University at Buffalo - Buffalonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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AIRPLANE VIEW OF CAMPUS SHOWING ROTARY FIELD AND FOSTER HALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOSTER HALL NEARING COMPLETION -fi I

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H LID U'-rx.. ,M vw.. . .. ,, X. - - ,M .. -. -. -f . V.. yr v,Mww,,A. . -,.-W,-1-,V . va ' '9.'v'I-, , V U '. , S H 2 -, 1 X, 3545? sf-,ff f r' gf. :-. , 2 , if-' 5' ,, . . Q, A .. 4 -- Y X f. ' iv , M ,rf -,.LL.....- 1, 'JJ.,ff- --4' 4. ww' ,,,p3,:.f,-, ' 1- - X '. ,aria i V - ?. A0 bf .n. xp: , 1 G 4,.- M , 'wh . V .' L-sf' . ,. ,-g + v .,, 4 fn .- . l--y5f,,.., . .:, gf Q t. .-.Q fi.. N, . -fp' , lf- IE-. lr ul ' 2 -lik L ll The speaker of the occasion was Dr. Charles A. Eaton, D. D. L. l... D., whose address was on the educative man, a theme which he handled with keen insight, and interspersed with pointed homely witticisms. ln closing, the chairman briefly sketched his idea of the great university with its eighteen or twenty fine buildings and its student body of over ten thousand, a program which he declared would be completed within a score of years. Further along in the springtime, Buffalo's musical club, illustrative of a new varsity spirit, sprang from the oblivion and dust-covered inaction of fourteen years and showed signs of life. The result was the Glee Club concert on April 13th at the Twentieth Century Club, and those of us who were there will always have a tender memory of that-the first concert since the days of old grads. It was a revelation to many and a source of pleasure to all. The Varsity Glee Club deserves congratulation for its work, and it calls for the active support of every one. We do not think we could over-emphasize the importance of this rebirth of musical activity. The growth of our athletic teams is important, but the advancement of the non-athletic part of extra curricular activities should go hand in hand with it. This is not only logical and advisable, but imperative as well. ln the not distant future we hope to see our Glee Club enlarge its scope. We want to see the musical clubs of Buffalo University carry U. B.'s banner and name out into the world. Give the Glee Club a chance to boost Alma Mater and they will do it gladly and well. On April 23rd the administrative board of the University made announcement that the bid of the Cowper Construction Company on the Foster Chemistry Building had been accepted and that work on this, the first of the buildings on the new campus, was to begin within a short time. lt was a stroke of wisdom to thus give tangibility to the plans, for the Alumni were anxious to see a start made in the growth of the greater University. It was the beginning of the thing they had pictured and dreamed of for years. At the present writing the Foster Building stands all but complete and will be ready for occupancy with the opening of the University in September, l922. It is ag remarkable place, and is worthy of its premier position as predecessor of the many fine structures which are to mark our expansion. The ordeal of final exams came in May, and for a chosen number it was graduation time. It was the seventy-fifth commencement, and it fittingly marked the passage of three-quarters of a century as a unit of learning and instruction. The senior classes were larger than ever before and were qualified to carry out into workaday spheres the traditions of their Alma Mater. The enrollment of the colleges the following September exceeded that of previous years-proof positive that the value of the University was being more appreciated. A general assembly took place before classes were started and with its adjournment the fall semester was officially started. The Frosh were as green, the Sophs as conceited, the Juniors as ambitious, and the Seniors as wise as ever before. 14

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'Qr3t3:5,-M . . . t v V u X, - , gf1..v1 't'M 2 : ., g, Z:1I ri I Q 'Qui m Ill .4 . f , f , , ,, K . x. 4 f. -',- - ov- H, :V , , 'jf' ,z - ' : , , rr -' .:53i532' 1 r ff Y if Y 'L ll n f ly , 2.-Zlkm Ill ' Activities rapidly started up and gained impetus and momentum each succeeding day. Football practice had been started before the opening day and the squad placed on the training table. This was impressive, for it put us on a higher level in sports, and proved that Buffalo spirit was once and for all to be progressive. October 22nd, l92l, witnessed an innovation in student life. A holiday celebration was held for the honoring of no one but ourselves-it was Student's Day-the first ever held. It was on Student's Day that the Frosh rules were for the initial time officially formulated and promulgated through- out the colleges. It was Students Day, too, that the long-awaited calendar was issued. The celebration had started with a costume parade of the four classes of medicine, law, pharmacy, chemistry, dentistry and arts. Following this was a big mass meeting in the Teck Theater, at which the student council was elected, activities were announced and pep instilled. Under the chair- manship of Dean Gregory, Senior Dean of the University of Buffalo, the meeting ended with expressions of enthusiasm by the undergraduates and support by the faculty. That is all that is in our province to relate, other more intimate and detailed affairs will be left to be chronicled in the pages that follow. We only hope that we have served to crystallize one clear idea in the minds of those who read-the idea that Buffalo University in the twelve months of the past year has given evidence of the new progressive spirit which will mark our undoubtedly successful future. Let us go boldly forward, sidestepping the pitfalls and mistakes which has proved so costly in the past, and pull now forever for the greater University of Buffalo. fffiwggfw 4 2 : V -. a ,' faerie i Q I6