The Griffin: volume 04, issue 13 - Apr. 16, 1937

              Council Dance April 30
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Vol IV., No. 13
CANISIUS COLLEGE, BUFFALO, N. Y.
April 16, 1937
PLAY CONTEST
Student Council Will Hold Dance, Friday, April 30
GENE REGAN TO SWING BATON AT PARK CLUB HOP
Committees Spur Preparations for
Gala Spring Dance; Sindele
Fund Will Benefit
With the signing of Gene Regan and his Orchestra, all the Canisius lads and their lasses are awaiting the Student Council Dance on Friday, April 30. Because dances in the spring of the year have a greater ap¬ peal when they are held outside the city, the scene of the Council's first social offering will be that popular spot, the Park Country Club on Sher¬ idan Drive.
All organizations of the College, through their representatives, who h<ave seats on the student governing body are sponsoring this affair. Coun¬ cil members Ben Werth, James Hur¬ ley, William Flynn and Richard An¬ thony have been placed in charge of arrangements. Others who are taking <an active part in the dance prepara- itions-are Murray Conroy and Mich¬ ael Harrington. Mr. Conroy is Chairman of the Floor Committee.
Gene Regan's Orchestra Is rapidly coming to the fore, as a musical at¬ traction In Buffalo and vicinity, and should prove the leading attraction of the dance. As an added incentive for attending the social event, the Com¬ mittee has kept the price of the tickets within the reach of all. Moreover, any one selling six tickets will receive one free. The advance sale of tickets has been set at $1.75 with the door admission advanced to $2.00 per couple. Dancing will be from 10:30 to 2:30.
The dance Is being conducted for the benefit of the Sindele Memorial Fund, and all proceeds will go toward this worthy drive. For this reason, especially, the Student Council is depending on the full support of the student body and their friends.
They have brought the Lord's anointed in the breaking of the day, Great Shepherd for the waiting flock to guide us on the way;
The Paschal joy ims on us and the morn was all ablaze
As the Shepherd came among us underneath the blossom sprays.
Our groping hearts were weary, for the hearts of men are blind As they dehe beneath the shadows for the peace they never find;
The flock of Peter trembles while the goal is out of sight— Lift thou thy eager children ever upward to the light.
Great Shepherd of thy people, there's sobbing here below
. /ts the nations 'wrap their sorrow in the veils of empty show; Teach, then, thy new-found flock the love that sets men free— Great Shepherd, teach thy people what was Love in Galilee.
A. R. McG.
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WILL HOLD ANNUAL PRIZE DEBATE AT K. C. HALL, MAY 3
LIBRARY GUILD WILL HEAR LR. W.SUMMERS
Over the top went the Sophomores to the tune of $.50 a head. In other words it may be stated as this: There wcie four hundred and fifty couples there, including stiff b.acks, nimble knees and men "jeepers." Thus fig¬ uring cold figures the proceeds of the dance surmounted the dizzy heights of four hundred and fifty simoleons.
Before the dance the committee w;is quite dubious as to the prob.able success. But the date was In their favor and due to a good deal of en¬ ergy and h.ard work r they Came out alicad of the bill collector.
Looking at the dance from a com¬ parative angle it m.ay be easily and correctly said, that it was one of the biggest and best dances of tlic year. It Wiis really second only to the Prom and at that not a bad second.
Everybody was surprised at the good music turned out by Lee Baker, and when Harold Austin played they stood three and four deep around the I'andstand. Decorations added to the Ponipousness and gaiety. One .of the features of the evening w.as the "jeep Circus," conducted on the stage at the eiiil of the ballroom. Everybody pre¬ sent enjoyed the antics done in honor of tile little fallow.
