The Griffin: volume 08, issue 04 - Nov. 20, 1940

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CANISIUS COLLEGE, BUFFALO.  NEW YORK
November 20, 1940
Juenker Appointed Prom Head; Chooses Murphy As Manager
EVENT SLATED FOR STATLER BALLROOM FRIDAY EVE'G, FEBRUARY 21; HOOLEY TO HANDLE MUSIC
By JOSEPH V. KARNES
Paul R. Juenker has been ap¬ pointed Chairman of the Junior Promenjide at a special meeting of the Student Council. Acting In his official ciipaclty, Mr. Juenker has chosen James J. Murphy as Manager of the Prom which will take place in the Ballroom of Hotel Statler on Friday evening, February 21. A slight innovation in the committees will be found in the fact that Mr. Juenker will not select them alone, but rather in conjunction with' the Junior Class Officers and Mr. Murphy.
Chairmen Chosen Music Chairman will be Keyran 1. Hooley, assisted by Edward K. Gleason. Publicity will be in the hands of James L. Rast. John Lam¬ bert will handle the duties of Doot Chairman. Byron H. Johnson will have charge of Reception and John T. Boland heads the Favor Com¬ mittee, ably aided by James M. Dig- gins and John B, Corcoran. Co- chairmen John W. Klein and Francis X. Winkler will handle the ticket sale. Patrons have not yet been def¬ initely assured or denied. These committee heads are tentative, and full details will be announced in the next issue.
Honorary Chairman The Reverend Vincent I. Bell¬ woar, S.J., has been announced as Faculty Counselor, while Francis Phelan, Junior Class President, hiis been designated Honorary Chairman. An annual, as Avell as spectacular feature, of this event will consist in the tapping of about ten outstanding seniors for the Coffin Club, an honor¬ ary fraternity, restricted to men of singular talents. The Faculty Mod¬ erator of the Student Council, Pro¬ fessor Edward F. Barrett, will pre¬ side at the ceremonies.
. Juenker Well Qualified The choice of this year's chairmaii was   a   most   apt   one.    For,   Mr. Juenker has shown his true Canisius spirit in his various extra-curricular activities, among which may be listed his participation in the Sodality, the Academia, the Glee Club, the Grif¬ fin, and the Quarterly.    In his pre¬ vious years at Canisius, Mr. Juenker has often found himself on various dance committees, and, for the com¬ ing Thanksgiving Dance, he Is co- chairman of the publicity committee. "The cooperation of each and every true Canisian will assure the success of the most colossal social event in the history of the school," was Mr. Juenker's   confident   assertion.    He emphasized that the affair will be strictly formal and also praised the Junior Class for their excellent back¬ ing thus far.    "Criticisms and sug-
Suaraquin Moderator
Bologna Leads Idea-Siudy Of Democracy
Senior Selected Suaraquin Head;
Father Beglan To Guide Group
In Philosophy Project
Wiedenbeck, Huebsch/Jackson, Egan Represent C. G. In Science Symposium
Pictured above is the Reverend Joseph A. Beglan, S.J., popular Professor of Philosophy. Father Beglan will supervise the Suara¬ quin members in their analysis of the philosophy of Democracy,
Sodality To Award Trophy On Dec. 4
Annual Presentation To Be Made
To Outstanding Sportsman;
Coach Wilson To Speak
on
PROM (Continued on page 4, column 3)
Chemistry Clubs Have Distinguished Speakers
The last meeting of the Chemistry Club was held on November 20. Pat Coppola spoke on "Spectrum Analy¬ sis." He described the spectroscope and its varied uses. Mr. Coppola is at present investigating the uses of the spectroscope in qualitative analy¬ sis. This is in compliance with the requirement that all senior students who are majoring in Science must do some sort of research work and write a thesis concerning the work.
The Alumni Chemistry Club v/as honored by the presence of Mr. Bur¬ rows Merely at its last meeting on November 4. Mr. Morely spoke on "The American Chemical Society". He stated its purpose; to make the chemist a more respected man in his community; and told of the history of this 60 year old organization. This society publishes most of the chemi¬ cal journals. At the next meeting, December 2nd, Mr. Alexander Schwarcmdn will speak on, "Fatty Oils and Waxes."
