Miami Hurricane, January 11, 1940

              The Miami
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Volume XIII
Coral Gables, Florida, January II, 1940
Number 14
Hurricane Mittmen Beat Clemson Tigers, 41-3*
Kearns Takes Final Bout in Close Match
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Coach Bill Regan’s Miami mittmen, who scored a 4-1/2 1° win over Clemson last night. Left to right—Captain “Bunny” Lovett, Jerry O’Connell, Joe Church, George
Back, Phil Optner, Nick Seminoff, Bud Stern, “Red” Cameron, and Manager Billy Guerrard, Joe Bonanno and Tom Kearns were not present when the picture was taken.
Largest Enrollment in History Attends Hispanic Institute
Orators Schedule Trip; To Debate 8 Schools
Rollins, Florida, Emory Alabama, Georgia Set As Team's Opponents
JUabumu, Georgia, and Florida are among the colleges on the schedule for the annual barnstorming tour of the debate team, Jack Madigan, debate manager, announced today.
J The trip, which will take ten days, v will begin on April 15, with Rollins, I University of Florida, Florida Southern, St. Petersburg Junior College, University of Alabama, Birmingham-I Southern, University of Georgia, and |Emory listed as forensic opponents I at the present time.
“Resolved: that the United States | should follow the policy of strict ec-| onomic and military isolation to-| wards all nations outside of the Western Hemisphere engaged in i armed international or civil conflict,” ! is the question to be debated.
Four members of the debate team will accompany Madigan on the i southern trip. Ben Axelroad, Irving j Lebowitz, Jerome Weinkle, and Claud I Corrigan compose the first four at the present time. However, other [ members of the Debate Council may \ challenge them for their positions at 1 any time.
Charles Tharpe is coach of the var-' sity debators.
Wesley Fellowship Meet, Plan Semester
[ Deciding upon the constitution and discussing next semester’s plans will ! comprise the Wesley Fellowship’s I meeting Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 in the Social •Hall.
Dottie Lowe, acting president, stated that the Methodist Student group plans to cooperate with the Religious Council on its Religious Emphasis Week.
Committee chairmen appointed to f serve next semester include Gladys Tubbs, prgram; Harry Reinhart, recreation; Elaine Preston, publicity; and Wallace Penney, citizenship and f community service.
Ibis To '‘Shoot’ Junior, Senior Pictures Free
Ibis photos of seniors and juniors will be snapped throughout the next two weeks, John Hopkins, editor, announces. Seniors must do their lens-looking Monday through Thursday, and juniors, Friday through Friday.
The studio is set up in the senate chamber, room 224. Hours will be nine o’clock till five. Settings will not consume mire than five minutes per student. Men are to come wearing ties, and women are to have their hair combed ahead of time, according to Hopkins.
No charge is made for these pictures. However, students who desire representation in the Ibis must come for sittings on the days scheduled. Otherwise, they will not be photographed.
Law School schedule, sorority and fraternity groups will be announced later. Final deadline is February 10.
National Orchestra Uses Loeal Players
National Youth Administration is organizing a national orchestra for a good-will tour of South America. This group is to be conducted by Leopold Stokowski, and will begin its trip sometime in the spring of this year.
Applications are now being received at the national headquarters and auditions have already begun in some of the larger cities of the country.
Students in the Miami area who feel eligible to apply should write directly to Mr. Joe A. Youngblood, state director, Dyal-Upchurch Building, in Jacksonville, Florida, for additional information. Competition is expected to be severe and only skilled musicians need make inquiry.
Honest, the Bogeyman Won’t Get You Registration Blanks
If You Sign Those
By Margaret Klotz If you think education is just the ■thing, the professors you’ve selected for next semester are tops, and that nyour own life is sweeter ’n sugar Htself, then take the advise from one •¿Who knows (Mr. Provin) and register now. It won’t be long before the Hloors to the registrar’s office will be »»locked with those last minute-men and then registering for the teachers i and other stuff you really want will be taboo.
B Signs have been plastered all over the building to encourage us to get this thing over with. Seems as though .•■ people are afraid of the thought of sign ing up for the courses they’re rjjfoing to take.
m You’d think snakes were being Used as official greeters from the way the students have reacted to these announcements. Thorough investigations have been made and reports from authoritative people are nega-
tive to the rumofs that bad men jump out from behind doors to pounce on you when you go in.
The people in the office who are kind enough to help you with your schedule don’t have contagious diseases, aren’t going to slap you in the face when you ask them a question, and don’t cause you to shirk from fear because of their looks.
