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OBSERVATIO Vol. XVItl, No. 19 >222 UNDERGRADUATE NEWSPAPER OF CITY COLLEGE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1955
ffloodmobile. . • A Red Cross Bloodmobile will be sei up in ihe Knit tie
Lounge of Shapard ioday and tomorrow. Students who have not yet pledged a blood donation may still register at ihe Knittle Lounge station. To donate blood, students must be at least eighteen. Students under twenty-one must obtain a release slip from the office of Dr. Jeanne Noble (Student Life), Room 115 Finley Student Center, and have it signed by a parent or guardian.
SC Rejects Referendum For Newspaper Merger
| , By JACK MONET r| . A proposed referendum calling for the merger of Observation
rjPpst and The Campus into a single newspaper was rejected by ', Student Council last night.
;The referendum, one of several* pro-posed to be placed on the bal-
Buildings Dedicated Today; Suspend Classes at 10:30
Classes will be suspended today from 10:30 AM to 12 Noon in order for students and faculty to attend the dedication ceremonies of five buildings on the North Carnrms which will begin at 11 AM in the Great Hall (Shepard). campus,
President Buell G. Gallagher*-will preside at the program. The
Following the defeat of the lot on December 16, was defeated merger referendum, SC passed by a vote of 9-5-1
Speaking against the proposed [referendum, Joan Snyder, Editor-in-Chief of Observation Post
Lpointed out that the student bo-See Editorial, "Coercion and The Campus" on Page 2
Jdy had overwhelmingly defeated similar referendums three times previously. "The situation has not changed since then," she said.
Council President, Gloria King-sley, who voted against the merger referendum, said two newspapers at the College helped to insure "freedom of the press." She also pointed out that "we
snow have better news coverage l\ because of the two newspaper
system." Ronald Salzberg, Editar-in-
"hief of the Campus, appealed to the Council to place the merger referendum on the ballot, and let the student body decide the issue. "Council," he said, "should
'j not as judges determine themselves whether the student body should have one or two papers."
proposals for three referenda. They, are:
• Resolved that we the student; body only through referendum, allow the student eovernment to petition the Board of Higher Education for authorization to create a twenty-five cents Student Government fee to be used and administered by our agent;
• Resolved that the student body recommend to the Student Faculty Committee on Student Affairs that no legislation affect-
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ceremonies will include speeches 'by alumni, faculty, and civic leaders.
The buildings to be dedicated have been known for half a century as the Main, Technology, South Hall, Hygiene, and Chemistry buildings. Each building will be named after a distinguished alumnus or former faculty memiber of the College.
Aluminum plaques bearing the names of the buildings will be unveiled by relatives or associates of the men in whose memory the buildings are being dedicated.
Dr. Joseph B. Cavallaro, Chairman of the Board of Higher Education and Dr. Morton Gc/ttschall, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Science, will deliver keynote addresses at the ceremonies.
The Technology building will of the Panama Canal, Major Gen-of the Panama Canal, Major Ge-
Two Vie for SC Sec'y; Other Slots Uncontested
Three ot| the four major Student Council offices will not be contested. The position of SC Secretary finds Stan Wissner and Louise Shacknow, '57 Council reps, competing.
Jared Jussim, former SC treas-** ; urer and secretary; Bill Brown, present Council treasurer, and Amie Deutchman, '58 SC rep-
Reavers vs. Columbia Tonight b Stein Fund TV Encounter
By LEW EGOL Having already proved themselves against the Panthers of
[iAdelphi, the Lavender cagers will meet the Lions of Columbia- in E.the sixteenth annual Stein Fund benefit basketball game at 8 PM "tonight in the Wingate Gym. The*"— rgame will be televised over ^ A T V (Channel 13).
"Beat Columbia" buttons are still on sale for twenty-five cents
••throughout the campus. Proceeds from the buttons and all receipts. are turned over to the trustees of the Fund, who in turn, use it
jto pay for medical and hospital
In addition to Forte. Coach Lou Rossini has four other veterans on his starting five. Center Frank Thomas was a great rebounder last year, and according to Rossini, has been shooting well in practice.
Kutlow Starting Speedy Bob Leiiner will team
'expenses of injured athletes at j Up w i t h Herb Kutlow at the for >he College.
