The Griffin: volume 21, issue 03 - Oct. 23, 1953

              GRIFFIN
Vol. XXI, No. 3
CANISIUS COLLEGE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
October 23, 1953
R. O.T. C. Volunteers Form Drill Team
ROTC headquarters has announced formation of a cadet drill team under the direction of Master Sergeant Henry  V.   Stelter.     Composed  of volunteers  from the
ranks of the Canisius ROTC unit, the team will make appearances this year at parades and sporting events. Some 55 members were on hand for the first drill.
The volunteers will be trans¬ ferred from their original com¬ panies to a newly formed D Company to be composed entirely of  members  of  the  drill  team.
The members of the team have voted to buy scarfs to add distinc¬ tiveness to their dress. These will be regular Army scarfs with either infantry blue or cavalry gold as the color.
Two engagements for the team have already been booked. They will appear at the installation of officers of the Erie County Amer¬ ican Legion in Memorial Auditor¬ ium on Oct. 29. They will be guests at a military ball following the installation.
Their second appearance will be on Nov. 22 when they will wel¬ come Santa Claus to Buffalo in the Retail Merchants Association's an¬ nual parade.
Canisian Guild Holds Reception
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Cleary are chairmen of a reception for Freshman parents and Canisian Guild members to be held at the College on Sunday at 7 p.m.
Assisting at the reception will be Mr. and Mrs. John R. Tuck, Mr. and Mrs. Lester J. Maher, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Myers and Mrs. William J. Keating.
Also, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Lenahan, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Kraus, Mrs. Albert J. Bissonette, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Flynn, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph L. Weide¬ man, Mrs. Clara Gill, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Myers and Mrs. Edwin F. McPherson.
Mr. Edwin F. McPherson is president of the Canisian Guild for 1953-54.
'Protection Plus Detection9 'Operation Sticker' Slogan
Stirring events produce stirring slogans and the latest campus stir, Operation Sticker, is no exception. In¬ terviewed  today   on  the  progress  of  the  new  parking
arrangements,   Dean   of  Men   Fr.
O'Neill summed up the whole operation as designed for "protec¬ tion of the majority — de¬ tection of the minority." By the "minority" he meant, no doubt, the last two holdouts against stick¬ ers, who, at still    smashing
last    report,    are
fenders every morning in an at¬ tempt to get into the space near the election booth on Hughes.
The program, he insists, is to help everyone (not just a few) get a parking space with least incon¬ venience. There were a few days of rough sailing (Navy influence!) in the beginning, but he feels things are on an even keel now, and working to the advantage of the whole college.
SMOOTHING OVER ROUGH SPOTS —by Harasty
Director fim Healy goes over last minute script revisions with mem¬ bers of the "Theatre Night" cast, left to right, Healy, Karen Niel¬ sen, Tim Sheehan and Bob Kozak.
Competition to Stimulate Drive for Blood Quota
Canisius College has invited the Mobile Blood Unit of the Red Cross to receive donations of blood on Monday and Tuesday of next week.   It will be the only visit of the
Theatre Night Tonight! Why Not Join Us ?
Thespians will tread the boards for the first time this
season as the Little Theatre holds the first of its monthly
"Theatre Nights" tonight at 8:30 in the Delavan Division
playhouse.
An outgrowth of the L.T.'s regular productions, "Theatre Night" is designed to afford prac¬ tical acting experience to theatre members, and to stimulate student interest in all phases of college dramatics.
"Trifles"
James Healy, Vice-President of the dramatic group, will direct this evening's program, which includes a one-act play entitled "Trifles," a comedy skit, and excerpts from "Cyrano de Ber- gerac" and "Cask of Amontil¬ lado."
"Trifles" is a brisk moving drama which centers about a farm house murder. Leading roles will be played by Mary Joan Hassett, Karen Nielson, Tim Sheehan, Joe Fennie and Joe Danahy.
