Miami Hurricane, March 24, 1930

              The Miami Hurricane
The Official Student Body Publication of The University, of Aliami
VOL. 4
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, MARCH 24, 1930
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EOCKNE SPEAKS AT ASSEMBLY
famous Coach Defends Football in Witty Address Before Students
Route Rockne, nationally known football coach, received an enthusi-iftic reception from the student lady at the special assembly held hit Thursday morning. In the •tin, his talk was a defense of college football and showed that die athletic system in the colleges 4 today was of special benefit to the student. He forcefully showed jahis witty and informal talk the personality that has helped to Bike the Notre Dame football tetm championship winners. His tomorous anecdotes concerning his friendship with our own football leader, Coach Rix, and those relative to his personal experiences «ere especially amusing.
Coach Rockne stressed four points that showed the excellent training which the individual football player receives. Competitive athletics aid in laying the foundation for good sportsmanship not only in the players, but also in the entire student body. The players ire imbued with the co-operative •pirit of team work that is so necessary in athletics and in after hie. This is not only a strong factor in the actual playing of the game, but is also demonstrated in the other curricula activities of the football man.
: Coach Rockne then stressed »wage, which he defined as "the ability to carry out a thing that one really fears doing.” There is aothing like football to bring out snd strengthen the moral courage of the players. As a final point, be discussed the increase of mental agility which is the natural result of quick decision, resourcefulness and alertness on the playing field. In Rockne’s words, "no nan with a ‘charley horse’ between his ears has a chance to make the team.”
Club and Pool Reduce
Rates For Students of U.
From the office of the director of physical education comes the following announcements:
The tennis courts at the corner oi North Greenway Drive and South Greenway Drive in Coral Gables are now reserved for students of the University of Miami. There are no fees charged for the use of these courts by the students.
Arrangements have been made with the Coral Gables Golf -and Country Club for the students of the University of Miami to use the golf course at half price. All persons wishing to take advantage of this rate should secure tickets from the office.
The Venetian Swimming Pool is open to students of the University at a reduced price of admission. A special fee of twenty cents has been granted.
These advantages have been ob-(Continued on Page Four.)
IBIS CONTEST STIRSSTUDENTS
Petitions Being Circulated for Honorary Titles Among Students
Many petitions are being circulated by the students of the University for their favorites in the contest being sponsored by the 1930 Ibis. All petitions must have at least thirty signatures and be turned in at the office of the annual by Friday.
Excitement is running high concerning the outcome of this unusual contest. The best looking boy and girl, those being the most collegiate, having the most personality, and the best all-around students will be elected by the students at large at the next compulsory assembly. For the past few years a contest similar to this has been sponsored by the staff of the year book only many more (Continued on Page 4)
DR. RAFAEL BELAUNDE TAKES PROMINENT ROLE AT HAVANA CONGRESS
Miami Professor Introduces Motion That Is Cited By Cuban Delegation
By JOHN C. McCLOY
Young as the University of Mi-tmi is in the educational life of the world, it occupied one of the foremost places in the recent Congress of Universities at Havana. It is seldom that an educational institution that has been in existence for only a few years can hold * position of such prominence among the educators of the world is was demonstrated at that contortion.
The purpose of the Congress has keen announced as that of furthering a better spirit of cooperation and understanding among the educational institutions of the world. It assumed an international character with the presence of delegates from most of the civilized nations.
A number of themes were outlined for general discussion by thé delegates. These dealt with the loader fundamentals of education *®ch as the problem of fitting youth to take his place in the civic üfe of the world. With such general topics under consideration, it *as necessary to have a common Iround upon which the delegates *®nld work. With this idea in *®d, Dr. Rafael Belaunde, a member of the University of Miami Ration, presented a resolution
to facilitate the procedure in the future.
Dr. Belaunde’s resolution was: “First, that there be established an International Bureau of University Information, with the object of centralizing in it all data relative to the various universities, and of sending such data to those who may request it.
“Second, the International Bureau of University Information shall have its permanent seat in this city (Havana), and shall operate under the direction and supervision of the University of Havana.
