Miami Hurricane, May 12, 1938

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The Miami
Hurricane
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Volume XI
Coral Gables, Florida, Thursday, May 12, 1938
Number 28
Wheeler Withdraws After 24-Hour Campaign
University Publications Take Honors This Week
Ibis Rates State Award for Second Consecutive Year
Top honors were received by the Ibis at the annual Florida Intercollegiate Press Association convention which met at Tallahassee last weekend in conjunction with the Florida Student Government Association. For the second consecutive year the Ibis was acknowledged as the best yearbook in the state, receiving special commendation for the excellence of art work and the use of a theme. The Flastacowo of Florida State College for Women placed second and the Rollins Tomokan, third in the competition.
In the absence of Audrey Rothen-be"g, editor-in-chief who was unable to attend the convention, Phil Fen-igson, feature editor, acknowledged the honor. No cup was awarded, however, since, because of some error in the previous year, no cup has been purchased for this class of competition as yet.
Hurricane Rated Third
At the same meeting the Miami Hurricane was rated the third best newspaper in the state, receiving special comment on the excellence of moke-up and typography. The Florida Flambeau was rated first in the state, while the Alligator, University of Florida’s newspaper, received second place.
The board of judges for the three classes of publications, newspapers, annuals and literary magazines, entered in the competition was composed of Dr. Harold F. Richards, chairman of the publications board at F.S.C.W.; John Kilgore, manoging editor of the Daily Democrat; and Rex Saffer of the State News.
Five resolutions were passed by the press association affecting next year’s competition. First, a vote of thanks was extended to Pearl Shepard and F.S.C.W. for the hospitality shown the delegates attending the convention. Second, a resolution was passed providing for three sets of judges, to include the best material available in the state, with each set judging one publication.
Third, selection of judges is to be left to the executive committee. Fourth, a motion was passed to send copies of the competing publications to the judges at least six weeks preceding the convention. And fifth, it was recommended that the executive committee make certain that the judges receive competing publications.
Rule« for Judging Publication«
Rules drawn up and passed regarding the judging of publications were as follows:
1.	A definite score sheet should be drawn up for each class of publication.
2.	That Mr. Simon Hochberger of the University of Miami should be appointed to draw up this score sheet.
3.	That the publications should be classified.
4.	That the judgment should not be on improvement.
5.	That a self analysis blank should be filled out and sent in with the publications.
Goff Elected FSGA Head: Witters Is FIPA Secretary
Two University students were elected to offices in the Florida Student Government and Florida Intercollegiate Press Associations which convened at Tallahassee last week-end. Betty Goff was elected to the presidency of the government association while Virginia Witters was named recording secretary of the press association.
Miss Goff is a senator from the junior class, secretary of the Panhel-lenic Council, and a candidate for the office of secretary to the student body in the coming elections. She is former president of Delta Tau sorority .Miss Witters, a junior in the School of Business Administration, is society editor of the Ibis and the Hurricane and is publicity chairman of Delta Tau.
At the formal banquet held Saturday night in the F.S.C.W. dining hall, Mi as Goff was seated to the right of Senator Claude Pepper who was guest speaker for the evening. She was introduced to the assembly by Toastmaster Steve O’Connell, University of Florida, and made a short address to the delegates. Miss Witters, also introduced by O’Connell, expressed her thanks for a successful convention and her anticipation of an equally successful convention in Gainesville next year.
Other officers elected to F.S.G.A. include vice-president, Chester Holloway, University of Florida; secretary Dick Powell, University of Tampa; and treasurer, Mary Emily Parkers, F.S.C.W.
¡Music Students ; Offer Recital
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Monday Night
Ruth Davis, Sylvia Raichek And Hilda Spratlin Appear In Woman’s Club Musicale
Three music students from the University will present a concert next Monday evening at eight-thirty at the Miami Woman’s Club. Appearing on the program are Sylvia Raichek, pianist, a pupil of Hannah Asher; Ruth Davis, soprano, a pupil of Adrienne Lowrie; and Wilma Spratlan, accompanist. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The program is as follows:
Campus Calendar
Today, 7:30 p.m. Newman Club meeting in Social Hall. Election of officers.
