The Griffin: volume 07, issue 05 - Dec. 1, 1939

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Vol. 7. No. 5
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CANISIUS COLLEGE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Group To Awaird New Trophies
Prominent Guests Will Be Present at Breakfast, Dec. 8; to Fea¬ ture   Election   of   Grid Captain
During the Middle Ages knights went forth to battle for their queen and were rewarded for their labors in her behalf. Just as queens in days past showed their approval, now Mary, queen of all students, through the Sodality is to show her approval of the activities of various Canisius students by aAvards to leaders in the different branches of school affairs. New Award Committee
To promote and reward real pro¬ gressive achievements by the students, a permanent Sodality Award Com¬ mittee has been established. It will be composed of the Dean of the Col¬ lege, the Student Counsellor and three members of the Sodality.
The Canisius Sodality endeavors to produce the best Canisius man,— a man of Christian charjicter, men¬ tally alert, physically sound, spirit¬ ually alive. For athletics, the first award of the committee will be the Sodality Sportsmanship Trophy, to be presented at the Victory Breakfast on December 8. The award is for the member of the 1939 football team Avho has displayed the highest type of Canisius sportsmanship dur¬ ing the past season. The choice of the winner of this trophy, voted by members of the football team, has been approved by the AAvard Com¬ mittee. ' —..	
December   I,   1939
Results of Frosh Elections To Be Announced Friday
Last Wednesday, members of the Freshman class held nomi¬ nations for class officers. The following students of the class of '43 were nominated: Hugh E. Kennedy, Robert E. Cun¬ ningham, Joseph M. O'Con¬ nell, James M. Demske, War¬ ren W. Cross, Louis J. Russo, John J. Carrigg, Daniel P. Hourigan. and J. Norton Golden.
Out of those listed above, four will be chosen at the elec¬ tion to take place on December 7, during the second period. Re¬ sults of the ballot Avill be an¬ nounced the following morning at the Sodality's "Breakf.ast of Champions."
Debate Scheduled For Sat. Afternoon
Zimbel, Phelps to Oppose Niagara Over   WKBW   Tomorrow; Judges Will Hear Discus¬ sion,   Phone   Decision
To Elect Captain
The Victory Breakfast, sponsored by the Sodality for the football team will follow the reception next Friday morning. After the presentation of the Sodality Sportsmanship Trophy the election of the 1940 footb<all cap¬ tain will be made. The breakfast is the students' tribute to the football squad for the remarkable record of the past season. Right Reverend Monsignor Edmund J. Britt, LL.D., chancellor of the diocese Avill be there .IS will the Very Reverend President, Father Francis A. O'Malley, S.J.; Co.ach Jimmie Wilson, Jack Collins, Russ Burt, Kerin Lyons, Graduate Manager Ray Ryan, Cy Kritzer and Ralph Hubbell. Many novel features will spice the program, with the spot¬ light especially on an act by Pat Ma- zuca, Neil Frank and Tfcx Propis.
OAving to the large demand for tickets, students are urged to obtain theirs as soon .as possible from Cliff Brady or Paul Vanderbles, managers of the breakfast, or from John Mur¬ phy or Charles Mathews of the Senior Class.
Another aAvard to be presented is the "Forgotten Man" Trophy.   This
Christmas Dance Headed By Strong
On the night after Christmas, De¬ cember 26, the College yearbook, the Azuwur, will sponsor its annual Holly Hop in the Terrace Room of the Hotel Statler. Chairman of the Yule dance is John D. Strong of the Senior business class.
Kelsey to Play
Mr. Strong stated that for the occasion, the orchestra of Bud Kelsey has been engaged. Kelsey, who is by no means a newcomer in local music circles, recently introduced his neAV band at a Statler dance and proved a huge success. He features a type of music which he calls "humming
Seymour Zimbel and John M. I'helps will debate Niagara Univer¬ sity this Saturday, December 2, over Station WKBW from 3 to 4 o'clock. The judges, who will phone in their decision immediately after the debate will be Reverend Brother Malachy, principal of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute; Reverend Walter Heck, professor of English at the Seminary of St. Joseph and the Little Flower, and Robert P. Harrington, A.B., LL.B. (University of Buffalo). Richard P. Fahey will act as chair¬ man.
