FIAT LUX
Vol. 41, No. 19 TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1954, ALFRED, XEW YORK Telephone 5402
Season's Failure Takes Keeper of Books To Muscle=
Bindery,AxInAthleticConsistory;EditorThreatened
D. B. Casts Vote, Sends Mitchell Pinochle Plot Foiled To W o r k - O u t s For Pre-Seasonal As Reporter Breaks
McWilliams Buys Dust Covers; Kane, Stenzhorn Join Racquet Club; Alex Files.
photo by Brownstein
Above are the Deliberation Board members who investigated and gave final approval of the dramatic re-organization of the Athletic Department.
Seated from,' right to left are Prof. Clarence Merritt, Dr. Norton, FTPt Daniel Rhodes and Dean H. 0. Burdick. Standing, from left to right, are Dr. E. B. Finch, Prof. Charles D. Smith The Third and Chaplain Breden- berg. The picture was taken at the end of the seven hour and fourty-three minute session Sunday evening. ,
C- Mitchell Reviews Pro, Olympic Past
by Dee Tee
An Alfred University spokesman has announced the shift of Clarence Mitchell, former head librarian-in-chief, to the department of athletics and a corresponding revamping of both the library and the aforementioned department. The change in University personnel was made known Monday afternoon when President M. Ellis Drake announced to a combined faculty-ad-
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Subversive Circle
Dearley Lost And Found;
Assasin Booked On 5402
by Morton Floch
This reporter has just received news of an aborted underground plot to as- sinate the editor of the FIAT LUX.
The story is an exclusive.
The time r 3 a.m. I was sittinig in the office proof-reading some of last year's copy when the phone rang. It was a woman. I knew right away she was beautiful. I also suspected that she was a spy, but I listened to her story anyway. She reported that there had been a pinochle game go- ing on in the apartment above hers.
Two partners had died of heart at- tacks after going bait, and the remain- ing two, after dsposing of the bodies and the blank aces began to discuss their devilish plot. Fafid Dearley, the editor of one of the countries leading college publications had, in their opinion, gone too far. After repeated warninigs in the way of letters, bomb ings, and occasional machine gun parties, Dearley continued to print too much copy written by one Rich- ard Badman. These men, continued the woman, felt^that Badman was trying
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minstration meeting the decision of the Deliberation Board, composed of disinterested persons on the University payroll.
, Dlsgruntlment
The University spokesman said that agitation for this dynamic move was begun shortly after the close of the 'recent, indecent basketball season.' Fans of the Saxon team will remember that the past season was one of the worst recorded in the annuals of the University. At the conclusion of the Beason, many (letters, missies and verbal complaints were sent and made by persons within and without the in- stitution. The administration, quickly apperceiving the situation, intuited that if the organization was to retain the support of its friends, it must provide a change in the offending de- partment.
Organization
A committee was appointed. Another committee was appointed. The third of three sub-committees finally reached a decision Saturday morning at three o'clock. Sensing an emergency, Pres- ident Emeritus Norwood - in charge of committees - summoned the Board of Deliberation. After a five hour and forty minute session late Sunday af- ternoon, the announcement was made that Clarence Mitchell - holder of the National Bibliographer's Cross, the French Crux de Stacks, Interna- tional Quietness Week
and the Duodecimo
Badge with four Catalogue Stars -1 b j 'through-chan- would be moved to the position of J fc committee was - after five head-coach in the basketball depart- j d a y s Q{ c o n c e r t e d m u l l i n g . r e a d y t o
• ! entertain Mitchell as the leading can- in library science, receiving his O (ver). D(ue). in an impressive 12 p.m. ceremony in the stackroom of the Washington University Library School.
Applying for and receiving a coach- ing assistantship on the next year's basketball Olympic team, Mitchell studied intermittently at the Deutch Biblitech, in Strassberg, Germany;
and the Reader's Guide Extension In- stitute: the Braille Internationale, at the University of Gascony, France. Re- turning to the United States, he left forever his first and true love, basket- ball, and entered the dusty world of bound volumes.
West With Greely
When he heard of the proposed opening in the A.U. sports depart- ment, Mitchell resurrected his cre- dentials, award jacket and letter sweater, and the blue-grey blanket awarded to the Intra-Washington Champs, and approached E. K. Le- bohner concerning the opportunity.
Lebohner summoned Comptroller Crump to a sub rosa meeting in the Faculty Dining Room of the Union.
After three rounds of Union drugged special our conspirators left by dif- ferent doors - having resolved to qui- etly broach the subject at the bi-ser- ious meeting of the President-Trustee Committee Forum. From there the proposal was tabled for further con-
Clarence Mitchell, B.A., M.A., D.P.
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Hardy Recital: Ummm, Gnh!
Grasps Je Ne Sais Quois
Continuing .in the mood of change, the late Prof. McWilliams is to be shifted to the job of head stack at- tendant in Carnegie Library. Stenz- horn and Kane - previously of the li-
"brary staff will take over the de- ceased's mentorship of the tennis team, and A Joseph Yunevich, former Associate Professor of physical edu- cation, will split his time between the football team and card filing in the
didate for the head coaching position at Alfred University.
Accepting the decision of the L-A-A sub-comm., President Drake then sub- mitted the question to a group of fac- ulty members, Personnel Deans, and campus leaders. Receiving a unani- mous O.K. from this assemblage, the act was considered by the Board of Deliberation (see picture, page two) and the decision was made known Monday.
