Miami Hurricane, January 08, 1932

              The Aliami ® Hurricane
THE O FFICIAL STUD ENT PUBLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
VOL. 6
Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, January 8, 1932
No. 13
padraic Colum, To Lecture Here, Is Typical Of Race
Son of Erin 1» Playwright, Poet, Novelist, and Teller
of Legend and Folklore
The University of Miami will have in its winter institute one of the Old World poets—Padriac Col-um, who brings with him the fantasy and whimsy of the gay yet sorrowful Irish poetry. To hear him read his own poems or talk on Irish poetry is indeed to fall under the spell of Ireland.
Living his youth in the county of Langford, Ireland, where he was bom in 1881, he absorbed the folklore and popular songs and gradually became steeped in the tradition and native culture of the Irish people.
Mr.Colum early joined the ranks of writers and when he was but 22, his play, “Broken Soil” received attention. It was one of the first to be produced by the Irish Theatre, later known as The Abbey Theatre, of which he was one of the founders. While engaged in this theatre movement, he came to know and admire George Russell, William Butler Yeats, and Lady Gregory.
He was also one of the founders of The Irish Review in 1911, and its sole editor during 1912-1913. At the end of this period, he came to America where his poetry has been widely recognized.
In 1923, at the invitation of the Hawaiian legislature, he went to Hawaii and there studied the native myths and folklore which he has beautifully presented in his “Tales and Legends of Hawaii.”
Mr. Colum is enlisted in most of the ranks of writers. He is a dramatist by right of “The Land” and other plays; a poet, “Wild Earth”; a novelist, “Castle Conquer”; writer of travel books, “The Road 'Round Ireland”; a writer of tales for young people, “The King of Ireland’s Son”; and a writer of folklore, “Tales and Legends of Hawaii”.
Among his many American friends, he numbers Mr. George P. Brett, president of the MacMillan Publishing Company who lives at Journey’s End on Old Cutler Road just east of Matheson Hammock.
The University is indeed fortunate in having as a lecturer so able a representative of the whimsy and quaint feeling of Ireland as Padriac Colum.
Phi Alpha Fiesta, Open House-Dance Is Tomorrow Night
Five Hundred Guest« Will Attend Mid*Year Formal Given By Fraternity
Phi Alpha fraternity will give its most important social event of the scholastic year tomorrow night at the chapter house at 541 Hardee road, at 9 o’clock. Phi Alpha Alpha Fiesta, a formal open house and dance, will be an event of major proportions. Five hundred invitations have been mailed, and a large number of downtown visitors and friends of the university, as -well as students and faculty members, is expected.
A special feature of the formal will be a series of short farces to be given by the 1932 pledge class. The acts are take-offs on current radio programs, and were written especially for the affair by Clint Gamble and Walt Svehla, who are in charge of the program. The acts will be put on during short intermissions in the dance.
Miss Clara NeUe DuPuis and Marguerite Sweat have been chosen as chief hostesses, and with their assistants will receive the guests.
Dancing will be on the. lawn, and the orchestra will play from a raised platform. Many tables will be distributed about the grounds, and the entire surrounding area will be hung with colored lights. Spotlights will be focussed on the dance floor from several vantage points. Refreshments will be served.
Popular Magazine Will Carry Article By Short Story Teacher, Student
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, in structor in short story writing at the University of Miami, and Harold Farkas, student in special article writing at the university have had a story accepted by Liberty Magazine. The title of the story is “Searchers of the Caribbean”.
It is the story of a Miami pilot, Robert Moore, the manager - of Curtiss Air station on Biscayne Blvd., and a plane which went down off Bimini several years ago. Fiv* persons lost their lives in the Plane. Moore was the only one saved and when picked up was in a state of collapse.
The story will be published vithin the next six weeks, and will he broadcast over the National Broadcasting Chain hookup in the Liberty hour.
