Veritas, Vol. 02, No. 21, February 19, 1962

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FEBRUARY 19, 1962	Office of Public Information/	2	jNO. 21
FUND FOR ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION The University of Miami iL-ronpjving the largest MAKES $300,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT UC grant for an instructional program in its history.
As announced Saturday by Dr. Pearson, the Fund for the Advancement of Education, an independent organization established by the Ford Foundation in 1931, is allocating $300,000 to support the University College program over a three-year period. In a letter conferring the grant, Dr. Alvin C. Eurich, vice president of the Fund, wrote to UC Dean Paul K. Vonk: "In making this grant the Fund recognizes that the University of Miami has pioneered in the design of better facilities for teaching ... and has taken the unusual step of erecting a unique undergraduate instructional center. Also we recognize that while you were planning, designing and completing this center, you reorganized your required courses so that all freshmen and sophomores will take a unified sequencp in each of the three areas: humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The main purpose of the grant is for $ program designed to aid the faculty in making the best use of the new instructional facility and to increase their, effectiveness in offering the basic courses." In acknowledging the grant, Dr. Pearson pointed out that at UC several types of instruction will be combined in the new program, including large televised lecture sessions, small seminars, individual study programs, special guidance and instruction through programmed learning materials. Dr. Pearson also explained that the grant will enable UC to appoint a director of instruction and assistants who will be responsible for the improvement of teaching with the cooperation of the present faculty. Said Dr. Pearson? "This grant also will furnish money to provide released time for faculty members and for special training. It will make possible special and intensive evaluation concerning the effectiveness and cost of certain aspects of the new program."
FACULTY CONTRACTS OUT»THIS WEEK Now that the budgeteers have gone through their final
tournament of totals and drawn up UM's financial chart for the fiscal year 1962-63, faculty contracts will start coming out within the week, according to Vice President Tharp. Issuance of contracts will be accelerated by automation in the form of a signature machine. Last year Dr. Tharp put in some 20 wrist-punishing hours signing each contract.
UM WILL BE HOST WEDNESDAY FOR On Feb. 21, UM will have as campus guests 31 business BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL EDITORS and industrial editors of leading U.S. newspapers who
have been invited by the Miami-Dade County Chamber of Commerce to participate in a three day tour of the Greater Miami area as part of the millionth resident celebrations. UM officials will meet the editors at a luncheon in the New Hall Great Lounge at noon. Dr. Johns, Dr. Muskat and Dean Myers will speak and point out to the editors how UM provides many facilities and services of value to business and industry. A special tropical menu will be provided by Slater Food Service.
The visitors will be taken on a campus tour. Points of interest will be shown and explained by a group of women students specially selected by Dean Brunson.
HERALD URGES COMMUNITY TO In an editorial last Wednesday The Miami Herald called upon SUPPORT BENNY UM CONCERT the community to support UMTs symphony and particularly to
support the Jack Benny benefit concert Tuesday, at 8:30 p.m. in the Miami Beach Convention Hall. Said the Herald: "The man who has done more for the violin than anyone since Stradivarius - Mr. Jack Benny, who else? - has graciously donated his talents to a benefit concert for the University of Miami Symphony Orchestra. The concert in fact has a serious purpose. All proceeds go to the Symphony Fund which helps support this excellent orchestra which has grown in national stature each year under the baton of Dr. Fabien Sevitzky. If the University Symphony is to endure as a civic- institution (whichr hasically, it is), then the- oommunity-Jiiiist accord it evej: greater support. We hope that music-lovers will match Mr. Benny's generosity and appear in great number."
UM1S CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WORTH	UM's importance to South Florida as an enduring
STRESSED IN NEWSPAPER SPECIAL EDITIONS combination of cultural and economic worth will
be emphasized in quarter page advertisements in the special editions of The Miami Herald and The Miami News to be issued Feb. 20 in celebration of Greater Miami's reaching a million population. The ads will feature a new recent picture of the Otto G. Richter Library which was taken by UM Photographer Ron Blakely. Layout was designed by Norman Koski, head of the Duplicating Department. Copy was prepared by William S. Howland, assistant to the president and director of public information.
UM "WINDJAMMER NIGHT" OFFERED If 30 or more individuals show interest, UM can have a
special "night," at reduced admission prices to see the new Cinerama at the Florida Theatre. The program presented is "Windjammer," the story of an ocean voyage on a sailing ship. Those interested may leave names with Lucile Faul.