THE FIAT LUX
Student Neivspaper of Alfred University
VOL. XXVIII NO. 8 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1940, ALFRED, N. Y. Student Box Holdet
135 Upperclassmen Named To White
List For Semester
Sixty-six seniors and 69 juniors have been named to the "White List which grants them the privi- lege of voluntary class atten- dance.
In order to qualify for this list students must not have exceeded the number of cuts allowed in their freshman and sophomore years, and must have a cumulative index of 1.25 or better.
The Seniors a r e :
Howard L. Barnes, Seymour J. Barr, John Bohrer, John S. Breitenstein, Mario A. Carota, Thomas Ciampa, Vincent Cimpa, Anthony Cimino, David S. Clarke, Howard E. Cooper, Franklin C. Daiber, George M.
Feidner, Frances Fish, Bernard Fried, Ed- ward W. Gehrke, Fay G. Greenberg, John A. Haecker.
Eva C. Hanneman, Roy W. Hardenbrook, Janet C. Howell, Richard A. Humphrey, Annette M. Irving, Harold J. Johnson, Carl L. Kahn, Betty Tim Kaiser, Kathleen M.
Kastner, Alphonse J. Kirsch, Lewis A.
Kluth, Ruth A. Lang, Robert, E. Laundree, Clarence R. Lindstrom, James F . Lynch, Bruce R. McGill.
Domenick N. Maresca, Lawson E. Mason, Lloyd W. Mason, Frank P. Maxwell, Jean F. Millspaugh, Carlos P. Morales, Morris C.
Musgrave, Margaret L. Olney, Elizabeth J.
Olshovy, Russell E. Pardee, Dortha M. Par- ker, Alfred Pioetz, Elaine L. Richtmyer, Charles H. Rosenberg, Louis B. Schafhirt, Leo M. Schifferli, Cranson B. Shelley, Doris E. Simpson, Alden J. Smith.
Grant E. Tucker, Milton A. Tuttle, Jo- seph L. Utter, Milton Vainder, Ruth I.
Vaughn, William G. Warr, C. Eldyn Wash- burn, Robert A. Weidel, Richard R. West, Claudia B. Wheeler, Robert A. Whitwood, Elmer W. Wilkins, Olwen Williams, James F. Wygant.
The Juniors a r e :
Robert E. Anderson, David L. Armant, Joan H. Arnold, Alfred E. Austin, Burton E. Baker, Eloise H. Bassett, Malcolm D.
Beals, Jean M. Brockett, Forrest E. Burn- ham, Beverly A. Butterfleld, Marguerite G.
Carlson.
Judith B. Clausen, Arthur Cohen, Arthur H. Crapsey, Betty Jane Curry, Sol Waldo Dambowic, Margaret A. Dodd, Robert H.
Dows, Herman Eichorn, Marjorie R. Eiss, Beulah L. Erdel, Elton S. Gamble, L. Coul- son Hageman.
Ira L. Hall, Kathryn M. Hardenbrook, Barbara J. Hill, Leland B. Hoitink, Arnold C. Johnson, Robert W. Jolley, Haik P.
Kavookjian, George W. Kellogg, Kenneth R.
Kleinman, Courtney B. Lawson, George W.
LeSuer, Roy C. Lindstrom, L. Jay Lippoff, Royce D. Luce, R. Douglass Manning.
Jean E. Meritt, Esther W. Miller, Mary Ellen Mills, Franklin P. Morley, David P.
Nordquist, John M. Nowak, Richard M.
Peck, Sophia Perry, Rachel P. Peterson, W.
Arthur Petri, Paul B. Pettit, Mildred E.
Pivetz.
'Audrey J. Place, Frances C. Polan, Josie A. Procopio, James C. Prokopec, Nettie Ann Rapp, John G. Ray, Ralph E. Rhodes, Walter H. Robinson, Marjorie J. Russell, Doroth M. Schilz, Alice E. Schryler, Sam- uel N. Tota, Donald B. Underbill, Laur Don G. Wheaton, Paul T. Whelan, Alan B.
Williams, Margaret F. Wingate, Seward E.
Wooley, Patricia G. Wray.
Unusual Effects Set For Plays
Startling and unusual stage effects have been arranged for the Frosh-Soph play festival to go on the boards Wednesday, November 13. The production and stage staffs have been work- ing over time in an effort to in- sure a superior presentation.
The Jamestown production, "Just off Piccadilly" directed by Mary Jane Herby, has a combination of ghostly effects and setting which is in con- trast to the general feeling of comedy of the other plays. Jane Parish is bookholder and Leo Smith is stage manager tor this play.
The supernatural also has part in
"The Devil and Daniel Webster," a play which presented difficult design and direction problems.
Work on the sets and lighting is progressing rapidly in preparation for the performance. The workshop which has been established in South Hall has proved of great assistance, providing more extensive opportuni- ties for work and research.
Dutkowski Named Head Of Ag Service Club
Replacing Robert Abbott ex-'41, Frank Dutkowski '41, was elected president of the Ag School Service Club at a recent meeting in the Ag School.
Abbott left school to work for his father selling automobiles.
NORWOOD SPEAKS
President J. Nelson Norwood de- livered the address "I Say We Are Right" at the annual 4-H Leaders' banquet held Friday evening in the Presbyterian Church in Bath.
Ag Students Elect 11
Senators
Elections for Ag School Student Senate Representatives were held yesterday. Here are the results:
Senior Class representatives: Har- old Coleman, Richard Miller, Fritz Seegert and Robert Dygert.
Junior Class representatives: Clyde Briggs and Charles Conine.
Freshman Class representatives:
Walter Mosher, Dean Farwell, Roger Feldhausen, John Bryant and Eudene Moyer.
The elections were made by por- portional representation and secret ballots, according to the Constitution of the School of Agriculture, drawn up by last year's student senate.
The Class representatives nominate their respective president and secre- tary-treasurer from among their class at a later date, and the students will select their class officers from those nominees.
