The Griffin: volume 05, issue 04 - Nov. 12, 1937

              Fran Dunn Guest Writer
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Thanksgiving
Recess Nov. 25-28
Vol. V, No. 4
CANISIUS COLLEGE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
November 12,  1937
FR. O'MALLEY APPOINTED HEAD OF CANISIUS
Glee Cluh Ball Set For Statler^ Thanksgiving Night
Terrace Room Is Scene Of Club's First Big Dance
Jules   Filler   Orchestra   Supplies
Music; Jim Batt Is (Chairman,
Assisted By Committee
Griffin Air Program Features Interview With Football Coach
Editor Barth Discusses Work of
Canisius Newspaper; Lauds
Assisting Staff
With plenty of turkey under plenty of belts, but not too much for local motion, the attendants of the Glee Club Dance will struggle. The rea¬ son for the turkey Is the night of the dance happens to be Thanksgiving Night and everybody will probably have indulged. This dance going un¬ der the official title of the Thanks¬ giving Night Dance Is sponsored by the Glee Club and Is the first time that organization has undertaken a big dance.
Statler Terrace Room Thanksgiving Night augurs well for success. Plus the Hotel Statler Terrace Room it makes an invincible combination. The real drawing card for the night Is the band. Jules Filler bringing a rather new band to the territory and rapidly making a repu¬ tation Is the music provider for the night. Formerly of the Shea's Buf¬ falo Orchestra, Filler has played for two of the college rallies. His band has played many of the best engage¬ ments In Buffalo the past year and the success met with assures satisfac¬ tion.
New Rector To Give Address At Formal Sodality Reception
High School Dramatists to Elnact
One-Act Plays, Written By
Moderator, Fr. Hayes
THANKSGIVING DANCE {Continued on page 4, col. 1)
Moderator Names John Frauenheim Debate Manager
Oratorical Contest Next Month
At the meeting of the Senior Academia last Monday evening. Pro¬ fessor Edward Barret, coach of de¬ bate, announced that Jack Frauen¬ heim has been appointed to the im¬ portant post of manager of debate by die moderator of the organization. Father Coolahan.
Mr. Frauenheim, who Is a member of the Junior Business class, gave a brief talk, outlining the prospective program of the Academia for the year. The first intercollegiate debate will be contested with the team from Niagara University over the radio on Decem¬ ber 7.
Oratorical Contest Since there have been scheduled a large number of  intercollegiate de¬ bates for the second semester, plans are now being made to hold the an¬ nual oratorical contest for the August Hart   Bindeman   Memorial   Medal iluring the month of December. Try¬ outs for positions in the contest, which , is open to all students In the College, will be held next Tuesday. Christian Doctrine The next meeting of the club, on November 22, will feature a debate on the proposition,  "Resolved, that Christian Doctrine should be Included as a compulsory part of the curricu¬ lum of the public schools of Buffalo." Paul  Stras'sburger and  Bob  Hogan will uphold the affirmative side, while Daniel O'Brien and Joseph Maxwell will defend the negative.
Accompanied by a few unnotlce- able voice quavers, with a slight rattl¬ ing of script the Griffin was on the air. Two weeks ago, just before the Bona victory, the paper made its ini¬ tial radio presentation In the third of the series of the Student Council radio programs. The program was given at 5:00 P. M. over station WEBR.
Barth Nervous
The second hand of the clock raced around. College martial air came over the speaker in the control room. Announcer Jerry Fisher made the announcement and the Griffin soared on the air waves. First man up was Clayton J. Barth, editor-in-chief of the paper. Taking a big breatli and holding It too long he began a de¬ scription of the paper and the staff. After explaining the meaning of the name Griffin and why It is the name of the piiper, Mr. Barth introduced Mr. Harv Stapleton, sports editor, who had the scoop of the day.
