VOL. XXXΠ No. [PRICE TWELVE CENTS] MARCH 2.0, 1930 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS Nation-wide Cornell Broadcast to Start Off Roll Call on April First Cornell Wins Wrestling Title and Three Individual Championships Twenty-nine Per Cent of Freshmen are Descendants of Former Cornellians LEHIGH VALLEY TRAIN SERVICE Cornell Spring Recess TO NEW YORK CAMP OTTER (Pennsylvania Station) For Boys Special Trains—Friday, March 28th In the Woods of Ontario Lv. Ithaca *12:30 Noon **11:15 PM Ar. Newark 6:53 PM 7:00 AM xind Season f Ar. New York (Penn. Sta.). 7:25 PM 7:30 AM R. C. Hubbard χ4 Director *Parlor Cars, Coaches and Dining Car. Stopping at 105 Ithaca Rd., Ithaca, N.Y. Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. E. B. White '2.1 Assistant **Club Car, Sleeping Cars and Coaches, ready for 16 E. 8th Street, N. Y. occupancy 9 PM. Special Sleeping Cars for Ladies. Special Train—Saturday, March 29th Lv. Ithaca 12:30 PM Ar. Newark 6:53 PM Ar. New York (Penn. Sta.) 7:25 PM J. Parlor Cars, Dining Car, Coaches. Dall, Jr,. 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Use form 3578 for undeliverable copies. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS VOL. XXXII, No. zz ITHACA, NEW YORK, MARCH io, 1930 PRICE 12. CENTS New Imposter Warning passers-by at 2..30 o'clock in the morning. Children of Cornellians When firemen arrived, the entire structure One'' George W. Ward'' Impersonating Sigma was in flames. Freshman Class Analysis Shows 29 Per Cent Chis—May'Be Faker Re- As burning embers were carried by the Have Relatives Among the ported Recently wind, students in Cascadilla Hall, across Alumni Cascadilla Creek, were called in the A "George W. Ward" is the latest im- event sparks caught the dormitory build- A detailed analysis of the freshman poster in the college and fraternity field, ing. Embers were carried as far as Linden class in its relation to Cornell men and according to warnings sent out by Roy Avenue. women who are now alumni shows that C. Hecox, Jr., 14 East Jackson Boulevard, 19 per cent have Cornell relatives. Al- Chicago, 111., executive secretary of POSTPONE OPENING DAY though the present numbers show no Sigma Chi. notable increase over the past few years, FOR COMING TWO YEARS Albert P. Dippold '14, 3948 Cottage they do show a steady matriculation of Grove Avenue, Chicago, 111., a member To prevent a conflict between the freshmen with Cornell connections. As of Sigma Phi Epsilon, who furnished opening of the University and the Col- compared with 136 in 1917, 94 in 1915 information concerning a "Harold A. lege Entrance Examination Board exami- and 192.6, the number of children of Cor- Brown" recently, believes that there may nations, which have besn substituted for nell parents this year is in. Of these 79 be some connection between the two. Cornell entrance examinations, the Trus- are sons and 41 are daughters. There are tees have approved a change in the Univer- seven whose fathers and mothers both Dippold forwards a letter from Hecox sity calendar for the next two years. attended Cornell. These are: which reads as follows: "One giving his name 'George W. The change was recommended by the Parents Child Andrews, Don E. '05 and Ward,' Kappa Delta Chapter of Phi Chi, Faculty, and provides that registration of Ella Wescott '99 David appeared in St. Louis. Slender, brunette, new students shall begin at least a week Ayer, Lynne F. '07 and weight 130, well dressed, speaks with a after the beginning of the College En- pronounced Southern accent, and claims trance Examination Board's September Carrie L. Ayer Ίo Mary Birmingham, Alabama, as residence. examinations. Carman, Philip D. '08 and Edna Mem '08 Ruth "C. R. Emidy was released from the The Trustees approved amendments to the calendar for 1931-31 and 1931-33 by Flynn, Charles A. '05 and 'Texas pen' last June. He had been im- Katherine E. Flynn '05 Charles personating Sigma Chis. Since then he postponing for one week the first day of instruction in each term, the spring re- Herrick, Glenn W. '96 and has been arrested in Miami, Florida, and Nannie Burke '97 Ann also at Wichita, Kansas. cess, and the dates of Spring Day and Commencement. The new dates are: Hunter, John A. '00 and "Do not loan money, cash checks, or Euphemia Engle '03 John A , Jr extend any fraternity courtesies to men In 1931-31: first day of instruction, first Schade, James W. '04 and you are not sure of. No honest man will term, Thursday, October 1; second term, Marion Elliott '05 Winifred object to your checking him up. Monday, February 15; spring recess, to begin at 1 p. m. on Saturday, April 2., Out of 1413 members of the new class "Report to this office (with descrip- and to end at 8 a. m. on Monday, April 417 state that they have 748 Cornell tion) any visiting fraternity men that 11; Spring Day, Saturday, May 2.8; Com- relatives. Among the relatives represented you have any doubts about." mencement, Monday, June 2.0. there are 153 brothers, 18 brothers-in- law, 63 sisters, 1 sister-in-law, 30 aunts, In 1932.-3 3: first day of instruction, first 12.6 uncles, 2.49 cousins, and one daughter. PSI UPSILON HOUSE IS term, Thursday, September 19; second DESTROYED BY FIRE term, Monday, February 13; spring re- Katherine E. Andrews is the grand- daughter of Herman K. Vedder '87; The Psi Upsilon House on Central cess, to begin at 1 p. m. on Saturday, April 1, and to end at 8 a. m. on Monday, George K. Birge is the grandson of Avenue, already partly demolished by a George'K. Birge '71; Royal D. Clinton is wrecking contractor, on March 9 was April 10; Spring Day, Saturday, May 17; Commencement, Monday, June 19. the grandson of Austin W. Clinton '72.; completely destroyed by fire. Firemen Charles S. Francis is the grandson of confined their efforts to knocking in the Charles S. Francis '77; Roger B. Garlock walls and to patrolling the East Hill WIN FELLOWSHIPS is the grandson of William D. Garlock section, as burning embers were carried '80; Cora H. Glasgow is the grand- along by a high wind. Glenn W. Gray, Ph.D. '2.8, and Harold daughter of Allen C. Jennis, Grad. '84; The fire is believed by Ithaca Fire De- W. Landin, Ph.D. '18, are among the Mary M. King is the granddaughter of partment officials to have been set. It was twenty-two recipients of fellowships Delbert Mitchell '72.; Forbes A. Sherry is the second case of its kind within a given by the Social Science Research the grandson of Arthur G. Sherry '77; month, the ruins of the Alpha Delta Phi Council for study abroad or in the Of these Herman K. Vedder '87, William House having been fired again a year United States on subjects in the field of D. Garlock '80, and Delbert Mitchell '71 after the original fire. social science. are still living. Only the skeleton of the house, which Gray is now assistant professor of Of these grandchildren, three can trace was being razed to make way for the new history at the University of Nebraska, their Cornell lineage through two . building of the Law School, was stand- and Landin is instructing in history at generations. Clinton is the son of Louis ing when the fire was discovered by Ohio State University. {Continued on page 300*) THE CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS of Pennsylvania and Kent of Princeton. The summaries: Hubler, hurt, collapsed as he left the mat ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS after is preliminary round victory, and 115-pound class: Phillips, Lehigh, defeated I:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::; failed to show his best form in subsequent Hertz, Princeton, on decision.