Miami Hurricane, September 24, 1943

              Stohn Bottles H-Cane Oct. 15
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Boy a Paper Doff ’ and “Bagged Bot Bight,” Stohn dormitory won M extra hoar of leeve, free ice oeam, and an opportunity to compete against the Hurricane staff pt the V-12 skit contort last Friday.
The next step in the entertainment contest is scheduled for Fri-toy, Oct. 18, in assembly. Already ¿embers of the Hurricane staff have been conspiring in corners “cooking” opli playlet with which to floor the winning sailors. And we that the Stohn boys spent part of that extra leave Wednesday night concocting a new "drayma.”
The contest Friday was entirely informal. The show got off to a big start when someone in the orchestra hollered, “Any musicians in the house?” We’ve got a couple of extra instruments.”
At various times duirng the contest, musicians wandered in •nd were met by rounds of ap-
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■Judged best by Miss M. I. Manley, Dr. H. Franklin Williams, and Chief Martin Slelchter, the Stohn chorus featured Stan Tanenbaum, Carl- Larrabee, “Whitey” Baugh, and Art Edge. Those boys who
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Dean Alter Returns From Columbia Univ.
Foster E. Alter, dean of men, returned this week from Columbia university, N.Y., where he completed a two week course which gave him “a real insight into the Navy.”
The Navy decided to give the . Orientation course to the deans of the various schools which are training Marines and sailors after a similar course, given to business men whose firms handle Navy contracts, proved successful.
Lectures on various phases of the Navy were held at the Men’s Faculty club of Columbia. Men who had come from the fighting fronts were guest speakers.
With the group to which he had been assigned Dean Alter visited the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Hunter college, the Wave and Spar training center.
While at Columbia he met Rob ert Suddeth, Richard Hickey, Thomas McGuire, John Reeves, and Arnold Silverstein, v former students who are now in midshipman’s school there and who will receive their commissions soon.
Dean Alter also saw “Pancho” Segura, the U. of M.’s tennis star.
Before returning to Miami, the dean watched maneuvers and inspected the activities of the Marine corps at Quantico, Va.
Settembee ai», 1943
Five Cents
Grads To Discuss Postwar Merits
Members of the University Graduate club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. at the Coral Gables Country club to discuss file war-time contributions of graduate work which. will help ■ the demands of the post war world.
Speakers include Dr. Harold E. Briggs,
professor of history; Dr. Charles Doren Tharp, associate professor of English; Dr. Kathleen Hester, instructor of education; and B. M. Hindman, lecturer ■ education. Dr. Bowman F. Ashe, president of the University Dr. Louis K. Manley, profes-•wof government, are also exported to speak.
A round table discussion will ■0 held by the alumni and.gradu-- ff* rtudents immediately follow-*Peeches by members of the ersity faculty and adminis-
_The Rev. Harry B. James, pas-~ of the First Methodist church ■Sebring, is president of the Weup and Cora Lee Page, head English department at Mi-*■* High school, la secretary.
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Olney, Brownell Return For Visit
Lt Commander Clarke Olney, professor of English now in service, visited the University Wednesday morning with Lt. Commander T. C. Brownell, formerly instructor in navigation and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Both officers are stationed in Hollywood, where Lt. Commander Olney is the training offiaer in the Naval Aviation Navigation school and Lt Commander Brownell is commanding officer of the school.
Frosh Picnic Turns Into School Outing
What started out to be a freshman class picnic is turning into an all-school outing. Don Singletary, frosh president, announces that a beach party will be held at Matheson Hammock Sunday afternoon and that all students are invited to attend.
A school bus will leave the cafeteria entrance at 1:30 p.m. and return at 4:30 p.m. Swimming and eating (if you bring your lunch) are in the offing.
Date Bureau in Slop Shop To Arrange V-12 Matches
The V-12 date bureau will be open in the Slop Shop every day at 12:45 p.m. next week to arrange dates for the V-12 formal. All Navy trainees and women students who wish to take-advantage of the date bureau should consult Tom Lott, Don McIntosh, or Bob Citron.