Forte Leads Columbia The Light Blue are considered
one of the best teams in the Metropolitan area and are favored by most experts to win the Ivy League title this year. I either Ted Dwyer -ed by Chet Forte, a potential contender for All-American hon
o r s , the Lions boast a very fast. Sjrxperieaced squad.
^ t-ast season the five-foot nine-•nch Forte wrecked the Beavers
jalmost single-handedly, scoring venty-nine points in the 66-56
'Olumbia victory. Hie diminutive >ter finished the cam-
wards. Lehner is a fair shot and an excellent defensive man, and the 6-3 Kutlow will be counted on for a good part of the Lion board strength. The starting backcourt duo will be Forte and
or Morty Levine, with the edge probably going to Dwyer, who has developed a good set shot to go along with his speed.
The Beavers hoopsters will be looking to spring a major upset by defeating the Lions. Lavender mentor Nat Holman, who was pleased with the cagers showing Saturday at Adelphi, is
with a 22.4 points per game expected to start the same five an u / 6 ' a n d W a s s e l € c t e d to t h e I that opened the season in Gar AU-Met and AlUvy League i d e r i City. George Jensen, Syd
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resentative, are running unopposed for Council president, vice-president and treasurer, respectively. --The Freshman Class presents
six candidates for the five SC slots.
All class presidential positions are contested. Howard Sherman, unopposed until the deadline for petitions was extended, is now in a three-man race with Todd Lewis and George N. Lazarowitz for Senior Class president.
Rizzo vs. Sherwood The presidency of the Class of
'57 as contested by Mike Rizzo and John M. Sherwood, while Stuart Schaar and Philip Lem-pert are vying for the presidency of the Class of '58. The Class of '59, which presents the most candidates for class positions, has Peter Franklin, Gerald Sobel and Bernard Ritter as the presidential aspirants.
The office of class vice-president is contested in only the Senior and Freshman Classes.
Larry Warick and Buddy Rosenberg are opposed for the vice-presidency of the Senior Class, while there are six candidates for the corresponding position in the Freshman Class.
Martin Krauthamer and Al Samotsky are unopposed for the vice-presidency of the Classes of '57 and '58, respectively.
There are no candidates for the secretarial position of the Senior and Junior Classes. With the exception of the Freshman Class which has three candidates, class treasurer offices are not contested.
Edward M. Shepard eral George Washington Goe-thals.
Main will be named in honor of Edward Morse Shepard, an alumnus of the Class of 1859. He had been at one time a Democratic Party candidate for ma3Tor; and he was also instrumental in acquiring the North Campus site for the College. Dean Gottschall will deliver ^the dedication address for Shepard. Mrs. R. C. Lef-fingwell, niece of Mr. Shepard, will unveil the plaque.
South Hall will be known as Klapper Hall, after Dr. Paul Klapper '04, who was the first president of Queens College and the first dean of the College's School of Education. Dr. Joseph G. Cohn, dean of teacher education of the BHE, will dedicate Klapper Hall; and Dr. Joseph T.
Story on Lists To be Printed
The New Leader magazine has agreed to print a 1,500 word article on the subject of compulsory membership lists at the College.
This was agreed upon after an interview with the editors of the New Leader magazine by representatives of the Political Action Committee.
Professor Coleman O. Parsons (English) has agreed to prepare this article.
The Political Action Committee, chaired by FDfR Young Democrats' president Howard Schumann, was formed earlier this term by College clubs wishing to fight membership lists collectively.
j Klapper, son of Dr. Klapper, will unveil the plaque.
The Hygiene building will be named after George Wood Win-gate, Class of 1858. During his lifetime he was an Inspector General of the National Guard and a member of the Board of Education.
The chemistry building will be named after Charles Baskerville, a chemistry professor at the College from 1805 to 1922. Baskerville was responsible for the design and equipment of the laboratories in the building. Charles Baskerville, grandson of the professor, will dedicate the building.
Name plaques will also be unveiled for two buildings previously named: Harris Hall, named after Townsend Harris, first United States consul-general to Japan, who as president of the Board of Education in 1847 was a. leading figure in the move to establish City College; and Compton Hall, named after Alfred George Compton '53, a member of the College's faculty for fifty-five years.
Ahem. Going soutth to seek "the
sexiest voice at the College/* the Beaver Broadcasters will bold final auditions tomorrow beginning at 12 noon in Room 343 Finler Student Center. AD coeds at tbe College axe eligible to enter the contest. The winner will be announced over the College's radio stetton. WYCC, in its opening broad-cast this semester on Thursday. December 15.
