Miami Hurricane, April 25, 1940

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THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF
THE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Volume XIII
Coral Gables, Florida, April 25, 1940
Number 28
Tuberculin Test In Action: Health Version oI Police Line-up
Debaters Meet St. Pete Today In Last Match
St. Petersburg Junior College will be the next and final opponent of the University varsity debaters, now on tour before they return to campus.
Florida-Southern College in Lakeland yesterday and the Florida State College for Women at Tallahassee on Tuesday were the later encounters of this week—neither of which decision have yet been forwarded. The team will be in Miami on Friday after taking on St. Pete this afternoon.
The trip included wins over the University of Alabama and Rollins College, a loss to the University of Florida, and non-decision debates with Georgia University» Emory, and Agnes Scott College of Atlanta.
Debating at Rollins were Dan Satin and Luwrence Ropes, Jr., and Irving Lebowitz and Jerome Weinkle were responsible both for the losing debate with Florida and the winning one over Alabama.
Novelist Speaks To Snarks At Meeting
Pietro di Donato, whose novel “Christ in Concrete” won the 0. Henry award in 1938, was the honor guest of the Snarks at their meeting held last Thursday at Mollie Connor’s home.
Novels of Carmel de Santos and Harold Raski were criticized. Miss de Santos’ novel deals with a Canadian family and the rise of the child heroine as a singer and the story of her return to her native village. A painter whose mental conflict is at last assuaged in creative painting is the theme of Raski's novel.
These two first attempts formed the basis of discussion throughout
Kappa's May Dance Has Something Hew In Way oi Queens
Queens, queens, queens! But now we not only have something new in the way of queens on campus, but also in the way of coronations.
Oh, yes, they have something else in common, for the whole thing is to be a secret as deep and dark as a waterless well. But it’ll all come out in the May Day Dance sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma to be held at the Coral Gables Country Club, Friday night, May 3, from 10 ’till 1.
Eight candidates have been nominated by the fraternities and the independents, including the following girls: Robbie Graham, Lambda Chi Alpha; Elizabeth Ann Bigger, Kappa Sig; Peggy O’Donnell, Pi Chi; Ruth Wilson, Phi Mu Alpha; Alma Jane Lindgren, Phi Alpha; Vi Sonneyborn, TEPs; Betty Jo Levine, Phi Epsilon Pi; and Helene Putnam, Independents. Students may cast their votes for the Queen Thursday and Friday, May 2nd and 3rd, from 8:30 to 2:30 at a specially-constructed booth to be placed at the cafeteria entrance.
Dr. Ashe will officiate at the crowning ceremony which will take place at midnight. The candidates not chosen as the queen, will act as the victorious nominee’s court.
Tickets may be obtained from any member of the Kappa sorority at $1.10 per couple.
YM BEGINS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Aiming to reach every interested student in hte University, the YMCA begins an intensive membership drive next week.
YMCA membership offers, in addition to an active University program, full facilities of the Miami YMCA, including the gymnasium, swimming pool. Executive committee for the campaign is Lloyd Whyte, Leslie Mann, Joe Bonano and Bill Hallman.
A membership banquet will mark the close of the drive.
TB Test Given Again Tuesday By Association
Approximately 90 students were given the tuberculin test sponsored by the Dade County Tuberculosis Association Tuesday afternoon, in conjunction with its early diagnosis campaign. *
Any other students desiring to take the tests can do so next Tuesday from 11:30 to 3:30 in the Assembly Room of the Administration Building by registering in the bookstore or at the examination headquarters the day of the tests.
Films have been shown in both English and Spanish dealing with early diagnosis of tuberculosis, its treatment and cure. Two radio programs will be devoted to the campaign’s purposes next week. On Monday at 3:30 six students, under the direction of Sidney Head, will present a tuberculosis drama over WQAM, and later in the week, Mr. Tharp’s Public Speaking class will give several short speeches on a similar theme over the same station.
Results of the tests given Tuesday will be announced late today.
$10 Poetry Prize Offered By Annual
Winning poem of the annual George P. Brett Memorial Contest will appear in the Ibis and be awarded a ten dollar prize as usual this year.
Any student in the University is eligible to compete for this prize, which is donated by Mrs. Brett, the widow of the late president of the Macmillan Publishing company. All entries must be turned in to the Ibis office, Room 239, not later than noon Monday, April 29.
Mrs. Roosevelt Ripples Around Queries At Mass Interview, But Delends NYC
the meeting.
