VOL. XXXI, No. 8 [PEICE TWELVE CENTS] NOVEMBER 15, 1928 Convention Will Discuss Relation Between University and Alumni Harriers Defeat Columbia, Dart- mouth and Pennsylvania at New York Football Team Held to Scoreless Deadlock by Passing of St. Bonaventure Cornell Chapter, Phi Kappa Phi Elects Ninety-three to Membership Published weekly during the college year and monthly in July and August. Subscription $4 per year. Entered as second class matter, Ithaca, N. Y. Postmaster: Return postage guaranteed. Use form 3578 for undeliverable copies. CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS LEHIGH VALLEY SERVICE WHAT for Cornell Students CORNELL—PENN are thinking GAME and about THANKSGIVING RECESS SPECIAL TRAINS to NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA and they are thinking Tuesday, November 27th Eastern Standard Time Lv. Ithaca 10:45 P.M. Ar. Philadelphia 8:00 A.M. CORNELL Ar. New York (Penn Station) 7:13 A.M. Sleeping Cars and Coaches COLUMNS Wednesday, November 28th Lv. Ithaca 11:45 A.M. Willard Straight Hall Ar. 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Write for catalogue. BOYD EDWARDS. D.D., S.T.D., Head-Master Mercersburg, Pennsylvania CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS VOL. xxxi, No. 8 ITHACA, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 15, 1918 PRICE 12. CENTS Phi Kappa Phi MEDICINE Problems Face Alumni George H. Maughan, Ph.D. '28, of Four Faculty Members Included Among Ithaca. To Consider Important Questions at Con- Cornellians Elected to Honorary The seniors elected are: vention in Washington November Scholastic Society AGRICULTURE 30 and December 1 Benjamin C. Blackburn of Medina, Four Faculty members, thirty-seven Daniel G. Clark of Ithaca, Harold F. When Cornell alumni meet in Washing- graduate students, and fifty-two seniors Dorn of Brooktondale, George W. Heddon ton on Friday and Saturday, November were elected to the Cornell Chapter of of Orange, N. J., Merle J. Kelly of 30 and December i, for the ninth annual Phi Kappa Phi, honorary scholastic Lysander, Helen C. Lloyd of Blooming- convention of the Alumni Corporation, society, on November 5. The Cornell burg, Marjory A. Rice of Ithaca. they will consider in some detail the broad Chapter was established in 1920. question which is at once important both to The new Faculty members are Professor ARTS AND SCIENCES alumni and to universities: "What should William A. Hagan, M.S. '17, Professor Oscar Altman of Monticello, William S. a university expect from its alumni?" Arthur J. Heinicke, Ph.D. Ί6, Dr. G. Benedict of Lake Linden, Mich., Robert That keynote will run through all of the Canby Robinson, '03-5 Grad., Director of H. Cameron of Richmond Hill, L. L, proceedings. The officers in charge feel the Medical College, and Professor Harry Chashin of New York, Violet L. that Cornell can make a significant con- William C. Thro Όo. Dvorak of East Northport, Virginia Gary tribution to education if they can clarify The graduate students elected are: of Buffalo, Morris Glushien of Brooklyn, the perennial question of the proper Walter Gompertz of West Pittston, Pa., AGRICULTURE relation between a university and its Carol H. Henrich of Buffalo, Margaret S. sons and daughters. They realize that Maurice C. Bond of Ithaca, Martin P. Herring of Gouverneur, Charlotte L. almost any half dozen critics will have as Catherwood of Urbana, 111., Carl E. F. Ingalls of West New Brighton, Carl C. many conceptions of the proper functions Guterman of Springfield, Mass., Richard Janowsky of Glendale, Leo P. Katzin of of alumni, and they realize, too, that there A. Laubengayer '25 of Ithaca, Samuel Binghamton, Edwin H. Kiefer of Kew are several thousand old grads who are E. A. McCallan of Hamilton, Bermuda, Gardens, William Maslow of New York, eager to have their privileges and respon- Whiton Powell '24 of Buffalo, Francis I. Hugo B. Pladeck of Elmhurst, Elfrieda E. sibilities made clear. The presidents of Righter '23 of South Pasadena, CaL, Sid Pope of Ithaca, Victor H. Rothschild of other colleges and universities will