Hound and Hare Under Mr. Stapleton's clever manipulating the Griffin gave an ex¬ hibition of the hound and the hare, in the form of an Interview of Coach "Hiker" Joy. After the "Hiker" caglly succeeded In eluding Mr. Stapleton's subtle questions the 'mike' was relinquished to Mr. Barth, who introduced Dr. James H. Crowdle. Dr. Crowdle, graduate manager of athletics at the College, gave a brief history of the Little Three and the part played in It by Canisius and St. Bonaventure. With fifteen seconds left the music cut In again; every¬ body sighed, shook hands all around and looked very happy.
Father R. Grady To Assume New Duties As Dean Of Studies
Father Cronin, Junior Professor,
Transferred  to Fordham;
Fr. Dineen Successor
Preparations are almost completed for the formal reception of members into the Sodality on December 3. The sermon on that occasion will be de¬ livered by Rev. Francis A. O'Malley, S. J., newly appointed President of the college. Right Rev. Msgr. Ed¬ mund J. Britt, Chancellor of the Buffalo diocese, will preside. The en¬ tire student body will attend. The members of the faculty have received special invitations to be present at the colorful ceremony.
Canisius Sodalists Direct William Williams, Nelson Kin- niiirtln, Joseph Magner and Edward Tracey have been placed in charge of arranging details for the presentations of the Sodality Junior Players, a group of high school Sodalists of the locality, who will produce three one- act pliiys, during advent. This is a new project of the W. N. Y. Student Sodality Conference. Rehearsals are now being held and the plays will be given at various academies in Buf¬ falo, In December.
New Plays Written Two of the plays to be produced have been written especially for this group of young actors and actresses by Rev. Vincent Hayes, S. J., Mod¬ erator of the Student Sodality Con¬ ference. The purpose of the plays Is to present Catholic truth driimatl- cally. Fr. Hayes entitles one pl.iy 'The World War, which deals with a sane solution of the difficulties which often confront newly married couples. The other play written by Father Hayes is a satire on the modern jour¬ nalist's approach to truth and Is called More or Less Red. The third play is one of Fr. Lord's.
Leaders Develop Big-Time Cheering
Acrobatics   Incorporated   Under Fr. Burns, As Fans Approve
One of the first official .icts of Rev. Francis A. O'Malley, S. J., as the new President of the college w.is to announce the n.ime of his successor in the office of Prefect of Studies. Rev. Richard F. Grady, S. J., was the priest chosen to take over the duties as Dean. Father Grady becime a member of the college faculty last September. He has been Professor of English and moderator of the Qttar¬ terly.
Father Grady is a graduate of St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He hiis just returned from special studies In Europe. His poetical compositions and his articles especially on propa¬ ganda plays have made his name fam¬ iliar to readers of the leading maga¬ zines of the country.
Other Changes Rev. David C. Cronin, S. J., pro¬ fessor of Junior philosophy, has been transferred to teach the same subject at Fordham University, New York City. Father Cronin first came to Canisius in 1919. He has taught here almost all the time since then. He was stationed at Georgetown Univer¬ sity for four years, where hc was a teacher of philosophy.
Rev. Timothy J. Dineen, S. J., suc¬ ceeds Father Cronin as the professor of Junior philosophy. Father Dineen h.is been a member of the faculty for the List five years. He has been a teacher of French and lecturer in Apologetics, until his recent apjwint- ment.
At the Bona rally. Father Cronin gave his farewell address to the stu¬ dents, in which he said: "I'm going to New York to help Jimmy Crow¬ ley prepare his team for the Rose Bowl."
Former Dean Of College Succeeds Father Sweeney
New Rector Is One of Youngest
Presidents of Large Catholic
Colleges in Nation
REV. FRANCIS A. O'MALLEY. S. J.
