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an item of interest The Board of Managers met last Wednesday night to choose a name for this newspaper from among those deposited in the ballot box in Norton Union. That there was no agreement between the Board members present on any of the suggested names was inconsequential, for the Board did not have a quor um with which to conduct business. Because we were ready to go to press at the time of the Board meeting, needing only the name chosen by the Board to complete our' make-up, we must publish this edition titled as you see it. Realizing the imperativeness of determining a name without delay, the Board will meet again Tuesday, November 21, at 4:00 P.M. in the Card Room of Norton. At that time, be a quorum present, a name for this paper will be chosen, from those suggested by the student body. All students are urged to offer their suggestion for a name by writing it on a slip of paper and placing it in the ballot box beside the candy counter in Norton lobby. THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF The UNIVERSITY OE BUFEALO VOLUME 1 48 BUFFALO, N. Y., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1950 NUMBER 1 UB Building Plans Progressing Pre-Meds Form Association Suggested By Ed Kopf Last Friday, nearly 300 pr<*-med students were asked to a meeting called by Ed Kopf, PresK'^^ut of the Senior Class of Arts and Science, in order to form an organization of all pre-med students. In an excellent 20 minute speech Mr. Kopf outlined the desirability of such an organization. He stated that there are many' pre-med students, in the sopho more year still laboring under the delusion that it Is easy to get ac cepted at U. B. Medical School. No doubt many students were shocked to learn from Mr. Roger W. Grsi- wlck, Assistant Dean of Students, that of 145 students who applied for recommendations for medical srhool last year, only 60 were rec ommended, 20 of them strongly. Of these recommended, 35 were ad mitted to the University of Buffalo Medical School and 3 to other med- '.cal schools. Of those students not recommended, only 3 were granted admission. The scholastic average of students accepted to U. B. Med ical School in 1948 was 1.9, and In 1949 this was raised to 2.4. Mr. Gratwlck believes that this aver age will undoubtedly be maintained. Students who cannot maintain a high scholastic average, are bound to become frustrated in their at tempts to enter the medical pro fession by way of the University of Buffalo. The main purpose of the new organization, as envisaged by Mr. Kopf, is to acquaint students with the difficulties of entering the medical profession, assisting them to make out proper applications, plan schedules, and in general help them in the difficult goal they have set for themselves. Another purpose and equally im portant would be to urge all pre- med students to have alternative plans in case of failure to enter med-school. The problem of frustrated pre- med students who have no second ary goal is a very real one, and the problem is one that every student should face in his very first year on campus. The organization is presently in its formative state and we hope that Mr. Kopf and those Interested will have real success with it, since this group has been for a long time unorganized, voiceless and would fulfill a definite need for the great majority of pre-med students. Open Letter To The Students As in the past, the American Red Cross calls again upon the student citizenry to demonstrate its spirit of responsibility to the community. Once more we are asked to con tribute to the Blood Bank. Last year’s response was ex tremely heartening — we are sure that this year’s will be even bet ter. In this drive we, the students, can play .a major role, helping to replenish the community’s blood banks. That University of Buffalo stu^ dents already have benefited from last year’s drive, receiving blood for transfusions without charge in their times of need, is widely known. In anticipation of these personal tragedies, which may bring any one of us into very desperate need of blood, we ask you to subscribe to this campaign. — Donate a pint of your blood when on November 27 the Red Cross mobile unit vis its our campus. — The Editors. Dude Dancers Will Wear Plaid Shirts, Dungarees Each autumn for the past few years, Norton Union has presented its Annual Harvest Dance, accom panied by the traditional Sadie Hawkins Day celebration. Conscious of the possible monotony of such a repeated affair, the Norton Dance Committee decided this year to deviate slightly from the past tradi tion. Thus we have the Dude Dance, the highlight of this week’s campus activity. Co-chairmen of the dance, Don Holzman and Xer Knepflar an nounce that i.h(! dworations will be quite unusual and most interesting. Norton Union Caids and vep? in formal dress will be the only tickets required. An additional ten cents will be asked for admittance to the “saloon” where cider and doughnuts will be served. Don Brown will pro- > Hopes and Needs Cited By Chancellor McConnell The Highlight of Chancellor T. Raymond McConnell’s speech at the 4th Annual Class Agent Reception held Wednes day Evening, October 25th at the Buffalo Athletic Club, was, his pointing at the needs of the University and the importance of the Alumni Loyalty Fund. The Alumni Leaders, to whom Dr. McConnell’s remarks were directed, listened attentively. The paramount issue Dr. McCon-® vide atmosphere with piano music, and several surprises will be staged during the course of the evening’s entertainment. Dance Music will be provided by Paul Henry and his orchestra which will Include