Miami Hurricane, February 29, 1940

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Volume XIII
Coral Gables, Florida, February 29, 1940
Number 20
Clare Booth’s ’The Women’ Op ens In Cardboard Theatre Tuesday
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Playing two of the leads in Theta Alpha Phi’s mammoth all-girl play, “The Women” are Adele Hickel (right), as Sylvia, and Maybelle Cohen, as Crystal Allen.
Bulls Will Prance; Spinsters To Stomp At Alpha Theta Girls' Leap Year Romp
The Bull of the Ball will prance; a sweetheart waltz will swing; and a special “girl lead” dance will grow out of Alpha Theta sorority’s fifth annual Spinster Stomp, that institution for the benefit of unmarried young ladies who like to catch their men on the hoof. (Admission is 35 cents per person, girls.)
That “on the hoof” expression is probably the origin of the ancient and honorable custom of selecting the Bull of the Ball. Principle qualification of candidates for this office seems to be attendance at the ball.
Ah—the Bull
What would seem to be additional qualifications, such as ability to throw the bull and superior technique in the art of bullying, are to be totally disregarded when the judges go into a huddle to pick out the lucky he-cow. First, of course, the judges have to be chosen themselves; they also have as their only qualification attendance at the stomp.
The Spinsters and their bulldozed escorts will have as one of their reasons to rejoice the fact that Eddie Sussman’s Miami collegians will be featured as musicians. That aggregation will have its hands full setting the rhythm right for the “girl lead,” which will probably end us ns a sort of exaggerated barn dance.
One Day Off
It certainly is too bad about one thing though. By all proper traditions the spinsters should have stomped today, the Halloween of Leap year, February 29. In spite of the fact that today was a natural for the dance, tomorrow night, af^er Institute, in the cafeteria, will be an ideal time and place. The place that sells food in the daytime is appropriate. For, yea verily, is not the way to a man’s heart considered to be best through his stomach.
As for time, after all those Institute nights and a Leap Year day in the bargain, truly the Spinster who has not yet got her man will have to Stomp on it that night.______________
Sophs, Jrs.. Seniors MeetNextThursday
Sophomore, Junior, and Senior claaa meeting* have been called for 10:30 a.m. next Thursday, March 8, by clasa preaidents Don Chadder-don, Charlie Franklin, and Mel Patton.
The aophomores will meet in'the Cardboard Theatre, juniors in the Social Hall, and seniors in Room 213. All class members are urged to attend.
Ripley Broadcasts From Theatre Again
Milking snakes for their venom will be the Believe it or Not process described by Robert Ripley this week on his national radio program, the musical and dramatic portions of which will again originate from the Cardboard Theatre of the University of Miami.
To be piped in from the rattlesnake division of Ross Allen’s snake farm in Silver Springs, Florida, Rip ley will watch and describe the actual process of removing the venom from dangerous rattlers.
Also appearing on the program is Mrs. Virginia Bess, of Dania, Florida, who will tell how her husband’s dream of an oil-well in Cuba, which was to make him rich, was fulfilled. The story will be dramatized, using Miami actors, and Mrs. Bess will be interviewed.
B. A. Rolfe and his orchestra, with inda Lee as vocalist, will furnish the musical portion of the program ns usual.	,
Elaborate plans for the broadcast of last week’s play were scrapped by the program directors when Ripley’s encounter with the man-eating shark proved to be newsworthy enough to go over it’s allotted time. The extra drama was given after the regular broadcast time to the audience in the theatre.
To Stir Up a Rip-Rarin’ Backwoods Feud: Mix One Typewriter, Telephone, Bullock
By Margaret Klotz Ah, what price privacy! Greta Garbo craves it, Mrs. Roosevelt’s got it, and the Hurricane and Ibis staffs are begging for it! But what can they do when both offices have to share a telephone, (which nearly cost the school the whole second floor when they tore a hole in the wall between the two rooms so both offices could use it.)
Now. what Hurricanist can carry on a respectable and intelligent conversation when he knows that those Ibis hounds have their ears perched in that little cubby hole, taking it all in. (And visa versa!)
