Miami Hurricane, February 26, 1942

              The Miami
Hurricane
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI*1»1
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Coral Gables, Florida, February 26, 1942
Number 20
ispanic Institute Opens Next Thursday
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Pictured above are James Abras. president of the Kappa Sigma alumni of Miami, with i*exter
Heir, grand master of Epsilon Beta Chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity, purchasing a $1000 defense bond at the Coral Gables National Bank. The bond was purchased by the local chapter as their
part in the national defense program.______________________________________
JIMENEZ HEADS LIST OF NOTED LATIN-AMERIQAN SPEAKERS
Sixth meeting of the Hispanic-American Institute, directed by Dr. Riis Owre, will open Thursday, March 5 with Juan Ramon Jimenez, Andalusian poet and lecturer, speaking on his philosophy of work. This lecture to be given in Spanish is entitled “El trabajo gustoso.” The Institute scheduled from March 5-26 will present sixteen lectures, including Joaquin Nin-Cul- "TT	„
Geo. Back, ’4«, 'Missing’ After Routine Flight
Reported missing,” George Back, 1940 graduate who was a second lieutenant in the Marine Air Corps, failed to return from a routine flight Friday. His plane was reported as crashing into the ocean off Delray Beach.
An uninflated life raft and a log-book were picked up, but because of surface conditions the plane could not be located.
Back, 27, was an instructor at the Opa Locka Air Station. He received his primary training at Opa Locka and advanced work at Pensacola.
At the University, Back served as captain of the boxing team, in which sport he was outstanding, and president of the M-Club. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, social fraternity.
A second requiem mass will be held Friday at the Church of the Little Flower. The first ceremony was held Tuesday.
Spinsters Lead Wolves to Stomp’ In Cafeteria Tomorrow Evening
Custom will be reversed at the Y.'K .C.A. Spinster s Stomp in the ifeteria Friday night when girls will date the boys, provide transportation, and present them with corsages fo vegetables or cigarettes. It will be a girls break dance, although both girls and boys may »me stag (or stagette). Spinster’s and their dates will dance from |M0 to 1:00 to the music of the Umpus Klubmen.
Highlight of the evening will be i announcement at midnight of 8 winner of the “Favorite Wolf” itest. Students should write ! name of their choice on their t and turn it in at the door, idates for the spinsters’ “fav-8 wolf” are: Harry Rhinehart,
1 Chi; Landis Smith, Kappa Sig-Berry Deneil, Lambda Chi la; Johnny Moore, Pi K A;
Turkisher, Phi Mu Alpha;
Silverstein, TEP; Marv in, Phi Ep; Bob Quinlavin,
1 La Belle, George Winners,
; Milton Devol and Fred -j independents.
s Strain e Corsiglia, as social and Miriam Stewart, as chairmen, are working toon the dance plans. Jean is in charge of arrange-Betty Jean Johnson, dec-mi Lydia Hinnant, tickets door; Thelma Cox, “wolf” and Thelma Hall, pub-
Sigma Chi Installs Pi Chi March 20, 21
Pi Chi, last local fraternity on the University campus, will officially become Gamma Phi chapter of Sigma Chi.fraternity when installation exercises are held at the Miami Biltmore, March 20 and 21.
Seven prominent Sigma Chi’s have been appointed as installation officers. The list, headed by Grand Consul William B. Ricks, includes Past Grand Consul George Ade, Grand Editor Chester Cleveland, Grand Quaester J. Russell Easton, Praetor James Rankin, Hrvey Allen, and Thomas Botter» shiel.
All Pi Chi alumni will be asked to register at the fraternity house, 400 Viscaya court, in the immediate future.
50 Voices Needed In Waring Concert
Fifty more voices are noeded to complete the University Men’s Chorus for competition in the Fred Waring national college glee club contest. Rehearsals are at 11 Monday through Thursday at the Granada Building. Attendance at only two rehearsals a werk is re quired.
Waring is emphasizing development of mike technique in the competition. Robert Reinert, di rector of the chorus, intends to choose two songs with instrumental effects for effective micro-phon use. All competing colleges are required to sing “All Through the Night” in addition to the two optional choices.
The Waring representative will come to Miami soon to record the chorus and the record will be judgd in the regional competition. The winning chorus wil! get a free trip to New York during the Easter holidays.
