The Griffin: volume 04, issue 09 - Jan. 29, 1937

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CANISIUS COLLEGE, BUFFALO, N. Y.
JANUARY, 29,1937
DAILEY'S BAND FEATUiE OF PROM FRIDAY
DRAMA SOCIETY PLANS ONE-ACT PLAY CONTEST
J. Murray Conroy, President of
Dramatic Group, Announces
Rules for Annual Event
Plans are now underway to stage the Annual One-Act Play Contest immediately after the Easter holidays. This was made known in an an¬ nouncement this week by J. Murray Conroy, president of the Dramatic Society. Mr, Conroy will contact the officers of the respective classes within a few days and insure the par¬ ticipation of each class in the pppular annual inter-class event.
The contest will be held under the same rules and conditions as that of last year. In pointing out that the contest is a work of all the classes, with the Dramatic Society merely acting as general director, Mr, Con¬ roy calls attention to the following points:
1^—Each of the four classes will select its own director who may be either a member of the faculty or a member of the class,
2—^The director will select the play to be used by the class he represents and will choose his actors from the class.' Any undergraduate of ap¬ proved scholastic standing may par¬ ticipate.
3—Each class will be responsible for an assigned quota of tickets, said quota to be determined on propor¬ tionate numerical basis.
The contest will, in all probability, be held in the school theatre of Mt, St. Joseph's Academy, Last year's evening of plays was held at the Mount before a packed auditorium, the judges' decision going to the student actors of the Senior Class, The judges, who will be announced later, will determine also the best actor of the evening. This student will receive a gold medal.
SODflLllYTOPiSENT SERIES OF TALKS ON
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W^Ul Show Students that Catholics
Take Position on All Serious
Problems of World Today
SZUR IS RECIPIENT OF J.CofC. GOLD KEY AWARD
Recipient of Ail-American men¬ tion for his football accomplishments on the Villa, recently awarded the now famous No. 15 Blue and Gold
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MAT MENDEL MEET
A series of talks outlining the Catholic Attitude on thought-provok¬ ing topics of the day is the next project to be undertaken by the So¬ dality. These talks are intended to show the students who attend that there is a Catholic position on almost every one of the serious problems which are disturbing the peace of mind of the entire world today.
Each topic has been assigned to a member of Sodality who will work up the material to be presented at the designated meetings in such a way that discussion-provoking questions will arise. After the speeches are presented these questions will be thrown open to all attending for free discussion. Thus it is hoped to benefit all who are really.interested in the subject, (
These talks;are scheduled for the regular Friday morning meeting period at 9 o'clock in the Senior classroom. Although the talks arc a part of the Soilality meeting, a cor¬ dial invitation is extended to- all students who recognize the need for just such a series of talb and who desire to take active part in the ensuing discussions.
The schedule of talks as outlined by Michael B,,Gian, Prefect of the Sodality, follows:
What Is a Catholic Attitude? Mi¬ chael Gian, Feb, 19,
The Catholic Attitude on Com¬ munism, Jerome Kovalcik, Feb, 26,
The Catholic Attitude on Fascism, James Lanz, March 12.
The Catholic Attitude on Democ¬ racy, Nelson Kinmartin, March 19.
The Catholic Attitude on the Negro Problem, John Neylon, April 9,
The Catholic Attitude on Church Leakage, Richard Spitzer, April 16,
The Catholic Attitude on Co¬ operatives, Benjamin Werth, April 23,
JOE SZUR
jersey that has been pennanently retired, and presented with a silver trophy in recognition of his service to Canisius, Joe Szur, captain of the 1936 Grifiin football team, will be still further, honored for his feats as a Canisius athlete, when.'at the an¬ nual banquet of the Buffalo Junior Chamber of Commerce to be held
this evening, he will receive the Gold Key Award for the outstanding civic achievement of 1936 by a Buffalo man under 35,
In announcing the selection by the committee of distinguished citizens who chose Szur for this honor. Chair¬ man Harry A, Howard said: "The committee felt that the qualifications of Joseph Szur of Canisius College warranted' his selection as the 1936 recipient. He has attracted nation¬ wide attention to the City of Buffalo through his achievements,"
Thus it will be that Joe's name will be added to the list of those who have previously received the Gold Key. Included on that list are the names of Gordon B, Washburn, Dr. Henry N. Kenwell, Henry W. Com- stock, and Robert C. Hufstader.
Joe's athletic record while attend¬ ing Canisius has been an enviable one. He has played on Griffin varsity grid teams for three years, was captain of last year's excellent, eleven, and was the only local player to attain AU-American mention. Coaches, op¬ ponents, and critics all rate him as one of the greatest players they have ever known, and his kicking ability has been acclaimed the nation over, ' A'consistertl perforniei', he has rated . all-Western New York selection dur¬ ing his three years of varsity service.