be asked Robinson of Kilmichael, Miss., James W. New York, Henry Rudberg of Brooklyn, to join with Cornell in this critical study, Sinden of Ithaca, Anastasio L. Teodoro, Mary K. Ruefle of North Troy, Eunice M. and at the Washington convention the Ph.D. '28 of Sta. Crux, Philippine Islands, Schuster of Ithaca, Arthur W. Strom of best thought of these other institutions A. L. Winsor. Buffalo, Sidney Terr of Brooklyn, Olga will be available. HOME ECONOMICS J. Weber of New York. Alumni going to Washington will have Mrs. Ella E. Paulus, M.S. '28, of New ARCHITECTURE the advantage of reduced railroad rates, Milford, Ohio. George Siebenthaler of Dayton, Ohio. provided 250 persons obtain convention ARTS AND SCIENCES certificates when they purchase their CIVIL ENGINEERING Oscar D. Anderson, Jr., of Anderson, tickets and present them at headquarters S. C., Harold W. Blodgett of Corning, John Hedberg of Ithaca, John B. at the Willard Hotel in Washington on Percy H. Carr of Gaffney, S. C., Walter Hopkins of Troy, Donald F. Layton of November 30 or December i. This H. Durfee of Geneva, Edwin J. Howard Montour Falls, Arch P. Smith of North privilege will be extended to members of '24 of Detroit, Mich., Howard L. Hunter Tonawanda. families as well as to alumni. The arrange- '25 of Fulton, Gerald Kruger of Richville, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ment will be similar to that in effect each Minn., William F. McDonald of Phila- Thomas S. Bill of Binghamton, Paul N. June for the class reunions in Ithaca. delphia, Pa., Amy G. McKeel, Jack Martin of Brooklyn, Loren F. Mason of When a person purchases his ticket to Miscall '23 of Albany, Charles W. Morse Whitney Point, Stanley L. Schauss of Washington he will pay full fare. After '21 of Ithaca, Andrew P. Pelmont, M.A. Owego. two hundred and fifty certificates have '27 of Deux-Sevres, France, Charles H. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING been deposited in Washington, he will Saylor of Brooklyn '23, Richard E. have the privilege of purchasing his Earl C. Clark of New Hartford, William return ticket at half fare. The arrange- Sherrill, M.S. '28 of Haskell, Tex., S. Craig of Maplewood, Ferris P. Kneen George A. Shipman of Ithaca, Bunji ment for reduced fare allows the stop-over of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Theodore C. privilege in Philadelphia on Thanks- Tagawa of Tokio, Japan, Russell H. Chart of Utica, Newell W. Smith of Rome. Wagner '23, Everett S. Webb. giving Day. HOME ECONOMICS CIVIL ENGINEERING Catherine A. Buckelew of Holcomb, HELIOS, honorary agricultural society, Lawrence M. Friedrich, M.C.E. '28, of Arthur C. Hunt of Branchport, Gladys C. has elected the following seniors: Daniel Coldwater, Mich. Lum of Middleport, Esther J. Young of G. Clark of Ithaca, Laurence L. Clough of ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Unadilla. Ithaca, Claude H. Colvin of Cherry Creek, George Cornwell of Yorktown Heights, Harry Sohon '26 of Hasbrouck Heights, LAW Eddy E. Foster of Bath, Wayne F. Foster N. J. Herman E. Compter of New York, Maxwell H. Tretter of Brooklyn. of Cherry Creek, George H. Hepting of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Brooklyn, Howard S. Northrop of West- Albert J. H. DeSmaele of Bressoux, VETERINARY field, Albert J. Rissman of Tonawanda, Belgium. Samuel A, Johnson of Smyrna. and Raymond J. Smith of Sylvania, Pa. 86 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS placement. The second advance to the The aerial game came back into its own ATHLETICS Cornell twenty-yard line in the third again. The referee ruled interference on period was halted by a fifteen-yard penalty Skierkowski's pass to Guildea, and the ball for holding. was Bonaventure's at midfield. Skierkow- Win Quadrangular Race Cornell's line, on the offensive, did not ski passed to Guildea for four yards, and Cornell's cross country team won its display the power it has shown in other Wilson plunged through the line for six second consecutive quadrangular race games. Defensively, it was equal to the yards and first down.