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Betty Graham! was appointed editor of the 194ÌJ edition of the “M Book” yesterday by Priw* Brigham, president of the Student association. The handbook, which will be issued ,|ometime before the next trimester, is published annually for' the! information of new students. ;
Contents of th<( book include a copy ef school sCngs and cheers, the Student constitution, informa tion about clubsj honorary societies, sororities, fraternities, student government, and helpful hints for the college student.
Betty, who is ¡now serving as FUMSNITS adite,- of the Hurricane, is a member of the honorary art fraternity, Delta Tau Alpha, and Chi Om.ga social sorority.
Bedetfi b Soloist At Sunday Concert
For Sunday night’s Music WoA-shop concert, Jeaji Bedetti, celebrated ’cellist of {he Boston symphony* orchestra, ;will appear, as soloist. Sgt. Richmond Gale, pianist, will assist him ¡in the program-Bedetti recently ; appeared with the University symphony orchestra in a special Concert for service men.
Since coming >to the United States from his native France, Bedetti has appeared with major symphony orchestiyus and chamber music groups all jover the country. He is particularly recognized as an interpreter ’of Saint-Saëns. During the composers lifetime he introduced many of his works to American audiences.	•
Sgt. Gale, stationed with the Army Air Forces ' special services division on Miariii Beach, has given numerous concerts in and around Miami sim-e he has been stationed here. Formerly head of the piano and orijan department at Dakota Weslyai university, he has studied with Kirkv Ridge at Syracuse university and with Se-verin Eisenberger; at the Cincinnati conservatory.;
Bedetti has selected for his ’cello solos a Boccherini “Rondo”, Weber’s “Adagio-Allegro,” Bach’s “Arioso,'-’ Faure’s “Apres un Reve,” and the "¡Elfentanze” by Popper.	,
V-12s to Invite Civilians To Formal Dance Oct. 9
A formal V-12 dance to which civilian students will be invited will be held on Thursday evening, Oct. 7, from 9 p.m. to midnight, at the Coral Gables Country dub. Liberty will be extended till I a.m. for the Navy trainees, who will wear their white uni.
forms to the dance.
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Norman Bloom, chairman of the affair, announces that all University of Miami male students
Signs Boca For Fint Home Gome
A khaki-clad eleven from Boca Raton Air Base will be the Hurricanes’ first opponent on home territory this year, when the two teams meet Friday, Oct. 8 in the Roddey Burdina stadium.
Hare is tho schedule of the football games the Hurricanes will play this season:
Oct 2 Jacksonville (There)
Oct 8 Boca Raton (Army)
Oct 15 Third Armored Division Camp Gordon, Ga. Oct 23 Charleston Coart Guard Nov. 6 Jacksonville NATTC Nov. 26 124th Infantry, Ft Banning
Adult Ed. Division Offers II Courses
Registration for a group of courses in education, offered by the Division of Adult Education, will be held Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Registrar’s office, according to Dr. Charies Doren Tharp, director of the Adult Division. Classes will meet through Jan. 29. Registration must be completed by the third class meeting if college credit is to be obtained.
Including both day and night classes, the program offers eleven separate courses. In the afternoon will be offered courses in Directing Games and Sports, Introduction to Educational Measurements, Laboratory in Mental Testing, Psychological Basis of Education, Organization and Administration of the Elementary School, Organization and Administration of the Secondary School, and Individual Advanced Study.
Night classes include Education for the Pre-School Child, Problems in the Teaching of Reading, Techniques of Graduate Study, and a general seminar at the Merrick Demonstration school.
Beal Describes Superstitions of Europeans
Graduate of Dartmouth college, Kenneth Malcolm Beal taught in the American university of Beirut, Syria, for three years. During the summers, he travelled to Germany and France, and onee bicycled to Jerusalem with Lewis Leary, former professor of English at the University, who was also teaching at Beirut.
“The old Jerusalem,” says Mr. Beal, “still remains as it was thousands of years ago. The streets are so narrow that only small wagons can travel on them and many of the buildings have connecting bridges which hang directly over the street
“Stores along the main street sell only vegetables, fruits, souvenirs, or whatever necessities the people of the town demand.’’
