J. Riley Staats Remains Critically III Following Stroke The Miami Hurricane VOLUME XXVIII UNIVEISITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES, FLA., FEBRUAIV 26, 1954 No. 14 Spring Registration Drops Story On Page 2 * * * * * * * * * Ground Broken For Volpe Music School Story On Page 3 -The Inside Story I What They Are Saying . "My greatest ambition has been realized. I am sure the Music school will be of great benefit to the students, faculty and community alike," said Mrs. Marie Volpe, symphony man­ ager, at Wednesday's groundbreaking for the new, $100,000 building. See story Page 3. "It's sort of a back room hillbilly style, and real crazy at that," said musical postman Charlie Balee, about the tunes he composes and plays on his early morning radio program. See story Page 9. "It is not enough to say Stalin's picture and statue are every­ where. You must see his portrait in every room of a school, factory or home—you must see his statue in every public square or auditorium to get the impact," said Dean Schoelkopi in the second article of a series on Russia. See this ACP feature Page 11. "The safety in numbers in the jungle is the number one," said Dr. Donald A. Butts, professor of tropical diseases, who traveled 2,000 miles into the South American jungles on a one-man safari to prove a scientific theory. See story Page 12. American youth "have a very sincere and serious attitude . Their sense of humor is very quick and clever, but their seriousness is more heavy than Japanese youth," said BAM speaker Rev. Hlkaru Yanagihara of Usaka, Japan. See story on Page 5. Dr. J. Riley Staats' condition is "as good as can be expected, but nothing can be predicted," according to Dr. Thomas L. Hartman. Washington, D. C, where the Geography depart­ ment chairman is in Emergency hospital after suffering a stroke. See story Page 4. Photo* by Bixler EXAMINING PLANS of the new UM Music school 11 classrooms and administrative offices. An audi­ at Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony, are left torium with a seating capacity for 550 persons, a to right, Mrs. Albert Pick, Robert Law Weed, Albert book and music library will be included in the Pick, Mrs. Marie Volpe, Dean John Bitter and UM school. Plans for the school were drawn np by President Jay F. W. Pearson. Early fall will see the architect Robert Little who also designed the Lowe completion of the two buildings which will house gallery, Ring theater and the Merrick building. Pholo >» Bixler LOWE ART GALLERY'S current art exhibit features larity with a great many uses. Among the paintings Phoco by Btxlcr a collection of interpretive paintings of American causing the most comment are: "America at Work," DIM VING 'EM CRAZY is hlue-e>rd Jranne Roberts, a brown-haired, scenes by 20 young Italian artists who have never by Mucicund. "New England," by Canevari, "Jazz" 115-pound sophomore from Dayton, Ohio. When she's not behind the been to the United States. Admiring one such paint­ by Burri, and "New Mexico," by Borromea. Another wheel of the merry Oldsmobile, she stands 5*3" tall. A drama major, she likes sports and music. If she will park somewhere near the Hur­ ing is Joan Jewell, UM coed. These panels, both interesting display is a three dimensional glass mural ricane office Friday afternoon at 3:30, John Softness, Hurricane editor, realistic and .abstract, are expected to achieve popu- by Ruth Kilby. The present exhibit ends Sunday. will pin her with an orchid. PAGE TWO THE MIAMI HURRICANE FEBRUABY 26, 1954 I Spring Term Enrollment Takes Dip; Bells To Honor Dominican Rep. 399 Below Fall Semester Figures Sunday's carillon music program at the Merrick building will salute By JOHNNIE WHITE the Dominican Republic, which is Hurricana Ntwa Editor celebrating the 110th anniversary of Official registration figures, released this week by Ernest its independence. McCracken, UM registrar, show a drop of 399 in enrollment Beginning at 5 p.m., Dr. Ralph A. for the spring semester. Harris, associate professor of organ and official carilloneur, will open A total of 9,919 students registered * __ Z~l ™ the weekly recital with a peal of lm tins semester, compared with IU,- DAB||IV C___1l<f___Y bells. This will be followed by the 318 for the fall term and 10,345 for IT 2| ""^" national anthems of the United States and the Dominican Republic. Tours Campus Also on the program is "Sara- Capt. Clifton G. Grimes, deputy di­ bande" and "Gavotte" from Bach's rector of naval research, Washing­ French Suite, Stephen Foster's "O ton, D. C, spoke at the Naval Offi­ Susanna," "Little Gray Home in the cers' Reserve meeting Friday. West," "The Rose of Tralee" and He toured the laboratories of the "Ar Hyd Y Nos " UM Division of Research and Indus­ Photo by Bixlar try. He was impressed with the