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FIAT LUX FeaturesVeterans voice opinions of Alfred
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VOL. XXXII, NO. 25 TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1945, ALFRED, NEW YORK Telephone 29-Y-lll STUDENT BOX HOLDER
Big Celebration Marks Annual Moving Up Day With Traditional Sports
Four Honorary Fraternities Tap New Student Members In Assembly
Moving-Up Day activities moved into high gear with a special assembly at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, in Alumni Hall, the program hav- ing been arranged by the Student Senate and presided over by Presi- dent J. Nelson Norwood.
To open the convocation, the TJni versity orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Philip Austin, played the pro- cessional, while platform guests and capped-and gowned seniors, filed to their places. The graduates were seated on the right, with members of the faculty occuping reserved rows just behind them.
Following the National Anthem, Miss Mary Jenny, Nurse Educator Con- sultant of District I, U. S. Public Health Service, was presented, and she addressed the 3tudent body brief- ly on the accomplishments and pur- poses of the Nurse Cadet Corps.
Doris Hill '45, retiring Student Sen- at president, announced the ceremony of tapping to honorary fraternities.
Ruth Ann Weitz called six girls:
Taffy Macauley '48, Carolyn Torrey '46, Connie Brennan '47, Lou Phillips '48, Gladys Imke '46, and Norma Keld erhouse, Ag-Tech, to the front of the auditorium, designating them as new members of Alpha Tau Theta, nation- al women's athletic society.
Edna Jane McBride '46, Mae Barrus '46, Harriet Norton Fisk '45, Grace Kobernuss '45, Ruth Ann Weitz '45, Kalope Giopulos '46, Elaine Locke '40 and Cynthia Leban '46 were tapped for membership in Phi Sigma Gamma, fraternity recognizing outstanding wo- men on campus, by Isabel Smith '45.
Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary journal- ism organization, selected these new members, tapped by Jeanne Hauth '45:
Wilma White '46, Carolyn Banks '46, Gloria Elizabeth Woodward '46 Marie Basciani '46, Fran Bovee '46, Sylvia March '46, Phyllis M. Pelton '46, Mar- cia Noyes '47, Joanna Folts Stetson
•46.
Dr. Lloyd Lowenstein announced the revival of a new mathematics fratern- ity, Pi Delta Mu, which has no pres- ent membership on campus, but to -which the faculty of the mathematics department elected to tap Virginia Larson '45, for her outstanding work this year.
The Chapel Choir presented "Song (Continued on page four)
Gloria Woodward To Head Spanish Club
Gloria Elizabeth Woodward '46 was elected president of El Cen- tro-latinoamericano at a meeting
•of that organization last week.
She succeeds Mrs. Arlene Patter- son '45, also a Spanish major.
Assisting Miss Woodward next year as officials of the club will be Jean Barbour '46 as vice-president; and Edna Jane McBride '46 as secretary- treasurer. Marcia Noyes '47 vacates the vice-presidential chair, while Miss McBride succeeds Leah Raptis '46 as secretary-treasurer.
The club has played a very active role in campus life this year, spon- soring such events as a weekly luncheon at which only Spanish was spoken, a pageant in celebration of Pan American Day, a Christmas page- ant and a dance to which a group of sailors from the Sampson Naval Train- ing Station were invited.
Mrs. Paula Ovidia de Barnadette, teacher of Spanish, has been faculty
Veterans Take Notice!
All veterans are to mee in the Ag-Tech building for a special compulsory meeting tonight at 7:00, Mickey Kleiman, publicity chairman for the Sons of the Broken Wing, announced Tuesday.
There will be a compulsory drill following the business meet- ing.
UpperclassGirls Sign Up Now For Little Sisters
"All girls who are sophomores, juniors or seniors and who would like to have a little sister should sign the sheet which is posted in their resident houses, or see me at the Brick before Monday, May 28." Roberta Wells, '47, announc- ed today.
Miss Wells is in charge of arrange- ments for assigning freshmen to the upperclass girls who will become their Big Sisters.
"Before you sign, however, be sure you are willing to accept the respon- sibility as well as enjoy the fun. The job of the big-sisters is to help the freshman girls feel at home in Alfred as soon as possible. In order to do this, each big sister should write to her little-sister as soon as she receives her name and address in the summer, so that she can answer any necessary questions before the frosh arrive at Alfred. During the school year, espec- ially at the beginning, the big-sister should meet her freshman girl an3 help her to become acquainted with the campus and the students.
"There will be a meeting of all girls who have signed up for little-sisters at Physics Hall, at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. All prospective big-sisters plan to come and bring any ideas which you have about activities that would be fun for the freshman.
"Come on, upperclassmen, let's show next year's frosh that Alfred has some school spirit and that we want them."
Fiat Meeting Tonite
Fiat editorial and business staff members are urged to attend a joint meeting of the newspaper staffs Tues- day night at 7:00 in the Fiat Office in Greene Block.
Kalope Giopulos, editor-in-chief dur- ing 1944-45, and Gordon Swanson, managing editor during the same period, will present shingles and awards to all students who have work- ed on the college paper during the year.
Corinne Herrick, editor-in-ohlef for the coming year, has asked that every- one who is in any way connected wkh the publication of the paper be present at this, the last meeting of the school
Alfred University
9:00 A. M.
Social Hall 10:00 A. M.
Kenyon Hall 11:00 A. M.
The Church 1:00 P. M.
Social Hall 3:00 P. M.
The Campus 7:45 P. M.
