University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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delegate to the Y.W.C.A. convention, head of the Big and Little Sister movement. not to mention her renown as champion pie-eater in the sororities. She is a member of Nu Kappa Tau and pledge-advisor in her sorority, ('hi Omega, and ritual master. So, although only a junior, she was elected to be a member of Who’s Who. Bon Hancf. is the most outstanding student in the Music School. In the absence of .Mr. Sheaffer, he ha--had a chance to show his ability as leader of the band, lie is a cornet soloist in the band, plays first trumpet in the Symphony Orchestra, and gives lessons on these instruments. He sings in the Glee Club, is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the music fraternity, and belongs to Iron Arrow, honorary fraternity. In our school of temperamental future geniuses. Bob is one of the most reliable and rcpsonsible. lie loves music and intends to make it his life work. Miot el Colas, president of Lead and Ink. honorary journalistic fraternity, is the only foreign student of the University of Miami to l c elected to Who’s Who and to be tapped for Iron Arrow in 1938. Mis contributions lie in the Pan-American field; he wants to help bring about a more complete understanding between the two Americas. He helped organize the International Relations Club, and has held executive positions in it; this year he was Pan American Chairman. Miguel believes in stressing the Latin-American thought to the young people of the United States. His weekly column, Latino .1 meric anas, in the school newspaper, besides helping those studying Spanish, has tended to promote greater interest and friendliness between the Latin and American students of the University. In the future, says Miguel, I would like to help counteract European cultural influences on South America by reflecting through journalism the economic and cultural life of the United States. Margaret Shillington worked on the Hurricane for a full year before anyone knew she was there. Under Flo Fowler, Shilly was made managing editor, and shed a bit of her mousiness. People began to notice lluuer. MrW . Mutlruon. Coin I-ViiIk-umi, SIlllllllKloli her around the print shop. She wouldn't liegin a conversation, but she would speak when sj oken to. Came 1939, with Margaret as editor. It developed that Shilly could talk. It further developed that she wasn't mousey at all. but a quiet and extremely determined young lady. Year by year, week by week, issue by issue, the Hurricane has grown, until finally last Spring, it made All-American the second highest honor a college newspaper can obtain in the Uniter! States. Margaret was one of the reasons for the paper's rise to these heights, and this year, with Shilly as editor, it has grown even l etter still. Without a doubt, it is the best paper in the Hurricane's twelve-year history. Besides ably editing the pajier, Margaret is a member of Lead and Ink, honorary journalistic society: President of Nu Kappa Tau, the highest honor a woman student can attain on the campus; member of the Honors Literary Society, Freshman Honor Society; and a charter member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Philip Fenigsox. Editor of this year's his, has spent his four years at the University quietly working for its betterment. During his first year here, he was selected as a member of Snarks. a creative writers' club. From this connection and from the well-written articles signed by him which appeared from time to time in the Hurricane, the student body gathered that Phil was a writer. Last year, he stepped into the limelight again, as editor of the Feature Section of the Ibis. Toward the end of that year, he was tapped by Iron Arrow. This year. Phil was instrumental in reviving Snarks, and in organizing the Campus Citizens, of which he is temporary chairman. He is also a member of Lead and Ink, the honorary journalistic fraternity, and of Honors Literary Society. After his graduation, Phil intends to work for his Master of Arts degree in the social studies at the University of Chicago. [20]

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. . . in American Universities and Colleges lists our campus leaders. worked, A1 has given his sober, sincere judgment toward shaping new plans for the betterment of the University. AJ worked hard as a member of the Student Refund committee; as a senior senator and member of the president’s cabinet, he helped student government constructively. He was the main legislative booster for tennis, not because he managed the team for two years, but because he sincerely believes tennis is an ideal sport for this area and that it should be helped as much as possible by the University. Al rounded out his activities by singing in the men's and the mixed choruses, and by editing the Ibis music section. Trrtrr. I'ordhum, WorlhliiRtoii, Thomas. Mrton. Ciolf Eddie Dunn came to the University of Miami in the fall of 1935 from a little New York town. Port Jervis —a lanky, long-legged, likeable football player with a big smile. After being chosen captain of the freshman team, and playing two more years of brilliant football, he was elected to lead the '38 varsity gridsters into battle, with the toughest schedule a Miami eleven has ever faced staring him right in the face. And Eddie led the Hurricanes to their greatest season a season that saw them beat the University of Florida. Bucknell, Du-quesne, and even Georgia. The popular Hurricane star was named as halfback on the All-SIAA eleven, chosen by sports writers at the Captain l: l llc Dunn season’s close, and was picked as a member of the All-Florida eleven along