The lie detector, which has been used   increasingly in  modern  crime work, will be given a public showing on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, April 18, in the Knights of Columbus Auditorium on DeLaware avenue. The Rev.   Walter   G.   Summers,   S. J., Ph. D., of the psychology department of Fordham University, who devel¬ oped one of the most efficient of pres¬ ent lie detectors as a i;esult of his work on emotional reaction, will speak un¬ der the sponsorship of the Canisius College Library Guild.   The title of his talk is "A New Technique for Lie Detection."   The recording psycho¬ galvanometer,  which  is  the  Instru¬ ment's true name, is used to determine the signification of human emotions, and   .as   a   result   good   educational achievements are realized.
On Monday afternoon at 4:30, Father Summers will speak in the College Library on "Reasons for Con¬ fusion in Modern Education and a Remedy." Father Summers' talk is opportune, for tod,ay and tomorrow at a convention on Educational Proce¬ dure to be held at St,ate Teachers College there will be a discussion as to which psychological theory will be adopted, that of Gestalt or Be¬ haviorism.   Since these two schools of
psychology are so widely divergent, ii will readily be seen that Father Sum¬ mers' talk is quite timely. Both of his lectures are open to the public.
On Monday morning Father Sum¬ mers will address the student body at a special assembly on "The Field of Psychology, Its Profession.al Oppor¬ tunities."
LOYOLA DEBATE TEAM BOWS TO LOCALS AT K.O.
On Wednesdjiy evening, April 7, in the Knights of Columbus Auditor¬ ium Canisius College debating team met and defeated by a unanimous de¬ cision, representatives of Loyola Uni¬ versity   of   Chicago.    The   question under   discussion   was:    "Resolved, That Congress should be empowered to fix maximum hours and minimum Avages   for Industry.   The Canisius representatives upholding the affirma¬ tive were Messrs. John J. Neylon,' Jr., and James M. Lanz.    The Loyola negative team was composed of Mr. William Rye and Mr. John Rafferty. The   affirmative   case   was   built around the necessity for some agency to  provide   a   living  wage   in  this country and the contention that Con¬ gress Is the only logical agent to effect this.   The negative attack condemned the plan as unsound, unscientific, .and leading to totalitarianism.
Mr. William J. Flynn, Jr., pre¬ sided as chairman. The judges were the Rev. Dr. John P. Boland of the Regional Labor Relations Board, Chairman; Mr. Emmons B. Farrar, princlpjil of Bennett High School, and Mr. Robert I. Mlllonzi, attorney at law.
SPORT EDITOR PLAYS HOST TO NEWS STAFE
MOVING-OP DAY SET AT MAY 14
CASS SPEAKS TO
COMMERCE GROUP
After a rather long Layoff the Commerce Club blossomed with ac¬ tivity. Last night they resumed their old plans and conducted a "banquet- sijeaker" meeting. The affair was held as many times p.ast, at Lorenzo's. After the men had appeased their ap¬ petites they were addressed on the subject of Credit Finance.
The speaker of the meeting was Mr. Willi-am P. Cass, Manager of the Associates Discount Co. Mr. Cass explained many of the Irons and ropes to the business. These proved to be a great many, all of which in¬ terested the business men of the Club.
The Student Council has an¬ nounced that the Fourth Annual Moving-Up D.ay at the College is set for Frid<ay, May 14. This day will not only be the official Moving- Up Day for all clases, but will .also be the official election day for all classes and organizations.
The highlight of Moving-Up D,ay is the election of the President of the Student Body In which .all Canisius will participate. The officers of the A. A. will also be elected by a gen¬ eral vote of the students.
During the coming weeks the can¬ didates for the various offices, through the medium of speeches, pla¬ cards, platforms, etc., will Inform the school at large of their qualifications for the office they wish to be elected to, on Moving-Up D,ay.
They do relax, at least they did at the first Griffin Party sponsored by a "Griffin" writer. Two weeks ago, on the Wednesday of Easter week, the staff members of the Canisius "Grif¬ fin" combed the type out of their hair and washed the ink off their fingers for the party. The party w.as the af¬ fair of the Sports Editor, Harv Stapleton.
