Miami Hurricane, May 02, 1940

              The Miami
Hurricane
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Volume XIII
Coral Gables, Florida, May 2, 1940
Number 29
Pi Chi, ZTA Take Honors In Songfest
Record-breaking Crowd Jams Club; Kappa Sig, Sigma Kappa Runners-up
A record-breaking crowd of 1300 persons jammed the Country Club last Friday night to hear Zeta Tau Alpha and Pi Chi sing their way to victory in the third annual Sinfonia Songfest.
ZTA Win.
Hated for intonation, phrasing, rhythm, accuracy, quality, and group bulance, Zeta Tau Alpha rated first among eight sororitieB. They sang "Beautiful Dreamer” and “In My Garden,” under the direction of Tommy Hilbish. Pi Chi won its second consecutive victory over five fraternities with “Stars of a Summer Night” and “Song of the Mounties.” They were directed by D. A. Lones.
Presentation of silver plaques to the winners took place at midnight by Eddie Baumgarten, master of ceremonies, on behalf of Phi Mu Alpha, Songfest sponsors. Second place rating went to Sigma Kappa and to Kappa Sigma. Certificates of entry were presented to all fifteen groups participating.
Songfest Judges Judges were Joel Belov, Tom Steu-nenberg, and Arturo de Fillipe of the music faculty.
Phi Mu Alpha, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Pi Chi all sang their Songfest numbers on a special University broadcast last night over WKAT. A1 Collins was master of ceremonies.
Methodists Install (Ifficers At Supper
After a pot-luck supper in the Social Hall last Wednesday evening, the Methodist Student Organization held initiation services for its new officers.
Installed were Dot Lowe as president; Earl Reinert, vice-president; Kathleen Wilson, secretary; and Wallace Penney, treasurer. Dr. H. H. Waller, pastor of Coral Gables Methodist Church, conducted the service.
The president announced her cabinet chairmen, who are Laura Green, devotions; Gladys Tubbs, program; Ruth Presset and Eddie Langston, social; Jimmy Dixon, music; Elaine Preston, publicity; and Betty Lou Shelly,-arrangements .
A picnic at Matheson Hammock will constitute the final meeting of the group May 11.
Band Presents Final Concert Monday Night
Evelyn Plagman Jones Featured As Soloist; Sheaffer Will Conduct
Mrs. Evelyn Plagman Jones, pianist and alumna of the University, will be featured as soloist with the University of Miami’s Symphonic ’ Band in its final concert of the season Monday evening at 8:30 in Miami high school's Orchestra Hall.
Walter Sheaffer, who is rapidly recovering from his long illness, will conduct. Mrs. Jones will play Liszt’s Hungarian Fantasie, the band accompaniment for which will be conducted by Thomas B. Steunenberg of the music school faculty.
James Politis will be the piccolo Boloist in “Souvenir of Miami,” a number written by Mr. Sheaffer himself.
Student activity books will be honored at the door, and additional tickets for guests may be obtained free of charge by calling the Symphony Orchestra office, Room 240 of the Main Building, or Miss Bertha Fos-
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ter’s office. Program Washington Post March Sekuntala Overture	Sousa Goldmark Sheaffer
James Politis	
Woodland Sketches	MacDowell
Indian Summer	Herbert
Hungarian Fantdsie	Liszt
Evelyn Plagman Jones	
Stars and Stripes Forever	Sousa
I KG Holds Banquet, Hi iars News Writer
“Japan is trying to maintain its place in a world trade disrupted by em-bargos,” stated Howard Norton, who spoke at the regular meeting of the International Relations Club last night. In a forum discussion Mr. Norton presented a newspaperman's reactions to Japan’s various policies since the creation of Manchukuo under its rule.
A nephew of Paul Eckel, a member of the University faculty, now on a two-year’s leave, Mr. Norton is returning to the Orient in two weeks.
The yearly banquet of the I.R.C. will be held next Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock in the Barcelona restaurant, with Francis P. Locke, staff writer of the “Miami Daily News,” as guest speaker. All members of the group are urged to please contact Clarice Schnatterbeck or Alida Rooch-varg to reserve their tickets.
Germans Will Quiz Teachers On Music
Taking a feather from the cap of the English Honors society, who recently put on a literature quiz program, the German Club will conduct a “So You Think You Know German Music” quiz Thursday evening, a week from tonight, at 8 in the Social Hall of the Main Building.
