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and in part because high taxes and high costs combine to discourage potential contributors. Taylor '94 Gives Interfaith Center One can imagine the more vividly, therefore, the mood in which Cornell University must have received on Christmas day the news of Greater Cornell Fund Tops $5,000,000 the magnificent gift of Mr. Myron C. Taylor. A Campus already endowed with great /CHRISTMAS gift to the University Taylor attended the Law School and re- natural beauty and favored by a solid and ^ was the presentation by Myron C. ceived the LLB in 1894. handsome architecture is to be enriched by Taylor '94 through the Greater Cornell First announcement of the gift of Ana- a new hall, its cost of a million and a half dollars donated by the University's distin- Fund of $1,500,000 to provide and furnish bel Taylor Hall was a telegram to Presi- guished alumnus. a building for Cornell United Religious dent Edmund E. Day, in which the donor ... In an age when religious institutions, Work as the World War II Memorial. said: "We would like very much to asso- particularly among young men and women, The new building will be named Anabel ciate this gift with the spirit of Christmas. have lost much of their former dominance, one cannot but admire the audacity and the Taylor Hall, in honor of Mrs. Taylor, and The building and its declared uses will faith which have prompted Mr. Taylor. will be designed as a companion structure satisfy a long-cherished desire on my One hardly knows where congratulations and located near Myron Taylor Hall, for part to establish at Cornell a suitable ought more to be given: to Cornell, that it which Taylor gave a like amount just companion building to Myron Taylor has so loyal a son; or to Mr. Taylor, that he has an Alma Mater which can promise to twenty years ago, to house the Law Hall in honor of my wife and collabora- breathe through the walls of his great Christ- School. tor, Anabel Taylor." mas gift the religious ardor which can make Greater Cornell Fund Grows Commenting on the gift, the President it meaningful through the years. said: "At this season of the year, when Taylor's gift, together with previously- peace on earth, good will to all men is "American Way" Lectures announced anonymous contributions of uppermost in the minds of free peoples $1,500,000 and $1,000,000 and other spe- everywhere, there could be no more fit- /^•AMPUS lectures on "America's Free- cial gifts reported by local committees ting gift than a building dedicated to the v>* dom and Responsibility in the Con- over the country, brought the Greater realization of one world under God. temporary Crisis," supported by a grant Cornell Fund at the year's end to $5,- Anabel Taylor Hall, as the University's of $10,000 from the Carnegie Corp. of 091,000 of the first objective of $12,500,- Interfaith Center, will be the headquar- New York, will begin in February and be 000 to meet the most urgent needs of the ters of Cornell's unique student religious broadcast directly from the lecture plat- University. These needs are to improve program. All faiths, including Protestant, forms on the F-M stations of Rural Radio Faculty salaries, the War Memorial Catholic, and Jewish, will share the build- Network covering up-State New York. building, additional buildings for the Col- ing, with each participating in activities First part of the symposium, designed lege of Engineering, the Laboratory of of united service to the whole Campus to elucidate the American way of life, will Nuclear Studies, research in the social while no group will give up any of its bring seven speakers to the Campus on sciences and humanities, new athletic distinctive message." The building will the general topic, "The Strengthening of facilities, and for a student dormitory contain a memorial chapel dedicated to American Political Institutions." A sec- and additional endowment and working Cornellians who lost their lives in the ond series in March will deal with "Free- capital for the Medical College in New war, an auditorium, a social "Hall of All dom and Responsibility of American York. A two-year campaign for this first Nations," a lounge and library, and con- Agencies of Communication," and a phase of University development began ference rooms and offices for the staff and third, in late April and May, will examine October 8 for the Greater Cornell Fund twelve cooperating church groups and "The Responsibility of the University for under chairmanship of John L. Collyer their student activities now crowded in Freedom in the American Way of Life." '17. Barnes Hall. Opening speaker on the first topic, the Taylor has been a Trustee of the Uni- evening of February 10, will be Arthur S. versity since he was first appointed by Study Memorial Aspects Flemming, vice-chairman of the Hoover Governor Alfred E. Smith, early in 1928. A University committee headed by Commission on Reorganization of the Former chairman of the board and chief Professor Morris Bishop '14, Romance Government, president of Ohio Wesleyan executive of US Steel Corp., he has been Languages, and representing alumni, University, and former US Civil Service since 1939 the personal representative of Faculty, students, and CURW staff was Commissioner. He will discuss "Admin- Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and recently appointed by President Day to istrative Reorganization." February 15, Harry S. Truman at the Vatican, and study the war memorial aspects of the US Senator Mike Monroney of Okla- from 1942-44 he was a member of the proposed building. homa will speak on "Congressional Re- advisory committee on postwar foreign New York Herald Tribune, Monday organization." Thurman W. Arnold, for- policy under chairmanship of Secretary after Christmas, commented editorially: mer Assistant US Attorney General and of State Cordell Hull. Recently, Presi- The granting of large gifts to our univer- associate justice of the US Court of Ap- dent Truman presented him the Medal sities, colleges, and schools is less frequent peals in the District of Columbia, speaks of Merit in recognition of his distin- than in a generation past; many of our on "The Loyalty Program," February 18. private educational institutions are hard put guished contributions to industry and to it to meet increased salaries and plant Representative Estes Kefauver of Ten- diplomacy. He is vice-chairman of the upkeep, to say nothing of constructing the nessee will discuss "Presidential-Congres- Greater Cornell Fund and last June new buildings which their full development sional Relations," February 22. Edgar A. gave a fund to the University to estab- requires. Even war memorials have not al- Mowrer, former correspondent in Europe, ways been easy to finance, in part because of lish the Myron Taylor Lectures on For- the profound uncertainty in modern society Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of the eign Affairs to be given on the Campus. as to the form such a memorial should take, recent book, The Nightmare of American Foreign Policy, will speak February 24 New York State Commission Against on "Formulation of Foreign Policy." Discrimination; Jerome H. Holland '39, Political Clubs Active February 28, Donald Price, executive and such prominent non-Cornellians as EMOCRATIC and Republican stu- assistant to Herbert Hoover and associ- ex-governor Herbert H. Lehman and D dent clubs have announced election ate director of the Public Administration Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poletti. of officers for the new year. Edwin J. Clearing House, Washington, D. C, will Thirty-one resident members of Water- Wesley '49 of New York City is presi- discuss "The Presidential Burden." This margin came back to Ithaca before classes dent; and Irwin Littman '50, Brooklyn; part will conclude March 2 with Hanson started last fall, to renovate their house, Douglas J. Higgins '50, South Mill- W. Baldwin, Pulitzer Prize winning jour- leased from the University. (The house, brook, and Marilyn D. Marple '49 of nalist and military editor of The New back of University Avenue, was owned Great Neck are vice-president, treasurer, York Times, speaking on "Mobilization." by Phi Kappa Psi until 1915, then by and secretary, respectively, of the Cor- The symposium is arranged by a Fac- Sigma Phi Sigma for twenty-six years nell Young Democrats. Young Republi- ulty committee of which Professor Ed- until the University took it over for a can Club president is Charles B. Forsyth, ward W. Fox, Government, is chairman, dormitory in 1941.) The educational pro- Jr. '50 of Webster, with Robert E. Shel- with Professors Clinton L. Rossiter '39, gram that was one of the original aims lenberger '50, Altoona, Pa., vice-presi- Government, and Earl Brooks, Industrial of the founders got underway with the dent; Frederic H. Johnson, Grad, Ithaca, & Labor Relations. first lecture of a series by the Rev. Don- treasurer; and Nadene I. Evans '52, ald C. Cleary, Catholic student chaplain. Brooklyn, secretary. Students Combat Bigotry The house has a social program and intra- William J. Vanden Heuvel '50 of mural teams, and has started collecting a Rochester represented the Cornell chap- LJOUSE-WARMING at 103 McGraw ter of Students for Democratic Action at *• •* Place, December 5, brought fulfill- library on racial and religious tolerance. With about half of its sixty members a national convention in New York City. ment of two-year-old plans for Water- A Fabian Society has been organized by margin, Inc., a new student group dedi- living at the McGraw Place residence, the group has elected as president Walter former members of the inactivated Stu- cated to fight against racial and religious dent League for Industrial Democracy. discrimination. V. McNiece '51 of Elmhurst; with Rich- ard H. Allaway, Grad of Brooklyn, vice- Paul Robeson, Jr. '49 of Enfield, Conn., The group is named after the Water- represented Cornell Young Progressives margin novel, an ancient Chinese classic president and house-manager; Richard N. Goldstein '49 of Rochester, treasurer; of America in a delegation sent to Wash- about a band of Robin Hood-like fugi- ington in December to lobby for dis- tives who gathered in a water-girt fast- and Toshio Sato '51 of Honolulu, Hawaii, secretary. Faculty advisors are Professors missal of indictments against twelve ness of the Liang mountains to fight the American Communist leaders. injustice of the Ming Dynasty.., Guiding Mario Einaudi, Government; Paul W. principle of the Cornell group is the Gates, History; Royal E. Montgomery, phrase, "all men are brothers," which is Economics; and Milton R. Konvitz, PhD Changes in Children also the title of the English translation of '33, John W. McConnell, and Maurice WO more third-generation Cornel- Watermargin by Pearl S. Buck, AM '25. Neufeld, Industrial & Labor Relations; Tlians who entered the University Originating in January, 1947, with F. Clifton White, Sociology; and William this year must be added to those listed in two Sophomores, Samuel H. Sachman of W. Mendenhall, Director of CURW. the December 1 ALUMNI NEWS, bringing Rockaway Beach and Jacob Sheinkman A women's organization with similar the total to thirty-two. of New York City, now president of the aims and organization, though not actu- Gretchen von Storch '52 is the daugh- Student Council, the idea attracted a ally affiliated with Watermargin, is ter of Searle H. von Storch '23 and the nucleus of thirteen men who worked out Credo, still in its formative stages and former Helen Nichols '24 of Waverly, Pa., the details of Watermargin, Inc. By Feb- as yet without a house, though long-range and granddaughter of Mrs. Walter C. ruary, there were twenty who formally plans of the group call for one, possibly Nichols (Mae Colegrove) '96. organized to found a cooperative house as early as next year. Credo, which Her inclusion and shifting of Margaret where men of all creeds and races would joined Watermargin, Inc., in sponsoring H. DeLong '51, daughter of Homer C. live together to their mutual advantage. the lecture series during the fall and win- DeLong '21 and the former Florence Also hoping to carry on an educational ter, also carries on an educational pro- Axtell '16, from the 'One Cornell Parent" program on the Campus, the members gram for its own members and associates, list brings to sixty-two the number of set about getting sponsors and recogni- of whom there are approximately sev- new students with both parents alumni tion. Six Faculty members accepted in- enty. Regular meetings of the group usu- and makes the total number of this year's vitations to become advisors, and the ally include talks or films on cultural alumni children 379. group began to investigate the possibility subjects. Concentrating more on the Herbert H. Williams, Jr. '52, who was of operating a house. During the follow- problem of international relations than listed merely as the son of Herbert H. ing term, the membership was expanded does Watermargin, Credo cooperates Williams '25, University Director of Ad- to thirty-five and the group incorporated with the Cosmopolitan Club, fre- missions, is also the grandson of the late in December, 1947. A month later, they quently sends members to meetings of Herbert H. Williams '94. were formally recognized by the Student foreign student groups, and tries to bring In the "One Cornell Parent" list, Council. them into closer contact with non-foreign Stephen R. Kaye was noted as the son Watermargin's program really got students at the University. of Mrs. John M. Keller (Marion Brooks) underway during the spring of 1948 when President of Credo is Marion G. Holley '23; Mrs. Keller is the mother of Joyce several important contributions were re- '50 of New York City; vice-president, E. Keller '52. ceived and the first issues of their monthly Ann R. Ellis, Paterson, N. J.; secretary, Incorrect placing of a bracket made it magazine, In The Margin, were pub- Lydia Schurman '50, daughter of Judge appear that two children of Richard L. lished. By last summer, they had raised Jacob G. Schurman '17, of New York Pollock '31 had entered the University enough money to rent, renovate, and City and grand-daughter of the late this year. One of these, Robert S., is actu- operate a house and had an imposing list Jacob Gould Schurman, third President ally the Freshman son of Frank C. Pod- of sponsors which now includes Dr. of the University; and treasurer, Joan B. boy '26, along with James A. Podboy '52, James H. Sheldon '88, Lessing J. Rosen- Greenblatt '50 of New York City. On who was correctly listed. Podboy '26 wald '12, Hon. Samuel S. Leibowitz '15, Credo's board of advisors are Professors writes: "My first impulse was to lay Mrs. Thayer Hobson (Laura Zametkin) Frederick G. Marcham, PhD '26, His- claim to my offspring, but on further con- '21, author of Gentleman's Agreement; tory; Carroll C. Arnold, Speech; and sideration I think your arrangement is a Charles Garside '21, chairman of the Jean MeKelvey, I & L R. good idea, providing you can get Mr. 244 Cornell Alumni News Pollock to adopt him for the next four years, assuming, of course, all financial University Treasurer Reports obligations. Since Robert is planning to study medicine, I might even be able to REASURER'S Report of the Uni- ended June 30, 1947. As usual, the Treas- persuade his mother to extend the adop- Tversity for the fiscal year ended June urer's Report lists in detail the Univer- tion period for an additional four years 30, 1948, shows an operating surplus of sity's investment portfolio of bonds, under the aforementioned terms!" $22,544.57 for the endowed Colleges. The stocks, mortgages, and real estate. Total Additional names of alumni children accumulated deficit, however, stood at book value of investments June 30, 1948, who entered Cornell in 1948 are wel- $675,584.69. This was caused by the was $42,886,779.91; market value $45,- comed for the University records. previous year's operating deficit of $166,- 154,955.55. 946.69 plus commitments and expendi- $8,000,000 Business tures made during 1947-48 for extraordi- Debaters Win nary items. Some of the larger of these Auxiliary enterprises under supervision ONTESTS with four Eastern Col- extraordinary appropriations made by of University Vice-president George F. C leges leave experienced members of the Trustees were for completing the Rogalsky '07 did a business last year of the Debate Association still undefeated. Laboratory of Nuclear Studies and its more than $3,200,000, with electricity, First Cornell victory, over Harvard De- equipment; for Savage Hall, the Admin- water, and heat for the endowed Colleges cember 3, was followed by others over istration Building, and temporary aca- costing about $152,000, Residential and Princeton, Brooklyn College, and Colum- demic buildings; for Faculty and student Dining Halls showing a deficit of more bia. The debaters, chosen for each con- housing; and for expenses of the Greater than $237,000, and the Purchasing De- test by competitions among themselves, Cornell Committee. partment and its related services a sur- J plus of just over $15,000. Willard include Alvin L. Arnold 49, Brooklyn; Lewis H. Durland '30, reporting on his Straight Hall and the Johnny Parson Edward H. Meyer '49, New York City; first year as Treasurer, points out that Club showed an operating deficit of some Lawrence Greenapple '50, Brooklyn; the University's total income of $22,817,- $23,000 and the Athletic Division a defi- Eve L. Weinshenker '50, New York City; 024.49 and total expense of $22,748,303.- cit of $985. These, with surpluses of some and William J. Vanden Heuvel '50, 55 both exceeded those of the previous $30,000 from Radio Station WHCU, Rochester. year by more than $4,000,000. The en- nearly $15,000 from the Infirmary, and dowed Colleges at Ithaca showed an oper- Novice debaters, who include Gerald about $280 from University concerts, ating surplus of $36,344.14 and the Med- P. Bellizzi '50, New York City; George made a total business of these University- ical College in New York had a deficit of M. Baroody '50, Geneva; Watson Parker operated enterprises for the year of more $13,799.57. The State-supported Colleges '51, Hill City, S. D.; Robert K. Silva '51, than $5,000,000. Subsidiary corporations operated within their income. Wailuku Mani, Hawaii; and Seymour I, wholly owned by the University, the Marcus '52, Trenton, N. J., lost their Gifts, both expendable and additions Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in Buf- first debate to Rochester, but won against to endowment, are listed in the Report falo, Comstock Publishing Co., and the Hartwick Seminary. A contest with Ho- totalling $3,110,212.26, with the 1947-48 Cornell Research Foundation, did addi- bart was a tie. Remaining schedule calls Alumni Fund amounting to $407,611.04 tional business of just over $3,000,000 for debates with eleven Eastern colleges from 14,210 contributors. This is the with net income for all three of $48,400. for the experienced group and three or largest amount from the most contribu- four for the novices. tors in the history of the Fund. The Report includes the summary re- Law Seniors Sidney P. Howell, Jr. of The rate of return earned on the Uni- ports of Hugh E. Weatherlow '06, Super- Ridgewood, N. J., and Edward M. Horey versity's pooled investments last year intendent of Buildings and Grounds; of Cameron Mills represented Cornell in was 3.98 per cent after deducting all di- George S. Frank '11, Manager of Pur- moot-court competitions in New York rect investment expenses. If the rate had chases; and Milton R. Shaw '34, Manager City. They were defeated by NYU in the been computed as in former years, it of Residential Halls. Alumni may obtain opening round. Final winner was Brook- would have been 4.35 per cent, which the Report from the University Treas- lyn College. compares with 4.29 per cent for the year urer, Administration Building, Ithaca.

