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Vol. XXV, No. 29 [PRICE TWELVE CENTS] APRIL 26, 1923 Rochester's Luncheon in Honor of President Farrand Beats All Records Dobie Signs New Contract Extend- ing His Stay at Cornell Until 1933 Baseball Team Loses its Opening Game to Columbia by One-sided Score New York 1912 Association Holds Rousing Jubilee Celebrating Advent of Spring Published weekly during the college year and monthly in July and August at 123 West State Street, Ithaca, New York, Subscription $4.00 per year. Entered as second class matter May 2, 1900, under the act of March 3, 1879, at the postoffico at Ithaca, New York. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS HEMPHILL, NOYES c& Co. PROVIDENCE HARTFORD Trustee Executor 37 Wall Street, New York Investment Securities ESTABROOK & CO. "For the purpose of accomodat- Philadelphia Albany Boston Baltimore ing the citizens of the state" Pittsburgh Lebanan Scranton Syracuce Sound Investments Jansen Noyes '10 Chartered 1822 Charles E. 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Y., APRIL, 26, 1923 PRICE 12 CENTS APRICES of Ithaca weather are considerable talent, many of whom had PROFESSOR CARL BECKER of the history indicated in the facts that on Sun- not been suspected of ambitions in this department is one of twelve lecturers in the C day, April i, the best skating of the direction. summer session of the New School for winter was to be had on Beebe Lake; and Social Research in New York. His topic ELEVEN HOUSES have entered the inter - on Saturday, April 21, quite a sizeable is ' 'European history from 1860 to 1914," fraternity soft-ball league. Others are ex- crowd Λvas in swimming in Fall Creek just and will deal with the alliances that led to pected to enter, besides those who will below the falls at the power-house. the World War. take part in the more strenuous play with A GRIM TRAGEDY connected with the use the regulation baseball outfit. LECTURES for the week include "Amer- of soft coal in Ithaca was enacted on ican Obligations to Europe in the Present HIGH COSTS of building are expected to "swing-out" day, when seniors in their Crisis" by Dr. William E. Dodd, professor delay the beginning of several structures at new sport coats and light knickers, and of American history in the University of Cornell, among them the proposed en- girls with bright-colored skirts sat on the Chicago; "The Naturalistic Viewpoint" by largement of the seating capacity at baseball stands which had been accumulat- Louis A. Fuertes '97; Professor Booth- Schoellkopf Field, and the Cornell Union. ing a coat of soot all winter. It was good royd's public lecture at the Fuertes Ob- business for the cleaners. FIRING REAL projectiles in real artillery, servatory; a reading by Carl Sandburg, the maneuvers of the Cornell R. O. T. C. under the auspices of the Cornell Women's CARL SANDBURG, Chicago's poet of took a good many spectators from the Club of Ithaca; and a lecture by Major realism, appeared in a series of readings scene of the Columbia-Cornell baseball General Henry T. Allen, U. S. Army, re- from his own works at Barnes Hall last game to the vicinity of Turkey Hill last cently commander of the American forces Monday, under the auspices of the Cornell Saturday. The first gun was fired by in Germany on his experiences in Cob- Women's Club. Major T. J. J. Christian, grandson of lenz and the occupied area. INVITATIONS to the "Delicate Brown" "Stonewall" Jackson, and was probably MRS. ANNA B. COMSTOCK is in Wash- annual gridiron review of the year at Cor- the first piece of ordnance using actual ington, D. C., this week to speak before nell have gone to the guest of honor, and ammunition that has been fired in Tomp- the National Council of Girl Scouts. She the others who are asked to share the feast kins County, or the region that subse- will be the guest of Mrs. Herbert Hoover with him. About 100 invitations were is- quently became Tompkins County, since during her stay. sued, of which 50 went to members of the the time of the Sullivan expedition. THE JUNIOR VARSITY crew rode home faculty, 25 to prominent members of the MAJOR J. P. EDGERLY, who has been senior class, and 25 to leading citizens. from Crowbar Point in the coaching launch the coach of the Cornell fencing team, has last Friday afternoon after a collision with GIOVANNI MARTINELLI, tenor of the announced that next year the fencers will piling had ripped a hole in the side of the Metropolitan Opera Company appeared in have a former intercollegiate fencing 1915 shell, which the junior eight is at concert in Bailey Hall last week, with champion and a graduate of West Point as present using, The crew had just com- Flora Greenfield, soprano, in one of the their coach, Major A. J. Anderson. pleted a smart spurt preparatory to turn- most enjoyable concerts of the year. THE ORCHESTRA, under the direction of ing around for the homeward journey THE CORNELL CHEMIST, the publication George Coleman '95, gave the annual Λvhen the mishap occurred. The out- of the students in the department of chem- spring concert in Bailey Hall last Tuesday rigger on Walker's oar, No. 2, smashed istry, has come back to a permanent place night, with Neira Riegger, mezzo-contralto into the piling, wrenching it loose and rip- among the college journals, and looks for- of New York as soloist. The concert was ping a hole in the side of the shell. Coach ward to still further advancement when free, under the Hinckley endowment. Hoyle saw the accident from the launch, which was soon standing by the fast- the new building is occupied next fall. A CIVIL ENGINEERING won all three filling boat, and all the crew were removed new board has just been elected. prizes in the Fuertes Memorial contest this to the launch, which then put out for home, year, with A. W. Crouch '23, of East FRATERNITY RUSHING may be put on a with the crippled shell in tow. satisfactory basis by action of the Student Aurora, in first place. This contest carries Council, which has received a report from rivalry between individuals and between GILMORE DOBIE'S contract as football the committee which it appointed. This colleges as well, since three colleges are coach has been extended to May I, 1933, report presents a history of past agree- eligible to the competition,—Civil Engi- the Athletic Association announces. Mr. ments and their violations, and recom- neering, Mechanical Engineering, and Dobie came here in March 1920, under a mends in a general way the formation of Architecture. With this, the tenth annual three year agreement. After one year of committees to perfect plans that may be contest, M.E. students have won 4 first that term had expired, the contract was adhered to by those who enter into com- prizes, C.E. 3, and Architecture 3; C.E. extended five years to May, 1926; the pacts which may be drawn. The Council has won the largest number of second latest extension means that Mr.