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WO-hundred and twenty-three stu- town by which they alone may enter it. State Street. Since their mother's death dents were dropped from the Uni- The most expensive sculptors of their time Frank and Harry Mayers have owned the Tversity following the mid-year ex- have been engaged to perpetuate their business. Twenty years ago Sunday aminations. A study of the statistics re- forms, and the most esteemed poets to re- papers for which the Mayers have long veals some facts of interest. The College cord their achievements in deathless verse. been Ithaca distributors, reached the store of Engineering led the list of casualties It is even whispered that their images very late Sunday afternoons; now they with 88 bustees; the Veterinary College have been set up in places of worship, and arrive at 7:30 o'clock in the morning. dropped only one. Twenty-four, seniors that before them religious ceremonies have THE RED KEY has elected to member- were lost; a relatively large number. been performed. Where and when, you ship Charles C. Bye, Jr., of Holly Oak, Thirty-one women were dropped, in com- ask, did these fantastic absurdities take Del., Gordon L. Carson of Buffalo, George .paiison with 192 men, a proportion of one place? According to the Encyclopaedia E. Howard, Jr., of Butler, Pa., Robert F. to six and a half, though the proportion Britannica, in Greece of the days of Loetscher of Dubuque, Iowa, Charles L. registered is nearer one to four. The total Pericles, that golden age of time when man Macbeth of Ottawa, Canada, and Freder- is four more than last year, although the led an intellectual life of sanity, measure, ick W. Palmer of Holley. average for the last six years was 242. and harmony now forgotten in this, his latter end of folly. THE CAREY LAW PRIZE of fifty dollars, BUSTING is a necessary part of an im- given to the law student obtaining the perfect educational system based on man's WANDA LANDOWSKA, the Polish musi- highest rating this year goes to Nathan imperfection. There seems as yet no cian, was the artist for the third of the Katz '27 of Birmingham, Alabama. The escape from our routine of threats, University concert series held in Bailey William D. T. Carey Foundation under promises, tests, rewards and punishments. Hall on February 24. Half of her numbers which the awards are made, was estab- If there is a University in Heaven it will were played on the once popular harpsi- lished this fall by William D. T. Carey '26 have no busting, no examinations, no chord, of which she is an ardent champion. of Hutchinson, Kansas, brother of Howard marks, and no deans; on this both stu- The piano was used for the other selections. Carey '13 and Emerson Carey '27. dents and Faculty are agreed. The A BOY SCOUT honorary fraternity, AT THE SUNDAY EVENING Hour in Angelic Teaching Staff will always lecture Alpha Phi Omega, has been installed at Willard Straight, "The Geography of the in an interesting manner; they will never Cornell, with almost a score of charter Ithaca Region" was the subject of an ad- ask catch questions and never take mean members, all former daily-good-turners. dress by Professor Oscar D. von Engeln revenges. The Celestial Students will al- Chapters of this fraternity are being in- Ό8. He traced the development of the ways prepare their lessons, never write stalled in many colleges. Norman C. geologic and physiographic features of this between the lines, and never read news- Stagg '26 of Ithaca, Edward G. Ainsworth vicinity from pre-glacial days. papers while the Professor is being in- '25 of Rensselaer, Chester Pond '27 of spiring. Yet, according to the best of our Ithaca, Edward Horn '29 of Ithaca, THE ALL HIT program presented by the information, the roll is called up yonder; Kenneth A. Connelly '28 of Ashville, Dramatic Club the week before was so and even in Heaven there is a Celestial William Goetz and William Bates of New successful that the plays were repeated on Morrill Hall. York, graduate students, and Professsor February 25 and 26. The popular plays THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL performed a W. H. York, H. A. Britton, and Eugene D. were "Shall We Join the Ladies?" by Sir very graceful act in presenting Frank Montillon are among the Cornell members. James Barrie, "Two Slatterns and a King" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and "Lehigh" Wingert with a Cornell C in the A BROWN DERBY and a pair of scarlet- form of a watch-charm. The genial and "Behind the Beyond" by Stephen Leacock. lined earmuffs were the prizes awarded to acrid-humored Frank Lehigh is one of the winners of the minor sports ticket sales OLD AND Modern Psychology was dis- Ithaca's figures best-known to the under- competition by the Athletic Council. cussed in a lecture given on February 22 graduates of the past twenty years. His Richard W. Crannell '28 of Olean took the by Professor Hans Driesch of the Univer- services in finding Pullmans for the teams derby for selling 180 tickets. An ap- sity of Leipzig. Referring to Behaviorism, at seasons when all spare Pullmans are propriately inscribed silver plaque is the Professor Driesch characterized it as good thousands of miles away have been of headlight on the hat. Theodore A. Egg- for animals becausp it is the only means inestimable aid to our athletes. mann '28 of St. Louis sold tickets to five we have in their case; insufficient for our- DEAN HERBERT E. HAWKES of Columbia women and got the ear-muffs. He wishes selves because we have the superior method addressed a special meeting of the Faculty he had won the silencers before the com- of introspection and observation. of the Arts College on the Contemporary petition started: thirty-seven young women Two KREYMBORG PUPPET plays were Civilization course given successfully as a expressed surprise that he should charge presented by Alfred and Dorothy Kreym- required freshman course in his college. It for the tickets, thinking his first names borg on February 21 in the University would be interesting to discuss the educa- were Butter And. Theater in Willard Straight Hall. They tional implications of such a course, were MAYERS' CIGAR STORE is now the sole gave "Lima Beans," often presented by it not that the alumni are notoriously un- property of Harry Mayers, Frank Mayers the Dramatic Club with human instead of able to understand the problems and pur- having sold all of his business interest to papier mache puppets, and "Jack's poses of education. his brother. He has no plans except that House" to the accompaniment of Mr. NOTE ON OVER-EMPHASIS of athletics: he is going to take a rest and enjoy a Kreymborg's playing on the mandolute. we learn on unimpeachable authority that vacation. The business was started by He also gave some of his "tone-poems" a certain group of amateur athletes have their mother about thirty years ago as a with the same accompaniment. The per- been offered free board for life at the small newstand on the Rothschild corner. formance was given by the Cornell training-table of their home organization. It prospered, and sixteen years ago was Women's Club of Ithaca for the benefit of A new road has been built into their home moved to its present location at 203 East the War Memorial. 262 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS New Movies Available Devoted to Athletics The third reel is devoted to athletics. SPORT STUFF Four Reels Taken Last Spring Ready for The first half of this reel shows details of the track meet when Cornell beat Pennsyl- Rental to Alumni Clubs—Show vania on May 8. Then the scene shifts to The papers have been calling attention Phases of University Life Lake Cayuga, showing the Cornell Navy, to an epidemic of suicide among college first at the boathouse, then on the Inlet, students. Clergymen, sociologists, and The Alumni Office has for distribution and finally practicing on the Lake. physicians have arisen to explain the same. to alumni clubs a series of four new motion Back on the Hill, the camera gives the I have no theory. But I have noticed picture reels. The pictures were taken last story of the baseball game with Cornell that in no reported case has the poor, Spring. Under the general caption of "A winning 12-5 over the visitors from Ohio morbid boy been one who played games. Visit to Cornell/' they depict the ex- State. The tennis team on the same after- That may not mean anything. Neverthe- periences of a sub-freshman who pulls in noon beats Ohio State, eight matches to less a boy who can take punishment and on the Black Diamond to spend a few days one. give