As usual, the club will also have its regular program features of German songs, crossword puzzle, and humorous stories told in German. Old and new members of the foreign lnaguage group are invited to attend this special program by Mrs. Melanie Rosborough, faculty sponsor.
Law School Holds Banquet For Frosli
In honor of freshmen members of the law school, Phi Beta Gamma, national legal fraternity entertained at a formal banquet Saturday night at Captain Tom’s Fish House and followed the dinner with a dance at the Everglades Hotel.
Robinson North, retiring Chief Justice of the fraternity, was toastmaster and gave the welcome address, while Arthur Hill, freshman, spoke on behalf of the new law students. Roscoe Brunstetter, former mayor of Coral Gables, gave a short talk advocating the adoption of a modern system of court procedure in Florida.
Ballot Is Postponed Till Next Semester
Because there is not adequate time for rehearsals between now and final examinations, Henry Gregor’s ballet, “The Beach” has been postponed until next semester.
Directed by Millie Thompson, the ballet, the background music of which is Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” will resume production in September and will be presented at a later date.
It is the University’s first attempt to coordinate music with the dance, and it is possible that some form of academic study may evolve from the experiment.
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'Spare'andSeymour Adorn Installation Outside oI Room 224
By Margarf.t Klotz
Time: Tuesday, April 30, 10:30.
Place: Outside of Room 224.
Characters: You’ll see.
Furniture: Two walls, a door, and Seymour Simon.
Pomp: Nil.
Circumstance: J. Ray Fordham has set this date and time for installation of new student government officers, Last minute reports from our everpresent constitution are that May is the time for installation. Fordham declares they’ll do a repeat act this day, it being still April. Dispersion of characters to slop shop and all points east.
Same Time, Next Day
Same place and furniture, and 12:20 the following day, better known as May 1. Characters are the same except for Fordham, who thinks they can get along without him very well. Pomp still nil.
Circumstance: Fordham guesses the installation can be done by members of honor court, when he is finally seized, and so with his shirt sleeves drapping gracefully around him, he departs, but not without a statement of assurance that the installation will take place at 1:30, same day. Simon is disappointed as he still hasn’t had a chance to use the key to the solution, namely, the key to room 224. Nobody seems to wanta call the thing quits.
Time Marches On
Ho-hum, here we are again. It’s 1:20 and two anxious officers are in: stalled. Time marches on, but comes to a halt at exactly 1:29. After Lew Dorn comes to the. rescue, poor Tommie Hilbish runs himself to the point of almost bursting the rubber on his bow tie, while running the six associate justices in, and the great moment arrives.
Whew! Ahd what an installation! A1 Lane reverently takes his oath with his right hand raised and his left hand supporting a juicy, red apple. Still politicking, huh? Dorn phrased words so fast that the new officers were having more difficulty than they had planned getting into office.
And “Spare” . . . poor “Spare” . . , he supplied the atmosphere as with his anxiety to get the thing over with. But why? What’s wrong with installations?
Iron Arrow, Nu Kappas Tap Tuesday
Freshmen Honor Society Also Pick New Members In Annual Ceremonies
Honors Assembly, annual program at which the honorary societies of the University tap their new members, will be held in the Cardboard Theatre at 10:30 Tuesday morning. Societies participating are Nu Kappa Tau, Iron Arrow, and the Freshman Honor Society.
New officers of the student body will be introduced by Charlotte Meggs, and as part of the ceremonies, Jeanne Girton, newly-elected vice-president, will take over and introduce the traditional tapping ceremonies of the honor societies.
Iron Arrow Tap«
To the beat of the Seminole tomtom, Iron Arrow, the highest honor a male student can attain on campus, will select outstanding juniors and seniors who have fulfilled the requirements of the group, which include scholarship, character, and service to the University.
Active student members of the society include Ray Fordham, Chief, Tony Vandenburg, George Rosner, Bob Hillstead, Bunny Lovett, Maxwell Marvin, Bill Probasco, and Wil liam Lebedeff.
Ceremonies Are Traditional
Nu Kappa Tau, women’s highest honorary, will tap by placing its traditional orange scarf about the necks of junior and senior girls who have fulfilled the qualifications of scholarship, character, citizenship, and lead ership to the University. Present active student members of the women’s honorary are Molly Connor, Charlotte Meggs, Berenice Milliman, and Selma Phillips.
