Bee, 1937-09-24

              ♦ block b benefit dance tomorrow night inaugurates social season ♦ the bee volume 18 "•©*••-** buffalo n v friday sept 24 1937 number 1 athletes present searl's band at opening hop pep rally team intro duction will feature program the first event of he 19.17 so cial season on the campus will be sponsored by the block b club their annual sport dance will be presented ut norton on saturday september 5 from 10-a music will he furnished by hun searl aud ins commodore bund couches peelle and febel prom ise that the vursity eleven will at tend however freshmen women with ideus of cuptivutlug the boys are warned to lay off until the season is over tickets for the dunce muy be obtained from uuy one wearing a block ii sweater curl krathwohl arts 38 is gen eral chairman other members of the committee are bob jantzen bus ad ss charlie roesch bus ail 3s han searl bus ad 38 bern obletz bus ad 39 krathwohl leading campus fig ure and vursity football player was elected president of block b for the coming year m an election held on wednesday this was nec essitated by v tie which occurred m the contest held iv may be tween krathwohl and richard rusty browning bus ad 38 browning was named secretary replacing ivan levine who did not return to college honor membership granted to u.b social work school en tered m american association full membership iv the ameri can association of schools of so cial work was grunted during the summer to the university of buf lulu's school of which dr niles carpenter is dean only 19 other colleges win such recognition und the honor was grunted only after a three year provisionul period this school is now m its eighth year a total enrollment of 197 slu ileilts iv all related courses is tak • v cure of by a lull-time faculty of five with part-time instructors and consulting associates numbering 36 the purpose of the school is to prepare men and women for the profession of sociul work and a growing body of successful alumni attest to accomplishment the regular course requires six funeral services held tuesday for jim murphy student leader and business administration honor man stricken with pneumonia fraternity brothers act as pall-bearers james murphy student m busi ness ad is died friday septem ber 17 at he millard fillmore hospital he wus the victim of a broken neck and tlnally succumb ed to mi attuck of bronchial pneu niouiu jimmy a prominent member of bin class was hurt m august 193g idle diving ill tho quarry at micrkston out on campus he was ■' member of beta chi epsilon fra ternity manager of the glee club id a member of the ftnunce com nitlee ot the board of munugers ,{ c also played varsity basketball in tlie school of business adminis tration he was president of his ulhbh winner of the frosh honor ward and a new plan student everyone who knew jim liked ii and even those who knew of aim uniy y repututlon greatly ad mired the pluck and courage he displayed 111 his gullant 13 month fight he was a young man of excep tional and outstanding promise typical ot he finest type of ameri can young mun dean ralph ep steln said edward j barealo president of the cumpauy where jim wus em ployed volunteered thlß tribute he was us fine a character as i have known and brilliant men tally-observing and forward-look ing the members of his fraternity were honorary bearers at the fun eral which was held on tuesday september 21 from trinity epis copal church he is survived by his parents henry j and beatrice haskins murphy and by two brothers charles of buffalo and edward of haledon n j coveted honor awarded university phi beta kappa council approves applica tion for chapter it has been definitely announced hut a chapter of phi beta kappa will be established at the univer sity of buffalo m the near future at the triennial council of phi betu kappa m atlanta georgia the application of the university of buffalo was accepted attending the council session was dr julius w pratt head of the university of buffalo's history department dr pratt is v member of the icoal alumni chapter it b has been seeking a chapter of this fraternity which honors high ranking students in the lib erul arts college for several years after an extensive investigation by the committee on qualifications the senate of the fraternity last december invited the university to submit un application the university of buffalo was one of eight institutions of higher education selected out of 2uuu in vestigated irwin b clark memorial gymnasium to fulfill long felt need of university peelle predicts successful season for football team more than forty candidates fight for positions asl gridders hold first practice sessions opener scheduled for oct 2 ' we should have a team at least as good as last sea son's is coach jim peelle's rather modest prognos tication for his 1937 buffalo eleven u b.s mentor now m his second year as head football coach and athletic director will receiy^considerable^ielpin hope prediction h of h seven h teen lettermen from the team h the bulls are rapidly i oiuulinr.j^h theirh the si hi h the ulhr.ih suiurduj . h m the forty cumli h who reported h lettermen ir<mnl the ihhijm decided h upon a lor h to i ihe m the h umih he every m tomorrow h the bulls engage