Miami Hurricane, March 26, 1942

              Local DebateGroup Petitions National
Petition of Deha Kappa Pi, local debate group, will be eonald-ered by Pi Kappa Delta, national honorary forensic fraternity, at Ha bi-annual convention to be held in Minneapolis April 6. The charter for Florida Gamma chapter is expected to come through tills spring.
Members of the University Debate Council who have fulfilled »be requirement* for the national fraternity are members of Delta Kappa PL Newly elected offleers for the group are Harvey Klein, PKD from Stetson, president; AnneBa Blanton, rice-president;
Jake Watson, historian. Members who will become Pi Kappa Deltas are Stewart LaMotte, Den Satii? Ben Ax el road, Seth Flax, Sandy Nadler, Malcolm Keraer, A1 Kas-anov, and Dr. Charles Doren Tharp, debate coach.	,
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CtmAL Cables, Florida. March 26, 1942
Number 24.
i ntBody Election tiled For April 15
April 15 has been set as the for the annual election of jut Association officers, Pres-: Don Chadderdon announced
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Petitions signed by ten per ^ of the students must be god With Louise Wheeler, secretary of the student body, or left ¡j (be senate chambers before CM, April 8, by each candidate eta expects to qualify for office. Aay signature appearing on more tfcaa one petition for the same •gee (except in the ease of asso-oste justice petitions) will be •track off all lists.
A nmjority of voters will elect the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, chief justice sad prosecuting attorney of the Honor Court by secret balloting. Six candidates who receive the (natest number of votes shall be Made associate justices.
Election of senators and other tas officers will be called by the I newly-elected president some ttas in May after he has been . iaasgurated. Three representa-; first from the sophomore, junior, tad senior classes and three from the Law School will be chosen.
G. E. Merrick, Trustee, Dies
George E. Merrick, trustee and one of the founders of the University of Miami, died this morn, ing in Jackson Memorial Hospi tal as a result of a heart attack suffered last Friday.
Mr. Merrick, postmaster of Miami since 1940, came here in 1898 and was the pioneer builder of the city of Coral Gables. The Merrick organisation gave the University its original campus site an dbuilding, south of Bird Road. Mr. Merrick has been a member of the board of trustees of the University during its entire period of operation. He was the only member of the present board of trustees who was on the original board of regents in 1925.
He leaves his wife, Msr. Eunice Peacock Merrick; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Bishop, Mrs. John V. Bond of Miami and Mrs. Quintus Lobeck of New York; two brothers, Charles F. and Richard, instructor in art at the University.
Theta Alpha Phi rallies Presents
i Through the Ages In Burlesque
the curtain rises on the Theta Alpha Phi Follies, April 11, 8 p.m- at the Gables Elementary School auditorium, there will be gives from 17 campus groups backstage ready to present | their periods in the history of drama in burlesque.
Fmsl arrangements are now being made by the members of the I ¿nasties fraternity who will di-
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the fraternity and sorority The directors and their skits u follows: Manny Roth, Al-Epsilon Phi, Japanese Noh Delta Zeta, Comraedia Del Sigma Alpha Iota, girl min-show; Mary Alice Kirton, Chi Alpha, melodrama; Alpha, Shakespearean Greeks, Greek Small, G.DJL, Punch Symansky, Tau Phi, burlesque; Kappa
Calendar
March 26,	8 p.m.
Societv. Social Hall. Baptist Student Union University Baptist
March 27, 4 to 6 l’> Association Tea Granada Building . Sigma Alpha Iota Card 1946 N.W. 24 Court 11 p.m. Delta Zeta Open 820 Sarto Avenue.
y. March 26, 4 to 6 p.m.
Zeta Tea for National *•, 1790 S.W. 15 Street Kappa Sigma Benefit *82 Velarde Avenue.
March 2». 8 p.m. Con-Granada Building.
»•«eh 20, 12 n. Worn-
Athletic Council, Social
■ Town A Gown Party for School Seniors, Theatre. . ilareh 31, 11 a.m. Y.w. Easter Chapel, Theatre. Alpha Phi Omega, So-i Ball
•v. April 1, 7:80 p.m. Social Hall.
Sigma, radio; Shirley Goldston, Sigma Chi, middle ages; Delta Pbi Epsilon, caveman story; Phi Epsilon Pi, murder mystery; Phi Mu Alpha, William Tell; Charlotte Motter, Sigma Kappa, modern; Kappa Kappa Gamma, children’s drama; Barbara Willock, Zeta Tau Alpha, theater of the future; Delta Tau Alpha, movie masks; Dot Lowe and Lowell Veaeh, Chi Omega, modern boogie-woogie.
The Hurricane Chorus will present five numbers: apache dance, song number, harem number, fashion show, and dance from the can-can period.
Juniors Honor ’42 Grads
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At Annual Prom April 4
Basil Stewart Picked To Top G. D. I. Ticket
Basil Stewart was chosen by acclimation as candidates for president of the Stu-'jnt Association by the GDI party at its open primary election in the theatre this morning.
Nominations for the offices of viee-president, secretary, and treasurer were also ancon tested.
Lorraine Corsiglia was chosen for the ticket as second-in-command, Rath Windham is to run for secretary, and George Miller will try for the treasurer’s position.
