Miami Hurricane, November 28, 1940

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The
Hurricane
Volume XIV
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Coral Cables, Florida, November 28, 1940
Number 10
Hurricane-Ole Miss Clash Climaxes Homecoming
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Homecoming Queen Dottie Ashe will be officially crowned tonight, with her two attendants, Nancy Dobbins on the left, Virginia Allen on the right.—News cut
Students Vote Wednesday on Tennis Stadium
Voicing approval or disapproval of being assessed one dollar extra next semester for the building of tennis courts will be the duty of the students in the special election called for next Wednesday, December 4. The voting booth will be in front of the cafeteria, open from 8:00 to 5:80 continuous.
The election date was set by President Tommy Hilbish following the student senate's meeting Tuesday. Gardnar Mulloy, tennis coach, petitioned the student senate to endorse the holding of a special election to decide the question of assessment for tennis courts as described on page 5 of this edition. The group decided to go on record as favoring the special election. President Hilbish urges all students to participate in the voting, as more than half of the student body must vote to make the election valid. Honor Court members will officiate.
Other business coming before the body included the passage of the Homecoming Committee’s petition for $42.50 for expenses. However, because decoration expenses for the platform had been omitted from the petition, it was decided to give th« Committee $47.50 instead of the amount requested.
President Hilbish was authorized by the group to send a sympathy message to the parents of Lew Duff, former University student, who was recently killed in a Canadian airplane crash.
Although the card stunt petition for $12 to install an amplifying system for the last football games was defeated at the Senate’s last meeting. Jim Orr again brought the subject up and asked the Senate to reconsider the petition. Discossion followed, after which it was decided to rescind action taken at the last meeting, when the group decided that the system should not be used for instructions to card stunters. However, no money was granted the card stunt committee.
Second Red Cross Broadcast is Friday
The studio production of “Victory at Solferino,” a Radio Workshop presentation over WIOD tomorrow at 2:15, will be witnessed by the entire class in radio.
The play is the second in a series of dramas describing the history and services of the Red Cross being presented by the radio class over WIOD. The class will take time from its regular session to attend the broadcast.
Other radio programs scheduled for the week include the “Classroom of the Air’’ broadcast at 2:15 today on WIOD, and the second Volpe Memorial Concert on Sunday. The latter broadcast has been postponed indefinitely because of the illness of John Bitter, conductor of the University of Miami symphony orchestra, who usually appears as part of that broadcast.
Carol Reading Is Moved to Theatre
Moved to the theatre this year because last year the large audience overflowed the lounge of the Administration Building, the traditional reading of Charles Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” by Frederick Koch, assistant professor of dramatics, will be held at 8 ¡«SO on Sunday, December 15.
No admission is charged to hear the reading, which is a regular feature of the yearly program of the Florida Playmakers. The music department will provide carolers, and the entire theatre will be decorated for the occasion.
Theta Alpha Phi To Initiate Sunday
Fall initiation for Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatics fraternity, will take place Sunday, in the Cardboard Theatre, and will be followed by a banquet for members and alumni.
Saturday evening has been set as “Hell Night,” when the pledges prove their eligibility, and suffer in one night the hazing of the usual week.
Those to be initiated are Mary Alice Kirton, Shirley Haim es, Evelyn Ausländer, Barbara Willock, and Grace Berg.
Science Academy Names Pearson 1940 President
Dr. Juy F. W. Pearson, dean of administration and professor of zoology, was unanimously elected president of the Florida Academy of Sciences at the group’s fifth annual meeting held November 22 and 23 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Pearson served as treasurer of the organization during the years of 1936 and 1937, while E. M. Miller, assistant professor in zoology, held the treasurer’s position during 1938.
Miss Frances I. West of St. Petersburg was chosen vice-president of the group; Dr. J. H. Kusner, University of Florida, secretary; and Mr. Burton Faust of Miami, treasurer.
With the purpose of promoting and correlating scientific activity in the state, the Academy program this year featured 47 speakers and two field trips. Dr. Pearson, Mr. Miller, Dr. Reinhold Wolff, and Mr. Robert B. Downes were Miami professors participating in the discussions and reading of papers.
As previously announced, the Research Grant for work to be done in 1940 was awarded Mr. Miller; the Achievement Medal was given Mr. Robert Campbell in recognition of a paper presented last year on the geological structure of the Floridian peninsula.
One of the resolutions passed by Academy members was to call attention of the State Education Department to the importance of giving students opportunities to get mathematical and scientific training during their early schooling. This will enable them to be fitted for further work in technical fields. Following a discussion of integrating Academy activities with the National Defense Program, a resolution was passed to offer the services of Academy members in the scientific fields of the Program.