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January, 1949 245 Attend Inauguration? dent for 1948-49; an article by a Penn man mentioning a Puerto Rican, Esteban Boston Tea Party EPRESENTING the University at Fuertes, late Director of Sibley College, TVvΓEEΊΊNG at the College Club, De- R. the December 17 inauguration of Dean William I. Myers '14, Agriculture, -L^J- cember 4, for their annual Christ- Martin D. Jenkins as president of Mor- and the ideals of Ezra Cornell and Ben- mas tea, eleven members of the Cornell gan State College, Baltimore, Md., was jamin Franklin. Women's Club of Boston heard a talk by Ezra B. Whitman Όl, former University Sarah A. Beard '24, library consultant Trustee. with children and young people for the Cornell's official delegate at the in- Mid-Hudson Club Meets Massachusetts Department of Educa- stallation of Harold L. Trigg as president 1VTID-HUDS0N Cornell Women's tion. Mrs. James B. Palmer (Martha of St. Augustine's College of Raleigh, -"-1 Club held a tea at the home of Kinne) '24 presided. N. C, January 14, was Wallace E. Cald- Mrs. Nathan Reiner (Martha Gold) '31, well '10, professor of history at the Uni- November 27. Attended by seventy high versity of North Carolina. Daniels Addresses Club school girls who are prospective Cornell UBLIC relations of the University students and twenty alumnae and under- Pwere discussed by Whitman Daniels, Puerto Ricans Publish graduates, the meeting featured talks by assistant to the President, at the annual ROGRAM of the Thanksgiving Day Isabel J. Peard, AM '46, personnel coun- dinner of the Cornell Women's Club of Pdinner of the Cornell-Pennsylvania selor from the Dean of Women's office, Ithaca in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Club of Puerto Rico lists 128 Cornellian and three undergraduates: Arlene F. December 6. The sixty guests included members and 103 Pennsylvanians. Ex- Whitman '49, Inez E. Wiggers '49, and Mrs. Edmund E. Day, Mrs. Daniels, tensive advertising in the seventy-six Margaret E. Thompson '50, all of Pough- General Alumni Secretary Emmet J. pages paid for a wire and radio report of keepsie. Murphy '22, and the presidents of the the game on Franklin Field and contrib- Cornell Women's Clubs of Cayuga Coun- utes to a scholarship fund the Club is Binghamton Women Sew ty, Florence G. Beck '21; of Syracuse, building. Menu for the dinner lists "Fruit Hazel E. Reed '30; and of Cortland Cocktail Schoellkopf, Consomme* Cor- WELVE members of the Cornell County, Mrs. Fred C. Briggs (Flora nell, Stuffed Turkey Pennsylvania, Cran- T Women's Club of Binghamton held Mullin) '42. Mrs. Horace E. Shackelton berry Jelly Franklin Field, Sweet Pota- a "sewing meeting" at the YWCA, No- (Alberta Dent) '20 presided. toes Football, String Beans Cayuga, vember 18, and made thirty stuffed ani- Salad George Munger, Ice Cream Lefty mals to give to children at the Susque- James." hanna Valley Home for Thanksgiving. Plantations Quarterly The booklet, in Spanish, includes sug- Pauline J. Schmid '25, Assistant Alum- UTUMN issue of The Cornell Planta- gested amendments to the Club by-laws; ni Secretary, spoke to forty at the annual A- tions has a surprising article, with a report by the 1946-47 president, A. luncheon of the Club at the Burlington picture, on "Fishing Cornell Plantation Rodriguez Geigel; a treasurer's report by Tea Room, December 4. Her topic was Waters" (some of them, on the Campus), Jaime Annexy '16; an historical sketch "Cornell Pioneering Still." She was in- by Professor Dwight A. Webster '40, of the Cornell-Pennsylvania series by troduced by the president, Nina A. Conservation. Professor Carl Crandall Jose M. Garcia '36, newly-elected presi- Fenson '43. '12, Civil Engineering, describes and pic- tures "Watkins Glen State Park," as does Professor Walter King Stone, Architec- ture, Emeritus, some "Excursions and Field Days" of his youth on the farm. Rodney D. Day '06 contributes an in- triguing account of "Nut Trees as a Hobby" on his one-and-a-half-acre plot at Haverford, Pa. Book Lists Faculty ΛX70RLD Biography, a new biograph- * * ical dictionary in two volumes that gives brief histories of 40,000 living men and women in its 5,120 pages, includes many alumni and Faculty members. Among those listed are President Ed- mund E. Day; Provost Cornells W. de Kiewiet; Professor Leonard S. Cottrell, Jr., Dean of Arts and Sciences and head of the Department of Sociology and An- thropology; Dean William I. Myers '14, Agriculture; Dean Robert S. Stevens, Law; Director Leonard A. Maynard, PhD '15, Nutrition; James B. Sumner, Director of the Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry and co-winner of a Nobel SCIENTISTS RECEIVE APPRECIATION AWARDS FOR WAR WORK Prize in Chemistry in 1946; Professor Army-Navy certificates for war work for National Defense Research Council were presented Otto Rahn, Bacteriology; Chairman by Captain Charles W. Gray, USN, and Colonel Ralph Hospital, USA, heads of Cornell Navy and Army ROTC, at a ceremony in the Administration Building, with Provost Cornells W. de Peter J. W. Debye, Chemistry; Professor Kiewiet presiding. Recipients (left to right) were Professors James L. Hoard, Chemistry, for Emile M. Chamot '91, Chemistry, Emeri- work on crystalline materials; and Faith Fenton, Home Economics, for vitamin and palatabil- tus, one of the foremost exponents of ity research for Army cooking; Dr. John W. Hirshfeld *30, for research at Wayne University; microscopy; Professor Leslie N. Brough- Professor Alfred T. Blomquist, Chemistry, explosives expert; and Martin A. Paul, chairman of chemistry at Triple Cities College, former research supervisor of NDRC explosives laboratory. ton, English, Emeritus; George E. G. Goldberg-Photo Science Catlin, former professor of Government;

246 Cornell Alumni News Professors Max L. W. Laistner, and Carl Stephenson, History; George J. Thomp- son and John W. MacDonald, Law; and Virgil Snyder, Grad '90-92, Mathematics, Now, in My Time! Emeritus. Members of the Philosophy Depart- By ment listed include Chairman Arthur E. Murphy, now on leave as visiting profes- sor at the University of Washington, Λ LL candidates for a degree are sub- Time is not of the essence in this Seattle; and Professors G. Watts Cun- *•** ject to the "residence require- matter; the problem is one of pace. By ningham, PhD '08, acting chairman, Max ment." It is not enough that they straining at the wheel and taking ad- Black, and George H. Sabine '03, Emeri- spend a prescribed period of time pur- vantage of every opportunity to pass tus. Physicists include Professors Robert suing a specified course of study; at an impeding Greyhound bus, the Sage S. Bacher, former director of the Labora- the end submit a thesis and withstand Professor of Christian Ethics and Phi- tory of Nuclear Physics now on leave as the assaults of the examiners. All this losophy can doubtless drive from Mil- technical member of the US Atomic must be done within sound of the Bells ler's Corners to the Goldwin Smith Energy Commission; Carleton C. Mur- on the implied assumption that at Ith- Hall of the Humanities in less time dock, PhD '19, Dean of the Faculty; and aca much of what the University has than it took Morse-Stephens to stroll the late Ernest G. Merritt '86, Emeritus. to give is absorbed from the air that from Cascadilla Place to Morrill. But Members of the College of Agriculture the student breathes and from inti- the point is that Morse-Stephens are Professors Clive M. McCay, Animal mate contacts and conversations with could stroll! Nutrition; Julian E. Butterworth, Rural his fellows. And there you have dimly suggested Education; Professor Walfred A. Ander- Residence, however, is not required the nature of the small doubts that son, PhD '29, Rural Sociology; and Fred- of the staffs of instruction and admin- now incubate in the current thinking erick B. Hutt, Animal Genetics. istration. A large and increasing num- of Old-timers. Will the Campus ever ber of these now breakfast, dine, sleep, be given back to strollers? Can culture, and purchase their groceries in com- serenity, and a fine sense of proportion Rochester Speakers munities more than five miles away be first acquired and then imparted UNCHEON meeting of the Cornell from the Clock Tower and beyond at 60 mph? J L Club of Rochester at the Powers hearing of the Changes. They boil Morse-Stephens timed his saunter Hotel, December 8, featured a talk by out of the buildings in the dusk, jump to the length of his cigar. The negligi- Dr. Clifford C. Furnas, Director of the into their cars, and are away in all di- ble butts that he flicked away on his Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in Buf- rections to their rural homes in Mott's arrival at the center door of Morrill falo, on the future of aviation. Corners, ϊlogue's Harbor, Enfield never varied in the estimation of a Speaker at the December 15 luncheon Center, Etna, and King's Ferry. Deans, hair. A group of curious students col- was David S. Cook '24, sales promotion vice-presidents, professors, and in- lected a dozen once, measured them manager of Stromberg Carlson Co., who structors are over the hill and gone by instruments of precision, and so re- discussed television in Rochester. now long before the Master of the ported. But the inner circle of the Chimes concludes the day with the man's disciples knew that when Morse- Washington Internship "Evening Song." Stephens interrupted his stroll to look NTERNSHIP involving ten weeks Old-timers sometimes wonder what about him, he was not timing his cigar I summer work with the Bureau of Na- social and academic values are in- to make it come out even, but was tional Affairs, Inc., of Washington, D. C, volved with the growing practice of rather fashioning and polishing the and a stipend of $400 has been estab- commuting. To what extent, if any, is concluding quip that a little later lished in the School of Industrial & Labor the residence requirement also desir- would drive the core of his lecture Relations. Chosen from the Junior Class able for the teacher? What happens to home and clinch it. on the basis of academic merit and inter- the solidarity of the Gown when it is One did not take Modern European est in editorial research, each intern will no longer possible for a professor to History in my time; he took Morse- work under the Bureau's associate editor slang his colleague across the back Stephens and got the significance of in charge of labor publications. The Bu- fence or break up incipient fights the French Revolution as a by-prod- reau, which is a private organization among their respective small fry? uct. He might also take Hiram Corson, publishing legal and economic reports, So far, your Alma Mater is keeping Nathaniel Schmidt, and Billy Strunk, will select each year's intern on recom- abreast of the changing conditions to all of whom were noteworthy strollers. mendation of the Industrial & Labor the extent of creating another parking Commuting scholars, we suspect, are Relations School Faculty. lot every time a group of Campus more apt to prepare their lectures on homes has to be destroyed to make hurried Lucky Strikes, a diet less "Arsenic and Old Lace" room for Progress and Expansion; by favorable to the slow development of doing an excellent job of snow removal concluding sentences. TARGE audiences and an excellent and sanding the more precipitous -•—' Dramatic Club cast made the most slopes to provide traction for the tardy There is merit in the "residence re- of Joseph Kesselring's comedy-melo- scholar roaring up from Odessa in the quirement." Perhaps we'll stroll again drama of the Brooklyn Brewsters, "Ar- dawn to meet his class in Aesthetics when it becomes possible for a profes- senic and Old Lace," at the University 21 to speed his return the instant he's sor to find a place to lay his head and Theatre in Willard Straight Hall, De- completed his Ithaca business for the rear his little flock of Campus Tigers cember 2, 3, and 4. The hilarious thriller day. within hearing of the Bells! was enjoyed to the full. Especially noteworthy were Thomas W. McCarthy '51 of Evanston, 111., who Jonathan; and the German Dr. Einstein, Kenilworth, 111., as was the part of Aunt seemed made-to-order for the demented as portrayed by Abraham I. Schweid '50 Abby by Zoe N. Baylies '50 of New York brother, Teddy, with the T. Roosevelt of New York City. The difficult lead part City. Direction was by Harold V. Gould complex; Sylvia Hirschhaut '49 of Buf- of Mortimer Brewster, blase* dramatic and the excellent setting was directed by falo as Aunt Martha; Charles T. Hubbs critic, was sometimes overplayed the first Louis V. Marsh, both graduate-student '51 of Warren, Pa., as the insane killer, night by John W. Darley, Jr. '49 of members of the University Theatre staff. January, 194.9 247 Lambda Chi Alpha won the interfra- ternity cross country race of two and a On the Sporting Side By quarter miles, and a trophy this year, by vote of the managers, instead of the tra- ditional turkey ("You don't eat up a Team Tries Hard Albans, Fred J. Eydt of Binghamton, cup!"). Individual winner of the 160 men Larry W. Goldsborough of Philadelphia, competing was Donald C. Irving '52, ARSITY basketball team won four Pa., Roger W. Chadwick of Leonia, whose Alpha Gamma Rho team took V of its first eleven games of the N. J., and James C. Jerome of Benning- second place. season, through its defeat by Syracuse in ton. Vt. The Intramural Sports office directed Barton Hall, January 5. Since the Junior-varsity, following its defeat by Swimming Coach G. Scott Little has Gettysburg game, reported in the last by the Freshmen, lost to a General 125 basketball teams playing two games NEWS, it won two of the four played in Electric Co. team from Syracuse, 41-47. a night six nights of the week on six Ithaca and beat Michigan State in the first courts in Barton Hall. of five played on a Christmas recess trip. Polo Does Well Captain Joe Quinn '49 played for the Scores after the Gettysburg game were: North in the first annual North-South Cornell 67, Buffalo 44 OLO team met its first defeat of eight games this season when it Shrine benefit game in Miami, Fla., on Cornell 57, Colgate 48 P Christmas Day. On New Year's Day, Niagara 54, Cornell 47 was beaten, 20-18, in the Riding Hall Yale 64, Cornell 57 January 5 by an "alumni" team which Bob Dean '49 and Jack Rogers '49 Cornell 56, Michigan State 45 played in the annual East-West Shrine Illinois 71, Cornell 47 included the coach, Dr. Stephen J. Roberts '37, and Dr. Arthur B. Christian game in San Francisco, Cal. Dean's 2 John Carroll 62, Cornell 60 points after touchdown brought about Utah 52, Cornell 44 '38. The game was a feature of the annual Canisius 57, Cornell 33 Conference of Veterinarians here. the East's 14-12 win. Syracuse 49, Cornell 44 Varsity riders won over Georgetown Thirty-three Varsity football players Injuries, lack of height, and inability University, 14-5, in the Riding Hall, were awarded the "C" for the 1948 to shoot fouls seem to be the team's December 13, and beat Princeton, 22-12, season. main handicaps. Captain Hillary Chollet December 4. Dick Clark '50,' Varsity left tackle, was '50 has been slow in recovering from the selected by Associated Press sports writ- ankle sprain sustained in the football ers for the AP all-Eastern team, with Track Season Opens Captain Quinn on the second team and game with Army. Tom Turner '50, a TNDOOR track season opens January veteran from last year's team, received a Chollet and Fleischmann given honorable -*- 15 with a dual meet with Dartmouth mention. Quinn was placed on the AP kidney injury in the Buffalo game that in Barton Hall. February 12, the team kept him out of action. Walt Ashbaugh all-American third team, and he and will meet Michigan in Ann Arbor; Clark on the "Ivy League" first team by '51, a regular in his first year on the February 26 are the Intercollegiates in Varsity, sprained his ankle before the vote of the writers. Madison Square Garden, New York Frank (Moose) Miller '51 of Atlanta, Michigan State game, was out of two City; March, the Heptagonal meet at games, and off in those that followed. Ga., was the leading Cornell ground- the Garden in Boston, Mass.; and March gainer of the 1948 football season. He is Paul Lansaw '50 led the team in 19 Yale comes to Ithaca. scoring with an average of 16 points a credited with 602 yards, averaging 6.1 game. He set a Cornell record against A combined track team of Cornell and yards a try. John Carroll University in Cleveland Princeton will meet an Oxford-Cam- The Athletic Office reports total atten- when he scored 31 points. Other starters bridge team June 11 at Princeton, N. J., dance of 109,914 at the five home football have included Dick Herson '50, Paul in a resumption of the international games this year. This compares with 92,- Gerwin '51, and Jack Rose '50. meets that were interrupted by the war. 813 persons at four home games in 1947. Spectators in Ithaca saw two of the NYU game had 12,112; Harvard 20,043; finest players in collegiate ranks today, Wrestlers Win Army 33,642; Colgate 17,031; Dartmouth Ernie Vandeweghe of Colgate and Tony \X7RESTLING team opened its sea- 27,086. Lavelli of Yale. Vanderweghe has the * * son December 11, winning 21-9 Cornell tied with Princeton for second best average of any player in the country, over a strong Cortland Teachers College place in the Eastern Intercollegiate 150- over 26 points a game. Lavelli, who led team in Barton Hall. Pete Bolanis '51 pound Football League, winning three Yale to win Cornell's first League game, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Bob Hoagland '50 of games and losing two. Navy took the was sensational with his over-the-head Canisteo, and Dick Clark '50, the foot- championship for the third consecutive hook shots. ball tackle from Canastota, scored falls year, with five wins and no defeats. Rut- An average of 5,005 spectators at- in the 128-pound, 155-pound, and heavy- gers, Pennsylvania, and Villanova trailed tended the games in Barton Hall during weight classes respectively. Chuck Taft in that order. December. That compares with 5,019 in '50 of North Collins and Fred Reeve Richard C. Corwith '50, son of James December, 1947, and 4,349 for the '49 of Aqueboque won decisions in the C. Corwith '16 of Water Mill and corresponding month in 1946. A new 165- and 175-pound classes. Earle Wilde captain-elect of the 150-pound football high for December of 7,264 persons saw '50 of Canastota, Captain Joe Calby team, has been awarded the Francis this year's game with Colgate. '50 of Philadelphia, Pa., undefeated in Snavely Trophy as the most valuable dual meet competition during the last player on the 1948 lightweight squad. Freshmen Do Well two seasons, and Jack Adams '49 of The Trophy was given by Sigma Alpha The Freshman basketball team was Deansboro lost decisions to their Cort- Epsilon in memory of Snavely, standout undefeated in its first five games, land opponents in the 121-, 136-, and 145- of the 1947 team, who died last spring. beating the Junior Varsity, 53-42, and pound classes, respectively. Hillary Chollet '50 of the football and the first-year teams of