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

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The Spirit of Youth . . . braces our morale and optimism, helps us grit our teeth and hit things hard; leads to forward-looking not backward-looking plans. by PHILIP FEXIGSOX Miami is a sheltered place: China and Spain struggle against civilized” hordes of planes, tanks, poison gas. heavy artillery, sanguine Moors and bow legged Japs, “superior Germans and scared Italians—but here the sun is a caressing maiden and the air a natural cooling system; millions of men. women, children were cold this winter, and hungry and disillusioned — while we sailed the Hay and became complacent. purring stomachs sleeping on the beach, our eyes closed to the world: tension of death in Europe here the tension of the roulette wheel and the slot machine. Yes, Miami is a tucked-away place, a beautiful magically perfumed balsam-city where even the hurricanes visit on schedule and are awaited with less excitement than the approaching racing season. Miami, too. is a kind place where the IkhkI-clipping old can retreat for bridge and gossip: where the sick can lie healed. Hut what does Miami offer us. the youth? the healthgiving sun. ocean, tennis courts and golf links, the l each: and death to the intellect, the deep spirit within us that must lie stirred and nurtured by thought and social action if it is to In-come human? How can we, the youth, be spared from the balsam that is embalmment, the perfume that is hemlock? For we must In- spared. Complacent youth is duped youth, parasitical and unhealthy. We can be spared by becoming students instead of mere enrollees at the University of Miami. We must get, from the liooks and teachers, all that our inherent ability will permit us to get. And. too. we must attempt to make our education more complete by developing a social awareness. What, you ask, is this thing called social awareness ? Wc might say that it is a genuine objective outlook on things and people; an ethical judgment of a problem after all sides of the question have been studied inductively: and. further, the willingness to do something about the thing. It is a hard thing to get. this social awareness, not only because the tropics are a sort of drug, but because very few of us give a damn about people and things outside of ourselves, our fam- ily. and our friends. We say, We have our own lives to live, we want some enjoyment out of life. And such, rightly, is our privilege. Hut what about duty? Duty to whom?, you ask. And conscience and plain common sense answer: duty to our government (for we are citizens) and duty to the world of men (for. perhaps, we can Ik called men). You will have nothing to do with duty?, you say. Hut wait. Duty is no longer even part of life's bargain of give and take. With the world bloody because our righteous” people are our hv| ocritical jK-ople; with democracy, the young tree of man’s young seed of morality, bending under the force of a storm—duty becomes more than a privilege: it becomes a necessity of free life. Perhaps many of you are snickering by now at ranting, pedantic preacher? If you are. I am sorry, for it is probably my fault. Perhaps the words falling heavily like hammer blows (or do I flatter the writer, in a way?) do sound pedantic: perhaps 1 should have chosen simpler language and a less concentrated style. Hut. whatever the faults are in the writing, what is being said here is not empty preaching that can Ik forgotten like the Sunday sermon is usually forgotten after we have had a big dinner and a warming nap. What is being said here is simply facts about a rapidly changing world; and the purpose of saying it is also a simple one: in this generation the world will either change to a fanatical place of bigotted. quarrelling nationalistic states (for a time, at least) or slowly develop toward a world brotherhood of men. This is not mere guessing: we can see the trends taking shape from what we read in the newspapers. The youth of America can help the world choose its future. In few countries are people as free to think and act morally as we are here in the United States. In Germany and Italy morality is being suffocated because nationalism cannot tolerate the thing we call conscience; but here we can sti’I attempt to solve problems unselfishly. If we will. This is the big thing —this If we will.” For wc can either say. We can't [31] C.ONTINt KI» ON PACE W