In fact, the whole setup is simple. People have been known to register early (sometimes the first day, mirabile dictu!) get their schedule mapped out, and exit the office without profance language, insults, or physical harm.
It’s really a nice place. You register for the second semester of the year 1939-40 there. Why not take a trip up to the office tomorrow, ask for registration material, and get the whole thing over with. I guarantee you’ll be happier when the showdown comes around.
Victor Lascano Speaks Today; Follows Zamora; Jiminez, Belaunde Next
Victo* Lascano, Argentine ambassador to Cuba, will continue his lecture series on Argentine foreign policy this afternoon at 2:30 in the University's fifth annual Hispanic-American Institute, which began Monday under the direction of Dr. Robert McNicoll and Dr. J. Riis Owre.
The 1940 Institute has the largest registration of any to date, including students and adults, who are also in greater attendance than ever before.
Doctor Juan Clemente Zamora, professor of Political Science at the University of Havana and director of the Latin-American forum here in 1935, opened the Institute Monday night with a talk on the psychological basis of Pan-Americanism. He continued with a lecture Tuesday afternoon on the economic basis of Pan-Americanism.
Zamora Concludes Series Yesterday afternoon, Dr. Zamora concluded his series with a discussion of Cuban-American relations. Throughout his lectures, he urged a better economic understanding between South America and this country as a prelude to Pan-Americanism as an actuality.
Doctor Lascano spoke last night on Argentine relations with Brazil, and will continue in this vein this afternoon covering Chilean and Argentine relations. His final talk will be given tomorrow night.
Jiminez Next Speaker Following Doctor Lascano on the institute program will be Juan Ramon Jiminez, an Andalusian poet, who will speak on Monday evening at 8:30 on “Poesia y Literatura.” His next lecture, which, like the first, will be delivered in Spanish and translated, is entitled “Aristocracia y Democracia,” and is scheduled for Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Zenobia Cam-prubi de Jiminez will follow him on Wednesday with a talk on “Castles Spain,” to be given at 2:30.
The first two lectures in Dr. Victor Belaunde’s series of three which is next on the program are titled “Pan-American Solidarity at the Lima Conference” and “Latin-Amer-ica and the War.” The first is on Wednesday evening at 8:30 and his afternoon lecture will be Thursday at 2:30. Dr. Belaunde is one of the founders of the Hispanic-American Institute at the University of Miami.
Citizens Plan Dance. Mid-Year Assembly
A dance and a “welcome” assembly will climax the orientation plans of the greeting committee of Campus Citizens for the mid-year students, it was decided on Tuesday at the first meeting of the group after the holidays.
Seymour Simon, committee chairman, also announced that letters of greeting will be sent to all new entrants.
Regular business of the C.C.’s included the reports of all active committees. A series of five lectures will inaugurate the 1940 cultural program. Announcement of the dates and topics will be made in the near future.
SMITH CALLS CHORUS
“Snuffy” Smith, chairman of entertainment for the Freshman Frolics, announces a meeting of all girls in the chorus Saturday morning at 9:30 in front of the University Cafeteria.
Annual Winter Institute Features Noted Writers
Chorus Drills For ’Geisha’, First Operetta
First attempt at operetta in the history of the University will be “The Geisha,” by the English composer Sidney Jones, which will be presented •under the direction of Henry Gregor and Frederick Koch in the Cardboard Theatre on the evenings of January 25, 26, and 27.
Student activity books will be honored all three nights, and an. all-University cast will be starred. The orchestra and choral portions of the operetta are already in rehearsal.
Soloists and chorus rehearse tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Next week, evening rehearsals will be held at 7:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Afternoon drills are scheduled for 4:30 on Monday and Friay, an 2:30 on Saturday and Sunday.
Rehearsals with the orchestra are set for Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. There will be three dress rehearsals on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the week of the performance.
Separate orchestra rehearsal of operetta music are at 12:20 p.m. tomorrow, continuing those early in the week.
English Honor Club Selects 21 Members
Twenty-one students have been elected to membership in the English Honors Society. They are requested to signify their acceptance by written acknowledgement to president George Rosner in care of the University book store.
Membership has been extended to the following: Roberta Butler, Elliot Nichols, Alma Jeanne Walker, Mildred Zinn, Berthe Neham, Riva Lief Hemphill, Mollie Connor, Roger Jarman, Cliff Hendrick, Betty Mae Ser-pas, Dave Abrams, Bella Hochberger, Elizabeth Schwinn, Mary Lou Becker, George Greer, Jack Mardar, Martha Dorn, Selma Phillips, Mary Coffin Clark, and Ralph Nelson.
