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TRUSTEES ELECT COLLYER was also elected a director of the Cornell JUNIOR WEEK PROMISES Appoint New Professor Research Foundation, Inc. Gay Party February 6-8 The University Board of Trustees at A University committee on fine arts Floodlighted and decorated fraternity its meeting January 18 elected John L. was appointed, comprising Trustees houses—girls at houseparties, tea-dances, Collyer '17 a Trustee, for the unexpired Harry G. Stutz '07, chairman, and Jervis dinner dances, sleigh-rides, and all-night term of the late Henry R. Ickelheimer Langdon '97; Dean Gilmore D. Clarke dances-—an intercollegiate ski meet in '88, through June, 1945. '13 and Professor John A. Hartell '2.5, the Caroline hills and an Ice Fantia on Collyer is president of the B. F. Good- Architecture; Dean Robert M. Ogden the flooded Cascadilla tennis courts— rich Co., Akron, Ohio, elected in Sep- 00, Arts and Sciences; and Professors the Musical Clubs' show "Co-ediquette" tember, 1939, after having been in Morris G. Bishop '14, Romance Lan- in Bailey Hall—the Junior Prom "Mid- England nine years with Dunlop Rubber guages, and Frederick O. Waage, His- night in Manhattan" in Barton Hall— Co., Ltd. He joined the Dunlop Tire & tory of Art and Archeology. Dramatic Club plays in the Willard Rubber Co., Buffalo, in 1913 as vice- Report was made to the Trustees that Straight Theater—and a program of ath- president; went to England in 1930 as the University Faculty had elected Pro- letic events that includes basketball with works director of the parent firm, be- fessor Karl M. Dallenbach, PhD '13, Pennsylvania, a wrestling meet with Yale, came controller of manufacture in 1^2. Psychology, to the Board on Physical hockey, fencing, and polo—all these are and managing director in 1936. Education and Athletics for three years in the plans for Junior Week February He rowed on the Cascadilla School beginning January 1, 1941, succeeding 6-8. Professor Hubert E. Baxter Ίo. Election crew and stroked the Freshman and two Full page in the Sun has announced a was also reported of Professor Hazel Varsity crews, and became coach of row- novel prize contest which will award all Hauck, Home Economics, to the Board ing as a Senior during Mr. Courtney's travelling expenses to and from Ithaca on Student Health and Hygiene for three illness. He represented Cornell as a and tickets to the Prom to the two years from January 1, 1941, succeeding steward of the Intercollegiate Rowing Junior Week "dates" who submit, in Professor Julian P. Bretz, History. Association from 1931-37, and while he twenty-five words or less, the best rea- was in Buffalo served two years as a sons why they have accepted invitations director of the Cornell Alumni Corpora- PHILADELPHIA WOMEN to come. Contest forms are due in the tion. He was a member of the Alumni Seventy-five members of the Cornell hands of the Prom committee February 3. Corporation committee which surveyed Women's Club of Philadelphia, Pa., at- "She'll Be Smooth as Satin At Mid- the University's athletic situation in tended a Founder's Day luncheon January night in Manhattan" is the slogan this 1919-30, and is one of the committee of 11 at the Bellevue-Stratford. Gertrude year. Barton Hall will be decorated Fri- five which is now engaged in raising M. Goodwin '31, president of the Club, day night to represent a Metropolitan funds for development of sports facili- introduced Helen E. Perrell '2.5, who de- roof, with the New York sky-line around ties. Collyer received the ME in 1917; scribed and showed motion pictures of the walls behind the fraternity boxes, was president of the Student Council; is her summer in South America. and Benny Goodman's and Bob Chester's a member of Chi Phi and Quill and bands playing from giant top hats at the Dagger. MUSIC SALES HEAVY end of the dancing floor. Patrons and To the Faculty the Board appointed The Alumni Office has ordered its patronesses will include President and Dr. Thomas G. Bergin as Professor of fourth shipment from the manufacturers Mrs. Day and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Romance Languages and Curator of the of the new phonograph records made by Rogers of Shaker Heights, Ohio, parents Dante and Petrarch collections, succeed- the Glee Club and of the Chimes which of the chairman of the Prom committee, ing the late Professor George L. Hamil- it has been selling to Cornellians since Edward A. Rogers '42.. ton, who died last September. Professor last October. Some orders are now being Campus interest in the Musical Clubs Bergin received the BA in 192.5 and the held awaiting arrival of the new stock, show, "Co-ediquette," resulting from its PhD in 192.9, at Yale. He was instructor but so far 4500 records have been sold. Christmas trip success, has flamed to of Italian at Yale for five years until 1930; Most sales have been in sets of the three such heights that last week the manage- the next five years, associate professor of recordings—two by the Glee Club and ment reported all seats in Bailey Hall Italian and Spanish at Western Reserve one of the Chimes—reports Pauline Bird, had been reserved for the Junior Week University; and since 1935 has been pro- who is in charge of this department of performance February 7. Hope for late fessor of Romance languages at the New the Alumni Office. They have been sent comers remained, however, in the state- York State Teachers College in Albany. all over the United States and to Hawaii, ment that seats which were not paid for Member of Phi Beta Kappa and several Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. In by February 1 would then be put on sale, learned societies, he has published ex- the two weeks before Christmas, about and that some undoubtedly would be tensively on Italian literature, as author 900 records were disposed of, and now available. Besides the title operetta by and editor. reorders are coming in and orders from Richard H. Lee '41, the Junior Week New Faculty representatives on the those who have heard the recordings in show will include new and different Board of Trustees, elected by the Uni- the homes of other Cornellians. songs by the Glee Club, led by Ray- versity Faculty, are Professor G. Watts Along with the rush of business in mond W. Kruse '41, new specialties, and Cunningham, PhD '08, chairman of the shipping records, orders are now begin- the Instrumental Club, led by Irving R. Department of Philosophy, to serve five ning to mount for the new songbook, Merrill '41, with new music. More years to January 1, 1945, and Professor Songs of Cornell, recently published. members of the Clubs will take part than R. Clifton Gibbs '06, chairman of the Favorable comments received from those made the Christmas trip, 100 men being Department of Physics, to January 1, who have seen the book, Miss Bird says, rehearsed by Directors Eric Dudley and 1946. They succeed Professors Donald indicate that its sale will surpass even George L. Coleman '95. English, Economics, and George H. that of familiar Cornell music for the Ice carnival will be Thursday night, Sabine '03, Philosophy. Professor Gibbs phonograph. February 6, on the Cascadilla tennis CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS courts, where flooding was started last FRATERNITY PLEDGES Hills, N. J.; Clark C. Fitts, Owego; Russell T. week with water pumped from the creek (Continued from last week) Kerby, Jr., Summit, N. J.; Thomas F. Long, Forest Hills; Henry S. Miller, Hingham, KAPPA ALPHA: Thomas R. Barker, Provi- nearby. Seats are being erected for 4,000, Mass.; Robert M. Ready, New York City; dence, R. I.; John S. Clark '42., Huntington; and a company of forty-five professionals John H. Sheldon, Jr.; Glens Falls; Theodore L. Thomas A. Dent, Ardmore, Pa.; Ralph T. Smith, Glen Ridge, N. J.; Gordon H. Steele, will stage a pageant of speed, beauty, Downes, Wynnewood, Pa.; J. Haines Gridley, rhythm, and comedy. With its site Cherokee, Iowa; John R. Thompson, Shaker Elmira; Edward F. Kelly, Garden City; War- Heights, Ohio. shaded from the sun in the depths of ren McArthur, Jr., New York City; Mario L. PHI KAPPA PSI: Gerald J. Aitken, Plainfield* Cascadilla Gorge, it is hoped that this Mercado III '43, Ponce, P. R.; George S. Peer, Ithaca; William H. Starr, Pasadena, Cal. N. J.; Robert W. Ballard, Trenton, N. J.i special rink will assure a successful Robert L. Carter, Naugatuck, Conn.; Lorris KAPPA DELTA RHO: Arthur R. Costello '43, B. Chick, Buffalo; J. Joseph Driscoll, Ithaca; carnival. Chairman of the committee is Dunkirk; John E. Nye, Watkins Glen; Lloyd Ellsworth F. Filby '43, Kansas City, Mo.; H. John G. Aid worth '42. of Garden City. W. Peelle '4Z, Rock Stream; Anthony J. Ralph Gundlach. Baltimore, Md.; Charles A. Roperti, New York City; Bernard C. Smith, Dramatic Club produces for Junior Hoffman, Jr. '43, Fall River, Mass.; Roy V. Northport; Stanley E. Smith, Jr., Cooks Falls; Week Saroyan's first play, "My Heart's Johnson '43, Tarentum, Pa.; Frank C. Mann, Frederick C. Wall, Cortland. In the Highlands," Friday evening and Troy; Donald H. Middleton, Greenwich, KAPPA SIGMA: George W. Bishop, Baltimore, twice Saturday night. The late Saturday Conn.; William F. Minnock, Jr., Coeymans; Md.; Samuel T. Brown, Jr., Evanston, 111.; C. William Patton, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Albert C. performance, at 9:30, suggests a pleasant John B. Cummings, Binghamton; James A. Pearson, Plainfield, N. J.; James B. Rose, East interval for houseparty guests between Cunningham, New York City; Richard B. Orange, N. J.; Ralph C. Steenburgh '43, Oak- the wrestling meet or the polo game and Curtis, West Hartford, Conn.; Albert F. mont, Pa.; Clinton L. Thomas '43, New York Goetze, Jr., Baltimore, Md.; William Mearns, fraternity dances which come later. City; Donald R. Waugh, Winchester, Mass.; Maplewood, N. J.; William W. Myers, Madi- William E. Zieman, Plainfield, N. J. Playing the leads in all three perform- son, N. J.; Walter L. Taylor, Rumford, R. I.; PHI KAPPA SIGMA: Austin W. Batchelder, ances will be some of the Club's best- Roger Warner, Jr., Wayne, Pa. Larchmont; William F. Bockhoff, Richmond, known actors, Gay S. Churchill '41, LAMBDA CHI ALPHA: Alton E. Archer II, Ind.; E. Willard Bowdish, Stittville; Robert Seymour R. Tinkleman '41, Anthony J. Lowville; James H. Barrett '43, Old Forge; D. DeLong '43, Reading, Pa.; Alfred J. Fisher, John P. Beardsley, Claverack; Lyle L. Brands, Pelleter '41, and Francis M. Schofield '42.. Jr., Reading, Pa.; Richard P. Hempeί, Ro- Hornell; Charles Frank, Jr., Jamaica; Oscar L. chester; Charles R. Jones, Jr., Jr., Ridgewood, All events of Junior Week, so far as Frick, West Englewood, N. J.; George H. N. J.; Robert W. Jones, Buffalo; Albert J. they could be learned at press time, Getman, Ilion; John D. Lesure and William Loux, Atlantic Highlands, N. J.; Harvey S. are included in this week's calendar of T. Lesure '43, Darts; John C. Swan '43, Luse, Newton, N. J.; Robert C. Randall, Schroon Lake; William H. Van Duzer '43, "Coming Events," page 2.18. Hamilton, Ohio; Joseph A. Sanders, Buffalo; Elmira; William F. Wagner, New York City; Philip