1 To Address PC Meeting Wednesday
Louis K. Manley, professor sclence> will discuss |~rost-War World” at the next t of the International Re-Club Wednesday night, 1 4th, at 7:30 p.m. in room
Panhellenic Makes $27.70 Donation To Red Cross
A donation amounting to $27.70 was made to the Dade County chapter of the American Red Cross this week by Jim Hamilton, president of Interfraternity Council and Caroline Dodd, presdient of Panhellenic.
These were the proceeds from the dance given by the two organ izations last Friday evening the cafeteria.
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Campus Calendar
Thursday, Fbruary 26, 7 ;30 p.m. Spanish Circle, Granada Bldg. 8 p.m. Chemical Society, Social Hall
Friday, February 27, 9 to 1 a.m
Y.W.C.A. Dance, Cafeteria inday. March 1, 4 p.m. Mu Beta Sigma Picnic, Matheson Ham mock
g p.m. Concert, Granada Bldg, onday, March 2, 12 n. Women’s Athletic Council, Social Hall Tuesday, March 3, 11 a.m. Alpha Phi Omega, Social Hall 5:30 p.m. Episcopal Student League, Social Hall Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 to 9 p.m. I.R.C., Social Hall The New Social Hall is room 233
mell, Cuban pianist who will lecture and give a piano recital; Camila Henriquez Urena and Blanca de Baralt, Cuban sociologists ; Salvador Massip, Cuban geographer; and Robert McNicoll, formerly of the University faculty. Purpose of the Institute, according to Dr. Owre, is to offer at each session a variety of subjects, touching upon many phases of Hispanic-American life.
His observations of the United States will be subject of Senor Jimenez’s second and third lectures on March 6 and 16.
Juan Ramon,” as he is usually called, has a profound hatred of isms, literary groups, and every-hting spectacular both in life and n poetry. His poetry is character-zed bv simplicity, calmness, and a decided sense of beauty of soli-n de
Qenor Jimenez is the author of many poetic and prose works. His most famous wor kis Platero y yo, ,'ro«e study published in Madrid in 1913.
Hispanic-American Institute, died in the University bulletin as Spanish 407, is required of Span ish majors and minors. Dr. Owre announces that students who are registered for the course should obtain copies of the program from the Registrar’s office, as well as an instruction sheet.
All lectures except three will be given in English- Those given in Spanish will be interpreted. No admission is charged for the lec tures, all of which are open to the public. Meetings will be held in the Granada Music Workshop, 2900 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, at 3 and 8 p.m.
Ibis Solicits Aid In Three Depts.
Cartoonists, ad solicitors, and senior statistics are earnestly solicited by the Ibis. Cartoonists may see Claud Corrigan or Jean Small or leave a note in the P.O. or Hurricane office. Those interested in advertising may see Ira Van Bullock, or leave a note in the P.O.
Twenty-one seniors have still not turned in their statistics. They must do so immediately or forfeit their senior pictures. The statistics should be turned in at the Post Office, or given to any mem her of the Ibis staff.
Indignant Senate Discusses Project
An indignant senate met Tuesday to discuss the failure of the two intramural assessment elections, Regular business was carried on as one petition was approved and two others were referred to the financial committee for examination. A discussion of the disheartening response of the student body to the effort to raise funds to complete the intramural project repeatedly arose throughout the meeting.
The Hurricane appropriation of $1.50 per student for the year was approved without discussion after it’s approval by the financial committee. Don Chadderdon, president, stated that the financial committee’s passage of the increased appropriation was based on the figures revealing that cost of printing the paper had risen.
Petitions from the Ibis and the varsity golf team were tabled until they could be investigated by the financial committee. A recommendation is expected at the next meeting of the senate on Tuesday.
Posselt Will Play Barber's Concerto As Symphony Soloist Monday Night
Continuing director John Bitter’s policy of including a contemporary American work in the programs of each of the University symphony orchestra’s subscription concerts. Ruth Posselt, young American violinist will play Samuel Barber’s Concerto for violin and orchestra when she appears with the orchestra as soloist, at Miami
high school Monday night.
A native of- Massachusetts, Miss Posselt made her first public appearance when she was six and her debut at Carnegie Hall when she was nine. Winner of the Shubert Memorial Prize and the National Federation of Mnsic Clubs Prize in 1929, she has toured Europe six times and' has recently made sev-
eral tours of this country.
For its part in the evening’s program the orchestra will play eight Russian folk songs by Anton Liadoff, the “Prelude” and "Liebestod” from Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde,” “On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring” by Frederick Delius, and “Guaracho* from Morton Gould’s Latin-Amer-ican Symphonette.