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New Proposal Would End School Government
Crowning Highlights Spirit Week
Cathy Smith was crowned Spirit Week Queen during a pep rally held Thursday night featuring the UM Band of the Hour and skits presented byj student groups.
The three runners-up tor the queen's slot were Jackie Mc-Laughin, Glo Tadeo, and Cheryl Wax.
Skits were presented during the rally by Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Jefferson House, Monroe House, Phi Sigma Sigma and Delta Zeta.
The rally was the climax of Spirit Week which included a freshman rally on Tuesday to meet the candidates for the election yesterday and today, and J tryouts for UM hostesses.
Girls chosen as hostesses were Nancy Hodge, Ellen Garthright. Laura Beckwith, Cam Harris. Priscilla Cook and Harriet Wein-garden. Hostesses staff the USG office and serve as ushers during university events.
Jack Morton, Jr., Spirit Week chairman commented, "It is going very well and I would like to thank all the students and organizations who put such an endless amount of time and work into making this week as successful as it could be.”
Lee Clifford, USG president, said, “It is pleasing to see such dedication and enthusiasm pay off in an interesting and spirited display of student ingenuity.”
YOU’D THINK IT WAS REGISTRATION ALL OVER AGAIN! Hopefully, these patient souls arc so anxious to go
to the big game tonight that they just had to get their II) cards, no matter how long it takes . . .
Baumgarten Saluted Posthumously With Spirit Award By Chi Omega
Edward H. Baumgarten. the man who first saluted the University of Miami with the song "Blow Ye Hurricanes,” has been honored for his contribution to the University.
A member of the UM Class of
1940, he was posthumously awarded the first Spirit Award of Chi Omega sorority, during the pep rally last night.
“We feel that Mr. Baumgarten. through his way of life and his dedication to the university. represented the true
Speaking Of Wedding Bells-
The A.W.S.-M.R.H.A. series of lectures on “Education for Marriage" will be launched Tuesday, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m. in the 720 Great Lounge.
The first topic will be “The “American Family," particularly designed as a follow-up to this week’s USG Lecture Series program.
All students are welcome to attend.
New ID Cards A Must For This Week's Game
Students must present their photo identification cards to gain admission to the Orange Bowl for the UM-California game.
I'nlcss a student presents his UM identification he will he turned away from the student gate, according to the university ticket office.
Photo identification cards may he obtained today at the I'M Photo Center. Temporary Building 82, north of the Snack Shack.
Students whose II) cards are not ready will have their I'M registration cards stamped to allow admission to the Orange Bowl.
Dr. Stanford Breaks Sound Barrier In F-100 At Homestead AFB
DR. HENRY KING STANFORD
... is now a Mach Buster
ROGER T-BIRI) ONE over the glades assuming a 45 climb for busting barrier; Dr. Stanford AOK . . . The United States Air Force and Homestead A HI invited President Stanford for a ride with one of the Thundcrbird Aerobatic pilots to bust the sound barrier Wednesday. He flew at 800 mph over the Everglades during a climb in a F-100 and then hit the deck for a glimpse at true speed while flying 500 feet over the swampy land. He took the stick while flying over Biseayne hay. His pilot was Capt. Charlie Hamm, a West Pointer from Little Rock. Ark. Upon landing the president was given a Diploma and a pin which officially made him a member in the Mach Buster club.
While the plane was gaining take-off speed the pilot gave Dr. Stanford ejection instructions in case anything happened. The president later commented that this was a “rather sombre note.”
spirit of the university,” said Helene Peoples. Chi Omega president. “Mr. Baumgarten received the award l>ecausc "his spirit will live forever through his songs.”
Baumgarten, who entered UM in 1935 on a band scholarship, wrote the words, music and arrangements of many of the UM pep songs, including “March on, Miami,” “Keep It Rolling," “Blow Ye Hurricanes,” “Miami Victory," "Touchdown Tommy," “Go In And Fight." and "The Drinking Song."
As an undergraduate student, Baumgarten was a founding member of Phi Mu Alpha, musicians' fraternity, and the second president of the organization.
lie was also a member of the UM marching hand, the symphonic band and the Mi-amilndians dance hand, and helped to organize the first Phi Mu Alpha Songfest.