H. Seaver '43, Ridgewood, N. J.; Paul J. Wiggins '43, Mineola. Walter C. Stephens, Scarsdale; Charles F. HURRYING SPRING OMEGA TAU SIGMA: William H. Adolph '43, Walsh, Troy. (By R. B. in "State and Tioga," Ithaca Journal) Peking, China; Robert E. Bain, Edmeston; PHI KAPPA TAU: Richard L. Best, Westfield, Don A. Boardman, Jr., Rome; Lawrence E. The seed catalogs used to come around N. J.; Philip Hill, Jr., Chappaqua; John B. Bonsteel '43, Lockport; Richard J. Gillespie, Hutchings '43, Balboa, C. Z.; Robert S. the middle of February. Lately, the Brooklyn; Kenneth L. Kiehle, Livonia; Wil- Plantz '41, Watertown; William F. Proctor, II, Burpee boys have been sending theirs liam P. King, Beacon; Harold W. Lewis, Addi- Youngstown, Ohio; Richard H. Seacord, January 1. Up our road, this speed-up son; Kenneth McEntee, Oakfield; Homer F. Montgomery; Gilbert I. Smith, San Marino, McMurray, Nashua, N. H.; Thomas E. in the deliberate processes of nature is Cal.; Robert J. Tedeschi, Flushing; Thomas R. Mannken, Rockville Centre; Colin M. Robert- Tracy, Whitney Point; John H. Wertenbach, gratefully appreciated. It seems to make son , Tuckahoe; Joseph E. Sperling '43, Middle- McKeesport, Pa.; William J. Wheeler, Jr., the spring come that much quicker. One tOWvn,J N. J.; Thurman C. Vaughn, Greenville; Douglaston. finds himself knee deep in Scabiosa Winifred I. Viele, Glen Fallss: David B. Wil- liam '43, Oswego; Robert S. Wood '43, Elms- PHI SIGMA DELTA: Gerald S. Barad, Brook- Heavenly Blue and the Yellow Colossal ford; William N. Young, Staten Island; C. lyn; Irving Baras '41, Brooklyn; Albert A. Calendula before he's even started to Peter Zepp, Jr., New York City. Dorskind '43, Brooklyn; Herbert M. Eskwitt, overhaul the sap buckets. New York City; Howard Hills, Brooklyn; PHI BETA DELTA: Bernard S. Cayne, Brook- Leonard G. Kaplan, Brooklyn; William The Burpee boys went to college lyn; Charles A. DeBare, Jamaica; Irving Edel- Nachbar, New York City; Robert L. Schiff- hereabouts. They are familiar with our man, Youngsville; Howard E. Epstein, New man, Mohegan Lake; Harold Shub, North York City; Cyrus R. Friedman, Brooklyn; winters. I like to believe they chose the Bergen, N. J.; Jesse G. Silverman, Jr., Brook- Morris Goodman, Binghamton; Melvin L. lyn; Robert J. Weiman, East Orange, N. J.; earlier mailing date because they remem- Hirsch and Robert L. Hirsch, Brooklyn; Sey- Martin S. Wetchler, New York City; Emanuel ber that spring starts in the Town of mour W. Kaplan, Brooklyn; Irwin W. Lane, S. Wind '41, Brooklyn. Ulysses when the seed catalog comes; Brooklyn; Martin A. Rakow, New York City; Abram J. Stillman, New York City; Arthur PHI SIGMA KAPPA: A. Pearce Godley, Tenafly, that the heavy load of January could be Schwartz, New York City. N. J.; Alexander P. Hutchinson, Wilkinsburg, lightened for many a Tompkins County PHI DELTA THETA: William A. Basse, High- Pa.; Louis J. Koch, Jr., Swarthmore, Pa.; hill farm by an advance peek at spirited land Park, Mich.; Robert B. Bryant, Emerson John H. Miller, New Kensington, Pa.; Robert Hill; Alexander M. Cadman, Jr., Pittsburgh, B. Pace, Lima, Peru; Frank J. Palumbo, pictorial reproductions of the Black Niagara Falls; Francisco J. Rivero, Mexico Beauty Egg Plant, Burpee's Giant Pa.; Philip C. Collins, New Kensington, Pa.; Richard H. Demmy, Scranton, Pa.; Don W. City, Mexico; Frederick A. Schulte, Jr. '43, Dahlia-Flowered Zinnias, Table Talk Garrigues '43, Massillon, Ohio; William J. Nutley, N. J.; Donald H. Standiford '43, Tomatoes, Burbank World Wonder Girardi, New Rochelle; Raymond L. Howe, Waterbury, Conn.; Arthur J. Widmer, Jr., Utica; Walter G. Hunter, Bronxville; Dunbar Webster Groves, Mo.; George M. Wilkins, Sweet Corn, and the Blanche Burpee Williamsville. Forget-Me-Not. G. King, Glen Ridge, N. J.; R. Wallace Mc- Laughlin, Easton, Pa.; Stacy C. Mosser, Jr., Pi KAPPA ALPHA: Lester E. Brew, Auburn; When you live up a dirt road, the only Winnekta, 111.; Charles W. Pressler '43, Lake- Ralph W. Clements, Douglaston; Thomas J. sensible thing you can do about January wood, Ohio; Daniel Schultheis, Flushing; Durkin, New York City; John J. Garis, is to skip it. That isn't easy, but at least Charles L. Van Arsdale, Castile; E. Lockwood Jamaica; Gordon B. Graham, White Plains; William P. Heising, Summit, N. J.; Jack B. one can try. He doesn't have to sit Wheless, Jr., Shreveport, La.; Harold S. Wood, Tulsa, Okla. Jones, Youngstown, Ohio; Winston M. Reid, there and just take it. The best way we PHI EPSILON PI: Martin L. Gleich, New York Auburn; Franklin R. Stern, Auburn; Norman know is to place a heavy table in the City; Richard C. Grabow, New York City; W. Wulf, Tonawanda. middle of the sitting room so the carpet William B. Kaufman, Elizabeth, N. J. Richard Pi LAMBDA PHI: Leonard K. Berkowitz, won't blow up so high, prod the fire, F. Kessler, Newark, N. J.; David J. Radding, Newton, Mass.; Robert L. Bien, New York City; Sheldon M. Blumerkrantz, New York put on a second pair of long drawers, get Elizabeth, N. J.; Malcolm H. Rubin, Elmira; Bernard Serrota, Saratoga Springs; Milton City; Melvin Cohen, Chelsea, Mass.; Edward out the new seed catalog, and tiptoe Shoshkes, Newark, N. J.; Walter Scheinman, Gilbert, Flushing; Carl E. Kane, Brocton, through the tulips with the Burpee boys. New York City; Jacob J. Wechsler, Hillside, Mass.; Leonard E. Loewe, Brooklyn; Burton N.J. S. Ostrow, Washington, D. C; Monroe N. Rosenblatt, Brooklyn; Morton J. Savada, New J. BRUCE BOYCE '33, baritone, will PHI GAMMA DELTA: E. Webster Bartholow, Jr., Baltimore, Md.; Albert Beehler, Jr., Balti- York City; Edward S. Seiderman, Brooklyn; give a song recital in Willard Straight more, Md. B. Jarvis Dew, Canastota; James B. Richard A. Sheresky, New York City. Memorial Room, February 9. Dinneen, Sherburne; Gordon L. Dreher, Short (To be next issue) JANUARY 30, I94I ZI5

half, and some of the players spent a May 3 Yale at New Haven* good deal of time on the floor, wrestling 6 Colgate at Ithaca About 9 Princeton at Princeton* for possession of the ball. Dunbar scored 10 Columbia at New York City* first, and Cobb matched his goal. Ben- 12. Pennsylvania at Ithaca* ATHLETICS nett scored, and again Cobb tallied for 17 Yale at Ithaca* Yale. Samuel W. Hunter '43 threw his 14 Syracuse at Ithaca June 10 University of Virginia at Ithaca THREE INDOOR TRACK MEETS only field goal of the game, and Yale's 13 Dartmouth at Ithaca* The track team will engage in three Seelbach converted a free throw. 14 Dartmouth at Hanover* indoor meets this winter, one of them in Then Cornell spurted, scoring 13 points * Eastern Intercollegiate League games Barton Hall. First is a triangular meet to one for Yale for a 36-11 advantage at with Army and Penn State at West the ten-minute mark. Bennett and Acting ODDS AND ENDS Point, February 15. The Intercollegiates Captain Kenneth N. Jolly '41 paced the James E. Bennett '41 topped the East- will be March 1 in Madison Square rally. Shortly thereafter Bennett left the ern Intercollegiate Basketball League in Garden, New York City, and Colgate game for four personal fouls, to be fol- scoring after last week's games, with 64 and Syracuse will come to Barton Hall lowed by Cobb and Zilly of Yale. Cor- points. Broberg of Dartmouth, last March 15. nell continued to press its advantage, year's individual high scorer, was second Harvard, which sponsored a quad- with Jolly and Dunbar doing the scoring. with 39. Bennett has played in five rangular meet at Boston in which Cor- Dunbar was not given a substitute until games, Broberg in three. nell, Dartmouth, and Yale participated, after 38^2 minutes of play. The box score: Fencing Coach Georges Cointe now CORNELL (45) YALE (27) supplies spectators at meets with written cancelled the meet this year. Efforts to G F P G F P bring Yale to Barton Hall for a dual meet Bennett, f 4 7 15 Cobb, f 5 2 12 information on the rules of the sport. Stewart, f 5 1 11 Ingley, f 226 Dartmouth, announcing its 1941 and were unavailing. The Cornell-Yale series Boulton, f o o o Owen, f 000 was discontinued after the 1939 meet. Brown, f 000 Vogt, f o 1 1 1941 football schedules last week, re- Dunbar, 0328 Zilly, c 0 1 1 Dartmouth supplanted Yale on the 1940 Harper, c 000 Holliday, c 0 o o vealed that it would play on Schoellkopf Jolly, g 3 17 Seelbach, g 1 3 5 Field both years. Robert J. Kane '34, schedule. Hunter, g 1 0 2 Wightman, g 1 o 2 Burgess, g 0 2 2 Anderson, g o o o Assistant Director of Physical Educa- BEAT YALE AGAIN Jack, g 000 Bartholemy, go o o tion and Athletics, confirmed this ar- The basketball team ran away from Totals 16 13 45 Totals 9 9 27 rangement and said it was made to Score at half, Cornell 17, Yale 15. Referees* Yale in the second half of their Eastern Kearney and Dowling. accommodate a Dartmouth-Columbia Intercollegiate League game in Barton In a preliminary game, the Junior series. Cornell will therefore play Co- Hall January 2.5, for a 40-15 victory. Varsity defeated Mansfield (Pa.) State lumbia in New York in 1941 and 1942.. Cornell scored the first 4 points of the Teachers, 40-30. Top scorer for Cornell Columbia played in Ithaca in 1939 and game and was never headed, although was Robert J. Roshirt '43 with 13 points. 1940, in which seasons Cornell made Yale tied at 14-14 two and a half minutes Charles H. Goodyear '43 scored 7, and consecutive trips to Hanover. before half-time. The visitors were only Paul W. Barden ''42. and Howard A. At the annual meeting of the Central z points behind, 15-17, when the second Parker '43, 5 each. Office for Eastern Intercollegiate Ath- half started. For three minutes the teams letics, in New York City January 8, the alternated in scoring field goals, then BALL GAME AT REUNIONS executive director, Asa S. Bushnell, re- ported extension in the membership Cornell ran up 13 points while Yale The baseball team last week elected groups which now comprehend some scored one and gradually increased the Frank K. Finneran '41 of Harrison and sixty Eastern colleges and universities. margin to the final gun. Walter Scholl '41 of Staten Island as its James Lynah '05 was present as president It was Cornell's second victory over co-captains. Finneran, a catcher, batted of the Eastern Association of Rowing Yale and its fourth in five League games. .Z35 last season. Scholl, third baseman, Clubs, and Robert J. Kane '34, as presi- The standing of the League teams: batted .350 for third place in the Eastern W L PC Intercollegiate Baseball League, topped dent of the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Dartmouth 3 o 1.000 the League with fourteen runs batted in, Association, a new member of the group. Cornell 4 1 .800 and tied with Koepsell of Pennsylvania John T. McGovern '00 was continued as Columbia 1 1 .500 with eleven stolen bases. Both have won advisory counsel and recording secretary. Pennsylvania 1 2. .333 the C in football two years. Princeton o o .000 Coach Mose Quinn will call out bat- CLUB GIVES INFORMATION Harvard o 1 .000 tery candidates the first week in March Cornell Club of the Lehigh Valley, as Yale o 4 .000 and the rest of the baseball squad a week part of its program of informing second- James E. Bennett '41 converted two later. Spring recess trip will include ary school students in its territory about free throws to start the scoring, and games at North Carolina State College, the University, is presenting high school Howard S. Dunbar '41 followed with a Wake Forest, University of North Caro- and community libraries with the two field goal before Wightman scored a lina, Duke University, Georgetown, and illustrated brochures, Engineering at goal for Yale. From there on, the scoring the US Naval Academy. Cornell and The College of Arts and Sci- alternated, with Cornell gradually pull- This year, the team will play Dart- ences, Cornell University, and with the ing away to a 5-point lead, 11-6, midway mouth on Hoy Field Friday afternoon recently published book, Our Cornell. in the first half. Captain Cobb of Yale during Class Reunions, June 13. The The two booklets are supplied to Clubs and Ingley, the forwards, began scoring complete schedule follows: for this purpose by the University with- and whittled Cornell's lead to 4 points, March 31 North Carolina State at Raleigh out cost; copies of Our Cornell may be 14-10. Ingley scored two consecutive April 1 Wake Forest at Wake Forest, N. C. obtained through the Alumni Office at field goals to tie the score, but William 2. North Carolina at Chapel Hill reduced price. D. Stewart '41 broke the deadlock with 3 Duke University at Durham, N. C. a goal. Scoring for this half ended with 4 Georgetown at Washington, D. C. MOVE BOSTON LUNCHEONS Cobb and Bennett each converting a free 5 US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Regular Monday luncheons of the Cor- Md. throw, putting Cornell in the van, 17-15. 