To Debate Bona
The question, of which Canisius has the affirmative, is: "Resolved, Tliat the United States follow a pol¬ icy of strict isolation, both economic and political, towards all nations en¬ gaged in armed, civil or international conflict outside the Western Hemis¬ phere."
Next Monday night, December 4, George W. Foley and Leo Futia will debate St. Bonaventure in Olean on the same question, upholding the negative.
Poster Display Debunks Propagandists
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Photo by Schubert During the p.ast week large numbers of students have gathered in the corridor outside the library to inspect the exhibit of posters exposing the fallacies of modern propaganda, prepared by NYA art Avorkers.
Huge Charity Drive Planned By St. V^de P.
Society   Seeks   Funds,    Clothes,
Food to Distribute to Buffalo's
Needy During Yuletide
Season
A drive to collect funds for needy f.amilics will be conducted by the Canisius conference of the St. Vin¬ cent de Paul Society, from Decem¬ ber 11 to December IS inclusive. Robert F. Sullivan, president of the society, stated that the money col¬ lected from the students Avill be dis¬ tributed mainly to needy families in the parishes where the members of the group teach catechism. Brighten Christmas
A small percentage of the funds is retained for expenses incurred in con¬ nection with the catechetical Avork of
Azuwur Conducts Sales Campaign
Mr. Elliot Will Talk At Dinner
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Tickets for the Holly Hop are be¬ ing placed on sale next week at the popular price of $1.75 pre-sale per couple, and $2.00 at the door. A free ticket is offered for the sale of e'ght.
Names Committee
Chairman of the music committee is Robert C. Theeman, aided by Ralph B. Werick. The decorations committee is headed by Joseph F. Ciccarelli, assisted by James K. Webb and Fred A. Quarantillo. Charles J. Mathews heads the floor committee, aided by John T. Burke. The door committee is in charge of Stephen A. Przylucki, assisted by Walter Zuk and William L. O'Brien.
Publicity is being handled by Ed¬ mund J. Kelly and Robert J. Miller. The ticket committee is in charge of Daniel F. Kennedy, assisted by Thomas E. Lalley, Joseph P. Kerr, Cornelius J. Kelleher and Richard P. Fahey.
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS {Continued on page 4, col, 2)
Speaks On Portugal
^Ir. EdAvard F. Barrett, M.A., I'L.B., professor of History, will speak to the members of the Inter- natioii.il Relations Club at their first dinner meeting of the year. The af¬ fair will be held at 7:30 P. M., Monday, December 4, at Lyons' Tea Room.
'I'he subject of Mr. Barrett's ad- 'lit'ss will be "Portug.al and Salazar," Having recently returned from a visit to Portugal, where he carried on lis study of Salazar's methods uf gov- cninicnt, Mr. Barrett's subject mat¬ ter will be of intense interest to the meinbers of the I. R. C.
Mr. George Foley, vice-president of the organization, is chairman of arrangements. Mr. Frank Bologna and Mr. Thomas Burns, treasurer and secretary, respectively, are in charge of reservations.
Tile next regular .afternoon meet- 'iig of the International Relations Club will take place at 2 P. M., Wednesday afternoon, December 6, '» Room 4.
Gym Social To Help Missions
On Friday evening, December 15, a Mission Social Avill be held in the College Gymnasium similar to those of the past two years. The affair is in reply to a request received by the Reverend Father President .asking student-aid for the recent Jesuit mis¬ sion started in North Carolina.
Although this is not a Sodality af¬ fair, but rather an activity of the en¬ tire student body, the Sodalists have undertaken the management of this social. Those Avho have attended past Gym Socials know them to be tops in entertainment. With the cost but 75c per couple, every Canisius man should be attracted to the SAvirl. There Avill be positively no mere stags alloAved. The affair will get under way at 8:00 P. M. and end at midnight. Refreshments Avill be served.
Members of the Sodality of Our Lady avIio head the various commit¬ tees arc .as folloAvs: Music, Edmund T. Kelly; tickets, Francis C. Her¬ bach; publicity, Charles J. Mathews and Henry A. Dietrich; decorations, Ernest P. Attea; door, John J, Mur¬ phy and Felix Centofanti.
