News
Thanksgiving vacation.—half week
this year— see calendar.
FIAT LUX FeaturesSaxon warriors remain undefeated
—Swamped Clarkson.
VOL. XXXIV, NO. 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1946, ALFRED, NEW YORK Telephone 128-F-lll STUDENT BOX HOLDER
Dr. Ellis Drake Assumes Duties As Acting Dean Of Liberal Arts College
Graduate Of Alfred, Class Of '25 Succeeds Former Dean Whitford
Dr. M. Ellis Drake has been appointed Acting Dean of the Liberal Arts College, according to an announcement by President J. Edward Walters.
Dean Drake succeeds Dean Alfred E. Whitford, who is retiring from active service.
A magnum cum laude graduate of Alfred, class of 1925, Dean Drake has been the Charles Potter professor of history and political science and head of that department since 1934.
Prior to that, he was an instructor and assistant professor at Alfred from 1926 to 1930, and an associate profes- sor from 1932 to 1934. He received his M.A. in history and political sci- ence from Syracuse University in 1928, and his doctorate in 1932 at American University where he was a Fellow in American History.
In addition to being head of the history and political science depart- ment, Dr. Drake has been- dean of men, also director of the University Summer School since 1942.
He is a member of the American History Association; Pi Gamma Mu, national social science society; Blue Key, national service society; Pi Delta Epsilon, national journalism fraternity; Delta Sigma Phi, national social fraternity; and Eta Mu Alpha, local scholarship society.
He is a member of the executive committee of Union University Church, and has served as clerk and chairman of that group. He has been a director of the Hornell Rotary Club and is currently president.
Recently Dean Drake has been ad- visor on veterans' education and has served on many other faculty and campus committees.
Vets Meet With Advisory Officer For VA Training
Campus veterans are urged to con- sult daily the left-hand bulletin board in front of Burdick Hall if they wish to keep posted on collegiate veterans' affairs here, in the state and nation.
This advice was handed down to near- ly 500 veterans who' met last week with Eugene R. Burgess, Veterans' Administration training officer for Al- fred University.
Mr. Burgess also pointed out that when checks are received, a list will be, posted on the bulletin board con- taining the names of those who will receive checks and the time when the checks will be distributed at Alumni Hall.
Vets To Ask Questions A "mail box" for, questions to be answered will be placed by the bul- letin board within a few days, Mr.
Burgess said. Veterans who have questions may leave them in the box for answer on the bulletin board by Mr. Burgess.
Main purpose of the meeting was for veterans under Public Law 346 to fill out Form No. 1961, "Estimate of Compensation of Productive Labor."
Seven Items Listed
In addition to explaining the leave of absence plan, Mr. Burgess listed seven important items which veterans must report to the training officer;
1. Change of Address.
2. Change of Course.
Change of Place of Training.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Unsatisfactory Progress or Con- duct.
Request for Absence, 15 Days in Advance.
Extension of Training.
Situation of Emergency Nature such as sickness or death in family or own personal ill- ness.
Latin Club Meets
The first meeting of the Latin Club this year was held at Theta Theta Chi. Thursday night at 8:15, for the purpose of discussing the Roman Elegaic poets.
Officers for this year are Bill Woods '47, president; Lynn Roberts '47, vice- president and program chairman;
Janet Matson '48, secretary and treas- urer; and Margaret Kelly '49, in charge of games
Appointed Dean
Dr. M. Ellis Drake
SororitiesAdopt New Rush Rules
The Intersorority Council of Alfred University adopted a new amendment to its constitution at its last meeting.
Senior transfer women and all who have completed the the work of one semester at Alfred will be eligible to be entertained at the sorority houses during the first semester previous to signing preferential slips immediately before Thanksgiving vacation. They may be entertained at each house three times.
The names of girls being rushed in this manner will be presented to the Council so that all houses may par- ticipate.
This system is to be differentiated from "open season" for freshman and transfer women, which will occur in February.
Plans were made at this meeting for sending invitations for freshmen and transfer women to attend the Intersorority Tea from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, October 26.
Packages For Overseas Due Friday, Oct. 25
The World Christian Festival is well under way at the present time.
With representatives in all the student houses and dorms, it is hoped that this year will yield just as many packages as last year.
The deadline for all packages is Friday noon, October 25. There are receiving boxes jn Kenyon Hall on the second floor. Boxes (of the stand- ard over-seas type) do not have to be wrapped for mailing, but it has been requested that they be wrapped in gay Christmas wrappings. For those who fee that they do not have enough time to make up -a package, contributions will be gratefully accept- ed to help cover the cost of mailing the packages from Alfred to the ove- seas distributing center. Labels (5c) and boxes (10c) may be obtained at Kenyon Hall, also.
Postage money, which is 10c per pound, may be left with your house representative and packages may be placed in the large containers in the Collegiate or the Post Office.
The student heads of the plans for the World Christmas Festival are Co- rinne Herrick '47, Russell Langworthy '48, Joan Baird '48, and William Wood
'47.
House representatives are Nora Utal '48, Annette Argana AT, Janet Matson '48, Trudy Epstein '48, Jean Conklin '48, June Allan '48, Marion Miller '48, Chaplain Ball, Arnold Johnson, Albert Rigoulot '49, Doug Case '47. Mrs.
Petriarco is the representative for veterans' wives.
If any further information is de- sired, please see your bulletin boards, or go direct to your representative. .
RFA Discusses Application Of
Bible To Living
The R.F.A. program for Sunday night, Oct. 13, had a panel discussion on the topic, "Does the Bible Apply to Every-Day Living?"
Pat Deutsch '49 and Grey Moulter '50 were on the affirmative side; Dave Powell '49, and Larry Griffeth '50, were on the negative side.