Former Rector Bids Farewell In Address To School Assembly
Fr. Sweeney, President Since '3S, Leaves Canisius for Vice- Provincial Post
Lanz Announces Azuwur Winners
Urges Underclassmen to Support Financial Drive for Annual
IN MEMORIAM
Tke news of fhe sudden death of Edward George Gillig, '39, shocked the college. The fac¬ ulty and students offer sincere condolences to the parents of fhe deceased.
Big-time cheer-leading, something like the far mirage, something im¬ material and sought for, has for years been the desire of the College, the team and Its fans. Time after time it has eluded the grasp of the Griffin. Each time the season consisted of a succession of games, at which the crowd cheered, as they usually do, and at which the cheer-leaders led.
New Type Cheer-Leading In years before the cheer-leading Wiis often good. Often, too. It was bad. In any event there were always three or four cheer-leaders out In front of the stands in white sweaters and ducks and they always gave their all. But never before has the sports public and the student body witnessed a session of diving, cavorting, of uni¬ son In cheer and power, as was dis¬ played by the cheer-leaders, this year.
Something to Cheer About Several weeks ago the crowd was shacked when the cheer-leaders ended up a cheer with a front dive or some such caper. Their surprise was bound- less when the boys were doing nip- ups, two-man rolls and other acro¬ batics all to the tune of thunderous
Fr. Frisch Talks On Life^Of Ants
Mendel Club Moderator Relates Interesting Facts to Group
CHEER-LEADING {Continued on page 4, col. 2)
James Lanz, editor of the Azuwur, has announced that the two winners of a dollar bonus awarded to Seniors for ticket sale In the Azuwttr, con¬ test are James Cotter and Pat Hart¬ nett.   Runners-up In the ticket sale are Joe Amorosi and Dan Callahan. Lanz Speaks In a stiitemcnt to a reporter, Jim Lanz   and   William   Shaddock,   the business manager of the annual, ex¬ pressed their disappointment with the support   the   Azuwur   has   received among   the   underclassmen.     "The members of the lower classes seem to feel that the yearbook Is purely an activity for the members of the grad¬ uating class," they said.  "But that is not the case. As a matter of fact, the largest share of the copy is devoted to underclass activities.  There Is no reason for them to consider the year¬ book as something that does not con¬ cern them. They ought to support it just as they support the numerous other activities in the College." All to Help The various activities are to hiive special sections in the yearbook and for this reason It is expected that all students interested will make every effort to assist in the financing of the annuaL
The Rev. John A. Frisch, S.J., Ph. D., founder and moderator of the Mendel Club, delivered the third In this year's series of biological lectures before the Club on last Mond.iy evening. Fr. Frisch brought the fruit of long hours of study of what we are Inclined to call the "Insignificant ant" before a group that w.is certainly among the largest and most thor¬ oughly interested In the history of the Club.
Mark Twain
More than a conglomeration of fact, this lecture was a story, the story of a small insect's well-ordered "struggle for existence." Fr. Frisch began by quoting a passage from Mark Twain which was not exactly complimentary to the ant. It por¬ trayed her as the silly aimless crea¬ ture that many suppose her to be, but this statement was quoted only to be refuted by a recital of the many fac¬ tors that combine to give the ant its one claim to distinction, which is its highly social life.
Ant Colony Father described  the  division of the ant colony into castes, and went
INSIGNIFICANT ANT {Contitttied on page 4, col. 1)
"This Is the second time that I have graduated from Canisius Col¬ lege," said the Rev. J a ni e s P. Sweeney, S.J., in his farewell address to the student body on Tuesday, No¬ vember 9. Father Sweeney, a member of the cl.iss of '14, has been president of the college since 19.35. Hc was re¬ cently appointed Vice-Provincial of the Maryland-New York Province of the Society of Jesus.