Colgate, 48-40; basketball teams will head the annual Niagara, 55-46; and Cortland and Syra- Sports Shorts March of Dimes campaign on the cuse each 59-46. Regulars on the Fresh- Phi Kappa Sigma won the intramural Campus. Chollet, a pre-medical student, man team have been James H. Stanley touch football championship by defeat- was an orderly at the Ithaca Recon- of Belmont Mass, (son of Former Pro- ing Zeta Beta Tau, 32-0. Seventy-eight struction Home last summer. fessor William E. Stanley, Civil En- teams competed. Phi Kap outweighed Cornell Varsity boar finished last gineering) John E. Werner of St their opponents forty pounds to the man, behind Yale, Princeton, and Pennsyl- 248 Cornell Alumni News vania over a 2000-meter course on Lake via Western Union wire service. It was Worth, Fla., December 31. The Junior agreed before the game started that the Varsity won, with Princeton, Yale, and Letters proceeds of the bets would go to the win- Pennsylvania finishing in that order. Subject to the usual restrictions of space and ning team's school. Needless to say, our Carl B. Johansen '49 of Oslo, Norway, good taste, we shall print letters from subscribers loyal Cornell crowd was confident of vic- is player-coach of the 1949 ski team. He on any side of any subject of interest to Cor- tory from the very start of the game, and succeeds William A. Dillon, Jr. who was nellians. The ALUMNI NEWS often may not then that fabulous fourth quarter con- agree with the sentiments expressed, and dis- coach last year. claims any responsibility beyond that of foster- firmed our confidence in the Big Red. Dick Savitt '50 and Len Steiner '51, ing interest in the University. "On behalf of the Cornell Club of Mil- number one and two on the 1948 waukee, please express our hearty con- championship tennis team, have been gratulations to Coach James for a splen- placed fifth and ninth in the 1948 rank- did job and to the members of the squad ings of the Eastern Lawn Tennis Asso- Bromfield in Overalls for a hard-fought, well-played season." ciation. In the annual Sugar Bowl To THE EDITOR: tennis championships during the holi- In your issue of November 15, page days, Savitt was defeated in the first 175, in your news note on Louis Brom- Westchester Women round byTedSchroeder, who successfully field '18, you quote from an article by /CORNELL Women's Club of West- defended the title he won last year. John Bainbridge which appeared in Life ^ Chester County met December 2 at Gordie Gardiner '50, Ridgewood, Magazine, October 11, that Mr. Brom- the home of Elizabeth J. Le Blond '45 in N. J., and Bud Schwencke '50, Mara- field "has never been seen wearing over- Larchmont. Twenty members heard a thon, have been elected co-captains of alls." talk by Madame Y. Y. Tsu, wife of the the 1949 soccer team. I am enclosing a picture of Mr. Brom- Episcopal Bishop of China and sister of Freshman soccer team at the end of its field clipped, from the New York Herald Mrs. Chi-Ting Kwei (Helen Huie) '20. season elected as honorary co-captains Tribune during the Forum, and if Mr. Club president Mrs. Clyde L. Kern for this year Joel White, son of E. B. Bromfield isn't dressed in overalls, then (Norvelle Curtis) '25 presided. White '21 of North Brooklin, Maine, and he must be wearing a tuxedo. Ronald E. Gebhardt of Clinton, N. J. —ERNEST R. FORTHOFFER '16 Applicants Start Early Attractive blue flannel sport coats with Λ DMISSIONS Office mailed to about the "C" and "1948" and "Cornell Uni- Visitor's Observations <£* 3,000 secondary schools early in De- versity Athletic Ass'n." embroidered on To EMERSON HINCHLIFF: cember a sheet for posting titled, "Ad- the left breast pocket are gifts to mem- A highlight of my recent Ithaca trip mission to Cornell in 1949." It points out bers of this year's championship football was attendance at Sage Chapel, Sunday that all who apply for admission to the and soccer teams. They are awarded now Colleges of Architecture, Arts and Sci- to athletes who win the "C" in two or morning. I was more than impressed by the capacity crowd and by the general ences, or Engineering and the Depart- more sports for two successive years, to ment of Hotel Administration must take individual championship winners, to way in which the congregation took part in the service. I gave my son a lecture a scholastic aptitude test of the College members of championship teams in a rec- Entrance Examination Board, as must ognized league or association, and for about church attendance, and I hope he is taking my advice. those for Home Economics and the "outstanding performance of a team or School of Industrial & Labor Relations individual which in the opinion of the Another thing that caught my atten- tion on the Campus is the fact that al- who do not offer New York State Regents athletic committee should be recognized." examination results for entrance. Previous winners were the members of most none of the boys was wearing Class "Those who intend to apply to Cornell the unbeaten Varsity swimming team of numerals or Varsity letters. In our time, should do so as soon as possible/' the in- 1946, of the 1947 tennis team which won almost everyone who earned either award struction continues. "Early application the Eastern Intercollegiate League cham- wore a cap bearing the insignia, and many makes possible the gathering of supple- pionship, and of last year's Varsity ski wore sweaters with the same. Apparently, mentary data by March 1, when the team which led the western division of the wearing of letters and numerals is not selection process begins." the Intercollegiate Ski Union. being done. To me, this seems wrong; it hardly seems "showing off" to wear an Director Herbert H. Williams '25 re- honorable badge of achievement. Fur- ports that at the New Year, about 14,000 thermore, the wearing of numerals and application blanks had been sent to in- Many Graduates Marry letters should tend to make the students quirers and about 4,000 had been re- ARRIAGE has claimed more of the conscious of their athletes and keep up turned, applying for admission next M 168 graduates of the College of interest in athletics, especially by those September. Home Economics last June than any who could qualify for these awards but other occupation. Fifty-five of the Class do not now go out for the teams. Cornell Engineer of '48 were married before November 1, —GEORGE H. BARNES '14 according to a recent statement by the /CORNELL Engineer for December College, with thirty-two of these taking ^ contains a description by Professor up marriage as a full-time career. Next in Benjamin K. Hough, Civil Engineering, size is the group of twenty-nine who have Game Pays Off and pictures of new soil testing labora- entered business in capacities ranging LUMNI FUND received a check for tories. These laboratories, moved from from secretarial and clerical to food test- Λ- $45 from the Cornell Club of Mil- the basement of Lincoln Hall, have been ing and field work for textile and clothing waukee, Wis., as a result of the football newly-equipped in the former Navy bar- companies. Almost as many have taken victory over Dartmouth in November. racks erected on the Forest Home road up teaching, most of them in public Philip G. Kuehn '41, secretary of the near Beebe Lake. Harold M. Sawyer '11, schools, and twenty-one are in institu- Club, enclosed the check with a letter vice-president of American Gas & Elec- tional food service in hospitals, colleges, saying: tric Co., describes and pictures his com- and industry. Other occupations include "This money is the result of a bet pany's "Test Project for 500,000 Volt extension work, journalism, research, made on the day of the Cornell-Dart- Power Transmission." A diagram and graduate study, personnel and library mouth football game between the Cornell two pages of pictures show the synchro- work. One graduate is an airline stew- gang and the Dartmouth gang when we tron in the Nuclear Studies Laboratory ardess. had-a joint meeting and heard the game and how it operates.

1949 249 Franklin Hotel, arranged by Lynn P. But it's rather an academic question, Himmelman '33, general manager. By- Intelligence anyway. If all colleges wanted to hire laws were adopted and officers elected: nothing but experienced sea- Norbert O. Fratt '27, president; Arthur Must W. O'Shea '29, vice-president; Thomas Tr . soned staff, where would they n< m D. Kelley '31, secretary; and Francis G. Teacher ^ ^ them these days of Frink, Jr. '30, treasurer. enormously increased enroll- All Cornell men in the State are in- ments? And how could they pay them? In my last column, I discussed some vited to join the Club. aspects of the Graduate School and men- A university just has to use graduate- tioned the question of gradu- student "slave labor," as it is sometimes onoulα Curtiss '38 Speaks to Club , ate assistants or instructors as jocosely called. The young man makes G enough to help out and he also learns a HRISTMAS recess luncheon of the , , opposed to straight undistract- c 4 lot himself; I can testify that you never Cornell Club of Southern Ohio took Students , , , 5 τ> ±-u ε C Λ really know a subject until you have sixty alumni and undergraduates to the rp h? ed graduate study. Rather fre- quently I hear criticism of tried to teach it to others. University Club in Cincinnati, December having so much of the underclass teach- I still agree with Dean Cunningham 29. Introduced by President John J. ing done by young graduate students. that it is a pity that we do not have more Luhrman '35, Professor W. David Curtiss Some say that students get better peda- full-time graduate students. I would '38, Law, brought a message from the gogy in their last year at secondary settle for having the final year of the Campus. Robert O. Klausmeyer '38, vice- school than in the first year of college. work for the PhD free from teaching in- president of the Club, was chairman of That is probably true of Freshmen from terruption. It would be still more pleas- arrangements. the best preparatory and high schools. ant if both the first and the last years High school subject matter is relatively were thus unencumbered, with a couple Pittsburgh Party simple, the emphasis is on facts rather in the middle sharpened by work with Γ7NDERGRADUATES' Christmas than on developing judgment, teachers undergraduates. Bring on those fellow- ^ luncheon of the Cornell Club of are selected exclusively for teaching (not ships the Dean craves! Pittsburgh, Pa., December 30, at the research) ability, and the secondary Hotel Henry, was attended by 140 mem- schools probably concentrate their best bers and guests, the largest gathering in teachers in the last two years, just as do Massachusetts Meets the history of this annual event. Assistant the colleges. Football Coach Alva E. Kelley '41 Nevertheless, I want to speak up for ΓΛ INNER meeting of the Cornell Club *^ of Western Massachusetts, Novem- showed football movies of the 1948 sea- the graduate instructor, though with the son and discussed prospects for 1949. reservation that the department head ber 22 at the Hotel Highland, Spring- field, was attended by thirty-five who Club President Paul S. Hardy '16 pre- should keep his eyes open and his ears to sided. the ground and bounce promptly any saw color movies of the Campus and who turn out to be poor teachers. I saw, heard a talk by R. Selden Brewer '40, Bergen County Hosts when I was teaching, an occasional grad Alumni Field Secretary. Election of Club student who was lackadaisical about his officers made Richard R. Nickerson '43, EASON'S first general meeting of the classroom work and I remember one president; John L. Dickinson '21, vice- S Cornell Club of Bergen County, N. brilliant young fellow who was rather president; and Paul Γ. Beaver '24, sec- J., brought 100 high school juniors and frequently unable even to meet his classes retary-treasurer. seniors to hear R. Selden Brewer '40, because of "morning-after77 complaint. Alumni Field Secretary, and Alva E. Contrariwise, I remember most of them Syracuse Elects Kelley '41, assistant football coach, with as keen, spirited, able, interested young movies, at the Englewood Field Club, men, learning from their work and each /CORNELL Club of Syracuse enter- December 3. Singing was led by Robert other, getting guidance and inspiration VΛ tained thirty-five undergraduates W. Eisenbrown '16. H. Victor Grohmann from the professors, and handling their and thirty high school seniors at a De- '28 presided. classes well. cember 23 luncheon enjoyed by more than 200. Highlight was a football movie California Celebrates with commentary by Head Coach George A distinguished scholar and professor K. James and Assistant Coach" Alva E. ORNELL Club of Northern Cali- recently told me that he did his best Kelley '41. C fornia met with the Pennsylvania Y „ teaching during the first At a business meeting before the alumni club for a pre-Thanksgiving din- D W 11 couple of years he was at it. luncheon, W. Dean Wallace '40 was ner at the Marine Club in San Francisco, He said he taught a few elected president of the Club for 1949 November 23. The evening included things that weren't so, but he doesn't and Henry A. Orrick '39 and Philip B. songs and cheers of both universities and think it did the students permanent Scott '38 were elected vice-president and remarks by William C. Collyer '15, right harm; he is sure that he was at his peak secretary-treasurer, respectively. halfback of Cornell teams that defeated in vigor and enthusiasm, sufficiently to Pennsylvania on two successive seasons, make up for an occasional gap in his and Harry Bradock, Pennsylvania '10, knowledge. One valid point he made is Seattle Starts Anew former all-American end. William B' that a young instructor is close enough in EJUVENATED Cornell Club of Kuder '33, former Army colonel, told of age to undergraduates so that he can R• Western Washington, attracting his experiences in the trials of Japanese understand their questions. An older alumni from Seattle, Tacoma, and other war criminals. This second annual hand, steeped in his subject and inter- regions of the State, arranged direct Thanksgiving get-together of the two ested in the niceties thereof, is likely to wires and a grid-graph for the Dartmouth clubs was attended by sixty-three. read too much into a simple query; and Pennsylvania football games. Twen- An earlier Marine Club gathering drew thinking that any dumbbell should know ty-five attended the first event, at the seventy members of the Cornell and the elementary point brought up, he is University Club in Seattle, and forty Dartmouth clubs to hear a broadcast of likely to launch into an abstruse discus- cheered the Thanksgiving Day victory the Dartmouth game, reconstructed from sion quite over the inquirer's head. The at a breakfast in the Ranier Club. teletype reports from Ithaca, November older man can keep touch if he disciplines Still more came for an organization 13. Presiding over Cornell's delegations himself, but it is easy to get lost. dinner, December 8, at the Benjamin to both meetings was Lewis R. Hart '16. 250 Cornell Alumni News lumbus, Ohio; Richard H. Adams, Shrews- Tono '21, Tokisuke Yokogawa '21, Wal- bury, Mass.; John F. Gallen, Arlington, Va. ter D. Popham '22, Gumpei Matsuda SIGMA PHI: Anthony W. Bryant, son of Back When... Henry W. Bryant '04 of Waukesha, Wis.; '23, Seikichi Ushioda '23, Kobe Shimizu '24, Kakumaro Jemmotsu '28, Taka- (Reprinted from the ALUMNI NEWS Henry S. Livingston, son of Graham Liv- of earlier days) ingston '20 of New York City; Peter T. Schur- yoski Yoda '29, Gwladys F. Hughes, man, son of George M. Schurman '13 of Bed- AM '30, Keiji Akabane '31, Shigeo ford Hills; Harrison R. Jahn, Geneva; Irving A. Kramer, Pittsburgh, Pa. Hirata '31, Roger H. Mitsui '39, Otto Seventy Years Ago (Continued next issue) Marquart '41, Lt. (jg) John J. Houlihan January, 1879—The Campus is now '43, Shigeo Kondo '43, Capt. [Philip G. lighted at night by two electric lights Beal '44, Hossein Motavalli '46, Mar- which are supplied with electricity from Crew Alumni Meet garet T. Chadwick '51, and Professor a gramme machine built by Professor IFTY former crew men and others Ernest V. Staker, formerly Agronomy. Anthony.—Ithaca Journal Finterested in rowing attended a meet- Three Japanese alumni reported to ing of the Cornell Crew Alumni Associa- have died during the war are Masao Thirty Years Ago tion at the Cornell Club of New York, Nakatsukasa '27, Takanobu Ajiki '31, January, 1919—Cornell is a benefici- December 10. "Rusty" Callow, Pennsyl- and Yozo Fujii '34. ary in the estate of the late Willard D. vania rowing coach, was guest of honor Straight '01, in what way or to what ex- and the principal speaker. A constitution tent it is difficult to say. The will offered of the Association, which first met in At Theatre Conference for probate at Mineola, L. I., December April, 1947, was adopted and it was tJONORED at a reception during the 17, bequeaths most of the estate, esti- agreed that Cornell Clubs throughout *•• •* annual convention of the American mated at half a million dollars, to the the country would be asked to foster Educational Theatre Association in widow, Mrs. Dorothy Whitney Straight. regional Crew Alumni Associations, open Washington, D. C, December 28-30, was The clause referring to Cornell directs to all former oarsmen and other alumni Professor Alex M. Drummond, Director α Mrs. Straight to do such thing or things interested in promoting rowing. Fred H. of the University Theatre. Assistant Di- for Cornell University as she may think Guterman '42 is temporary president and rector H. Darkes Albright, PhD '36, 1948 most fitting and useful to make the same Donald E. Kastner '43, secretary, with president of the AETA, gave two ad- a more human place." elections to be held at the annual meeting dresses at the conference, and Professor in April. Walter H. Stainton '19, Executive Di- Twenty Years Ago rector, was chairman of a section on January, 1929—A new home for the "recent technical developments" of which Cornell Law School is made possible by Tokyo Alumni Meet William A. Jewett, Jr., teaching fellow a gift of $1,500,000 from Myron C. Tay- ATHERING of Cornellians in To- in Speech and Drama, was secretary. lor '94 of New York, Trustee of the Uni- G kyo December 15 at the newly- Other Cornellians at the convention versity and chairman of the finance com- completed home of Tokisuke Yokogawa were Barnard W. Hewett '28, University mittee of the US Steel Corp. The build- '21 is reported by Morgan Sibbett '34. of Illinois; Richard H. Lipscomb '42, ing will be known as Myron Taylor Hall. Including alumni, friends, and relatives, Texas; Richard Moody, PhD '42, In- Preliminary plans have been prepared forty-five attended the party highlighted diana; Walden Boyle, PhD '43, UCLA; by F. Ellis Jackson '00 of Providence, by songs, games, and food procured from David W. Thompson, PhD '47, Minne- R. I. The building will be erected at the a highly confidential source. Present were sota; and Alan L. Schneider '41, repre- south end of the Campus, overlooking Tetsushiro Nakamigawa '14, Paul T. senting Theatre, Inc. Cayuga Lake and the City of Ithaca.