it—all with a grin—isn't apt to do imbibing Ithaca atmosphere. In the finals of the women's interclass away with himself just because he fails to In the first reel are shown glimpses of rowing races, held each May on the Inlet, pass Calculus or looses his belief in Santa downtown Ithaca and the famous Buffalo the seniors beat the two underclass crews Claus. Hill, followed by a trip through Willard in rapid succession. A surprising number of undergraduates Straight Hall. The visitor then views The opening of the fourth reel shows just now have a morbid, fretful introspec- various scenes about the Hill—an idle Spring Day. The undergraduate party tive streak in them. A run to Varna and hour at one of the fraternity houses, the crosses Cascadilla Bridge followed by the back every day would cure most of them men's dormitories, the new Faculty Apart- circus stunts in the back of the Crescent on and a dose of calomel the rest. ments, Prudence Risley Hall, ending up Schoellkopf Field. The regatta on Cayuga The more I see of students and these with views of Fall Creek Gorge, Trip- Lake on the afternoon of Spring Day is volunteer psychiatrists who yearn to hammer Falls, the Hydraulic Laboratory, shown in all detail. prescribe for them, the more I pin my the Suspension Bridge, and the view be- Next come glimpses of the alumni re- faith to Dr. Frank Sheehan. The good hind Sibley. union in June, with views of the old grads Doctor says, "Now if a student has any- The next reel opens with two of the lunching, parading, and snake-dancing in thing busted, or is running a temperature, quadrangle landmarks, the statues of the Drill Hall. Two days later Com- or has a pain that keeps on in the same Ezra Cornell and Andrew D. White. Next mencement Day is celebrated, and the pro- place, you don't want to take no chances. are shown views of the Baker Laboratory cession is shown entering Bailey Hall. See? You want to send him down to the of Chemistry, the Rockefeller Hall of The picture closes with a final panoramic Medical Office right off. But if he ain't Physics, Stimson Hall of Medicine, and the view from the roof of the Baker Laboratory got any of them things—just thinks him- President's House. From the President's of Chemistry. Then the Black Diamond self and other little things is important! House the scene changes to the steps of bids farewell to Ithaca and Cornell. Hell! I just give him a scuttle of Epsom Sage College, where President Farrand Although the reels form something of a salts and a good swift kick. Then I send and the deans of the college are leaving running story, any one or more of them can him out on the field for a work out. the building after their weekly luncheon. be used together. Each reel runs about ten He'll be all right in no time. Now you There are close-ups of all of the deans and minutes. The photography was done by roll over and let me rub your back." of Registrar Hoy and Secretary Patterson. B. R. Macmillan of the Cornell Medical R. B. The next scene is of the annual review College in Ithaca. Alumni who are in- and inspection of the Cornell Reserve terested in showing the reels should make Officers' Training Corps. Major Louis L. application to Foster M. Coffin '12, Alum- ATHLETICS Seaman '72, through whose efforts Great ni Representative, Morrill Hall. The only Britain presented to Cornell the tank charges are five dollars for the rental of "America," makes the speech of presenta- two reels, ten dollars rental for three or Wrestlers Win Again tion; President Farrand awards a medal to four. Another victory for the wrestling team the best drilled cadet, and his daughter, The Alumni Office has some other good was the outcome of the match with Penn- Miss Margaret, presents the colors. reels, which have been taken during the sylvania in Philadelphia last Saturday. last few years, and which are also available Cornell won by a score of 17 to 6, taking Two athletic scenes show how popular is on application. five bouts out of seven. Josefson, Cornell, archery with the Cornell women, and in the 115 pound class, secured the only fall. also a lacrosse game on Schoellkopf Field WIN ADVERTISING PRIZES The summary: with Cornell beating Hobart. On the Two Cornellians shared in 1926 in the ιi5-pound class: Josefson, Cornell, women's playground the finals of interclass Harvard advertising awards founded by threw Harris with bar lock and chancery baseball and the interclass track meet are Edward Bok for distinguished service to in 6 min. 30 sec. run off. advertising. Orlando Clinton Harn '94 re- 125-pound class: Smith, Pennsylvania, This is followed by a glimpse of two ceived the gold medal for personal service defeated Albusen. Time advantage, 6 popular classrooms, the introductory to advertising for his work as president of min. 7 sec. course in chemistry at Baker Laboratory, the Audit Bureau of Circulations. He is 135-pound class: Bogden, Pennsylvania, and a physiology lecture, better known as advertising manager and chairman of the defeated Schroeder, two extra periods. "Human Phys," in Stimson Hall. sales committee for the National Lead Time advantage, 19 seconds. Referee's The rest of the film shows students on Company of New York. decision. the Campus between classes, the Arts stu- The Blackman Company, of which 145-pound class: Geier, Cornell, defeated dents at Goldwin Smith HalLand the Law James K. (Jake) Fraser '97 is president, Hirschbergei. Time advantage, 8 min. 35 students across the way at Boardman. Up received, with the Proctor and Gamble sec, at the northern end of the Campus Sibley Company, the two-thousand-dollar cash 158-pound class: Davidson, Cornell, de- students are casting ballots for some prize and certificate for the national feated Buchanan. Time advantage, 6 undergraduate offices. The reel closes campaign of a specific product deemed min. with views of senior singing on the steps of most conspicuous for its planning and 175-pound class: Munns, Cornell, de- Goldwin Smith Hall. execution, feated Schultz. Time Advantage. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS 263 Heavyweight: Stafford, Cornell, de- Defeat Princeton got second to Pratt of Harvard. Ander- feated Kendall. Time advantage, 2 min. The team beat Princeton 20 to 17, in a son's put was 44 feet 2/i inches; the 4 sec. fast and furious game in the Drill Hall winner bettered this mark by but half an Two Basketball Victories Saturday night. The Tigers drew first inch. blood, Alexander shooting a basket, and In the 35-pound weight throw, Wright In their rush up from the bottom the then ran up a count of 5 to I before Deveau got the iron Ball out 51 feet in a warming- basketball team has won three Inter- caged his first of four goals. After ten up throw, but was unable to duplicate this collegiate League games in eight days, in- minutes of play Princeton led 9 to 4, but performance in the regular event. How- cluding among its victims the league baskets by Deveau and Schlossbach and ever his throw of 49 feet Yi inch was good leaders, Princeton and Dartmouth. The timely foul shooting brought Cornell up to enough to take first. Cohen followed with team also practically put Pennsylvania within one point. Molinet shot another 47 feet 21A inches, and Worden brought up out of the race for the title by defeating the foul goal tying the score, and just before in the rear with 46 feet J4 inch. Quakers on their own court. The spurt has the whistle blew Bruckert caged a basket, Seven men cleared the bar at 12 feet in come too late to give the team a chance for giving Cornell a 13 to 11 lead at half time. the pole vault. When it was hoisted to 12 first honors, but it has put thφn .in a Bruckert increased Cornell's lead with a feet 3 inches one man dropped out. The position to say who shall win the champ- basket early in the second period, and bar was again raised. Smith of Dartmouth ionship. when McCabe responded with a goal for and Burbank of Harvard succeded in go- Defeated by Yale, Columbia, and Penn- the Tigers, Deveau came back with an- ing over and established a new record at sylvania, the team won its first league other pretty shot. Outplaying Princeton 12 feet 7% inches. The other four men, victory in the Drill Hall on February 9 all the time, Cornell drew ahead to a 20 to Reed, Williams, and Pitman of Cornell, when it beat Columbia. Princeton won a 13 score and played safe for the rest of and Clark of Harvard tied at 12 feet 3 close victory at Princeton, but Cornell the game. This procedure was not with- inches, the highest that Pitman and came right back and defeated Dartmouth out danger for Choburn dropped a long