Harv Stapleton entertained the men, about fifteen, in his home on Riverside Drive. The men, who sling the type about all year, seemed to find themselves quickly. Many turned to the fine art of pitching pennies, while others played a game called "hit me". Ping-pong on the Stapleton court was a big attr.actlon; "Harv" finishing everybody off in true Sports Editor fashion. Father Gallagher was the "dead eye" of the night and Father McGratty, who was the honor guest, persisted In arguing psychology with the men at the end of the table. Edi¬ tor Werth presided but no speeches marred the informality of the occa¬ sion.
With time called for dinner the men fell to on the victuals and then fell out of their chairs with a glow¬ ing   .appreciation   of   the   Stapleton "spread."   Some repaired to the shel¬ ter of their domiciles,  but a small party remained to try to trim Mrs. Stapleton at Bingo.    All In all the party, the first of Its kind, w.as a fine idea and a sure-fire success. The staff attending was: Mr. Arthur R. Mc¬ Gratty, S. J., who w<as the guest; Mr.   Eugene   B.   Gallagher,   S.   J. Fiiculty   Moderator;   Ben   Werth, Editor of the p.aper.    Others were, Cl.ay Barth, Fran Ball, Dick Sted¬ ler,  Mike Gian,  Dick Fahey, Bill Wahl, Chuck Matthews, Jim Batt, Tom Mariott and Harv Stapleton, the host.
During the E.aster recess, repre¬ sentatives of Canisius College Debat¬ ing Society journeyed westward to engage various Colleges in a discus¬ sion of the questions of minimum wages and consumers' co-operatives. The Colleges debated were Loyola, De Paul, Marquette and North¬ western. All were no-decision debates. Mr. William J. Flynn, Jr., and Mr. H. Buswell Roberts were the debat¬ ers. They were accompanied by Mr. Peter J. Martin, S. J., Moderator; Mr. Edward F, Barrett, Coach, and Mr. J. Edward Lohan, Manager.
As the result of recent try-outs conducted by the Academi.a, four members have been chosen to partici¬ pate in the Annual Prize Debate, to be held Monday evening. May 3, pos¬ sibly in the Knights of Columbus Auditorium. Those chosen were: Mr. William J. Flynn, Jr., Mr. John J. Neylon, Jr., Mr. Milton F. Lawan¬ dus and Mr. James M. Lanz. Tlie alternates arc Messrs. Norbert Phil¬ lips and Harry Dunlap.
The question for debate will be the President's Court Reorganization Proposal. Messrs. Neylon and Law¬ andus will uphold the affirm.ative while Messrs. Flynn and Lanz will defend the negative. The winning team will receive the Lawrence J. Collins Memorial Prize of fifty dol¬ lars.
On Frid,ay, April 9, Messrs. Flynn, Lohan, Olin and Lanz repre¬ sented Canisius at a debaters' seminar at Nazareth College, Rochester, dis¬ cussing desir.able proposals to the State Legislature. Some of the mem¬ bers of the Academia were speakers at Holy Name breakfasts about the city. Messrs. Neylon and Lanz pre¬ sented both sides of the Court Re¬ organization proposal at Blessed John Neumann's Chapel, Kenmore. Mr. John Olin spoke at St. Bartholomew's Parish brcakf.ast.
ONE-ACT PLAYS WILL BE GIVEN ATK.^C.HALL
Dramatic Society Changes Stage
In Expectation of Record
Throng for Productions
Friday evening, May 7th, will be the date of this year's intr.a-mural drii- matlc contest. Arrangements for the details of the contest have been pr.ac- tically completed by J. Murr.ay Con¬ roy, president of the (lram.atic society aiid general chairman of the evening's activities. Mr. Conroy has engaged the auditorium of the Knights of Col¬ umbus clubhouse on Delaware Ave¬ nue.