8:30 p.m. Debate Council broadcast over Station WKAT. Clyde Taylor and Tommy Lee will debate on the subject, “Resolved: College Education is Not Worth the Time, Money, or Trouble.’’
Tomorrow, 10:10 a.m. Candidates for student government offices to speak in auditorium.
10:10 p.m. Pi Chi endowment fund dance at Coral Gables Country Club.
Monday, Distribution of Ibises.
6:00 p.m. Panhellenic meeting in the Lambda Phi room.
Election of officers and presentation of new members.
Tuesday, 10:10 a.m. Field Day begins. 10:00 p.m. M Club Dance in cafeteria. Varsity Girl to be announced and intramural cups presented.
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Hurricane Makes All-American In 1938 ACP Survey
All-American honor rating in the weekly division was awarded to the Miami Hurricane in the 1938 All-American Critical Service conducted by the Associated Collegiate Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, this week.
Out of a possible 1000 points, the judges gave the Hurricane 790 points to place it in the All-American, or superior, class, a jumjf from last year’s First Class honor rating. Only the rating of Pacemaker, which was given to but six out of 445 papers submitted for score, is higher than All-American.
Scores Highest On Editorials
News coverage, typography, front page make-up, sports, and editorial columns of the Hurricane were given special commendation in the A.C.P. scorebook.
In the four sections by which the papers were judged, the Hurricane received 210 out of 250 points for news values and sources; 185 out of 280 for news writing and editing; 200 out of 250 for headlines, typography, and make-up; and 195 out of 220 for department pages and special features.
One of Ten All-Americans
Fifty-six newspapers fell within the Hurricane’s classification, that of weekly publication of a university with an enrollment of 1000 to 2499 students. Out of this number, 10 gained the All-American rating; 19, First Class honor rating; 25, Second Class; and 2, Third Class.
Pacemakers were The Akron Buch-telite, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio; The Daily Texan, University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Echo Weekly, Milwaukee State Teachers College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Los Angeles Collegian, Los Angeles Junior College, Los Angeles, California; The Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and The Oregon Daily Herald, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
Sylvia Raichek
Sylvia Raichek, Marion Freed, and Hilda Wiener, students in Mrs. Asher’s piano class, were featured on a program last Monday night at the Woman’s Club. The program included Arensky’s “Waltz" by Marion Freed and Sylvia Raichek; Weber’s “Concertstuck” by Marion Freed; Grieg’s “Concerto a Minn,” and “Allegro Moderato” by Sylvia Raichek; and “Adagio” and “Allegro Marcato” by Hilda Wiener.
Alpha Phi Omega Takes Oratorical, Debate Contest
Lloyd White, Alpha Phi Omega, speaking on “Ultimatum of Youth,” won top honors among nine entries in the Debate Council’s second annual oratorical and debate contest Tuesday night. He polled 2672 out of a possible 3000 points, gaining high totals on voice, appearance, effectiveness, delivery, and opinion of the judges.
Rita Bornstein, Alpha Epsilon Phi, took second place with her address on “Father Divine.” Carl Squires, an A.P.O., who gave Patrick Henry’s liberty address, and Dan Satin, Tau Epsilon Phi, who spoke on “American War Veterans’ Memorial Day,” tied for show position.
Alpha Phi Omega and Tau Epsilon Phi teams, only entrants in the debate contest, flipped a coin to decide the affirmative and negative sides of the question, “Resolved: Student Government Should Have Complete Control of Student Affairs at the University.” Crane and Whyte, A.P.O., winning the choice, chose the negative and won from the TEP team of Satin and Lebowitz.
Annual Out
Monday,Says Rothenberg
More Art Work, New Features, Logical Arrangement In 1937-38 Edition of Ibis
“Ibises will be ready for distribution on Monday as promised,” announces Audrey Rothenberg, editor-in-chief of the 1938 University yearbook.
New features, changes in arrangement of material, and more artwork will feature this year’s edition, according to the editor. A different type has been used and the book will be more profusely illustrated than before.
Covers are of a striking symbolistic design, dark grey in color with skyblue lettering. The theme of this year’s book will be kept secret until distribution time.
Portraits of student government heads, Senate members, and Honor Court justices will appear in administration section toward the front of the book. This year’s annual will also contain an extensive magazine section of light and more serious articles.