The Library 8:00 P. M.
The Church
Commencement Week Program, 1945 Friday, June 8
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Breakfast Capping Exercises
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Sunday, June 10
Union University Church Service Senior Dinner
Commemorative Recital Davis Memorial Carillon
Assembling of the Academic Procession Baccalaureate Service
Monday, June 11
Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees 9:00 A. M.
The Library 12:30 P. M.
Social Hall 2:15 P. M.
The Library 2:30 P. M.
The Campus*
4:30-6:00 P. M Social Hall
Carillon Vespers, The Campus, Friday, June 8, 7 :30 P. M.
Seventh Day Baptist Church Service, The Village Church, Saturday, June 9, 11 :00 A. M.
Ceramic Art Exhibition, College of Ceramics, Sunday, June 10, throughout the day; Monday, June 11, until 2.30 P. M.
Allen Steinheim Museum open Sunday, June 10, 2 :00 P. &1. to 5 :30 P. M.
• Weather permitting; otherwise Alumni Hall.
Commencement Luncheon for Special Guests
Assembling of the Academic Procession Commencement Exercises
President's Reception
adviser of the club during the year. year.
RFA Picnic At Stony Brook Is Huge Success
On Sunday afternoon at 3:00 a mot- ley assortment of University trucks and privately-owned cars set off, full of eager Alfredians, to Stony Brook State Park for the picnic sponsored by the Alfred Religious Fellowship.
The ride through the country to the park was uneventful except that one of the trucks was momentarily halted by a flat tire.
Upon arrival, games were soon started, under the able direction of Coach McLane, including walking races, three-legged races, a brand of ameteur golf in which the ball hit nearest a stake set a short distance off wins, and a baseball game, the main event of the afternoon to many.
One team was composed of hearty Alfred women, and opposing them were the men. To even up the sides the men played left-handed, but appar- ently most were ambidextrous, for it was an easy victory for the men.
After the game most of<the picnick- ers found occasion to walk about the countryside. Many people hiked through the glen as far as the water- fall. This was certainly the most en- joyable event of the picnic.
On returning to the camping site in a starving condition, the food was consumed in short order. Ice cream cones were passed out as a climax. At this moment a few drops of rain dared to splash upon the scene, so it was decided that after services were held, the group retire for the day. Out of door services were accordingly held for students of the Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant faiths.
Soon the group was returning the way it had come, although this time through a spring shower. It was ag- reed by all that due to the efforts of Chaplain Napier, the A. R. F., Coach McLane, and various members of the faculty, the event was a huge success.
Change In Orchestra Rehearsals
A change has been made In orches- tra rehearsals. Instead of meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, they will now meet at 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
The place Is still the Ag-Tech library.
Ralla Ram Is Guest Speaker At Chapel Hour
The Christian movement in In- dia was interpreted for Alfred students by Augustine Ralla Ram, guest speaker at Wednesday's Chapel Service. Mr. Ralla Ram, a native of India and one time sec- retary of the Student Christian Movement of India, Burma, and Ceylon, was well qualified' to speak on this movement in India and its relationship to the western world.
In his twelve-minute address, Mr.
Ralla Ram discussed the enormous gains Christianity has made in India.
It is a continually expanding religion, he explained. For the past eighty years alone, 350 Indians have been converted to Christianity each day.
The speaker then made a plea for more missionary activity in his coun- try. He emphasized certain qualities which missionaries should possess, having been neglected to some extent in missionary training during the past.
These qualities include; A broad cultural knowledge and background, a devotion to Christ rather than to a particular religious sect, and willing- ness to draw from the deep cultural well of India as well as contribute to it. In addition, the missionary must be "intoxicated with the love of Chlrst- ianity," he stated. Mr. Ram cited the growing movement to tie various sects into one unified Christian church of India as being an improvement over the old system and an encouragement to tthe Christian movement.
Mr. Ralla Ram severely censured the United States because of the wide- spread racial discrimination he has found here. In India, he said, any in- dividual exhibiting racial prejudice would be asked to leave the church.
Dr. J. Hillis Miller To Be Guest Speaker On Commencement Day
Pres. Norwood To Entertain Seniors At Annual Dinner
Dr. Joseph Hillis Miller of the New York State Education De- partment will deliver the Commencement Address, Monday after- noon, June 11, at 2:30, bringing to a climax the 109th Commence- ment activities at Alfred University.
The Commencement speaker, Prest«
dent of Keuka College from 1935-1941 and now a trustee of that institution, is at present Associate Commissioner of Higher and Professional Education in New York State.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond and a Master of Arts degree from the UnU
Calendar
Tuesday
Softball—6:30—Practice Field Fiat Meeting—7:00 P.M.—Office Compulsory Meeting of Veterans—
7:00—Ag-Tech
Movies—7:00—Alumni Hall
Wednesday
Chapel—Noon—Kenyon Chapel Men's Glee Club—1:00 P. M.—Music
Studio
Movies—7:00 P.M.—Alumni Hall Thursday
Men's Glee Club, 1:00 P. M.—Music Studio
Church Choir, 7:00 P.M.—Church Orchestra Rehearsal—8:00 — Ag-Tech
Library
Girls' Glee Club, 8:00 P. M.—Music Studio
Friday
Movies, 7:00 P. M.—Alumni Hall
Saturday
Movies, 7:00 P.M.—Alumni Hall Catholic Choir Practice—7:15—Ken-
yon Memorial Hall
\ Monday
Men's Glee Club, 7:00 P.M.—Music Studio
Girls' Glee Club, 8:00 P.M.—Music Studio
Men's Sports—Evening—South Hall
Dinrver In Honor of Norwood
A dinner in honor of Pres. J Nelson Norwood, given by the members of the Academic Council and their wives, will be held at the home of Dean Dora K. Degen on Sunday, May 20.
