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In One Ear ...

by Wells Bruen Nothing definitely yet, but plans are under way now at the University to hold the annual Freshman's Frolics on the fourth of April. Likely spot for the affair is the Miami Biltmore. Jim Kalleen, president of the frosh, is in charge of the party, and plans to enlist talent from the ranks of the first-yearers. When Fulton Oursler saw the Fifteen do his "Nude With Pineapple" recently, he not only expressed satisfaction with their production of his script, but he said they had 'the best organized dramatic company I've ever seen.' Chests are being worn inflated this week as a result of Fulton's fulsome praise. Pop Burr still thinks the University of Miami can put together a good swimming team, and has issued a call to freshmen swimmers to come to Venetian Pools and try out for the squad. Burr should be thanked by the University for his refusal to lie down and quit after the Athletic committee's decision to kill intercollegiate swimming because the team might not look good this year. Funniest comment at the General Motors show on the Causeway fill was a remark by Miami's Commissioner Gardner. Viewing a kitchen invention which fried an egg and froze ice cream simultaneously, Gardner cracked: "What a model for a politician! Hot and cold at the same time." Gables police have a class A bowler in the person of Patrolman Charles Hecht, the same one who scrambled his motorcycle up with a car last week. Hecht, in a tussle with Huskamp Motors, bowled a 286 Monday night-just four pins short of a perfect score. Anyone who bowls at all will tell you that ain't hay. In addition to possessing a very mellow, far-away sounding voice, Manuel, the Mexican who sings at El Bolero and plunks his multi-stringed guitar, can also show you how to navigate a glass of tequila. To those who don't know the stuff, tequila is an unusually flammable type of Mexican firewater, and very potent. It would take a leisurely race to develop the technique of drinking tequila, for it's much more involved that tipping a bowl of beer. First you put some salt on your hand. Then you put the salt on your tongue. Then you bite a lemon and hold the juice and the salt in your mouth together. Then you pour the tequila down your throat, over the lemon and salt. Then you take another bite of lemon. Then you need another drink. Baseball addicts can see a lot of their idols at the Rodeo if they drop in there late in the afternoon. Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, and a lot of the other Giants who are training here this winter, have formed the habit of dropping in there and talking a little shop over a glass of beer after practice. Here's the latest man-bites-dog special. Driving across the causeway not so long ago, Dr. Arthur Weiland saw a motor cop drawing up to him, and as the motorcycle came alongside, the doctor recognized the policeman as a former patient of his. The reverse angle came in when, instead of the cop giving him a ticket, Dr. Weiland sold him TWO tickets to the March 21, Water Show at the Biltmore. Not so long ago, the colored maid of a Gables household returned from a vacation in the north. Nothing unusual happened on the trip, except that the girl was not married, and she came back carrying an infant. "What are you doing with that baby?" asked her employer. "Why someone gavie it to me," said Liza. 'No doubt," said the mistress. "My goodness, ma'am, it wasn't like that at all," giggled the maid. "You see, when I was up north, I stayed with my sister. Well, she has six children now, and she had just had this seventh one. You know how it is-there she was with seven babies, and me with none-so she felt sorry for me, and gave me the newest baby for a present." That resolution barring city workers from activity in local elections has got a lot of the boys pretty self-conscious about political influence. Just as an example, the other day a policeman walked up to a fireman, saying "Who do you like in the sixth race at Tropical today?" Looking warily around, the fireman replied: "I ain't saying-he might be running for office." Did you know that: If there's much blood around, police find it almost impossible to detect alcohol on the breath of an injured accidentee? The Dade County Anti-Mosquito District has eight trucks, a motorcycle and six boats to help wage the war against the little stinkers-I mean stingers? The city of Coral Gables has been trying for months to set up adequate target-range facilities for the police force to sharpen up its shooting? The Army has thought up a great new idea. To acquaint college men with opportunities opening up in the air corps today, a traveling examining board is making a tour of colleges all over the country. These boards will examine students who want to apply for flying training right on their own home grounds, and will recommend for appointment those it finds qualified as flying cadets. Look for a visit by one of these Flying Cadet Examining Boards here in Coral Gables to check students at the University on or about June 1. One case where city publicity really pulled a northern resident to our sunny city is the example of Evans Stuart of Pittsburg. Tired of reading about the climate and vacation possibilities of Coral Gables, Stuart was led completely astray by a full-page feature in a Pittsburg roto section which showed our town as a fine place to live and raise children. It's hard to believe, but he gave up his job, gave up the lease on his apartment, bought a small trailer, put his wife and son in his car, and drove down here to take up permanent residence. That was a week ago. It's a pleasure to report that today Stuart has his son enrolled, he has an apartment, and he has a job! Things grow fast in this climate.

