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

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SCHOOL or MUSIC W hen the university of miami was established eight years ago, the Miami Conservatory of Music, an institution of distinction founded by Miss Bertha Foster five years earlier, became a part of the university as the School of Music, with Miss Foster as Dean. Under her able leadership the school has advanced to a high position among university schools of music. Talented instructors of distinguished ability cooperate in linking together the various branches of music, affording an unusual opportunity for music students to obtain instruction of exceptional merit. ([The cultural life of the university is greatly enhanced by divers organizations of this school, including a student University Concert Orchestra and a student University Band. These groups give numerous concerts during the year throughout the Miami area ; they play in collaboration with productions of the Dramatic Department and afford music for other student activities. The Glee Club is a popular branch of the music school, making frequent public appearances, as do also the University Singers and the Faculty String Quartet, composed of Jane French, first violin: Robert Kistler, second violin; Albert T. Foster, viola; and Walter Grossman, cello. The Faculty Trio, with Walter Grossman, cellist; Hannah Spiro Asher, pianist; and Albert Thomas Foster, violinist; outstanding musicians of national recognition, also plays an important part in the musical background of the university. ([The University Studio of the Air is another feature of the school. Radio programs are given daily by students and members of the faculty of the School of Music. Other departments of the university also participate in the radio work. (I Included among the courses leading to the degree of Bachelor in Music and Bachelor of Public School Music are classes in Musicianship, Music Composition, Music Appreciation. Ensemble Playing, Musical Esthetics, Conducting, and the History of Music. A Preparatory School affording instruction in piano, cello, violin, and musicianship for all grades, is maintained in addition to the work offered advanced students. C The School of Music has an established Booking Bureau through which students secure concert engagements and graduate students are aided in obtaining desirable teaching positions. It is through this bureau that many of the Miami hotels obtain their music programs.

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SCHOOL OF LAW Organized with the founding of the University of Miami in 1926, the School of Law through competent leadership has built a reputation of high standing and is recognized as one of the best of the southern law schools. Cl The standard course of three years’ study by the “case method leads to the degree of bachelor of Laws. This course, having been approved by the Supreme Court of Florida, admits graduate students to practice anywhere in the State upon presentation of diplomas, thus eliminating dean rasco the necessity of bar examinations. Cl Law students are afforded excellent opportunities for the acquisition of knowledge of practice as well as a broad legal training by attending the sessions of the Miami Courts, which include federal and state courts of all jurisdiction except the Supreme Court. This phase of training familiarizes the student with the procedure of the various courts and the manner in which experienced attorneys conduct their cases. CThe aim of the law school is to teach the student the fundamental principles of English and American law, with special emphasis on Supreme Court decisions, so that he may be adequately equipped to practice law confidently and successfully. CA high standard of ethics is stressed. The student is urged toward a goal embracing integrity and honor, the attainment of which will reflect credit upon his name and his profession. The principles of good citizenship are expounded as of greater importance than mere remuneration.

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T A C U L T Y COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Henry S. West, a.b., ph.d., Johns Hopkins University. Dean of the College and of the School of Education. John Thom Holdsworth, a.b.. New York University; ph.d., University of Pennsylvania. Dean of the School of Business Administration. John C. Gifford, b.s., Swarthmore College; d.(EC., University of Munich. Germany. Professor of Tropical Forestry. Warren B. Lonceneckf.r. b.s., m.e.f.., Pennsylvania State College. Professor of Mathematics and Mechanical Drawing. Orton Lowe, b.s., litt.d., Waynesburg College. Professor of English and Director of Winter Institute. Max F. Meyer, ph.d., University of Berlin. Germany. Visiting Professor of Psychology. Jay F. W. Pearson, b.s., m.s., University of Pittsburgh; ph.d., University of Chicago. Professor of Zoology. Walter Owen Walker, a.b., William Jewell College; m.s., ph.d.. University of Chicago. Professor of Chemistry. Dorr Earl Zook, ph.d.. University of Chicago. Professor of Education and Director of Adult Education Division. Rafael Belaunde, Doctor of Political and Economical Sciences, University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Professor of Spanish and Latin American Economics. Victor Andres Belaunde, ph.d., University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Professor of Latin American History and Institutions. Marjory Stoneman Douglas, a.b., Wellesley College. Associate Professor of English.