Asked to comment upon his violent change in circumstances, Mitchell said 'No, Comment ! I definitely cannot fiction room of the Emporium.
hot shot
The Deliberation Board considered carefully the applicant's qualifications for the basketball leadership. Mitchell ,
played for three years as centre-for- m a k« a statement upon such short ward on the 'Library of Congress "o t ic e . You know me fellas, I never Lions.' after which he moved to a part- t a l k > u l t h e season's over.' When the time position with the 'Congressional newspaper and news-service corres- Records Ramblers' Amassing a phen-1 P °n d e n t s f o u n d h™. Mitchell was omenal total of 1017.25, F84w points' fondly holding in one hand an old during the season. Mitchell averaged! basketball shoe while in the other - u ^ i t t . . ic oH^iifoo nor crame An the I "e juggled a dusty basketball bladder
by Lawrence Ballard Hardy
The organ recital given by Lawrence Hardy Ballard, in behalf of the Albert Schweitzer Fund, comprised a virtual antithesis of organ music for the past three centuries.
His choice of seventeenth and eight- eenth centnry music was pleasant and without distinction. This is with the exepetion of Bach.
The Fantasia in C Major and the Prelude and Fugue in C Minor brought the house down. Bach was extinctive in all that he composed. His writings have a spiritual power, a solid strength and sincerity that cannot be traced to technique, and his music is the in- spiration of pure genius; it makes your toes curl. Hardy's interpretation of Bach was alright.
'Suite Gothique,' by BoeHman, was Hardy's contribution in memorium of nineteenth century music. The second and third movements were pretty dog- goned good. Hardy continued to explore the period with his flowing presenta- tion of the 'Prierea Notre Dame.' and jazz quality of the Tocata: all of which was very exciting.
Because his last group was from the twentieth century, Hardy finished his recital with modern songs. Two of them, 'St. Patrick's Breastplate,' by Clocky, and the Prelude and Fugue in F Minor by Palmer, were designed par- ticularly for Mr. Hardy, the pedal ex- ercises being reduced on account of his short legs. The amputation as it were of these numbers was done when
ing on Broadway, in New York.
For his third encore, Mr. L. B. Hardy payed 'Good Night Irene,' of which folk-song-for-the-organ Bertha ' Cats, music critic of the Almond STAR GA- ZETTE, says 'It is a sentiment rapsody in which Hardy attains a wonderful feeling of musical perspective (a feel- ing of distance and nearness). Rending this number, he demonstrates and cre- ates an ecstatic feeling of acuity, divid- ing it between the music and the au- dience.' Continuing in a similar vein.
Cats pinned responsibility on the Acu- men for the 'smooth grasp through- out the act, of the smallest \detail of key notation. 'His tremulo crescendo at the end of the fourth and last en- core, "Java Jive," closed a very ef- fective performance with a powerful burst of energy in which the entire group cooperated.'
I agree wholeheartedly with the opinions of Bertha Cats. Mr. Hardy performed admirably. His mastery of the organ was apparent in his com- plete control of the instrument, both technically and expressively, his dis- cipline being questioned only twice by the wily machine. The majority of the fight was carried-out successfully and quietly as Hardy succeeded in anaes- thetizing the organ.
It is the opinion of this reviewer that more recitals of this kind should be given in Alfred, as there is a def- inite shortage of musical activity here.
We should do our utmost to see that full advantage is taken of the body of Mr. Hardy was playing and perform-1 potential talent in Alfred.
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a healthy 15 shelves per game. On the post season play-offs, he led the team in scoring and fines for three years In a row.
Mitchell explained his abandonment of 'the game' as a result of a strained calyx and a twisted matrix incurred In the post-championship to«r through the Hebrides. Finding that the quick pivots were too strenuous Mitchell worked his way through night-school
The shoes were those he had worn when the Library of Congress five beat the Southern States AU-Stars in the Frontispiece Finals.
The bladder was that with which he had hooked the winning two points - from the corner - in the second over- time period of the Tri-State Publish- ers Tournament in Philadelphia. The
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Foot To Light At AU Assembly
Thursday morning the Footlight Club assembly program will feature two student-directed sketches. The first will be William Saroyan's OPERA. OPERA which will be di-|
rected by Robert Kalfin, a senior ma- joring in drama. The second presenta- tion will be the premier of an original j sketch by Norman Seider, who is a
senior English-Drama major. Norman will also direct his own play.
Robert Kalfin has written original music for OPERA, OPERA which is really not an opera at all. According to Saroyan, "The very nature of life j enduring is . . . . musical . . . . the whole universe a great musical crea- tion, and everything in it some part of the whole creation, from a grain of sand to the wholeness of a great human being." Thus, all behavior is
music and everything in life is opera.
He believes tKat the theatre should be a place where creativity and spontan- eity make the experience a natural part of human "sheer physical livingness."
It is this feeling of the vitality in fun, of the living creative impulse, with which the acting group - Leon Ablon, Patricia Clark, Suzanne Sadowsky, Sally Daisance, David Taeler and Linda Napolin - is concerned.
Any similarity between Norman Sefder's play $.. The Job .. and an old movie called "The Great Train Robbery" is not at all. We'll say no more than that the cast includes (i n
the words of the author) Spit, a fat greasy fellow who spits — Robert Halem; Grabber, a tall muscular fel- low who grabs — Ted Ronick; Schatch a rather nondescript vermin-like individual who scratches himself con- and The Castle Girls as Chickens, tinuously - Gail Feldman; A farmer wo is nearsighted - Aaron Plotkin;
The lighting for both productions
Foundation to Fit Females: Technicolqr
Easter Parade
The Women's Student Government of Alfred University are sponsoring the University's newest tradition . claSg blazers.
