Spectrum, 1951-04-20

              the spectrum official student publication of the university of buffalo buffalo n y friday april 20 1951 volume 1 fgß ** number 15 moving up day bosco is happy to announce that major general r c brock will act as grand marshal in charge of the moving-up day pa rade general brock is well-known locally as commander of the 106th field artillery regiment and as artillery commander of the 65th infantry division he gained fame after world war ii for his help on the schuster commission which interviewed high nazi civil and military officials holds the legion of merit and has been recommended for the distinguished serv ice medal bosco is extremely proud of the fact that such a qualified man will preside over the parade poor old bosco is getting more and more anxious as the date for the arrival of his blessed event draws near with only three weeks left until moving-up day and juniors grand en trance he insists that students be reminded that all m.u.d float and sweeheart applications are due april 20th these applica tions are available at the candy counter in norton any students interested in donating their cars ter use by the m.u.d committee should contact general brock through the m.u.d box in norton as specified in the police permit no loud speakers on the floats or horn-blowing will be allowed pictured with general brock seated in his office are left to right : kenneth helfrlch mud general chairman shiela hynes mud sweet heart luncheon chairman and john magrlno parade chairman the glee club will sing and louie prima will swing monday saw a flurry of activity i on this campus as eager music lov ers realized that it was not too late to buy tickets for tonight's home concert and dance and it's stili not too late because a spe cially-reserved block of tickets will be on sale at the door of the main ballroom at the hotel statler various names have been used to designate this year's 30th annual home concert and ball pop con cert magic ball and just plain dance but whatever the name it all boils down to this tonight in the statler ballroom beginning at 8:30 the u.b glee club will sing your favorite songs plus a spe cially-prepared group of fraternity and sorority songs after the con cert at 10:00 p.m louis prima will give his baton a twirl and his orchestra will begin to play smooth and danceable music as is the case with big name orchestras louis prima will play without intermis sion from 10 until 2 00 a.m a no corsage policy has been adopted for this dance and tickets for the concert and ball are priced at 3.00 per couple parents and friends of students can purchase concert tickets alone at 75 per person n.s.a discussions at regional conference a banquet and dance at the ho tel lafayette will highlight the an nual spring conference of the new york state region of the na tional students association to be held april 27 28 and 29 with the university of buffalo as host delegates from sienna skid more cornell rpi syracuse and hobart as well as all area col leges will attend this nsa gather ing which will center about nor ton union at the university and the hotel lafayette more than 250 participants are expected to take part in the panel discussions and plenary sessions comprising the conference the dlpner scheduled for sat urday evening will feature an ad dress by spike nagel of the re public light and heat co an in formal party and dance will fol low all held at the lafayette problems to be discussed '■: the delegates include student govern ment and flnanco faculty-student relations and the purchase card system plans for the extension and promotion of the student world service fund will be a ma jor consideration bud jung chairman of the con ference has extended a cordial in vitation to all students and faculty interested in the nsa program to attend civil liberties opens today student role to be keynoted all star cast of celebrities includes desmond hays capen mruk and barnsdall maryland anti-communist law upheld in unanimous de cision of supreme court costello accused of contempt of congress larry parks at odds with studio after congres sional investigation willie mcgee awaits execution fine berg law demands loyalty oath miracle banned by board of regents these headlines blaring at america on the front pages of the press have been greeted with mixed emotions by the thinking public fear relief satisfaction and horror have entered the edi torial pases of the dallies and the bull sessions in the college halls the civil liberties conference to be in session this afternoon ln norton union is an attempt on the part of the students of the uni versity of buffalo to find an an swer to the puzzling problems in volved in the preservation of the liberty which has become an american tradition a student in stigated and supported movement the conference has the support ofj the civil liberties union which was founded in 1920 to uphold the constitution and the bill of rights it is not to be confused with the communist dominated civil rights congress the clu ls interested in civil liberties as an individual rather than a group problem real izing that freedom is everybody's privileges not a right reserved to left wing groups in fact it has the support of some conservative republican forces the panel discussions of the aft ernoon following the keynote ad dress by judge desmond have been planned with a specific aim that is to bring together two men one who has a knowledge of a field from the inside and one who has a