Miami Hurricane, April 18, 1940

              The Miami
Hurricane
THE        OFFICIAL        STUDENT        NEWSPAPER        OF        THE        UNIVERSITY        OF        MIAMI
Volume XIII
Coral Gables, Florida, April 18, 19el0
Number 27
Campaign
Against TB
Starts Today
Skin Tests To Be Given
Tuesday Afternoon; Films
On Disease Are Shown
The early diagnosis campaign of the
Dade County Tuberculosis Association is being joined today by the
University of Miami, with the student
participation campaign including such
features as tuberculin skin tests and
movies both in English and in Spanish explaining the value of the drive.
Today's program began with registration by students, from 9 to 1 in
the cafeteria arcade for the tuberculin skin tests. Administered without
charge as part of the early diagnosis
campaign of the Association, this test
often shows the presence of the tubercle bacillus in the body before
positive symtoms appear.
They will be given to all students
who registered for them, on Tuesday
afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 in the
assembly room of the administration
building. A special effort is being
made to have every senior tested,
since they will not have the opportunity to take the test next fall as a
part of the annual student physical
examination. Results of the tests will
be determined by inspection in the
assembly room between 1:30 and 3:30
p.m. next Thursday.
Next Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., a
Spanish language motion picture,
"Cloud in the Sky," dealing with
early diagnosis, will be shown to the
Spanish club and any other interested
students.
Today from 12:30 to 1:30 in the
Cardboard Theatre three twenty minute sound films about tuberculosis
were shown under the auspices of the
Association in order to familiarize
students with the treatment and cure
of the disease.
Working on the student committee
are Laura Green and Bob Rigney,
chairmen: Joe Bonano, Dot Lowe,
»nd Lloyd Whyte. Cooperating with
Mrs. Elfie Sutherland of the Tuberculosis Association in these tests are
Miss Mary B. Merritt, Foster Alter
and Dr. F. E, Kitchens for the faculty.
Gregor Plans Ballet
With Gershwin Musie
Brainchild of the gifted composer
Henry Gregor, "The Beach," a pan-
tomine ballet now in rehearsal promises to be about the biggest thing
about these parts when it it introduced in May. The theme of the ballet, the background misic of which
will be Gershwin's "Rhapsody in
Blue," was adopted from an idea
which Mr. Gregor found in Europe.
Millie Thompson, who did the choreography for this novel ballet, and Bill
Gore will play the leads.
Snuffy Smith and Lai Edwards take
the parts of two drunken sailors who
are repulsed by some girls with whom
they try to flirt on the beach. The
girls are more interested in a dandy,
Bill Gore, hut when he turns his attentions to the heroine, Millie Thompson, they write him mash notes. Dis*
gusted with these advances, the
dandy turns the notes over to the de*
lighted sailors and goes to dance with
(he heroine.
This is the first time any such
combination of music and dance has
been attempted at the University, and
it is the hope of Mr. Gregor that it
will be the beginning of departmental
work in this particular field.
The art department is doing the
scenery and the orchestra will be
composed of music students conducted bv Mr. Gregor. No exact date
in May has been set for the performance as yet.
SNAPSHOTS WANTED1
Any students who have snapshots
they would like to have appear in
the '40 Ihis are asked to turn them
in to Nancy Dobbins. These pictures
must be in by Monday.
Sen. Andrews Speaks
To Students at Convo
Congressman Discusses
Current Domestic Issues
Of U. S. in Lecture
Charles O. Andrews, Senior Senator
from the state of Florida to the
United Sates Congress, addressed a
student assembly in the Cardboard
Theatre Tuesday morning.
'You can accomplish infinitely
more by diplomacy," the senator told
students as he described his career
in Washington. A member of the
Naval Affairs Committee, he discussed current domestic issues, including the present neutrality act.
He also discussed the recent appropriation bills passed by Congress in
the expansion of the navy program
and the present war crisis. The senator believes strongly in preparedness for the United States and suggested that it might be "possible for
the Caribbean Sea to become the
theatre of the war if the battles were
transferred to this hemisphere." He
has used this argument in trying to
have an important naval and military
base located in Florida.
As for the overseas situation, Senator Andrews considers Italy to be
one of the key countries but declares
it is not logically possible for that
country to combine with Germany.
He explained that a country with so
many years of Catholic history behind
it would not be likely to want to combine with the atheistic Russian government.
