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L LIFE BEGINS IN '40 Reunion Time in Ithaca June 14, 15, 16 Three pleasant days to be enjoyed on the Cornell Campus in June Meeting Old Friends and Classmates Seeing The Reunion Exhibit - "Family Album" Hearing President Day's Report to Alumni These Classes are Scheduled for Reunions This Year: '69, '70, '71 - '75 - '80 - '85 - '87, '88, '89, '90 - '95 - '00 '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10 - '15 - '20 - '25, '26, '27, '28 - '30 - '35 - '38 All Cornellians Welcome . Bring the Family Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 14,lS and 16,1940 For Complete Information and Program, Watch the Alumni News This Invitation Sponsored by THE CORNELL ASSOCIATION OF CLASS SECRETARIES Please mention the CORNELLALUMNI NEWS ELL ALUMNI NEWS Subscription price $4 a year. Entered as second class matter, Ithaca, N. Y. Published weekly during the college year and monthly in July and August VOL. XLII, NO. 2.6 ITHACA, NEW YORK, APRIL 2.5, 1940 PRICE, 15 CENTS STUDENT WOMEN SPEAK Pittsburgh group, with Mrs. Albert W. CLUBS ROUND UP MANY In Seventeen Cities Hilf (Muriel Townsend) '2.1, chairman, Prospective Freshmen had forty-eight at the College Club. Cornell Women's Clubs in seventeen Cornell Clubs and their committees on Eileen McQuillen '41 spoke for the un- cities gave teas during the spring recess relations with secondary schools took dergraduates. Alumnae in Albany enter- for undergraduates and prospective stu- full advantage of the University's spring tained twenty-five high school girls and dents. On March 31 the Cornell Women's recess to invite prospective Freshmen to five undergraduates at the home of Mrs. Club of Washington, D. C., and the Cor- meet undergraduates at home for the Arthur G. Pellman (Helen Weber) '13. nell Women's Club of Long Island enter- holiday and members of the Faculty who Doris VanAlstyne '40 spoke on Campus tained. The Long Island party was held travelled in the interests of the Univer- life and women's activities, and Dr. at the home of Olive Tjaden '2.5 in Garden sity's program. Three of these, Professors Riverda H. Jordan described other phases City. Mrs. James Oros (Margaret Kline) Bristow Adams, Agriculture Publica- of the University. Mrs. Pellman and Mrs. Ί6 was chairman of the committee on tions, Charles L. Durham '99, Latin, and Frederick D. Colson (Edna McNary) Όo arrangements. More than a hundred Riverda H. Jordan, Education, were al- were chairmen of the tea. alumnae, undergraduates and prospective most continuously "on the road," speak- students attended to hear the guest speak- Mrs. Charles T. Walker, Jr. (Gladys ing at Cornell Club gatherings, showing ers, Professor Bristow Adams, Betty Hobart) '04, Mrs. Russell C. Gourley motion pictures of the University, and Bishop '40, and Jean Syverson '41. Flora (Marion Gushee) Ί6, and Mrs. C. L. advising with prospective students and Mullin '41 spoke to the group in Cortland Shollenberger (Gladys Swartley) Ί6 parents. April -L. Forty-five were present at the were hostesses at a tea given by the Cor- Largest party of them all, however, Syracuse tea, April x,' at the home of nell Women's Club of Philadelphia for was April 15 at the Cornell Club of New Mrs. Paul F. Grassman (Florence Case) undergraduates and interested high school York. To an afternoon and an evening '30. Mrs. David A. Fraser (Marion Ford) girls at the home of Mrs. R. H. Ross reception nearly 2.00 boys were invited '33 was in charge of arrangements and (Dorothy Ashley) Ί8. Margery Huber from schools of Long Island, Westchester Barbara Ward '41 was the guest student '41 and Muriel Elliott '41 spoke on County, and nearby Connecticut. They speaker. Campus life and activities at the tea for had opportunity to talk with representa- April 3, more than seventy-five