Bee, 1945-04-27

              the bee university of buffalo z-460 new york state's greatest college weekly number 24 buffalo n y friday april 27 1945 volume 25 0^^.48 masquers present comedy tomorrow night at 8:30 p m the small sum of $ 40 will purchase your ticket to the professor proposes and full evening of fun if for a brightened weekend re serve this coming saturday eve ning to attend the professor proposes gay and riotous 3-act comedy given by the blue mas ii quers dramatic society on campus a see frankie rodgers lend r with his variety of proposals i hilarity runs rampant when the ii professor finds himself a victim | of college girl intrigue destined 1 1 to stimulate the jealousy and love [ of bert cornell for the sweetest \ little brown eyed junior on | campus li behind the scenes this past 1 hectic week we find jackie cohen m'property-gal frantically ferret ing out a pair of spectacles for t-'miss martha to don for this j dramatic triumph ' a peak into the trials and tribu lations of the make-up department reveals ann gambardella wring ing her hands in diabolical and sadistic glee at the very thought of rejuvenating the faces of a rehearsal-worn cast it appears that one not only must surmount great obstacles to unearth a servant of the feminine j sex but their raiment is almost j as difficult to acquire after i saturday night betty patterson i will be an authority on both the i maid problem and hoover aprons believe it or not termites have ii not invaded hayes hall that j buzz-buzz your ears have been i subjected to la merely the last i minute set preparations of one vi orson waggon creighton hur u ray for sylvia's carpenter all ii unearthly weird and supernatural 1 lighting effects will be contributed i by courtesy of creighton of course tickets to this little extravaganza have been selling like the proverbial hot-cake but you may be fortunate enough to and a masquer with a ticket to spare and incidentally an un official communique discloses that miss emily duggan has all but copped the phenomenal award for the greatest number of tickets sold orchids to vilma lavetti for her fine handling of the tickets an interview with lois bork provides shrieks of desperation punctuated with egad have you ever been an assistant stage man ager then there is the li'l old item of publicity to make you know it irene fisher paces the floor tears her wig and cannot sleep nights for revolving plans in her mind we find the grand and most potent overseers of this thesplan effort barbara martin president of the blue masquers and stan travis most capable director and task-master extraordinary kneel ing in reverent prayer and offer ing gifts to the gods in gratitude for what promises to be the most outstanding dramatic offering since the corn is green new governing board elected by orchestra a newcomer among student ac tivities on the campus is our student orchestra which has set some sort of record for survival during wartime the purpose of the orchestra is to demonstrate the usefulness of such a group in fostering student life on the campus highlights during the past year have been the cadet show and the war bond show to both of which the orchestra contributed toward their success this year was spent in laying the founda tions for future growth and we look forward to a greatly expanded orchestra and program for next year the members and governing board of the orchestra wish to express their hearty thanke to all their friends students and faculty members alike who not only helped to make our organization possible but who aided substan tially in its growth we would like to mention ln particular dr mazie wagner for her kind sup port the past school year tuesday an election of officers was held to determine those who would pilot the orchestra next year these officers together with the student conductor will com prise the new governing board of the orchestra manager frank short assistant manager dorothy ahlers secretary - treasurer wallace ashbery librarian emily beebe student conductor paul de joseph all students who are interested are invited to turn out next year when activity will be resumed it is hoped that we will be able to secure mr harry slick who is well-known in musical circles in buffalo for both rehearsals so that an opportunity to acquire valuable experience ln ensemble playing will be afforded members opportunity to earn credit on an applied basis is offered in any event whether you desire credit or whether you play for the fun of it mark the orchestra down on your must list for student activities next year chancellor capen presents awards in convocation outstanding juniors and seniors presented with activities keys awards were presented by chancellor capen last wednesday to outstanding juniors and seniors in various fields of activity the occasion was moving-up day and the awards were as follows a glee club gold key was given to irene fisher and silver keys to shirley moehlau and lois ploss a buffalonian gold key was awarded to phyllis germony and silver keys to olga demas and catherine fairbairn patricia morgenstern received a gold key for work on the bee and silver keys were given to esther maisel phyllis decker and gloria gress orchestra silver keys were pre sented to wallace ashbury ar thur detmare and audrey strabel medentian gold