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Senator Charles O. Andrews
Besides this discussion the senator
also offered some moral advice to the
audience suggesting two of Stonewall
Jackson's mottos: "You may be whatever you resolve to be" and "Never
do a wrong thing to make a friend or
to keep one."
Senator Andrews was introduced
by Cliff Reeder, a pioneer in Florida
politics, who had been presented to
the student body by Russell A. Rasco,
Dean of the University of Miami
School of Law.
Singers Sweetening Up Sour Notes As
Songtest Nears; Pianos Monopolized
40% Collegians
Go to Church
Regularly-Poll
(By Student Opinion Surveys)
Austin, Texas, April 18—As churchgoers, American college students give
themselves a good grade. A national
poll of the Student Opinion Surveys
of  America   just   completed  reveals:
1. Only one-eighth declare they
never attend church; 40 per cent say
they go regularly.
2. A majority state they go to
church more often or at least about
the same as they did before they
came to college.
The poll, taken by personal interviewers from coast to coast, provides
the first complete answer to the significant question often asked: Do college students lose some of their religiousness when they leave home? A
good number, 46 per cent admit they
attend services less often than they
did before they arrived on the campus.
What may be surprising to some is
that 15 percent of the students say
they are now going to church more
often than when they were home.
As was to be expected, Catholics
appear in the results as the least apt
to change their habits on religion
upon leaving their homes, and they
take honors for regular church-going.
Tabulation of church-attendance
habits for the entire college and university enrollment of the nation are
given below. It should be considered
that Jewish church services often conflict with campus social life and
scholastic schedules, thus the lower
attendance shown  than for Gentiles.
Do you attend church regularly,
only occasionally,  or never?
All Prot. Csth. Jew Other
Regularly       40'', W%7§*   9%24#
Occasionally  48     54     20    67     55
Never 12       7       5    24     21
Do you go to church more often
or less often than you did before you
came to college?
All Prot. Cath. Jew Other
More often    15ft16% 10% 12«7r 18%
Less often     46    49    31    52    43
About same   39     35    69    36    39
Amateur tenors and sopranos are
sweetening up sour notes in feverish
preparation for Phi Mu Alpha's third
annual Songfest, slated for next Friday evening at the Coral Gables
Country Club.
No room with a piano in it is left
vacant at noon hour or after classes,
as sororities and fraternities crowd
out regular music students in their
anxiety to get around a keyboard and
test the harmony of the notes they
will sing.
Every sorority and fraternity on
campus is singing two selections to
compete for gold plaques which become the permanent possession of the
winning groups. Last year they went
to Pi Chi and Chi Omega.
The Songfest was started by Phi
Mu Alpha in 1938, the first year that
the fraternity was organized on
campus. The event is based on such
activities of northern colleges as the
Northwestern annual "Sing." This is
the first time that the Songfest will
be sung at the Country Club, where
the boys are planning an effective
setting.
"Props," such as candles, and
special lighting effects, will not count
with the judges this year. However,
fraternities are getting their tuxes
and white ducks dry-cleaned, and
sororities are sewing up new dresses
for the occasion.
Richard Hiss is chairman, assisted
by John Galbreath, Bill Davidson and
Bill Peyrand. There will be a free
dance afterwards, with the fifteen
piece   Sinfonia  Dance  band   playing.
Mrs. Roosevelt Talks
To Help Teachers
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will make
her first public lecture in Miami at
Bayfront park Wednesday evening
at 8 p.m. She will discuss educational
and social problems, especially those
connected with modern American
youth.
The First Lady's appearance is being sponsored by the Dade County
Classroom Teachers' association. Tickets are available in the book store.
General admission Is priced at $1.00,
while reserve seats cost $1.50 and
$2.00.
Proceeds will go to the association's welfare fund for the benefit of
retired and indisposed school teachers.
Hurricane
Is Discussed
By Senators
Senate Debates Possible
Loss; Accounting System
To Be Set Up Next Year
With the finances of the Hurricane
occupying the greater part of the
discussion, the student senate met in
its chambers Tuesday morning. It
was decided that a standard accounting system for the senate and for
organizations receiving appropriations next year.
In a previous unofficial inquiry,
Bob Hillstead, treasurer of the student body, stated that the Hurricane
is due to lose a minimum of $77 this
year if it continues its present rate
of production. Figures of September
through March were used to find the
possible loss. Hillstead was appointed
by President Ray Fordham to make
a further investigation of the matter and to recommend a plan for the
newspaper to follow.