The president and secretary-treas- urer of the student senate as well as special committees and deputies will be appointed from among the representatives.
A previous election held last Mon- day wa^ declared invalid because of certain unconstitutional factors.
Genne Likes
f Alfred Spirit 9
"x\lfred is a friendly town" is the sentiment expressed by Chap- lain William Genne who arrived here Wednesday to assuttie the duties as University Chaplain.
As yet he has not formulated any definite plans for the chapel pro- grams. He hopes, however, to initiate a question box or Forum idea which would give students a voice in the service.
For the regular church services Sunday, Chaplain Genn6 will deliver a sermon pertinent to Armistice Day.
Early Start
Made by St. Pat Festival Board
Breaking all precedents of time, the St. Pat's Board held its first meet- ing Saturday morning in the New Ceramic Lounge.
The members of the board claim that they have started earlier than any previous board and promise to make this year's Festival the biggest Alfred has ever seen.
At the meeting the officers of the board were elected. They are seniors Robert Whitwood, chairman; Fred Cuneo, treasurer; Joseph Utter, sec- retary. It had been planned to elect the two junior members to the board at this meeting but that action has been deferred until the next meeting.
Plans were made for the souvenir contest. A definite announcement of the contest will be made soon.
The next meeting of the board will be held Friday evening in the Cer- amic Lounge.
Organ Vesper Set For Friday Nights
Organ vespers will be held at the Union University Church every Fri- day night from 7:30 to 8:00 o'clock with Prof. Ray W. Wingate at' the console.
This plan is to be followed until spring when vespers will again be played by Prof. Wingate in the Caril-
lon.
The carillon recital usually given at 7:30 Friday night will now be given from 4:30 to 5:00 on Friday afternoon.
The Sunday program, from 3:00 to 4:00, remains the same throughout the winter.
Condition of Dr. Watson Said to be Improving
Doctor L. R. Watson of the Liberal Arts chemistry department, who has been ill for several weeks at his home, is greatly improved. He will resume teaching of his> classes within a short time, it is hoped.
In the meantime, Dr. S. R. Scholes, Jr., Dr. Paul C. Saunders and assis- tants in the chemistry department are teaching Dr. Watson's classes.
Six Patients Treated At Infirmary
Six patients were treated at the In- firmary during the week according to Miss Lydia Conover, superintendent.
They were Lewis Merelle '44, Richard Davis '44, James Arthur '44, George Parente '42, and Burton Baker '42.
Grant Tucker '41, who was also treat- ed, has gone home.
6 Alfredians In Line For Navy Ranking
Naval Reserve officers' training will give to six former Alfred University men, now members of V-7, a new Naval Reserve classi- fication.
Among the 500 men listed in the October, 1940 issue of "The Knicker- bocker," a publication of the "U. S. S.
New York," are Stephen Day, Wil- liam Drohan '40, Walter Gardner '39, Frederick Loughridge ex-'42, John McLaughlin '39, Ag School electrical graduate, and Richard Stockman ex- '42. Day completed his work in Sum- mer School and is eligible for his de- gree in 1941.
The V-7 class was created by the Government this summer, and the plan was designed to train 5,000 reserve officers. Men between 19 and 27 years of age and with at least two years of college education were ,to be re cruited at stations throughout the na- tion, trained during a month cruise, then trained ashore for three months.
Successful men were to receive commissions as reserve ensigns. Dur- ing this past summer, the plan was pushed ahead, several cruises were undertaken, and shore training begun.
Greek Men Near End of 5-Week Rushing Season
. Fraternity rushing will be con- cluded with a final rush party Friday night and an open-house night Friday, November 15. At this time rushees may go to any fraternity or only to the house which they prefer.
A few days after the open-house night, rushees will be asked to fill out preferential cards indicat- ing their first and second choices.
These cards will be given to a faculty member who will act as teller. The fraternities will be notified of those rushees who have indicated a perference for their house, but they will never receive the preferential cards.
In past years Miss Lelia Tupper of the English Department has acted as teller.
The rushing season will end with the formal Interfraternity Ball on December 19.
16 Animal Husbandry Majors Attend Sale
Sixteen Animal Husbandry majors accompanied by Prof. Lloyd Robinson, department head, attended the annual Ayrshire sale at Hornell, Wednesday afternoon.
The seniors who attended this sale were: Nathan Burdick, Herbert Bense, Lilleon Card, Paul Chamber- lain, Ronald Dunlap, Robert Dygert, Robert Eldridge, Philip Horton, Gil- bert Landon, Hoyt Mason, Melvin Miles, Vincent Nelson, Gerald Payne, Eric Schirokauer, Patrick Squillace, and Frank Taft.
This sale was one of the largest of its kind.
47 Ag NYA Workers Earn $340 Monthly
Forty-seven students, employed on the NYA program at the Ag School this year, earned a total of 340 dol- lars and 60 cents last month.
Of the 47 students, four are em- ployed in the improvement of the grounds; 17 in building maintenance;
three in clerical assistance; one in the library; and 23 in departmental services.
Senate to Meet, Discuss Contracts
The Student Senate will hold a meeting on Wednesday night at 7:15 o'clock in the Physics Hall. All or- ganizations must return their copies of the Musicians Protective Union con- tract by that time.
Scholes to Talk
Dr. S. R. Scholes, Sr., of the glass technology department will talk on Insulators to the Ag School's Elec- trical Association at their meeting tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock in the Ag School Library.
'State Planning' Discussion
Set for Tonight
"Is State Planning Necessary for Democracy" is the topic which the Forensic Society will discuss at its meeting tonight at 7:15 o'clock in Room 2 of the Green Block. Gloria Nestle '44 and Richard Rulon '44, will be the speakers.
The subject was chosen because of the increasing controversy concerning state planning and the increasing number of violations of civil liberty.
The discussion will be directed toward reaching an understanding of the prob- lems existing at the present, in con- nection with state planning, its mean- ing, and its purpose.
