Miami Hurricane, February 17, 1938

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The Miami
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEW
Hurricane
THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Volume XI
Coral Gables, Florida, Thursday, February 17, 1938
Number 18
Players Open In “Little Women” Tonight
Senate Postpones Hurricane Action
HAVE LEADING ROLES
Carl Squires	Dorothy Buddington
University of Miami Holds Its Own In Use of American "Slanguage”
Condon Calls Special Session For Tomorrow
Hurricane Reporter Ousted From Last Friday’s Meeting by President
Action on the question of Hurri-cane finances which was to have been settled in last Friday’s meeting of the Student Senate has been postponed until tomorrow when the Senate will again meet at 10:10 in room 229.
At the outset of the meeting a Hurricane reporter, assigned to cover the story for this issue of the paper, was ousted from the meeting by President Tom Condon on the grounds that a regular Senate reporter had been appointed. The Hurricane reporter objected strenuously to his ejection since there is apparently no provision in the student constitution nor any Honor Court decision barring students from Senate proceedings. Neverthless, Condon was adamant in his demand.
After heated discussion concerning the alloting of funds to the International Relations Club, the Iron Arrow, and the Y. W. C. A., Senator Bradley Boyle moved that the subject of the Hurricane be brought up without further delay. Boyle was overruled by the president.
Following the discussion of funds to be appropriated, the question of the Hurricane was brought up. Florence Fowler, editor of the paper, addressed the Senate on the present financial crisis, explaining the rates at which students receive the Hurricane weekly and asking that some adjustment be made.
The Senate moved that Lawrence Peabody, business manager of the Hurricane, be summoned to appear. It was also suggested that U. J. Hiss, business manager of the University, and Bland Bowers, Hurricane printer, be requested to appear.
By this time the bell for the next period class had rung.
The meeting was then adjourned.
To the query posed in last week's Hurricane questionnaire, “Would you be willing to have your student activity fee increased a reasonable amount to cover printing costs of a bigger and better Hurricane?’’, University students responded with an impressive “aye” vote.
Out of sixty-seven ballots cast, thirty-nine called for a return to the Hurricane’s former seven-column size, while seventeen wanted a six-page paper. Only fourteen voiced disapproval of the activity fee increase. Three students expressed satisfaction with the present six-column size.
According to the questionnaire results, the most popular Hurricane features, in the order named, are: news stories, Patio Peeks, Tintypes, Can You Take It, Socially Speaking, intramurals, letters to the editor, The Way I Look at It, news stories from other schools, and concert and play reviews.
Want Cartoons and Puzzles
A comparatively strong vote for the addition of comic strips, cartoons, puzzles, and more pictures was registered. Better sport coverage, more inter-collegiate news, and reinstatement of Patio Peeks were also stressed. Lengthy editorials were censored.
The Hurricane compares favorably
Murray Dancers In Assembly Friday
Jack Madigan, vice president of the student body, announces that tomorrow’s assembly at 10:10 will feature the Arthur Murray dancers who will perform the latest in dance steps.
The cancers are currently appearing at *he Miami Biltmore and the Roney Plaza.
Follies Books Variety Acts And Novelties
Burlesque, Popular Songs, Snake Dance and Football Chorus Now in Rehearsal
With dance rehearsals, song practices, and costume preparations well under way, a varied program of University talent is being completed this week for the second annual Theta Alpha Phi Follies to be held Friday, February 25, in the auditorium.
New songs, new dances, and new costumes are promised for the dramatics fraternity’s yearly two and a half hour show. A snake dance by Joan Turner and renditions of popular songs by A1 Lane and Sonia La Rue have been announced as program features. Acts will be presented by each campus social organization and a stage band will offer musical background for the variety program.
The now almost legendary Hurricane Chorus, made up of varsity football men, will repeat their terpis-chorean nip-ups, and Theta Alpha Phi will again present one of its opera burlesques under the direction of Mrs. Opal E. Motter.
Russell A. Rasco, dean of the Law School, is to again take over the duties of master-of-ceremonies. Maxwell Marvin and Dottie Mae Budding-ton are acting as chairmen. All program entries must be submitted to them.
with other college papers, most students believe. Too much provincialism in tone and content was the complaint of those who did not agree. The Collegiate Digest received almost unanimous approval. The supplement was considered an indispensable part of the paper by many.
Freahman Interest Highest Distribution of voting indicates Hurricane interest is highest among the freshmen. Voting was distributed follows: freshmen, 37%; sophomores, 19%; juniors, 25%; and seniors, 19%.
Tommy Hands, Gables Theatre, Sam's Service Station, Jimmie’s Bar, and Blue Bird’ Barbecue, as firms benefitting most from University student patronage, owe the Hurricane some advertising, students believe.
Want Militant Attitude
Typical comments on the Hurricane’s policy indicated that the student body would like to see a more militant attitude on the part of the official University newspaper. “More criticism!” was the theme of the unsolicited remarks.
“At times, it (the Hurricane) seems as if it hasn’t the strength of its own convictions.”