Pat _ started the discussion by de- claring man imperfect and, therefore, in need of something better than him- self to turn to. She suggested that the Bible was not perfect and that interpretations of it were troublesome, but it is more perfect than man. The Bible, therefore, as a piece of litera- ture and as a comforter to those in distress, should hold its place in the world.
Dave Powell, staunch supporter of the middle way, declared that he was against extremes; that for right liv- ing there must be a compromise be- tween spirit and body—bewteen the Bible and ordinary life. "Otherwise,"
he said, "it will lead to frustration."
He agreed to respect men for their faith, but he would not respect their beliefs.
Grey Moulter stated that he believes all men need creeds. He suggested that the Bible has been used as a creed' for men during the past two thousand years. If the Bible didn't measure up to its worth, it would have been discarded long ago.
Larry Griffeth maintained that the Bible as it is, can be good only for people who have time to live it—
ministers, priests, nuns, and other members of the clergy. These people do not have to associate with- other people, so they can apply it to their daily lives. However, he would like to use the Bible as a sign post to guide the way of living. It should be
"watered down" so that the common person could use it.
Dave Powell's contensions seemed to arouse the most unrest and most of the questions from the open forum discussion were directed at him. He stood his ground firmly, weathering -storms concerning the Fifth and Tenth Commandments. He reminded people of the sypocrites that deface the Church. He feels his "fair to middling" Atheism is better than the religion of the hypocrites.
At the end of the meeting, Chaplain Ball said that he was afraid we were shootirrg sitting ducks in condemning the shortsightedness of Bibical litera- lists and sentimentalists and charging their excesses to a weakness in the Bible's ethical code; certainly the ethical code of the Bible calls for per- fection, but because of this one shquld not refuse to follow it. Man's duty is to come as near to his perfection as he can. He will undoubtedly fall short, but he should not abandon the effort. The alternative is what was called at the meeting "the middle way," which many people feels means nothing more than an approval of our present ways, in which every demand for improvement is scorned as ideal- istic. They believe that our present ethical standards are inadequate, for they have permitted us to slip into two world wars in one generation.
We need still to strive earnestly, after some of the perfection of the Bible's ethical code.
Calendar For 1946 - 1947
1946 Sept.
Oct.
30-Oct.
1. 2, Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
3 3 4 7 27 2 21
t First Semester
Registration Monday-Thursday Freshmen Days Tues., Wed., 1*hurs.
Instruction begins Friday 8:00 A. M.
Founders' Day Thursday
Thanksgiving recess begins Wednesday 12:00 M.
Instruction resumed Monday 8:00 A. M.
Christmas recess begins ! . . Friday 12:00 M
1947 Instruction resumed Thursday 8:00 A. M. Jan. 2 Review days > Wednesday and Thursday Jan. 29, 30 Mid-year examinations begin Friday Jan. 31 Examinations end: Semester ends .. Friday Feb. 7
Second Semester
Registration of new students Monday Feb. 10 Instruction begins Wednesday 8:00 A. M. Feb. 12 Spring recess begins Wednesday 12:00 M. Apr. 2 Instruction resumed Tuesday 8:00 A. M. Apr.
Review days Wed. and Thurs. ' June 4, 5 Final examinations begin Friday June 6 Examinations end: Semester ends . . Friday June 13 111th Anniversary Commencement . . Monday June 16
Summer Sessions—1947 Surveying Intercession
Term begins Tuesday June 17 Term ends Friday July 4 Regular Summer School
Term begins Monday July 7
Term ends :. . Friday % Aug. 15
Office of the Registrar October 11, 1946
Mimic And Radio Entertainer To Speak Thursday
Mr. Maurice Dreicer will be Alfred's assembly guest this Thursday, Oct.
24, and he will speak on " The Secret of Voice Personality".
He is active in radio and television work as announcer, idea man, direc- tor, and writer. He has originated many programs and has set forth over 400 ideas used on radio programs.
Our assembly guest has been de scribed as a expert mimic and a first- rate entertainer. He has appeared on many radio programs, and prefers to work without a script.
One evening, a half-hour discussion was scheduled to be broadcast over WCNW; the participants were to be a Frenchman, an Englishman, and two Americans, a Southerner and North- erner. The subject was to be "Are Jitterbugs Insane?" Only one pros- pective participant showed up—and to make things worse, the announcer forgot to come, too. Mr. Dreicer of New York City was the only one who went, and he saved the day by taking all five parts, varying his voice and accent. Mr. Dreicer still perspires when he talks about that experience, although he has had some others that have been just as strange.
Union Closes Until New Cooks Arrive
Shortage of permanent help has necessitated the temporary closing of the Campus Union, according to a re- port recently released by the Union Board. Re-opening of the Union will take place as soon as new cooks are hired.
The Campus Union is under the di- rection of a Union Board, composed of faculty members and students. An all-campus election each spring de- termines who the board members shall be. Nominees are put by the present board group. The slate is composed of -faculty and student representatives from each college of the University.
Those elected to the board serve a two-year term.
Constance Brennan '47 is the'pres- ent chairman of the Union Board.
Hannah Saunders '47 is serving as secretary for the coming year.
Brinton Stone Appointed Acting Dean of Men
Brinton H. Stone, who has been as- sistant to the" president, has been ap- pointed Acting Dean of Men, accord- ing to an announcement by President J. Edward Walters.
Prior to coming to Alfred, Dean Stone spent three years at Haverford College, Pa., as assistant dean and as- sistant to the president. From 1937 to 1942, he taught history, science and mathematics at public and- private schools in Massachusetts and New York.
Dean Stone received an A.B. degree in history from Johns Hopkins Uni- versity in 1927. From 1928 to 1932 he attended Johns Hopkins Geology Grad- uate School and in 1937 received his M.A. in history from Columbia Uni- versity Teacher College.
Independents Members Plan Series Of Events
Members of the Independents Club will meet the first Monday of each month at 7:45 p.m., in Social Hall.