An extensive debate schedule has been arranged for the Society this year. It is to include Keuka, Hough- ton, Rochester, Hobart, Hartwick, and perhaps Nazareth, Union, and Ithaca.
Presbyterian Minister Named to Speak at
Annual Founders' Day
The Rev. John Maxwell Adams, fourth director of the De- partment of University Work of the Presbyterian Board of Chris- tian Education, will speak at the annual Founder's Day Assembly, Thursday morning at 11 o'clock in Alumni Hall.
This department claims to be the first definite undertaking by a national church to provide a special ministry on college campuses in America. It cooperates in establishing university pastors and chaplains at Alfred University and 51 other colleges and univer- sities in the United States.
The Reverend Adams is a graduate of Wabash College, A.B., 1923, Magna Cum Laude. He received the bache- lor of divinity degree from Presby- terian Theological Seminary, Chicago,
^n 1926 and studied at the University of Edinburgh in 1926-27. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Gamma Delta. He was ordained in 1926.
Mr. Adams taught in Women's Christian College and Meiji Gakuln, Tokyo, Japan, in 1928. He was later pastor in several Presbyterian Churches.
An announcement from Registrar Waldo A. Titsworth states that all students, except Freshmen and Seniors will sit in their regular as- signed seats for this assembly.
To Speak Thursday
Rev. John Maxwell Adams
Machinery Class Visits Plant
Assemblage of clipper combines and the moldings and castings of other farm implements were demon- strated to 25 farm machinery students in the Massey-Harris Plant at Batavia, Thursday.
The students, accompanied by Prof.
W. C. Hinkle of the farm machinery department, Profe K. B. Floyd of the Ag Business Department and Paul W.
Brown, assistant instructor of Farm Machinery, were shown through the plant by branch manager L. W.
Garver.
The following took the trip:
Lee Parker '41, Bert Richmond '41, Gor- don Whipple '41, Hamilton Anderson '42, Maurice Emerling '42, Parker Grinnell '41, James Alley '41, Charles Woodley '41, Charles Connie '42, Donald Anderson '42, Lawrence Zimmer '41, Lewis Furbeek '42, John Barnett '41, David Drews '41.
Clyde Briggs '41, Arthur Bruggeman '42, Charles Castner '41, Eobert Rice '42, Burr Woodruff '42, Harlod Peck '41, Loren Peters '42, William Horan, special, Donald Bow- man '41, Robert McLaughlin '42, and Sher- man Green '41.
AUCA Meets With Chaplain Genne Sunday
Meeting with Chaplain William H. Genne for the first time, Sun- day, the A.U.C.A. made further plans for discussion groups and the annual Thanksgiving Dance.
Chaplain Genne has exepressed him- self enthusiastic about the discussion roups or "Bull Sessions" as they were called last year.
Herman Eichorn '42 and Alan Parks '42 attended the Intercollegiate Con- ference at Colgate University, Hamil- ton.
The Conference was sponsored by the Student Christian Movement in New York State and was open to all men and women associated with the student religious organizations in New York Colleges. The conference was under the leadership of Robert C.
Mackie, General Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation.
The annual Thanksgiving Dance will take place on November 19. It is to be a costume dance and anyone not coming in costume will foe charged a higher admission price. Prizes will be given to both the men's and wom- en's organization giving the best skit.
Seniors will occupy the front rows of the main floor and all Freshmen will sit in the gallery. The atten- dance of all students who have been assigned regular seats will be check- ed. This assembly will count as one of the regular assemblies of the semester.
Aggies to Hear Of Pacific Cruise
Illustrating his description with his own color movies, Dick Bradley '42, Electricity major, will talk in the Ag School Assembly Friday morning at 11 o'clock in Alumni Hall about his cruise in the Pacific and' to Hawaii, last summer.
Bradley returned from his trip about a month ago. He was part ol the yacht crew. The yacht owner is author of several books on the sea and is an expert in navigation.
Keramos to Select
Keramos, the Ceramic honor fra- ternity, will meet next Sunday night at Klan Alpine at 8 o'clock. The purpose of the meeting is to nominate new members from among the elegible students.
'Tradition 9 Seen as Hobble
On Progress of Opera by Kent
Traditions and the manner of selecting artists are two forces which are hindering the progress of opera," commented Arthur Kent of the . Metropolitan Opera Association, recent Forum recitalist, in a Fiat Lux interview last week.
Traditions Hinder Mr. Kent who is to make his debut with the Metropolitan Opera this season, further stated that artists are generally picked for their voices rather than for their stage presence or knowledge of the theatre. Many opera enthus- iasts are not willing to let the producers or actors of opera break away from the age-old traditions which limit the inter- pretation.
When the Metropolitan Opera opens in New York City on De-
cember 2, with the production of a "Masked Ball," Mr. Kent may appear in a minor role.
Not Affected By War
"The European conflict will have no effect on the opera sea- son in this country," asserted Mr.
Kent, "but if the generality, that in time of conflict, attendance at amusement houses increases, be true, the opera will have an especially good year.
"The house for opening night this year was sold out earlier than ever before," he said.
History Made In A.U.—Tech Broadcast
Alumni Hall was transformed into a miniature Merrill Field Saturday- afternoon when for the first time in University history a play-by-play ac- count of an out of town football game was enjoyed by the students of Alfred.
Sent through the facilities of Western Union from Snell Field, Potsdam, the game was relayed to the students by Professor Don Schreckengost over the Palmer Sound System.
Sponsored by the Blue Key and Stu- dent Life organizations, the program included everything from cheerleaders and the band to Frank Cronyn'a candy and soda stand. Using a huge grid- iron chart the game was relayed by lights for the students as Prof.
Schreckengost described it.
Employing one Western Union oper- ator, numerous copy boys and »ta- tiscians, and a staff of decoders who deciphered the code pre-arranged by Prof. Schreckengost and Jack B.
