Miami Hurricane, April 07, 1938

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THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY
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Volume XI
Coral Gables, Florida, Thursday, April 7, 1938
Number 23
Eleventh Annual Junior Prom Tomorrow Night
Program Set For Annual Pan-Am Day
21 Coeds Participate; Hollywood To Celebrate Next Tuesday Night
Twenty-one Univerity co-eds will act as queens of Latin-American countries in a city-wide Pan-American pageant Monday, April 18, at Bayfront Park.
The following girls will take part: Denise Caravasios, representing Mexico; Connie Caravasios, Panama; Helene Couch, Argentina; Mary Louise Gaddis, Paraguay; Virginia Miles, Brazil; and Madeleine Cheney, Colombia.
Maria Alvarez, Cuba; Inga Johnson, Peru; Elaine Devery, Uruguay; Rosemary Reynolds, Ecuador; Flo Fowler, Bolivia; Doris Doyle, Costa Rica; and Cecile Gaddis, Chile.
Naomi Anderson, Miss United States; Mary Ellen Whalen, Honduras; Marie Dominguez, Nicaragua; Irene Maristany, El Salvador; Dah Frantz, Haiti; Pat Cluney, Venezuela ; and Betty Mae Serpas, Guatamela.
Hollywood To Celebrate
Pan American Day will be celebrated in Hollywood next Tuesday evening with a dinner program to be held at the Hollywood Beach Hotel under the joint auspices of the Hollywood Rotary Club and the music and Latin American departments of the University.
The affair, which will carry out the Spanish American motif to the minutest detail, will feature local representatives of the Latin American countries, a short play by University students that has been written especially for them by Lilo Oyarzun, and music of the countries represented to be furnished by members of the music department.
Complete Program Planned
In charge of the program for the University are Dr. Robert McNicoll, head of the Latin American Department; Miss Bertha Foster, dean of the School of Music; and David Elsas-ser, master of ceremonies. University students who will participate in the program include Luis Molina, Carlos Montero, Miguel Colas, Bias Roca-fort, Raquel Ortiz, Betty Kjiight, Maria Dominguez, Maria Alvarez, and Blanche Krum.
The affair will be open to the public. Tickets are available at Dr. Mc-Nicoll’s office.
17 Mian 1 Students Make Newsreels At Silver Springs
Seventeen University students returned Sunday night from a trip to Silver f rings where they made newsreel pictures of the deep sea diving classes. The trip was made in a Miami Biltmore aerocar.
The party left Miami Friday afternoon, arriving in Ocala in time for dinner. The picture-making was begun at seven-thirty Saturday morning and continued throughout the day. Shots were made by newsreel men, publicity bureaus and the local candid camera fiends. After the day’s work was completed, the party spent the remainder of the afternoon swimming and canoeing. More pictures were taken Sunday morning.
The newsreels which include many under-water novelties are expected to have an early showing in Miami.
Students making the trip included Denise Caravasios. Madeleine Cheney, Helene Couch, Phyllis Heinrich, Jerry Williamson, Myrtle Wills, Vernon Gregory, Roger Brown, Tom Schepis, Lucien Haas, Sal del Mastro, George Glendenning, Stanley Blackman, Myers Gribbons, and William Brown. The party was under the direction of E. Morton Miller, instructor in zoology, and was chaperoned by Mrs. Jane Turner.
Phi Beta Gamma Presents Speakers
Phi Beta Gamma, honorary legal fraternity, will sponsor a series of lectures by prominent members of the legal profession every other Friday morning in room 202.
Tomorrow’s lecturer is expected to be Senator John P. Stokes who will speak during the regular assembly hour.
* Outstanding Student of the Month *
-Minl*y-Browir Photo Mary Frohberg
Mary Frohberg, senior in the College of Liberal Arts, was elected the Hurricane’s Outstanding Student for the month of March by the judging committee of eleven this week. She was chosen for her individual effort in the installation of her sorority, the former Sigma Phi, as the seventy-fourth chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha on March 26, and for her consistently faithful work as women’s intramural director, a position which she has
held for the last two years.
