0 nae trustee of Wilson and since 1931 was Ithaca for Commencement. Broadway, New York City. He has three a trustee by election of the board. She '87 BL—HARRISON W. COLEY is a children, ages twenty-three, twenty and received the honorary DSc at Wilson member of the law firm of Coley, Kiley & seventeen, and is active in educational College. Sigma Xi. Kiley in Oneida; president of the Oneida affairs in West Orange, N. J., where he Savings Bank, and secretary and treasurer '09 CE—OTTO VON KRUSE, July I, resides at 33 Fairway Drive. of the Sylvan Springs Water Co. 1941, at his home in St. Davids, Pa. He JOSEPH E. RUTLEDGE is manager of the was general sales manager of the Baldwin '99 PhB—FRANCES E. CHAPMAN was Passaic division, Public Service Coordi- Locomotive Works, Eddystone, Pa., and greeted June z at a dinner celebrating nated Transport. Joe is married, has a president of the American Hydraulic her eightieth birthday by 138 members daughter, Skidmore graduate, and resides Corp. Entering Civil Engineering in 1905 of the faculty and former students at at 15 Carlton Place, Passaic, N. J. Flushing High School, where she taught from Masten Park High School, Buffalo, JOHN O. FUCHS, a member of our Re- history for twenty-seven years. The he engaged in the hydro-electric industry union committee, is manager of elec- dinner program duplicated so far as around Philadelphia, and in 1917 became trical production for Central Hudson Gas possible that of a dinner given her ten associated with the Larner Engineering & Electric Cb., Poughkeepsie. John is years ago when she retired, with some Co. and William Cramp & Sons Ship- chairman of the Regional Scholarship of the same speakers and messages from building and Engineering Co. as consult- fund for the Poughkeepsie area. ing engineer. He became general sales others who attended. Miss Chapman was manager of the machinery business of a teacher for fifty-two years, both before Cramps, and when the Baldwin Locomo- and after her three years at Cornell, in Ίz—A curtain-raiser for i9iz's Thirty- tive Works acquired this business in which she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. year Reunion was held July 5 at Hack- 1931, he was made general sales manager Still active and interested, she lives with berry Hill, the Westport, Conn., home of and later assistant general manager of the her sister and brother-in-law at 37-18 J. I. CLARKE Ίz. With Mrs. Clarke he Bald win-South war k Co., becoming gen- Bowne Street, Flushing. was host to a group of Ίzers and their eral sales manager of the locomotive firm '05 AB—J. HEBER PARKER became wives at a garden party on the spacious in 1939. A frequent visitor to Ithaca, he president, last January 2.7, of the Car- grounds of their new residence. From was a director of the Cornell Alumni penter Steel Co., Reading, Pa. He has Ithaca came Louis C. BOOCHEVER, Corporation and Cornell Alumni Associa- been with the company since 1905; has a treasurer of the Class, and his wife. tion, and past president of the Cornell daughter, two granddaughters, and a Others present, who came early and Club of Philadelphia. Zodiac, Scalp and son who was Yale '36 and Pennsylvania stayed late, were Mr. and Mrs. "WALT" Blade, Mandolin and Banjo Clubs. MD '40. Parker lives at 101 West Bern KUHN, Mr. and Mrs. CARL BURGER, Mr. Brother, Arthur M. Kruse Ίi; sons, Street, Reading, Pa. and Mrs. OSWALD ROTHMALER, Mr. and William C. Kruse '38 and Raymond W. '07 ME—HARRY H. GILDNER is on the Mrs. "HANK" BATE, "ADMIRAL" DEWEY, Kruse '41. civilian staff of the US Navy Yard in Class secretary, "WALT" FOGG, editor of the 1912.Gazette and"SARGE" O'CONNOR. '09/10 CE—BERNARD JOHN O'RouRKE, Philadelphia, Pa., as supervisor of the scientific design section. Other Cornellians included Mr. and Mrs. June 12., 1941, in Philadelphia, Pa. He "PINK" BEMIS '09 and Mr. and Mrs. had been postmaster of Norristown, Pa., Ό8 CE—HAIG M. BOYAJOHN, consult- ing engineer and general contractor in BYRON *A. SWAN '14. A steak dinner, since last February; had previously been served out-of-doors, singing, and