Moore, director of athletic publicity,
~who was in the press box at Snell Field, the broadcast attracted a large, spirited* crowd.
Mid-Semester Exams Now On
Mid-semester exams are being given this week as grades for the first seven weeks of school are dtre at the Regis- trar's office on Thursday.
Freshmen will receive their grades from their advisors. Upperclassmen will be notified only if they are failing in any subject.
Council to Meet
The Interfraternity Council will hold an important meeting on Thurs- day evening in Lecture Room A of the Ceramic Building at 7:15 o'clock.
All members are urged to be present
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At last here is that all-student project
ALFRED'S STUDENT BODY, faculty and townspeople saw the football game at Potsdam Saturday.
At least, they might just as well have been there; the play-by-play description and re-enact- ment of the battle of the North Country as given in Alumni Hall left little to their imagi- nation.
The description was an experiment when it was first planned. Now everyone accepts it as being a practical idea. Students, faculty and townspeople would like to see the idea carried out for the coming Hartwick game at Oneonta and for all future out of town games.
One fact is cruelly clear, however. The or- ganizations who financed the project can not continue to finance it through coming games.
Their budgets do not allow it.
If the project is to be kept alive, it must be through student support or University sup- port.
However it is to be supported, one fact re- mains clear: Here is the all-student project that students have been looking for. The 400 students, faculty members and townspeople who stayed in Alumni Hall until after the very last play, made that very evident.
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One paramount duty of all student-citizens
Today every qualified citizen of the United States has one first and paramount duty.
It is the duty to cast his ballot for the can- didates of his choice.
First for electors for president; weighing his vote as if the destiny of the nation depended upon it; as indeed it does on all votes together.
Then for the State and Local offices.
To these more thought should be given, even in such a critical national election as these.
For it is local officials and local political leaders who determine national policies and the character of national candidates, through state and national conventions.
Government at Washington can be no better than the quality of the local and state political material out of which it evolves.
Having all these considerations in mind, every voter should approach the voting booth or the voting machine with some sense of solemn obligation.
Only in the United States does the citizen's vote have a complete effect on the character of government; and the number of countries in which the citizen's vote has no weight at all is ominously increasing. •
So vote today.—Rochester Democrat &
Chronicle.
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Just how serious is axis' threat?
HOW SERIOUS AND HOW IMMEDIATE is the "triple threat" to America from Rome, Ber- lin and Tokyo? Collegiate editorialists are speculating freely these tense days, and their near-unanimity of opinion is remarkable.
Recent decision of the three fascist powers to collaborate more closely, reasons the Tech, published at Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, "is designed to prevent the United States from entering the conflict by threatening a war on two fronts if we keep extending our help to Great Britain".
At Brown university, the Daily Herald sees the Nordics, the Latins, and the Orientals, with much flexing of muscles, proclaiming "their joint supremacy and the utter waste of resistance to such a strength as they represent." But the Herald asks: "What strength? It is meet that we should examine these claims of totalitarian invincibility and our own puerility."
Proceeding with such an analysis, the Her- ald believes "The first axiom which, until dis- proved, we must accept, is the impossibility of
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BUSINESS STAFF—Advertising Manager, Edwin Szybillo '42 Circulation Manager, Sally Jane Morris '42 ; Secretary Bea- trice Nash ' 4 2 ; Alumni Circulation, Carl Kahn "43; Staff Members, Carol Sheldon '41, Cliff Rieder '43, Eugenie Reb '43, Rachel Peterson '43, Margaret Ames '43, Jean Gates '44 Wil- liam Cottrell '44, George Adams '44.
the defeat of Britain. So long as Britain stands we are secure in Europe, and the boasts of the Axis are but empty prattling so far as their ability to harm us is concerned. And so long as China stands we are secure in Asia. Our shields are friends, and our only intelligent, our only possible course is to re-enforce these shields. The British have learned. The Chinese have learned. And we must learn that the only thing we have to fear is fear."
The Butler Collegian feels that "this de- mocracy should continue economic aid to Great Britain, for only the maintenance of the British navy will enable the U. S. navy to remain in the Pacific ocean. The treaty threatens the United States only when this nation decides to do what Hitler and his colleagues wish us to do—be negative, cease to strengthen the British military machine, and let Japan go about her imperial- istic way, uninterrupted."
The Eastern Teachers College (III.) News advises that "our best answer to the pompous threat of the totalitarian powers is to ignore it.
Continue to increase our aid to England and China, who seem to be keeping the dictators fairly busy at the present time, and make our- selves strong at home."
The New Mexico Lobo likewise calls upon America to stifle its hysteria about the newest phase of Axis diplomatics. The alliance, agrees the Lobo, just "isn't news." These three nations have been informally in a state of cohesion since Germany began its ambitious onslaughts, and the mere addition of a theoretical formality to a known actuality should be no reason for additional jitters."
The Michigan Daily believes that Japan in recent days "has executed one of the most pre- cipituous backdowns in diplomatic history.
Whether the Nipponese will persist in sneak ag- gressions and covert grabs under their apolo- getic smoke screen remains to be seen.. In any event, prevailing ideas about the importance of 'face' in Oriental psychology need revision."—
ACP
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Pan-american rise hailed by collegians
America's collegians are enthusiastic spon- sors of the rise of Pan-Americanism. The trend toward solidifying ''relationships 'between the United States and her sister nations of the new World i | evident in developments on hundreds of campuses. /
Importance' of education's role is this field is noted by the New York Times, which points out that in recent months the republics to fee south have been subjected to a quiet but never- theless intense "penetration," the invasion of American school teachers. "Even more signifi- cant," says the Times, "were the visits of whole groups of teachers and undergraduates who went south on serious study tours. The invasion undoubtedly will have beneficial repercussions on both continents."
