University of Miami - The Ibis Yearbook

“OM Archives (JM Archives 1942 UM . . . The first of the uniformed recruiting officers began arriving on campus as the shock of Pearl Harbor turned to reality and anger. UM . . .Dr. Ashe was appointed by President Roosevelt to the War Manpower Commission. Dr. Ashe coordinated the direction of labor into areas beneficial to the war effort in the six southeast- ern states. UM . . . Among programs coordinated fay Dr Ashe was the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb at Knox- ville, Tennessee. UM . . . First steps were taken in the establishment of an opera school. UM . . .In order to give a feeling ofuniti; to the freshman class, the Freshman Executive Advisor\,i Committee was formed by Foster Alter, dean of men. 1943 UM . . . Miami, an industrial southern seaport and guardian of the Carribbean Panama Canal, became a major militari; center Miami ' s economy; benefited greatlii from the wartime industries. UM . . . The Uniuersity of Miami became an armed training camp for the Allied Air Corps and its own men. Defense installa- tions poured into the Richmond Lighter-than-Air Base, site of the future South Campus. UM . . . The Rose Garibaldi Koubek building was the Universi- ty ' s latest and most impressive acquisition. It was to be used both as a music and adult education center. UM . . . The College of Liberal Arts increased graduation requirements to 120 semester hours and 120 qualiti/ points as well as instituting additional required courses. 12 RETROSPECTIVE ”