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University Student Books
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Coral Gables, Florida, January 24, 1936
Number 14
Secretary Saves Colum
From Insistent Reporter
peg o' My Heart by J. Hartley
Manners is being presented Tuesday
evening by the University Players for
the student body and faculty, and on
Wednesday for the public. This play
has the distinction of being under the
added direction of Miss Laurette
Taylor, noted American actress and
wife of the late J. Hartley Manners,
the author.
Last Friday evening Miss Taylor,
who has interested herself in Jacqueline Paulk who plays "Peg" came in
to watch one of the rehearsals. She
expressed herself as being surprised
and pleased at the work done by the
Players, saying that they were superior to most amateurs and adding
special commendation for Miss Paulk
and Maxwell Marvin who plays the
comedy role of Alaric, a rather eccentric young Englishman. She also
liked Miss Miriam Lockhart in the
part of the cold and haughty Ethel.
Miss Taylor, who played in this
show in New York in a record long-
run of over 600 performances and
later in London for a year, was of
course able to tell the Players many
of the things that were done and lines
which were altered in the original
company, which improve the printed
version available to amateurs.
Mrs. Motter, who is directing the
piece, has also played the title role of
"Peg" in two stock companies and
while on the stage understudied Laurette Taylor in "Happiness," a later
play of Mr. Manners.
* The technique of Miss Taylor is
sound, her personality contagious,
and her presence at a rehearsal, while
* being perhaps a bit awesome was
nevertheless most inspirational.
Padraic Colum
ThomasSocialist
Leader Talks To
U.ofM-Students
Present Illogical Institutions
Condemned at Special
Assembly Program
100 More Students
Here Now Than '35
Registrar Provin Says Only
40 per cent Are Women
Registration figures for the winter
pm show a substantial increase over
jse for the same period last year,
jording to Mr. Harry H. Provin,
registrar of the University. There are
now over 100 more students on the
rolls than appeared last winter. Of
this number, 30 are new transfers,
and 50 are new freshmen.
P"Another interesting note," Mr.
Provin added, "is the fact that 60
per cent, are men, while 40 per cent,
are women students."
jjfThree foreign countries are represented in the total enrollment: Cuba,
nth 28 students, and Colombia and
the Bahamas with one student representing each.
~Bn the states outside of Florida,
lew York leads with an enrollment
)f 72 while, Michigan, with 45, New
Jersey with 34, and Pennsylvania
Th 22 follow in second, third and
)urth places respectively.
Norman Thomas, well known socialist leader and twice their presidential candidate, addressed the University at a special assembly Monday
on the Purpose of Education. He
stated that the development of culture and good taste in college are of
little consequence as compared with
the solution of our grave problem of
harnessing machinery and conquering
poverty.
"Colleges today," says Mr. Thomas, "should intensify a thoughtfulness
and spirit of rebellion against the illogical institutions of our present social order. Mechanical energy has
changed the course of human existence, but no provision has been made
for the relief of poverty."
"If the problems of this machine
age are met openly, an active program against the profit system formulated," Mr. Thomas assers, "Education will succeed in bringing about a
richness of personal life, and security to our generation.
After the assembly program Dr.
Leon Henderson induced Mr. Thomas
to speak in his Advanced Economic
Theory class on the progress of the
Socialist theory in other countries,
and the present split in the New York
branch of the party.
By Louise Herbert
If you ever tried to pin down a
piece of quicksilver, you'll be better
able to appreciate our interview with
Padraic Colum, internationally known
poet and visiting professor of Anglo-
Irish literature.
Like all Gaul our interview was
divided into three parts; i.e., the
roof, the patio, and finally around the
warmth of the fireplace of the San
Sebastian Hotel. On the windblown
roof, Mr. Colum, displaying his usual
interest in the progress and welfare
of his students, turned the tables by
becoming the interviewer with such
questions as: "And how are you?—
and your mother?—How's your work
coming?" and then, "How do you like
my class? Do you think the students
are getting much out of it?" After
having dispensed with those details
we turned to the question at hand
with: "Which do you think is the
greater literary form, verse or prose?"
To which Mr. Colum replied, "Don't
you think it's rather windy here?
—Let's go down to the patio."
Four flights down began our second session in the also windblown
patio. "Robert Frost is the greatest
living American" announced Mr.
Colum. "America has sustained a
great loss in the death of Edward
Arlington Robinson and Vachel
Lindsay." "Which," we asked, "do
you think the greater, prose or
verse?" To which Mr. Colum replied,
"Don't you think it's rather windy
here? Let's go see if there's a fire in
the lobby."
