Bee, 1926-09-21

              the bee the greater university of buffalo weekly university of buffalo september 21 1926 no 1 vol 7 many noted professors come to university wide range of teaching experience is displayed several authors of excellent pieces of writing professor pratt hus been assistant professor then adjunct profeuor of history at bntgfln l*ni ersity since 1924 he was graduated train david son college north carolina in 1908 ami took his doctor's degree at the uni versity of chicago in 1924 his teach ing experience includes one year at the georgia school of technology three years at the north carolina agricul tural anil mechanical college and eight years l)l(j-1924 at the united states naval academy as instructor then us assistant professor in addition to var ious papers in historical reviews his published works are expansionists of 1811 1925 and the monograph on lames monroe in the lives of the secretaries of state a series now in publication assistant professor buckley was graduated from lehigh university in 1921 taking the degree there of m s in chemistry in 1921j he has completed most of the work for the ph.d at vale which degree he expects to receive in 1927 his teaching experience includes live years at lehigh and two ut vale assistant professor stoke was grad uated from taylor university indiana in 191(1 taking the degree of master of education at harvard in 1924 and his doctor a degree iu education at har vard in 11)21 prom 1917-18 he xerved as quartermaster in the united states navy the years 11119 to 192.1 he spent as principal in massachusetts and new hampshire high schools assistant professor epstein was grad uated from columbia in 1921 and re ceived tlii degree of i'h.l at harvard in 1986 during 1981-23 he taught economics at northwestern university and at harvard since 1923 lie has been assistant in economics and tutor in the division of history government and economics he held o frederick shel don traveling fellowship at harvard he has published a number of papers in the quarterly journal of economics and elsewhere assistant professor neill was grad uated in 191 from oberlin college he has had considerable experience in school hygiene and athletics and from 1922-1926 was director of the gym nasium at western beserve university mr hekkiug was graduated from syracuse university iu 1908 with the degree of bachelor of painting and was awarded the hiram gee fellowship for work abroad on returning to this country he was appointed instructor at i syracuse and subsequently taught at james milliken university and at the j universities of missouri illinois and i kansas where for six years he was pro i fessor of history of ur . from 192x 1920 he was director of the columbus gallery of fin arts anil since then has been directors of the buffalo fine i arts academy air bangs was graduated from yale in ul\a and took graduate work in eng lish at columbia during 1919-20 from 192()-2i he was instructor at yale where he had charge of the freshmen needing extra work to correct defects in com 1 position grammar etc mr brewer was graduated from syracuso university in 1921 taking his master's degree ut syracuse university in 1925 he has taught zoology at syracuse and during 1928 was in the school year begins with freshman preliminary courses chancellor and leading professors are the speakers the school year commenced for tin 1 freshmen with a preliminary course be ginning with n psychological examina tion on wednesday september 15 at 9::i a m and ending with a personnel examination on saturday september 18th the purpose ideals and rules of the college were outlined by the chancellor in his welcome to the freshmen when hi spoke on '' transit ion from school to college motivation in college by mr goctz in his talk on scholarship ami the love of learning and by dean park speaking about " kogulations courses curricula thursday morning was spent at the grosvenor library enjoying a trip through the building and hearing short talks by representatives of civic insti tutions dr shearer was chairman with professor alexander of the society of national sciences and mr devering of the historical society as the speakers in the afternoon at the gymnasium the honors courses were explained by professor sherk professor leary told the pupils how to study and dean park outlined the history and problems of the university of buffalo and answered questions of general in terest an entrance examination in english was held friday morning in tho after noon miss bartholomew the librarian spoko about the college library fol lowing this the girls met with dean macdonald and dr prye and the boys with dr kcene an informal reception for faculty ami freshmen in the girls room at fob ter hall ended the afternoon women voters to hold meeting at statler hotel the fifth annual political institute held under the auspices of the krie county league of women voters will bo opened with a luncheon at the hotel statlor on thursday october 21 at 12:30 chancellor samuel i'aul capen of the unlverilty of huffalo will be the luncheon speaker and will extend to the insl it ute greetings from the univer sity the purpose uf the political institute is to arouse enlightened public opinion among thinking men and women of the community with a view to the develop ment of a sense of individual responsi bility for public welfare ami political conditions