The Griffin: volume 02, issue 03 - Oct. 26, 1934

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CANISIUS  COLLEGE   BI-WEEKLY    NEWS
Vol. II. No, 3
BUFFALO, N. Y., OCTOBER 26, 1934
10c pes: Copy
her 28 itt   partKipaie   in the   itovc ieilivilics     which     vvtll    feature     the Canrtiu*'I)iyion  tunuball  game, 'live detnastd lor reservations has exceeded 5 cvj»<«:ta!Joii:»  m  far tltat   ihrle  tv  no j doubt as to ilse »uccr».s ol whxl ptvtn- I 5sr» Iti he t!be tvdyt%t vwlolful affair cicr I seen oit the Cantstus Cantpus. ^
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NERVES ON EDGE AS
GLEE CLUB DARES
PUBUC APPEARANCE
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Polish Players to be Feted at Giant Celebration Sunday
*llvt»u».*ndi oi   Pohsh  njwtcrs vvill i      A   gam   autonvobilc parade   will ihiung to tlve Vilb Sunday. (Xno- | start   irom in   front oi the   Polish
i Vniij-si Hall on Fillnsore Avenue and | to t.he nvaiches ui bands and Drum | ¦ Corps   prtjceed   through   Humboldt | I  Parkway   lo   live   Canisius   Stadium.
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I Merc amidst tivore music and flour- \ I ivites tlir roio|er» will take pustession ; 5 Ul what would at any Oliver contest ] I he   an rivrmy^   stand.    'Hte   entire \
i North Stand Ita* been reserved for | I  the PolcJt,
'Diss will be chnuLwrd by tlie pre
**c«lalaon o! special lK»keit» to Johtuty ] ] K)b*k, Hrnry llo^ackt. Sieve Stcici- \ i htecki, Ray R^tkwvvtki itnd I^jouis | I WSct»crkwvs»ks. Tbc lir« ^our lunx-d \
) xte Veteran varsitv ntett exi over three ;
Frosh Rules Out as Yearlings Best Sophs in Hard*Fought Battle
Democratic Plebe* U»e "Nude X>^** Tactics Aiv 200 Momen¬ tarily Mad Men Engage in Le¬ galized Mayhem to Save Class Honor
Faculty and Students Honor Undergrad Class Leaders
CASUALTIES MOUNT HIGH
yejrv, whtlc ihe fifth, pbying ost the \'afV£ty l<ji iJue fsrvt yrar hat proved h:» js-seidc bs! Situsday agaistst the St. s'smctntt's Ibsirats. I>f. FraiaiTss K- F'"t««sti:*/Ak will niikr the prrvenia- thm.
'V\x xiixit inJisatcd efvlvrely by Caitrta-ia.* Aluttuu and sludtftCS and pbmw-d In ctjev^ijfscts'ajl wiih the Ath- let'X I'VpiiiiSJ'-tf^it o! »br ctalleae is hmm%d twi  tiiStubte iiiteresl irt Cani*- s«s *»: a stche^t xttd at i-ve tante tirise
; Amidst the cries of oompah '39 and \ remember the rules the Frosh eked i out a hard fought 1-0 viciory over I the Sophs it\ their annual rush held at live X'llla aster Retreat breakfast i Fridav iJ«jrning, October 19th. .As \ a result tlve Frosh rule* have been dcttmtely Siispcnded for the year.
'Htc cmuestantSy numbering about I5(l, and attired in everything trom overalb to track pant*, hauled for -15 minutes before thsc Frmh marugcd to get live ball aerofss the Soph's goal Five. Wiih Hilly Flynn as referee it iciafk ilvertt exa^ctly -»!'» rninutcs to practkally ruin the brge push ball Slid it was nrcesvary to suhssitutr a fowl hall before pby could he rcsunsed. Wliat resulted WM % free for all ioot-
hill t.m^-^ Cairi>craj!^n. student onlookers, x!\d
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inmwitit sirbowl spsli? whkh cxn never he emirrly divtatfctv! frsscn pssfie«is?n- T1lierrl«!«e, ihc C«mn«ttee whkh li ttvp^Mxiihie f«»f thi» ye-Jtl"* Cflebraiion 5s |to«iik.ini !0rxv-a?d to a bi^itrr otje i%e\\ yT'Mt,
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va«gh! i>oinfs of vantage for the bat¬ tle,   ^ed   before   the   onslaught   of
df-ange pocb. liifksly ttged tmnatocs, rotten e-gp arid other tortus of fruit asvd vegeta'&le wbich had long 'tsrforc
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The various winners of under¬ graduate awards and prizes for the past scholastic year were suitably honored by the Faculty and students of Canisius at a Special Prize .Assem¬ bly lield Thursday, Oaober 25. The names of the prize winners were read by the Rev. Francis X. Dough¬ erty, S.J., Dsran, and the awards were distributed by the Rev. Jam.es P. Sweeney, S.J., president of Canisius. The latter, in a brie: address follow¬ ing the ceremony commended the stu¬ dents who had distinguished them¬ selves last year and urged all the students to do their utmost to achieve success in their studies dur¬ ing the present year.