These meetinfs will be reserved for members only, and for those who wish to become members.
The Independents have arranged a variety of programs, which will be held the second and fourth Monday of each month. Such meetings will be open to all. Everybody is wel- come!
The first of the above series—"East Meets West"—will be held on Monday, October 28, at 7:45 p.m in Social Hall.
The club invites everyone to attend and listen to" the two ideologies which will be presented. Eastern and West- ern music will be played.
Former Prof.
Flies To Tokyo
Professor Henry Allen Nord, who has been with the Ceramic Design at the University, left last Thursday morning by air for Tokyo, Japan. He has accepted a position in Art Edu- cation under the government over- seas education setup. This is a phase of the government educational op portunity for G. I. 's, who are serving overseas, similar to the educational benefits for veterans in this country.
Mr. Nord leaves Alfred with a vast and varied background covering near- ly all fields of art. Before coming to Alfred he studied at the Chicago Art Institute, at Yale, where he received the B.F.A. in Art, later he studied at the University of California at Los Angeles, receiving the B.A. degree, and completed his graduate work under the G. I. Educational Bill at the University of Southern California. It was at U.S.C. that he had the oppor- tunity of collaborating with Dr. Glen Lukens in ceramics, considered by many as the foremost creative ceram- ist.
In the professional field Mr. Nord has executed portraits and mural paintings. His most'ambitious being the mosaic lunette executed in the exterior alcove of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium.
During the war he became interest- ed in Industrial Design and did much illustrative work, used primarily for educational purposes. He did special work in model making, pattern design, and renderings for Douglas Aircraft Company, Hamilton Propeller Com- pany, and Wright Hardware Company.
While in the armed forces he served on a special map detail.
Prof. Nord expects to remain over- seas for an indefinite period of time and plans to do considerable research work in painting, ceramics and educa- tion.
Mrs. Nord and daughter will remain here for the present, but expects to join her husband later.
Liberal Arts, Ceramic Registration Announced
The latest news in statistics from the Registrar's Office shows that the total number of students enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Cer- amics is 885. This number is made up of 822 undergraduates and 63 graduates. Of the former number, there are 794 full-time students.
Veterans in the Liberal Arts Col- lege are 195 in number. There are 23 in the American School of Arts and Crafts, 3 in the School of The- ology, and 210 in the Ceramic College
—totaling 432.
The Registrar's Office asks that all those whose training is being spon- sored by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of New York State call and leave their name. The informa- tion is needed because renewal con- tracts must be prepared by the Di- vision for the new fiscal year.
Ag Tech Offers Pioneer Course InRefrigeration
Offering the pioneer courses in frozen foods and locker plant manage- ment in the state, the New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute at Alfred University is training men to fill skilled positions in this new industry.
According to a survey conducted re- cently by the Institute.. the industry- indicates that many positions requir- ing technical training are now open and that as soon as restriction of ma- terials are lifted, a great many more must be filled particularly in distri- bution of frozen foods from processor to consumer.
Commercially processed and frozen foods are being supplemented by home-grown fruits and vegetables.
Locker plants process, freeze and store meats, poultry, fish and game.
Community lockers already in exist- ence are operating at capacity and the demand for lockers is far ahead of the supply. Home storage and freezing units are adding somewhat to the supply and at least 80 com- panies are planning to market home and farm freezer units.
The Institute's two-year courses cover the growing, harvesting, freez- ing and marketing of frozen foods as well as sales and service of home storage units and management of local locker plants.
Great emphasis is placed upon qual- ity and palatability of frozen foods as affected by variety.source, processing and freezing care.
Students study refrigeration and fruit, vegetable and meat processing during the first year in addition to chemistry, English and mathematics.
In the second year the student chooses his field of specialization. Those selecting the course in frozen foods industry are taught more chemistry, marketing and quality tests of ma- terials as to tenderness, palatability, and freedom from harmful organisms.
Students aiming for locker-plant man- agement are trained in locker plant construction, equipment and manage- ment, slaughtering and cutting of meats for freezing. Second-year stu- dents in either course also study food bacteriology, vegetable crops, sales- manship, retailing and economics.
Pending building of the Institute experimental locker, students are re- ceiving instruction by well-qualified operators in nearby communities.
Ann Mitchell Dies In Auto Collision
News has come of the untimely death of Ann Mitchell '46, near Mit- chell, S. Dakota, on Oct. 12, in an
auto collision. m
Miss Mitchell was a member of Pi Alpha Pi sorority of Alfred. During her stay at Alfred University, she was very active in women sports programs, particularly in fencing, at which she was very brilliant. She helped to organize tennis and badminton tourni- ments, invariably winning first place herself.
Miss Mitchell was a sociology major at Alfred University but accepted a position in the Mitchell school system as a physical education instructor this Fall.
She leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Mitchell of 598 Pros- pect St., New Haven, Conn.
Homecoming Weekend Lifts Spirit Of Alfred
With the arrival of Alumni, Al- fredlan spirit soared to new heights last week-end. Homecoming, tradi- tionally one of the important events of the college year, found the doors of all houses on campus open to each graduate.
This year, the first in several in which homecoming has been observed, proved once more the warmth and hospitaity of the campus.
Saturday was highlighted by the game between Alfred and Clarkson Tech. During the day and evening, open house was held by each Greek House, The Brick, and the Castle.
Buffet luncheons were held by some, while others offered dancing, with re- freshments included in the festivities.
Featuring a bonfire, a snake dance, and songs, a pep rally was held Fri- day night at Merrill Field under the sponsorship of the Student Senate.