Seven Students Take Positions
Seven Alfred University students have either accepted teaching posi- tions for next fall or are considering such positions, Dr. Joseph Seidlin, Head of the Department of Education, has announced.
Two Social Studies maqors, Gordon L. Swanson and Phyllis A. Little have signed contracts to teach in high at Bemus Point, New York and Cana- seraga, New York, respectively.
Margaret A. Haggerty, a Science major, has completed arrangements with the school in Gowanda for a po- sition next year, while Doris Hill, a Commercial major, plans to teach in Springville.
Virginia Larson, the single Senior who is planning to teach high school mathematics, will teach at Bemus Point. Theone R. Allen, who has maj- ored in English at Alfred, has signed a contract to teach at Wellsville.
Etnma Burdick, also an English ma~
jor, has a contract pending.
Nurses Visit On Campus
Miss Mary Jenny, Nursing Educator Consultant of District I, United States Public Health Service, and Mrs. Bea- trice Kinney, supervisor of the New York State Board of Nurse Examiners, have been on the Alfred Campus dur- ing the past week visiting the Depart- ment of Nursing.
Tuesday, the officials observed the Alfred students employed at Olean General Hospital, and Wednesday they were in Corning visiting Nurse Cadets there.
Miss Jenny was an assembly guest and speaker Thursday. She discussed briefly the role the Corps has played so far in the war emergency, com- memorating the approach of the second birthday of the organization's existence.
versity of Virginia. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1933; and the L.L. D. from Keuka »n.
1941.
In the course of his career, Dr. Mill- er has been Instructor of Psychology at William and Mary College; Dean;
of Freshmen, Dean of Students, and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Bucknell University; and President of Keuka College. He has also been a summer lecturer at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Miller is a member of the Na- tional Counsel of Religion in Higher Education, of the Eastern Association of Deans and Advisers of Men, of the American Personnel Associatioon and of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tau Kappa Al- pha, Omicron De)ta Kappa and Phi Gamma Mu. He is the author ot 'Practice of Public Prayer," publish- ed in 1933, and has made numerous contributions to such publications as Commonwealth, and the Journal ot the Association of American Colleges.
Commencement activities will get underway Friday, June 8; the Cadet Nurse Corps breakfast being the first event of the week. The nurses, facul- ty members connected with the De- partment of Nursing and administra- tors of the University are invited to this breakfast, which will be served
n Social Hall at 9:00 a.m.
Capping Exercises for the United Hates Cadet Nurse Corps of Alfred University will be held at 10:00 a.m., n Kenyon Hall. Dr. Wendell Ames,
!ommissioner of Health of Cattaraugua bounty, will be the speaker. Miss Martha Ivor, Director of Nurses at he Corning Hospital, will administer he Florence Nightingale Oath to the jirls who are being capped.
The Union University Church Ser- vice at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, June 10, will begin the activities of the day preceding Commencement. Chaplain Napier will deliver the sermon. At 1:00 p.m., in Social Hall, President and Mrs. J. Nelson Norwood will en- tertain at the annual Senior Dinner which has replaced the traditional Senior Breakfast which was given un- til a few years ago. Guests at the dinner will be members of graduating class, representative faculty members and administrative staff.
A Commemorative Recital will be given by Dr. Ray Wingate on the Davis Memorial Carillon at 3:00 p.m.
At 7:45 that evening, the Academic Procession will assemble at the Li- brary and will proceed from there to the University Church for the Bac- calaureate Service. Dr. Norwood will deliver the sermon Sunday evening, in accordance with tradition. The theme of his address will be "Forward Look".
The text is Isaiah 21:11: "Watchman, what of the night?"
The annual Commencement meet- Ing of the Board of Trustees is the
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
C O R I N N E H E R R I C K ' 4 7
MANAGING EDITORS
MARIE BASCfANI '46 CAROLYN BANKS '46 TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1945
President Norwood
This, the final issue of the Fiat Lux for the school year of 1944- 45, brings with it a message from the President of Alfred University to all Alfredians, a message of farewell.
The school to which President Norwood bids goodbye is in many respects quite different from the institution in which he began his teaching thirty-five years ago. Since his inauguration as president in June, 1934, alone, two new departments, that of Business and Sec- retarial Studies and Nursing Education, have been added to the College of Liberal Arts; other, older departments have been reorgan- ized; the five-year teacher training program has been instituted and the University has extended its care to a fledgling—the Alfred Uni- versity Extension at Jamestown. The physical appearance of the campus hap also changed during Dr. Norwood's years as president.
Physics Hall has been built,, South Hall acquired, and Burdick Hall has housed successively, Army men, and the Campus Union.
Also since Dr. Norwood took office many administrative im- provements have been made, including the establishment of a dean- ship of the College of Liberal Arts and a separate Dean of Men for the University; the reorganization of the Alumni Office, and the creation of the office of Counselor to Prospective Students. The administrative forces in which he has served eleven years doubtless will feel very keenly the absence of Dr. Norwood in their ranks, for he has been a firm hand holding the reins of a complex mechanism, the functioning University.
