Miami Hurricane, September 10, 1948

              The Miami @ Hurricane
Vol. XXII	“ UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES, FLA., SEPTEMBER 10, 1948	No. 38
Soda Shop Opens Monday At Student Club
Phone Service To Be Ready On Schedule
With the installation of the first telephones in some units this week, phone service at the Main Campus dorms shows promise of being completed by Oct. 1.
A Southern Bell official said this week that his company is working extra crews overtime to complete the service by that deadline. Students will begin occupying the dorms Sept. 25.
No Extra Charge Seen
No charge will be made to students for the phones, William Fisher, housing director, said, depending on how the lines are used.
“If long conversations cause a tie-up of trunk lines from 20 minutes to an hour, the University will charge for phone service,” he said.
Long distance calls will be possible through the switchboard, but will be charged to the caller. Three to four operators will work during peak periods, with one on duty 24 hours a day.
The new telephones will serve 1,583 students, including 614 women and 87 married couples. The 503 dorm units range from seven-man suites to four-person apartments.
Women Are Fenced In
Men will be housed in 165 four-unit apartments, 30 six-unit quarters, and 79 seven unit dormitories. Families will have 87 two-bedroom apartments. Women will occupy 119 two-bedroom units, each accommodating four, aijd 23 three-bedroom units, accommodating six. A fence will surround the women’s quarters, Mr. Fisher said.
Many students, some returning from vacation, had neglected to make reservations for the project. 300 en-rollees for the fall term, who failed to register for apartments, learned that former students had been given priority in renting the new dorms.
Mr. Fisher stated that 150 apartments were held for former students, and the rest made available for freshmen and new students.
Application for space in the dorms began in January. A waiting list of 150 names was made nM case some students who applied might withdraw their applications. To date, 125 withdrawals have been recorded by the housing office.
Publicity Service Offered By SDX
A publicity service for all campus organizations is now available, Ed Taylor, president of the University chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalistic fraternity, announced this week.
The service is designed to aid organizations in the effective promotion of their activities through the experienced writers who are members of SDX. Fees will be based on the size of projects, Taylor said. Members who are employed by local radio stations and daily newspapers will dissiminate publicity through those means.
Organization secretaries or publicity chairmen can contact an SDX member at the Hurricane office, Room 524, Main Campus, or by phoning.
Preparations for publicizing the Homecoming Week will be discussed at the SDX meeting Thursday, Sept. 16. at Parker Art print shop.
Athletic Department Sponsors Florida Sports Writers Confab
By LARRY BIRGER
Sports Editor
The University athletic department will once again play host to the Florida Sports Writers association convention to be held here Sept. 20-21, Athletic Director Jack Harding, announced this week. This marks the third year in whiqh U-M
has been in charge of the event.
Sports writers and commentators from the entire state have been invited to attend the gathering. A big, two day program has been set for them with gala events studding the card.
Activities will start early Monday morning with a deep-sea fishing trip. The next stop after the writers have finished their excursion into the Gulf Stream will be luncheon at the El Commodoro hotel with several invited to speak. Coach Andy Gustafson, who is taking a major roll in the convention, has called for a special practice game with the 'Cane gridders in action for the newspapermen to view. It will be their first look at the '48 edition of the Hurricanes. The contest is scheduled for 5 p.m.
On Monday night, a party is planned for the football prognosticators with a buffet supper as the main
attraction.
Golf comes in for its share Tuesday morning when all the newsmen are invited to participate in a links tourney at the Miami Shores Country club. This part of the program has been very popular in the past, and many golfing prizes will be given the winners.
Following the matches, the writers will adjourn for lunch at the C. C. where the new U-M grid mentor will be the guest speaker. Coach Harding will preside over the gathering. The annual business meeting of FSWA will follow in the afternoon.
Final session of the convention will be a party at the home of Ernie Seiler, business manager of the Orange Bowl, climaxing a vigorous two days of action.
The committee in charge of the gathering this year is headed by Jack Harding. Others having a hand in the affair are Jimmy Burns and Guy Butler, sports editors of the Herald and News respectively, Charlie Johnson of the Beach Sun Tropics, Everett Clay, publicity director for Hialeah Park, Jim Bussey, George Galet, Dean Foster Alter, and Wilbert Bach of the University,
Students To Meet T-Formation Team At Dance Tonight
The revitalized Hurricane’gridders will take a few minutes off this evening from their strenuous training period to appear at a dance in their honor. Each member of the team will be introduced to allow students to get acquainted with the men who will represent them on the gridiron this year.
The dance, which will be held at the basketball courts on the North Campus, will begin at 9 p.m. and will last until midnight. The music will be furnished by the Carl Einig band.
“We want to give those boys a real send off for the Rollins game. The best way for the student body to show that the school is behind the team is for the students to get out there tonight and cheer their heads off when the team is introduced," Norman A. Whitten, director of the Student Club, said.
Entertainment will be provided by Freshman Coach Sam Dermigny, Art Davies, and Don Gearhard. Dermigny will emcee and introduce the players. He and Davies will also form a team to sing comedy songs in every Western European language. Gearhard, a harmonica specialist, will give a solo.
Bridge Naming Entries Must Be In By Tuesday
All entries for the contest, naming the bridge over the canal connecting the Main Campus dorms with the intramural field, must be submitted by Tuesday, Sept. 14. to the Hurricane office, Room 524.
Winner of the $5.00 gift certificate from the University bookstore will be announced Friday, Sept. 17, in the Hurricane. Dr. Thurston Adams, director of student activities, will make the decision.
and Paul O’Conner, publicity director of the American Greyhound Operators association.