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PROOF Esther Lewis '47 ALUMNI CIRCULATION
BECKETARY - - - Corinne Herrick '47 Neysa Jean Dixon '48 EDITORIAL STAFF MEMBERS: Millicent Albert '48, Marian J. Coats '48. Olive Cohen '48, Barbara Kahn '48, Marjorie Duggan '48, Julianne Sanford '47, Shirley Lane '47, June Allan '48, Mnry Ann Goodrich '48, Ruth Adams '47, Peg Baker '48, Beverly Button '49, Jean Forscey '47, Delores Eckert AT, Jean Heise '47, Betty Newell '49. Renee Suchora '47. Edith Foster '47, Cliff Smith '49, Dick Powell '49.
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BUSINESS STAFF MEMBERS: Grace Congdon '48, Brenda Wilson '48, Lois Ber- linger '48, Joan Ehrens '48, Grace Goodrich '49, Phyllis Hurlburt '48, Irene Jolin-
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1946
Happy Homecoming
Alfred's first post war Homecoming celebration is past history now.
We do not think that any of our alumni were disappointed in the way of entertainment. Sororities and fraternities held open house as well as the dormitories. The Alfred Saxon football squad gained a smashing victory over Clarkson Tech and our cheering section was one. hundred per cent better over that of the last home game; they really made themselves heard this time. The frosh really got into the spirit of things with version of a portable Open House, while the Fraternities made themselves known by setting fire to their Greek letters above the football field. All in all, we think that Homecoming was a great success.
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Motor Trouble
One of the most noticeable changes in Alfred, and a direct result of the increased enrollment this year, is the large number of motor vehicles.
Alfred seems to be swamped with autos.jeeps, trucks, motor cycles, etc.
Though some attempts have been made to handle the situation there still remains a great deal of congestion on the part of parking space. One park- ing lot has been provided above the men's gym while the streets remain for the remainder of the cars. A few parking signs have been posted to take care of parking on the narrow street in front of the Ceramic building.
However, this street and the one in front of the men's gym still are over- crowded with automobiles. Some means for more adequate parking space should be provided to handle this situation. Lots, similar to those employ- ed by the large industrial concerns, might be a solution to the problem.
Of course, with the housing difficulties to be settled first hand, it seems im- probable that anything will be done right away.
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Textbooks - In Absentia
The shortage of textbooks does not exist in Alfred alone. Every college in the nation is faced with the problem of securing enough texts to go around. The enrollment of thousands of veterans under the G.I. Bill of Rights has increased the demand for books many fold. Those who ordinarily would have been satisfied to share books with one or more students, to cut down expenses, now have the financial backing of the' government and na- turally want new books. The demands on the publishing companies, there- fore, are greater than they can handle promptly and necessitates a waiting period. Consequently, one third or more of the students are without books and must borrow from others in order to fullfill their assignments. For some of the students, the commutors, especially, borrowing is difficult to do. Because of these problems several of the classes have been slow in getting underway. A few instructors have neglected to give short exams, preferring to wait until these difficulties are eased. In all cases both the instructor and student will just have to ''see it through" until things become normal again.
College Town
by Leonard Lockwood Quite a week-end! Nuff said. . . . A nice dance the Independents had over in South Hall. . . . Saddest face over there was our local Astaire, Doug Case. . . He couldn't dance, had to change the records. . . . Sicky Holland- er didn't eat at the Brick on night. . . She doesn't like macaroni. . . . So she ate at the Diner. . . What was the special? . . . You guessed it. . . Mac- aroni. . . .
Local Antonym—Moreache in Africa.
. . . An Oasis surrounded by desert. . Alfred in New York a desert surround- ed by oases. . . . Most fascinating Menu of the Week—At the Beacon, baked beans and spinach. . . This week's wildest dance team—"Flat Top"
Turner and Emily Herrington
Local Rover Boys—Denehy and Min- nihan, they are in Alfred about as long as an out going air mail stamp. . . Here comes my Confused Dep't.—
"Liz" Lee had the whole Brick work- ing on her so she could make her eight o'clock. . . They sighed with re- lief when she trudged off at ten to eight. . . . But Liz's class was at nine. . . . I was near an elderly gentle- man at the game and believing in being friendly (he had a bottle) asked him what class he graduated with. . .
"Graduated h—, he said, I am trying to register for next February. . . . How future freshmen have changed. . . With such a large enrollment, every- thing possible was done for the stu- dent's entertainment. . . Now we have movies on Thursday night too. . . .
All Honor To Those Who Wear This Button!
Today, you see them in increasing numbers—men and women wearing a small golden button. These are the veterans of this world war—honorably discharged from America's fighting forces to return to civilian life once more. The button is a symbol of the service they have rendered. As sol- dier, sailor, marine or coast-guards- man . . . as WAC, WAVE, SPAR, MARINE or NURSE . . . they have made their contributions to the na- tion's Victory program. In the days to come, the ranks of those who wear this proud insignia will grow
Although Clarkson was swamped last Saturday night one of her men made Ripley's Believe It or Not Column—He crawled a yard through between Punchy and Lippy
our local Keyhole. . . . Bert Davies couldn't make up his mind between Punchy and Lippy. . . .
Question of the Week—Where did Kinnerly pick up the nickname "Do you love me physicall". . . .
More Alfred Confuscians—"Hap"
Roberts (local Napolean, he's got the horse) sat half way through a Pyro- metry lecture before he realized he was in the wrong class.
Night And Day
by Marie Fuller Open House
Saturday, October 19, was "the" day for Alfred's alumni. Many of the sorority and fraternity houses had guests for the week-end and entertained with open houses or buffet suppers during the day.
Klan Alpine entertained with a tea dance in the afternoon followed by a buffet supper for members, alumni, faculty and guests. Following the game they held an open house.
Lambda Chi had a buffet supper with Dr. and Mrs. Willard Sutton, Dr. and Mrs. Merritt, Dr. and Mrs. Nease and Mr. and Mrs. De Forest Truman.
Cookies, doughnuts, and cider were served to the open house guests at Omicron after the game. Chaplain Ball and Prof, and Mrs. C. Duryea Smith were the faculty guests for the evening.
