Professor Hamilton's Diary: Nov. 23, 1935

The conference continues; Pan Am's 'China Clipper' launches air mail service

The International Relations Clubs conference continued at Syracuse University today, with several talks and another round-table discussion on sanctions. “After these we visited the new buildings on the hill,” he wrote. Perhaps one of these buildings was the “New Women’s Building” shown in the vintage postcard below. The caption on the back of the card reads, “In this building physical education and athletic facilities are available, ranging from target practice on the archery range to swimming in the new pool.” The men had also gotten a new athletic building.

He took the three Albright students to his sister Rose’s house, where they learned the college’s football team, the Lions, had again come out on top, beating Franklin and Marshall College 9-6. He described their reaction as “greatly surprised & elated.” The account in the Reading Times said the victory had “turned Reading and Berks county into a football madhouse.”

That evening they heard a “very good” address by a Dr. Kunz, “Austrian authority on International Law.” This was certainly Josef Laurenz Kunz, who held a chair at the University of Toledo and was a strong advocate of the League of Nations. Afterwards the students went to a dance and the professor returned to Rose’s for the night.

In other news, the heaviest boat plane in history, was being tracked as it flew to Manila, launching the era of international air mail. Paid subscribers can read on about the storied China Clipper. Click below to upgrade to paid and get a deeper dive into Professor Hamilton’s times.

The postcards are both being offered on eBay. Here are the dealer links: Women’s Building; Greetings from Syracuse.