Alumni Croup Refuses Extra Center Money
The City College Fund Directors have denied the request of the Finley Student Center Board of Directors for a grant of $33,000 over the $200,000 given by the Fund to furnish and decorate the Center.
The $33,000 is need to equip the Center completely, according to the original budget plans. The Center, so far, has expended $180,000 of the original gift of $200,000 given by the Fund, an alumni group.
There is still the possibility that the fund may exceed their original gift of $200,000. Dean James S. Peace, Director of the Center, has been directed by the Fund to compile a prioritv list of the items on the original budget yet to be purchased.
If the Fund considers certain of these items essential to the Center, and they cannot all be purchased with the $20,000 remaining of the original grant. they may grant additional money for the items.
An inter-communication system between the administrative office in the Center, and a system of paging loudspeakers in the corridors of the Center are two of the items that will be placed high on the priority list, according to Dean Peace.
Other items* called for in the original budget, but not yet purchased are furniture and equipment for some forty rooms and lounges, a piano for the Grand Ballroom, and equipment for the darkroom to be located on the
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Coercion and The Campus City College h a s for some t i m e been f o r t u n a t e enough
to have t w o newspape r s , p r e sen t ing d i f fe ren t s ty les a n d d i f fe ren t opinions. However , T h e Catfnpus, w i t h vague cr ies of " save t he E d i t o r s ' hea l t h , " and "school p re s t i ge , " is t r y ing fo r t h e four th t i m e in five y e a r s to d r a g t h i s n e w s p a p e r in to a n u n w a r r a n t e d and u n w a n t e d al l iance,
'S tudent Council l a s t n i g h t wisely decided t o b y p a s s t h e ques t ion , and voted aga ins t p u t t i n g t h e h o a r y m e r g e r ques t ion on t h e ballot . E a c h t ime i t w a s so placed in t h e pas t , t h e s t u d e n t body vo ted i t down. Still, The Campus , w i th m y s t e r i o u s zeal, is c i rcu la t ing pe t i t ions t o ge t e n o u g h s t u den t s i g n a t u r e s t o force t he ques t ion on to t he bal lo t aga in . I t s pet i t ion, by t h e way , offers t h e pie- in- the-sky lu re of a "da i ly , " impossible u n d e r p resen t a n d expected fee al lotm e n t s .
W e don ' t believe m e r g e r belongs on t h e ballot, even for a n o t h e r t e s t case. T h e whole a t t e m p t r e m i n d s u s of w h a t we r e a d about a Congress iona l i nves t iga t ing commi t t ee and a w i t n e s s : If one commi t t ee d idn ' t ge t t h e fellow, a n o t h e r was se t up to t r y . N o t conten t wi th p u t t i n g O P in t r ip le j eopardy , The C a m p u s is now t r y i n g q u a d r u p l e j eopa rdy , p e r h a p s in t h e hope t h a t t h e s t u d e n t body will vo te t h e t h ing In f rom shee r wea r ines s of hea r ing i t deba ted .
If no t enough s i g n a t u r e s a r e collected t o p u t m e r g e r up aga in , p e r h a p s i t s p r o p o n e n t s will f inal ly realize t h a t t h e s t u d e n t s w a n t two n e w s p a p e r s t o s a f e g u a r d f reedom of t h e press and to e x p r e s s conflicting ideas in a n e ra whose keynote is conformity .
T h e fac t is t h a t m e r g e r canno t be forced on th i s newspaper . All t h a t t he ques t ion can do is t o rouse a n e w conflict ou t of old r e s e n t m e n t s . Merge r h a s i ts place o n t h e ballot only if bo th p a r t i e s a r e wi l l ing—and we cont inue ou r e m p h a t i c and i r revocable opposit ion t o t h e en t i r e pr incple .
Ci t ies in our n a t i o n which h a v e only one n e w s p a p e r genera l ly p re sen t a sor rowful spectacle of suppressed political ideas and monopo ly of power . We neve r w a n t t h a t s i tuat ion t o come to p a s s in our College. P r o p o n e n t s of merger , unab l e to p resen t l a r g e and i m p o r t a n t convict ions, will poin t to t h e " s a v i n g s " t h a t would be effected. Th i s is sheer nonsense. If O P and T h e C a m p u s combined, t h e f inancial saving would be microscopic a s w a s proved w h e n bo th of us were a t the s ame p r i n t e r las t semester . The a m o u n t which would be saved—or a h u n d r e d t imes t h a t a m o u n t — i s no t enough to compensa t e for t he loss of h e a l t h y competi t ion and d ivers i ty .