Williams have ever vaulted. at Ithaca, then Pennsylvania at Philadel- shot and Alexander a foul in the last two Benson won the two-mile race. He phia, and wound up by turning the tables minutes, but Cornell's lead, as it turned hung behind for 18 laps, letting the Har- on the Tigers here last Saturday night. out, was safe. Deveau, Molinet, and vard runners set the pace. When the time The victory over the Green put Dart- Schlossbach were conspicuous for Cornell, came to move, Benson was ready. He mouth out of a tie for first place; by de- Gartner and McCabe for Princeton. crept up to the leaders, went by them with feating Princeton, Cornell gave Dart- The line up and summary: effortless ease, coasted into the lead, and mouth half a game ahead again. Cornell Cornell (20) Princeton (17) unleashed a closing sprint to win by 20 has two more league games to play, with Molinet R.F McCabe yards. His time of 9 minutes 40^/5 seconds Dartmouth at Hanover next Saturday and Schlossbach L.F Gartner was but y$ of a second behind the Tri- Yale at New Haven the following week Winkler C Foote angular record. end. At the beginning of the week Dart- Deveau R.G Miles Wells of Dartmouth failed to equal his mouth led the league, Princeton was Bruckert L.G Alexander own world's record in the 45-yard high second, and Cornell and Pennsylvania, Field goals—Cornell: Deveau 4, Bruck- hurdles, yet took the event from Ballan- with percentages of 500 were tied for ert 2, Schlossbach. Princeton: Gartner 2, tyne of Harvard and Caruthers of Cornell third. McCabe, Foote, McCullough. Foul goals in 6 seconds flat. Defeat Pennsylvania —Cornell: Molinet4, Schlossbach. Prince- The Cornell relay team showed that it The victory over Pennsylvania in the ton: Foote 2, McCabe, Alexander. had speed and balance. Fairbanks handed Palestra at Philadelphia on Washington's Substitutions—Cornell: Bruckert for a five-yard disadvantage to Spelman, who Birthday was a gratifying surprise. The Winkler, Winkler for Molinet, Molinet for tore around the track with a fine burst of score was 18 to 16, Molinet leading the Bruckert. Princeton: Evans for Foote, speed, and was leading the field by 20 attack. He scored three goals from the McCullough for McCabe, Kaufmann for yards when the time came to hand the field. Evans, Hendricks for Gartner, Gartner for stick to Werly. The latter kept up and in- Pennsylvania scored first, Schaaf cag- Hendricks, McCabe for McCullough, creased the lead, and gave Goodwillie the ing a basket. The Quakers led most of the Davis for Miles, Evans for Kaufmann, baton with victory in sight. The Harvard first half, but when Winkler came into the Choburn for Gartner, Miles for Davis. and Dartmouth runners collided and went game and caged two baskets, Cornell Referee—Brennan, Jamaica. Umpire— to the floor and Goodwillie took things easy went out ahead and lead at the halfway Crawford, St. Anne's. to win for Cornell by a lap and to tie the mark by a score of 8 to 4. The second half Triangular record. was also closely played, Cornell managing Third in Track Brumder, a sophomore, got third in the to keep the lead. The track team scored three first places mile run. The line-up and summary: in the opening meet of the indoor season The meet marked the first appearance in last Saturday at Boston. Harvard, strong Cornell (18) Pennsylvania (16) varsity track competition of Benson, in both track and field, won the meet Wright, Worden, Anderson, and Brumder. Molinet L.F Schaaf easily, scoring 54^ points while Dart- Although some disappointment is felt at Schlossbach R.F Davenport mouth beat out Cornell for second place. Cornell's failure to make more of a show- Hasten C Chapman The Green's total was 30, Cornell's 28^- ing in the sprint and runs, the team is ex- Beck L.G Magner From the Cornell standpoint the en- pected to develop steadily and better re- Deveau R.G Goldblatt couraging developments were a clean sweep sults may confidently be expected later on. Field goals—Cornell: Molinet 3, Wink- in the 35-pound weight throw, Wright, ler 2, Schlossbach, Beck, Deveau. Penn- Cohen, and Worden finishing in this Hockey Team Beaten sylvania: Chapman 2, Schaaf, Davenport, order; Benson's victory in the two-mile The hockey team lost its last match of Magner. Foul goals—Cornell: Winkler, run, and fine work by the one-mile relay the season on Saturday, being defeated by Deveau. Pennsylvania: Schaaf 3, Gold- team, which romped away from its com- Hamilton at Clinton. The score was 2 to i. blatt 2, Magner. petitors. Werly slipped on the first bank Substitutions—Cornell: Winkler for in the 6oo-yard run but recovered and in a Yearling Five Loses Masten. fighting drive finished a good second to Colgate's freshman basketball team de- Referee—O'Brien, St. Johns. Umpire— O'Neil of Harvard. Anderson, putting feated the Cornell yearlings at Hamilton Kinney, Yale. the shot for the first time as varsity athlete, Saturday by a score of id to I6. 264 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS $5,000 for Memorial New York Women THE CLUBS Miss R. Louise Fitch, Dean of Women, Room in Towers Given by Family of was the guest of honor at the annual Albert A. Porter '19, Who Died luncheon of the Cornell Women's Club of While Serving in France Michigan New York at the Hotel Astor on February The regular weekly luncheon of the 12. Miss Fitch spoke informally on "A The War Memorial Committee reports a Cornell Club of Michigan was canceled on Dean's Eye View of Cornell." She pre- gift of $5000 for a room in the Memorial February 24 in view of an intercollegiate faced her talk with some past collegiate Towers, in memory of Albert Augustus luncheon held at the Hotel Statler on history touching upon the duties of a Porter '19, one of the first Cornellians to February 26. dean of women in the West as compared lose his life in the World War. Citizens of Detroit will be called upon to with one at Cornell. Before coming to The room is the gift of the Porter family, vote on a new rapid transit proposal within Cornell in September Miss Fitch was dean and was presented by Alexander J. Porter, the near future. The speaker on February at Whitman College in the State of the father, who is president of the Shredded 26 was William M. Donnelly, special Washington. Wheat Company, at Niagara Falls. The counsel of the Rapid Transit Commission. Dr. Frederick B. Robinson, acting presi- members of the family who made this gift At the intercollegiate luncheon on dent of the College of the City of New possible are Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. March 26, William L. Harding, former York, spoke on "The Education of a Free Porter, Albert A. Porter's parents; Mar- Governor of Iowa and now president of the People." From patriarchal times down to garet P. Bartlett and Edwin R. Bartlett, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater As- the present, according to Dr. Robinson, sister and brother-in-law; Alexander L. sociation, will talk on "Why the St. the object of education has ever been the Porter, brother; and Katherine Porter Lawrence Waterway?" same, to acquire a knowledge of one's Schneidau and Julia Porter Holt, sisters. Schenectady environment, and then to find one's Albert Augustus Porter was a native of effective place in the general economy. Niagara Falls and came from a stock that The Cornell Club of Schenectady will During the luncheon, Rudolf von Saal has been closely identified with the history entertain Dean Dexter S. Kimball at dinner on the evening of March 4. The played on the musical saw. of the United States, his great-uncle being dinner will be held at the Mohawk Hotel The luncheon arrangements were in the General Horace Porter of Civil War fame. at 7 p. m. All Cornellians are invited, in- hands of Miss Dorthea Trebing '23, to Porter came to Cornell from Ridley Col- cluding those who may not ordinarily live whom a vote of thanks was extended by lege, St. Catherine's, Ont., and was only in the clubs. the University a short time when he joined in Schenectady or the immediate vicinity, but who may be available on the evening the American Ambulance Field Service Mrs. John J. Klein (Janet Frisch) '12, of Wednesday, March 4. early in May 1917, with the Niagara Falls chairman of the program committee, an- ambulance which he had a large share in Syracuse Women nounced the proposed entertainments which had been planned by the club for organizing. While at Bordeaux, im- Meeting, Cornell Women's Club of the remainer of the year, including a mediately upon his arrival in France, Syracuse, at the home of Mrs. Ralph C. meeting with President Farrand, a