a vocalist to add to your dancing pleasure. Dancing will be from 9 ufttil 1, while the cafe teria hours will be 9:30 until 11:30. “Dangerous Dan” don’t allow any frills in his spltoon saloon so to be on the safe side wear dun garees and plaid sbiris. COFFEE HOUR t 6 d AY-3:30 lars Potter, Guest Artist To Star in “Our Town” How many of you have e ^ r driven through a small town in the country? How many have noticed the tall church steeple, the white houses and wondered what goes on behind the green shutters? Well Thornton Wilder saw and wondered. Then he wrote it down in a play. He did it so well that he won a Pulitzer Prize. Grover’s Comers, New Hamp shire, just a small typical New England town in the year 1901. My town? Your town? No, “Our Town,” everybody’s town, a town that is duplicated thousands of times throughout the United States and countries all over the world. It is the story of people, a warm, sympathetic, captivating story of the Webb’s, the Gibbs’, theSoames’s and all the individuals with whom they come in contact. It shows the children growing up, marrying and some dying. The cares, joys, griefs, and problems of - these people are written in such a way that you, the audience, becomes a part of the town itself and can see and under stand these people. Blue Masquers announce the pro duction dates of December 1, 2, 8, 9. The play is being directed by Mr. Leo Jones. Starring in the lead role is a guest artist well known to Buffalo theatregoers, Mr. Lars Potter. Mr. Potter has starred in numerous pro ductions at the Studio Theatre and brings to us the experience of many years on the stage. He starred in the Studio Theatre Pro duction of “Our Town” in 1940. His supporting cast include^ Truman Schelling, Grace Reiter, Franklin Pack, Richard Babbage, Venecia Sakowski, and Dorothy Radzik. neil cited was the erection of the new Medical-Dental Building. Point ing to an artist’s sketch of the pro posed new building. Dr. McConnell said, “This is a rendering baaed upon the actual detailed plans for the Medical-Dental Building upon which the architect is to work. In other words this is no architect’s dream. The sketch represents ac tual working plans. The University does not yet have all the funds necessary to complete the building but there is a committee at work on the means for their procure ment and there exists a feeling that they can and will be secured and that the Medical-Dental Building will be a reality in the not too dis tant future.” Drawings a n d photographs passed around the room formed a graphic picture of the University’s past growth and present needs. Dr. McConnell cited as pressing re quirements the construction of dormitories for men and women, a laboratory building, a replacement of Townsend Hall and an addition to Norton Union. Dr. McConnell said that, “With continuous ma terial evidence of alumni loyalty and that of the area we serve, these vital structures can become realities.” The new Chancellor, who was in troduced by William J. Orr, MD ’20, chairman of the Alumni Loyal ty Fund Committee, emphasized the necessity of wdder participa tion of alumni in the annual Fund. He pointed out that 100% in every division was essential in every di vision of the Alumni if the Fund was to be successful this year. General Alumni Board President J. Frederick Painton, MD ’27, BS (Med) ’27, cited the investment each alumnus has in continuing the tradition of a great independent University. He said, “If we are to avoid the control which govern ment will eventually exercise if it assumes financial burdens for edu cation, we must get home to every fellow alumnus the importance of his annual giving to his University. The Class Agents are doing a no ble service, but the very life of the University depends upon the man ner and the extent to which their classmates answer.” The remarks of George D. Crofts, Treasurer of the Univer sity, who was unable to be present, were read by Miss Emily H. Web ster, BA ’23. In these Mr. Crofts reviewed the needs of the Universi ty, praised previous alumni gifts and stressed his confidence in fu ture alumni support. Fxhi’ its in addition to th? ar chitect’s sketch of the new Medical- Dental Building included past and present views of the campus, a chart of alumni'gifts of past years, an artist’s sketch of the new bronze plaque, to be erected in Hayes Hall Lobby, to signify those divisions which have the highest percentage of donors, a map of the campus depicting location of the proposed new buildings, and maps showing geographically the distribution of the University’s more than 16,000 alumni. New Argus Club Plans Magazine An assemblage of 25 students and faculty members gathered in the West Room of Norton Hail on November 8th to discuss the problem of maintaining “free dom of expressions” in American Universities. It was agreed that a very feasible illustration of such a pieasant ideal would be the pub lishing of a campus magazine ed ited by the “now defunct” Argus staff. The leaders of the movement felt that the beet way to accomplish this, would be to form an Argus Club. Mr. Richard Jackman, the chair man of this gathering, explained that the club would function as a Norton Union organization but would be independently maintained as a vehicle whose main objective is the publication of the afore- mfntion^ magazine. Mr. Herbert Roy, explaining the financing of the magazine, an nounced that the club formation would be along those lines usually adhered to in the construction <rf j i corporation. The proposed eer- poration would be one of non-profit status. Mr. I.ysander Kemp, Jr., an English instructor, will act on the (Continued on Page 3.)