Scholarship is the main qualification of membership in Freshman Honor Society, whose new members being notified ahead of time for their honor. Dr. Henry S. West will induct these members into office.
MUSICAL PROGRAM SUNDAY
The regular Sunday night musical program will be held as usual Sunday in the band room, Miss Bertha Foster, Dean of Music announces. Everyone is welcome.
Discuss Convention YW Holds Picnic;
An all-day picnic at Matheson Hammock ended the regular membership meetings of the University YWCA last Saturday. “Last Round-up” was the theme of the meeting.
Delegates for the Blue Ridge summer conference in North Carolina were nominated and discussed. The YW plans to send four girls to the convo to bring back program and administrative ideas for next year.
Charlotte Meggs conducted an installation service at the picnic for the new officers, Laura Green, president; Dorothy Lowe, vice-president; Barbara Curran, secretary; and Betty Lou Baker, treasurer.
Money making projects for defraying convention costs were planned by the group. Marion Brown is in charge of a rummage sale next week, while Lorraine Corsiglia is planning a YW dance after exams.
Classes Elect Chadderdon, Franklin, Blount Prexies
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ELECTION
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RESULTS
SENIOR CLASS
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President
Charly Franklin Phi Alpha V ice-P resident Justine Rainey KappaKappaGamma Secretary Dave Andre Phi Alpha T reasurer
Elton Rosenblatt Tau Epsilon Pi Senators
__Winifred Wood
KappaKappaGamma Humes Lasher Phi Alpha Dan Satin Tau Epsilon Pi
JUNIOR CLASS President
Don Chadderdon Phi Mu Alpha Vice-President Ruth,McDonald Chi Omega Secretary
Patty Hoilarn Zeta Tau Alpha T reasurer
Rose Marie Norcross Zeta Tau Alpha Senators
James Munley Pi Chi
Charles Lovett Phi Mu Alpha Dorothy Lowe Chi Omega
Run-off election between Alma Jane Lindgren, Chi Omega, and Murray Cooper, Tau Epsilon Pi.
SOPHOMORE CLASS President Bill Blount Kappa Sigma V ice-President Elizabeth Ann Bigger Chi Omega Secretary
Louise Miller Zeta Tau Alpha Treasurer Run-off*
Senators
Elaine Preston Zeta Tau Alpha Snuffy Smih Pi Chi Jim Orr Independent
Lucky Gold Stars Win Daily Tickets To Kappas’ May Dance Tomorrow
Religious Council Chooses Leaders
Future plans were completed last Monday of the recently formed Organization of Religious Clubs. Officers elected.were Laura Green, president; Leslie Mann, vice-president; and Andrew Choose, treasurer.
The first formal meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in Room 290. Plans will be discussed for increasing the membership of all religious organizations on campus at the general registration next fall.
The Magic Flute Goes on Boards May 9, 10, 11
“The Magic Flute” or “Papageno,” by Mozart, will be the next production of the combined music and dramatics departments of the University. The comic opera is scheduled to be performed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 8, 9, and 10, in the Cardboard Theatre.
Starring in leading roles as Papageno and Papagena are Edwin Gins-burg and Isabel Lloyd. Villain of the plot is John Bowers as Monostatos the Moor. Taking the part of the Queen of the Fairies will be Catherine Hickey. The three ladies who appear in the plot are Miriam Case, Caroline Rymer, and Dean Forth-man; and Kenneth Keyes, Oren Coates, Earl Reinert, and Don Littlefield are the boys.
Two ballet numbers, a minuet and a gavotte are written into the plot of the story. University girls will perform these dance numbers under the direction of Princess Nina Caracciolo.
In charge of the musical direction of the entire production is Henry Gregor; directing the stage production of the operetta is Fred Koch, Jr. Costumes, which are of the Ber-gerette or eighteenth century shepherdess style, are being taken care of by Lisa Gregor de Zintgrass.
The setting for the musical fairytale is being provided by the art department. Denman Fink is in charge.
LAW FRAT ELECTS
Phi Beta Gamma, national legal fraternity, elected W. P. Kendall Chief Justice at its meeting last Tuesday morning. Kendall will serve during the 1940-41 school year.
S. E. Mestrezat was chosen Assistant Chief Justice, Arthur Hill was named Clerk, John Lake was elected to the Bailiff post, and Lew Fogle will act as Marshall.
