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VOL. XXIX, No. 27 [PRICE TWELVE CENTS] APRIL 14, 1927 Two Cornellians to Represent U. S. at World Economic Conference at Geneva 901 Establishes Willard Straight Fund I to Aid Needy Chinese Students Ballots for Alumni Trusteeships Dis- tributed—Six Candidates in Field Baseball Team Wins Two and Loses Two on Spring Recess Trip Published weekly during the college year and monthly in July and August. Subscription $4 per year. Entered as second class matter, Ithaca, N. Y. Postmaster: Return postage guaranteed. .Use form 3578 for undeliverable copies. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS PROVIDENCE HARTFORD Don't Forget Ithaca ESTABROOK & Co. on Your Sound Investments New York Boston Through Trips 24 Broad 15 State ROGER H. WILLIAMS '95 New York Resident Partner SPRINGFIELD NEW BEDFORD The schedules below show how you can stop off at Ithaca en route between New York or Philadel- Hemphill, Noyes C& Co. phia and Chicago and the West—without loss of 37 Wall Street, New York business time. 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Y., APRIL 14, 1927 PRICE 12 CENTS HE college year, like the Christian us believe that students are decoyed into will be James D. Pond '28 of Albany and year, diverges considerably from the athletics by cruel pressure from their Walter E. Fleischer '29 of Albany. Tcalendar year. This season is the classmates and by the dollars of base FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG, author of the New Year period for the undergraduate alumni. Who paid the unnamed heroes of recently published "Love is Enough," dis- organizations. The publications, serpent- the inter-college track meet to come out cussed the writing of novels in a lecture like, are sloughing off their old skins and and run on a bitter March day for the given on March 29. In an informal talk are appearing as new and gleaming Dear Old College of Arts and Sciences and later he said that among the things im- serpents, but with the old markings un- the Dear Old College of Electrical Engi- pressing him most in America are Pitts- altered. The class honorary societies, and neering? Why did they perform their very burgh, the similarity of Englishmen to the various clubs organized for high pur- uncomfortable tasks? Not for fleeting Americans, the aliveness and eagerness of poses, low purposes, and none at all, aire glory (practically no spectators were American colleges, and Cornell scenery. announcing new lists of officers and new present); not for pelf; not even for duty. "As you no doubt hear from all visitors, lists of members to perpetuate their ideals They did it for fun. And the only trace of the Cornell campus is the most beautiful through another twelve month. commercialization consists in the fact that in the world." A pleasant sentence to football paid the overhead. THERE HAS BEEN TALK of abolishing the hear, and one not hard to agree with, as spring vacation and applying the time THE C. U. C. A. CABINET next year will spring comes with its cool greenness to thus gained to Junior Week and Thanks- be headed by Samuel P. Mason '28 of Ithaca. giving. Now that the vacation is past its Meyersdale, Pa., as president. Arthur W. INTERNATIONAL POLITICS were discussed uses are apparent. Many a student has O'Shea '28 of Spokane, Wash., will be vice- at a mass meeting held at the Cosmo- been obliged to go home three days in ad- president, and Donn V. Smythe '28 of politan Club on March 31, Mrs. Howard vance in order to give the family bus its Washington will be secretary. C. Ives speaking on "From World Chaos Spring overhauling. Many a senior has to World Peace," and Harlan Ober, interviewed many a vice-president and ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OP The Cornell director of the art department at Ontario personnel director, and has found himself Civil Engineer have been announced. Agricultural College on "The Attitude of trying to give an impression of earnestness Warren R. Bradley '28 of Winchendon, Foreign Countries in Regard to Peace." for which he had had but little training. Mass, will be editor-in-chief for the year Club members described conditions in the Not a few Faculty members have paid 1927-8. Other members of the staff will various countries from which they come. surreptitious calls on presidents of rival be Daniel Shamroy '28 of New York, THE ANNUAL BARNYARD BALL was held universities. And every co-ed has bought managing editor; Edward F. Powalski '28 on March 31 in the Old Armory, trans- herself some beautiful clothes.. of Buffalo, business manager; Earle C. Adams '28 of Westport, Conn., advertising formed into a country store. Given by THE FENCING TEAM, under the skillful manager; and David K. Cooper, Jr., '28 students in the Colleges of Agriculture and direction of Coach Darrieulat; has shown of Beaver, Pa., alumni editor. Home Economics, it was open to any its mettle by winning the Central Division other student who could find a pair of A PRIZE of ten dollars has been awarded championship of the Intercollegiate Fenc- jeans or a sunbonnet in his or her ward- by The Cornell Countryman to Ada G. ing League. It defeated the swashbuckling robe. bravos of the Army, Hamilton, Dart- Norman '30 of Sinclairville for the best ETA KAPPA Nu, honorary electrical mouth, and Ohio State. It will soon take article submitted in a contest conducted by engineering society, has elected the follow- part in the Intercollegiate Champion- the magazine. Her article, which will be ing: John W. Bailey '28 of Penn Yan, ships; besides Cornell, the Army, Yale, published in the spring issue, is entitled Stephen D. Bradley, Jr., of Washington, Columbia, Pennsylvania, and the Navy "Rural Life in Pioneer Days." James R. Burnett '28 of Dayton, Ohio, will compete. It is interesting to note that SIGMA DELTA CHI, honorary journal- Donald W. Exner '28 of New York, Alfred sword-play, boxing, and wrestling, prob- istic fraternity, has elected Barnard W. V. Lehmann of Buffalo, Norman A. Miller ably the three oldest sports in the world, Hewitt '28 of North Tonawanda president '28 of Evanston, 111., and James A. Wood, preserve their charms in competition with for next year. Henry S. Krusen '28 of Jr., '28 of Wilmington, Del. the more artificial games, and that Cor- East Orange, N. J., will be vice-president; nell annually produces more than its Leland P. Ham '26 of Millbrook, secre- THE NEW CABINET of the Y. W. C. A. share of champions. tary; Harry L. Case '29 of Lansdowne, Pa., has installed Helen D. Worden '28 of PROBABLY MORE THAN ENOUGH has been treasurer; and William J. Waters '27 of Binghamton as president. Florine D. said in this column to indicate that this Poughkeepsie, correspondent. Glenn '28 of South Boston, Va., is the new Inspector of Academic Weights and ELECTIONS to the Countryman staff for vice-president, Margaret E. A. McCabe Measures is not alarmed by the com- next year have j ust been announced. John '29 of Haverstraw is secretary, and mercialization of athletics. In a single Ehrlich '28 of New York becomes editor- Marion J. Talbot '30 of Brooklyn, issue of the Sun we read of the Michigan in-chief . Clarence F. Blewer' 2 8 of Newark treasurer. track meet, of the tennis match in which Valley will be business manager; George MAJOR RICHARD E. ANDERSON of the Cornell beat Princeton, of the fencers' H. Gibson '28 of South Hartford, manag- Field Artillery, now stationed at Cornell, triumph, of the college swimming meet, of ing editor; Cyril G.