COFFIN CLUB WILL TAP NEW MEMBERS AT JUNIOR DANCE
Outstanding Seniors in Scholarship
and Extra-Curricular Woi^
WiU be Honored Friday
STATLER SCENE OF YEAR'S GALA JUNIOR AFFAIR
Famed Orchestra from Meadow- brook Club is Noted C.B.S. Group of "Swing" ArtisU
NEW COLLEGE BUILDING/ WILL BE ERECTED SOON
The Mendel Club again presents a lecture which should prove to be of general interest not only to the stu¬ dents of biology, but to the whole student body and to the public in general,
Dr, R. R. Humphrey, M,A,, Ph.D,, Associate professor of Anat¬ omy at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine, will give an illustrated lecture tonight, February 2n(l, at 8 P, M,, in the Senior Lecture Room (15). His topic will be "The Embryological Basis of Sex Reversal in Vertebrates,"
The doctor will begin his lecture tiy commenting on the interest in anomalies of the reproductive system, »nd the frequency of newspaper reports dealing with "sex reversal," An explanation of sex reversal accord¬ ing to modern knowledge of embry¬ ology will follow.
According to the statement issued ky Dr. Humphrey, the lecture will be presented in the light of a general survey of the subject rather than as a report of unpublished results of his own experfmental work.
R, 18R01 WILL
In behalf of the Students and Faculty of Canisius Col¬ lege, The Griffin extends sym¬ pathy to John J. Ward, '39, UP'*nVthe death of his brother.
Rudolph H, Brown, a commercial photographer and a student in the ex¬ tension course of Canisius, will give a lecture on Thursday evening, Febru¬ ary 11, at a meeting of the. Camera Club, The topic of the talk will be "Miniature Camerav Technique," in¬ cluding methods of holding the cam¬ era, exposure, developing and print¬ ing.
It is not only at Canisius that miniature cameras have become popu¬ lar, but they have come to the front throughout the camera world. Mini¬ ature cameras are being used for newspaper work, portrait photo¬ graphy, candid pictures, and many other types of photos, because they are decidedly cheaper to operate and easier to carry about.
At present members of the Senior Class are taking a number of candid camera pictures in and around the College with these miniature cameras. These'ishots will be published in the Atuwtir^ Senior yearbook.
Hr, Wahl, President of the Cam¬ era Clulj>, has issued an invitatioii to any who are interested in miniature camera work to attend this lecture.
Announcement was made last Thursday that an extensive drive for funds is under way among the alumni of the college, the immediate object¬ ive of which is the erection of a new building in the near future. The re¬ cent bequest of Miss Marian A. Horan, involving cash and real estate amounting to over $100,000, has given definite direction and impetus to the long cherished plan of the alumni to erect a new building.
According to Mr, John Carroll, '12, president of the Alutnni Assocf- ation, the proposed building will be in two sections; the first being a .science section consisting of the Horan Physics and Chemistry labor¬ atories, and the other of a recreation center and auditorium dedicated to the memory of Rev, Francis X, Sindele, S,J,, for thirty-six years a professor at the College,
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The recreation center will include lounging rooms, offices for the student publications, the Griffin, the Quar¬ terly and the Azuwur, and also rooms for the Glee Club, Student Council, Athletic Association, Dramatic So¬ ciety, Sodality, Alumni Association, and other organizations.
The auditorium, with a seating capacity of fourteen hundred, will be two stories high and will be used for the assemblies, debates, school plays, and lectures.
The site of the proposed structure will be ¦ on Hughes Avenue, south¬ east of the present college building,
"The expansion program is made necessary," said Rev, James P, Swee¬ ney, S, J,, President of the College, "by the greatly increased registration of the last few years. The present building, originally designed to ac- (Continued on page four)
One of the outstanding features of the Prom each year is the tapping,of candidates to the Senior Honorary So. ciety, the Coffin Club, Those Seniors who have distinguished themselves in extra-curricular activities and student scholarship are eligible for member¬ ship.
The ceremony this year will be one of the most impressive that has ever been undertaken. The solemnity and dignity of the ritual together with the interest manifested in the event will make this a feature of the Prom long to be remembered.
The Coffin Club was started in 1925 when the Class of '25, feeling the need as well as the usefulness of rewarding those students who during their four years at the college were outstanding in scholarship and extra¬ curricular activities, formulated plans for an active honorary society to be named the Coffin Club, in order to honor directly those who have hon¬ ored Canisius,' and have promoted its well being, "The first gfbiip'of seven students were inducted at the Annual Promenade in the Spring of 1925.
At this, the Tenth Annual Junior Promenade, the new members chosen from the present Senior Class will be tapped at midnight with appropriate ceremony and each new member so chosen will be presented with-a key and diploma emblematic of his selec¬ tion.