Two factions from the law school contests for the choice of chief justice and prosecuting attorney nominees. Martin Ziper-stein polled moat votes for the chief justiceship, and Ely Powell will run on the party ticket for prosecuting attorney of the honor court. The opposing fiction, which had nominated Richard Pohl for both offices, returned to the fold and declared its support of the entire ticket after t»e elections were closed.
Whining ont in a dose race for the associate justice nominations were Bill Hallman, Ferry Kaplan, Melvin Tannenbaum, Ed Feigin, Dorothy Levin, and John Reeves. A run-off vote had to be taken for the final nomination for associate justice between Eoline Morse, Florence Ehrlich, and Feigin.
Other nominees for the honor court positions were Margaret Creel, Richard Pohl, and Joyce Davlin.
Kilbom To Close Red Cross Rolls
Last chance for enrollment in standard first aid courses to be offered after the Easter holidays is this week, instructor C. R. Kil-born stated today. ;
Only 16 students have signed up so far for standard courses, although no clams* arc being offered to lay rfvflians anywhere in the country.
Kilbom announces that if no more applicants for the class enroll, other hours will be given to air-raid wardens and otLer civilian defense workers who are awaiting training. Civilian defense rlawr* will not be open to
Pi Chi Receives Sigma Chi Charter
Charter of Gamma Phi chapter of Sigma Chi was presented to Consul Jim Hamilton Saturday noon at an installation banquet at the Biltmore hotel. Twenty-cix actives and 33 alumni of Pi Chi were initiated into the fraternity Thursday and Friday.
Officers who were installed by Hamilton Donglas, Atlanta lawyer and past grand high consul, include Jim Hamilton, consul; John Borne, pro-consul; John Quimby, annotator; Bill Wood, quaestor; Don Angelí, knstos; Harry Rinehart, tribune; and Bill Mason, historian.
Following a reception given Dr. Bowman Foster Ashe, a dosed formal dance was held at the BiK-
Following tradition, seniors will be the guests of the junior class at the Junior Prom, Saturday evening, April 4, at the Biltmore Country Club. Seniors may get their free tickets at the ticket booth in the soda shop any rime before next Thursday. They may also get their 81.10 date rickets at the same time.
Eddie Camden, his trumpet, tenor voice and orchestra, with vocalist Dorothy McCoy will highlight the 1942 prom, with Johnny Wilkes and Buddy Verna for novelties, the Kamden Kids for harmony, and the Glee Club singing in traditional manner. Camden’s owh “Song of Movement” will be featured by the versatile organization.
Camden’s original “shuffle rhy-th” using the brass as weU as the rhythm section of the band has won special attention since H is equally effective applied to rhumba, tango, and beguine tempos.
During the past ten years Camden’s trumpet and tenor voiee have been featured on such top-note radio shows as “Lucky Strike Hour,” “Lady Esther Show,” and the “JeUo” show with Jack Benny among others.
At a junior meeting Tueaday, committee reports were received, the novel program was submitted and approved and future committee assignments were made by Stewart La Motte and Jim Jeffrey, prom co-chairmen. Definite arrangements were made with the Miami Biltmore because of the large dance space.
Tickets will be on sale today in the Soda Shop and at a booth in front of the cafeteria it was announced by Milton DeVoe, ticket chairman. The admission charge has been lowered to 82.20 for this year’s affair.
April lLastDay For Ibis Copy
April first is the final and absolute deadline for Ibis assignments. Any material turned in later than this date either cannot be used or will run the book behind schedule, announced Jean Small, editor.
Staff members affected by this deadline • are: Annella Blanton, Honor Court, Debate; Jeanne Gir-ton, Senate; Beryle McCluney, Women’s Intramurals; Marshall Simmons, Men’s Intramurals; Snuffy Smith, Marching and concert band review; Mickey Gold-farb, Symphony review; Claud Corrigan, senior story and features; Evalyn Daniel, M-Club members, Law fraternity, History Honom, interfraternity council; Hal Barkas, Social summary; Manfred Berliner, Swimming; Dorothy Levin, Who’s Who.
Also due in are stories by Ed Patton, sophomore class; Arline Lipson, freshman class.
Koch Selects Cast Ter "Noah"
, A cast including animals snd Biblical characters has begun rehearsals this week for “Noah,” Andre Obey’s modern version of the familiar “ark” story.
The players, directed by Fred Koch Jr., include John Paul Fox as Noah, Renee Greenfield as Mrs. Noah, Beth Stone as Norma, Mary Ruth Hayes as Stella, Betty Berlin as Ada, Bill Koblen as Ham, Lowell Veach as Shem, John Olm-stead as Japhet, Leon Schwartz as the bear, Edith Bell as the cow, Edwin Feigin as the lion, Sue Ogden as the tiger, and Jane Mack as the monkey.
Music for the production will be arranged by Thelma Hal] and Thomas Smith.
Te Appear In Last Concert
Simon Barer, internationally-known pianst, will appear aa soloist with the University Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of John Bitter, in the last concert of the fourteenth season.
Dste of the concert, to be held at Miami High School, is April IS. This ends a series of six major concerts by the orchestra.
Barer made bit American de-bat in a Carnegie Hall recital, November 9, 1986. Since then he several concert toon, as soloist with major orchestras all over the
country.
SENIOR GROUPS TO MEET A msariog of naiw dess