Veritas, Vol. 03, No. 14, January 7, 1963

              SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION FUND CREATED; On Dec. 13, the University received $416,300. as the ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE NAMED	initial gift arising from the sale of Biscayne Televis-
ion Corporation’s Channel 7 to the Sunbeam Corporation. Substantial additional gifts, estimated at well in excess of a million dollars over a period of years are also anticipated. Donors are Messers James M. Cox, Jr., John S. Knight and James L. Knight, major stockholders of Biscayne. In accordance with their wishes, the Scientific Education Fund has been established "to promote, facilitate and advance education and research in the physical and biological sciences at the university, both at the graduate and undergraduate levels.” Under terms of the gift, this Fund will be administered by a Scientific Education Fund Committee composed of two trustees of the University, Harry Hood Bassett and Louis J. Hector, and President Henry King Stanford, ex-officio. The committee is empowered to use part of the funds to engage the services of distinguished scientists in the physical and biological fields as consultants.
ART GALLERY CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR	The Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery will cele-
WITH EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY EMILY LOWE	brate its 10th anniversary year with an ex-
hibition of paintings by Emily Lowe opening
to the public Tuesday, Jan. 8. The retrospective exhibition will include 28 paintings representing her work over the past 20 years. Internationally recognized both as an artist and as a patron who has contributed substantially to the cause of contemporary American art, Mrs. Lowe last month received the Gari Melchers Gold Medal, awarded annually by Artists Fellowship, Inc., to "an American who has furthered the interests of fine arts and culture in America.” Through the Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation, of which she is president, Mrs. Lowe and her husband have sponsored projects of major importance to contemporary art in the U.S. These include establishment of an Art Center at Syracuse University and the Gallery at UM.
The annual Emily Lowe Competition, founded in 1949, provides financial aid and exhibition opportunities for deserving artists. The Foundation also sponsors art classes at the Hudson Guild Settlement House in New York and the Forst Settlement House in the Bronx. Mrs. Lowe studied at Columbia and New York Universities, the Academie Julien in Paris and the Art Students’ League in New York. Her work is represented in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, in university and private collections in the U.S. and abroad. The University of Miami awarded her the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts in 1954 and she holds other honorary degrees from Hofstra and Queens colleges. Also on view in the gallery is exhibition by members of the Florida Chapter of Artists Equity Association and a loan collection of graphics and paintings by contemporary artists Margret Bilger and Hans Breustedt of Austria.
MET SOPRANO ELEANOR STEBER Eleanor Steber, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, will WITH UM SYMPHONY JAN. 13-14 make her first appearance with the UM Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fabien Sevitzky, Sunday evening at Miami Beach auditorium, Monday evening at Dade County Auditorium. Miss Steber will sing four arias from the operas "La Boheme," "Tannhauser," and "The Marriage of Figaro." She will also participate in the major orchestral work on the program, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. Call the Symphony Office, ext. 2220, for tickets.
POSTGRADUATE COURSE IN REHABILITATION Forty-five physicians from the southeastern states,
OF PHYSICALLY DISABLED OPENS TODAY	Puerto Rico and New York gather today at the Reha-
bilitation Center for Crippled Children and Adults for a week-long postgraduate course in principles in the rehabilitation of the physically disabled, co-sponsored by the UM School of Medicine. The course is supported by the U.S.
Of fice-of Vocational Rehabilitation. A raeulty of 28 members of the Center and the medical school and national and state authorities in the rehabilitation field will conduct the course. Director is Dr. Pedro Arroyo, Jr.
MINEOLA TANGELOS AVAILABLE South Campus Experimental Farm chief Roy Nelson advises that
Mineóla tángelos are now available at $3 a bushel. Orders, accompanied by check payable to University of Miami, should be sent interoffice to reach Mr.
elson by Tuesday for pickup the following Thursday, up to 4 p.m. If you do not have a bushel basket, the Farm will supply you with a new one for 60 cents.
RE: FLORIDA TEACHER CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS Under new provisions of the certification
regulations in Florida, a teacher who holds
a Rank II or Rank I certificate and is currently employed on a continuing contract in the public schools can have the certificate extended without the necessity for additional college work if he is recommended by his principal and county superintendent. A special interpretation of this regulation has been made for people who hold a Florida certificate and who are teaching on the University faculty. If any member of the staff now holds a Florida Certificate and would like to have it extended on this basis, please advise Dean Beery.