In order to be eligible for member¬ ship to the society, a student must be a member of the Senior Class, in good scholastic standing. Secondly it is necessary that he shall have been out¬ standing in one or several of the fol¬ lowing activities, namely: oratory, dramatics, debate, music, sodality, athletics, publications or any other student organization or activity hav¬ ing for its objective the promotion of a greater Canisius College.
With the signing of Frank Dailey and his orchestra, preparations for the Annual Junior Prom to be held
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FR. LAUDENBACH STARTS SINDELE MEMORIAL DRIVE
Definite steps have been taken by the Rev. Henry B. Laudenbach, '95, and his committee in connection with the raising of funds for the erection of a Sindele Memorial Building. Seventeen hundred and four copies of a circular letter (published below) have been sent to members of the Alumni. outling the plans for the drive.   The letter follows:
January 27, 1937, Dear Alumnus:
The ninth of February will be the first anniversary of the death of Father Sindele. During the year that has passed many alumni \have urged that we erect a memorial which would reflect our love and admiration for hita as a priest, a teaoher, and a brother alumnus, ;
After careful consideration it was decided that the most a|)propriate means of honoring Father Sindele's
memory would be to erect a Sindele Memorial Building, Certainly, noth¬ ing would please Father Sindele more than that the aluhini should help the college in the program of expansion which is made necessary by a greatly increased registration.
Next September, for the first time in its history, the college will be forced to turn away qualified students because it has not room to accommo¬ date them, ,
The committee appointed by the president has decided that the pro¬ ject be financed in this manner: that each alumnus, rather than give his share in a lump sum, make a modest gift annually until the whole is realized. All moneys raised will be kept intact in an account known as the Sindele Memorial Fund until they reach an amountiarge enough to (Continued on page four)      /'
Two representatives of Canisius College participated in the prognun of the First District Youth Confer¬ ence of the Western New York Dis¬ trict of the National Youth Adminis¬ tration, Mr, Edward H, Barrett, Professor of Law and Government, and John C, Olin, Senior and mem¬ ber of the* Sodality and Debating Society, gave talks at the Luncheon session and Morning session, Mr. Barrett, tab'ng the place of Mr, Paul Benjamin, spoke on "Youth in the Large City," Speaking as a former administrator in the N,Y,A, program in Buffalo, Mr. Barrett revealed how the problem pi. a younger generation baffled by the circumstances of the day were met in this city.
Mr, Olin as a member of the group which gave voice to the needs of Youth as Youth itself sees them gave his views on the wants in the field of Education, He pointed out the cry of youth was for training not only to aid him to gain material success but also to help him to view life as a whole; Training was needed, he said, to give him a philosophy of life which would help him to take the setbacks and discouraging parts of life in stride with the successes and pleasant parts.
FRANK DAILEY. Prom Band Lwdn
the evening of Friday, February 5th, in Hotel Statler Ballroom are prac-   ^ tically complete,
Frank Dailey and his Meadow- ' brook prchcstra hayeibeen .a,regular-^' feature of the Columbia Broadcasting System for the past two years, and . more recently have been aired over the Mutual chain. The music of this well-known band has been heard on the air since the inception of radio — a period of fourteen years all told. Dailey and his group of "swing" art¬ ists have played for practically every fraternity and sorority in his native state of Jersey, as well as more than one hundred and fifty colleges throughout the country. Leading theaters, hotels, and night clubs around the country have also featured his music at various times. The fea¬ ture vocalists with Frank Dailey's or¬ chestra are Al Fish and lovely Ann, Lee Davies,
As has been the custom in the past, the girls attending the Prom will re¬ ceive favors, but for obvious reasons the nature of these favors cannot be revealed until Prom night,
Tlie Decorations Chairman prom¬ ises that the Ballroom of Hotel Statler will be beautifully decorated for the occasion. The color scheme to be followed this year will be entirely different from that of past Proms, (Continued on page three)
AZUWUR TAKES CAMPUS PHOTOS
During the past three wceb the Azuwur staff has been engaged in taking pictures of the various organ¬ izations and activities of the College. Mr, Austin J, Allen is in charge of this work and announces that the following group pictures have been taken:
Griffin staff, Azuwur staff, Sodal¬ ity, Senior Academia, Freshman Ac¬ ademia, Glee Club, Choir, Camera Club, Athletic Association, Dramatic Society, Mendel Club, Checrieaders, Quarterly staff, and Golf team.
Photos of faculty members and the Seniors have also been taken. Pic¬ tures of the various classes will be taken as soon as weather permits,
, At this writing, printing contracu have not been completely filled and tlie subscription list will remain open for a few more days. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the 1937 Azuwur may do so by handing his name to Ed- u ward Lohan, Business Manager, or If Richard At)thony, Editor.
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