broad grasp of the is sue of civil liberties in general in a discussion group it is hoped that these two viewpoints may be syn thesized so as to form conclusions consistent both with the basic traditions of liberty of our nation and the actual problems involved in the field tn question the broad purpose of the con ference will be interpreted by ar thur garfield hays counsel of the civil liberties union mr hays who will deliver the ad dress at the evening session to night is the 69 year old head of a new york firm of corporation law yers he has devoted mb life to the fight for the preservation of civil liberties mr hays was as sociated with clarence darrow in the famous evolution trials of the 19205 he was counsel for the de fendant in the case of hague vs the c.1.0 and represented mik holevltch czech patriot leader at tacked in the communist coup fol lowing world war 11 the panels boast names nearly as celebrated chancellor emeri tus samuel capen on tbe educa tion panel is nationally known for bis liberal and intelligent views jay barnsdall and david diamond on the police and state legisla tlon panels are widely known in the area for their accomplishments in their field as well as for their interest in civil liberties the fields of police education minority problems religion labor and stale legislation will be dis cussed at 2 : 30 and 4 : 15 in norton all speakers will present tene trating analyses of the problems involved in their particular areas and will open new vistas of thought to interested participants j many students have devoted countless hours to this conference under the chairmanships of manny salemi with tbe invaluable aid of their faculty advisor john clarke j adams and it is hoped that the i entire student body will turn out en masse to support this student attempt to solve one of the most pressing probierns of our age « • • puffer's post as dean filled by dr anderson on august 1 1951 the adminis tration of the university will be in the hands of a new dean he is dr g lester anderson a man well qualified to fill the post to be vacated by dr claude e puffer dr anderson has gained a wide reputation in the field of education and university administration and is at present directing the teacher education program in the four mu nicipal colleges of new york — hunter qweens bradley and city the chain of events which led to the placing of dr anderson began when george crofts comptroller and treasurer of the university since 1921 announced plans of his retirement effective on june 30 of this year mr crofts who in addi tion to handling the financial af fairs of the university had been responsible for the development of the campus through extensive grad ing and construction had seen the assets of the university grow by over 20,000,000 under his manage ment at the time of this announce ment the appointment of dean puffer as comptroller beginning july 1 was made known thus leav ing open his post as dean of ad ministration dr anderson who will fill this vacancy was associated with the university of minnesota while working for his doctorate he served with the office of mili tary government in germany in 1947 as consultant in teacher edu cation with his wife and two chil dren he lives in riverside con necticut mcconnell speaks at um dedication it has been said that a prophet is without honor in his own coun try however the university of minnesota has taken exception to this statement with reference to chancellor mccpnnell former dean of their college of sciences literature and the arts he will deliver the address at the dedica tion ot johnston hall on the min nesota campus this afternoon the building dedicated today named after the late dean j b jobnstod will house the college of sciences literature and the arts the graduate school and other divisions the other address at the cere monies will be delivered by presi dent lee a dußridge of the cali fornia institute of technology educator praises ub cl conference dear mr salemi i have just seen the program of your conference on civil liberties to be held on friday april 20 at the university of buffalo i would like to send my greetings to the students at the university of buffalo and to tha members of the conference and to say how pleased i am that the students have put together buch an interest ing and significant conference at this particular time ln american history the college students of america have always played an important role in the protection and advance ment of civil liberties ln this country and lt is because there are conferences like yours which focus attention on the seriousness of the struggle for civil rights that we can look at our present situation with hope and courage best wishes for a good con ference harold taylor president sarah lawrence college bronxville new york ub english instructor wins national contest a three-act tragedy by popular english instructor mrs edith lent taylor has won the national contest of the philadelphia experi mental theater it will be pro duced by the theater for a week this spring the play outrageous for tune concerns the struggle of a boys school professor with a sociological problem that results in scandal and tragedy spectrum deadline all organizations and indi viduals desiring to submit fu ture articles to the spectrum must do so before 5:00 p m on the monday previous to the friday they are expected to ap pear no articles will be ac cepted for publication if they are 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