Miami Hurricane, November 03, 1944

              Gables, Flosida, November 3, 1944
No. 31
Miss Bertha Foster Resigns After 18 Years As Music Dean
Miss Bertha Foster, who signed the original charter of the University, has announced her resignation as dean of the school of music, a post she has filled since the school’s beginning.
Her resignation, however, will not mean a severing of relations with the school. She will continue to teach 'organ until another
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Nrdsey To Receive Oil 0 Scholarship
Monroe Birdsey, sophomore, will receive the Chi Omega sorority botany scholarship, Dr. R. H. Williams, assistant professor of botany, has announced.
The recipient of the scholar-«hip, to be called the Jane Mercer Cunningham Memorial Scholarship, was unanimously selected by ■embers of the award committee [ * who met Oct. 16.
Birdsey plans to do horticultural research work in South Florida after he is graduated. He is from Middletown, Conn.
Eligible for the scholarship, which will be given each year, are all botany majors who have completed botany 101, general botany.
The scholarship is for $260 for the tuition of a man or woman student Half of this amount is a lift and half a loan without interest, repayable in three instalments six months after graduation or after leaving school for * regular position.
The committee selecting the ■*»rd winner consisted of: Miss «•sabeth Harvey, Mrs. James S*ary, and Miss Margie Christen-*°* ®f the Chi Omega Alumnae resociation, and Miss Mary B. ■ejritt, Dr. Taylor R. Alexander, •ad Dr. Williams of the University.
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"The University is such a remarkably fine school that I would never want to feel my relations are severed.”
Miss Foster is a member of practically every music organization in the State of Florida and has helped to found may of them. She is the past state president of the Florida Music Teachers'' association and also of the Florida Federation of Music clubs. She is an honorary member of Sigma Alpha Iota national music sorority.
Following her graduation from the Cincinnati College of Music, Miss Foster studied organ in London. She has made several trips to Europe, one of them during World War I when she toured the Army camps with a quartet of opera singers. The tour was sponsored by the Y.M.C.A.
Before coming to the University, Miss Foster operated her own school, “The School of Musical Art,” in Jacksonville, which was one of the largest in the South. After she left, it wts divided into three schools. At one time, she taught at Florida State College for Women in TalMkSssm.
Her work in Miami has centered around the Miami CoBMr-vatory which she founded in 1921 and music at the University When the University had its beginning, she was one of the two women on the Board of Regents, Ruth Bryan Owen being the other.
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IVb Kappa Tan
Following the initiation of new pledges at the end of last trimester, Nu Kappa Tau, highest women’s honorary, elected officers for the coming trimester.
Barbara Browne now heads the group as president and Vivian Feld holds the position of secretary.
Initiated at the meeting were Mrs. Frank Herston, Mrs. Ladislau Biro, and Mrs. Ellis Sloan.
Also at the meeting were Rita Grossman, Miss Mary B. Merritt, Miss Bertha Footer, aad Mrs. Natalie Grimes Lawrence.
Doc Fcmquhnr To Load Pop Hally at 12:45
New ud old students will meet together for the first time when Alin “Doc” faeqnher leads the pep roily ■n/!today’s assembly in the tennis stadium, 12:45 p.m.
All itotcnti are required to attend the rally in order to l««rn the yells and songs of the University.
Lee Carpenter To Reign At Homecoming
University of Miami Alumni association have announced plans for the 1944-45 Homecoming celebration to be held tonight at the Coral Gables Country club following the Miami-Florida football game.
Highlight of the events will be the presentation by Lee Carpenter, Homecoming Queen, of the Lou Chesna Memorial award to the winning team.
Dean Foster E. Alter is chairman of the dance for the alumnae association ^nd Mrs. Ellis Sloan is vice chiiirmin.
The daU; for the homecoming was set at a recent meeting of the association.
O. B. Button now heads the group as new Alumni president, following his election at the meeting. Other new officers are: Mrs. Hugh Duffy, vice president; Miss Margie Christianson, secretary; Lloyd Solie, treasurer.
