Veritas, Vol. 13, No. 10, January 29, 1973

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volume 13, number 10
January 29, 1973
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
RSMAS Celebrates Thirtieth Anniversary
UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science will mark the 30th anniversary of its founding with a two-day colloquium, displays and tours February 7 through 9.
On February 7 and 8 a colloquium on tropical oceanography, jointly sponsored by RSMAS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be held in the Marine Science Center auditorium. The keynote speaker will be Dr. William von Arx, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Harvard University.
Among those giving papers are RSMAS faculty members Dr. Walter O. Duing, chairman, physical oceanography; Dr. Cesare Emiliani, chairman, marine geology and geophysics; and Dr. Claes G. Rooth, professor, physical oceanography.
Highlighting the 30th birthday of RSMAS will be a photographic exhibit of the history of the School and a collection of reef fishes and sharks made by the late William H. Kinnucan.
Concurrent with the RSMAS celebration will be the dedication of NOAA’s new Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories on Virginia Key.
RSMAS originated as the Marine Laboratory in 1943 and later became known as the Institute of Marine Sciences. In 1969 it became the Dorothy H. and Lewis Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
The School was created to meet the need for a tropical marine station readily accessible to the educational and scientific centers of the U.S. It has grown and developed into its position as one of the world’s foremost marine educational and research establishments.
Women’s Sports Teams Go Intercollegiate
Isabella Hutchinson, in addition to her current duties as director of women’s intramurals, has assumed the responsibilities and title of coordinator of women’s intercollegiate athletics, Vice President for Student Affairs William R. Butler announced recently.
With this appointment, women’s sports teams can compete with similar teams from other colleges through a University-sponsored program.
Formerly, women students had formed sports clubs which competed on an unofficial basis, with each woman paying her own way.
Last year, by student request, a sound, practical program was presented and accepted by UM officials.
This year, six sports are included in the program-volleyball, basketball, golf, tennis, swimming and softball. Competition will be with other colleges and universities within the state.
Last year, the women’s golf team won the national championship and the tennis team placed second in Florida and 10th in the country.
Dr. Butler said, “Women’s intercollegiate athletics marks another step forward for the University as shown by the enthusiasm which has already been generated by students, faculty and administrators who have voluntarily cooperated to create the program. Because of this strong foundation, I am most optimistic about the potential contributions of this new program to the University and its student body.’’
Dedication Set-Formal dedication of the Charles H. Gautier Hall, housing the University Rathskeller, will be Saturday, February 10.
Marking the dedication will be an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. with free food and drink for all members of the UM family.
Thomas Rebel, chairman, Rathskeller Advisory Board, discusses open house plans with one of the waitresses.
First Epilepsy Clinic In This Area Opens
The University School of Medicine is establishing an Epilepsy Clinic, the first in this area to specialize in diagnosing and treating this disorder of the central nervous system.
The new clinic, under supervision of the school’s department of neurology, will be held Thursday mornings, starting this month, in a suite of offices and examining rooms in the Medical Arts Building at 1550 N.W. 10th Avenue. Dr. Todd Troost, of the department of neurology, will head the unit.
It is an extension of neurological clinics held at Jackson Memorial Hospital, which cover a broad spectrum of central nervous system disorders.
“By concentrating on seizure disorders, we are following the trend toward the specialty clinic concept,” Dr. Troost explained. “Our aim is to provide a service not previously available, particularly for the difficult patient.”
C.U.S. Sponsors ’Corrections’ Seminar
The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons will be one of four leading authorities participating in a one-day seminar on “Corrections” sponsored by the University Friday, February 2.
The four are Norman A. Carlson, director of FBP, Washington, D. C., Robert McKay, dean of the New York University Law School, who headed the Attica investigation commission; Jack Sandstrom, director of the Dade County Department of Corrections, and Dr. Herbert Quay, psychologist from Temple University.
Dr. Carl E. B. McKenry, UM vice president for academic affairs, will chair the seminar. Each participant will speak for a half hour, followed by a half-hour discussion. Mr. Carlson will speak on “Multiple Functions of Corrections”; Dean McKay, “The Lessons of Attica”; Mr. Sandstrom, “Urban Penal Institutions—Pros and Cons”; and Dr. Quay, “New Horizons in Behavior Modification.”
Priscilla Perry, at the Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 284-4011, is coordinating the seminar and can provide further information.
UM Board of Trustees Names R. B. Gautier, Jr., Chairman
The University Board of Trustees elected a new chairman, five new regular trustees and two alumni trustees at their annual elections meeting on January 25.
R. B. Gautier, Jr., Miami attorney, banker and former state legislator, became the new board chairman, succeeding Harry Hood Bassett, Miami banker who requested trustee-emeritus status following 22 years’ service on the board, including four as vice chairman and three as chairman.
