The Griffin: volume 18, issue 02 - Oct. 6, 1950

              G^
rollosloy Collage
Wellesley, Mass.
£c5?
GRIFFIN
Vol. XVIII, No. 2
CANISIUS COLLEGE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
October 6, 1950
Academia Unveils Intercollegiate Topic
"Resolved: That the non-Communist nations should form a new international organization." At the officers' meeting- of the Academia Sept. 25, this was announced as
the   intercollegiate   debate   topic
Sodality Begins Daily Meetings
topic for the coming scholastic year. It is to be used as the common topic for all intercollegiate debates throughout the country.
This past Monday evening at 7:30 in the Senior Lounge, the first meeting of the Academia was held with Edward M. Gallagher and John D. Muzdakis conduct¬ ing a forum on the new debate topic. Also, at this meeting six- ten new members were inducted into the society and given an ex¬ planation of the varied workings of the organization together with the proposed activities of the year.
Continued Policy On the Monday following, Oc¬ tober 2, the new topic will be given its baptism of fire at the hands of James Foley, president of the society, and Edward Schmitt, who will uphold the negative and Daniel S. Leary and John P. Montfort, who will de¬ fend.
The Academia policy of debat¬ ing the national topic every three weeks will be continued this year as in the past. Also, at every meeting there will be a debate intra-scholastically with the var¬ ious members participating as debaters, judges and chairman.
The sixteen new members who were formally inducted into the Academia last Monday evening are: Joseph Bevilacqua, John Kraus, John McAuliffe, Roger Walsh, Thomas Wojtaszek, Her¬ bert Wieckmann, Bill Cotter, John Barone, Richard Uschold, James Herman, Ed McGuire, Robert Casey, Charles Salter, John Joyce, Bob Doyle, Don Warner, Joseph Friel.
Regular
Let us all remember in our prayers the soul of James Larkin, Jr., Junior B.S. Econ., who passed to his eternal reward yesterday. May he rest in peace.
)M
Sodality meet¬ ings will begin on Monday, October   9.   As   last   year
there will be meetings each day at 1:15 p.m., and at other times as needed. Sodalists on the active roll are expected to have indicated on their card the times most convenient for them during the current year. By Monday, charts indicating distribution of members in the various groups, will be posted in both Main and Delavan buildings.
New applicants for membership will be given eight to ten weeks of orientation before they are added to groups made up of pres¬ ent members. Meetings will be made up of three elements: prac¬ tise of mental prayer based on the life of Jesus, practical study of principles of Christian spir¬ ituality, and study of making the details and duties of daily living truly Christian.
Encouraged by the closed re¬ treat for Sophomores, which was a moderate success, a similar closed retreat will be held for Juniors. The site is a borrowed building in North Evans. Ex¬ penses have been shayed to the bone; seven dollars per man is being stretched to meet cost of ten meals, heat, light and fuel. Fr. Anthony McMullen, S.J., will conduct the retreat, assisted by Mr. Robert O'Brien, S,J.
"TNI?
MASS OF HOLY GHOST -photo by Kolb
Student body asking God's blessing at beginning of school year.
First Reparation Meeting Tonight
Tonight the first Nocturnal Reparation-Adoration meeting of the current school year will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., Saturday morning. An ef¬ fort was made during the past two weeks to contact every Cani¬ sius student and impress him with the seriousness of the situation and the necessity to act in fulfill¬ ment of Our Lady's wishes.
The enrollment so far this year has been excellent, totaling 1,031 Canisius men. Of this number the Senior Class placed first with an enrollment of 287; the Juniors were next with 259. The Sopho¬ more class enrolled 224 men, while the Freshman class enrolled 256, over 75% of its members. Five special students have also signed up.
Lists of names and assigned hours have been posted on the first floor Reparation Society bul¬ letin board in the Administration Building and on the first floor bulletin board in the Delavan Di¬ vision.
Those who missed the chance to enroll and who still wish to do so may fill out a card in Father Bell- woar's office in the Main Build¬ ing or in Father O'Brien's office in the Delavan Division.
