FIAT LUX VOL. 49, NO. 5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1955, ALFRED, NEW YORK Telephone 5402 Pike Receives Degree Five Down And Three To Go At Founders Ceremony Last Thursday Alfred University celebrated it's 120th annual Ugliest AU Male Saxons Bomb Bombers 26-0; Pounders Day observance. The program, held in the mens gymnas- English Dept. ium, began at 11 o'clock with the traditional procession of seniors Chosen, Unknown AU Looks For Clean Season and faculty in academic costume. Aids Area Profs The '55 Ugly Man contest, run by A conference of Western New York Alpha Phi Omega, has come to a by Al Siegel Chaplain Richard R. Bredenberg gave the invocation after which successful ending. It's now five down and three to go as the Saxons strive for English teachers was held last week From a field of twelve contestants on the campus of Alfred University. the student body has picked Alfred's their first undefeated and untied season sii\ce '37, Coach Alex Yun- The conference under the auspices of Ugliest Man for '55. The winner will evich's first season as head coach at AU. the Alfred English Department, was receive his crown and his Ugly Man Since then he has had only one losing club, but never has the designed to acquaint high schoaf En- Key at the next university assembly. Only Allen Siegel and Glen Bayley, co- squad gotten thru without at least one tie. The '40 squad was 6-0-1, glish teachers with the method of chairmen of the contest and Chuck giving up only one TD all year as grading college composition work. Maass. president of the fraternity they nipped St. Lawrence 7-6 and Approximately 25 schools were re- know the identity of the winner. played a 0-0 tie with Clarkson. In '52 presented at the one-day session, ac- The tonly information which they the club won the first six, only to get cording to Dr. Ernest B. Finch, chair- will announce at the present time is tied by Hobart 20-20' in the finale. man of the English Department at Al- that $47.63 was taken in during the Three other Yunevich coached teams fred. The group was welcomed to the voting, and that better than 3500 votes had only 1 loss per season, but this campus by Dr. Nelson Marshall, Dean were cast for Alfred's Ugliest. one may be the one to go pll the way. of the College of Liberal Arts. The contest officially closed with Only roadblocks are UB, Kings Point The conference began with a group the dance on October 14, but due to and Hobart, three rough clubs. a mix up, in order to be fair to one of Alfred English professors holding Playing its second consecutive road a panel discussion on the grading of contest wWot had been deprived of votes during the regular voting the candi- contest the Warriors got over the hur- a typical college, paper with the high dle set up by Ithaca College on Percy school teachers being an interested date from Barresi and Cannon dorms ihad a special election period last field Friday night by easily romping audience. Topics discussed after the to a 26-0 victory. In gaining this, de- panel session were the order in which Wednesday and Thursday. Their can- didate was Bill McAlee. cision the entire squad got into the elements of composition are taught contest and the starters didn't get a in college, how the English department From among these candidates, listed alphabetically, the winner will be an- full quarter's workout as a team. arrived at that order, and also the Game captains George Meyer and evaluation of the various elements. nounced: Ed Bertha, Delta Sig; Larry Greenstein, Phi Lambda; Hank Gra- Jim Murphy elected to receive and Those points were illustrated by the the Saxons could go nowhere after panel disscussion. ham, Kappa Psi; Harry Gurniek, Psi Delta; Howie Jarolman, Kappa Nu; getting the kickoff. After Ithaca stop- All the visiting teachers, with the John LaBlanc, Thehta Gamma; Harvy ped cold on thee plays the Warriors photo by E. Lasky help of Alfred professors had an op- resi-Vannon; Bob McKinney. Kappa got a punt on the Alfred 40. Getting Seniors make their first appearance in cap and gown during the an- portunity to grade one of the average Mandell, Tau Delt; Bill McAlee, Bar- some nice blocking, along with fine Jay Abbott papers taken from the English Depart- running, Jim Ryan dashed 48 yards nual Founder's Day Academic Procession. Loads of grins walking around. Sigma; Erf Pforter, Lambda Chi; Boh the AU 40, but Ithaca took over on. ment files. Rodemoyer, Bartlett and Htarold Von to the Ithaca 12 for a first down. Only