an ex- a contractor and engineer in partnership Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a Government contract of tended monologue by Kuhn provided with his brother, Frank H. O'Rourke sustenance and entertainment. In execu- Ίz, and was successively superintendent more than $3,000,000 for construction of un ts Γ tne tive session, the Twelvers made plans for 1,015 i f° Housing Authority of the WPA in Montgomery County and what is to be known as "A Reunion of county superintendent of highways. of Cincinnati. Boyajohn lives at 1599 Roxbury Road, Columbus, Ohio. Confusion." "Details will be unfolded From December, 1917, to January, 1919, piecemeal," according to Kuhn who is he was a first lieutenant in the Air Serv- Ίo LLB—GEORGE D. WEBSTER has Reunion chairman.—L. C. B. ice, US Army, serving in England. He been vice-president of the Society for entered Civil Engineering in 1905 from Savings in the City of Cleveland since '14 AB—WILLIAM SEEM AN is visiting Syracuse High School, played tackle on 1934. He was previously attorney for Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, the Varsity football team for four years, the Myron T. Herrick interests in Astoria, and Seattle during July, August, and returned as line coach in 1911. In Cleveland. His children are Eleanor, and September, making his "annual I92.0-Z3 he assisted Dr. Ray Van Orman nineteen, George, Jr., sixteen, and cannery inspection." He describes him- Ό8 coaching football at Johns Hopkins John, thirteen, and his home is in Shaker self as a "merchant;" address, 15 Central University. Sphinx Head, Aleph Samach. Heights,Ohio,at £92.8 Montgomery Road. Park West, New York City. JULY 17, 1941 489

CLASS OF 1915 Knowles China Co. He has a daughter Όi, lives with a daughter, Mrs. J. E. By Hugh C. Edmiston, Correspondent Jane, age fourteen, and a son Junior, who Ryckeley, RD 2., Decatur, Ga. Short Hills, N. J. is eight. Take off the beret or the pith helmet, CHARLES V. ({Chief) BENDER is a 1926 WOMEN building counselor at 2.2,5 East Jackson By Mrs. Ledger Wood, Class Correspondent as the case may be, and wave it high in 158 Fit^randolfh Road, Princeton, N. J. salute! When we put down the pen, the Street, Muncie, Ind. MARION QUELL is assistant to the oar, and the slide rule after graduation F. D. (Dave) BOYNTON is an investment trust officer of the Irving Trust Co. and twenty-six years ago, we realized that broker with Baker, Simonds & Co., 1132. lives at 67 Bromleigh Road, Stewart 1916 was a Class as fit as we had been to Buhl Building, Detroit, Mich. He has Manor. take over leadership on the Hill. As three children, Frank David III '42., RUTH BURNS McMAHON has a Notre Seniors, they bettered our records. Now, Barbara, nineteen, Susan, fifteen. Dame husband, so fears that her two as the Twenty-five-year Reunion Class, young sons will never reach Cornell. they have bettered our all-time Reunion Ί8 AB, '2.3 LLB—ELBERT P. TUTTLE, GRACE McBRiDE VAN WIRT has two record, set a year ago. It may be that vice-president of the Alumni Association, boys and a girl. Her special interest is Youth must be served, but on the record, is lieutenant colonel in command of the Girl Scout work, in which she is a 1916 has done a better job than we did. First Battalion, ιy9th Field Artillery, commissioner. 1915 salutes you, 1916, every last one of Camp Blanding, Fla. In May he finished DOROTHY DENTON turned Syracusan you, and especially Bub PfeifFer, and is a ninety-day course in the Field Artillery for a while in 1938-39 and as a result proud in having had a hand in bringing School at Fort Sill, Okla.; writes that has a BS in library science. you up! he hopes to resume his law practice in More than thirty members of 1915 Atlanta, Ga., by March i, 1942., but drifted into Ithaca for Reunion this year, "we are driving very hard prior to the '2.6 AB—ALFRED A. BUERGER has a most of them with the taste of our summer maneuvers, which will take up son, Alfred, Jr., born last December Ί.