During the second period Wednesday, Decentiber 4, the second annual awarding of the Sodality's Football Sportsmanship Trophy will take place in Room 15. Reverend Vincent 1. Bellwoar, S.J., Student Counsellor and Moderator of the So¬ dality, will make the presentation. The trophy was donated to the So¬ dality by the Commerce Club,
Besides the presentation of the Sportsmanship trophy to the senior who has displayed the best type of Canisius sportsmanship during the past season, the Sodality is planning to have on hand Reverend Timothy J. Dineen, S.J., Director of Ath¬ letics, Co,ich Jimmy Wilson, and the members of the football team who will graduate this year, as well as those who will do battle for the Blue .ind Gold during the next three seasons.
"The whole student body," Thomas J. Lohan, prefect, stated, "is invited to attend this meeting of the Sodjillty and give the team a hand for their great work during the season,"
Quaranfillo Lasf Winner The trophy winner will be se¬ lected by a poll of this year's football squad and Its coaches. The award last year went to Fred Quarantlllo, captain and quarterback of the 1939 eleven.
Today, November 20, is the last day students may enroll as members of Our Lady's Sodality, for today the lists will be closed for the year 1940- 41. Anyone wishing to join the So¬ dality may do so by leaving his name at the Sodality office (next to the Senior locker room).
The Sodality drive to place a pic¬ ture of the Sacred Heart in every home is still on. These beautiful pictures may be secured in the Sodal¬ ity office any day during the week. One of these colorful pictures is now posted on the Religious Bulletin Board.
Spiritual Bouquef As is the custom each year the Sodality will offer a spiritual bou¬ quet to the Holy Father on Christ¬ mas day. Slips will be passed out to the students in the school so that they may have the opportunity of adding to this spiritual bouquet. Anyone wishing to contribute must make a Triduum of Masses and Com¬ munions before December 8. When receiving communion, prayers should be offered for the Holy Father's in¬ tention.
At the Ifist meeting of the Suara¬ quin Philosophical Circle Francis J. Bologna wfis elected president. Lawrence W. Whalen was chosen vice-president and Joseph H. Sulli¬ van, secretary. Membership in the Circle is limited to students of phil¬ osophy and this year it is aiming to formulate the philosophy of democ¬ racy.
Father Beglan Moderator Under   the   guiding   influence   of Reverend   Joseph   F.   Beglan,   S.J., head of the philosophy department, the  members  are  delving  Into  the b.isic concepts of the rights of the individual, his place in society, and his obllgiitlons toward the state.   As a fundamental step, the individual's rights as enunciated by Aristotle in his "Politics" and Plato in his "Re¬ public" were discussed. First Meeting 'ITie Circle in its first formal meet¬ ing of the year debated the values of liberalism, totalitarianism, and indi¬ vidualism.    They concurred. in the opinion that a "via media"  should be followed.   It was recognized that the ideal social state was perhaps only a philosopher's dream yet its prac¬ ticality and basic soundness were un¬ disputed.
Lecture by Zielinski Aiphonse Zielinski delivered a paper on St. Thomas' "Governance of Rulers" as it exemplified the indi¬ vidual's relation to the state. In his discussion Mr. Zielinski said that St. •Thomas held monarchy to be the best form of government for It af¬ forded the necessary unity and soli¬ darity to the social structure. Unity Aim of State Father Beglan in elaborating the point explained that the whole prob¬ lem resolved about this mark of unity. He showed that the discus¬ sion must now center about the question of how It is possible to bring out of many individual aims and de¬ sires a suitiible unity. "If this uni¬ fied state," said Father Beglan, "can be obtained without casting aside the tr<idItional democracy, then the democratic state by all means should be kept." A democracy, however, he pointed out, must have peace in order to survive.
RecenI Quake Registers On Seismograph
Dr. McTigue, Seismologist, Avers
Recording  Routine  Business;
Quake 4,600 Miles Away
Conference At Museum Attracts Scientists Thruout Buffalo Area
I.R.C. Members At Peace Conference
The recent earthquake in Rumania registered decisively on the seismo¬ graph here at Canisius. The quake occurred at 8:30 o'clock, 4,600 miles away and was received here at 8:50 o'clock, taking 11 minutes for the vibrations to travel through the earth from Rumania to Buff<ilo.