Judging Committee of Eleven
I The judging committee is composed
I of Mary B. Merritt, dean of women;
I Dr. Robert McNicoll, professor of Latin-American Relations; Dr. Walter S. Phillips, professor of botany; Florence Fowler, editor of the Hurricane; Tom Condon, president of the student government; and one senator from each class, the Law School, and the Music School.
Mary was born in Thomasville, Georgia, and came to Miami in 1934 to enter the University. She matriculated in the College of Liberal Arts, and made English, history, and education her majors.
President of Zeta Tau Alpha
She is president of Zeta Tau Alpha; charter member of Nu Kappa Tau, women's honorary fraternity; program chairman of the Y.W.C.A.; member of the Panhellenic Association; and of the Honors Literary Society.
Largely through her efforts, her sorority was pledged January 10 to the international fraternity, Zeta Tau Alpha. After a period of instruction it was formally installed as its seventy-fourth chapter March 26.
After graduation this spring, Mary expects to teach, preferably English or history. Her chief ambition is to acquire her master’s degree at the University of Chicago. “Of course,” she says, “I expect to keep on with my work in women’s athletics.”
Ashe Presents Application To Southern Ass’n
Accrediting Organization To Consider University Petition Entered in March
Application of the University for membership in the Southern Association of Colleges, an accrediting organization, was presented by President B. F. Ashe at the association’s annual convention held at Dallas in March.
A favorable report of the University was given by «.he executive secretary of the association, who has made several inspection trips to Miami.
The committee on higher institutions, which considers applications for membership, has appointed a special committee to consider the University’s petition, to visit, and report on the institution.
“I do not know whether the committee will visit us this spring or next fall,” said Dr. Ashe, “but it is probable that its report will be made before the middle of the next school year.”
K. Vanderford To Address IRC Wednesday
‘The British Foreign Policy’ Affecting Europe and U.S. Is Professor’s Subject
“The British Foreign Policy” will be the subject of the talk to be made by Professor Kenneth H. Vanderford of the Spanish department at the International Relations Club meeting next Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the social hall. Officers for the coming year will be elected at this time.
According to Mr. Vanderford, the British foreign policy in general has been a matter of preserving the balance of power in Europe. As Great Britain is such a dominant factor in European politics, England’s stand is important in our consideration of the present day situation.
Basis for the discussion which will follow Mr. Vanderford’s address will be the policy as it concerns Europe and our own foreign policy.
German Students Learn of Nazi Ships Ocean Survey Operations
By Joan Goeser
Greeted with a pleasant smile and a “Guten Tag,” a group of students from the University German department stepped upon the German survey ship Meteor IV, bent upon trying out their broken German on anyone able to understand them. Officers of the Meteor proved more than anxious to answer all questions about their work and the operation of the boat.
Students learned that the present Meteor is the fourth ship to bear that name. The first, built in 1870. fought with the French Bouvet near Havana. The Becond ship appeared in 1890 but sank in 1911. In 1916 the third Meteor, which was engaged in laying mines, was sunk by five English ships after the sinking of the Ramsey an English boat. The present Meteor has been in existence since 1924 and has been used for various expeditions.
At present the Meteor is cooperating with the United States ship Atlantis in a survey of the Atlantic ocean. Air pressure, humidity, depth, and temperature along the southern coast will be investigated by the Meteor while the Atlantis will cover the northern coast line. Results of the survey, which is expected to do away with duplication and expense, will be available to every country in the world interested in the subject. The governments of Germany and the United States recently collaborated on a similar survey of the Hamburg harbor in Germany.
Of the one hundred and twenty .men aboard, six are scientists from
famous German universities, nine are officers, and the remainder are sailors in training for whom regular classes are conducted daily.
While on the high seas, the Meteor is anchored at sixty nautical mile intervals for a period of six hours when the ocean depth is sounded. Sand is also picked up from the ocean floor to determine the type of. soil. The Meteor can be anchored at a depth of 4000 meters, (approximately 2% miles).