Other members of the Academy in the University of Miami include Dr. E. V. Hjort, John H. Clouse, Dr. J. P. Reed, Dr. Max Meyer, and Walter Buswell, curator of the herbarium.
German Club Meets December 10
Der Deutche Verein will be entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Reinhold P. Wolff at their home, 1415 Alberca Avenue, on December 10, at 8 p.m.
A program of Brahms music is being planned, and Fred Bernstein will talk on the life of the composer and the records of his works to be played. Among the recordings will be the D Major Violin Concerto as played by Jascha Heifetz.
Remember Back When the Band Was Very Young?
History was made by the horns, back in the early days of the University when the marching band was just beginning its flowering career. It all started back in 1938 when Walter E. Sheaffer wandered into Miami with his 12 boys from Detroit. Augmented by 24 Miami boys, Sheaffer’s nucleus became the U’s first band.
In those good old days the third floor back was still the band dorm. You might have run into Larry Tremblay fervently cooking spaghetti or have heard the rumor that Bob Reinert was just thrown into the jug for stealing grapefruit. These two were charter members of the first band and are still part of the University’s music department, as instructors. Then there were Gladney Head, now assistant conductor of the band; A1 Wright, band director at Miami Senior High School; Felix McKernan, band director at Miami Beach Senior High School; Charles Staltman, music director at Melbourne, Florida; Carl Fien, band director at Ponce de Leon High School; and Bill Bennett, music head of the Coral Gables elementary school.
The 1940 band has followed the pace set by former years. Drum-major Don Chadderdon started the jazz band idea; Herbie Blinn arranges the band’s music; Benny Sink-us stencils all the band formations; and drum-major Johnny Brennan, along with Cleo Ellis, the midget mas-' cot of the band, provides the fine lace edges for the drills.
Mulloy, Gillespie Rank High in South
Coach Gardnar Mulloy and Billy Gillespie, number one player on the University of Miami tennis team, were ranked third and fourth respectively in the 1940 tennis rankings released last week by the Southern Lawn Tennis association.
Mulloy, who held the No. 2 spot in 1939, was displaced by Archie Henderson of Chapel Hill ,N.C., runner-up to No. 1 man, Bryan "Bitsy” Grant of Atlanta.
Dick McKee, Miami sophomore, followed Gillespie to rank fifth, while George Pero pulled down the No. 17 position.
University of Miami tennis players topped the doubles rankings with Bill Hardie and George Pero holding the No. 2 position and Billy Gillespie and Dick McKee following in the No. 3 slot.
Field Day Tuesday
Dance, Bonfire, Banquet Mark ’40 Festivities
Highlights of the three-day Homecoming celebration this weekend include a bonfire, climaxed by the crowning of the University’s first Homecoming Queen, an informal reception for the queen, varsity and freshman football games, and the annual Homecoming dance. Co-chairmen Tom Hilbish and Dorothy Ashe have planned a complete schedule of events, beginning this evening with the alumni supper and concluding Sunday afternoon with a vespers service.
Foster E. Alter, '31, will be master ; of ceremonies at the alumni supper to be held in the cafeteria at 7 p.m. tonight. Dr. Bowman F. Ashe will speak on the progress of the University.
Bonfire Tonight
Radio station WIOD will broadcast the bonfire scheduled for 8 o’clock at Ponce de Leon boulevard and University drive. Hilbish, Foster Alter, Lloyd Solie, ’31, and Cliff Courtney, ’27, will give short pep talks. The main feature of the program will be the coronation of Homecoming Queen Dorothy Ashe. Nancy Dobbins and Virginia Allen will be her attendants. Street dancing in front of the Administration building will follow, music furnished by Earl Reinert’s orchestra. In case of rain the dance will be held in the Lounge.
Friday afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. the queen will be honored at a reception in the Administration building lounge. The Golden Trio will play.
In addition to the queen and her attendants, three alumnae and their escorts will sponsor Friday night’s football game. Rita Bartholomew Duhaime, Rubilou Jackson Olson, and Beverly Lack will sponsor the University of Mississippi team. The annual Homecoming dance will be held after the game at the Coral Gables Country Club from 11 till 2. House and room decoration awards will be presented to the winners during the evening.
President’» Reception
Following the Freshman-Gordon Military Academy game Saturday afternoon, Dr. and Mrs. Ashe will entertain both alumni and students at an open house from 5 to 7. Alumni, seniors, and members of the football teams will be honor guests. Fraternities and sororities will have open house from 8 to 12 Saturday night.