A special senate meeting will be
held next Tuesday with Charles
Baake, business manager, and Charlie Franklin, editor, present to comment upon the Hurricane's financial
statement.
That Tommy Hilbish, newly-elected
student body president, shall be allowed access to all senate minutes
and petitions was agreed by the solons. It was suggested that a part of
the money left in the student fund
each year be set aside as a Senate
Fund; however, a motion that the
group designate $200 this year for
the reserve fund died.
John Lake, law school senator,
moved that instead of the regular
senate write-ups which are now appearing in the student newspaper, a
copy of the minutes of each meeting
be printed, but his motion failed for
want of a second.
'Esfy' Lukewarm
On Closing Concert,
But Pats Belov. Call
By Harry Estersohn
When Dr. Volpe died, in February,
it was taken for granted that Mr.
Belov would finish the season. Faced
with a lack of cooperation inconceivable to anyone not connected with
the Music School, he brought the
season to a successful close with
Monday's concert.
Mr. Belov lacks Dr. Volpe's conducting experience. This, a shortcoming that he is the first to admit,
evidences itself most at rehearsals.
However, being a sensitive musician,
and having spent most of his life in
the country's best orchestras, Mr.
Belov brings to his work undisputable
authority and knowledge of reper
toire. His performances are charae
terized by their musicianly phrasing
and restraint. This was especially
true of Monday's concert.
The evening's soloist, Mrs. Mary
Hughes Call, collaborated with the,
orchestra in an excellent performance
of Schumann's A minor piano concerto. Mrs. Call's playing, like the
orchestra's and like Mr. Belov's conducting, is not epoch-making. However, as one of the members of the
orchestra put it, "She plays all the
notes right. She phrases well. What
if she isn't the world's greatest pianist?" With which sentiments I heartily concur. The performance of the
concerto was wholly satisfying.
The rchestra's portion of the program was devoed to Tschaikowsky's
Overture Fantasie "Romeo and Juliet" and Debussy's "Claire de Lune."
Liszt's tone poem, "Les Preludes,"
concluded the season, literally as
well as figuratively, with a bang.
IBIS TO MEET
Important meetings of 'the Ibis
staff will be held every Monday and
Thursday afternoons at 3:30, John
Hopkins, editor of the yearbook, announced last night.
CRITIC    JUNIOR    OVERFLOWS
SLIDES   INTO   A   DITHER
II,  DOROTHY Ann Levin
Professional actors and student*
worked together to make "Outward
Bound," as directed by MrB. Opal
Motter, an outstanding success. Naturally, there were different grades
of perfection in the performances,
but, in some cases the actors whom
the audience had known for years as
students, surpassed the volunteer
members of the cast drawn from outside sources.
High point of the play was the first
scene of the last act, when Adele
Rickel's exit speech drew spontaneous
applause. The bows she took at the
end of the performance were her last
as a regular actress of the University
stage. After seeing her wisely-
handled, reticent, and meticulous
portrayal of Mrs. Midgett add itself
to her list of triumphs on this stage,
no spectator could deny her right to
a place in the University's hall of
dramatic fame.
Perfection of voice, even in his
most difficult emotional scenes, was
Maxwell Marvin's contribution to the
success of the production. The role
of Tom Prior offered an opportunity
to display real talent. Marvin has
been accused by some of being a professional actor.
A product of the University's cour
ses, he, like all the other experienced
actors who occasionally offer to take
parts in the University productions,
receives no monetary compensation
for his services.
It is the venturesome opinion of
this reviewer that to expel him and
his kind from the University stage
would be to remove from that stage
one of its most valuable assets, the
honest at mosphere of real dramatic
competition which keeps University
productions above the average collegiate level, both in performances and
in training for the theatre.
Another actor to whom this so-
called "stigma of professionalism" is
Theta Alpha Phi Presents
Annual Follies Tomorrow
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Buxom Beauties Grace Tollies oi 1940
Tlie famous sextet pictured above in characteristic poses are, beginning
at the short end and rising gradually: Miss Rose N. Blatt, Miss Charlene Guimento, Miss Josephine Krutulis, Miss Walda Kichefski, Miss
Kutchie Kearns, who is the prima-donna of the chorus, and the lovely
Miss Tiny Staubitz.
'40 Prom Proclaimed 'Best One We Ever Had/
As 500 Students Listen to Enoch and Peggy
By Margaret Klotz
Everybody was there! Well, everybody who was a senior or had three
dollars. Three dollars! Sounds like
real dough, but it was a mere drop
in the bucket for Enoch Light's bit
of rhythm, and I do mean Peggy
Mann . . . man!
