Cornell University - Cornellian Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

 - Class of 1919

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., I' ' ,4.f' ' n.m.,.,...,.....c.., ' . H: ,.Q,22f ' 1915 CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM of the Spring term by his entertaining, delightful lectures. ' Spring time also saw absolute victory in the underclass mud-rush perching upon the banners of 1919. It was a foregone conclusion that 1918 was incompetent to offer, severe competition. Nor was the speed and frnesse of 1920 any match for IQI9 When as sophomores 1-919 again Won victory in the annual frolic. Death robbed Cornell of two great teachers during the Spring of 1916, Prof. James Morgan Hart and Prof. H. D. Hess, Whose friendship and acquaintance- ship 1919 Was just beginning to make. The last joyous Spring Day occurred in the happy Spring of 1916, and 1919 was privileged to get in on the good times of Cornell's fun festival. It was truly a Day of Daze. Work as Handy Andiesp' prevented 1919 from sharing in the pleasures of Junior and Senior Week houseparties and dances, but the Class did get an inkling of Alma Mater at its brighest social best. The disastrous debacle of the Interfraternity Rushing Association, and the helterskelter rush by the fraternities after anybody Who sported a little grey cap provided a mild Spring tonic and plenty of excitement. IQIQ congratulated Alma Nfater on the great four mile relay team Which equalled the world's record for that event. Russell's fine pitching for the base- ball team in the Spring brought many victories to the Red and White on the dia- mond, for Which 1919, as Cornellians, grabbed off a full share of the honor and glory, though their activities were entirely confined to rooting in the freshman stand at Percy Field. When 235 Cornellians left college halls for summer military training at Platts- burg, Cornell had the first inkling of the coming breakup of college life, and the exodus into service with the declaration of War a year later. The Class of IQIQ began work as sophomores in the Fall of 1916, a term destined to be one of the last things as Cornell knew them before the war. The last real Varsity football team fought for Cornell that fall, the Musical Clubs embarked on their last Christmas trip, the last Junior Week was held. 551

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No account of the Class of 1919 can be complete without a tribute to the boys who went XVest to help win salvation for the world. At once sad and proud, the Class of IQIQ records the glorious ultimate sacrifice of classmates Charlie Beck, Nlack Carmack, RedH Case, Allen Honeywell, 4'AleX', Matthews, Fin O'Connor, Thaddeus Phelon, Ain Porter, 'fEv Pratt, .Lowell Riley, VVinfield Wheadrick, and Charles Zischkau. The memory and friendship of these classmates of yesterday is a sacred thing, and the Class of 1919 will ever treasure the recollection of these comradeships terminated far too soon. On the other side of the ledger must be entered the names of the members of the Class of IQIQ decorated for bravery in action. To Lieutenant Cactus7' Conroy, France awarded two Croix de Guerre, with numerous palms for numerous citations. Sergeant UAV' Eggers won America's greatest tribute, the Congressional hledal of Honor, in addition to the Distinguished Service Cross. Captain 'cWild- eye Emerson's conspicuous bravery under fire brought to him the award of the Distinguished Service Cross. France's decoration, the Croix de Guerre, also went to Brad Fairchild. The Class of IQIQ enjoyed only one year of real Cornell life, its freshman year of 1915-1916. Cornell was fighting at top-notch during that happy year. But 1919 folk were only freshmen, and the historical inability of the freshmen to get in tune with things resulted in the loss upon IQIQ of many of the beneflts and pleasures and interests of that year. War was still far in the future, and the Class ploughed on carelessly and haphazardly, asleep to many opportunities, and not knowing of the wreck awaiting the remaining years of the life of the Class. But even heedless freshman 1919 gloried in the wonderful successes of the 1915 Varsity football team. Decisive victories over Michigan and Penn, and the never- to-be-forgotten licking administered to Harvard will ever remain bright spots of the sport schedules of the Fall of 1915. And when athletic critics gathered up the loose ends of the football season, Cornell was at the top of the heap for the first time in history,-football champions of the East. It must be confessed that IQIQ appropriated a very considerable share in the glory and joy of that accomplish- ment, although as freshmen, the Class was not represented on the team. But the Class,s cup of joy was full to overflowing when 191978 own teams won Eastern freshman championships in football and cross country. Here indeed were wondrous works wholly the chattels and property of 1919. The Class was further delighted over the championships won by the Red and White Varsity teams in track, wrestling, lacrosse, and debate. Surely never was such an Alma Mater! As innocent, blind freshmen, the members of 1919 witnessed the impressive dedication and opening of beautiful Schoellkopf Memorial, the inauguration of the great Cornell dormi- tory system made possible by the work A 1 of George F. Baker, the disastrous hlorse Hall fire in which S325,000 of Cornell property went up in smoke in a spectacular fire. The victory of the University of Maine in the Intercollegiate Cross Country championships was painful. But the news that Alma lVIater's wizard Jack Nfoakley had signed a ten-year contract with Cornell, softened defeat, promisedf' complete revenge in the future. The Class learned to know and admire and love Cornell's fine friend, Bill'7 Taft, who afforded one of the big bright spots 550



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A - fn ., LAYING CORNERSTONE or SCHOELLKOPF lMiEMORIAL The rip-roaring, but disastrous Salt Works fire was one of the high-lights of November. And then came the return to supremacy of Cornell at the Inter- collegiate Cross Country meet, as Moakley's runners staged a notable come-back. Red and VVhite athletes carried off the chief honors at the Penn Indoor Meet, as usual, and in this victory IQIQ men had an active share. Cornell had devoted much time and effort during the months preceding the war to various war relief undertakings, and her considerable contributions to the relief funds involved' many cheerful sacrifices. And then came WAR. And a moratorium was declared on everything as existing before the war. Everything was off, as the nation and Alma Mater assumed war-paint. Spring Day, athletics, social life,-everything walked the plank as Cornell embarked on pa program of real war service. Alrna Mater was the first institution to grant generous academic privileges to undergraduates volunteering for war service. Alma Nlater turned over every facility and all equipment to the use of the Government for the period of the war. And the Government soon established one of the most successful of the aviation ground schools, housed in Cornell's great new Armory. The most glorious news of all was carried in the brief dispatch of The Associated Press which told of the first advance of The United States flag to the front in France, -a Hag carried into action by an all-Cornell ambulance unit under the leadership of the late Captain F.. I. Tinkham, 'I6. Gver here, the war fever had penetrated into every nook and cranny of Uni- versity life. Between April 6 and Nlay 25, forty-five per cent of the male under- graduate student body were with the colors in service. Cornell ship builders hastened to enlist in the industrial army which was to build the bridge of ships which were to transport America's strength over there. Hundreds of Cornellians rushed to volunteer for service in the Navy's Nlosquito Fleet, dedicated to the job of ridding the seas of the U-boat monsters. From the declaration of war, Cornell lived in a frenzy of excitement, breathing a supercharged atmosphere of patriotic service. The peace-time Cornell of yesterday was banished until America should win victory in France, on the JD

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