keys were awarded to james brandetsas and ray kie lich bette patterson received a blue masquer's silver key general activities gold keys were given to phyllis decker miriam sess patricia morgenstern and rocco setaro silver general activities keys were awarded to jeanne hagerman carl argus irene fisher john euller rosalie mol nar bernice cohen linda ricker muriel hintermeler penny mount fort and j clarke cassldy the chi omega sociological prize was awarded to adele gich tln june shaw received the scribbler's prize for a short story entitled the chosen few after the awards were made the executive committee of the newly-elected board of managers was presented the officers are as follows president frank rodgers vice president phyllis decker secretary jane noller representative to the executive committee robert nachbar dr montague and dr harold hewitt have been chosen as faculty ad visors rising young singer to appear in buffalo the vibrant voice of regina resnik rising star of the metro politan opera will be introduced to buffalo in six songs by jerome kern when she appears as solo ist with the buffalo philharmonic orchestra at its monster pop concert on sunday evening may c in the memorial auditorium for the benefit of the orchestra's maintenance fund miss reenik's number will include a medley from showboat bill you are love why do i love you norton union tea dance today final event of senior week norton hall will be opened to students music for dancing will be played by the marxmen refreshments will be served when the clock strikes three this afternoon the doors of nor ton hall will swing open for the first civilians in two years the occasion is the norton union tea dance tbe final social endeavor of senior week and of the term itself every student should be there to join in the fun and frolic cause soon it will be time for cram ming and those exams oh yes if you stags and stagesses who don't dance are thinking of stay ing away — don't come on over anyhow look around and see what a real student activities center is like it shouldn't be too many years before we get lt back — we hope for those of you who do dance there will be the superb strains of music you like to hear play ed by jerry marx and his ten marxmen for those of you who like to listen and eat don't worry there will be enough to keep you happy and full the refreshment com mittee has worked diligently and well in putting in the larder bob nachbar chairman of the dance committee aßks that stu dents do not bring coats books etc because there is no place to check them norton hall is still a military reservation and civil ians are not allowed in restricted areas the basement lounges cafeteria auditorium and up stairs i know that all of you will cooperate in this effort so that in the near future we may again secure the use of norton hall the vital statistics — where in norton hall behind the library when today from 3 to 5 how admission by norton union membership card one card per couple movies to be shown by zoological society the zoological society of buf falo and the biology department of the university of buffalo will hold a lecture illustrated by sev eral reels of film showing excel lent movies of animals on friday april 27 1945 at 8:15 p m ln room 210 foster hall campus the speaker dr claude w leister curator of education of the bronx zoological park of new york has had wide experience both in the study of animal life and particularly in the care and handling of vertebrate animals in captivity by serving as curator in several departments ot the zoo he has had exceptional op portunities which have made him an authority in the practical as well as the theoretical points of view in the administration of zoological parks dr leister is especially inter ested in the future of zoological gardens and he stresses their functions and their place in our modern education and our mod ern society dr leister is also an excellent photographer and the audience is assured some delightful photo graphic thrills as well as a gen erous supply of beautiful and edu cational pictures the lecture is open to all and the biology stu dents are planning to be present en masse the biology club has urged every member to be pres ent those who are interested in meeting dr leister will probably have an opportunity to do so at the biology department during the day or at the lecture on fri day evening all those who are interested ln joining the zoological society of buffalo will be given an oppor tunity continued on page 6 norton hall dance today seventh war loam drive * ! moy 14 jane 30 ; ) the last bee of the semester ' t ) will come out next week all , ( feature and news articles are , ( requested to be ln on wed i nesday may 2 at 1:30 p m i i remember the bee staff has ) to cram for exams too t the last concert ln the ser ) ( ies of free chamber music re ) \ citals which have been given / at the grosvenor library ( ) throughout the winter will ( ) take place monday evening \ ) april 30th when rudolf dob \ ) un first cellist of the buffalo ) r philharmonic orchestra and ) roy wilhelm well-known radio / ( and concert pianist will pre / \ sent in the edward street ( ) auditorium a program of sona ' ) tas by beethoven brahms and , ) the eighteenth century com , / poser benedetto marcello t the professor proposes