But the President's retirement also means, a great deal to the rank and file of the student body—to each Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior. Although we have not been in close contact with him, all of us feel that we know him and that he knows, and is inter- ested in us. He has shown his interest innumerable times, in actions and speeches, constantly urging the faculty to "Remember that you are teaching young people, not books and courses."
Dr. Norwood has come to symbolize Alfred to all of us. It will be difficult for us to adjust ourselves to weekly assemblies at which he will not introduce the guest speaker, to Moving-Up Day programs which do not include a few humorous observations made by the Pres- ident, with a twinkle in his eye, and to innumerable social gatherings at which he will not be present to lend his vital charm. The only appropriate payment for these personal gifts which President Nor- wood has given to all of us is to become the "educated young men and women" which it is the objective of Alfred University to turn out. In that way, perhaps, we can compensate for the invaluable con- tributions which Alfred and its president have made to our personalities.
So today we are formally bidding goodbye to the President of our Alma Mater, but tomorrow morning and, we hope, for many mornings thereafter, we shall continue to greet him smilingly on the street, in mute reassurance to him of our continued support of, and cooperation with, the President of Alfred University, and of the extension of this support to his successor.
Retrospection
This has been a great year—a year very different from previous years, a year to be dearly remembered in the days to come.
To compensate somewhat for the lack of manpower and to give students a place where we can really relax and enjoy a good clean cup of coffee, we have on campus this year something unique—our Campus Union. Here has been the center of our Alfred life. Here we have met our friends and discussed serious issues. That we have established such a place despite serious times, we are proud. Only through the spirit of friendliness and cooperation which character- izes Alfred students, was such a project successfully completed.
But these are not the only things for which we shall remember this past year. Will we ever forget those long nights we spent doing term papers; those wonderful mornings when we deliberately slerjt through our eight o'clocks; those pleasant evenings at faculty fire- sides; those horrible mornings when we did not have time for our coffee; that snow we had on May 10; the fun we had on Moving-Up Day, the times'we hitched into Hornell, the good feeling we have had merely being here and knowing that we belong ?
There are many memories we shall treasure—incidents which could happen only during 1944-45— and only in Alfred. Soon some of us will be leaving; others of us will return in the fall. Wherever we are and wherever we shall go, we shall never forget the meaning of this past year here at Alfred.
Big-little sister hikes, the Sadie Hawkins Dance, Founders' Day, Dewey's victory on campus, Intramural football, Seldon Menefee, the Christmas festival, Profs called Mr., C. U. expanding, Edmund Stev- ens, Kenneth Spencer, H. 0. joining the Red Cross, French week, the new sorority, St. Pat's, the curfew, Modern Dance trio, "The Skin of Our Teeth," our April Fool issue, Pres. Roosevelt's death, Pan Amer- ican Day, the Brick actually defeating Sigma Chi, the V-E Day prayer service—all these caused considerable discussion
campus.
Intermission
Marcia Noyes
Friday evening, May 18, the lights shone brightly in Social Hall.
The occasion was an informal Frosh gathering which started at eight and ended at midnight.
Faculty members who were present were Mr. and Mrs. B. Davie Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Don Schreckengost, and Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Saunders. The eve- ning started off with dancing to the music provided by the phonograph.
Later on, an impromptu entertainment period featured Jack Koskie with his rendition of Boogie Woogie; Mr. and Mrs. Napier singing "Friendship"; Mr.
Schreckehgosh sing "Old Rockin' Chair's Got Me"; and group singing led and accompanied by Chaplain Napier from his seat at the piano.
Then the large crowd retired to the dining room for refreshments consist- ing of coffee, milk in dainty pint con- tainers, and a large assortment of sandwiches and cookies. The party ended as it had started, with more dancing.
The Castle was the center of ac- tivity on Saturday evening, May 19.
An informal party was held there from eight to twelve. The chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. B. Davie Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Seidlin, and Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Lowenstein.
Betty Strayer '48 and Mary Ann Goodrich '48, were dinner guests at Sigma Chi on Wednesday, May 16.
Dorris Weaver '48 and Molly White '47, were dinner guests at Sigma Chi on Tuesday, May 15.
Minnie Negoro '44, Pi Alpha, was a dinner guest at Pi Alpha on Sunday, May 13.
Doris Comfort, Sigma Chi, spent the week-end at her home in Canisteo
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Doris Hill '45 Theta Chi; Helen Dreher '45, Pi Alpha; Gordon Swau- son '45, and Bradley Bargar 46, were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Scholes at the Coffee Shop on Sunday, May 13.
Marian
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McKenna '47, Sigma Chi, spent the week-end in Naples, N. Y.
Wilma White '46, Pi Alpha, Gene- vieve Polan '46, Pi Alpha, and Jean Comagni '46, were dinner guests at Pi Special guests of the evening were Alpha on Tuesday, May 15.
Connie Brennan '47, Marry Lord '48,
on our
Roberta Wells '47, Verna Jean Church '48, Ann> Seely CN, Clara Worden, Joan Baird '48, Selma Rapps '48, and Ma rian Miller '48. These guests spent the night at the Castle.
Refreshments of cookies and punch were provided by a committee consist ing of Ginny Harley '46, Jennie Fioren tino '46, and Esther Burdick '45. The evening's entertainment which includ ed colored movies of California, shown by Tony Prieto; singing by the male quartet; games and dancing; was planned by Jean MacDonald '46, Bea Jackson '45, and Wilma White '46.
It has been announced that Jane Uffert '40, and Grant Tucker '41, were married in Rochester, May 12th. Mr.