Inspired by the warmth of the fire
Mr. Colum chatted of his future. He
is working on his new novel "The
Hen Wife's Son," the first two parts
of which he has completed. He is also
hard at work on a heroic epic based
on Irish mythology. It is one of his
literary standards not to allow a day
to elapse without seeing some work
done on each. Throughout our Whole
acquaintance with Mr. Colum, and
particularly during the interview we
were struck by the quaintness and
charm of this unique Irishman's personality—his freshness and simplicity—his vague manner, and his sympathetic understanding which make
his an outstanding figure in one's
memory.
In final desperation we asked: "Mr.
Colum, which do you think is the
greater, verse or prose?" Taking a
deep breath he made ready to reply:
"In my opinion . . ." His secretary
appeared out of nowhere, interrupting, "I beg your pardon Mr. Colum,
it's time for dictation."
'American Song'
Subject of Opera
Concert Artist
Reinal  Warrenrath  Performs
Ably Before Large House
In Lecture-Recital
Mukerji of India
Lectures at 2nd
Week of Institute
On Thursday evening, January 23,
Mr. Reinald Werrenrath, of opera
and concert fame, gave a lecture-
recital in the University auditorium,
on "American Song."
Mr. Werrenrath is easily qualified
to speak authoritatively on this subject because of his intimate connection with American music. His grandparents and his parents were all
gifted musicians. He is intimately
acquainted with many of America's
leading musicians among whom are
Deems Taylor and John Charles
Thomas. The article, "American
Song," in the encyclopedia Brittan-
ica, was written by Mr. Werrenrath.
His address was pleasantly informal, and well salted with humor. He
traced the early foundations of
American music and pointed out that
the music of the early Indians and
the American negro had little influence upon American music as it now
exists, their main contribution to the
native idiom being the rhythm of
jazz.
Mr. Werrenrath said that as yet
our country had not produced any
really great musicians, but the reason
is America's youth; not her inability.
She has been busy for the last hundred and fifty years or so building a
nation, and so has not had the time
in which to develop a culture of her
own until the last few decades. This
is the reason that her early musical
efforts seemed to imitate the European school, as this technique had
been firmly established for some
hundreds of years.
Mr. Werrenrath illustrated all the
important points of his topic with
charming songs, given added charm
by the richness and warmth of his
voice. The singer made easy transitions from easy softness to strong
crescendo. Among the numbers he
sang were three Ojibway Indian melodies, "War Song," "Waubonosa,"
and "Youth Songs"; and two negro
spirituals, "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," and "O the Land I am Bound
For." Other songs included MacDow-
ell's "By the Sea" and Rudyard Kipling's famous poem set to music,
"Danny Deever."
Dr. Ross Will Speak at
Special Assembly Monday
Dr. Emory Ross, who has spent the
past twenty years of his life in Ethiopia, will lecture to a special assembly on Monday, the twenty-seventh,
about Ethiopia. Assembly will be
called at 10:10 a.m.
Being well versed on the history,
religion, and geography of the country he should reveal many interesting
side lights on the present situation.
Due to the present Italian-Ethiopian confusion this lecture should be
of special interest to everyone.
Doctor Ross is a life member to
the Royal Geographic Society and the
African Society of London.
Padraic Colum Speaks
Inner, Subtle Culture of India
Impressed Upon Students
At Each Program
Abram Chasins
To Play Here On
February 3rd
Will Be Guest Concert Artist
At University of Miami
Symphony Program
NOTICE
Due to lack of attendance, Senate investigation of the policies of
the Hurricane has been postponed
until noon today. AH senators are
urged to attend the meeting in
room 216.
Interview With AFL President
By James A. Daar
"Labor, generally, will support
resident Roosevelt in the next elec-
ion," declared William Green, pres-
pit of the American Federation of
>or, to four representatives of the
economics class which meets under
|i Leon Henderson. The A. F. of L.
Icutive committee . is now holding
sessions in Miami.
In commenting upon Labor's sup-
Port of the President, Mr. Green said,
"Although some of his economic policies are not altogether sound, at
least he has tried! And, he has been
fairly liberal."
The four representatives selected
by the class were Charles Priest,
Frank Simmonite, Chester Burns, and
James A. Daar. Several of the more
Pertinant queries and the answers are
as follows:
Q ••—Statement on the present in-
dustrial-craft union dispute.
A.—"This is an old problem. It has
ever been with us. The old Knights
pf Labor were an industrial organization. Then came the A. F. of L.,
and the craft unions," reiterated Labor's president.