Fennie will also give his inter¬ pretation of the famous "Nose" speech from "Cyrano de Bergerac." Slides of last year's popular pro¬ duction of Macbeth will also be shown.
An informal dance and party in the Little Theatre clubrooms will close the evening's activities. Ad¬ mission to both the dramatic enter¬ tainment and  party is free.
WORD TO THE WISE _by Harasty
fustyn Miller and Ray Mercer may be exaggerating things a bit, but stubborn Delavanites who refused to put stickers on their side win¬ dows found them attached to their windshields.
group here this year.
Seniors and Freshmen are asked to donate blood on Monday and the Juniors and Sophomores on Tuesday. The "Bloodmobile" will be at the Delavan Division on both days. All student donors will report at the Delavan Lounge.
Classes will be notified on each respective day according to the schedule of the Dean of Men. The whole process of donating blood takes about one hour and students who participate will be excused from further classes that day.
An added benefit is that a record of blood types will be put on file. This   blood   type   identification   is
Student Sections Elect Class Reps
Class representative elections were held in the upper classes dur¬ ing the past week. The following were chosen as representatives for their sections:
SENIOR:
A—William O'Brien B—Joseph Tagliarino C—Joseph LaDuca D—Richard Gessert E—James Freitas F—John Donahue
JUNIOR:
A—William Ragan B—Ronald Schichtel C—John Dowd D—(To be elected) E—Thomas Cleary
SOPHOMORE:
A—James Lyons
B—Edward DeSa
C—Carlos Carballada
D—William Buyers
E—Anthony DePalma
F—Robert Kelly
G—John D. O'Connor
extremely   valuable   when blood  transfusions must be
whole made.
The only conditions besides being in normal health are that a student under 18 cannot donate and students under 21 must have writ¬ ten permission to donate blood un¬ less they have done so previously.
Griffs vs. Bona The Red Cross also advises eat¬ ing shortly before making a do¬ nation. This meal should not include any fat or cream unless eaten more than four hours before¬ hand.
Part of the exercise will be a contest with St. Bonaventure as to the greater percentage of students giving blood. The contest was arranged between the president of the St. Bona Senate and Dick Griffin, president of the Student Council  at Canisius.
If the Canisius quota of 400 pints is reached, immediate rela¬ tives of student donors will be allowed all the blood needed in emergency free for a year.
Chairman of the drive at Cani¬ sius is Richard Gessert. Donald Brink and Joseph Brown are co- chairmen. The Student Council is also sponsoring a contest between class sections and organizations, with awards being made to those groups donating the most blood.
Rosary Leaders
Volunteer group leaders for the October recitation of the rosary, daily at 12:55 in the Chapel:
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ACS Affiliate
Freshman Class
Quintilian Club and Azuwur
Griffin
DiGamma Society
National Group To Convene Here
The Catholic Conference on Industrial Problems will meet   in   Buffalo   Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday under the sponsorship of the Most Rev. Joseph A. Burke, D.D., Bishop of Buffalo.
Canisius College Lounge will be the site of the conference on Tues¬ day afternoon and evening and on Wednesday evening.
Canisius will participate in the national conference through the Industrial Relations Academy which is active in cooperating in the sponsorship of the affair.
All sessions of the conference are open to students and there is no admission charge. Local and national authorities will speak on the social and economic problems growing out of our industrialized way of life. Each session will close with a general discussion in which all present are invited to participate.
Father Joseph Cantillon, S.J., assistant student counselor and moderator of the Industrial Rela¬ tions Academy, will speak at the Wednesday afternoon session.
Prof Appointed Fulbright Head
Father Herbert Clancy, S.J., Di¬ rector of the college's Graduate Division, has been named Fulbright Faculty Advisor for the College. Under the Fulbright Act both stu¬ dents and teachers are eligible to do graduate work or teaching in a foreign country of their choice, with all expenses paid. Anyone interested in this program is urged to contact Father Clancy as soon as possible.