“Third, the universities here represented agree to send to this International Bureau all publications they may have, relative to their history, organization, program, and teaching personnel; and to answer all requests for information which said bureau may make.”
The resolution was readily adopted and in the words of the president of the Cuban delegation, “was one of the actual accomplished things of the Congress.”
The motion was presented at the first session, jointly with Dr. Jose R. Villalon, delegate representing Lehigh University, and was seconded by a member of the Cuban Senate. The Cuban delegation publicly thanked Dr. Belaunde for the hen»' and trust reposed in them, (Continued from Page Two.)
NOTICE
The second Annual Field Day of the University of Miami will be held May 15. The plans for a bigger and better field day are now under way. Classes on that day will be dismissed at ten-thirty so that everybody can be out and have a good time. Announcements concerning the details of this day will be out a$ soon as the committees are appointed.
STUDENTS’HEAR JOHN BARRETT
“Pan - American* - Minded” Is Theme of Noted Speaker At Assembly Tuesday
Hon. John Barrett, called by President Hoover t the “Dean of Pan-Americanism jn the United States,” addressed 4he students of the University in ^assembly last Tuesday morning. J,
Mr. Barrett took as his theme “Let’s Become «Pan - American-Minded.” “We can-learn the language of these Latin-American people and study their customs and history,” * declared the speaker, “but until we learn to think as they think, we can never establish ourselves on a friendly basis with them. Because our civilization has advanced a bit moré rapidly than that of these peoples is no reason why we should adopt a patronizing attitude toward them. We must help them along as brothers, remembering the hlmdicaps under which they labor. . It will help us if we keep in mind that their civilization is far older than our own. The oldest university in all America was founded in Peru in, the sixteenth century (the University of San Marcos at Lima). Here, at the University of Miami, is an excellent place to institute and practice the ideals of Pan-Americanism! Let’s become Pan-American minded!”
Mr. Barrett had nothing but praise for the University of Miami. “Two years ago I spoke to the student body of this institution,” he said, “and the progress that has been made in the development of this University since that time (Continued on Page Two.)
Senior Class Will Sponsor Movie at Capitol Theater
The Senior class is sponsoring the movie’, “Cameo Kirby” which comes to the Capitol Theater, Saturday, March 28. Harold Murray and Nortna Terris, are featured in the production which is an all talking picture. A Charlie Chase comedy is also part of the program.
The money raised in this manner will be used to pay off a debt. A percentage is received by the class only for each ticket sold by them. Therefore aU students are requested to buy their tickets from a member of the Senior Committee. Members of the Senior Committee are: Miss Marjorie Welch, Gaylord Williams, Miss Pat Arnold, Eddie Cohen, Miss Mary Anne Holt, Scotty Millar, Miss June Walker, Francis Houghtaling, Miss LaVica Raker, Miss Dixie ’Herlong, Miss Katherine Younts, Harry Gray, Miss Mary James, Myron Williams.
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STUDENTS ENTER NATIONAL MEET
University to Participate in Sixth Oratorical Contest on Constitution of U. S.
Debating Team Defeats
Southern and Rollins
University of Miami debaters won the Southern Florida championship in the triangular meet held between the University, Southern College and Rollins College recently.
The affirmative team, consisting of Marjorie Howard, Victor Hutto and Marguerite Sweat, alternate, was awarded a 39 to 29 audience decision over Southern’s negative team at Lakeland.
A two-to-one decision in favor of the local negative team was returned by the judges in the debate with Rollins, which was held at the First Christian Church in Miami. Members of the team were Irving Lewis, Malvina Weiss and Charles Wilkinson, alternate.
The Phi Beta Kappa national subject, “Resolved: that the nations should adopt the policy of complete disarmament except for such forces as may be needed for police purposes,” was chosen for all the debates.
This concludes the third year of activity for the University debating teams, which have been actively aided by the Debating Council, with Reba Engler as president; Louis Jepeway, vice president, and Kenneth R. Close, faculty advisor.
University of Miami has entered the 1930 National Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest on the Constitution. The official entry was received by the Contest Headquarters from Kenneth R. Close, instructor of public speaking.
