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XLI, NO. 14 ITHACA, NEW YORK, JANUARY I Z, 1939 PRICE 15 CENTS NEW COUNCIL EXECUTIVE MUSICIANS ENJOY TRIP Heasley'30 Secretary By John S. Thatcher '40 New executive secretary of the Cornel- Alumni, their families, and their guests Han Council is Walter C. Heasley '30. in five cities turned out in full force to He took up his duties at Alumni House greet the Musical Clubs on their recent January 3, succeeding Archie M. Palmer Christmas trip. The show, "Shifting Ί8, who resigned last June to become Scenes," written and staged by T. Nelson president of the University of Chatta- Magill, AM '37, a soloist in the Glee nooga. Club, was well received and thoroughly For the last five years, Heasley has enjoyed by audiences at all performances. been manager of the brokerage office in In Albany, December x6, a large Bradford, Pa., of A. J. Wright and Com- crowd packed the auditorium of Philip pany of Buffalo, and of Abbott, Proctor, Livingston Junior High School to hear and Paine, of New York City. From 1930 the Club's opening performance. Heading to I93X he was with the Guaranty Trust the list of patrons and patronesses were Company of New York in New York Governor and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman. City and Philadelphia, Pa. Since 1933 he Cadets of the Albany Military Academy has been a director of the Bradford com- lent color to the occasion as ushers. A munity chest, and last fall managed a committee headed by W. Richard Mor- chest campaign which raised $68,500 in gan '2.7 was in charge of arrangements this community of 19,300 persons. WALTER C. HEASLEY '30 for the show and the dance which Heasley entered the Arts College in followed. 19x6, having spent a year at Mercersburg football game as they were shown on the The next day the Clubs stopped at Academy after graduating in 1915 from screen. Philadelphia, where the performance the Warren, Pa., High School. He was Dr. Dean F. Smiley Ί6, University was given in the ballroom of the Belle- captain of the Freshman track team, won Medical Adviser, was elected president vue-Stratford. A large audience enjoyed the " C" as a hurdler, and won the high of the reorganized Club, to serve for two the show and remained for the dance hurdles event in the Cornell, Princeton- years. Norman G. Stagg '2.6 is vice- following, both arranged by a committee Oxford, Cambridge meet in London in president; Edgar A. Whiting '2.9 is sec- of Cornellians headed by Morris D. Van 1930. He was secretary-treasurer and retary; and Clarence F. Morse '14 is Patten '2.9. The Kruse family were much president of Spiked Shoe, president of treasurer. Director to serve for three in the picture at Philadelphia. Otto V. Quill and Dagger, for two years a mem- years is William R. Wigley '07; for two Kruse '09 was on the executive commit- ber of the Student Council, three years a years, James E. Matthews '17; for one tee, William C. Kruse '38 led the audience member of the Arts College honor com- year, Warren A. Ranney 'z9. in a request number, and Raymond W. mittee, served on the University Chest Kruse '41, another son, was a member committee, is a member of Beth L'Amed PRESIDENT IN BOSTON of the Glee Club quartette. President Day will speak in Boston, and Chi Phi. He majored in Economics, On Wednesday evening, December 2.8, received the AB in 1930, and as a Senior Mass., January 17, at a luncheon of the Cornell Club of New England, for all the show was given in the William Penn was an instructor in Accounting. High School in Harrisburg, Pa., in which In May, 1933, he married Katherine Cornell men and women and their guests. It will be at the Parker House at 11:30. city the travellers were entertained over- W. Ziegler, Vassar '31, of Haverford, night in the homes of alumni and their Pa., and they have two children, Diane, The next day he is to address the Wo- men's Club of Worcester, Mass., and at friends. That afternoon the Clubs went three-and-a-half, and David, one-and-a- on the air for two fifteen-minute radio half years old. Mrs. Heasley and the 5 p.m. will be entertained by Cornellians at the University Club. broadcasts. Following the evening per- children will come to Ithaca later. formance before a banner crowd, the ITHACA CLUB REORGANIZES PLAN SPORTS BUILDINGS Cornell Club held a dance at the Harris- burg Country Club. Arrangements in More than zoo alumni of Ithaca The Board of Trustees has retained Harrisburg were under the direction of gathered in Willard Straight Memorial Frederick L. Ackerman Όi, the architect John W. Magoun '12.. Room December 15 for a reorganization of Balch Halls, to prepare plans for two meeting of the Cornell Club of Ithaca. indoor sports buildings for the Campus, Hosts on Thursday night in Wilming- The last time the Club had met was in one for men and one for women. Presi- ton were the members of the Cornell May, 1932., when it gave a farewell party dent Day said last week that preliminary Club of Delaware. With this visit came to Colonel Joseph W. Beacham '97 who sketches are to be turned over to J. Du- the boys' first real chance to exercise was being relieved as Commandant of Pratt White '90, chairman of the Trus- after their continuous train riding. The the ROTC. tees' committee on buildings and grounds, cast was invited to R.