9 Syracuse at Syracuse nell Club of New England began again Yale missed six chances on free throws 12. Pennsylvania at Philadelphia* January 13 in a private dining room of the in the first half, as Cornell converted all 19 Harvard at Ithaca QL games)* Hotel Bellevue in Boston. This was for- its seven throws. 2.3 Columbia at Ithaca* merly the place of these luncheon meet- 16 Princeton at Ithaca* The game became rougher in the second 19 Colgate at Hamilton ings, which are every Monday at 1x130. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

'79 CLASS MEMORIAL enough. The memorial scheme was turned Remodelling of Sage Chapel, recently over to the sculptor. I think it was a year LETTERS before it was finished. It may have cost more completed, has brought to notice several than $500, a small amount for such a work. Subject to the usual restrictions of space and good interesting memorial tablets that were Meanwhile, President White was called away taste, we shall print letters from subscribers on any for several years. When the bas-relief arrived side of any subject of interest to Cornellians. The formerly hidden away in dark corners of no one knew about it, and someone inadvert- ALUMNI NEWS often may not agree with the senti- the Chapel. Removal of the choir loft edly put it into the Chapel. ments expressed^ and disclaims any responsibility and organ from the north transept to the Reunions were rare in the early days. It was beyond that of fostering interest in the University. enlarged west nave has provided wall not until our Fifty-year Reunion that someone space in the north transept where several asked for the Memorial and it was finally ADVICE FOR THE ARMY of these interesting tablets have now located. The surviving members of the Class— all octogenarians now—can rest assured that To THE EEITOR: been placed. their Class has a peramnent and worthy My own experience here in Fort Dix, One of these, a bronze bas-relief of Memorial. N. J., prompts me to write this letter in Professor Bayard Taylor mounted on a the hope that it may save some of your stone tablet, was the gift of the Class of readers unnecessary discomfort, if and '79. For sixty years it has been in the when they are inducted into the Army Chapel and for fifty years it was forgot- BOOKS for their one year's service. We have been ten; now it has been brought to light on living in tents down here at the receiving the west wall above the pews in the By Cornellians station for the last few days, and it's north transept where it can be seen. helpful to be prepared in advance. HONOR NORTHUP '93 On the day that the selectee is to leave Nineteenth Century Studies. Collected home and take his final medical examina- and edited by Herbert Davis, William tion, he is advised to bring with him C. DeVane, and R. C. Bald. Ithaca. "sufficient clothing for three days." Let Cornell University Press. 1940. $3.00. me recommend that it be old clothing and warm. Do not bring or wear a good suit, This collection of eight studies by a good felt hat, or a white shirt, for present and former members of the within twenty-four hours they will be Department of English is dedicated to stuffed in a bag, not to be worn again Professor Clark S. Northup '93, who for one year. retired in June after fifty years as an These miscellaneous articles will prove undergraduate, teacher, and scholar in useful: a small flashlight, a tooth brush the University. The preface justly asserts and paste, a pair of wool socks, writing that "few have had a longer, none a paper and stamps, a cheap watch, a more honorable career as teacher, as small mirror, a cigar box in which to investigator, as the ready helper and carry shaving articles and tooth brush, adviser of colleagues and students. His and a small box for one bar of soap. favorite studies in early English and in Do not bring valuable cameras or the nineteenth century have borne fruit jewelry. Do not bring a large suitcase in a long series of books and articles; the or much spare clothing; travel light. spirit of his scholarship, his ideals and To undergraduates who still have the breadth of view continue to be reflected time, I very strongly recommend that in the work of students who have gone they take advanced drill and make the to positions of responsibility elsewhere." most of it. Down here a second lieuten- The studies have variety both in con- ant's insignia is worth a great deal more tent and in method of approach, ranging than a Phi Beta Kappa key. from the careful transcription and editing —JUSTIN CONDON '39. by Professor Leslie N. Broughton of a series of letters recently acquired by About this plaque, pictured above, Cornell's Wordsworth Collection to a HEAR BRITISH CONSUL Frank Ay res Wright, secretary of the critical essay by Professor DeVane which Members of the Engineering College Class of '79, writes as follows: sketches in broad strokes the Greek Faculty who were in New York City for The Class of '79 suddenly woke up in June Revival and its effects on Robert Brown- the annual meeting of the ASCE were of its Senior year and decided it was a proper ing. But the book also has unity, not guests of the Cornell Society of Engineers thing to leave some kind of a memorial. There only because the major writers studied— was scant time, for Commencement was June at a dinner at the Cornell Club of New 15. By hard work, however, we succeeded in Coleridge, Byron, Carlyle, Browning, York January 17. Godfrey Haggard, raising $500. When it is considered that the Ruskin, Morris, and Butler—lived in the British consul-general in the United Class entered with more than τxo members, same century, but also because their States, was the principal speaker. and that only sixty took degrees, this was not problems in literary creation are delinea- so bad. As chairman of the committee, I sug- gested the Bayard Taylor Memorial. We had ted against a common background of KANSAS CITY ELECTS all sat under him in his brilliant lectures on ideas in religion, science, aesthetics, and Cornell Club of Kansas City, Mo., German Literature which were justly popular. literary criticism. meeting January 17 with Alumni Secre- The committee agreed, but how to do the Probably Nineteenth Century Studies thing we did not know. So the idea was taken tary Emmet J. Murphy 'n, elected offi- to President White, who received it with en- will be longest remembered for R. C. cers for 1941. Maurice W. Howe Ί6, thusiasm. We turned over the $500 to him and Bald's opening essay, in which he bril- lately arrived from Buffalo to become went on our several ways out in the world to liantly applies knowledge gained from manager of the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. earn our living. We promptly forgot the whole thing. What better could we do than rely on previously unavailable sources to the plant, is the new president. John F. the man of all knowledge? In his hands the questions of how far Coleridge's delib- Brady, Jr. '19 was elected secretary. fame of the Class of '79 was secure. That was erate choice of reading and his use of Twenty alumni heard from Murphy all we did, and here is how this bas-relief came opium influenced the composition of into being: the latest news of the University and en- The Ancient Mariner; but the studies by President White knew a young sculptor in joyed motion pictures he had brought the South—Donaldson—whose work gave Harold S. L. Wiener '30 on "Byron and of the football game with Ohio State. promise of some fame if he had lived long the East," Carlisle Moore on "Thomas JANUARY 30, I94I 2.17

Carlyle and Fiction," Frank D. Curtin the Dunlop Tire and Rubber Co. into on "Ruskin and His Followers," Oscar NOW IN MY TIME! running order. He'd been sleeping in his Maurer, Jr. on "William Morris and the clothes at the factory, and he'd de- Poetry of Escape," and Claude T. Bissell By Romeyn Berry veloped a fine case of chronic headaches on Butler's The Way of All Flesh, as at the base of his skull before he was well as those by Professors DeVane and There is a smile in the news that John thirty. Broughton, maintain a high level of Collyer is elected to the Board of Trus- We said "Why don't you come back to scholarship, critical judgment, and felic- tees. But the smile is for the other Ithaca and take charge of rowing? You'll ity in writing. —R. F. HOWES '2.4 Trustees if they picked John because they never make a million dollars, but you'll visualized merely a Captain of Industry get over those headaches; and a boat associated with large affairs, huge sums, house is a lot nicer place to sleep than PRESIDENT IN VIRGINIA and important people; if they picked him any rubber factory." He replied, "I'd President Edmund E. Day will be the without knowing he is a sentimental rather do that than anything else in the guest speaker at the third annual "Ivy softy with small interest in portfolios, world, and I've more than half a mind League Banquet" of alumni of eight but with a weak tendency to sniffle every to." It may have been partly the moon- Eastern universities, in Richmond, Va., time he sees the sun go down across a light but we think John meant it at the February 17. Virginia alumni of Brown, lake or hears bells off in the distance. time. Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Har- Maybe the Trustees bought a package A little later that summer he came to vard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale that time without looking to see what Ithaca and we talked details, including have gathered for the two previous din- was inside it! But again, it's just possible salary: not many dollars but lots of sun- ners in Richmond, with speakers from they didn't. sets and no headaches. The thing was Harvard. Bertram Y. Kinsey Ί8 is in For John Collyer is one of those ig- almost buttoned up, we thought, when charge of arrangements this year for noramuses who still believes the stu- there came a letter. The Dunlop Com- Cornell. dents are the one most important ele- pany had asked John to go to England ment in a university—the main reason and take over the operation of the parent SCHOLARSHIP BLANKS OUT for having universities. He is also one of plant; they'd been nice to him and he The College of Engineering last week the few persons who really understands felt he'd be letting them down if he mailed application forms for McMullen rowing, including why one does it at all. didn't go. But gosh, how he wished he Regional Scholarships to more than Most old oarsmen remember what Mr. could come back, and sit on a spile and 3,000 principals and head masters of Courtney told them to do with their drag his feet in the Inlet! schools throughout the country. Scholar- legs, wrists, slides, and shoulders— And that's why John Collyer will ships will be awarded to more than period! march in the academic procession next thirty entering students next fall for the There was a night when John missed June instead of leaning against a tree four- and five-year courses in Engineer- by no more than an eyelash not ever be- and watching a lot of business men go by, ing, with annual stipends up to $400. coming either a captain of industry or a trying to look less silly than they feel Applications are to be filed through Trustee. That was a night after the with silken gowns catching on their school principals with Dean S. C. Hollis- Poughkeepsie Regatta two or three legs and the mortar-board slipping ter not later than April 1, and awards years after Mr. Courtney died. It was around on the bald spot. will be made after investigations and back of a roadhouse in the moonlight. supplementary reports by regional com- Cornell hadn't done badly in the after- mittees of Engineering alumni. noon racing, but we hadn't done quite Scholarships are awarded on the basis as well as in the year before, or in the PRINCESS MOVES IN of character and general ability as well year before that. Cornell rowing was Blanketed in mystery and crated in as academic distinction, to assist superior slipping. You could see that, and you a coffin-like wooden box, the Indian young men who show unusual promise. could also see that John Collyer was Princess, cigar store symbol elevated to McMullen Regional Scholarships are held slipping, too. He'd been working him- a Dartmouth-Cornell football trophy in by 171 students now in residence, with self to death getting the Buffalo plant of 1938, arrived in Hanover on December 4. additional McMullen Undergraduate and Engraved on a brass plate at her feet Graduate Scholarships. The John Mc- are the words: "The 1915 Trophy Estab- Mullen Fund now supports scholarships lished November 11, 1938, By the Class amounting to more than $100,000 a year; of 1915, Cornell University, In Memory has assisted more than 800 students since of Charles Barrett Ί6 To Be Competed it was founded. It has grown to approxi- For Annually and Awarded to the Win- mately $2.,ooo,ooo from a bequest made ner of the Annual Football Contest Be- to the University in 192.3 "for the educa- tween Cornell and Dartmouth." tion of young men as engineers." In the first fall of her football career, In addition to the Regional Scholar- two weeks after a 14-7 win had housed ships, employers in industry are being her in Schoellkopf Hall, Ithaca, she asked to recommend high school grad- mysteriously disappeared. Hearsay has it uates of special ability from among their that she did the disappearing act several employees who may qualify for four new times and finally made it permanent. McMullen Industrial Scholarships to be Cornell hinted broadly that Dartmouth awarded next fall. These carry stipends at least knew something about her where- of $400 a year for the entire college abouts. However, the Big Green victory course in the Schools of Civil, Electrical, in November brought the lady to light Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering. and to Hanover where she, still not talk- These four will bring to ten the number ing, moved from the front of the Book of Industrial Scholarships which Dean Store on Main Street into Casque and S. C. Hollister says are designed "to aid JOHN L. COLLYER '17 Gauntlet and finally into a more com- industry in its problem of discovering "One of the few persons who really fortable residence in the Trophy Room of and training young men of proved ability understands rowing, including why one Alumni Gymnasium. and promise." does it at all. . . ." —Dartmouth Alumni Magazine 2.18 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

steam lines which now cross the site. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS These lines are being laid temporarily COMING EVENTS FOUNDED 1899 around the site of the building. Olin Hall will be set back forty-five Time and place of regular Club luncheons are printed 3 EAST AVENUE ITHACA, N. Y. separately as we have space. Notices of other Cornell feet from the curb line of Central Ave- events both in Ithaca and abroad, appear below. Published weekly during the University y nue, and forty-six feet from Campus Contributions to this column must be received on year, monthly in July and August: Road, and the elms along Central Avenue or before Thursday to appear the next Thursday. thirty-five issues annually. will be carefully protected with a high SATURDAY, FEBRUARY I Owned and published by the Cornell Alumni board fence during construction. The Association under direction of a committee New York City: Annual luncheon, Cornell composed of R. W. Sailor '07, Phillips Wyman Central Avenue wing of the L-shaped Women's Club of New York honoring '17, and Walter C. Heasley, Jr. '30. Officers of building will extend 2.80 feet northward Cornell authors, Pierre Hotel, 1:1:15. the Association: Creed W. Fulton '09, 907 toward Barnes Hall, and the easterly THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Fifteenth St., N.W., Washington, D. C, presi- wing, X2-3 feet along Campus Road, just Ithaca: Junior Week Ice Fantia, Cascadilla dent; Emmet J. Murphy '12., 3 East Ave., tennis courts, 8 Ithaca, secretary; Archie C. Burnett '90, beyond the present intersection of Sage FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 7 Water St., Boston, Mass., treasurer. Avenue which goes in front of Sage Ithaca: Slalom race, Colgate, Hamilton, Subscription: $4 a year in U. S. and possessions; College and Barnes Hall. Hobart, Princeton, Syracuse, Union, foreign, $4.50. Life subscription, $γj. Single copies, Caroline hills, 2. Dramatic Club presents "My Heart's in the 1$ cents. Subscriptions are renewed annually unless NO PAPER NEXT WEEK cancelled. Highlands" by William Saroyan, Willard Term examinations occupy the whole Straight Theater, 8:15 Editor-in-chief R. W. SAILOR Ό7 attention of the University this week, Musical Clubs present "Co-ediquette," Managing Editor H. A. STEVENSON Ί9 and continue until Junior Week begins, Bailey Hall, 8:30 Junior Prom, "Midnight in Manhattan," Assistant Editor M. G. TILLINGHAST '40 February 6. Accordingly, as is our cus- Barton Hall, 10:30 Office Manager RUTH RUSSELL '31 tom, the ALUMNI NEWS will not publish SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Contributors: next week. Our next issue will be that of Ithaca: Hockey, Colgate, Beebe Lake, 2. February 13. Basketball, Pennsylvania, Barton Hall, 2.:3c) ROMEYN BERRY '04 L. C. BOOCHEVER '12. Fencing, Princeton, Barton Hall, 2.30 W. J. WATERS \J Freshman wrestling, Scranton-Keystone, Printed at The Cayuga Press, Ithaca, N. Y. Barton Hall, 6:30 NEW TRUSTEE JOINS BOARD Wrestling, Yale, Barton Hall, 8 New member of the University Board Polo, Norwich, Riding Hall, 8 START OF A PROGRAM of Trustees, by virtue of his election as Tea dance, Willard Straight Hall, 4 Dinner-dance, Willard Straight Hall, 6 The University and all Cornellians president of the New York State Agri- Dramatic Club presents "My Heart's in the owe a profound debt of gratitude to cultural Society January 2.1, is former Highlands," Willard Straight Theater, Franklin W. Olin '85 for his gift of the State Senator Leigh G. Kirkland, of 7:45 64:9:30 fine new Olin Hall of Chemical Engineer- Fredonia. He succeeds Halsey B. Knapp Rochester: Swimming, Rochester ing. It is especially appropriate that this '12., director of the State Institute of MONDAY,FEBRUARY 10 Applied Agriculture at Farmingdale, Ithaca: Second term classes start first building of a new group that will Farm and Home Week opens in State Col - make possible the maintenance and who was elected in 1939 and re-elected leges broadening of Cornell's traditional lead- last year. The University charter pro- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 ership in engineering education should vides that the president of the State Agri- Cambridge, Mass.: Basketball, Harvard Philadelphia, Pa.: Swimming, Pennsylvania be given as a Cornellian's memorial to cultural Society shall be a member of SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 his Cornell son, trained in the College the Board of Trustees, ex-oίficio. Ithaca: Fencing, Penn State & Syracuse, of Engineering. (Franklin W. Olin, Jr. Senator Kirkland was a member of the Barton Hall, 2. received the ME in 1912., not the BChem State Assembly from 19x1-14 and for Hockey, Penn State, Beebe Lake, 2:30 Boxing, Penn State, Varsity & Freshmen, as the NEWS said last week). much of his service in the Senate, 192.9- Barton Hall, 6:30 That the gift makes Olin Hall avail- 36, was chairman of the committee on J-V basketball, Dickinson, Barton Hall, 8 able next year to relieve the crowded agriculture. He owns and operates a New York City: Luncheon meeting, Associ- and inadequate situation of the School farm in Cattaraugus County near Cone- ation of Class Secretaries, Cornell Club, 12.30 of Chemical Engineering is also note- wango and has been active in farm or- Class of '17 Reunion dinner worthy. And the University is taking ganizations; is a former director of the West Point: Track meet, US Military Academy full advantage of its opportunity. Gen- Dairymen's League Cooperative Associ- Hanover, N. H.: Basketball, Dartmouth eral contract for the building was let ation and of the Cooperative GLF Ex- Bethlehem, Pa.: Wrestling, Lehigh change of which he was also vice-presi- Annapolis, Md.: Swimming, US Naval January 2.3, to John Lowry, Inc., of New Academy York City. Resident superintendent of dent and has been president since 1938. Freshman fencing, US Naval Academy construction will be Raymond C. Orr, He is vice-president of the State Bank of Syracuse: Freshman basketball, Syracuse CE '2.1. Randolph. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Every precaution has been taken to Richmond, Va.: President Day at "Ivy League A speaker at the State Agricultural Banquet" give the building architectural harmony Society's 109th annual meeting, in Al- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 with its nearest Campus neighbors, Wil- bany, was Millard V. Atwood Ίo, asso- Ithaca: University concert, Alexander Kipnίs, lard Straight Hall and Myron Taylor ciate editor of The Gannett Newspapers. bass-baritone, Bailey Hall, 8:15 Hall. The architects' plans, prepared by He spoke of the interrelationship of FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2.1 Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, were approved Ithaca: Freshman basketball, Bucknell Junior newspapers and agriculture, and said: College, Barton Hall, 6:30 and recommended to the Trustees' com- "Agriculture is one of New York State's Basketball, Harvard, Barton Hall, 8:15 mittee on buildings and grounds by the greatest industries. Sometimes city people SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2.2. Architectural Advisory Council after forget this. The wellbeing of the whole Ithaca: Fencing, Columbia, Barton Hall, 2.130 consultation with William A. Delano, State is dependent upon the wellbeing of Freshman hockey, Rome Academy, Beebe the architect for Willard Straight Hall, agriculture." Lake, 2.30 Boxing, US Naval Academy, Barton Hall, and F. Ellis Jackson Όo, architect of 8:15 Myron Taylor Hall. FRESHMAN WOMEN have elected as Syracuse: J-V Basketball, Syracuse Our cover picture shows preliminary their Class president Katherine K. Snell State College, Pa.: Wrestling, Penn State, excavations started last week by the Uni- Varsity & Freshmen of Herkimer. Adelaide J. Kilpatrick, Short Freshman swimming, Penn State versity Department of Buildings and Hills, N. J., is vice-president and Barbara Clinton: Hockey, Hamilton Grounds in preparation for moving Gans,New York City,secretary-treasurer. JANUARY 30, 1941 ZIC) ON THE CAMPUS AND DOWN THE HILL LIABILITY INSURANCE will be re- SPRING DAY has been set for Saturday, quired of all students who operate auto- FIRST REAL SNOWSTORM of the May 17, and made a University holiday. mobiles at the University after next season hit Ithaca January 24 and con- Athletic events include a Varsity base- July 1. The ruling by the Board of Trus- tinued over the week-end, bringing ball game with Yale and the Carnegie tees follows recommendation of the eight inches of snow to Monday noon. Cup regatta on Cayuga Lake with Yale Student Council and of the University Ithaca's hill streets presented the usual and Princeton. This year, too, for the Faculty. Insurance will be required problems for motorists, but the Country first time, the 150-pound crews of the against public liability for a minimum Club slopes and the hills in Caroline three universities will also race. of $5,000 property damage and $5,000 to and Virgil have been a mecca for skiiers. $10,000 personal injury. Summer Session Beebe Lake is cleared for skating, and CARNEGIE HERO MEDALS have been students who have not registered in the Nick Bawlf is taking advantage of freez- announced for award to Mrs. Robert F. University the preceding term and spe- ing weather and nine-inch ice to get the Bacher, wife of Professor Bacher, Phys- cial students registered for six credit toboggan slide ready for Junior Week. ics, and to Helen Hecht, MS '38, and hours or less may be exempt, and further citations will be given posthumously to exemptions may be granted by the Mrs. Marshall G. Hollo way of the Uni- Treasurer of the University to individuals D. C; directors and scientists from ex- versity Medical OfB.ce and to Henry S. or groups of students "where the re- periment stations in Maine, Alabama, Birnbaum, a former graduate student, quirement would work undue hardship," North Carolina, and Connecticut; and for their parts in saving the life of Mrs. upon recommendation of the College research authorities from the universities Gerald F. Tape at a tragic picnic of the concerned and the University committee of Minnesota, California, Chicago, Illi- Physics Department at Taughannock on traffic control. nois, Columbia, Rutgers and Massachu- Falls, June 3, 1940. Mrs. Holloway and setts State College. Birnbaum were drowned trying to rescue THE MILITARY came to town in a big Mrs. Tape when she was caught in the way last week. The day that Rear Ad- strong currents at the foot of the Falls, PHI KAPPA PHI, honorary scholastic miral Harry E. Yarnell was here with and Miss Hecht and Mrs. Bacher finally society, initiated 12.0 new members five other Navy officers to talk to upper- brought her to safety at great risk to January 17. Speaker at the initiation classmen in Engineering about getting themselves. banquet was J. Carlton Ward '14, presi- commissions in the Reserve for technical dent of Fairchild Engine & Airplane jobs ashore, a mobile recruiting unit of GUEST of Edward A. Weeks, Jr. '19, Corp. and a member of the Engineering the Army had its trailer parked in Barton editor of the Atlantic Monthly, on his College Council. Speaking on "Indus- Hall to talk with prospective flying weekly radio program January 2.8 was trial Reasons for the Collapse of France," cadets. The Navy seems to have won the to be Hendrik Willem Van Loon '05. he related his observations as a member engagement. About 100 Engineering "Meet Mr. Weeks" is a regular Tuesday of an American mission invited to visit Seniors and Juniors signified intention to evening feature of the NBC chain, in France last spring. The society elected apply for commissions, with active duty which the editor discusses books and sixty-one Seniors, fifty-five graduate stu- after graduation. The Army is said to interviews literary persons. dents, and these four members of the have had applications from about sixty Faculty: Dean Carl E. Ladd '12., Agri- undergraduates, for immediate duty. Of FARM AND HOME WEEK visiting culture and Home Economics; Professor course, the results of finals may change speakers this year will include Governor Arthur S. Adams, assistant to the Dean some minds toward both services! Herbert H. Lehman February 14; Merrill of Engineering; Professor Laurence H. Mueller, INS correspondent just returned MacDaniels, PhD '17, Floriculture and from London, February 11, on "It's CARL SNAVELY, JR. '42. is between Ornamental Horticulture; and Professor Your World Tomorrow;" and Lena M. two fires. He has been refused for the Robert A. Poison, Rural Sociology. civilian pilot training course now start- Phillips, honorary president of the Na- ing because he is overweight. But to go tional Federation of Business and Pro- out for Varsity football his father says MILITARY AIRPLANE construction fessional Women's Clubs, who February he must put on weight. So he is putting parts and processes are shown in an exhi- 13 will discuss "Today's Challenge to on pounds and hopes that maybe after bit prepared for the College of Engineer- America." For the first time in ten years, spring football practice he'll be about ing by Bell Aircraft Corp. and placed on Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will not right for the flying course this summer. display in the first floor hallway of attend Farm and Home Week. More Lincoln Hall last week. Parts are shown than 700 events are listed for this thirty- COLLABORATORS of the recently- of a tail assembly and photographs taken fourth annual gathering at the State completed US Regional Plant, Soil, and in the shops and of completed Aircoba Colleges. Nutrition Laboratory on Tower Road and Airacuda fighting planes. Members came to Ithaca January 2.3 and 2.4 for of the College Faculty are giving courses SAGE CHAPEL PREACHER February 2. their annual meeting. They considered under the national engineering defense will be the Rev. Justin W. Nixon of the work of the Laboratory, which is training program to employees of Bell Colgate-Rochester Divinity School. Feb- directed by Professor Leonard A. May- Aircraft in Buffalo. ruary 9, Dr. Elam J. Anderson, president nard, PhD '15, and recommended specific of the University of Redlands, Cal., will research to carry out its objective of im- VISITOR for three days last week, on his occupy the pulpit. proving the nutritional quality of the annual quest for newspaper features, was food supply for animals and man through Howard Blakeslee, science editor of the THIRTY - TWO MISSIONARIES, on better methods of producing food. Associated Press. He was the guest of leave from China, South America, India, Among the visitors were Dr. James Louis C. Boochever '12., University Di- Japan, Egypt, Africa, Syria, and the Jardine, chief of the Office of Experi- rector of Public Information, and was Philippines have been last week and this ment Stations, Eugene C. Auchter '12., interviewed over Station WHCU in the at the twelfth annual School for Mis- chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry, first of a series of Monday afternoon, sionaries of the College of Agriculture. and four other bureau chiefs of the US broadcasts in which Boochever discusses Their sessions continue until the opening Department of Agriculture, Washington, the academic work of the University. of Farm and Home Week February 10. xxo CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

Association, a member from Massachu- setts to the House of Delegates, and NECROLOGY chairman of the section on public utility Concerning law of that Association. In 1937 he won GEORGE SAMUEL CONNORS, former a trip to Europe, first prize in a hotel THE FACULTY track coach, December 16, 1940, in contest sponsored by Needham and Patton, CaL, following a stroke. Con- Grohmann, New York advertising PROFESSOR GEORGE H. SABINE '03, nors, an English runner, came to the agency. Delta Chi, debate team. Philosophy and Dean of the Graduate United States in 1888 to compete in six- '13—HERMAN ULRICH DOEBLER, June School, is on his way to Berkeley, Cal., day races here, then went to the Illinois 2.1, 1940, of a heart attack. He entered to give the George Holmes Howland Cycling Club to train cyclists and prize the Law School in 1909 from North Lecture in Philosophy at the University fighters. He came to Cornell to coach Tonawanda High School, remaining one of California for this year. He will speak track in 1896, leaving in 1900 when John year. Doebler had been with the Reming- February 5; his subject, "Social Studies F. Moakley first came to Cornell, to go ton, Rand Co. in Buffalo, and was sent and Objectivity." with Glenn Warner '04 to Carlisle to to their New York office in 1938. Delta CLARISSA FAIRCHILD CUSHMAN, wife of condition football men. He spent that Chi. winter training men of the University of Professor Robert E. Cushman, Govern- Chicago and Chicago athletic clubs, Ί6, '17 CE—MAJOR SAMUEL STRUMER, ment, is the author of "Young Widow," then went to Phillips-Exeter Academy, December 7, 1940, in the Marine Hos- a serial in six parts which starts in Good where he coached the track teams until pital at Stapleton, S. I., after a brief ill- Housekeeping for February. Mrs. Cush- 19x0. In that year he was elected to the ness. He entered Civil Engineering in man is the mother of Robert F. Cushman faculty as assistant to the director of 1911 