Miami Hurricane, March 20, 1964

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University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, March 20, 1964
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VACATION TIME-DANGER TIME
Book Crooks Busy At Work
By GORDON FREIREICH Hurricane Copy Editor
It’s the “danger season” again!! his doesn’t refer to flu epidemics • traffic campaigns—it refers to x>k stealing.
John Galbraith, manager of le university bookstore, said the umber of book thefts increase *ound vacation times—Christ-ias, mid-term, Easter. “This is ot a new problem. It happens /ery year. Students need money ad they steal books.”
After the theft, the thief will y to sell the books to the book-;ore. This is where most of the andits get trapped. “When a ook is sold to us, the student tust identify himself; and his gnature must match the one on is ID card,” Galbraith said. Then does he become suspicious?
| [f a book looks like it has been ixed up* (name inked out), we egin to suspect,” he said.
When a student is caught sell-
ing a stolen book, he is reported to the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women.
Henry Sikir, assistant dean of men, who handles most of the theft cases, said, “The disciplinary action varies according to the case.” He explained that suspension was the usual punishment
Dean of Men Ben David and Sikir both said they feel that the number of book thefts have “decreased in the past few years.”
All three men agreed that the best way to prevent book thefts is to “take simple precautions.”
Galbraith suggested students write their names in the books, “both in the front, and on some code page.” He explained that by “code page” he meant a page inside the book where only the student would know his name would be written. This makes it easier to spot stolen books.
The bookstore manager noted that about 75 per cent of all stolen texts were taken from unlocked cars. His answer to this is to keep cars locked. Dean David expressed it differently. He said, “You wouldn’t leave* $50 on the bureau of an unlocked hotel room, so why leave your car unlocked?”
Another precaution is not to leave books lying around. Galbraith gave this example: ‘“The other day a girl put her books down on a table outside here (the Merrick Breezeway) and took off. Anyone could have come along and picked them up.”
Federal Investigation Sought For Debaters
By LYNDA REIFMAN Hurricane Editor
Three-time participants in the Southern Regional Tournament, the University of Miami debate team has been denied entry to the 1964 competition.
Miami Beach Mayor Melvin J. Richard has asked for a federal inquiry into the operation of the regional committee’s selection and judging methods.
His letter of protest, concerning the UM team of Neal Sonnett and his son,
State Universities Form Association
The state-wide conference for Florida members of SUSGA, outhem Universities Student Governments Association, held t UM last week, has set a national precedent.
happens we will be the first state
epresented in SUSGA has or-anized a state wide conference,” ccording to USG president Mark Ilasby. Representatives from the Jniversity of Florida, Florida •tate University and University f Tampa, joined UM in the con-srence, which was designed to repare for the up-coming na-ional convention.
Durin gthe meeting the Florida schools discussed the possibility of establishing a booth at the New York World’s Fair, to show what the Student Governments of Florida have done during the past year.
As a result of the meeting a ate-wide entertainment program as been formulated which will ive the Florida members of the I organization an opportunity to I btain top rate national enter-[ainment and noted speakers at I reat savings to student bodies. I iUSGA members will deal di-I ectly with the performers and I hen recommend them to the •ther student governments I hroughout the state.
Clasby feels that this new ex-hange program will be of great •enefit to UM’s USG Lecture »eries.
Plans are now underway for he incorporation of the remain-ag universities and colleges in lorida into SUSGA. When this
in the association to have all of its universities and colleges represented.
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Students Broadcast Own Radio Show
Radio University of Miami, WZAP AM-FM, will go on the air again Monday morning.
WZAP FM, which is currently broadcasting from studios in LaGorce House, can be found at 90.1 on the FM dial of radios on campus, and the AM station will resume broadcasting Monday at 1580.
WZAP AM is temporarily out of order, because of a transformer blow-out earlier this week, according to Greg Zawyer, LaGorce house advisor.
yOWA BOUND
Munson Leaving UM
Dr. William B. Munson, UM J’rofessor of History and Chairman of the Division of Social I Sciences in University College, /ill join Parsons College, Fair-leld, Iowa, July 1 as Dean of the Jpper Division.
