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BUY * A ROSE TODAY * BUY * NS A CARDS VOL. I. MAY 3, 1948 BUFFALO, NEW YORK No. 19 Henry Waflace Accused Of Racial Discrimination In Conunerce Dep’t Protest Made By Negro Farmers In The South Was “Repeatedly Brought To Wallace’s Attention.” BY MARTY FRIED In a reply to my criticism of Henry Wallace that appeared some weeks back, Gunnar Hanson let fly a verbal barrage ostensibly loaded with fact and figures intended to prove once and for all that the Third Party Messiah was the victim of some nasty gossip, misinfor mation, and outright lies perpetrated by those who op pose him. By implication, this writer was portrdyed as playing the game of the “aiiti-labor liberals” (a new classification in American politics), the Republican Par ty, the Southern bloc, and Herbert Hoover. The principle theme of my criticism of Wallace was- that he was a liberal-in-words, and that his actions for the past decade were not consistent with his present pre election oratory. Mr. Hanson did not choose to deal with all of the questions that I raised, and I am afraid that his “proofs” convinced very few, other than those who were already convinced. In order to disprove a charge of racial discrimina tion Mr. Hanson sat down and wrote a letter to the Di rector of the Bureau of Census, and quoted the latter’s response as proof of the Bureau’s innocence. Come, come Mr. Hanson. As chairman of the YPCA, you should know that one doesn’t write to the Governor of Georgia to obtain the lynching statistics of the South. An examina tion of the levels of Negro employment, a comparison of the training and senority of Negro employees with their promotional experience and supervisory opportunities, and a comparison of average or median salaries of the white employee group with that of the Negro group would, according to MY sources, show an entirely differ- ' ent pattern. The first of my sources, the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People, said this qf Mr. Wallace in its official organ “Under his secretaryship, th e ' Department of Commerce was more than ordinarily ridden with humiliating separation of workers because of color and limitation of promotion for the same reason.\ My second source is Lester Granger, Chairman of the National Urban League, the largest - Negro social service organization in the country, who said in the December 27, 1947, issue of the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the largest Negro newspapers; “I am concerened with the role which Henry Wallace plays as a fighter against racial discrimination and a defender of the interests of underprivileged minorities such as the Negro. My distrust of the Great Commoner is based on the obvious discrepsmcy between his past rec ord in office when he was able to do some of the things which he expresses as a candidate for of fice. . . , Mr. Wallace found the Bureau of census which was under his jurisdiction, a “hot-bed” of ra cial discrimination and popularly described as ‘Alcatraz of the Poto mac.’ The Bureau is still a hotbed and still called Alcatraz.\ A short while ago when Paul Robeson came to town on a stump ing tour for Wallace, I asked him about Mr. Wallace’s fight against discrimination while he was in the Cabinet — specifically citing the miserable record of the Department of Commerce on this score, and mentioning Lester Granger as the source of information. The follow ing answer came from Mr. Robe son: Wallace \inherited” the dis crimination within the Department of Commerce and couldn’t do any- ' thing about i t Mr. Wallace will in (Continued On Page 4, Col. S) UB Radio Playhouse To Conduct Poll A poll to determine Buffalo's top radio personality will be conducted by the Radio Plartuuse starting May 4. Members of the Playhouse will conduct the poll and will in terview students and faculty to determine their choice. The two men—or women—or , roan and woman — receiving the highest number of votes will be awarded a plaque of recognition at the Play house dinner to be held at the end of the school semester. Each person interviewed wjU have one vote and can choose from the field -of music, news, sports, dramatics, disc jockeys, but the personality must be from Buffalo. Murray M. Wolfe is in charge of the poll. The dinner is being plan ned by Elaine Condrell and Nan Dessert. Swim Pool, Squash, Handball Courts Are Added to Athletic Plant A swimming pool, two squash and handball courts, and the development of a nine-acre site for outdpor sports comprise the expansion program to U.B.’s gymna sium and athletic fields as announced by Karr Parker, chairman of the building and grounds committee, last week. It is expected that the program will be completed by the Fall semester. The 30 by 75 swimming pool will be constructed in Clark Memorial Gymnasium. Space was allowed in the original plans for these later additions. The new pool will be equipped with underwater lighting and modem sterilizing equipment. Bleachers for 200 persona will be placed on one side and balconies will go up on the other three sides. T e a s , D inner, Elections And M-U Day Feature Senior Week Next week will be a busy one for Seniors. It’s Sen ior Week. Raymond A.,Whelan Jr., general chairman, has announced the following program. Women of the class of 1948 were honored at a tea on Sunday afternood’ by the University of Buffalo Alum-* nae Association in the West Room of Norton Hall from 3 to 6 o’clock. Mrs. Louis G. Norton, president, has an nounced that the June graduates were welcomed into the organization as new members. Monday is Rose DayPCo-eds will sell roses on the campus from 9 to 12 o’clock in the morning. Mary C. Kubica is chairman and Philip B. Laufer, co-chairman of the committee selling flowers. Ivy Day will be