CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS Vol. XIII. No. 38 Ithaca, N. Y., June 28, 1911 Price 10 Cents Cornelliana. Better weather could not have been asked for last week. The days were ίΐfifeΦϊPϊw breezy and sunny and the nights were cool. The New York bunch had a special train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, leaving Jersey City at 10 o'clock Monday night. Ninety-One wore red and white XCI sleeve-bands. The '96 men had class buttons the size of saucers. The costume of 1901 consisted of white hat and duck trousers and a red and white checked blouse. The men of 1906 were in white and were not sure whether they were made up as butch- ers or waiters or bartenders. The 1908 men were Mexican insurrectos. Red coats and hats were worn by the Continous Reunion Club. All the members of this club "double in brass." They played at PART OF THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION. the alumni game and gave a concert LEFT TO RIGHT—TRUSTEES HISCOCK, WILLIAMS, VAN CLEEF, TYLER, WOODFORD, BOLDT AND WHITE. to a crowded street Tuesday evening from the balcony of the Ithaca Hotel. the intention of the Masque to take E. N. Trump '78; alumni members, A reunion would not be complete this play on the road next year. Professor I. P. Church '73, Professor without Herr Conductor Kugler. <» About 400 persons attended the C. L. Crandall '72, J. H. Edwards '88, In the parade to the field 1906 had senior ball after the concert Tues- Arthur Falkenau '78, Professor Ern- a water wagon, and 1908 a prairie day evening. Dances were given at est Merritt '86 and William Nelson schooner, which got stuck for a while other times by Theta Delta Chi and Smith '90. The Cornell chapter of in the Percy Field gate. The 1908 Sigma Phi. The Kappa Alpha boat Tau Beta Pi was established last cavalry detachment were now on ride took place on Thursday after- year. Membership in this society is their horses and now off. noon. a sign of high standing in college. Not a very large reunion was held Only such are eligible as have attain- Several hundred alumni were the by the class- of '76. The only mem- ed a certain grade in their studies. guests of the department of home ber who registered was Charles W. It is stated that all the alumni named economics at luncheon in the main Wason. above would have been eligible to elec- building of the college of agriculture tion to the society had it existed here Full houses greeted the Musical on Wednesday. when they were in college. Clubs and the Masque. E. E. Good- willie ΊO led in the singing of the For president during the coming Announcement has been made by Alumni Song at the concert. The year the Associate Alumni elected Dean Frank Irvine '80, of the College Masque produced "The Conspirators," Joseph A. Holmes '81, of Washington, of Law, and Mrs. Irvine, of the en- a clever and entertaining musical D. C. Mr. Holmes is director of the gagement of their eldest daughter, comedy in two acts, words by F. United States Bureau of Mines. Miss Lida Irvine, to Clarence J. Pope Dana Burnet, editor of The Widow, The following men were initiated ΊO, of East Orange, N. J. The for- and music by a number of undergrad- in the honorary engineering associa- mal announcement was made at a uates. There were twelve in the cast tion of Tau Beta Pi last week: hon- luncheon given by Miss Faustine and sixteen in the chorus. It is orary members, Willard Beahan '78, Dennis last Thursday. 450 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS REUNION PARTY OF THE CLASS OF '86. CLASS REUNIONS. number twelve were present, two of feeling remarks in regard to the ser- After Forty Years. whom, John E. More of Grand Rapids, vices of Secretary R. G. H. Speed dur- The Class of 1871 celebrated its the winner of the first Woodford ing undergraduate days and the long fortieth reunion during commence- prize, and "Colonel" K. W. Ingham of period since, and at the close of his ment week. 11s members entered the Texas, had not seen Cornell since remarks presented to the secretary a University when Cornell first opened graduation. fine Morris chair as a slight token of its doors in 1868, and 41 were gradu- The class held its banquet at the the class's appreciation. ated on June 22, 1871. Though there New Ithaca on Tuesday night, when Wednesday was spent in attending were but few buildings on the campus Ex-President White spoke at consider- the annual meeting of the Associate in those days and the grounds were able length to Kts "boys" of '71 and Alumni and luncheon at the Agricul- in a rough condition