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I ►n- I& ill et A LOOK AT FRATERNITIES SEC PAGES 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 ,' C oRkplete ampus overage VOLUME 6 UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1956 NUMBER 1 8 ,^ Dr. Deeringer Gives Views On Greeks Following the recent death of an MIT student in a pledge initiation. Dr. Jack Deeringer, deal of stu dents, was asked by the Sunday Courier about the fraternity situa tion here. He was quoted as say ing that such a tragedy was not likely to happen at TJB because \we aren’t what you call a real frater nity school anyway, UB is a com muter’s school, since most of the student body lives close by.” This comment aroused much ad verse criticism on campus. To clarify his position Dr. Deeringer made the following statem e n t to the Board of M anagers Tuesday night: “In view of the article th a t ap peared in Sunday’s Courier-Ex press, and any m isinterpretation that m ight have developed because of statem e n ts made therein; I would like to clarify my position before the Board. \W hen I was asked how many fraternities had bouses, I stated that you would not consider UB a fraternity school since only one undergraduate fraternity presently has a house. In reference to the statem e n t relative to the commut ers, the statem ent refers to the fact that the m ajority of students com mute between campus and the city, “I further explained that in re lation to a question about hazing, the university has no policy. The individual fraternities and the IPC regulate fraternity affairs. “There are universities th a t have publicized the fact that they are fraternity schools and Invite na tional fraternities to colonize on their campus. ‘W hile UB does feel Greek let ter societies can be a very vital part of a student’s life, it has not officially Invited new national fra ternities to colonize.” DEAN DEERINGER BOARD QUESTION: Are you in favor of the proposed sole of Grover Park fo r housing development use? Questionnaires at can dy counter today. U OF TORONTO PRESIDENT ADDRESSES UB GRADUATES Honor students are congratulated by Dr. Merton W. Ertell FROM T H E L E F T : H. J . KARGAT18, NORMA A. SCHLEHR, RICHARD T. MAHONEY, MARY BROWN JE F F E R Y , JOHN E. HOUCK AND DR. ERTELL. —P h o to by Bill R.van . Will Consider Any Reasonable Plan* DR. FURNAS When asked by the Spectrum concerning his views on fraternity housing Chancellor Furnas stated that he had not been presented with any formal proposal. Dr. Furnas said, “In general, I believe fraternities to be a very good thing, but, I do not know how far the university would go towards housing on campus.” “The university will consider any reasonable plan submitted to it. Any decision will depend on the practicability of such a plan,” he said. The chancellor said that he had consulted with Dean Derringer last spring on the matter of fra ternity housing. Dr. Derringer was to consider and submit any reason able plans to Vice Chancellor Puffer. DEBATE TOURNAMENT Many Schools to Compete Oh Campus Tomorrow The second annual University of'^^ Buffalo Invitational Debate Tour nament will be held tomorrow. Three rounds will take place, at 10:30 A.M„ 1:15 and 3 P.M., In Crosby Hall, Hayes Hall and Fos ter Hall. More than 20 debates will lie held simultaneously in each round, on the national topic: Resolved: That the Non-Agricultural Indus tries of the United States Should Guarantee their Employees an An nual Wage. Each debate will be judged by the faculty advisor of a participat ing school, on the following cri teria: Case analysis, evidence, ar gument, refutation, language, de livery, and teamwork. Ballots will be correlated at headquarters in Norton Hall after each round. A trophy will be awarded for the best team and a plaque for the best speaker. These will be announced at the banquet following the pres entation of \Riders To the Sea” by the Blue Masquers. Teams will compete from Buffalo .State Teachers College, Canisius College, Duquesne University, Pre- donia State Teachers College, Ho bart College, Houghton College, Howard University, Ixiyola Univer sity, Niagara University, Oswego State Teachers College, Penn State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Roches ter, St. Bonaventure University, St. John Fisher College, Siena Col lege, Syracuse University, The officers of the debating so ciety and chairman of the Tourna m e n t fcommittee are: Jim Ryan, president and general chairman; Don Dietrich, vice president and banquet chairman; Sally Parsons, treasurer and personnel chairman; Mae Olds, secretary and registra tion chairman; Philip Siegel and Marvin Migdol, co-chairmen of publicity; A1 Aswad, statistician. The faculty advisor is A ssistant Professor, Janet C. Potter, Chairmanships are open for in dividual debates. Those interested are asked to see Sally Parsons In Macdonald Hail or to report to the registration desks in Norton Lobby, tomorrow morning. DGTS Coffee Hour March 1; Digiteer Success Hailed On Thursday, March 1, from 2:30 to 5:00, the DGTS Steering Committee will present a coffee hour. The coffee hour is primar ily for the new DGTS students but anyone on campus is invited to come. Entertainment will be provided by the Steering Commit tee. The combination of the division newspaper. DIGITEER, and the Steering Committee has been very successful. It is expected that the Constitution Committee of the Steering Committee will make its report at the next meeting. The committee has been meeting for the last two weeks in order to bring the old constitution up to date. Acting Chancellor Puffer Awards Degrees to 242 By BILL RYAN Vice-chancellor Claude E. Puffer pre.sented degrees to 242 candidates Wednesday at the mid-year commencement held in Kleinhan.s Music Hall. The benediction was given by Rabbi Ju.stin Hoffman, chaplain of Hillel. Dr. Clif- ‘ ford C. Furnas, chancellor and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & De velopment, w a S present to award the Chancellor’s Medal to Miss E. Marguerite Gane. Two students In the undergradu ate school were awarded degrees of highest dlsUnctlon. They were Myrtle K. Posmantur, m agna cum laude and Janice E. Gurewltsch, summa cum laude. O ther gradu ates with high distinction were: Ikjls M. Horton, Norma A. Schlehr, Mary B. Jeffery, Charles A. Racht, John B. Houck, Richard T. J. Ma honey, Amy B. H e cht and H a rry J. K. Kargatls. Dr. Sidney Smith, president of the University of Toronto, waa guest speaker of the mid-year com mencement. Commemorating Wash ington’s birthday Dr. Smith’s topic was “Neighbours over the back fence on Washington's Birthday.” Dr. Smith referred to the rela tionship of the United States and Canada as “the back fence” rather than “our four thousand miles of undefended international boun dary.” He stated that as back fence neighbors there may be disagree ments without provoking quarrels. “Such amicable grumbling is a sign of real neighborliness,\ he said. He said that the differences that have occurred between the U.S. and Canada may be attributed to three reasons: “The amount of offlcial business that concerns our two gov ernments — is very much greater than it was in the years between the two world wars.” “With the abandonment of isolationism, the U.S. . . . has taken on the task of world leadership. The nations who had been busiest in tweakling hairs out of the lion’s tail have been di verted to pulling leathers off the tail of the eagle.” As the final reason. Dr. Smith said that as Canada has advanced very rapidly in economic and cul tural development she has been “oversensitiveness.” Dr. Smith said that Geoi^e Washington was, perhaps not in tentionally, “an architect of the family of British nations.” “The American Revolution brought about, not the rejection, but the adaptation of the principles of con stitutional government to .Amer ica,” he said. “In the development of constitutional government, it (Continued on Page 4)