from Stuyvesant High School, New '40 and John F. Cushman '44. gymnasium and athletics, and in 192.x he York City. Strumer enlisted in May, EDWARD K. GRAHAM, PhD '38, acting went to Yale University as head coach 1917, and served overseas as first lieuten- Secretary of the University, and Mrs. of track and football trainer. Retiring ant with the 48th Artillery of the Coast Graham (Elizabeth A. MacFayden), in 1933, he lived in San Diego, Cal. Artillery Corps. He retained his member- ship in the Coast Artillery Reserve, be- PhD '34, have a daughter, Julia, born '01—DR. GEORGE OTTO POBE, Decem- coming a major in 1930, and had served January 1.0 in Ithaca. The baby is a ber 4, 1940, in Deer Park, of a heart as an instructor in anti-aircraft problems granddaughter of the late Mrs. Edward attack. He entered Cornell in 1898 and for reserve officers. He had been em- K. Graham (Susan W. Moses) '03. remained one year. In 1901, he was grad- ployed, since 192.3, as an engineer in the PROFESSOR CARL CRANDALL '12., Engi- uated at the Long Island College of New York City Building Department. neering, as president of the Ithaca sec- Medicine and had practiced since 1905. Major Strumer belonged to many pro- tion of the American Society of Civil He had been health officer of Port Jervis fessional, military and fraternal organiza- Engineers, has appointed Professor Fred and Deer Park since 1916. tions. Track squad. Brother, Julius A. Barnes '97, Railroad Engineering, to Strumer '2.1. Όz, '03 AB—RONALD RATHBUN HAR- represent transportation, and Professor RISON, January 16, 1941, at his home in '17 ME—HENRY WALLACE CALDWELL, William A. Stanley, Sanitary Engineer- Newton, Mass. In 1903 he joined the December 2.7, 1940, in Chicago, 111., after ing, to represent sanitation and public staff of the Brooklyn Standard-Union, a short illness. He joined the H. W. health on a committee on civilian pro- going in 1906 to the New York Times, Caldwell & Sons Co., manufacturers of tection in war time. and the next year, to the New York conveying machinery, becoming secre- Herald. Harrison joined the Christian tary in 192.x. From 19x4 to 1937 he was PROFESSOR ROBERT A. POLSON, Rural Science Monitor in 19ZZ; was executive president and treasurer of the H. W. Sociology Extension, was elected secre- editor of this paper from 19x4 to 192.9, Caldwell Realty Co. He was president of tary-treasurer of the Rural Sociological manager of the Christian Science Pub- the Chicago board of education from 19x8 Society at the annual meeting in Chi- lishing Society until 192.9, and had since to 1933; had been a member of the Board cago, 111. of County Commissioners since 1934, and been administrative editor of the Moni- PROFESSOR FREDERICK F. STEPHAN, tor. He belonged to the editorial board of the Lincoln Park board since 1936. Sociology, was elected to a three-year of this paper from 1919 to 1939, and in During the World War was an ensign in term as a director of the American Statis- 1919 was elected vice-president of Press the Naval Reserve and in the Naval Air tical Society at the annual meeting, Wireless, Inc. He was a past president of Corps. Delta Phi. December 2.8 in Chicago, 111. Professor the Executive's Club of Boston, a past '2.9 Sp—MRS. SUSAN FISH PUTNEY, Stephan has previously been secretary- director of the Boston Chamber of Com- January 17, 1941, in Ithaca, following treasurer of the Society and editor of its merce, and a member of the National a long illness. She was enrolled as a spe- Journal. Press Club. cial student in the College of Agriculture from 19x5 to 192.7, and again in 1931-32.. PASTEURIZED MILK which will main- '04 AB—GEORGE RICHARD GRANT, De- tain its entire vitamin C content has been cember 2.8, 1940, in Wellesley Hills, Mrs. Putney had been for twenty-five years a teacher and, later, a principal in perfected by a process developed by Mass. Grant entered the Arts College Professors Paul F. Sharp, Dairy Chemis- from Cape Vincent High School; re- the Ithaca public schools. Son, Richard N. Putney '30. try, Edward S. Guthrie, MSA Ίo, ceived the LLB in 1906 at the University Dairy Industry, and David B. Hand, of Buffalo, and practiced in Buffalo until '40 BS—GEORGE FUSEK, January 15, PhD '30, Biochemistry. The new process 1909. He then was assistant counsel for 1941, in Erie, Pa., of a rare blood disease. greatly increases vitamin C , content, the State Public Service Commission for He entered the College of Agriculture in keeps the vitamin constant, and removes four years; was attorney for the Eastern 1936 from Waterville High School, and any oxidized flavor from the milk. group, Bell Telephone Co., until 1917, received the Abraham Eller Scholarship when he became general attorney for the in his Senior year. He had recently joined JOSEPH H. NORTH, AM '36, who was New England Telephone and Telegraph the petroleum division of the GLF in business manager of the University Co. A past president of the Cornell Club Edinburo, Pa., after having been with Theatre, left last June to take charge of of New England, he was also a regional the US Soil Conservation Service in At- documentary films for the Museum of member of the Law School placement tica. Freshman baseball team, Varsity Modern Art Film Library, 11 West committee. He was a member of the baseball and boxing squads. Sister, Anna Fifty-third Street, New York City. For general council of the American Bar Fusek '40. two years, after instructing in dramatics JANUARY 30, I94I 1.2.1

and public speaking at Iowa State Col- Phillips Co., manufacturers of paper in lege, he had assisted Professor Walter Concerning Akron, Ohio. H. Stainton '19 with the film programs of '04—Edward F. Brundage is president the University Theatre; is now engaged of the Finger Lakes Chemical Co., Inc., in promoting the Museum of Modern THE ALUMNI a newly organized concern in Etna. Art films in schools, colleges, libraries, Personal items and newspaper cliippings '05 AB—Hendrik W. Van Loon told a and museums. He lives at the Cornell about all Cornellians are earnestly solicited. reporter from the Cornell Daily Sun, in a Club of New York. recent interview, that "We're in the war now." "Wake up the world, students of PROFESSOR HARRY P. WELD, Psychol- '90 ME; '90 BS—Guy H. Thayer, Cornell," he continued. "You are sitting ogy, was one of the three descendants of engineer with the Port of Portland, Ore., in the middle of the greatest civil war of the authors of the Bay Psalm Book, writes to James E. Rice, secretary of the all ages, a war between the ideas of printed in 1640, who took part in a Class of '90, describing the evolution of totalitarianism and personal freedom. recent centennial celebration at Trinity the army tank, which he traces from the Saying it doesn't count is like saying the College, Hartford, Conn., in commemo- development of the "Caterpillar" tread American Civil War of i860 didn't ration of the invention of the printing tractor. One of the important steps in count," he stated, advising to "Make up press. The Bay Psalm Book grew out of this evolution was increasing the ma- your minds and stick to the side you dissatisfaction among the Massachusetts neuverability of the'' Caterpillar,'' which choose, because if our idea is lost, it will Bay colonists with the psalm book was done by operating each track be lost forever." The Sun said editorially brought over from England, and was a separately and dispensing with the the following day that Van Loon "was revision of these Psalms. forward guide wheel. Thayer tells of his work in designing the gears and clutches putting bluntly the same thing that Secretary of State Hull and Secretary PROFESSOR BLANCHE HEDRICK, Home on the "Alligator," the first machine Stimson have said before Congress." Economics, Extension, has left Ithaca built which could be turned in its own to accept a position at the University of length. This idea was adopted by the '07 ME—William G. Taylor, industrial Wisconsin. "Caterpillar" builders, and eventually engineer with the General Electric Co., led to the army war machine known as a has a daughter, Jane, a Freshman in the DEAN WILLIAM A. HAG AN, MS '17, of tank. He also writes of the '89 crew, College of Agriculture; lives at 1181 the Veterinary College has been honored which he captained, and which beat Ardsley Road, Schenectady. with the Silver Beaver award, by the Pennsylvania and Columbia at New Ίo CE; '36 ME; '40 BS—Howard T. Louis Agassiz Fuertes Scout Council of London, won the Sharpless Cup at Critchlow, chief engineer with the Boy Scouts of which he was three times Philadelphia, and the next day, won a State Water Policy Commission of New president. backbreaking race against Pennsylvania Jersey, has three Cornell sons. Howard for the Childs Cup. "The record made at T. Critchlow, Jr. '36 is with the Glenn Louis C. BOOCHEVFR '12., Director of Philadelphia," writes Thayer, "was 6:40 W. Martin Co., Middle River, Md.; Public Information, has written a "Deca- for a mile and a half, and has never been Raymond R. Critchlow '40 is with the logue of Public Relations" which ap- equalled. We had a fast crew, and a fast Fenway Hall Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, peared in The College Publicity Digest river current—both of which made the and George F. Critchlow is a Junior in for December, 1940. record possible. However, all boat races the College of Electrical Engineering. take advantage of going with the cur- Critchlow may be reached at 577 Ruther- WESTINGHOUSE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE in rent, the tide or the wind, so I take all ford Avenue, Trenton, N. J. the School of Electrical Engineering, crew records with a grain of salt." newly appointed, is Dr. Eric T. B. Gross, former lecturer in the School of Electrical '92., '93 BL—Mrs. Edmund F. Brown Engineering at the Institute of Tech- (Mary Relihan) is chairman of sewing nology in Vienna, and former engineering for the St. Louis Chapter, American Red executive of the A. E. G. Union Electric Cross, and writes that it is "absorbing, & Manufacturing Co. in Vienna. Dr. inspiring, a life-saver." She lives at 4911 Gross, a graduate with highest honors Parkview Place. St. Louis, Mo. from the Vienna Institute of Technology '96—Channing B. Cornell, grandson of and recognized as a leading authority in Ezra Cornell, retired January 1 from the ΪΔLL IN LINE FOR THE 30- RtDN \0h\ - 3UNE. 194] Europe on protective devices in high Fidelity and Casualty Company of New Ed Bundy, electrical engineer for the tension transmission networks and ground York. Cornell had been with this com- Buffalo, Niagara & Eastern Power Co., fault problems, has been a Resident Doc- pany for forty-two years, and vice-presi- was recently elected to Tau Beta Pi by tor here the last year. dent of its Pacific Coast department for the Syracuse University chapter. Charlie the last ten. He lives at 1880 Jackson Volz, who has charge of the right-of-way VETERINARY COLLEGE Faculty members Street, San Francisco, Calif. appointed to offices in the American Vet- department for the same company, is our '99 LLB—Otis H. Gardner, Elmira erinary Medical Association for 1941 Class representative on the Alumni Fund attorney, is recorder for the City of include Dean William A. Hagan, MS '17, committee. Their address is Electric Elmira, where he lives at 418 West to the education committee and the spe- Building, Buffalo. Water Street. cial committee for investigation of rabies; Our football team has a loyal supporter Professor Raymond R. Birch '12., Medi- '02. AB—Dr. John F. Fair bairn is head in Joe Campbell. He never misses a game cine, chairman of the committee on of the department of oto-laryngology at or Reunion, and promises to be on deck Bang's disease and associate editor of the the University of Buffalo Medical School, this June. Joe is president on the Central Journal of the AVMA; Professor James and is chief of the ear, nose, and throat Roofing Co., Syracuse. N. Frost '07, Surgery, chairman of the services of the Buffalo General and the Mrs. Norman F. Waugh (Bessie Mar- committee on surgery and obstetrics; Children's Hospitals. Dr. Fairbairn, riott) is in Sao Paolo, Brazil, where she Professor Donald W. Baker '2.9, Para- whose offices are in The Campanile, 915 may be addressed c/o the Bank of London sitology, chairman of the committee on Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, expects to and South America. parasitology; Professor Howard J. Milks be "back for my Fortieth in 1942.." '04, Materia Medica, to the committee '03 ME—Frank C. Howland is trea- '12. ME—Chester L. Strong is a me- for study of proprietary pharmaceuticals. surer and general manager of the Thomas chanical engineer with the Sinclair Co., 1Λ.X CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