Yellow candles and multi-colored chrysantheumums added to the fes- tive atmosphere at Pi Alpha. The re- freshments were canapes, candy, nuts and spiced tea.
Sigma Chi entertained the alumni and guests with a buffet luncheon and after the game the house was open to the guests and alumni.
Coffee and cupcakes were served to those visiting Theta Chi after the game.
Other houses that had open house after the game were: Theta Gamma, Kappa Psi and Kappa Delta.
Week-end guests at Klan Alpine were: Bernie Gentch, Bill Eames '45, Jack Ranear, Jack Ladin. . . .
Peggy Knight '46, Jean Moore '46, Kalope Gipolus '46, Elaine Beckstram '44, Jean Sherman '44, and Jean De- Laney ex'46 were the week-end guest at Pi Alpha. . . .
The guests at Sigma Chi were:
Dorthy Owens '46, Marion M. Fiery '43, Carolyn Caspar, Marty Gibbo '43, Eileen Hannell '43, Isabel Smith '45, Elsie Harvey '42, Claudia Wheeler '42, Marie Bascianni '46, Frances Bovee '46, Betty Banks '46, Rae Peterson Rindone '42, Buelah Cosamo '42. . .
Richard Chapin '43 and Budd Adams '43 were guests at Theta Gama. . . .
Dinner guests at Theta Chi, October 13 were Marilyn Neville '48, Elizabeth Lee '49, Marty Davison, Pi Alpha '49, and Miss Hewitt. . . . Ray Rice of the New York State Student Christian Movement was guest for dinner and over-night at the Castle, October 15. . . Klan Alpine held an informal initia- tion, Friday, October 18. . . . Mr. and Mrs. John Jacox were guests at Lambda Chi for dinner October 15. . . . Kappa Psi had Frank Picaruzzi, Ralph Beals, and Frank Prost for dinner October 17.
Dr. John G. Moorhead
Practical experience is an important asset in the teaching profession, and Prof. John G. Moorhead can boast of a long record as a physics instructor.
Prof. Moorhead began his work as an undergradute grade and high school physics and mathematics teacher in Indiana, and received his B.A. degree from Indiana University after service in the Signal Corps, World War I.
His first college work was the posi- tion of Assistant Professor of Physics at Purdue, where he stayed from 1922 t o 1926, receiving his M.A. degree in
1924 at Indiana University.
Northwestern University next em- ployed Prof. Moorhead as a physics instructor from 1926 to 1928. He then moved to Westminster College in Pennsylvania, where1 he served as as- sistant, and later, associate professor until 1944. During this time, he re- ceived his Ph.D. degree from North- western University.
As the war-time military education program was relegated to top priority, Prof. Moorhead moved to Cornell Uni- versity, where he taught physics and mathematics to Army, Navy and civi- lian students.
Prof. Moorhead came to Alfred in July of this year to assume the post of Professor of Physics and Chairman of the Physics Department. Despite the large amount of work which such a position carries, Dr. Moorhead has expressed satisfaction with Alfred and the University.
Know Your Alumni-
Charles Potter Rogers '88 In 1888, Charles P. Rogers received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Al- fred University. Six years later, he completed work for his Master of Arts Degree. In 1943, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree.
For three years after his graduation, Mr. Rogers was employed in the offices of the Charles Potter and Company printing press works of Plainfield, New Jersey. Then he took up the study of law in the New York Law School of New York City, and two years lated was graduated and admit- ted to the bar and licensed to practice in all the courts of the State of New York.
Mr. Rogers has carried on a general practice but has specialized in cor- poration, reorganizations, litigation, and estate law. He has represented many clients, including many large banks and trust companies.
In carrying on such extensive prac- tice, it was necessary for him to rep- resent his clients in many different courts. In addition to the New York State courts, he has been admitted to no less than five different United States district or circuit courts, and very recently in the United States Supreme Court at Washington, D. C.
He has had extensive experience in preparation of briefs a.nd arguments of appeals in New York and United States appellate courts and has had signal success in securing favorable decisions. Mr. Rogers believes that the most important duty of a lawyer lies in giving sound advice to client in operation of their business, in pre- paration of opinions and documents, and in keeping clients out of litiga- tion whenever possible.
His connection is more than that of alumnus. He is the son of a man who, for ten years from 1888 to 1898, was Professor of History and Political Science on this campus. Mr. Rogers was elected to the Board of Trustees of Alfred University, and has served effectively as Chairman of the Invest- ment Committee and as a member of the Financial Committee. He has also served as Chairman of the Board. Be- cause of his experience in such mat- ters, he has rendered very valuable service to Alfred.
Meet Your Professor-
'Neath The Carillon
We heard a pretty good comment on Alfred's 11th year, distringuished from all other years by its huge en- rollment, its housing problems, its textbook shortage, and a number of other little inconveniences. As we elbowed through the noon crowd in front of the post office we heard one bright little freshman with green cap cocked to one side say: "Here's where the city boys make good. It's a heck- uva good tthing I septnt my early life riding the 7th Avenue Subway between 42nd Street and Columbia Circle!"
The new freshman class, rugged and ungullible, is a far cray from the trembing little frosh who used to don the green cap and cringe before the mighty upperclassmen. A girl whom we know practically scoffed about a compulsory freshman meeting she had been forced to attend. "I simply told them I had come to school to study, not to make an ass of myself. Then when they started giving us a lot of silly rules I just up and walked out."
We told her she was cruishing for a bruise, and that she had better get those rtfles. "Oh that! I told them to mail them to me. I just can't be bothered with that childishness."
From Hiroshima to Alfred were are still feeling.the implications of the new atomic age. . .
We eavesdropped on a conversation between a college student and a wait- ress in Top's Diner the other evening.
