Miami Hurricane, March 18, 1955

              Leos Photo In Paper Brings Roar From Original Owner
By RONALD LEVITT
Hurricane New* Editor
Leo the lion, the metal animal that has become a symbol for Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on campus, is going home today to a |iorch step in the Southwest section of Miami.
The SAEs will go en masse to the home of Charles Chruscicki, 1(537 SW 11 st., this afternoon to return the lion which was “borrowed" two and one-half years ago.
Loo’s departure from campus was brought about by the Help Week fraternity “warfare” between SAE, Sigma Chi and Phi
Delta Theta last week, at which time the lion was painted green, and was removed to the Housing Office for “safekeeping.”
The story of the inter-fraternity shenanigans which appeared in last week's Hurricane, also ran in The Miami Daily News with a two-column picture of Leo.
Neighbors of Chruscicki spotted the picture in The Daily News and showed it to him.
“It was my lion, all right," said Chruscicki, “I recognized him right away.”
He said the lion was stolen from him the night of Sept. 29, 1952, and that he had filed a complaint
to the Miami Polic' Department at (hat time.
“I had no idea where the lion was until my neighbors showed me the picture in the daily paper. I then notified the police and asked them to check on it."
Investigators from the Police Department came to the Housing Office Tuesday and reported "without douht” that the SAE lion was the same one taken from the Chruscicki front porch in 1952.
According to the police, it was easy to check because under the many paint-jobs was the original silver color.
"Besides," a department spokes-
man slid. "Mr. Chruscicki has the mate to the lion and this so-called Leo is an exact replica."
Buz/ Collins. SAE president, said "I can't sav for sure whether the lion was taken by SAE in '52, but if all evidence points that way, we are happy to return Leo to his rightful owner.
“It certainly is better to have him out in the air by his first home than to have him locked up in the Housing Office.”
Collins added that if the Housing Office would let Leo go, the SAEs would return him to Mr. Chruscicki today and would make any financial arrangements for
damages asked by the owner.
Chruscicki told The Hurricane that if the lion was returned and a re-paint job paid for, he would not seek charges against the group
“I should charge them two and one-half years rent,” he said, “but, after all, the lion was getting an education in a fine University.”
Dr. H. Franklin Williams, vice president and dean of students, said that he was writing a letter to the original owner explaining that the men who took it are willing to return the lion. “The men who took the lion have probably been graduated and there is no proof who they are."
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The Miami
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Hurricane
MAR 15’55
LIBRARY
Volume XXX
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.. March 18, 1955
No. 18
Rndoff L7M Photo
THE FIRST OF MORE THAN 32 TONS of books which will be added to the North Campus library are being unparked by Dr. Arrhie McNeal, left, director of the l!M Library, and Edward Hall, serials
librarian, Wednesday at Main Campus. The 20,000
volumes were purchased from the Western Society of Engineers in Chicago. The new books will more than double the existing Engineering library. According to Dr. McNeal. the books “will he useful in all fields of engineering.
Movie Week Plan Fails; Student Apathy Blamed
Story On Page 2
---The Inside Story---------------------------
What They Are Saying .. .
“The primary objective of the Oaxaca Summer Workshop is to give American undergraduates a first-hand knowledge of another culture,” says Dr. Leonard Muller, professor of Spanish and director of the workshop. See Story on Page 3.
“I am appalled at the tremendous amount of student apathy,” said Marty Levitan, chairman of the Movie Week committee. His response came after the decision to dissolve the Movie Week plan due to lack of interest by the organizations. See Story on Page 2.
“We intend to make this building as suitable as possible for instruction,” said Dr. Murray Mantell, chairman of the Civil Engineering Department, about proposed plans for remodelling the North Campus Engineering School. See Stories on Page 5.
“No election petitions will be given out after Monday,” said Charles Liebman, election board chairman, emphasizing that students expecting to run for a student body office must get their petitions before 3:30 p.m. See Story on Page 8.
Photo by BiiUr
A BEAUTY IN A DREAMY MOOD ii Carole Tarrson, Hurricane Honey No. 18. An 18-year-old history major, Carole halls from Chicago, III. and enjoys horse back riding as her favorite hobby. An upper frosh. she is 5 feet. 5 inches tall and weighs 123 pounds. If blonde-haired, green-eyed Carole will come down to the football field during half-time tonight. Seymour Beubis, Hurricane sports editor, will pin her with an orchid.
DICK GREGORY SCREAMS at Lee Sandman, left, ilnrin? dress rehearsal of Scan O’ Casey’s “Juno and the Paycock" which opens at the Ring Theater Thursday for a limited engagement of six performances. An Irish drama, the play is a character study
Photo by Schulfc* of life in the Dublin slums in 1924. It was first presented at Dublin's Abhy Theater with Barry Fitzgerald in the original cast. Student tickets are 50 cents and regular seats are $1.25. Reservations may he made by railing the Ring Theater box office.