T r u e , we have two issues on t he f i r s t d a y of t h e t e r m where a merged p a p e r would p r e s e n t one. Also t r u e t h a t j winder t he present s y s t e m the re a re two election issues . T h a t ' s where t h e exercise of ingenui ty a n d imagina t ion comes in. As is t r u e of the me t ropo l i t an press , n e w s p a p e r r iva l ry here | ias far more benef i ts t h a n d r a w b a c k s , wi th e a c h ' p a p e r )
s t r iv ing to presen t t h e bes t to the s t u d e n t body. !
Merger does not be long on t h e bal lot . The s t u d e n t s have proven t h r e e t imes t h a t t h e y do not w a n t it. T h r o u g h the i r •lected r ep re sen ta t ives on Council, it w a s kep t off the ballot his semes te r . Observa t ion P o s t will not submi t to it Only
: he C a m p u s w a n t s i t—and it should be proven now and for 11 t ime t h a t they a r e ope ra t ing in a vacuum.
Insurance Withou t any pain to ourselves, all of us have t h e oppor-
:uni ty t o d a y and t o m o r r o w t o help save a life b v dona t ing pint of blood to the Red Cross . We do not intend showeri
ng a n y o n e with tear fu l appea ls o r out l in ing point bv noint ne necess i ty of our becoming donors . " ' !,
It is, we feel, sufficient to s ay t h a t unless an a d e q u a t e ! • - app ly of blood is avai lable the people who could suffer i n ) ! ase of a n emergency m a y be ourse lves or m e m b e r s of our ji
immedia te families. Un les s a to ta l of 400 p in t s is collected \> the blood insurance p r o g r a m a t t h e College, whir*- t n a b l e J * ^ •e ry s t u d e n t and m e m b e r s of his immedia te family t o ob- i | am blood m a crisis, c a n n o t be es tabl i shed. '•>
While more t h a n 1000 p in ts were donated last vea r ^ nlv #00 p in t s have been pledged t h i s y e a r . But s t u d e n t s
cu l ty m a y sti l l d o n a t e blood t o d a y and t o m o r r o w ey did no t r e g i s t e r las t week.
-mber. a f t e r F r i d a y i t will be t o o la te . Dona te now I i Lounge, S h e p a n i H a l t j
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Anthropology and Sociology Society
Will hold a panel discussion on '-SooiaJ Work in Action" today at 12:30 PM in Room 122 Eisner. Specialists in medical, psychiatric and group work will constitute the panel.
Art Society iMeeta today in Room 101C J3wner a t
12:30 PM.
Baskerville Chemical Society Presents three student research i>apers
in Doremus Hal!, Baskerville at 12 30 PM today.
Canterbury Association The Glee Club rehearses today a t 12:15
PM in St. Lukes Episcopal Church. 141 St. and Convent Avenue. AH those interested in slnBing a r e invited to attend tthe larynx-tdning session.
I Canterbury Club ! Meets today at 12 :15 PM in Room 114 Wagner to discuss plans tor a Christmas party. Members a re requested -to show up if they want a slice of the Christmas cake.
Carroll Brown Hellenic Society Meets a t 5 PM in Room 21:! Shepard
tomorrow.
Qaduceus Society Will hold its semi-annual dinner a t the
Hotel Barbizon for Women. 63 St. and Lexington Avenue tomorrow a t 7:30 PM. Payments for the d inner can be made to the club t reasurer today at 10:30 PM in Room 315 Shepard.
Class of '57 Council Holding a meeting todav at 1 PAt in
Room 128 Shepard.
Class of '58 Council .Candidates running for class office
should attend the meeting in Room 205 Shepard at 12 Noon today.
Christian Association Holding a discussion with speaker on
"Christ ian Sects of the United S ta tes" today at 12:15 in Room 350 Finley Student Center.
Club Iberoamericano Will chant -Deck the Halls"' and other
Christmas Carols today at 12:30 PM in Room 302 Downer. Come and give vour lungs a. workm.