Mr. dr Donato told the group of the new publishing house of Henry Holt, which is at present soliciting the work of young authors. He is now working on a play for “Christ in Concrete,” as well as a second novel.
Guests included Randy Mebane, Marian Brown, Florence Buratein. Mollie Conner, Eleanor Gardner, Berthe Nehnm. Riva Hemphill, Ralph Nelson, Elliot Nioholls, Roger Jarman, Carmel de Santos, Harold Raski and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Leary were the members present.
Philip Wylie will be the guest of honor at the next meeting.
Jar Wilson Named New IRC President
Jacques Wilson was elected president of the International Relations Club for the coming school year at a meeting of the group in the Assembly Room of the Administration Building last night.
Clarice Schnatterbeck was named vice-president, Annella Blanton, secr-tary, and Andrew Choos, treasurer by the organization. Dr. Tebeau was selected as sponsor for the club, and a vote of thanks to Dr. McNicoll was expressed in consideration of his work and efforts as faculty advisor this year.
Movies Presented By Chemistry Chib
A new program of science surveys were inovated yesterday in the Card-Board Theatre, when the Chemistry Honors Society presented motion pictures on biology, zoology, chemistry, and physics.
The pictures were shown for the benefit of the science and nonscience students to give them an insight on the effects of science in every-day life. No scientific terminology was used—“For the Layman” being the motto.
By Dorothy Ann Levin The National Youth Congress, her new semi-weekly radio program, a recent visit to Belle Glade, and the United States after the last world war were among the pebbles in the meandering, but careful stream of conversation produced by Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a mass interview yesterday.
Experienced in the technique of this sort of gathering, the wife of the president kept her flowing and lucid answers to questions within careful boundaries of propriety and impartiality. Dressed in a black, long-sleveed, high neck dress, the first lady sat with her back to the hotel windows opening on the ocean and faced h11 comers.
No NYC Patron
Not exactly a patron of the National Youth Congress is Mrs. Roosevelt, who believes that it is more important to “be thinking about something than to be wasting time.”
However, she explained a recent accusation of communism against the mostly student-run congress. Of course, she realizes that there are probably some Communists in the conference, but she refutes completely a tale that the Young Communist’s League has as its constitutional manifesto a document similar to the declaration of the Youth Congress.
That the two documents are similar cannot be denied; but Mrs. Roosevelt calmly pointed out that the Communist’s declaration of rights was published after and probably copied from that of the National Youth Congress. In addition, careful examination will point out many differences between the two documents.
Program Changed
Turning to another questioner, Mrs. Roosevelt recited glibly the hours and days for her new radio program which will begin on April
30. Eastern Daylight Saving Time as well as all the other times of the nation were part of the complete schedule she carefully announced. The program will feature guest speakers after the first few weeks, and will be offered from 1:15 to 1:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her contract will run thirteen weeks.
From responsibility for fifteen minutes twice a week to responsibility for the last world war was the next turn in the stream of words as another question was inserted. That the United States’ attitude of impartiality brought about her indifference to the future peace of the world, was a contention made by the president’s wife. She advised that American youth’s contribution to world peace should be learning the whys and wherefores of war, so that when treaties are being formed again, they will be generally understood and generally agreed upon.
Has Lecture Engagement
Mrs. Roosevelt had just come in to fill a lecture engagement in Miami yesterday from Belle Glade, where she visited some government-operated camps for seasonal workers. From here, she leaves at 1:30 today to go to Ashville, and from there to join her famous husband in Washington on Sunday. On the matter of fame, the first lady insists that she is not particularly famous, just happens to be married to the president of the United States. Asked about the adage that “every great man has a woman behind him” she laughs gaily and admits that “It’s true in a way. Every great man had to have a mother.”
But, however that may be, another casual item of information splashed from the rivulet of pleasant philosophy was that “the syndicate company has taken up the option on this lady’s nationally syndicated column, “My Day” for another five years.
Hurricane Gets First Class' Rating
Singers Ready for Test Tomorrow
Class Eleetions Set lor May 2 By New Prexy
Tommy Hilbish, president-elect of the Student Association, announced yesterday that elections for next year’s sophomore, junior, and senior class officers will be held a week from today, May 2, at 10:30 p.m.
Present semester freshmen will hold their election for sophomore officers in the Cardboard Theatre; the incoming juniors will select their officers in Room 216; and the rising seniors will meet in Room 222. The Law School will elect its leaders in Room 374. Members of the Honor Court will officiate.