the institute will last three days its several sessions wil include lectures followed by questions and dis cussion round table discussions under the direction of capable leaders and a closing luncheon some of the topics to be considered are problems of our criminal courts the centralization of government a menace ami the history of federal aid the speakers will include david lawrence a newspaper correspondent anil editor of the united states daily jeaaie b minor field secretary of the new york child labor commission ; and judge jean norris as in former years the university is cooperating with the leaguo in its efforts to stimulate interest and in crease knowledge in current questions through the political institute a movement is on toot at the uni versity of kentucky to form a junior democratic club for the benefit of tin 1 younger democrats there as well as helping them to gain a better under standing of the democratic party is k u to become a school for kentucky colonels freshman girls have sisters in junior class committee of junior girls arranges program at meeting sept 17 the junior girls gave tin informal spread for their freshman sisters in the girls room foster hull on friday september 17 dean macdonald and mae tabor chairman of the junior sis ter committee welcomed the guests to their lirst social activity at the i'ui versity helen kirtland was in charge of the luncheon and kstellc qoldborg arranged the program one of the must interesting and well known of the university traditions is that of the junior sister plan each green freshman girl is provided with a big sister to assist her in arrang ing the proper schedule which no freshman must be without a schedule is a necessary requisite uf every s 1 11 - dent's college life and it is well to be interested early a junior sister is a great help in making the freshman acquainted she strives to make her feel at home as soon as possible and so introduces her to all the upper classmen as well as to the other freshmen during the past few days junior sisters have been no ticed piloting them across the campus and to their various classes directing them to thr different halls and telling them just what they must do during their vacant hours the juniors became much better ac quainted with their sister class at the pan hellerin tea and acted as their iroud escorts to convocation long before school opened many freshmen received letters and culls from their junior sisters and so they did not feel quite so helpless on regis tration day as they would otherwise have been students urged to try out for bee positions the bee issues a call to all students interested in trying out for positions on the university newspaper there are openings for reporters on the bdl toriul stall for assistants in the busi ness and circulation departments uud for men to work on the makeup stall notices will be posted on the bulle tin boards in foster and science halls applicants for positions on the liee stall an 1 requested to sign on these notloea indicating the department in which they prefer to work students in other schools may get in touch with maria neldenger general news editor i'uul harbison business manager evelyn levey circulation manager j herbert nagei managing editor east hall added to campus buildings the whlte-ooatod internes the stiffly starched nurses with winging blue cupes tho bared ofticinl with a ponder oua watchchaln and even the import ant little dog with the fluffy tuil are gone from the old hospital buililing we can hurilly believe that our classes marked k one hutuier ami something are really meeting according to bohedule but the open doors and the rows of ohaira within prove that bast hall is a reality the classrooms are of medium size and are located on three floors of the building many of the professors have moved from their former crowded olli ces in science hull and are occupying rooms on the second and third boon of the new hall in spite of the fact that we are a bit startled when our eyes are lirst accosted by the papered walls flowor*bespattered and decorated with gay biids we feel that we should rejoice in having u place for our numerous classes to meet chancellor welcomes freshman at convocation eightieth school year opened at hutchinson monday professors bartholomew and goetz eulogized in address the convocation held at hutchinson central high school monday septem ber l'o marked the formal opening of hie academic year the procession of the faculty as followed by the deliv ery of the invocation by dr bichunl w i'.iivriic.n mid the singing of america by the student body chancellor oapen began his addreu to the assembly by recalling the fact that the university has been in exist ence for 80 years more than half the time that the united states has been an independent nation however judged by the criteria which we apply to such institutions it is actually im mature only recently has the univer sity gained that public recognition and support which it deserves for only re cently has the community awakened to the real worth of the institution tangible evidence of the constant growth of the university is before the eyes of the students especially those on campus but it is still in the pioneer mage 1 trust said chancellor i oapen that the process of building will never stop that wo and our suc cmson will never be satisfied with the university at any one