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Construction of a Computer Center building, to be used jointly by the U. S- Weather Bureau and the university, will begin soon, Dr. Werner A. Baum, vice-president and jean of the faculty, announced Wednesday.
The initial information was disclosed in Washington by Congressman Dante Fascell :D. Fla.) who said that the university had been the lowest of nine bidders and would be awarded the contract to build the center.
It will be a five-story building with the lop three floors occupied by the U. S. Weather Hurricane Research Bureau and the
Navy Hurricane Research Center. The university will utilize the first two floors for its own research.
Of primary importance to the center will be an IBM 7040 Transistorized Digital Computer. This machine, donated for UM use, is valued at over $1 million and is the largest and fastest computer machine built by IBM- The closest machine of this type in an educational institution is at Florida State University in Tallahassee. A total of $2 million worth of
computing machines will be donated.
The portion used by the weather research agencies will be leased by the government for 10 years at a yearly cost of $169,599. In addition, the government has an option to lease the space for another 10 years.
The total cost of the building will be about $1,156,000. There will be about 55,000 square feet of floor space on the five floors.
To help pay the initial cost of the building, the Committee of 21, associated with
the Chamber of Commerce, has raised more than $300,000.
The introduction of up-to-date meteorological equipment will enable the university to expand research and course offerings in that field. UM researchers will also be able to use the facilities and machines for some complicated problems, and can be practically positive that the results are correct.
The building will be built in the comer of the unpaved commuter lot across Memorial Dr. from the Law School. It is expected to be completed by the end of 1964.
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Basie Band Plays For H\coming
The 1963 Homecoming mmittee was able to induce s internationally famous )unt Basie to come to the liversity to entertain the rev-;rs at this year’s Homecom-g dance.
Count began his illustrious reer when jazz was first be-ming a national pastime. That is over 25 years ago, and Basie's I sition as one of the nation’s I Dst celebrated jazz musicians still quite secure.
Appealing to both avid jazz evotees and those who just ke the sound, the Basie band as played in such diversified tmospheres as Carnegie Hall, he Newport Jazz Festival, 'resident Kennedy’s Inaugural tall, and in concert halls hroughout Europe.
In addition to his personal ap-| arances, he has had great suc-I ss in the recording field. His cords have stretched from the I a of the big bands to his latest t with Frank Sinatra.
Featured in his band are Sonny tyne on drums; Freddie Green, litar; Eddie Jones plucking the iss; and Basie at the piano.
Kappa Alpha Mu, national •hotojournalism fraternity, will •e operating three booths tak-ng souvenir pictures. For $3.50, couple will receive two 5 by
McLaren New IFC Head After Bloch’s Resignation
Bill McLaren of Sigma Nu fraternity was elected to the presidency of the University of Miami’s Inter-Fra-temity Council during an IFC meeting Tuesday- McLaren succeeds Stu Bloch who submitted his formal registration during a regularly scheduled IFC meeting on Nov. 12.
During the first three days of his administration, the 21-year old McLaren, a
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senior business management major, has held several IFC Council meetings in an effort to resolve the problems which Bloch’s unexpected resignation have presented.
“Our primary concern will naturally be the improvement — academically, socially, and culturally—of the individual fraternities and the fraternity members at the university, and we will continue to work solely
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for what we feel will benefit the University of Miami,” said McLaren.
McLaren, who felt that Bloch “should have prepared the IFC” for his resignation, is working on the improvement of the IFC’s communications with the administration, deans, student organizations, and students of the University of Miami. “I want to improve the public relations of the IFC,” he said.
—Photo by Jeffrey Joffe
Sterling Silver Trophy
Dr. Thurston Adams, director of student activities, isn’t having a punch bowl appraised. Mr. Carroll is indicating where the name of the annual UM Homecoming Champion will be engraved on the new Carroll's Jewelers Trophy.
The winner each year will be the organization with the largest accumulation of points in all Homecoming events.
7 shots, two wallet size pictures, and the negative.
“Most organizations that take pictures of this kind do not release the negative,” Charles Powers of KAM, said. “That is one of the things that makes this such a good deal.”'
Crackdown Coming On Minors’ Drinks
According to a letter from the State Beverage Department Florida, there is to be a “major crackdown on minors found be possessing an alcoholic beverage.”
The letter, addressed to USG President Mark Clasby, indites that the effort is part of a “statewide program aimed at ducing flagrant violations of the law by minors.”
* According to Clasby, the state has prepared a pamphlet designed to educate minors as to the law they are breaking by possessing alcoholic beverages illegally.