Music Chairman Kelly has an¬ nounced that the Club Manhattan Orchestra AviU play for the affair.
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ipciacMjirr on the part of the stiident body in its advertising campaign, the 1940 Azuwur promises to be one of the finest yearbooks ever put out by the college. With the sales drive swing¬ ing into its second big week on Mon- d.aj', the publication is confident of success on the strength of last week's results.
Many Innovations
The current issue of the Azuwur will contain many new and unusual features which should appeal to the students at Canisius. Most import¬ ant addition is the increased number of candid photographs of students at study, at work and at play. This year's issue will feature detailed Avrite-ups and photographs of all classes and all organizations in the school. Special sports events and in¬ teresting social activities will also find their ways to the pages of the publication. These write-ups will, of course, be \vritten by members of the staff, who have been selected from the student body.
Unusual Theme
The 1940 book is unique in the fact that it Avill use as its basic theme the four hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit Order. This motif will figure predominantly in the art work and, throughout the book, the past, represented by St. Ig¬ natius Loyola, founder of the Order, and St. Peter Canisius, patron saint of the College, will be linked up Avith the present, as represented by faculty and students.
A most unusual and interesting dinner meeting is anticipated by the members of the Canisius College Commerce Club on December 6, Avhen Mr. Frank A. Elliot will be guest speaker. The meeting will be held at 6:30 o'clock at Lorenzo's ¦festtmrait.' ¦¦* ^~--—- - -- *- ¦' -	
Informality Is Keynote Mr. Elliot, Avho is Personnel Man¬ ager of the Liberty Bank, is a Avell- known figure to anyone who has had the occasion to seek counsel or help in entering banking. Informality Avill be the keynote of the affair.
Mr. Elliot will speak extempor¬ aneously and intends to dispense with discussion by hard and fast rules. Questions from the group are wel¬ come. "I WAnt the boj's to ask me questions at any time during my talk," Mr. Elliot said.
The Commerce Clubbers will also be informed that the Liberty Bank provides a tuition-free course in banking at the University of Buf¬ falo. This is for those young men who, the bank believes, are endowed with the necessary requirements for this profession.
To Receive Meinbers
On December 8, the Formal Re¬ ception of new meinbers into the So¬ dality of Our Lady Avill take place at the College at the 9:00 A. M. M.ass. Reverend Vincent de Paul Hayes, S.J., Avill be the celebrant and conduct the reception ceremonial.
The Sodality is the traditional honor society in the Jesuit Colleges, h.aviiig started in 1563. The cere¬ monial of reception is a very inspir¬ ing ritual, Avhich shares some of the Medieval splendor of the knight pledging loyalty to the queen. The significance of the Sodality reception assumes a sacred meaning when it is understood that the modern Catholic
Explains Developing
An interesting demonstration and explanation of Film Developing by hand and tank Avill be given at the ne.xt meeting in the Chemistry Lec¬ ture room in the new Science Build¬ ing. This will be a consideration of the chemical and physical principles employed and will be given by the members.
Following this Prof. Walter J. Stahrr will talk on the Basic Princi¬ ples of Film Developing.
This meeting is the deadline for those who Avish to enter prints in the Science Building contest for photog¬ raphers.
SODALITY PLANS {Continued on page 4, col, 5)
Canisian Society Schedules Meeting for December 15
The regular monthly meet¬ ing of the Canisian Society Avhich Avas originally scheduled for this evening has been post¬ poned until December 15. Rev¬ erend Raymond J. H. Kennedy, moderator of the group, an¬ nounced that the December and January meetings will be held on the third instead of the first Friday of the month. At the January meeting it will be de¬ cided whether the new date will be definitely adopteid.
Library Sponsors Watercolor Works
The common fallacies of present- day propaganda have been dramati¬ cally and clearly exposed in a group of posters hung in the main corridor, just outside the Library during the past Aveek. A visual demonstration of ho>v,.the .pri!inplesi..Qf logic.apply, in practice, the exhibit Avas designed to show up propaganda of seven dif¬ ferent varieties. They are, "Glitter¬ ing Generalities," "Testimoniiils," "Transfer," "Pl.iin Folks," "The Band Wagon," "Name Calling" and "Stacking the Cards."
