Miami Hurricane, August 25, 1944

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HURRICANE
Gatles, Fla., August 25, 1944
No. 2 2
Condition of Honor Conrt Throws Light on Minni Jnstieo ,
On the desk next to our typewriter are eight sheets of assorted lined and unlined paper folded three ways and clipped together. The papers in question are of questionable age, cleanliness, value, etc. On the back of one. sheet are listed the characters of one of Chaucer’s tales. The rest of the papyrus is covered with a combination of shorthand and hen scratches made with a soft, smudgy pencil.
These notes reached the Hurricane editor after being passed through many hands. They had been abandoned last Wednesday after the Honor Court trial of non-dink wearing frosh. They are the only known records of the notorious trial.
We call to the attention of Miss Alice Olmstead, clerk of the Honor Court, and all interested students to Section 5, Article VII, of her student constitution, which specifically outlines, among other things, that the clerk is supposed to keep a record of all Honor Court business and to deliver the same to the registrar at the end of his term as clerk.
We doubt whether Miss Olmstead could deliver the goods at the present time. We doubt whether she will be able to transcribe her notes and produce a suitable record of the trial when and if she takes the trouble to procure the notes from our office. She told us she couldn’t.
A swift perusal of the notes shows that the record of the testimony is incomplete and shoddy, that names are misspelled, that the record is altogether unsatisfactory.
Two other doubts pop into our pessimistic outlook*
(1)	Whether the trial is legal as long as the record is lacking.
(2)	Whether this duly constituted Honor Court is all that could be hoped for.
The Honor Court decisions are supposed to create a precedent for the future behavior of University students and the Court. Even though our faith in the verdict of the Court in last week's trial is far from full-blooming, we would prefer to have the records available in legible, • factual, and complete black and white.
This matter of careless record-keeping is as serious as the matter of aareless judicial procedure.	»
For our money, the freshmen could repeat last Friday's hosing session (with the help of sophomores, juniors, and seniors this time) with the entire Honor Court entourage on the wet side.	v
V-12s Reaction to Hose Affair Paves Way for New Event
Dear Editor:
School spirit and traditions are essential elements for the success of any student association, regardless of the college or University. It has, prior to the time of the war, been tradition on this campus for the freshmen to retaliate on the sophomores for the “humilities” they have suffered during their initial weeks on the campus. The war has brought many changes and has caused many things to come to a temporary standstill, but that is no reason why it should cause a complete cessation of all the events that help to make a school.
There was definitely a truly encouraging spirit displayed last Friday, but the method of that display was very unwise.
It came at the very time when the Student Association is fighting to lift some of the restrictions imposed upon them by the administration. There are those of the faculty who have argued that no organization has the right to govern themselves if the individuals cannot even discipline themselves. In order , to accomplish any of the many things that the senate and the student body as a whole have been striving for, we must do all possible to cooperate in action.
For the better part of three trimesters, we have been trying to find a solution to this problem of spirit. Now it appears as iwe might have the beginning of such a move at hand. There i would have been no criticism of the whole affair if it had been under the supervision of the proper persons and if it had been conducted at the proper time in the proper place.
So now, if the freshmen or the sophomores feel that they i have any grievance, let’s plan to let them have a field day, in [ such a way that the whole student body and the faculty could I enjoy it. Let’s feed the fires of School Spirit and arouse the [dormant traditions of old.
Dan Benham.
The HURRICANE is all for you and your ideas, Dan. The [act was a shot in the arm to student morale.
We would certainly like to see a supervised freshman-sopho-[more event which would make the ceremony of dink removal memorable one for all concerned.
APO BOOK DRIVE
Bix>ks and aufuia« »nit-abla far unriciai» are being collected by Alpha Phi Omega, aatioual beaerary service fraternity, for distribution to local service installations and hoe-pi tala
The collection depot will be Room 325A, the HURRICANE office
Thii drive is coationoas and donations will bo accepted at any time.____________________
Hostesses To Entertain Stags At Bachelor Hop
Exerting every effort to provide suitable hostesses for any and all stags attending their affair, the YWCA has promised that fifty lovely girls will be in attendance at the Bachelor Hop tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in Room H with
1943 'Miss Florida’ and New 'Miss Miami’
Pictured with Muriel Smith, 1943 ‘Miss Florida,” is Vernal Bush, voted “Miss Miami” of 1944 last Saturday at a Miami nite club.
Popular choice for the state title at a contest last Friday, Miss Bush was sidetracked by the judger,
Of the three University of Miami entrants, Rose Marie Hall,
—Photo by Lasky Bobbie Schwartz, and Gloria Patterson, only Miss Hall was in the running as the judges neared theif final decision. Miss Patterson did not show up for the contest. -*• Miss Smith, guest of honor at the “Miss Florida” event, presented the trophy to the winner, Virginia Warlen, of Miami, besides entertaining with a baton-twirling and dance routine.