This is a tradition that many cam- puses have been following for a num- ber of years and it is hoped that it will become an established tradition on our campus.
The Women's blazers will be sold in the Student Lounge on Wednesday, April 7th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The jackets aTe of men's wear gray flan- nel with a gold silk emblem embroid- ered into the pocket and a choice of gold piping. All sizes are available and each girl will be personally fitted to her correct size.
The Women's Student Government has found that there is a .great deal of interest in the jackets and are look- ing forward to a large turnout April 7th.
Conventional Spring Movements Made;
More Meetings Mandatory
Three Alfred University staff members wiy attend concurrent conventions of the American Personnel and Guidance Asso- ciation and the New York State Counsel- ors Association in Buffalo Alpril 11-15.
Dr. Joseph Norton, associate professor of education will serve as recorder for April 11 and 14 meetings. This special interest group will meet during the American Per- sonnel and Guidance convention of Profes- sors and Counselor Training. Dr. Norton is also a member of the registration com- mittee for the convention.
Kevin P. Bunnell and Miss Lillian Fal- cone, director of the admissions office at Alfred University, will attend April 12 and 13 meetings of the New York State Counselors Association.
McMahon
Sees It Thro'
Dean John F. McMahon of the State Col- lege of Ceramics at Alfred University will attend the 130th Regent's Anniversary Con- vocation of the State University of New York April 8-9 in Albany and In conjunc- tion with that the spring meeting of the deans of the engineering colleges of New York.
About 20 engineering colleges will he represented nt the meeting of the deans Thursday and Friday -nights in Hotel Ten Kyck. On Friday night the deans will meet with all professional boards and advisory councils.
..Speakers nt the Regent's Convocation will include Harold K. Stassen, director of the U. R. Foreign Operations Administra- tion, who will speak pn "Education, Path to International Understanding"; Dr. Er- win N. Griswokl. dean of the Harvard Uni- versity Law School, who will speak on the
"Legal Profession" : Governor Thomas E.
Dewey: Dr. Henry S. fomager, professor of history at Columbia University and fa- mous author: Dr. Samuel M. Brnwnell. XI.
S. Commissioner of Education and others.
Spring recess will begin at 10:00 on Friday, April 9, and will end with resumption of classes on April 20. Dean Gertz wishes to re- mind the students that the two days Immediately preceeding and two days immediately following re- cess are N O C U T D A Y S . BRAAAaaaaaa.
will be executed by Henry Galler, with make-up by Sue Sadowsky and Joyce Trevor. David Herman will be the pianist for OPERA, OPERA.
to take over the athletic department paganda slanted articles. Dearly, through his continual writing of pro- they thought, wa^ at fault, and had to be done away with.
This she reported to me, and abruptly hung up. I knew she'd call back She had to. She didn't
The time - 3:01 a.m. I laid asid«
the copy. Put on my trench coat and pre-med cap, and went out into the silent night. It had just stopped snow- ing, but the faithful grounds crew were already on the job. Three times I had to avoid being side swiped by a runiaway snow plow. It was1 cold and I was shivering, but I was out to do what I had to do - find Dearly, warn him of the attempted assasina- tion, and apprehend the criminals.
Compared to the AGCT it was nothing.
The time - 3:02. I was knocking on Dearley's door at Fucia's boarding club, but he was no place to be found.
My next stop, the all-night meat wag- on, known to all as the college in.
Shorty Cornelius, known to his water drinking friends as the Bucket, was slowly sweeping out the ash trays as I entered the establishment. The big boy - Frank - known to his friends as J. P. Morgan - was sitting in a corner counting his money with hig left hand, and prying his eyelids, open after fourteen sleepless weeks with his right hand. J.P. and his brother were able to offer nothing as to the where- abouts of Dearley but they told me that they lfad seen some light com- ing from the corner pool room not more than five hours before I came in. My first lead - I had to check it.
The time - 3:03 a.m. I called Dean Gertz and told him I would have to have a weekend pass. I told him I had found a ride to Hornell and if I didn't take it then I wouldn't be able to catch next week's train. He agreed and hu&g up. I knew he'd cail back.
He had to. He didn't. . , The time 4: a.m. I arrived at the it took me a long time to cross the pool room. The traffic was heavy and street. I had to check my one good lead, I let myself in through the win dow, and slowly surveyed the place wide non-chalantly shooting a rack of while non-chalantly sooting a rack of Chicago. The store was empty. I put my analytical mind to work and de- duced that Dearly was- not on the premises. My lead was just about to peter out when a sharp report reached
my eardrums. It sounded like one of the latest atomic Spatz pistols. It eame from the basement - I had to check.
The time - 4:01 a.m. I arrived at the basement door. It was ajar. After carefully eying the entire room, I noticed, right before my eyes, the mis- sing Favid Dearley. He Was stuffing an atomic cap into the chamber of what I had correctly recognized as the newest of all Spatz pistols.. After in- terrogating the assasins' prospect I found that he knew nothing of the plot.
The time - 4:02 a.m. I revived the cold body and sent for a battery of house mothers to protect him while I went to apprehend the criminals.
The time ,- 4:O3. I was back in the office tracing the call I had received at 3 a.m. The operator in charge, a j man by the name of Fred Men (which incidently I believed to be an alias, but we will leave that for another case) told me the call had come from a young ladie's home known as the Brick.
