Miami Hurricane, November 25, 1931

              Continuous Round Of Parties. Dances For Visiting Grads
Miami-Erskine Game, Alumn Dance, Golf and TennU/ ^"-Jeature Weekend^
^OxerOne Thousan Mourners At Rites For Beloved Dean
Dr. White Deliver* Eulogy At Service; Pay* Him Great Tribute
The Aliami € Hurricane
VOL. 6
P U B L I C A T ION OF ÎHE U N I V E iTsT
Coral Gables. Miami. Florida November 25. 1931
u. OF M. OPENS FIRST HOMECOMING
Funeral services conducted Thursday in First Baptist Church for Richmond Austin Rasco, dean of the Law School of the University of Miami, who died Monday of heart disease, were attended by more than 1,000 persons. They included représentatives of the Dade County Bar Association, Ki-»•anis clubs, Dr. B. F. Ashe, university president, and members of the faculty and students of the University of Miami and its law school, which was organized by Dr. Rasco five years ago, and personal friends.
Floral offerings-covered the casket and filled the space inclosed by the chancel rail. A program of funeral music was played by William Utermoehlen, organist, before the services which were conducted by Dr. J. L. White, pastor. The Ki-wanis quartet, Campbell Palfrey, 0. F. Steinmetz, Dr. L. A. Baker and George Frix, sang “Sweet Hour of Prayer” and “Nearer My God To Thee”, and Mrs. Carolyn Frix sang “Face to Face”, favorite songs'of Dr. Rasco.
In his eulogy Dr. White paid high tribute to I)r. Rasco as a man and as an educator.
"Richmond A. Rasco, by birth, education and a life-long service, belongs to the entire South. Through the influence of his strong personality he has blessed his day and the generations to follow. Miami will always remember him as one of its first citizens, a Christian gentleman, and a loyal friend, but especially will his memory be cherished because of his marvelous achievement in the establishment of the law school of the University of Miami. He nursed this school in its infancy; guided it with a strong hand in its struggle for existence, and lived to see it established firmly, and to have it recognized as one of the first schools of its kind, with its diploma accepted by the Supreme court of the state without examination.
“He was a great teacher. A man of broad culture and recognized scholarship, he was especially skillful in imparting what he knew and possessed the ability to make each subject attractive to his students. He had the ability to stir the ambition in young men to honestly and faithfully endeavor to master the subject in hand. He possessed a rare and magnetic personality that bound to him the young men *ho came under his influence. His Kfeat heart held within its realm “f affection all' of his boys. He spoke lovingly of his students as M> Boys'. In niv last conversation with him. a few days before Ids death, in labored utterance, he **id: “I love all my boys. Tell all tn> boys I love them.” I would like ,n rad'° that affectionate message
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• Coral Cabin S.u'% Bur. au Photos
^boie 7 he probanle lineup to face the invasion of the Seceders of Erskme College Friday night at Moore Park in the first Homecoming game rn the . history ot the uniters.ty
. Below: Five seniors who are concluding their final season as Umuerz ly ot Miami Hurricanes, Left to right Louie Hansen. I red Fahrenfeld. Bob Downes Frank Puglisi. and John O Day
NATIONAL GOETHE CONTEST OPENED
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Goethe the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. announces a national essay contest, which is open to all undergraduates at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Liberal cash prizes, amounting to almost $1000, are announced. The first prize for an English essay is $200 and a similar first prize is offered for the best essay written in German. The choice of subjects and the rules of the contest are announced on a poster which has been distributed to all institutions of higher learning. Essays must be submitted to the headquarters of the Foundation in Philadelphia not later than September 15, 1032, and are limited to 5000 words. A number of prominent professors of German at some of the leading American colleges and universities have agreed to serve as judges.
Bulletin of rules can be had at the Hurricane office.
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NOTICE
University of Miami Plans To Make
Commg Year Best In Its History
Increased Enrollment And New Course* Justify Optimism
Debating tryouts Wednesday night, Dec. 2, at 7:30 in auditorium for positions on University debating team. Three minute speeches on either negative or affirmative. Question: "Resolved That Collective Control of the Means of Production and Distribution is preferable to private control.”
