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

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When in September, souk oOO-odd new students reached our campus, they found two organizations and one publication straining at the bit to be of assistance. I here was a newly formed Freshman Executive Advisory committee, a willing group of Junior Hosts and a reorganized M Hook, the freshman hildc, all prepared and waiting to do their share in acclimating the uninformed and perhaps backward or hashful frush. In order to give some semblance of unity to the frosh class, the Freshman Executive Advisory committee was formed by Foster Alter, dean of men. Its duty was to enforce freshman rules and without the .(!.. which was abolished this year, it was a diflicull and unfullfilled job. The main task proved to he one of encouragement and instilling in the freshmen, that indefinable ’‘school spirit. The committee of eight men and five women were supposed to convince the frosh to wear their dinks, and to show them the necessity of attending class meetings. All this by means of psychology and conferences—no hazing. The group that supposedly controlled freshman activities were, for the girls, Elizabeth Ed Sommot . Sonny Silvoiatoin. Naomi Gio»«roan. Maiv Gold man. and Jim Hamilton pa»o. as mombom ol Ihe Frosh Advi ory council. Junior Hosu include Doris Acico. Ruth PresMit. Rip O'Reilly. Betty Hatch. Lorraine Coitlglia. Milton DeVoe. Margarita Smith. Miss Mary B. Morritt. (acuity adviser. Bill Gale, and Dorothy Levin. Stone. Jennie Wells. Charlotte Mot ter, Lillian Alderman and Dorothy Parmalce. They were aided by 36 assistants. The men were: Robert Turkisher. chairman. Stewart LaMotte, Ed Sommers, Marvin Goldman. Harry Rinehart, Boh O'Reilly. Arnold Silversteiu and Marshall Simmons. The ever-present Junior Hosts, seven men and seven women, all leaders in scholarship, leadership and service, helped with orientation and registration. Throughout the school year, the Hosts did many services in connection with tin administration and the student body. Under the direction of James Jeffrey, their current president. they ushered at concerts, graduation, and at the Winter Institute of Literature, planned assemblies and welcomed visiting groups to the campus. For the first time in recent university history. a board of editors representing various groups on the campus compiled and edited the ”M Hook. It had previously been published by a single organization or department. Editor Corrigan represented the Interfraternity Council. The members of the Editorial board were Donald Chadderdon, Student association: Helen Gwinn. Panhellonic council: Dorothy Ann Levin. Women’s association and Marshall Jay Simmons, Alpha Phi Omega. 31

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Ilimili COURT ■ Elected ! y the student body in tin general election at the name time as the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, the chief justice, prosecuting attorney, and six associate justices of tin Honor court function as the judicial branch of the University of Miami student association government. Following a ruling made last year when the old student association constitution underwent a complete revision. Chief Justice Seymour Simon and associate justices Lloyd Canter. Karl Reinerl, Mary Maroon, and Gerard DeNcil were selected by student ballot at a special election to replace honor court officials who had been graduated or were unable to return to school. The constitutional provision is that if any Honor court office is left vacant for more than a month, the president shall call a special election to till the post. The new chief justice replaced Morton Herman in office. Associate justices who served ftdl terms, working with both Herman and CfikcMlt o! the Honoi Court ioat©d in their now court room aro Bill Goto. Mary Maroon. Seymour Simon, chiol |u tico. Julia Arthur, and Annolla Blanton. Simon, were Julia Arthur. Bill Gale. Dick Tucker, Arnie Kay. and Lee Strickland. Lester Lasky held the post of prosecuting attorney. His office, with that of the chief justice, requires that its holder lit enrolled in law school. The court functions in decisions of all cases concerning violations of the Honor code, interpretation of the constitution, and passing on any justiceahlc matter affecting the welfare of the student body. Election limes and examination periods give the court most of its work. Under the honor code a person may he held for any violation if three students or a faculty member report the incident. Trials are kept completely secret and the defendant never faces his accuser. Attempts arc made 1 the court to judge whatever cases come before them in a completely unbiased manner, forgetting all fraternal or club affiliations, and to consider primarily the best interests of the student body. 30

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■ Coed governing group are the Women's association. Women's Athletic council, and Student Council of the Women's Residence halls. Of a social as well as regulatory nature, these three went on record as sponsoring entertainments and promoting friendliness as well as enforcing a certain amount of mark-toeing. The Women’s association was organized three years ago that there might he a unifying agency to “promote the spirit of mutual happiness, service, and personal responsibility among the women students so that they might gain the most from their college work. Officers this year were Alvalyn Boegc. president: Eleanor Arthur, vice-president; Ruth Jane Graver, secretary; Selma Bronston. treasurer; Mary Maroon, publicity chairman; Moraboi ol the Women Athletic council ate Merle Blount. Dorothy Turnbull. Thelma Hall. Melon Moekins. Betyle Me-Clunoy. Erleon Becker. Mickey Goldlarb. Ethel Mclvor. and Rita Greenspan. Charlotte Hager. Jonnio Well . loan Gelein. Jane Roundabuah. Holen Powell, and ludith Lopez belong to the Women' Re idenco council. On the Woman' association board are Selma Bronston. Merle Blount. Emily Condon. Alvalyn Boege. Slgne Roosh. Jo Thomason, and Eloanor Arthur. Helen Gwinn, chairman of women's activities; Elizabeth Ashworth. Defense chairman and Social Standards chairman. Features of the year were the dances for the Cadets and the student body, an orientation party for freshmen and transfer student-at the beginning of the first semester. Over in the Women's Residence balls. Mickey Goldfarh presides over the Student Council of the WRH. Assisting her are Jean Gelein. vice-president; Judith Lopez, secretary and Jane Lee Roudabush, treasurer. In the De Castro dormitory Jean Wells is prexy and Elaine Zdin. Eileen Kurtz and Shirley Lissen share responsibility as proctors. Social committee chairman is Charlotte Hager who has as co-workers Helen Powell, Selma Eiu-binder, and Eileen Kurtz. Highlights of the Residence hall- programs this year wen- beach parties at Tahiti beach, a Christmas dinner, ami a new constitution which embraces in part revised and new automatic penalties for furtherance of Hall regulations. To regulate women's intramural sports, to plan and to carry out tournaments in major and minor sports is tin expressed purpose of the Women's Athletic council at the I’ni-versity. Directed this year by Bcrylc Me-Cluney, the council is made of representatives from each sorority on campus and two representatives for the Independent group. Members are: Alpha Epsilon Phi. Eileen Becker; Delta Phi Epsilon, Rita Greenspan; Delta Zeta. Ethel Mclvcr; Chi Omega, Helen Meekins; Kappa Kappa Gamma. Harriet Marshhiirn; Zeta Tau Alpha, Merle Blount; Sigma Kappa. Martha Kautzman; Independents. Mickey Goldfarh and Dorothy Turnbull. 32