Miami Hurricane, July 14, 1944

              THE MIAMI
Appointment* Set To Fill 31 Summer Vacancies
All-University Dance Tonight
Inviting all students and members of the faculty and staff, William J. Hester, secretary of the University, announced a reception and dance tonight at the Coral Gables Country club.
The invitation includes V-12s, who will be given 12:30 liberty for the occasion, V-6s, and navigation cadets, as well as civilian students.
Usually a part of the freshman orientation program, the affair will begin at 8:30 p.m., with dancing until 11:30 pan.
Students on the receiving line win be Beveriy Heard, Phyllis Turchin, Betty Burns, Clyde Frazier, Roland Kohen, and Dick Hurlebaus.
Music win be by Cy Washburn’s country club orchestra.
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For Summer Work
Between 900 and 950 students are enrolled at the University this trimester, according to early registration figures released yesterday by Harry Provin, registrar.
This figure includes V-12s and civilians in the regular trimester and the adult and summer school division.
Although the count is stUl incomplete, Provin announced that approximately 600 civilians plus V-12s are in attendance with almost 100 in the adult division and about 200 in the first summer session.
Co-Ed Corned Plans to Enforce Dink Wearing
A n^wly formed Sophomore Advisory Council for Women met yesterday with Miss Mary B. Merritt, dean of women, to plan enforcement of dink wearing by frosh : co-eds and to foster the sale o* "M” books. ’
Members of the council will provide an upperclass counselor for each new freshman woman. The council members include Alice Cook, chairman; Frances Anderson, fene Gifford, Alberta Bergh, and Tna Green.
As yet no council for men students has been set up, but Foster Alter,; dean of men, has made wearing the dink compulsory for his orientation students.
"M* books will be sold at orientation class meetings by a representative of the council.
Submarine Warfare Yarn By Coast Guard Veteran
Art Lasky, one of the discharged veterans attending the University on the Veterans’ Rehabilitation program, was on the Subchaser USS I varus, which captured the first German submarine crew to be taken off the Atlantic coast.
“We were traveling alone,’’ Art says, "about 290 miles off the' coast of Charleston. We had just passed a convoy when a wreck was sighted. A German submarine was hiding behind the wreck and was lying in wait for the convoy. The sub fired a torpedo at our ship, but because of the unusual construction of the Icarus <it has two funnels) the sub thought we were a destroyed and miscalculated our length. The torpedo exploded in the ship’s wake. It was an electric torpedo, the first known use' of this type. Up to then, when a ship was fired upon it didn’t know what it hit.
“I was ia my buuh when the torpedo exploded end the impact wa* so great I nearly hit the ceiling. We immediately manned oar bnttlo stations. I, being the sonnd operator, went to the sound station.
Three depth charges were dropped, set for 100 feet, 200 feet and 300 feet. The second depth charge made contact and jammed the ballast tanks son-pending the sub at 200 feet. The thM depth charge, set at 300 feet, hit the deck of the sub, rolled off and exploded underneath. The explosion forced the sub to the surface 600 yards to the rear of the Icarus. The submarine was manned with heavier guns than the Icarus, but a nineteen-year-old gunner picked off the gun crew of the enemy with a .50-calibre machine gun. The kid broke down later because he had killed so many men. The sub_ sank with some of the men trapped below. The skipper wasn’t going to pick up survivor* because of the other subs lurking in the area, but Washington wired ns to pick up ns many survivor« as possible. We took thirtyAwn prisoners.”
Art’s home is in Chicago. He pleyed quarterback at Hyde Perk high school and whan at Wilson Junior college in Chicago won all-state championship in football, javelin throwing end swimming baehstroke. He was attending Centenary university in Louisiana net a football scholarship whan he (Continued on Page 2)
Orchestra, Chorus Seek Talent
Students interested in participating in the University Sym phony orchestra or chorus are requested to contact Dr. Modeste Alloo, it was announced yesterday by Miss Bertha Foster, dean of music.