time " two member of the faculty who have recontly resigned rocoivod special mention as being vital forces in the early years of the institution mr a g bartholomew and mr philip becker goetz the former was teacher of law for twenty years and rendered servico in other ways by bringing his great talent for organisation to bear on many of the major problem of the univer sity mr bartholomew possessed to a high degree thai quality of statesman ship which is a component of tact foresight wisdom initiative and self denying devotion mr goetz who was head nf the english and classics depart ments laid upon both that vitalizing touch which is the gift of the man who ib a teacher by the gift of god the honors plan was conceived and planned for this university by mr goetz and it was ho too who was the leader of the group who volunteered their services to further the work of the now arts and sciences college both of these men will continue to servo the university through their positions as membors of the council the growth of the faculty was marked by the addition of 1!1 new pro fessors and instructors who begin thoir work this fall a cordial welcome was extended by the chancellor to these new members of the faculty as well as to the incoming students on behalf of the older membon of the faculty and student body chancellor capen spoke with pride of tho tradition which has grown up around the university in connection with all student activities the tradition of decency and good taste und to the new students of tho university he said we should like to initiate you in this tradition and we should like you to carry it forward undiminished " the use or abuse of the freedom which col lege students enjoy is a most searching test of the real worth of any student extra-curricula activities play u large many juniors and seniors admitted to honors group opportunity offered to advance in special field the honors group a comparatively now innovation at the university of buffalo has more than doubled its ac tivities this year forty-eight appli cants weri received last year from which 37 were selected four more from last year's honors iroup were added to this group making the total 41 uf these 41 4 are seniors and 17 aro juniors the group is divided into the following departments department of biology 1 department of english 7 department of german 1 department of history 0 department of latin anil greek 2 department of mathematics 7 department of physics 5 department of romance languages g department of social sciences 5 professor sherk also has compiled the following information as to the high ehools from which the members of the honors group camel lluti diinsoii-centrul 8 lafayette 1 4 masten park 8 south park 4 technical 2 hamburg 2 syracuse centra l professor sherk said in speaking of the honors system the whole plan opens to the undergraduate an oppor tunity for joyous enthusiastic intel lectual growth in the held of his own choice at the same time it lavs a grave responsibility upon those who direct the work of the honors students it is planned to set aside a room in east hall fur a club room for honors students the group has lost the services of i'rofushor van santvoord but it has gained with the addition of professor boynton professor perry and mr brewer social committee request early feeling of dates all class fraternity anil student ac tivity organizations in tho university arc requested to ale at onco with the social committee u list of dates for their dances meetings or social affairs which are tn be hold during the coming year the social committee appointed by the chancellor is compiling a oala dur of social activities and it is essen tial that organization wishing dates procure them immediately approval for all social affairs rests with the university social committee appointed by chancellor capon tho committee includes one member of the faculty of each school and requests for approval should be asked of the faculty representatives who will in turn lay the matter before the committee in order to have some idea as to what nights will be available and to avoid the con gestion always prevalent in certain weeks of the year the committee must know thi dates desired by the different organizations prior to november llrst the committee at present includes dr koch from medicine dr groh from dentistry mr elden representing phar macy mr buthven from law and pro lessor hewitt from the college of arts hid sciences dean macilonald is chair man uf tlie committee the blanks which must be lilled in prior to obtain ing the approval of the committee may be obtained from dean macdonald and reservations must be bled in her office seniors at dartmouth recently voted to have a four-reel motion pic ture taken of their class continued on page 2 continued on paye 2 wanted ! ! candidates for both frosh and | @ varsity cheer leaders experience d a is not necessary meeting and rehearsal on wed 1 ij nesday september 29th at 7:30 9 a at the beta pi eho house 11 | m custer street h all out — let's go buffalo ® men who wish to try out as n g sport writers on the bee are 9 m urged to sign up with ed farris q b or on the notice posted in science n i hall wanted five assistant football man agers either frosh or bopha who will bo in line for the vanity managership in their junior or senior years report to manager harold h moore at rotary gym s o'clock