The student had ordered roast beef and the waitress, informed him that she w,as afraid the roast beef was a little rare. "Ah, my dear woman,"
said the student impatiently, tucking his napkin under his chin, ''but what meat ISN'T rare these days?"
One student who had been here off and on during the war years told us of an incident which makes us fairly shudder in our boots. Seems this square wanted to get in touch with a certain blonde immediately after hitting town. Quickly he made his way to Bartlett and threw a few peb- bles softly iagainst a pecond floor window. After straightening his tie and quickly combing his ttajr he heard the window raise softly and cautiously. "Hey sweetheart! Cumon down, willya. Gee, honey, I've got lotsa things to talk over with you!"
Suddenly a man's head popped out from behind the curtain, and a deep masculine voice shouted, "Just an- other upperclassman tryin' to be smart, ain't ya? Listen, sonny boy.
I spent free years t'hrowin' grenades at Japs. Maybe I oughta practice on you with a nice big hobnail shoe!"
Anyway, for the benefit of unsupsct- ing wolves who might find themselves in a similar situation, men, repeat, men are now rooming at the Bartlett again.
ff R" Is For Rachmaninoff
I was in the Village having my last drink for the evening. I always like to drink alone so when this guy nudges me I'm right away irritated.
I'm already to tell him to knock it off when he jerks an angry thumb at the juke box.
"Don't they have any classical stuff on that thing?"
"You come to . the wrong place.
Carnegie Hall is giving pop concerts'
" 'A' is for Arensky, 'B' is for Bach, 'C is for Chopin—" this pest I'm tell- in' you about begins to chant, disre- garding my suggestions. He keeps this up until he gets to "R" and since I'm sort of interested in music I vol- unteer: " 'R' is for Ravel!" I smiled with satisfaction.
"Are you kidding?" He says, like I've insulted him. " 'R' is for Rach- maninoff."
"What the hell does it matter?
Ravelor Rimsky-Korsakov?" I grunt- ed, convinced that he was just another pugnacious drunk.
"Everybody," he says, "has his own alphabet. . . Rachmaninoff happens to be more satisfactory to my tastes than Ravel. So 'R' is for Rachmaninoff!"
"You mean to tell me you prefer those overplayed preludes to the sen- sitive strains of Le Tombeau de Cop- erin?" I chided him.
"The preludes stink!" he growled, reaching for a pretzel. "But it's the other things he's done! Everywhere it's the same thing! Nobody likes decent music. When I was in the Navy I had a symphony hour every night. They all rushed topside rather than learn anything. All the time I'm trying to teach them a little cul- tture, but hell, they think the more a guy knows, the more he's got to be ashamed of."
"You were in the Navy?" I asked, hopeful that we could divert the sub- ject from music to the sea.
He ignored me, and looked beyond me. ''I fooled them! I was the movie projectionist, and every few jazz re- cords I ' played over the loudspeaker were interspersed with symphonies and tone poems! Intermission I play a Bach fugue, and for an overture Wag- ner usually figured in."
"Kind of a dirty trick, wasn't it?"
I asked
"That's what they thought it was,"
he sadly lighted a cigarette. "Listen,"
he said, turning his face right into the light so I can see him good. He's a pretty greasy looking guy, dark complexion, jet-black hair, uncombed and over his ears. Dressed impeccab- ly. "Listen! When I say 'R' is for Rachmaninoff I'm saying a lot. I don't just mean I'm so damn smart I can say a composer's , alphabet and everybody else is so stinking dumb that they don't know what the story is. Everbody has his personal alpha- bet. His personal file of knowledge.
And the square that has an education and doesn't try to share it with others less fortunate is really pretty low.
Most of the men on the ship needed education pretty badly. I taught them everything from trigonometry to Eng- lish. Some of them were afraid of knowledge. They ran the other way."
"Isn't it true that the more you know and realize, the more you are hurt; the more you suffer?" I asked.
"Sure it is," he acceeded. "But it's like a mother. What if she was so afraid of being hurt by childbirth that she refused to have a kid?"
"What are you? Teacher?" I be- came interested.
"Nope. Writer. I just like to sit in this bar and watch all the people.
All of them good, just like Saroyan says they are, but some weaker than others. The only people that really live are those that surrender to life and give in to their impulses. They are growing the way God wants them to. Then you have the extremes, like weeds, choking life. The people who are so damn prudish and so afraid of their seat in heaven that they exist never doing right or wrong. Their souls shrival. Then the other kind:
they overdo anything they touch. Ex-
cess and greed drive them. They aren't satisfied with the little plot of land God gave them to grow on. They must spread out, creep and slither and walk all over everybody else."
"He's not only a musician, but a philosopher!" I shouted.
"I'm a human being. I'm what God has made of me. I don't want any more or any less than I have. I am satisfied to make the very best i can of what God has given to me. Go ahead and laugh. Sounds ludicrous for a grown up man to speak respect- fully of God. Atheism is a helluva lot more stylish but a damn site more uncomfortable to live widh."
"Have you written anything?" I sounded him out.
"Sure! Lots of stuff. Sent a son- net into the New Yorker and enclosed a three-cent stamp. I'm not so con- cerned about the sonnet as I am about stamp. Those damn tightwads owe me a 3c stamp and if I don't get it pretty soon. . . Nobody likes my stuff.
I don't write to please. The things I write are too unpleasant. They make people ashamed of growing like weeds.
Now I ask you, who likes to hear that? When I write something I don't say: Now will it sell? Rather I ask myself: Will people read it and will it help them?"
"You're making the wrong approach, even I can tell you that!"
"Yeah! Most of us find that out sooner or later, i Then we write what they like to read. For a few years we turn it out by the ream, the same old stuff. Things that people like to hear. Smart, sophisticated, bowl-full- of-cherries slant on life. But just like I used to sneak in a symphony be- tween the jazz, we fool our readers occasionally with a book that hits them in the teeth."
