Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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School of Education Nancy Drach holds story hour at Mc- Guffey. The uffey statue commemorates Mi- Home economists in training work in Mc- ' s famous teacher. Guffey's newly-furnished kitchens. Celebrating its first fifty years of existence this year, the school of education looked backward for a moment last fall over the men and women from Mi- ami who have gone on to distinguish themselves in the profession of teaching. At the formal celebration Miami alumni, students, and faculty had an oppor- tunity to hear several of the foremost educators in the United States. Mrs. Pearl A. Wanamaker, past president of the NEA and superintendent of public instruction for the state of Oregon, continued the school's golden-iubilee year by addressing the fourth mid-year commencement. By chcosing as its theme for this mid-century celebration, The Next Fifty Years in Education, the school showed the kind ct leadership it possesses. Future teachers are thorough- ly prepared for both secondary and elementary education. Through special departments such as art, music, home economics, and physical education, Mi- ami continues to graduate teachers who make the university name synonomous with good education in the teaching ranks. Dean Glenn F. Macomber Page Eighteen

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School of Business mt'mgzw Hands at the keyboard typify the secre- tarial studies maiors. Interviews are an important part of the A business class studies a chart on the placement service. value of securities. Celebrating its silver anniversary last June, the School of Business claims four thousand graduates who have carried Miami's name in- to every phase of the business world, from accounting and mar- keting to industrial management and secretarial work. In addition to the business courses offered, the school has established 0 Bureau of Public Research and a Place- ment Bureau. Deon Raymond E. Glos recently served as president of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, bringing recognition and new ideas to the school. Dean Raymond E. Glos Page Seventeen

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Acting Dean George F. Barron Judy Button does her oil painting home work. A drawing class gets a lecture on per- These students of music practice at Bishop spective. House. In the practice rooms of Bishop House and the studios of Harrison and Mc- Guffey earnest young musicians and artists work long and hard to perfect their talent to its highest possibilities. Realization of more than the world of fine arts is an important part of the artist's development, and for this reason the school requires the students to know something of the humanities so that they may become better citizens as well as better artists. Page Nineteen