The administration’s “share-your-telephone” program had them beat until they found out that both staffs would have to peck away their assignments on the same typewriters. When Levin finishes her weekly scoop. Hopkins sneaks in, tucks the typewriter under his coat, and slinks into the Ibis office with it. After he writes a couple of paragraphs about the sorrws of graduating, Corrigan tip-toes into the Ibis office, slips the Royal through the hole in the wall, and nonchalantly returns to the Hurricane office to write editorials, the sports page, most of the front page, and anything else that he can get away with.	•
But the worst is yet to come. Thinking that both publications did at
least have business managers to call their own was building air castles, because here the Hurricane staff was disillusioned. A fellow like Bullock that makes his living pestering people for ads for the Ibis takes special pride in making himself a year-round resident of the Hurricane office. He not only tries to manage the business end of the Ibis, but carefully solicits propaganda for making the Hurricane pay. All of which keenly effects the feelings of the entire staff, makes “that-man-again” think he’s not wanted, and causes confusion and rivalry between the two offices.
So now if you wonder why the Hurricane has been a little off recently, you may well send in any complaints you have to their next door neighbors, who hoard the typewriters, steal the Hurricane copy paper, and “sic” their business manager on the staff. And as for the success of the Ibis, which is a little far-fetched to predict, the blame or congrats may be mailed special delivery to the Hurricane office.
And if you don’t like either, you know what you can do: namely, station the national guard at both doors; abolish the “share-your-typewriters, telephone, copy paper, and business manager” system, and put a five foot “PRIVATE” sign at both entrances.
Yes, Hopkins and Franklin, what price privacy?
Theta Alpha Phi’s Production Has 35 Girls In Cast
A clinical study of the fair sex at its most feline, “The Women,” Broadway production and well-known movie written by Clare Booth, is having its first showing in the Miami area when Theta Alpha Phi, honorary dramatics fraternity, brings it to the boards of the Cardboard Theatre at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, March 5 and 7.
Activity books will not be honored at this production, and the entire house will be sold in reserved seats with 50 cents charged for each. Mrs. Opal Motter is directing the mammoth drama, which will have no less than thirty-five co-eds in its cast.
Park Avenue Scene
The plot is designed to portray a numerically small group of ladies native to the Park Avenues of America. Their habits and emotions, however, have been observed universally.
Advice given to men who see this play is that while watching it, a man will do well to forget all that he wishes to think about women, and remember only what, from time to time, he has felt about some of them.
Thirty-five in Cast
The cast, which has undergone several revisions in the process of rehearsal, is now as follows: Penny Roth, Jane; Mary Alice Kirton, Nancy; Becky Parham, Peggy; Adele Rickel, Sylvia; Denise Penchina, Ed ith; Phyllis Salter and Sylvia Locke, Mary; Winona Wehle, Mrs. Wagstaff; Sarah Elizabeth Brinson, First Hairdresser; Patricia Auerbach, Second Hairdresser; Evelyn Ausländer, 01 ga; Beatrice Zeesman, Euphie; Barbara Willock, Ingrid; Rosalie Ettin-ger, Miss Fordyce; Sue Adams, Little Mary; Faith Adams, Mrs. Morehead; Katherine Bramlett, First Salesgirl; Dot Heard, Second Salesgirl; Betty-Ann Ganger, First Model; Shirley Haimes, Princess Tamara; Maybelle Cohen, Crystal Allen; Beatrice Collins, Instructress; Mrs. Motter, Mag gie; Lorraine Corsiglia, Mrs. Trim-merback; Shirley Haimes, Miss Watts; Jean Moore, Lucy; Sylvia Furlong, Countess de Lage; Dorothy Welkind, Cigarettes; Sue Allen, Debutante Winona Wehle, Second Society Woman; Barbara Willock, Sadie; Charlotte Rianhard, Pedicurist; Dorothy Lowe, First Society Woman and the Mud Mask; Dot Heard, Girl in Distress; Grace Berg, Dowager and Head Saleswoman; and Barbara Neu-feld, Fitter and Second Cutie.
Five IRC Members To Go to Chapel Hill
To attend the Regional Convention In April at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the International Relatiins Club will send five delegates, it was decided at a closed meeting of the group last nights
The delegates will be selected on the basis of previous activity in the IRC and general ability to participate in such a conference by Dr. Robert McNicoll, Mr. Franklin Williams, and Mr. Carlton Tebeau. The Senate has been petitioned to carry the expenses of the convention.
Alida Roochvarg, chairman of the ticket committee for the three foreign films being sponsored by the RC, reported on ticket sales. The first film, “Grand Illusion” in French with English subtitles, is slated for 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Cardboard Theatre.