The time - 4:04 a.m. I was safely inside the dormitory. My next prob- lem was to find the room of the beau"
tiful spy who. had made contact with me on. the phone. I was about to give up on my search when I tripped over one of the beds. Lying there in full evening attire, memorizing the latest edition of the Communist Manifesto, was my spy, who later proved to be not so beautiful. I immediately realiz- ed that I had been duped. The pinochle game had been a figment of the wo- man's imagination. This mad fiend had been behind the entire plot to assasin- Dearly. I told her to get Some clothes on and come with me. She did.
The time - 4:05 a.m. We were back in the office. She told me the whole story and I typed out my report. The woman was booked on a 5402. Her sentence - six months of observation by the TOR-ECHO.
The time - 4:06 a.m. I was back in my bed and well on the way to using my excuse from classes. Another job had been completed by a member of one of the countries leading newspa- pers. _
(This entire story is true. Ofi.y th»
times were changed to protect th«
guilty. Mr. Dearly is still with us.)
PAGE TWO THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, NEW YORK TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1954
Fiat Lux
Alfred University's Student Newspaper
Published every Tuesday of the tchool ftar by a student staff. Entered as
•econd clans matter October 9, 1913,
• I the pott office in Alfred, Neu>
York, under act of March 3. 1879.
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STAFF
EDITOR : David T. Earley ; MANAGING EDITOR : Morton H. Floch CO-BD8INX88 MANAGERS: Douglas Grewer, Marion Smith SECRET ART: Sarah A. Smith
PUBLISHER : Sun Publishing Company
Department Heads — NEWS : Bert Katz; PROOF: Sharon Pettit
REPORTERS: Virginia Alsworth, Judith Dryer, Martin Feierman, riill Feld, Henrty Galler, Robert Littell, Barbara Lorch, Barbara Weiss
NEWS STAFF: Maxine Berelson, Larry Elkln, Judy Koch, Lila Levin, Mel- vyn Millman, Angela Zegarelll
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FACULTY ADVISORS : Fred H. Gertz, Salvatore Bella
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1954
Editorial
Reviewing last week's F. L. w.e are quite taken by the plea for the female franchise made in the LETTERS column. Now, it seems to us that this spirit is laudable in that it is a disinterested endeavor to further democratic living on-campus. If the demand for social equality were made by one of the girls, we should question the un- biased approach required by such a treatise. The writer, however, has obviously no personal ax to grind — so the case holds water.
It may be further noted that the letter has caused somewhat of an uproar on the administrative level of Alfred University. Our first awareness of this stir occured when we were deluged by calls during our Tuesday afternoon nap. The offices of The Personnel Deans, the Treasurer, the Alumni Association, the President and the Comp- troller were in an excited scramble for P.. L. copies. Cases were being prepared by all concerned, and some who were very concerned. We are pleased to report, however, that the matter has been taken in hand by Mrs. York and the various cases of the University vs. Wolfe are to be handled collectively by Clifford M. Potter, M.S., and Joseph Seidlin, Ph.D.
Mrs.*York was quick to see that radical — though perhaps justified — action would create a bad name foi- Alfred. Holding for 'due course of law,' the Committee for Committees — formed to meet the need felt by the administration for committees — has assented to allow the matter to be considered judiciously. It is expected that an- other week will lapse before R. Wolfe is commenced to 'Undergrad- in-absentia.' ' •
Until such time as he is escorted to the city-limits, the 'defendent' is receiving visitors in his suite in the Steinheim.
Director of Women, Cecile Gertz, reports that the only really violent action witnessed so far was the event of Clarence Mite- hell's outburst in Mr. Hauler's office. Wildly demanding 'fair-play' and 'good sportsmanship' on the part of the University, the ex-
* librarian was ushered back to his work-outs in the Men's Gym.
photo by Brownstein
The above picture is the first in a series of which will present 'historic moments in the life of Alfred University. The occasion of the portrait was the laying of the corner stone of Burdick Hall, at which ceremo\iy Dean of Men M. Ellis Drake gave the invocation.
Model U.N. Meets Friday; Speakers, Agenda Announced; Capacity Attendance Expected
by Jenny Gobert
In a frantic rush of activity Alfred is preparing for the beginning of the three day Model United Nations Gen- eral Assembly. The Secretariat is send- ing out last minute instructions to the various schools, the grounds crew is busy preparing the buildings for the conference, and the designers are painting signs just to make sure nobody gets lost despite explicite in- structions they will get at registration from the reception committee.
The auditorium at Alumni Hall will be decorated with the flags of all na- tions and the United Nations flag. One complete set of flags has been ob- tained through the courtesy of the In- ternational Business Machines cor- poration, and another set, which will be used to decorate the committee room at South Hall, has been lent to Alfred by the Market Basket Stores.
Decorating of Alumni Hall will start Thursday afternoon.
The delegates will arrive early Fri- day afternoon, and will probably keep coming until late Friday night. Reg- istration of delegates will take place in Kanakadea. Here they will receive full information on the conference, a set of rules of procedure, and the res*
olutions that have been drawn up for the various committees.
Friday evening wiil be the official opening of the Twenty Seventh Model
United Nations General Assembly.
There will be a plenary session in Alumni Hall. The speakers will 1K>
President M. Ellis Drake, Mr. John Lassoe Jr. Permanent Chairman of the C.C.U.N. and the moving spirit behind the U.N. sessions, Mr. David Leach, Mr. Peter Kenan of Columbia Uni- versity, who is- president of the mod- el General Assembly, and Mr. Jay Yedvab, Secretary-General.