My friend ,was getting much too sober. I placed a full glass of whisky before him. He was quiet while he drank. Then as if the liquor stimu- lated him he went on.
"/\ could write a story about today."
"What happened today that would make a story?"
"Stuff happens every day that would make a good story, but people would- n't read it. Today I sat at a table with a Negress, and a Jew. I'm a Catholic. We took down every bar- rier that society has contrived to well to put up. We talked about rotten niggers and stinkin' sheenines and Goddamn hypocritical Catholics: We went all through idol worship and Jim Crow and pounds of flesh. And never once did we hurt each other, we each spoke for and against our own race. Each one told what made him disgusted with his race and also what made him proud of his heritage.
Why we had our little UNO meeting right in the center of Greenwich Vil- lage. Didn't take any Hunter College or Westchester Country to make us understand each other. And when we got up from that table there was such a feeling of love and understanding- as I have never before experienced.
It was just a coincidence that Rach- maninoff was playing on the victrola, but I'll never forget that talk, and I'll never forget that 'R' is for Rachman- inoff. But if i wrote a story about the discussion we had, you know what people would say? That I was a stink- in' trator for talking about Catholics the way I did, that the Jewish fellow was not worthy of being called a Jew because he found something about his race that was wrong. And the Ne- gress might have got her .throat slit for finding a few things wrong with the Negroes. And I bet the Russians would have been astonished to dis- cover that one of their composers had induced us all to be so broad- minded and trusting and coopera- tive. We were playing Rachmaninoff's 'Variation on a Theme By Paganini'.
And if I may be trite, all three of us were variations on a theme by God: we were all human beings. Aw, Hell, I've had too damn much to drink!
Sorry I bored you, pal," he appolo- gised, shoving his body away from the bar. As he turned to go I yelled after him. "Hey. You were right! 'R' IS for Rachmaninoff."
I'm glad," he grinned. "Most people like Ravel better. . . "
Barefoot Girl
With Dungaree...
by Percy Busy Smelly, Now fie to the maidens who wear
dungarees!
Their torture should linger and wrow by degrees!
With covered anatomy under their knees
What masculine appetite can they appease?
And fie to the lady who overalls sports.
She'd be quite a sight if instead she wore shorts!
Concealing her beauty is simply a tort.
Just one of life's joys she is trying to thwart.
So fie to the madame who hides with long pants
Those feminine limbs whose rare (?) beauty enchants.
It's fine to be decent and modest and staid,
But remember I said this when you're an old maid!
Ah! Fie to the babe who et cet'ra, et cet.
She has fewer brains than all others I've met!
Ye gals take my warning: cut out the long pants.
It spoils all your charm and it ruins your chance.*
Great poets will scoff at this last orphaned stanza;
But not gals with dresses, for they get their manza!
* (Footnote); n.b.: Here the poet was torn between several other "ance"
words such as romance, stance, dance, and Liederkranz.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1946 THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, N. Y. PAGE THREE
Classroom and Laboratory Building, College of Ceramics
Final plans have been submitted to the New York Postwar Public Works Planning Commission for a proposed class room and laboratory building at the College of Ceramics, Alfred University. The estimated construction cost is $290,057. Funds have already been appropriated for erecting the struc- ture, which will be known as the Industrial Design Building, from the State's postwar reconstruction fund.
Binns Hall, the original building with its 1913 addition, will be razed and the new building will oc- cupy its site, joining with the Ceramics Building to form a complete quadrangle building with an open court. The portion of the building between the two right hand chimneys as shown in the architect's drawing, is the existing ceramics structure and the remainder is new.
Alfred Eleven Beats Clarkson College 38-7
What's the best way for a football coach to keep a winning team from getting too cocky?
That's Alex Yunevich's main con- cern these days.
His Alfred University Saxons rack- ed up their third win in as many starts Saturday evening, whipping Les Dye's Clarkson College eleven in a concincing manner, 30-7, before a Homecoming Game crowd of 5000 which was the largest attendance an Alfred football home game has at- tracted in its 51 years of play.
NexF"week they play their third and last home game of the season when Cortland Normal invades Merrill Field for the Saxons' fourth game.
Cortland will come to Alfred with a one-two record. They best Bergen (N. J.) College, 53-6 and Mansfield Teachers, 9-6, and to strudsburg (Pa.) Teachers, 25-6.
Assistant Coach Dan Minnick, who has seen Cortland play two games, keeps warning the Alfredians that
"Cortland is a heads up team; they can upset you."
The shower of touchdowns which Alfred touched off against Clarkson last week-end produced the first Al- fred win against their North Country rivals since 1937, the first year Yune- yich came to Alfred; the year that saw Alfred go unbeanten-untied.
Since then, Clarkson had won twice, in 1938, 13-0; in 1939, 24-6; and two games ended in ties—0-0 in 1940 and
All Badminton Players
There will be badminton practice at South Hall each Monday night at 7:00. All persons who would be in- terested in playing badminton are re- quested to report at the South Hall gym next Monday. Singles, mixed doubles, and doubles, teams will be organized for future engagements with outside clubs. So, the earlier we get organized the better are our chances of winning. Come on out everyone.
The Saxons rolled up an imposing total of 368 net yards gained rushing, against Clarkson's net 59, and made 13 first down to 4.
Saddest man in Alfred after the game was Wellsville's Les Dye, Clark- son coach, who came to Alfred aiming for a win over Alfred. Wellsville turned out to see the team their Les had put together up in the North Country.
Les hails from Wellsville, played ball with Syracuse and the Washing- ton Redskins. This is his first year in coaching, and so far he has won two, lost two.