Hilbish, who emerged victorious in a presidential run-off two weeks ago, will be installed Thursday morning at 10:30 in the senate chambers.
Jeanne Girton, new vice-president; Seymour Simon, newly-elected treasurer, and Helene Putnam, incoming secretary, will be installed at the same time. Girton succeeds Charlotte Meggs, Simon takes over Bob Hill-stead’s job, and Putnam replaces Dorothy Ashe.
Miami Band To Lead Gables Parade Mon.
Leading the Coral Gables birthday parade Monday night at 7:30 will be the University of Miumi band, with students urged to participate, either on foot or by cars.
To celebrate the city’s fifteenth birthday, the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, together with other prominent civic organizations of the city, is directing the celebration. It will attempt to accent the cultural part of Coral Gables and its educational institutions.
Ponce de Leon high school, its band and Pep Club, will also participate, marching behind the University organizations. The parade will start at the Coral Gables Elementary School, proceed down Ponce de Leon Boulevard to Coral Way and up Coral Way to the City Hall.
With the University band furnishing the music, a street dance will be held in front of the City Hall following the march.
New Council Formed t Seder Services
presentatives to a special council Jewish students were elected at Seder dinner and service spon-ed by B’nai B’rith and held Tues-I night.
Duty of the newly-elected repre-itatives will be to act as a student nmittee of the B’nai B’rith, interzonal Jewish philanthropic and ial order, in planning social affairs • the students of that faith attend-; the University.
One member of each of the group’s iternities and sororities was ap-inted and one independent girl and y were elected. They are Dave oper and Florence Bender, inde-ndents; Madeline Ellis, Delta Phi silon; Dorothy Lightman, Alpha silon Phi; Arthur Weiss, Phi Epsi-, Pi; and Lester Lasky, Tau Epsi-
New Books Donated To General Library
Eight new volumes were donated by the English Honor Society to its library collection this past week, making a total of fifty books that have been presented by the group this semester.
The new additions to the library include James T. Farrell’s “Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade,” Aldous Huxley’s “After Many A Summer Dies the Swan,” E. Phillip Oppenheim’s “The Strangers Gate,” Josephine Lawrence’s “But You Are Young,” Paul Gallico’s “Adventures of Hiram Holliday,” J. B. Priestly’s “Let the People Sing,” Dwight Long’s “Seven Seas on a Shoestring,” and P. G. Wodehouse’s “Uncle Fred in the
Important Frosh Meeting Tuesday
Important meeting of all freshmen is called for Tuesday morning at 12:30 in the auditorium. Final discussion of the Freshman Frolics and of elections will take place. Every freshman is urged to be there promptly.
A.C.P. Critical Service Calls Paper ‘Excellent’; Almost Make All-American
A “First Class” honor rating was awarded the Miami Hurricane by the Associated Collegiate Press in its 22nd All-American Newspaper Critical Service, results of which were received yesterday. Over 400 college publications in 47 states, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia were entered in the nation-wide contest.
Attaining a total of 680 points out of a possible 1000, the Hurricane was entered in the class of college weeklies whose enrollment numbers from 1000 to 2499.
Hurricane Called ‘Excellent’
Lacking only 20 points to secure All-American honors, which it won last year, the Hurricane was called “excellent” by the judges. Basis on which the publications were scored included news values and sources; news writing and editing; headlines, typography, and makeup; and department pages and features.
A total of 210 points out of a possible 280 was compiled in news writing and editing; 175 out of 250 for headlines, typography, and makeup; und 156 out of 220 for department pages and features. News values and sources received the smallest number of points—140 out of a possible 250.
No ‘Poor’ Feature*
Headlines, makeup, news stories, features, sports, vitality, copyreading, and printing were called “excellent,” while coverage, balance, originality, and treatment were termed “good.” Not a single feature of the paper was “poor” in the opinion of the judges, whose comments were listed in the scorebook sent out by the Associated Collegiate Press.
A complete list of honor ratings will be published in the May issue of The Scholastic Editor. Certificates of award are being printed now, and will be mailed within the next few weeks.
Picnic Is Planned By YWCA Saturday
YWCA members will flock to Math-eson’s Hammock Saturday where an all-day picnic is planned.
Last meeting of the year, the session will feature a recreational program scheduled for from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Girls having Saturday classes are urged to come down as soon as they are able.
Delegates to the summer conferences including one at Blue Ridge, North Carolina, will be agreed upon at that time. Potential members of the convention party are asked to register with Laura Green immediately.