At Beirut Mr. Beal taught English (which was required in the school), history, and Bible. He recollects the introduction of two religious courses. His Bible class was to hove the majority of the students, and the naughty ones at that Mr. Beal rebelled and de-
termined to split the classes evenly. He smilingly admits that within several months most of the students had dropped the course and the classes weie then even in size.
When Mr. BeaJ visited Germany, he stayed with relatives» of one of his former Professors, who lived very close t* the Brocken, a mountain where witches were believed to dance *ach year. German peasants are quite superstitious, Mr. Beal remarks. In the Bodethal the natives show visitors the hoofprint of «he horse of a mythical German \ princess who leapt across a deep valley to escape a giant pursuing her.
Natives of Jerusalem are also superstitious, he aids, for in the mosque of Omar, they display the hoofprint of Mohammed’s horse, which leapt with the prophet from Jerusalem to Al-ftedina, a distance of some hundreds of miles.
In Syria, a bine and white bead is worn about the neck of children and on the harnesses of donkeys and horses to ward off the “evil
eye,” an expression which has lately become popular in the United States.
“One night during an eclipse of the moon, the natives staged a show which was similar to our Fourth of July celebrations,” recalls Mr. Beal. “They all rushed out of their homes beating pans, sticks, or whatever was handy. I later discovered that they were attempting to frighten away the dragon which was supposedly eating the moon.”
After returning from Syria, Mr. Beal entered Harvard university where he received his master’s degree in English literature. He then taught French and English in Wellesley junior high school for seven years, when he was offered a position as an instructor of English at the University of Miami.
In addition to his work as assistant professor of English, Mr. Beal is acting » director of the library in the absence of librarian, William G. Harkins, now an Army staff sergeant stationed at St. Louis, Missouri.
are invited and may secure invitations from Joe Fernandez and Jim Meyer. Friends of the V-12s who do not attend the University will also be invited. Admission will be by invitation only.
At a meeting Wednesday, the social committee decided that no stags may attend. Bob Citron, Tom Lott, and Don McIntosh are in charge of arranging dates for the V-12s.
“The Navy V-12 unit is desirous of making this a very colorful affair,” states Lt. M. L. Stone, commanding officer of the unit, who requests that civilians bring their own dates*
Aiding with arrangements are Bill O’Connor, publicity; Earl Kruse, band; Stan Tanenbaum, decorations; and Ktith Philips, reception.
Finances for the dance will come from the sailors’ Welfare and Recreation fund.
Chinese Play Set For Next Trimester
“Lady Precious Stream,” a Chinese play, will be the first dramatic event of the new trimester, Mrs. Opal Euard Motter, instructor of drama, announced this week.
Presented in the true Oriental manner with the property man on the stage, the play is scheduled for the early part of December.
No definite plans have been made for the casting of the play nor have any other plays been
scheduled yet.
AC Badin Edits 43-5 Celestials
As a momentum of “life at the University,” cadet class 43-5 of the Army Air Forces Training detachment, which will be graduated Oct. 9, has prepared a class book which will be issued some time next week.
Titled “Celestlials,” the book selte at 81.85. It was edited by John Badin. Other staff members include: Art Streim, photography editor; Ray Jorgenson, cartoons; Robert Gendler, art; Paul E. Mason, editorial work.
Staff writers are John Orsulak, Henry Paolucci, George Arnold, Stuart Bernstein, Stephen Fuchs, Kenneth Zellmer, William Kline, Joseph Gardella, and John Horgan.
Literary (Hub Admits Three
Three students were voted membership to Snarks, literary writing club, at a meeting held yesterday in the Administration building. New members are Pauline Alexander who submitted prose; V-12 Robert Zinn, poetry; and Van Allen, poetry.
Mrs. Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, book-reviewer for the Herald, is expected to attend the next meeting which «»ill be held in two week«. Mrs. Douglas has lectured at the Winter Institute of Literature and at one time taught a course in short story «»riting.