Fraternity Pledges (Continued from last issue) Pi LAMBDA PHI: Jerome L. Hartzberg, son of William H. Hartzberg '15 of Buffalo, David B. Ebbin '51, Staten Island; David A. Berk- son, Buffalo; Larry J. Goldsborough, Phila- delphia, Pa. Maurice E. Pfursich, Lakewood, N. J.; Martin S. Simon, Paterson, N. J.; Morton B. Waldman, Ventnor City, N. J. SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON: Neil B. Haviland, son of Stanley A. Haviland '24 of Red Bank, N. J.; Malcolm S. Jolley, Jr., son of Malcolm S. Jolley '26 of Wayne, Pa.; Forest E. Blair '51, Altadena, CaL; Walter C. Crocco '51, Ridgewood, N. J.; Ralph M. Gasparello '51, Maiden, Mass.; Floyd E. Brown, Orchard Park; Richard E. Crews, Dayton, Ohio; John R. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Gorden H. Gowen, Alstead, N. H.; Rolf S. Kolflat, Wil- mette, 111.; Robert Samson, Havertown, Pa.; Dan O. Taylor, Bridgeville, Pa.; Roderick L. Turner, Port Washington; Roger O. Wheel- wright, Riverside, Conn.; Will W. White III, New York City. SIGMA NU: Walter J. Purcell, Jr., son of Walter J. Purcell '25 and Dorothy Korherr Purcell '30 of Ithaca; John K. Brigden, Jr., son of John K. Brigden '25 of Fanwood, N. J.; Thomas C. Deveau, Jr., son of Thomas C. Deveau '27 of Providence, R. I.; William E. Harris, Stewart Manor; Walter K. Hilde- COACH LINES UP ALUMNI FOR "SIGNAL PRACTICE" brandt, Williston Park; Gilbert B. Mattson, After a Cornell Club dinner in the University Club of Hartford, Conn., December 15, Coach Narberth, Pa.; Theodore E. Theodorsen, George K. James "calls the signals" as quarterback for Walter P. Knauss '21, Robert P. But- Cambridge, Mass.; Preston D. Thomas, Co- ler '05, and Max M. Savitt '26 in the backfield and Marshall P. Hoke '38 at center. January, 1949 251 The NEWS has always been peculiarly Freshman basketball, Manlius, Barton the publication of and for its Cornell Hall, 6:30 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS Basketball, Muhlenberg, Barton Hall, 8:15 alumni readers. We invite you thus to 18 EAST AVENUE, ITHACA, N. Y. share in making this forthcoming Golden THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 FOUNDED 1899 Anniversary Issue of special interest and Ithaca: Junior Week show, Bailey Hall, 8:15 Published the first and fifteenth of each value to all Cornellians. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 month while the University is in regu- Ithaca: Registration for Spring term Junior Week Ice Show, Beebe Lake, 2:30 lar session and monthly in January, One Issue in February Dramatic Club presents "Macbeth," Wil- February, July, and September. ID-YEAR examinations and brief lard Straight Theater, 7:30 "Snow Ball," Barton Hall, 10:30 Owned and published by the Cornell Alumni M holiday for Junior Week before the Association under direction of a committee spring term begins again interrupt our SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 composed of Walter K. Nield '27, chairman, semi-monthly publishing schedule. The Ithaca: Registration for spring term Birge W. Kinne '16, Clifford S. 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JENNINGS '44 Ithaca: School of Business & Public Adminis- Home Insurance tration conference on "Management HAROLD M. SCHMECK, JR. '48 Responsibilities in 1949" opens The House For You: To Build, Buy, Member, Ivy League Alumni Magazines, Syracuse: J-V basketball, General Electric or Rent. By Catharine Sleeper and Har- 22 Washington Square North, New York Manlius: Freshman basketball, Manlius old R. Sleeper '15. John Wiley & Sons, Schenectady: Hockey, Union City 11; phone GRamercy 5-2039. Printed at the Cayuga Press, Ithaca, N. Y. Inc., New York City. 1948. xii+313 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 pages, $5. Ithaca: School of Business & Public Adminis- For every person who lives in a house tration conference on "Management Your Help Requested —or hopes to—this book is a veritable Responsibilities in 1949" compendium of useful knowledge. Its University lecture, "Administrative Re- EXT April marks the fiftieth anni- organization," by Arthur S. Flemming clear, complete, and sound advice on versary of the beginning of the N everything from financing a home and FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 ALUMNI NEWS, first issue of which locating it to gadgets for remodelling will Ithaca: School of Business & Public Admin- appeared April 6, 1899. For the NEWS istration conference on "Management save many times its cost in mistakes of April 1, 1949, which is being planned Responsibilities in 1949" avoided. as a special Golden Anniversary Issue, Hockey, Georgetown, Alumni Field, 8 we ask the help of our subscribers in SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 two particulars. Ithaca: School of Business & Public Ad- Comingί Events ministration conference on "Manage- We should like to receive pictures of ment Responsibilities in 1949" the University taken during the fifty Intercollegiate Ski Union meet, Tar years, from which to select typical SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 Young Hill Ithaca: Skiing, Cortland, Tar Young Hill illustrations of the Campus at various Swimming, Colgate, Old Armory, 2:30 Freshman wrestling, Kings College, Barton J-V wrestling, Wilkes, Old Armory, 2:30 stages of its development since 1899. Hall, 1:30 Freshman hockey, Colgate, Alumni Field, Some of you may-, have such pictures Varsity wrestling, Pennsylvania, Barton 2:30 among your mementoes of your student Hall, 2:30 Freshman basketball, Ithaca College, Bar- days, which you will loan for reproduc- Hockey, Colgate, Alumni Field, 2:30 ton Hall, 6:30 J-V basketball, Colgate, Barton Hall, 6:30 tion. If you will send them to the NEWS, Basketball, Princeton, Barton, Hall, 8:15 Basketball, Dartmouth, Barton Hall, 8:15 Ann Arbor, Mich.: Track meet, Michigan they will be carefully handled and re- Buffalo: Dean Lucile Allen at Cornell Wo- Syracuse: Varsity & Freshman wrestling turned to you after we have made our men's Club luncheon Cambridge, Mass.: Fencing, Harvard selection. For satisfactory reproduction, Swimming, Niagara & Toronto, Buffalo Manlius: Freshman swimming, Manlius Athletic Club we need original photographic prints West Point: Fencing, US Military Academy MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (not halftone reproductions), preferably Syracuse: Freshman basketball, LeMoyne Elizabeth, N. J.: Coach George K. James at on glossy paper, five by eight inches or Hamilton: Freshman swimming, Colgate Cornell Club dinner, Winfield Scott larger, clearly printed in black and white. Manlius: Freshman hockey, Manlius Wilmington, Del.: Alumni Trustee Ruth F. Hotel Prints should be marked with owner's Irish '22 at Cornell Women's Club TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 name and address to assure return, and Founder's Day luncheon, Coffee Shop Ithaca: University lecture, "Congressional labeled if possible with the date and FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 Reorganization," by US Senator Mike subject. Monroney New York City: Class of '22 annual dinner, Wilmington, Del.: Coach James at Cornell Our second request is to find the per- Cornell Club, 6 Club dinner sons who have been the longest con- SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 tinuous subscribers to the ALUMNI NEWS. New York City: Association of Class Secre- Washington, D. C: Coach James at Cornell If some of our elder present readers taries meeting, Cornell Club, 1 Club dinner have been subscribers since the first TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Hamilton: Basketball, Colgate issue, in April, 1899, or continuously for Garden City: Coach George K. James at FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 many years, won't you tell us who you Cornell Club dinner Ithaca: University lecture, "The Loyalty are and wτhen your subscription started, Program," by Thurman W. Arnold WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Baltimore, Md.: Coach James at Cornell Club for suitable recognition in our Golden Ithaca: Mid-year Commencement, Bailey dinner Anniversary number? Hall, 2:30 252 Cornell Alumni News On The Campus and Down the Hill

Birthday of Ezra Cornell, January 11, nomics. Last year, and for three of the Navy Department is building a $250,000 was commemmorated by the Sage last four years, The Countryman has training center near Stewart Park on land Chapel Choir singing the Brahms an- won first award for general excellence of given by the city, for the Ithaca Naval them, "How Lovely is Thine Own Agricultural College Magazines, Asso- Reserve unit commanded by Lieutenant Dwelling Place," in memory of the ciated. Commander Loren W. Schoel, USNR, as- Founder at the Sage Chapel services sistant Varsity rowing coach. Commander January 9. That afternoon, Radio Sta- Election of Law School Association Leonard Miscall '19, USNR, is resident Station WHCU broadcast a dramatiza- officers makes John C. Osborn '50 of engineer for the Navy Department. tion of Ezra Cornell's life. Ithaca president for 1949. Charles R. Simpson '50 of Bakersville, Cal., is College of Home Economics received first Seven-thousandth veteran advised by vice-president and William M. Donnelly prize and a $25 award for its scrapbook of the Campus Veterans Administration '48 of Owego, secretary-treasurer. newspaper and magazine clippings about Guidance Center was Erick C. Weber the College exhibited at the American '52 of Winnipeg, Can. He was given a Fencing Club elected Stuart M. Paltrow College Public Relations Association con- Cornell Engagement Calendar in a '49, son of R. Harold Paltrow '25 of Bay- vention in Denver, Col. ProfessorMary commemorative ceremony, December 9. side, president for the year. Other officers Phillips, College editor, directs its pub- elected were James J. Jackson III '49 of licity. She is the wife of Professor E. Poultry judges coached by Professor Woodbury, N. J., vice-president; and Franklin Phillips, Entomology, Emeritus. Goldan 0. Hall, PhD '26, won first prize James A. Chase '49 of New York City, in an Eastern intercollegiate judging con- secretary-treasurer. The Club partici- Science weekly reprints in its December test at Rutgers, November 27. Winning pated in a sports program at the Vet- 17 issue the address "The Atomic team consisted of three Seniors, Gordon eran's Hospital in Bath, November 18. Nucleus, a New World to Conquer" D. Rapp of Forest Hills, who was high delivered by Professor Isidor I. Rabi '19 individual scorer; Robert R. Place, Sack- Psi Chi, newly instituted as a chapter of at the dedication of the Laboratory of etts Harbor, third place; and Richard P. the national psychology honor society, Nuclear Physics. Glor of Buffalo, fourth. has elected as president, Carl N. Zimet '49 of New York City; vice-president, Legis Hall, new residence for Law stu- Christmas poem, "Greetings, Friends!" Wayne E. Brougham '49 of Elmira; and dents, is the former Cascadilla School by Frank Sullivan '14 in the December treasurer, Albert J. Kuehn '49, South dormitory at 114 Summit Avenue. The 25 New Yorker carries his felicitations to Orange, N. J. building has been taken over by a private more than 100 major and minor celeb- group including Professor Harrop A. rities. Among those named are University Graduate Student Board, created to help Freeman '30, Law. Secretary Raymond F. Howes '24, solve student problems, elected Robert Charles H. Shufϊ '36, Edward J. Weeks H. McCambridge, Grad, of Pawtucket, Cornell Review, student literary quar- '36, Louis J. Daukas '44, Hillary A. R. I., president. Vice-president is Don terly, brought out its winter issue, Chollet '50; Michael R. Hanna, manager Benton '49 of Philadelphia, Pa. January 6. This sixth issue of the of University Radio Stations WHCU and magazine which was first published in WHCU-FM; and Football Coach George Approval of five new student groups has March, 1947, contains forty-four pages, K. James. been given by the Faculty committee on nine short stories, and five poems. student activities: the Agronomy Gradu- Editor is Louise A. Spitzer '49, daughter Farm and Home Week in the Colleges of ate Society, American Veterans Commit- of Mrs. Ester Pfeffer Spitzer '24 of New Agriculture and Home Economics will tee, Students for Thomas, West Essex York City. The Review prints 1,000 be March 21-25 this year, just before Club of New Jersey, and Young Demo- copies. spring recess. cratic Club. Students for Wallace have Pi Tau Sigma, national honorary me- changed their name to Young Pro- chanical engineering society, installed a Radio Telescope described in the Nov- gressives of America. ember 1 ALUMNI NEWS is pictured in chapter at Cornell in November. Warren color on the February cover of the R. Higgins '49 of Winter Park, Fla., is McGraw Hill magazine, Electronics. HOLIDAY travel and unfinished term the first president of the chapter which Director Charles R. Burrows, Electrical papers competed for attention as the old has thirty student members and Director Engineering, writes on "Radio Astron- year waned. December 18 week end W. Julian King and Professors Andrew omy" in the same issue. A four-page saw a mass exodus from Ithaca aided S. Schultz, Jr. '36 and Edwin B. λVatson, illustrated article, "Radio Telescope by Lehigh Valley's Diesel-powered "Cor- MS in Eng '43, as honorary members. Creates New Science," by Volta Torrey, nell Special," three extra Robinson Air- appears in Popular Science for December. lines flights, nine busses chartered by "The Egg and Dye," a film on the crash- the Independent Council whose lavish safety experiments of the Cornell Aero- Cornell Countryman in its December Christmas preparations included dis- nautical Laboratory, was shown to the issue signalizes its forty-fifth anniversary tribution of free cigarettes, candy, and Cornell Pilot's Club by Professor Edward with a resume* of the publication's song sheets to enhance the holiday R. Dye, director of the experiments in history by Associate Editor Frederick L. spirit. Others left by car and some hitch- which eggs and liquid-filled dummy Trump '49 of Westfield. Vol. 1 No. 1 hiked. Returning to a snow-blanketed heads are thrown against barriers to appeared in December, 1903, with the Campus after New Years Day, students simulate crash effects on the human late George F. Warren '03 as editor, and were faced with only three weeks in skull. Former members of any Cornell the magazine has been published regu- which to prepare for mid-year exami- flying society are invited to correspond larly ever since by students in the nations and Junior Week. with Robert J. Gottlieb '49 of the Colleges of Agriculture and Home Eco- Pilot's Club, 123 Heights Court, Ithaca. January, 1949 253 Bristle-thighed Curlew. Entitled "The received the BS in Ed at Columbia in Curlew's Secret," the article is illustrated 1937 and was ordained at the Jewish In- The Faculty with photographs by the author and his stitute of Religion in New York in 1944. son, David G. Allen '49. Professor Allen wrote and illustrated with photographs, Commemorating his golden jubilee as University Trustee Myron C. Taylor "Sea Bird Cities Off Audubon's Labra- a Christian pastor, the Rev. Samuel '94, the President's personal representa- dor," in the June issue of the Geographic. Trexler, first president of the United tive to the Vatican, was awarded the An article about him appeared in the De- Lutheran Synod of New York and first Medal of Merit December 20, at a special cember 18 issue of the Toronto Sunday Lutheran student pastor at the Univer- White House ceremony. In making the Star, entitled "He Puts Bird Songs on sity, December 6 gave $10,000 to found presentation, President Truman praised Wax." within the Church a fellowship to enable Taylor's "brilliant career" both in in- an outstanding student each year to dustry and diplomacy, saying he has Statement made by Counsellor of travel and study at universities in other "earned the accolade of his countrymen." Foreign Students Donald C. Kerr '12 be- countries. Taylor was also recently awarded the fore a US Senate committee investigating the immigration laws is summarized by First honorary president of the Na- fifty-year Masonic Service Medal for out- tional Theatre Conference is Professor standing service to his lodge. him in the December 1 News Bulletin of the Institute of International Education. Alex M. Drummond, Speech and Drama, Tribute to University Trustee Frank Kerr is chairman of the Institute's com- Director of the University Theatre. The E. Gannett '98, publisher of the Gannett mittee on immigration. Donald J. Shank, position was created at the annual meet- Newspapers, was paid by Hotel Hamil- executive vice-president and secretary of ing of the Conference in New York City ton in Utica through the medium of a the Institute, formerly professor of In- in November. large ad in the Utica Observer-Dispatch. dustrial and Labor Relations, writes an Professor Howard B. Adelmann '20, Headed "A Prayer for a Great Man" and editorial, "Students Show the Way," in chairman of Zoology, has been elected signed "The Youth of America/' the the same issue. a member of the Institute International copy read: "Somewhere in the sunshine d'Embryologie, whose membership is of Florida, a great man is regaining his The People's Colleges: A History of limited to seventy-five eminent embry- health. This distinguished American rates the New York State Extension Service ologists; about one-third are Americans. with Jane Addams. General William in Cornell University and the State, Booth, Father Flanagan, and the many 1876-1948, by Professor Ruby Green Professor Hans A. Bethe, Physics, is others who knew and understood youth. Smith, PhD '14, Home Economics, the author of the article on "Neutron" in To visit the fairyland he has established Emeritus, will be published in February the current revised printing of the in your State in the City of Rochester or March by the Cornell University Encyclopaedia Britannica. would make the hardest of all hearts Press. Probable price of the 500-page, melt. Here, youth gathers in clean fun extensively-illustrated volume is $5.00. Professor Robert C. Bald, English, has . . , here, America meets. ... To Frank been appointed to the advisory commit- E. Gannett, founder of the Gannett Professor George N. Papanicolaou, tee of the Folger Library in Washington, Youth Club, our prayers. . ." Clinical Anatomy, Medical College in D. C. New York, was one of six scientists to David Pratt, sixteen-year-old son of Transformation of the American Em- share $21,000 in