Cornell University Library LD 1346.S47p Program, Cornell university semi-centenni 3 1924 013 370 675 j^eto Pork g)tatc College of ^Btttulturc at Cornell iHntbcrJiitp 3ti)aca, j^ H. Hifirarp ^rograt^ "Cornell Un^ersitj^ S e iSli - C e n t e n ii i^ 1 Celebration Ithaca, New York, June 20-23, 1919 B Cornell University B Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924013370675 1868-69 Cornell University 1918-19 Semi-Centennial Celebration Ithaca, New York June 20-23, 1919 Program [The days set for the Cornell University Semi-Centennial Celebration are Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, June 20, 21, 22, and 23, 1919. Cer- tain associated events take place on Thursday, June 19. These events include a reunion of the Department of Physics and a dinner in honor of Professor Edward Leamington Nichols '75, on his retirement from active duty as head of that department. They include also a concert by the Cornell Uni- versity Glee Club. The program of these associated events is printed near the end of the following general outline of events.] General Outline of Events I of the Celebration Friday, June 20 9 A. M. Room 27, Morrill Hall Meeting of the Cornellian Council 9:15 a.m. Sckoellkopf Field Salute of Fifty Guns by the Field Artillery Section of the Cornell University Unit of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. 10 A. M. Sckoellkopf Field Commemoration Meeting For ike order of exercises of this meeting see page 7 12:30 P. M. The Drill Hall Reception by the President and Mrs. Schurman 12:45 p. M. The Drill Hall Luncheon 2:30 p.m. See page 9 College and Department Conferences On page 9 is a statement of the purpose and scope of these conferences, an outline of the program of each of them, and an announcement of the place^atlwhich each will be held. 4:30 p. m, Bailey Hall 645th Organ Recital, by Professor James T. Quarles 3 c Ar„ .. Prudence Risky Hall 6:45 P. M. SuDPer for wives and other guests of former students; after; ward a play, "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, given by students. Admission by ticket. „ „ ,, The Drill HaU I P, M. University Dinner For a list of the speakers, see page 12 Saturday, June 21 7:30 A. M. Home Economics Building Breakfast, and Conference on the subject of the Education of Women. Admission by ticket. 8:30 A. M. Room 242, Goldwin Smith Hall Annual Meeting of the Cornell Association of Class Secretaries 9:30 A. M. Bailey Hall Annual Meeting of the Associate Alumni of Cornell University 2:30 p. M. Ithaca Country Club Golf Tournament The Cornell Alumni News offers a silver trophy, to be held for one year by the winner of this tournament and to be awarded finally to the winner of three of these tournaments. 2:30 P. M. University Courts Tennis 3 P. M. Percy Field Baseball: The University of Pennsylvania vs. Cornell Admission by ticket 4:30 P. M. Barnes Hall , Annual Meeting of the Federation of Cornell Women's Clubs 4 6:30 P. M. The Drill Hall Class Suppers 8 p. M. The Drill Hall Smoker Given by the Associate Alumni of Cornell University For the program, see page 13 Sunday, June 22 10 A. M. The Quadrangle Unveiling of the University's Statue of Ezra Cornell For the order of exercises, see page 14 4 P. M. ** Bailey Hall Baccalaureate Sermon: By Dr. John R. Mott '88 Admission by ticket 7:30 p. M. The Quadrangle Singing I Monday, June 23 11 A. M. Bailey Hall Fifty-first Annual Commencement Admission by ticket Thursday, June 19 REUNION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS 9 a. M.— 12 m. ) 2 p. M — 3 P M ( ^"sP^<=t'°" °^ Laboratories Rockefelkr Hall 3 — 4 P. M. Seminary Reunion , Rockefelkr Hall 4 P. M. Physics Seminary , Rockefeller Hall Open to all that are interested. 6:30 p. M. jjgf^ Economics Building Subscription Dinner in honor of Professor Edward Leamington Nichols 75, on his retirement from active duty as Head of the Department. ^=15 P- M- Bailey Hall Glee Club Concert Admission by ticket COMMEMORATION MEETING Friday, June 20, at 10 a. m., on Schoellkopf Field ORDER OF EXERCISES 1. Hymn: "America." 1 My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died. Land of the pilgrim's pride, From ev'ry mountain side Let freedom ring. 2 My native country, thee. Land of the noble free. Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and riUs, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. Let music swell the breeze. And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song: Let mortEil tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our fathers' God, to Thee, Author of liberty. To Thee we sing: Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might. Great God our King. 2. Invocation, by the Rev. George Randolph Baker '95. 