the ill olltflt m l()llg r-mlllllll.m h on who has to his und h to m head h line und h three men 1 1 " i i tion on the none the jobs h have been but ut h ri h the line sea h the h ami h fundi h dr robert 0 seitz killed in accident injuries fatal to former associate professor of english during lie past summer the university suffered the loss of one of the outstanding members of its kuglish department when dr robert o seitz died as a result of injuries received m un automobile accident at allentowu pa dr belts who had been an asso ciate professor of english for the past several years was on a leave of absence from the university a native of harrisburg pa he attended the harrisburg acadmey yale und columbia universities from 11*20 to l kit he was an in structor at yale where he received his ph.d degree dr seitz had al so taught in foreign countries in cluding china and had studied abroad thirty-nine years old at the time of his death dr seitz is survived by his wife katherine v seit 2 who was with him ut the time of { the accident and one son chancellor to be honored at dinner alumni association to sponsor banquet the academic year 1987-1988 marks the completion of dr sam uel paul capen's fifteenth year as chancellor of the university of buffalo in celebration of this occasion the general alumni association of the university of buffalo is honor ing dr capen at a testimonial banquet to be held m the hotel statler ballroom on saturday eve ning october 9 ut 7:30 o'clock a speaker of national prominence to he announced shortly will address the gathering the unnual alumni homecoming ball will follow the banquet a decude und one-half ago when capen became chancellor of the university the most fruitful aud progressive period of the univer sity commenced since dr capen assumed office the university hus gradually grown m civic importance and m national ranking the buildings that were standing m 1922 have since then been remodeled or re built many new buildings among them crosby hull norton hull and the lockwood memorial library have changed what once was a bur ren spot into v beautiful campus one that can hold its own with any city college m the united states rhe latest addition is the new ir win b clark memorial gymnasium soap box open letter to norton uulun members the board of managers wel comes you to norton union to be gin another year of activity during the short period of nor ton union's existence the students have participated in student union affairs in increasing numbers the addition of new student or ganizations is encouraging and perhaph the trend will continue attendance at programs presented to our membership by the pro gram committee indicates a healthy interest in union enter tainment lust year about 12,000 people attended apparently a general understanding of the proper relationships between this student union and other campus units has contributed to the ad justment of norton union to its present status this adjustment must continue and must always he susceptible to change to meet stu dent needs the board of managers has undertaken to extend the services of the union to our memberships through more extensive entertain ment than has heretofore been offered the program for the fall printed on a card of pocket size has been issued at the bursar's office with each membership card the response of the students will determine the attitude of the continued on page 3 construction work begun on clark memorial gymnasium cornerstone ceremonies set for homecoming struc ture to contain large gymnasium basketball courts showers and other conveniences erection of a gymnasium on the u b campus — long the fondest hope and idlest dream of university officials and students is at last being realized 1050 feet behind edmund hayes hall at the base of the campus quadrangle the new irwin b clark memor — lal gymnasium is starting to grow it lias been learned from an au thoritative source that plans are now under way for the cornerstone laying ceremonies to be held us part of the homecoming duy cele bration on october 9 chancellor capeii other administrative offi cials ami student leaders are ex pected to participate m the pro gram a 300,0u0 bequest to the uni versity by mrs evelyn howes clark who died m the spring of 1936 will he the main source of funds with which to finance the tenth building on the tl b cam pus the total cost of the new building will reach 70,7ti15 mrs clark's husband for whom the new gym is named was a well known buffalo seed mrechant be fore his deuth several years ago the structure will contain a large gymnasium two smaller gymnasiums vursity teum room freshmen or visitors team room several large and small locker rooms protected open-air sun deck and exercise court actual construction work on the new building started during july the foumlution has been laid already and work on the first floor is un der way if present plans are car ried out the new gymnasium will be ready for occupation m may or june 1938 local rough limestone trimmed with indiana limestone will be used for the exterior of the build masquers frosh reception successful tryouts to be held mon day tuesday and wed nesday afternoons m norton hall the annual reception for incom ing students interested