Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Carefully planned Georgian, red brick structures poised rigidly on well kept lawns formed the setting for 14,700 students. Oxford, or more specifically, Miami, featured sidewalks that bend to bypass trees and chain link fences constructed to save grass. The area represented beauty free for interpretation by each individual. This beauty transcended from the brick to its inhabitants developing a quality unlike any other university. A degree of excellence was established in 1809 which has flourished into a balance of high academic standing and cultural enrichment. Miami was The Quality That Counts. Education, organization activities, athletic competition, social events and people projected from the environment to create a distinct year. v Once called the Yale of the early west by Alfred H. Upham, a quality education for each individual was the foremost goal of this institution. In consort, a fifty dollar increase for instate tuition and a twenty dollar raise in room and board greeted all parents and students in August. To further develop the Arts and Science division, the Women's Studies program explored the contributions and roles of women in our culture and society. Similarly, new concepts emerged for the freshman education major emphasizing school-based centers which increased field experiences in urban, suburban and rural environments. The Business' enrollment brought an increase in class crowding as well as scheduling difficulties. Ranked by the Higher Education Research Institute in Los Angeles as 17th among the 20 most selective public institutions of higher education further exemplified the quality of education perpetuated. Another measurement of excellence was the reknowned The stone, shaded hub near Kin Library provides a comfortable setting for an outsi e class. The sunny, autumn day early in the school year brings the fresh memories of summer back to mind. The Miami Marching Machine parades its new uniforms while performin the half-time show at the football home opener. The line of clarinetists captures the precision whic characterizes the Marching Machine. The bricks have worn over the years, but Elliott Hall continues to house residents - a task it has accomplished for exactly 150 years. The centrally located dorm represents one of the few remaining nineteenth ce ntury buildi ngs. The Quality That Counts l 3