The list of .Awards follows:
The St. Ann's Medal, the gift of i
St. Ann's Church,  awarded  to  the ¦
iiHrntber  of  the  Junior  .Arts   Class,
who has the highest standing in Phil- \
osophy    and    Natural    Science,    is ;
awarded to Robert M. Kuor. i
Honorable   ^enrlon:  Joseph    F. |
Woods, Rohctt C- McGowan, Stan- t
islaus A WillBofi. t
The St. .Aloysius Medal, awarded i
to the sfudent in the Junior Science i
Class who bos t'rse hrghe:st standing in i
Philasophv  and   Natural  SciciKc,  is f
awarded to Arthur T. Schramm..
Honorable Mention:     be  Moyne C.  Bleich. Richard J. Mooan. l^tw      Bishop     Tiriron
m.ore -Arts Class who has the highest standing in Latin, English and Re¬ ligion, is awarded to Irving J. Mulde.
The Premium is awarded to J. Norman Hayes.
Honorable .Mention: John J. En¬ right, Paul A. Fprnbach.
The Jacob Lang Medal, awarded to the smdcnt in the Sophomore Sci¬ ence Class, who has the highest stand¬ ing in Natural Science, English and Religion, is not awarded.
The Premium is awarded to Frank J. Kelly.
Honorable Mention: John W. Klein.
The Charles G. Duffy Medal, awarded to the student in the Soph¬ omore Philosophy Class, who has the highest standing in Natural Science, {Continued on page 7}
JOLLTTY REIGNS AS FROSH HOP BLOWS OFF SOCIAL LID
Friday night. Oaober the elexenth (vvhile Colum.bus was still a bum), saw the opening event of the Canisius social calender for 1934-35. when the annual Frosh WelcomiC Dance took place a: DeOvvcod Lodge.
Tviis tradiciotui affair, which is .Medal, I sponsored   annually   by   the   Senior
Fliers in Town Bearcats
S\. VUvcentb Trip* CAtuiius on Lons Ruiu; Sxxa P&tae^ for Lone Tally; Schafer Runs SVUd at TacJsle
GRIFFIN SPONSORS BONA GUESS CONTEST
awarded to the smdent in the S*>pho- j  class,  has  for  its  objective  a  more
 ! comiplete   feeling of   fellowship   be-
; tween fres.hmen and upperclassmen. I But, abj according to tradition, the I poor irosh are so terrified at the mere j mention of the word "senior," that I they scurry back to their holes (pre- • summing, of course, that freshmen live I in holes), without stopping to listen further.
Next Sunday;
Smash Griffin Record
PRESIDENT PRAISES C C "WHO'S WHO"
SliKiwing   the   jKaaitst   lortts   they- !ave diipbyed ssrsce ILkcr J«y twsk ..„,_....™.... . '*^'*"*' ^^ ''*^*' *^* ^^"^ c«Axh, the t itif'
F45kf Hwiui, Student Omnielbr. \ *^«* ""« ^^"-^'^ '^* ^ et^shm- l^-? iitimm^x^ llut the Canities Man^f^l I ^'^^ ^"^»»f xh^^'xcixpps Keatvat^ ot ^ ,»lmro»t ready im it:» i^m p*Mk \ St. ViiKeni's,, Startistj; .-ti u-h x ipfwaraisfr. It will W a ,«-a!l bMik, | m»h the Lati^^K bds tt^ik ihe lead about p«kc| ixtt xM drviuw-d 10 \ i" ^^^ «f*V i^-^^ ^>5 'he gause and »<ne Ai i Odte-ir Daesti^iv, atvd W- ^ W'ff'r 'i^^*-' ^'^ded.
