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

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BUSINESS BEIMISTS TIOH IN KEEPING WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE University, the School of Business Administration has included in its curricula a complete group of Latin-American courses. The close co-operation of the Liberal Arts College, the School of Business Administration and the School of Education, affords the students of these schools a wide choice in the selectionof free electives.Thus these Latin-American courses are available to all students of the University. Dr. John Thom Holdsworth, Dean of the School, brings to the students a wide fund of information from theory and practice in actual experience. He received a Bachelor's degree from New York University, and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. His connections prior to his affiliation with the University of Miami included those of Instructor at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Professor of Finance and Dean of the School of Economics, University of Pittsburgh; Substitute Professor of Money and Banking, Princeton University. Dr. Holdsworth uses his own text in a course in Money and Banking. This text is used by the majority of colleges, and students of the University of Miami arc fortunate in having the advantage of the author’s interpretation. A history of banking in Pennsylvania, written by Dr. Holdsworth, is used as reference. The school starts with basic work in elementary economics and carries through all possible fields to the completion of a four year course. The curricula include a study of outstanding economic problems, relations of production and distribution, agricultural situations with Florida application, economic geography, with especial reference to the main staples-producing countries of South America and their utilization in North America. In addition to comprehensive banking and economic studies, a series of finance courses are available, dealing with the establishing and financing of a business enterprise; expansion and consolidation; reorganization and distribution of earnings; public finance and expenditures, budgets; taxation and tax collection. Other courses include investments and procedure, statistics, cycles, insurance, business law. foreign trade and exchange. The Latin-American courses are prepared to pave the way for future business relations with South America. With this aim, they encompass a wide variety of topics designed to enable the student to understand not only the business basis, but the psychology, history and philosophy of the South American business man. The subjects include all phases of life and affairs, from courses in the Spanish language to Latin American Culture, Literature and Economic Geography. With the steps taken by the School of Business Administration, it is probable that the University of Miami, through its Pan-American policy will be the meeting ground of the two Americas, and the medium for the exchange of culture to the mutual advantage of both continents.

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MUSIC AS THE LAST STRAINS OF WAGNER’S STIRRING overture to “Tannhauser” floated across Orchestra Hall, on the afternoon of Easter Sunday, the finale of another season of the greatest achievement of the University of Miami School of Music since its inception five years ago had come to a glorious close, until another year, when Miami will again become the musical center of the southland. This is the achievement of the School of Music, it has produced the ‘ greatest symphony orchestra south of Philadelphia”. It is fast making Miami a center of music. The history of the symphony orchestra, with all of its troubles and difficulties is also a history of the School of Music. Both were founded in 1926. The University of Miami Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Arnold Volpe. has developed from the original band of 25 musicians, mostly students and amateurs, and has increased in scope so that now its membership numbers 70 musicians, and is in a position to present to discriminating music lovers of this country a unique and complete organization of the highest standard. The following year the membership of the orchestra was increased to about 35, being joined by members of the Miami Federation of Musicians. Encouraged by the steady growth and appreciation of audiences, the University of Miami authorities decided to further expand the scope and work. Last year with the co-operation of the Miami Federation of Musicians and a membership of 60 players the symphony orchestra took on a strictly professional aspect, and gave its first regular course in subscription concerts. During the past winter eight subscription concerts have been given by the orchestra before large audiences in the Orchestra Hall of Miami High School. One special concert was given in March in honor of the convention of Music Clubs meeting in Miami. One of the most pleasing features of the symphony concerts has been the appearance of guest artists with the orchestra. Mr. Volpe has been very fortunate in securing his soloists, all of whom are of national prominence and rare musical ability. Such noted artists as Mana Zucca, N'aoum Blinder, Julian de Gray, Nina Koshetz. Sol Xemkovsky, Cameron McLean, Hannah Spiro Asher, George Morgan, Serge Borowski. and Helen Flanagan have assisted as soloists at these concerts.