Miami Hurricane, March 13, 1941

              The Miami
THE OFFICIAL STÜDENT NEWSPAPER
Hurricane
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI2101
Volume XIV	Coral Gables, Florida, March 13, 1941	Number 22
‘She Stoops To Conquer’ Opens Tonight in Playmakers’ Theatre
“She Stoops to Conquer,” Oliver Goldsmith’s eighteenth century comedy, will be presented tonight at 8:30 in the University Theatre on the 167th anniversary of its original performance. The play, fourth major dramatic production of the University Playmakers. will be repeated tomorrow and Saturday nights at the same time.
Directed by Fred Koch Jr. with sets designed by Charles Philhour, the play will be presented in a fashion copied from the original
Berman Wins Run-Off For Chief Justice Post
Morton Berman became Chief Justice of the Honor Court of the University of Miami Tuesday when he defeated Lewis Fogle by a 141 to 87 vote in a run-off election. Berman will serve until the second week of April, when regular student government elections are held. He replaces Dave Phillips who graduated from Law School in February.
Annelid Blanton Wins Florida Debate Title
Annella Blanton * * *
State champion of college oratory is Annella Blanton of Miami, winner of the annual Strawberry Leaf Forensic Tournament held a* the Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee last week. Four Miami co-eds made the trip and all placed in the tourney.
Non-decision debates were held with forensic skill being judged on analysis, delivery, rebuttal, and adaptation to opponent’s debate, with 75 points given to each. Of a possible 300 ‘points, Annella scored 281.
Of the other members of the team who made the trip, Gloria Cohan won fourth place in the tourney, Rita Smith came in fifth, and Jackie Lieberman was tied for sixth.
The tournament began on Friday with an exhibition “direct-clash” debate between Florida State College for Women and the University of Florida. There were three rounds of debating on Saturday and on Monday the Miami team debated the University of Florida on the subject, “Resolved: that the Nations of the Western Hemisphere Should Form a Permanent Union.”
Kapers Changed From Biltmore To Country Club
A complete list of nominations thus far for Kappa Sig Sweetheart was announced yesterday. Final selection will be made at the Kampus King Kapers which will be held March 21 at the Coral Gables Country Club. The dance had previously been scheduled to be held at the Miami Biltmore, but members of the fraternity said yesterday that the location had been changed.
Nomination for Swetheart has been in the form of a corsage. Presentation of this corsage officially informs the, girls of their
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50 Air Cadets Graduate, Go To Territories
Assigned to overseas territories and possessions of the United States for advanced training, a class of 45 cadets received diplomas in aerial navigation yesterday morning from the army training school conducted jointly by the University of Miami and Pan-American Airways, Inc., under the direction of Captain F. H. Goodrich.
The first graduating class to be sent on territorial service, this unit is the third graduated from the preliminary training school here. After six months service at the bases to which they have been assigned, they will be entitled to
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Heavy Schedule Of Radio Programs Set for This Week
An interview with Mayor Alexander Orr, Jr., of Miami by a member of the International Relations Club, a “Sceptered Isle” program on “Animals in English Literature” featuring a verse-speaking choir, and a book review program in the regular Radio Workshop spot, will comprise this week’s schedule of radio programs by the University.
Mayor Orr will be interviewed at 2:15 Tuesday over WIOD on the subject of “Miami’s Future as a Pan-American Trade Market.” The program is the third of the International Relations Club series, in which members participate.
The verse-speaking choir, a product of Sydney Head’s newly-formed class in Choral Speech, will perform for the first time on tomorrow’s “Sceptered Isle’ show, at 2:15 on WIOD. They will read Blake’s “Tiger, Tiger,” Tennyson’s “The Eagle,” and the “Mock Turtle’s Song” from Alice in
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PETITION REQUIREMENTS Because 1180 student« have paid activity fee« and are eligible to participate in voting for Student Association officers, 118 or more names must be included on any petitions which will be submitted at a later date for nomination to a student government position.
production, presented at Covent Garden Theatre, London, on March 15, 1773.
For scenery, “wings” are to be used rather than the modern “box” interior; the actors will use the broad delivery and asides to the audience that were peculiar to eighteenth-century drama.
Interpreting Goldsmith’s characters, Robert Breslin-Anthony will appear as Young Marlowe, Grace Berg as Kate Hardcastle, Bill Appleby as Hastings, Elizabeth Stone as Constance Neville, Robert Zeman as Squire Hardcastle, Renee Greenfield as Mrs. Hardcastle, Lloyd Symansky as Tony Lumpkin, Gordon Sherwood as Sir Charles Marlowe, Manuel Roth as Diggory, Charles Gates as Roger, Irving Miller as Dick, Edward Gaylor as Stingo, Lowell Veach as Jeremy, and Barbara Neblett as the maid.
Activity books may be exchanged for reserved seats at the box-office.
was moved that the money be appropriated, the motion died for want of a second.
The petition from the Y.W.C.A. for $102.50 to send delegates to state and regional conferences was passed by student senators, although the Finance Committee had recommended that $60 be granted the group.