Provincial Quotes Fr. Sweeney stated: "1 leave Cani¬ sius to enter upon a special work assigned to me by my religious su¬ periors. My memories of the college go back to the days when we were members of a student body of exactly seventy-five. Today, wc have facili¬ ties for more than 700 students, and wish we could accommodate the hundreds of others who are clam¬ oring at our doors. That Is the task 1 hand on to my capable successor, and with the loyal co-operation of stu¬ dciits, alumni and friends, I am sure he will find the solution to the prob¬ lem in the near future. Canisius has always held a warm sjiot In my heart. I .assure you that no one will be happier than I to see the day. In the not far distant, f ii t u r e, w'len the greater Canislu.s will be the leader of them all."
Canisius '14 Father Sweeney is the only .Buffalo man who was ever president In the history of the college. He gr.iduated from Canisius High School and in 1914 received his b.ichclor's degree from the college. Me has taught at Boston College, Georgetown Univer¬ sity and since 1927 has been a mem¬ ber of the faculty here. Father Sweeney Is an authority in the field of sociology, having taught that sub¬ ject for many years and lecturing on the Papal Encyclicals on Labor in most of the large cities of the country.
Great Advances The former president was in office since 1935. During that time hc has established the college on a firm finan¬ cial basis. He has represented the college at all educational meetings, and hiis been praised by leading edu¬ cators for his sane views on the true meaning of a liberal education. Among the many accomplishments during his tenure of office, the devel¬ opment of library facilities, the broadening of the program of studies In the graduate department will long be remembered as the work of Father Sweeney.
On November 8, the Rev. Francis A. O'Malley, S. J., w.is appointed President of Canisius College to suc¬ ceed Rev. James P. Sweeney, S. J., who was elevated to a high executive In the Society of Jesus. Father O'Malley has been Dean of the col¬ lege since July 6, 1936.
Greater Canisius 'Fhe new President of the college is known by the student body .is <an in¬ spiring speaker, a recognized intellec¬ tual leader and a friendly priest. On being .isked for a statement. Father O'Malley said: "My firm determin¬ ation .is 1 enter upon the duties of my new position, is to model my ad¬ ministration on the splendid policies pursued    by   my   able   predecessor, Father Sweeney.   Needless to say, it will   be   my   constant  endeavor   to make Canisius even more widely recognized as a leader in the develop¬ ment of the physical, intellectual and spiritual talents of youth. My sincere hope Is to find adequate accommoda¬ tions In the near future for the sons of pleading parents, who are desirous of the distinctively cultural training which Canisius offers."
From Philadelphia The new Rector of the College is a   graduate   of   St.   Joseph's   High
FATHER O'MALLEY, S. J. {Continued on page 4, col, 3)
Gordon Smith Is Guest Speaker At Commerce Meet
Outlines Better Business Group
Wednesday, October 27, at the meeting of the Commerce Club, Mr. Gordon E. Smith, manager of the Buffalo Better Business Bureau, gave a talk on the activities of this organization.
Mr. Smith pointed out, during the course of his speech, the purpose of this Bureau and how it came into being. He explained that Better Business Hureaus throughout the country were the outgrowth of the organization of the advertising groups to eliminate fraud. They grew until today we have the resulting Better Business Bureaus.
Losses By Fraud Further on In his talk Mr. Smith said, "Fraud takes over $2,000,000,- 000 out of the American pocketbooks annually. He explained that innocent people are dr.iwri into these fr.iudu- leiit .activities for any of five reasons, cited as necessity, ignorance, careless¬ ness, desire of financial gain, and emotion.
General Discussion The final minutes of the meeting were thrown upon to general ques¬ tioning from the floor. After the questions plans were laid for a dinner meeting to be held the week of No¬ vember 20, the place to-be announced at a later date.
Those giving much appreciated aid in the Club's float entered in the Bona parade were; Gus Kempff, who arranged for the truck; Bob 'Thce- maii, Bill Moore, Fred Peters, John Gibbons and John Cass.
Rev. John P. Delaney, S. J., Prof, of Physics, has contributed articles to earthquake notes and transactions of the Geophysical Union, which appear In the li- brary.