In making atmospheric eests which are recorded three times daily, a radio transmitter is attached to a free balloon inflated to a diameter of one meter. As the balloon rises, the transmitter sends by short wave to the ship the height, air pressure, humidity and temperature. As the air becomes thinner, the balloon expands, and finally bursts, releasing a parachute which conveys the transmitter down. As the transmitter descends, it continues recording facts until it hits the water.
A much-earned vacation was granted all men on board when they arrived in Miami. The first day in town was spent in visiting the Atlantis and discussing the work accomplished to date. On the eleventh of this month, the Meteor will sail for the Bermudas and then on to the Canary Islands for further surveys.
Town and Gown Give* Benefit
A program for the benefit of the Town and Gown was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Manfred last Sunday afternoon.
Gov’t, Press Delegation Is Selected
Condon Chooses Students To Represent Miami at FIPA, FSGA Convention
Ten delegates to the joint convention of the Florida Intercollegiate Press and Florida Student Government Associations to be held in Tallahassee May 6 and 7 were appointed by Tom Condon at the regular meeting of the Student Senate last Friday.
The following minutes of the meeting were submitted by Jane Mercer, secretary of the Senate:
“The regular meeting of the Student Senute was called to order by the president. The minutes were omitted due to the lack of time.
The president announced that the principle business of the meeting was in regard to the Student Government and Student Press Convention, to be held May 6 and 7 at Tallahassee, Florida. The president stated that the former list of delegates appointed was void, and announced the new representatives to be: Press, Florence Fowler, Margaret Shillington, Anne Searing, Audrey Rothenberg, Brad Boyle. Government, Betty Goff, Jane Mercer, George Wheeler. Tom Condon, Bob Olsen. The president also asked George Wheeler and Jane Mercer to make talks at the Government convention, representing the University.
A discussion on holding an Honor Week, in connection with convention, followed. It is the desire of the Senate to be able to give a report at the Convention.
George Wheeler gave the treasurer’s report. He presented a requisition for ten dollars ($10.) from the sophomore class. The bill was carried. A bill for five dollars and thirty-five cents ($5.35) for a cable of condolence sent to Mrs. Belaunde was carried. A bill for an extra five dol-(Continued on Page Four)
Physics No Longer A Threat, According To Professor Clouse
Physics can’t scare the modern university student, according to Dr. John Henry Clouse, assistant professor of physics. The number of majors in physics has doubled in the last five years, he says, because more students are investigating the subject instead of accepting second-hand reports that it is difficult.
Outlook is Bright
The outlook for the University physics’ department is very bright in the opinion of the department head. Not only is more student interest being shown, he announces, but the physical facilities of the laboratory are constantly being improved. Improvements have been made by NYA students and new apparatus has been added, including crane models for crystals and models for thermodynamic surfaces.
Enthusiastic about the work being done in the department this year, Dr. Clouse explains, “It’s not so much that a lot of hard work hasn’t been done before, but we do seem to be getting all the breaks this time.” He names Clarence Froscher as one of his outstanding students.
Positions Now Open For College Men In Naval Reserve Corps
Positions in both the Navy and Marine Reserve corps are now open to two-year college men between the ages of twenty and twenty-seven, Lieutenant J. G. de Metz, executive officer of the Naval Reserve Aviation te at Opa Locka, announced in a memorandum to the University this week.
Letters of application must be sent to the Naval Air Station at Pensacola. Following a physical examination, the successful applicant is sent to Opa Locka for a month of elimination training and then to Pensacola for a year’s training before being commissioned Ensign in the Navy.
Applications are also being accepted now at Opa Locka for squadron training. The training requires one night each week and one Sunday each month for drill. Further information may be secured from Lieutenant DeMetz,
Alumnus To Speak In Assembly
Pat Cannon, alumnus of the University and prominent Miami attorney, will not address tomorrow’s assembly as originally announced, because of an unexpected call to Tallahassee today.