iv the theatre was held in norton hall's blue room thursday night ut 8 p m.i opening uu intensive season planned by the blue masquers university of buffalo dramatics or ganization in between munches of cake aud sips of tea applicants for member ship m the club beard about the masquer traditions and the exten sive opportunities which the club offers to those interested and train ing and experience m all phases of dramatic production not just actors when asked about the organiza tion members — known affection ately or otherwise as masquers — reply that they are not just a bunch of uctors they are ptimar football rally at first convocation coach peelle and roger baker head opening cheer session a football rally with roger baker the well-known buffulo sports commentator as guest speaker will be the feature of the first convocation at norton hall on wednesday september 29 at 11:10 cheers songs aud other ways of expressing enthusiasm will be on the program the band will add to the festivities with uppropriute music head coach jim peelle line coach fritz febel and frosh coach george vadas will speak and the footbull squud will he introduced to the students rush week set by frat council after battle new alliances formed in opening skirmishes in two stormy sessions which threatened the existence of the in tel-fraternity council a coalition headed by alpha kappa psi and kappa delta succeeded m block ing a one week advancement of the closed rushing period for fra ternities the bitter light was precipitated when william j neil bus ad 38 of beta chi epsilon introduced a motion which would move the clos ed period forward from its original date beginning september 27 to october 11 harold kirscheubuam bus ad 39 of beta sigma rho seconded tlie motion m an effort to open next week for a proposed nterfra ternity stag alphu kappa psi and kappa delta who held an advan tage over the other members of the coullull by virtue of already having their houses opened launch an offensive against bill nell's pro posal they were lent support by kappa nu whose representatives contradicted themselves on suc cessive ballots and kappa psi pharmacy group who are ineligi ble to participate in rushing until mid-semester the kappa psi poli cy is dictated by the school of pharmacy the whole effect of the meeting was to eliminate any hope of an interfraternity stag and served to outstanding personalities dot business frosh students prominent in scholarship and athletics many leaders m high school cur ricular and extra-curricular life are included m the incoming freshman class according to a partial list released by dr shaw livermore assistant dean of the school of business administratoin and fresh man advisor class officers musi cians athletes and leaders m scholarship are represented by the class of 1941 of the 95 or more entering students in the college the following ure deserving of spe cial mention annette schwenk holder of a 100 freshmun competitive scholar ship given by the business admin istration school vice-president und valedictorian of the class of 19 g hutcbtnson.central high school and un accomplished piauist richard mclaughlin scholarship holder graduate of lafayette brother of bob mclaughlin busi ness ad 36 sophs administer primitive justice as court convenes uperclassmen invited to enjoy mass carnage today the most successful frosh court m many v decade passed weighty judgment on the first group of freshmen culprits with bob btran bky m charge the jury consisting of harry jenkins jerry katzmun walter nelson cam benson cecil pearl and duke goldberg handed down decisions tempered by a full sense of the responsibility involv ed the soph enemy no 1 at this court was frosh siegel who will eat off the mantel for days because the first paddle was cracked he answered his summons suffered and ulmost immediately after was hailed up for contempt of court then frosh siegel rendered a choice song from the balcony at norton among the other punishments were the singing of adeline by a quartet of frosh rolling of trousers übove the knees by sev eral others and the placing of gum on the forehead of frosh sennit man for chewing said gum while answering the sunimous as cvi deuce that the court was conduct ed fairly the jurors acquitted all f'rosh who were innocent the next sophmore court will be held friday and all upper classmen are invited the court will be just as interesting as the first for the supply of summons is unlimited as a note ot warning to all fresh men who receive summons if they don't attend court the raiding squad will handle them wherever found continued on page 4 continued on page 4 continued on page 4 continued on page 4 continued on page 4 continued on puge 4 continued on puge 4 norton house notice all coats and hats found m tbe lounges beginning monday sept 27 will he picked up and placed at the lobby counter they may be claimed after a fine of ten cents has been paid the cloak rooms are the proper places for all wearing apparel the lockwood memorial ltt.rart bee party saturday october 2 at the park lane strictly formal all candidates for positions on the bee staff report to the publication office on the second floor of norton today between 12:15 and 2:30 frosh are especially invited