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VOLUME 40, NUMBER 10 NOVEMBER 25, 1937 PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY CORNELL HOSTS OF CORNELL ALUMNI Good Places to Know ITHACA HENRY M. DEVEREUX, M.E. '33 ITHACA YACHT DESIGNER DINE AT LANG'S GARAGE GILLETTE'S CAFETERIA GREEN STREET NEAR TIOGA 295 CITY ISLAND AVE. On College Avenue Ithaca's Oldest, Largest, and Best CITY ISLAND, N. Y. Where Georgia's Dog Used to Be Storage, Washing, Lubrication, Expert Repairs Air Conditioned the Year 'Round WHITING-PATTERSON CO., Inc. ERNEST D. BUΠON '99 JOHN L. BUTTON *25 Distributors of Papers CARL J. GILLETTE '28, Propr. Manufacturers of Envelopes INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICE ALLEN E. WHITING '98, President NEW OYSTER BAR For Individuals, Corporations, Trustees, Estates 320 N. 13TH ST. 386 FOURTH AVE. Double-delicious Sea Food, Steaks and Chops WILLIAM R. WIGLEY '07 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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Address: Albany, Altoona, Bridgeport, Chicago, Harrisbυrg, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, BOYD EDWARDS, D.D., LL.D. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS Trenton, Washington. Headmaster, Mercersburg, Pa. Box 575 Ithαcα, N.Y. C \Jo ELL ALU I NEWS Subscription price $4 per year. Entered as second class matter, Ithaca, N. Y. Published weekly during the college year and monthly in July and August VOL. XL, NO. 10 ITHACA, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 1937 PRICE, 15 CENTS STUDENTS LIVE CHEAPLY "One of the most heartening things ALUMNI MEET PRESIDENT NYA Report Shows about the NYA program," the report At New England Meetings Some students at the University last says, "is the attitude of the students President Day spoke last week at five year lived for as little as $3 a week, for toward their jobs. They feel that they Cornell alumni gatherings in New Eng- both room and meals. From this the are earning the assistance provided. The land, in the course of a trip to the annual minimum living costs ranged to $7 a student who believes that the world or conference of the Association of Amer- week for room and $9.70 a week for the government owes him his education, ican Universities, meeting for three days and who therefore studiously avoids the meals. at Brown University. Here he was one Information on the living costs of expenditure of all but the most necessary of three newly-inducted college presi- nearly 700 students who received NYA time and 'energy on his job, is almost dents (the other two from University of assistance is tabulated in the report of entirely missing." Quoted comments of Wisconsin and Yale), and spoke on National Youth Administration program students indicate that their NYA assist- "Problems Arising from the Relation- at the University for the academic year ance, besides its important financial help, ships of Educational Institutions to the 1936-37, prepared by Herbert H. Wil- is recognized as of value in making closer Government." liams 'z5, director of the University acquaintance with their employers and Twenty-five members of the Cornell Placement Bureau, and Culver A. Smith with University methods, in learning Club of Rhode Island greeted the Presi- '16, assistant in charge of the NYA pro- new skills, and in getting regular jobs dent at luncheon November n at the gram. It furnishes interesting comparison in summer and after college. Faculty em- Agawam Hunt Club, Providence. He was of the costs of living in dormitories, ployers have usually taken care to pro- introduced by H. Hunt Bradley '2.6, rooming houses, and fraternity and so- vide training and assistance to their NYA president of the Club. Dean Floyd K. rority houses to working students; and helpers, and seem to be agreed that the Richtmyer '04 of the Graduate School, of the costs of meals eaten in cafeterias, program is useful both to employer and who also attended the universities' fraternity houses, and prepared by the employee. meeting, spoke, as did F. Ellis Jackson students themselves. The complete report is available upon Όo and Arthur H. Ruggles, a trustee of The tabulation shows that the costs request to the University Placement Bu- Dartmouth College. of rooms for the 46 NYA students who reau, Willard Straight Hall, Ithaca. The Cornell Club of Western Massa- lived in the men's dormitories ranged WASHINGTON WOMEN MEET chusetts entertained at dinner at the from $3 to $6.80 a week; 413 lived in About thirty members of the Cornell Hotel Highland in Springfield November rooming houses at cost ranging from Women's Club of Washington, D. C., met 15. Edward H. Thompson '09, president $1.50 to $5.2.0 a week; 36 in fraternities for supper November 5 at the home of of the Federal Land Bank in Springfield, and sororities at room costs of from $3 Mrs. Raleigh Gilchrist (Elizabeth Reig- introduced the speakers, who included, to $7 a week; and 109 students worked art) '19. Olive Northup Snyder '2.x, in addition to President Day, Edward A. for part or all of the cost of their rooms. Assistant Alumni Representative, was Rice '04, of South Deerfield, delegate of The rate for the 41 women students who the guest of honor. Mrs. Snyder brought the Club at the inauguration of the lived in University dormitories was $7 news of the Campus, particularly of the President, and Ray S. Ashbery '15, a week. inauguration of President Day, and spoke Alumni Field Secretary. John L. Dickin- Of the 654 students reporting their on various activities of the women. son '2.1, president of the Club, presided. expenses for meals, 2.30 ate in cafeterias, Cornell alumni of Worcester, Mass, at average weekly expense of $5.84; 189 KIMBALL IN WILMINGTON played host to the President at luncheon worked for their meals; 146 prepared Professor Dexter S. Kimball, Engineer- at the Worcester Club November 16. their own at cost ranging from $1.50 to ing, Emeritus, was the guest of the Cor- Ripley P. Bullen '2.5 acted as chairman $7 a week, the average being $3.67; 44 nell Club of Delaware at a luncheon in of the meeting, Chester T. Reed '03 mak- students were members of cooperative Wilmington November 5. Lawrence V. ing the arrangements. President Day dining rooms with average weekly cost Smith '2.0, president of the Club, intro- spent much of his youth in Worcester. of $4.51; 2.8 ate in the women's dormi- duced the speaker. The popularity of Wednesday the President spoke in tories at cost of $7.50 a week; and 9 in Dean Kimball was indicated by the Boston at a luncheon and the annual fraternity houses, where the average cost largest attendance in recent years. dinner meeting of the Cornell Club of was $6.63 and the range from $4 to $9.70. JHe discussed many Cornell subjects: New England. The University's official "General In- President Day, the financial status of the formation Number" gives as a "fair esti- University, the importance of alumni MUSICAL CLUBS' TRIP mate" of the students' expense for board support, the present healthy and prom- Further details have come of the Musi- and room, $550 a year, which is $13.75 ising status of athletics, the part played cal Clubs' Christmas trip, announced No- a week for forty weeks.

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