Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Our presidenT is Well known ThroughouT The counTry os on educoTor, os o speoker, ond os o mon of IeTTers. On compus he is ThoughT of os o vvriTer of poeTry, Trienol of The sTudenTs, onoi The bockbone of Miorni UniversiTy. His exTensive Troining, his greoT sTore of experience, o olernocroTiC oTTiTude, onoi chorming personoliTy oil moke Tor The well-rounoleol, broool-minded presi-

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Holiday Hop, social event of the year. ir Coeds pause between classes. look for the future. Multitudinous forces are now at work, molding from the college curriculum, and demand for more intensive ap- Us end le0'Vl '9 lmpfesslens UPQU ' plication to produce high quality us which will determine the kind A ' work. There is no longer room 1 4 , of People We are lo be' for intellectual slackers, only for The intrinsic value of the educa- those who have changed their tion we are seeking today in wartime will be realized when we use this training, military or academic, to form our world to be. The changed outlook has resulted in a changed manner of life, keyed to the new tempo. With the new military courses came an accelerated program of education for civilians-elimination of many courses social and academic life to fit these limitations, making the best of the bene- fits and privileges offered to them. Our wartime Miami is a changed place in- deed. Although we wistfully recall the Miami of the past, that Miami is gone forever. Now we await another change, another Miami, to meet what the future demands.

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denT ThaT he is. Now, a busier rnan Than ever vviTh The changes loroughT by The war Training program, PresidenT Upham keeps in mind The Winning of The war, yeT he never forgeTs his primary obiedive, ThaT of preparing Tor a happier and loeTTer posT- War life and sounder democracy wiTh well-edu- caTed citizens,