3. Address, by President Jacob Gould Schurman. 4. Address, by His Excellency the Governor of the State of New York, the Hon. Alfred E. Smith. 5. Music. 6. Address, by the Hon. Frank Harris Hiscock '75, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. 7. Song: "Song for Cornell." (Written to the music of the air "Flemming") Spirit of Wisdom, like an altar burning High o'er this darkling world vexed with little learning, Let thine enkindling ray 'round about these towers dwell, Lighting thy hills, Cornell. Program continued on next page 7 Thou art not stone, so much as one man's dreaming — Then let thy lamp be bright and thy doors be gleaming; And let thy sons go forth, doubt and darkness to dispel. Shine from thy hills, Cornell! Thou art his Vision! Lo, within thy portal. Robust and radiant, stands his soul, immortal. O let his honor be far-sounding as a bell — Long live thy name, Cornell! — Hana Burnet 11 8. Address, by the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes. 9. Song: "Alma Mater." Far above Cayuga's waters. Far above the busy humming With its waves of blue, • Of the bustling town, Stands our noble Alma Mater, Reared against the arch of heaven, Glorious to view. Looks she proudly down. Chorus Lift the chorus, speed it onward, Loud her praises tell. Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, all hail, Cornell! THE COLLEGE CONFERENCES Friday, June 20, at 2:30 p. m. The following programs, subject to such minor modifica- tions as may be foxmd necessary, have been prepared by the several college committees for the Conferences on June 20. It is expected that the alumni will come to these conferences, each in his own college, brimful of ideas for the betterment of the work done there, both by professors and students, and that impetus for good will be given thereby to the University as a whole. ARTS AND SCIENCES ROMEYN Berry '04, Chairman. The function of the College of Arts in Cornell University: the relative place therein of vocational courses and liberal studies. Opened by Professors Thilly, Hammond, and Orth. Goldwin Smith A LAW Justice Irving G. Hubbs '91, Chairman. (1) Comment upon the curriculum and methods of the law school from the practitioner's point of view. (2) The extent and kind of education that should be preliminary to professional law study. (3) Extension of the law school curriculum from three to four years. Opened by Herbert D. Mason '00, George McCann '88, and F. C. Woodward '94, respectively. Boardman A MEDICINE Dr. A. T. Kerr '95, Chairman. (1) The pre-medical course and entrance requirements. (2) Suggestions concerning the instruction in physiology, biochemistry, and organic chemistry. (3) Suggestions concerning the instruction in anatomy, histology, and em- bryology. (4) Advantages of having part of the medical work at Ithaca. Stimson Lecture Room. 9 VETERINARY MEDICINE Dean V. A. Moore '87, Chairman. . (1) The teaching of animal husbandry. (2) Veterinary training for the war. (3) Instruction in the fundamental sciences. (4) Instruction in the applied sciences. (5) Cooperation of the college with the live stock interests and with the State. (6) Methods of teaching veterinary subjects. (7) Ad- ditional subjects or departments. (8) Correlation of subjepts in the curricu- lum. (9) The administration of the college and its needs. Opened by Dr. Carl W. Gay '99, Major P. A. Fish '90, Dr. Ina Buchanan '09, Dr. J. G. Wills '06, Dr. Cassius Way '07, Dr. C. P. Fitch '11, Dr. J. F. Shigley '15, Dr. G. S. Hopkins '89, and Dr. F. H. Miller, respectively. James Law Hall. AGRICULTURE Professor W. A. Stocking '98, Chairman. (1) The organization and administration of the college. (2) The resident teaching. (3) Research and the Agricultural Experiment Station, (4) Non- resident, or extension teaching. Opened by George H. Powell '95, Dr. J. E. Russell '87, Roy J. Shep- ARD '10, Dr. Wm. C. Thro '00, L. O. Howard '77, E. H. Thomson '09, J. A. FooRD '02, J. D. Brill '88, and G. C. Watson '81. Roberts Hall. ARCHITECTURE ■ R. Harold Shreve '02, Chairman. (1) How can the average student be induced to take five or more years for hSs training ? How can the number of graduate fellows and scholars be increased ? (2) Should more emphasis be placed on the "construction" option? (3) Should our cooperation with the Beaux Arts Institute of Deagn tie in- creased or decreased ? (4) What