play to young Porter took sick with measles and Waring Ίo, 1648 Valley Drive, 6:30 p. m. be presented under professional manage- while recovering from this disease con- on March 9. tracted a cold which resulted in pneumonia. ment in a New York theatre by the club, He died in the military hospital in Buff on. Morris County and a country meeting in the middle of His body was brought home and on May The Cornell Club of Morris County May, at the home of Mrs. R. Harold Shreve 26, 1917, he was buried at Niagara Falls. entertained seven high school boys with (Ruth Bentley) '02. At Cornell Porter was a member of talks on the values of college education in Chicago Kappa Alpha. While only here for a short general and informal discussions on Cor- The two Cornell clubs in Chicago, the time, he made many friends. nell in particular after the annual meeting of the club on February 4. This part of the women in the afternoon and the men in entertainment was in the form of a dinner the evening, entertained President Farrand '03 ADDRESSES WANTED held at the historic Bottle Hill Tavern. on February 4. The women of '03 are preparing for Walter C. Myers '22 was elected presi- The Cornell Women's Club met with their reunion. Mrs. H. C. Blenderman dent of the club, Andrew F. Niven Ίi, the President for tea at the Chicago (Helen Reidel), women's class secretary, vice-president, Ralph J. Parker '23, College Club. The informal hour was whould appreciate any information on the secretary, and Russell F. Dixon '17, voted by the women one of the most present whereabouts of the following per- treasurer. helpful meetings they have ever held. sons who are on her "no address" list: Miss Mary A. Bartholomew, Mrs. Charles Burnham (Beatrice Macbride), Miss Mary E. Butterworth, Dr. Helen L. Carter, Mrs. Chesbro (Archie Hammond), 223 Students Dropped from University Mrs. William D. Collier (Blanche Wood- The annual weeding out of students at the end of the first term saw four more dropped worth), Miss Elizabeth R. Gilfillan, Miss this year than last, the total number "busted" being 223. This is much less than the Winifred Heimbecker, Miss Mary S. average for the six years 1920 to 1926, which was 242. Following is the summary by Joslin, Mrs. Rudolph A. Rapp (Mary colleges. Beckwith), Mrs. Dent J. Watrous (Pearl Sr. Jr. Soph. Fresh. Spec. Men Women Total Conger), and Miss Mabel H. Woodwar. Arts & Sciences 7 II 17 33 52 16 68 Information should be sent to Mrs. Law I 2 6 6 Blenderman at 62 East I9θth Street, Architecture 2 2 4 4 New York. Engineering 13 25 26 23 88 I Agriculture 6 31 35 3 38 THE SAGE CHAPEL Preacher on Febru- Home Economics . . . 3 7 6 12 18 ary 27 was the Rev. Justin W. Nixon, Veterinarv I I minister of the Brick Presbyterian Church of Rochester. Totals 24 41 58 98 192 223 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS 265 The banquet of the men in the evening, COUNCIL PUBLICITY DIRECTOR Noted Chinese Coming held at the University Club, was typical in Harold Flack, executive secretary of the that it brought out the usual crowd of Cornellian Council, has announced the Suh Hu '14, or Prof essor Hu Shih, Leader more than two hundred. The two speakers appointment of Louis C. Boochever '12, as in Chinese Intellectual Renaissance, were Dr. Farrand and Ernest Palmer, a director of publicity for the Council. His Will Lecture Here Next Week graduate of Lake Forest College, a mem- first work for the organization will be the ber of the Chicago Bar Association, and preparation of publicity for the War A brilliant young scholar of China, Hu general counsel for the Chicago Board of Memorial campaign, as assistant to Shih, is soon coming to Ithaca for an ad- Underwriters, who gave what was des- Robert E. Treman '09, chairman of the dress and a visit to his Alma Mater. His cribed as "a rapid-fire and highly humor- committee. name, when he graduated from Cornell in ous talk." In commenting on the Presi- 1914, was Suh Hu, but he changed it in dent's talk, the editor of Cornell Clip- accordance with the Chinese custom, to pings, the entertaining sheetlet of the symbolize his ideals. Chicago Club, said: "Age cannot wither, He is known as the leader of the Chinese nor custom stale his infinite variety, as Renaissance, and, to quote Professor some guy said in one of the recent plays." Martin W. Sampson, . of all Cornell Gene Taylor '21 and Orville G. Daily graduates since the University was '20 gave a piano duet. The other per- founded, Hu Shih is undoubtedly the one formers were John E. Lock '24 and William who has had the greatest influence on the H. McCaulley Ό8. largest number of people. William G. Strong '94 was toastmaster, He is now professor of philosophy at the and Lincoln B. Hall Ίo was chairman of Government University in Peking, and the banquet committee. head of the Department of English Litera- St. Louis ture there. He is said to be doing for China what Dante and Petrach did for the The Cornell Club of St. Louis held its European revival of»learning, leading annual dinner at the University Club on China out of its own "Middle Ages" into February 4. The following officers were modern thought. He is ranked among the elected: president, Edward Holmes '05; greatest of living Chinese. vice-president, Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., There were previously two Chinese '24; secretary, James V. Frank '22 treasur- language usages—the literary language and er, Shurly R. Irish '19. Harry R. McClain the vernacular. Everything that was '02, retiring president, was toastmaster. written in China was couched in the An excellent address on the early days ancient style, unintelligible to all but the of Ithaca and Ezra Cornell was given by literary few of the Chinese population. In Henry Edward Abt '25, the speaker of LOUIS C. BOOCHEVER '12 the same way, Latin was the polite lan- the evening. Professor Sir George C. guage of literature in Europe before the Farrington, Royal Polytechnic Institute, During his college career Boochever was Renaissance. Sidney, Australia, gave an informal talk on active in debating and athletics, and was his investigations of the history of the Hu Shih cast himself in the role of president of the Arts College Association. Indian mounds near St. Louis. He pro- literary revolutionist, and began himself to From 1912 to 1917, he was in the employ of pounded the theory that these mounds write, and to urge his associates to write, were built by the same race of people who the Western Union Telegraph Company. in the vernacular—a language which constructed similar mounds on the shores In 1915 he became traffic supervisor for every literate person could read. Through of the Dead Sea, and on the edge of the the Southern Division, with headquarters this means, his influence is reaching many desert in Australia. He made some far at Atlanta. He was later transferred to millions of people. Certainly no other from complimentary remarks concerning the New York headquarters with the rank Cornell alumnus has been so influential. Cornell, claiming that Englishmen looked of division traffic engineer. This work in language has brought him the undisputed leadership of the modern upon it as merely an athletic club, and In 1917, he joined the War Loan organi- that the Faculty was composed of inferior intellectuals in China. He has exception- zation of the Second Federal Reserve scholars. ally wide influence over the younger District, and held important positions in In the absence of any member of the generation. Faculty Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., '24 the publicity department of that organiza- In the minds of, his former professors called the Australian severely to account, tion. During that time, he was called and Ithaca friends, this remarkable charging him with being an impostor and upon to assist in many of the War Service Chinese lingers as a brilliant scholar, a a hoax. campaigns in New York. This work literary genius, a lovable personality, and Some thirty members were much culminated in his appointment as director a masterly speaker. They looked for great amused and somewhat relieved when it of the Greater New York War Savings things from Suh Hu. He was fulfilling was revealed that "Sir George" was in Campaign in 1919. After the War, he their expectations within less than a de- truth a burlesque comedian hired for the joined the Manhattan Knitting Mills of cade after his graduation. occasion. New York, where he served as advertising Suh Hu was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Buffalo Women manager and general manager until the in his junior year. He was also a member of the Manuscript Club and of the Cos- The Buffalo Club of Cornell Women dissolution of that firm in February of this mopolitan Club. He stayed at Cornell held its annual luncheon in honor of year. President Farrand at the Park Lane on through 1915 as a graduate student in the Boochever has returned to Cornell to Saturday, February 19. As is his custom, Sage School of Philosophy, and then assist in the various projects now being President Farrand informally told the club spent two years at Columbia University of the many interesting events that have conducted by the Cornellian Council and which conferred on him the degree of recently occurred at Cornell, and also of the War Memorial committee. As director Doctor of Philosophy. the possibilities of several new develop- of publicity, Boochever will remain in Dr. Hu Shih has been lecturing recently ments in the near future. Ithaca until July I. at Columbia. 