On the other side of the picture, the Uni- versity of Iowa Daily Iowan notes that student enrollments in Spanish language classes at Amer- ican colleges and universities are showing sub- stantial increases over 1939. "This trend," the Iowa observes, "holds one of the strongest hopes for real improvement in understanding between the United States and its neighbor nations to the south.'
A practical application to the subject is given by the Louisiana State university Daily Reveille, which cautions that "more than 200 students on this campus are not getting the co- operation that they should. These are Latin- Americans.' Charging that "the student body reneges in doing its part by mildly 'snubbing' our Latin-American friends," the LSU publica- tion comments that "the Welfare of the United States in protecting its democracy and its people depends as much upon solidarity with its neigh- boring countries to the south as it does on" its army and navy."
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"College students compose the most con- servative element in the country today, but the reason the public doesn't know it is that it's only the 'crackpot' student who makes head- lines." Grinnell college's new .president, Dr.
Samuel N. Stevens, debunks the notion that col- legians are predominantly red.
"No wise person takes exception to a com- mon-sense program of preparedness. The dang- er confronting us just now is that those who are whooping it up for war in the alleged de- fense of democracy is in the realm of the moral and spiritual nature. Educational institutions and churches are now faced with a terific re- sponsibility. We must now keep alive the ideals of democracy." Pres. Daniel L. Marsh of Bos- ton university sounds a warning against pseudo- patriotism.
Campus Camera
FEMININE FOOTTBALLBR
JUANJITA MCC ( W O F PARIS (TEXAS) JUNIOR COLLEGE ACTUALLY PLAYS WITH THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL T E A M . J-HE SPECIALIZES IN PLACEWCKING AND
IS USED FDR CONVERTING EXTRA PONTS, FOR FIELD GOAL KICKING, AND AT TIMES
HANDLES THE KICKOFF ASSIGNMENT/
r GETTIN' A LITTLE CHILLY
AROUMD THE EDGES/
(MINN.) STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE IS THE COLDEST SCHOOL IN THE COOUTTY.
TEMPERATURES OFTEM GET BELOW - 4 0 * AND - 5 0 ° IS NOT UNUSUAL/
HERMAN
GUNDEBs
HAS BEEN THE "CAMPUS COP* AT THE-
UNIV. OF MINNESOTA
FOR 31 YEARS AND HAS MISSED ONLY ONE- FOOTBALL GAME
DURING THAT T M E /
Social notes:
Bartlett barn-dance tops weekend's social calendar
By Jane Colberg
Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's mid-terms, maybe it's be- cause the football season's at an end—anyhow, social activity on the campus has waned considerably this week. To offset the gen- eral slump, Bartlett dormitory will open its social season with a gala barn-dance Saturday evening from 8-12 o'clock. Dress will bo optional although overalls have been suggested, and dancing will be to recordings.
The committee headed by John Tiftickjian '44, will include Albert Werth '44, Arnold Livingston '44, Leo Greenspan '44, Robert Bern- hard '44, Urban Ludwig '44 and Eugene Speakman '44.
trial for various offenses. For failure to answer questions, Roger Marks '43 and Don Hoefler '43, did a novelty dance, and a specialty number was performed by George Milliman '42.
A circus, complete with a strong woman, a "House of Horrors," and movies, provided lavish entertain- ment for freshman women at Theta Theta Chi sorority Saturday after- noon from 3-5 o'clock. Refresh- ments of peanuts, popcorn, and pink lemonade were served, and balloons were taken home as sou- venirs.
Judy Clawson '42, chairman, was assisted by Betty Stangl '42, Bar- bara Hill '42, and Ailsa Johnstone '43.
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Kappa Psi Upsilon fraternity, at dinner last Sunday for Prof, and Mrs. K. O. Myrvaagnes and Prof, and Mrs. W. M. Burditt.
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Pledges of Theta Gamma frater- nity will be expected to "do their stuff" Friday evening at their an- nual pledge dance in the Ag School library. Refreshments in keeping with the spirit of the evening will be served, and music will be fur- nished by recordings.
Faculty guests will include Prof, and Mrs. Robert Brooks, Prof, and Mrs. George Craig, and Prof, and Mrs. Walter Hinkle.
The committee of Harry Gass '41, chairman, will be composed of Fritz Seegart '41, Walter Moshier '41, Dean Farewell '42, and Luther Johnston '42.
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A correction on the Theta Theta Chi Kaffee-Klaseh party held last Saturday afternoon follows:
The party was given for active members of Theta Theta Chi soror- ity by its honorary and alumni members at the home of Mrs. Eliza- beth Rogers. The committee con- sisted of Mrs. J. E. Whitcraft, Mrs.
E. F. Hildebrand, Mrs. Julia Floyd, and Miss Ruth Whitford.
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Fraternity rushing is at its height now, with only two more weeks to go before pledging.
By popular request Delta Sigma Phi encored its "Night Court" en- tertainment skit, with several vari- ations inserted here and there.
Kappa Nu fraternity entertained its rushees with a theatre party at the local movie-house, preceeded by refreshments of cider and daugh- nuts.
Stunts by members of the house, music on their new radio, and re- freshments of cocoa, cupcakes, and sandwiches provided entertainment at Kappa Psi fraternity. , A liquid aid demonstration by Dr.
Paul Saunders and a short "pep talk" by Dr. Joseph Seidlin pro- vided for an interesting evening at Klan Alpine.
"Inquisition" at Lambda Chi put different members of the house on
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Ehrenrich were guests for dinner Sunday at Lambda Chi Alpha.
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Burnt cork and lipstick were the keynote of the Hallowe'en party Thursday night when the NYA boys entertained the girls' NYA center. Old clothes, aided by Luppino's sound system added the rest of the atmosphere.
The party, which lasted from 8 to 11 o'clock, featured various games, dancing, square dancing, and cider and doughnuts as refresh- ments.
Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Roberts and Mrs. Minna Stubbs, coordinators of the Cent- ers.. Guests were Mrs. Lucy Ma- honey, Matthew Burzyski, Frank Bukowski '41, Jack Mills '41, Roger Knapton '42, and Lilleon Card '41.
