Miami Hurricane, July 30, 1943

              A glance at the freshman election results prove* what everyone m eampus is beginning to realise _the Navy is taking over. Not a^y did the Navy get the offices, hat it was the men from the fleet, rather than the new sailors, who redly cot the votes this week.
Pon Singletary (complete with hash mark) received seventy-one rots* to his opponents’ fifty-one for the office of class president. Check Klein end Peal Reiley «ere defeated.
C. E. Allen polled fifty-six rotes for the vice presidency thereby defeating Tommy Lott and Brace Davis who received thirty-six and twenty-eight votes Hfteetively.
* Unanimously elected secretary
ni Gloria Harpe. This is probably the first time in the history of frosh classes that any office was nncontested.
New treasurer of the class is Carl Larrabee who defeated second term frosh Barbara Koven for the office.
In the election for senators, Alice Cook, Ted Gibson, and Alton Baugh were the victors over John Mann, Norman Swain, and William Matthews.
The new president is working on plans for class activities and will announce a schedule of events in the next few weeks. He has appointed Barbara Koven, Les Coker, Sheila Carson, Yolanda Por-ra, and Lenore Linaky to serve on a social committee.
Sstfars Redprotafe With Concert Sunday
Reciprocating the University’s entertainment of men in the service, Pvt. Harold Mertis joins Pvt. Emanuel Rosenberg, tenor, to present a musical program for University students, Sunday night, 8 o’clock, in the Music workshop. Both artists have appeared internationally as soloists with symphony groups and plan to return to professional music after the war.
Pvt. Mertis made his European debut in 1988. His operetta “Jean ette” was produced a short time later. A number of his composi tions have been published in this country.
Pvt. Rosenberg has appeared recently with Morton Goald, Alfred Wallenstein, and Lyn Murray. He has recorded for Victor with the American Ballad Singers under Eli Seigmaster.
For Sunday evening’s program, Pvt. Mertis has chosen Beethoven’s "Moonlight Sonata” as his major selection. Rosenberg will sing “Una Furtiva Lagrima” from Donizetti’s “Elixir of Love-’, selections from Schubert and Puccini, and a group of lighter numbers.
YWCA Exports to Eat At Meeting Wednesday
“Bring your lunch, we’ll bring the punch” is the call of the YWCA this week.
All girls are invited to attend a luncheon meeting of the Y on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at noon in the Segovia dormitory, Slid Segovia. Ethel Newkirk, president of the association, reports that a program has been planned»
Only catch ia—you bring your lunch. The Y will supply the liquid refreshments.
Staff Convenes Monday
Reporters end students wishing to be reporters on the Hurricane Muff are requested to attend an •«portant meeting of the group Monday at S p.m. in Room 326.
. “Beats” and feature assign-will be designated at that
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THE MIAMI
Senate Junks Old Constitution Committee Frames New Laws
Complete revision of the §tudent association constitution to fit the University’s wartime set-up was proposed by the Senate yesterday. Dorothy Parmelee, senior senator, and Lillian. Aider-man, secretary of the association, were appointed by president Prince Brigham to present a new constitution to the legislative group.
Aiding the constitutional committee will be Brigham and Arline Lipson, junior senator, and Ira
Van Bullock, chief justice of the Honor court
The change-over to the trimester system from the semester system necessitates the revision, the Senate feels. Mechanisms of elections, duration of office, and the question of quorums will be especially worked on by the committee.
Appointment of Norman Bloom, V-12, as junior senator by class president Edison Archer fills the quota for that class. A senatorial vacancy still remains in the sophomore class.
Petitioned for money for tennis nets, the Senate tabled the question until an investigation of the intramural fund is made.
Newly-elected freshmen senators attended their first meeting of the Senate yesterday. Next meeting of legislators will be held on Thursday at 12:45 in Room 205. Students are welcome to sit in on the meetings.
