Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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President Alfred H. Upliam When Dr. Alfred H. Upham returned to Miami University as president, he brought with him a rich fund of experience as well as unswerving loyalty and love for his alma mater. Enter- ing here in the gay nineties as a student, he found the college small and with a limited curriculum. On graduation he left for the West to continue his studies, and returned to Miami first as a professor of English. The University had already gone through a period of expansion and increased enrollment and in this changing school he soon became prominent as a scholar and education leader. Subsequently he became president of the University of Idaho. Again the call from Miami came for him to serve, this time as president. He answered and since then under his guidance the university has grown to become one of the outstanding universities of the Middle West, Only one so familiar with the school and the student problems could have served so ably. He has recognized the fundamental aims of educational institu- tions and guided the faculty and students to their realization.

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Miami is fortunate in having on its campus the director of the Scripps Foundation for Re- search in Population Problems, namely Dr. Warren S. Thompson. After receiving his A.B. from Nebraska and his Ph.D. from Columbia, he was a member of several other university faculties. His positions as a leader in his field are too numerous to mention here, as are his articles and books, and a description of his travels would be a good itinerary for a world cruise. Dr. Wallace R. McConnell has served as pro- fessor of geography at Miami since 1918. Pre- viously he had done graduate work at Cornell. Wisconsin, and Clark universities, obtaining his Ph. D. m 1925 from the latter. After re- ceiving his A.B. from the University of Illinois in 1912 he taught in State Teacher ' s College in Wisconsin. He is recognized as an authority in his field and is the author of many books, among them a geography of Ohio. Gaining increasing prominence as an author IS Walter E. Havighurst, associate professor of English. Among the books he has written are Upper Mississippi. A Wilderness Saga. The Winds of Spring, and his most recent, No Homeward Course. He received his A.B. de- gree from the University of Denver and his M.A. from Columbia University. He studied theology at Boston University and was a stu- dent in King ' s College, University of London, domg graduate work in 1926.

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ADMINISTRATION Running interference for the functions of the University are the administration officials. They hold forth in Benton Hall and from there they reach out and coordinate the activities of the university into a smoothly running machine. Without them the students wouldn ' t have their meals on time, there would be a dozen social affairs on one night. and the beautiful groimds of which Miami is so proud would fall into rack and ruin. A. K. Morris is right-hand man to Dr. Upham, serving as vice president of the university. He is chairman of admissions, and is chairman of the freshman advisers who perform such outstanding jobs. Mr. Morris has able assistance in the person of Joseph W. Fichter who relieves him when the going gets tough. Mr. Fichter is also an assistant professor of English. Martha Jaques ' office bears more than a slight resemblance to Grand Central Station. She is the auditor of the student organizations, offi- cially, but her other duties run a neck and neck race for her time and interest. Dean Elizabeth Hamilton returned to Miami this fall from her South American journey and has resumed her position as dean of women. She is head of Bishop Hall and is an as- sistant professor of English in addi- tion. Performing the heavy duty of keeping a sort of personal history of each student enrolled is W. C. Smy- ser. In his capacity as registrar he knows about each student just about as much as there is to know — where he came from, where he is, and where he will be if he doesn ' t keep those credits, hours, grades, and cuts straight. A. K. Morris Joseph W. Fichter Martha Jaques Ehzabeth Hamilton William C. Smyser