Course- we -all went to the" Junior
Prom. Some set out because they
didn't want to make poor Humes feel
bad and not show up. Others had a
new dress or a new girl to show off.
Almost two hundred seniors were
guests of honor. And then some
really went for fun. One of the latter
of the species, I* quote as an answer
to the query of whether he had a
good time or not. He spake, "They
tell me I had a swell time and I'm
inclined to agree." No more need be
said.
Five hundred men, women, and
children (including some latecomers
from the Lambda Chi Open House)
danced to their heart's content to
Ench's sweet swing and Enoch's
sweet Peggy. Songs dedicated to the
seniors and juniors were played, and
of course they beamed like kids with
lolly pops. A slice of humor was
dropped down from nowhere when
imitations were given by an able
member of the "Light Brigade," but
they were no more amusing and entertaining than that nifty piano player. Did you watch him? He was a
real show.
The Grand March was really grand,
and was so long traffic lights were
needed. Souvenirs of little blue and
silver books were given to the girls,
whereas the boys had to break their
necks getting a balloon which was
doomed to fate in the hands of a
coupla fellows named Joe, who were
quick on the pins. But who are we
to dispute two boxers? I ask you.
I couldn't get used to those flash
light bulbs, but they didn't bother me
much. Yes, watching them flash something like Bunny and Marion cutting
the rug or maybe a table of smiling
students was enough to make the last
queen we crowned envious.
And the nicest part was the good
times had by all. Everybody from the
meekest freshman up to Joe Thomas
and Dr. Ashe proclaimed it "the best
Prom we've ever had!"
Yes sir, the Junior Prom went over
big. If I were Walter Winchell, I'd
give it a coupla orchids. If I were
McCracken, l\d shower it wi|h a
bundle of A's, and if I were the seniors and the senators, I'd sure say
thanks.
ittached is Sidney Head, instructor
of English in the University who has
had stage experience. As Scrubby in
the Sutton Vane play he presented a
realistic and natural performance in
a part which was ethereal and
strange. As instructor of the dead in
their new way of life (how odd that
sounds!) he impressed the audience
with the accuracy of his understanding of the Vane philsophy and his
projections of it to the characters.
Portrayal of members of the clergy,
occasionally termed the third sex, is
always difficult. Few people will have
any quarrel with George Dawkins as
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Best Seller Author
Addresses Snarks
Pietro di Donato, author of "Christ
in Concrete," will speak at the next
meeting of the Snarks, to be held at
Mollie Connor's house, 2653 S. W.
82 Ave., tonight at 8:30.
Members of the Snarks include
Mollie Connor, Elliot Nichols, Berthe
Neham, Eleanor Gardner, John Hopkins, Roger Jarman, Harold Raskis,
Riva Hemphill, Frank Hopkins, A. B.
Magruder. The faculty advisors are
Mrs. Lawrence and Mr. Leary.
Debaters Lose
ToFlorida;Meet
GeorgiaTonight
Meeting the University of Georgia
tonight, losing to the University of
Florida, and winning over Rollins
College, Miami's barnstorming varsity debaters have fought the first
engagements of their trip around the
Southern college circuit which began
this week.
Tonight's battle will be held at
Athens, Ga., with Dan Satin and
Lawrence Ropes, Jr,, taking the affirmative side of the question against
Georgia's negative pair.
An audience decision was made at
the Florida debate giving the opponents the victory by a score of 40-27.
Miami's representatives on the Gainesville battlefield were Irving Lebowitz and Jerome Weinkle of the negative team. They battled against
Stuart Simon and Davison Dunlap of
the  University of Florida .
The Rollins debate was a victory
for Miami, with Satin and Ropes
again taking the forensic field at a
judged debate. The subject used at
all the debates so far has been "Resolved that: the United States
Should Follow a Policy of Strict Economic and Military Isolation from
All Countries Outside the Western
Hemisphere Engaged in Armed International or Civil Conflict."
Registration Opens
For Speech Contest
Registration for entrants in the Debate Council's fourth annual Oratorical contest to be held Thursday night,
May 9, began April 17 and will continue through Saturday, April 27.
Entries, containing the student's
name, address, and subjects for the
speech, should be left in the Council's post-office box.