"The AFL and the craft unions
survived; the Knights of Labor vanished. Ever since that time we have
been confronted with the problem.
"In the past the AFL has endeavored to adjust itself to changing conditions. But, changes are now not being made as rapidly as some believe
they should be.
"Industrial unions," he stated,
"blend the skilled and the unskilled
worker into one group for the purpose of bargaining collectively.
Tradesmen believe that they can best
be represented by someone in their
trade. This is why most groups have
not accepted the industrial union.
q.—What gains did the AFL make
in membership under the N. I. R. A.,
and why did it not make the gains it
anticipated when it was passed?
A.—"Their was a gain of slightly
over a million members during the
first year.
"Additional gains," he observed,
and added with a slight despondent
gesture, "were not made in the ranks
of Labor because the persecution of
the workers continued even after the
law was supposed to afford them protection. Those who had not joined
prior to the passage of Sec. 7-a of the
NRA for fear of being discharged, at
first began to come in. Then when
those still on the outside saw that
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GIANT STAGE SHOW TO
BE GIVEN AT GABLES
The Coral Gables Theatre is presenting tonight a mammoth stage
show. Two shows will be given, one at
7 and the other at 9:30 p.m. with
Jimmy Hodges as Master of Ceremonies. There will be ten acts all
combined under the title of "A Night
in Gay Paree." In addition to the
stage performance, a feature picture
will be shown. "Dangerous" co-starring Bette Davis and Franchot Tone
for the first time will be the attraction. This picture has been wonderfully received in all cities where it
has been shown, and is the best of
any of the Bette Davis pictures
shown to date. This added attraction
will be given without any advance in
prices, so that one and all may come
and enjoy themselves in Parisian atmosphere for one evening.
BUDDY ROGERS HOST
AT STUDENT DANCE
Miami Playhouse Offers
Special Rates to Students
Mr. Richard Hopkins of the Miami
Playhouse located at N. W. Third
Street and North River Drive, has
extended a special rate to students
of the University.
Balcony seats ordinarily 75 cents
will be given at 55 cents, and the
dress circle, or lower balcony seats
usually $1.10 may be had at 83
cents. These figures include tax and
may be used at every performance
except on Monday opening nights.
Students may identify themselves by
presentation of their activity books.
The play scheduled for the week
of January 20, will be "Kind Lady."
Last Friday afternoon, the University of Miami was well represented
at the tea dance given in its honor
in the Palm Garden of the Roney
Plaza Hotel.
Compacts were given by Buddy
Rogers to the girls he considered the
most attractive in each social organization on campus.
Girls who received compacts were:
Maria Alverez, Zeta Phi; Ruth
Deistlehorst, Lambda Phi; Ann* Steele,
Sigma Phi; Nedra Brown, Delta Tau;
Barbara Wertheimer, Theta Chi
Omega; Dagmar Fripp, Sport Club;
and Mary Logan from the non-sorority group.
Contrary to rumors the tea-
dances on Friday afternoons are not
free to University students.
Abram Chasins, talented American
pianist-composer will be the guest artist at the concert to be given by the
University of Miami symphony orchestra Monday, February 3.
Mr. Chasins was born in the heart
of New York City in 1903. To his
credit there are over eighty works
which have been performed by leading artists, conductors, and orchestras throughout the world.
As a pianist, his debut was made in
1929 with the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra at which he played his own
piano concerto. The following year
his performance of the same concerto
was conceded by critics to be one of
the outstanding events of the season.
In 1931, Chasins toured England
and while there played seven concerts in ten days as well as performing for the British Broadcasting
Company. On the Continent he appeared as soloist under leading conductors in Amsterdam, The Hague,
Cologne, Vienna, Warsaw, and Prague.
For the past eight years Chasins
has been a member of the faculty of
the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He has decided literary inclinations having written musical articles for the leading music journals
of this country and Europe.
Beginning in February 1934, Chasins was engaged by the Columbia
Broadcasting System to do a series of
broadcasts entitled "Piano Pointers,"
in which he illustrated and played the
most widely known works for the
piano.
Recently he has been engaged for
a new series of programs over the
N.B.C. called "Chasins Music Series"
which is presented on Saturdays from
12:00 noon-to 12:30 p.m. Chasins is
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LAW PRACTICE COURT
OPENED    LAST    WEEK
The Practice court of the law
school, directed by Dean Rasco, opened last week. Lee Worley, an attorney practicing in Miami, is the
talker and acting-judge.
