Veritas, Vol. 03, No. 08, November 12, 1962

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E R I T A S The Weekly^
Nov. 12, 1962
Office of Public Information

No. 8
UM JOINS ENGINEERING GROUPS	At the suggestion of the White Hou^se^ the School of
IN NATIONWIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM	Engineering will co-sponsor an all day conference on
campus Saturday to explore ways of keeping engineers abreast of technological developments. Dr. W. G. Torpey, consultant to President Kennedy’s Office of Emergency Planning, will participate in the program sponsored jointly by UM, the Florida Nuclear Commission, Florida Engineering Society, Miami alumni chapter, Tau Beta Pi and member societies of the South Florida Technical Societies Council* Purpose of the program which is nationwide, said Dean Weyher, is to stimulate new educational concepts and improve existing advanced study programs for professional engineers. Opening at 9 a.m. in the University College building with a welcome from President Stanford, the program will include discussions by the following: George C. Kinsman, vice president for engineering, Florida Power and Light Co.; John Gammell, director of professional development, Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co.; Dean Joseph Weil, University of Florida College of Engineering; Dr. John N. Shive, director of education and training for Bell Telephone Laboratories.
SEVITZKY CONDUCTS SECOND SYMPHONY PROGRAM	Leslie Parnas, brilliant protege of violoncellist
TONIGHT WITH GUEST ’CELLIST LESLIE PARNAS	Gregor Piatagorsky, will be the featured artist
in the second concert of this season presented by Dr. Fabien Sevitzky and the UM Symphony Orchestra in Dade County Auditorium tonight at 8:30. Now 32, Parnas made his debut at 15, was first ’cellist with the St. Louis Symphony at 23, has attained international acclaim in appearances in the Pablo Casals Festivals, European tours and Carnegie Hall. He will be soloist in two selections, Saint-Saëns1 Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra and Tchaikovsky1s Rococo Variations. Conductor Sevitzky will open the program with the orchestral performance of Ernest Chausson’s Symphony in B flat Major, conclude it with the playing of his transcription for orchestra of Bachfs Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor. For ticket information, call the Symphony Office, ext. 2220.
CUBAN REFUGEE DOCTORS On behalf of the Board of Trustees, President Stanford last Monday EXPRESS APPRECIATION accepted a hand lettered parchment presented to the University by
Dr. Jose Bofill, president of the class of 260 Cuban refugee doctors who participated in the fourth four-month refresher program presented jointly by the UM School of Medicine and the University of Havana School of Medicine in Exile. Headed ”In Recognition and with Gratitude to the University of Miami,” the inscription states: ’’Since 1960, several hundred Cuban doctors have fled our native land and found refuge in the United States. The University of Miami School of Medicine opened its doors to us, making it possible for us to use Once again our skills through the post graduate course. Depressed and bitter we arrived. Courageous and optimistic we have graduated.”
BOWL BID RECEIVED In case you missed the news in recent sports pages, the ’’Hurricanes”
have received their first invitation to a national poat-season game this year, from Mayor Robert Wagner, to New York’s Gotham Bowl. In acknowledging the invitation, President Stanford wrote Mayor Wagner: ”1 am most grateful to you for your generous consideration of the University football team, and after a careful exploration of the invitation with Mr. John J. Harding and others, I must tell you that the University is not prepared to accept a bowl invitation at this time. We have several important games to play and our staff is bending all its energy toward a successful completion of our schedule. Please be assured of our deepest appreciation for the honor which the invitation from the Gotham Bowl Committee conveyed to the University of Miami.”
NEW PICTURE BOOKLET In 32 pages of handsome pictures accompanied by thoughtfully conceived IS OFF THE PRESS	text, Director of Publications Wilson Hicks presents a new version of
’’You and the University of Miami.” Designed for the edification and allurement of prospective students, it has a modern design cover by Printing Arts’ Norman Koski and a two-page aerial in color mid-way in the book. Publications staffers will be glad to show you a copy. Distribution on campus is limited in view of anticipated student demand. FYI, press run was 75,000 copies.
FACULTY GET LIFT A parking area adjacent to the Coast Guard Base on South Bayshore Drive
has been obtained for use by faculty members during the Sunday afternoon teas at the home of President and Mrs. Stanford Nov. 18 and Dec. 2. A sign, ”UM PARKING,” just south of the Base denotes entrance to the lot. UM’s Transportation Chief Lee Henry has also arranged for shuttle service to and fro.
ACCOUNTANTS INAUGURATE	The South Florida chapter of the National Association of Accountants
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FUND	has contributed $25 to a fund established with a similar sum last
May by an anonymous donor to provide awards to graduate students in accounting interested in teaching in this field. The $25 award will be presented to a student selected by a three-member faculty committee on the basis of scholarship and intent to teach. Donors hope other organizations and individuals will join in contributing to the fund.