Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Dean Carl Knox Dean William E. Smith A man of many diverse interests is Dean of the Graduate School, William E. Smith. Taking over this position in 1948, Dr. Smith is proud of the fact that the Graduate School was recently ac- credited for two years of advanced work. A new project is that of integrating Miami's graduate 'program with that of other Ohio universities and cataloging source reference collections for state- wide use. Among other things, Dr. Smith collects guns and antique furniture while searching for lost Ohio history. Well known at Miami for her humorous Freshman convocation speeches is Dr. Melva Lind, Dean of Women. Dean Lind is known elsewhere as one of the foremost American woman educators in the field of modern foreign languages. Her latest honor was the award of the Palmes Academiques by the French government in early January. Dean Carl Knox who came to Miami last fall from Northern Illinois State Teachers' College is Miami's first Dean of Men. The title, as such, has never been given before. Dean Knox is in charge of men's housing, counselors, and Interfraternity Council in the same way that Dean Lind is responsible for women's housing, coun- selors, Panhellenic Council, Women's League, and lnter-Residence Council.

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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.

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Informal seminars provide for a free exchange of ideas. Page Sixteen Chemistry laboratory reveals the secrets of the elements. College of Dean W. E. Alderman In the seminars and laboratories of the Arts and Science College young men and women are studying mankind's cultural her- itage. Equally familiar with science and the humanities, these students are products of a practical philosophy which prescribes broad educational experiences. The science departments have a national reputation for graduating outstanding students. In 1951 Dr. Edwards of the physics department re- ceived an award in recognition of the large number of graduates from the department who have gone on to become weII-known physicists. With stop watch in hand, Ruth Hey observes the planets. Arts and Sciences