Bee, 1949-10-28

              the bee z-460 number 6 buffalo n y friday october 28 1949 volume 30 j^>4b rally runs rampant round rotary bucknell bison burns on funeral pyre tonite lewlsburg pa oct 29 — to this city tonight the bucknell bison father of many devoted students was transported in state the unfor tunate demise of this venerable sage at the hands of the buffalo bull at civic stadium this afternoon will cause much sbrrow and suffering the funeral was held friday night at rotary field on the university of buffalo campus where scores of gleeful students administered the last rites to this ancient adversary friends were invited and plac ards accepted but flowers were gratefully declined ■ buffalo n y oct 28 — your bull reporter reports rumors are flying reliable sources inform ub that a massacre is in the offing and buffalo detectives are investi gating certain suspicious eventß an order placed with the comfy coffin co for an elongated pine box accommodating eleven has aroused much speculation the stockpiling of black corduroy jackets with matching tie and socks by local haberdashers in the buck nell area has not gone unnoticed unusually high sales in funeral sprays rest in peace wreaths and sympathy cards have been traced to argyle socked white bucked individuals sporting frater nity pins or blue and white caps although mid-semesters are just around the corner local sleuths have decided against the theory that a general faculty purge is ln the making some solution to tho mystery is hoped for in the near future flash the following news re lease just received makes further investigation of the matter unne cessary the university of buffalo is planning a funeral celebration and wake for the bucknell bison on the steps of lockwood library to night at 8:00 p.m this is some what unorthodox as it proceeds the actual death however our sources feel that the gesture will be appreciated the cheerleaders and the salt and pepper club will conduct cheers at lockwood ac companied by rousing pep talks from coach prank clair jim peelle tommle van arsdale and members of the football team in addition the occasion will be ably assisted by the w.w.n.u we want new uniforms u b band from the steps of the library the crowd will wend its way via a torch light snake dance to ro tary field there amidst cheering throngs the bucknell bison will be placed upon a huge funeral pyre to be burned in effigy more cheers songs and selections from the band will then wind up the semi-final phase of the rally the final phase of festivities will culminate in norton with a sock dance this peculiar type of terpsichore bhould prove to be interesting so make certain you wear heavy socks and avoid dates with big feet music will be fur nished by les brown charlie parker vaughn monroe frankie laine and others headlining an impressing array of stars — and if anyone breaks a record his frosh dink will be taken away for the rest of the evening the salt and peppers planned a bust but counted only ten — they knew that rallies were a must so said try try again tonight at eight you've got a date to back thiß noble venture — so see you here with a keg o beer can't comet then go to bits — their beer is cheaper anyway rod curry chosen most ugly man pem club entry wins newest cumpus honor heightened by a spirited last minute rivalry between theta chi fraternity and supporters ot pem candidate rodney curry alpha phi omega's ugliest man con test drew to a climax monday aft ernoon right up until the norton lobby clock signalled the end flurries of currency and coins were stuffed into the ballot boxes as friends of theta chi's bob pirson tried desperately to outdo the curry fans backed by a bigger bank roll rod curry won the odd distinc tion of being labeled the ugliest man on u b.'s campus taking also tbe loving cup offered by the a phi o service fraternity but the bigger winners were the victims of polio whom the campaign will benefit with total receipts of 153.68 the contest drew the interest of fifteen candidate-sponsoring organizations and the throng of students who daily mill around the lobby con ducted in conjunction with the campus barrel the drive was marked by two weeks of mixed hil arity and horror as frankenstein's monster daily stalked the corri dors distance - handicapped esub members rallied the final day in an effort to become the dark horse of the year collecting al most their entire donation on mon day afternoon top five organizations and their donations were physical education majors 36.44 theta chi fraternity 28.88 engineering society of u 8 19.99 kappa nu 18.54 alpha phi omega 13.11 kappa sigma kappa 11.37 also contributing substantially were theta chi sorority chi ome ga sigma alpha mu sigma alpha nu beta sigma psi chi tau omi cron independents sitzmarkers and block d winner curry will do a beauty and the beast act tomorrow ater noon as he reins over the u b bucknell grid contest with the at tractive homecoming day queen alpha phi omega representatives will present the suitably engraved cup to the victor during the tele vised half-time ceremonies of the game dichter und denker by dr fritz kaufman goethe dlchter und denker poet and philosopher will be discussed by dr fritz l kauf mann associate professor of phil osophy at the university of buf falo at 8:30 p.m thursday oct 27 in the auditorium of grosven or library the lecture which will be presented in german is the last of a series arranged by the u b chapter of delta phi al pha national honorary german fraternity to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of johann wolfgang von goethe it is open to the public without charge marching bandsmen planning surprise for bucknell game it is a sure bet that the buck nell football team is in for an un pleasant surprise tomorrow at civic stadium and that u b is headed for a pleasant one there but our surprise will not be due entirely to a hoped-for top-heavy score in our favor for the u b marching band after four years of patient waiting will happily coma through with a surprise of their own according to bill ev erett manager of