Tucker has been employed by the Eastman Kodak Company in that city since his graduation from Alfred Uni- versity. Mrs. Tucker works as a lab- oratory technician as Bausch & Lomb.
Trudy Epstein '48, and her mother, Mrs. DeCarmel of New York, were dinner guests at Pi Alpha on Monday, May 14.
Mary Ann Goodrich '48 and Marian Limpitlaw '48, were dinner guests at Theta Chi, Tuesday, May 15.
Betty Peck ex-'45, "Mardie" Gibbo '44, "Midge" Muenzenmaier ex-'45,
"C. P." Howe '44, and Eileen Hannell '44, were week-end guests at Sigma Chi.
Edna Jane McBride '46 and Jean Barber '46, were dinner guests at the Castle on Monday, May 14,
Budd Adams '43, Theta Gamma, was a week-end guest on campus.
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A party was held for the senior members of Sigma Chi on Saturday afternoon, May 19.
Isabel Dobson
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'45 visited her sis- ter at the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, N. Y., during the week-end.
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Word has been received that Mary Lou Jeffry Akaka '44, i3 the mother of a baby girl, Fenner Marie. Mary Lou is with her husband in Hawaii.
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Helen Dreher '45, Pi Alpha, spent three days at her home in Wellsville, this past week.
Dr. Shirer '31, former Sigma Chi honorary, visited Sigma Chi at noon on Friday, May 18.
Jean Bonham '47 was a dinner guest at Pi Alpha on Wednesday, May 16.
Kevin Bunnell ex-'47 of Middleport, was a guest on campus this past week- end.
Shirley Lane, '47, Pi Alpha, spent the week-end at her home in Belmont.
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Taffy Macaulay '48 and Miriam Garr '48, were dinner guests at Pi Alpha on Thursday, May 17.
Phyllis Pelton '48, left for a
Editor's Mail Box
To the Editors of the Fiat Luxs Since it is expected that this issue of Fiat Lux will be the last during my period as President of the Univer sity, I am glad to comply with yonr kind request for a special word to your readers.
As I prepare to relinquish the res- ponsibilities of this important position many and varied thoughts come into mind. A vista of thirty-five years of official connection with the Univer- sity as Associate Professor, and Pro- fessor of History and Political Science.
Acting Dean, and Dean; Acting Pres- ident, and eleven years as President naturally furnishes many themes for a brief note like this.
The thing uppermost in my mind as I write for your last issue of the year is a strong sense of appreciation for the fine support I have rec«ived all around during the very difficult and perplexing years of my presidency.
The Board of Trustees of the Univer- sity; the heads of the four schools, Liberal Arts, Theology, Ceramics, and Agricultural Institute; the members of the faculties; the students and the alumni, have been cooperative to an unusual degree. Nor would11 forget the important work and steady coopera- tion of the office and maintenance staffs. It takes all these groups work- ing together with the recognized lead- ership to enable the University to turn out its one product, the sole object and justification of its existence, namely, educated young men and wo- men.
We have had our wartime ups and downs together, but here we are yet The University will survive many crises in order to meet and' solve the by no means easy problems of remain- ing war and post-war days. It will go on to serve patriotically and effective- ly in those new years as an important educational force, better even than before.
My thanks I proffer to the Fiat Lux for its steady support during these years and bespeak for it continued in-
f e w fluence and success as the University
The Other Side
Mickey Kleiman
The long sought-after amendment to the Constitution to allow treaties to be ratified by a simple majority of both houses instead of the 2/3 majority now required seems to be well on its way towards becoming a reality. The passage of this plan by Congress will mean that no willful minority will be able to oppose the will of the majority and stop ratification of any peace treaty we may make. It greatly en- hances the chances of our participa- tion in a world order because doubt- less our peace treaty will again in- clude such a clause.
The house on Saturday passed this amendment to the Constitution by a vote of 288 to 88. They, however, specified that a majority of the whole house (218) must approve a treaty, not merely a majority of the members present. This means that if the quor- um minimum of 218 is present then all must vote for the treaty to have it passed—not merely a majority (110 members) of those present. This seems sound because, if only 110 mem- bers could approve a treaty, some smart politician might possibly get 150 members of the House together and ratify a treaty while the rest of the House was away.
In the House the vote to have a ma- jority mean 218 members was 119 to 32, and it was generally thought that this amendment made it possible for the whole amendment to pass.
There are still obstacles to over- come, however, before the amendment becomes official. First, the necessary- Senate majority of 2/3 might be rather difficult to obtain, because heretofore the Senate has been the sole body with power to ratify treaties, and this amendment would give part of its power to the House. Then, too, the amendment must be passed by 3/4 of the states. This is often a long-drawn- out process, and it might even fall
hrough.
Despite these obstacles, proponents of the measure feel certain that it will pass.
days in New York on Wednesday, May 16.
Beebes Pendleton '48, .her .sister, Nina Fowler, and a friend, Juanita Watros were luncheon guests at Pi Alpha on Tuesday, May 15.
Dorris Weaver '48, Roxanne Robarts '48, and Norma Miller of Wellsville were dinner guests at Sigma Chi on Friday, May 18.
Marion Jeanne Coats '48 spent May 19 at her home in Wellsville.
Brenda Wilson '48, left for her home in Floral Park on Wednesday, May 16.
Evelyn Donnan C.N., May Harper C N , Astrid Johnson C.N., and Ruth Ann Galloway C.N., spent the week- end in Buffalo.