Vital Area Affected Dr. Austin C. McTigue, seismol¬ ogist and director of physics at Canj- sius, said that the quake was just another earthquake and was routine business to the seismograph. He said tliat It was only the dlabolic.il condi¬ tions that caused the world to think it was so severe. The epicenter of . the quake was in a location densely populated and the resulting devasta¬ tion to property, the great loss of lives, and the complete destruction of so mjiny vital oil wells, caused wOrld wide interest and repercussions.
Largest Quake Last August 1st, a quake that oc¬ curred in the Pacific Ocean near Japan was recorded. The registered earth tremors, largest ever recorded by the Canisius seismograph, proved that it must have been a tremendous - diitvrbance and much greater than the Rumanian quake, but becaiuse it had no catastrophic results it was doomed to comparative obscurity.
Wandering Light
Some witnesses of the Rumanian upheaval reported seeing a blinding^ intense blue light hanging over the earth's surface just before and during the quake. Dr. McTigue said that this Is a rare phenomena and was seen only because the earthquake oc¬ curred at night. The physics in¬ structor advanced an Interesting reji- son for the existence of this unex¬ plained light. He said that th;; shift¬ ing and rending of the earth below the surface released energy which rose to the earth's surface and gave off that blue light, in much the same manner in which a lump of sugar when broken in a dark- room will give off a visible blue flash.
Dr. McTigue may use the Ru¬ manian earthquake as a topic for a speech to be given before the Kiwanis Club next Friday; Novem¬ ber. 22.
The International Relations Club of the College was represented by three delegates at the Peace Confer¬ ence held at Rochester, Saturday, November 9. C. Leyden Amcely, Thomas L. Burns, and John M. Phelps were the official delegates.
The Conference was held at Naz¬ areth College, and was composed of students from Colleges in the Lake Erie Federation. This Federation is one of the branches of the Catholic Association for International Peace. Approximately ten institutions were represented, with each school sending a speaker prepared for a twelve min¬ ute discourse.
Mr. Phelps Speaks Mr. Phelps, an officer of the Lake Erie group, gave a speech entitled, "The Dangers of a Moral Invasion to the United States."   The Canisius nuncio ably stressed the point that the invasion had already gained  a foothold in this country. Coming Session Mr. Ameely was elected first vice- president of the Federation for the coming year.    The session will be held at Niagara University in 1941. At today's meeting of the I. R. C. the club will vote on the issue of the yearbook donation.   Dr. Conroy has selected,  "The International  Situa¬ tion at the Present Time," as the topic for discussion.
Seismologist
Novel Static Suppressor Feature
of Canisius Exhibit; Cosmic Ray
Recorder   Demonstrated
Dr. Austin C. McTigue, Physics Director, calculates size and scope of earth's tremors. His most re¬ cent work was on the Rumanian catastrophe.
St. V.deP. To Sponsor Campaign
Clothing, Food To Be Distributed;
Comnuttee For Drive Chosen;
Full Cooperation Urged
Surgery Surveyed ByDr.W^.Hamby
On Monday evening, November 4, the members of the Mendel Club and their guests enjoyed a very interest¬ ing and instructiye lecture on "The Development of Neurological Surg¬ ery" given by Wallace B. Hamby, B.Ai, B.S.(Med.), M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate in Neurology and Instrutor in Surgery at the University of Buf¬ falo Medical School.
Early Surgery
Dr. Hamby discussed early surgi¬ cal methods such as Trephining. He listed the contributions to Neurologi¬ cal Surgery by Louis Pasteur, Lister and many others. Dr. Hamby told those present that there is a great deal of work to be done in Neuro¬ logical Surgery in America due to the turmoil in Europe, which has practically stopped all work of this type. It is up to the American sci¬ entists to keep the light of research work burning.
Dr. Fronczak Francis A. Fronczak, A.B., A.M., M.D., Dr.P.H., Health Commis¬ sioner of Buffalo, will lecture on Mond.iy evening at 8iOO P.M. on Public Health.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society's Chrlstnifis Drive for the poor is un¬ derway. A meeting held on Novem¬ ber 15 saw the formation of a com¬ mittee to conduct the appeal. This committee is composed of eight seniors whose interest in Vincentian work is well known — Joseph Dumansky, Martin Murrett, NichoLis Higner, George Quinlan, Fran Mulvey, John C.iss, Daniel Hurley and Edward Zelli. December 1 is set as the ten¬ tative date for the opening of the drive.