from a tour of British airdromes in the leaving Cornell, he was with the Penn- 60 Appleton Street, Holyoke, Mass. His Western Desert, where he had a narrow sylvania Highways Department for two address is RD 2., Box 2.3, Holyoke. escape near the front line. 'Five Gladi- years, then was resident engineer on a CLASS OF 1913 ators flew over us as we stood near our large development at Drexel Hill, Pa., automobile, Brower said. 'Suddenly By Class Correspondent for three years. In 19x5 he formed a con- . something began to spatter the sand near tracting firm which engaged in road, Harry Iszard is reported to be very our feet. There was heavy anti-aircraft sewer, and excavation projects until busy at Iszard's Department Store in fire from Italian batteries against the 1930. He then joined the Tide Water Elmira. It is easy to believe that he Gladiators. We thought the Gladiators Oil Co., and was transferred to the Pure would be very busy somewhere this year were machine-gunning us. Later we Oil Co. in 1933. Married, he has a six- keeping two sons in college at the same realized that the hail of metal was shrap- teen-year-old daughter; lives at 473 time. The older boy is a senior in the nel from the Italian anti-aircraft guns. Wilde Avenue, Drexel Hill. aeronautical engineering course at RPI, We rushed for the trenches as fast as we '2.1 AB, '14 MD—Dr. Curtis D. Prout, and the younger is a freshman at Prince- could'." medical director of the Ring Sanitarium Pat (H. E.) Irish is now program plan- and Hospital, Arlington, Mass., has ning manager for The Western Electric been elected a Fellow of the American '14 BS—"Alexander Botts, Doctor of Co. at 195 Broadway, New York City. He College of Physicians. Science," another Earthworm tractor lives at 405 Park Avenue, New York City. '2.1, '13 BS—Joseph P. Morrison, salesman story by William Hazlett Upson Andy (R. Alexander) Anderson writes proprietor of the Ideal Restaurant, '14, will appear in the Saturday Evening as follows from Honolulu: "Only just Ithaca, married Rena M. Place, December Post of February 18. Upson lives in received your letter, so hasten to for- x8 in Ithaca. They live at 511 North Middlebury, Vt. ward my check and measurements for Tioga Street. Reunion coat, thus declaring my firm CLASS OF 1915 intention of being there. In fact, only an '2.3 AB; '13 AB—Lawrence M. Orton By Hugh C. Edmiston, Correspondent ocean full of subs (that is, the wrong has been reappointed by Mayor La- Short Hills, N. /. kind) or some other major difficulty can Guardia for an eight-year term on the When Mutz Priester was East recently keep me away." New York City Planning Commission. he asked for half a dozen more Reunion Moll Kilburn recently received the He and Mrs. Orton (pvelyn E. Folks) \τ, live at West 1.61st Street and Palisade steins with his name, for game room pur- following telegram—"URGE YOU INTRO- Avenue, New York City. poses, I assume. Maybe he will just drink DUCE IMMEDIATELY BILL LEGALIZING FIFTH from them in rotation. Matt Carey has a DOWNS IN IVY LEAGUE CONTESTS STOP SUG- '14 AB—Elizabeth M. Schutt teaches in list ready now of additional orders and GEST NAMING THIS KILBURN-FRIESELL- the public schools of New Jersey and replacements. If any more of you gentle- SNAVELY BILL STOP BELIEVE SAID LEGISLA- lives at 56 Seventh Avenue, New York men want one or more and have not ap- TION WOULD ELIMINATE NECESSITY FOR City. proached Matt on the subject, let me SIGNALLING FROM BENCH SUBSIDIZING '2.5 ME—Spencer Brownell, Jr., presi- know and I'll send you full particulars. PLAYERS AND IN GENERAL WOULD FIT IN dent of the Cornell Club of Delaware, is The January 15 meeting of the serious NICELY WITH OTHER NEW DEAL LEGISLA- an attorney with E. I. du Pont de Ne- thinkers at the New York Cornell Club TION—MALONE CORNELL FOOTBALL FANS' ' mours, Inc., Wilmington, Del. He has a was enlarged and improved by the pres- year-old son, William Spencer Brownell, ence of Dean Hollister and Professor Dur- '17 ME—John Haydock, Jr. is editor and lives in Greenville, Del. ham (Bull to you), who joined the round of American Machinist, published by table after dinner. February 15 falls on a McGraw-Hill at 330 West Forty-second 1926 WOMEN Saturday, but if you are in or around New Street, New York City. He lives at 1516 By Airs. Ledger Wood, Class Correspondent York, you will find some of the faithful iβ8 Έit%randolph Road, Princeton, N. J. Watchung Avenue, Plainfield, N. J. at dinner at the Cornell Club. The year 1941 is well launched upon Ί8—C. Leonard Pfeiffer, vice-presi- Dr. John D. Sutton, Jr. married Mary its course and it is high time that we dent of Richard Hudnut, 113 West Boomer (Wellesley 'zo) December IΛ. were giving some thought to our Flam- Eighteenth Street, New York City, re- " Sut" is on the surgical staff of the New boyant Fifteenth. From now until our ceived the AB in French at the University York Hospital, and has his office at 168 Reunion in June, this column will keep of Arizona in October. PfeifTer's studies East Seventy-fourth Street, New York its readers informed of progress in Re- at Cornell were halted in 1917 by the City. By a former marriage he has two union plans and special news of the mem- War, and he had not attended school in prospective Cornellians, a daughter, six- bers of the Class. Your cooperation in twenty-two years when he entered the teen, and a son, thirteen. The Sutton sending in items of interest about your- University of Arizona in September, residence is 531 East Eighty-seventh self and other Class members is earnestly 1939. His fellow officers in New York Street. requested. The items may go either to City are said to have bet that he could Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Warren ('03) Mrs. Ledger Wood (Elinor Jennings), not earn his degree in one year, but announce the marriage of their daughter 138 Fitzrandolph Road, Princeton, N. J. Pfeiffer, in an interview with the Louise to our own J. Lakin Baldridge in or direct to the ALUMNI NEWS in Ithaca. Arizona Daily Star, attributed his success November. The residence is listed in Bea Boyer Beattie is assuming the to the years he lived in France following Bermuda. headaches of General Chairman of the the War. His son, George, was enrolled Reunion Committee, assisted by Mar- as a sophomore while Pfeiffer completed guerite Hicks, costumes, Jeanette Gardi- his work. ner Powell, Ithaca arrangements, and '19, '2.2. CE—Wells H. Ashley has re- Elinor Jennings Wood, publicity. The signed as consultant engineer in the committee, plus a few others, meets Washington State Department of Public February 1 at the luncheon of the Cornell By Weyland Pfeiffer, Class Secretary Lands to become an associate engineer Women's Club of New York so plans in Broadway, New York City with the US Navy at the Navy Air will be speeding forward. A UP item contained in the January 9 Station, Seattle, Wash. Dodo Lampe Hill is presiding at the issue of The New York Tribune reads as '2.0 CE—John H. Koehler is manager luncheon, while Kay Jacobs Morris and follows: "Col. Gerald E. Brower, air of the industrial department of the Pure Marguerite Hicks are co-chairmen of the force observer, has just returned to Cairo Oil Co., Philadelphia district. After committee for arrangements. Marion JANUARY 30, 1941

Quell is treasurer of the New York Club '33 BS—Alfred C. Witteborg, manager and a member of the luncheon committee, of the Beaumont Hotel, Green Bay, Wis., Burpee's so Ί6 is well represented at this impor- is engaged to Mary A. Gosin of Green tant affair. Bay. ZINNIA In our next appearance we will attempt '34 BS—James G. MacAllister writes 4 Best Colors to sketch in the general outlines of the Am still in single harness and still with Reunion organization and give the per- the US Forest Service in Southern Illi- sonnel of the various committees. nois." He may be reached at Camp F-x, Pomona, 111. 'z.j BS—Marjorie E. Durr can be '34—William R. Rennie, treasurer of reached at The Desert Sanitarium, the Cornell Club of Milwuakee, married Tucson, Ariz. Jean Tower of Milwaukee July 17. Mrs. *2L8 EE—Gilbert C. Crossman married Rennie is a graduate of Vassar College. Margaret L. Dillingham of Ogdensburg, '35 BS—Dorothy H. Rowland was November 2.3. Crossman is an engineer married to Paul B. Crotty December 7. with the Consolidated Edison Co. of '35 LLB—Henry A. Mark, formerly New York City; lives at 2.8 Metropolitan with the law firm of Allin & Tucker, Immense, full, deep, double Oval, Bronx. New York City, is now in the legal de- flowers, 5 in. across and about partment of the Indemnity Insurance Co. 2 in. thick. Easy to grow. 'x9, '30 BFA, '33 MFA; '2.7—Erling Well-branched, sturdy plants. B. Brauner and Mrs. Brauner (Katherine of North America, 99 John Street, New 3-ft. tall. 4 finest colors— % scarlet, lavender, yellow and O. Barton) iη have a son, Arthur Barton York City. rose—all four, a 15c-Packet Brauner, born October 8, 1940, in East of seeds of each, postpaid for CLASS OF 1936 just 10c. Seeds Lansing, Mich. Mrs. Brauner is the Gro* daughter of the late Colonel Frank A. Women e Barton '91, and Brauner is the son of By Mary P. Tillinghast, Class Secretary Burpee's Seed Catalog! 