To Sing at Beach

Monday evening, March 17, the University of Miami will wind up its season of presentations of outstanding musical personalities with a concert by Cameron McLean, baritone, at the Ida M. Fisher high school at Miami Beach. McLean will sing selections from the works of Handel, Verdi, Moussorgsky and many others.

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PRIZES! COLOR CAROLYN LEE AND HER LAMB IN THIS SCENE FROM "VIRGINIA"!

Boys! Girls! Have fun-win prizes for your coloring skill! Get out your crayons and color this picture as you might imagine little Carolyn Lee and her lamb to appear in Technicolor in the Paramount picture, "Virginia." The delightful new picture, starring Madeline Carroll and Fred MacMurray comes Mar. 23 to the Gables Theatre. Fred plays Carolyn's daddy in the picture. And Carolyn has a lamb whose fleece is black. A prize of $2 will be given to the best coloring entry submitted by any girl or boy under fourteen years of age; and additional prizes of five pairs of guest tickets to see "Virginia" will be awarded to the next best five. Children of Riviera and Paramount Enterprises families are not eligible for this contest. Be sure to have your entry at the Riviera office by Wednesday, March 19.

STAKE TRIAL RUNNING AT W. FLAGLER

The Nursery Stake champion, Evon Stride, having been crowned for 1941, the eyes of all dog-racing fans in the area now are turned to the annual $2,000 Futurity Stake, dogdom's richest Stake event, which is in progress at West Flagler Kennel Club. Trials in the Futurity classic got underway early this week with more than 50 of the nation's outstanding two-year-olds competing. Heading the field of contenders are My Topper, America's new dog racing wonder which recently shattered World Champion Rural Rube's mark of 18 wins at Flagler by scoring his 14th triumph; Fern Nature, a full sister of Rural Rube, Pine Mate, Big Brother, Night Step, Strike Out and many others. The rivalry in the race this year is the keenest in the history of the event and picking the winner of the Futurity ahead of time is going to be about as tough as it was trying to name the Nursery champion before trials got under way. Inaugurated in 1936, the Futurity has become the outstanding and richest canine classic in America. The best dogs in the nation are filled each year with dogs which were trained for the Futurity at West Flagler an went on to lead the parade of money winners where-ever they competed. The race is for two-year-olds whelped on or after Jan. 1, 1939. A number of the experts are picking My Topper to capture the championship, while others are sleeting Fern Nature because of her tremendous drive on the stretch and her ability also to get away quick.

SCOUT NEWS

Troop 7 meeting opened with patrol reports and account for dues. Business was discussed, inspection took place in which Eggs Nichols, Frank Brooks and Ross McWhorter were judges. Field meet was discussed and planned further, and also a tent pitching race was held and instructed by Walter Nichols. A potatoe race and boxing was lead by Frank Brooks. Scout meeting closed with scoutmaster's minute and benediction. John Peacock, scribe.

Clephane to Exhibit Work At Blue Dome

On Sunday, March 16, the Blue Dome Gallery of the College Cupboard will feature an international exhibition of paintings from the brush of Lewis Painter Clephane, its past president. In his exhibition today the artist is presenting a colorful assortment of canvases compiled in various parts of this country, as well as Italy, Holland, France and Switzerland. A concise execution and emphasis on depth create the illusion that one is actually gazing through windows when viewing the canvases. Specializing on atmosphere, they not only range geographically, but cover the various climatic aspects of nature. Fog, rain in the Shenandoah, and lyrical pieces that sing of the Mediterranean sun. In his student the artist studied extensively abroad, and in this country under Birge Harrison and John Carlson. The exhibition will continue daily until the fifteenth of April and will be open to the public from 9 until 9 daily.