German Club to Hold 2nd Meeting Thurs.
Second meeting of Der Deutsche Ver-ein will be held Thursday, March 7 at 8 o’clock in the assembly room of the administration building.
Program will include the reading of the constitution and minutes in German, singing of German waltz and folk songs, and a short talk by Margaret Wyant on “German Postage Stamps.”
All students and friends interested in German language, literature, and culture are invited to attend.
Dismukes Talks To Alliance Française
“Racine’s Drama” was the title of a lecture delivered by Dr. William P. Dismukes, associate professor of French, to the Alliance Française last night at it’s monthly meeting held in the Y.W.C.A. Dr. Dismukes traced the influence of Racine’s drama on French letters to the present day.
Lectures by Auslanders End Institute
Famous Poet and Wife Bring Series To Close After Three Weeks
Accomplishing the art of keeping his audience highly amused and yet edu eating them in the field of poetry was Joseph Ausländer, who, with his wife, Miss Audrey Wurdemann, ii being featured in the Winter Insti tute of Literature during the last week of its current season. Dr. Henry Seidel Canby completed his lectures last week.
Although he declared that he “sweats over his stuff while Mjss Wurdemann’s just comes to her naturally,” Mr. Ausländer outlined various phases of poetry in an illustrative manner throughout his lectures.
Poetry Necessary
Commenting upon his first meeting with Amy Lowell, the lecturer stated that she was the first person really to create an audience for poetry; she made it news. “Great Poets and Great Poetry” also contained the declaration that “we cannot live without poetry.”
The second lecture of Mr. Ausländer^ series, “Poetry and the More Abundant Life,” ennumerated ways in which poetry affects the ordinary human being. A striking example of Gene Tunney’s reaction to a partic ular poem and the resulting value of poetry to him was related to the audience.
Poetry and Propaganda
“There is no such thing as poetry of propaganda; but there is propaganda of poetry,” declared the author while discussing ‘Poetry in a Democracy.” He feels that there is no time like the present for the poet to give back to the people faith, hope, and charity for their democracy.
Reading from her own works, Miss Wurdemann comment 3d upon the various emotions which had motivated her to write her poems. The Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry in 1934 read an example from her “The Seven Sins,” in which she tried to see what she could do with short stories in poetry.
Two more lectures by Mr. Ausländer will close the current session of the Institute, which is directed by Walter Scott Mason.
Simon Named Prexy Of Campus Citizens
With the resignation of Jimmy Mun-ley, president of Campus Citizens, Seymour Simon has taken over this office for the remainder of the semester.
A program was mapped out at Tuesday’s meeting that will include complete plans for freshman orientation next September, and give special attention to student wishes as shown by their suggestions or complaints dropped in a box which will be stationed in the post office.
Campus Citizens meets regularly on Tuesdays at 10:30 in Room 219. Membership is free, and all students are invited to attend.
YW Gives Banquet, Nominates Leaders
YWCA activity is being concentrated on its annual membership banquet, scheduled for March 13 at the Miami YW. The climax of the year’s program, hte banquet will include the election of officers for next year.
Lorraine Corsiglia is general chairman for the dinner. She will announce her committee next week. A slate of officers is being prepared by the nominating committee, composed of Charlott Meggs. Mary Reed, Virginia Spaulding, Bernice Milleman, Mrs. J. Paul Reed, and Miss Mary B. Merritt.
At a cabinet meeting Tuesday, President Charlotte Meggs expressed the hope that all potential members would make an effort to become full-fledged members by the time of the banquet.
Gregor Piatigorsky Plays Richmond u. In Fourth Concert Monday!" ,' l1l'*t1 Foe
Greatest ’Cellist * °r Debaters
Is Soloist; Joel Belov To Conduct
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Wilson To Discuss Voltaire’s Novels’
Voltaire’s novels” will be the subject of a lecture to be delivered by Jacques Wilson, president of the French Club, at its next meeting, Thursday afternoon, March 7, at 4 p.m. in the assembly room of the administration building.
All students interested in improving their French conversation are asked to attend the Frençh table in the cafeteria on Mondays at 12:30.
Unemployment War, Problems Of U.S. Today
By Joe Belden, Editor
Student Opinion Sutvtyt of America
Austin, Texas, February 28—Student thought on the college campus, like public pinion elsewhere over the nation, is now turning towards the November elections and the issues that are likely to be involved. The collegians of the country agree with the American voter that the most important problem of the day is how to keep the United States out of war. Unemployment comes next.