Ten University Students Selected To U. of M. Symphony Act As Official Greeters At Air Races Orchestra Opens
1932 Concert Season
Harold Bell Wright’s Chief Interest Is In Relics of the Indiana
Men
Will Receive Dietinguished Guette At Miami'e All American Meet
Ten students from the University of Miami were selected to serve as official receivers of important guests at the Miami Air Mr. Harold Bell Wright, author j Races,January ’7, 8, and 9. Five
Author of Many Weetern Novele Ie Interviewed By Two Hurricane Reportera
William J. Kopp Give» Excellent Performance With New Group
Thomson Tours North To Clinch Plans and Contact P.-A. Speakers
of “The Winning of Barbara Worth” and other novels, was ensconced in a high fan-back chair, by a broad plate glass window looking out on the sea as two Hurricane reporters approached him in the sunroom of the Pancoast Hotel. He laid aside his magazine, “Travel”, when he noticed the arrivals. Introductions were performed, and the three sat down for a talk. Mr. Wright said he was thoroughly enjoying his visit to Florida—while it is his first, he doesn’t think it will be his last. Miami has quite lived up to his expectations.
“I think Miami an ideal place for a University,” said Mr. Wright in reply to a question. He approve i heartily of the Pan American spirit the University is fostering. He believes that with all the advantages of splendid faculty, beautiful climate, and year-round out door life that we enjoy, Miami will easily grow to a great University.
Being a modest soul, Mr. Wright refused to talk of himself, but held forth in a most interesting manner concerning Indian custom-and habits. His have is in Arizona, country of 30,000 redskins, and he speaks many of the Indian dialects. He lives at the edge of an Indian reservation, and has many friends among the Indians. He has made a collection of Indian legends and lore, in his “Long Ago Told” tales, and has also compiled the only existing dictionary of the Papago language. Mr. Wright is leaving shortly for a trip to the East Indies, accompanied by his wife.
—V. R. and L. P.
members of the Miami Beach Committee of One Hundred were also
Under the baton of William J.
j Kopp, the University of Miami
„	Symphony Orchestra Sunday after-
appointed, as well as five import-	, .	„„„
ant Dade county officials. They "°°n °Pened ,ts 1932 Se8SOn ,n 8 were asked to form the committee very pleasant manner. The concert which received and greeted dis- was held in the auditorium of tinguished visitors to the races, Miami Senior High School, and a
such as attaches from the English, French, and Italian embassies Latin American diplomatic repre sentatives, and noted fliers, government and military delegates, and notable visitors.
The students were divided into two groups which received at different gates. The students in the first group are Franklin Albert, captain; Franklin Parsons, Joe Eggum. James Roger and Stuart Patton. Members of the second group are Ed Paxton, captain; Ed Wright, Francis Houghtaling, Ted Bleier, and George Harvey.
The members of the committee received guests on Thursday and
fair crowd attended. Mr. Kopp ' | proved himself the very excellent musician that he is, directing a smooth performance from a new orchestra. Although they are a comparatively small group, the musicians acquitted themselves honorably by their program.
The first half of the program presented the Prelude, Choral and Fugue of Bach, orchestrated by Abert, and Mozart's G Minor 1 Symphony. Neither number afforded a vehicle for a display of brilliance, and the orchestra contented itself with a suave and un-I eventful performance of each. I
HURRICANE REPORTER ASSISTS RUMANIAN WOMAN PARACHUTE-JUMPER IN DISTRESS
Miiè.Smaranda Braescu I* Here To Try To Set New High Bail-Oat Record
Meldrim Thomson, secretary of Pan American relations at the U. of M., spent two weeks during the holidays in Washington, New York and Toledo, Ohio, during which time he interviewed President j Hoover about plans for the Pan ;
American Student Conference to be held here in April..
Duncan U. Fletcher, senator! from Florida, introduced Thomson | to the chief executive. The pres-' ident was presented with invitations to make a radio address to j the congress from President B. F.j Ashe of the University; Mayor R. B. Gautier of Miami, and E. R.
Murrow, president of the National j Student Federation. The president J received the delegate most cordial-j ly, and indications are that he will make the address.