“Include more good sound criticism.” “Express yourself! Don’t be dictated to!”
Debate Team Comes Home Triumphant
Loses Two Out of Fourteen Contests; Meets Waterloo At Emory, South Carolina
Triumph marked the return Sunday of the University of Miami debating teams from a two-week trip in which they covered three thousand miles and debated fourteen schools, losing only two decision debates.
Debators Dick Arend, Jack Madigan, Jerry Weinkle, Dave Hendrick and Milton Wassman won the decision from the University of Georgia by a shift of opinion audience vote of 18 to 0, and defeated the University of Alabama by a similar ballot of 15 to 1. Other schools victimized by the University speakers were Rollins, Furman, Piedmont College, Southern College, and St. Petersburg Junior College. The rest were non-decision debates.
The two decisions lost were at Emory and South Carolina by an audience vote before councils from each school.
First Debate for Madigan
One of the two subjects debated was: “Resolved: That Several Southern States Should Adopt a Unicameral System of Legislature.” Without any previous preparation or practice debates on the subject Madigan and Arend won the decision at Furman. The encounter was Madigan’s first intercollegiate debate and according to his fellows, “It was the wittiest and most entertaining debate we have ever heard.”
Jerry Weinkle, a negative speaker, distinguished himself by twice substituting for one of the affirmative speakers who became ill two minutes before his speech, and delivering winning debates both times.
The boys traveled through Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, encountering little cold weather on the way. They decided that South Carolina had the strongest team in the group and the warmest welcome was accorded the speakers at St. Petersburg.
The boys related several amusing (Continued on Page Four)
Prizes Are Offered For Compositions On Spanish Conflict
One thousand dollars in prizes for student compositions on “The Antifascist struggle in Spain today in its relation to the general welfare of the American citizen of tomorrow,” were recently announced by Donald Ogden Stewart, president of League of American Writers. Contributions may be in any form: essays, poems, radio and movie scripts, plays, short stories etc.
First prize will be $500.00. Other prizes will be $250, $125, $75, and $50. The contest, which is open to American and Canadian college and secondary school students will close on July 4, 1938. Winners will be announced not later than November 11, 1938.
The contest is being sponsored by the League of American Writers, assisted by the American Student Union and the Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Judges will be Elliot Paul, Clifford Odets, Robert Morss Lovett, Jean Starr Untermey-er, Genevieve Taggard, H. V. Kalten-born and Stewart.
All inquiries concerning the competition may be addressed to either Ellen Kinkhead, 3354 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif., or Rolfe Humphries, League of American Writers, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York City.
MISS MERRITT TO SPEAK
Miss Mary B. Merritt, dean of women, left last night for Jacksonville where she will speak on the University of Miami to students of Andrew Jackson High School.
In response to a call for help from B. R. Clarke who is compiling a glossary of present-day college idioms, expressions, slang or collegese, the Hurricane dived into the pile and came up with the following choice expressions:
“jookin’ ” — spending an evening in a bar and laying out no more than a quarter; "jook-joint” — bar where one can jook; “screwball”—not exactly bright; “limp wit”—a dull fellow; “airdale and slush” — creamed chipped beef on toast; “hotfoot in the heart”—love; “stumblebum or stew-bum”—drunken person; “jigaboo”— *a negro; “double helping of awful” —extremely bad; “newsrag” — the Hurricane; “hot lips” — sensuous looking person; “Come outa that mud”—expression denoting unbelief or incredulity; “sharp” — decidedly O.K.; “Yeah, Lord” — you said it!; “What’s with you?” — what's the matter?; “From hunger” — terrible;
Dr. Meyer Lectures To Church Group On Care of Deaf
Dr. Max Meyer, professor of psychology, spoke at Tamiami Temple last Sunday night on “What Shall We Do with the Deaf?” In his talk Dr. Meyer traced the development of more intelligent treatment of the deaf and mute through the establishing of special schools and special training.
The professor, who at present is conducting experiments in teaching deaf mutes to speak, outlined his course of instruction. The first step, he related, is to teach the deaf-mute child a phonetic language through the use of the Gregg shorthand system, after which the child is taught to transpose the shorthand signs into longhand words. He does not favor finger-spelling as a method for overcoming the handicap, since it either causes the deaf-mute to withdraw, seeking the company of other deaf people, or it causes him to be conspicuous among hearing and speaking people. Lip-reading, too, while more perfect a system than finger-spelling, still leaves much to be desired, commented the speaker.
The balance of the lecture was turned into a question and answer forum. Dr. Meyer brought along a seven-year old girl whom he is teaching to speak, and the child illustrated many of the points of his lecture.
CLASS TO VISIT COURT
Miss Georgia Mae Barrett, instructor in psychology, announces that her class in mental hygiene will visit the Miami Juvenile Court to observe the manner in which delinquents are treated in the courts.
Within the next week she intends to institute a personality inventory test.
A number of books have been contributed to the psychology and education sections of the general library by psychology students.
