The Griffin: volume 03, issue 06 - Dec. 6, 1935

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CANISIUS   COLLEGE   BI-WEEKLY    NEWS
Vol. 3,  No.  6
BUFFALO, N. Y., DECEMBER 6,  1935
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HOLD ANNUAL DANCE AT HOTEL BUFFALO
Jerry  Girard's Orchestra to Fur¬ nish Music Tonight at Popular Downtown    Spot;      Big Crowd Expected
AMPLE CHECKING ROOM
Tonight marks an important date on the Canisius College social calen¬ dar, for it means the Annual Fall Dance of the Commerce Club in the ballroom of Hotel Buffalo.
Mr. Larry Hyland, chairman of the Commerce affair, emphasizes that "the success of this dance means that the Commerce Club will run one of the best dances of the entire season on Easter Monday night. Good sup¬ port of tonight's dance means a name band for the Easter occasion."
The Commerce Club is one of the foremost organizations of the College, and has always contributed outstand¬ ing events to the social life of Can¬ isius. Gerry Girard's Band is one of the best ever offered by the Club, and vvill feature dance music that will be more than satisfactory to everyone.
The Committee assures patrons of tonight's dance that there will be ample checking facilities, and 700 people can be accommodated in the newly opened check room down¬ stairs in Hotel Buffalo.
Mr. William Tuttle, President of the Commerce Club, states that "the eagerness with which a large number of Canisians are awaiting tonight's dance assures me that it will surpass all our other social offerings."
The Moderator of the Club, Mr. Paul E. Sweeney, says that "present indications give assurance of the best Fall Dance ever held by The Com¬ merce Club."
The Committee in charge of this evening's Commerce Club's Fall Dance is composed of the following:
Co-Chairmen: Larry Hyland, Frank Kennedy.
Music: Walter Steffan, John Hag¬ gerty, Eugene Regan, Carl Hummel.
Advertising: Clayton Barth, Mar¬ tin Flemming, Charles Duffy.
Tickets: Austin Allen, Chairman; Paul Batt, Thomas Donavan, Ed¬ ward Eggleston.
Hall: Robert Hogan, William Shaddock, Robert Schwartz, Joseph Cook.
The Association of American Medical. Colleges' Aptitude Test will be given today in the auditorium of Canisius College at 3 p. m. This is the only time the test will be given this school year.
The test must be taken by all students who expect to ap¬ ply for entrance to a Medical School by the fall of 1936. The test has been adopted by the As¬ sociation as one of the normal requirements for admission.
"RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEW !"
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by JOE SZUR
Captain-elect, 1936 Football Team
Naturally, I first of all want to thank tfie members of the football squad for the honor they have be¬ stowed upon me in electing me to the captaincy of next year's team. I only hope that I will prove to be as capable a leader as was Captain Bogacki. We are losing only five men by graduation and have a strong freshman team coming up to replace them. In addition, many of this year's reserves, who gave, us such a stiff fight for our positions this yeaVj will be btxvk, a-itu^ wilh Hie ycui 's added experience ma^ oust some of the regulars. With such fine material and such capable coaches as Mr. Joy, Mr. Collins and Mr. Wilson, I cannot help but vision the return of the Bishop Turner trophy to Canisius. I promise my teammates and the student body at large that I will do my best to make next year's team a cham¬ pionship one, and, if possible an undefeated one and 1 hope everybody vnll cooperate with me.
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HANK BOGACKI
Captain, 1935 Football Team
I don't think that the squad could fiave selected a more capable man for next year's captaincy than Joe Szur. Joe has every attribute that a good leader needs—he is cool, affable, heady and an in¬ spirational force. I need not refer to his deeds on the gridiron during the past two years. Doing most of our punting and running and a good share of our passing, he was the keyman in the Canisius at.fnnk. TTp ga'^'f m(' his heam'p.st coope.ratio tkioughout my period as captain and I am sure he vjill make a fine leader. As for myself, I want to thank tfie team for the splendid, support they have at all times accorded me and 1 only hope that they mill give next year's captain the same hearty sup¬ port. With most of this year's team back intact and a powerful fresJiman team coming up, it looks to me as if the Little Three Championship will come back to  Canisius next year to stay.
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DRAMATISTS UNVEIL NEW PERSONALITIES
"Seven Keys to Baldpate" at the
Court   St.   January   17   Will
Unearth Hermit and Crooks
Walter J. Barrett, of the Senior Class, and president of the Student Council, will head the cast present¬ ing "Seven Keys to Baldpate" on the night of January 17. This announce¬ ment was made this week and at the same time the allotment of the vari¬ ous parts to other members of the Dramatic Society was definitely pub¬ lished.