Ί.. Twenty-fifth still on them. The Twenty- practically all of August and September, The Buergers live at 118 Kloster Row, sixth is most definitely different from the and the fall maneuvers which will take Eggertsville. Twenty-fifth but make no mistake, a up all of November." '2,6 ME; '95 ME—FREDERICK L. EMENY grand time may be had in an "off" year. '19 AB—ALPHEUS W. SMITH, professor has a daughter, Ruth Bush Emeny, born The youngsters of 1916 opened their of English at Northwestern University, June Ί., 1941. He is assistant vice-president hearts (and their tent) to us, and invited broadcasts "Of Men and Books" on the of The Cleveland (Ohio) Trust Co. The us to be their guests. Their ladies adopted CBS network Saturday afternoons at baby's grandfather is FREDERICK J. our ladies, and their men extended our 2.130, June ii to August Z3« He is the son EMENY '95. men the courtesies of the house. They of Professor Albert W. Smith '78, Engi- '2.7 AB—RALPH T. SEWARD was ap- even had Sophomore Eddie Anderson '17 neering, Emeritus, and Professor Ruby pointed in April executive secretary of on hand to wait on us! We were their Green Smith, PhD '14, Home Economics the National Defense Mediation Board, guests in their tent, at their Memorial Extension. Washington, D. C. He had been chair- services (for those whom we, too, knew Ίo—CHARLES F. PENNOCK has been man of the Board of Immigration Ap- well and loved), and at their banquet, designated War Alumnus by the Univer- peals in the US Department of Justice, and they made every one of us feel wel- sity. He left the Arts College as a Sopho- after having served as executive secretary come. more to serve in France with the Amer- and general counsel for the New York It's good to find that old friendships ican Red Cross from January, 1918, to State Labor Relations Board. He received have held over the years, and many of us March, 1919. His permanent address is the LLB at Columbia, was for two years look forward to a joint "off year" Re- Pennock Terrace, Lansdowne, Pa. instructor in government at New York union in 1942. in which 1915 and 1916 '2.2. AB—Captain OTTO J. SPAHN, JR. University, and for a time was director can set the pace for quiet enjoyment. has been on active duty in the New York of the Institute of International Rela- Make your dates now, and mark the Chemical Warfare Procurement District tions in Geneva, Switzerland. calendar. Office of the Chemical Warfare Service, '2.8 AB—JEANETTE HANFORD became US Army, 45 Broadway, New York City, assistant general superintendent of the since November 17, 1940. He and his United Charities of Chicago last January family live temporarily at 103 Church i; address, 5616 Kimbark Avenue, "See You— in '42" Street, Pleasantville. Chicago, 111. By Herbert X. Johnston, Class Secretary '2.3 ME—A. TALBOT CAMPBELL is presi- '2.8 AB—CHARLES L. MACBETH was 81 Tacoma Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. dent of the Seattle Concrete Pipe Co., transferred June i by The American Brass Early in the fall, President JOHN Seattle, Wash., and lives at 1465 Univer- Co. to their office in Houston, Tex. He COLLYER and Permanent Reunion Com- sity Boulevard, Seattle. lives in Houston at 1x17 Robinhood mittee Chairman BILL CRIM will select Road. members of committees and sub-com- '2.4—RAYMOND A. KOHM is with the '19, '31 CE—WILLIAM S. ISOLD is a mittees for our Twenty-fifth in June, Bethlehem Steel Co. in New York City. captain of Field Artillery at Fort Knox, 1942.. We plan to line them up by Col- He and Mrs. Kohm have four sons: John leges, fraternities, honorary societies, and Karl, eleven-year-old twins, Thomas, Ky publications, branches of athletics, etc. nine, and Raymond, six; live at 140 '2.9—NORMA L. EDWARDS is a home As a starter, here's a partial roster of Cambridge Avenue, Garden City. demonstration agent in Albany, where Ίyers in Beta Theta Pi: '2.5, '2.6 ME; Όi AB—Captain ALEX- her address is 5x5 Federal Building. W. H. L. (Andy) ANDERSON of 330 ANDER N. SLOCUM, JR. is on duty with '2.9, '30 AB—JAMES M. CARRY visited Vine St., East Liverpool, Ohio, is owner the Armored Division at Fort Benning, the University this spring to interview and general manager of Edwin M. Ga. His father, ALEXANDER N. SLOCUM students in Hotel Administration for

