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Page Eight __ __IHE OCTAGON __ J. BROWN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FRESHMEN Daughter of Alumnae fietedf At Luncheon and Dinner Much excitement was caused in chapel Monday, October 14, when the freshman president was an- nounced. Ellen Sayles, freshman chairman, introduced Janet H. Brown, who had been elected the previous week by secret ballot. Janet was crowned by Helen Brunner and Jean Spencer, president and vice- president of the sophomore class. -Loomis Studio Monday evening, the junior class entertained at dinner in her honor. Guests were Dean Frances M. Bur- lingame, Dr. and Mrs. Harris, Jean Manning, Mary Van Kesteren, Mary Fellows, and Esther Jenkner, officers of the junior class, Eleanor Gostlin, Janet's big sister, and Jean- ette Weale, Ellen Sayles' big sister. Janet attended Central High School in Washington, D. C., and| Northfield Seminary, East North- field, Mass. While in high school, she was manager of the swimming . team and associate editor of the school annual. She is now a mem- ber of the Glee Club, French Club, Y. W. Council, and is interested , in Girl Scout work. She is the daughter of an alumna of Elmira College, the \class baby\ of the class of 1915, and i$the first daugh- ter of a member of her mother's class to attend Elmira. When asked for a statement, Janet said that she feels certain that the class of '39 will be able to prove its quality as well as its quantity. Monthly Birthday Parties To be Held in Future Thanks to Miss Footrd a new in- stitution has been established in the dining room. Every month there is ._ to be a birthday party in honor of the girls who celebrate a birthday] that month. The party for the Oc- tober birthday guests was a great success. In order that the people whose birthdays fall in the summer months will not be left out, they will be in- | vited to attend one of the months] when there are few birthdays to be; celebrated. 1 speaking roles. | Janet Brown and Jean Gonseth will | operate the dolls. j Nagle, a pllpll of Miss Van Duyn, ] will entertain the circle with dance| . | W wee hours of the morning-well, | sante\ | Marionettes\ and \The Dance of| | Young. t ~ A large attendance is expected. Admission will be five cents. {Dr. Pull Announces Bulletin | where her son Richard was injured I unknown, but word was received that he was suffering from a bad| { Elmira by Saturday morning in time arranged for guests of inaugural is being honored with a dinner at ville and S. G. H. Turner. party in honor of Mss. Fox. Mrs. 'W. S. A. Pott and Dean Frances vited for the occasion. The party | Hernani'' Garden Scene| | [| How Much -Four dollars per || By Hugo To Be Given | The French Circle under the di-[| | rection of Dr. Margaret Grimes'} | | will present a marionette show in| [ Tompkins lounge at 7:15 P. M.,] October 30th, The garden scene: from Hernani by Victor Hugo; will be given. Do Kathleen FEasling as Dana Sol, Grace Henderson as Gomez and Jane | Cooper as Hernani will have the: Grace Sheldon, After the performance Betty Jane| interpretations of \La Pompee Dan- \Funeral March of .the the Wooden Soldier.\ She will be accompanied by Miss Mildred With Recent Photographs This week, a new college booklet is to be published which contains facts about the college and campus views. Some very interesting new pictures have been taken this fall on the campus, and the booklet promises to be a marked improve- ment over past publications. Mrs. Pott Leaves Thursday | To Attend Injured Son Due to a sudden call Thursday evening Mrs. W. S. A. Pott was summoned to Hartford, Conn., in a football game that afternoon. The extent of the boy's injuries was head injury. Mrs. Pott is hoping to return to to attend the Inaugural Exercises. Dinner Party Planned To Honor Noted Guests Several dinner parties have been weekend. Friday evening Dr. Dixon R. Fox, the City Club given by local Union College alumni. Among the college faculty and trustees who will attend ate: Dr. W. S. A. Pott, Dr. Elmer W. K, Mould, Hubert C. Mande At the same time Mrs. S. G. H. Turner will entertain with a dinner Burlingame afe among the ladies in- will later attend Opening Thespis. Saturday evening Dr. and Mrs. W. S. A. Pott will entertain sixteen MARIONETE SHOW PLANNED For WEDNESDAY MEETING | oF French Ciro -| Txltlsité‘Ray Spare and his band foi | l [ Appoint R. Smith Chairman] [ Town of Medleval Europe What-The Junior Prom - _- Wh; ere-Fassett Commons eighth fron? 9 p. m. -2 a. m. and dance. from Rochester. couple. and you! 3 Fassett Commons will be the] scene of the Junior Class' annual formal dance Friday night, Novem- ber 8th. , The dance wil be '37's| outstanding contribution to an al- ready bright social season on cam- pus. . Ray Spare and his orchestra has been procured to provide syncopa- tion for the gay couples who will attend. 7 The dance will start at nine] o'clock and will continue until the two o'clock to be exact, but then what hour is wee-er than two? For once romantic males will have a chance to remain at Cowles after the usual twelve o'clock deadline. So get your ticket, get your man,: and get going! Helen Turner is general chair- man of the Prom, and she is being ably assisted by the following com- mittees: Music: Dorothy Mason, Jane Hallett, Fay Mitchell. . Decorations: Emily Baldwin, Betty Brown, Jane Hallett, Ruth Cain. Programs: Jane Cooper, Dunn, Helen Joslin. Publicity: Fern Royall, Ruth Cain,| Alice Booth. . Chaperones: Eleanor Schrader, Hes- ter Beaudry, Helen Prindible. Refreshments: Mary Presper, Betty Van Velsor, Alice Booth. Invitations: . Invitations: Dorothy Becker, Marion Indoction of Dr. Pott Continued from Page 1, Col. 1 Inaugural Address William S. A. Pott Presentation of Convocation Scholars and Award of Prizes Alma Mater Benediction The Rev. Albert G. Cornwell Recessional