Public Is Gullible On this subject, the Reverend An¬ drew L. Bouwhuis, Librarian, said, "It's nice to be fooled, but it's bet¬ ter to know. NoAvadays too many students, as well as other people, are being naturally taken in by things they read or hear. This exhibit, which iiiiglit be coinpaied to a phil¬ osophy class in logic, is designed to call the observer's attention to the fallacies of propaganda as it is found in newspapers, magazines and books, and also on the r.adio. Thus fore¬ armed he will be more able to judge the value of such matters."
Sponsored by Library Father Bouwhuis said that the basic idea for the series was found in the rotogravure section of the Sun¬ day Courier-Express, and that this was used as a guide for the NYA Avorkers at East and Amherst High Schools, under the supervision of H; Maltby, for the final posters. The project Avas sponsored by the Canis¬ ius College Library, and Avas the re¬ sult of intensive Avork on the part of Mr. Joseph P. Desmond.
. . . All able-bodied young men with cars to distribute gifts to the poor for Christmas, Apply St. Vincent de Paul So¬ ciety at the second floor Stu¬ dent Councilor's office at 12:45 today or any day at the Infor¬ mation Booth, 1:00 P. M.
the society. Last year, the Christ¬ mas drive enabled the conference to bring cheer to 35 families by gifts of food, clothing and money.
Besides its drive for funds, the so¬ ciety also makes an urgent appeal for used clothes and canned goods. Arti¬ cles such as these may be left at the dean of discipline's office in the base-:
*"      Conduct Drive
Joseph Dumansky of junior pre-' med, is in charge of the campaign. He is assisted by the following mem¬ bers of the society: George Becker,, Cornelius Kelleher, Daniel Kennedy,' Robert Sullivan and Leo Futia of the, Senior Class; John Masterson, Ran¬ dolph Kielich, Nick Higner, George Quinlan of the Junior Cl.ass; Joseph Herman, Edward Zelli, George Mc- Namara, Joseph Roth, Clair Mon-. troy of the Sophomore Cl.ass; Wil-I liani Reidy, Robert Coughlin, Ray-, mond Kielich of the Freshman Class.'
Publicity is in the hands of Frank; Pinzel. The old clothes and fpod drive is in charge of Paul Schwegler and Daniel Hurley.
Important Meetings
All of the students listed above arc requested to be present for the meet¬ ing today at 12:30 in the student counsellor's office on the second floor. Important meetings Avill also be held; a week from today at the same, time, on December 13 during the second period, and on December 15 at 12:30.'
Discusses Welding
A discussion of the theory of oxy- acetylene welding and the methods of liquefying air featured the Novem¬ ber 22 meeting of the Strohaver Sci¬ ence Club at Avhich Mr. O'Rourke of the Liiidc Air Reduction Sales Company was the speaker. I'he speaker's address was doubly interest¬ ing to the members of the club since hc was a student at Canisius when Father Strohaver, in Avhose honor the club is named, Avas a member of the faculty. An added feature of the evening w.as the projection of a mov¬ ing picture illustnating the face- hardening of steel, a method of im¬ parting extra hardness to steel in gear and other machine parts subject¬ ed to greater stress and wear.
STROHAVER CLUB {Continued on page 4, col, 6)
Help Wayfarers
Sociology students will find plenty of material for their' theses in' the feverish activity now going on in the House of Christ the ^Vorker, at 108 E. Tupper St,
Aid Destitute Founded May 7, 1939, the House first welcomed wayfarers on August 28. Opening day saw 30 down-and- outers appease their hunger at the local festive board, a number which has since bounded to 170 nic.als per day.
Food, money, furnishings, clothes —all are donated by friends of the, group, many of whom are prominent' Catholic citizens of the city. Make Converts Moderator Father B. J. Magee/ of the Little Seminary of St. Joseph's,! is largely responsible for the fact that the wayfarers study Labor Encyclir, cals as well as literature on the M.ass, and the Sacraments.
Actual and probable converts arc many among the individuals aided by the Worker group. John Strong of Canisius College, as Avell as students from D'Youville College, Holy An¬ gels Academy and the Little Semi¬ nary, have volunteered their services 111 the AVork. Father Raymond Bosch' of Canisius, has addressed the group.'
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