Economics Society Meeting today to discuss business (its
own.- a t 12:30 PM in Room 225 Wagner.
Folk and Square Dance Club I Meets today in Room 104 Wirisate a t j
12 Noon. Y'all come.
Geology Society Meets today to hear Mr. Remeika of BtH
Loboratories. a crystaliographer, who will discuss crystals of course. Congregating in Room 307 Shepard at 12 :30 PM.
Gilbert and Sullivan Society All members are asked to attend mass
meeting in Room 230 Finley Student Center as early as iwssible. Tonight rehearsal ox 'Mikado'* will be held in Grand Ballroom. Room 101 Finley a t 6 PM.
Government and Law Society and Philosophy Society
Presents Prof. Irani (Philosophv. who will discuss "-Philosophy of Law'" in Room 1I;> Wagner at 12:30 PM.
Hiking Club Meets today in Room 312 Shepard at-
12 Noun. A hike for Sa turday is planned.
Mathematic Society Prof S. Hurwitz (Mathematics* will
speak on "A Gem of Number T h e o r y today in Room 125 Shepard at 1^:30 PM
Mercury Holding a very important meetins; tcxiav
in Room 420 Finley a t 12 Xbon to give
Tech Building Renamed For Ungraduated Grad'
By MIKE SPIELMAN High on the list of "the distftiguished alumni and faculty" who
will be honored in the dedication ceremonies today is an alumnus who was never graduated from the College. Despite the fact that General George Washington Goe--^- ——- . thals. the builder of the Panama g 0 0 d h e a l t h F o r t h e s e p l l r ^ Canal never completed his studies at the College the Tech Building is being renamed in his memory.
Goethals, who was born in Broo-klyn in 1858, and is of Dutch parentage, entered the College in 1873 with the intention of becoming a physician. He was one of the many students in CCNY's history who worked while at-
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tending the schoc-l. In 1856, however, before he was graduated, Goethals received an appointment to the West Point Military Academy. His appointment was recommended by College president Alexander S. Webb. He was graduated from there in 1880 as
I the second in his class scholastic-ally, and as his class President.
After graduating, General Goethals joined the Corps of Engineers and had risen to the rank of Colonel when in 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt put him in charge of building the new-canal across the isthmus of Panama. This gave him complete control of every activity in and near the canal zone.
He was responsible for 30,000 employees of manv^ different
there were ccynstructed on a mammoth scale, offices, sleeping quarters, k i t c h e n ? , machine-shops, cold storage plants, schools, hotels, clubs, and recreational centers.
Goethals was closely associated Jftl
with the sanitation department headed by William C. Gorgas, who was working on cures for yellow-fevfcr and malaria.
It is a great tribute to the man that despite the many adminis-trational prcfolems he had to deal with, fie still found time to listen to individual grievances. It became customary for Goethals to set aside Sunday mornings to discuss any complaints that came to his attention, no matter how trivial they might be. It was this kind of attitude that earned for Goethals the respect and even veneration of most of his subordinates.
A businessman went down to the canal zone during the period the canal was being built. Upon his return he was asked what he thought of the project. He answered, "It's a big job but that man Goethals is a damn fool. I offered him $1,000,000 to come to me and he declined it."
Owed Debt. Replying to an inquiry about
the offer, Goethals said, "All my training, all my education, has been at the expense of the public, in the free schools of Brooklyn and New York, in the City College of New York and the United States Military Academy at West Point. I owe it to the public to stay here until the canal is- finished.'-*
In 1914 the Panama Canal was opened. Because of his excellent work Goethals was promoted to Major General and he received ^ tht formal "Thanks of the Congress."
In 1920, the College also honored General Goethals by giving him an honorary degree.
Goethals, in his later life, was associated with the Port of New York and helped with the plan-out selling assignments.
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t l f • « * ° had to be i ning of the Holland Tunnel under PM i " S I L T S S r . - U " w™'",^ i ' ^ l ^ a m u s e d . a n d k e p t i n ' the Hudson River.
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s ^ x v u r r e a i u r m g a f i r s t C lass O c e a n F r o n t H o t e l | Physics Society ' Meet? today to present Pro;". Fred C 'Rose (Physics i. who will speak on the
"Old and Xow Methods of Ma kins: Mas-netic Mensnrements.'" Be up-to-date: attend the meetmsr \n Room lOn Shepard at l'1-)i> PM
Robert A. Taft Young Republicans
Holdins: a bosrd meetine today in Room 124 Shepard at .12:15 PM.