Hyams' Hecklers Hit Campaigning
Editor, Fiat Lux
By means of a neat piece of pro- poganda in the guise of an open letter to the editor, the writer of
"Beyond the Valley" has tried to defend his one-man-campaign for FRD. So now we take this oppor- tunity to object to the manner in which his column has been written.
He is right in saying that "Every individual has the right to his own opinion. The right to express one's opinion is one of the benefits to be derived from living in a de- mocracy", but he neglects to say that he is using space in our newsu
paper to express a personal po- litical feeling.
He goes on to say "However it was neither my purpose nor my desire to influence the vote of any person upon the campus". Then why, may we ask, does he go oh to air his personal opinions unless to influence others? Surely his inti- mate friends already know his po- litical feelings and the rest of us are not interested in the personal opinion of this pseudo-columnist, who places' himself on the same level as Dorothy Thompson.
If it is NOT his desire to in- fluence the vote of anyone on the campus, why does he write in this fashion? He surely does not repre- sent the voice of the majority on the campus as a recent poll has shown. It is a general belief that a college newspaper represents the voice and feelings of the student body.
We, who are in Alfred, realize this column is nothing more than the mouthpiece of one man.
Others, who may chance to read
'Real future' predicted for Arthur Kent
By Courtney Lawson The new Forum series had a very auspicious opening last Tuesday evening in the concert given by Arthur Kent of the Metropolitan Opera Associa- tion. This young bass-baritone has a real future in store for him, and even now is proving himself an artist of truly Metropolitan caliber.
All this is Lne more amazing be- cause he comes from a non-musical family, and never did any singing until his college days.
In his Alfred recital, Kent ex- hibited a broad range of ability.
His vocal register was unusually wide, and both high and low tones were consistently pure and well- focused. Furthermore, his ability to capture the exact mood and at- mosphere of a great variety of music was notable. Throughout the evening he displayed evenness and surety of tone, power well under control, and excellent enun- ciation and command of language.
The songs of Monteverde and Bach were done with dignity, the Schumann "Ich Grolle Nicht" was presented with exquisite detail.
From Kent's excellent rendition of the Faust aria, it is very easy to imagine him playing the role of the youthful soldier, Valentin. In his final group, there was an excellent contrast in the humorous "Refrac- tory Monk" and the simple, religi- ous "Sweet Little Jesus Boy".
He responded generously to the applause, giving seven encores in the course of the evening. His friendly and informal manner of presenting them delighted the large audience. Although "Drink To Me Only" and "The Blind Plowman"
are heard perhaps too often, Kent accomplished ® remarkable feat in giving a really original interpre- tation of the familiar "Green-Eyed Dragon".
The accompaniments contributed by Emanuel Balaban, of the Opera Department of the Eastman School of Music, were properly incisive or self-effacing as the occasion de- manded.
BEYOND THE
Valley
By George Hyams
All great truths begin as blasp- hemies.
—George Bernard Shaw
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There is an ugly rumor going around that Hitler wants Tur- key for Thanksgiving.
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Jimmy Hines>, ex-Tammany bos®, is now working in the Greenhouse of the Big House. It is but a short step from raising the vote to rais- ing the violet.
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"General Mud", who deserted the Polish army in its hour of need) has come to the aid of Greece. The Italian army seems to be slipping and sliding on Greece, one might say.
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The Willkie voice could not have stood another week of campaigning.
It will probably take him four years, win or lose, to get over the effects of his campaign.
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Army experts tell us that the na- tions involved in World War I, used but six types of poisaon gas. They seem to have forgotten the type used by the politicians and states- men.
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Army pulled the surprise of the football week by holding Notre Dame to seven points'. The Presi- dent should have used this as an ex- ample of the army's improvement in his national defense program.
this column, are not as> well in- formed and would in all probability take this to be the opinion of Al- fred University.
Thto false impression must not be allowed to continue. We may be treading on someone's toes but we are not sorry. The Fiat is the student's newspaper; it ia our par per and it is our right, when in majority, to make use of this paper to express an opinion. It seems that when one wishes to express a personal point of view one should resort to the medium of an oc- casional "letter to the editor".
Signed,
HAIK KAVOOKJIAN ROBERT CURTIS
Varsity to Seek
Clarkson Holds Out For Scoreless Tie;
Dutkowski Injured
Alfred is still undefeated.
The cry rang from hill to hill as Alfredians breathed a sigh of relief as the last play came drifting over the direct telegraph wire Saturday afternoon from Snell Field, Potsdam, N. Y., where the Saxons had outbattled the Clarkson Tech Engineers and emerged with a 0-0 tie to extend its undefeated string to six straight.
Waddling
Along Sports Row—
By Don Wattles
To those who have intim- mated that Bo Johnson hasn't been playing up to par in the last three Varsity football games we suggest that they keep an eye on those three op- ponents who have been in- structed to do nothing but keep The Sepia Cyclone sub- dued. Even when he isn't within shouting distance of the ball Bo is effectually covered, the amazing part of it all is that he still gets loose for his share of the totaj yardage.
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That's the penalty of the na- tion-wide publicity that came with the history-making Hofstra game when Bo scored on his own kick-off. Buffalo, Brooklyn, and Clarkson all have covered the great back like the proverbial tent—but he still carries on.
vIt's ' an old chestnut, but you can't keep a good man down.
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Those who heard him give forth Saturday afternoon in a man- ner that would have made Gra- ham McNamee blush, are convin- ced that Prof. Don Schreckengost missed his calling. His first at- tempt at play-by-play announcing was a distinct success. For that matter, the entire affair was well done, especially in view of the fact that it was whipped into shape in less than 24 hours.
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To line the gridiron once, those lucky football managers have to walk approximately one and a half miles, about 7056 feet. They must handle 50 pounds of lime to mark out 1.014 miles of white lines. There were six home games this year so you can be pretty certain that Lynch & Co., didn't put on much weight during the season. And lining the field is only one of a hundred mana- gerial duties.