Snapshot section and the pictures themselves are enlarged. The senior section, picturing the executive, scholastic, social, and athletic senior types, will once more be featured.
“I wish to take this occasion to thank the members of my staff for their fine work,” says the editor.
Presidential Fight Left To Thomas and Boyle
Investigate Opinion On Need For Faculty Supervision Of Elections
This week our inquiring reporter put to various students the question: “Do you believe that there should be faculty supervision of elections with faculty members present at the polls during the voting and when the votes are counted?”
Tom Condon, student body president: “No, this is a direct slap at the student government and the Honor Court—if there are any charges that the elections have been irregular, they should be put in writing and brought before the Honor Court.” Brad Boyle, senator and candidate for president: “If the question of faculty supervision at student elections is raised by any member of the student body or by any group in the student body who feel that any mal-feance has occurred, or is apt to occur, then I feel that that individual or that group should draw up in writing, a definite signed statement setting forth their claims fully and in detail, and present their claim to the Honor Court for adjudication.
“The presence of faculty members immediately takes away from the student body, the right to govern themselves in accordance with true democratic principles.”
Madeleine Cheney, associate justice of the Honor Court: “No—it should be in the hands of the students as they should be capable of doing then-own voting and it is the duty of the Honor Court to count the votes.” Nancy Shepherd, candidate for vice president: “Yes, the politics in the school need faculty supervision.”
Joe Thomas, president of Junior Class and candidate for president: “Yes,—for a very, very sound reason. For the past three years shouts of ‘crooked — crooked’ have bounced
Players' Emoting In rrCradle Song” Has First Night Audience In Tears
By Jack Madigan
“Cradle Song” will be presented again tonight at eight-thirty in the auditorium.
An audience of less than a hundred people witnessed one of the most beautiful and touching plays ever to be presented at the University theatre when they beheld the University Players production of “Cradle Song” by Gregorio and Maria Martinez-Sierra, last night. It has been a long time since we have seen a University audience actually weep at emotional scenes in one of our shows, but we could find several in that small gathering doing just that. It is too bad that our school does not show its appreciation for the marvelous work done by our dramatics department by
at least attending the performances.
In Peggy O'Donnell the dramatics department has a really and truly great actress, in our modest opinion. As Teresa, the foundling baby left on the doorstep of the convent and raised by the kindly sisters, Peggy turned in one of the best performances of the year. Adele Rickel, as Sister Joanna of the Cross, handled her part with her usual grand technique and acting. The Vicaress, played by Dorothy Armagost, almost stole the show from the two leads. She and Phyllis Young, as Sister Tornera, injected a delightful bit of comedy into an otherwise very solemn drama.
Martha Ousley, as the Sister Marcella who continually was beset by (Continued on Page Four)
Positions On Staff Of 'Realist’ Open
Two staff positions on the “Realist,” a new non-profit feature and news magazine to be edited by Florida college journalists, are open to University students, according to a letter from the exchange editor received by Simon Hochberger, journalism instructor, this week.
Written in feature style in the Time magazine manner, the new magazine is planned to combine the best features of newspaper and magazine and bring the students in Florida colleges nearer together by giving them an idea of what is happening on other campuses.
No financial incentive is offered the student applicant. The “Realist,” a non-profit publication put out by students but under no administrative influence, offers only an opportunity for practice in writing and the advertising boosts that the represented colleges will receive.
Anyone interested in the staff positions may secure further information from Mr. Hochberger, room 207, tomorrow at 2:30.
A legal technicality dropped George Wheeler from the presidential rcae late this afternoon, leaving Joe Thomas and Brad Boyle still in the running. Wheeler announced his candidacy for the office yesterday afternoon and submitted his petition to Miss Havens at four-thirty.
After conference with Miss Havens this morning, Wheeler discovered that he would be unable to run inasmuch as he expects to receive a degree in June.
Repercussions from Wheeler’s surprise entrance on the political scene echoed yesterday in the various factions who had pledged their support to bumbling Brad Boyle and bombastic Joe Thomas. These rumblings were accentuated by another unforseen move when it was learned that a petition is being circulated requesting that the faculty supervise the election both at the polls and in the counting of the ballots. Report was that this was strongly opposed by one of the factions.