67 Women—

(Continued from Page One) on Ames, Mrs. Seth Gross and Mrs. Ray Comstock. Mrs. Hollis Rinehart, jr., captain; Mrs. E. B. Quinan, Mrs. Thurman Whiteside, Mrs. Robert Gillander, Miss Helen Linder, Dorthea McKibben, Christine Harris, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. Ben Mevers, Mrs. Chauncey Butler, Mrs. Morton Adams, Mrs. George Swanson and Mrs. P. J. Cesarano. Mrs. Walter Pierce, captain; Mrs. D. W. Lodge, Mrs. P. B. Welch, Mrs. Ed G. Mathews, Mrs. John Sullivan, Miss Eleanor Sheetz, Mrs. Gardner Brugler, Mrs. Robert E. Wynne, Mrs. George Corrigan, Mrs. Anne Nicholson and Mrs. H. F. Cordin. Mrs. Thomas J. Roberts, jr., captain; Mrs. A. B. Paterson, Mrs. S. Hill Gordon, Mrs. John Tipton, jr., Mrs. R. L. Smith, Mrs. Walter Humkey, Mrs. J. M. McAllister, Mrs. James Ross, jr., Mrs. Elsie Melanon, Mr. Robert Doddridge and Mrs. James Johnson.

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'15' Slip on Boothe Play

From time to time it is necessary for a reviewer to face the painful duty of looking on the labors of some very fine and likeable people and saying "nope." After the "15's" performance in "Nude With Pineapple," the opening night of "Kiss the Boys Goodbye," the current show, reminded me of seeing Babe Ruth hit a home run, only to strike out at his next time at bat. To be brief, they swung-and they missed. Let's be fair about it, though. On opening night, the Fifteen had one of those evenings when actors wonder why they didn't take up that job selling shoes after all: Sheffield had a nosebleed in the middle of his appearance on the stage. The audience-well, there must have been people there, but their breathing was the only sign of life. Dink Thompson fluffed lines all over the place, which wasn't like him. And that was only the beginning. Jimmy Crow, instead of displaying the hot temper of a tycoon, simply had tantrums. Barbara Parmley completely missed the sparkle that she can produce and has shown in previous plays. Mary Greene made the movie star over-tough. Sam Lieberman seemed out of his role for the first time that I have seen him. But why go on? Two particular members of the cast tried bravely to breast the tide, but shattered their brave fronts against the immovable phalanx of dead pans in the toughest audience I've seen in a theatre in a long time. Richard Sullivan and Louise Long, both stepping away from the type of work they've done this season, did better by the script than the rest of the company. Just to top it off, it seems to me to be less the fault of the performers than a case of wholesale miscasting, that produced the disappointing opening night. To balance the record and make an attempt at being fair, I can add three things: 1. I saw "Kiss the Boys Goodbye" on opening night, which was an off night for the whole company, so by now the show may be running much more smoothly. 2. One thing was swell in the production - Edward Sheffield's sets, a marvel of ingenuity. 3. If anyone feels this is not so much a criticism as a general lambasting, and that the record of opening night's show is unfair, I'll gladly print any letter of correction or abuse that is mailed to me. W. B.

