Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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14 THE DEANS sity. Dean Joseph W. Clokey of the School of Fine Arts is Widely known for his compositions and arrange- ments of organ and choral music. Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is William E. Alderman, who is also adviser and English professor. He holds the position of Armed Service Representative of the Univer- Dean Raymond E. Glos of the School of Business Administration is a Certi- fied Public Accountant and member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi, and Delta Sigma Pi. Ernest J . Ashbaugh, Dean . of the School of Education, aims to instill in his students the quality of foresight so that they may better guide the Ameri- can youth.

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THE PRESIDENT Receiving his appointment as President of Miami University before his work at Northwestern University was completed, Dr. Ernest H. Hahne assumed some of his duties on February 1 and then, on April 1, came to the Miami campus and Lewis Place to assume the full responsibility of his position. Im- mediately stepping into his duties as President, professor, and friend, he has shown extensive training, a great store of experience, a democratic attitude, and a charming personality. Dr. Hahne received his A.B. degree in 1911 from the Uni- versity of Nebraska. Since then he has also received degrees from Harvard University and the University of Chicago. His great experience in teaching results from his being an assistant in economics and sociology at the Universities of Chicago and Nebraska, plus teaching for twenty-six years at Northwestern University. While at Northwestern, he worked with the College of Liberal Arts and for nine years has been the director of the summer session. Dr. Hahne is also an authority on special assessments and federal taxes and in this capacity has served on various governmental agencies. Under the NRA he acted as adminis- tration member of the national code authority for the cotton glove, academic costume, and household ice refrigeration industries. He was also on the ad- visery council of the Cook County Civil Service Commission. His work took him to Washington, D. C., where in 1940 he studied operations of the Bureau of Budget and was a director of projects in research for the United States Office of Educa- tion. Miami welcomes you, Dr. Hahne! 13

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VICE PRESIDENT AND DEAN OF WOMEN A capable person is Vice President A. K. Morris, who stepped into the position as acting president after the death of Dr. Upham and remained in this capacity until the arrival of our new executive. We owe him extreme gratitude for his many services to the students of Miami. In addition to his new responsibilities, he retained his former position as chairman of the Administrative Council, and With their cooperation, he carried out the customary duties of the president. Mr. Morris is a graduate of Miami and has been on the University staff for twenty-four years. Be- fore accepting his position here he was in YMCA work for thirteen years. He was the Ohio secretary of the YMCA and later the general secretary of the Cincinnati branch. Along with his many uni- versity duties, Mr. Morris is a member of the Kiwanis Club and maintains his position as president of the Oxford National Bank. Until recently he was a member of the board of trustees at Miami Valley Chautauqua and also at Fort Hamilton Hos- pital at Hamilton. The Morris family has their home here in Oxford and in addition, Mr. Morris owns and manages two farms. He numbers among his favorite hobbies farming, hunting, and fishing. Miss Emerson was appointed acting dean of women following the retirement of Dean Hamilton. Upon her arrival at Miami in 1923, Miss Emerson or- ganized a Secretarial Studies Department, the first vocational school for women students at Miami. She was the head of Wells Hall from 1923 until 1943 when the arrival of the Naval units necessi- tated using Wells Hall as a freshman dormitory. In addition to her other duties Miss Emerson has taught in the Secretarial Studies Department. Before her appointment to Miami she was a secre- tarial assistant to President Lowell at Harvard University; she taught in the secretarial department of Simmons College and was connected with the alumni office of Carelton College in Minnesota. One of Miss Emersonis interests is traveling. Her first ocean voyage was made to England and Scot- land in 1925. In 1934, she made a trip around the world, studying women,s colleges in Japan, Korea, China, India and other parts of the Far East in particular. Miss Emerson is anxious to continue her worldwide traveling now that the war has ended.