Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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TS 1 chool of Education On the playground or in the classroom, the Miami grad- uates will be fine teachers For the past two years, the staff of the School of Education has been studying its cur- riculum. It has explored to find the answers of what makes a good teacher and to eliminate all the things which do not have a direct bear- ing. By strengthening its weaker aspects, the school is sure that it is training young men and women to be fine teachers in both sec- 'QA STUDENT TEACHING is a basic element for the elementary students. At McGuffey school there is great opportunity to observe the young pupils. ondary and elementary education in addition to special departments such as art, music, home economics and physical education. A high percentage of the students live off campus for a semester and take over a full day teaching schedule. This on-the-spot ex- perience will enrich their education in provid- ing a solid background. Dean Glenn Macomber finds little oppor- tunity for his pleasurable fishing. Besides pub- lishing several books, he is now in the process of revising '4Guiding a Child's Development in Ts WILLIAM HOLMES MCGUFFEY, philoso- pher and teacher, compiled the noted Mc- Guffey readers while a Miami professor. This statue was erected to the memory of a dis- tinguished man. the Elementary Schoolf' Vllednesday nights are spent at Ft. Thomas in military training for his reserve officer requirements. Glenn Macombcr Dean of Education gggw .gl . . . .a.s.i... . . .

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0 SKETCHING HARRISON are a group of fine arts students in the picture on the left. At iight is Pat Creative and talented stu- dents progressed in their arts Young artists and musicians strive for per- fection under the guidance of their fine in- structors. Developing into a larger and better art and music center, the School of Fine Arts is rapidly becoming a leader in its field. Music festivals during the spring bring high schools to the campus for instruction and dem- onstrations. Students attend a national music workshop in the summer Where well-known conductors display their talents. In keeping with his interest in fine arts, Acting Dean George Barron is a photography enthusiast. He has photographed the beauties of Europe, Japan, Canada and the United States. From the performances in Benton hall to the night-owls working in the architect's lab, the fine art students are an ambitious and hard working group. 5 N . x- Q Topper practicing her vocal lesson in Benton hall George Barron Acting Dean of Fine Arts BOB HAYES constructs a raised map in an architecture lab. Late hours and hard Work are characteristics of the architecture stu- dents.

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raduate School Graduates sought more knowledge in their fields Celebrating their twenty-fifth anniversary, the Gradute School now has five hundred stu- dents and a thousand doing work at other schools. There are thirty-seven departments offering three hundred and eighty courses for credit. Assistantships on campus, research pro- GRADUATE STUDENT Fusako Tada finds books from the shelves of the library for her research. From Japan, Fusako is getting her masters in elementary education. William Smith Dean of Graduate School grams and many scholarships make it possible for Miamians to continue for their rnaster's degree. , Dean William Smith delivers over eighty speeches a year and spends hours writing books with his Wife. Among other things, he collects guns, American Biographies and re- finishes furniture. RICHARD AND WILLIAM KIBLER as assistant pro- fessors supervise the operation of calculating ma- chines by students in a statistics laboratory.