University of Miami - The Ibis Yearbook

“1932 UM . . . Hazing freshmen was one of man}^ diversions em- ployed by students during the Depression years. All freshmen were required to wear the traditional frosh " dink " cap until the first Hurricane football uictori; of the season. UM . . . The regents decided to file a voluntary/ petition of bankruptcy/ to give impartial protection to creditors on December 6th. Among the regents were Bowman Ashe, William Coffin, Theodore Dickinson, David Fairchild. A. A. Godard, George Mer- rick, Ra\^mond Pawley, and S.P. Robineau. UM . . . Henrv L. Doherty, owner of the Miami Biltmore Hotel properties, was introduced to university affairs. He was to be- come a major benefactor of the University. The Biltmore became the site of the first medical school. 1933 UM ... Dr Rafeal Belaunde left the University of Miami, accepting the request of the Peruvian government to serve as Ambassador to Mexico. UM . . . The New Deal administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt began to develop programs that seemed to promise financial aid to educational institutions both public and private. UM . . . Mrs. George P. Brett, Theodore Dickinson, and Rich- ard Saunders completed their terms as regents of the University of Miami. UM . . . Marshall Wayne, sensational young diving star of Mi- ami, failed by a fraction of a point to make the 1 933 United States Olympic Team. Wayne signified the beginning of championship swimming and diving at the University of Miami. RETROSPECTIVE 7 ”