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Coach Alex Yunevich deserves laurels for having handled 4556 pounds of gridders since early September with as few injuries as have cropped up during the sea- son.... those same gridders have taken a lot of punishment in al- lowing but one touchdown in six games while scoring 86 points themselves.... The Clarkson tie brings Yunevich's record to 21 wins, four losses and two ties.
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In spite of the fact that Jimmy Powers of the Daily News "Power- .house" apologized to the Yankees for insinuating that they all con- tracted Lou Gehrig's paralysis last season, Gehrig and his co- horts still press their suit for two and a half million dollars. In the light of this evidence we can't apologize to the Jim Thorpe fans who directed a vast amount of criticism toward us for panning the ex-great,- on the grounds that it wouldn't do any good anyway.
Lens Club Seeks More Girl Members
"More girls." is the desire of the Shutter and Lens Club of the Ag School as expressed by President Al- bert Shaw '42 at their meeting Thurs- day night in the Ag School.
According to Shaw, this year's
1show- ing of girls is poor in comparison with that of last year.
The organization Is now planning a pictoral contest for its' members, al though no date has been set. Plans are also well under way for a camera hike.
Meetings are held Thursday night in Prof. T. A. Parish's room in the Ag School at 8 o'clock.
Alfred is still undefeated.
The cry rang from hill to hill in Alfred Sunday evening as the Univer- sity, Ag School students, townspeople and faculty turned out en masse to greet their returning heroes—mem- bers of the squad that now may be the second undefeated Alfred 'eleven in four years.
Alfred is undefeated.
The phrase was tossed around with gleeful abandon Sunday evening as the students paraded their team's bus up through the campus to a gigantic bonfire and pep rally on the corner of State and Pine Streets.
But they seemed to have forgotten that one more game remains for the Saxons—a game that may upset all of their hopes for a successful, undefeat- ed season.
Hartwick College must be' taken into camp by the Saxons when the two n ^ t Saturday afternoon at Hart- wick College's home field at Oneonta, N. Y. Hartwick may be tougher than it looks on paper, following its 9-7 upset win over Middlebury College.
The Saxons, battered and bruised and weary after their Potsdam battle, were glad to be able to say that they were unbeaten. Foxy old Pete Dwyer, Clarkson mentor, was glad to say that his men had held Alfred down.
Dwyer had pointed his 25-man squad for the battle with the unde- feated, untied Alfred eleven. His work had not been in vain. In fact, he came within a shadow of being wholly successful.
Three times did his men put Al- fred's back up against the wall. Two of them came on quick coffin-corner kicks sent from the toe of talented Oliveria, Tech's left halfback.
Quick Kicks Threaten His first one put Alfred down on their own one-foot line in the second quarter. It took Bo Johnson's run- ning on a wide end sweep to catch the clarkson defense off balance and to pull the Saxons out of the hole.
They kept going on up to the 11 yard line where Johnson's quick kick set Clarkson back on Alfred's 42.
Four plays later Oliveria let loose with another quick kick from Alfred's 45, a kick that went out of bounds on Alfred's five. Alfred was in trouble again. Again the Alfred line came through.
That set off a drive that was to take the Alfred eleven down field on two first downs to the 30, where Pod- siadlo, Clarkson fullback, ended the spurt, pulling Johnson's pass down from mid air and running it to the Alfred 8. The pass had been intend- ed for Pike Trigilio, halfback.
Alfred's back was up against the wall again.
Once more the Alfred line stiffened and saved the day.
Podsiadlo crashed the line on the first play, went six yards to the two yard line. But Clarkson didn't go much farther.
Oliveria tried inside right tackle, was nailed by Miner and Gehrke, for no gain.
Podsiadlo went one yard through the line to the one yard line.
Podsiadlo tried again. He was held.
Alfred took the ball.
Two plays later Johnson kicked the ball back to midfield, ended Clark- son's third threat to their goal.
Earlier in the game, Alfred also had put Clarkson back in dangerous ter- ritory on the wings of a 70-yard quick kick by Johnson that sent the Techmen back to their own 10 yard line.
A third period scoring chance also came to the Saxons when Reggie Miner, guard, broke through, blocked a punt by Oliveria. Alfred recovered the ball on Clarkson's 10.
Trigilio took the ball to the seven on an inside tackle smash. His gain
Undefeated Season at Oneonta
FIAT LUX SPORTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1940
Duke Meets Waterloo
Frank (Duke) Dutkowski, Var- sity fullback, may not start against Hartwick.
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Successful, even though they failed to chalk up a win in their three game schedule, were Coach Frank E. Lobaugh's frosh grid- men.
In tying the .Buffalo yearlings, the Alfred Frosh smashed a jinx that has dogged frosh outfits for several
1years. Although they scored but one touchdown, they held their opponents to one touch- down per game, for a total of eighteen points. The two games that they lost were lost in the first half, Alfred out-playing both Scranton-Keystone and Rochester in the second half.
Coach Lobaugh early in the sea- son declared that the Frosh had some of the best material he had seen in a long time, and it is probable that many of the present Frosh will figure prominently in Alfred's future football plans.
Alfred 6 Alfred 0 Alfred 0
Buffalo 6 Scranton-Keystone Rochester 6
Four Seniors in Finale At Hartwick Saturday;
Johnson Bows Out
Four seniors, one of them the greatest back ever to don Alfred moleskins, will take the field Saturday afternoon for the last time in collegiate competition when Alfred's undefeated Purple and Gold gridders attempt to take the heart out of Hartwick on Municipal Field, Oneonta, in the Saxons' final game of the year.