Symphony rehearsals started this week and will continue throughout the summer. Chorus rehearsals for the Christmas presentation of Handel’s “Messiah will start next month.
Miss Foster said non-students are also cordially invited to see Dr. Alloo about joining the symphony chorus.
3 Additions To Faculty
Four new teachers have joined the staff. Two, Mrs. Georgia Del Franco and Mr. Michael J. Franco have switched from the Navy V-5 program to the V-12 program. Mrs. Del Franco teaches mathematics and Mr. Franco, navigation.
Mrs. G. E. Hauser is teaching English. She formerly taught at Memphis Teachers college in Ten nessee. Dr. J. L. Corrington is a visiting professor of zoology.
4 Profs Leave For Summer
Dr. William Dismukes, professor of romance languages, is spending the summer in Mexico. Dr. Dismukes will attend courses at the University of Mexico. Accompanied by his family, he will visit various points of interest in Mexico and will return to Miami in September.
Studying for her doctor’s degree in English at the University of Pittsburgh is Mrs. Mary Coffin Clarke. Mrs. Clarke will resume her English classes in November.
Mrs. Opal Euard Hotter is in Ann Arbor, at the University of Michigan, completing work for her master s degree in drama. She will return to the University in the fall to resume her duties as head of the drama department.
Mrs. Louella Hauser is visiting her son in Atlanta. She will go on to Chicago, where she will attend a summer session at Gregg college.
APO Meets Today Thoro will be a meeting of all members and pledges of APO today at noon in the sool-egy (eh. President Herbert Horton has announced.
Pearson Returns As Faculty Dean
Pleased to be back fof the third time since he came here as a member of the original faculty in 1926, Major Jay T. W. Pearson, who drill officially go on the Army inactive list August 23, has resumed his duties as dean of faculty at the University of Miami.
Maior Pearson last left the University in April, 1942, to work with the training program at the Miami Beach OCS. He was commissioned as an Air Corps captain in June of that year.
In his two years with the Army, Pearson, once again to be known as Dr. Pearson, has served at Boca ‘Raton as director of military and academic training, where he received his promotion; Seymour Johns-on field, North Carolina, and at the San Antonio Aviation cadet: center, where he was commanding officer of the school.
With only twelve student government officers back at school to fill the forty-three positions, class and student association appointments and elections will be held during all of next week.
Both the sophomore and freshmen class presidents have returned and will make appointments as soon as posaible. The janior and senior classes have announced elections for next Monday, since not one of their officers are in school.
Nominations for senior class officers will be heM Monday in 333 at 12:55 p.m. All
i present.
AU members of the janior
Chi O Establishes New Scholarship
Plans are being made by members of the Upsilon Delta chapter of Chi Omega to establish the Jane . Mercer Cunningham Memorial scholarship in botany at the Univejrsity. Mrs. Cunningham, who attended the University in 1938, died last April.
Graduate members of the chapter w^re honored by the alumnae group at a dinner at the home of Mias Laura Cushman.
Jar.j Mack, president of the chapter, is attending the national Chi Omega convention in Hot Springs, Virginia.
Cadets to Leave On October 1
After October 1 there will be no more training of Army Aviation Aadets at the University of Miami, it was announced by Major J«a«e H. Brown, commanding mending officer.
In keeping with recent AAF economy plans, future trainee; will he sent to scattered U. S. bases and fields.
Major Brown expressed his gratitude for cooperation on the
part of the University, the City of Coral Gables, and civic organizations, which “have made it a distinht pleasure to serve with this command and in this locality.” *
at 12:55 p.m. in room 317 for tho nomination and election of dara officer*.
Senators have been elected in the Law school. Natalie Frankel, Michael Juara and Robert Fish-kind will take their seats for the first time next Thursday. Two senators have returned in the frosh class and one in the sophomore group. Senior and junior classes have none. Each class is entitled to three senators.
Dick Farrior, V-12, is the only associate justice of the Honor Court to return. Chief Justice Dan Ginsberg will appoint five more people to the bench next week.