Rod and Gun Club Meftinp m , m 10:.'!0-2 P M in Room 217
FinTey Student Center to elect officers md ratify its constitution. Members who don't itter.d will be shot
Sophomore Prom Committee Meeting today \r\ Room 205 Sherord at
11 AM.
Beaver Broadcasters Meet tomorrow at i2:l.-> PM in P.oom
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Dachshunds Act as Hosts To Professor's Students
By CLAIRE KATZ Dachshunds have been playing host to students of Professor
Otto Mueller (Romance Languages) for the last twelve years, and judging from reactions on both sides, the professor thinks they get along rather well. ^ '
Students have been invited guests to discussions at the professor's house for many years, but the dachshunds are a recent addition. The dogs became a part of the household in 1944, Prof. Mueller said; he now owns four.
At first the students and the dachshunds had difficulty getting acquainted, but things have reached a point where the dogs join in the meetings as silent participants. The students have i'ound them to be line companions, according to Prof. Mueller.
Fritz, the oldest dachshund, has proven his worth as a father, and stands on his last legs, ac-
Professor Otto Mueller With Some of His Dogs
cordjng to the professor. And with good reason, he adds, for Fritz has officially sired ninety-three offspring. Fritz also has 'heen relatively faithful. Sixty of these pups have been born to the same female, Rosie. "I guess Rosie is worn out too." Prof. Mueller commented.
Dog barks erupt not only from the professor's home, but from many neighboring houses in which Fritz's progeny have been distributed.
Prof. Mueller still says his favorite motto is "the more I know man, the more I value the dog." He does like to do things for
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ing student activities be initiated through SFCSA;
• Resolved that the student body recommend to the dean of students that all members of the Student Faculty Fee Commissicyn •be elected directly by the Student Council, except for the treasurer of Student Government. No other member of SC is to be a memher of that commission.
Students wishing to- have additional referenda placed on the ballot must submit petitions to SC. The deadline for these petitions, which require 750 signatures, is 5 PM tomorrow. Campus has announced that it will circulate petitions calling for a referendum asking for a merger of the two newspapers into a single daily newspaper.
A Correction It was incorrectly stated in
Tuesday's Obserralion Post that five Hygiene Department members had received promotions. The fact is that they only have been recommended for promotions, as have many instructors of other departments, to the Board of Higher Education.
We hope the incorrect assertions did not cause any embar-rasment to the individuals who were mentioned in the story.
students however, having spent two summers on a French vocabulary for the students in French 3 and 4 classes. The list is in wide use by the rest of the department.
His interest is animals has gone beyond dogs, and in his younger days Prof. Mueller recalls, "I did a lot of hunting and fishing but now I am sadly out of practice." The professor raised the prize hunting dog in Germany's 1918 competition. Rec e n t l y , he was unanimously elected faculty advisor to the Hunting and Fishing Club, whose name, at his suggestion, was changed to Rod and Gun Club.
Prof. Mueller, who arrived at the College in 1931, is a specialist in the history of the French language. He is trilingual (French, German, and English;, and the dogs, he claims seem to understand him in all three.
wMiss 1970"
.Miss Francesca Borgatia is the winner of the "Miss City College of 1970" contest sponsored by House Plan. She will crown the Queen of Carnival at ihe Saturday wight affair.
The daughter of Mr. Robert E. Borgatia (Art), the five and one-half year old Miss Borgatia has hazel grey eyes and brown hair. She stands exactly four feet fall and weighs fifty-one pounds. At present she has no steady boy friend, but offers are expected soon.
Coffee Break for Aldermen led to Formation of College
The cost of educating 1000 students at the College in 1847 was only four times what it cost to supply the Board of Aldermen with oysters and coffee! This was one of the convincing arguments that Townsend Harris used ' n npr-^ -
m per suading the City fathers to establish an institution! for free higher education. The building bearing his name will be rededi-cated today as part of renaming ceremonies.
Harris, who was president, of the Board of Education in 1846 and 1847, was instrumental in the founding of the Free Academy, which later grew into the City College of New York. In . the course of his fight for public college education, he encountered opposition on all sides, including his own Democratic Party. , It was necessary for him to persuade the State Legislature to pass a law authorizing the establishment of a Free Academy (by New York City. Although he was successful, all of his victories were by slight margins—one or two votes at most.
