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. $ The Miami Hurricane The Official Student Body Publication of The University of Miami VOL. 4 CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, JANUARY 16, 1930 NO. 7 RUTH BASS [PUBLISHES STORY __ Student’s Article on Ne-"iro Magic Accepted By Scribner’s Magazine {nth Bass, a student of the iity of Miami, has had a f accepted by Scribner’s maga-She received her A. B. delast June and is now doing ate work in English compo-i and English literature, xjlojo,” the strange magic that in the South today,” was |«ritten for an assignment in Ru-L Steele’s class in Special Arti-|(le Writing, last spring. The ar-Itiele was read and criticized by _> class and on Mr. Steele’s sug-Ifotion was submitted to Scribal magazine and accepted at The article deals with magic as by the negroes of the jnaaippi River bottoms today, t treats of conjurers, their phys-1 and mental characteristics, the *iee of medicine by conjurers. lore, the means by which duals become conjurers, and a ¡nous and intangible magic ___“Tree Talking.” The author is perfectly familiar this subject, having all her on a plantation near Hazel-Miss., among believers in lojo. In her childhood she be-in it herself to the extent |rf driving her family outside by upon carrying a ball of NOTICE All University students will be admitted to the Symphony concert Sunday at a reduced price. Presentation of the student ac-tivity book and twenty-five cents will entitle the studetat admis-•ion. The Civic Theater also an-nounces a reduction in price. The ■«ttvity book and seventy-five cents will admit any student STARACE CHOSEN 193« IBIS EDITOR Book Will Be Issued in Early Part of April the Carl Starace, junior in the School of Liberal Arts and a member of the Sigma Kappa fraternity, has been selected editor of the 1930 Ibis. He makes the following announcement: “A definite plan of procedure has been drafted and the University’s fourth annual will be issued in the early part of April. The theme of the book will be modernism and a number of interesting features will be assem bled to carry out this trend.” Virginia Grubb, picture editor, announces that greatly reduced prices have been arranged for DEBATING TEAM MEETS PITT North Carolina midable Schedhle Ahead of Miami Debaters i Also On For-ernie . The Deb aril of the University of MianA has contracted to meet Univefcity of Pittsburgh, University of Florida, and North Carolina this season. Plans have also been definitely made for tripe to Southern Cbllege and Rollins College. The Rums are now being chosen and nie Council is anxious to have a ifrge number of candidates try out for the positions. * The Debating Cofcnpil has chosen the following offiuers for this year: Reba EngM^, president; Louis Jepeway, vice-president; Dr. Kenneth Close, faculty advisor. The University of Miami debating teams have beei^ in the field for the past two years. During that time they ha^ met teams from the Univer twice and have woq cisions over them ami has also had suits against Rollil Southern College. Speaking of th and prospects, Re dent of the De)»at “This is the Only fered on the catnpu of Florida imoua detimes. Mi-tisfactory re-College and year’s plans Engler, presi-Council, says: iportunity of-rfer real inter- collegiate work of this'natóiffe To be a member of the University de-iting team is an mitstanding |New Sponsors Speak to Honor i Club at First Meeting The Honor Science Club of the Inuiwersity held its first formal Imiting of the year January 8 in lie Social Hall. Each newly elected |iponsor gave a lecture. Dr. Mein-I told of the scientific positions |ia the U. S. government. Dr. Gil-; showed how plants are killed i words. Dr. Shea ended the with “Believe It or Not, i So.” [ New honor members present Neupert Weilbacher, M. L. ns, Paul Clayton, Shirley Other members were Miss Hutchinson, Otto Sieplein, T. Lindstrom, Gilbert Bro-, Leonard Bisz and Bernard Pi Fraternity Will Present Assembly Program Beta Pi, honorary French fra-will present the program the student assembly Tuesday, luoary 2. The first part will con-«t of a play, “Un Bureac de Tele-Wphe,” in which Miss Mary Hol-t»te will take the part of Made-■oiaeile Marthe Canderolles; Mrs. Mry McCann, Mademoiselle Lucie ^aderolles, and Guy Mitchell, the ■ployer. The second part will of French songs, in which 6 members will take part ®*. Franklin Harris is sponsor ' the group. Officers of Beta Pi are: Miss * Norton, president; Miss ^linia Grubb, vice president; Alberta Losh, secretary; IMrles ilkinson, treasurer; Miss feharine *ile, librarian. Other rs are Miss Alida Van Ness, Ramona McMahon, Miss Marqua, Miss Esther 7**> Miss Helen Ann Selecman, ~** Inez Plummer, Miss LaVica Miss Vera Sargeant, Mias Hayes, Miss Minnie Wehye, Alter, Albert Franklin, Guy Victor Strauss, Victor and all students wilT be expected jentl to have their pictures taken before NOTICE All students are urged to attend to having their pictures take« at the earliest possible time. If no new pictures are desired, arrangements should be made with Manley Brower immediately to such effect. Hearty cooperation of the students in this matter will greatly facilitate the work of the editors and insure the publication of the book at the specified time. HUFSMITH TO BE GUEST ARTIST Former U. of M. Student To Sing at Symphony Concert Sunday Frederick Hufsmith, prominent lyric tenor and former student at the University, has been procured as soloist for the concert to be presented by the University Symphony Orchestra, January 19, in the Miami High School Audito-im. The program arranged by Doctor Volpe, conductor of the orchestra, is Italian throughout. The first number, Symphony No. 4, by Mendelssohn, was inspired by the Italia* people during a visit of «•poses .to th. JUNIOR PROM TO BE FEB. 28 January 31. For students who already have satisfactory photographs on Mr. Brower’s files, a charge of only fifty cents will be made. Freshmen and other students who have not photographs on the files will be charged one dollar for two proofs. Fraternal and social organizations who wish pages are asked to consult with Clinton Gamble, business manager, and reserve space. This year’s Ibis will be bigger and better than ever before. It will be filled with matters of interest to the student body and especially to the graduating class. No advertising will be solicited (Continued on Page Three.) body and the faculty. The unexpected invitations from the 'University of Pittsburgh and North Carolina, whose teams have met the finest American and Euro- (Continued on Page Two.) very nature of the movements embodied in; the symphony express the quick, laughing, dancing temperament of- the ItaliaB people. Four movements will be presented- Miami Biltmore Hotel Selected As Scene of Fourth Annual Social Event The Junior Prom will be held February 28 at the Miami Bilt-more Hotel, according to an announcement by Franklin Parson, chairman of the prom. Plans are already well under way to make this the biggest social event of the year. The favors which will be the finest ever given in the school have already been selected and ordered by the Favor Committee, composed of Dorothy Bostwick and Virginia Grubb. Negotiations are being made with several orchestras. Patrons and patronesses will be selected from those well known in Miami’s social world. Tickets will be $5 per couple. Parson also announces that a meeting of all members of committees will be held Wednesday at 3:30 in the Students’ Activity room. Committee members are: Publicity, Carl Starace, Miss Catharine Pile and Miss Marjorie Varner; entertainment and decoration, Miss Marion Wallace, Walter Haring, Miss Josephine Hill and Miss Betty Bailey; patrons and patronesses, Miss Helen Ann Selecman, Miss Ruth Maule; tickets, Francis Hauser, Dick Poneroy, Miss Sadie Clark, Jpe Lipsqn; refreshments, Mto #Ndred Avriry, Mietf*9iigliihl> Griffin, Be mam Wyman. by the orche^ (1) Allegro Vi- ^ Johil M. Hanna, national vace, (2) Andante con moto, (3) Honor Roll Announced For First Eleven Weeks Interior Decoration Discussed By Artist Mrs. Mary Albert Hinson, successful interior decorator, spoke before the “After College—What?” group of the Y. W. at their monthly meeting January 7. Mrs. Hinson, who has just opened a studio in Miami called Aux Arts Décoratifs, spoke on Interior Decoration, a Matter of Good and of Bad Taste. Mrs. Hinson has decorated and planned the furnishings of many Miami buildings and homes, including the Roney Plaza and Pancoast Hotels and private beach homes. Those present at the luncheon were Miss Hettie Scott, Miss Catherine Younts, Miss Carlotta Wright, Miss Irene Woodbury, Miss Margaret Withers, Miss Eva Weir, Miss Malvina Weiss, Miss Vera Sargent, Miss Virginia Rihc-er, Miss LaVica Raker, Miss Lucille Maxwell, Miss Carolyn Lamp-' kin, Miss Ida Jacobson, Miss Gladys Hayes, Miss Lyla Gorman, Miss Dorothy Adams, Miss Mildred Barry, Misa Opal Berhne, Miss Cleo Bullard, Misa Edna Gibson, Miss Faith Cornelison, Miss Rosella Dillard, Mias .Ramona Grubbs, Mias Selma Frisbee, Misa Eleanor Norton and Mias Elsie Cook. The Honor Roll has been announced by Mr. Harry Provin, head of the Department of Physical Education, for the first eleven weeks ending December 14. There is a very considerable increase in the number of names appearing on the list. Those students having no grade below B are: Barry, Mildred V.