Interviewers for the Student Opinion Surveys, of which the Hurricane is a member, asked students over the nation “What do you believe is the most important problem facing the United States today?” From every section, New England to the deep South, Middle Atlantic to the Far West, the answer of the greatest number was the same: how to stay out of war. Many other prblems were mentioned, as follows:
1.	Keeping the U.S. out of war 43%
2.	Solving unemployment	17
3.	Balancing the budget	7
4.	Solving labor problems	3
5.	Recovery of business	3
6.	Threats to democracy	2
7.	Inequality of incomes	1
8.	Solving youth problems	1
9.	The 1940 elections	1
10.	Relief	1
11.	Others and no opinion	21
In this instance, as has been the
case in many Surveys, college people show practically the same sentiments that other studies of the general electorate have pointed out. The question of war and finding employment for the jobless are paramount in the minds of most Americans, young and old. Business recovery, however, seems to be more important to the average voter, who placed that third in the latest sampling of opinion, while the collegians gave third place to the budget.
It is significant that the college student has consistently demonstrated parallel feelings regarding Europe’s
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“He evokes the angels.” Such is the Detroit Times’ opinion of Gregor Piatigorsky, greatest living ’cellist, | With the University of Richmond as
Lebowitz, Ropes To Face Virginia Forensic Foes Tonight: Faculty Judges
whose appearance as guest soloist with the University Symphony Orchestra this season will highlight the fourth subscriptino concert on Monday night at 8:30 in Miami Senior high school. Student activity books will be honored.
Deemed as the favorite artist of Miami audiences last season, Piatigorsky began the study of the cello at the age of six; his professional career was inaugurated at nine years of age.
Prince of Cellists
The “acknowledged prince among ’cellists” has a record of 13 appearances in six seasons with the Boston Symphony, 18 appearances in eight seasons with the Chicago Symphony, and others. The Chicago Daily News reported that it took “eight leisurely recalls to silence an undiminished stream of applause” after his Chicago engagement last winter.
Piatigorsky’s struggle to attain his present success was a hard and long one, however. His remarkable talent netted him the honor of being first cellist of the Imperial Opera at Moscow at the age of 15. As the result of a competition after the World War, he became solo ’cellist with the Berlin Philharmonic. Tours followed this engagement, with his fame in the world of music becoming greater after each performance.
Accompanied by the orchestra, Piatigorsky will play the Saint-Saëns concerto. The classical program, to be conducted by Joel Belov, follows: PROGRAM
1.	Overture to “Oberou”	Von NVeher
2.	Symphony in G minor	Mozart
(a)	Allegro Modern to
(b)	Andante
(c)	Minnuetto
id) Allegro Assnl
Intermission
3.	Prelude mul Fugue in I) minor
Bacli-Delov
1. Concerto in 1) minor	Saint-Saëns
Mr. Piatigorsky
its first opponent, the men’s varsity debate team opens its schedule tonight in the Assembly room of the Administration Building at 8:15.
Irving Lebowitz and Lawrence Ropes, Jr. are the two negative members who will represent Miami in the contest. University faculty members who will judge the contest are Robert Downes, Malcolm Beal, and Frederick Koch, Jr.
Miami is to take the negative side of the nationally favored debate question “Resolved: that the United States Should Pursue a Policy of Strict Economic and Military Isolation from All Nations Outside the Western Hemisphere Engaged in Armed International or Civil Conflict.”
To last about an hour, the debate is open to the public.
Organizations Plan Religious Council
Presidents and secretaries of the various religious organizations on campus will meet in the assembly room of the Administration Building next Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to discuss plans for the foundation of a general Religious Council for University students.
Dr. W. H. MacMaster, Dr. Jacob H. Kaplan, and Father Thomas Comer have been invited to meet with the students, whose purpose is to form an organization that will promote a better understanding and cooperation between the different faiths, socially, culturally, and educationally, as well as strengthening each individual group through careful planning of programs, meetings, and policies.
The council hopes to bring about concerted action regarding a religious approach to student problems.