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A Forum for World Affairs by HORACE LADD McIJNDE.X In the civilized world there has always been cooperation between thinkers: it has been conspicuous in the most brilliant j eriods of history. Never has such cooperation required as much assistance and organization as at the present time. It is, therefore, the aim of the International Relations Club to set up an exchange for intelligent opinion. Through unbiased consideration of world affairs we try to discover new | erspectives, for we feel that a clearer understanding will bring about a more personal meaning in the news. We feel sure that the future of knowledge and peace depend in a large measure on a collective effort. Specialized centers are required for the collection of information; such centers alone can keep up with tin-changes made in the various fields of study. They must constitute living organs of information. In a not too small measure, the I.R.C. is equipped to do this work on the campus; to carry out this task we maintain a growing library as well as an active membership. We are a group that has become future-conscious. Without false ambitions we today acknowledge that it will he individuals like ourselves who will be tomorrow's leaders. We have only to look about us to discover the serious-minded individual leading in society. Perhaps these remarks have seemed a far cry from any real description of the organization. Hut I cannot Ik too emphatic in stressing the individual as lieing the most important factor; the group is a vital element in the University because of the individual. In other words, the | eople in the club are students endowed with the intellectual curiosity necessary for the achievement of personal and group culture. . . . tries to discover new perspective. The International Relations Club analyses the importance of world events. In our international world, this past academic year has lx»en more than significant. We have watched more stark drama recorded than in any like | eriod since the World War. Wc have scanned the Oriental and European stage with real concern. We have seen the cancerous plague of intolerance sweep civilized nations into retrogression. We have lx cn alarmed at the power of propaganda in all countries. Wc have discussed events that compel us to question the future of democracy. In these post-Munich days we feel that intelligent research and discussion is necessary if we are to continue to lx free men. There have been many times when we have disagreed among ourselves—and to disagree is but one cherished right which every member of the I.R.C. feels he can and must take when he believes in his opinion. Wc put the highest of all values upon the luxury of protest, upon the right of any minority. It is that small but vigorous voice which can keep our nation and campus democratic. The members of the I.R.C. have had an active year. They were students who were not content to lx merely consumers of culture at the University, but producers as well. By their experience they have become more articulate: and by so doing have realized that their own perspectives have broadened. The result has been a sharper consciousness of news and the desire to analyze its effect. This is the reason for the I.R.C. (CONTIM'KI) ON PAGB W.i [30] I.R.C President Ilud McLInden addressing Ihe Club

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Business and Government . . . arc interdependent. The School of Business Administration studies this relation and equips the student for the business world. by ROBERT UILLSTEAD In 1927-28, Business Administration courses numbered approximately twelve at the University of Miami. As the entire University grew, the Business Administration department made equal progress and today is one of the most well-balanced schools in the University. I)r. John Thom Moldsworth is the Dean of the School of Business Administration of the University and has been greatly res| onsible for the rapid development of the school. The purpose of the school is to turn out men and women with a thorough knowledge of the economic and ethic principles underlying all business. Assisting Dr. Holdsworth in the preparation of men and women for business careers arc: Mr. Ernest McCracken. instructor in economics and |x litical science; Mr. John A. McLeland, instructor in accounting: Mr. Otho V. Overholser, instructor in business law and economics: Mr. Stuart Girriel, assistant professor of economics and marketing: and Mr. Robert Downes, instructor in history and political science. The freshman curriculum is not a stereotyped affair calling for rigid specialization in business principles and practices to the exclusion of all else. Rather, it is quite general or “liberal in the first year or two; then, after the student has made up his mind as to his future course, his work may follow the lines of a broad understanding of business principles or may fall into a specialized field of accounting, insurance, advertising or finance. Many students arc interested in Business Administration solely from a desire to familiarize themselves with the workings of the business world with no intention of entering it as a profession or career. For these students the less technical courses are more generally chosen. On the other hand, there are many who plan to make Business Administration their life work and who. as upper c’assmen, concentrate on accounting. finance, insurance, real estate, and the advanced courses in political science. A brief description of a few of the courses offered may Ik of interest. One of the first requirements confronting a Business Administration student is one year of accounting, consisting of principles and problems. Taught by Mr. John A. McLeland. it is the basic course for all advanced work in accounting and according to many students is definitely out of the crip' class of courses. It is one of the most practical courses offered in the University and equips one to keep almost any set of books for the average small business. In addition it simplifies many of the finance and economic courses providing a clear understanding of proprietorship. partnership, and corj orate forms of business organization. The second year of accounting consists of more specialized problems dealing with consolidated statements, realization and liquidation, and that bugaboo of all second year accounting students, actual science, concerned with such things as present values, annuities, etc. Each succeeding year of accounting becomes more and more specialized including such courses as cost accounting, financial investigation, auditing, C. P. A. review, and federal tax accounting. This last course should be included in every Business Administration student's schedule as it consists essentially of a searching study of the federal income tax laws, including individual, partnership, and corporate income tax returns. In addition to accounting, the freshman in the School of Business Administration usually finds himself enrolled in Economics 111 under Mr. McCracken. This early course in economics is concerned primarily with the fundamental principles underlying all studies in applied or ‘'business economics. Like accounting 101 it keeps almost entirely to broad general principles, and does not require the student to work out specialized or practical business problems. Here the prospective business man or woman finds out what causes the wheels of our modern world to turn as they do. He becomes acquainted, | erha| s for the first time, with such things as wants and how they come alxtut: price determination under conditions of competition and monopoly: the different forms of remuneration for labor, land, and capital: and the essentials of taxation. It is a course well designed to make students think seriously about things they have always taken for granted; and it lays the groundwork for all advanced economic courses. Advanced courses in economics are usually confined to one subject and cover all phases quite thoroughly. A few of these are: marketing, and advertising and salesmanship, both taught by Mr. Girriel; real estate principles and practices, taught by Mr. Overholser; and public utilities and advanced economic theory, two advanced economic courses taught by Mr. Mc- [32]