Miami Hurricane, September 25, 1941

              Hurricane
the OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI2
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LIME XV
Coral Gables, Florida, September 25,
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^acuity Personnel Altered as teen Replacements Swell Staff
¡liar landmarks among the sea of unknown freshmen and rad-" r rearranged classrooms and buildings are allegedly the members
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year even well-known standbys are gone. In their places, lee-' from the same old desks, are thirteen strangers, not to mention •¥ R ¡gjfcffifc. _ ••three additional graduate assistants.
Fear Teach English
On the English faculty there are four new members. Dr. William L. Halstead, teacher at the University of Miami during 1938-39, has rejoined the faculty as professor of English. Dr. Halstead received his doctor of philosophy at the University of Southern California.
J. Ralph Murray, who received his master’s degree from the University of Southern California,
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Dr. William Halstead
Lewis Leary Leaves Miami For Duke
Dr. Lewis Leary of the University of Miami became a member of the Duke university faculty in September. Dr. Leary’s resignation as associate professor of English here became effective at the close of the summer session,
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I At Duke, Leary will teach les in American literature, [is book “That Rascal Freneau” published last summer and recommended by the Book-of-the-Month club. Leary has been acting as editor of "Tequesta,” journal of the South Florida Historical association.
Official University Songbook Printed
First official collection of University of Miami songs will be published in a 32-page book for distribution among University students early this semester.
Edited by Don Chadderdon and Herbert Blinn, the volume will be sponsored by the local chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, national music fraternity. Dean Bertha Foster of the music school and Simon Hoch-herger, assistant professor of journalism, are serving as faculty •drieers for the publication.
Grossman Wins Lead and Ink’s $100 Scholarship
Winner of the $100 Lead and Ink journalism scholarship for 1941 is Rita Grossman, Miami, according to Simon Hochberger, assistant professor of journalism.
The award was based on an original essay of from 1,500 to 5,000 words on the subject, "Obligations and Responsibilities of a Newspaper to Its Community.” Barbara Hopkins Browne, Coral Gables, was awarded honorable mention.
The essays were judged by Ellis Hollums, executive editor of the Miami Herald, Frank Malone of the Miami Daily News and news commentator for WIOD, and Albert Hamm, editor and publisher of the Coral Gables Riviera.
The state-wide contest, sponsored by Lead and Ink, honorary journalism fraternity, was held for the first time this year and will now be held annually. Requirements for entering the contest were that each student must have received a 1941 Florida high school diploma and that each competing student must plan to specialize in journalism at the University.
Chadderdon Calls Frosh Meeting
President Don Chadderdon announces that a tentative date for the first official freshman meeting has been set for Thursday, October 2. An advisory committee of faculty members will supervise the election of officers. Five freshman meetings will be held before November 15. Attendance' Will be compulsory.
Bela Phi Alpha Merges With
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Merger with Delta Zeta, na tional social sorority, came as a surprise to delegates to the Beta Phi Alpha national convention held this summer at Lakeside, Ohio, as well as to local members.
Grand Conneils of both groups met in Ohio to announce the merger and initiate convention delegates into Delta Zeta. Since uniting, the chapters in the, whole group total 52 with overlapping chapters in only six colleges.
A somewhat larger Beta Phi Alpha chapter on this campus joined with Delta Zeta makes it one of the largest groups with an active membership of about 25. With the increased membership the sorority was able to establish a house at 320 Sarto.
Problems of the group, such as two sets of officers, have been solved with a Joint presidency and elected cabinet officers. Margaret Wyant and Mary Maroon are copresidents; Kathleen Rhodes, recording secretary; May Morat, treasurer; Dorothy Blanton, bouse chairitfan. The co-presidents are representatives to Panhellenic. Mary is the junior delegate holding the rotating office of Pan-hellenic treasurer.	.
University CAA Quotas Unfilled; Courses Open -
Civil Aeronautics Authority courses leading to private pilots licenses will remain open another ten days, J. R. Clouse, director, announced this week. The quotas of 40 students for the elementary course and 30 iir the secondary course hove not yet been filled.
To be selected for the elementary1 courses, students must present credits for one-year of college, or, if not at present enrolled in a college, for two years. Physical examinations are required for both courses, with special refraction tests added to the examinations for the secondary course.
In addition, students enrolling in the secondary courses are required to have completed at least two years of college by the time of completion of the course. In the elementary course, 32 students have been selected and in the advanced course 18 have been found
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Citrus Expert Returns us Consultant in Tropical Botany
F*OSH exams repeated
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One of America’« foremost ex perimental agriculturists joined the faculty of the University of Miami this fall when Dr. Walter T. Swingle became consultant in tropical botany.
No stranger to Florida, Dr. Swingle spent sfat years in the state before 1900 investigating the pathology and croaa-breeding ml citrus fruits- With Lyman L Briggs ha originated taageloa, eitrang**' and other
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Enrollment figuras will be "slightly tower titan last year” according to Harry H. Previa, registrar, who diactoaed this information this weak preliminary ta ralease ef final statistica.
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300 British RAF Cadets
‘Teddy the Good Bloke,” as he is referred to affectionately by the R.A.F. cadets, but otherwise known as the Duke of Windsor, made a flying and unannounced visit to the University Tuesday to review the British and American corps who are taking their navigation training here under the sponsorship of PAA.
Thè unassuming, very biondi gentleman who once sat on the rather uncomfortable throne od England, arrived at the University theatre entrance about 2:15. Only a few lucky ones knew anything about his visit. The majority of the crowd waiting outside the building was there by accident, not knowing what to expect.
He is slight, with a pleasantly pink face which crinkles in the right places when he smiles. He wore a light suit, a blue and red terra-cotta tie, which he straightened nervously from time to time, and an Aid to Britain pin to his buttonhole. He also had something which made the British cadets exhibit more spirit than they have ever shown in this
Jean Small Named 1942 Ibis Editor
Jean Small, senior and former feature editor of the Hurricane, was nominated for the post of editor-in-chief of the Ibis, University yearbook, by the Publications Board early this week. The Board’s appointment must be ratified by the Student Senate, which meets Tuesday morning at 11:00 in the Senate chambers.
In addition to the ratification of the editorial’ appointment, the Senate must consider the intramural field, the student activity budget, and other school problems connected with the opening of school.
SORORITY SMOOTHIES PREPARE FOR ALL-IMPORTANT RUSHING
Student Body Offices Vacant
Replacement of student association officers who failed to return to school for this semester will begin with elections to be held in the next few weeks to replace junior and sophomore officers and honor court justices who will not return to campus.
Junior officers whose places must be filled by special elections are Keith Phillips, president, Ann Bigger, vice-president, and Virginia Veach, secretary. Sophomore president Jim Kafleen felt it necessary to resign Ue post to order to keep op Us academic work.
Dick Tucker, Art Tracy, aad Arnold Kay have not returned to the campus aad therefore the Honor Court is without three jus-
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Slipping a smooth polish on their fingernails and into their manners, the Greek-letter sorority women are preparing for rush parties scheduled to come next week, earlier than anybody expected them. The football game in Tampa set for the third week, since it is Miami’s only out-of-town game, made it necessary to push all the rushing formalities
Each sorority will have three ruth parties. Two novelty invitational parties will be held at various horns during the week bytoll groups. Unshoe«, who have been “freely associating" with sorority women this week, may attend parties to which they have been invited aad select aa more^han two of their piefsrenHel party invitations to sttsnd on Saturday.
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