To finance a plane trip to Havana, where a debate with the University of Havana is being negotiated, the Debate Council requested $102.60 from student activity funds. Senators decided to award $102 after Dean Jay F. W. Pearson had signified his consent for the proposed trip.
Operating expenses of the F.S.G.A. and F.I.P.A. meetings which will be held at the University of Miami next week was the object of President Hilbish’ petition to the group for $100. It was
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Drama Department Sponsors Program
The dramatic department of the University has charge of the program for today’s meeting of the Town and Gown, society of patrons of the University, in the Lounge of the Administration building at 2:30.
Frederick H. Koch, Jr., will lecture and present outstanding members of the University of Miami Playmakers in readings.- Grace Berg and Evelyn Ausländer are to do comedy pieces and Rona Oberman will read a serious sel-1 ection.
Berman announced yesterday that his first official act as Chief Justice would be to appoint Annella Blanton to the post of Clerk of the Honor Court. All Honor Court vacancies have now been filled.
Both Berman and Fogle are juniors in Law School. Berman is a member of Phi Epsilon Pi frater-ntiy, while Fogle is a Pi Kappa Alpha and a member of the student senate representing the Law School.
Commerce Club Ready to Petition Alpha Kappa Psi
Finishing touches were added Tuesday to the Commerce Club’s petition to Alpha Kappa Psi, national professional fraternity.
The organization which the local unit is petitioning has 59 chapters in the United States and Canada. It carries on programs of business research to aid business administration schools and tudents and has been instrumental in introducing new commerce curricula.
Other principal projects are the bringing of prominent business men to schools to give advice and make talks, as well as a recently established placement bureau for graduating members.
Major requirement for admission to the Commerce Club is junior standing in the school of business administration. Those interested in joining may obtain information from any officer of the club.
Art Class Visits Palm Beach Show
Denman Fink’s art class spent last Thursday in Palm Beach visiting the Norton Gallery and the Four Arts Building. English, Miscellaneous European, and American Old Masters in oils and water colors comprised the Norton Gallery, while the Four Arts Building contained a collection of contemporary American art.
The group was entertained at tea by Mrs. Benjamin Rogers, chairman of the Four Arts exhibit.
Plans Completed For FSGA-FIPA ConclaveNextWeek
Final plans are being completed for the seventh annual joint convention of the Florida Intercollegiate Press Association and Florida Student Government Association, Tom Hilbish, F.S.G.A. president, and Claud Corrigan, convention chairmen, announced es-terday. The convention will be held here at the Universtiy of Miami next Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22.
Stetson, Florida, F.S.C.W., St. Petersburg Junior College, Florida Southern, Tampa, and Palm Beach Junior College will send delegates to the convention, which was held at Tampa last year. Palm Beach, one of the younger schools in the state, was recently invited to join both associations and will be sending delegates for the first time.
Delegates, who will probably arrive Friday afternoon, will be housed at the San Sebastian and other dormitories. Official meetings will be held at the Administration Building, and all meals are definitely planned except the final banquet at which several outstanding speakers will appear. Convention delegates will be guests of Kappa Sigma fraternity at the tenth annual Kampus King Kapers Friday night.
Campus Calendar
Friday, March 14—She Stoops to Conquer, Theatre, 8 p.m. Pan-Hellenic Dance, 10-1 a.m. Saturday, March 15—Vocational Guidance Conference, Card Room, Lounge, 9 to 12 m. YWCA Retreat ’till 3 Sunday, Snapper Creek.
She Stoops to Conquer, Theatre 8 p.m.
Hilliel Foundation, Cafeteria. 8:30-12.
Sunday, March 16—Student Vespers, Card Room, 5 to 6 p.m. Zeta Sunday Evening Sing, Lounge, 7 to 9.
Phi Mu Alpha All-American Concert, Miami Hi, 8 to 10:30. Monday, March 17—Miami Beach Series Volpe Memorial, Miami Beach Hi, 8:30.
Tuesday, March 18 — Episcopal Student League. Social Hall, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 19—IRC, Card Room, 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 20 — General Assembly, Theatre, 10:30.
SinfoniaConcertCancelled
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia’s second annual All-American Concert. scheduled for this Sunday night at the Miami High auditorium, has been indefinitely postponed, officials of the fraternity announced early this afternoon. An official statement as to why the concert was called off was not available.
The concert, which was presented last year by the national honorary music group to serve the double purpose of presenting music of native composers and honoring the memory of Sinfonian Arnold Volpe, founder and former conductor of the. University Symphony, was to have benefited the Volpe Memorial Fund.
Had the concert been played, it would have featured the Sin-fonia Chorus, the Little Symphony, and the Faculty Woodwind Quintet.
SENATORS DISBURSE $304.50 FOR DEBATE. YW, CONVENTION
Disbursements totaling $304.50 were made by student solons in their meeting Tuesday in senate chambers.
The Hurricane petitioned the Student Senate for an amount equal to four cents per issue per student, plus $160 necessitated by higher printing costs and $50 to be used to set up a “morgue” for pictures and other engravings. Although it