BOB HOPLER
Injury Ends Grid Career Of Bob Hopler
Bob Hopler, second string varsity center who was counted on by Coach Andy Gustafson for much action this season, suffered a recurrence of a spinal injury sustained against TCU in 1947, bringing an abrupt end to his football career.
U-M’s only pivotman with varsity experience, Hopler was felled last week while making a tackle during scrimmage. Released from the hospital Saturday, the ’Cane gridder is rapidly recovering, but has been advised by doctors to give up football.
From Keansburg, N. J., Hopler is 21 and a Navy veteran. He spent 14 months with the North Atlantic patrol. An all-stater for three years in prep school, the rangy center was a pass intercepting specialist. He accounted for three t.d.s in high school, one on a 90-yard run.
This was Hopler’s second year on the Hurricane varsity. His loss cut deeply into the thinning ranks of centers on the University squad. At present, Art Davies is being used in a starting role with Pete Mastellone. James Mitchell, and Joe Esachenko in reserve.
Psych Prof At Meet
Dr. Hulsey Casdn, professor of psychology, is now in Boston attending the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Sept. 6-11.
All universities over the nation are represented at the meet, where papers on all phases of experimental psychology will be read.
Delegates To See Campus
Ü-M Included In Legion Plans
By JIM COFFROTH
The cultural side of the usually hilarious national convention of the American Legion will be handled this year by the legionnaire students of the University.
Plans have been made to provide special busses for conducted tours of the Campus for visiting members. Students will assist in patroling the streets of Miami to help maintain order as well as serve as ushers during the Orange Bowl celebration.
Mrs. Joan Nicholas, Damon Runyon post adjutant, outlined the plans for the convention delegates. Most important will be the bus service' that will extend over the four days of the convention, Oct. 18 to Oct. 21.
Each bus will be equipcd with
a ‘barker,’ who will be a legionnaire from the University. These barkers will draw the visitors attention to interesting points along the way, Mrs. Nicholas, said.
Once on the campus, the visitors will be conducted over the grounds and through the buildings by other Damon Runyon post guides. When the group arrives at the Student Club, the Auxiliary will be on hand with iced orange juice.
Members of the Damon Runyon post will also take part in the downtown ceremonies, Mrs. Nicholas, said. Part of the legion police force will be University students who will be issued badges and white helmets and instructed in methods of maintaining law and order during the convention.
Under the chairmanship of Mrs.
Randall White, the post’s Auxiliary members will serve sandwiches and milk to all those participating in the downtown parade. Any wives, mothers, or sisters of University legionnaires who are interested in assisting this committee should contact Mrs. White, Box 765. University Branch. Salaries will be paid those who participate.
Ed McGrail. convention chairman, has notified the Damon Runyon post that over 100 student legionnaires are needed as ushers in the Orange Bowl during the convention. These jobs will take up about four hours each evening of the convention and will carry salaries. All American Legion members interested in filling these positions are asked to notify the Damon Runyon post.
Hot Sandwiches Placed On Menu; Slop Shop Closes
TBe Slop Shop is passing from the Campus scene after 23 years and will be replaced Monday by the new, streamlined soda shop in the Student Club, Charles Doren Tharp, dean of administration, announced.
The shop will be open from 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. seven days a week, serving ice cream sodas, sundaes, banana splits, “and anything else we can learn to make,” Mrs. Sylvia Orwig, manager, said.
Hot sandwiches—hamburgers, bar-beques, roast beef—will be on the 60 foot counter at all hours. Six mixers will hasten milk shake orders, and two coca-cola machines will be installed.
New Equipment, Furnishings
Completely furnished with new equipment, the shop will be the epitome of beauty and efficiency, Mrs. Orwig declared enthusiastically. About 250 people can be accommodated inside the shop, with a seating capacity of 1,000 in the adjoining two cafeterias and dining patio. Students will be alfowed to go from one room to the other to eat, but may not wander out of the eating rooms with food.
A new system of serving will be started, with food being served before drinks. “This is so a student will not get to the line with an empty cup, having finished his coke lor coffee before reaching the sandwich section,” Mrs. Orwig explained.
Candy Counter Enlarged
An enlarged candy counter will occupy the L-shaped comer by the steps in the soda shop. New tables and chairs will carry out the modernistic mode of the building. Part of a staff of 23 will help keep the soda shop neat and clean, so the name of Slop Shop will not be carried over to the new snack bar. “Plenty of trash containers will be available,” Mrs. Orwig warned.
Help Needed
The only thing needed now is more help. Positions from 3:30 to 11:30 p.m. are open for three counter girls. Wives of students are preferred. Applications may be made any day at the soda shop with Mrs. Orwig.
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Cafeteria Opens For Student Club
The new cafeteria, seating 600 people, opened Tuesday in the Student Club. This marks the first use of the club for any function.
The light oak tables and chairs and two stainless steel serving counters give a modernistic atmosphere to the huge room. The tables seat four and the counters are designed to speed up service. Two cash registers further hurry the lines along.
The only thing not changed is the food, planned by Mrs. Virginia Apel-gren, cafeteria dietician.
Norman A. Whitten, Student Club director, said that furniture will be pushed back for big dances accommodating 1,000 people.
The faculty dining room adjoins the student room, and looks out on the dining patio which has not yet been equipped.
FHA Starts Inspection Of Main Campus Dorms
Dust cloths and mops were whirling this week at the dormitories on Main Campus in preparation for special guests.
Representatives of the Federal Housing Administration began inspection of the new dorms yesterday.