University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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nJm,Z MM 'J.'jfcA MMrnilk ' , (0ur 3Futurr NOW that the endeavors of the first year of University life are about to become history, let us turn our thoughts for a few moments to the great future University of Miami. The campus is located in the heart of the best residential section of Coral Gables, a one hundred sixty acre panorama of glorious tropical beauty. The administration building, a triumph in architecture, is mirrored in the quiet lake just a stone's throw away. Hibiscus, bouganvillea. oleanders, and poinsettias flank winding pathways and walks shaded by rows of stately Royal Palms, and the strains of Bach and Schubert come floating through the air from the patio of the Conservatory. Many beautiful homes face the campus, and are occupied by the various fraternities, sororities, students, and faculty. Adjoining the campus is a fourteen acre site for the development of a medical center, while three miles to the west a future dairy center will occupy a tract of sixty acres. The numerous buildings, which comprise the class rooms, laboratories, and Conservatory, are the latest word in modern construction, and are of the characteristic Spanish architecture. Near the old stadium, where the Hurricanes fought their way through an undefeated first season of football, a new and imposing stadium has been erected which will scat fifty thousand people. It has a football field, a soccer field, tennis courts, a cinder track, and a baseball diamond. A finer athletic stadium cannot be found anywhere in the South. Water sports have been given an important place in the athletic program, and the lake and waterways about the campus are scenes of activity from dawn until dark. The University now includes the Schools of Music. Liberal Arts. Education. Business Administration. Engineering, Law. and Drama. As strong a faculty as it is possible to obtain has been recruited, and a careful study has been made of curricula both as to subject matter and method for the purpose of establishing a strong undergraduate university. Proper housing, constructive social life, and outdoor health education arc considered necessary foundations for this program. [ 17 1

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Nmit, litstury! CONSTRUCTION was put under way at double speed, men were working day and night; roaring trucks were carrying material in a steady stream: all this bustle and energy was being put forth in an effort to complete the Anastasia Hotel in time to turn it into the temporary home of the new university. The University Building was under construction and could not possibly have been finished in time to begin classes in the fall, in spite of the greatest effort that could be made. So. on Friday. October 15. the doors of the Anastasia were opened to the first day of registration of a new institution of learning. For several days the freshmen were on the same plane with the seniors, and the sophomores and juniors were busy getting acquainted. Soon the birds of a feather began to do the proverbial flocking. The seniors were first to distinguish themselves by the size of their class, which numbered four. The juniors and sophomores drifted apart and organized separately, and. after many attempts, the frosh succeeded in electing their officers. Members of the Student Council were elected and that important body duly began its work. From the very beginning Miss Bertha Foster had the organization of the Conservatory well in hand, and the halls throughout the building resounded with the music of violins, pianos and the high notes of aspiring Glucks and Carusos. Classes had not been meeting very long when they were surprised one morning by the deep mellow tones of a huge pipe organ. One of these instruments had been installed for use in teaching and for furnishing music for all sorts of activities to be held in the patio. Now that the organ had been made ready for use. the patio must be prepared for an outdoor auditorium and gymnasium. Soon the exploding exhausts from trucks, hauling dirt and other materials for the completion of the patio, made it necessary for the professors to strain their voices in an effort to make themselves heard above the din. The patio was filled in. a smooth concrete floor laid, and a stage built in one corner for performances of the Conservatory and School of Dancing. The floor was lined off for a basketball court and bleachers were erected to accommodate the spectators. Meanwhile the Art Department had been placing posters about town advertising the football games that were to be held at the temporary stadium. The stadium is situated adjacent to the University Building and was well filled at all the games by students and friends who witnessed an undefeated season by the Hurricanes. A student section of the stadium was built on one side of the field and the townspeople occupied the rest of the stadium on the other side. The record achieved by the Hurricanes in spite of many handicaps will never be forgotten, and the University is now near the end of its first year with a record that equals that of the eleven. We have overcome just as many difficulties and borne up under just as many disappointments. We hope to begin the second year of our history in a building that will rival any structure on any campus in the country. [ 16 J

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