Bee, 1932-12-02

              the bee the university of buffalo weekly no 10 vol 13 university of buffalo december 2 1932 traditional bison head dance tomorrow night anti-war meeting is big success drs pratt and scofield at tack international armed conflict students take part war not inevitable many claim stupidity held major cause on tuesday november 22 the wom en's lounge scene of many festive af fairs and social gatherings exchanged its party dress and assumed for a few hours a cloak of pensive solemnity when representatives of 22 campus organiza tions assembled in response to a call issued by the social science club for a united student protest against war this eonferenec whose chief purpose was to prepare the students for the national student anti-war congress to be held at chicago december 28 and 29 had been previously endorsed by chancellor capen dean park dean macdonald professors bigelow pratt scitz bonner lattiraore carpenter jones hewitt tippetts and others dr julius pratt chairman of the his tory department heralding the end of the students isolation from major socio economic problems said whereas putting parliuti and football formerly consumed most of the student's excess energy today the attitude has changed and students looking beyond the printed pages of their texts consider problems of major significance in analyzing the war problem dr pratt stated as far as war is concerned the world today has a fever we can combat this fever by plunging it into ice water or we can make a real effort to get at the roots of the malady and seek to remove the eva sive causes most of the peace machin ery so far set up comes in the ice water class in suggesting what a confer ence such as the one held tuesday eve ning could seek to advocate dr pratt suggested three things first that in view of the fact that the moral claim to international debts may not be as good as legal claims there should be a read justment in the policy taken toward in ternational debts secondly that eco nomic barriers between nations ought to come down at least partially third that capital investment of one nation in an other nation should be curtailed by di verting the excess capital in higher wages so that more could bo spent on consumers goods dr scofield stated that there is noth ing whatsoever in the physical makeup of human beings that warrants the title of a pugnacious instinct war therefore is not inevitable and the soon er the student body realizes this the deta sigma pi helps needy mayor's committee on unem ployment assisted by u b fraternity the delta sigma pi fraternity with the approval of the university is co operating with the mayor's committee on unemployment in the collection of used clothing and stoves for the needy people of buffalo the demand for clothing of all kinds is far greater than the supply only through the help of each of us can the offering of thousands be relieved dur ing these coming months the week of december 5-10 haa been designated as the period for the univer sity of buffalo students to do their part in this worthy effort for a moment picture yourself with worn-out shoes a shabby suit and with no overcoat out tramping through tho cold and snow looking for work after a fruitless search for employment you re turn to a few barren rooms devoid of blankets and the warmth of a glowing fire now you can see the deplorable condition in which thousands of our fel low-citizens finds themselves through no fault of their own check over the following list and bring whatever you may have availablo to towiißcnd hall crosby hall edmund hayes hall or foster hall between de cember 5 and 10 this is the least we can do to help those less fortunate than ourselves belts beretß blankets bloomers blouses boys clothing capes caps chil dren's clothing coats comforters dresses footwear * gaiters garters girls clothing gloves golf hose hand kerchiefs hats * hosiery knickers leg gings men's clothing mittens mufflers neckties nightclothes overcoats over shoes pajamaß pants pillowcases quilts reefers robes rubbers scarfs sheets shirts shoes shorts skirt slips stockings suits sweaters topcoats toques trousers underwear vests wom en s clothing cook stoves and heaters for use with coal coke or wood please see that the articles marked with an asterisk are fastened together in pairs we will arrange to pick up stoves and bulky packages of clothing at your homo just give us the address call either washington 6274 or garfield 2415 let's go u of b our ser vices are needed dr carpenter approves anti-war movement efforts of a key group such as col lego students are in the long run arc bound profoundly to affect the public mind dr niles carpenter head of the department of sociology declared when ho approved student participation in anti-war movement now in active dem onstration at the university of buffalo my belief is that those engaged in anti-war effort need look for no apparent immediate results dr carpenter said instead they are liable to be impressed with the feeling of futility and failure however the function of an edu cated minority in any society is to main tain a drum-fire of information and agi tation upon mass opinion until it eventu ally reacts as a long-time process it tends to succeed if not in bringing about the actual change desired at least in forc ing the public to reappraise its scale of values non-combatant people will suffer in creasingly in future wars and not only in financial and economic ways dr carpenter continued the japanese war in shanghai was a dress-rehearsal for coming wars — the city is the focal point of attack because the modern soldier is little more than a semi-skilled worker operat ing a machine of destruction and no longer a hand-to-hand fighter it is doubtful if even women will bo excused from taking part in combat a direct appeal to belf-prescrvation reminding people that they are prospec tive victims is more effective than methods of emotional appeal such as the women's crusade invoking the aid of wives and mothers dr carpenter said in conclusion ' ' in holland forceful posters used for antiwar work depict a man a woman and a child choking to death during a gas attack in a city chancellor s p capen issues strict edict as to football policy at u b graduate manager blackburn and coach wilson also make public statements as to situation the great commotion over accusations made against professionalism in athletics at the university of buffalo reached a fever point late wednesday when the bee went to press there are certain points the local papers made however which need clearing up in an apathetic institution buch as the university of buffalo there is no danger of a mass meeting or a student riot