with Chuck Guimento and Walt Kichefski. Resides being elected as Miami’s “Most Valuable Player of the Year by his teammates, Eddie garnered many other honors—one when he was elected as captain of the first basketball team Miami has had in seven years. A member of Delta Sigma Kappa fraternity, Ed is also Medicine Man of Iron Arrow. Eleanor Elizabeth Mattrson attributes her success to “hard work and a genuine desire to help, but we imagine her intluence. her scholarship, and her infectious good-nature has something to do with it! She has made an imposing record since she entered the University, but she is most proud and justly so—of her work in the International Relations Club, of which she is a past president. Dolly is a member of Xu Kappa Tau; she is an officer of the Y.W.C.A.: she holds and has held enviable positions in her sorority, Beta Phi A'pha; and she is statistics editor of the Ibis. During the past year, she has In-en President of Pan-hellenic Council. In her private life, her interests run to old china, historical documents, piano-playing, singing, and the social whirl. We hope she migrates to Miami in her history-teaching career. Charlotte Mkggs, president of the Y.W.C.A., has made a lasting name for herself in the annals of the University of Miami through her successful efforts to organize and improve the activities and the spirit of the girls. Charlotte is a born executive and she derives real pleasure in opening up new fields for others. In every organization she has come in contact with here she has held an important position. She has been a student senator, she is the student assistant of girls intramural athletics, she is a representative to the Florida Chain of Missions' Students' Youth Council, [19]

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The Value of Student Polities ... is not in the inherent significance of campaigning, but in the training and experience which it offers. by NORMAS WORTHINGTON Dutiks and responsibilities are many and important in the advanced state of civilization in which we live. Foremost are the fundamental obligations emerging from the relationship between the individual and his government. Such is the primary source of citizenship. Democracy with its higher conceptions of political abstractions draws heavily upon the individual and demands the assumption of responsibilities that do not exist under other forms of government. An alert, enlightened, and active citizenry are prerequisite lor a successful democracy. Good citizenship is not a social heritage nor is it innate to any marked degree. It must be implanted, cultivated, and encouraged within each individual. To be sure, the basic trailing for future citizenship is to lie acquired in the home where the influence of the parents wields a telling effect on the attitude of the growing child. Our system of public schools from the elementary grades to the high-school level is patterned largely with the objective of making good citizens out of young Americans. It is during this state that the adolescent individual becomes acquainted with the organization and administration of government in general and aware of the real significance of citizenship. The most fertile field for the cultivation and growth of intellectual citizenship is found in college. American colleges and universities have long l een proud of the outstanding part that they have played in preparing the individual to meet the requirements of effective citizenship. In most of the institutions of higher learning. courses in government, history, and related subjects are offered with the purpose of giving the student a broader background in American institutions and practices. The more liberal and far-sighted colleges and universities approach the problem from a more practical point of view. In addition to the regular college courses mentioned above, the student is given the opportunity to actively participate in the regulation and control of student affairs. In many of the more advanced institutions of higher learning the students control, through their representatives, the important financial matters pertaining to the university activities. Problems arising out of the relations of the students among themselves, and between the student unit and the university government give ample opportunity for the individual application of ability and theoretical knowledge to the field of political and economic control. Problems that arise under such intimate conditions are sure to possess a more or less personal appeal to the student, thus inducing him to take an active part in effecting their solutions. This first hand experience is of an unestimable value in encouraging the wholesome and enlightened attitude necessary for efficient citizenship. The habit of participation and interest in the affairs of student government is readily engrained in the make-up of the individual and influences his actions in later life. The inhibition of indifference that is too prevalent in actual citizenship finds no place in student government. University citizenship is not an end within itself, and every student should lie aware of this fact. Too often students become so engrossed in the affairs of student government as to defeat the essential purpose for which they are attending college. Not only does this often lead to the formation of unethical political tactics on the part of the student but it may go so far as to exert undesirable influences on the student group thus smirching the reputation of the college or university itself. The value of student government lies not in the actual or inherent significance of the organization itself but in the training and experience that it offers for prospective citizens. [21]