266 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS problem might conceivably shed a new Physics: Professor Roswell C. Gibbs Ό6 light on many questions. What are the Physical Geography: Professor Oscar D causes of academic delinquency? How can von Engeln Ό8. ill it be prevented? How much of it is due Biology: Paul B. Mann '02, head of the Published for the Alumni Corporation to poor preparation? Of these, how did so biology department of the Evander Childs of Cornell University by the Cornell many escape the axe in their freshman High School, New York. Alumni News Publishing Corporation. year? Why has everything suddenly be- Published weekly during the college year and come too hard, and why wasn't every- monthly in July and August; forty issues annually. Issue No. 1 is published the last Thursday of thing difficult abolished years ago? BOOKS September. Weekly publicati9n, numbered con- secutively, ends the last week in June. Issue No. Self-pity is a dangerous element to ad- 40 is published in August and is followed by an mit into American student life. Its mere index of the entire volume, which will be mailed Modern Vikings on request. strenuousness has been valuable, regard- Subscription price $4.00 a year, payable in ad- less of its intellectual content. Some of the The Cruise of Diablesse. By Frederic A vance. Foreign postage 40 cents a year extra. 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Y. would perhaps reclaim a worth-while proportion of the subjects. for our refreshment. Fenger and the Editor-in-Chief and R. W. SAILOR '07 Business Manager Madame—later to become the First Mate Circulation Manager GEO. WM. HORTON —decided to abandon "two rooms, Associate Editors kitchenette, and bath" for life on a small CLARK S. NORTHUP '93 FOSTER M. COFFIN '12 COMING EVENTS ROMEYN BERRY '04 MORRIS G. BISHOP '13 yacht, and this gay little volume is the H. G. STUTZ '07 „ M. L. COFFIN account of their voyaging written by the Officers of the Cornell Alumni News Publishing Corporation: R. W. Sailor, President; W. J. Norton, Monday, March 7 skipper with added extracts from the Vice-President; R. W. Sailor, Treasurer; H. G. Mate's letters home. To anyone, but Stutz, Secretary; Romeyn Berry and W. L. Todd, Lecture, Professor Ernest de Selincourt, Directors. Office: 113 East Green Street, Ithaca, especially to those who love ships and N. Y. "Dorothy Wordsworth." 12 noon, Gold- win Smith B. sailing, it is fascinating to trace their course, from Boston Harbor along down Member of Alumni Magazines Associated Tuesday, March 8 . the coast to the West Indies. Printed by The Cayuga Press Lecture, Dr. Hu Shih, "Some Chinese Nosing down the New England coast, Entered as Second Class Matter at Ithaca, N. Y. Views on Modern Western Civilization." from Perth Amboy they followed that 8:15 p. m., Baker Laboratory. ITHACA, N. Y., MARCH 3, 1927 most interesting progression of rivers, Wednesday, March 9 broads, canals, sounds, and channels Lecture, Dr. Theodore Abel, "The Rise SELF-PITY AND BUSTING known as the "Inside Passage" south- of Man," illustrated. Barnes Hall, 8 p. m. ward along Chesapeake, Albemarle Sound, NEAT batch of laboratory material Thursday, March 10 where they found alongshore cypress and A is cast adrift each year at the semi- Lecture, William L. Finley, "Wild juniper and water-oak. In the mouth of annual busting festival. It is unfortunate Animal Outposts." 8:15 p. m., Baker the North River they spent Christmas that a plan cannot be devised to utilize Laboratory. Day, going ashore for a small tree for their this material in research into the causes of Saturday, March 12 celebration on board, and dining on a real academic failure. This work might yield Southern Christmas menu of oysters, considerable information that now is lost, Basketball, Yale at New Haven. Track, Yale at Ithaca. turkey, and pudding in rum. Sailing and eventually might operate in the direc- snugly along through Pamlico Sound, tion of bust-prevention. As our first-page Wrestling, Syracuse, at Syracuse. Freshman wrestling, Pennsylvania at where the low sand beaches lay to the east scribe recently remarked, reward is for and the Atlantic, which they could not accomplishment, not for virtue. The con- Ithaca. Fencing, Dartmouth at Hanover. see, just beyond, they encountered St. verse is equally true, even though the Augustine and Jacksonville, then Bernini alternatives are interdependent. Sunday, March 13 Lecture, Professor Nathaniel Schmidt, in the Bahamas. There seems to be a noticeable tendency Here began the careless loafing sojourn on the part of present-day students in the "The Task of Civilization." Barnes Hall, 4:30 p. m. in the Tropics. "The harbor master sent direction of self-pity. Occupations, com- out a boatload of jelly coconuts and when Friday, March 18 petitions, and pastimes requiring work are we came ashore his jolly black wife cut the Wrestling, Intercollegiates at Philadel- shunned. The abolition of drill was prob- lone rose from a treasured bush and gave phia. ably demanded oftener in the hope of re- it to the Mate. . . . We explored the ducing effort than of ending war. The Saturday, March 19 cay and were shown a fountain dug by the famous Cornell leg drive is in line for Wrestling, Intercollegiates at Philadel- Spaniards where the original fountain of extinction by reason of the easier push on phia. youth is supposed to have been. . . . the business end of Fords. The point Fencing, semi-finals at West Point. When we were thirsty, a native would system, with Faculty supervision, is walk up a tree, like a monkey, and knock easier of operation than either refusing down a few nuts." REGENTS EXAMINERS committee appointment or organizing Encountering an island revolution on student sentiment against the over-honor- The following Cornellians have been the way, they reached St. Thomas, then ing of prominent athletes. Courses that named on the various committees to pre- went round in a semicircle, touching at are hard are shunned—not a new phenome- pare questions for the New York State island after island until they reached the non to be sure—but for a new reason: they Regents examinations: Barbados. From there on southward to ought not be so hard. German, French, and Spanish: William the island of Tobago, of Robinson Crusoe The utilizing of some two hundred R. Price '98, of the State Education fame. Then swinging northward they be- bustees a semester for research into this Office, Albany. gan the homeward voyage. First to CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS 267 Barbuda and Nevis, then on to San Juan. has an article entitled "The American instalment is especially interesting to Cor- Then along the coast and home again, a Potash Industry to Expand Greatly in nellians, as it tells about Mrs. Kelley's stu- voyage in all of one year, eight months, 1927." Orlando C. Harn '84 points out dent days on the Hill. There are interest- and eight days. All the way down and up that "Lead Pigments Show Little Gain ing pictures of Cornell in the old days. again, work and plenty of good fun, good During 1926." This number.costs thirty cents and may be luck and bad luck, storms and sunny calms, In the Transactions of the Illuminating got from The Survey Associates, Inc., 112 and people—of all kinds, even to Nathaniel Engineering Society for January Pro- East Nineteenth Street, New York. Moses, the huge negro in blue suit and red fessors Clarence E. Ferree Ίo and Mrs. In The American Federationist for Janu- shoes who, terrified in a fierce gale, read Gertrude Rand Ferree Ό8 present the first ary Dr. Vernon L. Kellogg, '91-2 Grad., his Bible upside down. installment of their serial on "The In- discusses "Evolution and Its Implica- Withal an interesting tale, the book is tensity of Light and Speed of Vision tions." full of seamanship, and shipcraft, for the Studied with Special Reference to In- In The Political Science Quarterly for author is a real sailor, true to what the dustrial Situations." December J. A. Hotson's "Free Thought skipper calls his Scandihvovian descent. In The American Journal of Psychology in the Social Sciences" is reviewed by Pro- The illustrations are of especiaΓinterest, for January Deane B. Judd, Grad., de- fessor George E. G. Catlin '24. Professor being from photographs taken on the scribes "Apparatus for the Control of George M. Dutcher '97, "The Political voyage. Stationary Light Stimuli." Professor Awakening of the East" is reviewed by Books and Magazine Articles Edwin G. Boring Ό8, of Harvard, writes Charles C. Batchelder. W. Freeman In The Chinese Students' Monthly for on "The Construction and Calibration of Galpin, "The Grain Supply of England February Dr. S. K. Alfred Sze Όi, Koenig Cylinders." "Science, Religion, During the Napoleonic Period" is reviewed Chinese ambassador to- the United States, and Reality" by Lord Balfour, B. Malinow- by Professor Frederick L. Nussbaum Ό6, answers the question, "What China Asks ski, C. Singer, and others is reviewed by of the University of Wyoming. of the Powers." The paper was an address Professor Christian A. Ruckmicit, Ph. D. IiίjThe Journal of Political Economy for delivered before the second convention on '13, of the University of Iowa. "Psy- December "The Present Economic Revolu- the cause and cure of the War in Washing- chology and Education" by Professor tion in the United States" by Professor ton on December 8. Robert M. Ogden Όi, is reviewed by Her- Thomas N. Carver, Ph. D. '94, of Harvard, In The Classical Weekly for February 14 bert Moores. Professor Seth Wakeman, is reviewed by Paul F. Gemmill. "The Professor Ernest Riedel Όi of Tulane Ph. D. '22, of Smith, describes "The Moral Standards of Democracy" by Pro- writes on "A Possible Classical Source of Eighth International Congress of Psy- fessor Henry W. Wright '99, Ph. D. '04, Poe's Poem, The Raven." chology." of the University of Manitoba, is reviewed In Science for February 18 Dr. David In The Saturday Evening Post for by C. M. Perry. Starr Jordan '72 reviews Henry E. Cramp- February 5 Professor Morris Bishop '13 In The American Journal of Sociology ton, "Studies of the Variation, Distribu- presents "A Sad Tale." for November Professor Ulysses G. tion, and Evolution of the Genus Partula: In The Journal of Physical Chemistry Weatherly, Ph. D. '94, of Indiana Uni- the Species Inhabiting Tahiti." for February Leon E. Bowe '26 prints his versity, writes on "Haiti: an Experiment In The American Journal of Science for M. S. thesis on "The Neutral Salt Effect." in Pragmatism." Professor Luther L. February Dr. C. Stuart Gager '02, Professor Bancroft reviews "Science, Bernard, "An Introduction to Social "General Botany, with Special Reference Religion, and Reality" edited by Joseph Psychology" is reviewed by Ellsworth to Its Economic Aspect" is reviewed by Needham; "The Hydrous Oxides" by Faris. Professor Theodore de L. de G. S. Nichols. The volume is published by Harry B. Weiser; "Magnetism and Atomic Laguna, Ph. D. Όi, "The Factors of P. Blakiston's Son & Co. and sells for $4 Structure" by Edmund C. Stoner; and Social Evolution" is reviewed by Floyd N. "Lehrbuch der physikalischen Chemie in House. In The English Journal for January elementarer Darstellung" by John Eggert. Wilbur E. Gilman '23 writes on "Prepara- In The Harvard Business Review for Professor Thomas R. Briggs '09, Ph. D. tion for Teaching Composition." Ray- January Professor Ivan Wright, '17-20 '13, reviews Reginald Scott Dean's mond F. Howes '24, of Washington Uni- Grad., "Readings in Money, Credit and "Theoretical Metallurgy." versity, St. Louis, writes on "Robinson Banking Principles" is reviewed. Crusoe: a Literary Accident." Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey's "Standard In The American Political Science Re- In The American Journal of Public Cyclopedia of Horticulture" has lately view for November R. T. Tawney's Health for February Dr. Veranus A. been reissued in a three-volume edition by "Religion and the Rise of Capitalism" is Moore '87 writes on "Diseases of Animals the Macmillans. The three volumes have reviewed by Professor George E. G. Cat- Communicable to Man." President Far- a total of 4,860 pages, 4,000 engravings, 96 lin '24. There is also a notice of "The rand has an article on "The Philosophy of full-page illustrations, and many colored Writing by History" by Jusserand, Ab- Health Demonstrations." plates. The set sells for $25. bott, and others. In The American Journal of Anatomy In The Cornell Civil Engineer for Janu- The Rotarian for January has an article, for January 15 Josi F. Nonidez of the De- ary Ralph J. Ferris '07 writes on "The with portrait, on^Elmer A. Sperry, Sp. '80, partment of Anatomy and H. D. Goodale Pymatuning Reservoir Area." Paul E. inventor of the gyroscopic compass and present the first installment of a serial en- Brown, instructor in surveying, discusses some four hundred other trifles. The article titled "Histological Studies of the Endo- "The Engineer on Subdivision of Real is by Carl H. Claudy and is entitled "He crines of Chickens Deprived of Ultra- Estate." John G. Sullivan '88 writes on Harnessed the Earth!" Mr. Sperry was Violet Light/' There are thirteen figures. "Industrial Cooperation and How to born in Cortland in 1860. His son, Elmer W. M. Rogers discusses "The Fate of the Make It Effective." Director Fred A. A. Sperry, Jr., was a member of the Class Ultimo-Branchial Body in the White Rat Barnes '97 describes "Changes in the of Ί 7. In the same number of The Rotarian (Mus Norvegicus Albinus)." Curriculum." William P. Rose Ίi writes on "Rotary In The Methodist Review for January- In The Columns for February John B. for Reubens, or, What is Wrong with the February "The Writing of History" by Emperor '26 has a two-page poem en- Small Town?" Jusserand, Abbott, and others is reviewed titled "Sir Leofric." In The Elementary School Journal for by Oscar L. Joseph. Florence Kelley '82, as we have already January Professor George A. Works In Chemical and Metallurgical Engineer- said, is writing her reminiscences for The writes on "The Relation of the State to ing for January Dr. John E. Teeple '99 Survey. The February Survey Graphic the Support of Education." 268 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS In 1904 he married Miss Mary Graham OBITUARIES of Waterford, who survives him with a THE ALUMNI son, C. Graham Wagner, and a daughter, Margaret A., his mother Mrs. Margaret A. Clifford R. Pettis '01 Wagner, and four sisters, Mrs. John C. '92 BL—Professor Michael V. O'Shea, Jackson, Miss Ola M. Wagner, Mrs. Clifford Robert Pettis, since 1910 of the University of Wisconsin, spent the Clarence Washburn, and Mrs. Waldo T. superintendent of New York State forests, month ending the middle of January in Hunter. died in Albany on January 29. He was California and the South. He gave a buried in^the Woodland Cemetery of St. Gram Curtis '72 number of addresses before California teachers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, John's in the Wilderness, not far from the Gram Curtis died on January 31 at Adirondack Forest Preserve that he was Drexel Hill, Pa. and several other cities. He has now com- pleted the second part of his report on the largely instrumental in founding. He was born in New York on May 2, He was born in Delaney, N. Y., on Mississippi educational survey, and it will 1844, the son of Joseph and Adeline be published shortly. August 10, 1877, the son of Homer R. and Curtis. He received his preparatory Margaret Davidson Pettis. He attended education at Cooper Institute in New '94 BL—Professor Charles G. Shaw, of the Ithaca High School, and entered Cor- York, and entered Cornell in 1869, re- the department of philosophy in New nell in 1897. He received the degree of ceiving the degree of B.C.E. in 1872. York University, has received leave of Γ. E. in 1901. He was one of the first absence for the spring term and has ac- For a number of years he had been with professional foresters to graduate from cepted a position as member of the newly the Carnegie Steel Company at New Cornell. created National Housing Committee, Castle, Pa. Recently he was made chief He was regarded as one of the foremost which will have as its first task to elimin- engineer emeritus. authorities on forest nursery practice in ate the slums of