In his fight for the Free Academy, Harris had to overcome the violent opposition of Colonel James Watson Webb, publisher of the Morning Courier and En
quirer, who violently opposed creation of a free municipal college. In 1869 Alexander S. Webb, hero of Gettysburg and son of James Watson Wdbb, became the second president of the City College of New York.
A career politician, Harris also served as the United States' first Consul General to Japan, and earned a reputation as an outstanding diplomat.
Copper. Dr. Nelson Glueck, the ar-
cheologist who discovered King Solomon's copper mines in ihe Negev Desert, and his port pm the Red Sea, will present an illustrated lecture in the Town-send Harris Auditorium today ai 12:30 PM. He will <use color slides in describing his explorations in the Negev from 1953-1955.
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Hoopsters Play Columbia Tonight, Hawks on Sat
Thursday, December 8, 1955
(Continued from Paae Onml Levy, and Ralph Schefflan were most effective for the Lavender against Adelphi, but will have to improve tonight if the Beavers are to larrup the Lions. In addition, Bill Lewis will have to improve on defense, and Lou Berson and the reserves must be it. top form.
top scorers of last season. Co-captain Larry Joseph has graduated and Tony Russo's eligibility has expired. Russo was also the top rebounder for the Hawks last year. Along with these two. Fleischer's squad has lost four top reserves for various reasons.
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T h e season's "ac id test" awa i t s t h e Collegels female cagers when they exchange baske t s wi th a s t rong Queens sex te t tonight at 7 P M in t h e P a r k . Gymnas ium.
• Today, the Beaver fencers will cross swords w i th an "All-S t a r " 'Alumni aggregat ion in a p rac t i ce match at the Fencers Club, 320 East 53 Street , a t S PM. Lavender coach E d w a r d Lucia will be presented wi th a gold meda l and a certificate of mer i t for having coached Alber t Axelrod. ihe Nat ional A F L A foil champion.
• Track c o a c h Professor H a r r y deGirolamo has entered ' two shotput ters . Jack Kushner and Irv Stein, in the s ixteen-pound shotput event in th is Sa tu rday ' s Metrqpol i tan AAU Track and Field outdoor evients a l S t . John ' s Universi ty, scheduled to s ta r t at 11 /AM.
George J ensen (above) Can He Outrebound Thomas?
Frank Thomas (right) Caw He Outrebound Jensen?
One advantage for the Beavers is the small dimensions of the Wingate Gym. One of Columbia's chief assets is speed, and a small court can, slow down a fast team. The Lions might find it more difficult to fast break than they normally would on a larger court, and the game may be decided under the boards. The Beaver iboardmen. Jensen (6-4), and Levy (6-9) are taller than Columbia's big men. and if City can dominate the rebounding, the cagers will have "a much better chance.
In he first game, at 6 PM. the Beaver freshman team will oppose the Lion cubs. The frosh, too, will be looking for their first win. They "lost to the Adelphi yearlings Saturday, 70-61.
Alex (Delia, who scored seventeen points Saturday playing with a bad leg, .is in good shape and will start at center. Julio Delatorre, who tailed twelve against the Panthers, and Ellis Breaux, will probably start at the forward slots. Steve Marks. John Pardo, Bernie Mennis, and Stan Friendlander are vying for the remaining starting posts.
Play Hunter Saturday On Saturday Hunter will in
vade the Wingate Gym for the first game of this year's municipal college competition for a trophy donated by the City College Alumni Association. Last season, all four municipal teams finished in a first place tie.
The Bronxites, under coach Michael Fleischer, are currently rebuilding after losing their two
—Courtesy of Columbia Spectator
Hunter also lacks height. Bob Sack and Dick Scott are the tallest starters at 6-3. Bob Schwabe (6-1), Edgar Milan {6-0), and Ira iSchwartz (5-10) round out the starting team. Fleischer likes Schwartz "every bit as much as Chet Forte as a little man."
Nhnrods Face Fordham Univ. In Dual Meet
The sharp crack of twenty-two caliber Winchesters will be heard tomorrow at Fordham University, when the Beaver nimrods invade the Ram's rifle range for a dual meet at 5:30 P.M.