All Can Help
For the past four or five years the Christmas campaign has been a ma¬ jor feature of the Society's activity. The members appeal for, gather, and distribute clothing and foodstuffs to the needy, to make their Christni<is a more happy one. If the custom of former years is followed, big gift boxes will be pLiced In various parts of the school and in theni the stu¬ dents will be asked to le.ive their con¬ tributions. At the same time those on the committee will learn the names of deserving persons, and will arrange the transportation of the goods to their homes.
All students are "eligible" to give, and according to the St. Vincent dc Paul-ers, the more the better!
Other Work Continued Meanwhile the society is not los¬ ing sight of its other fields of en- dcnvor. Plans are being m<ide for groups of the members to visit the Marine Hospital each week, and bring a word of cheer and comfort to the men there.
The work of Vincentian Catechists hiis been greatly curtailed. This, however, is due to the new diocesan regulations regarding the tciching of ciitechism, which provide that in all cases possible the children should be taught by their own parish priests. In some parishes, notably St. Peter Claver's, where this is impossible, the society has taken over the task with great success.
This week the three branches of the Canisius College Science Depart¬ ment are actively participating In the Science Symposium  of  the  Buffalo Museum of Naturiil Science.   This is sponsored by the Council of Scien¬ tific Societies of Western New York. Students from each of the depart¬ ments will lecture and, in addition, the   groups   will   sponsor   exhibits. Peter   Jackson,    president    of    the Chemistry Club, Marcellus Wieden¬ beck of cosmic ray fame and his fel¬ low   physicist,   William    Huebsch, will present their papers at the Sym¬ posium on Saturday, Nov. 23.   Mo¬ tion pictures of Woods Hole will be shown by Richard W. Egan. Address on Quake Mr.   J,ickson   will   address   the group on the "Eartliquake of April, 1939."   This quake was felt in Al¬ exander, N. Y.    The section was covered by the members of the Stro¬ haver Science Club, who questioned the inhabitants.   A map of the vicin¬ ity was constructed and is on display at the Museum.
Cosmic Rays Mr.    Wiedenbeck's    cosmic    ray counter   (cf   previous  issue  of   tho Griffin)   constructed in the physics research laboratory is one of the fea¬ tured exhibits.' His lecture will be on the "Intensity of the cosmic rays, primary and secondary, in the vicin¬ ity of Buffalo."   He will include a description  of the  biological effects of these rays and their influence in ionizing gases and darkening photo¬ graphic plates.
Static Suppressor
"Static suppression in radio by means of a duplex receiver" will be discussed by Mr. Huebsch. His ap¬ paratus consists of a radio set tuned to the regular channels of bro.ndcasts and another set tuned to the static ."ilone. Combining the static from both sets, he eliminates over eighty percent of it by the inverted ph.ise of static w.ives.
Technicolor Pictures
The motion pictures of the Marine Biologic.nl L<iboratory .it Woods Hole, taken by Mr. Egan, will be in technicolor and will show marine ani-
The Fiiculty and Student Body of Canisius College ex¬ tend their deepest condolence to Chester P. Haber, '43, on the recent death of his father.
SCIENCE EXHIBIT (Continued on page 4, column 5)
Strohaver Club Gives $100 For Shrine Fund
Speaking In behalf of the Stro- h.'iver Science Club, Mr. Bruno J. Zwolinski, president of the organiz<i- tion, announced the donation of a check for one hundred and fifty dol¬ lars to the Shrine Fund of the Honin-O'Donnel Science Hall. The money, which will be used to pur¬ chase a statue for the rear of the new building, was presented to Rev¬ erend Francis A. O'Miilley, S.J., Rector, by a committee composed of Mr. Zwolinski and Mr. George Trum.
Murphy Elected In addition, the Strohaver presi¬ dent revealed the election of James J. Murphy to the vice-presidency of the club for the year 1940-41.   The t\ew incumbent received a majority vote of 127 members, the largest en-ua rollment in the history of the organi»J z-itlon.
At the November 13 meeting of the Strohavers, George Diivis of thp Kellogg Observatory of the Buffalo~^-'<>»,y. Museum of Science lectured before members interested in Polar Astron¬ omy. The next meeting of the or¬ ganization (on November 27) will feature industrial films presented through the courtesy of the Ford Motor Company.
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