Membership is based on the requirement of an average of B or better in English, and a junior or senior standing. Applications for admission to the club are considered by an executive committee consisting of two English faculty members, the president, vice-president, and one member at large.
BELOV GIVES RECITAL
Head of the string department of the Symphony, Joel Belov played two of his own compositions as part of the joint recital with Mrs. Hannah Spiro Asher, head of the piano department. It was presented on Monday, in the lounge of the Administration Building.
LIBRARY APPROVED
University of Miami law library has been officially approved by the Superintendent of Documents to become a United States Government Depository to receiye publications under the selective plan of distribution.
Registration In Progress For Nationally Famous University Seminar
Five famous authors are scheduled to appear as lecturers at the eighth annual Winter Institute of Literature of the University of Miami which will begin on February 12 and continue through March 1. They are John Erskine, Carleton Smith, Henry Seidel Canby, Audrey Wurdemann, and Joseph Ausländer.
Registration is now being conducted for this course of lectures, which has been placed on the regular schedule as English 406. It will have its afternoon meetings at 2:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and evening sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8:30.
The Institute offers semester credits in English to all students scheduling it, but will be open to the public at a slight charge. The fee for outsiders is nine dollars for the entire series, with single admissions being given for 75 cents. Afternoon or evening series tickets may be obtained for five dollars.
Historically, this seminar is nationally famous. Since it was established in 1932 by Professor Orton Lowe, it has regularly been inviting nationally-known speakers to participate.
Among the previous speakers have been Carl Sandburg, Zona Gale, Robert Frost, Hervey Allen, William Mc-Fee, Padraic Colum, Whit Burnett, and Bernard De Voto.
Recital, Classroom Of Air On Radio
University radio programs swing into the new year with Critic’s Corner tomorrow, Classroom of the Air Monday, and a music recital Wednesday.
Critic’s Corner (WIOD. 4:45) features Malcolm Beal, reviewing “Fate of Man,” H. G. Wells birds-eye view of what the future holds in store.
Over WKAT at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, tDr. Robert E. McNicoll will tell of the Hispanic-American Institute.
Marcia King Speaks At French Club Party
“Impressions of an American in France” was the theme of a “causerie” given by Miss Marcia King to the formal party of the Cercle Français during the past Christmas vacation. The affair was held at the home of Selma Bronston, vice-president of the organization.
Besides the members, several distinguished townspeople and faculty members were present — including Mr. Adolfo Menezes, vice-consul of Brazil in Miami; Dr. and Mrs. William P. Dismukes and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Muller, faculty sponsors of the club; and Mr. Alexandre Jose DeSeabra.
CREW INAUGURAL A meeting of all male students interested in forming a Rowing Club will be held next Tuesday morning at 10:30 in Room 219. Officers will be elected at that time, and plans made for inaugurating crew at the University of Miami.
Waring To Bo Petitioned for U.of M. Song
Alma Mater, sis boom bah! . . . what’ll it be? Would you ever think Fred Waring could be petitioned to write school songs for over a hundred colleges in the United States? Any catch? Just a petition with a thousand names hanging beneath will do the trick.
Bob Reinert announces that four hundred names have been obtained already, and the list is steadily increasing as the news is spread ’round the campus.
When the petition is received, Mr. Waring has agreed to write a school song in honor of the University and play a special arrangement of it on his nation wide Chesterfield broadcast.
Petitions are all ready to be signed in the Soda Shop, Book Store, San Sebastian, and by merely hinting the word “petition” to Bob, he brings forth a nice sheet of paper, a pen full of ink, and a salesman’s smile.
Noted Violinist F eatured Soloist In Next Concert
University of Miami Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Arnold Volpe, will present its second subscription concert of the season at Miami Senior high school Monday, January 22, with Joseph Szigeti, world-famous violinist, featured as soloist.
Szigeti, who is one of the most versatile of the modern violinists, is especially noted for his interpretations of the classics. In his appearance with the University orchestra, he will play the Beethoven violin concerto.
Four more concerts have been scheduled in addition to the subscription series. Under the auspices of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the orchestra will appear at Miami Senior high school on January 11 and 18, and at Miami Edison on January 25 and February 8.
The first concert will consist of the overture to Russian and Ludmiela” by Glinka, the fijrst movement of Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony,” Tschaikowsky’s “Fifth Symphony,” and Richard Strauss’ “Rosenkavalier” waltzes. Edward Clarke will be the commentator.
