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

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Prnoat McCracken, auoclato prolo»»oi of economics and government is duecior o( the Adult Education division. will In? stressed arc elementary education, guidance and psychology, secondary education, administration and supervision, and vocational education. A thesis, a comprehensive examination, or a general seminar is required before the degree will he given. Students who are unable to attend the regular daily session of the I niversity may plan a program of late afternoon or evening work which will lead to the various undergraduate degrees offered. This year over 300 were enrolled for these classes. This year, in addition to the engineering drawing courses that were given last year, the University has added various defense courses to the curriculum. ■ Another milestone in the progress of the adult education division of the University of Miami is the acquisition of a new building, away from the campus, to be used as adult education renter, as well as a music studio. Donated by John J. Koubek in memory of his wife. Hose Garibaldi Koubek. the building is located at 2705 S.W. 3rd street. A master's degree in education will be awarded at the University for the first time, in 1943, marking the primary instances in which degrees for graduate work will be granted here. A series of defense courses under government supervision without college credit, and a school of undergraduate study whose classes are held in late afternoon and evening, round out the scope of the division. Candidates for the master’s degree must have attained a bachelor’s degree in an accredited college or pass a qualifying examination administered by the Committee on Graduate Study. The fields of concentration that Director of the adult education division is Krnest McCracken. More than 40 instructors take care of the adult students who, for the most part, attend classes to become eligible for degrees. Among the purposes for which others come are to supplement practical knowledge, or to brush up on courses they never fully understood in their undergraduate days. This year the I niversity will hold its second annual Workshop in education during the summer session. Dr. M. W. Carothcrs. director of the Division of Instruction. Florida Department of education, will be super- isor. Dr. Carothcrs. who successfully conducted last summer's workshop program, will he assisted by Dr. K. K. McCarty, principal of the Merrick demonstration school, and by a staff recruited from various education centers throughout Florida. The workshop will be open to teachers representing both elementary and secondary schools from any part of Florida. Its sessions will continue for a period of six weeks and will carry graduate or undergraduate credit, depending upon the status of the student. 26

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 M} mil TV -Across loP: - oble i r ltllil I huilds a castle in the sand . . . Mrs. Pearson looks down her nose as J.F.W. plays with his toes . . . Mc.Mastcr radiates and scratches his ear . . . Conley Smith plays soldier . . . Marks supplies oxygen . . . Dr. Ashe and Mom Koch tete-a-tete . . . Philhour lives drapes. Second row: Young leers . . . Doc Carney pares his nails . . . Miller gets snapped while snapping . . . Symbolism: Dr. Ashe goes along with the army . . . Doc Gifford displays hat . . . Identifiable: The Hesters all slicked tip. Rasco's head, and Roth at Riltmore . . . study in Hjort . . . Third rote: Steuncnherg is modest, while Tarpley and Belov stare at di Filippi. who expresses amazement ... It’s attitudes like this that Shacffer uses to keep hand hoys in hand . . . Mr. Koch plays Scrooge at Christmas time . . . our Favorite French convict. F. G. Walton Smith . . . Fourth row: Clothed. Dean Pearson inspects a specimen ... A registration cross section, showing Lchner, Maynard. Saslaw, Williams. Tebeau. and Kckel . . . Mrs. Volpe and Provin take a walk . . . Alter. Maynard, and Dunn look decidedly pale from Tampa ... as Miss Merritt keeps her eyes shut . . . Longeneeker explains it.

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Big and little bloc politics advance, knives in hand, on all the little suckers ... A few retain interest in 'democratic rights and privileges' even after the hubbub of election fades.