Invitations have already been sent out to the judges of the contest. They include Miss Margaret Ryan of the Catholic   Actors'   Guild,   dramatic coach  at  D'Youville  College;  Mr. Paul Harris, Canisius graduate, for¬ mer student actor and now member of the Studio Players, B.B.C. Pl.ayers and other dramatic groups; and Miss Mary Barrett,    director of Station WEBR's 'Hostess Club' and mem¬ ber   of    the BBC    players.   These judges will select the best presented play of the evening and choose the_ . best .actor of the contest.   A medal goes to this student, last year's medal being won by Walter Barrett of the senior class.
Eight-thirty will he curtain time, and plans are being drawn to have, dance music follow the contest. Mich¬ ael J. Harrington, vice-president of Canisius dramatics, is in charge of musical "arrangements and hopes to provide two groups, one to pl.ay dur¬ ing the contest itself, the other to furnish music for dancing later in the evening.
Carroll E. Keating heads the Sen¬ ior pl.ay cast in 'Captain's Cabin,' a work dealing with maritime hi-jack- ing. William J. Collins portrays the brutal sea-captain, while Michael J. Menza threatens to wring the audi¬ ence's emotions with a novel iiresen- tation of that perennial theme, love versus duty. John S. Doherty, George J. Digman .and John C Olin round out the cast under the direction of Mr. Peter J. Martin, S.J.
The St. Vincent de P.aul Society will hold a Communion Breakfast Sund.ay morning. May 9, Father J. Chayton Murray, S. J., Moderator, announced recently.
The Catechetical Committee of the Spcicty h.as purchased a new movie projector with some of the funds realized from the annual dance. Many other members took an active interest in the recent success oi the Catholic Charities Drive in the Diocese.
BE ORDAINED JUNE 20
His Excellency, Most Reverend Michael J. Curicy, D.D., Archbishop of Baltimore, will be the Ordaining Prelate at the Jesuit Ordin.ations which take place in the Chapel of the S.acred Heart at Woodstock College, Woodstock, Maryland, June 18, 19, 20.
Nine native sons will be Included In the .38 young men who will receive the Subdi.aconate on Friday, the Dia- conate on Saturday, and the Priest¬ hood on Sunday.
L.aVerne F. Wilhelm, S. J., a grad¬ uate of Canisius High School, who attended Canisius College for one year, 1925-26, entered the Society in 1926, and studied at St. Andrew-on- Hudson and Woodstock College. He will celebrate his first .solemn Mass at St. Mark's Church, Sunday, June 27.
Rjilph A. Sturtzer, S. J., .also .at¬ tended Canisius High School and Canisius College, joining the order in 1924. His first Mass will be cele¬ brated Sunday, July 4, at the Church of the Holy Angels.
ORDINATIONS
(Continued on page four, cot. one)
ONE-ACT PLAYS
(Continued on page four, cnl. Iiuo)
WILL HOLD CONCERT AT NARDINS, MAY 9
According to plans, the joint con¬ cert of the Canisius and Nazareth College Glee Clubs will be held on Sunday, May 9, at Nardiii's Acad¬ emy at 8:15. Chairman Timothy Burke named his committees on last Thursday as follows:
Murray Conroy is in charge of publicity; James Batt, music; Nelson KInm.artin, J.ack Meyers, and George Manhardt, tickets; Everett Tlionip- son. Jack Hausle, arrangements.
The Canisius group will feature songs from "Maytime," the "Song of the Bow," "Panus Angelicus," "The Grcen-Eyed Dragon," "The Miser¬ ere," and "The Shadow March."
llic Nazareth Club will offer "Alexander," "In Old Madrid," "Land-Sighting," and "The Adora- mus Te." Both clubs will be enter¬ tained at the Hotel Statlcr before and after the concert.
This appearance, probably the last for the Canisius Club this .season, presents a musical treat which all Buffalo should appreciate.
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