Miami Hurricane, May 15, 1959

              Song fest S wing fest Steals Show
Biggest Ever As 23 Groups Set To Sing
By MIRIAM COHN Hurricane Features Writer
Singing and Swinging — for the 21st time in UM history will be Phi Mu Alpha music honorary tomorrow night at the Dade County Auditorium.
“The oldest traditional UM activity,” Songfest-Swingfest, tunes in at 7 p.m., with 23 groups participating.
“This numebr is double the size of last year’s entires, said John Cosgriff. past president.
Vocal contenders are: Alpha Delta Pi, sorority; Kappa Sigma, fraternity (“Dry Bones"); Pi Kappa Alpha, fraternity (“Shenandoah Tennessee mountain song"); Sigma Kappa, sorority (“Medley of Memories from 1920”); and Kappa Kappa Gamma, sorority.
Other music-makers are: Sigma Chi, fraternity; Delta Delta Delta sorority; lambda Chi Alpha, fraternity (“In the Still of the Night” and “Tonight”); Wesley Foundation (“Glorious Everlasting"), the Band of the Hour, and Hillel Foundation (“These are the Times” and “Shabat Bakvusta.”)
Canterbury House, AWS, MRHA, Sigma Nu fraternity and Delta Gamma sorority will also be heard from.
Remaining rhythmics are: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, fraternity (“Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor”); Chi Omega, sorority; Delta Zeta, sorority; Phi Delta Theta, fraternity; Zeta Tau Alpha, sorority (“Holiday for Strings”); Alpha Chi Omega, sorority, and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Leaders To Judge
The choral competition will be judged by several musical leaders and the winners will be announced during Swingfest.
Plaques are awarded in three categories: Male, female and mixed, the first, second and third place winners in each receiving them.
After Songfest two bands plus elaborate decorations will provide the setting for Swingfest, this year at Dinner Key Auditorium.
Students may sing and swing for $1.50 each. Tickets may be obtained from any Phi Mu Alpha member or at the boxofflce before Songfest.
The committee in charge of Songfest-Swingfest is: Donald W. Cook, chairman, Roland Roberts Reynolds, George Barish. Eric Allen, A1 Bekkenhuis and Phil Siegel.
Phi Mu Alpha's basic purpose is to "provide good music for those who want to listen."
The Mia
Vol. XXXIV, No. 26
Univeksity of Miami
MAY 15 1959
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May 15,1959
Open Forum This Afternoon To Air Union, Library Plans
Pearson Sees Soviet Cities, Moscow Next
President Jay F. W. Pearson will arrive in Moscow Sunday \ morning. He will travel tomorrow afternoon by way of Leningrad on a train called the Red Arrow Express.
1 Dr. Pearson started on hia tour j with four UM trustees and 45 South Florida businessmen a week ago Wed-j nesday.
He plans to evaluate the curricula and students at the University o f Moscow next Monday and leave for Budapest Wednesday.
Pearson and those traveling with him were cleared by the U. S. State Dept, for travel In i Hungary .
The State Dept, has been dis- j couraging “individual travel" in | Hungary.
A week from tomorrow, April | 23, Dr. Pearson plans to enter j f East Berlin and from there is I scheduled to cross over to West j | Berlin Sunday.
On May 25 he is scheduled to arrive in Paris and the next day to leave for New York City. His expected return to UM Is June 1.
With President Pearson is Jose Ferre, who donated the money for the Graduate School Bldg, completed last fall.
J. Neville McArthur, who gave a million dollars for the Engineering School Bldg, now under construction, Hugh Emerson and Frank Smathers are also making the trip.
The tour was planned by Ralph Renick, UM alumnus who is vice president of WTVJ.
Before leaving, President Pearson described the tour as “an unusual educational opportunity that I wish everv American could have."
Pros, Cons Get Chance To Present Arguments
By BARBARA JOANNI HsrricHi stiff Mffsitaf
One of the most important student gatherings ever to be be held on campus is scheduled for 2 p.m. today when the Undergraduate Council conducts an open forum to air its plan for financing the construction of a new library and expanding the Student Union.
All students are urged to at-* tend the forum which will be; held on the grassy area between i Miller Drive and the Antonio Ferre Graduate School Building.
UC Chairman James Blosser and Arlene Cohen, chairman of
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vestigated the inadequacies of referenda to be held by the rathe present library and SU, j dlvidual 8rouP>-explain their proposal which Organization presidents will would mean increasing the stu- i present the proposal at their next
to vote their approval or disapproval of the proposal.