the band it is even now a secret but tomorrow the lid will be off for all to see watch for it in the parade to the stadium and during the halftime activities at the game the u b marching band was organized four years ago by six u b students three of whom bill everett earl scull and russ clark are still in school and with the organization the band has grown very rapidly in size and popularity and at present boasts 50 members and participation at al most all appropriate u b activi ties its present leader mr john krestic would like to increase the organization to 75 pieces and will warmly welcome any musipally talented u b student who wishes to join it might be said in passing that the band's members and leader have sought persistently for these last four years to acquire uniforms and that the fruition of their ef forts might be at hand watch for the u b marching band's big surprise tomorrow frosh section colored by dinks plans have now been completed for the freshman section for the homecoming game with bucknell tomorrow it will be located be tween the 30 and 40 yard line to the right of the press box as you face the field only freshmen with dinks will be admitted to this specially reserved section on hand will be the new cheer leaders chosen yesterday they are the new salt and peppers and will be cheering with the old squad they will also be on hand to direct yd*u to the freshman cheering section and to hand out mimeographed copies of the cheers remember the pep rally to night we expect the freshmen to be out full force and show all their enthusiasm the new cheer leaders will also be on hand and by the way some of . these new cheerleaders are our own fresh cast your vote today for queen today is the day to cast your vote for homecoming day queen voting will take place between 9:00 a.m and 4:00 p.m in nor ton unon the three candidates receiving the greatest number of votes will be announced at the homecoming day dance and the queen will then be selected from among these three by a celebrity she will reign with her king ron ald curry voted this past wefek as the ugliest man on campus all eight candidates for queen with u b.'s ugliest man will be guests of the pem's at the homecoming football game and that evening at the dance during halftime at the game they will be interviewed on wben tv the pem's will present the homecoming day dance tomorrow night in the blue room of the memorial auditorium from 9:00 p.m to 1:00 a.m the dance will be informal tickets are 2.40 per couple the candidates for homecoming day queen are betty byran junior sponsor ed by x.t.o and chi o age 20 bust 34 in height 5 ft 4 in hips 34 in weight 112 waist 23 ln carol ann goltz soph spon sored by the engineering soc age 19 bust 34 in height 5 ft 5 in hips 35 ln weight 126 waist 25 in phyllis joan hubbard fresh sponsored by sitz - markers and the newman club age 20 bust 34 in height 5 ft 8 in hips 34 in weight 124 waist 24 in peggy malley senior spon sored by alpha gamma delta age 20 bust 34 in height 5 ft 8 in hips 36 in height 122 waist 24 in connie marx fresh sponsored by alpha kappa psi age 18 bust 36 in height 6 ft 8 % in hips 36 in weight 130 waist 24 in sally schillo soph sponsor ed by theta chi sorority age 19 bust 34 in height 5 ft 8 in hips 34 ln weight 120 waist 25 in sylvia sorrel fresh sponsor ed by beta sigma rho and sig ma alpha mu age 17 bust 32 in height 5 ft hips 33 in weight 100 waist 22 in patricia sutton soph spon sored by sigma kappa age 20 bust 33 in height 5 ft 4 in hips 34 in weight 116 waist 23 in phi beta kappa selects ten ten senior students have been elected to membership in the uni versity of buffalo chapter of phi beta kappa on the basis of ouv standing scholastic achievement it was announced today the following listed with their major fields and their home ad dresses were chosen charles j brown physics hamburg n y alpha kappa psi commences role as host today for the first time since it was chartered in 1931 at the university of buffalo the beta lota chapter of alpha kappa psi today began its role as host to the northeaßt district conference of the frater nity business sessions began this morning at the lafayette hotel after a roll call of delegates and a welcoming address several im portant matters will be discussed during the two days of the con ference in preparation for next year's national convention to be held in mineapolis regular busi ness on the agenda includes talks and addresses concerning the func tions purposes and rituals of the fraternity a very successful conference is assured since each of the ten col lege and seven alumni chapters in the district are represented by del egates the respective chapters with delegates here for the con ference are the nu chapter at bos ton university and its alumni chapter the chi chapter at co lumbia university and its alumni chapter the beta mu chapter at george washington university and its alumni chapter the alpha chapter at new york university and its alumni chapter the delta chapter at the university of pitts burgh and its alumni chapter beta sigma chapter at st john's university and its alumni chap ter the alpha omicron chapter at syracuse university the beta rho chapter at west virginia uni versity the alpha sigma chapter at lehigh university and the beta lota and alumni chapters of buf falo because most of the delegates are visiting buffalo for tho first time a motor cavalcade is planned in the evening taking the delegates on a tour of the university of buf falo campus and then to niagara falls after returning a stag will bo held at the university club where movies of a u b football game will be shown vote for your favorite — then go to the dance tomorrow night where she will reign frank s cascio mathematics 435 connecticut st buffalo joel l cohen geology and geo graphy dover new jersey maurice b haslam mathema tics 495 ashland ave buffalo donald w hillman biology 200 berryman drive snyder walter r kelley psychology 226 irving terrace kenmore continued on page 6 column 1 continued on page 2 column s bulls batter bucknell vote for homecoming queen