Use the CORNELL UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT BUREAU Willard Straight Hall H. H. WILLIAMS '2.5, Director 490 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS summer work with the Pullman Co. He '35—HENRY W. LOWE is an account Captain William W. Bailey and Mrs. is employed by the Company at 79 East executive with Compton Advertising, Bailey (MARJORIE BRUNT) '37 were Adams Street, Chicago, 111. Inc., 630 Fifth Avenue, New York City. transferred last fall from the US Army '30 ME—WILMER C. SWARTLEY, gen- He and Mrs. Lowe have a daughter born Base in the Hawaiian Islands to Fort eral manager of Westinghouse Stations last December 15,- they live on Parkside Bragg, N. C. WBZ, WBZA, and of International Short Way,Irvington-on-Hudson. Wave Station WBOS in Boston, Mass., '35 AB—DR. JOSEPH LABARBARA re- '37 BS; '12. PhD—BENJAMIN W. BAR- was called to active duty with the Army ceived the MD at Columbia in 1939; is RUS, son of Professor MORTIER F. BARRUS, June 17 as a first lieutenant in the Boston now interning at the New York Post PhD Ίz, Plant Pathology, is in the Ordnance District office, 140 Federal Graduate Hospital, New York City. Army, attached to the 66th General Street. He went to Boston as general Hospital, Fort Bragg, N. C. manager of Stations WBZ and WBZA CLASS OF 1936 '37—Lieutenant SAMUEL S. ROCKWELL last October and became manager of Women has been called to active duty at GHQ WBOS when that station was transferred By Mary T. Nzgr0, Class Secretary Air Force, Scott Field, 111. His address is γio ΊL owns end PI., Niagara Falls, N. Y. from Pittsburgh to Boston in December, no East E Street, Belleville, 111. 1940. RUTH SLEEPER is now Mrs. G. Ralph Kiel; lives at 1x35 Boulevard East, West '37 BS—William Carry 1 Adams was born '31 BS—ROBERT L. TIMMERMAN is as- to HERBERT A. ADAMS and Mrs. Adams, sistant manager of the Netherland Plaza New York, N. J. She has a daughter, Carol Ann. last September 2.3. Adams is manager of Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. He lives at the Chicago showrooms of S. Karpen 5802. Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati. OLIVE NISSLE BORIE (Mrs. William H., Jr.) lives at 12.8 Oceano Avenue, Santa Brothers, manufacturers of furniture, and '31 AB; '96 BL, '97 LLB—BARBARA C. Barbara, Cal. lives at 55x9 Everett Avenue, Chicago, CROSBY practices law at 1330 Marine MARJORIE PRIEST is Mrs. Wilfred E. 111. Trust Building, Buffalo. She was inducted Owen, and lives in Denver City, Texas. '37, '39 BChem; '15 CE—Lieutenant to the Bar last summer by her father, Her husband ('35) is an engineer with ARTHUR S. WENBORNE, Ordnance Dept., HARLEY N. CROSBY '96, presiding justice Shell Oil Co. US Army, has been stationed since De- of the Appellate Division, New York "BLENDY" BRUNN is settled for a cember at the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant State Supreme Court. Miss Crosby is the while (we hope) at 34-40 79th Street, being constructed at LaPorte, Ind., for former wife of LEONARD A. MARCUSSEN Jackson Heights, Long Island. loading shells. He writes that Major '30. ELLA SCHILLKE KELLOGG moved June 6 EDWARD J. THOMAS '15 is executive '31 BS—WALLACE C. BLANKINSHIP has to 462. Kensington Avenue, Buffalo. officer of the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant. been transferred from Cleveland, Ohio, to become manager of the new Stouffer Men CLASS OF 1938 Restaurant at Fifty-seventh Street and By Charles E. Dykes, Class Secretary Women 225 S. Albany St., Ithaca Fifth Avenue, New York City. By M.ary E. Όixon, Class Secretary WARREN KERN is in the law office of '32. BS—JOHN H. EISINGER has joined Willard Straight Hall, Ithaca, N. Y. HAROLD REIGELMAN '14, at 42.0 Lexing- the National Park Service as a ranger, ADELAIDE BRIGGS is teaching art in the ton Avenue, New York City. stationed at Fredericksburg, Va., in the West Ridge School for Girls, Pasadena, DICK KALTENBACHER is the