Canisius High School - Arena Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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EDITORS: Standing: Ryan, Book Reviewss Braun, Sun-4 Standingr J. Murray, Lenz, Valance Rahill SCl100l News- S0fli0diTl'!1UUI18ll, APU Mahmley, Managing Ziemer, Cantwell. Seated! Buckley, Malican Wozmak Editor Pr. Murray, S. J., Sweeney, Editor, Murphy, Ort0lg,ni,K0pe1-ski, Business Editor. ARENA QUARTERLY Early in the year the staff convened and decided to cast aside archaic linoleum blocks and straight-laced copy layouts in favor of modern design. The stiff colored covers of past years gave way to artistic shots of our new Canisius-on-Delaware. And the format took its cue from the nation's leading weelclies. Writers galore vied with each other to fill the pages with novel short stories, verse and essays reminiscent of Morley. The artists outdid themselves to keep up with the literary output and each issue sparkled with a continually new and ever timely set of clever drawings- The work has been exacting but the result has equaled our most hopeful dreams. Idealism and practical experience, these have we acquired. The ability to sketch our ideas on paper or embody them in a paragraph of type are all invaluable acquisitions and ever handy tools and in a world that will demand understanding of its problems and will clamor for the ex- pression and solution of these problems we may, perhaps, be able to play a worthwhile part. Flash: The Scholastic Press has awarded The Arena a First Place in its annual magazine contest. 23

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Standing: Fr. Scott, Mahoney QBusiness Edj, Reed QMan'aging Ed.j. Sea!ed:Murphy QEd.- in-Chiefj. ARENA YEARBOOK Changes were in the air this year. When the year started We had very definite ideas about the type of book we wanted. More pictures and less print was the idea in a nutshell. It en- tailed a new type of printing, lithography and a dummy copy that made up in smart page design for what it lacked in printed columns. The theme, carefully chosen to fit the mood of the times was worked out in a series of 'six Tip-In pages, stressing by the use of two contrasting pictures, the need for a life of peace. This germ idea, suggested in the pictures and their captions, is elaborated in the theme copy and touched upon in all the copy of the book. The pictures were taken with an eye to driving home this theme. It has meant work, long hours of it for all members of the staff but we feel that the book has unity and, above all, it is a complete break with yearbook traditions. The final judgment of its success or failure is yours. For the delay in production that war time necessity has entailed, we apologize, but we hope that your sentiment 'when you receive the book will be, This was worth waiting for. bchaus McCarthy, Braun, Mahoney, Shanahan, gathering ads. Reed in the throes of composition 22

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in. w vw l.1lIllSlllS ll. b. D1-bale leam Un Program - Sun.. May 6 llo you believe that our govern- ment should ln'eak with our tradi- tional past and embark upon a pro- gram of compulsory military train- ing for all young men before the age of 20? An opportunity to crystallize your thinking on this most important question now confronting the People and the Congress will be given to you at our May fith meeting. The Behrens Debating Society of Canisius High School will present four of its most brilliant speakers in a debate on this subject. The moderator, the llev. Thomas A. Wassmer, S.J. fwho will accom- pany the debatersl, has carefully chosen outstanding students to par- ticipate and also in sending John B. Walsh who will act as chairman. The affirmative side will be argued by llobert Fahey and Richard Braun. The negative side will be upheld by Edward Batt and Richard Murphy. Mr. Falieyplayed a leading role in the Canisius production, Career An-' gel, recently staged at the Delaware Avenue school. Those who were present at that fine presentation will look forward to hear him again. liichard Braun represented Cani- sius High School in the recent fourth Knights of Columbus Orator- Edward liatt and llichard ML ' t . as a team, successfully represented Canisius in several debates with lead- ing teams in New York City during the Easter vacation, while Mr. Mur- phy even more recently was chosen to represent Canisius in the Jesuit Oratorical Contest which took place at Fordham. From the standpoint of popular in- terest in the subject matter and in the light of the unusually excellent quality of speakers, we look forward to the most exciting meeting in years. Departing from the practice of previous occasions when three indi- viduals acted as judges, this debate will be judged by all. E! 3 W