P. Casper Harvey, the director of the contest, announced this week that be had already received entries and inquiries from 152 colleges and universities in 30 different states. He also announced that the entries close March 25, and that an entry which bore a postmark later than March 25 would not be admitted to the competition. All communications concerning this contest should be sent to Liberty, Mo.
The wide range of the interest in the 1930 contest is shown by the fact that inquiries have already been received from Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth and Cornell in the East from the Universities of Florida, Miami, Alabama, and Texas in the South, from Northwestern and the University of Minnesota in the (Continued on Page Two.)
AVIATION UNIT CENTERED HERE
University Will Offer Training in Connection With U. S. Navy Unit
The Naval Reserve Aviation Unit at the University is being organized with the purpose of training young men between the ages of 18 and 28 the theory and practice of all aviation subjects, includihg flying.
The undergraduates for the first three years of college will be classified as V-2 men and take the equivalent of one evening a week in study and flying. During their third and four years, if they qualify scholastically and physically, they will be classed as V-5 aviation cadets, and take a course of summer training at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, to be followed by an optional year’s fleet service with the navy.
This coarse, in effect, offers a gratis training in aviation in the finest school in the world, and during the advance portion the student will be paid, clothed and quartered at the government’s expense. Six thousand dollars is a conservative estimate of the value of the education, and the graduates will be fitted to continue in civil life as transport pilots or in executive positions, with a training and prestige second to none.
There is no compulsion to remain in the service, if the student finds for some reason that he does not desire to continue the training. It is the desire of the Navy Department to make the work sufficiently difficult so that the course will be very selective, and for Ihfc reason no man should elect to take the work who is not prepared to devote to it regular time and conscientious study.
Cast Selected For Play
Given By Dramatic Club
The Wing and Wig Club presents the University Players in that well-known farce, “The Whole Town’s Talking,” in the near future. The play is written by Johnj Emerson and Anita Loos and is divided into three exciting acts. The farce is filled with action and premises to be the best presented so far this year. The date of the performance will be announced this week.
The cast for “The Whole Town’s Talking” is as follows: Henry Simmons, a manufacturer, Francis Houghtaling; Harriet Simmons, his wife, Faith Corneilson; Ethel Simmons, their daughter, Esther Lowe; Chester Binney, Simmons’ partner, John Vierling; Letty Lythe, a motion picture star, Elizabeth Bright; Donald Swift, a motion picture director, Stuart Strauss; Roger Shields, a young Chicago blood, Robert Smith; Sally j Otis, a friend of Ethel’s, Hettie K. Scott; Annie, a maid, Mary Helen Quinn; Sadie, Ethel’s friend, Marguerite Sweat; taxi driver, Cushman Robertson.
The play is being directed by Guy Mitchell, who is directing his first play this year.
Final Honor Roll Places 48 Students on Coveted List
The Scholarship Committee of the University announces the first semester final honor roll. The following students have attained at least a “B” grade in 'all of their subjects during the past semester.
It is a general public belief that University students excel in many things, but not in scholarship. However, at this University at least, there has been an increasing number of students on the honor roll every six weeks.
The list includes:
Mildred V. Barry, third time.
Dorothy Bostwick, first time.
Katherine E. Bright, second time.
M. Elizabeth Bush, second time.
Sadie Clark, second time.
Faith L. Comelison, third time.
Rozella E. Dillard, first time.
Mable A. Ellis, third time.
Marion S. Grubb, second time.
M. Josephine Hill, second time.
Mary B. Holgate, third time.
Mary A. Holt, third time.
Carolyn E. Lampkin, second time.
Jane H. Lindgren, second time.
Clara L. Maxwell, third time.
Ramona McMahon, third time.
Mary G. McCann, third time.
Eleanor M. Norton, third time.
Catherine L. Pile, third time.
La Yica E. Raker, second time.
Edna B. Smith, second time.
Maxine Songer, third time.
Marguerite L. Sweat, second time.
Minnie E. Veyhl, third time.
Iris P. Walker, second time.
June M. Walker, third time.
Janice L. Watts, first time.
Kathryn A. Weigand, third time.
Jane W. Wood, second time. (Continued on Page Two.)