Dr. and Mrs. Tom Hall entertained the senior Sociology and Psychology students at dinner Saturday, May 19
Don Martin ex-'48, was a campus visitor last week-end.
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Ruth Elyachar of Smith College visited Wilma White '46, Pi Alpha, this past week-end.
Ginny Harley '46, spent an extended week-end at her home in Penn Yan, recuperating from a bee sting.
MOVIE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 22—"It's a Pleasure,"
Sonja Henie; shows 7:00, 9:25—
feature 7:53, 10:16.
Wednesday, May 23—"Lost in a Harem," Abbott and Costello: shows 7:00, 9:30—feature 8:01,10:31.
Friday-Saturday, May 25-26 — "For Whom the Bells Toll," Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman; one complete show only starting at 7:40 p.m.
Choirs To Sing
On Sunday, May 27, the University Church Choir and Chapel Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Scholes, will sing, "How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place," by Brahms. Chamber music will be played by Ruth Adams '47, violin; Roberta Wells '47, flute; Betty Lou Fontaine '46 and Joan Baird '48, cello.
newspaper.
J. Nelson Norwood, President U. S. Naval Frontier Bas
Tompkinsville, N. Y May 6, 1945 Editor, Fiat Lux:
Since, entering the Navy about year ago, I have been receiving the FIAT regularly. For that, I sincerely thank you and assure you that I am fully appreciative of the job that your undertaking accomplishes in strength ening the "Alfredian Bond".
It is hard to think that today on the Alfred campus there is no more a Kap pa Nu, and to a former Kappa Nu man Alfred seems only partly there with out it. In the past, the fraternity was definitely an integral part of Alfred's campus life, and I can only hope thai in the future it will resume its place Little has been done about coordi nating the stories of Kappa Nu men who have gone into the various branches of our armed services anc civilian war activities, and I feel that I would like to do something to per haps fill in the breach. Therefore, I would like to make a request of the FIAT; that they, in their columns, ask the Kappa Nu alumni of Alfred to write to me, giving their stories since leaving school; and, | will pre- pare from the information that I re- ceive as interesting a compilation as I am able for distribution to my fra ternity brothers wherever they may be.
I thank you very much for helping in this undertaking, and would appreci- ate it if you would duplicate this re- quest so that as many men as i3 pos- sible will see it.
Best regards to my former friends at Alfred, I Murray A. Schwartz, S 1/c, '43
*P. S.: Some of you who have for- gotten me may remember my dog
"AASKA"; and, I still haven't decided which of us was more important in Alfred's campus life.
M. A. S.
Cheerful Cherubs
By Rebecca McCann FREUD
I was born a conservative child.
All my deeds were quite proper and mild.
But my lack of transgression they now call repression
And so I must try to be wild.
EXPLOSION
"When everything goes dead wrong""
And fate presses down on my load.
Am I Noble and Brave? No, I break things and rave—
It's such a relief to explode.
FACIAL
One spot I know where sham and show
And posing have no place—
And that's the beauty parlor where They renovate my face.
RADICAL VIEWS
I really hold radical views about life.
Convention bars progress I very well know.
I always decide things with untram- meled mind;
Ilm too nice to live up to my principles though.
FAILURE
It's not the things I failed to do That make me wipe my eye—
It'3 things I should and could have done
And simply failed to try.
PANACEAS
Although I have a frightful cold I think I might endure it If all my friends would not insist
I try their ways to cure it.
FAME
Each tries to get his share of fame In spite of modest disavowals—
Some carve their names in history, And some embroider them om
towels.
IMPORTANCE
I'm always losing rubbers
And breaking package strings—
Oh, the horrible importance Of unimportant things.
FAT-HEAD
My mind is something like a sieve—•
Though lots of facts run through it
I find when I examine it That very few stick to it.
Discontinues Course At Olean
Mrs. Eleanor Miller, the former Sleanor Berry, Cadet Nurse of Oleaa Jeneral Hospital, has discontinued her raining to return to her home la horning, New York.
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1945 THE FIAT LUX; ALFRED, N. Y. PAGE THREE
Class Of '48 Triumphs Over Upperclass Girls In Softball Competion
Freshmen Girls Hand 27-13 Defeat To Upper Class Team
In the drizzling rain of Moving-Up Day, the drenched and muddy Frosh team handed a humiliating defeat to a waterlogged Upperclass team in the traditional softball game played on that day.
Neither the weather nor the condition of the field seemed to be a handicap to the Freshmen who piled up 27 runs to 13 for the Upper- classmen.
The first inning was scoreless. In the first of the second the Frosh knocked in 5 runs. The Upperclassmen managed to score 3, making it 5-3 at the beginning of the third. The Frosh scored 2 more runs in that inning, which ended when the upper-classmen were struck out in one-two-three order.
In the beginning of the fourth, Utal scored the only run of the inning on Tooke's triple. The fifth was filled with errors and substitutions. Nonna Kelderhouse was substituted for Shirley Thompson as pitcher for the Upper classmen, but she seemed to have no control over the ball. Two runs were forced in by walks. Later in the inning Ruth Ann Weitz was 'Substituted for Kelderhouse, but not even Weitz could hold the Frosh down, who scored 15 runs against 3 for the Upper-classmen.
The first half of the sixth left the Frosh scoreless. The Upper-class team scored two runs when Molly King and Jan Shepardson singled. Bascianl sing- led scoring King. Shepardson was out on second, and Bascianl was brought in by Kelderhouse. The inning ended with the score 23-8.
