Miami Hurricane, August 17, 1956

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Vol. XXXI
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., August 17, 1956
No. 31
Davis Cafeterias Will Continue Catering Service
A one-year lease with the Uni--versity for the six UM food services ^will be renewed by Polly Davis Cafeterias, it was announced this week by Eugene Cohen, treasurer and business manager.
Cohen said that no “major changes” would be made this year in cafeteria facilities, prices or hours.
“University eating places will operate the same in the fall as they did this past year,” he said.
“However, the Davis organization is constantly trying to improve facilities in the cafeteria setup wherever necessary,” Cohen said.
Davis Cafeteria took over management of the Student Union cafeteria and soda shop, Eaton Hall cafeteria, San Sebastian snack shop, Medical School pill box and the snack bar near the Memorial Building last September.
Current Merrick research includes checking to see is some of the mathematical equations on previous hurricanes can be used to predict the center of the forthcoming storms.
"We’re trying to apply math to physical problems,” said Dr. Emmet Low Jr., assistant professor of mathematics. “This approach hasn’t been used before.”
Tracking, forecasting and tracing the origin of hurricanes are just a few of the pioneer uses of radar in meteorology.
“In physics and chemistry you can make a model of something and watch its progress,” said Harry V. Senn, research assistant professor and latest addition to the UM radar lab. “There’s little known about the origin of hurricanes.”
Admiral W. L. Freseman is lab director and L. F. Conover has been Huty Senn and Dr. Emmet Low check math equations. assigned by the U.S. Weather Bu-
. . . try to predict hurricane center reau as a technical representative.
Polly Davis and Robert Bartholomew, Davis Cafeteria general manager, came to UM late last summer to see what arrangements could be made to improve University eating facilities.
They instituted the multi-counter system whereby a cashier totals a student’s check, then makes a list of the items on another machine so the cafeteria will know exactly what was sold at the end of each meal.
The Student Union Cafeteria was painted and redecorated, and chairs and tables were re finished.
The Davis contract with UM marked the first venture for the firm outside its own operation.
The company has two cafeterias in Miami, one each in Miami Beach, Hollywood, Ft. Lauderdale and two in Atlanta, Ga.
C. G. Mosso will again manage the University food service for Davis.
THIS IS A HURRICANE as seen on a radar scope. In the center of the range, indicated by a small cross, is the Weather Bureau radar station at Cape Hatteras, N.C. Three range marks to the left is the eye of Hurricane Connie as seen Aug. 12, 195S. Each range mark represents 20 nautical miles.
Merrick Tower Radarmen Stood Up By Bashful Betsy
Dance Tonight Honors Group
University students will celebrate the passing of Hurricane ‘Betsy’ at the weekly campus dance tonight at 9 in the Student Union patio.
The dance will be held in honor of graduates of the University-sponsored Air Age Education Workshop.
Fred Ashe and his band will provide the entertainment along with student artists.
Students, faculty and staff members are invited to the dance, according to Norman Whitten, assistant director of student activities.
By PEG SAVAGE
Hurricane Managing Editor
Radar antennas atop the Merrick Building scanned the skies this week in a fruitless attempt to get Hurri-can Betsy “on camera.”
However, the small, powerful storm skimmed along the eastern Florida coast and eluded the 200-250 mile radius of the Merrick radar scope.
Although Hurricane Betsy bypassed Miami and the radar apparatus, the research staff on the Merrick sixth and seventh floors was on 24-hour watch.
The seven-man crew had rotating shifts that started Monday night when the local area went on hurricane “alert”
“We missed this one," said Homer W. Hiser, radar meteorologist, “but we’re waiting for the next one.”
The laboratory was established in May, 1953, to study and follow hurricanes, thunderstorms, easterly waves and cold fronts.
The only hurricane to get in range of the scope was Hazel in 1953.
Information from the Merrick tower goes directly to the U.S.
Weather Bureau and the Navy. News is disseminated from the Bureau to radio, television and newspapers.
Only about a half a dozen radar meteorological laboratories exist in the United States. The UM station
Betsy's All At Sea
While Hurricane Betsy was ripping through the ocean Tuesday another Betsy was also “all
at sea.”
Betsy Liss, Hurricane staff writer, was telephoning people for news stories this week. She would introduce herself by saying, “This is The Hurricane . . . Betsy Liss speaking.”
