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

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'MtaneAiay ‘SaucC HOI' II LEI) l IK HASS By dint of a few desperate expedients, including the impressment of high school musicians into serxice and the admission of women musicians to the ranks for the first time in history, the I niversity's Hurricane Marching Band managed to survive the foot-hall season, despite predictions of its early dissolution. About half the sixty-man marching unit were literally drafted from the nearest high school and high pressure drilling spruced the crew up to appear at the first game “ready for action. The “mixed company was perhaps the first thing the fans noticed, although it must he admitted that the widely-varied heights were also an eye-catcher. Perhaps the most popular stunt of the year was bringing hack the how and arrow maneuver from a drill of past years, although even that did not escape entirely from near-destruction. Only several minutes before the hand was scheduled to march on the gridiron, a young musician confessed that he had not brought his instrument. Questioned, he admitted, “I forgot it. ' He didn’t say he’d mis- laid it around the house, or that he’d thought he had it with him. No, he had just calmly walked out of the house without his tuba. Among other oddities, it may he noted that the hand, in an endeavor to remain a united group during the entire game, employed water-hoys to keep their parched throats in shape for the blasting between the halves. Although it enabled the musicians to remain in their seats, it kept the water hoys on the run. Remarked one of them, “Gee whiz, I never knew college hoys could drink so much.” Of the characters of the hand, it must he admitted that Johnny Brennan did an admirable job of drilling the aggregation, although getting its members out of bed before breakfast for three months proved no easy task. Muriel Smith, head majorette, was back again to lead Marion Meyers. Carol Jane Shaffer, and Kitty MacDonald, the chosen assistant twirlers. in exhibitions between the halves. Dr. Modeste Alloo. new conductor of the musical end of the program, brought many heretofore-unappreciated marches back to the public. Karl Kruse and Tom Lloyd had the thankless tasks of keeping all the music together. the filing, and the general duties of librarians, in addition to the unanimous hard grind of rehearsals for action on Saturday afternoons, murikl smith 16

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Conductor Alloo koopi hi oyo on tho scoro. Laurence Tremblay, Charley Stallman, ami William Bennett. Only rival of Franklin Harris in the musical quality of his swearing i l)r. Carl Buggies, instructor in composition. 11 i “Men and Mountains and “Men and Angels are recognized as pioneers in the field of modern polyphony and have been played by the country's foremost symphony orchestras. Henry Gregor, composer of music both vocal and instrumental, spends his winters at the University teaching song literature. Edward Clarke, between music lectures for the layman, lectures on aesthetics to senior music students. Completing the faculty list is Frances Hovey Bergh. teacher of music education in all of its phases, choral leader, ami advisor to the music sorority. Sigma Alpha Iota. Former students who are now in the service as well as regular students took part in Sunday night informal get-togethers. At the same time. Miss Foster began a series of musical programs for men in the armed forces on the beach, offered at the Recreation pier. Dramatic Basso, E. Frank Edwinn was first of the student artists to appear on these pro- grams, then came Carmen Monserrat and Irving Laibson with special piano tricks. Betty Cole, Ruth Davis Lejon, Gladys Gaff and Douglas Brenner sang for several audiences. Jimmy Politis and Lewis Eley came down from Boca Raton, and in their uniforms starred in several of the informal concerts. Ruth Wolkowsky did her share with piano music. Dean Forthman Kirton. deep voiced and starry-eyed, offered her talents, and Ruth Schnapper appeared at the piano on several occasions. Many students took active part in outside concert work. Frank Edwinn and Don Littlefield. along with faculty members Reinert and di Filippi. sang leading roles in the Miami Opera Guild's presentation of “La Traviata. The chorus of that production held more than a dozen University Music school students. The service flag on the wall of the Workshop now shows 93 stars, hut with all those students off to war the Music school still carries on. Just walk down Ponce de Leon boulevard during practice hours this afternoon, ami see if you can tell the difference. —BARBARA NEBLETT, RUTH WOLKOWSKY Chorus rohoarsal lor prosontatlon of Di|ah.‘-

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SdoCCJtfiOK PIIACTII'E DOES IT Those people you never saw this year—the ones who dashed about from hither to yon-thc ones who knew every bus schedule ami driver—they were the education department. Although a record has never been kept, it can he stated that practice teachers and internes are the best-travelled students at the University of Miami. Their daily routine goes something like this: 7 a.m. Up and about. 7:30 a.m. First phase of the journey. This takes the p.t. or interne from home (which is usually at least seven miles from the University) to a bus-stop where she (very few lie's ventured the teacher training course this year) could flag a Gahles bus. 8 a.m. Gahles bus passes, loaded to the teeth. 8:10 a.m. Ditto 8:20 a.m. Ditto 8:30 a.m. Ditto 8:40 a.m. Ditto 8:50 a.m. Student teacher has lost so much weight from worrying that she is finally able to squeeze into a late bus. 9:10 a.m. A mail dash for Rural Soc. class, which has somehow disappeared and now seems to he replaced by navy pre-flight training. (But it always turns up again.) 10:00 a.m. Similar dash for slop shop to find the “ride to the practice teacher's senior or junior high school station. Seems that the “ride has mysteriously taken flight six minutes ago. (Next time, the p.t. promises herself, she’ll remember to comb her hair later.) This procedure continues and by 11 a.m. the practice teacher hac arrived — weary, broken of spirit, head bowed, and eyes glassy. Four busses can do that. From 11 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. the student teacher has her hands full of children, all of whom are considered perfect angels and 17