Officers to be installed are Laura Green, president; Dorothy Lowe, vice-president; Barbara Curran, secretary; and Betty Lou Baker, treasurer. Charlotte Meggs, retiring president, will preside at the installation. The incoming president will name her committee heads at this meeting for the coming year. Edna Conrad is in charge of the program.
Arrangements for transportation to the hammock may be made with any member of the YW cabinet.
'‘Hurricane Will Break Even lor Year’-Baake
"By reducing the number of Hurricanes printed from 1350 to approximately 1130 and by maintaining our advertising at about $41 per issue, we expect to “break even” at the end of the semester.” So declared Charles Baake, business manager of the student newspaper, as he obliged senate members Tuesday in giving them a detailed statement of Hurricane profit and loss.
The special meeting, called to settle the question of Hurricane finances, featured explanations of the approaching fiuncial loss by Editor Charlie Franklin and Baake. If, after trying the present plan, the Hurricane is still to realize a loss, the size of the paper will be cut.
It was finally decided that the paper be allowed a two-weeks proba tion period to test the plan. Paper representatives will report to Treasurer Bob Hillstead or to the finance committee weekly as to their progress in advertising and in lessening the loss.
Preceding the paper discussion, Iron Arrow, men’s honorary fraternity, was granted $75 for new robe drums, and a beater.
Lead and Ink Meets To Select Members
A special meeting of Lead and Ink honorary journalistic fraternity, has been called by President Lewis Dorn for Thursday, May 2, at the home of Simon Hochberger, 2955 Shipping Ave., Coconut Grove. New members for next year will be elected to the group at that t»inv.”''r* "* *"• •**	*
Only juniors who have done outstanding work on the Hurricane or Ibis for the past two years are eligible for membership in the fraternity.
Present members are Charlie Franklin, John Hopkins, Martha Dorn, David Elsasser, and Hank Meyer. Members in the faculty include Lewis Leary, Simon Hochberger, and Leonard Muller.
Dean West Presides At FACU Meeting
Dean Henry S. West presided at the seventh annual meeting of the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities held at the University of Tampa last Friday and Saturday. Dr. Elmer V. Hjort spoke on “The Max imum Student Load” at the Friday afternoon session.
At the election of officers for the coming year held at the Saturday business meeting, Dr. William H. Wilson, Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, was elected president.
In addition to Dean West and Dr. Hjort, other members of the University of Miami faculty who attended the conference included Dr. Clarke Olney, Dr. Max Meyer, Dr. Charles D. Tharp, Lewis Leary, and Foster E. Alter.
Brave Man Quails Before Small Needle As He Faces Horror of Tuberculosis
14 Groups Compete For Plaques; Free Dance Follows Sing
Hold that note till I cut you off . . . come out strong there, you altos . . . Let’s take it again from the tutti. ..” Voices of hard-working student directors snap up orders like these to hard-working sororities and fraternities on this, the last day before Phi Mu Alpha’s third annual Songfest.
Fourteen competing groups have drawn lots for their places on the program, which begins promptly at 8:30 tomorrow night. They will sing from the indoor orchestra platform of the Coral Gables Country Club. The winning sorority and fraternity will receive two gold plaques, now on display in the soda shop, and all entrants will be awarded scrolls.
Judges Can’t See Contestants Judges for the songfest will be George Williams past supreme president of Phi Mu Alpha, Tom Steunen-berg, and Joel Belov. They will be seated so they.cannot see the contestants, Who are judged this year for singing excellence only.
Fifteen minutes of community singing from 10:30 until 10:45 will follow the regular contest, after which the Sinfonia orchestra will play for a free dance that lasts till 1 o’clock. The awards will be made at 11:30. Chaperones for the Songfest are Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Hiss and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Downes.
Sinfonian* in Charge Dick Hiss is chairman of the annual affair, with John Galbraith, Bill Davidson, and Bill Peyraud assisting with arrangements.
Charles Lovett, D. A. Lones, Ray Creel, Bill Peyraud, Tommy Hilbish, Vic Tantalo, Eddie Baumgarten, Earl Reinert, Don Chadderdon, Rennie Morrison, Benny Sinkus, Don Littlefield, and George Stiahlem, all members of Phi Mu Alpha, are directing the fraternity and sorority groups.