Shirley Thompson, again pitching for the Upper-class team, began the seventh by striking out Ginny Mills, but Taffy Macaulay, Mary Mullaney, and Mary Lord all singled. Taffy com- ing in on Lord's hit. Miriam Tooke brought in Mullaney, but Lord was forced out at second as Utal drove in Tooke. Utal was put out on Ronnie Macaulay's fly to short field. In the last of this inning the Upper-classmen filled up the bases when Weitz, King and Shepardson all hit safely. Weitz scored as Coppelman was put out at first. The inning ended as Brennan hit into a double play. The score now read 26-9. •
A hit byCrofoot in the eighth brought in Mullaney, giving the Frosh their last run.
Basciani singled for the Upperclass- men, but was out on second on a single hit by Thompson. Utal caught two low flys to end the inning.
The last inning found the Frosh up against a reinvigorated Upperclass team and^were held at 27 runs, while the Upperclassmen scored 4. Weitz singled, but a double play was made on Brennan's fly. Hill and Long singl- ed and Coppelman was safe on Mul- laney's error. Basciani bunted to score Hill, and Long came in on Thompson's hit. Coppelman and Basciani both came in on Kelderhouse's single. Brennan fanned to complete the inning.
WAGE Select New Members
ANY BONDS TODAY? By Fibber McGee and Molly Illustrated by Hilda Terry
The new members of the Women's Athletic Governing Board, elected on May 11, were also announced at the moving-up day exercises. They are as foollows: Locke, Silvia March '46;
Basketball, Frances Bovee "46; Soft- ball, Johanna Folts Stetson '46; Volley- ball, Martha Miner '46; Badminton Mary Ann Goodrich '46; Fencing, Ney sa Jean Dixon '48; Archery, Hannah Saunders '47; Tennis, Norma Kelder- house AT; Minor Sports, Loella Phil- lips, '48; Point Recorder, Renee Su- chora '47; and Publicity, Millicent Albert '48.
Several of the new managers have previously served on the Board, Sylvia March has been Publicity Manager this year, Frances Bovee has served as manager of Minor Sports, Johanna Stetson was also manager of soft- ball this year, and Martha Minor has- been point recorder this year.
A Senior All-Alfred and the Jr. All- Alfred basketball team was> also sel- ected by the WAGB' at their meeting on May 11. The senior All-Alfred team consists of 8 players. Ruth Ann Weitz, Norma Kelderhouse, Miriam Tooke, and Doris Hill are forwards on the team and Frances Bovee, Sylvia March, Loella Phillips, and Johanna Stetson were selected as guards.
On the Junior All-Alfred are for- wards Norma Jacox, Marjorie Van Deuser, Taffy Macaulay, and Carolyn Torrey; guards Beatrice Rennell, Mary Ann Goodrich, Jan Shepardson and Marian MacKenna.
The WAGB board also voted to award an Alfred Blazer to Ruth Ann Weitz for outstanding athletic ability.
The Board will meet sometime this week to elect officers for next year.
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Sam Guarino To Head Men's Intramurals
Last Monday evening the Men's In- tramural Association met in South Hall and elected officers for the next year.
The new president is Sam Guarino, AT, succeeding Russel Leinhos "45.
Phil Dewey '47 succeeds George Ben- nett AT, as the new vice-president.
The men elected Bill Gaul secretary- treasurer and Fred Clark "47, Public- ity manager, succeeding Bill Bassett '47 and Jerry Price '47 respectively.
Bill Gaul and Sam Guarno are Ag-Tech Institute students, have shown great interest in the sports program during the past year.
Sam Guarino did a good job as man- ager of the Ag-Tech football team last fall and his great enthusiasm was an
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"—out when Barry said Tot's for a stake In the country,' he meant elet*s buy a War Bond.' "
Approach The Vet
Mickey When most of us read the next is- sue of the Fiat next fall, we will find that the campus has changed quite a bit. The chief reason will be the fact that many more veterans will be on campus.
Because many people at Alfred ap- peared perplexed as to how to treat them, some of the veterans already on campus have consented to give their opinions concerning Alfred and to offer suggestions as to its improvement.
They speak as veterans primarily, not as students. Space does not permit all the comments to be printed, so only those which are more or less representatives will appear here.
Jack Koskie: The students and faculty seem unaware of the fact that most of the Veterans have been through a lot. They should remem- ber that these men have not been at a picnic, and act accordingly.
Jim Farrell: The college shouid realize that the men learned something in the service, and they should get college credit for the knowledge.
Also, an advisory board composed of Veterans who have been on campus for a while should be formed to guide the new Veterans who come in.
Tony Pietro; I am well satis"fied with Alfred as it is. I can suggest nothing except that the students and faculty continue to act toward the Veterans as they have in the past.
Don Moses: Many of the Veterans
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would never have gotten the oppor- tunity to come to college were it not for the government, and for that we are grateful. But, while the students appear outwardly friendly, most of them seem to delight in talking about others behind their backs. Also, the only persons who seem to be able to have fun are those that make darn fools of themselves. Most of the Vets would appreciate Alfred much better if the students changed their attitudes.
I am not against Alfred as an educa tional institution, but I do wish people would grow up, if only a little.
Bill Bouten: I agree with what Don said; I wish Alfredians would grow up.
Mickey Kleiman: I believe that the students should treat the Veterans as individuals^ bi(t keep in mind that many of them are still extremely sentitive.
Bob Johnson: I think Alfred is a peaceful place—too peaceful in fact.
There should be more dances and other social functions on campus.