Jack Madigan, vice president of the student government, expects, however, to present a substitute speaker at regular convocation at 10:10 in the auditorium.
1410 Pouds Lost By UM Students During Exams
Educational Survey Shows Professors and Textbooks Responsible for Cramming
Students of University of Miami paid for their cramming in the last examinations with a loss of 1410 pounds in weight, it is estimated by the Bureau of Educational Surveys, New York City.
iThe Bureau arrived at the figure by multiplying an average of two pounds weight loss reported by a representative group by 90 percent of University of Miami students who engage in intensive study before and during examination periods.
Blame Professors and Books
According to the Bureau, professors and textbooks are as much to blame for cramming as the students themselves. Too often the instructor does not provide his class with a sufficiently clear overview of the entire course, or does not review the course in outline form from time to time, with the result that the student becomes hopelessly involved in a mass of facts and ideas, and resorts to cramming as a final, desperate measure.
52% Unsuccessful
Sometimes the instructor is to blame for not couching lectures in terms understandable to the average student, and frequently the textbook lacks continuity and organization, or presents the course in too ponderous and technical a manner for the average student’s comprehension. This is particularly true of the 52% of all students who, according to Dr. John Black Johnson, retired dean of the University of Minnesota College of Science, Literature and the Arts, can never become “successful students.” Students in this group would never pass at all but for the use of college outlines or other supplementary aids to study.
Juniors Expect Dance To Be Most Successful In History of School
Miami Biltmore Country Club is Lavishly Decorated
For Traditional Affair; Superior Favors Promised;
Special Senior Dances Are Planned
No expense or effort has been spared to make the eleventh annual Junior Prom the crowning social event of the year. The dance, planned to honor the graduating seniors, will be presented by the Junior class tomorrow night from 10 until 2 at the Biltmore Country Club.
Quantities of pampas grass, bamboo stalks, soft lights and a brilliant moon will compose a scene of tropical splendor. Robert Reinert’s Mi-amilodians, appropriately dressed in keeping with the general theme, will supply the music.
SPECIAL DANCE FOR SENIORS
A special dance will be reserved to honor the seniors. The lights will be dimmed and the honor guests will dance within a circle of juniors to the strains of reminiscent tunes.
Digest Offers $5 Cash Award For Best Photos
Work of Student, Faculty Photographers to be Judged In Four Divisions
a photo contest throughout the country endeavoring to present to the various campuses the best work of student and faculty photographers. Photos will be judged in four divisions: a. Still life and scenics; b. Action photos; c. Candid photos; d. portraits. There is no entry fee for this contest and all photos will be returned if requested.
$5 Award«
Two or three prints in each of the divisions will be selected and to the first place winners in each division Collegiate Digest will present a special cash award of five dollars.
The material must be mailed to the Salon Editor, Collegiate Digest, 420 Sexton Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on or before April 14th. With the photo should be sent technical data about it, information regarding the college year or faculty standing of the photographer and a few words about the subject of the photo.
Entries should be mailed at the earliest possible moment, so that the greatest time possible will be given to considering the photographs.
The Digest will devote its second issue in May to a presentation of the prize-winning photos in an effort to present most effectively the accomplishments of the members of college camera clubs throughout the United States.
The nature of the favors to be given the feminine guests are still secret, but according to the committee in charge they are “something that every girl would want.”
The receiving line headed by President Joe Thomas will be composed of junior class officers Nancy Shepherd, Evelyn Isaac, Betty Goff, Raymond Fordham, and Brad Boyle.
Members of the administration and board of regents invited are Dr. and Mrs. Bowman F. Ashe, Dean and Mrs. Henry S. West, Miss Bertha Foster, Mr. and Mrs. eGorge Edward Holt, Dean and Mrs. Russell A. Rasco, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Koch, Dean and Mrs. John Thom Holdsworth, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Grant, Miss Mary B. Merritt, Mrs. Coral Lowe, and Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Briggs.
All ticket« and money for the Junior Prom must be turned in to Frank Kerdyk in the cafeteria at Friday noon.