Cadets Present "Slew Death"
Class of 43-4 Army Air Force Navigation cadet characters will be personified in a skit to be presented in the Cardboard theatre Sunday at 8 p.m. Titled “Slow Death or The Class of 43-4,” it is under the direction of Aviation Cadet G. A. Baumann. Musical arrangements are by Aviation Cadets Mintz, Januckowitz, and Wheeler. - - —	.
Class poet laureate Driscoll wrote a large part of the script, whicll features Aviation Cadets Ehrlich and Berger in comedian role*.
Music will be furnished by the Miami Beach Air corps dance band, whjle vocal and instrumental specialties will be given by the cadets.
Retraction
The Hurricane wishes to •orrect SW error vkick appeared on this page last week. It was erroneously stated that Ernest M. McCracken, dean of the School of Business Administration, would succeed Dr. J. Riis Owre us dsau of. the College of Liberal Arts.
Although Mr. McCracken will direct the activities of the Liberal Arts college, he will continue to carry only the title of dean of the Business Administration school since Dr. Owre, now on leave of absence, will res a me his position after the war.—REG
The public is invited to attend, the Future/-
Miss Merritt Returns From U. of Chicago
Miss Mary B. Merritt, dean of women, returned: to the University this week after attending a convention for administrative officers of higher institutions at the University of Chicago, and a Phi Mu conference at the Medinah club.
Central theme of the Institute for administrative officers was “Higher Education under War Conditions,” which included discussions of war-time roles of universities in the United States.
At the Phi Mu fraternity conference, Miss M- rritt introduced the guest speaker, Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode, whose topic was, “New Horizons for America.” Miss Merritt lead a roundtable discussion in vocational guidance and spoke on the effect of the accelerated program on college rushing, and PannaJlenic societies. Her topic was ‘*Streamlining for
Helen Gwfam of Trouble, Inc. Becomes Girl Scout Executive
One half of the notorious Trouble, Inc. has reformed and decided upon a life devoted to aiding the younger generation. Helen Gwinn, who with Betty Graham started an epidemic of practical pokes on the campus last semester, leaves tomorrow for Tallahassee to assume the post of executive secretary of the Leon county Girl Scout association.
Helen’s work will include the expansion of the Girl Scout program, the training of adult personnel, and making changes in the organization set-up.
For the past month she has been taking a professional orientation course at Camp Edith Macy, the national Girl Scout training school in Pleasantville, N.Y. Helen has been chqsen to take part in one of the .controlled experiments
of the national Girl Scout pro- mediately thereafter the
gram. This experiment is an at-' tempt to set np a more democratic program and also to get more adult participation in the scout movement. Only about eighteen other Girl Scout executives in the
country were chosen for this work.
While at Camp Edith Macy, Helen met a number of “Gonder-inas”—girls and women from other countries who are studying scout wqrk. Frora them, she heard many a stirring story of Axis cruelty.
Nationally-known experts gave lectures at the :amp on combatting juvenile delinquency.
Helen, who graduated in May, was managing editor of the Ibis, senior senator, president of the IRC, and a member of the Hurricane editorial board. She was a member of Nu Kappa Tau, Delta Zeta, Lead and Ink, and the YWCA.
Early last ^semester, she and Betty Graham had “legal” papers drawn up for Trouble, Inc. Im-
was swamped by a series of prac tieal jokes. The student body evened the score by electing Betty and Helen campus garbage collectors by a write-in-vote in the April elections.
I-diguant Frosh
We found a sealed envelope agsong the litter on the Hurricane office floor yesterday morning, and risking being stepped on by half a dozen strange characters who were wandering to and out, we snatched the envelope up and settled back to read:
“Dear Editor,
“I think that the freshman class elections were wholly (sic) unfair to the civilian freshman students. The freshman boys did not have a voice to the electing of class officials, due to the fact that there was not enough advance publicity given and also to the fait that we were all to physical training at the time of election. This lack of representation brought about the election of all navy students. I fed that since we compose just about as large a majority as the navy men that we should be able to vote at our own election. Therefore, I- would like something to be done about this situation.*
An Indignant Freshman—EBG”
We would also like something to be done about this situation, but not in the same vein as the “Indignant Freshman” infers. We had hoped that no friction between the civilian and military elements would arise. Until now, only mild “razzing” has been evident. But it seems that some of the civilian students are becoming peeved. And unnecessarily so.