proud Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Calif. She recently won a Government father of Carol Louise. Dick is in the Battlegrounds Memorial National Park. competition for a foyer mural in the SS tanning business with the Seton Leather '32. BS—PAULINE M. RICE is now Mrs. President Jackson. Her historical murals Co., and lives at 134 Walker Road, West also decorate the cafeteria of the high Pauline R. Holly. Address, US Veterans Orange, N. J. Administration Facility, Bath. school in Ithaca. Adelaide's address is 350 Madeline Drive, Pasadena. '31—Lieutenant ISAAC MOLELLA re- 1937 WOMEN ELSIE HARRINGTON and WILLIAM W. ported June 30 for duty with the Third By Carol H. Cline, Class Secretary ιos3 Cumberland Avenue, Dayton, Ohio DOOLITTLE, JR. '38 were married recently. Interceptor Air Force, US Army, at Mac- Their address is 59 Tremont Street, Hart- Dill Field, Tampa, Fla. He had been sta- Mrs. David L. Horuvitz (MAE ZUKER- ford, Conn. tioned at Mitchell Field, Long Island, MAN) lives at 195 East Avenue, Bridge- DOROTHY HELLER is Mrs. George L. since April 9. ton, N. J. She has a baby girl, Bryna Susan, born June 2.5, 1940. (Gosh, Mae, Day of iΊ.^6 Mississippi Avenue, Pitts- '33 BS—IRA S. LANDES is on the staff of we hear mutterings and dire threats burgh, Pa. the Cataract House in Niagara Falls. everywhere we turn because you haven't GRACE BALLARD and Edgar H. Lot- Employed by the Grenoble Hotels Corp., written to any of your Cornell friends speich, a graduate of Princeton, were he was formerly at the American Hotel in ages!) married in early spring. He is with in Allentown, Pa., and at the Hotel RUTH RICH is teaching home ec in Procter & Gamble Co. in Cincinnati, Rennert in Baltimore, Md. South Carolina under the National de- Ohio, ψhere they live at 92.5 Ellison '33 EE—JACOB ROSENZWEIG is a second fense program. Her address is Box 84, Avenue. lieutenant in the Signal Corps, USA, in Ridge way, S. C. Men the Aircraft Warning Company at Fort MARTHA J. SCHWARTZ is teaching at the By Steve De Baum, Correspondent Buchanan, Puerto Rico. Wellington C. Mepham School, Bell- Proof-that-a-young-man's-fancy- '34—CHARLES H. OTTERMAN received more. turns Dept: WALT FLYNN engaged to the LLB at the University of Cincinnati ELIZABETH NICHOLS is teaching in the Margaret McCreery AL McEwAN in 1937 and is now with the law firm of high school at Caledonia. to Jean Hanlon BILL STROUD to Spencer & Love, 453 Spring Street, Los Mrs. Soren J. W. Graae (MADGE JOP- Amelia Smith RENNY MERRITT to Angeles, Cal. In 1938 he married Pauline SON) '37 has a son, Steffan William Graae, Mary Lou McKisson. Thayer of Cincinnati. born in Copenhagen, Denmark, last Further-proof Dept.: BOB ALLISON '34 AB—F. DOUGLAS WILLIAMS is with September. You can write her at 1133 married to Peggy Wood ages ago (We're with Elmo Roper Market Research, 30 Packer Street, Williamsport, Pa., and her just catching up) LLOYD MERRILL Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. He family will forward the letter. to Mary Knapp CHARLIE RUSSELL and Mrs. Williams have a daughter born Mrs. Donald Clark (PAULINE MES- to Helen Beneker G. FITZ-RAN- last fall; live in Larchmont Acres, SINGER) '37 of Bangor, Pa., has a daugh- DOLPH PLASS (George to you) to Made- Larchmont. ter, born July 2.. leine Little Ah, Spring! JULY 17, 1941 491

Strictly Privates: JOHNNY DAVIS a xnd looie at Ft. Sill, Okla BILL Mo CLINTOCK flying at Lincoln Flying School, Lakeland, Fla STAN SEA- CORD, lozd Med. Reg., Co. A., Ft. McClelland, Ala Also LYMAN VERION ROY BLACK, Naval Re- serve, Northwestern. Swept-out-from-under-the-bed: EMER- SON HATCH is a resident in Medicine at Ohio State ED FRISBEE with E. W. & E. E. Rankin, 444 Broadway, Albany LEO LANKERN now at Little Acres, Lafayetteville BERNIE YOEPP with Sears & You-know-who in Chicago AL EDELMAN passing out cigars for P. Emil Klein Co.; address, 70 East Ninety-sixth Street, New York City JOHN BRERETON in the C. U. Dairy Dept HANK SEITZ in Washington, D. C., at the Town Club, 1800 Mass. Ave., N. W. CLASS OF 1939 Women A REGENTS ACADEMY AT ITHACA By Sally