"This will be one of our toughest meets," reports rifle mentor. Sergeant First Class Arthur Ca-riddi, "but if we can shoot as well as we did last week when we defeated Seton Hall and New York State Maritime Academy, we will have a good chance of winning Friday's tussle."
Cariddi is impressed by several of his newcomers. Moses Tawil, Joe Pearlman, and Louis Rubin, all have looked good, and the mentor will be counting on them in the future.
Besides team high scorers Sal Sorbera and John Marciniak, the Beaver mentor is counting on Morton Solomon, Steve Madigan. Norman Hess, Werner Hartl Ernest Trump and Robert Sullivan to carry the load against the Rose Hillers. —Mallin
TV Hoop Lineups City College Wingate Gym, 8 PM. Channel ,13
CCNY POS. COLUMBIA £5 Bill Lewis RF. . Bob Lehner 14 3 George Jensen LF Herb Kutlow 20 9 Syd Levy C Frank Thomas 3
j 22 Ralph Schefflan LG Chet Forte 11 7 Lou Berson RG Ted Dwyer 5 6 Marty Doherty Res j im Armstrong S Stan Friedman Res Charlev Cohn
13 Al DeMaria Res Lloyd Mitchell 14 Pete Marsh Res Rudv Milkey 16 Richie Garber Res Bill Csaplar 10
Jim Sullivan Res Mortv Levine 15 Joel Ascher Res FYed Lane 17 Joe Bennardo . Res. Amie Weinstein Res. Ted Brimat Res.
OFFICIALS: Milton C. Fidgeon and James Lemion
Matmen Meet First Opponent LI Aggies, Sat.
BY BOB MAYER Amid all the excitement gen
erated by the basketiball and soccer teams, the College's wrestling squad has been practicing almost unnoticed for the past month. However, the grapplers will come come in for their share of the limelight beginning Saturday, when they open their season by opposing the Long Island Aggies in the Goethals Gym at 2 PM.
Since several early season scrimmage contests in which they were defeated, the wrestlers have been working extra hard, at times spending more than three hours at a clip on the mats. The result has been a marked improvement, which has led coach Joe Sapora to declare that "the season's prospects are bright."
Lightweights Carry Squad The main reasons for his op
timism are his lightweight wrestlers, who comprise the heart of the squad. They are: co-captain Sal Soxbera (123 pounder), Al Taylor (130), Vince Norman (137), and Sonny Golia (147). Golia, a sophomore, is a new man for whom Sapora has the highest regard.
The coach is ccyunting most heavily on that quartet. "If they wrestle the way I expect them to, we'll surely win,'' he said.
In the heavier divisions, the leading grapplers are Ira Zing-mond (157), the other co-captain, and Jim Zoubandis (heavy-w-eight).
Rounding out the squad that will face the Aggies are Bernie Stolls. and Al Wolk or Bob Sie-gel, in the 167 pound and 177 pound divisions, respectively.
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City Swimmers Open Season Against Manhattan Tomorrow
The College's swimming team will be host to Manhattan in their season's opener tomorrow night at 8 PM in the Wingate Pool
The time was when a City-Manhattan swim meet was over before it started, with the Lav- " ender an easy victor. However, this will be a fairly close contest, due to the fact that their captain-elect, Ben Trasen, and Steve Kes-ten, two free-stylers, have been declared ineligible, and three other record-holders have emerged from the water for the last time.
Kesten holds the standard for the fifty-yard freestyle event, Bob Kellogg for the 220-yard breast-stroke, Lou Ruffino in the one-meter dive, and the illustrious Howie Schloemer in the 220, 440, and the 150-yard individual medley events.
But, in spite of all the City losses, Coach Jack Rider asserts, and Jasper mentor John Sich confirms, "City shouldn't experience too much trouble beating Manhattan.
Hopes for a successful swimming season rest greatly on the broad shoulders of Lavender frogman J im Johnson, who has the potential to make City fans
forget all about Schloemer. Johnson has looked great in practice sessions, and has unofficially surpassed some of Schloemer's marks, and one by Leroy Weiner, which was established in the 100-yard freestyle in 1942.
Two others on whom Rider will depend on during the forthcoming season are Sol Stern and Joe Weissman. Stern has shown very well in practice and mighL usurp the number one backstroke position from Arnold Far-ber, holder of the College record. Weissman is a transfer from Hunter College, and is being-counted on to fill the trunks of Ruffino in the one-meter dive.
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