the students as a matter of fact have paid little attention to the breech with rochester the entire matter has been distorted out of proportion to its importance said a leader in student activities when members of the freshman team were approached on their attitude toward jomiuy wilson and his methods they were practically unanimous in their praise of wilson said one if it were not for jimmy wilson and the financial assistance he gave me i would not be able to attend the university an upper classman said i see no reason why a boy should be denied a football scholarship or a job providing that his scholarship is worthy of it a professor in the school of business administration who has the interests of the student body at heart states i do net think it is desirable for a uni versity to go out and buy players but i do think that football players as a group should not be prevented from re cciving financial assistance from the alumni or other interested groups which are not a part of the university admin istration if alumni wish to organize for the purpose of giving support to football players i do not see any great objection we should remember that scholastic standings can always be used to prohibit the entrance or continued residence of athletes who come to school merely to engage in athletics blackburn interviewed some people are always getting things wrong said mr william j blackburn graduate manager of ath letics of the u of 8 during an inter view the bee went out to get the truth about tho charges against coach jimmy wilson and found mr blackburn eager to divulge his opinions the truth he said is that wo have been above board i have always advocated a man-to-man attitude at con ference meetings kef erring to the western new york conference at the meeting of october 10 charges of proselytism wero brought against tho university mr wilson frankly admit ted what he was doing shortly after i received communications from rochester demanding an explanation which i gave this resulted in a definite cancellation from our schedule there is no break with hamilton when asked concerning the charges of professionalism he said i do not con sider the granting or loaning of money or giving of employment to promising football men who can keep up with the scholastic standards of the university professionalism it is of course a mat ter of viewpoint professionalism is giving diroot athletic scholarships by the university in the future the policy employed this year will be discontinued in obedi ence to the chancellor's edict the university will therefore abide by the ruling of the chancellor who de clared all subsidizing whether direct or dr helen reid discusses election international aspects theme of short talk the international aspects of the past election was the themo of a short talk by professor helen dwight reid and of tho discussion which followed at a recent meeting of the international re lations club the club met at the homo of professor reid on wednesday evening november i6 the principal way in which the new administration will be able to influence international affairs will be in the united states foreign policy on the whole professor reid believes that present policies will remain the same no changes can be made of course until after tho inauguration so that it is dif ficult to know just what governor roose velt will do in regard to foreign affairs the question of the war debts as one of the major issues in present foreign policy was brought up in the discus sion it seems that european countries have enough gold to more than pay the sums due in december they object to paying the debt on matters of principle tho united states feels that while the moratorium was necessary last year further extension would be undesirable in presenting france's point of view miss reid mentioned the fact that that country does not believe that it owes us anything it considers the war ours france has been arguing to its people that their armies were merely fighting our war until we entered it in 1918 and therefore tho money was used in our behalf refreshments followed a business meeting which took place before the discussion the members decided to send delegates to the preliminary meet ing in regard to the student anti-war conference the next meeting of the international relations club will take place on the second wednesday of december again at miss reid's home on north street outward bound is presented by blue masquers if you are yearning for real enter tainment reserve the evening of de cember 15 or 17 or both to attend blue masquers presentation of sutton vane's fascinating play outward bound at the studio school of the theatre you may secure tickets from members of blue masquers for the nominal sum of 75 cents blue masquers held a meeting in their room in crosby hall on thursday de cember 1 at this time commiteces were appointed and tickets distributed among the members who will appreciate the patronage of everyone on the campus for their production of outward bound prof bernard fay completes series of nine lectures completing his scries of nine lecture on contemporary french life pro fessor bernard fay spoko on " the indi vidual at the twentieth century club tuesday evening november 29 everyone for himself is a prin ciple of french civilization professor fay said the rich the middle class and tho peasants are all very individualistic being content to go through life with a social aim that is strictly self-center ed only when war threatens the french people do they como to tho realization that they must work as a unit when the scourge of war threatens other euro pean countries tho french are not arous ed but let war reach into their own country and immediately tho people tend toward nationalism professor fay stated otherwise they are content to act individually for tho satisfaction of their own interests in lifo professor fay visiting professor at tho university on the mrs joseph t jones foundation has given these lec tures in english every tuesday eve ning for tho past two months at tho twontieth century club canadian quartet plays here monday famous hart house string ensemble presents classic program on monday next the university of buffalo will enjoy a rare privilege — that of hearing the hart house quartet this string ensemble is composed of four emi nent canadian musicians all of the play ers are highly talented each having stud ied under the outstanding contemporary masters the tuneful melodies of haydn are a favorite of hart house quartet and probnbly those who attend the concert will hear one of them rendered that the ensemble reproduces masterfully will be corroborated by the following statement appearing in the