Thomson’s trip included visits to j the Brazilian embassy and the Col-,
ombian and Argentine legations in Little Miss Smaranda Braescu, Washington. He called upon the | Rumanjan holder of the High Alti-Pan American Union officials, who	Parachute Jujnp for women,
restated their approval of the Uni- ^ been sent over from Rumania versity of Miami’s plans for the ^ ^er government to attempt to congress, and Dr. Leo S. Rowe, jitter her previous jump of 6000 head of the Union, who has tenta meters_ jjiss Braescu landed in tive plans to attend and address ^merjca ¡n November after con-
the gathering. _	; valescing from injuries sustained
While in New York Thomson ^ )ast parachute jump. She obtained an official rate reduction gpeaks no English, only Rumanian from the Grace and the Munson French. She discoursed fluently in French, showing us all the
Friday afternoons and evenings, have heard more finely balanced and are seated in the reserved orchestras: the University Sym-boxes. The members were selected phony has a vast number of strings, by Mr. Frank M. Miller, prominent and they are good, but the brass Miami attorney and chairman of section doesn't seem strong enough, the reception committee.	They wouldn’t have a chance with
________________ Wagner or the like.
More Applicants Called For The second half of the music By U. of M. Swimming Coach included a Septette for string orchestra, piano, and trumpet by Saint Saens, and the Ruy Bias overture of Mendelssohn. The septette was indeed interesting; the solo trumpet andjpiano parts were handled skillfully, the latter beirg
Johnny Thalen, swimming coach of the university, has issued a call for more swimmers. He says that many really good acquatic stars are
in the making here. Prospective j played by Joe T,arpley, who did swimmers are asked to report to nicey on as dead-toned a piano as him at the Venetian Pools any ever j have heard. The Ruy Bias afternoon.	overture was performed with per-
■■ ■ ..- haps not enough of the dash and
fire it deserved.
The orchestra shows promise of splendid future performances, and under the capable leadership of Mr. Kopp will undoubtedly become the premier musical organization
—I. N.
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break the record for any altitude jump previously held.
The little Rumanian is very at- ‘n the city, tractive with grey eyes and long black hair. She says “The Amer-	_________
icans are all so kind to me. I ap- ____ .-r-r-nc	c a
preciate it greatly, and think you DEBATERS I O LEAVE
have a wonderful country.” SOON QN pLA TOUR She said that she would not recommend parachute jumping as an outdoor sport. She does not yet |
steamship lines to the Latin delegates. Among the prospective speakers called upon in New York were Dr. Stephen L. Duggan, of the International Bureau of Education, Raymond Buell of the Research Department of International Policies, and Dr. C. Puyo Delgado, a prominent Colombian publisher.
while pictures of herself in action in planes, and surrounded by crowned heads and aviaters.
Miss Braescu "has fear” while jumping, but is determined to prove that women are as able in the air as men. In the coming All American Air Meet, she plans an attempt to
know when her jump will be made,1
The debating team of the uni-
versity will tour Florida soon, it
as much depends on the wind and
weather. She hopes to take up...	. . ..	__	.	...
«••...	, .	.	... the debating council. The team will
flying in the near future, and will i_t	___
probably return to Rumania shortly
after the Meet.
was decided in a recent meeting of bating council. The team will ! meet the debaters of Rollins,
—V.R.
Dean Holdsworth’s Book Selected 1 of 100 Best
Southern, St. Petersburg Junior college and the University of Florida. Another and larger tour is planned for the team later in the year, when it will cover much of the South, and meet teams from many of the larger southern col-------- leges and universities.
A book by Dr. John Thom Holds-; The council will hold its first worth, dean of the school of bus- j practice debate tomorrow after-iness administration here, has been noon at 2:30 o’clock in the audi-selected by the Business Book J torium of the university. The League of New York City as one j question is “Resolved: That Con-bf the hundred best business works i gress shall enact legislation to of the year 1931. The volume, a control industry”. The affirmative new, revised and enlarged edition will be taken by Lucille Mutchler, of his “Money and Banking” is and Joe Fleischaker, and Heary used here as a textbook by Dr. Kate Gardner and Meldrim Thom-Holdsworth in some of his classes, son will take the negative stand.