in­ LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP in the Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce Four hymns, "Holy God We Praise genuity of research scientists in the is awarded to President Jay F. W. Pearson by Jack Mayor, president Thy 'Name," "A Mighty Fortress is Marine laboratory in designing and of the MJCC, at the McAllister hotel Wednesday night. our God," "He Leadeth Me, O Bless­ building their own research equip­ ed Thought" and "Tantum Ergo," ment. are also planned. The program will Capt. Grimes was the devtJloper of close with the UM alma mater. ship fire-control and other control Symphony Orchestra Begins communications systems and over­ saw their installation on naval ves­ Med Authorities Inspect, sels during World War II. TV Feature Series Tuesday UM's Symphony orchestra will be presented to the public Study UM Med School in a series of five programs entitled "Meet the Orchestra" over Progress made at UM's Medical Ernest M. McCracken Lab Researcher Returns WTVJ starting Tuesday. 4 school was studied this week by na­ composed of Dean Bitter, flutist, Sponsored by the Symphony club, tional medical authorities. Day enrollment totals 6,(136, a From Seagoing Confab Dominique de Lerma, oboist, and the programs will be televised 6- A three-day inspection of the decrease of 700 from thc 7,336 reg­ a pianist. Paul Ferris Smith, research assoc- 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Monday, March school was made by Dr. John Z. istered last semester. iate at the UM Marine laboratory, 8, and three succeeding Tuesdays, Brass and percussion instruments Bowers, dean of the University of The 6,636 was a drop of 559 from has just returned from a trip to St. March 16, 23 and 30. will be discussed March 23 by Mo­ Utah Medical school, representing registration figures a year ago. Thomas, Virgin islands. John Bitter 01.chestra conductor deste Alloo, Symphony associate the Association of American Medi­ conductor, and Dean Bitter. Statistics for Evening division en Smith described his trip as a com- and dean of the Music school, will cal Colleges and Dr. Edward L. Tur­ rollment show an increase over last bination seagoing conference and re- open the series with a discussion The final program March 30 will ner, secretary of the Council of semester of 301 students. Night search work-shop on plankton and of the stringed instruments. present the entire 190-piece orches­ Medical Education and Hospitals, classes total 3,283 compared with oceanography. Eugene Dubois, concert master and tra. American Medical Association. last semester's 2,982 and 3,050 for In addition to underwater picture- first violinist, will play, accompanied last spring. taking, Smith was able to observe by Joseph Tarpley, professor of piano HURRICANE THEATER SECTION Of the 3,283 registered for night the scientific technique and equip­ and secretary of the Music school. ment employed on the Atlantic, one school, 1,216 are classified as special The second program will feature of the world's foremost research students. Dr. Ralph A. Harris, associate pro­ vessels. fessor of organ music, as speaker, Included in this group are those New methods of studying the scat­ with Jean Bedetti, first 'cellist. Tarp­ Triumphant Return Engugcment taking hobby courses, the mental tering layer, a marine phenomenon, ley will accompany Bedetti on the health lecture series and students initiated by Dr. J. B. Hersey of the piano. not working toward degrees. Woods Hole Oceanographic institu Woodwinds will be shown on the LAURENCE OLIVIER Veteran enrollment showed an in­ lion, were employed extensively. I March 16 program, with a trio IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S crease over the fall registration of 32. However, the total for this semester of 2,249 is a decrease of 551 from last spring's enrollment of 2,800. HAMLET Profs To Judge Contest Sho«n at 1:30—4:00-6:40—9:20 P. M, Dr. Thomas Collins and Laurence and all Tremblay, Music school faculty TODAY week members, will act as judges Saturday at Ft. Myers in the Florida Band­ masters association district two con­ Mayfair Art Theatre test. Biscayne Blvd. at 16th—Miami They will also act as adjudicators for more than fifty instrumental en­ sembles and solos. gofa«t^rty^rra^iiiTi^_rffira«MlMi_a Rehearsals Start At Ring SPECIAL STUDENT PRICK Rehearsals for the Ring theater production, "The Merry Wives of Li MIL! COHAL OAIUR Windsor," will begin 3:30 p.m. Mon­ miwrcif day at the Box theater, North cam­ _ Opanj 1:45 pus. TODAY THRU TUESDAY •HJDY nOLLIDAY ^WlNTERVIEWS That crazy mlxed-up kid from "Born Yesterday" ? for MARCH *It Should Happen To You" M*rrh L 2r—Gtnml tiJectrfc Company, Schen­ ectady, New York Peter Lawford and Jack Lemmon Unlimited opportunity for challenging work riperiencr.