prize money awarded December 8 by the American Academy Professor Arthur J. Pratt '25, Vegetable bassy in Poland by Former US Ambassa- Crops, and Mrs. Pratt (Terrace Morgan) dor Stanton Griff is '10, University Trus- of Arts and Sciences for research in dis- orders of the human organs. He was cited '32, won a national marketing contest tee, was described by Jack lams in an sponsored by the National Junior Vege- article, "Whirlwind in Warsaw," in This for his work on hormones and their rela- tion to cancer. table Growers Association. His prize was Week section of the December 3 New a $500 scholarship given by the A&P York Herald Tribune. "The physical ad- Food Stores. Pratt raised $1,235 worth vantages which the embassy enjoys are The December issue of Notes, issued by the music division of the Library of of vegetables for a profit of $652 on less almost entirely, though sometimes grudg- than two acres of land. ingly, credited to Griffis and his high- Congress, is dedicated to Professor Otto pressure businessman's methods which, Kinkeldey, Musicology, Emeritus. David Marcham, son of Professor though he departed last July, still hover A heretofore unpublished and unknown Frederick G. Marcham, PhD '26, His- legendarily about the place," wrote lams. tory, won first prize of $50 in a recent "His whirlwind arrival in July, 1947, short story by Herman Melville was dis- covered by Professor F. Barron Freeman, essay contest sponsored by The Ithaca brought a change not only in the material Journal. Contestants wrote on "Should setup but also in diplomatic punctilio." English, while editing manuscripts of Melville's last novel, Billy Budd, Fore- the School Day in Ithaca High School Waldemar J. Gallman '21 succeeded Be Lengthened in Order to Eliminate Griffis as US Ambassador to Poland. topman, for publication. The literary find, "Baby Budd, Sailor," together with Home Study?" Theodore P. Wright, Vice-president of the complete text of the novel and an Scale developed by Professor Walfred the University in charge of research and analysis of Melville's writings have been A. Anderson, PhD '29, Rural Sociology, president of the Cornell Research Foun- published by Harvard University Press for studying the values in rural living dation and of the Aeronautical Labora- in a volume entitled Melville's Billy will be used in a research program in tory in Buffalo, has been appointed a Budd. England and Wales. A survey of the po- member for five years of the National sition and needs of young farmers in re- Advisory Committee on Aeronautics by Rabbi Morris Goldfarb has come to lation to the new Education Act of Eng- President Truman. He has been serving the University as a member of the CU- land will be carried on by the National out the unexpired term of the late RW staff and director of B'nai Brith Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs and Orville Wright. Hillel Foundation. Rabbi Maurice Schatz, the Research Institute of Agricultural director of the Foundation since 1945, Economics at Oxford University. Professor Arthur A. Allen '08, Orni- has returned as counsellor of Jewish stu- thology, has an article in the December dents to Queens College, New York City. An international loan of two tons of National Geographic Magazine about Rabbi Goldfarb, who was counsellor to scientifically-precious rock which may the successful expedition he led in Alaska Jewish students at Lehigh University help to solve the classic riddle of the last summer in search of the nest of the and Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa., origin of the Pacific's thousands of tiny 254 Cornell Alumni News atolls was brought about through the ef- Texas; Ernest G. Robinson '20, Louisi- here. Honorary bearers included Romeyn forts of Professor John W. Wells, PhD ana; Stephen M. Herrick '27, Georgia; Berry '04, former Graduate Manager of '33, Geology. Preparing to visit London and Kenneth E. Caster '29 and Mrs. Athletics; Foster M. Coffin '12, Director last year as a delegate to the Interna- Caster (Analiese Schloh) '31, who had of Willard Straight Hall; General Alumni tional Geological Congress there, Profes- just returned to the University of Cin- Secretary Emmet J. Murphy '22 and sor Wells volunteered to approach the cinnati from four years in Brazil and Ray S. Ashbery '25, both football mana- British Museum. The British were anx- South America. gers under Dobie; and Bartholomew J. ious to cooperate, he reported, but Parlia- Professors Alfred L. Anderson and Viviano '33, who also played for him. mentary regulations on museum loans John W. Wells, PhD '33, read papers at His son, J. Gilmour Dobie, Jr., and prevented an unrestricted loan. Finally this sixtieth anniversary meeting of the daughter, Mary L. Dobie, live in New the US Government undertook to guar- Geological Society of America, which York City; Jane Dobie, in Trenton, N. J. antee the safety of the rock specimens was founded at Cornell in 1888. and an agreement was reached. Brought to the United States in November by a Club Hears Secretary US Naval vessel, the material now is de- Washington Luncheon EETING at the home of Mrs. posited in the National Museum in UNCHEON of the Cornell [Club of M Frank C. Heath, Jr. (Constance Washington, D. C. Before coming to the LJ Washington, D. C, at the Colonial Allen) '39, November 16, twenty-six University last year, Professor Wells Hotel, December 29, entertained seven- members of the Cornell Women's Club worked for the US Geological Survey on teen undergraduates among the forty of Cleveland, Ohio, were addressed by Bikini Atoll, studying the effects of the members and guests present. Speaker Pauline J. Schmid '25, Assistant Alumni atom bomb. was Sao-ke Alfred Sze '01, former Chi- Secretary. Mrs. Heath and the Club nese Ambassador to the United States. president, Mrs. Kent L. Brown (Eliza- Associate Director of CURW Edward beth Myers) '37, had visited four Cleve- D. Eddy, Jr. '44 will leave the University Gilmour Dobie Dies land high schools with Miss Schmid that next summer to become assistant to Ar- day. thur S. Adams, former Cornell Univer- ILMOUR DOBIE, head football sity Provost and now president of the G coach at the University from 1920- Coach O'Connell Ίl Dies University of New Hampshire. After 36, whose spec- taking the AB here in February, 1944, tacularly victori- \T7ALTER C. O'CONNELL Ίl, head Eddy studied for two years at Yale ous teams in his * * coach of wrestling and second old- Divinity School, where he received the thirty-three years est coach at the University in point of BD, and was ordained as a minister in of coaching made service, died at his home at 115 Mitchell June, 1946. He returned to Cornell as football history, Street, December 31, 1948. He had been associate director and non-denomina- died in Hartford, in ill health for about two years and in tional minister in charge of Campus ac- Conn., December December, 1947, suffered a stroke. tivities of CURW that summer. He was 24, 1948. He was O'Connell was a coach that never editor of the Sun and president of the sixty-nine. wrestled in team competition. He took Student Council; is a member of Sigma Dobie's sixteen up the sport as a boy to build up his Phi and the Sun board of directors. He Cornell teams health. A railroad clerk threatened with is the son of Professor Martha H. Eddy, won 82 games, tuberculosis, he was persuaded in 1907 Home Economics; brother of David H. tied 7, and lost 36. by his brother, Edward J. O'Connell '11, Eddy '36 and Mrs. McCarthy Hanger, They scored 3,274 who was resigning as wrestling coach at Jr. (Marjorie Eddy) '40. Recently his points in the 125 Yale to become wrestling coach at Cor- engagement to Mary A. Schurman '51, games to 1,159 for their opponents. The nell, to succeed him at Yale. The follow- daughter of Judge Jacob G. Schurman teams of 1921, 1922, and 1923 were un- ing year he succeeded his brother at *17, Alumni Trustee, was announced. defeated and untied. In 1902, he was Cornell, and attended the Law School assistant coach at Minnesota, his alma three years. Professor Carl A. Binger, Clinical Psy- mater, and in 1906-7 he was athletic di- O'ConnelΓs wrestlers won many team chiatry at the Medical College, was a rector and coach of all sports at North and individual championships. Their rec- technical adviser for the motion picture, Dakota Agricultural College, where the ord of winning six successive intercollegi- 'The Snake Pit." football teams were undefeated. During ate championships has never been sur- nine seasons as football coach at the Uni- passed. As one of the outstanding wres- Mrs. Helen Humphrey, Helen Hope of versity of Washington, to 1916, his teams tling coaches of the country, the Ameri- the fashion world, has come to University likewise did not lose a game, and in 1918 can Wrestling Coaches' Association se- Station WHCU as fashion editor. She is he took charge of football at the US lected him last year for its first annual the wife of Thomas R. Humphrey, audio Naval Academy, where his team beat award to the coach who has served facilities supervisor for Rural Radio Army for the first time in five years. American amateur wrestling with dis- Network. After leaving Cornell, Dobie coached for tinction for at least twenty-five years. A son, Duane Howard Andrus, was three seasons at Boston College. A past- Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan born September 4 to Howard G. Andrus, president and charter member of the commended him last May for the part MS in Ed '47, Director of the Educa- Football Coaches' Association, he was he played in preparing Naval trainees tional Placement Bureau, and Mrs. awarded last January the Association's here during the war. The American Red Andrus. Alonzo A. Stagg Award for distinguished Cross presented him with a medal and contributions to football. certificate of honor two years ago for his Coach Dobie was buried in Lakeview life-saving instruction and the fact that Geologists Gather Cemetery in Ithaca, beside Mrs. Dobie, no accidents occurred on Beebe Lake ORTY-SEVEN alumni and members who died in 1927. Bearers were Director during the twenty years he supervised Fof the Geology Department attended of Athletics Robert J. Kane '34; Captain swimming there. a Cornell breakfast during the annual Charles W. Gray, USN, Commandant of Mrs. O'Connell survives, with three meeting of the Geological Society of the NROTC; his former players Edward daughters, Mrs. Frank Willis (Mary Ann America at the Hotel Pennsylvania in V. Gouinlock '23, George R. Pfann '24, O'Connell) '46, Kathleen M. O'Connell New York City in November. The roll- and Floyd D. Ramsey '24; and Ray T. '48, and Eileen A. O'Connell '49, and a call showed Monroe G. Cheney '16 from Hunt, former assistant football coach son, Walter C. O'Connell, Jr. '51. January , 1949 255 Personal items and newspaper clippings News of the Alumni about Cornelhans are earnestly solicited

'93—Wellyn B. Clark of 2535 Haw- curity Administration at 202 Post Office keep each other better informed on hap- thorne Terrace, Berkeley, Cal., retired Building, Passaic, N. J. penings. Meanwhile, Neill Houston had from the Berkeley public schools ten '02 ME—Reginald Trautschold is an been carrying on research into ways and years ago after forty years of service, engineering consultant and his address is he has persuaded your Executive Com- most of which was spent in administra- 273 Grant Avenue, Nutley, N. J. mittee that 1919's scheme was the most tive work. He has two daughters; one is '06 AB—President Truman November effective. All Ί3ers will receive a letter married to a Yale professor and the other 23 named Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of from Neill in a few days explaining in is with UNRRA in Washington, D. C. his Economic Advisory Council, to work detail. Please give it prompt and earnest '93 ME—Guido H. Marx, who lives out an anti-inflation program for presen- attention, and answer it as the book of with his daughter and son-in-law at 356 tation to Congress early this year. etiquette requires. Lincoln Avenue, Palo Alto, Cal., recently While I intended from the start to use '07 AB—R. Warren Sailor, secretary the Life Secretary's privilege of hogging achieved "the proud distinction of great- and sales manager of the Cayuga Press, grandfatherhood." Marx has spent nearly the first column, I jockeyed the boys into Ithaca, and former editor-in-chief of the "persuading" me that the initial effort all of the years since graduation in Cali- ALUMNI NEWS, was a speaker at the fornia, teaching mechanical engineering ought to be a greeting from the secretary Downtown Athletic Club in New York to the Class. It is a pleasure always to at Stanford University. He retired in City, December 7, at the dinner for Doak 1936, but on two occasions since was write to a Classmate and a greater pleas- Walker, Southern Methodist University ure to write to all Classmates at once. called back to teach. Mrs. Marx (Ger- quarterback, 1949 recipient of the Heis- trude Van Dusen) '84 died in 1945. Such writings never fail to produce a man Memorial Trophy. Also on the dais train of memories enjoyable and vivid. were Charles A. Taussig '02, secretary of '93—Dr. Frederick F. Strong of 6129 After I have had my fun, the column Fountain Avenue, Hollywood, Cal., has the Touchdown Club, and H. C. Ballou '20. is to be devoted to providing fun and in- been in Hollywood since 1918 and is still terest for the other 835 men on the 1913 practicing as a cardiologist. '09 AB—Bessie C. Stern has just re- list in the form of notes concerning your '94 AB—Mrs. Harriet Connor Brown, tired after about twenty-seven years as friends. For one man it will be hard work: author of Grandmother Brown's Hun- chief of the Bureau of Measurements and the column editor. The victim for that dred Years, a book about pioneer life in Statistics, Maryland State Board of Edu- job, it seemed clear, should have the Iowa and The Atlantic Monthly's prize cation, Baltimore, Md. She lives at 4013 background that came from editing the biography in 1929, was elected recently Maine Avenue, Baltimore 7. biographical sketches in our 25-year to membership in the State Historical '12 BS—Edward L. Bernays, public Book. But that famous civil engineer, Society of Iowa. With her husband, Her- relations counsel, addressed the House Farmer Sessler, has gone into hiding bert D. Brown, formerly chief of the US Magazine Institute of America, Decem- beyond the Dartmouth campus, which Bureau of Efficiency, she now lives in ber 9 in New York City, reporting on re- introduced enough difficulties of time and the country at Glenora-on-Lake Seneca, search he had done on the relationship of space to make it a dirty trick to stick him nine miles north of Watkins Glen. She is house organs to American industry. The with the job. Bridgeman, since the 25- working on a sequel to her story of Society for the Psychological Study of year days, has wandered away off to Grandmother Brown called The Edu- Social Issues has announced two awards Racine and covered himself with so cation of a Hawkeye, which is an ac- made possible by a gift from Bernays, smooth a coat of Johnson's Wax (or is it count of her own experiences in the one of its members: The Edward L. Ber- Car-nu?) that you cannot grip him firmly schools of Iowa. This summer she spent nays Intergroup Relations Award for the enough to put him to work. The third several weeks in Iowa City. year 1948-49, a $1,000 US Government member of the group was Ernie Kluge; Bond, to be presented "to the individual well, those who observed Ernie's shape '99—Plans are being made for the or group contributing the best action- at the 35th Reunion realize that he could Fifty-year Reunion of the Class of '99 related research on some aspect of the not run fast enough to elude the pursuing this spring. Any suggestion sent to Max problem of improving relations between job. Upson at 140 Cedar Street, New York groups within the United States;" and City, will be welcome. The annual letter So Ernie has promised to edit the The Edward L. Bernays International will soon be sent out to all members of column but has been promised the assist- Tensions Award for the year 1949-50, the Class, and from then on wires will be ance of 836 eager 1913 news hounds. You also a $1,000 US Government Bond, to are to send him news items about your- kept hot to insure a 99% attendance. The u be given to the individual or group dates are June 17 and 18. Tar Young is self and, just in case they forget, news contributing the best action-related re- secretary of the Reunion committee and you find about other Ί3ers. Classmates search on some aspect of the problem his address is Ithaca. from other parts of the country visiting of re)ducing tensions in relations between New York should call him up. His ad- '00 LLB—At a meeting of the US nations." Professor Robert B. Mac Leod, dress is care Marsh & McLennan, 70 Olympic Association in New York City Psychology, is chairman of the judging Pine Street, New York 5, and the 'phone December 5, John T. McGovern, master committee for the latter award. is Whitehall 3-2000. of ceremonies at the 1948 London Olym- We are indebted to Neill Houston for pic Games, was by adopted amendmnet Class of 1913 initiating and perservering with the plan to the Association's constitution, made a Here begins what is expected to be a which he will write you about; to the life member of the executive committee continuous series of 1913 "columns" in Executive Committee for approval; to of the US Olympic Committee. His term the ALUMNI NEWS. The Class Executive Jess Whyte and Joe Strahan for much on the board as a representative of boys Committee decided last autumn that we assistance; and finally, the usual fine co- organizations was soon to expire. There have failed to advise the Cornell portion operation of a group of Classmates to are only four other life members. of the world adequately that "We are make it a reality. Your Executive Com- '01 ME—Francis W. Mastin is mana- the cream" and that we should cease to mittee is very much on the job, and be- ger of the district office of the Social Se- be shrinking violets; also that we should lieves that this Class as evidenced at the 256 Cornell Alumni News 35th Reunion and thereafter, is only which decided to parole them under a who has already made complete plans to beginning to be active.