two more times and then . keep your fingers crossed. Four plays and one offensive hold- downs. Still later they got down as Assisting Dr. Finch in the pro- Nieda of Klatf Alpine. far as the 14, but lost it again. gram were six members of the Alfred Last year the winner was George ing penalty later put the ball back on President Drake began the ceremonies the 19 in Ithaca's hands. The Bombers Most of the fourth quarter saw the by warmly welcoming the guests and English department. They included: Meyer of Klan. All precedes are going contest played on the Ithaca half of Dr. Melvin Bernstein, David P. Buck- to the community Chest drive spon- got 8 yards in three plays and were briefly summarizing Alfred Universi- Warren Attends forced to punt. With quarterback Neil the field as the Saxons completely ty's history. After congratulating the ley, Bruce MacDonald, Dr. James E. sored by the Student Senate and the stalled the Bomber attack, and runs Ruoff and Lelia E. Tupper. Ag-Tech Student Council. Harris standing back on his 15 yard class of '56 on their "prelude to com- line Chet Micciche broke thru and by Hartnett, McEnroe, Hteimback, and mencement," he introduced the Very N YS Conference blocked the punt, giving the Warriors Jorgensen kept the defense of Ithaca Reverend James A. Pike, Dean of the Governor Averill Harriman conven- the ball 15 yards from pay dirt. busy. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the ed the New York State Conference on WSG's Convene At Howell Hall one While the regulars were in, Ithaca guest speaker. Problems of the Aging, on October 18, was stopped cold, hut others, not men- 19, and 20th, at the State Capitol in An end sweep by Bill Chaffee netted tioned, whose names came up in the Dean Pike chose as his subject "Re- 6 yards and the first six-pointer went ligion As Perspective." He began, by Albany. Attending the Governor's Con- Exchange Ideas, Gather Info play by play for nice defensive work ference from Alfred University was up when Jim Ryan went thru tackle were Kornish, Ren, McAlee, Wiedman asking the audience to picture in front On Saturday, October 22, the first for 9 yards and the TD. This gave of them an oriental rug of many col- Pro/fessor Roland Wart-en of the De- and Hulbert. The starting line of Den- partment of Sociology. conference on Women's Student Gov- Jim 43 points scored for the season. nis, DeSantis, Teta, Micciche Bilan- ors on which was seated a tiny moth. Footlights Club The extra point was made when a This was a very sensitive moth whose The chief purpose of the conference ernment representatives from sur- ski, Meyer and Murphy were, tough Hartnett to Chaffee pass was complet- enough for the Bombers, but as sub- emotions changed each time he came was to "confront the problem and to rounding colleges was held in Howell Casts "Shadow" ed, but a 15 yard penalty made the vic- upon a new color in the rug. When discuss proposals for new legislative Hall. The purpose of this meeting was stitutions were being made the lino at last he flew above the carpet he tors try it again from the 17. This time got no weaker. When the game ended, and administrative policy." to discuss the organizations of vari- Rehearsals have already begun for Jimmy Hartnett hit John Dennis in no longer got these strong emotional Immediate results were the formula- Sean O'Casey's "The Shadow of a on a pass play which gained 1 yard, sensations, but was at last able to ous governments and to collect in- the endzone to give AU a 7-0 margin. from Jim Murphy to Dick Jorgensen, tion of numerous recommendations Gunman," this year's first Footlight Ithaca got nowhere on their first look at things as a whole and see them calculated to aid the Governor in his formation which will be of benefit to the Saxon forward wall was as strong in their proper perspective. This we Club production. two tries, but on third down they al- as at the start. legislative program and specifically, to student leaders in improving £heir in- most completed a long pass, only to find true of religion too, continued offer suggestions for the content of dividual governments. The play, O'Casey's first, requires EXTRA POINTS — Saxons picked Dean Pike, because it is not just a have Jay Abbott break it up. For the up 25S yards rushing to Ithaca's 64. his annual message at the convening The official meeting began at 11:00 a full and versatile cast. Chosen for remainder of the quarter neither team portion of life devoted to, Saturday or of the state legislature.