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[jbachen]

Well, I still like you, even if you attended the wrong Cornell!

(I had a shirt when I was at school that said, "Cornell College. Isn't that in Ithaca?")

LOL! Thanks, Ann!! And, if you look at the student loans I left with, I certainly DID go to the wrong school! (My husband went to Ithaca College, and I always tell him I went to the REAL school in Ithaca! )

But I am confused - I thought Ezra was the one who founded Cornell U. It sounds really weird that there were two cousins named Ezra Cornell... Or did I misread your post??

 

[chefann]

I thought it was Ezra who donated books to CC, but could be misremembering. I'll have to check that on their website.

 

[chefann]

OK- it was William Wesley Cornell.

Cornell College was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman, a Methodist minister from North Carolina with a passionate belief in higher education. Originally known as the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was renamed in 1857 after William Wesley Cornell, a prosperous merchant and devout Methodist whose distant cousin, Ezra Cornell, founded Cornell University a decade later. Today, Cornell College maintains an affiliation with the United Methodist Church, but the college welcomes people from all religious traditions and from all non-religious perspectives.

 

[chefann]

You'll find this humorous, too:Let’s face it: over the years, there’s been a certain amount of confusion over the distinction between Cornell College and, well, the other Cornell. From misdirected applications to misguided visits, sharing a name hasn’t always been easy.So we’d like to set the record straight: we got here first. Cornell College was founded in 1853, 15 years before the similarly named university got its start. And we’re not one to brag, but we have a higher percentage of alumni listed in Who’s Who in America than they do.A few more notes on Cornell v. Cornell:

• The two institutions were not named for the same person, but our namesake (William W. Cornell) and theirs (Ezra Cornell) were distant cousins.
• The college has about 1,200 undergraduate students. The university: more than 13,000.
• College faculty teach one course at a time. University faculty teach as many as four courses at a time, and as little as zero (that’s what teaching assistants are for, right?).
• The college holds two national wrestling team titles; the university holds zero.
• Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York, which was named for a Greek island. Cornell College is in the heart of Mount Vernon, Iowa, which got its name from George Washington’s home in Virginia.
• Winters in Ithaca are cold and snowy. Winters in Mount Vernon, on the other hand, are … snowy and cold.
• Our mascot is a ram; theirs is a bear (Big Red) who seems to have been named after a chewing gum.
• Both campuses involve steep inclines. Hence the nicknames “The Hilltop” (us) and “The Hill” (them).
• Both campuses feature buildings funded by the Olin Foundation: Olin Hall (both campuses) and Olin Library (the university).
• Ithaca is approximately four hours from New York City. Mount Vernon is approximately four hours from Chicago.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

[SINGING]
:sing:

Far above, Cayuga's waters
There's an awful smell.
Some people say it's Cayuga's waters...
We know it's Cornell!

:sing:

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