—G.H.R. $500 bond for each adult until Congress be present at the 30th Reunion. '14 ME—Home address of James J. determines their status. Shallna, an at- Our president, Morg Kendall, has writ- Munns is now 999 Lake Shore Drive, torney at law at 366 West Broadway, ten that the Class Executive Committee Chicago 11, 111. South Boston, Mass., has been honorary has been appointed and consists of Rudy consul for the Baltic States at Boston Deetjen, Bo-Dial, Victor Emanuel, Bill '14 BS —William Hazlett Upson for some years. has a story, "Botts and the Jet-Pro- Emerson, John Hollis, Parker Monroe, pelled Tractor," in the Saturday Evening '17 BS—Resolution pledging members John Ross, Dean Wiggins, and Art Dean. Post for January 15. to "work untiringly toward elimination Jimmy Hillas has been appointed chair- of the vicious element" in comic books, man of the nominating committee, which '15 CE — A new play, "Leaf and unanimously adopted by the New York will consist of Dean, Monroe, Kendall, Bough/' was presented by Charles P. State Federation of Women's Clubs at and one other yet to be named. This Heidt at the Plymouth Theatre in Bos- its annual convention in New York City committee is now at work preparing a ton, Mass., December 27. Written by in November, was introduced by Mrs. slate of nominees which will be presented Joseph Hayes and featuring Richard Alice Brewster Porter, Federation his- to the Class some time after the first of Hart, Coleen Gray, and Dan OΉerlihy, torian. Mrs. Porter, the wife of George the year. Morg Kendall is working on the the play ran in Boston for two weeks, C. Porter '21 and recording secretary of 30th Reunion and is looking for a chair- then opened January 10 at the Forrest the Cornell Women's Club of Albany, is man. As soon as he is named, you will be Theatre in Philadelphia, Pa., for a week's director of the cafeteria at Philip Schuy- informed because he will most certainly run before opening in New York City ler High School in Albany. need your full cooperation. January 20. How many of you analyzed the list of '15 BS—William L. Houck was re- alumni children tabulated in the Decem- elected mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario, ber 1 issue of the NEWS? In the list cover- Canada, for a third term December 6, ing three Cornell generations we have with the highest vote ever- received by a Wallace P. Beardsley and George B. mayoral candidate there. Gordon. In the list where both parents '15 AB—Bleecker Marquette and the are Cornellians we have Carroll B. Clark, work of the Public Health Federation of Wallace B. Quail, Class Correspondent Maynard E. Hall and Frank W. Hankins. Cincinnati, Ohio, of which he is executive 503 S. Main St., Middletown, Ohio In the list with one Cornell parent we secretary, were praised in an article, This column has been missing for the have Edwin W. Biederman, Arthur W. "Cincinnati's War on Death," in the last two issues of the ALUMNI NEWS Bull, Percy L. Dunn, Charles Ennis, July issue of Coronet. After telling of the simply because your correspondent had Byron Hicks, Carroll L. Homan, Lowell former lack of medical services in Cincin- a complete lack of material. As a result S. Huntington, William T. Kerr, William nati and surrounding communities, the of diligent research, some news has come G. Shanks, Maxwell M. Siegel, Ains- author, Jack H. Pollack, stated: "The to hand. worth L. Smith, Charles R. Stewart, Federation helped immeasurably to Ben Fishman of Laurelton, Long Is- Frederick T. Sutton, Frank Veith, and change all this after Bleecker Marquette, land, wrote some weeks back to ask if he Eugene F. Zeiner. its dynamic executive secretary for the could not affiliate with our Class instead last twenty-seven years, took over. A of '20, with which he had been listed be- '20—The Class of 1920 started their small, energetic man who continually cause of being away from Ithaca in organization for their Thirty-year Re- reminds wealthy Cincinnatians of their World War I. We would be delighted to union in June, 1950, by a gathering at city's squalor, the fifty-five-year-old have him affiliate with us, which is where the Cornell Club of New York December Marquette—collateral descendant of he really belongs, and we are sure there 3. Twenty-five members (space does not Mississippi discoverer Father Marquette are others whose Class affiliations were permit us to print the list of names) at- —is doing his missionary work in exploring messed up during World War I who tended, with K. A. Mayer presiding at new health horizons along the grimy should logically be part of the '19 Class. the dinner, assisted by H. J. Benisch, Ohio River." We would be happy to welcome them Class treasurer, and H. C. Ballou, Class back, too. secretary. With approximately 250 mem- '16 AB—Anthony O. Shallna was the bers of the Class living in the Metropoli- attorney for the twenty-nine Latvians Along this same line, in a recent trip to New York your correspondent had a tan area, it was decided to have another who were detained for about four months get-together February 25 at the Cornell at the East Boston Immigration Station pleasant visit with Stan Collins '18 and it came to my mind that here is another Club of New York for dinner at 6:30. A for not having unexpired immigration committee of Bill Littlewood, Joe Dia- visas. This group of refugees had left good man who more properly should be with the '19 Class instead of the very old mant, and Spike Livingston will bring in Latvia in 1944 and gone to Sweden, suggestions after making a study of the when Soviet Russian forces had re-en- men known as the Class of '18. I had quite a chat with Stan and endeavored Reunion Manual furnished by Selly tered Latvia. This summer they braved Brewer.—H.C.B. the Atlantic Ocean for forty-three days to secure some information on various in a sixty-four-foot ketch to come to the Classmates such as Bill Dietrich and Bill '21 AB, '23 AM, '29 PhD—Harold W. United States. The Board of Inquiry at Heningbaun. Perhaps the mention of Blodgett, professor of English at Union Boston excluded them and, on appeal, their names in this column will stir their College, Schenectady, has been named as the Commissioner of Immigration af- stumps to at least give a report on them- the first incumbent of the recently en- firmed the decision. Shallna then ap- selves. dowed chair at the college, The Thomas pealed their cases to the Immigration On this same trip, your correspondent Lamont Professorship of English Litera- Board of Appeals in Washington, D. C, had the pleasure of seeing Tor Parke, ture. Professor Blodgett will give a course

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January, 1949 257 in Walt Whitman at the graduate school Harold F. McCullough '41 with movies ager of The Keystone Hotel in Pitts- of New York University this summer. of the successful 1948 football season. burgh, Pa. '22 CE—Bernard S. Sines was re- '27 CE—Western Builder for Decem- cently appointed president of Southern ber 2 contained an article, "Chicago Pacific Railroad Co. of Mexico. He was Water Supply Intake Proposed North of vice-president of the company. The Racine," by Herbert Moore, consulting Mexican government, which took over engineer. The article was an excerpt of a operation of the company June 7, 1947, paper Moore presented before the North- to avoid a strike, has announced that it ern Illinois Waterworks Institute at will return the line to its owners, the Northwestern Technological Institute, Southern Pacific Co. Sines's address is Evanston, 111., November 18, under the 2507 Morelos, Guadalajara, Jalisco, title, "Keeping the Design of Filter Mexico. Plants Up to Date." Moore's address is '24 BS; '22 LLB—Mrs. Eleanor Bayuk 259 East Wells Street, Milwaukee 2, Green, public relations counsellor, has Wis. joined her husband, Leonard S. Green '28, '29 AB—Julius Leibman is secre- '22, in L. S. Green Associates, 160 West tary-treasurer of The Modern Deb, Inc., Fifty-ninth Street, New York City 19. 250 West Thirty-ninth Street, New York The organization manufactures Dust- City, manufacturers of junior coats and Seal, a new product which prevents the suits. He has two daughters, Jane Paula, formation of allergenic house dusts. seven years old, and Carla Lynne, two. '24 ME—Henry G. Warnick of 52 '28 AB; '29 BS—Irving T. Runey and Holls Terrace South, Yonkers, is traffic Mrs. Runey (Charlotte Kolb) '29 estab- '21 ME—A. Griffin Ashcroft (above) engineer for New York Telephone Co., lished an advertising agency, The Runey was elected in November president of 140 West Street, NewΎork City. He has Advertising Service, in Elmira this fall. Textile Research Institute, Inc. Director three daughters: Jane, thirteen, Margo, He was advertising manager of S. F. of research and development of Alex- ten, and Susan, three. Iszard Co. in Elmira, and she was home demonstration agent for Chemung Coun- ander Smith & Sons Carpet Co., Yon- '25 EE; '26 BS—Myron Zucker now ty. They live at 211 Fourth Street, kers, Ashcroft has been a member of the represents Precision Welder & Machine Horseheads. board of directors of the Institute since Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the Detroit- 1944, and was vice-president and chair- Toledo area in addition to carrying on '30 AB—Lucia M. Condon is married man of its executive committee during consulting work in welding, electric dis- to William S. York, Harvard '28, lives at the past year. He is a member of the tribution, and control problems through 81 Gaynor Avenue, Manhasset, and has board of directors of the American Soci- Zucker Engineering Co. Mrs. Zucker two children, Susan Elaine York, born ety for Testing Materials and chairman (Isabel Schnapper) '26 was instrumental in 1940, and William Frederick York, of its sub-committee A-3 on wool and its in forming the Garden Newswriters Asso- born in 1943. products, and a member of its adminis- ciation at the recent meeting of the '30—J. Roger Eastman of 84 Silver trative committee on ultimate consumer American Horticultural Council in Ith- Lane, East Hartford 8, Conn., is with the goods; a member of the consumer goods aca. The Zuckers live at 1708 Crooks Connecticut State Highway Department, committee of the American Standards Road, Royal Oak, Mich. at present acting as survey party chief on Association, and of the advisory sub- the Wilbur Cross Highway construction. committee on fibers and fabrics of the '25 BS, '29 MF—Charles A. Gillett was named in December managing direc- He has been married for ten years and National Research Council committee on has a four-year-old daughter, Carol. quartermaster problems; and chairman tor of the American Forest Products In- of the technical committee of Carpet dustries, Inc., a national association of '30 BS—Willis D. Hull and Mrs. Hull Institute, Inc. Ashcroft lives at 37 Gar- lumber, pulp and paper, and plywood have moved from Oroville to Wenatchee, den Avenue, Bronxville. His daughter is industries with headquarters at 1319 Wash., where their address is Apartment Mrs. Elliot A. Baines (Martha Ash- Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington 6, 206, Hawthorne Court Apartments. Hull croft) '44. D. C. He has been chief forester for is "in sales" with the Fruit Growers AFPI and previously was forester for Service Co., packers and shippers of '21 BChem, '26 PhD—Dr. Harold T. Seaboard Air Line Railway. apples, pears, and soft fruit. Before they Lacey was appointed research associate '27, '32-'35 Grad—John B. Calkin, co- moved in August, they took a trip into for Calco Chemical Division of American ordinator of research for Union Bag & Canada as far as Revelstroke, B. C. Cyanamid Co., Bound Brook, N. J. De- } Paper Corp., has formed his own con- cember 1, and, at present, is senior chem- '30 EE—Julius F. Siegel resigned as sulting business in the pulp and paper, ist of the firm's Willow Island plant. His works manager of the electronics com- and chemical process industries, with address is 454 West Minster Avenue, ponents division of Super Electric Prod- offices at 500 Fifth Avenue, New York Elizabeth, N. J. ucts Corp., February 13, to join Leonard City 18. The service will advise clients Electric Products Co. November 26, he '21, '22 BChem—Felix R. Tyroler has on problems dealing with process devel- was elected vice-president of Leonard organized and been elected executive opment and efficiency, product develop- Electric Products Corp., 1562 Sixty-first secretary and treasurer of the National ment and improvement, commercial Street, Brooklyn. Siegel lives at 43 Tulip Society, whose headquarters are at chemical development and marketing re- Maplewood Avenue, Bogota, N. J. 37 West Forty-third Street, New York search, forest research, and packaging '30 ME—From Wilbur C. Swartley, City 18. efficiency. Calkin was Textile Founda- Jr., station manager of Westinghouse '22—All men of the Class are reminded tion Fellow at the University from radio station WBZ: "New business ad- of the annual last-Friday-in-January 1932-35. dress is Westinghouse Radio & Tele- Class dinner, January 28, at the Cornell '27 BS—Thomas C. Deveau is now vision Center, 1170 Soldiers Field Road, Club of New York, at 6. Chairman Wil- general manager of The Sheraton-Bilt- Boston 34, Mass. The Center houses all liam H. Hill announces that the speakers more Hotel in Providence, R. I., as will WBZ sound and television operations will be Dean Joseph C. Hinsey of the be noted in the "Cornell Hosts" directory and is adjacent to the Harvard Stadium. Medical College and Assistant Coach this issue. He was formerly general man- Herb Coe '30 of Jordan Marsh Co. coun- 258 Cornell Alumni News selled on interior decorations. Carlos Franco '25, vice-president of Young & Rubicam, recently visited the Center and gave it a 'client's blessing'." '30 BS—Donald H. Uffinger was trans- ferred to Cleveland from Detroit as divi- sional sales manager for David E. Ken- nedy, Inc., manufacturers of resilient The Energetics of Human Behavior flooring materials. His address is 1211 NBC Building, Cleveland 14, Ohio. By G. L. Freeman, formerly Professor of Psychology and Director of the '31 AB—A daughter, Diana Clara Laboratory of Psycho-physiology', Northwestern University Pope, was born November 24 in Wash- ington, D. C, to Ernest R. Pope and Mrs. Pope of 416 High Street, Chevy The results of many years of objective physiological experi- Chase, Md. The baby is the granddaugh- mentation in the field of behavior energetics are here published. ter of Professor Paul R. Pope, German, Emeritus. Mrs. Pope is the former Helen Dr. Freeman's study has involved pouring over physiological MacMaster and an alumna of Marygrove and neurological research reports, searching for dynamic impli- College. In the December Argosy, Pope, cations in essentially analytical work, trying out on human now with the State Department's "Voice of America," writes on "Γve Watched subjects every known variety of recording device. The results of the Reds Sabotage Our State Depart- these studies, here placed in systematic context, have been ac- ment." Author of Munich Playground, claimed as an outstanding contribution to the field. he reported the first days of the war from Berlin and later was chief of the report "It achieves a rather coherent systematic way of looking at division of the Foreign Broadcast Intelli- gence Service in Washington. human behavior, one that should be very fruitful in terms of '31 CE—Commander B. Otto Roessler, hypotheses to be tested. It will also serve as an antidote to CEC, USN, was transferred last May much of the loose thinking that has run riot in certain areas in from Pearl Harbor to the Bureau of psychology."—/. P. Guilford, University of Southern California. Yards and Docks in Washington, D. C, where he is director of the contract ad- ministration division. He lives at 4604 352 pages, $3.50 South Second Street, Arlington, Va. '27 AM, '31 PhD—John V. Shank- weiler, professor and head of biology at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., Cornell University Press since 1931, is tennis coach, pre-medical adviser, and member of the athletic com- ITHACA, NEW YORK mittee, and of the executive committee of the faculty at the College. He also is a member of the executive committee of the Middle States Lawn Tennis Asso- ciation. '32 AB, '34 ME—Arch E. Houstle of 1806 South Road, Baltimore 9, Md., is president and owner of Fulton Family Corp., laundry and dry cleaning firm. "I am married to a Baltimore girl and we have a boy nine, a girl seven, a girl four, and a boy one," he writes. Conservation in the United States '33 ME—A third child, a son, Wheeler By Gustafson, Guise, Hamilton, and Ries Kenyon Neff, was born June 1 to Wil- liam E. Neff and Mrs. Neff of 335 Wash- The third edition of this nationally-used text is now ready. ington Highway, Snyder, Buffalo 21. Neff is research supervisor for the rayon The authors have revised and rewritten in the light of the de- technical division of the DuPont Co. in velopments of the war years and their exhausting drains upon Buffalo. our natural resources. New material has been added, a new '33 AB—Dr. Frederick B. Parker has chapter written, and many new illustrations make graphic the been promoted to professor at the Uni- problems of dwindling resources faced by our country. versity of Delaware, in Newark. He has been on the faculty there since 1946 and 544 pages, $5.00 is chairman of the department of soci- ology. '33 DVM—After practicing in Caze- novia for fifteen years, Dr. Richard M. Comstock Publishing Co., Inc. Sears has joined the Du Pont Co. as ITHACA, NEW YORK manager and veterinarian for a beef cattle project at Fair Hill, Md. His new address is Elkton, Md., RD 3. January\ 1949 259 '34 AB—Forrest W. Boecker now has fall. Saw 'Command Decision' and was his own office for the general practice of surprised to see the name of Julia Sze '37 law at 722 Chestnut, St. Louis, Mo., on the program as in charge of costume THE after being attorney for a bank and then designing." a railroad. He lives at 6923 Pershing, St. '37 AB; '40—Dr. Bert Klatskin and COOP Louis 5; has three children: Joan, nine, Mrs. Klatskin (Ruth Weiner) '40 have COLUMN Betsey, four, and Jimmy, one and a half. moved into their new home at 66 Royal '34 AB—Success story of Thomas J. Oak Road, Staten Island 14. Dr. Klat- Litle III, who heads Proof Products skin practices dentistry at 108 Beech- Corp., 762 Penobscot Building, Detroit, wood Place, Staten Island 1. Mich., appeared in the November 11 '37 AB—Pliny Rogers of 503 High issue of the Detroit Free Press. A broken Street, Clarksburg, W. Va., writes: leg in 1938 gave Litle the idea for his αNow have two daughters, Linda Ferrin first product, αK-4 Powder," for ath- Rogers, born in October, 