Judges Committee: Kenneth R. Close, Don Henshaw, and W. E. Strawinski.
With the opening of the sixth year of academic instruction completed the University of Miami is making plans and preparations for its largest year. Student associations and administrative forces are working together toward what points to the most successful year.
Enrollment here has reached its highest level, a general expansion of courses and the addition of new ones have been effected, the success of .its late afternoon. Saturday, and evening course, and its student activities have been marked.
The University holds a unique | position other than its being the most southern university in the United States and its nearness to I the South American countries. It has been said that it'is the university that has invested its money in a faculty and equipment rather than in expensive buildings. The university has a faculty of distinction which has been recruited from leading colleges and universities over the country.
The enrollment this year has reached 613 students who are taking full time courses, a number which is 27 per cent higher than that of last year. Its students come from 28 states and Washington, D.C., Cuba, and several Latin American and South American countries. Forty-five per cent of the enrollment comes from outside of the state of Florida.
The late afternoon and evening classes are offered by the univer-
sity in order to aid teachers and outsiders who wish to work toward their degrees. The county school board required its teachers to do several credits of graduate work and many teachers are taking advantage of these courses offered. 400 persons are enrolled this year in these classes.
In the first summer session that the University held over 211 students were enrolled. Again this year the university will have the summer school which will commence immediately following "the regular session, in the six week term courses will be offered which will provide standard credit toward the University’s official certificate or degree.
The university continued its program of radio broadcasts this year with an increase in time to half an hour over station W lOD, direct from the university studio in the university building. In the educational programs the university presents faculty and student speakers, musical recitals, class room, laboratory work and debates. Radio educational programs for schools are becoming one of the most effective means of education. The public school system of Dade County has special classes in music appreciation that listen in on the university’s programs as part of their lessons.
The down town branch of the university at N. E. 14th St. and 2nd Ave.. is where the preparatory school of music, and some classes of the conservatory of music are held. The work of the Preparatory school is designed to insure the I Continued on Page Seven >
Back again! Grads, dads — all back for the first annual homecoming.of the University of Miami. No more fitting time could have been chosen for this great celebration" than the Thanksgiving holidays. The weekend will be one glorious round of parties, dances, teas, and other assorted social functions.
There will be several affairs immediately preceding the holidays. The University Women gave an elaborate tea and reception for the university’s friends Sunday afternoon at the patio of the school. Lambda Phi sorority gave a buffet supper in the' sorority rooms on Monday night for its alumnae.
The homecoming will he arranged for the entertainment of the visitors. On Wednesday- night Phi Alpha fraternity will entertain at the chapter house on Hardee Road. Thanksgiving day Delta Sigma Kappa fraternity will hold open house at it« home on the corner of the Trail and Ponce de Leon
Friday night the university will nieet the Erskine football aggregation at Moore Park it, a h«.occ...r. ing game. A feature of the game will be a performance of Coach Brett’s 1931 tumbling team between the halves. Immediately following the game the annual freshman-sophomore rush will take place. Afterwards, those who survive the game and the rush will attend the dance sponsored by the alumni at the Shrine temple on Bisca.vne Boulevard.
The U. of M. golf and tennis teams will meet the squads of Rollins college here Saturday. The tennis matches will be played on the Biltmore courts, and the golf meet will probably be held at the Coral Gables Country Club.
Pi-Chi fraternity will have open house Saturday and a dance Saturday night to which the entire student body is invited. The chapter’s new house on Coral Way will be specially decorated for the occasion in the Thanksgiving motif. Jimmy Abras is in charge of the open house; Jimmy Lyons is arranging a special musical program.
The program for the alumni dance Friday will include Miss Helen Elton in a specialty dance; Robert Louys, tenor, will sing, and likewise Miss Doris Glendenning; Blue Lou Merlin, popular radio entertainer, has also promised to take part. Louis Jepeway is chairman of the dance committee.
One of the principal features of the program is a double dance contest. The winner of the first will compete in a second with the three winners of the contest held last year. A 27-inch loving cup will be awarded. Miami merchants have donated over 50 prizes to be given the holders of lucky ticket stubs.
Several sororities are planning tea-dances and other functions.