U. NETTERS OPEN PLAY MARCH 20

Holders of the National crown and undefeated in 23 consecutive matches, the University of Miami tennis team will risk its crown against at least 11 opponents this season, amateur tennis coach Gardnar Mulloy announces. The Hurricanes will play their first 1941 match on March 20 against University of Colorado in Miami and then practice for three weeks before departing on a trip which will carry the squad clear to the Pacific coast. The trip opens April 12 in Winter Park, Fla. against Rollins. April 15 finds the team at Baton Rouge, opposing Louisiana State. After playing University of Arizona at Tuscon, April 19, matches are played April 21 with U.C.L.A. in Los Angeles, April 22 with Leland Stanford in Palo Alto, April 23 with University of California at Berkeley, and April 26 in Los Angeles against one of the principal challengers to the national crown, University of Southern California. Heading homeward, the team plays University of Texas in Austin April 30, and returns in time to meet Rollins May 10. Six of the eight men on the 1940 squad are back and hopes are high for another championship. Miami has won 41 of its last 44 dual matches since 1936. The only matches lost in that period were to Texas, California and Southern California on a previous trip to the west coast.

Miami Ring Hopes Ride With Church

While the University of Miami will probably have several entrants in the coming national intercollegiate boxing championships, chief hopes for a championship will rest with Joe Church, Buffalo, N. Y. 126 pounder. Joe broke even in two bouts with Joe Joca of University of Florida, present title-holder this year and drew with him once last year. Church won their last meeting cleanly and has high hopes of repealing in the nationals. Church is fighting his final year for Miami while Joca is a junior at Florida.

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Playmakers in Authentic Version Of 'She Stoops to Conquer' at U.

With one night behind them, the University of Miami Playmakers will present two more nights of Oliver Goldsmith's rollicking comedy, "She Stoops to Conquer," tonight and Saturday. The production will be staged in the authentic eighteenth century manner. The scenery, consisting of gaily painted canvas wing pieces, runs in grooves and is slipped on and off in full view of the audience by stage hands in costume, to indicate changes of scene. The spirit of the play is gay and lusty, a refreshing change from the restrained plays of today. Colorful costumes, complete with wigs, hoop skirts, fans, and snuff boxes, add to the gay mood of this rilliant pblay. The play is built around the pranks of Tony Lumpkin, a big mischievous booby spoiled to death by his mother, but none the less lovable. Tony (Lloyd Symansky) sends two very stylish London gentlemen of the period (Robert Anthony, and William Appleby) to his father's house, making them think it is an inn. The complications that result when they mistake the pretty young mistress Kate Hardcastle (Grace Berg) for a barmaid, and old Squire Hardcastle (Robert Zeman) for an innkeeper, are merry indeed. Additional members of the cast include Elizabeth Stone as Constance Neville; Renee Greenfield as Mrs. Hardcastle; Manuel Roth as Diggory; Gordon Sherwood as Sir Charles Marlow; and Charles Gates, Fredrie Miller, Edward Gaylor, Lowell Veach, and Barbara Nebblett as servants. "She Stoops to Conquer" was first produced at the famous Covent Garden Theatre in London, on March 15, 1773. Thus the third night of the University of Miami Playmaker's three productions, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 13, 14, and 15, at the University Theatre, will mark the 168th anniversary of the original London production. The play is under the direction of Fred Koch, jr., and settings are designed by Charles Philhour, technical director of the University of Miami.

Two Originals Planned by '15'

To prove that Miami Beach does not have a monopoly of world premieres, the Fifteen are going to stage two of their own for the edification of Coral Gables. Moreover, since all the world premieres on the other side of the causeway are motion pictures, Coral Gables will b one up on Miami Beach with the first performances of two new and timely plays. "The Desert's Edge," a new play by Martha Pittenger, will open Tuesday evening, March 18th, at the Theatre of the Fifteen, and will be followed a week later by Charles H. Faber's satirical comedy, "The Lad Breaks a Lance." Both playwrights are members of the Fifteen, and have had other works produced by the company.

SCOUT NEWS

Troop 38 There was no regular scout meeting of Troop 38 last Friday. The members of troop 38 enjoyed a nice camping trip last week end at the Boy Scout Camp at Snapper Creek. There will be a regular meeting of the troop tonight at 7:00 p. m Cordon Craig, Jr.

From Salem

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gallagher and her brother, Richard Wallace Fitzgerald of Salem, Mass., are guests at The Priestland, 119 Avenue Menores.

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