“Sorry I have to withdraw from the race for the presidency,” stated Wheeler this afternoon, “but as I am to receive a degree in June, the consensus of opinion seems to be that I should not hold the office, and as that is the case, I do not desire to go against the wishes of the student body.”
Election fever is expected to reach a new high in tomorrow’s political assembly at which time the two remaining candidates will make their campaign speeches. Both prexy candidates are members of the junior class and have been active in University activities.
President jor Four Years
Joe Thomas was born in Napoleonville, Louisiana on May 24, 1914, and left in 1927 after the Mississippi flood for New Kensington, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from the local high school in 1933.
Joe established two records in high school; the first by being the class president for all four years, and the other by being the first freshman ever to make the varsity football team. After half a year at Duquesne University at Pittsburgh, Joe became a University of Miami freshman three years ago.
Since that time, Joe, a member of Pi Chi fraternity, has been president of his class during his sophomore and junior years, was a freshman football man, worked in the cafeteria for three years, and was the guiding influence in the first profitable Junior Prom ever to be given.
A promised job with an advertising firm in Chicago awaits Joe’s graduation. He is an English and history major. Good music, writing and fishing are the outstanding Thomas hobbies.
Joe, in commenting on his theory of government said: “Unlimited democracy should be the keynote of student government. Give the people a chance to have their say in their own government and not be obstructed by two-faced promises.”
Boyle Born in New York Brad Boyle was born at Port Jervis, New York, where he has spent all of his twenty-two years. He graduated from the Port Jervis High School where he was active in athletics and journalism in 1932 and spent two years working in a Welfare Office before enrolling at the University in 1935.
Boyle is an English major and plans to go into newspaper work after graduation. He has been active in football, student government, secretary-treasurer of the Interfraternity Council for two years, treasurer of the Florida Intercollegiate Press As-(Continued on Page Four)
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around the University. I think it is the duty of the Honor Court to permit faculty members to supervise the elections, if for no other reason than to absolve themselves from these distasteful rumors. I have no petty gripes, no sour grapes, no mud to sling. Let us give the student body a chance to voice their will for once.” Tommy Edwards, candidate for secretary: “If it would make a better government—yes.”
Allen Ringblom, associate justice of the Honor Court: “There should be absolutely no faculty supervision of elections.”
Betty Goff, president of F.S.G.A. and candidate for secretary: “Yes— due to former indiscretions there should be some supervision.”
Bob Olson, senator: “When votes are counted, yes, but not during the casting of votes. This would be a direct inference of dishonesty and lack of integrity on the part of the student government.”
John Teeter, freshman: “There should be supervision because of the gross negligence on the part of poll watchers.”
Jack Madigan, candidate for associate justice of the Honor Court: “The student body has elected an Honor Court for that purpose and it is their duty to supervise the elections. If we have no faith in the Honor Court which we elect, then we shouldn’t have any student government whatsoever.”
George Hamilton, candidate for associate justice: “No, if the student body isn’t old enough to run its own affairs, they shouldn’t have a student government.”
Ray Reiner, associate justice candidate: “Yes. There have been irregularities in the past and rather than have such occur again, it is my opinion that faculty supervision should exist until such time as the stigma of these past elections has passed.”
Journalism Students ToEditMiamiHerald
Journalism students and the publicity office under the direction of Franklin Harris will join forces to put out a special University of Miami edition of the Miami Herald next Wednesday.
To contain from 10 to 14 pages, the edition is to consist of articles and pictures devoted to the University. Mr. Harris is in charge of the editorial material.
Simon Hochbergers’ journalism students will turn ad-writers this week to supply advertising copy for the special edition.
As a special inducement to the students, Southern Venetian Blind company offers a $10 prize for the best letter on the subject, “Southern Venetian blinds are better.” An additional $10 prize will be awarded to the student writing the best ad the company.
Alumni Association Gives Keys to Outstanding Gtads At Senior Banquet May 27
Twelfth annual University commencement exercises will open with the Miami Alumni Association dinner for graduating seniors Friday, May 27, and will close with formal graduation exercises in the Miami Biltmore ballroom Monday, May 30, according to Dean Henry S. West, commencement chairman.