After the opening addresses, the del- egates will attend their respective com- mittee meetings in South Hall. Those meetings will be purley organizational^
The delegates will decide on the agen- da, and committee rules and proce- dures This will be followed by caucus of the national blocs. These will in- clude the South American bloc, the NATO countries bloc, the, Arab bloc, the Soviet bloc. The purpose of the
•caucus is -for these i regional groups to decide on a pattern of grand stra- tegy which can be followed in al!
instances during the conference.
Saturday morning at 8:30, the com- mittees will start their work. These committees will be debating all morn- inig on their topics. After lunch and a Carillon Concert by Dr. Wingate, the delegates will attend the plenary sessions at which Dr. Benjamin Co- hen will adress the Assembly. Dr. Co- hen is the Assistant Secretary-General in charge of Public Information. He has had a long record as a career
diplomat from Chile, and hag recently returned from attending the Pan- American conference- held in Caracas.
Dr. Cohen will speak on methods of improving the United Nations. His talk "will be followed by discussion on the topic from the delegates.
At 3:30, there will be a Faculty Tea at the Brick Lounge for Dr.
Cohen, and also committee meetings in South Hall.
Saturday night will be taken up with committee meetings, a meeting of the Middle Atlantic CC.U.P* and -finally a dance for all delegate8 in
the South Hall gym.
Sunday morning after religious ser- vices there will be a Plenary session of the_,Assembly. At this session the committees will present the resolu- tions that they have finially drafted. | These will be discussed and voted j upon by all the delegates. At one o'clock Sunday afternoon the Mod'--1 United Nations General Assembly »wUl
officially come to an end.
Alfred can well expect a tremendous amount of people attending or vis- iting the conference. Fifty six colleges of the Mid-Atantic States are sending delegations, many of these schools are coming with more than the required four delegates. A conservative estim- ate places the number of delegates at three hundred twenty five, at least fifty Alfred students working in some capacity for the conference. To this
will be added many many visitors und guests coming merely to watch the proceedings. There are expected to bo numerous observers from the local high schools, almost all of whom are sending regular teams to the confer- ence.
The delegates will be housed in various campus buildings. For the girls the Brick, Castle and Merriam.
House will be used. If it is necessary some of the sorority houses will be used also. The men will be housed in Bartlett, Delta Sig, Kappa Nu and Lambda Chi and other fraternity houses if necessary.
The faculty advisors to the dele- gations and the committees will be guests of Alfred faculty for the con- ference. All te delegates and part of the Alfred official staff will eat in the Brick and Bartlet dining rooms.
The Student Union will be open for all other people staying on campus.
It is no little job putting up so many people and seeing to it that they have a successful conference. It takes a lot of work a t d all too ften someone!
is needed with" a balanced and cool head to set things right again. There- fore I would here like to express the gratitude of all those connected with the United Nations, to Dr. Russell, Mr. Leach and Mr. Englemnan, with- out those work, help and encourage- ment there would never be a confer- ence.
Letters
More Water And Milk: Less Wood
And Graine
"There has been entirely too much of this type of vandalism going on around here lately, and I would like to see it stopped before it goes any further."
This statement was deleted from a letter to the editor this week. Unfor- tunately the letter could not be pub- lished because the only signature was
"W.C.T.U.." and the editors could find no student or townspeople with such a name. It was decided that the name was an alias, and it is a polciy of the FIAT never to publish a letter signed by alias.
The statement has been echoed by quite a few important people in and around the Alfred area over the years, but it seems to have had a great re- birth during the past few weeks.
The letter was referring \ o a recent beer can throwing party bteween the College In and Peck's Billiard Par- lor. The affair resulted in the crack- ing of the pavemnet in f r o n t of Cran- dall's Wholesale Jewelry Store and the Greene Hall block. "Someone has to pay," the letter went on to say,
"and because the students in the Uni- versity have been responsible for ev- erything else? that has been going on around here lately, they must be re- sponsible for this too. ...The ...money should come out of their pockets."
The matter was brought vp at a recent Student Senate meeting, and was brought back to the various houses for a head vote. It was unan- imously decided that the students have been responsible for the things going on in Alfred for the past 100 years.
Therefore they must be responsible for this incident and they will pay for any and all damage resulting from the fracas.
With this matter decided, t he let- ter went on to discuss the lack of sobriety of the students of Alfred. The writer of the letter extended his views to include the faculty also. He cited an article dated August 25, 1953 from the Cincinnati, Ohio, ENQUIRER:
"Former Teacher Convicted-in Slay- ing of Woman Companion In Hotel Room." " I was drunk and blanked out,"
he said. "The fact that the man had a woman companion in a hotel room had nothing to do with the situation,"
the letter continued, "but the point is that a precedent for drinking and drunkeness among our teachers has been set, and we must constantly be aware of this, problem."
Then the letter writer drew an an- alogy between the paying of taxes and the sale of liquor. He quoted an ar- ticle which stated, "Liquor dealers complain that the liquor sold at mili- tary bases pays no taxes. The taxes come into the picture later, when the taxpayers have to replace cracked-up planes and take care of other conse- quences of drinking." "By 'other con- sequences of drinking' we can include the cracking of the pavement on Main Street," the letter went on, "and I, as a taxpaying citizen of Alfred, will not stand for it. It's time for a change!
The trouble nowadays is that they aren't teaching the right things in our colleges and universities. If Alfred University was half the school they j professed to be, they would teach and | live by the famous motto of Thomas!
A. Edison who said, 'I have better use for my brain than to poison it with alcohol.' " (The editors have heard this statement re-echoed many times by such men as Wallace Beery, Lawrence Tiernel. and others.)