Undisttuvcd by the utunin»us de- cisictn of the c«lle^ that there vva.s ntt thrilling nxvment cx-smvevted vvith the Cani^us .Ml. St. .Man's game FHF CiRlFFl.N has reverted to its lornser j>£>!icy of otiering two tickets UutTalo   to   (he   one   who
Grif&u Topple Mountaineers By 21-6 Score; Rustich Scores Twice; Gavin Registers v^nth Kangaroo Pass
to
Sltea's
For the second successive week a | lighting, driving, Caniisius gridiron | machine, packini: a world of power i and sj-eed, but hamperevi by immer- | ous penalties, fresjuent fumbles, and j a general lack of coordination, was forced to take to the air to vanvjuish i a   greatlv
However, the class of 1^38 did m.uch better than its tnmiediate pre¬ decessor, vvhtch was represented by a
FAMED GAEL TROUPE HERE NEXT WEEK
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Ib^wern its emxt^ wtU he f m.x'^. hallho^k Hariy Johnton disheU
* wcihh tii ittimmn^i ihmx  iIk \ thru  a gaping  l»b off bft  tackle.
little kiMivvn e*lra cuiricvtbi *ctiV!
h  xnd  IV   Per to and
d^Klgrvl   Rust
w^e wtll  be thit  lb It w m4>se tu I tite   c«nvtrsit»it   and   tw   iIk   score I
Canisks than a »er.e-» oi cU«f-»: its f »tv«Kl  6.0.     No  fuitlier   scwiinK  re- |
puri'^se is lu slimuble a <x^UA spirit \ »«hf»l "» <he tirsl hall, although St. j
b   awakemng all  to  tlw ttisponuni- \ V'tncent's had  a  wuSc edge  tn  pby |
!tes thai  follow  pxttkxpxiiw in  tlve I and coivstantly ihteatettcd. One march f
Ktsviite* that  aie Canmus'.  and  its l was halted on the Cankius tour yard i -a- tt
Itiie   when  Pi»ub   out  in the   clear! winner,    I he miomution office will
gviesses or conves m«st ch'ssely to gues'
sin»:   the   score   of   the   Camsius-St. i ^«     .       /-v. . v.      »-   v •
**   -•      j^ . ^ y^jj  ^unday. CXtober   bs.  beiore  ap-
Hotuventure game.    In the last cvmi- j provittutely    3,000    spectators,    the
test there writ NO entries and hence ; Grifttns sent  Mt. St.  Mary's down
the  tickets will  be   fv»t!eited  to  the | to a  lib defeat.    With  her backs
Contest Fditor. i kniffing attd slashing almost at will
On Monday evening. October 29ih
the Abbey Theater Players of Duh-
out-classed   opponent,   as, 1  Un   w-Ul present   their opcninj',   per-
thrvtugh
the   vaunted   Mountaineer
llecause of  the great  ititcrtst  al- \ h>rward   wall   that   oiily one   week
I previous had  r'sen to great heights i  against   Georgetown,   the   Blue   and
ways preceding this atutual classic a tecofd entry is expected.    If former \ e.vt;>erieiKes may be used as basis for \ pievliction  any  one  guess is a sure |
cfbci, il u bijvd, will W to fur¬ ther the vvori ol the Student Couits*! | du>pM an easy short pais which n uniting ilw Student IU>.ly by giving \ vvtvuld have been a sore ivHichdown. ^t all a conuiHMi iniernt—Cansstus. \ On amtther ivcasion Nbtlnar crackevl b Will be X complete accvmnt of cluhv \ the center of the Canisius line and iitd jvcuviiiev, luch as the Comnwice | taking advantage of shabby tackling. Club, and lite Dramatic S*teiy. and | raced ."ki yards to the g^«l hue. only iConti^uid on p^ige ^) « {Continued on p<sge 5)
receive game.
all   ballots   HFFORF   the
JE^ Griffifi-Mmded!
Gold time and again swept down the field for -W, 50. and 60 yards, only to have her attack bog down and come to a stumbling, disappointing halt when the last chalk line was in sight.
Although the veteran Johnny Ry¬ bak  and  Joe  Szur,   the sensational sophonKire,    repeatedly    plunged thrvmgh    wide-open    holes    in    the {Continued on page 4)
fortuance at the Erlanger theater un¬ der the auspices of a local committee. .-\t this perfonuance the Abbey Play¬ ers vvill present Sean O'Casey's "The Plough and the Stars."
lite Abbey Players are known throughout the world for their excel¬ lence in dramatic art. The most ex¬ acting critics of New York and Chi¬ cago have exhausted their vocabular¬ ies in attempting to do honor to their work. Buffalo is indeed privileged to be able to witness these artists during their tour of the L^nited States which will probably be the last for some yrars to come.
Their opening play "The Plough and The Stars" is based on the his¬ torical background of the Irish Revo- {Continued on page 7)
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