A member of the University of fiami faculty since 1946, Dr. iunson will devote most of his ime to duties other than teach-mg. “I will be primarily in the dministration, but teaching ossibly one history course,” he aid.
On learning of Dr. Munson’s appointment, UM President Henry King Stanford stated:
“Though this will be a great loss to us, we wish him well in his new position.”
Dr. Munson received his AJB., AM., and PhD. from the University of Illinois, concentrating on history of the Middle East and European Intellectual History. He taught at the University of Hinois and Western State College of Colorado before coming to the University of Miami.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa since 1936, Munson had numerous works published, including a Guide to the Study of Western Civilization in 1941. “While Dr. Munson is to be
Dr. William B. Munson . . . “will be a great loss?*
congratulated on this opportunity, it is with deep regret at losing one of our finest teachers that we shall part with him,” said Dr. H. Franklin Williams, vice president and director of community affairs.
About 20 students, technicians, announcers and disk jockeys keep the two stations, which serve only the UM campus, on the air from 8 a.m. to midnight.
Engineers Dave Jones, Bob Barnett and Rick Goldtrap built LaGorce House radio station in two weeks, and until the transformer failure WZAP was operating on a trial system.
“We plan to resume broadcasting Monday at 8 a.m.,” said radioman Art Simonson.
Afro-Asian Club Sets Program
An “Arabian Night” is to be held this Saturday evening, March 21, at 8:00. The Afro-Asian Club urges all who are interested in learning about the culture of the Arab world to meet them at the Wesley Foundation.
Guests are welcome, free of charge, to enjoy an evening which includes an exhibition of the music, folk dances and costumes of the Middle East.
Refreshments in the mode of the evening will be served to those who wish to sample. Also movies about the Arab countries will be shown.
The members of the Afro-Asian Club have contributed much of their time and money to present this program.
Barry Richard, was mailed to the head of the national tonrnament at West Point and to the presidents of the participating schools. The letter was also directed to Southern Regional Chairman Dr. Merrill G. Christophersen, of the University of South Carolina«
The UM team, which has competed in the national tournament and ranks high among the debating teams of the nation, was turned down for the regional event because of a technicality, according to Richard.
Dr. Christopherson informed Debate Coach Steve Slepin that UM’s application had been received five days late.
“This is foolish nonsense,” said Mayor Richard, “the regional committee was completely aware that UM would want to be in the tournament and of the difficulties the team faced during the year.
Christophersen admitted to Mayor Richard in a phone conversation that the rules for eligibility, as well as the rules for the maintenance and operation of the tournament were “made up as they went along.” The debate team underwent leadership changes during the year due to the illness of former coach Donald Sprague. Slepin had been in contact with Christophersen concerning Miami’s entry into the tourney. The chairman knew of Sprague’s condition and Slepin’s problem in gathering all the material necessary for a complete application.
“Their past record is certainly enough to qualify the team,” stated Mayor Richard.
Barry Richard and Neal Sonnet, both graduating seniors, felt that the regional committee knew Miami wanted to attend the tournament and make a bid for the national competition.
“The technicality they rejected us for is irrelevant,” said Barry, “we have a good team and they wanted to keep us from going to the national competition.”
President Henry King Stanford had protested to Christophersen and asked him to poll the committee members a second time for a reversal of the decision not to admit Miami to the tournament. Christophersen suggested to the committee that two more teams be added to the competition, but was turned down.
“I am extremely disappointed that our excellent debating team was not selected for the regional tournament,” concluded Dr. Stanford.
Photo by Daniel Bard
Drop Date Nears
The Registrar reminds all students and staff that Tuesday, March 24, is the last day to drop a course without a grade. All courses dropped after March 24, must receive a grade of WE or WP.
A grade of WE counts in the quality point index the
same as an E grade; a grade of WP, however, does not count in the quality point index.
Instructors are required to indicate whether a student is passing or failing on the drop slip for all courses dropped after. March 24.
Goldwater Jr. To Speak At YAF Meeting
Barry Goldwater, Jr. will be the guest speaker March 24, of the UM chapter of Young Americans For Freedom, announced President Elliott Bernstein.
The presidential hopeful’s son is scheduled for 8 p.m. in Beaumont Lecture Hall, along with a folksinging group called the “Goldwater Singers.”