* Bright, Katherine E. Bush, M. Elizabeth. Clark, Sadie. Cornelison, Faith L.* Ellis, Mabel A.* Farley, Charlotte C.* Gorman, Lyla E. Grubb, Marion R. Grubb, Virginia W.* Harden, Jewell A. Hill, M. Josephine. Holgate, Mary B.” Holt, Mary A. Hull, Diana M. James, Mary B. Lampkin, Carolyn E. Lindgren, Jane H. Losh, Mary A.* Maxwell, Clara L.* McAllister, Nina E.* McCann, Mary C.* McMahon, Ramona S.* Miller, Eleanor H. Miller, Frances B. Norton, Eleanor M.* Pederson, Mae R.* Pile, Catherine L.* Russell, Ruthello. Smith, Edna B. Songer, Maxine.* Spofford, Panline E. Sweat, Marguerite L. Veyhl, Minnie E.* Walker, June M.* Watson, Druailla A Watson, Marian K. (Continued on Page Three.) Con moto moderato, (4) Saltarello Presto. Capriccio Italienne, by Tschai-kowsky, and Scenes Napolotaines by Massenet will complete the orchestral part of the program. The Italian motive is further developed by the vocal numbers presented by Frederick Hufsmith. His first song will be the aria, “n mio tesoro,” from Don Giovanni, by Mozart. Hufsmith has featured this number during the past sea- (Continued on Page Two.) Aviation Fraternity Has First Chapter Here The University of Miami has the honor of being the first school in the United States to start an Aviation Fraternity. This new fraternity, “Omricon Pi,” which, translated, means “Birds of a Feather,” will establish the Alpha chapter here and plans are being made to establish chapters in all the big schools in the country. Vincent A. Jablon, a member of the fraternity and representative of the Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company, specializing in Challenger engines, attempted to bring a Challenger airplane here after the Christmas vacations, to use in the University flying field. He started from Roosevelt Field in New York, but, driving into an air pocket, was driven forty miles off his course and fell in a muddy field in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Remington, Va. He crated the parts of the airplane and had it sent to the University, where it is being repaired and will be used soon in the University flying Held. Cut rates will be given in instruction snd passenger service to aviation and other students of the University. Mrs. John Hanna, National Y. W. President, Speaks président of the Y. W. C. A., spoke to girl students Tuesday, January 14, in a special assembly. Mrs. Hanna, whose home is in Dallas, Texas, has been head of the Y. W. since the national convention in 1926. She is a distinguished leader in both national and international organizations of women and the recipient of many social favgrs while in Miami. She spoke mainly on the history of the students’ Y. M. movement. It was started by a group of students at Norman, 111. Mrs. Hanna has visited this place and others connected with the early history of the movement. She also commented on the distinguished and hopeful purpose of the Y. W. and said that it has made a distinct contribution to American life. Dr. Orton C. Lowe Speaks Before Y. W. C. A. Meeting Dr. Orton Lowe, head of the English department, spoke on the “Inflnence of the Bible on Literature” before the Y. W. C. A. meeting Tuesday, January 7. He read portions of Job, Ecclesiastes and Psalms and commented on their literary value and the characteristics of Hebrew poetry which they display. He recommended that students read a Bible that has no comments or explanations and to start on the Old Testament. Helen Hutchinson was announced as the new chairman of the Literary Discussion group to take the place of Mary Holgate, who graduates in mid-year. Miss Hutchinson also reviewed the “Women’s Press,” the official organ of the Y. W. C. A of America. Josephine Hill led the devo- (Continued on Page Two.) i
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Title | Miami Hurricane, January 16, 1930 |
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University of Miami -- Students -- Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida |
Genre | Newspapers |