One hundred and twenty-two seniors on the registrar’s list are candidates for degrees this May, the largest graduating class in the University’s history. Fifty students are expected to receive A.B. degrees; thirteen, B.S. ; twenty-two, B.S.B.A.; twelve, B.S. in Education; seventeen, Bachelor of Laws; one, Bachelor of Music; six, Bachelor of Public School Music; and one, L.I.
Present Traditional Keys The alumnae association dinner for the graduates, to be held in the University cafeteria Friday night, May 27, will be marked by the traditional presentation of keys to the outstanding senior man and senior woman. Winners last year were Nat Glogow-ski and Julie Davitt.
Saturday night, May 28, the University School of Music will present its annual concert in Orchestra Hall, honoring the graduating class.
Baccalaureate services are to be held in the Coral Gables Congregational Church, Sunday morning with the Rev. C. Roy Angell, pastor of Miami Central Baptist Church, conducting the services. The University choir under the direction of Dean Bertha Foster and Mrs. Frances Hovey Bergh will present the musical program. Full academic dress will be in order for the services.
Ashes to Honor Graduates Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Ashe will be host to the seniors Sunday afternoon at a tea complimenting the graduates at Grant House, South Bayshore Drive.
Traditional Senior’s Breakfast will be given by President Ashe Monday morning, May 30, at the Miami Biltmore Country Club.
Program for the commencement exercises to climax Graduation week Monday night in the Biltmore ballroom is only tentative at this date. Principal speaker will be announced in next week’s Hurricane.
Bertha Foster Present» Organ Recital Today
Miss Bertha Foster, dean of the School of Music, will present an organ recital at the Episcopal Church in Homestead this afternoon. She will be assisted by Barbara Crume, contralto, a junior in the University.
Dorm Inmates Greet Merry May time With Innocent Maypole Revelries
Special Correspondent from the Girls' Dormitory
Perhaps the outstanding highlight of numerous festivities which welcomed the approach of May was the annual Maypole Dance, presented by several of the weakest members of the weaker sex at the girls’ dormitory on Sunday morning, May 1st.
True to the custom inaugurated in last year’s performance, these dippy damsels rolled off, out of and from under their cozy trundle beds at the stroke of five—just as the cool grey streaks of a pearly dawn peeped out from under the darkness which shrouded the Chicken Coop.
Touching indeed was the moment when the peace of the female kennel club was suddenly interrupted by the mellow tones of an under-nourished, slightly used and very warped alarm clock, which boldly heralded the arrival of the appointed hour. And courageous indeed were the lovely lassies who, for the sake fo time-worn traditions of the dear old Alma Mater, braved the raging elements of the crackling dawn, in order that May Day would not go uncelebrated. It is an unwritten rule of the Reformatory that this merry merry month should be ushered in with great pomp and ceremony, and the inmates this year did nobly uphold the standards.
Forming a pretentious background for the splendour of the scene were
bare orange trees and burned
stumps which decorate the adjoining lot, while underfoot were the rocks, bumps and sand which enhance the natural beauty of our “playground.” But dimming this alluring array was the magnificence of the Muypole (ably portrayed again by little Pat Wood) who stood in a flowing black-lace nightie, beautifully silhouetted against the darkened sky, as the young dancers (including Dragon-Puss Howitt, Hotty Rothenberg, Freckle-faced Phillips, Sweet-stuff Johnson, Screwball McLaughlin, Love-in-bloom Smith, Deadpan Edwards, Curly-top Estabrook, Drowsy-eyed Fogarty, Bitty-Brain Yates, Dumb-Dora Spiezman and Syncopatin’ Shepherd) flitted about amid the splotches of dewy grass which grows spasmodically on the alleged lawn. Each girl was suspended at the end of a gorgeous streamer—the colors matching their nighties—so that the astounded spectators were unable to tell where the streamer ended and the girl began, but then, neither could the girls, as a matter of fact.
Gaining new vigor with every step, these sleepy-eyed daring damsels treaded on fantastic toe, inspired by the haunting melody of Jane Gran-lund’s ceaseless snoring, keeping time with the additional soft strains of Fogarty’s never-idle nail file, presenting a spectacle of unexcelled grace and beauty. Suddenly a shadow overcast the gay troupe of merrv-