The letter closed by saying, " I hope my little note will have an effect on some of the people aroind here. I'm not saying that people should abstain from drinking entirely. What I am say- ing is that the younger generation should be brought up on water and milk, and kept that way. If their fa- thers and grandfathers, and great- grandfathers before them had heeded such advice, we might not today have to worry about atom and hydrogen bombs, and World War Three. One thing for sure, we would have licked
Mitchell Moved From
Mausoleum cont'd
(Continued from page One) opponents in this game were the A.L.
U. Champs, the Philadelphia Public Library Quakers.
sweatsuit for Clarence
Folloing the announcement Monday afternoon, Presiident Mellis Drake turned the situation over to Boxing coach F. H. Gertz, who will supervise Mitchell's training regimen. The latter is now working out three times a day - after meals - in order to assume his duties as head coach by Junel5.
The reason for the early start of the basketball season this year comes as a result of a decision reached simul- taneously with the appointment by the Deliberation Board. In view of the unsatisfactory showing in the re- cent season, it was decided that a summer practice session would be instituted. The players will, of course, receive six hours credit, as for any other summer session course.
Found practicing a stackroom squint in front of his hall mirror, McWilliams seemed years younger than this re- porter has seen him for many years.
Running his hand through his grey locks, the weary exfoliated gymnast commented that it would 'certainly be a relief to shift my arguments, to stackroom interlopers instead of those brindle-pussed meatballs I had down the creek.'
Saved
The interesting factor in the .shift of leaders in the sports-scene is that, through a technicality in the I.C.A.A.
records rules, if the head coachship of any team competing inter^collegiate- ly is- not maintained throughout the school year, the season's results are stricken from the records. Thus, the basketball picture definite'^ looks better for the coming season.
In a dramatic move Monday afternoon, the Women Voters League* of Alfred marched through ithe main street of Alfred. The gathering was in protest of the move of Clarence Mitchell from the library administration to>
his new post as Head Basketball C«ach and assistant track fan.
No violence resulted from the above protest, although Police Chief Stebbins was on hand with a picked crew of piano-movers just in case.
the problem of rickets right off the face of the earth."
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Dear Editor:
For the two years that I have been a student at the University the Stu- dent Senate has been the potentially powerful body that hag never really shown its true color.
The prime 'function of the Senate as stated in the Constitution is: "to give adequate representation to all the students on campus." Yet, is that the only aim of the Senate ?I ask all the students to count the number of constructive projects undertaken by this body? If any, they add up to a neglible sum.
There is a movement on the floor of the Senate attempting to make it a better working body and eventually fulfill its potential power. I t has been moved, "that all clubs on cam- pus have the RIGHT to vote on Sen- ate matters."
I propose that here is a possible so- lution to the problem of apathy that exists on the Alfred Campus. Do you IOS an interested student-body, who wish to see the Senate a smooth- working unit, think that this possible solution be voted down, without giving it a working chance?
The Community Chest Drive is a project that the Senate has undertak- en this *year. It h as been so difficult to move ahead because the Senate is composed of students representing a LIVING unit and not a WORKING unit. If organizations like Hillel ami the Newman Club (not to mention many others) were represented, then these groups would be able to reach their final objective far more easily than the individual senators who are now on the committee.
I ask the student-body to give this proposal their utmost consideration. If we are to have a better working Senate, t h en vote YES when it is brought back to the houses.
Sincerely,
Gil Chollick, Esq.
Student Outlook
by Steve Bender
ATTENTION ALL MALE STU- DENTS: Dean Gertz has to submit' 109 forms to the local draft boards j for any student who wishes to be de- ferred for the next school year. In order to do this he must have the number and address of your local draft board as well as your Selective Ser- vice number. The local draft board al- so requires a letter from the individu- al requesting deferrment, a model of this letter is in Dean Gertz's office.
This also applies to students who are enrolled in the ROTC and to students who will be graduating this spring and who intend to go to graduate school in the fall.
The calalogs for the Alfred Summer School are now available in the Reg- istrar's office. For anyone interested i it is suggested that you pick the cata-, logs up before spring recess.
Dean Gertz wishes to remind t h e , student body that the two no cut days ' immediately preceeding and follow-!
ing the spring resess are NO CUT.
DAYS.. In case there are any among you who have not been counting the hours, spring recesg begins at 10:00 a. m. April 9, and classes will resume on April 20. •
SUMMER POSITION: Type of help j
—male, salary $85XK> per week, lo- J cation—near New York City, Hours [ 9:30 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Monday to Thursday. If anyone knows of such a position please notify me immediate- ly as I have not yet gotten a job for the summer.
This summer Radcliff College is of- fering a six week intensive course in Summer Course in Publishing Proceed- ures. This course is intended to give practical experience in the fields of editing, writing, design, promotion, etc. The lectures will be given by thir- ty-six of the top executives' in the field.
The Amerclan Friends Service has anounced the volunteer programs that it will be sponsoring this summer. The organization is looking for college stu- dents to take part in these projects on a voluntary basis There will be six work camps in the United States, and others in 15 European countries, the Near East, and Africa. Camps will also be established in Mexico and Ran Salvador. Dean Gertz has further information on these projects.
The ROTC unit has announced that anyone who will be attending sum- mer camp as part of their advanced training may bring along their wives, girl friends, sweethearts etc. Each couple will be provided with a two room bungalo with hot and cold run- ning big braes.