Publisher | University of Miami |
Date | 1930-01-16 |
Coverage Temporal | 1930-1939 |
Coverage Spatial | Coral Gables (Fla.) |
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Collection Title | The Miami Hurricane |
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Full Text | . $ The Miami Hurricane The Official Student Body Publication of The University of Miami VOL. 4 CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, JANUARY 16, 1930 NO. 7 RUTH BASS [PUBLISHES STORY __ Student’s Article on Ne-"iro Magic Accepted By Scribner’s Magazine {nth Bass, a student of the iity of Miami, has had a f accepted by Scribner’s maga-She received her A. B. delast June and is now doing ate work in English compo-i and English literature, xjlojo,” the strange magic that in the South today,” was |«ritten for an assignment in Ru-L Steele’s class in Special Arti-|(le Writing, last spring. The ar-Itiele was read and criticized by _> class and on Mr. Steele’s sug-Ifotion was submitted to Scribal magazine and accepted at The article deals with magic as by the negroes of the jnaaippi River bottoms today, t treats of conjurers, their phys-1 and mental characteristics, the *iee of medicine by conjurers. lore, the means by which duals become conjurers, and a ¡nous and intangible magic ___“Tree Talking.” The author is perfectly familiar this subject, having all her on a plantation near Hazel-Miss., among believers in lojo. In her childhood she be-in it herself to the extent |rf driving her family outside by upon carrying a ball of NOTICE All University students will be admitted to the Symphony concert Sunday at a reduced price. Presentation of the student ac-tivity book and twenty-five cents will entitle the studetat admis-•ion. The Civic Theater also an-nounces a reduction in price. The ■«ttvity book and seventy-five cents will admit any student STARACE CHOSEN 193« IBIS EDITOR Book Will Be Issued in Early Part of April the Carl Starace, junior in the School of Liberal Arts and a member of the Sigma Kappa fraternity, has been selected editor of the 1930 Ibis. He makes the following announcement: “A definite plan of procedure has been drafted and the University’s fourth annual will be issued in the early part of April. The theme of the book will be modernism and a number of interesting features will be assem bled to carry out this trend.” Virginia Grubb, picture editor, announces that greatly reduced prices have been arranged for DEBATING TEAM MEETS PITT North Carolina midable Schedhle Ahead of Miami Debaters i Also On For-ernie . The Deb aril of the University of MianA has contracted to meet Univefcity of Pittsburgh, University of Florida, and North Carolina this season. Plans have also been definitely made for tripe to Southern Cbllege and Rollins College. The Rums are now being chosen and nie Council is anxious to have a ifrge number of candidates try out for the positions. * The Debating Cofcnpil has chosen the following offiuers for this year: Reba EngM^, president; Louis Jepeway, vice-president; Dr. Kenneth Close, faculty advisor. The University of Miami debating teams have beei^ in the field for the past two years. During that time they ha^ met teams from the Univer twice and have woq cisions over them ami has also had suits against Rollil Southern College. Speaking of th and prospects, Re dent of the De)»at “This is the Only fered on the catnpu of Florida imoua detimes. Mi-tisfactory re-College and year’s plans Engler, presi-Council, says: iportunity of-rfer real inter- collegiate work of this'natóiffe To be a member of the University de-iting team is an mitstanding |New Sponsors Speak to Honor i Club at First Meeting The Honor Science Club of the Inuiwersity held its first formal Imiting of the year January 8 in lie Social Hall. Each newly elected |iponsor gave a lecture. Dr. Mein-I told of the scientific positions |ia the U. S. government. Dr. Gil-; showed how plants are killed i words. Dr. Shea ended the with “Believe It or Not, i So.” [ New honor members present Neupert Weilbacher, M. L. ns, Paul Clayton, Shirley Other members were Miss Hutchinson, Otto Sieplein, T. Lindstrom, Gilbert Bro-, Leonard Bisz and Bernard Pi Fraternity Will Present Assembly Program Beta Pi, honorary French fra-will present the program the student assembly Tuesday, luoary 2. The first part will con-«t of a play, “Un Bureac de Tele-Wphe,” in which Miss Mary Hol-t»te will take the part of Made-■oiaeile Marthe Canderolles; Mrs. Mry McCann, Mademoiselle