1946, and lete's foot, says the author, George W. Deborah Windon Rogers, born in Au- Parker, in the article entitled "How a gust, 1948. Recently, Bill Fleming '37 Bad Break Started Good Business." After stopped for a few hours to talk over old the cast was removed, Litle found he Cornell days. He is residing in his home had "one of the best cases of athlete's town of Titusville, Pa. \X7E have a few new items, and foot in history." Parker also tells how '38 AB—Fabian W. Kunzelmann and many of the old favorites. Why Litle conceived his ideas for "Bonaid" Mrs. Kunzelmann have a son, Gordon don't you send us an order for those and "48-Hour Cologne Deodorant." Kunzelmann, born November 9. Kunzel- Cornell items you have always wanted? '35 PhD—Dr. Ollie D. Burke, exten- mann is assistant sales manager of the sion plant pathologist of Pennsylvania Inca division of Phelps Dodge Copper Cornell Compacts,$1.00 to $5.00. La- Products Corp., Box 600, Fort Wayne, pel Pins with Cornell seal, $1.00 up. State College, was elected president of the Potato Association of America at the Ind. Cornell Photo Album, white with Cor- annual meeting of the organization in '39 AB—A son, Peter Rochford De- nell and Seal in red, $1.50. Pittsburgh, Pa., in December. vine, was born April 14 to Edward D. Have you got your Cornell Calendar '35 EE—A second daughter, Sally Devine, Jr. and Mrs. Devine of 9210 yet? Spalding Hutchings, was born Novem- Everts, Detroit 24, Mich. Devine prac- ber 21 to William S. Hutchings and Mrs. tices law with Devine, Kent & Devine, The Morgan Cornell Calendar has 1419 Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich. twelve lovely pictures of Cornell and Hutchings of 44 Park Avenue, Caldwell, N. J. Hutchings, son of Mrs. Gertrude '39 AB—William Y. Hutchinson be- surrounding views, and is priced at L. Hutchings, who retired as college came manager of industrial relations of $1.75. records clerk, Resident Instruction, Agri- the industrial power division of Inter- The Cornell Engagement Calendar culture, this summer after many years national Harvester Co., Chicago, 111. He also has pictures of Cornell and Ithaca, with the College, is an engineer with was previously industrial relations man- and is priced at $1.00. The New Jersey Zinc Co. ager at the company's Melrose Park '35 ME—Richard L. Katzenstein of Works. Is your stock of Cornell Book Plates 111 East Eighty-eighth Street, New '39 BS—Michael N. Stehnach, por- nearly exhausted? Those of you who York City 26, is construction superin- trait photographer, owns and operates haven't any book plates will like these tendent at Bethlehem Steel Co. ship- The Grove Studio in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Cornell Book Plates. The scenes we building division, Staten Island yard. He specializes in child photography and have available at the present time are He is the son of William K. Katzenstein says Oak Ridge "has fine prospects be- Wίllard Straight Entrance, Library '03. cause of its high birth rate." Stehnach's Tower, and the Goldwin Smith Sun '35 AB—Benjamin S. Loeb, Jr. has address is Box 2196, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Dial. They are priced at $1.00 per hun- become an economist with the National '40 AB, '42 LLB—Mr. and Mrs. Ed- dred without your name on them, or Security Resources Board. He and Mrs. ward W. Merli (Margaret Dunwell) of $2.50 with name. Loeb moved into their new house at 510 8760 113th Street, Richmond Hill 18, Peabody Street, NE, Washington 11, have a son, Stephen Edward Merli, born We have a new Cornell Mascot, Wah- D. C, November 5, after a period in October 14. Whoo-Wah, the Indian doll, and he is New York. Loeb received the MBA at '40 AB—Stanley A. Russell, Jr. of proving to be quite a favorite. He is NYU in October. Blyth & Co., Inc., 14 Wall Street, New priced at $3.75. An old favorite, the '36 AB, '38 MS—Eleanor F. Horsey York City, was elected president of the Colt, is back in stock, and he is priced was appointed in June technical staff Investment Association of New York at $4.75. Other mascots are priced from assistant to the manager of research and December 14. Son of Stanley A. Russell $1.25 to $4.25, and we will be pleased development of The Glenn L. Martin '12 and a graduate of New York Univer- to have you write us for a complete list Co., Chemicals Division, Baltimore 2, sity graduate school of business adminis- Md. She lives at 202 West Twenty-ninth of all mascots available. tration, he was program director of the Street, Baltimore 11, Md. Investment Association for the last year. '37, '38 ME—Lieutenant Colonel Ed- '42 AB—Dr. Herbert A. Laughlin ward F. Dibble and Mrs. Dibble of 1240 practices general medicine at 66 South Monterey Street A, Redlands, Cal., have Portage Street, Westfield. He writes that a son, born November 21. Mrs. Dibble is Dr. Kent L. Brown '38 is a senior resident the former June White of Redlands. at Saint Luke's Hospital in Cleveland. The Cornell Co-op. '37 AB—Mrs. Joseph W. Britton (Bar- Ohio. BARNES HALL, ITHACA, N. Y. bara Heath) is in the retail grocery busi- '42 BME; '43—A second daughter, ness with her husband; lives on James Patti Diane Lawrence, was born July 26 Street, Barre, Mass. She writes: "Oldest to William C. Lawrence and Mrs. Law- daughter, Carol. Ann, started.school this rence (LaVerne Storey) '43 of 385 Tar-

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rington Road, Rochester. Lawrence is '42 BS in AE(ME); '43—William B. Ann Evans, was born June 20 to Wayne studying for his professional engineering Whiting and Mrs. Whiting (Jean Warner) R. Evans and Mrs. Evans of 35 Upton license at Eastman Kodak Co. '43 have moved from Tarry town to 90 Park, Rochester 7. "A most appropriate '42 BCE; '44 BS—Paul W. Leighton Roosevelt Road, Rochester. They have Father's Day gift," writes Evans, who is and Mrs. Leighton (Greta Wilcox) '44 of two daughters, one five and the other a physicist with the Navy Ordnance 60 Darling Avenue, Bloomίield, N. J., two years old. Whiting is with the York Division of Eastman Kodak Co. have a second daughter, Ann Shields Corp. Mrs. Whiting is the daughter of '43 BS; '44—Thomas B. Johnson and Leighton, born August 23. Munroe F. Warner Ίl and the former Mrs. Johnson (Barbara Larrabee) '44 Margaret Mandeville '12. have a daughter, Laurie Ann Johnson, '42 BCE; '43 BS—John F. Mattern '42 AB—Caryl Anne Scarlett was born born December 5. Grandfather of the and Mrs. Mattern (Caroline Shelp) '43 October 22 to Mr. and Mrs. James N. baby is Edgar B. Johnson '15. The John- moved to their newly-built home at 73 Scarlett (Virginia Young) of 5927 Wal- sons moved to 384 Front Street, Owego, Spear Street, Metuchen, N. J., in Au- nut Street, Pittsburgh 6, Pa. This is in January; Johnson now manages the gust from Bound Brook, N. J. Their son, their first child. Hanafin Equipment Co. in Owego. John Edward Mattern, was born April 28 on their fourth wedding anniversary; '43 BS—William R. Anders and Mrs. '43 BCE—Thomas O. Nobis, general their daughter, Judy, is three years old. Anders of 713 East 117th Street, Cleve- superintendent for Central Engineering Mrs. Mattern is the daughter of the late land, Ohio, have a son, born September Co., general contractors, has been living Edward N. Shelp '17. Since leaving the 25, "with red hair just like Dad's." since April in Peoria, 111., where Central Army in July, 1946, Mattern has been a . Anders is manager of Anders Cafeteria, Engineering Co. is building for the US civil engineer with William L. Crow Con- Inc. Engineers an earth dam and concrete struction Co. in New York City. '43, '42 AB—Stanley L. Berger mar- spillway to be completed in September, ried Elaine Messinger of St. Albans June 1949. Nobis's mailing address is RFD 2, '42 BFA—Alice Scott is a designer with 27; they recently moved into an apart- Davenport, Iowa. C. F. Braun & Co. of Alahambra, Cal.; ment at 89-20 161st Street, Jamaica. '43 AB—A daughter and first child, lives at 317 Acacia Street, San Gabriel, Berger is a salesman for Republic Con- Elizabeth Janet Singlaub, was born No- Cal. tainer Corp. of Jersey City, manufac- vember 30 in Pasadena, Cal., to Major '42 AB—After receiving the MA in turers of corrugated boxes. John K. Singlaub and the former Mary journalism at Stanford University in '43 BS—John E. Chance recently Osborne. Major Singlaub arrived in the June, 1947, Richard R. Ryan joined joined the staff of WMTR, Morristown, United States about a week later from Eureka (Cal.) Newspapers, Inc., as a re- N. J., new radio station serving New China. The Singlaubs had lived in porter on the Humboldt Standard, the Jersey's Morris County. The Chances Mukden, Manchuria, for a year and a afternoon paper. Last April, he moved live in Parsippany, N. J. (RD 1, Boon- half; Mrs. Singlaub returned to the over to the morning paper, the Hum- ton, N. J.) Their first child, a daughter, States October 1. They have been stay- boldt Times, as sports editor. He also is Carol Ann Chance, was born to them ing at the home of Major Singlaub's staff photographer, lumber editor, avia- November 30. parents at 14636 Sutton Street, Sherman tion editor, and police reporter. '43 AB, '48 MS—A daughter, Eleanor Oaks, Cal., but expect to leave for the January, 1949 East this month. Mrs. Singlaub, who is the daughter of John L. Osborne '13, writes: "I'm just as interested and pleased to get my copies of the NEWS here at home as I was in Mukden." '43 BEE—Raymond V. Pohl, develop- ment engineer with the General Engi- neering and Consulting Laboratory of General Electric Co., married July 24 CORNELL WOMEN'S RING Margaret M. Smyth of Schenectady, $27.50 plus 20% tax chief metallographer at the Peek Street Atomic Power Laboratory of GE, and an alumna of Ohio State University. The Pohls live on Helderberg Road, RD 5, These are the official Schenectady. '43 BChemE, '47 MChemE—Michael CORNELL RINGS R. Sfat married Carolyn J. Buckridge in 10K. gold November 24 in Roselle, N. J. They live at Redfield Village, Metuchen, N. J. '43 BS in AE(ME)—John E. Slater, Jr. of 258 Beacon Street, Boston 16, '44 — First Lieutenant Hanford L. An excellent gift which Mass., is a publishers' representative for Cummings, Jr. (above) is taking a• course all alumni will enjoy McGraw Hill Publishing Co., Inc. He in engineering sciences at the USAF In- and Nancy Wiggin of Waban, Mass., an stitute of Technology, Wright-Patterson wearing alumna of Colby Junior College, became AF Base, Dayton, Ohio. Before entering engaged November 14. The wedding is the Air Force, Lieutenant Cummings planned for April. was graduated from the US Military '43 DVM; '48 BS—Dr. Clarence P. Academy at West Point. He entered the Zepp, Jr. and Muriel A. El win '48 were Institute in September after serving on married June 19 and they now live at 22 the aviation cadet interview board at East Eighty-first Street, New York City Mitchel AF Base, New York. 28. Dr. Zepp, the son of Dr. Clarence P. '44, '43 AB—Howard L. Foote is in Zepp '19, is a veterinarian at 136 West charge of the publications group of the Fifty-third Street, New York City 19. research department of Stromberg-Carl- '44, '47 AB—John C. Barker, Jr., for- son Co. in Rochester. He has just moved CORNELL MEN'S HI NO merly an assistant editor of the ALUMNI his family into a newly-built home at $16.50 plus 20% tax NEWS, has joined D. R. Buschman & 71 Miles Avenue, Fairport. Associates, a newly-formed public rela- '44—Hugo J. Gelardin has been for Prompt Service tions firm at 1404 East Ninth Street, (Please use Order Form below) the last two years a registered representa- Cleveland 14, Ohio. He is the son of the tive with Carl H. Loeb, Rhoades & Co., late John C. Barker '12. stock and commodity brokers and invest- '44 BS—Maurice B. Burritt, manager ment bankers, 61 Broadway, New York of the food and restaurant department of City. His address is 25 East Eighty- Cornell Engagement the Coral Gables Golf Club, Coral third Street, New York City 28. Calendar for 1949 Gables, Fla., suffered a severe attack of '44 BS—From Peter G. Millenaar, $1.00 postpaid poliomyelitus in September and has been Box 1683, West Palm Beach, Fla.: "I confined to an iron lung most of the time have established the Millenaar Land- Morgan Cornell Calendar for nine weeks, his father, Maurice C. scape Service here and am going full $1.75 postpaid Burritt '08, writes. His condition is im- steam as a landscape contractor. Met proving and he is well on the road to re- Leon Enken '40 the other night at Leon covery. Letters from his friends would be & Eddies, Palm Beach, Fla., which he very much appreciated. His address is manages." Polio Ward of Jackson Memorial Hos- '44 BS in ChemE; '44, '43 BS — A pital, Miami, Fla. daughter, Ellen Bayard Shoemaker, was '44 BS in AE; '45, '44 BS—A son, born to F. Wells Shoemaker and Mrs. John William Ekegren III, was born Shoemaker (Sara Storm) '44 of Enka, July 16 to J. William Ekegren, Jr. and N. C, November 5, on the second birth- Mrs. Ekegren (Betty Finney) '45 of 33 day of their son, F. Wells Shoemaker, Jr. You'll enjou Ptadίnq at the A Minton Avenue, Chatham, N. J. Eke- Grandfather is Robert C. Shoemaker '14. TR7AN7GLE/A gren is an industrial engineer with Johns- Shoemaker is with the research depart- ΔΔK SHΔP^ZJ Manville, Manville, N. J. ment of American Enka Corp., Enka, N. C, manufacturers of viscose rayon. Sheldon Court, Ithaca, N. Y. '44 AB—A son, Richard Stewart di Pretoro, was born to Lieutenant and '44, '47 BS—Bernard W. Spencer mar- Please send me one Cornell Men's Mrs. John E. di Pretoro, Jr. (Marjorie ried Caroline R. Hoffmann of Jamaica (Women's) Ring—size Engrave Evers) November 22 in Newport, R. I. July 9. He is office manager of the service initials inside. The di Pretoros are living in Newport and collection office of the Home Life while Lieutenant di Pretoro is attending Insurance Co., Room 1230, One LaSalle Name the Navy General Line School. Address: Building, Chicago 2, 111. Address Quarters GG-10, Naval Training Sta- '44, '47 BS; '44 AB—A second daugh- tion, Newport, R. I. ter, Carol Ann Waugh, was born October 262 Cornel/ Alumni News 29 in Rockville Centre, L. I., to Donald PROTECTING THE AMERICAN HOME R. Waugh, Jr. and Mrs. Waugh (Maida Sizer) '44 of 40 Eighth Street, Carle Place. '44 AB—Engagement of Jeane Whit- ford of Bound Brook Gardens, Apart- ment G-10, Bound Brook, N. J., to War- ren Benner of Union, N. J., was an- nounced Christmas Day. The wedding will take place in the spring. Benner served on a minesweeper in the Navy's 8th Amphibious Force in the Mediter- ranean and is now a clerk at the Post Office in Union. '45 DVM—A daughter, Karen Law- rence Abbott, was born October 20 to Dr. George W. Abbott and Mrs. Abbott of 72 North Street, Grafton, Mass. Dr. Abbott owns the Grafton Animal Hos- pital. '45 BS; '43 BS—Louise M. Greene and Theodore D. Richards, Jr. '43 were married September 18 in Oakfield. She is secretary of the College of Home Eco- nomics Information Service, and he is editorial assistant in the radio division of the College of Agriculture Extension and Information Service. '45, '47 BS; '45, '44 BS—A daughter, Cynthia Mary Keller, was born October 22 to George W. Keller and Mrs. Keller (Margery Dewar) '45 of Alexander. Keller teaches vocational agriculture in Alexander Central School. Pioneers fought for it... You can buy it! '45 BCE—Ensign Edwin C. Paul, USN, married Dorothy E. Short No- ECURITY — for our homes, our families, ourselves — that is what men vember 22 in Princeton, N. J. S have always wanted most. '45, '44 BS—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph To the pioneer, security meant actual physical safety — protection from Abercrombie, Jr. (Elizabeth Rogers) of hostile Indians, resentful of the white man who dared to homestead on 1401 Pleasant Street, Worcester, Mass., their hunting grounds. have a son, John Rogers Abercrombie, Today, there are other threats to the peace and security of the family born November 22. . . . but most of them can be thwarted by life insurance. In case of your '45; '47 AB—Joseph R. Schurman death, life insurance can: was recently elected current case editor Keep your home in the family with mortgage retirement insurance... and Irving D. Isko '47, treasurer of the Feed and clothe and educate your children . .. Harvard Law School Record. Schurman Keep your widow's declining years reasonably free from money worries. is the son of Alumni Trustee Jacob G. Schurman, Jr. '17 and grandson of the On the other hand, if all goes well with you, the same life insurance third President of the University. can bring comfort and happiness to your own retirement years. '45, '44 BS—Mr. and Mrs. Oscar H. Have you heard about "YOUR PLAN FOR SECURITY"? This is a new Schmitt, Jr. (Faye Seelbach) have a son, service offered by your local National Life representative. It will give you Gary Jay Schmitt, born November 5 in a clear and accurate picture of your family's financial needs over the years to come. A post card will bring you the details on how you can get this Harrisburg, Pa., where they live at 330 helpful new family service. No obligation, of course. Yew Place, Taylor Park. Schmitt is a feed salesman for Quaker Oats Co. in etSee your National Life underwriter at least once a year" the Harrisburg area. '45, '48 BS in ME; '48 MS—Douglas J. Wilcox and Jane D. White, MS '48, daughter of State Architect Cornelius J. White, were married in Albany, March 6. They live in Pasadena, Cal. (958 Dale Street), where Wilcox is doing Naval re- search. '45 BS—Evelyn A. Wittenberg was married September 19 to Fred D. Haas, student at CCNY. She is a secretary with an advertising firm in New York City, where her address is 118 East Eighty- FOUNDED 1850 A MUTUAL COMPANY- OWNED BY ITS POLIGYHOLDERS eighth Street. COPYRIGHT 1Θ4Θ BY NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