In addition to distributing the pamphlet among Florida students, the Beverage Department is sending a representative to each campus to confer with school officials.
“The exact nature and proce
Holiday Locks Library Door
The Otto G. Richter Li-ary will be closed all day hanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. i, said Dr- Archie L. Mc-eal, library director.
On Friday and Saturday, ov. 29 and 30, library hours ill be from 8:15 a.m. to 5 in., and on Sunday, Dec. 1, om 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets for the dance will go on sale Monday, Nov. 18, at 10 a.m. in the Student Activities Office, 1202 Dickinson Dr., Apt. 37U. Advance tickets are $4 per couple until noon, Dec. 4. After this time they may be purchased at the door at $5 per couple.
The Dec. 6 event is expected to draw a capacity crowd. Students are urged to purchase tickets well in advance to avoid possible disappointment. Organizations that wish to reserve tables at the dance must buy tickets in “blocks” and should do so as soon as possible.
The dance is being held at the Miami Beach Convention Hall from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Women will have a special 2 a.m. curfew.
Greeks Form Backbone Of College Life—McLaren
“The Inter-Fraternity Council i “Each pledge program has is only as strong as the member leadership instruction. The prac-fratemities and the fraternities tical experience is invaluable to
depend on the quality of the pledge classes for their strength,” said IFC President Bill McLaren.
The fraternity men on the University of Miami campus do more than wear holes in their sweaters with their pins, compete in intramurals, and paint each other’s mascots.
They offer unlimited opportunities to college men, they participate in all areas of campus life, and actively engage in community affairs, he continued.
“The Greek system is the backbone of university life,” said McLaren. “Fraternities, as the only area of organized students, provide workers for campus events such as Homecoming, Pep Club, Undergraduate Student Government, and Cami Gras.”
McLaren pointed out that the Greeks also supply the various i organizations with qualified lead- ! era.
the boys.”
Another basic premise of the pledge programs is academic awareness. This carries over into the life of actives.
“Scholastics are stressed at the beginning of a fraternity man’s career as the main reason for being in college,” said McLaren.
The pledging periods include mandatory study halls, tutoring sessions, and lectures by notable people connected with the university.
The fraternity men staff the booths ' for community projects like the March of Dimes, the Cancer Drive, and United Fund. At Thanksgiving, the men present food baskets to needy families.
The Greek way of life encourages men to project a better image of the individual student and the university.
For Homecoming Fireworks
Boat-burning Planned As Battle
Thundering cannon, mock shell-blasts, and returning fire will describe the action at this year’s Homecoming “Boat-burning.”
The event has been taken over by the University Services Or-
and as it sinks, so sink the I hired for consultation in prepar-
dure involved in this crackdown ganization, and that group prom are not yet known, but I feel ises “to pull all stops,” according
that students should be aware that these investigations will begin soon,” Clasby said.
Clasby plans to meet with Dean Hendricks and all housing unit presidents as soon as possible to discuss this important issue.
to President John Lowry.
A recent tradition at the university, the “Boat-burning” signifies the expected defeat of the Alabama football team Saturday, Dec. 7. The boat to be burned is named after the opposing team
chances of TJM’s opponent.
Many changes, including the appearance of a sea battle, have been carefully planned by the USO.
ing fireworks displays to add color to the battle and make it more realistic.
A special area near the site of the old Student Union will be The boat to be used is a 40-foot | declared off-limits to students as sailboat which will be converted this will be the action area for to look like a warship, gaily “broadside” barrages directed painted and decorated for the from the enemy ship against the occasion.	shore installations.
The battle sequence between the boat and batteries on the
shore has been expanded so that prior to a “direct hit” on the actual damage will be done to the Lhip. After ciearing the decks, batteries along with the boat. | the blazing ship will sink and Pyrotechnic experts have been join those of bygone years.
Finally, an elaborate abandon-ship maneuver will be used just
Sigma Nu’s McLaren
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He is immediately concerned with the insured success of the present freshmen rush program, which began on Sunday, and the self-government of the Inter-Fraternity Council.
However, one of the basic interests of the IFC, according to McLaren, will be the continued improvement of the academic atmosphere of fraternity life at the UM.
McLaren plans to spend “20, 35, 40, 50 hours a week, whatever is necessary,” in his new position.
McLaren’s appointment came on Tuesday following Bloch’s unexpected resignation- “This recent decision (to resign) was the result of profound thought, and is based solely on the responsibility which each individual possesses as a member of the university community to pursue his academic endeavors to the fullest extent of his ability,” wrote Bloch in a letter addressed to all of the university’s fraternity presidents.