The Griffin: volume 19, issue 10 - Feb. 15, 1952

              Academia Participates In Baltimore Tourney
By BOB WAGNER
"Only by  a permanent program of wage aud price
controls will America control inflation."   With this topic
in  their  minds  and upon  their   tongues,   thirty  college debating teams from all over the
East and South converged on Baltimore. The setting was Johns Hopkins University on February 1 and 2, and the reason was the well-known Debate Tournament held there each year.
Canisius College was represent¬ ed by John D. Muzdakis and John H. Cassidy. Mr. Robert O'Connell, S.J., traveled with the team and acted as judge for some of the debates among other schools. Because of the rules of the Tournment the debate teams had to uphold both sides of the national topic.
Going into the sixth lound of the debate on the second day the Canisius team was tied for first place with five other teams. But at that point they met South Car¬ olina University who defeated them and went on to place sec¬ ond. At the end of two days of solid forensics Canisius had won four and dropped two. It may be significant to note that the affirm¬ ative case  of our  men   remained
undefeated throughout the trip, while the Academia met defeat twice when upholding the neg¬ ative.
Tough Going
An interesting feature of the tight race and dogged competi¬ tion is seen in the fact that Cani¬ sius, meeting N.Y.U. twice, elim¬ inated them first, while they put us out of the lead when the cases were reversed.
The schools that Muzdakis and Cassidy beat in the Tournament were Georgetown, Washington and Lee, N.Y.U. and Syracuse (who won the Tufts Tournament in December). On the road three schools were defeated by the Academia — Catholic University, Georgetown and Loyola of Bal¬ timore.
The Princeton University team which won the Johns Hopkins Tournament is moving on to Buf¬ falo to debate with Canisius on February  16,   1952,  at 9:00  p.m.
'Extraordinary' Talk Given at Banquet
By JACK DOWD
"Believe It or Not in Medicine," an astounding and extremely interesting talk, was presented by Dr. John J. Elliott, B.S., M.D., at the Tri-Beta Mendel Club's annual
banquet.   Over fifty members and	
years indicating that more appli¬ cants are now being accepted, but stressed the fact that require¬ ments are still extremely rigorous.
guests attended the banquet which was held at the Hotel Westbrook.
The extraordinary cases, nar¬ rated by Dr. Elliott, included a baby who was twenty-three years old when born, and a man who weighed seven hundred and twen¬ ty pounds at maturity. He re¬ called the rather amusing case of a man who was so thin that he was compelled to wear lead shoes so as not to be blown away. He also   treated   of   multiple   births
Others present at the guest table included: Doctor Etham Flagg Butler, B.A., M.D., F.A.C.S., Chief of Professional Services at Veterans' Hospital; Doctors Samuel Sanes, B.A., M.D , and Ernest Witebsky, M.D., both of the University of Buffalo Medical School, Mr. Vincent Stouter, S.I., of the Canisius Col-
Siamese twins and other freakish     lege  J3iology   Department;   and
tricks of nature.
Father John A. Frisch, S.J., head of the Department of Biol¬ ogy, inaugurated the evening, making some pertinent remarks on the qualifications demanded for entrance to medical schools. He cited statistics of the last few
Jack F. Quinn, president of Tri- Beta, who acted as toastmaster.
The next lecture will be given on February 20 at the Main Building of the college by Melvin C. Reinhard, B.S., M.A., associate radio-physicist at Roswell Park Memorial   Institute.
Vol. XIX, No. 10
CANISIUS COLLEGE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
February  15,  1952
Marquee of the Month - Junior Prom Style
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HIGH TIME— By Harasty
Moppets set pace for the rest of the school to follow on February 22, at the Statler.
Famous Pair to Attend Junior Prom - in Spirit
YUM!   YUM! By   Szulczewski
Tri-Beta members and guests are ready to feast at their banquet at the Hotel Westbrook.
If it were possible to br dent's birthday on the night from the illustrious pages of
busy traffic to Hotel Statler, a welcome sight would greet their weary eyes.
As 9:30 p.m. approaches, they would see gaily dressed couples making their way to the Canisius College Junior Prom. The strains of Irv. Shire's orchestra, playing "Twelfth Street Rag," might strain their credulity, but George would probably lead Martha in a stately minuet as the gentle notes of "Harlem Nocturn" float to the top of the Ball Room.
The price of the dance might confuse George, being $3.50, an enormous sum in his era. But this fine dance, coupled with a pre- dance cocktail party at Foster's Supper Club for only $1.50 more, would satisfy his frugal nature immensely.
And now, as the lights dim and the drums beat, confusion again overtakes our first president. A friendly Canisius College student explains that it is only the Ideal Man award for the outstanding Senior.
Finally the "Grand March," and the sweet melody of "Good
By DAN LENAHAN
idge the gap of time, and if in celebration of a past presi- of Feb. 22 George and Martha Washington were to step the past, board their carriage and cruise through Buffalo's
Night Sweetheart" bring tears to Martha's eyes as she recalls the wonderful dances held on the spacious lawns of Mt. Vernon.
But 1:30 a.m. is here, and while
Discount Cards Now Available
National Student Association discount cards are now available at the bookstore and may be ob¬ tained for the nominal fee of fifty cents. A list of those stores grant¬ ing discounts will be given to each purchaser along with the discount card. The expiration date of the cards is September 15, 1952.
A variety show will be sponsored in the near future by the Western District of the National Student Association. It will be held in Kleinhans Music Hall. Those in¬ terested in appearing on thc- show are urged to contact the College's N.S.A. delegates, Hugh O'Neill or Dick Griffin.
gay college students and their dates are off to post dance parties, George and Martha must drift back into the long forgotten glories of the past.
What better way is there to cele¬ brate Washington's birthday than to waltz your partner in the beau¬ tifully decorated ballroom? Al¬ though the price might seem high to honest George, it is the lowest in ten years for this "greatest dance" of the year. The tickets are going quickly, so get yours now, to be safe for the 22nd. Fol¬ low George and Martha's example and make this dance your biggest social event of the year.
The Griffin Extends Its Congratulations to the
Most Rev.
Joseph A. Burke, D.D.,
on His Papal Appointment
as Bishop of the
Diocese of Buffalo