After spring recess, on April 26, rep-
resentatives from the Air Force Avia- tion Cadet Training Program will be in Alfred. The detachment will be in the Student Union from 9:00 a. m. till 3:30 p. m. to talk to students who a r e interested in either pilot or observer training in the USAF.
Dean Gertz has announced that on the return from Easter vacation there will be no more snow in Alfred until next winter. He also announced t h a t starting after recess winter will offi- cially begin on April 23 of each year.
REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS who will be working this summer:
Keep your eye on what is happening to the tax measures now before Con- gress. If some of these are passed you may be enabled to earn more than the present $60d and still remain a dependent.
The Dean of Deans wishes to an- nounce that anybody now in possess- ion of a Gigidoodle is liable to be ex- pelled from Alfred during spring re- cess. The consequences of this expul- sion can be quite serious. You may- turn in all Gigidoodles at the office under Prexy's Pool.
The Associated Hospital Service of New York is interested in obtaining 1954 graduates as members of their sales staff. The work will consist pri- marily of contact with employers to sell Blue CrOlSs and Blue Shield wel- fare plans to employers for their em- ployee groups. The starting salary is
$65.00 per week, plus many added bene- fits. The A. H. S. of N. Y. would like to interview all applicants in New York' during spring recess, and they advise that all applicants write for ap- pointments. Dean Gertz has further information on these jbos.
It was noted at Tau Delt's initiation banquet and dance that Dean and Mr8- Gertz drink nothing but ginger-ale.
Campus Calendar
Tuesday AOC Meeting
Student Senate
Wednesday French Club
Thursday Assembly Required
Friday Spring Rf-eess begins: 10:00 8 and !i o'clock clauet only
Tuesday — April 20 Spring Recess Knds : 8:00 Student Senate
AOC Meeting
WednMday Sodalitas Latins
Ttilir
Sociology ''lull ACS Meeting
Saturday Hillel : 1 :80
Union Jam Session (afternoon) Sunday A. 8. C. F.
Monday Facolty Meeting
There will be a special bus from Alfred to the Erie Railroad 8ta- 10:15 a. m.
Tickets will be on sale In the*
Treasurer"! office Wednesday and Thursday.
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1954 THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, NEW YORK PAGE THREE
Clubs Incorporated
Senate .
The last meeting of the Student Senate was the scene of a movement to get a more accurute representation of the student body.
In uceordance with thi» aim, it wan sug- gested that all of the clubs on campus be given a voting soat in the Senate. This suggestion will be taken back to the resi- dences for discussion and vote.
The fact wan alxo brought out that many independnnts on campus a<> not have auy Senate representation. A committee was formed to look into this matter. The com- mittee consists of Gil Chollick. Dave Co- hen, Judy Koch, Barbara Mindich and Katli-
l e <It ^ " ' p r o p o s e d that a place be fouud where the Independents can meet to voice their opinions as n group.
Spanish
Many colorful posters, placed through- out the campus, herald the coming of fepau- ish week to Alfred's campus.
The festivities are in full swing and the SnaniHh atmosphere has permeated many of the town stores and the library in the form of various displays, arranged by the
SPTheS"fofnd"ing activities will close out the Wee* : Tuesday : Open House. Dr. and Mrs. Kodriguez-Diaz hosts. Chocolate con churros will be the main attraction at this free open house at H p. m. in the faculty d ning room of the Student Union Wednes- day : Campus Theatre .presents 'Vlvi ZB,- n a t a " Thursday: Film presented at Onii- eron at 7 p. m. through the courtesy of
MrSpaa"i,.M,uS,,1KSpaknTs<haAmer1can Music will be played every toy in the Union from 11 •30-12 30 and 4:30-5:30.
Evervone is cordially invited to attend thesl remaining fnnctions of Spanish Week.
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French
Miss Cheval of the French depart- ment, has announced that the officers of the French club have suddenly left to spend a vacation in Florida.
At the same time Miss Cheval an- nounced that the treasurer of the
Intersorority
Four amendments were added to the constitution of the Intersorority Council.
1st.) There should be a compulsory meeting of the Honoraries with their respective houses to discuss rushing rules and procedures. This meeting ehould be held'each year before rush- season.
2nd.) Instead of the council, those present souhld be a board consisting of one honorary from each house, the accused party or parties, the accuser, or the accusers, and the faculty advi- sor; who shall act as mediator, in the case of dirty rushing..
A unanimous vote of the board is needed to declare the accused party guilty. The board shall then determine by unanimous vote the nature of the punishment.
3rd.) Any changes in the procedure of the council or/and articles of the council constitution must call for a council meeting.
4th.) All business of the Intersoror- ity Council shall be conducted within the limits of the Intersorority meet- ing, and by no other means, with the exception of calling a mee'ting which may be done by post-card or telephone.
Dean Gertz has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Hor- nell Rotary Club. Dean Gertz wll take office tWs spring for one year.
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Last week-end twenty delegates from the Alfred Outing Club took a trip to Allegheny State Park to participate in an outing.
"Jorge" Houghton was acting group leader.
Dr. and Mrs. Wilkins were the chaper- ones. Many a musical moment was spent with Dr. Wilkins and his dancing beat. The(
(luting club Is appreciative of the stimuli:
that Dr. Wilkins provided.
The trip's activities included hiking and I a game of capture the flag in which Jerry Stone's Commandos were subdued by Duano Jordan's Daredevils. Gracious I The outing was climaxed by a square dance Saturday nij-'ht. There is a I. O. C. A. Conference in New Hampshire during the week-end of April 25. Ten delegates will represent Alfred at the conference, to plan for next year.