'Griffin' Dance Is 'Smoothie'
By JACK JOYCE
The Griffin's much heralded "Back to Campus Dance" has for the second time made us feel like proud papas. With some sweat and no end of glee, Don Spring, our accountant, Ad Tempus, has committed the last act of mathe¬ matical mayhem on the receipts, and come out with the total of 247 couples in attendance at the dance.
On the whole, the evening went off without a hitch. The one dark moment of the dance, how¬ ever, was at 10 p.m. when several insurance companies called and cancelled all accident policies, owing to the finely polished floor. We've hired lawyers to defend us against suits which several hospi¬ tal patients (decidedly without any sense of humor) have brought against us.
After acknowledging the favor¬ able comments (two) which have poured in since the dance, our attention was directed to the ex¬ penditure of our newly amassed fortune. One of our members with a clear head and a sup¬ pressed desire to be known as a philanthropist, forwarded the suggestion of making a donation to the Chapel fund. If profits warrant, such action will un¬ doubtedly be taken.
IN A HUDDLE —photo by Kolb
Dance committeemen, left to right, O'Shaughnessy, La Velle, Maloney, Taggart.
Get Rid of the Colic At the Tall Frolic'
The "Fall Frolic" dance is the next social event of the informal dance season. On Friday, October 13, the walls of the College Villa will again resound with danceable
Promptly    at   9:00    p.m
Junior Retreat Starts Tuesday
With the closing of the Fresh- rrvm Retreat this morning, the schedule is in readiness for the Junior Retreat beginning next Tuesday. Father Joseph B. Kurz, S.J., will serve as retreat master.
Mass, conferences, Stations of the Cross, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and the other exercises will be held in St. Vin¬ cent's Church beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day.
The retreat for the members of the Senior class will be held dur¬ ing Lent.
The exercises of the retreat are of obligation for all students of the Catholic faith, while those who are not Catholic are invited to attend any or all of the devo¬ tions.
Air Force Team To Visit College
An Air F o r c e officer team will arrive here Oct.
16, to interview college men and women interested in careers as officers in the United States Air Force.
"The visit to Canisius is part of a nationwide program being conducted by the Air Force to build up an officer corps com¬ posed in large part of college graduates," said Major William R. Morhous, here to make ad¬ vance arrangements.
The team members, with local headquarters near the Senio= Room, will explain three types of training:
1. Aviation Cadet Pilot Training. Young  men  selected  as  Aviation
{Continued on page 3. col. 1) AIR FORCE
music.
Buster   Clark   and   his   orchestra
will be on the bandstand.
John Callanan, president of the Commerce Club, under whose aus¬ pices the dance is being held, has appointed Don LaValle and Ed¬ ward Gallagher chairmen of the ticket sale. Beginning October 9, tickets will be on sale in the Main Building basement and Delavan Division main foyer at 12:45 p.m. The charge will be the usual in¬ formal dance price of $1.20. Re¬ freshments will be served.
Chairman Callanan has pointed out that the date was announced well in advance, and so, provides each Canisius man with ample op¬ portunity to prepare for the event.
Haley Named Sports Editor
By TOM FITZSIMONS
Welcomed to the Griffin staff last week as its new Sports Editor, Norb Haley took over the position re¬ cently vacated by Jack Rahill, who left during the summer for Camp Stewart with the National Guard.
Norb, who is a product of Lockport High School, is now a Senior Social Studies student ma¬ joring in English. He has had previous experience on Rahill's staff, coming to the new job highly recommended by his for¬ mer boss and other associates on the Griffin. In the opinion of all concerned, he merited his new position in virtue of his fine work last year in the sportswriting field.
When asked for his reaction to the promotion, Norb replied that his only purpose will be to do his best for Canisius sports, and he hopes for the whole-hearted sup¬ port of the student body.
REGULATIONS ON
DEFERMENT
OF NON-RESERVIST
STUDENTS
NEXT ISSUE- REGULATIONS ON DEFERMENT OF RESERVISTS
(Sec page 4)