You can thank your lucky stars if you happen to be one of those psychic souls who draws a free ticket to the Kappa May Day dance, to be held at the Coral Gables Country Club, tomorrow night from 10 till 1. Hem Olsen’s orchestra will play.
All you need do is close your eyes and fish around in a basket of little slips of papers, and if you prayed hard enough the night before, you may pull out a paper that glitters with a star and represents $1.10 worth of “getter-inner” at the dance.
Star« Arc Lucky
Two of these stars will be in the basket each day of voting, today and tomorrow in front of the cafeteria entrance from 8:30 to 2:30; so unless you’re rolling in money, kill two birds in one minue; vote for your queen and try for a ticket too.
Crowning of the queen at the dance will take place at midnight with the Honorable Paul D. McGarry officiating at the ceremony, instead of Dr. B. F. Ashe, as was previously announced.
Chaperones will include Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Leary, Dr. and Mrs. Louis Manley, and Lieutenant and Mrs. T. C. Brownell.
May Queen Candidates
The eight candidates nominated by the fraternities include the following girls: Robbie Graham, Lambda Chi Alpha; Elizabeth Ann Biggers, Kappa Sigma; Peggy O’Donnell, Pi Chi; Ruth Wilson, Phi Mu Alpha; Alma Jane Lindgren, Phi Alpha; Vi Son-neyborn, TEP’s; Betty Joe Levine, Phi Epsilon Pi; and Helene Putnam, Independents.
The general committee in charge of the dance is composed of Betsy Moore, Inza Fripp, and Barbara Beck-strom. Also in charge of preparations are: Peggy Lee Bridges, decorations; Randy Mebane, Carolyn Dodd, Janet Seerth, and Alice B. Magruder, flowers; Mae Weisiger, Jane Heard, Martha Hibbs, Louise Latimer, ribbons; Natalie Allison, tickets; Becky Parham and Kitty Vandenburg,. throne; Ruth Banker, Randy Mebane, and Alice B. Magruder, publicity.
Don, Charlie Head Juniors, Seniors; Bill To Lead Sophs
In one of the calmest class elections in years on the University campus, freshmen, sophomore and juniors nominated and elected their officers for next year this morning. Nothing happened to be declared unconstitutional, and balloting was done in record time. Only frenzied campaigning was done by the freshmen, who plastered every bulletin board with posters.
For the third time, Charlie Franklin was named class president by the seniors. Justine Rainey was elected vice-president, Dave Andre secretary, and Elton “Pee Wee” Rosenblatt treasurer. Rainey and Rosenblatt were re-elected to office.
Satin Named Solon Again Named as senators were Dan Satin, Humes Lasher, and Winnie Wood. This will be Satin's fourth year in the Student Senate, and Wood will serve for the second time.
Potential juniors unanimously reelected Don Chadderdon to lead the class again. Ruth MacDonald was named vice-president. Patty Hoilarn secretary, and Rose Marie Norcross treasurer. To the senate will be sent Dorothy Lowe, Jimmie Munley and Charles Lovett. Norcross and Lovett held the same posts this year.
Blount Next Soph Prexy Bill Blount edged out Keith Phillips, this year’s president, in a runoff election for the presidency of the sophomore class. Elizabeth Ann Bigger is vice-president, and Louise Mil 1er secretary.
There will be a run-off next week for sophomore treasurer between Alma Jane Lindgren and Murray Cooper. However, Honor Court members have not set the time as yet. Senators, in the order of the vote count, are Elaine Preston, Jim Orr, and Thomas “Snuffy” Smith. Preston and Orr were re-elected; other officers being newcomers.
Freshmen To Frolic At Sky Dance Club; Present Own Show
Freshman Frolics comes through at last! Better than ever, despite the lengthy delay, the Frolics features “Snuffy” Smith and Elizabeth Ann Biggers in a big show next Friday night at the Sky Dance Club on Tamiami Trail.
Barbara Marley and Gracia Lawless will sing several specialty numbers. In addition, a surprise swing number is being arranged by freshman members of the football team.
The latest official communique states that the whole affair is being done in College Joe style, under the supervision of Louise Miller and Nat Lowe, co-chairmen. Committee chairmen are Lorraine Corsiglia, Eleanor Arthur, Jack Kendall, and Eunice Stripling.