Rev. Dr. R. Wiley Scott, pastor of the Community Church, Miami Beach, will speak at the Homecoming vespers service Sunday afternoon in the lounge of the Administration Building at 5 o’clock.
Alumni are asked to register Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 at the cafeteria entrance, or Friday in the patio of the Administration building from 3:30 to 5:30. Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity is in charge of registration.
Lew Duff, Tennis Star, Dies in Crash
Lewis Duff, star University of Miami tennis player who graduated last June, was killed when his training plane crashed into the plane of another student in London, Ontario, Monday.
Duff, who was a member of the Miami tennis varsity during 1938, 1939, and 1940, two of which found the Hurricanes claiming the national college crown, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force shortly after he returned home.
He was a member of the varsity M Club, and at one time ran for president of the student body. Late Wednesday, tentative plans were being made to name the proposed University tennis stadium in honor of the late star.
Law School Will Publish Magazine
To publish a quarterly periodical which will be entitled “The Miami Lawyer,” the University of Miami Bar association has been granted $300 by the Student Senate.
The periodical, which will be distributed to law schools and bar associations throughout the United States, will be the first law student publication in the state of Florida. Law students and practicing attorneys will contribute views and theories in articles for the publication. About 500 copies will be distributed.
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Merle Hapes, one of the touchdown team of Hapes and Hovious, is one of the fleet running and passing backs Ole Miss will turn loose on the Hurricanes tomorrow.
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Orchestra Plans 5 Beach Concerts For Volpe Fund
World famous artists will be presented at a series of five concerts in Miami Beach Senior High School this winter, beginning January 3. Net proceeds will go to the Arnold Volpe Memorial Building and Orchestra Fund.
The series will open on January 13, with the famous violinist, Benno Rabinof, as soloist. Rabinof is one of the many famous musicians who got their early orchestral experience under Dr. Volpe’s baton. Harold Bauer, pianist and a close friend of Dr. Volpe’s, will appear on the February 3 concert. Bauer was a soloist with the Symphony Orchestra last year.
Joseph Hofmann, pianist, will be featured on the February 17 program. Hofmann was twice soloist with the University orchestra. Mobley Lushanya, Chicago opera soprano, and Cameron MacLean, baritone, will appear on the February 24 and March 17 concerts respectively.
Prices for the series of five concerts range from four dollars to ten dollars; single tickets start at a dollar. Tickets are on sale in room 121 A, at the DuPont Building office of the Daily News, and at the Southern Cafeteria, 936 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach.
Theatre Stage Is Rewired, Modernized
Rewiring the entire theatre and rounding out the proscenium arch, workmen are remodeling the University of Miami theqtre to make it completely fireproof and modernize its equipment.
After the recent blaze in the auditorium of Miami Senior High School, a careful checkup was made of Miami’s facilities and improvements were considered necessary. All wires will be enclosed in specially made conduits and special lighting is being arranged for fire exits. The entire switchboard lighting system for the stage will be remodeled, with additional outlets installed.
Supervising the repairs are Charles Philhour, technical director for the Florida Playmakers, and John T. O’Day, property manager for the University.
Due to the difficulties of rehearsal caused by the remodeling, the bill of original one-act plays written, acted, and directed by students, which was scheduled to be presented on Wednesday, December 4, has been postponed until December 8.
OUTSTANDING PLAYER
Bill Totterdale was presented the Engel Men’s Shop award, this week, for his outstanding play in the South Caroiina-Miami game.
Rebels’ Backs Are Conference High Scorers
Heading into the last two weeks of a tough football schedule, our fighting University of Miami Hurricanes will take on the highly-touted University of Mississippi Rebels in Rod-dey Burdine Stadium, Friday night at 8:15. The game will be the highlight of this year's homecoming program.
Boasting one of their strongest teams in years, Ole Miss has met and defeated Tennessee Teachers 38 to 7, Southwestern 27 to 6, Union 37 to 0, Louisiana State University 19 to 6, Georgia 28 to 14, Vanderbilt 13 to 7, Duquesne 14 to 6, and Holy Cross 34 to 7. The Rebels have lost two heartbreakers, one to Arkansas 21 to 20, and the other to Mississippi State, 19 to 0. Arkansas staged a great comeback, after trailing 20 to i going into the last quarter. Leading the attack for the visitors will be Junie Hovious, Ole Miss’ All-American halfback prospect.
Starting for Mississippi will be, Davidson and Gladding at the flanks, Kozel and Boffeth at tackles, Kinard and Roberson at guards, and Cap-pels at center. In the backfield will be Bennett at quarter, Hopes and Hovious at the halfbacks, and Fill-man at fullback.