there were cer- very feelingly of the past and very tural College and in looking about the tain advantages which the students hopefully of the future of Cornell. campus and calling upon old friends. appreciated and which they have held At the banquet a telegram of con- Wednesday evening the class took in grateful remembrance. They came gratulation was received from Miller dinner with Secretary Speed and fam- into close contact with that leader and A. Smith of Havana, Cuba, and letters ily, including R. L. Speed '97 and wife inspirer of young men, Andrew D. were read from A. N. Fitch of Taco- of Slaterville Springs. Mr. Speed White. They listened to lectures from ma; W. S. MacGregor of Kingston; claims now to have more children who such men as Agassiz and Lowell, Cur- the Rev. G. F. Huntley of South Da- are Cornell alumni than any other old tis and Froude, Bayard Taylor and kota; C. E. Reeves of Michigan and graduate of the institution, viz: two Goldwin Smith. Myron Kasson of Scranton. sons and two daughters—his youngest Of the 41 who graduated in '71, Judge Benton as president and in daughter graduating this year. twenty-one are living, and of this behalf of the class made some very President Schurman having honor- CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS 451 ed the class with an invitation to join '86's Reunion House. tion by the Merritts, the various ball the University procession on Thurs- It is an old saying that '86 was games, senior singings, Lieutenant Twesten's call, Dean Smith's visit— day, those present did so, and were known as a class that did something. thus enabled to witness the graduation As early as last December the local there was not time enough. The last left on Thursday afternoon. As one exercises and compare them with those members of the class engaged the of the fellows put it, who had come of pioneer days. house at 526 Stewart Avenue for the over 3,000 miles for this reunion, The members of the class present whole of Commencement Week. The "Boys, if I had any better time, it at this reunion were: Judge James notion of a house immediately appeal- would hurt." O'Neill, of Wisconsin; Judge George ed to all. Members began arriving A. Benton, of Rochester, president of Friday and by Sunday the house with Among the well-known members of Eighty-Six (including advanced and the class; Judge A. H. Sewell, of Wal- its broad porch assumed the aspect honorary degrees) are Deans Smith, ton, N. Y.; Col. K. W. Ingham, of of a veritable house party. Friends Pittsburg and Texas; John E. More, dropped in for a chat or a smoke, Merritt and Hull; Ex-President of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Fred Schoff, members of other classes stopped; a White; President Jordan of Stanford, now in Japan; Baron Yorinaka Tsum- of Philadelphia; Pa.; Royal Taft, of new arrival was a signal for a cheer. £ki, government architect of Japan; Scranton, Pa.; Henry H. Seymour, of Ehle and his wife were the first to Buffalo, N. Y.; E. L. Parker, of Buf- arrive from the Mohawk; then Haw- Boyd Ehle, the originator of the Cha- gres River plan, Panama Canal; falo, N. Y.; L. H. Barnum, of Bing- ley and wife from Texas; Cadwalla- Major Hag-adorn, 23d Regiment, U. S. hamton, N. Y; the Rev. William D. der from New York; French, wife and A.; Engineer O. L. Ingalls, who in- Wilson, of Syracuse, N. Y., and R. G. two sons, from New York; Riley, son H. Speed, of Ithaca, N. Y., secretary ϊind daughter, from Delaware; corporated the sewerage system of of the class. Sprague from Wisconsin, Doud from Manila and is now in charge of forti- fication construction there; H. C. '81 's Reunion. Chicago with Raichle and Hoffeld Chatfield-Taylor, author; Emma A. Eighty-One went down the lake to from Buffalo by auto; Hull, the Mer- Runner, librarian, Library of Con- Glenwood for its reunion. There, at ritts, the Covilles and Dean Smith greεs; Joseph L. Harrison, librarian, six on Wednesday, twenty-four mem- dropped in; Hyatt from Washington; Providence Athenaeum; Philip P. bers of the class sat down to a sub- Baker from his Mohegan Lake farm; Barton, manager of the Niagara Falls stantial meal served them by mine Thurber, wife and daughter by auto Power Company; Eli H. Doud, im- host Reese. Wives, a daughter and from Framingham, Mass.; de Lima porter and breeder of goldfish; Elias a niece brought up the number at the £nd daughter from New York; Judge A. de Lima, banker; Charles H. Thur- board to a round thirty. The comers McCann by auto from Elmira; Presi- ber, member of Ginn & Co., publish- were Booth and Mr.