All freshmen are now in possession of bright orange tickets which will admit you to an evening of fun for 85 cents drag or 49 cents stag.
EVERYBODY’S INVITED!
Tahiti Beach will be the scene of a swimming and dancing party being held under the sponsorship of Alpha Epsilon Pi sorority Saturday night. The beach party is open, with no admission price, to all members of the University student body.
Refreshments will be served at the party, for which Barbara Neufeld will be in charge of arrangements.
DR. PEARSON SUBMITS EXPLANATION OF QUALITY POINT SYSTEM
To Members of Our Student Body:
During the latter part of March the faculty and administration of the University of Miami adopted two important changes in policy, effective neat autumn. As these changes in policy have a vital effect upon you as students of the University of Miami, it is hoped that you will read the following comments with considerable care.
Bearing in mind our continued desire to improve the scholarship standards of this institution, it was decided that, effective with next year’s graduating classes (February, May, or August, 1941), requirements for graduation from the College of Liberal Arts, the School of Business Administration, the School of Education, and the School of Music, will be 120 semester hours, plus 120 quality points. For other degrees consult the new 1940-41 General An-nouncement Bulletin.
Quality points will be earned in the following manner:
For every semester credit earned by the student with a grade of “A,” 3 quality points will be assigned.
Each “B” credit will earn 2 quality points;
each “C,” 1 quality point.
“D” credits carry no quality points, while for each credit failed (grade of “F”) or dropped by the student with the grade “WF,” a quality point will be subtracted from the total quality points already earned by the student.
This quality -point rule replaces the “D” rule which has been in effect at this institution since its opening in 1926.
Students who transferred to this institution from other institutions before September, 1940, will receive 1 quality point for each semester hour of work accepted for credit by the University of Miami. Work earned at the University of Miami will be evaluated according to the quality point system indicated above. New students transferring to the University of Miami, beginning next autumn, will have their Credentials evaluated as to quality points before acceptance, and these quality points will be included in the total required for graduation.
Quality point count will not be available for those who may wish to know the number they have already earned, until next autumn. You will receive, along with next year’s registration instructions,
mailed to your last known address, a summary indicating your status under the new rules. You may calculate quality points from your grade reports if you have retained them.
The student body will also bo interested to know that the University has redefined the various class or year rating of a student’s progress through the institution toward an academic degree. Students who have earned 24 semester hours and 24 quality points become sophomores. Students who have earned 56 semester hours and 56 quality points become juniors. Students who have earned 90 semester hours or more, and 90 quality points, become seniors.
The second important modification of University policy pertains to a limitation of student enrollment at the University of Miami, effective next autumn.
Due to limited facilities, it will be impossible for the University to accommodate more than 1,500 full-time students in all schools of the institution. It is hoped that this number can be set at something between 1,400 and 1,500 students.
This means that students who are doing satisfactory work at this institution and wish to remain
in residence for the year 1940-41, must indicate definitely by May 15th, 1940, their desire and intention to return next fall. Failure to take this action in time may lead to disappointment during th$ registration period.
Students who, for one reason or another, have planned to attend some other institution, or to carry on no further college work, should also notify the Registrar’s office and fill out a transcript request form, as early as possible, in order that new students who may wish to attend will not be disappointed.
Likewise the University will attempt to notify all students who may be refused readmission because of poor scholarship, at a date sufficiently early to permit them to seek admission elsewhere for 1940-41.	'
Shortly after the beginning of each semester, the University, through the Committee on Scholarship, will publish an Honors List, consisting of the names of those students who have maintained a high academic record during the preceding semester.
Inclusion in the Honors List will be restricted to regularly enrolled, full-time students whose quality
points average during the semester has been 2.5 or better. This quality point average will be derived by dividing the total of the quality points earned during the semester by the number of credits attempted. In calculating this average, all grades will be included (A, B, C, D, F, WP, and WF).
The faculty and administration at this time wish to congratulate the numerous students of the University of Miami whose good work and serious study has made it possible for the University to take these forward steps in its program of development, at this early date, namely, during its fifteenth year of operation.
Those of us connected with this institution in a teaching or administrative capacity have always been convinced that the serious student taking courses available at the University of Miami could gain what he sought at our institution.
Good solid work and sportsmartlike play are integral parts of a college education. We want you as students with us in 1940-41, together with others having similar high ambitions and high ideals.
Jay F. W. Pearson,
Dean of Administration