Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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19 College of Liberal Arts -l-HE College of Liberal Arts is the oldest unit of the University. Its active history extends over a cen- tury as collegiate instruction was begun in 1824, the other schools of the University having been added since the opening of the present cen- tury. In its early days the College curriculum was uniform and rigid. Many changes have taken place since, in the effort to give to the young people of the Middle West the opportunity for a Well-balanced liberal education. The flexible cur- riculum with reasonable arrange- ments for the election of courses, the choice, by the end of the sophomore year, of a major in which a student may do one third of his college work, the increasing stress on pre-professional training, the provision for taking the degree with honors in a chosen field, are some of the advantages the College offers. DEAN HOWARD ROBINSON The Liberal Arts College has shown surprising strength under the econom- ic stress that education has been facing. This year it increased fifteen percent in size over the year 1930-31. Of its enrollment of about 850, there are more than twice as many men as women. There seems to be no lack of interest at Miami in a liberal education as a preparation for pursuing effectively one's life interest. The College of Liberal Arts has won an en- viable reputation among graduate schools to whom it sends each year larger numbers of well trained young people. The administrative officers are Dean Robinson and Assistant Dean Kreger. Miss Hamilton and Miss Emerson, dean and assistant dean of women respectively, are the advisers for upperclass women of the Liberal Arts College. Other advisers for upperclassmen, in addition to Deans Robinson and Kreger, are Professors St. John and Van Tassel. 3

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PRESIDENT A. H. UPHAM 18

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School of Education HE STATE of Ohio and the Trus- tees of the University have recog- nized four major divisions in Miami University. Each has its specific function to perform though there is an interrelationship among the di- visions in furthering the perform- ance of each. The training of teach-- ers for the public elementary and high schools of the state is the func- tion of the School of Education. Through careful study of existing conditions and educational trends, curricula have been laid out for the i training of teachers. The faculty has been selected because of its spe- cial fitness by training, experience, and professional attitude to carry forward the work. The school is fully accredited by the American Association of Teachers Colleges and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. DEAN E. J. ASHBAUGH During the past year, special emphasis has been placed upon further integration of the academic and professional work. The professional courses have been arranged in sequence in order that greatest possible benefit may be secured by the student from each succeeding course. A very high stand- ard of scholarship is being insisted upon and students who are unable or un- willing to maintain such scholarships are advised to seek other Vocations. 20