immediate steps can be taken toward the gradual introduction of the "school of fine arts" idea ? CIVIL ENGINEERING Professor I. P. Church '73, Chairman. (1) Reports of visiting alumni with their suggestions. J. A. Knighton '91, I. A. McConnell '97, and R. F. Proctor '01. (2) What features of the curriculum have graduates found most useful in their work since leaving college, and what additional features or substitutions would they have been glad to have ? (3) Influence of war experience on future 10 teaching of civil engineering. (4) The subject of city managers, and special educational training therefor. (5) English and public speaking in the under- graduate course. (6) The art of dealing with men; and to what extent this could be inculcated or developed in the curriculum. Opened by C. E. Chase '10, S. S. Garrett '04, G. C. Cummin '04, C. H. Baker '86, and W. BeAhan '78, respectively. Golduiin Smith C. MECHANICAL. ENGINEERING Dean A...W. Smith '78, Chairman. (1) Reports of visiting alumni with their suggestions. E. B. Katte '93, and M. M. Upson '99. (2) Methods in laboratories of instruction and research in technical schools. (3) The training of engineers for organizing industry. (4) Teaching electrical engineering. (5) Teaching machine design and shop methods. Opened by C. F. Hirshfeld '05, M. M. Upson '99, R. B. Williamson '93, and R. D. Day '06, respectively. Sibley Dome. CHEMISTRY Professor E. M. Chamot '91, Chairman. (1) Should the present curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Chemistry be modified ? (2J What shall be the scope and method of instruc- tion in Industrial Chemistry ? (3) What form of cooperation between the Department of Chemistry and the chemical industries should be developed ? (4) Is it desirable to organize a Cornell Chemists' Alumni Association which shall convene periodically either (a) in Ithaca at Commencement time; or (b) at the time and place of the Annual Chemical Exposition; or (c) alternately at the two places 2 Opened by Dr. A. W. Browne '03, Dr. A. E. Houlehan '12, and Dr. W. C. Geer '05. Morse Hall 119. PHYSICS Dr. P. I. Wood, Ph.D. '15, Chairman. (1) The demand and opportunities for the physicist, (a) in industry; (b) in governmental laboratories and departments; (c) in university teaching and research. (2). The preparation required to meet this demand, (a) The under- graduate curriculum; (b) graduate training. (3) The function of research in this preparation, (a) research by students; (b) research by faculty; (c) how can conditions for research be improved ? Opened by E. C. Crittenden '05, Dr. C. H. Sharp '96, and Dr. P. G. Nutting '01; and Dr. W. P. Davey '14, respectively. Rockefeller 3. 11 UNIVERSITY DINNER Friday, June 20, at 7 o'clock, at the Drill Hall Toastmaster: The Hon. Cuthbert Winfred Pound '87 Speakers: President Jacob Gould Schurman Morris Lyon Buchwalter '69 William Henry French '73 Professor Edward Leamington Nichols '75 Major-General George Bell, jr., '94 President Alexander Meiklejohn '97 Jacob Mertens, jr., '19 12 ASSOCIATE ALUMNI SMOKER Saturday ETening, June 21, at 6:30 o'clock, in the Drill Hall PROGRAM ROMEYN Berry '04, Toastmaster 1. N. H. NoYES '06, President of the Associate Alumni. I 2. "Alma Mater." 3. Supper. 4. Colonel Henry W. Sackett '75, Chairman of the Semi- centennial Celebration Committee. 5. "The Star-Spangled Banner." 6. Address. 7. Major JameS A. Meissner '18. 8. President Jacob Gould Schurman. 9. Address. 10. "Evening Song." 13 UNVEILING OF THE UNIVERSITY'S STATUE OF EZRA CORNELL Sunday, June 22, at 10 a. m., in the Quadrangle 1. Invocation, by the Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman '97. 2. Address, by President Schurman. 3. Unveiling of the Statue, by Miss Mary Cornell. 4. Song: "Song for Cornell." (Written to the music of the gir "Flemming") Spirit of Wisdom, like an altar burning High o'er this darkling world vexed with little learning. Let thine enkindling ray 'round about these towers dwell, Lighting thy hills, Cornell. Thou art not stone, so much as one man's dreaming — Then let thy lamp be bright and thy doors be gleaming; And let thy sons go forth, doubt and darkness to dispel. Shine from thy hills, Cornell! Thou art his Vision! Lo, within thy portal, Robust and radiant, stands his soul, immortal. O let his honor be far-sounding as a bell — Long live thy name, Cornell! —Dana Burnet '11 5. Address by Emeritus Professor Thoiwas Frederick Crane. 6. Benediction. The sculptor of the University's statue of Ezra Cornell is Mr. Hermon Atkins MacNeil. 14