Sigma Alpha Iota is a final but noncompeting entrant in the contest, and will sing “Children of the Moon.” The complete program follows in the order the groups appear:
Bcln Phi Alplin, “All »hi* Things You Are,” “Sympathy”: Pi Chi, “Song of the Mouutles,” “Slurs of a Summer’s Night”; Sigma Kappa, “God of All Nature,” "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”; Phi Alpha, "Kentucky Babe,” “Home on llie Range”; Phi Epsilon Pi, “Night and Day,” “Phi Ep Song”; Tau Epsilon Phi, “All Through the Night,” “Goodbye My Lover Goodbye”; lambda Chi Alpha, “Sweetheart of Lambda Chi,” “Sandman”; DPE, “Jeannle,” “Sweet Potato”; Delta Zeta, “Green Cathedral,” “None But the I-onely Heart”; ZTA, “Beautiful Dreamer,” “In My Garden”; Kappa Sigma, “Vive L’ Amour,” Fraternity song; KKG, "My Rosary," “Sweetheart Waltz”; Chi O, "Bend of the Blver,” Fenlcull, Fenicula”; amf A E Phi, “Gianlni Mia," sorority song.
By Margaret Klotz Of all the students in the school, it had to be him! He was one of those brave souls who volunteered to take the tuberculin test, and frankly, he was scared to death.
I saw him walk in the room, a picture of young manhod, unwavering, shoulders erect, and ready to fight shadows if the test called for such. His eyes ran across the room and settled upon the figure of a man who was a bit blurry — in his eyes of course. The man was Overholser. More courage.
His brain was blank, though except for that “Have I got it? Have I got it?” that smothered his meager thoughts of home and mother. As they led him to the table where the woman in white sat placidly, his knees began to knock to the tune of something rapturous like “Yes, we have no bananas.”
The nurse gravely rubbed a small area of his arm with alcohol. I saw him wilt like lettuce in an oven, and his indominatafile spirit to conquer all was gone. As she picked up the hypodermic needle, the doctor, who came out of nowhere (or the next room) cried villaniously: “One peep
A survivor of the tuberculin test! outta you, and you bring in ten more volunteers.” I could just catch the faint whisper as it came from his feverish lips: “Anything but that! Anything!” Another contribution to mankind.
Then the crucial moment arrived. He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and the needle punctured his flesh. And suddenly a voice: “Come back Thursday.” That was all, that fateful command. He left, poor thing, a shell of his former self. That was the courageous, heroic lad I had once known. I shivered when I looked at him. A ghastly sight!
The tortures he suffered that night would surpass any nightmare that even a Dagwood sandwich could produce. His restless dreams were filled with giant tubercular germs pounding on his chest, pounding, pounding, and shouting “T.B., T.B., too bad for you, bud!”
I saw that poor lad at school today. Twenty years have been added to his looks, and a close look would reveal a little gray patch at his temples. A slight red spot on his arm, a tired and worn brain, a physically wretched body, and soft, human, painful eyes symbolize this victim.
Mattox, Argo Speak To Welfare Institute
Social Security and Work Relief” will be the subject of tomorrow’s lecture in the Social Welfare Instiute to be given by Miss Edna Mottox, head of the Miami office of the WPA, and Mrs. Catherine Argo, Director of the District Welfare Board of Dade County.
On Tuesday, April 30, Richard M. Brown and Miss Mary Schuster will discuss “Family Welfare.” Mrs. Dale James, vice-president of the Council of Social Agencies of Dade County, will close the Institute for this year when she speaks on “The Survey of Social Work in Dade County” next Friday afternoon, May 3.
All sessions of the Institute are held in the Assembly Room of the Administration Building. Admission is 25 cents a person, and tickets may be secured at the Registrar’s Office.
ZTA Bridge Party Features Swim Team
A bridge party that includes a beauty contest and swan dives as an added attraction is scheduled by Zeta Tau Alpha for Saturday night. The beauty contest entrants aren’t sorority members, but are the members of the freshman swimming team, who are also responsible for the swan dives. The boys will put on a special swimming and diving exhibition at Venetian Pool, where the party will be staged.
Ability to play bridge isn’t a prerequisite, since rummy, hearts, slapjack, or double solitaire are quite in order. Door pribes and table prizes will be offered, and refreshments served.
Eleanor Hayes and Mary Springer are co-chairmen; Julia Arthur is in charge of publicity; Kathleen Wilson, tickets; Louise Miller and Eleanor Arthur, decorations; Anella Blanton, program; Betty Mae Serpas, refreshments, and Virginia Spaulding, arrangements.