Linemen Ed Gehrke, George Ploetz and Stan Gutheinz and the magnifi- cent Walter (Bo) Johnson will wind up their Varsity careers against an Iroquois outfit that has lost every-
Rochester Greenies Trip Frosh Gridders 6-0 in Last Game
By Seymour Fishbein
In the swamp that was Merrill Field, Friday afternoon, a strong Rochester University Frosh football squad out-mudded a spirited but light Saxon Freshman team to a 6-0 count. The slimy, mud- caked ball and driving rain caused Alfred's polished air attack no end of trouble and were a sad handicap to the frosh who completed their 3-game schedule still in search of the first victory
Bacon Brings Home Bacon
The only score of the game came in the opening seconds of the second quarter when Bacon of the visitors tallied from the three. After being repulsed twice within Alfred's ten yard line, Rochester took Curry's kick on Alfred's thirty-five and took it to the three as the first quarter ended, from where it was taken over at the start of the second quarter by halfback Howie Bacon.
The Rochester Frosh by virtue of a large weight advantage in the line was able to open holes in the Alfred line at will during the first half. The Al- fred Frosh, essentially, a fast, dry-field team could not get started on the ground and were forced to throw soft aerials which could be easily inter- cepted.
Mud Wins Second Half
In the second half the Rochester Freshmen, some of whom could not be told apart from the mud in their once-white jerseys, themselves realized the effects of the ankle-deep mire and elected to let the Alfred yearlings assume the offensive and run the risk of fumbles and interceptions.
thing but. its collective shirt thus far along its seven game schedule.
Indians Won First Saturday Saturday's 9-6 victory over Middle- bury College was the first Hartwick victory since 1938. Previously the Indians had dropped to Penn Military College, Clarkson Tech, Juniata and Moravian.
Coach J. Douglas Bookhout is still unconvinced that his Blue and White scalpers are incapable of scalping, and points to the Middlebury game as evidence that Alfred may look for more trouble than the poor Hartwick schedule augers.
Saxons To Shoot Works
Alfred's successful eleven will shoot the works Saturday in an attempt to preserve a schedule thus far unmar- red by defeat. There is a possibility that the Saxons will be forced to go without the services of first-string fullback Frank (Duke) Dutkowski, who was injured in the scoreless tie at Clarkson Tech, Saturday.
Bo Johnson first gained national recognition on Coach Alex Yunevich's first Alfred eleven in 1936 when he was one of the high scorers in the east on an undefeated and untied eleven. This season marks his third year of Varsity competition, and a win on Saturday would make a fit- ting swan song for the triple-threat half-back.
was nullified caught on a
when reverse
Johnson was from Trigilio, set back four yard on a wide end sweep.
Next 'play Trigilio took the ball to the four yard line on a spinner. A Continued on page 4
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KAPPA NU I N I T I A T E S
Milton Vainder '41 and Leon Lip- poff '42 were initiated into the local chapter of Kappa Nu fraternity Sun- day.
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KJ an,Kappa Psi, Engineers Win Intramurals
Intramural basketball got away to a fast start Thursday evening with a three-game card. The opener saw Klan Alpine, defend- ing titlists, sew-saw with Lambda Chi Alpha for three quarters only to break away in the final period to a nine-point victory margin.
Bill Lawton and Lloyd Mason sparked the 24-13 victory with 6 and 8 points, respectively.
The Bartlett A's trimmed their brethren from Bartlett, the Engineers, 38-19 in the second contest with Johnson and Aitken racking up 28 of the victor's 38 point total.
Kappa Psi engaged Kappa Nu in the nightcap and out-shot the Nus 34-21. Diminuitive Guy Rindone slip- ped in 10 points for the hill-men to earn first-place scoring honors In the Interfraternity league.
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Foilsmen Schedule Initial Match
At long last Alfred fencing fans will have an opportunity to witness a Saxon fencing team in action when Captain Milt Vainder leads his squad of "Errol Flynns in their debut against Rochester Central Y.M.C.A., Novem- ber 16 at South Hall.
The first recognized fencing team in University history will meet the Rochester trio still looking for its initial victory. Last year the Y-men subdued the Saxons at Rochester 5-4 Alfred's first-string trio is compbsed of Capt. Vainder, Marv Kroner and Irv Sapperstein.
Manager Harry Pariser has been communicating with nearby univer- sities attempting to schedule meets Queries have been sent to Colgate, Union, Hamilton and Syracuse. There is a possibility that the foilsmen may travel to Union with the basketball squad to engage the Union outfit.
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Led by Captain Bob Meyer who turned in his usual fine performance, Alfred took advantage of the chance and fought admirably to obliterate Rochester's six point lead. Meyer, Pat Curry, and southpaw Chuck Gial- lanza, three fine passers, could not connect in the air, however, and the line was completely stymied by Ro- chester's weight and Merrill Field mud.
In kicking p.t every opportunity, the Rochester Freshmen constantly re- pulsed the Saxons and the second half ended a [ complete stalemate, neither team attaining any noticeable statistical superiority.
The lineups:
Alfred Kulakowich Bobinskl Davis Dutton Dragich Grove Deyerling DiDomizio Meyer Curry Beattie
Substitutes:
Rochester L.E.
L.T.
L.G.
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R.T.
R.E.
Q.B.
L.H.
R.H.
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Alfred—Lablane, Coleman, Marallo, Giallenza.
Rochester—
Varney.
Officiajs : L.
McNitt, Bacon, E. Leader, Hobart E. J. Daley, Syracuse, Umpire; ! witz, Headlinesman.
STATISTICS Alfred
Moir Thomas Gay Magglo Cole Wilson Heard Bacon Nettnin Chapman McNitt Scudder, Johnson, , Referee;
a. Paltro- Rochester Yards gained rushing 85 115.5 First downs 4 11 Passes attempted 9 5 Passes compl ed et 2 2 Yards gained passes 12.5 23 Passes intercepted by 0 2 Number of punts 6 6 Average distance of punts 26 30.5 Runbacks in yards 60 0 Fumbles 3 0 Own fumbles recovered 3 0 Number of penalties 2 1 Yards lost penalties 20 5
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