With his squad in a badly crippled condition, Conch Jack Harding has devoted most of this week to blocking and tackling practice. A light scrimmage was held Tuesday afternoon. Trainer Bill Dayton hopes to have all the injured men ready to go by Friday night.
Starting for the Hurricanes will be Joe Krutulis and Bill Totterdale at the ends, Kutch Kearns and Bill Wunder at tackles, Captain Jolly Snowden and Nick Broker at the guards, and Harry Carifeo at the pivot-post. Dependable Johnny Kur-ucza will draw the starting assignment at quarterback with “Red” Bogart and Russell Coates at the half backs, and Terry Fox at fullback.
Library Will Get .320 Reference Texts
A collection of 320 reference books has been ordered for the library under Mr. William Harkins’ direction. The first part of the order has been received and will soon be catalogued and put in general use.
A partial list of the books received includes: Karl Mantzius’ “History of Theatrical Art”; Van Nostrand's “Scientific Enelclopedia,” David Ew-en’s “Composers of Yesterday,” Blanche Baker’s “Dramatic Bibliography,” Keith Henney’s “Radio Engineering Handbook,” Stanley Kunitz’s “American Authors 1600-1900,” Daniel Mallett’s “Index of Artists,” Christopher Mawson’s “Dictionary of Foreign Terms,” Isabel Monro’s “Costume Index,” Claire Reis’ “Composers in America,” Burton Stevenson’s “Home Book of Quotations,” Maurice Wesson’s “Dictionary of American Slang,” N. W. Ayer’s "Newspuper Directory,” Burges Johnson’s “New Rhyming and Poets’ Handbook,” Ina T. Firkins' “Index to Short Stories,” Isabella and William Henderson’s “Dictionary of Scientific Terms,” and Robert B. Downes’ “Resources of Southern Libraries.”
Jean Small Audits Psychology 412, Very Much to Her Sorrow
by Jean Small
Psychology 412: “A laboratory course designed, through selected experiments, lectures and collateral readings, to familiarize students with typical methods and results of experimental psychology.”
All of which is a dignified way of saying a course in human guinea pigs. Strong nerves are essential to Psychology 412, strong nerves and a steady brain. We were reduced to a gibbering pulp In less than five minutes.
First we were led to a highly mechanized gadget consisting of rectangular window, a piece of leather, and some oil. The guide turned a crank, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and nothing happened.
“That is an ear!” he said.
“Oh?” said we.
Gradually we noticed that the strip of leather was sinking slowly. The ear was hearing? To us, it looked like a piece of leather sinking, but we were tactfully silent. The guide went on to explain that this was Dr. Max Meyer’s famous model of the
ear, well known throughout the country.
Next we were led to a color mixer. We saw only three colors, but were informed they all were preent. Then the “perimeter” was demonstrated. The subject (i.e., us) looks ahead and colors are presented to him from the side. Red appears in one spot, blue in another, yellow in yet another.
Having a decided leaning towards spots-before-the-eyes, we were led to a fiiendish device, told to look into a mirror, and follow the outlines of u star with our left hand. Shaking like a reducing machine, we essayed to draw and met with horrible failure.
“That’s fine,” said the guide, cheerfully.
“Har! Har!” said we, delirious.
In quick succession the ophthalmograph, metronoscope, and countless others which shall remain nameless, were presented. Making no pretense to sanity now, our only thought was escape.
The guide put earphones over our
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Filial Cast Named For Coining Drama
“Personal Appearance,” comedy satire on Hollywood which is to be presented on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 12, 13, and 14 by the Florida Playmakers, is now in rehearsal with its final cast, Frederick H. Koch, director, announced today.
The cast of the comedy includes Lynn Flaks, as Gladney Kelsey; Charlotte Motter, Aunt Kate Barn-aby; Shirley Haimes, Joyce Struthers; Robert Breslin-Anthony, Chester Norton; Lowell Veach, Clyde Pelton; Robert Lewis Zeman, Gene Tuttle; Gordon Sherwood, Johnson; Phyllis Salter, Carol Arden; and Beatrice Melliker, Jessie.
INSTRUCTOR’S FATHER DIES
Shepherd Young, head of the commerce department at Indiana State Teachers’ College, Terre Haute, Indiana, died suddenly of a heart at-| tack Saturday evening. He is the I father of Joseph H. Young, new instructor in secretarial studies here, who flew home for the funeral. During Mr. Young's absence, Mrs. Young will teach his classes in typing, shorthand, and business English.