In the Student Association, President Clyde Frazier has to appoint a treasurer. Vice-president Roland Kohen and Secretary Dick Hurlebaus have returned.
Since the Student Constitution is geared for a two-semester school year, there is no precedent for summer office vacancies and Frazier has left filling the vacancies to the discretion of returning officials.
Senate Meeting
The first Senate meeting of the trimester will be held Thursday at 12:45 p.m., iu the Law building, announced Clyde Frazier, stadent body president, yeeterdey.
AH newly elected or appointed senators, as well a* those remainiag from last term, mnst attend.
Music School Dean Visits In Pensacola
Dean of Music Bertha Foster left yesterday for a week’s visit in Pensacola to observe the first birthday of Tom Kearns, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom “Kutch” Kearns, both ’42 graduates of the University of Miami. Accompanying Miss Foster on the trip were Mr. and Mrs. Meekins, parents of Mrs. Kearns, formerly Helen Meekins, star Chi Omega football player. She is Miss Foster’s niece.
“Kutch” K e s r n s celebrated University of Miami tackle and veteran of four years’ football, is director of athletics at the Pensacola Naval Air Base.
Lambda Chi Alpha Schedules Beach Party for Sunday
Lambda Chi Alpha, national social fraternity, will hold a beach party at Matheson Hammock Sunday afternoon.
About 100 people are expected to attend, announced Jack Mc-Michael yesterday.
Assembly Compulsory For Fresh
The first assembly for the trimester will be held today at 12:30 in the theater, vice-president Roland Kohen has announced. It is compulsory for all freshmen to attend, as this assembly is part of the orientation program.
New student association officers will be introduced. President Clyde Frazier will discuss the honor system and Iron Arrow, highest men’s honorary fraternity. Rita Grossman, president of Nu Kappa Tau, highest women’s honorary sorority, will speak about that organization.
A member of the administration will also address the assembly.
Muriel Smith will twirl her baton and lead in student singing. The V-12 band will provide the
ZTA To Give Blood; Entertains Field Set’y
Plans are under way for members of the local Zeta Tau Alpha chapter to donate blood to the Dade County Mobile Blood Donor unit in celebration of Zeta Tan Alpha Blood day.
The ZTAs entertained their national field secretary, Mrs. A. W. Palin, during the during the past week. Mrs. Palin held conferences with the officers of the chapter and a forum with the entire group. This was the first visit made by a Zeta Tau Alpha national officer to the University in the last four years.
A pot luck supper for the actives, pledges, and alumnae of the sorority was held at the home of chapter president Maryruth Hayes last Tuesday. Plans for summer activities were discussed.
IRC to Function During Summer
Although no definite date has been set for the first meeting, the International Relations club will function throughout the summer trimester, Vivian Feld, president, announced yesterday.
Current plans call for one meeting a month and they will be announced in the HURRICANE and on bulletin boards.
Miss Feld is trying to get a speaker for the first meeting from the Army Redistribution Center on Miami Beach.
K. Malcolm Beal, assistant professor of English, is the club’s faculty advisor.
Sigma Chi Initiates 3 At Frosh Rush Party
Sigma Chi had its rush party and get-together for freshmen at the home of Bill Stephens last Tuesday evening with Zemey Barnes, consul, presiding.
Rushees initiated were C. B. King, Frank Howard, and Hugh Davenport. Alumni present were Tom Smith, Bill Mason, Bill Pitts, and John Lowea.
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Laave ns not cast no reflection on onr current workers, bat, ns anr goad friend Archie weald say, we’H never win the "Pntxiler" prize unless we here a larger staff.
If jrnn are experienced in newspaper offices, typewriters, or any other phase of college journalism, report to Editor Marshall
the HURRICANE 325A, at noontime
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Mind yon, we won’t compel yon to join the staff, bat don’t blame ns if yon get caught in the bear trap outside the HURRICANE office.
All of which is oar little plea for reporters.