Lineups and official game statistics of Alfred University's 38-7 victory over Clarkson College of Technology last Saturday evening at Merrill Field be- fore an all-time record crowd of 5000 in Alfred's first Homecoming game since 1941:
Clarkson
LE—Izard L.T—Packin LG—Breckenridge
C—Dulmage RG—Herring RT—Latta, G.
RE—Gasper QB—Rossi HB—Elliott HB—Hobkirk FB—Ferraro 7-7 in 1941.
Jim Kehoe of Olean sparked the Clarkson win—scoring 36 seconds af- ter the opening kickoff when he romped 58 yards through a surprised Tech team. The veteran quarterback scored again in the second period in a quarterback sneak from the one yard line after saving the 35-yard drive by recovering a fumble on the 18. He set up another score iA the third when he flipped a pass to Paul Curran, sending the Hornell back from the 45 to the 14. Three plays later Earl Robbins of Wellsville went over from the 12 yard line.
When Kehoe made good on a, place kick try after the fourth score, it was the first conversion for Alfred in ten tries in three games this year.
Leo Gasper's score for Clarkson in the third period when he clicked on a double reverse from Alfred's 11-yard line also snapped an Alfred mark. The Saxons had been unscored on in three games until then, while scoring 61 points.
It was the first time a team had scored against Alfred since 1941 when Hofstra lost, 32-21 at Hempstead, L. I.
The 38-7 score was the fourth high- est total piled up by an Alfred club in their 51-year grid history. It was topped only by a 39-0 shellacking given Hartwick in 1940, a 38-0 win, over Ash- land in 1937 and a 37-0 win over Clarkson in 1928.
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First downs: Alfred, 13; Clarkson, 4; net yards gained rushing, Alfred, 368; Clarkson, 59; passes attempted, Alfred 5, Clarkson 19; completed, Al- fred 2, for 39 yards, Clarkson 3 for 20 yards. Penalties, Alfred 8 for 65 yards; Clarkson 4 for 20 yards. Kicks
—Alfred. 6 for 37 yard average; Clark- son, 7 for 37 yard average. Fumbles—
Alfred, 5, recovered 6; Clarkson, 6, re- covered 3. Passes, Alfred, attempted 5; completed 2, intercepted 2; Clark- son, attempted 19, completed 3, inter- cepted 1. Scoring Touchdowns, Al- fred —Kehoe 2, Robbins 2, Linko, Zeg- ler ; Clarkson—Gasper. Conversions—
Alfred—Kehoe, Linko. Clarkson, Gasper.
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d ( m eWinter Sports Group Plan For Big Year
Last Thursday night, the Winter Sports Club held its first meeting of the year in Social Hall. There was a large turn-out of both old members and newcomers. Any prospective members who were unable to attend are urged to go to the next meeting.
Harvey Robillard was elected vice- president to replace Ann Mitchell.
The other officers, elected last spring, are Dick Smith '49, president; Jean Keesler '48, secretary; Charlotte Al- biston '47, treasurer. The faculty members and advisors were Dr. Fre- chette, Dr. Warren, Coach McLane and Miss Creighton. Jerry Lyons '50, and Marty Davison '49 will handle publicity.
Plans were made for an all-campus dance on November 2. Charles Kaiser '48 and Jerry Lyons '50, were elected co-chairmen of the dance committee.
Larry Elliott '50, Irene Johnston '49, Barbara Toyer '50, and Flo Ander- son '50, will assist them.
The members discussed the possi- bility for enlarging the skating rink, but since the present pond is in an experimental stage, nothing will be tion specialists. These questions and
answers appear in the Oct. 17, 1946 Veterans Administration release.)
Q. Is it possible that a veteran may be transported to a Veterans Ad- ministration Hospital in a private am- bulance?
A. Yes, if prior authorization has been received from appropriate offices of the Medical Department.
J. I have a G. I. Guarantee on my house of $2000 since October 1945. I want to make alterations on my house.
Can I get another guarantee covering the cost of alterations?
A. Yes. You may obtain another guarantee up -to $2000 to cover the cost of making alterations or remodel- ing your house. In no event will the aggregate obligations of the United States as guarantee exceed $4000 in case of Real Estate loans. The guar- antee may not exceed 50 percent of the aggregiate of the indebtedness.
Q. I am attending college under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 as amended. I have been told that if my marks are not up to stand- ard set by the higher 50 percent of my class, my education will be discon- tinued. If I attain passing grades in all my courses, but I do not meet the standards I have outlined, will my edu- cation be discontinued?
A. The continuation of a veteran in a course of education depends upon his satisfactory performance of his work according to the regularly pre- scribed standards and practices of the institution he is attending The course of education may be discontinued at any time, if it is found by the Admin- istrator of VA that, according to the regularly prescribed standards and practices of the institution, the con- duct or progress of the veteran is un- satisfactory.
Q. What would happen if I did not report for a physical examination for pension purposes as requested?
A. If, without adequate reason, a veteran fails to report as requested for a physical examination for disabil- ity compensation or pension purposes, the award in course of payment to him will be suspended as of the last payment.
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The club is making arrangements to buy skiis and equipment from gov- ernment surpluses. The skiis are in long sizes, 6-foot 9-inches and up, but the club hopes to be able to obtain smaller sizes for women.
Saxons To Play Cortland On Saturday, October 26
On Saturday, Oct. 26, Alfred's Sax- ons will play host to a Cortland State Teachers eleven. This w
(ill be the final home game of the season for the Saxons and promises to be a thriller.
The Physical Ed team thus far has a record of one win against two losses;
a top-sided win over Bergen College of New Jersey and a loss to Mans- field State and Stroudsburg State.
Attention
There will be an archery tournament at South Hall this Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Everyone is welcome to participate.
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Harriers To Meet Colgate
Alfred University's harriers will be away again this week-end, going to Hamilton, Saturday, to meet the Col- gate harriers. The Saxon harriers dropped a 15-49 meet to Cornell at Ithaca last Saturday.
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