Addressing the “Indignant Freshman,” we claim that the elections were given enough advance publicity. Announcements were made in the Orientation classes—classes which are (or should be) attended by all civilian freshmen. If the civilians had been alert and noticed that the elections conflicted with P.T. classes, they could have and should have petitioned the Student association president to postpone the meeting.
ALL STUDENT BODY MEMBERS
Although actual figures are not available, we maintain the Navy students outnumber civilian students. Their votes are just as valid as civilian votes. They are members of the Student body and are entitled to participate in student government just as much as the civilian students are.
Another point. We feel that the elections were fair. It isn’t as if the Navy boys had banded together to force their candidates on the class. Open nominations were held and V-12 candidates competed with each other and civilians for the various freshman offices.
Again, the Navy did not get all the offices. Senatorial and secretarial posts went to civilians. And the new social committee (appointed by a Navy man) is comprised mainly of civilians.
We think the “Indignant Freshman” should take things in his stride. After all, the members of the freshman class are looked upon as a whole by upperclassmen, not as civilians and Navy Students.
The class will get nowhere if its component parts pull against each other over petty details. There is work for each “rat” if he looks for it. And the glory of winning an office is overshadowed by problems that must be met—problems of “Indignant Freshmen” included.
It is the Navy freshmen who have a right to be indignant over civilian discrimination.—REG
Summer Pcmhellenic To Discuss Installation
Summer Psnhellenic which is composed of the sorority presidents will meet in Dean Mary B. Merritt's office Monday at noon to discuss summer installation of pledges, Charlotte Motter, chairman, announced today.
Slone Pleased With V-12 Progress
Commander of the Navy V-12 program, Lt. M. L. Stone, states that he is pleased with the fine spirit and cooperation which the V-12 trainees have shown.
“The University faculty and officials state that they, too, are pleased with the caliber of academic work being done by the apprentice-seamen/ he says. “It is through the cooperation of all involved that efficient Naval officers will be trained in the JF-12 unit at the University of Miami,” said the commanding officer.
As time progresses, V-12 trainees are finding Saturday morning inspections quite different from little end-of-the-week jobs around home.
In order to make their ship “rate a salute” the men find that their shoes must be shined, they must have clean fingernails, and hair eut at a specified length. No lines must be drawn on the walls, no billfolds, pencils, pipes, matches, washing, toothpaste, razor blades, towels, or waste baskets are allowed in view. Radios must be turned off and the cords most he neatly coiled, all glass and mirrors are required to be spotless, and closets must be in neat order.
Convalescents See Collegians Perform
University students “in fhe know” are still going to the Bilt-more. Sunday evening at 7 p.m. Colin Drake is presenting a musical variety show “Hello and Cheerio,” at the Air Force Regional hospital.
Muriel Smith, national majorette champion will twirl and tap. Ann Upshaw MeGann, ’43 graduate, will entertain* by singing "Moonbeams” and “Every Little Movement” *
“Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington,” and “Nobody Makes a Pass at Me/ will be Renee Greenfield’s montone solos. “No, I’m not self conscious,” she said, “they’re the titles of songs.”
Ethel Newkerk, president, of Sigma Alpha Iota, national honorary music sorority, won't be there Sunday night, but her work will, because she is going to transpose music for Coral Gables’ Demetry Sisters trio.
Mrs. Dorothy Livermore, mother of Paul Livermore, Univeraity student who is now in the Army Air corps at San Antonio, will also sing.
Mr. Drake is planning to assemble other troops, and students who want to volunteer their time and talent for Service Shows may see him at the Sevilla hotel on Ponce de Leon blvd.
Christian
The Christian Science organization is active this triBMater. Joe Heard aad Betty Oehler, readers, announce that the meetings, which are held each Tuesday at T:l( p.m. in the theatre are open to all students.