Representatives of the organizations are: Baptist Student Union, Roberta Butler, Lloyd Whyte; Christian Organization, Harry Odell, Birdie Laughinghouse; Jewish Cultural Society, Lester Stein, Adele Segal, Gladys Lobsenz; Methodist Student Union, Dorothy Lowe, Mary Reed; Newman Club, Catherine Hefinger, Joan Ellis; Presbyterian Student Organization, Bill Hallman, Eunice Stripling; Student YWCA, Charlotte Meggs, Laura Green; Student YMCA, Bob Rigney, Joe Bonanno, A1 Lang.
Kappa Sigma’s Eighth Kapers Set for March 15
Eighth annual Kampus King Kapers, sponsored by Kappa Sigma fraternity, will be presented this year at the Miami Biltmore Country Club on Friday, March 15.
Proceeds of the dance will go to the Lou Chesna Memorial Scholarship fund. The winner of the athletic scholarship, a high school student in the Miami area, will be notified of his choice at the dance. H. J. Lee was last year’s winner of this uward.
The Kappa Sig girl will also be announced the night of the dance. Kappa Sigmas have selected some of their favorite sorority girls, who will make up part of the final list of nominations.
Already named as candidates are Molly Connor and Sara Elizabeth Brinson, Chi Omegas; Betty Mae Serpas, Patty Hollarn, and Martha Dorn, Zeta Tau Alphas; Helene Putnam and June Burr, Alpha Thetas; and Justine Rainey, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Chief function of the Kappa Sig girl is the crowning of the Kampus King, a function which will also take place at the Kapers. The King will be selected by vote of those attending the dance.
Every fraternity chooses nominees for this office. Those already named are “Duke” Boyle, Phi Alpha; Marvin Goldman, Phi Epsilon Pi; Vinnie McCormick, Lambda Chi Alpha; and Tommy Hilbish, Phi Mu Alpha.
Petition Deadline Set For Tomorrow
All campui organization* who are going to petition the Student Senate for appropriation* during the second semester have to have their petitions in by Friday, March 1, Bob Hillstead, treasurer of the Student Body, announced today. The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4.
ORIGINAL PLAYS PRODUCE FAVORABLE REACTION
By Dorothy Ann Levin The first bill of student-written plays ever presented in the University of Miami, had authors and directors who were both making their first venutres in these functions. They are here reviewed by a dramatic critic who is making her first attempt. Therefore all abnormalties may be excused. This is virgin soil.
Star of “She’s a-Gonna Be a Boy” was Edith Rosenerans, who did not act in^the play. As author and director, she made an instant hit with her these speeches before and after. In these speeches she explained and impersonated the character of Papa Chiarello, offering the information that he was the only character she had taken from actual acquaintance.
It is a shame that the inconveniences of rehearsal kept this little production so amateurish that Robert Zeman in the part of Papa in the play could produce little better than caricature and the actors of the rest of the cast were entirely new to the stage. It was really not the fault of the cast or the play that there was a marionette quality about the production, which made for a lack of
reality. A split theme in the plot made it doubly hard for the actors and the audience to keep interested. In spite of these drawbacks, all of which can be corrected by adequate rehearsals and some revision of the play itself, “She’s a-Gonna Be a Boy” is a nice try.
“The Green Dragon,” by Walter Fieldhouse of Miami, had the advantages of an experienced cast, a director, Jack Madigan, who for three years has spent all his extra time in the Cardboard Theatre, and a more carefully worked-out plot. The accuracy of the setting, a Miami night club, was unquestioned. Swift-paced and light, this play had a sure touch in its conception and production. Especially good were two who are fairly new to the University boards: Arnold Kay, as the bartender; and Myra Atkins, as a former sweetheart of the night-club proprietor.
Starring in the audience between plays were Mr. Franklin Williams, professor of history, wh^se unrehearsed comment drew rounds of applause; Sidney Casell, member of the University Players, who waited until
called on and then delivered some accurate criticisms; George Dawkins, another actor, who will probably rec-ignize some of his ideas in this review, and many others.
Mrs. Opal Motter, of the Dramatics faculty, made a neat summary of the evening’s entertainment in her comment after the second play. These comments were of much aid to this reviewer, whose principal impressions of the original one-act plays were these: producing original plays is a good idea; in the University of Miami there is a surprising amount of talent along this line; the audience should always be invited to comment on these original productions.
It was through organizing its thoughts aloud on Monday night that the audience came to understand the nature and purpose of these plays. It is practically certain that the large dramatics class which recited for Frederick Koch, Jr. while the plays were changing scenery will reconvene with pleasure on May 18 to see and discuss the next bill of original plays.