Tickets for the Homecoming Dance are $1.20 apiece.
PanheilenictoMeet; Review Rush Rules
Panhell enic representatives will meet to review rushing rules and to discuss plans for formal rush week, Monday, 5 p.m. in the office of the dean of women, Miss Mary B. Merritt.
Tuesday, Miss Merritt shall explain rush rules to all students in her orientation classes and shall introduce the presidents of the sororities. Each president will give a short Lallk on the group she represents. The class times are 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12 noon. Transfers have been asked to attend one of these meetings.
Formal rush week will begin Nov. 20, but prior to that time a period of free association between sorority and non-sorority women shall exist. Sorority and non-sorority women may be together from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
During the period of individual rushing an invitation may not be extended to a rushee more than a day ahead; and all invitations shall be Dutch treat.
All girls wishing to be rushed must pay a rushing fee of one dollar to Mrs. Ellis Sloan in the office of the dean of women, room 106A, Administration building, Nov. 7-15 inclusive.
Sorority arid non-sorority women may riot double date and may not arra nge dates for one another.
Officers of the Panhellenic Council are: Joanne Fandrey, president; Jane Mack, vice president; Florence Bnrstein, secretary; Mary Ruth Hayes, treasurer. Miss Merritt is adviser for the group.
Hurricanes Bottle Gators TonightForChampionship
Fighting for their first victory in four games, the scoreless University of Miami Hurricanes battle the ’Gators of the University of Florida tonight at 8:15 in the Orange Bowl. The game is the featured event of Miami’s Homecoming celebration.
The state championship hinges on the annual fracas, suspended last season because the Gainesville school did not have a football
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team. Presentation of the Chesna Memorial trophy will be made to the winner. Miami, by virtue of its 1942 12-0 decision is currently in possession of the trophy.
Desperately trying to correct the mistakes in fundamentals which were so obvious against Wake Forest, Coach Eddie Dunn has been putting the Hurricanes through long drills stressing blocking and tackling. Dunn will use A1 Dockery, 190 pound converted fullback, m the quarterback spot. A consistent ground gainer in practice, Dockery has yet to receive a fair test in actual competition. How he will fare in the blocking job will be seen tonight.
Fred Mullis, only outstanding passer on the squad, will start at left halfback and will be flanked by Jim Brown. Walter Watt at full completes the starting back-field.
This combination will be counted on to supply the thus far totally absent scoring punch. Bob Wylie will be available for punting duty.
In the line, lightweight End Paul Hildreth will replace N. J. Carden on the left side while John Mell continues to defend the right flank. Joe Bartemus, 185-pound guard, will start in place of Vince Pinckney. Bartemus is a V-12 who became eligible last week and showed to advantage against Wake Forest.
The remainder of the forward wall will be the same as that which started all previous games. Bill Levitt, left tackle; Sam Pro-
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Program For ’45 Winstitute Is Announced
Complete schedule of speakers for the 1945 Winter Institute of Arts and Sciences was announced yesterday when University students registered for the course.
The program, as announced by Dr. Charles Doren Tharp, director, will feature talks by John Erskine, Clarence S. Stein, Dr. Harlow Shapley, Dr. Isaiah Bowman, Dr. Carlos Davila and Robert Frost.
First on the program will be Mr. Erskine, educator and author, who, following his lecture, will remain as resident director of the entire series. He will speak Jan. 9.
Mr. Stein, architect and city planner, has stated that his talk, which will be second in the series, will be on “The Form of Future Cities.” He says that he will “attempt to show how great changes in science and invention, as applied to human living, along with our increased knowledge in the fields of health, recreation, and all that, have made necessary a completely different urban pattern.” He will also I discuss what the essential characteristics of (Continued on Page Four)
MUSIC RECEPTION
A reception for all music student» will bo held Sunday, 8 to 940 p.m in the Moste workshop.
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