Splam, Class Secretary 78 West Fifth Street, Oswego, N. Y. Its aim to make students really ready for the work and conditions of college. We are sending this issue of the Its methods emphasize mental processes and habits of work. ALUMNI NEWS to all '39 women so that you who couldn't come to Reunion may Its administration aims at giving self reliance and initiative. get an inkling of what happened (see Its program makes possible important saving in time. page 477). FIRST SEMESTER BEGINS SEPT. 15 This column of personal items about '39 will continue throughout the year, We Invite Your Inquiries C. M. Doyle '02, Headmaster you know. I'll try to keep you up-to-date with the latest news of Classmates. The NEWS is the best medium we have for keeping you informed not only about the women of '39 but also about Cornell. New things are happening all the time: a new Chemical Engineering Building is Check this against PERFECTION! going up; the Drill Hall is renamed; new dormitories are being opened for girls. Ideas about hotels in New York—like ideas about Cornell will mean more to you if you know what is happening every month of people—differ. Check this list of Grosvenor virtues the year. Don't wait until you are told against your standards of comfortable living . . . by some other person; know it yourself! Atmosphere Not too large, not too small, the The ALUMNI NEWS is well worth the in- Grosvenor is agreeably different ... a trim, alert, vestment. How about our Class making it an important way of keeping all of us hospitable home on tree-lined lower Fifth Avenue. informed ? Modernity Wide-windowed rooms, larger than average, attrac- CLASS OF 194O tively appointed, with running ice water and tub and shower. Women Quiet Few squawks of traffic at the Grosvenor. Quiet nights for By Carol B. Clark, Class Secretary refreshing sleep. 4-H Club Office, Roberts Hall, Ithaca, N. Y. Convenience Three blocks (or less) to 4 subways and 4 major One year gone, and greetings, '41, to our columns! bus routes that take you anywhere. Fifth Avenue buses (Radio City, THRESSA CAMPBELL, Sterling Station, shops, museums, etc.) at the door. N. Y.," goes back and forth to Fulton Economy Large single rooms from $3.50 to $6.00. Double rooms where she works as bacteriologist in the with twin beds from $5.00 to $8.00. Attractive suites from $8.00. laboratory of the Seabright Co., Inc. RUTH DAVIDSON is married and lives This unusual combination of living advantages brings many sea- in New York City. She is Mrs. Louis B. soned visitors—and many native New Yorkers—to live at Cecil, Pare Vendome, 353 West Fifty- sixth Street. BETTY SPINK'S address is 2.14 South Hotel Grosvenor Courthouse Road, Arlington, Va. She (Pronounced Grov-nor) says: "So far, the only airline hostess FIFTH AVENUE AT TENTH STREET * NEW YORK CITY from Cornell!" Ain't that somethin'? Owned by the Baldwin Family MARIAN WIGHTMAN is going to con- tinue her Home EC teaching in Highland DONALD R. BALDWIN '16, Treas. JOHN C. SHEA '26, Mgr. next year. Please mention the CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

NINA JORDAN, 1308 Thirty-eighth proud father of an eight-pound-one-ounce University school of retailing; her home Street, Sacramento, Cal. She's a detail boy named Kirke Jay. Earle has been address is 619 Third Street, Brooklyn. girl in sportswear and junior department teaching vocational agriculture at the PRUDENCE LEHRBACK went to work of the Bon Marche, Sacramento's leading Alfred-Almond Central School. He men- at the Eastman Kodak Co. immediately style center.'' She writes of leisure time tions that he often runs across JIM after graduation. You may reach her at spent with amateur theater players. YOUNG, who is teaching at the Fillmore home, 66 Frankland Road, Rochester. MARTY ATWOOD, who recently finished Central School, and SEWARD FOOTE of MARY E. LEET will teach homemaking at Miss McCarthy's Business School in Andover Central School. in Hannibal High School. Rochester, was married May 30 to Sandy TRUMAN POSSUM writes that he has MARTHA LAWSON has a graduate (ALEXANDER