The speech must be ten to fifteen
minutes long, and a copy or outline
of it has to be typed and handed in
to a member of the Debate Council
by May 6. The contest will be
judged on delivery and speech manners, organization of the speech, and
originality.
The winner of the oratorical contest will be presented a cup donated
by Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity and
speakers coming in second and third
will receive medals.
Chorus Feature
Of Program; 75
Persons In Cast
'The biggest laugh hit of the year"
as the barkers term it, Theta Alpha
Phi's annual Follies, highlighted by
the popular "Hurricane Chorus,"
kits by the sororities and fraternities, and individual acts by enterprising students, will decorate the boards
of the Cardboard Theatre tomorrow
night at 8:30.
Eddie Baumgarten and Jack Madigan are co-directors of the show,
which will include approximately
twenty acts and over seventy-five persons. An admission of thirty-five
cents per person will be charged, and
since there is nothing reserved about
this show, no seats in the audience
will be reserved either. Tickets may
be secured from members of Theta
Alpha Phi or at the box-office, which
will open for business all day today
and tomorrow.
WhatU Chorus—Wow!
As in years past, the headline attraction will be the Chorus, consisting
of Tommy Kearns, Walt Kichefski,
Chuck Guimento, Joe Krutulis,
'Tiny" Staubitz, and the elftn "Pee
Wee" Rosenblatt. The most intricate
of" ballet routines will be displayed
by the shapely sextet, while Kutch
Kearns will follow up his performance of last year's Follies (remember
Little Sir Echo") with an inimitable
rendition of "Playmates" in a falsetto voice.
Most of the fraternities and sororities will present various skits and
numbers. The Chi Omega's will
swing out on "Chiribiribin"; Tau
Epsilon Phi will offer "Blackman, the
Magician," card tricks and all, as
their part of the entertainment; and
Snuffy" Smith, Winona Wehle,
crooning Al Lane, Lawrence Tibbett
Teeter, Betty Ann Ganger, Mildred
Thompson, and many others will feature a number of individual acts.
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is furnish-
ng a fourteen-piece swing band,
which will provide the music for all
the acts. In addition, they will play
several arrangements of their own,
including "In the Mood," Glen Miller's hit song.
Opera Eren  Comei Back
Another revival of the program is
Theta Alpha Phi's own production of
a time-honored comic opera, which
got so many laughs when first presented some years ago tha when they
brought out the scripts the giggle
seeds had sprouted and become snicker trees and belly-laugh bushes.
Dean Russell A. Rasco, traditional
MC of the Follies, will not be in town
Friday night, and Eddie Baumgarten
is taking over his duties.
Yep, tomorrow night's the night
for fun!
Methodist Delegates
Will Attend Camp
Dot Lowe will head the Miami delegation from the Methodist Student
Organization to the Florida Mehodist
Conference to be held at Deer Lake
Camp in Ocala this weekend.
Informal reports will be featured at
a pot-luck supper meeting of the
group Wednesday evening at 5:30 in
the social hall. Ruth Pressett is
chairman of the supper committee
Members and prospective members
are invited to attend.
Law School Select
Leaders for Year
At a recent election held by the law
school, Samuel Matthews was named
president; Wallace N. Maer, vice-
president; Frank A. Witherill, secretary; and Stephen McCrimmon, treasurer.
These officers and Mary Linea-
weaver compose a committee which
will meet soon to decide on the annual banquet held each year by the
law school.
Mary, who is a freshman in law
school, and Dorothy Schoessel, senior, have been pledged to Phi Delta
Delta, international women's legal
fraternity.
Institute Postpones
Lecture Session
Finance and Community Organization" will be the subject of tomor-
ow's lecture in the Social Welfare
Institute to be given by A. L. Nilson,
director of the Dade County Community Chost.
The lecture will be held on Friday
at 3:30 in place of the lecture originally scheduled for that time, which
has been postponed until April 30.
On Tuesday, Dr. James L. Anderson, a practicing psychiatrist, will
lecture on "The Contribution of
Psychiatry to Social Work." All Social Welfare Institute sessions are
held in the Assembly Room of the
Administration  Building.
Admission to these lectures may be
obtained by the payment of twenty-
five cents at the Registrar's Office.
STATE BAR MEETS
The University of Miami School of
Law will be represented at the State
Bar Association meeting April 17-20
in Jacksonville by Dean Russell A.
Rasco, Laufer T. Hayes, Robert Ken-
na, J. M. Flowers, and George Holt.