the lower East Side. America. Governor Smith said of him: Samuel J. Bunting '75 '97 PhD—Professor Alexander Meikle- "It was he who brought into existence the Samuel Joseph Bunting died in Decem- john, of the University of Wisconsin, present nursery system of New York ber, 1926, in Bloomington, Cal. spoke before the students of Dartmouth State, which has been adopted as a model He was born on November 22, 1852, at College on January 31 on ''Institutions by the United States Government and and Ideals of Education." He will be a other States in the Union. He was one of Buck, Pa., the son of John and Hannah Bunting. He prepared at the Taylor and member of the next summer session faculty our most prominent officials in the field of of the University of California. forestry, and was a sterling example of the Jackson Academy, Wilmington, Del., State official who gives the best part of his entering Cornell in 1871 and receiving in '98—Walter L. Mulligan has been life wholeheartedly in the service of the 1875 his B.M.E. degree. elected president of the United Electric State. Not only was Mr. Pettis respon- Mr. Bunting spent most of his life in Light Company of Springfield, Mass. He sible for the establishment of the nursery California, being occupied as an orange was formerly vice-president, secretary, system in the State, but during his twenty- grower. and treasurer of the company. seven years in the State service he brought Όi AB—On the program of the con- forth many other prominent forestry re- Wayland H. Smith '87 cert broadcast from the Commodore, New forms, including the present forest fire Wayland Hyatt Smith died in Los York, through Station WJZ, on January control service." Angeles on January 18. 30 was a group entitled "Romance," He was a fellow of the A. A. A. S., and a He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on "Idyl," and "Frightened Birds" by Frank member of the Society of American September 12, 1869, the son of Silas P. L. Curtis, husband of Mabel Growl Curtis Foresters. He had written much on the and Anna Mathews Smith. Όi. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis are living in subject of forestry. In 1883 he entered Cornell from Denison Brooklyn. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude in the history and political science course, Ίo-n Grad—William G. Pope, for the Otis Pettis, whom he married in 1904, and and left in 1885. He was a member of past three and a half years principal of a daughter Elizabeth Otis Pettis. Alpha Delta Phi. the High School at Arkport, N. Y., has been elected superintendent of schools for Charles P. Wagner Ό2 Walter L. Dimm, '22-3 Grad. the fifth district of Allegany County, Charles P. Wagner died at his home in Walter Leisenring Dimm died on N. Y., for the unexpired term of the late St. Johnsville on January 9. September 29, 1926 at Fitzsimmons Hos- Willet L. Ward. The Bulletin of the He was born in Canajoharie, N. Y., on pital near Denver, Colorado, of Hodgkin's University of the State of New York for January 31, 1878. After attending the Disease, a rare disease of which the December 15-January i has a portrait military school at Fort Plain, he entered medical men know nothing. and sketch of Mr. Pope. Cornell in the Medical Department in Ίi BChem—Edward A. Hovey is in 1898. He remained a year and then went He was born on May 13, 1900 in Denver, the real* estate and insurance business in to the Albany Medical College, and later the son of Simon C. and Matilda L. Dimm. Orlando, Fla. His addresses 2 Lucerne to the College of Physicians and Surgeons, He prepared at Manual High School in Court. from which he graduated in 1902. Denver, and then attended the University He started active medical work at the of Colorado, from which he graduated was '12 CE—Mrs. Charles A. Herman has Samaritan Hospital in Troy, where he be- in 1922. At Cornell he intended taking announced the marriage of her daughter came senior house physician and surgeon. several years of post-graduate work, but Mathilde to Morris Evans Brown on Later he located in St. Johnsville, where the disease of which he died made its July 24, 1926 in Brooklyn. Mr. and Mrs. he was a leading physician and surgeon. appearance while he was here. After a Brown are now living at 43 Hawthorne A year ago he started his third term as year of rest and treatment he taught Place, Montclair, N. J. coroner of Montgomery County. chemistry for one year at the University '13 BS—George W. Kuchler, Jr., with He was a member of the American of Colorado and later became connected a number of other persons, went on an ex- Medical Association, the New York State with the Gates Rubber Company in tended trip through California last sum- Medical Society, and the Montgomery Denver. mer, studying the fruit-growing of the County Medical Society and was a director While at Cornell he was a member of West, particularly apples, of which he is of the First National Bank of St. Johns- Alpha Chi Sigma. During the War he was himself a grower. He writes that he saw ville. connected with the S. A. T. C. Gerald Best '17, who is radio editor of a /CHICAGO is jubilant over "I WILL" The electrification marks ^ a lot of things this year. says Chicago's motto an epoch in the evolution It is jubilant over the fact of Chicago, for the city's that the Illinois Central has improved area will be en- electrified its tracks along larged and property values the shore, between the tow- "WE DID" ering skyline of Michigan increased all along the elec- Boulevard and the brilliant said the Illinois Central trified line. It will have a lake. far-reaching effect on resi- dential and industrial This is significant. For developments, and on the Chicago, the city made by ultimate beautification of the railroads, is now being the entire lake front. made beautiful by the rail- General Electric supplied all of the roads. Last September, the control equipment and the air com- pressors as well as 260 of the power- Such stories of civic power was turned on, and ful driving motors used in the new electric cars of the Illinois Central. improvement are becoming the first electric trains sped Further evidence of Chicago's im- over 37 miles of Illinois provement is shown in the G-E lights more numerous. Public on the famous State Street "White spirit and co-operation plus Central railroad. Now com- Way" and in the thousands of G-E muters ride more comfort- street lights all over the city that are electricity can accomplish giving Chicago better illumination. marvelous changes in any ably, and in 15 to 40 per Wherever G-E products go, their cent less time. accomplishment arouses a just pride. community. GENERAL" EL

350-28H 270 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS San Francisco paper; Harmon C. Kibbe '17 BS—Judge and Mrs. Arthur B. Frederick H. Thompson. Miss Ancker Ί6, who is with Cobbledick and Kibbe, Calkins of New London have announced graduated from Temple University. glass wholesalers; and Bernard W. Shaper the marriage of their daughter Clara to Thompson is a special agent of the Aetna '13, who has extensive apple and peach Allan F. Van Winkle. He is in the Life and Affiliated Companies at its groves at San Bernandino. Shaper is banking business in New London. branch office in Richmond, Va. He may married and has two children. '17 AB—Freeholder and Mrs. Charles be addressed in care of the company there '13 ME—Karl G. Kaffenberger has for L. Stryker have announced the marriage at the State Planters Bank Building. the past six months been associated with of their daughter Alice to Harold C. Reed, '23 ME—The Rev. and Mrs. W. Dutton the new Dodge Brothers dealers S. A. on December 25 in Peking, China. Miss Dale of Rumson, N. J. have announced Stephens, Inc., at 1010 Main Street, Stryker is a graduate of Wellesley. Reed the engagement of their daughter, Eliza- Buffalo. Kaffenberger has made this con- has been in China five years as a repre- beth Neilson, to Philip S. Otis. He has re- nection in the capacity of commercial car sentative of the Standard Oil Company. signed from the Westinghouse Electric and representative, selling Graham Brothers He is now a commercial attache of the Manufacturing Company and is now trucks. He has had ten years' experience American Legation at Peking. with the American Brown and Boveri in the automotive field. '19, CE '22-, '17 BS—Thomas C. Mc- Company in Camden, N. J. His address Dermott and his wife (Anne Morrow) are in Camden is 596 Benson Street. living at 1535 Alabama Avenue, South '23 AB; '23 BS—Gladys Cunningham is MERCERSBERG ACADEMY Hills Branch, Pittsburgh, Pa. McDer- teaching in