J.) CHENEY '40 at the Col- been given duties at Ohio State Uni- assistantship in chemistry at the Univer- gate-Rochester Divinity School chapel. versity additional to his work towards sity of Rochester. VIRGINIA PEASE, ESTHER POWELL, ALFRED his Master's degree in science. It is MARY ELLEN GILLETT has been ap- A. HAGEDORN, and TRUMAN POSSUM pleasing to have him say, "It certainly pointed assistant agent-at-large in the were Cornellians in the party. Sandy \s has been a pleasure to receive the ALUMNI Extension Service of the College of Home with the General Railway Signal Co. NEWS since leaving Cornell." Economics. and they live at 32.7 Inglewood Drive, DAN GUILFOYLE is spending the sum- JEANNETTE STANNARD was to be mar- Rochester. mer with Shreve, Lamb &" Harmon, New ried to Albert B. Small wood, principal A late summer wedding-to-be: MARY York City architects, where R. H. of Durham Consolidated School, Jμne 2.1 C. BARBOUR to HALL STEWART '40. He is SHREVE Ox is the senior partner. He they will be living in Durham, Conn. with the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co. writes that ROBERT S. McCoY '41 and JEAN WAY will teach English and be in East Hartford, Conn. Mary was NICOL BissELL '38 are with that firm. librarian at Castleton-on-Hudson High graduated at Katherine Gibbs School in Dan joins the Naval Reserve in Sep- School. 1940. tember, starting his training on the RUTH ARANOW was to attend Kath- As for me, I left Binghamton July i, am USS Prairie State. His home address is erne Gibbs Secretarial School; she lives in Willsboro Bay on Lake Champlain for 939 Woodycrest Avenue, Bronx, New at home, 9 Chittenden Avenue, Washing- the Fourth, and this summer do not ex- York City. ton Heights, New York City. pect to be in the same bed twice—travel- Your correspondent journeyed West Men ing all over New York State! I am to do recently and dropped off in St. Louis to the ensemble clothing work with 4~H see JOE GRIESEDIECK who is hard at work By Raymond W. Kruse, Class Secretary MIT Dormitories, Cambridge, Mass. Club girls during July and August. You making beer for the Falstaff Co. PAUL may even call me a clothing specialist for STARK'S sister, Helen, was there and she WARNER HOWE has a position in the a month! Mail will reach me if sent to reports that Paul is very happily married special engineering division, Balboa the 4-H Club Office, Roberts Hall, Ithaca. and working hard in the Stark Nurseries Heights, Panama Canal Zone. And by the way, I'm drastically in need at Louisiana, Mo. LA VERNE HORTON is going to do of some news! graduate work at the Harvard Business Men CLASS OF 1941 School next fall if the draft doesn't get him first. By R. Selden Brewer, Class Secretary Women WALTER A. GREGORY is working on Advertising Department, Procter & Gamble By Ruth E. Cothran, Class Secretary Gwynne Building, Cincinnati, Ohio Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca, N. Y. national defense research while studying Russ HOPPING was working for Bell for his Master's degree at Iowa State Aircraft in Buffalo but was drafted in CHARLOTTE ADELMAN planned to attend College, Ames, la. February and he now is at Fort Benning, Bucknell University summer session for PORTER W. GΓFFORD, JR. is starting Ga., in the new 2_d Arsenal Division. He practice teaching in English. out as second lieutenant in the Air Corps, hopes to get a second lieutenant's com- NORMA HOAGLAND will be home eco- Material Division, Wright Field, Day- mission in the near future. nomics teacher at the Elba Central ton, Ohio. HERB KNEELAND writes some interest- School. JOHN H. GALLIGAN has a sales job with ing news from Gunter Field at Mont- HELEN HENDRICKS expects to be train- the Standard Oil Co. of New York in gomery, Ala., where he is assistant ing for a year at St. Joseph's Hospital in Buffalo. engineering officer of one of the school Elmira, toward the degree of Medical HOWARD S. FREEMAN will be at Fort squadrons. He states that JACK DONOGHUE Technologist. Sill, Okla., starting in August. is there as a cadet but almost through the ELIZABETH