Spectrum, 1961-02-10

              the university of buffalo spectrum friday february 10 1961 must reading for greeks social swirl i page 5 volume 11 how do we get our football recruits • page 9 no 13 fraternity rushees introduced to rules members parties ifc second semester gets underway by bill theodore lushing tor freshmen interested n joining a fraternity got under lay wednesday night with the ifc mixer held in norton spon ored by the interfraternity coun il the mixer made it possible for both fraternities and interested reshmen to meet each other in mist cases for the flrßt time speakers for the event were irhard wilson ifc advisor each william h sanford and v milton plesur assistant lean of university college who livered the main address ifc resident al brennan expects hat there will be an increase over ast year in the number of fresh en who will pledge for the first time informa tion concerning rushing was distributed to freshmen during registration in a letter to the prospective fraternity members brennan emphasized the value of fraternity mem bership and indicated that membership in a fraternity is a part of college life brennan went on to say that fraternities aided the college in promoting scholarship leadership and character the letter also contained a rushing schedule which is as folows official rush period until feb 26 at 3 am dur ing which period a fraternity may invite a prospective pledge to one formal function and any number of informal functions all of which must be registered with the ifc formal rush dinners will be held the week of feb 19 the silent period during which there can be no conversation between a prospective pledge and fraternity men will be from feb 26 3 am to feb 28 5 pm preferential bidding will be held in norton on feb 27 and 28 from 10 am to 5 pm president brennan indi cated in his letter that any full time student having completed 12 hours and presently carrying 12 hours is eligible to pledge but also reminded students that a 1.0 average must be maintained dur ing the semester pledged debating team wins collegiate tourney by dick erb the 111 novice debating team on the western new york fresh en collegiate debate tournament id here on jan 8 the team of oan sullivan howard flaster like shapiro and linda alfleri as awarded a plaque which will c defended again in the spring the novice team had the most ictories and the highest number r speaker points of all the parti i eating teams loan sullivan was nnounced the best speaker of the ournament the judges from other schools implemented bill hansen chair nan on the efficient organization il the tournament it might be mted that this was bill's first at einpt at running a debate he y;is assisted by keith hickling ho was in charge of refresh lents and eileen shields who irganized the time keepers the novice team again prov ed its ability by replacing four out of eight teams in a varsity debate at fredonia last week end miss joan sullivan mr kickling mr shapiro and miss alfieri worked as a team and had a three-win three-loss record in the oratorical con test myrna livingston a mem ber of the varsity team won second place while mike sha piro of the novice team placed third after preparing during the su re intercession the varsity teams l-les faschlo-dlck fey and ken ross-diek erh debated at the harvard university tournament on feb 2 3 and 4 over 60 teams from the entire nation participated in this tournament won by north western university although neither team reached the semi finals all were satisfied with the results considering the competi tion each team alternately de hated the affirmative and negative sides for eight rounds on the issue should the united states adopt a program of compulsory health in surance for all citizens this semester the debating society will have eighteen nov ices membership was greatly increased because of a vigor ous campaign by the members from last semester tourna ments are planned for the nov ice team at wells college new york baldwin-wallace ohio and flint community junior college michigan any student interested in joining the de bating team should see wil liam baker or jeanette potter in room 127 crosby this weekend we are sending several teams to canislus college for their annual tournament on feb 17 and 18 the debating so re t will hold the university's sixth annual debate tournament over i'o teams are expected to participate any ub student inter ested in working as a time keeper in in any other capacity during this debate should contact mrs potter or sir baker in room 127 crosby from left joan sullivan howard flaster linda alfieri mike shapiro winter week coming beards beaux and belles a ball and snow sculpturing slated by jerry greenfield the winter carnival will soon be upon us the week of feb 20-26 will see the culmination of the committee as well as sororities fraternities and individual persons high lights of the exciting week will include the judging of the beard growing contest the beau and belle contest and the snow sculpture contest a variety show sports trip to chesnut ridge park and a civil war centennial bau will also be featured ■ ... the variety show will take place tuesday night at ford's theater here the talents of many of your fellow students will be on display the 50c ticket charge includes admission to not only the variety show but also to an after the-show dance at which eli konikoff's band will provide • • . _ __ j ds — — — 1 the entertainment friday evening the civil war centennial ball will be held at the statler hilton hotel jay maran and his band will fur nish the evening's music at the ball the winners of the beard growjng contest the snow sculpturing contest and the beau and belle election will receive their prizes tick ets are 3 per couple those who buy their tickets early will receive two tickets to tuesday's variety show and dance the beard growing contest which has been going on for the past few weeks will be judged on friday feb 24 in norton lobby contestants are reminded that length alone is not the only basis for judging and that neatness is also very important a trophy and honorary beatnik award will be presented to the winners