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

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The music faculty includes Robert Relnert. Dr. Carl Ruggles. Ralph Roth. E. G. Hoad. Arturo Dl Filipp!. Honry Gregor. John Bitter. Hannah Spiro Ashor. Sarah Folwell, Bertha Foster. Tom Steunenborg. Franklin Harris. William Lebedoff. Jool Belov. Lauronco Tremblay. The Music building has been a boon to the school. On one hand, the studio and practice facilities of the building arc far superior to those available in past years. Moreover, moving the practice rooms lias decreased the noise in the Main building. Losers in the shift have been the Music building’s neighbors. They now have to contend with noise the rest of the school bore in the past. However, a solution is in sight. The Arnold Volpe Memorial Fund drive has been progressing satisfactorily and it is hoped that the construction of a sound-proof, air-conditioned music building and auditorium will he begun within a year. Harold Bauer’s visit during January and February was a truly stimulating experience. Besides teaching master classes in piano, Mr. Bauer addressed several classes and an assembly audience. His unusually articulate comments on topics ranging from Greek philosophy to astronomy were a living proof of his pet thesis, liberal versus specialized education. Practically every music student and member of the music school faculty was engaged in extra-curricular activity of some sort during the school year. There were more than the usual number of recitals by students and faculty on Miss Foster’s Sunday evening band room musi-cales and at the more formal Administration building lounge concerts. The symphony orchestra, marching band, and symphonic band had full schedules. In addition, a number of chamber groups played. The faculty bad its string quartet, consisting of Mr. Belov, Miss Sarah Bergh, Herbert Levinson, and Mr. Collins, and its woodwind quintet, composed of Mr. Bitter, Modesto I)e Santis, Mr. Tremblay, Miss Bertha Fostor. dean of tho school of music. 17

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 I Dr. John Thom Holdaworth. dean ol the school ol business administration. istration degree and credit for his freshman year in law school. Five new faculty members have been added to the business school this year. Conley R. Addington, assistant professor of accounting, takes care of the 28 CA increase in enrollment in that course. Joseph Young is instructor of secretarial studies. Dr. Charles F. X. O’Brien, Dr. J. J. Carney, Jr., and K. I Shahan are the other additions to the faculty of the School of Business Administration. With the addition of new courses and departments to the business school, a student may major in any of the following subjects: accounting, commerce, economics, finance, and political science. School oj Music T N retrospect, the music school’s year has been a memorable one. Of special note have been three events and a tendency. The events, the new Music building, the visit of Harold Bauer, and admission to the American Association of Music Schools; the tendency, unusual student and faculty participation in extra-curricular musical activities. The University at large has been the beneficiary. On tho (acuity ol the school ol butinou administration ate Dr. HolcUworth. Conley R. Addington. Dr. Roinhold P. Wolll. Rob-ort EL Downes. John A. McLoland. Joseph Young. Ernest McCracken, and James T. Carney.

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Members o! the law (acuity pictured are William Hester. Dean Rasco. Mrs. Hciberta Leonard , librarian. L A. Haslup and Lauflor T. Hayos. Mr. Lcbedcff, and Mr. Reinert. Mr. Collins again coached the N. Y. A. quartet, composed of Herbert Levinson, Charlotte Hager, Edmund Rerky, and Edward Brombach. He also directed a small chamber orchestra which gave a concert during the spring semester. Mr. Belov trained a student quartet consisting of Walter Wertheimer, Dorothy Cross, Isabelle Lloyd, and Bernard Sokolow. On the vocal front, Mr. Reincrt directed the male chorus, mixed chorus, and double quartet. Mr. Gregor presented an opera and an original ballet pantomime. Mrs. Bergh’s Congregational Church chorus gave a Bach program. School of Law T n the same year, 1926, the University of Miami and the School of Law of the University of Miami were organized, the latter under the leadership of the late Richmond A. Rasco, first dean of the law school. In 1930 Russell A. Rasco, the present dean, became a member of the faculty. At the death of his father in 1931, he was chosen acting Dean of the law school. The original faculty included: Richmond . Rasco, dean; R. E. Howes, L. I). Dovitt, John P. Stokes, A. J. Rose, L. Karl Curry, J. J. Marshall, C. W. Peters and Edward K. P. Brigham. The school was located on the west side of the main building. The library contained between 3000 and 4000 volumes. Two years’ college training was the early requirement for admission to the law school. In the first graduating class, 1929, there were fifteen students. Since then the law school has graduated around 175 students, and over 100 of them arc practicing in Greater Miami. Since 1927 the law school has been approved by the Supreme Court of Florida. This recognition allows graduates to practice in the state without state bar exams. It has the approval of the American Bar association. The method of instruction used in the law school is the “case method,” which permits faculty members to conduct their courses so that the student may aquire not only a knowledge of the law, but also the ability to deal with legal problems. Ruuoll A. Ra co. doan of tho school of law. 18