The people, who must have understood her to say Hurricane Betsy, would reply, “Whom are you trying to kid, little girl?”
“Evidently, they were anticipating a hurricane, not a personal call,” says Betsy.
is ideally located to study both tropical and sub-tropical weather phenomena.
164 Business Machines Stolen From Merrick 2nd, 3rd Floors
By FRED PORTER
Hutririni N«w» Editor
The largest theft in the history of the University— $10,000 worth of business machines stolen from the Merrick Building—was discovered this week when 64 pieces of equipment were reported missing.
Gables detectives said yesterday morning they had found no evidence which might lead them to the thief or thieves who stole 64 machines from M220 and M324, two business education rooms at the east end of the Maf rick Building.
The Miami police bureau has a report of the missing equipment and its serial numbers. The local police will send a report to the New York City detective bureau in case the thief attempts to sell the machines on a northern market.
One Gables detective said it was most unlikely that someone would try to get rid of the machines in the Miami area.
His opinion was that the thief must have an outlet somewhere, since it would be rather difficult to sell some 60 high-priced business machines without attracting unwanted attention.
Thief Overlooks Valuable Machine
After visiting UM and seeing the police report of the missing equipment, another Gables detective said the thief obviously knew nothing of the value of the business machines, since two typewriters were taken right near a small machine which had a higher price tag than both the typewriters.
The treasurer's office told The Hurricane that the University carried insurance on the stolen equipment.
Reported missing Tuesday were 32 adding machines, 13 standard typewriters, eight calculators, eight electric typewriters, one dictaphone, one sound-scriber and one tape recorder.
Five of the electric typewriters, on loan from a manufacturer, had never been used, according to Dr. Joseph H. Young, chairman of the Business Education Department. Most of the machines were bolted to desks.
Rooms Not In Use During Summer
Dr. Young said the thief must have been familiar with the department's schedule since the theft occurred in rooms not in use during the summer. He estimated that the equipment was taken sometime between July 27 and 30.
“The equipment may not have been discovered missing until September had not an instructor received permission to go into one of the rooms to borrow a business machine last Tuesday,” Dr. Young said.
Coral Gables police could find no sign of a forced entry, but James E. Davis, acting summer chairman of the Business Education Department, said the rooms were locked when he checked them Monday.
All locks on the rooms had been changed last spring when the doors were found open after having been locked by faculty members, according to Dr. Young.
“Nothing was stolen then, but the locks were changed as a precautionary move,” he said. “They will be changed again now that the theft has occurred, but we are going to get some advice this time from an expert on locks.”
Low Moving May Havo Shielded Theft
Dr. Young said it was possible for the theft to have taken place during the day, since there is a lot of moving going on in Merrick this summer such as the Law School moving into its new building.
“People seeing the thieves removing the equipment might think they were members of the University staff taking the machines to another building,” he added.
A stairway on the east side of Merrick Building leads up to both rooms from which the machines were stolen. Dr. Young believes a truck or station wagon was used to haul the equipment away.
A person can drive a vehicle up to the entrance to the stairway by using a narrow driveway, which can be reached by cutting through the faculty parking lot on the east side of Merrick Building.
As The Hurricane went to press Thursday at 1 p.m., the case was still unsolved.
130 Visitors From Thailand
To Meet On Campus Monday
More than 130 Thai visitors will be on campus Monday to participate in a nine-day conference of the Thai Alliance of America.
Voice of America representatives will also be on hand to interview the visitors and record group discussions for a later broadcast in Thailand and other Far East countries.
Men and women students from Thailand who are attending American colleges and universities hold the conference annually to discuss mutual problems and hold “get acquainted” sessions.
“The Thai conference also offers the Far East visitors an opportunity to meet with any new Thailand students planning to attend American schools in the fall,” said Jack Bohlen, assistant coordinator of high school relations.
Bohlen is in charge of conference arrangements at the University.
“This will be the second time that UM has played host to the Thailanders,” Bohlen said. ‘The first time was in 1952."
' Arrangements have been made for the students to stay at San Sebastian Residence Hall, headquarters for the conference.
“The Far East visitors will participate in various activities during their campus visit including sports on the intramural fields, plays and dances,” Bohlen said.
"Plans also call for a debate at San Sab,” he added.
Election of new committees will conclude the conference, Aug. 29, ac-cordng to Bandid Chuanguvanich, Thai Alliance president.