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Remove that question mark from your future! Even though the habit of spending money seems incredibly easy, the habit of saving money is easier. Far easier if you get into the habit of buying United States Savings Bonds through the Payroll Savings Plan. Once you've signed up, your Savings Bonds come to you regularly—automatically. Your employer does everything for you
—puts your money aside from your paychecks — buys your Savings Bonds for you——even hands them to you. Ask your employer about the Payroll Savings Plan. You'll feel more secure tomorrow, if you invest in United States Savings Bonds today.
For a more efficient distribution ot heat, use a flat paint on radiators rather than a metallic one.
Ag-Tech Sports
The Alfred State Tech wrestling team naied down a second, two thirds and "a fourth place last Saturday night at the Niagara District A.A.U. Champ- ionship Tournament held in Buffalo.
The Niagara District includes all of New York State west of Syracuse.
The tournament had thirteen organi- zations with 95 contestants.
In the 145 pound class Ralph Much- er of Castile placed second. Mucher won his first match on a decision over Jim Iaconella from Ithaca YMCA. In the semi-finals, Mucher pinned Bill Gratio from Cornell University. He lost the finals on a split decision to Glenn Hiller, representing the Jewish Center of Buffalo.
John LeBlanc, the top Aggie wrest- ler all year met some stiff competi- tion in his 128 pound class. "Franchy"
took third in the meet when he lost on a pin in the semi-finals to Rex Boda, of Cornell University. In his first match, LeBlanc decisioned Glenn Wage from the Elmira YMCA.
Wrestling in the consolation match, LeBlanc defeated Jim Meissner of West Seneca by a unanimous decis- ion. Last year Meissner was the win- ner in this weight c ass.
Bob Faulk, 136 pounds, also placed]
third. In his first match, he defeated Bob Haine of the University of Buf- falo on a pin in 1:30. In the semi- finals, Falk lost to Joe Fillardo of the Rochester Intitute of Technology on a decision. In the consolation match, Bob pinned Eugene Boda of the Ithaca YMCA in one minute flat.
Walt Gay, at 121 pounds, took a fourth place in the tournament by decisioning Jim Hlartloff from Orchard Park and Bob Tudi from the Ithaca YMCA, losing in the semi-finials' on a decision to Hal Green of the Elmira YMCA. In the consolation match Gay was decisioned by Jim Reuter of Hamburg.
The Aggies have gone a long way in this their first year of inter-collgiate wrestling, winning all seven of their matches in regular season competition and taking a second, two thirds and a fourth in the AAU meet.
Last Sunday Chaplain Breden- berg spoke at the 'Couples Club' of the H o r n e l l Presbyterian Church His topic was 'How Do Ducks Go To Water?' A question and answer period was held be- fore-hand and the subject was dis- cussed in the light of Old Testa- ment Dualism.
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Wednesday
"Viva Zapata I" at 7:36, 10:05. Shows a t 7, 9 :1>9.
Thursday
"Money From Home" a t 7:46, 10:12.
Shows at 7, 9:26.
Saturday
"No Time For Flowers" a t 7 :08, 10 :31.
"Sangaree' at 8 :48. Shows at 7, 8 :30 A Spanish chess champion is in- terested in flaying 20 or more challengers at one time. To cover his expenses to and from Alfred University, each challenger will have to pay a $2 entry fee. Those interested please contact Dr. Rod- riguez-Diaz.
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According to the terms in the will of the late Frank Bredell, Alfred Uni- versity wil be° the recipient of a unique collection of dead wood which, added to the University's already extensive collection, will make Alfred the leader in the field of education.
Protect potatoes from light; light turns them green and makes them taste bitter.
New York State potatoes are -avail- able the year around.
by Max Hope everyone enjoyed Military Ball
— the gym was appropriately decorat- ed. Although there weren't as many couples as there as could have been, Im sure everyone had a good time.
Lambda Chi and Kappa Psi both held open house during intermission of the dance.
Delta Sig had their annual Ship-
Easter Concert
Sunday night April 4, the University Chorus and Orchestra, under the di- rection of Prof. William Fiedler, pre- sented an Easter program including works by Fiedler, Bach and Mozart. In addition, the Faure Requiem was pre- sented. The Fiedler number saw its premier performance.
Carolyn Simpson, soprano, and Rob- ert Whiting, baritone, were the solo- ists, and Lawrence Hardy accompan- ied on the organ.
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Dr. Joseph Norton of the Alfred Uni- versity education department and Principal William Farnsworth of An- gelica Central School attended a meeting of school study council lend- ers at Harriman April 1-3.
The convocation took place in Co- lumbia University"s Arden House. Mr.
Farnsworth is vice-president and Dr.
Norton is executive of the Southern Tier School Study Council.
Inselborjr
i wreck party Saturday night. Appro- priate to the occasion, everyone was
! quite wet but I'm afraid it wasn't the water — need I say more? Chap-
| erones were Mrs. Lydia Orchutt and Mr. and Mrs. Russell.
Kappa Psi had a small get-together Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Bailey and Ralph DiMicco chaper- oning.
Kappa Nu's 'coffee 'n' cake' party- Saturday night was chaperoned by Prof, and Mrs. Leach and Mr. anrX Mrs. Warren.
Bobby Schouler and Renata Reimer
| were weekend guests at Theta.
Sigma had Kappa Psi up for des- sert last Thursday night. Alice White and Barb Ferrichs stayed at the house for the weekend. Easter eggs baskets
| were given to the children of Sigma's
| honoraries.
Guess that's about all for now — sea you after vacation.
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