Bee, 1926-11-19

              the bee the greater university of buffalo weekly vol 7 university of buffalo november 1 1026 no 9 mr brewer discourses on life of samuel johnson first editions of boswelvs life of johnson shown inaccurate statements made by macauley criticized samuel johnson ii personality was i hi subject of the very interesting fac ulty lecture given by mr george e brewer jr at the grosvenor library puesday afternoon november 16 sup plementing mr brewer's lecture were iwn rare books first editions of james bnswcll's life of johnson ' ' whieh attracted considerable attention mr brewer who has made a particular study of eighteenth century literature nnd of samuel johnson discussed only the characteristics essential to the understanding of the amazing person ality of the man more stories anecdotes reminis rences legends and myths both true iiiul false have been written about sam uel johnson than about any other man who ever lived this is due to the fact thai johnson was a unique individual with a strong personality as well as ki the efforts of james lioswell who was hardly less original and almost an unique and independent us samuel johnson it is the details in boswell s biography which have formed a pic lure of johnson never before seen since the work of boswoll many have attempted to add anecdotes and of all who have commented on john son's character no one has sinned more i him thomas babington macaulny who has made inaccurate exaggerated grotosque statements emphasized ab surd things made him infinitely more ferocious and has changed his picture into a charicature johnson's brusqueness and ill temper known on many oecassions have become bettor known to the majority of people than his better nature his physical disabilities were more responsible for these than most people understand he suffered from extreme nervousness which boswll called st vitis dance anil which sir joshua reynolds described is a reverie accompanied by strange nnd antic gestures his great size enhanced this nervousness of which he was conscious and which greatly em barrassed him he was nearsighted mil'lvied from scrofula and was the v liin of dropsy of which he died b sides these he had certain mental tro blea of which melancholia was t strongest his fears of insanity am of death were so strong in the sensiti mind of johnson that ho was never happy man dr johnson's love of little ehildn and his fondness and kindness to h servants give an insight into his cha acter for thirty years he supportei in his household people who hail n honest claim on his purse but we kept by his kindness samuel johnson was very very sen bitive loved very intensely pnd fe leeply he could not go through lif in a passive way stories of his rud ii'ss are not uncommon but he wa courteous except in heat of discussio he is known to us today for his con t'ersations which boswell preserved johnson regarded conversation as an in dividual conflict with another person i battle of wits there was great ease hi his speech which flowed off his french club to hold ist meeting dec 1 the french club announces the elec tion of the following officers presi dent estellc goldberg vice president rosalie cortese secretary dorothy kavinokyj treasurer john auch i'he lir.st meeting of the year will be held wednesday evening december 1 at 8 o'clock all those interested are urged to come to the music room at '"'' qrosvenor library on time because ul enjoyable program has been ar nged and a largo attendance is ex p''»tod watch the bulletin board for rther notice ann arbor is scene of national students federation congress john allen and charlotte mcaleer represent buffalo the second annual congress of the national student federation of amer ica will be held this year lit the uni versity of michigan ann arbor mich from thursday december l to satur day december 4 john allan and charlotte mcaleor elected by the s a c will represent the university of buf falo nt this congress if the s a ('. will permit the purpose of the meeting is four fold first to appraise the value nf college education as at present con ducted second to integrate the various protests against superficiality and standardization of college life third to consider the steps taken by different in stitutions throughout the country in meeting these problems and fourth to adopt a permanent form of organization for the national student federation of america the accomplishments of the federa tion thus far have been numerous they a intercollegiate surveys on com pulsory chapel prohibition teachers salaries eligibility rules and fraternity regulations b joint auspices with the ameri can advisory committee for student tours in europe c co-operative agreement with the i confederation internationale des etudi ants for the exchange of hospitality and information between american and foreign students d organization along lines of the temporary working agreement e establishment of the princeton i lipping bureau f establishment of an intorcollog iate news service it is hoped that even greater things will be achieved in lih'7 the projects for the coining year are : a the establishment of the na tional student federation