“love life” — any girl you’ve dated more than once; “B.M.O.C.” — Big man on campus; “Don’t give me that cheap romance” — expression of unbelief; “oomph”—the unknown quantity; “catch some shut eye” — go to sleep; “pitch a little woo’—to embrace ardently; “drip” — an insipid person; “weakie” — A Caspar Milk-toast; “hipshake”—a dance; “clothes-horse”—a person who wears clothes well; “Honey I loves ya!”—expression denoting approval of another; “parlor athlete”—same as a rumble seat athlete only in the parlor; “how do you like dem apples?”—how do you like that?; “good neck”—young woman who makes love enthusiastically; “Everglades mud” — chocolate pudding.
The most popular expression recorded by students on the Miami campus was found to be “Foo” which seems to be appropriate on almost any occasion.
Ibis Snapshots Du« Saturday
All Ibis snapshots must be in to Denise Caravasios, snapshot editor, by Saturday at ten-thirty, if they are expected to appear in the 1938 edition.
Students are urged to finish having their individual pictures as soon as possible.
“I believe I have gotten more from Dr. Orton Lowe than from any other professor. To none of us, who have known him, is he lost.”
These words of tribute came from Rose Gross, a 1936 graduate of the University, who, has recently attained a widespread reputation in the world of literature.
Following her graduation from the University, Miss Gross was invited to the University of Colorado, where the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature was bestowed upon her. While there, the former Miami student was also honored by being requested to give the commencement address.
In 1937, her poem entitled “Death” was awarded the distinction of being chosen as the best poem of the year by the Poetry Society of New York. Recently she was awarded the Guggenheim prize in poetry.
Miss Gross has since taken courses in Japanese and Chinese poetry at Columbia University and Hunter College. She spent the past summer traveling in Europe and studying at Oxford, where she supervised the literary section of the school publication.
Miss Gross has a practical conception of being a poet. Expressing herself simply, she said, “There are two careers that seem similar and aren’t at all. One is being a poet, and one writing poetry. The first includes wearing black bowties, or their equiv-
Buddington, Carl Squires Have Leads
Louisa M. Alcott Classic To Have Two Night Stand And Children’s Matinee
Those “Little Women,” perennial favorites of stage and screen, will once more tread the boards when the University Players open a three-performance run tonight of the Louisa M. Altfott classic in the University theatre. Second performance will be held tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. and a special children’s matinee will be presented Saturday morning.
Three Repeat Roles “Little Women” was presented before by the University Repetoire Players, eleven members of the dramatics department who played a stock engagement in Hendersonville, N.C., last summer. Three members of the original cast will have the leading roles.
Dottie Mae Buddington, who had the title role in “Kind Lady” last season and a veteran of several years’ dramatic experience, will have the lead role as Jo, mad-cap daughter of the March family.
Squire» to Play Laurie Carl Squires, essaying the part of Laurie, Jo’s childhood sweetheart, has, during his first year with the University players, appeared in “Petticoat Fever,” “Abie’s Irish Rose,” and “The Swan.”
Maxwell Marvin is Professor Bhaer, the scholarly German whom Jo eventually marries. A graduating senior, Marvin has had leading parts in many University productions, among them, “Kind Lady,” “Petticoat Fever,” and “The Swan.”
Eight Other» in Cast The cast is completed by Betty Mae Serpas as Meg; Dorothy Arma-gost as Beth; Fay Taylor and Phyllis Young, who play Amy on alternate nights; Annette Werner as Marmee; Jean Moore as Aunt March; Jerry Fleishman as John Brooke; and Rob-<rt Lyone as Mr. March.
Use of authentic early American furniture, lent by Mrs. Lawrence Werner, will lend reality to the nineteenth century story. Arnold Neuman is in charge of settings.
Mrs. Opal E. Motter, dramatic director, announces that the company will take the play on tour in the near future, and will give performances throughout the state.
alent and acting eccentric; the second is creative. If one indulges too much in being a poet, he has no time for writing poetry. Very often, it is we, as critics, who are on trial, rather than those we are criticizing.”
The diminutive poet came to Miami from Parksville, N.Y., and at present, is substituting in the library at Edison High School. She is making plans to further her education in Cairo and India during the summer months.
Campus Calendar
Today, 7:80 p.m. Newman Club meeting in the Social Hall.
University of Miami debate team vs. Florida Southern in the auditorium.
8:30 p.m. First presentation of “Little Women” in the University theatre.
Friday, 10:10 a.m. Assembly featuring Arthur Murray dancers.
Senate meeting in room 229.
1:00 p.m. Lead and Ink meeting in room 216.
2:30 p.m. Hurricane staff meeting in room 216.
8:30 p.m. Second presentation of “Little Women.”
Monday, 2:30 p.m. Meeting of the Student Speakers in room 216.
8:30 p.m. Richard Crooks at Orchestra Hall.
Sixty-Seven Students Take TimeOut To Answer Hurricane Questionnaire
RoseGross,PoetandMiamiGraduate Pays Tribute to Memory of Dr. Lowe