competition in the beau and belle contest is open to all upper classmen applications are avail able in norton lobby and require ten signatures beau and belle can didates must run together as a couple a coffee hour will be held on monday feb 20 from 3 to 4:30 for the candidates faculty and guesu the final determination is up to the students who will vote for their favorites at the tuesday night dance over 100 in prizes will be presented to the winning couple those interested in run ning should get their applications in early the traditional snow sculp turing contest will also take place during the carnival week the contest is open to fraternities and sororities as well as school groups and mdl viduals rules and regulations will be posted on various bul letin boards on the campus a 2 entrance fee is required if there is a lack of snow a chance which seems almost comical ice will be brought in and the sculptures will be made in miniature originality and clarity of design are im portant point getters a special feature of winter car nival week will be a winter sports day trip to chestnut ridt c park buses will leave the ub campus at 10 am on saturday feb 25 and return at 4 pm this round trip transportation will cost fine for those who do not own their own skis and toboggans are avail able with a rental fee and a re turnable deposit there is no charge however for use of the rope tows toboggan slides and other park facilities in addition there is a snack bar and spacious lodge bus tickets are available along with tickets for other wc events dr e litchfield will be speaker at graduation dr edward h litchfield edu cational innovator public servant industrial head and chancellor of the university of pittsburgh since 1955 will be principal speaker at the university of buffalo's mid year commencement exercises feb 22 degrees will be conferred at 10 30 am in kleiuhans music hall the university of pittsburgh captured public attention in 1969 when under dr litchfield's lead ership it introduced the tri-semes ter plan providing for three equal school term each year instead ot the traditional two semesters such acceleration makes possible the completion of un dergraduate work in three year keeps the university's facilities always operating at full capacity — and adds a year to the productive life of the student as a public servant dr litch field served as director of civil af fairs in post-war europe while serving under gen lucius d clay and was credited with playing a major role in the political re organiation of western germany after the war he was a delegate to the moscow and london meet ing of the council of foreign ministers and in 1969 to the at lantic congress in london dr litchfield founded and now serves as chairman of the board of the governmental affairs in stitute a research and consult ing organization in washington and was the first executive direc tor of the american political sci ence association in the business world he is chairman of the board of smith corona marchant corp a member of the executive committee of studebaker packard and holds member ship on the boards of the av co corp allied products and other industrial organizations spiritual values needed in music says diamond a great deal is known about the musical achievements of david leo diamond but little is known of his personal views with regard to contemporary music mr diamond believes that exper imentation in musical composition after world war ii by non-trained disciples of john cage for exam ple have by their exhibitionist tendencies become out of hand he feels their importance is small but that they have unfortunately convinced many people that there is much to what they're doing another group of post world war ii composers continues mr diamond have divorced themselves so completely from any traditional music that they confuse musical standards even more by the incoherence they create mr diamond considers the elec onic researchers in music to be i more sincere and credital ! but he feels that they t orove that what they c of any spiritu music " va ue of varying itncfnsitios or it is not achieve this he becomes a i narcissisistic agency for his own exhibitionism a field which chil dren and certain adults take on re of very well mr diamond explained that the international music scene has be come greatly confused because there are so many techniques ami styles being utilized a phenomo non never before so intense in musical history it will take at h i > r for the followers el s<-h»o>nl»>rg berg webern ntul the composers of traditional run 1 . !»• absorb ,| by a kind of run i n i ce.tno-.is bit that depend j . ntir.dy on how music will be tau n ht and how the pvjtblic a : res i ilnr tcs that p riod am in no way a pessimist vcomments mr diamond there r are many fine composers in the wnrld more than ever be fore but whether they are that is one who takes the most constructive aspects of newer tech niques and combines them with sitoh masters as beethoven brahms itegcr and schoenberg during his stay which begins willi this semester and ends june 1 mr diamond will give three slee lectures the first of these is beet hoven the man his music and iiis reaction to the twentieth cen tury it is scheduled for the end of march whether this lecture will be given however depends on the availability of the jullllard string quartet to perform the grand fugue finale to opus 130 by l!i cthoven this tlnale was changed by beethoven to please his publish er who iliil not like its unusual and modernistic tendencies mr diamond fe.ls a demonstration of this finale in it-s original form is indispensable to his first lecture the second slee lecture will be on contemporary music and its problems the topic for the third is as yet un 111 addition to slee lectures mr diamond will loach a class in form and ana'ysim—a seminar in con t input ary music find a sjmnimf in lompositlnn he will also begin work on a one-act opera to a li bretto by kdward i.md an ameri .. it writ - mving in florence italy continued on page 21 applications for the beau and belle contest for the winter carnival may be picked up at the ticket booth or at the candy counter in norton lobby