of america as a repository of all information con cerning activities affecting undergrade b publication of pamphlets dealing with student interests such as the hon or system limitation of enrollment student travel and faculty-student co c sending one hundred select stu dents to european countries to familiar ize themselves with methods and aims of european student life d co-operation with the open road inc in the organization of further student tours e the reception of foreign students in the united states f extension of intercollegiate news service g establishments of exchange scholarships with foreign students bidifrwasppa urges men to come out for make up staff bidif rwasppa journalistic makeup bo ciety is rapidly enrolling members to fill vacancies left by last year's men the society which meets once a week at kenworthy's printing office is pre paring to initiate its new members in tho near future according to the tradi tions of the organization the neophytes must serve an apprenticeship of at least three months before becoming members of the society nevertheless believing thnt there la ilways room at the top the society in vites all men interested in the me chanics of newspaper editing to meet with them on wednesday december 1 at 8:00 o'clock dr edward steiner descants on the democratic ideal says democracy is the attainment of human freedom by right sunday november l.'hh the first presbyterian church held its first tea for the university and normal stu ik'iits after 5 o'clock vesper services dr edward a steiner sociologist and author from grinnell college irinnell lowa spoke on the democratic ideal its future in the united states dr steinor favors wide tolerance in im migration and believes that the demo cratic ideal is safest in the hands of tin native born he defined democracy us the attainment of human freedom through right he believes in individ ual democracy where in no race or sex lias precedence or reproach he delined democracy as requiring simplicity of manner dislike of pretension reward for merit and respect for personality the three influences which shape our destiny are environment heredity and spirit ual self-determination the united states has outlived most of the european monarchies and is the most vital political institution in the world today our political institu tions are safe except from decay due to the incompetence and dishonesty of officials and our biological future is jeopardized more by loose living than by immigration these various racial groups will in time be absorbed and their culture will not be influenced so much by what the immigrant brings as by into what he ciin grow dr stein er declared that men are not doomed to mediocrity save by their own choice he said that though heredity is a great influence strong national will can over come the handicap about 150 years ago america had a mission a destiny and as long as the ideals of our fathers last america will continue fulfilling this great destiny in spite of the changes in our economic mil social life our institutions have and will continue to stand ovei this wide territory the democratic ideal is safest ill the hands of the native born j do nut think that immigrants should be permit ted to vote unless they are citizens certainly our fathers had no idea of the problem of realizing democratic ideals in this hotorogonoua population campus calendar friday nov 19 — 7:.'io p m — muse and masque alum ni club 8:15 p m — air zimmern's lecture on some new institutions town send hall 9:00 p m alpha gamma delta dance grover cleveland park club saturday nov 20 — 2:30 p m buffalo vs toledo at toledo 2:30 p m a a v w card pnrty at alumni club monday nov 22 — 4:30 p if cirls filer club practice university presbyterian church sororities and fraternities night tuesday nov 23 — 6:00 p m.—v b club centra v m c a 7:.!h i m — men's lire club prac tice central v m c a 6:30 p m — senior banquet hotel lenox 8:00 p m — debate club meeting townsenil hall wednesday nov 24 7:30 i m — iris staff meeting firos venor library 8:00 p m — german club meeting grosvenor library thursday nov 2i — thanksgiving holidays begin saturday nov 2i — 2:30 p m — pi kappa phi can party c d a clubhouse is4 linwood uvenue bison head football dance to take place december 3 newly decorated ballroom to be scene of affair extensive arrangements made for initial formal affair the bison head football dance comes two weeks from tonight december .'