Students belonging to a campus organization (whether social, service or honorary, Greek or non-Greek) will have an opportunity to cast their vote in
PEARSON I dent activity fee.

An information booth ron-taining architects’ renderings
of the new library and go plus the buildings’ floor plans will be available in the breezeway of the SU from 2 to 4 pan. today and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., next Monday and Tuesday. Members of the SU Board of Gove:-nors will be on hand to answer questions concerning the plans and the proposal.
meeting.
President Jay F. W. Pearson told the Council that if the ma-; jority of the independent and i organization-member voters approve the proposals he will make the activity fee raise effective next fall.
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THE BIG DAY finally arrived last Wednesday for cadets of the AROTC and AFROTC as awards and citations for outstanding soldiery were presented on the intramural drill field by regular officers of both services. The ceremony climaxed a handsome parade from Eaton Hall to the field while three Air Force "flying boxcars” flew overhead as part of Memorial Day commemoration.
Vice President and Treasurer Eugene Cohen will be present at 2:30 to explain the administration’s viewpoints on the proposal.
There will be a question-and-answer period following the trio's discussion.
The proposal, approved by the Council last week, provides for a $10 per semester increase of each student’s activity fee with $5 of the hike going into the amortization of an FFHA loan that would finance the SU's expansion. The other $5 would be put away in a library building fund.
Immediately following the question-and-answer period a booth will be set up on the scene to enable Independent students
Combined ROTCs Parade; Commemorate Memorial Day
After assembling on the Eaton Hall lawn Wednesday, the Army and Air Force ROTC units marched across campus to the intramural field.
Following this, the first ROTC march across campus, they received awards and passed in review.
Air Force Col. Troy W. Crawford presided over the ceremonies.
The Daughters of the American Revolution Army award went to Cadet Col. Charles L. Spaide, a senior business law major.
The DAR award for the Air Force went to Cadet Lt. Col. John
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THE PROPOSED STUDENT UNION, shown here In rendering by architect Robert Little and Associates,
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depicts tremendous expansion planned by the administration for the future UM development program.
Morgan, a senior government major.
Recipients of Army awards
were:
Cadet Lt. Col. Carl Schuster, 3rd Army certificate of merit achievement; Cadet Col. James G. Good, associate of the US. Army award; Cadet Maj. Marshall J. Simon, Cadet Lt. Anthony P. Sabine, Cadet SFC Raymond F. Dickman and Cadet Pvt. Richard A. Michel received superior cadet awards.
Cadet Lt. Col. Jacques P. Andre and Cadet M/Sgt. Thomas S. Clark received Chicago Tribune awards. Cadet Capt. Alan D. Savitz, M/Sgt. Richard P. Stanley, Cadet Sgt Robert M. Hightower and Cadet Pvt Stephen R. Lowry received reserve officer associate awards.
The outstanding company award went to Company “A” and was received by Cadet Major Garry Gowen.
Cadet David C. Ballard received the Donald S. Lavigne award. The Army intramural award went to Cadet F/Sgt. Charles R. Freeland.
Other Air Force recipients were:
Cadet Lt. Col. Richard N. Smith, Cadet Capt. Ronald H. Taft, Cadet T/Sgt Fred S. Pa-rarha and Cadet A/$C Salvatore Belleise received reserve officer association awards. Cadet Col. Matthew W. Allen, Cadet Major John A. Smiley and Cadet S/Sgt. Harry Pawlowski received professor of air science awards.
Cadet Lt. Col. Jay M. Sedlik, Cadet Maj. Joseph P. Shouse and Cadet Capt. Leonard M. Kacher received Chicago Tribune awards.
Cadet Lt. Col. John L. Sakella received the armed forces communication and electronics associate award.
The Air Force association award was presented to Cadet Maj. Alfred Ricci.
Cadet Raymond R. Snayd received the outstanding flight commander award.
Cadet S/Sgt. Fred D. Galey received the Convair award. Cadet Michael E. Merrill received the personal appearance award, and Cadet A/ 1C Julian B. Marzolb was presented the Air Force intramural award.
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Studies Now Open To Upperclassmen
Dr. Paul K. Vonk, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, announced that plans to expand the present honors program are being worked out now for next semester. Dr. Vonk is director of the program.
For the first time juniors and seniors of exceptional academic ability may enroll next year with freshmen and sophomores who until now were the only students eligible. There will also bo a greater variety of topics for honors courses next semester.