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

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Dr. H. Franklin Williams Vice-President and Dean of the Facult Dr. H. Franklin Williams enjoys the distinction of being the only administrative oflicer with two titles: Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty. A native of Rhode lsland, he moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts while still a youngster. After receiving an AB. degree from Harvard University, he went to Cambridge, England, to continue his studies. He re- ceived a bachelorls degree from the University there. Returning to the States, he received his Ph.D. in History from Harvard, and after a four-year stint as a teaching fellow at Amherst. came to the University of Miami in 1939 as an assistant professor of history. The third fioor of the North Campus building was not filled in yet, he recalled. He was impressed with the innovating spirit of the school and was sold on thc area. During the war years he taught the V-l2 cadets, and estimates that he has taught at least 20 different courses since he first came here. Dr. Williams believes that it is important for the top level personnel of a university to teach courses so that they may better understand the problems of the faculty. He now teaches sections of freshman history because he does not have time to devote to research work required for teaching advanced history courses. A devoted follower of football, he also enjoys sym- phony music. Together with his wife, who lectures in nursing here. he is on the Board of Directors for the Haven School, an institution for the mentally handi- capped children. The school is now under construction in Kendall. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Family Service of the CCC, is President of the Mental Health Society and belongs to the Harvard Club in Miami. A member of Sigma Chi fraternity. he is faculty advisor for that group. He is also faculty ad- visor for Psi Chi. national psychology fraternity. and for Alpha Kappa Psi. business fraternity. A vital personality, his spirit typihes that of the new Miami administration which is producing a modern, progressive university system.

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Dr. ,lay F. W. Pearson Vice-President of the University Number two man in the University administration is Dr. Jay Frederick Pearson, Vice-President. Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, he received his masters from the same school. Pre-masters work included sum- mer studies in the jungles of British Guinea, and study at the William Beebe laboratory of the New York Zoo- logical Society at Kartabo. He was graduated in absentia from Pittsburgh in 1925, while a member of the New York Zoological Society Arcturus Expedition to the Sargasso Sea and Galapagos Islands under Williain Beebe. Un recommendation of the National Research Council, Dr. Pearson was appointed Director of Biological Ex- hibits for a Century of Progress Exhibition in 1931. He obtained his Ph.D. from Chicago in 1932, after major- ing in ecology and entomology. Pearson came to the University of Miami immediately after the 1926 hurricane to open the Zoology depart- ment. He taught the first botany course here in 1928, and conducted the first under-water class. Under his guidance, courses in marine Zoology and Inarine botany were started here which established this institution as a leader in the field. In 1939 Dr. Pearson became Dean of the Administra- tion hut with the outbreak of the war, took leave of absence to assist in setting up an academic program for the Officer Candidate School in Miami Beach. He was transferred to the Air Corps Pre-Technical School in Boca Raton in 1943. After being promoted to Major, he was transferred first to Goldsboro, N. C. and then to San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Pearson returned to the University of Miami in 1944 as a professor of zoology. He served as director of Adult division and director of summer sessions, and was made vice-president in 1947. A member of the New York Zoological Association, Dr. Pearson belongs to Sigma Chi fraternity, the Ameri- can Society of Zoologists, Sigma Xi, the Society for the Study of Evolution, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tri Beta, Iron Arrow, Alpha Phi Omega, the Army and Navy Club of Coral Gables, and the Country Cluh of Coral Gables.

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'nag V Y -,.. , A i MAJ William J. Hester Secretary of the University University Secretary, William J. Hester has a sub- stantial career in law behind him. He attends board of trustee meetings and attests all instruments, besides his regular administrative duties. A native of New York. he received his B.S. degree from Pittsburgh, and his LL.B. degree from the University of Miami. He is now on the law faculty and teaches courses in Domestic Relations. A member of Phi Alpha Delta, legal honorary, Hester is also a member of the Dade County and American Bar Association. During the war, he served as a consultant in the War Manpower Commission. Mr. Hester belongs to the American Arbitration Association, a national panel of arbitrators. Sidney B. Maynard Treasurer of the University Collection and disbursement of all University monies is the job handled by University treasurer, Sidney B. Maynard. Formerly a professor of Spanish on the fac- ulty, Mr. Maynard has held the position ever since thc war. A graduate of the University of Nebraska, Mr. May- nard holds an A.B. and an M.A. from that University. Dr. J. Riis Owrc, dean of the Graduate School and a long time friend of Nlr. Maynard, persuaded him to come here in 1936. Money isn't his only concern. though. During his leisure time he is a fishing and bridge enthusiast. A great music fan, he has a huge collection ol' symphonies and concertos.