Mr. Gautier was elected a UM trustee in 1962 and vice chairman of the board in 1970. Stuart W. Patton, Miami attorney, was elected vice chairman of the board, succeeding Mr. Gautier.
Elected regular trustees were David Blum-berg, president, Planned Development Corp. and Cutler Ridge Construction Corp.; Norma (Mrs. Jerome L.) Kipnis of Harris, Upham & Co., Inc., mutual funds, Bay Harbor Island; Sally (Mrs. James) McKillips, of Miami Beach, active volunteer worker for the UM since 1960, particularly with the School of Medicine; James W. McLamore, chairman of the board of Burger King Corp., and Joseph Weintraub, chairman of the board of Atico Financial Corporation and Pan American Bancshares, Inc.
Elected alumni trustees from vote of the General Alumni Association and approved by the board were George F. Anderson (B.S.E.E. ’50), president and director of the
North Orlando Bank, Orlando, and Ray E. Marchman, Jr., (J.D. ’61), vice president of Northern Trust Bank, Chicago. They succeed Emerson Allsworth and Neil Schiff, whose terms expired.
In addition to Mr. Bassett, three other regular trustees resigned from active membership to become trustees emeriti—
Melville Bell Grosvenor, W. Arnold Hanger and Wilbur L. Morrison.
Re-elected regular trustees were: Radford R. Crane, Herbert W. Hoover, Jr., Robert Macht, Hank Meyer, Max Orovitz, Floyd A. Osterman, M.D., John R. Ring, Marilyn (Mrs. Myron) Segal, Lawrence
B.	Sheffey, Frank Smathers, Jr., and Baron deHirsch Meyer.
The Board of Trustees re-elected all officers of the University.
They are: Dr. Henry King Stanford, president; Eugene E. Cohen, vice president for financial affairs; Dr. Carl E. B. McKenry, Jr., vice president for academic affairs;
Dr. William R. Butler, vice president for student affairs; Emanuel M. Papper, M.D., vice president for medical affairs; Edward G. Coll, Jr., secretary of the corporation;
C.	Bryce Dunham, assistant secretary; Howard R. Cottrell, treasurer, and Mrs. Alice C. Erickson, assistant treasurer.
Active membership on the Board of Trustees now numbers 42 regular trustees, six alumni trustees, and 19 trustees emeriti.
Baron deHirsch Meyer Receives Order of Merit
The University of Miami bestowed its highest honor—the Order of Merit—January 25 on Baron deHirsch Meyer, Miami Beach attorney and financier and longtime member of the University’s Board of Trustees.
At a trustees’ luncheon following commencement ceremonies, Mr. Meyer was cited for “distinguished leadership in the enrichment and advancement of higher education.” President Henry King Stanford presented him the diploma of the Order and decorated him with the gold cross as the symbol of membership.
The Order of Merit was established by the Board of Trustees in 1957 for the purpose of recognizing outstanding achievement. Mr. Meyer became the 30th recipient of the honor.
Said Dr. Stanford: “Mr. Meyer has contributed dedication, devotion and distinction to the University of Miami with his leadership, in the founding of the Citizen’s Board in 1946, by his service and counsel as a member of the Board of Trustees since 1955, and his eminent contributions to the continuing development of the University, particularly the School of Law. It is with
appreciation, admiration and affection on behalf of myself and my colleagues to welcome him to membership in the Order of Merit.”
The five buildings in the School of Law complex were made possible by the generosity of Mr. Meyer and are named for him. Following the luncheon was the formal dedication of the newest four-story building.
Mr. Meyer received his bachelor’s degree in 1920 from the University of Wisconsin and is a 1923 graduate of Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the Miami Bar in 1927.
The chairman of the UM’s development committee for the Golden Anniversary Development Program, Mr. Meyer refers to the UM as his “adopted Alma Mater.”
Testamonial Dinner Held
The dean and faculty of the School of Medicine honored R. B. Gautier, Jr., for his efforts in the state legislature which led to the founding of the School of Medicine, with a testimonial dinner January 18 at the Key Biscayne Hotel.
In 1951, Mr. Gautier promulgated the legislative bill which provided a subsidy of $300,000 per Florida student to be paid to the first accredited medical school to open in Florida.
In September 1952 the School opened with 28 students, a dean and a faculty of four. Today, the faculty numbers some 500 and there are about 530 students.
Looking back over the 21 years since the bill was passed, Dean E. M. Papper observed that “the School might be said to have now come of age.”
Mr. Gautier served both in the house and senate of the state legislature. His last term was at the 1959 session.