Remembered for his role in the "Passion Play" of last year, Mr. Barrett will take the stage of the Court Street Theatre as the breezy young novelist who comes to the de¬ serted summer hotel in the middle of a winter's night. John White and Matthew Burke will portray the ec¬ centric caretaker and his wide-eyed son respectively, while Anthony Mos¬ cato, Eugene Forhan and Milton La¬ wandus will appear as the three finest crooks the Dramatic Association has put upon the boards. In the role of the city's mayor, John Naples will juggle politics and embezzlement as¬ sisted by Michael Harrington, the pompous railroad president who holds
DRAMATICS
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PROM CHAIRMAN
Sullivan,   Byers,   Haggerty,   Gor¬ man, Cunningham, Vie for Honor
During the past week candidates for the office of Chairman of the First Annual Canisius College Junior Prom have been busily engaged cir¬ culating their respective petitions among the members of the Junior Class. Among the men of '37 seek¬ ing this important office are Messrs. Paul C. Sullivan, William G. Byers, John J. Haggerty, George H. Cun¬ ningham,  and William G.  Gorman.
Heretofore this most important of Canisius social functions has been called the Senior Prom, but as a re¬ sult of a poll conducted by the GRIF¬ FIN, the Student Body voted to turn the running of the Prom over to the Juniors who will be assisted, as pre¬ viously, by representatives of the other classes.
Only petitions bearing the College Seal and signed by the President .of the Junior Class are eligible for con¬ sideration by the Student Council which will make the final selection of the Prom Chairman in the near fu¬ ture. Each petition must bear at least twenty-five signatures of members of the Junior Class. Any name appear¬ ing on more than one petition will be stricken off all petitions on which it appears, thus preventing students from voting for more than one can¬ didate. Today marks the deadline for handing in all petitions.
FOR POPE PIUS XI
Triduum to Be Made Before Feast
of Immaculate Conception. High
School    Symposium    Held
SODALISTS GIVE TALKS
The Eucharistic Committee of the College Sodality under the direction of Francis Krupa, has distributed pledge slips to all the students of the College, inviting them to participate in a triduum of Masses and Com¬ munions for the intention of His Hol¬ iness Pope Pius XI, especially in his campaign against atheistic commun¬ ism. This spiritual bouquet will be offered to the Supreme Pontiff as a Christmas gift from the Catholic youth of America. All are asked to receive Holy Communion on Dec. 6- 7-8.
On Friday morning, November 15, the Moderator offered the regular So¬ dality Mass for the departed souls of former members of the Canisius Col¬ lege Sodality.
The Meeting on Friday, November 22, was addressed by James Lanz and Alton LaRusch on the subject of the Holy Souls. Mr. Lanz spoke of the appeal which our personal friends make to us to help them in their suf¬ ferings. "Can we be indifferent to the pleas of those who were united to
SODALITY
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CANISIUS ORATORS TO MEET U.B. DEBATERS ON NEXT TUESDAY
Flynn,   Roberts   Represent   Aca¬ demia in Edmund Hayes Hall Forensic Tilt; Student Body to Be Well Represented
FIRST PUBLIC DEBATE
Final preparations for the Univer¬ sity of Buffalo-Canisius forensic tilt have been made. The debate will be held at Edmund Hayes Hall on the U. B. campus at eight P. M., Tues¬ day evening, December 10.
The question, "Resolved: That the Constitution of the United States is more of a detriment than a benefit to social progress," has already aroused much enthusiasm in all parts of the city.
The Canisius side, the affirmative, will be upheld by Messrs. William Flynn and Henry B. Roberts; Al¬ ternate, Mr. Norbert Phillips. The University will present the negative side of the question, but at present- writing, the stisakers have not been definitely decided upon.
The U. B. debating society is eagerly and confidently awaiting the debate as is evinced by Mr. Howard Studd, manager of debate,
"We are opposed to a decision de¬ bate since the system of having judges decide a winner is not in keeping with the recommendations of the New York State Debate Conference. When a definite winner is announced, de¬ baters tend to think only of victory and consequently many of the actual benefits of debating are lost. How¬ ever, we eagerly anticipate our debate with Canisius and hope to put up a fairly good showing."
Naturally the Canisius team will need support and so the Academia in¬ vites every member of the school to be present with his friends, particu¬ larly if they are from D'Youville, Mt. Saint Joseph's or some kindred school whose students undoubtedly are interested in debating. Mr. E. Barrett, at the last meeting of the Academia, spoke in no uncertain terms concerning attendance.
"I can personally guarantee that there will be about 140 freshmen present at the debate," said Mr. Bar¬ rett.
With a Canisius team presenting Canjjjus arguments backed by Can¬ isius supporters and Canisius spirit, all signs point toward December 10 being a typical Canisius night.
Last week the College was honored by the presence for sev¬ eral days of Father Joseph A. Murphy, S.J., Provincial of the Maryland-New York Province of the Society of Jesus, and his assistant Father Anthony Bleicher, S.J.