HERROLD has a position WILLIAM C. FLICKINGER is joining the basic course. He will soon move on to with the Pennsylvania Department of Lincoln Electric Co. in Cleveland, Ohio. Maxwell, Ala., for advanced work. Herb Public Health; she lives at 733 College ELTON J. FLETCHER has a position with expected to be sent to Macon, Ga., Avenue, Lancaster, Pa. the dry milk division of the Borden Co.. shortly. DOROTHY REYNOLDS will teach home in Bainbridge. A message from CARL RIEDE, who is at economics at Cambridge High School. HOWARD S. DUNBAR is going into the Fort Devens, Mass., in the 33d Field DALE KUNTZ was to be married to AR- Cornell Medical College in New York Artillery Battalion, states that he has THUR W. GOLDSTEIN '40, June 19; he is an City. run across JOHN HAGEMAN and CARL assistant in botany at the University of HUGH COSLINE, JR. married Carolyn BROWN there. They are both in the 2.6th Illinois. Righter, a Syracuse alumna, in Water- Infantry. Also located at that camp are DOROTHY ALFKE is teaching mathe- town, June 2.9. Hugh is a second lieuten- ED DRISCOLL, who is with the ι6th matics at the Guilford High School. ant of Field Artillery, now stationed at Infantry, and TED DEDOWITZ and DICK SHIRLEY MUNSON will enter the Yale Fort Jay, Governor's Island, but expect- LINDO in the 5th Artillery. He states School of Nursing in September; her ing soon to be transferred to Fort Sill, that they are all in the fast-moving, hard- home address is Bennett Avenue, Che- Okla. He is the son of HUGH L. COSLINE hitting First Division. In addition to my shire, Conn. Ί8, associate editor of American Agri- appreciation for this contribution, Carl RUTH MYERS will work into an execu- culturist. deserves our heartiest congratulations; his tive position in the business of her Your Class secretary is in the US Naval engagement to Barbara E. Jones of father, who is a wholesaler of auto parts Reserve, taking a course in Naval archi- Burlington, Vt., was recently announced. and garage equipment; she'll be living tecture at Massachusetts Institute of Happy news from Almond, N. Y.: on at 2.2.01 East Market Street, York, Pa. Technology. Until September 2.6, address May 4, EARLE K. BILLINGTON became the EDITH LEWIS will attend the New York is MIT Dormitories, Cambridge, Mass. CORNELL HOSTS A Guide to Comfortable Hotels and Restaurants Where Cornellians and Their Friends Will Find a Hearty Cornell Welcome

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Cleveland: B. F. Copp '29, J. W. Gainey '32, Louis HOTEL J. Read '38. Detroit: Ernest Terwillίger '28, J. Wheeler '38. New York: R. W. Steinberg '29, L. W. Maxson '30, H. Glenn Herb '31, W. C Blankinship '31, R. H. Blaisdell '38, Bruce Tiffany '39. John P. Masters©!*, '33, Assf. Manager Pittsburgh: N. Townsend Allison '28. PARK ΛϊE Slst TO 52nd STS NEW YORK

PHILADELPHIA, PA. The Grosvenor Hotel FIFTH AVENUE AT 10TH STREET STEPHEN GIRARD HOTEL NEW YORK CITY CHESTNUT ST. WEST OF 20TH A distinctive hotel of quiet charm PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. .... on convenient Lower Fifth Avenue Nearest downtown Hotel to Penna. 30th St. 300 Rooms - Moderate rates CENTRAL NEW YORK and B. & O. Stations Donald R. Baldwin '16 John L. Shea '26 WILLIAM H. HARNED '35 . . Manager Treasurer Manager A Cornell Welcome Awaits You At ATLANTIC CITY CORNELLIANS THE HOTEL CADILLAC Elm and Chestnut Sts. will be particularly welcome at ROCHESTER, NEW YORK The Stratford Arms Hotel " Air Conditioned for Year 'Round Comfort" -ii1) ^-ίsf&i/^ Urban A. MacDonald '38, Manager W^^^^^^^^^^^i^iff^^^^^S^S. 117 WEST 70TH STREET iΓlif TRαfαlgαr 9-9400 NEW YORK Five Minutes From Times Square DRUMLINS SYRACUSE ΐfif OPEN ALL YEAR AROUND ROBERT C. TRIER, Jr. '32, Resident Manager CAFETERIA DINING ROOM TAP ROOM GOLF TENNIS WINTER SPORTS R. S. BURLINGAME '05 Owner WASHINGTON, D. C. HOTEL LATHAM L WIARD '30 W. L. BIRD '42 Restaurant Manager Asst. Restaurant Manager 28TH ST. at STH AVE. - NEW YORK CITY 400 Rooms - Fireproof ONLY HALF AN HOUR FROM ITHACA! ;;;;;«:i^

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