Navigators Nominate Rone For 'Summer Queen’ Title
Carolyn Rone, junior, became the fifth contestant for the title of “Summer Queen” yesterday when -she was nominated by the Army navigation unit at the University
The queen will be crowned on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 11:15 p.m., at th combined junior-senior dance ut the Coral Gables Woman’s club. Voting will be permitted until 11 p.m.
There is still time for groups to make nominations, since voting begins August 28 at a booth in the Slop Shop. The booth will be open irom 8:30 a.m, to 4 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and until 2 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.
Ballots will be sold at a penny each.
The other contestants already nominated are Eleanor McConnell, by Kappa Sigma; Gloria Patterson, by Santander dormitory; Sue Burch, by Stohn dormitory; and Rose Marie Hall, by the Fench Village dorm.
Tick :ts, which may be purchased from members of the junior and senior classes as well as at the Slop Shop booth for 75 cents s ag or drag, have been selling af. a brisk pace, the sales committee reports.
A d^te bureau, to provide both men and women with dates for the dance, will be maintained at the voting booth.
Incomplete plans for entertainment nclnde singing by Norma Granis, dancing by Muriel Smith And A iee Cook, and piano solos by Jerry Goodman.
SENIOR MEETING
A special meeting of the senior class has been called by President Irwin Raskin to discuss plans for graduation.
All seniors meet in room 322 at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30.
Frosh Take Interest In U. Water Supply
Beautiful Florida weather wa3 supplemented last Friday after Rat Court assembly when members of the freshman class gave some University fire hoses their first good workout and unceremoniously washed the anti-frosh attitude from soph prexy Ed Mickler and spirit-conscious Bob Agar, among others.
First evidence of rebellion was seen before the assembly began. A “people’s chercer B M O C was directing his underlings to seats beside all the windows and doors of i the theater. It was explained that these men were under orders to let “no sophomores out.”
During the program a green-topped male was seen inquiring into the identity of the sophomore class president. Evidently he already knew Agar.
Having seated themselves about Mickler during the assembly, the frosh quickly ponnced on him as the curtain fell. Sheer manpower (Continued on Page 3)
the sole purpose of entertaining unaccompanied men.
High point of the ^evening will be reached at 10:30 p.m., a half hour before the last dance, when the winner of the “Our Girl” contest will be announced.
Frances Bennett, president of the YW will present the winner with a loving cup and a corsage at that time.
Candidates for the title are Betty Brower, nominated by Kappa Sigma; Gloria Patterson, Santander dormitory; Sue Burch, Sigma Chi; Alice Cook, Lambda Chi Alpha; and Alba Mero, entered by members of the football squad.
Voting will continue in the Slop Shop today and will end at 10 p.m. at the dance. Each student is entitled to one vote and the majority will rule. There is no charge for voting.
Refreshments will be sold in the “Y Bar”, room 213, which will be decorated to suit the name it has been given. Freshmen members of the YW will serve iced soft drinks and popcorn.
Tickets for the dance, at 55 cents stag or drag, may be obtained from any YW member or at the door tomorrow night.
Chaperones for the affair will be Mary B. Merritt, dean of women; Harry Ammons, instructor of history; Dr. and Mrs. Louis K. Manley; and Dr. and Mrs. J. Maynard Keech.
Co-chairmen of the event are Laura McCawley and Pat Pritch-ford.
Frosh Present Variety Show At Assembly
A variety show with continuity in a Slop Shop environment will be presented today at 12:45 p.m. in the Theater by members of the freshman class.
The first all-freshman presentation, the affair is supervised by Bob High, vice president of the frosh class.
Six separate acts will be given by talented members of the first-year group.
Paul Silverman and Eugene Rosenbloom will handle the soft-shoe dancing assignments. Instrumental solos will be performed by Raveena Monheit, accordion; Melvin Michaels, violin; and Jerry Goodman, piano.
Lenny Kaplan will sing and encore with a jitterbug exhibition. For the dance he will be paired with Elaine Granis.
A six-piece non-V-12 band will accompany the performers.
Future assembly programs, as announced by Roilie Kohen, vice president of the student body, include a V-12 band serenade next week, followed by an open date, and then, on September 15, a program of music, entertainment and a session for learning University songs.
MBS Plans Lecture Series For Coming Trimester
A series of lectures commencing at the beginning of next trimester will be sponsored by Mu Beta Sigma, Miami Biological society, Victor Emanuel, chairman of the senior planning committee, has announced.
The proposed theme of the lectures is psychiatry. Lecturers will be prominent local men and faculty members.