Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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There are many differences between a stage play and a students and faculty had nowhere to turn for amusement university, but in at least one sense Miami and FIDDLER or inspiration. They had to make their own fun and rely on ON THE ROOF have much in common. In the Opening their own ingenuity. What resulted, of course, were the number of FIDDLER, the entire cast laud tradition as the traditions which even today identify the school as being single element that keeps their lives together. Indeed, different from other schools. The link between FIDDLER without the Jewish traditions, these characters would be and Miami is therefore the tradition that undergirds both. identitiless. They would not be distinguishable as What makes Miami so different? For one thing, the fact individuals or as a community against the Russian that it is not an Eastern school. When Miami was founded background of the play. Miami, like this community of in 1809, Oxford was the name given to a wooded township Russian Jews, poss'esses certain traditions. And. anyone designated by the federal government and the State of who reads up on Miami has to agree that Miamiis Ohio to support a frontier university. A few Eastern traditions are more idiosyncratic than they are colleges donated a few books or a little money toward transplanted from other universities. Miami grew up Miami's establishment, but nothing else. The only alone, quite isolated from any population center. The tradition, save the Classical content of the original CH HEQITAGE AND Slant Walk has been the main ar- tery of the campus for a century; It Festive commencement weekend evolved from a dirt path to a attracted many alumni. This be- gravel path, to a concrete came. a formal event in 1947 when thoroughfare. the f1rst alumni secretary was ap- pointed. A commencement procession of the mid 50's proceeded from Withrow Street into Withrow Court.

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ccccmio a miomi univcuilg oxford,ohio volume, 15 table of content: old minmi-ncuu minmiW1-23 :Iudcnl life academic: 84-141 0 O ocgonlznhom 142477 91ml rcniou 228-303 mom 304-359 futon pmjccliont 24-83 1785227 360 y368 The 1976 RECENSIO was printed in an edition of 2,500 copies, size 9 x 12 . The 368 Fage edition was printed on Saxony a er. The first twenty-three pages t0 d MiamiTNew MiamD was printed wit? grown ink and the remain- der of the book was printed in black ink. The body type was Palatino, 10 pt. was used for body copy, eight pt. was used for captions, and six pt. was used for identifications. Designed by the RECENSIO art department, the cover is a 2-color lithograph on White Vellum' C grade, 160 weight binders board. Mr. Robert Hickey was the University Adviser to the RECENSIO. tcost per edition was seven dollarsy Senior portraits, Greek group portraits, and some Organi- zation portraits were done by Root photography, Chicago, Illinois; Mr. Ray Dobbs, representative. Color prints were done by Osborne of Cincinnati, and Meisel of Atlanta. The 1976 RECENSIO was printed by Hunter Publishing Company, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Mr. Greg Whalen, representative. A11 in- quiries regarding the RECENSIO should be addressed to: RECENSIO, Uni- versity Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056. t513-529-7226y

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curriculum, transplanted from the East was Miami's first Greek organization. Miami reacted by becoming the home of three new fraternities within a few years, thereby establishing its own Greek tradition and earning the name Mother of Fraternities. Thus, not only did Miami fail to receive support from Eastern colleges, Miami reinterpreted the transplanted Eastern heritage. Another factor that makes Miami a school with strong traditions is that the people who built and attended the early school believed in it. Miami had difficulty opening. A grammar school was started in 1811, but Miami did not open as a full college until 1824. Even then, finances were shaky. For a variety of reasons, the school was forced to close in 1873, and it did not open again until 1885. The STRONG The college of Old Miami .con- sisted of three buildings; Harri- son, Elliot and Stoddard Halls. administrators, faculty, students, and alumni who supported Miami throughout its years of difficulty grew to love the school. Consequently, they expressed their beliefs by establishing traditions 1. traditions which reflected Miami's peculiar situation. Russian Jews and Miami University are not so different as one might think. Each group has a history which defines what it means to be a member of that group today. Like those associated with Judaism, those associated with Miami should investigate their heritage and learn their traditions. For a knowledge of the school's heritage certainly adds to the meaning of being a member of the Miami community. By Forrest Houlette TPAD TION With the demolition of the last tower of Old Harrison Han, wheels began turning for the con- struction of the present day Harri- son Hall. y i '2 E. i g '2 1;