Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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In Tribute to a President and First Lady . . . Mrs. Hahne enioys the companionship cf an evening at home. November 25, 1952 marked the end of a chapter in Miami history with the death of the University's fifteenth president, Dr. Ernest H. Hahne. Coming to Miami in 1946, Dr. Hahne earned the re- spect and admiration of the faculty and student body alike during his six-year term of office. While upholding its academic standing, President Hahne worked to strengthen Miami's public relations by appointing a full-time alumni secretary and by stressing excel- lence in all intercollegiate activities. The resulting increase in national attention brought an expansion in the University's enroll- ment. After receiving his doctorate from the University of Chicago, Dr. Hahne served twenty years on the faculty of Northwestern University as professor of economics. During these years President Hahne became known as an authority on taxes and assessments. At Miami, the president and his wife indulged a love of football by llfollowing the team. Visiting campuses all over the country, the Hahnes collected memories of the American college scene. Mrs. Hahne, who shared her husband's interest in Miami, was also a valuable member of Oxford clubs and church groups. As a gardener, she took special interest in Miami's well-planned grounds and used color photography and oil painting to capture favorite scenes. As a lasting tribute to this fine president, the Board of Trustees has created the Ernest H. Hahne Memorial Fund within the Miami University Foundation. Since the Foundation was the proiect of Dr. Hahne, it is fitting that such a fund be created in his memory. Miamians everywhere feel that President and Mrs. Hahne carried to the fullest the University traditions first started by President and Mrs. Robert Hamilton Bishop. Page Thirteen

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Dr. Hohne relaxes at the White House. President Hohne and his good friend, Dr. 0. 0. Fisher, chat on a sunny afternoon Page Twelve

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The Administrators . . . Top: Dr. Wallace P. Roudebush. Bottom: Dr. Clarence W. Kreger. At right: Dean Melva Lind Forty years of service to Miami University is the outstanding contribution of Vice President Wallace P. Roudebush who has been an active Miami alum- nus since 1911. During these years Dr. Roudebush has been responsible for the construction of many of the University class buildings and residence halls. Dr. Clarence W. Kreger joined the faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry after receiving his diploma with Miami's class of 1918, and since has risen to his present position as vice president of the university. His promotion of the Navy's V-12 pro- gram during the war and his present position of civilian co-ordinator of the ROTC units has won him well-deserved recognition. Miami is proud to claim her two vice presidents as alumni, the best od- vertisement of any university.