Lucie ^aderolles, and Guy Mitchell, the ■ployer. The second part will of French songs, in which 6 members will take part ®*. Franklin Harris is sponsor ' the group. Officers of Beta Pi are: Miss * Norton, president; Miss ^linia Grubb, vice president; Alberta Losh, secretary; IMrles ilkinson, treasurer; Miss feharine *ile, librarian. Other rs are Miss Alida Van Ness, Ramona McMahon, Miss Marqua, Miss Esther 7**> Miss Helen Ann Selecman, ~** Inez Plummer, Miss LaVica Miss Vera Sargeant, Mias Hayes, Miss Minnie Wehye, Alter, Albert Franklin, Guy Victor Strauss, Victor and all students wilT be expected jentl to have their pictures taken before NOTICE All students are urged to attend to having their pictures take« at the earliest possible time. If no new pictures are desired, arrangements should be made with Manley Brower immediately to such effect. Hearty cooperation of the students in this matter will greatly facilitate the work of the editors and insure the publication of the book at the specified time. HUFSMITH TO BE GUEST ARTIST Former U. of M. Student To Sing at Symphony Concert Sunday Frederick Hufsmith, prominent lyric tenor and former student at the University, has been procured as soloist for the concert to be presented by the University Symphony Orchestra, January 19, in the Miami High School Audito-im. The program arranged by Doctor Volpe, conductor of the orchestra, is Italian throughout. The first number, Symphony No. 4, by Mendelssohn, was inspired by the Italia* people during a visit of «•poses .to th. JUNIOR PROM TO BE FEB. 28 January 31. For students who already have satisfactory photographs on Mr. Brower’s files, a charge of only fifty cents will be made. Freshmen and other students who have not photographs on the files will be charged one dollar for two proofs. Fraternal and social organizations who wish pages are asked to consult with Clinton Gamble, business manager, and reserve space. This year’s Ibis will be bigger and better than ever before. It will be filled with matters of interest to the student body and especially to the graduating class. No advertising will be solicited (Continued on Page Three.) body and the faculty. The unexpected invitations from the 'University of Pittsburgh and North Carolina, whose teams have met the finest American and Euro- (Continued on Page Two.) very nature of the movements embodied in; the symphony express the quick, laughing, dancing temperament of- the ItaliaB people. Four movements will be presented- Miami Biltmore Hotel Selected As Scene of Fourth Annual Social Event The Junior Prom will be held February 28 at the Miami Bilt-more Hotel, according to an announcement by Franklin Parson, chairman of the prom. Plans are already well under way to make this the biggest social event of the year. The favors which will be the finest ever given in the school have already been selected and ordered by the Favor Committee, composed of Dorothy Bostwick and Virginia Grubb. Negotiations are being made with several orchestras. Patrons and patronesses will be selected from those well known in Miami’s social world. Tickets will be $5 per couple. Parson also announces that a meeting of all members of committees will be held Wednesday at 3:30 in the Students’ Activity room. Committee members are: Publicity, Carl Starace, Miss Catharine Pile and Miss Marjorie Varner; entertainment and decoration, Miss Marion Wallace, Walter Haring, Miss Josephine Hill and Miss Betty Bailey; patrons and patronesses, Miss Helen Ann Selecman, Miss Ruth Maule; tickets, Francis Hauser, Dick Poneroy, Miss Sadie Clark, Jpe Lipsqn; refreshments, Mto #Ndred Avriry, Mietf*9iigliihl> Griffin, Be mam Wyman. by the orche^ (1) Allegro Vi- ^ Johil M. Hanna, national vace, (2) Andante con moto, (3) Honor Roll Announced For First Eleven Weeks Interior Decoration Discussed By Artist Mrs. Mary Albert Hinson, successful interior decorator, spoke before the “After College—What?” group of the Y. W. at their monthly meeting January 7. Mrs. Hinson, who has just opened a studio in Miami called Aux Arts Décoratifs, spoke on Interior Decoration, a Matter of Good and of Bad Taste. Mrs. Hinson has decorated and planned the furnishings of many Miami buildings and homes, including the Roney Plaza and Pancoast Hotels and private beach homes. Those present at the luncheon were Miss Hettie Scott, Miss Catherine Younts, Miss Carlotta Wright, Miss Irene Woodbury, Miss Margaret Withers, Miss Eva Weir, Miss Malvina Weiss, Miss