observed Tues- 162 Class Officer Candidates Compete In Wednesday Elections One hundred sixty-two candidates will compete f«r 48 offices in the class officers election this Wednesday. The balloting tor the College of Arts and Science, School of Business Administration, and the School of Educa tion will take plade in Norton Hall from 9 :30 A. M. to 4:30 P. M. The Engineering School will hold its election in the Engineering Building during the same period of time. _ The Class Officers Election Committee considers the new method of nominating candidates as a success ful improvement, Chairman Henry Rose announced. The new system invited all students to make nominations by submitting petitions bearing ten appropriate signatures. The enthusiastic response of the student body was en couraging. Sixty-seven per cent or 109,of the candidates have been nominated by petition. Additional nomina tions were made by committee in accordance with a rul ing of the Board of Managers. Each candidate has been notified by mail of his candidacy. The Pharmacy School is holding a separate election. The ballots will be counted im- Special Lecturer In Biz. Ad. Tuesday Wroe Alderson, of Philadeltdiia, president of the American Market ing Association, will visit the Uni versity of Buffalo Monday and Tuesday as special lecturer in the School of Biz. Ad. He will discusa problema in mar keting and market lesaaz^ with graduate m d tmder-graduate stu dents and Will speak at the annual banquet of the Business Admini stration Alumni Association Tues day evening at 6 o’clock in the Park Lane. Mr. Alderson, partner in the firm of Wroe Alderson, Simon and Ses- s i o n s, management consultants specializing in market research, has writte numerous articles in this field. He formerly was associated with 'the Curtis Publishing Com pany and the United States De partment of Commerce. In the basement of the Gym is room for the squash courts and handball courta. The site to be developed for outdoor sports on the campus is on the Southeast comer between the Gym and Rotary Field, r unning from the new park ing lot on one side to Winspear Ave. on the other. This area will be drained, land scaped and partitioned into fields for softball, faq(ball, tennis, archery and other sporti. Fadlitias will be arranged to accommodate both men and women, Mr. Parker said. Chancellor Samuel P. Capen ex pressed delight “that ap last it is possible to make these improve ments. For many years the lack of these facilities has been fqjt.” While the over-all cost was not announced, it is understood that a substantial outlay will be involved. “We will take bids on all this construction shortly,\ said- Mr. (Contintied On Page 4 Col. 5) day under the chairmanship of Charles B. Campbell. The tradi tional Ivy planting service will be held at 3:30 o’clock. The procession will form at Norton Hall eind pro ceed to Hayes Hall where Edward R. Fadell will deliver the oration. Chancellor Capen will reply. Following the Ivy planting cere mony the Faculty Tea and Recep tion honoring the class will be held in the West Room of Norton Hall from 4 to 5 o’clock. Hosts will be Deans Julian Park, A. Bertram Lemon, Paul E. Mohn, Lewis A. Froman, Leslie O. Cummings, Har old Somers and Lillias M. M. Mac donald. The Business Adihinistration Alumni Association will hold their annual dinner and election of offi cers at the Park Lane at 7 o’clock Tuesday. Seniors of the School of Business Administration are' invit ed to attend. Election of the Moving-Up Day Queen and of class officers will take place on Wednesday. Nine candidates for Queen and the or ganizations sponsoring the co-eds are now campaigning for their elections. One. hundred sixty-two persons are running for the various class officers in the schools on campus. While not officially designated as ■ such, Thursday will be Study Day—^the one day on which the Seniors can have time to study for their cornprehenslves. The Senior Dinner will be held Friday evening at 7 o’clock in the Dining Room of Norton Hall, Ger ald V. Marx, class president, is in charge of arrangements. Following (Continued On Page 2, Col. 5) mediately following .the closing of the polls and any interested stu dents are welcome to be present. The candidates are listed in the approximate order in which each was nominated. College of Arts and Sciences Senior President: Winston Liaw- son, Ken Malick, Irving C. Haag, Robert Marshall. Senior Vice-President: Ralph Brown, Lee Ramsey, Doris Dent, Richard Gallivan. Senior Secretary: Joe Hanssel, Rita Dominiak, Norma Brandt, Richard Connuck. Senior Treasurer: Earl J. Mc Hugh, Robert Glass, Ellie Larkin, Geraldine DePotty. Junior President; Shirley Cla- beau, James L. Tippett, Peter E. Wolicbdoff, Thomas R. Hinckley, Ralph Halpern, Robert Lind. Junior Vice - President;' Joseph Davis, Valerie Vreeland, Raymond A. White, Donald A. Rosenfield, David Frederick, Nancy Uphill. Junior Secretary: Orian Ward, Is abel Tayler, John J. Starr, Arnold Gardner. Junior Treasurer: Mary Ann Veigel, Meyer J. Abgott, Stephen R. Sears, Jaleah Van de Walker. Sophomore President; Francis Rogers, Donald Ross, Kenneth Newton, Edward Mehl, Gerald Heidenberg. Sophomore Vice-President: Sally Tretts, Richard Kane, Harvey R. Resnik, Martin Fried. Sophomore Secretary; Harry H. Wiltse, Jr., Alice Bartlett, Sara Kennedy, Judy Leonard. Sdphbmore-jTreasurer: Jack Ry an, Robert Camara, Pat McMullen, Diane Willax. (Continued On Page 4, Col. 1) Tutorial System To Be Discussed Friday, May 7, at 3:30 all sophomores and any other Students who have not yet been admitted to 'Tutorial status are invited to a meeting in Hayes Au ditorium for a discussion of the 'Tutorial System. All those who have not yet applied for Tutorial status should attend, also any others who may have questions.