Manicured Lawns Cause Class-Cutting
As a student sat in front of the school last week, a car drove up with group of people in it and asked him as to the whereabouts of the University of Miami.
He looked up with a very surprised expression on his face and noticed that they were a group of students just returning from the Christmas holidays, then told them in an amused tone of voice that “this was the University of Miami.”
They looked at him with curiously strained expressions on their faces and then glanced at the green grass and limestone rocks that were picturesquely placed on the site that was as bare as a desert before the Christmas holidays.
‘You can’t fool us,” they exclaimed “The University of Miami doesn’t have a lawn like that. And with that they drpve off.
This just goes to show how efficient our landscaping and campus beautifying department is.
Local Airmail First In Seaplane Solo
First student of the Civilian Pilots Training Program in the entire country to solo in a seaplane is the record of Jim Pollard, University of Miami birdman, who achieved this honor during the Christmas holidays. Jim’s feat was duplicated in a very short time by Matthew Archibald, president of the University of Miami Aeronautics Club.
Pollard’s picture and an accompanying write-up was printed all over the nation in newspapers and aviation magazines, thus giving Miami another “first” and some well-earned publicity.
Coach Billy Regan’s rambling University of Miami mittmen opened the ’40 season with a thrill-packed 4 V6 to 3% win over Clemson’s leather-pushers before a large, enthusiastic crowd in Clemson, South Carolina, last night.
It was the first of three matches scheduled by the Hurricanes on their opening ten-day road trip. Miami meets Catholic University, one of the best teams in the East, on Saturday, and then fight Columbus University, of Washington, D.C., next Tuesday night.
Tommy “Kutch” Kearns, Hurricane heavyweight, beat Warren Wilson with the score deadlocked at 3^-3 Vz to give the Hurricanes the final and important winning point. Captain “Bunny” Lovett, Joe Bonanno, and “Red” Cameron were the other Miami winners.
Stern Drop* Thriller
In the most interesting bout of the night. Jack Rion, Clemson middleweight, won a narrow decision over Miami’s “Bud” Stern. Both boys were fighting to gain the advantage, and were swinging with solid rights and lefts from start to finish.
The one draw of the evening was in the lightweight division. Joey Church, Hurricane ace, and Ross, rugged Carolinan, fought to a deadlock after a great battle.
Captain “Bunny” Lovett of Miami won the first decision of the night over Clemson’s Berry in the bantamweight class. Bonanno decisioned Brady, Tiger 155-pounder, and Cameron won an easy decision over Ferguson in a light-heavy match.
Complete Results The results follow:
Bantamweight — Lovett (M) decisioned Berry (C)
Featherweight—Dorn (C) decisioned O’Connell (M)
Lightweight—Church (M) and Ross (C) draw
Welterweight—Driesbach (C) decisioned Back (M)
Sr. Welterweight—Bonanno (M) decisioned Brady (C)
Middleweight—Rion (C) decisioned Stern (M)
Light-heavy — Cameron (M) decisioned Ferguson (C)
Heavyweight — Kearns (M) decisioned Wilson (C)
The Hurricane fighters will return next Friday. After their return, they will have three or four home matches, and then head northward again on a rod tour, with a match with Wisconsin, national intercollegiate champions, on Friday, March 1, climaxing the invasion.
IRC Calls Special Business Meeting
Are We Rearming for an Aggressive War?” was discussed by members of the International Relations Club last night over station WKAT. Ira Bullock, Mildred Zinn, and Harry Odell, substituting for Claud Corrigan, participated in the broadcast.
The question was raised as a result of President Roosevelt’s recent address to Congress that though the budget is to be cut, national defense is to be increased by $500,000,000. Bullock agreed with Roosevelt, with Zinn taking the opposing part of the debate. The broadcast ended with the question unanswered.
A special business meeting for members has been called for Tuesday morning at 11 in Room 307. All members are asked to attend, at which time an important plan will be voted upon.
The next open IRC meeting will be held on Thursday, January 17, at 7:45 p.m. in the Card Room of the Administration Building. Francis P. Locke, noted news commentator, will be the guest speaker.
Campus Calendar
Tomorrow, 3:30 p.m. Hurricane Staff meeting, Room 237.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Freshman Frolics Girl’s Chorus, Cafeteria Arcade.
Monday, January 15, 3:30 p.m. Ibis staff meeting, Room 239.
Tuesday, January 16, 4:00 p.m. Wesley Fellowship Meeting, Methodist Student, Social Hall.
10:30 a.m. Campus Citizens meeting, Room 219.
Thursday, January 18, 10.30 a.m. Freshman Class meeting.