Vera Sargent, Miss Virginia Rihc-er, Miss LaVica Raker, Miss Lucille Maxwell, Miss Carolyn Lamp-' kin, Miss Ida Jacobson, Miss Gladys Hayes, Miss Lyla Gorman, Miss Dorothy Adams, Miss Mildred Barry, Misa Opal Berhne, Miss Cleo Bullard, Misa Edna Gibson, Miss Faith Cornelison, Miss Rosella Dillard, Mias .Ramona Grubbs, Mias Selma Frisbee, Misa Eleanor Norton and Mias Elsie Cook. The Honor Roll has been announced by Mr. Harry Provin, head of the Department of Physical Education, for the first eleven weeks ending December 14. There is a very considerable increase in the number of names appearing on the list. Those students having no grade below B are: Barry, Mildred V.* Bright, Katherine E. Bush, M. Elizabeth. Clark, Sadie. Cornelison, Faith L.* Ellis, Mabel A.* Farley, Charlotte C.* Gorman, Lyla E. Grubb, Marion R. Grubb, Virginia W.* Harden, Jewell A. Hill, M. Josephine. Holgate, Mary B.” Holt, Mary A. Hull, Diana M. James, Mary B. Lampkin, Carolyn E. Lindgren, Jane H. Losh, Mary A.* Maxwell, Clara L.* McAllister, Nina E.* McCann, Mary C.* McMahon, Ramona S.* Miller, Eleanor H. Miller, Frances B. Norton, Eleanor M.* Pederson, Mae R.* Pile, Catherine L.* Russell, Ruthello. Smith, Edna B. Songer, Maxine.* Spofford, Panline E. Sweat, Marguerite L. Veyhl, Minnie E.* Walker, June M.* Watson, Druailla A Watson, Marian K. (Continued on Page Three.) Con moto moderato, (4) Saltarello Presto. Capriccio Italienne, by Tschai-kowsky, and Scenes Napolotaines by Massenet will complete the orchestral part of the program. The Italian motive is further developed by the vocal numbers presented by Frederick Hufsmith. His first song will be the aria, “n mio tesoro,” from Don Giovanni, by Mozart. Hufsmith has featured this number during the past sea- (Continued on Page Two.) Aviation Fraternity Has First Chapter Here The University of Miami has the honor of being the first school in the United States to start an Aviation Fraternity. This new fraternity, “Omricon Pi,” which, translated, means “Birds of a Feather,” will establish the Alpha chapter here and plans are being made to establish chapters in all the big schools in the country. Vincent A. Jablon, a member of the fraternity and representative of the Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company, specializing in Challenger engines, attempted to bring a Challenger airplane here after the Christmas vacations, to use in the University flying field. He started from Roosevelt Field in New York, but, driving into an air pocket, was driven forty miles off his course and fell in a muddy field in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Remington, Va. He crated the parts of the airplane and had it sent to the University, where it is being repaired and will be used soon in the University flying Held. Cut rates will be given in instruction snd passenger service to aviation and other students of the University. Mrs. John Hanna, National Y. W. President, Speaks président of the Y. W. C. A., spoke to girl students Tuesday, January 14, in a special assembly. Mrs. Hanna, whose home is in Dallas, Texas, has been head of the Y. W. since the national convention in 1926. She is a distinguished leader in both national and international organizations of women and the recipient of many social favgrs while in Miami. She spoke mainly on the history of the students’ Y. M. movement. It was started by a group of students at Norman, 111. Mrs. Hanna has visited this place and others connected with the early history of the movement. She also commented on the distinguished and hopeful purpose of the Y. W. and said that it has made a distinct contribution to American life. Dr. Orton C. Lowe Speaks Before Y. W. C. A. Meeting Dr. Orton Lowe, head of the English department, spoke on the “Inflnence of the Bible on Literature” before the Y. W. C. A. meeting Tuesday, January 7. He read portions of Job, Ecclesiastes and Psalms and commented on their literary value and the characteristics of Hebrew poetry which they display. He recommended that students read a Bible that has no comments or explanations and to start on the Old Testament. Helen Hutchinson was announced as the new chairman of the Literary Discussion group to take the place of Mary Holgate, who graduates in mid-year. Miss Hutchinson also reviewed the “Women’s Press,” the official organ of the Y. W. C. A of America. Josephine Hill led the devo- (Continued on Page Two.) i |
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