!. boys get out those trusty tuxedos girls — don't forget the marcel appoint ments you'll need them at last the first formal affair of the season is ap proaching this long anticipated social function will be given under the patronage of the bison head senior men's honorary society tickets are obtainable from all mem bers of the bison head society these are as follows william cook hubert nagel fredrick mitchell dick mor ris and john horton passive member from the arts school bruce suter harold moore and harold hantmlre from the dentistry school tom ganim lynn wallace and judson boscngrant prom the law school louis farris and lester knapp from the medical school it was originally planned that every one should meet at the statler ball room the evening of december 3 at 10 o'clock however the faculty of the university of buffalo has requested that the right to the statler ballroom be waived in favor of their conference therefore arrangements have been made to hold the dance in the main dining room and ballroom of the twen tieth century club the club is lo cated on delaware avenue between north and allen streets due to an er roneous idea general dissatisfaction with this adjustment seems to havo spread both the dining room and ball room have been completely remodeled and renovated no expense has been spared in their complete rehabilitation and the result will form a suitable background even for this special occn lon the walls have been beautifully and artistically decorated and the floors are in a perfect condition for dancing 5(11 couples can be accommo dated with ease groat credit is duo to t ln men who have since the beginning of school cheerfully devoted six evenings a week to football practice bison head takes this opportunity to do honor to the team and it calls upon the student body to lend its full sup port on the evening of december 5 of late excitement has run rife con cerning the selection of the captain of the 1027 football team in accordance with the precedent already established the announcement of the favored man will be made at this annual dance a program has been arranged in honor of the football team don't fail them come and join with the alumni in cheering them time allocation an innovation in debate society cancellation of war debts subject of debate ' the third meeting of the debate • club was fully as enthusiastic as the " first meeting it was held on thursday " evening november 11 at townsend '■ hall considerable discussion concerning 1 the dues ended in the decision that they ' shall be 1.00 a year mr opler pre ■ seated a time table in which the allot ' ted time for each item on the progran was provided for thus making it pos bible that each meeting would not take over two hours the table is as fol lows min "> uoll call and minutes lit business meeting 10 preparing for debate by those chosen 10 deciding next question 50—debate m discussion 10 coaches ll'o minutes or two hours from 8 to 10 p m mr opler announced that the meet ings in the future would begin at 8 p m regardless of the number present this point was made most emphatic mr horton chose the following teams for the debate affirmative mr cum tilings mr milch mr morrison nega tive mr opler mr mccarthy and mr bold while those teams were out preparing for the debate miss neldenger acted as chairman to chose the topic for the next meeting it was finally decided that it would be resolved that the war debts owed to the united states should be canceled the question for the november 11th hireling was liesolved that the mexi can government is justified in its action towards the church each speaker was given a hve-minuto period and a live minute rebuttal a strong point registered by the af firmative was that those peoples back ing the mexican government are cath olics therefore why should the church rebel another was that the church can never take the place of a govern ment the strong points given by the nega tive were that the government of mexi co was not stable while the church muse and masque to meet at alumni club the date and the place of this week's muse ami masque meeting is changed the meeting will be held tonight no vember 10 at the alumni club north street near delaware avenue come early for the balloting on new members which will begin at 7:30 and last till 8:0(1 the regular meeting will follow immediately 8:00-10:00 mr john horton the former presi dent of muse and masque will speak miss harriet lewis violinist and miss goldlne lewis pianist will enter tain with several musical numbers the faculty members of the english department will be the guests of honor university women plan card party at alumni club tho annual card party of the ameri can association of university women will be held at the alumni club 147 north street on saturday november 20 at 2 o'cloek the tables are 4.00 each table must be in llir name of one person as her name is placed on that table single tiekes will not be bold the proceeds of this party are to be divided between the girls room at poster hall and thi national club house in washington d c tickets may be secured at dean mac donald 8 office no ll foster hall the ballroom and several of the rlnr ingrooms at the alumni chili have been redecorated in preparation for a busy season mr stewart the house man ager extends a cordial invitation to the btudents ami alumni of the i'niver sity of buffalo to hold their dances luncheons ami other social gatherings at the club was continued on page 3 col .')) continued on pago 2 col -) continued on page 2 col 1 attention students the registrar's office requests that all students take notice of the classified list posted on the second floor bulletin board science hall and that if there are any corrections to be made these be reported to the office during the week of november 22 it is desirable that this list of students which is published in the bulletin be as correct as possible