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

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fame and expertise of speakers as well as performers Who Visited the campus. In the fall, Leonard Bernstein, a Watergate Scandal reporter, cautioned the audience to be aware and to start demanding more as readers. Two encores by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra delighted an appreciative audience at an Artist Series performance. The pompous speech of William F. Buckley, founder of the National Review magazine and host of the television show Firing Lane , proposed a nationwide movement to oppose the current income tax system. Concert Board of CAC had an exceptional year. Top bill recorders such as Bruce Springsteen, Little Feat, the Doobie Brothers, John Denver and Dan Fogelberg were national artists giving superb performances first and second semester. During Little Siblings weekend, Fogelberg eyed the audience saying, I've never played in a place this big that sounds this good. The official opening of the Art Museum furni shed students and the Oxford community an opportunity to acquire aesthetic training for the arts. The modern formation procured funds from Dave Hunt First year coach Tom Reid skillfully guides the Redskins to a 8-2-1 record and Mark Hunter to a rushing mark of over 1000 yards. A short burst off tackle by the junior halfback against the Ohio University Bruce Springsteen begins a dramatic concert year at Bobcats helps lead the Skins to a victorious score of 31-16 in the away game clash. Millett Hall with a performance filled with intensity and entertainment. The newly opened Art Museum adds an important cultural diversion to the university. The distinct - architecture contrasts sharply with the snow-covered Western campus. 4 l Prologue Larry Kaufman