new york world-tele gram january 15 1932 canada's foremost instrumental en semble the hart house string quartet gave its only local concert at the town hall last night the ensemble first of fered haydn's d major quartet opus 76 in performing this work it set an admir able standard in matters of tonal fresh ness balance and judicious handling of rhythms and tempi to which it clung throughout the concert in particular the largo a movement of sublime beauty was played with the smoothness softness and lustre of a ribbon of glistening silk ' ' for tho meatier substance and richer harmonies of brahm's b major quar tet which came next on the program the quartet had a variety of color and taut intensity of tone perhaps the most sensitive playing in this work was done in the third movement the exquisite timing the skilfully executed interweav ings of brahms resourceful fancy and the well-planned evenness of instrumen tal distribution gave a vital glow to the music the debussy g major quartet with its wide range of color and subtlety and its rhythmic force is always welcome especially when treated to so sympa thetic and searching a reading as that accorded it by thti string quartet last night a group with such finesse deserves a capacity tho concert will be presorted in the women's lounge at 4 p m on monday december 5 they will also give a series of con certs during the winter at private homes in buffalo playing at each recital one work of brahms in commemoration of the centennial of his birth these con certs are to be in the evening on the sundays of december 4 january 8 and april 9 music lovers at the university may enjoy this unique opportunity by obtaining tickets from dean park for the very reasonable sum of 25 cents banquet will precede dance 70 football men honored coach and captains will speak the bison head society honorary fraternity now has twelve members who in the past three years have been out standing in scholastic and athletic activ ities they are lee morsheimer presi dent matthew rose vice-president robert millonzi secretary robert cle land earl ridell elmer tropman joseph abeles thomas syracuse kenneth eck ert joseph dempsey and john wollen berg the juniors who are worthy of the distinction are tapped for member ship at the junior prom the present members of tho organization will sponsor the traditional bison head football dance in honor of the varsity and fresh man squads of this season the football men will also be the guests of the bison head society at the banquet to be held on tho same evening as the dance in the ballroom of the hotel lafayette tho committee in charge of the dance and banquet are robert cleland lattimore ford and robert millonzi the speakers of the evening are as follows coach wilson retiring co-cap tains bob cleland and chet ward also the captain-elect robert rich dancing begins at 10 p m to the music of johnny schachtel and his or chestra depression prices are in effect and a fast ticket sale is reported what with seventy members of the football squad present in toto and avec femmes this promises to be one of the bigger filial functions of the year this first all univorsity event takes place on dec 3 sigma xi club brings to buffalo dr chas g king tho sigma xi club of the honorary national scientific society brings to buf falo university on december 8 dr charles g king professor of chemistry at the university of pittsburgh dr king will speak on the anti scorbutic vitamin from the point of view of the research with which ho has boon engaged the past few months ha has succeeded in isolating and crystalliz ing tho vitamin the absence of which is responsible for scurvy this is a discov ery of immense practical value in that it is now possible to make up the deficiency in perishable goods such as fruits and meats so that individuals undertaking long voyages need not fear this scourge this is of special importance to those confined to arctic territories where there is a great dearth of this vitamin-con taining foods the lecture will be given on december 8 at 8:30 p m at tho medical school 24 high street this unusual treat is open to the general public dr cantor contrives to be prussian prisoner dr cantor hopes soon to become a prussian prisoner .. . but only for pur poses of research which he is carrying on under the national research council in making a survey of the prusian penal system after a few months more of book ing i shall start my most important work spending from several days to several weeks at the outstanding prisons of germany i'm trying hard to geb permission — which is rarely given to an outsider — to live in tho prison as a prisoner at alle — this is the outstanding prison in prussia i'm hard at work on the literature — my working table is at the kriminalis ticho institute at the university of ber lin — a tremendous library the finest penal institution i have ever visited is at hoogstraeten belgium an institution prison ecole for boys i shall also spend a great deal of time in the crimino-biological labora tories i examined the set-up in brus sels under the supervision of the director dr verwacck i shall visit the labora tory in vienna and if time permits see the work in rome this will give me a comprehensive picture of the entire european work in crimino-biology i've covered the institutions in france belgium and holland for my own education — and i ve learned a great deal this week i'm visiting the school for the training of prison officials which is now in session besides studying prison life dr can tor through his knowledge of gorman has been able to view tho german and russian situations from a berliner's point of view his letter btates politically tho country is unaltered hitler s party it appears is losing power and influence for the first time mem bers of the party appear on the streets begging with boxes for money to sup port tho movement no working major ity resulted from the last election no one knows what will happen and no one seems to care much continued on page two continued on page three »———.———....■..——■—,-,-■.■-,, help needy i — — ■ ————————,< there will be a meeting of the in terfraternity council wednesday doc 7 at 7:30 o'clock at the beta sigma kho house on capen boulevard notice to students plan nino to entee medical school in sept 1932 au students entering a school of medicine in 1933 will be required to present evidence of having tried an aptitude test this examination will form an additional criterion in the selection of medical students the date set for this examination is friday december 9 and will be held in the auditorium of edmund hayes hall at 3:16 o'clock *— ' — — . —.. . i opening game tonight at 8:00 elmwood music hall