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In The Works
Four top University construction projects are in the works—that is, in various completed stages of development.
They are the all-grass campus, the Otto G. Richter Library, the University College Building and the new Student Union.
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Bill Frey Elected
ALL-GRASS CAMPUS
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Widening of San Amaro Drive—the first step in a plan to make the UM an all-grass campus—is scheduled to be completed tomorrow.
The drive will be a two-lane road with a land-scaped center strip, according to John O’Day, di- $ rector of the physical plant.
Cost of the San Amaro project has been set at S128.000 by the architect, Bernard Klekamp of Little Architects. The project is running exactly on schedule.
Further steps toward an all-grass campus include the demolishing of Miller Road, extensive land- | scaping and construction of new parking lots. No date has been set on these next steps.
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RICHTER LIBRARY
Completion of the final stages of UM’s $3 million Otto G. Richter Library began this week.
The building contract went to M. R. Harrison Corp., the company which built the first unit. Estimated cost for the additional construction has been placed at $2.574,470.
Seven stories will be added vertically to the present two-story unit completed in August. In addition, a three-story horizontal wing will be extended toward the Ashe Administration Building.
UM's scattered libraries now house 510,000 volumes and a minimum of 25.000 additional volumes are added each year, according to Dr. Archie L. McNeal. director of libraries.
All existing libraries—with the exception of the Science Library, Medical Library, Law Library, Albert Pick Music Library and the Tropical Foods Library—will be included in the completed structure.
Architectural firm is Watson, Deutschman and
Kruse.
UG BUILDING
Ground work for the octagonal-shaped University College Building was completed Monday afternoon.
However, regular classes in the UC Building won't begin for another two weeks, according to UC Dean Paul K. Vonk.
A preliminary opening is set for a week from Monday with the appearance of Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review. (See Cousins story elsewhere on page.)
The completed building will have eight lecture halls equipped with closed-circuit television. Each lecture hall holds 300 students.
NEW STUDENT UNION
Construction of the new $1.5 million Student Union will begin this summer, it was learned this
week.
University officials were making final arrange- j| ments this week.
Designed to be built onto the present union, it is now in the process of having final alterations made on the plans.
Said Dr. Robert Johns, UM executive vice president:
“The union should be completed within a year of groundbreaking.”
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JUNIOR BI1.I. CORNELL, NEWLY-ELECTED USG PRESIDENT, GETS THE GAVEL
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Heads Into Final Hours
A 73-year-old grandmother j will dive head first 90 feet into a flaming 6-foot tank of water, as Cami-Gras swings into its final big night today from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Ella Carver, who naturally haï appeared on ‘"1110 Ed Sullivan Show," wilt dive at 10:30 p.m.
Some 59 booths are entered setting a new record for the fourth annual event. There are 49 participating organizations.
A new addition is Go-Karts, located in the Student Union parking lot Proceeds of Cami-Gras are divided evenly between the UM scholarship fund and the organizations participating. Last year. $6.000 was taken in during the two-day festivities.
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And Without A Parachute
Just last year Ella Carver, 73. stopped diving 103 feet into six feet of water.
Now ils just 90 feet.
“At my age, a 90-foot dive is high enough," she told The Hurricane. “The extra height doesn’t matter to anyone anyway.”
The white-haired woman explained that she has taken away a couple of the connected ladders that lead to her diving perch. Even at 103 feet, the 53-year veteran never suffered a serious injury.
“Except once when I was help, ing put up my tower,” she added. “A live wire burned off two of my toes."
Cousins To leach Here For One Week
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Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review, will serve as a guest instructor at the University College the week of April 24, it was announced Tuesday.
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said that this is the first time in American education that a university has had an outstanding lecturer serve as guest instructor for a week.
“If this proves the success we expect it to be, we will have other top lecturers serve as guest instructors at UC in the future,” Dean Vonk said.
“Cousins is one of the great intellects of today. The impact on America—not only by Cousins himself, but by his Saturday Review—has been tremen-NORM\N COUSINS	d°us.”
Opening Building	The Cousins visit is spon-
sored by a New York founda-
His appearance will open the eight-sided UC building, according to Jack Bohlen, head of UM’s development office.
Just back from a government-sponsored trip to India and laos, Cousins will devote part of hi- lectures to the troubled Asia lands.
He will serve as guest teacher of UC social science courses that Monday and Wednesday.
Cousins’ lectures will be considered part of classroom material, and students later will lie quizzed on it.
In addition, Cousins is to conduct several seminars open to all students.
Bohlen left for New York Wednesday to make the final arrangements.
Dr. Paul Vonk. UC dean.
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■ Background, Page 6.
Bill Cornell, Business School junior, was unanimously elected Undergraduate Student Government president Tuesday by acclamation of the council.
Bill Frey, Business School sophomore, and Ron Shapo, Arts and Sciences sophomore, were elected vice-president and treasurer, respectively.
Frey was chosen over Max Sudakow, outgoing USG vice-president from the Engineering School, by a 10-3 vote. Shapo beat University College’s Jeff Randall, the other incumbent on the new council, by the same tally, 10-3.
The entire voting for the three top offices—held in the Student Union upper lounge— took less than 10 minutes. It followed the administration of oaths of office to the newly-elected council and the various undergraduate student governments.
The new office-holders had heard words of encouragement from Dr. Thurston Adams, director of student activities, and Dean of Students Noble Hendrix.
Said Dean Hendrix:
“The whole scope of campus life is subject to your (student government’s) service.”
Cornell accepted the president's gavel from Kay Nabors | with “a combined feeling of gratitude and deep appreciation." He said that the council’s main purpose “is to work for the students and the University, not for itself.”
Minutes after being elected, Cornell said that USG is studying the possibility of joining the Southern University Student Government Association. USG withdrew from the National Students' Association ia the fall of 1959.
The president indicated that he and most of his council will work during the summer months.
‘OAS’ To Meet
A model Organization of American States meeting, coming on the heels of the tumultuous model United Nations assembly, will begin tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in Law School room 110.
The meeting, according to student co-ordinator Lucy Dubois, will be the first of its kind in the United States, featuring simultaneous representations and translations by natives of their respective countries.
Special guest speakers include Dr. Marcos Kohly, OAS regional officer in Miami; Horace Aguirre, editor of Diaro de Las Americas, and Dr H. Franklin Williams, UM vice-president.
Members of the local diplomatic corps are expected to observe the proceedings.