Bill Gall: I believe that the Veter- ans should not be segregated or looked upon as a problem, but that they should be absorbed into the stu dent body as quickly as possible.
Sam Guarino: I believe that the administration should realize that the Veterans are grown men, and conse- quently they should not interfere with their social activities.
Staff Is Chosen
Carolyn Torrey '46, and Joanna Folts Stetson '46, were elected to act as Kanakadea editors for next year at the staff meeting Tuesday evening in Kanakadea Hall. Miss Torrey was chosen as editor-in-chief and Mrs.
Stetson as business editor.
The new editors elected the remain- ing editors: Martha Miner '46 will be the new art editor; Gladys Imke
46, associate editor; Betty Lou Fon- taine '46, senior editor; and Dorothy Burdick '46, organizations editor. •
Ping Pong Tdurney Tonite
The first ping-pong tournament will take place today, at 7:15 p.m., in South Hall. There will be the usual tournament, after which the winners of all the monthly tournaments will play to decide the championship.
So far, Trudy Epstein has won all but one tournament, that won by Shir- ley Dulman.
All the girls who have participated in monthly tournaments are asked to come to South Hall, tonight.
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Upper Class Men Prove Superior To Freshmen
On Moving Up Day Event
Freshmen Fellows Are Defeated By 4-0 Score In Pushball Game
At 2:30 on May 17, the traditional Frosh-Upperclass push-ball game waas played on the slippery practice field, below Davis Gym.
Once again the combined team of the Sophs and Upper-Class men proved their superiority, defeating the Frosh team 4-0, scoring al- most at will.
Coach McLane gave preliminary in- structions to all the men participating and then divided them into their re- spective teams: Freshmen 4n the University and Ag-Tech School versus all upperclassmen, including third term Ag-men. The regulation 6-foot pushball was rolled to the center of the field and the two starting teams
POST-MORTEMS
There's Dick, let's get him. Al- most without further ado, Dick found himself gracefully, or otherwise, in Prexy's Pool. The water was won- derful. Incidentally I can consider myself an authority on this, having been tossed in numerous times. Here I was, peacefully eating my dinner when , oh well, if I haven't told you that story yet, remind me to when I see you, I haven't the room in this column.
Push-ball is a wicked sport, in fact the most rugged that we've ever play- ed. Football and soccer, and lacrosse are tough, but not like push-ball.
You're grabbed around the waist, slammed in the face, then walked on, and nobody thinks twice about it.
Yes indeed, it's rug-g-ed.
A couple oi men's tennis games were played as Stan Burdick defeat- ed Paul Meissner, 6-2, 6-2, and then defeated Everett Schindler 6-0, 6-2.
Before playing against the girls in soft-ball, at the picnic last Sunday, the fellows went thru a relay contest, paired off with the girls, a 50 yd walk and dodge ball. The winners were given prizes of gum-balls.
A wife-calling contest was planned for the faculty, but all the wives dis- appeared.
The soft-ball game was something to behold. The fellows had to bat and throw the opposite way from which they were accustomed. With south- paw (just converted) Chaplain Napier on the mound.
to defeat 16-4.
innings the upper-class girls playing, the Chaplain pitched shut-out ball.
The frosh began playing in the fourth and touched him for 2 runs in that inning, and 2 more in the sixth. The fellows made their majority of hits on bunts, and beating out ground balls.
Throwing left handed is quite a feat.
The fellows worked together beauti- fully, to over-come this handicap, i.e.
ground ball to the short stop, flipped to the second base-man, and then on-to first. W'atta team, w'atta team!
Due to rain and cold weather, the soft-ball game pitting the University vs. Ag-Tech, was postponed. However, the game will 'be played today, at 6:30 at the Practice Field, weather per- mitting of course.. This will be the last game of the series. Let's see a large crowd down at the game.
The girls went down During the first three
of 12 men each lined up opposite each other five yards from the ball.
As the whistle blew the men rushed toward the ball or around it to block their opponents, dragging each other down and fighting to lift the ball for a forward thrust. The upperclassmen, who were more experienced at the game, demonstrated slightly superior coordination in their attack, having established an intricate system of blocking and shoving. They succeed- ed in working the ball twenty yards down the field during the first 2 minutes. Then it was pushed into the sidelines. . \
After having been rolled back in- side, the ball was set between the players and the game resumed with:
vigor. A mad scuffle ensued in which neither team progressed for a minute.
Substitutes came in. Then slowly the upperclassmen gained ground; inter- mittent retaliations of the Frosh were successfully checked. The ball was lifted into the air and dropped over the goal line for an upperclass score in the first quarter.
The second quarter proceeded with several Frosh advances. The ball was pushed into the sidelines many times and both teams began to show lame- ness and exhaustion. Finally the up- perclassmen rolled the ball across the line for a second score. Men were substituted frequently because of the strenuousness of the game.
During the third quarter a 10-yard penalty was called on the upperclass as Russ Leinhos was off-side. This encouraged the Frosh to better efforts but still they were unable to repulse another Upperclass goal. The third quarter ended with the ball near the center of the field.
Offensive action by Freshmen ap- peared early in the last quarter but their rivals stood fast to prevent a goal, and moreover scored another themselves, beating the Frosh by a score of 4-0. Perhaps their success was due in part to the strength and blocking ability of Sam Guarino, Russ Leinhos, Dave Goldman and Alex Giampietro.
At the termination of the contest, beaten, toward their malefactors, to which the upper- classmen responded with a lusty cheer.
cheers were raised by the bruised and wet Freshmen
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