Baumgarten was the first uni- ! versity alumnus to be tapped for membership in Iron Arrow, the highest campus honorary for men.
At the time of his death last May, he was co-ordinator of educational television for the Dade County School Board
LBJ Talks To Students About Plans
USG President Lee Clifford traveled to Washington last week to join a conference of college student leaders with the President of the United States.
And he returned quite enthusiastic about a program recently established by the President which will place 15 “White House Fellows” in responsible positions with cabinet and White House personnel.
The Fellows, to be chosen from the fields of business, law, journalism, architecture and liberal arts, will range in age from 23 to 35 years-of-age.
They will serve a period of 15 months in the cabinet offices assisting the officers and attending seminars to gain experience in the field of government.
The program was presented to the student leaders in a speech by the President Oct. 3. He slated that his administration and the country must forget the labels pinned on them by their elders. He cited their “boundless energies, curiosity, and belief that the impossible is only a little more difficult to do" as the ingredients to make projects such as the Peace Corps work
He concluded with the hope that future Americans will be able to say this was an era when “The young men and women of America and their government belonged to each other — belonged to each other in fact and in spirit.”
The entertainment afterward was provided by the Chad Mitchell Trio, Bob Newhart and Stan Getz Quartet.
Clifford explained the importance of meetings between student leaders. “There cannot be enough opportunities for youth to meet and discuss contemporary problems while still in school, for shortly the world will be governed by those who are now in the university life.”
USG Constitutional Change Tabled For One Week
A proposed constitution change from “school” to "class” Legislative Council, submitted by USG Treasurer Ron Sabo, was tabled Monday for one week.
* If passed, the change would convert representation on the USG council from the “school” delegates to those selected from the individual classes—freshman, sophomore, junior and senior — by general balloting of the student body.
The proposal calls for class governments to be composed of a directly-elected president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, and two council members.
Josh Vernaglia, head of MRHA, opposes the change because some “4500 students—now represented by MRHA, Associated Women Students, Inter-fraternity Council, Panhellenic, and Student Religious Association would lose their power in the government."
He added, “These organizations need this power now and will in the future if they intend to function properly.”
Sabo, who introduced the proposal, said, “If the changes are passed, the legislative council of USG which makes the rules for the entire student body would be elected by that student body.”
He pointed out that during last year's elections, only three of 43 available positions (except the president and vice-president of USG) were contested. There were no candidates for 31 of the openings, and another nine were sought hv only one person each. The change, which must he approved by two thirds of the USG council, would cut the number of elective positions from 43 to 20—five class officers in each of four classes.
“It would eliminate the present system where some (representatives) are elected by class, some by school and some appointed by administration,” Sabo concluded.
USG President Lee Clifford favors the change because “it would allow more even representation of the student opinions and perhaps serve to unify the students into class units which might prove more spirited than the school unit."
Other business conducted at the meeting included passage of a resolution limiting the methods by which new business might be submitted during a USG meeting.
USG REPORTS
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The University of Miami Hurricanes will face California this evening, Friday, Oct. 9, at 8:15, despite a notice which appeared in last week's HURRICANE.
$ The HURRICANE set | ;.i the date of the game for tomorrow, but the unlver- £ sity set the date for today, We lose.
Possibility This Spring For Top Entertainment
“A top program of entertainers may be presented by USG this spring, as a result of participation in the Southern Universities Student Government Association,” said former USG president Mark Clasby,,
Clasby who represented UM at a recent caucus of SUSGA from throughout Florida, explained that the SUSGA members have begun to map out a program which would bring a group of top flight entertainment — including Ray Conniff and Ray Charles to Florida, to appear on the campuses of SUSGA members.
Among other topics discussed
by representatives of the Student government of Florida State University, Stetson, University of Tampa, U. of Jacksonville, Rollins, Florida Southern and UM were campus judicial systems — especially honor Councils; appellate court systems, to handle student appeals on campus traffic violations, and campus parking problems.
“The traffic and parking problems at the University of Miami are not uncommon to other schools in the state, said Clasby.
The representatives to the caucus also discussed “legislation effecting college students in Florida,” said Clasby. “We felt that there is definetly a problem surrounding drinking in campus life.”