at- prospective students held at the College tives of most Colleges of the University, tended a tea at the YWCA in Schenectady. Club in Buffalo. Mrs. George D. Crofts saw motion pictures of the Campus, were Mrs. Anthony Hoadley (Betty Leith) ^5 (Frances Johnson) '05 was in charge of entertained with magic by R. Selden was chairman. Speakers were Janet E. arrangements. Ninety who met at the Brewer '40, and were served refreshments. Dempster '37 and Mildred Phillips '41. YWCA in Batavia included thirty-five The afternoon group was addressed by The Cornell Women's Club of West- high school girls. Jean Reichel '42. gave Professor Durham and George R. Pfann chester County entertained 12.5 the eve- a general talk on Cornell and nine other '2.4, Alumni Trustee and chairman of the ning of April 3 at a reception for prospec- undergraduates spoke briefly on various Club's scholarship committee; that of the tive students at the Scarsdale Women's phases of women's activities. Myrta evening by Professor Adams. Also present Club. Mary H. Donlon '2.0, Alumni Trus- Hunn Όo was program chairman. to confer with the boys were Dr. Eugene tee, and Marjorie Lee '41 spoke. Annual meeting of the Cornell Wo- F. Bradford, Director of Admissions; Mary Jane Webb '40 spoke at the tea men's Club of Chicago, at the University Director William A. Lewis, Jr., Electrical given by the Cornell Women's Club of Women's Club April 6, had Kathryn Engineering; Professor Jordan; Professor Cleveland at the home of Catherine R. Moore '40 as guest speaker. Mrs. Ferdi- Howard B. Meek, Hotel Administration; Abbott '35, April 4. Seventeen high nand A. P. Fischer (Rosamond Wendell) Professor Blanchard L. Rideout, PhD school girls and fourteen alumnae were '2.2. was elected president for the coming '36, acting secretary of Arts and Sciences; present. Mrs. Robert B. Henn (Josephine year; Mrs. Frederick W. Merrifield and Ray S. Ashbery '2.5, Alumni Field Steves) '15 was in charge. (Katharine Brooks) '2.5, vice-president; Secretary. Members of the Cornell Women's Club and Catherine V. Mattoon '37, secretary- Professor Adams began his spring recess of Middletown were hostesses to high treasurer. tour on Long Island, with a luncheon school girls and their mothers at the March 30 in Garden City with principals home of Mrs. Joseph M. Hurley the eve- ANOTHER GOES TO FRANCE and head masters, followed by a meeting ning of April 4. Guests were welcomed Last week, we published the news that with prospective Freshmen. That eve- by Mrs. George D. Musser (Maxine LeClair Smith '15 had sailed for France ning, he spoke at the annual meeting of Montgomery) Ί8, president. Helen Ack- with the first unit of eighteen American the*Cornell Club of Nassau County, in erly '41 told the guests about life at Field Service volunteers. New York Mineola. The seventy members present Cornell. office of the American Field Service calls elected Charles E. Ward '3X5 president; Nine Clubs entertained on Saturday, our attention to the fact that H. Gregory W. Peck Taylor '2.5, vice-president; Wil- April 6: New York City, Pittsburgh, Pa., Wait 'x5 was also in this group. During liam A. Neafsey '33, secretary; Hobart Albany, Western Connecticut, Philadel- the last war, 105 Cornellians volunteered V. Corn well '13, bursar; and to the board phia, Pa., Northeastern Pennsylvania, with the Field Service as ambulance of governors, Benjamin W. Seaman '07, Buffalo, Batavia, and Chicago, 111. drivers in France. Howard Fluckiger Ίi, Raymond A. Forty-one schools were represented in Leaving the College of Agriculture his Kohm '2.3, Jerome L. Loewenberg 'i9, the 169 prospective students who at- Freshman year, Wait became a forest and John D. Bennett '33. Sunday after- tended the New York" City tea at the engineer with James D. Lacey & Co., noon Professor Adams attended a tea of Hotel Barbizon.