South Pasedena, California, Offers a through physical, mental and moral train- mott is a budget engineer with the Pitts- and is living at 1018 Brent Avenue. She ing for college or business. Under Christian masters from the great universities. Located in the Cumber- burgh branch of the Byllesby Engineering writes that Mrs. Raymond Newberry land Valley. New gymnasium. Equipment modern. and Management Corporation, and is still (Josephine Metcalfe) has a son, born in Write for catalogue. WILLIAM MANN IRVINE, LL.D., Head-master competing in track as a member of the June, 1926. Mercersberg, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Athletic Association track '23 AB; '24 BS—Amy B. Clough is team. They have a three-year old daugh- teaching English in the High School at ter, Margaret. Clifton, N. J., and lives at 102 Madison '22, ME '24—William J. Walker is with Avenue. She writes that Charlotte Jones the Canadian International Paper Com- is teaching in the High School in Lynd- BACKTO^ΪTΉλCA! pany of Gatineau, Quebec, as resident hurst, N. J., and is living at 63 East engineer. He was previously located at Pierrepont Avenue, Rutherford, N. J. the Glens Falls branch of the company. '23, BS '26—Kenneth B. Spear is an '22 ME—The engagement of Malcolm engineer in the industrial control engineer- McConnell to Miss Rebecca Carter of ing department of the General Electric Bridgeport, Conn., was announced on Company in Schenectady. He is assisting December 25. Miss Carter graduated Richard M. Matson '22 in the design of from Vassar in 1921 and the Cornell synchronous motor control equipment. Medical College in 1925. McConnell is an His address is 25 Catherine Street. engineer with the American Water Works '23 ME—Walter S. My ton is a sales Regular Reunion and the Electric Company of New York. engineer with the Elliott Company, selling Luncheon '22 CE; '22 AB—Charles W. Gulickand power plant equipment from their Pitts- Mrs. Gulick (Olive Temple) have an- burgh office. His address is 1434 Down- 2d and 4th Mondays of nounced the birth of a son, Charles W. town Y. M. C. A. the Month Gulick, Jr., on Christmas Day. They are '24 ME—Robert J. Sloan, Jr., writes living at 242 East Hampton Avenue, that he is helping keep the traffic in 12:30 P.M. Stockton, Calif. Gulick is chief engineer traffic signals moving at the Crouse Hinds at with the Davis Pearce Company of factory in Syracuse. He lives at 195 Cornell Club of New York Stockton. Clifton Place. Next Meeting '22 LLB—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ancker '24 AB—Albert A. Hazzard was married March 14, 1927 of Bristol, Pa., have announced the en- on January i to Florence B. Woolsey, gagement of their daughter, Ellen, to daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lester E.

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Cornell War Memorial Committee Ithaca, New York 272 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS Woolsey of Hancock. They are living in '25 AB—Duncan T. McEwan is a third NEW MAILING ADDRESSES Ithaca, and are both taking graduate year student in the Cornell Medical Όi—Alfred W. Church, Drawer C, work at Cornell. College in New York and is living at 212 Ludington, Mich. East Eighteenth Street. '24 BS, '25 MS—John G. Seibel was '05—Anton Vonnegut, 3245 North married on December 29 to Miss Sylvia '25 ME—John P. Syme is an acoustical Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Ind.— N. Harrington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. engineer for Johns-Manville, Inc., of New Jacob F. Schoellkopt, Jr., Schoellkopf, Beat Harrington of Cincinnatus, N. Y. York. His address is 23 East Eighty- Hutton and Pomeroy Building, 70 Niagara '24 CE—C. Milton Mac William is a eighth Street, New York. He writes that Street, Buffalo.—Edward A. Rice, care of field engineer with the Connecticut Light Alexander N. Slocum '26 is a salesman for Arms Manufacturing Co., South Deerfield, and Power Company. He is working on a the Exide Battery Company in the New Mass.—Howard Eric, 115 Broadway, large hydro-electric unit on the Rocky York office, and is living at 85 North ι66th New York. Street, New York. Also that other Cor- River. He lives at 3 New Street, Danbury, Ό6—Percy L. Braunworth, Room 801, nellians in the New York office of Johns- Conn. Standard Materials Co., no W. Thirty- '24 BS—Mary K. Schmidt is an in- Manville are Harry G. Fox '23, George fourth Street, New York.—George A. structor in the School of Home Economics Hall '26, Robert J. Chambers '25, Thomas Eagan, Eagan and Beahm, Inc., Stephen at St. Lawrence University, Canton, N. Y. Roberts '25, and Roger K. Austin Ί6. Girard Building, Philadelphia, Pa. '26—Paul H. Kronenger is at the '25 BS; '23 BChem—David F. Davis, Ό8—Mrs. Gertrude Rand-Ferree, Bryn Jr., and his wife had a son, Jeffrey Tudor, National Methodist Sanitarium in Colo- Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. rado Springs, Colo. born on November 4, 1926. Davis writes, '12—Arthur W. Mattson, Hotel Shel- "The first thing he wanted to know was '26 EE—Haakon M. Evjen is doing ton, Lexington Avenue and Forty-ninth when he could have a pair of plus fours post-graduate work and research at the Street, New York.—Mrs. Joseph J. like Rym's." Davis is sports editor of the California Institute of Technology, Pasa- Klein, 590 West End Avenue, New York. Paris Times, and may be addressed irrcare dena, Calif. He is also instructing in —Fred H. Fairweather, 34 Stuyvesant of the paper at 33 Rue Jean Jacques pugilism. Avenue, Binghamton. Rousseau, Paris. He writes that Charles '26 BS—Geraldine R. Tremaine is a Ί6—Wilber S. Oles, High Street, Delhi, H. Quick is in Paris, making frequent trips student dietitian at the Buffalo City N. Y.—George S. Babcock, 86 S. Union to Germany as part of his technical duties Hospital. She is living at 133 Kensington Street, Rochester, N. Y.—George B. Van for the Compagnie des Meules Norton. Avenue, Buffalo. Buren, 85 Hickory Street, Hinsdale, 111. '25 ME—Walter A. Beck has left the '26 AB—Goodloe M. Partee, Jr., is '19—Charles H. Banta, 18 Keer Avenue, engineering department of the Duquesne with the National Cottonseed Products Newark, N. J.—Gilbert W. Duncan, 1400 Light Company of Pittsburgh to become Corporation in Memphis, Tenn. He is North First Avenue, Tucson, Ariz. engineer with the Griscom-Russell Com- living at 1703 Monroe Avenue. '20—Harold S. Fisher, 247 Euclid pany at 285 Madison Avenue, New York. '26 AB—The engagement has been an- Avenue, Kenmore N. Y. He is living at in Joralemon Street, nounced of Clara A. Reubel to Dr. Her- ; '21—Harry J. Donovan and Mrs. Brooklyn. man J. Philipp, who graduated from the Donovan (lillian Brotherhood), St. An- '25 CE—Medford T. Thomson is a College of Physicians and Surgeons " of drews Drive, Yonkers.—George W. Weis, junior engineer in the water resources Columbia in 1924. Miss Reubel is living 9034 148th Street, Jamaica, Long Island. branch of the United States Geological at 145 East Seventy-Fourth Street, New —Thomas J. McFadden, 1964 Yale Survey. His address is 37 Municipal York. She is attending the Columbia Station, New Haven, Conn. Building, Chattanooga, Tenn. School of Business. '22—Alexander Singer, 2205 Walton '25 AB—Gene vie ve Bazinet is teaching '26 LLB—Max M. Savitt has recently Avenue, New York. Latin and history in the High School in passed the Connecticut Bar examinations. Cambridge, N. Y. Her address is Box 131. He writes that "to Cornell's credit it may '23—Robert L. George, 2578 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn.—Milton Weiss, in '25 BS—Paul E. Spahn is a salesman be stated that a Cornell Law School Audley Street, Kew Gardens, Long Is- with the Halfmoon Light, Heat & Power graduate has never flunked the Connecti- land. Company of Mechanicville, N. Y., a sub- cut Bar exams." sidiary of the Associated Gas & Electric '26 EE—Robert E. Fowler is taking the '24—William F. Bernart, Jr., 3198 Corporation. His address is 38 South graduate student course of the Westing- Pawtucket Avenue, Riverside, R. L Main Street. house Electric and Manufacturing Com- '25—Claude L. Brownell, 255 Oakdale '25 AB—Walter T. Southworth is pur- pany at Pittsburgh. His mail address is Street, St. Petersburg, Fla.—Sylvan B. chasing agent for Kings County Buick, 247 Tremont Street, North Tonawanda, Schapiro, 2302 Tioga Place, Baltimore, Inc., of Brooklyn and lives at 60 Empire N. Y. He writes that John C. Morris and Md.—C. Travis Brown, 409 East Fayette Boulevard, Brooklyn, N. Y. Carl G. Miller are also taking the course. Street, Syracuse.

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