January y 1949 263 '46 AB—Charlotte M. Cooper, home service representative for Central Hud- son Gas & Electric Corp., is engaged to Jack A. Gill of Hurley, it has been an- nounced by her parents, Ralph M. Cooper '15 and Mrs. Cooper of 188 North Ave- nue, Kingston. Gill attended North Caro- lina State College, where he was a mem- CALDWELL ber of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, and during the war served with the Marine Corps in the Pacific. Miss Cooper is SCOTT president of the Mid-Hudson Cornell CONSTRUCTION Women's Club. '46 BS—Ernestina Malnati is an in- structor in textiles and clothing at Bowl- ing Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Also instructing in the de- partment is Eleanor M. Boettke '48. Both live at 334 South Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio. α QUEBEC '46 LLB —Wallace Gonzalez-Oliver Plan now a wonderful, different, winter vacation In la was admitted to the New York State Province de Quebec—easily accessible by rail, road or Bar November 29 and has joined the law plane. Keen, clear mountain skies, brilliant snow and firm of Shearman & Sterling & Wright, old-time French Canadian hospitality await you in com- fortable modern inns and hotels. 20 Exchange Place, New York City. He MEW YORK lives at 455 West Twenty-third Street PROVINCE DE (London Terrace) in New York. SOUTH A/VΛEPUCA '46, '45 BS—Mrs. Donald W. Mc- Pheeters (Marion Moulton) of 38 Bay Street, Potsdam, has a son, Wesley uebec Moulton McPheeters, born October 22. For help planning your vaca Her husband is an instructor in electrical

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CAN-9 engineering at Clarkson Institute of Technology. '46, '47 BME—Stanley F. Reiter is working for the Master of Engineering at Yale and his address is Hammond Metal- lurgical Laboratory, Yale University, ROGERS PEET CLOTHES APPEAL New Haven, Conn. Until September, he ESPECIALLY TO COLLEGE MEN was a tool engineer with Chase Brass & Copper Co., Waterbury, Conn. The endorsement and patronage of the '46 BS in ME—Albert O. Schmitt is Alumni and Undergraduates of well- sales engineer for K. W. Battery Co. and known Eastern colleges contribute im< his address is 216 Aster Drive. New Hyde measurably to the high regard in which Park. the name of Rogers Peet is held. '46 BS—Shirley D. Yenoff was mar- ried December 26 in Buffalo to Dr. San- In addition to being sold in our own ford Kingsly, orthodontist in New York stores in New York and Boston, Rogers City, who attended the Universities of Peet Clothes are featured by quality Cincinnati and Louisville. The Kingslys stores in principal cities throughout the live at 1464 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn. country including the Douglas MacDaid '47, '46 AB—Aileen G. Bernstein is a Shops in New Haven and Princeton. buyer of gifts and stationery for Levy Brothers, Elizabeth, N. J., and is study- ing for the MA in group work at Teach- ers College, Columbia University. She was formerly in social work with the New Jersey State Board of Guardians. Her address is 205 Keer Avenue. Newark 8, N. J. '47, '46 BCE, '48 MCE—Herbert S. Meltzer is a second lieutenant in the Army and his address is 0957391, Stu- In New York: Fifth Avenue at 41st Street Thirteenth Street at Broadway dent Officer, Box 5-256, Fort Belvoir, Va. Warren Street at Broadway He writes: "After graduation, I was em- And in Boston: Tremont St. at Bromfield St. ployed by the State of New Jersey Divi- sion of Water Policy in Trenton, an out- fit just stinkin' with Cornellians from boss on down. Whenever we went out to lunch, it looked like a minor Q Reunion." '48 BME—James S. Greene of 50 Bridge Street, Sidney, is a junior de- signer at Scintilla Magneto Division in Sidney. November 27, he became en- gaged to Mary E. Nolin of Auburn and Marymount College '49. '48 AB—Walter A. Kretz teaches Eng- lish to sophomores and juniors and coaches the backfield of the football team Spend a Winter at Lawrence High School, Lawrence, L. I '48 AB; '48 AB—Clinton C. Laux is an executive trainee with Sears, Roebuck & Weekend at Cornell Co. in Newark, N. J., and has been play- ing football with the Belleville Iron Dukes of the New Jersey Professional League. Mrs. Laux (Florence Draugel) , X OU can get back often—if you go by air. Robinson Airlines offers you convenient, comfortable service into and out of Ithaca—with schedules that '48 is doing advertising research with make it possible for you to spend a long, enjoyable weekend at Cornell. Young & Rubicam in New York. They live at 117 Birch wood Drive, Belleville, CONVENIENT CONNECTIONS: From the West and Southwest N. J. 2 Flights Daily from BUFFALO '48 BS—Mary E. McCarthy is home- From the South and Northeast making teacher at Andover Central 3 Flights Daily from NEW YORK New York State Alumni Serve'd by Regular DailyjFlights: School in Andover. Buffalo Rochester Niagara Falls '48 BS—Dorothea E. Underwood is Corning Ithaca Binghamton with the home service department of Albany New York Teterboro Iroquois Gas Corp. Her work includes Endicott Johnson City demonstrations, recipe and equipment testing, radio work, journalism, and home calls. Last summer she taught swimming ROBINSON AIRLINES and life saving at Camp Nagawicka. Ad- Call Your Nearest Airline Office dress: 196 Anderson Place, Buffalo. '48 BS—Eleanor Vieweg of 10 Pilgrim January^ 1949 265 Road; Bridgeport, Conn., started as jun- The ior home economist in the consumers in- stitute of General Electric Co., October 1. This summer she was cook at Crane Point (Sίnxnήί (SLlvcb NESBETT Lodge at Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks. Miss Vieweg is the daugh- FUND ter of Otto C. Vieweg '16. INCORPORATED '48 BS—Frances J. Young was married Prospectus on request in June to Richard H. Harrison, a gradu- ate of Case Institute of Technology. Har- Managers and Underwriters rison is with Carbide & Chemicals Corp. in Oak Ridge, Tenn., where they live at III? Eaat JOHN G. NESBETT & Co. 359 West Outer Drive. INCORPORATED Investment Managers Telephone 25 Broad Street Necrology Nrm $ nrfe, 5ί. 1. HAnover 2-2893 New York 4, N.Y (John G. Nesbett '23) Mrs. Myrtle Sherer Betten, instructor in the Clothing Department of Home Economics from 1921-35 and wife of Professor Cornelius Betten, PhD Ό6, Entomology, Emeritus, former Dean of the University Faculty, died Hemphill, Noyes C®> Co. in Asheville, N. C, December 16, 1948. The Bettens moved from Ithaca to Asheville last Members New York Stock Exchange BARR October to a house they had built next door 15 Broad Street New York & BARR, Inc. to their son, Cornelius Betten, Jr. '31 at 177 Woodland Road. Mrs. Betten, who took a INVESTMENT SECURITIES Formerly Barr & Lane, Inc. special course in Agriculture in 1919-20, had Jansen Noyes ΊO Stanton Griff is ΊO also taught at Hay ward College, Fairfield, L. M. Biancke Ί 5 Willard I. Emerson Ί 9 111., Southern Collegiate Institute, Albion, Jansen Noyes, Jr. *39 Nixon Griff is '40 111., and Knox College, Galesburg, 111. For Builders many years she was a national councilor of BRANCH OFFICES Delta Delta Delta sorority and was a valued Albany, Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia adviser of the Cornell chapter. Dr. Betten and Pittsburgh Trenton, Washington another son, Robert S. Betten '28, also survive. • 75—Evert Beach Kiersted, December 13, 1948. He lived at Hotel Edgemore, East Eastman, Dillon & Co. Orange, N. J. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE '87 PhB—Charles Gibson Gardiner of 301 New York Pearl Street, Washington, Ind., attorney Investment Securities since 1889, October 6, 1948. Brother, the late Ithaca Boston William R. Gardiner, Jr. '91. Sigma Chi. DONALD C. BLANKE '20 '89 PhB—Henry Clay Stanclift, professor emeritus of history at Cornell College, Mt. Representative Vernon, Iowa, November 21, 1948. 15 BROAD STREET NEW YORK 5, N. Y. '90 BS in Arch—Edwin Augustus May, Dec- ember 18, 1948, in Pasadena, Cal., where he had lived for several years since retiring from Branch Offices Songs of Cornell the practice of architecture. His address in Pasa- Philadelphia Los Angeles Chicago dena was Maryland Hotel. Phi Kappa Psi. Reading Easton Paterson Hartford Contains all the songs that '91—Charles Francis Turner of Hudson, Cornellians sing—words and Ohio, in January, 1948. He had been a mer- chant. music. The only complete Cor- '92 ME(EE)—Frank Darwin Jackson, nell Song Book. August 7, 1948, at his home, 59 Lexington Avenue, Buffalo. From 1908-36, he was as- ESTABROOK & CO. sistant engineer for the City of Buffalo. Phi Members of the New York and Gamma Delta. Boston Stock Exchanges Substantially '94 AM—Elliott Woodbury Lamson, a bound in red fabrik- teacher at Dwight School, 72 Parlς Avenue, Sound Investments $2 oid, stamped with Post New York City, for fifty-three years, Decem- Investment Counsel and silver. Only Paid ber 4, 1948. He was a graduate of Brown Uni- Supervision versity. Roger H. Williams '95 Send payment with order to '95 ME—Alexander Leisenring Brodhead of 317 Bridge Street, Catasauqua, Pa., Nov- Resident Partner New York Office ember 24, 1948, in Washington, D. C. Former Cornell Alumni Assn. G. Norman Scott '27, Sales Manager president of the Cornell Club of Lehigh Val- 18 East Ave. Ithaca, N.Y. ley, he was an engineer with Crane Iron 40 Wall Street Works in Catasauqua for a number of years and was later in the slag business. He was for- merly president of Catasauqua borough coun- cil and recently treasurer of the borough. OUR CORNELL '97 DVM—Dr. Herman Reeve Ryder of CAMP OTTER Eight distinguished alumni write FOR BOYS 7 to 17 about about their University Fayetteville, October 28, 1948. IN MUSKOKA REGION OF ONTARIO Now reissued in new format '99 AB—Mary Harlan Doherty, former ENROLL NOW FOR 1949 $1.00 a copy, postpaid from principal of College Preparatory School for HOWARD B. ORTNER '19, Director Cornell Alumni Association Girls in Cincinnati, in the fall of 1948. Her ad- 132Louvaine Dr.,Kenmore 17,N.Y. 18 EAST AVE. JTHACA, N. Y. dress was 2714 Cleinview Avenue, Cincinnati 6, Ohio. 266 Cornell Alumni News '99 ME(EE)—Louis James Smith of 68 which he founded in 1941. Brother, the late Springside Avenue, Pittsfield, Mass., Septem- Francis A. Eames '16. Chi Psi. ber 13, 1948. In Pittsfield he had been an en- Ίl—Harold Chamberlain Pierson, land- Here is Your gineer with General Electric Co., city auditor, scape architect and landscape superintendent and an insurance underwriter with Berkshire of the New York World's Fair in 1939-40, Life Insurance Co. December 10, 1948, in Santa Monica, Cal. TIMETABLE '03—Annie Jean Gibney of 809 North His wife is Louise Randall Pierson, author of Grand Boulevard, St. Louis 6, Mo., May 10, the recent book, Roughly Speaking. TO AND FROM ITHACA 1948. She had been head of the Spanish de- '12 AB—Irwin Torrence Francis, choir dir- partment at Central High School in St. Louis. ector and organist of the Caldwell, N. J., Pres- Light Type,α.η. Eastern Std. Time Dark Type, p.m. '03 MD—Dr. Frank McElroy Huntoon, for- byterian Church, December 12, 1948, at his Lv. New Lv. Lv. merly assistant professor of Bacteriology at home on South Berwick Road, Troy Hill, N. York ITHACA the Medical College in New York, December J. He was with the Griffith Piano Co. of Ne- Newark Phila. 21, 1948, in a sanitarium in Syracuse. He had wark, N. J. 10:55 11:10 11:00 5:58 been ill with tuberculosis since 1941. After (x)11:45 12:00 11:00 7:06 leaving the Medical College in 1918, Dr. Hun- '13 AB, '16 MD—Dr. John Dooley Lyttle, toon was for many years medical director of medical director of the Children's Hospital in Lv. Ithαcα Ar. Buffalo Lv. Buffalo Ar. Ithaca H. K. Mulford Co., now Sharpe & Dohme Los Angeles and head of pediatrics at Univer- Co., Philadelphia, Pa., drug manufacturers. sity of Southern California, November 26, 7:15 9:45 9:00 11:50 He helped develop serums for tetanus, scarlet 1948. With Dr. Meredith Campbell, he was 6:04 8:40 10:40 1:11 fever, and pneumonia; was the author of sev- credited with the first complete study of children's kidney conditions. Lv. Ar. Ar. Ar. New eral medical textbooks. ITHACA Phila. Newark York '15 ME—Harold Lay Mallery of 68 Ten '03—Willis Lloyd Strachan, attorney, Jan- 1:17 8:20 8:19 8:35 uary 20, 1948, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Eyck Avenue, Albany, in February, 1948. He had been president of Mallery Engineering (y)11:59 7:45 7:44 8:00 where he lived at 1523 North Nevada Avenue. Corp., Albany, and secretary-treasurer of He was district attorney for the 4th Judicial Secret Caverns, Inc., Howes Cave. Son of the (x) New York-Ithaca sleeping car open for occupancy District of Colorado from 1917-24. Sigma late Clarence S. Mallery '89, he was the at New York 10:30 p.m.—May be occupied at Alpha Epsilon. Ithaca until 8:00 a.m. brother of John S. Mallery '16, Roger H. Mal- (y)Ithaca-New York sleeping car open for occupancy '05 CE—James Hiram Sturdevant, civil lery '19, Robert G. Mallery '20, William T. at 9:30 p.m. Mallery '21, and Frederick C. Mallery '25; Lehigh Valley Trains use Pennsylvania Station in engineer with Patchin & Zimmerman Engin- New York and Newark, Reading Terminal in Phila- eering Co., Augusta, Ga., December 22, 1948. and father of Charles G. Mallery '45 and Har- delphia. Formerly with the New York State Highway old C. Mallery '49. Sigma Pi. Coaches, Parlor Cars, Sleeping Cars, Cafe-Lounge Department for twenty years, he returned to Car and Dining Car Service active Army service during World War II as '1*5 CE—Frederick Harvey Rayfield, De- area engineer with headquarters at the Colum- cember 2, 1948, in Atlanta, Ga., where he was bia, S. C, Air Base. partner and general manager of Potter & Ray- field machine shop and foundry, and lived at Lehigh Valley '07 AB, Ίl MD—Dr. Elvira Dean Abell, 244 Peachtree Battle Avenue. Psi Upsilon. December 8, 1948, at her home on Lountoka '17 DVM— Colonel Nathan Meuzso Neate, Railroad Way and Woodland Road, Madison, N. J. a veterinarian in the US Army for about thirty The Route of THE BLACK DIAMOND Wife of former Senator Frank D. Abell, she years, August 22, 1948, in Washington, D. C. was pathologist and roentgenologist at Mor- ristown, N. J., Memorial Hospital, and on He had been station veterinarian at Fort the staffs of All Souls Hospital, Morristown, Bragg, N. C. Sister, Mrs. Sigurd A. Johnson and Overlook Hospital, Summit, N. J. She (Lucy Neate) '25. Alpha Psi. BERMUDA was president of the New Jersey Tuberculosis Ί8 PhD—Professor Ernest Walter Lind- Association and a member of the board of strom, head of the department of genetics and managers of the New Jersey Training School vice-dean of the graduate college at Iowa for Girls. Sister, Dr. Jennie Dean Beaver '07. State University, November 8, 1948, in Ames, '07 AB—Henry Langley Johnson, former Iowa. An assistant from 1914-16 and an in- supervisor of the Monongahela National For- vestigator in genetics in 1917 at Cornell, he est, May 25, 1948, at his home in Elkins, W. went to Iowa State from the University of Va. He was appointed supervisor in 1916 and Wisconsin to set up and head the genetics de- resigned some years later to enter the florist partment. He went to Paris in 1927-28 for the and nursery business and to practice as a con- International Education Board. sulting forester. He received the MF at Yale Ί9—Frederick Gere Stodder, November in 1909. The site of his nursery until he re- 14, 1948, in Wichita, Kans., where he lived at tired several years ago was given to the Amer- 447 North Belmont. Stodder entered the oil ican Legion by Mrs. Johnson for a Henry L. business in 1929 after ten years as cashier of Johnson Memorial Park. the State Bank of Burden, Kans. He was vice- '08 ME—Frank Watson Hoyt of 1738 Jef- president for Kansas of the Independent Pe- ferson Avenue, Scranton, Pa., July 28, 1948. troleum Association of America; was an Army He represented manufacturers of high pres- officer in World War I. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. sure equipment. '21 ME—Carl Fritiof Ostergren, patent license manager of Western Electric Co., New '09 AB—Henry Hennegin Tucker, presi- York City, since 1946, December 25, 1948, at dent of Fones Bros. Hardware Co., Little his home, 20 Rockwood Road, W, Plandome. Rock, Ark., November 17, 1948. For eight Ostergren was an engineer for New York years he was a director of the Federal Reserve Telephone Co. from 1922 until 1945, when he BELMONT MANOR and GOLF CLUB Bank of St. Louis, Mo. Tucker lived in Little was made an assistant vice-president of Amer- Rock at 3420 Hill Road. Kappa Sigma. ican Telephone & Telegraph Co. He was a A country club atmosphere in a 106 Ίl AB—Alfred Warner Eames, Jr., presi- member of the Engineering College Council acre estate offering all the amenities dent of California Packing Corp., October 28, and last year was president of the Cornell for a perfect winter holiday: 18 hole Society of Engineers and a director of the 1948, in San Francisco, Cal., where he lived at golf course—tennis—swimming pool— 600 El Camino Del Mar. He was president of Cornell Alumni Association. Brother, 0. Hawaiian Islands Packing Co. when it merged Raynor Ostergren '21. Komos. dancing nightly to a name band —surf- with California Packing Corp. in 1917, became bathing at our own private Beach Club vice-president in charge of production in 1921 '23—Dewey Fenton Windnagle, in Novem- ber, 1947, in Sherrill, where he lived at 303 "The Reefs." Perfect sub-tropical cli- and president in 1940. Eames was chairman of mate; also Inverurie Hotel on the the board of Alaska Packers' Association; a East Hinds Avenue. Daughter, M. Shirley director of the Atkinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Windnagle '49. Harbour. Railway, National Association of Manufac- '34 AB—Edmund Harrison Trowbridge, Consult your Travel Agent or New York turers, and California State Chamber of Com- general agent for Sun Life Assurance Co. of Reservation Office, Wm. Wolfe, 500 Fifth merce; vice-president of California State Cali- Ottawa, December 19, 1948, at his home, 625 fornia Processors & Growers, Inc., Canners' Boston Post Road, Weston, Mass. He enlisted Ave., or Theodore Titze, General-manager, League of California, National Canners' As- in the Air Corps as a radio instructor in 1942. Belmont Manor, Bermuda. sociation, and the Nutrition Foundation, In addition to the Canadian firm, he was as- January , 1949 267 sociated with New England Mutual Life In- New Preston, Conn., November 19, 1948. He '45—Charles Jerome Mitchell of 510 Eli- surance Co. Psi Upsilon. was an officer of the Connecticut Hotel As- zabeth Street, Elmira, killed in an automo- '35—Gerald Frederick Hickey was lost in sociation. Theta Chi. bile accident, December 9, 1948, on his way home from Ithaca, where he had come to see the sinking of a ship during the war, according >41 MD—Dr. Frederick William Weh- to his mother, Mrs. Frieda Hickey of Eden. about re-entering the University. An Army meyer, Jr., October 8, 1948, in Baltimore, veteran, he completed his Junior year in '38 BS—Carlton Graham Norton, manager Md., where his address was 1045 Rodman Civil Engineering last June; was on leave of of Loomarwick Hotel at Lake Waramaug, Way. Phi Kappa Sigma. absence this term. Sigma Nu.

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