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Vol. XXXVII, No. 18
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A View Down The Hall And Across The Wall Of The Near-Completed 720 Twin Girls’ Dormitory
Dr: Nicholson To Be Permanent. . .
By PETER J. CLANCY
UM President Jay F. W. Pearson this week turned thumbs down on a student-backed proposal for campus political parties and direct elections.
The decision — coming just three weeks before the annual Spring student elections — means that the next Undergraduate Student Government president will be chosen indirectly from among the 13 new USG Council members.
President Pearson, in rejecting the constitutional revision, indicated that he was reluctant to change the policy in his last months at the helm of the University.
“I am convinced,” Dr. Pearson said, “that this is a sound decision in view of the fact that there will be new University leadership in the future.
He suggested that “such a revision of the present constitution of the USG be delayed at least a year.”
Bill Frey, USG Vice-President, said that rejection of the proposal — two years in the planning—was a “grave mistake.”
“We were about to emerge into a mature political atmosphere on campus,” Frey said. “An increase in the liberal versus the conservative point of view would have emerged and would have had a definite influence on student reaction to the upcoming election.
“This energy must be put off another year because you cannot run an all-out efficient campaign where students do not have a direct vote,” remarked Frey.
USG President Cornell said that the new system would "greatly enhance student government.”
Voting ‘Old’ Way
The defeat of the proposed Undergraduate Student Government constitution—by President J. F. W. Pearson’s veto — means that all USG officers will continue to be appointed in committee instead of elected directly by the whole student body.
The University of Miami has announced the fifth appointment of a Medical School Dean in eight months.
Dr. Hayden C. Nicholson, executive director of the Hospital Council of Greater New York and former Dean of the University of Arkansas School of Medicine, has accepted the appointment. He will take over the Medical School administration from Dr. Edward W. D. Norton, interim dean, about July 1.
In announcing the appointment of Dr. Nicholson, said Dr. Pearson, “Dr. Nicholson will bring to us wide experience not only in the field of medical education but also in the administration of hospitals and other activities inseparably allied with the complex task of teaching
'Fluid’ Fun j Curtailed
I Action was taken recent- | é ly by Metro police against 1 % several UM students in- f I volved in direct violation | I of State Liquor Laws. The § students, all minors, were *, I the subject of many com-| plaints on the abuse of past warnings issued by | | the Metropolitan Sheriff of j | Dade County.
Upon receipt of a letter directed to Dr. May A. Brunson, Dean of Women, from the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, disciplinary action was immediately taken upon the students involved.
The contents of the let-, ter, written by Chief T. A. f | Buchanan, Metro’s Detec- I tive Division, stated that, | i “The action of these stu- 1 dents was in direct viola- I p tion of State Liquor Laws, j Any recurrence will result j | in arrests and prosecution. | i Every effort will be made g | to prosecute those adults | | who supply minors with I j alcoholic beverages, as well | É as minors who participate.” I
DR. NICHOLSON
. . . New Med Dean
young men and women to become physicians.”
Although Dr. Nicholson is the third man to hold the title Dean of the Miami Medical School, he is the fifth man to hold the reins since the Medical School’s inception in 1952.
On August 1, 1952, Dr. Homer F. Marsh was appointed associate dean. In December, 1952, Dr. Robert T. Spicer became dean while Dr. Marsh continued as associate dean. Upon Dr. Spicer's resignation Marsh became dean and served until his resignation in 1961. He was suceeded by two interim deans, Dr. Robert B. Lawson and Dr. Edward W. D. Norton.
In. July 1961, Dr. John A. D. Cooper of Northwestern University accepted the post but declined the position in August for reasons of health.
Commenting on his recent appointment by telephone. Dr. Nicholson said:
“I am very pleased that I have been offered the opportunity to join the staff of the University of Miami as dean of its School of Medicine.
“One cannot help being impressed by the remarkable development of this School of Medicine in the ten years since it was founded. A few recent unfortunate incidents that seem to have attracted attention somewhat out of proportion to their true significance cannot obscure the
fact that development of the school has been not only rapid but fundamentally sound.
“The School of Medicine has some very serious needs, one of the most pressing of which is a new building that will bring together the entire student body and the faculty at the Jackson Memorial Hospital site. I believe that this and other needs are clearly recognized and that they can and will be met.
By SANDY STEDMAN Hurricane Acting Ntui EVitar
Ten UM professors will address the First Annual Spring Symposium of the Miami Subsection, Florida Section of the American Chemical Society, which begins at 1:45 p.m. today at UM's North Campus Box Theater
Dr. M. Michael Sigel, UM professor of microbiology and Director of Research at the Variety Childrens Research Foundation, will give the first speech, "The Use of Tissue Culture for Screening of Potential Cancer Chemotherapeutic Compounds.”
This afternoon's program will also include Dr. Wilhelmina F. Dunning, Research Professor of
Peace Corps Recruits Here
Mr. William W. Warner, Area Program Coordinator for Latin America, Peace Corps, will be available for consultation March 16, with individual students at 10:00 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. at the Student Placement office.
“I am approaching my new assignment with a great deal of enthusiasm. I am looking forward to the opportunity again to be associated with medical students, an association that I have enjoyed so much in the past and that I have missed in recent years. I am counting on the support of the splendid faculty of the School of Medicine, of the University administration and Board of Trustees, of the medical profession and of all the others whose interest and devotion have enabled the school to develop as it has.”
the UM Cancer Research Laboratory; Dr. L S. Dietrich, Associate Professor of Biochemistry; and Dr. Frank D. Popp, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chairman of the A.S.C. Miami Subsection.
Dr. Popp will give the opening welcome and later speak on "Synthesis of Potential Anticancer Agents.”
“Chemical Aspects of Clinical Chemotherapy” is the top which Dr. Ralph Jones Jr., Chairman of the UM Department of Medi-
Thus the pattern for the elec- * tions—March 29 and 30—is set.
There will be 13 positions open on the main USG Council. From the 13 are chosen the president, vice-president and treasurer.
Candidates must file for a petition and have it signed by five per cent of their respective schools.
Two representatives will be elected from the School of Arts and Sciences, two from the School of Business, one from the School of Education, two
To Speak
cine, has selected for tonight’s session.
There will be a banquet for speakers and all other interested persons from 6-8 pan. before the evening program.
Registration for the symposium will be from 1:15 to 5 p.m. and from 8:15-9:30 today.
Interested persons may register from 8:30-11:55 a.m. tomorrow.
Non-members of the A.S.C. are required to pay a $1 fee.
from the University College, and one each for the Music and Engineering Schools.
The others are chosen by their respective organizations: MRHA has one representative, Panhellenic one, IFC one and AWS one.
Petitions are available in Dr. Thurston Adams' office in the Student Union. They will be available from March 12 to March 19. Any prospective candidate must have his petition signed and submitted to Dr. Adams office by March 19.
The Election Board, Jerry Gross, chairman, will be meeting in Dr. Adams' office every day from 2 to 5 pm. until elections for anyone who wishes information.
The Election Board wishes to emphasize that there will be no coalition of candidates. Each must run individually and independently.”
The requirements for anyone wishing to run for office are; must have a 1.3 over-all average and have completed 12 credits in each of the two preceeding semesters. The candidates for the University College representatives must have completed 12 credits of work in their first semester and have made a 13.
“Anyone seeking an active voice in their student government should by all means run for office," says board chairman Jerry Gross.
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