and Organ Postlude George Morgan McKnight Institutions Represented The induction ceremony has at- tracted distinguished guests from all parts of the East, among whom will be: Dr. Harlan Hoyt Horner, assis- tant Commissioner for Higher Edu- cation, representing the University 'of the State of New York; Profes- sor Arthur Pound of the University of Pittsburgh; Robert V. Larkin of Georgetown University; E. R. Stet- tinius, Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee, United States Corporation, who is from the Uni- versity of Virginia; Joseph Whitt mer of Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute; Dr. Nathaniel Love of New: York University; - Herman M. Shipps, Executive Secretary of Ohio Wesleyan University; Dr. A. C. Flick of the New York State De- partment of Education; Chancellor] Charles W. Flint of Syracuse Uni-] versity; Ptofcssor Seth Wakeman .of Smith College; Professor Helen G. Englebreck of the New York: gnests at dinner. [ State Feachers College, Buffalo; When-Friday, November the Why-Just to dance, and dance, || Vvhoé'You‘r and you, and you,, If. Steel| John versity, Radcliffe College, Connecti- (a a an man HONOR JUNIORS WITH - TEA-DANGE NOV. 9 For Latter Event On Monday night, October 21,| || the Freshmen held a class meeting! [ for the purpose of electing officers. 'The \fol'lbWing were elected:; Vice-President, Antonette Lund | Secretary, Jane Gordon Treasurer, Mary Ana Thompson. | As everyone knows, Janet Brown| was announced as the Freshman] [ President on Cap and Gown Day.| The Freshmen will give a tea dance for the Juniors on November 9 with Ruth Smith as chairman. _ Arsine Schmavonian of Hood Col- lege; Professor John R. Hobbie of| Skidmore; Professor Elsa M. Keil] of the New Jersey College for | Women; Professor Geotge H. Sa- bine of Cornell, who wil represent the American Association of Uni- versity Professors; Dr. Madison Bentley of the American P sycholog- ical Association; Charlee C. Mc- Cracken of the Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church of the United States; Pro- fessor Lane Cooper of Cornell who will represent the Modern Lange ge Association and Phi Beta Kappa; Russell H. Wagner of the New York State Debate Coaches Asso: i2- tion; and President Elihu Grant uf the Sooicty of Biblical Literature ard Exegisis. Among the presidents and deans of other colleges to be present are President Murray Bartlett of Ho- bart; President A. R. Brubacher of New York State 'College for Teach- ers; President-elect Alan Valentine of the University 'of Rochester; President Livingston Ferrand of Cor- nell; and President J. Hillis Miller |of Keuka; Dean Carl A. Kallgren of Colgate; Dean Ninetta M. Run- nals of Colby College; Dean Dora K. Degen of Alfred; Dean Kath- erine McElroy of Wells; and Dean Amy Gaines Jennings of Russell- Sage College. ' Other institutions being repre- sented are Dickinson College, Union College, University of Michigan, Lafayette College, Wesleyan Uni- versity; Oberlin College, Mount Holyoke, Wittcnburg College, Mt. Union College, Bucknell Univer- sity, Otterbein College, University of Minnesota, Western College,| Massachusetts Institute of Technol-| ogy, Vassar College, Bates Collego, College of Wooster, Stevens Insti-] tute, Boston University, Purdue University, Wilson College, Welles- ley College, Johns Hopkins Uni- cut State College, University of Chicago and Connecticut College. for Women. . The American Library Associa- tion, the American Philogical Asso- ciation, the Archeological Institute of America, the Arnot Art Gallery, the Association of American Col-| leges, the Association of American | Universities, and the Classical Asso- ciation of the Atlantic States will 'also have members attending the ceremony. ® Started Custom Which Became Widespread - An explanation of the significance of the caps and -gowns, to be worn by college, dignitaries in the aca- tion of President William S. A. Pott, appeared in the Elmira Sunday Telegram; Dr. Grace A. Thomas, piled the matétial. Bright hoods of various colors, symbolizing institutions and depart- ments of learning, will be worn over somber black gowns. About the scarlet of divinity, the blue of phil- osophy, the green of medicine, the purple of law, the yellow of science, which trim the gowns and heads, will hover a spirit of tradition and age old dignity. The place of origin of this custom was the cathedral town of medieval Europe, which attracted all types of students to the schools. Here the different classes of students were dis- tinguished by the regulation dress. 'this colorful tradition is the recent adoption of certain colors to desig- nate the institution which granted the higher degree, Blue crossed with orange chevrons symbolize the University of Wisconsin, from which Dr. Pott received the doc- torate of philosophy. Blue and white black, Princeton; crimson, Harvard; and gold, John Hopkins; and car- nelian and white, Cornell. Of Dr. and Mrs. D.‘ H. Fox deville of Hoffman street will have Dixon Ryan Fox Q; Union College, Schenectady. Doctor Fox is to give Church Saturday morning. Committees and Heads Named For Sophomore Dance The Sophomores, under the di- recting hand of Grace Henderson, are focussing their attention on that eventful night, November <gth, when Fassett Commons will again be the scene of another delightful Sophomore Hop. < Sophomores, the event promises to stand forth as a high-light in the season's social functions. Assisting on the committee are Jeannette Mcintyre, Anne Will- Jean White, and Jean Spencer. MARK AAMC demic procession of the inaugura- -> Associate Professor of English, com- A matter of particular interest to Americans in the development of © aesignatcs Columbia; orange and blue, Yale; maroon, Cllicago; black Elmira Residents to be Hosts _ Mr. and Mrs. William H. 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