42$ Jefferson Avenue, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Tells all about the finest flower Professor Olaf M. Brauner, Fine Arts, and vegetable seeds—the lead- American Seed Catalog. Emeritus. Lewraine Magee married Henry Buck- W. ATLEE BURPEE CO. '30 BS—Helen E. Coldwell is assistant ingham in November, 1939, and has a I 765 Burpee Bldg. Philadelphia manager of a Woolworth lunch counter baby daughter. The Buckingham family r on East Twenty-ninth Street, New York lives at 5x3 Grand Street, South Fork, Phase mention the ALUMNI NEWS City. She lives at Allerton Annex, 350 Pa. West Twenty-third Street, New York Helen Park is an assistant dietitian at City. the Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital. '30 DVM, '31 MS—Dr. Clifford H. Ruth Staley is now a secretary- Milks was ordered to active duty as a receptionist for the Di-Noc Manufactur- CORNELL first lieutenant in the Veterinary Reserve, ing Co. and lives at 41 West Seventy- October 3. He is now station veterin- sixth Street, New York City. IN arian at Westover Field, the Northeast Jo Biddle McMeen and her husband Area air base, and may be addressed at 2.^ took a cruise on the "Gordon C. Beacon Avenue, Holyoke, Mass. Dr. Greene," a Mississippi steamboat, to PICTURES Milks expects to return to Newark Valley New Orleans last summer. They stopped upon completion of his tour of duty. off to see "Blendy" Brunn on the way. Jo writes me that Judy Hardin Foote "The finest book of Cornell '31 AB—Mary F. Shields was married pictures ever published; su- to E. Paul Emert September 11 at Chat- is planning to bring her two children to our Fifth Reunion this June. perb in selection, arrange- ham, where they now live. Emert, a ment, and reproduction . . . graduate of the University of Indiana, is This should start all you 1936 gals to a real thrill." with Paul & Co., New York City. planning on Reunion, come what may— and bring all your families! '32. AB, '39 AM—Dorothy E. Ferriss, Only daughter of Professor Emery N. Ferriss, Men Rural Education, was married to Harry By Charles E. Dykes, Class Secretary B. Codet of Elmira December 2.1. Codet 22$ S. Albany Street, Ithaca .00 is with the Ballard undertaking estab- Just before Christmas I received the lishment of Elmira Heights, where they following letter from Ken Wilson, which postpaid live at 161 Oak wood Avenue. is so interesting and newsy that I am '31 CE, '33 MCE—Kenneth D. Nichols repeating it in toto: Thirty familiar Campus buildings was awarded the Collingwood Prize at '' Dear Charlie: and scenes—air views— gorges— the annual meeting of the American Some of the readers of your ALUMNI waterfalls. In decorative portfolio Society of Civil Engineers, January 15 NEWS corner might be interested to know with plastic binding—each one in New York City. Nichols is a captain that I'm getting married December 14 to in the US Army Corps of Engineers, sta- Evva (two v's) Charlotte Travers Lewis, suitable for framing. tioned at West Point as instructor in the of Westmount, Que. My best man will department of civil and military engi- be Bill Stoddard and the ushers include Write name and address on neering. He won the prize for his paper Hank Hebblin and Bryan Lynch, who margin, clip this ad and mail on "Observed Effects of Geometric Dis- is a Harvard graduate but was at Cornell with dollar bill to tortion on Hydraulic Models." in 1934 and 1935. '33 AB—Genevieve F. Wood was mar- "If you are interested in what I am CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS ried to C. Kenneth Van Sickle July 2.0. doing for the Class records, my pro- Van Sickle is a sports writer for the fessional activities are: city editor of ' 3 East Ave. ITHACA, N. Y. Ithaca Journal, where Mrs. Van Sickle is The Gazette, Montreal; Canadian corre- society editor. They live in Interlaken. spondent for Lord Beaverbrook's London CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS

Evening Standard; and Quebec Province live in Jackson Heights, Long Island. '38 a nice wedding. Helen Brown, Carolin correspondent for Time, Life, and For- sends you both best wishes for many Medl, Kitty Kinsman, and Dayle Faris tune. happy years to come. were '40 women in this bridal party. She "The plan of grouping news of alumni Verner C. Kreuter Jr. married Jean C. says she is now running a new house and in those Class columns seems to be work- Reed of Rochester July 14 and they are an animal hospital. We must credit Dr. ing out well; it should help maintain residing at 1539 Highland Avenue, Oby Hoag '37 for this. Address is R.D. Class spirit in groups which naturally Rochester. May I extend for our Class 1, South Chenango Street, Greene. tend to drift apart. Congratulations on best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Kreuter? Ethel tells of another wedding: Marion your efforts. Best regards — Kenneth Fabian W. Kunzelmann married Helen Goodrich to Dick Sunstein '39 in August. Wilson, 4319 Montrose Ave., West- E. Dixon October 12. in Boonton, N. J. She knows only that Dick is with mount, Que." Among the ushers were Eli Hooper and Armour's in Pittsburgh. Thanks a lot Ken. As far as I know, John Macreery. Congratulations and Ellen Langer and Howard Ross '39 you are the first member of the Class to best wishes from '38. Fa be is with the were married December 2.8. They are comment specifically on our Class notices. Phelps Dodge Products Corp. as a sales- living at 114 Liberty Street, Newburg. I was beginning to believe that our man in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Kunzel- Ross is with the Boy Scouts of America. Class has not been reading them. In my mann's home address is 3630 Indiana, Ithaca brides: Ruth Peterson Wimsatt humble opinion, your editorial duties Fort Wayne, Ind. is the wife of William A. Wimsatt '39, must keep you stepping. The blessing of CLASS OF 1939 a grad student in Ornithology. They are the Class on your marriage, with con- living in a lovely place, I understand, at gratulations to you both. See you in Men xo2. University Avenue. Mimi Wells June! By Tom Boak, Class Secretary Ludlum, who was married June 8, is Box 96, Aίassena, New York back from her western geology summer, '37 BS—Louise E. McLean is dietician Curt Smith may be addressed at Cam- living at 52.2. East State. John C. Lud- at the McKinley Hospital, Trenton, N. J. rose, Alberta, Canada where he is a lum, MS '39, is an instructor in the She spent last summer doing graduate military drill instructor at the training Geology Department. work at Columbia University. center (No. 131) there. He has had to '37 DVM—Dr. George C. Schloemer abandon temporarily his hotel career Men married Marian Silko of Johnson City due to the war. By Hal Jewett, Guest Correspondent last February. He has a practice of his Jim Setright is with the General Elec- Realizing what a job it is to write this own at the Castle Hill Animal Hospital, tric Company at Lynn, Mass. column every week, I agreed to pinch- Z2.19 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, where Ben Levy, the track man, is attending hit. There are a number of our Class here his home is at 1990 Gleason Avenue. Cornell Medical College in New York in New York City and I have bumped and may be addressed at the College, into a few of them. CLASS OF 1938 1300 York Avenue. At the hotel show I ran into Hank Women Fred Wise is now teaching school in Moran, who was busily engaged in By Mary E. Dixon, Class Secretary connection with the Emergency Defense demonstrating the equipment of the Bedford Hills, N. Y. Program in Philadelphia, Pa., where he Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Armand The home economics teacher at the is living at 2.063 South Cecil Street. He is Droz took time off from his job with the junior high school in Locust Valley, a registered architect in New York hotel accounting firm of Harris, Kerr & Long Island, is Betty Valentine. State, having passed the State Board Forster to look in at the show. Lou Cay West is teaching at Amherst exams in June. Beaudry is also connected with that Central School in Snyder. Charles Voorhees is a medical student outfit. Judith Jaffe is secretary for the Asso- at the University of Buffalo and is living On the way through Grand Central ciated Co-operative Fire Insurance Com- at 537 Delaware Avenue. George Ainslie one night, I met Dick and Hank Beutell. panies at Woodridge. She gives piano also lives at this address and is attending Dick is taking a training course in prepa- lessons after office hours. Last winter law school at Buffalo University. ration for active work with one of the she enjoyed a cruise to Puerto Rico and Aertz Keasbey writes that he is work- large rug companies. Santo Domingo. Box 310, Woodridge ing for U. S. Steel, Ltd., of Toronto, a Bradley Borst is working hard in the will reach her. power transmission, elevating, and con- Law School at NYU. Mary Warren is skiing this winter veying concern. He says they are pretty when she isn't on duty at the Bethlehem busy at this time; that he hears from I had a surprise visit with Bob Pres- Day Nursery in New York City. She re- Fred Reimers, Fred MacNutt, and Clint sing and Ed Wardwell who were re- ceived her Masters degree from Columbia Rossiter every once in a while. (Wish turning to school after job interviews. in June '39. Mary's address is 149 East they'd write me!) Aertz should be able Both are fifth-year Chemical Engineers. Thirtieth Street. to see a little of Pete Kendzior who is They agreed that Cornell wasn't the Mrs. Sanford H. Bolz is the former stationed at Toronto with the R. C. A. same without the Class of '40. Joyce Farbstein. Her marriage to Bolz F.—address 1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Jack Reber, who is assistant manager '35 was announced in December. Ontario. Aertsen's address is IΛ.^ RUS- at the Trenton Country Club, stopped in Men holme Road, Toronto, Canada. the other day. By William C. Kruse, Class Secretary Bob Morley is treasurer and general Dick Bilger is moving around the St. Davids, Pa. manager of the Morley Machinery country in his capacity as a traveling Ray Gartelmann married Florence C. Corp. Rochester. auditor for the American Hotel Corp. Calif as at St. Georges Episcopal Church, I have not had many letters containing Dick Cook is currently working for Flushing, Long Island, June 30. Congra- items for me to publish; even postcards Franklin Simon & Co. We meet oc- tulations and best wishes from '38. are very acceptable. How about it, '39? casionally at reserve officers training Bill Knight married Loraine Lundy in classes and are both expecting to be Watkins Glen September 2.8. Again con- CLASS OF 1940 called to active duty. Meanwhile, if gratulations and best wishes. They are Women anyone is in New York and near the living in the Cayuga Apartments in By Carol B. Clark, Class Secretary Hotel Pennsylvania, I would be glad to Ithaca. 47 Cedar Street, Binghamton, New York have them drop in and say hello. You Fred Brown married Patricia Conklin Ethel Babor, Mrs. O. J. Hoag of can locate me in the executive offices of of St. Louis, Mo., September 9 and they September 14 in Elmhurst, L.I., writes of the Hotels Statler Co. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY A WEDDING OF CORNELL ALUMNI present should be something to be cherished for a long, long time. NEW YORK AND VICINITY HARRY D. COLE Ί8 WISH YOUR WEDDING GIFT TROUBLES ON RE A RETA +—Folded and interfolded facial tissues REALTOR f ίor the retail trade. 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