The students are given "moot"
questions to solve. The seniors try
the cases, the juniors act as witnesses
and the freshmen perform as jurors.
This court is to be continued
through the spring term.
Dhan Gopal Mukerji, an interpreter of well wrought Indian literature,
opened the second week of the fifth
annual meeting of the Winter Institute Monday with a series of lectures
on India, its literature, its life, and
its men of unusual characteristics.
Mr. Mukerji dealt specifically with
Indian literature in the past and the
present. The subject matter of his
lectures included: "Sanskrit Literature"; "Kipling, Tagore, and Gandhi"; "Hindu Folklore and Culture";
"Life in India Today"; and "Portraying the Inner Life of India."
The object of Mr. Mukerji's lectures was decisive throughout the entire series. He impressed upon the
University students the inner, subtle
culture of India. The fundamental
purpose of his lectures is to make the,
necessary cultural contacts between
America and the continent of Asia
that will inevitably develop, during
the passage of years, to a high degree. His lectures covered the development of Asiatic literature from
ancient civilization to the present
time, stressing its transmission from
tongue to print.
During the week Padraic Colum
presented the lecture, "A. E.: Poet
and Social Philosopher," very personal in subject matter and dealing
mainly with social philosophy. Mr.
Colum paid tribute in his lecture to
the man who dedicated his first book,
"Voices of the Stones," to him, and
to whom he is dedicating his latest
work.
Dr. Lowe, director of the Winter
Institute since 1931, states: "I appreciate the emphasis The Hurricane has
given to the value of the Winter Institute of Literature to the students
of the University." He continued,
"The Institute is not only an unusual
feature in the curriculum of a liberal
arts college, but it is also a significant
annual event in stimulating the interest of each student in reading literature."
Dr. Lowe then pointed out that literature is being made today as it always has been made. When living
authors stand before students and
give their messages personally instead of having them transmitted
through print, literature takes on a
new reality."
NOTICE
The two feature articles which were
to have been begun this week, will
to an unavoidable delay, commence
in the next issue. The are an article
on some phase of national affairs by
Dr. Leon Henderson, and a feature
on women's organizations on the campus.
SYMPHONIC BAND MAKES
SUCCESSFUL DEBUT IN MIAMI
ETCHING CLASS AUGMENTED
Rho Beta Omicron Meeting
There will be a meeting of Rho
Beta Omicron next Wednesday at
3:30 in the auditorium.
Enrollment in the class in etching
at the University has been increasing
steadily. Twelve students now attend
the regular Monday and Friday afternoon classes under Mr. Richard L.
Merrick.
This course is not specifically intended for would-be etchers and engravers. It contains a brief history of
the art through inking and the woodblock. Three credits are given with
an opportunity for extra credit hours.
By Freda Slauter
If you are among those who have
thought of a band as something that
walks up and down the street, merely
keeping a rhythmic beat that stimulates onlookers, after you have heard
such an organization as the University of Miami Symphonic Band your
eyes and ears will be wide open. A
distinguished music critic remarked
that when he read the announcement
of this concert he thought that "Symphonic Band" was just another name,
but he found out, much to his astonishment, that it is a group of musicians that really justifies that term.
In fact, he did not believe that it was
possible for a band to play that way,
and even while listening to it, it was
hard for him to believe his ears.
Starting with delicate pianissimos
and rising to gigantic fortes, delightfully satisfying effects were attained.
The able director, Walter E. Sheaffer, brought out a variety of nuances
and tempi, and a definiteness in
rhythm that led directly to climaxes
of beauty and sonority. One felt unity of thought and mutual responsiveness between conductor and mem
bers of the band. There was an impressive organ-like quality to the
blending of these band instruments,
and at times the fullness and perfect
ensemble, of the trombone choir
created an atmosphere that one expects to find only in a titanic cathedral.
The soloist, in the Aria from Massenet's Herodiad sang with a more
mellow and appealing quality than
ever before. The richness of her voice
stood out against a perfect accompaniment, which remained beautifully in the background, never overshadowing the clear melodic line of
the fully adequate soprano voice. In
the encore, an old Welsh hymn, "All
Through the Night," there was complete blending between the quintet
ensemble (four trombones and harp)
and the voice, with a smoothness and
mutual agreement that sustained attention. Poise, assurance, trueness of
pitch, and an evident joy in singing,
were the main qualities of this performance by Miss Helen Flanagan.
Another outstanding feature of
the program was the cornet solo.
This was given in a masterful style,
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