Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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K The Council of Deans meets To discuss maTTers of academic importance. Common Curriculum-The ToundoTion upon which Miami bases oll specialized curricula- wos insToHed for sTudenTs enTering school in SepTember, 1955. This educoTionol innovoTion for The campus provides every sTudenT wiTh a broad background of wesTern mcm's heri- Toge in cm inTellecTuol scope. The program also offers on opporTuniTy Tor sTudenTs To co- ordinoTe much of Their occumuloTed knowl- edge. In mosT insTonces The courses of sTudy ore compleTed during The Treshmon 0nd sopho- more yeors. WiThin The frame of These sTudy programs, only one course is required of 0H sTudenTs-English ComposiTion and LiTeroTure. Common Curriculum sTudies may Then be chosen from The four main sequences: Social Science, Biological Science, HumoniTies Course, and Physical Science. 31

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30 To cope wiTh The gigonTic increase in en- rollmenT in American UniversiTies, The Ford FoundoTion has sponsored a fund for The Go'- voncemenT OT educoTion which will be used To conducT experimenTs in educoTion. Miami prides iTselT on being one of The universiTies Chosen To fulfill The ToundoTionTs obiecTives. Dr. F. Glenn Macomber, direcTor of The ex- perimenT, discovered several soluTions To The problem. Large lecTure seCTions of 100 To 200 sTudenTs wiTh smaller, corresponding discus- sion sessions was decided Upon. The mosTer professor sysTem was proposed in conneCTion wiTh This. Through The use OT visual aid, on insTrucTor would deliver The Classroom insTruc- Tion while 0 senior ToculTy member prepared course ouTlines 0nd TesTs. F. Glenn Mocomber. John E. Dome Miami hopes To cope wiTh The increasing pupil-Teocher roTio wiThouT decreasing The eTTecTiveness 0T educoTion.

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Exhibits of animal life displayed in The zoology museum. Psychology sTudenTs Try TesTing methods in a laboratory session. The College of ArTs and Science places 0 weIl-bolonced, liberol educoTion uppermosT in HS aims. The flexible curriculum, allowing op- porTuniTies for The elecTion of courses, chorocTer- izes The form of The program. This school sTrives To esTcablish a firm ToundoTion of varied subieCTs, developing well-rounded minds. The sTudenT finds himself qualified To pursue special inTeresTs eTTecTively, To apprecioTe The values of life oTTer groduoTing in ArTs 0nd Sci- ence. Courses range from Harrison Hall's class- rooms of romonTic languages To Uphom Hell's loboroTories of noTurol sciences. In oddiTion To scholosTic subjecTs, The school backs ocTiviTies such 05 The publicoTions, honoraries, end The radio sToTion; knowing ThoT procTicol applica- Tion of o sTudenT's classroom knowledge is es- senTiol. The School of ArTs and Science, under The leadership of Dean William E. Alderman, keeps on eye To The TuTure. The school offers sTudenTs o sTurdy background for loTer sTuo'y and work.