I	Rubilou Jackson Chairman
j Rubilou Jackson is general chair-i man of the committee in charge of the affair. Other chairmen include favors, Doris Page; tickets, Ray Reiner and Frank Kerdyk; decorations, Ann Searing, C. A. Cold, Jr., Robert Iba, Eric Carlson, Jr., and Pat Cluney; social chairman, Ruth Diestel-horst; orchestra, Frieda Spiezman; publicity, Stephan Pratt and Munroe Lifton.
Many alumni have already made reservations for the dance. Campus organizations wishing to reserve tables are asked to see Rubilou Jack-son.
Walter Buswell, Curator, Depicts Work Done While Edison Associate
By Virginia Witters
When we agreed that children miss most of the fun in life if they can’t play in the woods, I knew my interview with Walter Buswell, curator of the Buswell palmatorium, was well underway.
It was only by trekking out to the Grant Estate and searching among the shrubbery that I finally located the elusive botanist, for Mr. Buswell spurns the confining air of the classroom to pursue his studies of tropical plant life in the University experimental grounds.
Has Had Wide Experience
To some of you, his name may not be familiar, but those with any interest in botany know him as a man with a world of scientific experience and a great love of nature.
Mr. Buswell is hesitant to speak f his long association with the late Thomas A. Edison. I did learn, however, that he assisted Edison in his search for a rubber substitute. Nearly a hundred different plant species were grown in an attempt to produce a plant with a large enough percentage of rubber to act as a substitute for the rubber plant in case of war.
Search Un«ucce«»ful
The search, conducted as a precautionary measure and not as a money-making proposition, was unsuccessful. The highest percentage of rubber Edison and his assistants obtained was ten percent from the gold-enrod, and Mr. Buswell expresses his doubts as to whether even this per-
cessive crops. After Edison’s death, his son and Firestone carried on the work for a year, but with Edison the main interest had died.
All during our conversation, Mr. Buswell had been showing me prize species of wild orchids, ferns, and air plants, which he had gathered in botanical trips to the Keys. It is his present ambition to obtain a sample of every known species of tropical ferns and orchids for the Grant Estate and the University of Miami.
Wanted:
Electrician’s Helper
Poaition of electrician’« helper i« open. Student« interested are requested to aee either U. J. Hias or Pop Koch.
Spring Enrollment Largest In History
Registrar Harry Provin announces a spring enrollment of 850 regular students and 225 in the Adult Education division, the largest spring term registration in the history of the University.
Approximately 110 seniors will receive diplomas at the end of this term, it was further announced. Twenty graduates in the Adult division brings the total number in the graduating class up to 130 students, an increase of approximately forty students over the class of
’37.
Volpe, Symphony Plans Two Concerts For Spring Session
Students of the elementary and senior high schools of Miami Beach will be guests of the University symphony orchestra at a request concert tomorrow in Miami Beach high school.
The all-request program will consist of light classics, including Mac-Dowell’s “To a Wild Rose” and Rossini’s overture to “William Tell.”
Also on the orchestra’s spring schedule is an all-Tschaikowsky concert benefiting the orchestra scholarship fund, to be given Monday, April 18. Featured on the program will be Tschaikowsky’s “Serenade,” considered one of the most exacting compositions for string orchestra.
Two new members have joined the orchestra this term: Jimmy Humpton who has returned to his position as principal of the second violin section, and Atalie Barnett, a promising flutist.
Campus Calendar
Friday, 10:10 a.m. Assembly period. Speaker to be announced.
2:30 p.m. Hurricane staff meeting room 216.
10 p.m. Junior class presents its annual prom at the Miami Biltmore Country Club.
Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. Meeting in Miss Merritt’s office.
7:30 p.m. University presents Pan-American program at Hollywood Beach hotel.
Wednesday, 4 p.m. Y.W.C.A. tea. 7:30 p.m. International Relations Club meeting in social hall. Kenneth H. Vanderford, guest speaker.