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

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 Cairo by Dr. J. R. Owre, present Dean of Administration and professor of Spanish, as a naval lieutenant. Other instructors in the College of Liberal Arts welcomed back to the University after experiencing military service in the U.S. Navy are: Dr. William L. Halstead, professor of English; Dr. E. Morton Miller, professor of zoology; John J. Harding, director of athletics and head football coach; E. Hart Morris, assistant football coach; and Dr. J. Paul Reed, professor of sociology. Recent wearers of the khaki are Conley R. Addington, associate professor of accounting, and Walter Scott Mason, Jr., associate professor of English. Roy O. Woodbury, botany instructor, was engaged in defense work at Vultee Aircraft corporation, while Dr. Robert E. McNicoll, professor of Hispanic-American History and Institutions, has been connected with the State department in Washington, D. C. The University can be justly proud of this record of achievement made as one of its chief contributions to the war effort. There is no doubt in the minds of Dean Hjort and other Liberal Arts faculty members concerning the future of the University of Miami, which is viewed realistically through rose-colored glasses. Though young in years, it is rich in the spirit that is gaining for it a proper place among other great cultural centers of the country. first. English faculty, Seated: Dr. Willard H. Robinson, Dr. Charles Dorcn 'Iliarp, Mrs. Natalie Lawrence, Mary B. Merritt, Raul Bcrrus, L)r. V. L. Halstead. Stainling-. Robert Way, Dr. Janies Warner, K. Malcolm Beal, R. S. Boyle, J. Ralph Murray, Walter Scott Mason. Second. Foreign Language faculty; Stalled: Dr. W. H. Robinson, Mrs. Ailccn Topping, Dr. Luis A. Baralt, Dr. J. R. Owre, Mrs. Melanie Rosborough, Dr. William Dismukes. Stand inti; Dr. Robert Whitehousc, Pedro I liribarne, Albert N. Cole, Sidney Maynard, L. I:. Butterfield, Leonard Muller. Third. Social Sciences faculty, S'e.Hed: Dr. Enrique Noble, live Thomas, Dr. H. Franklin Williams, Dr. Robert H. McNicoll. Standing: Dr. Harold King, Kidd Lockard, Dr. I larry I. Marshall, Dr. Duane Koenig. fourth. Physical Sciences faculty, Settled: Dr. Herman Meyer, John H. Clouse, William Hazlitt, Margaret Mustard, E. L. Lindstrom, Willis Pickard. Shiiuliml: Dr. Elmer V. Hjort, Dr. Donald Cook, Dr. Maurice C. Holmes, Dr. W. H. Steinbach. fifth. Art, Drama, Journalism, Speech faculty, Settled: Richard L. Merrick, Mrs. Mary Miller, Frederick Koch, Jr. Stoiulitttf: Dr. J. V. Garland, Simon Hochberger, George Sparks.

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GVT C.LASS Conav oKS 13.A. Seekers Wear Seve n-League Boots Back in 1926, the year of Miami’s big blow, the city also witnessed the preliminary puffings of a new institution of learning, which from that time on was destined to increase in intensity. The College of Liberal Arts maintained the largest enrollment percentage since the University’s founding. This major division, headed by Dean Elmer V. Hjort, is the mainstay of culture and education, offering courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. After the long-awaited victory salute, the University returned to the semester system employed prior to 1942. Students are still enabled to complete their college education at accelerated speed; however, by attending summer school. This year also marked the return to a prewar curriculum with less emphasis on military courses. It was hard to say farewell and bon voyage to the boys wearing bell-bottom trousers at the end of October. The University received a letter of commendation from the United States Navy department on a job reported well done in instructing the V-12 unit. Pre-war college days are here again with civvies taking dominance over khaki and navy blue on campus as returning veterans fill the classrooms. New additions to the faculty staff have been made throughout the year to correspond to expanding enrollment. It is possible for the veterans to refresh their memories by taking certain adjustment courses before entering the College of Liberal Arts. A suitable course in pre-engineering is being offered in the College for those students desiring to obtain a degree in this field. A million dollar fund has been donated toward the future University School of Engineering. The College also affords an opportunity for the completion of pre-dental or pre-medical work. In 1942, and throughout the war years when an intense wave of patriotism swept the country, approximately one-half of our fulltime faculty members contributed directly to the war effort. They were active in positions varying from that occupied by John H. Clouse, now professor of physics, as test engineer in a company manufacturing oxygen regulators, to valuable military work done in Psychology faculty, Dr. Leon B. Slater, Paul Merrill • Bottom Biologital Sciences faculty, Seated: Dr. E Mor ton Miller, Dr. Walton Smith, Dr. Robert Williams, Roy O. Woodbury. Standing: Dr. Julian Corrington, Dr. Nelson Marshall.

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StancA fan TiJ ite oIC vm Co-EDS want to marry the boss— returning veterans dream of being business executives—result, a large enrollment in the School of Business Administration. Enrollment during the first semester was approximately 25 per cent of the entire University. Registration week found Dean Ernest McCracken signing slips as often as Sinatra signs autograph books, to the tune of “What do 1 need to get a B.B.A.?” One confused student caught an affable professor in the corridor— “Do you teach three-credit courses? Receiving an affirmative nod from Dr. Louis K. Manley, professor of government, the student immediately jotted the course down on a battle-scarred trial schedule sheet. Yellow accounting paper became as popular as the weekly edition of the Hurricane. Dr. J. M. Keech had the time of his life with figures—that ran into millions 1 Typing courses aroused unusual interest when Mrs. Luellen Hauser s classes pounded out their lessons to the beat of the “Anvil Chorus. Dr. J. J. Carney spoke of post-war problems and economy when he wasn't in the center of the U’s social affairs, while students rushed to prepare term papers on money and banking. Many spent sleepless nights dreaming of the dollar sign while visions of scaled graphs replaced pinups on the bedroom walls of other future economists. O. F. Weber, lecturer in accounting, im- Busincss Administration faculty, Scaled: Dean Ernest M. McCracken, Margery Olsson, Dr. I I. A. Prey. Stan li t(i Dr. James J. Carney, Dr. I lugh Kelso, Dr. Conley Addington, Ross Boiler, Dr. I leinhold P. Wolff, Dr. Ralph L. Sackctt, E. E. Cohca, Kidd Lockard, Dr. J. Maynard Keech. pressed future C.P.A.’s by assigning readings in fortune magazine. The student entering the field of accounting this year found more than fifteen accounting courses open to him. There were capacity classes in advertising, retailing, and salesmanship. Dr. R. P. Wolff spent trying weeks explaining how to derive profits from retailing. Pre-law students entered real estate classes, and wound up looking at lots on North Miami Beach. One of the most interesting classes offered in the department was Air Transportation Management. Art has little to do with Business Administration. But, many Economic Geography enthusiasts were mistaken for Art majors as they drew vast maps of Europe and Asia. Cuban students were consulted on the Economic Problems of Modern Hispanic-America. Professors had difficulty with business students who had forgotten the multiplication tables. But remembering axioms, formulas, and equations became a daily chore. Advanced math students used more letters than numbers, and other kinds of letters became familiar to Secretarial Studies pupils. The 1946 graduating class will long be remembered for producing fine secretaries, acountants, and — who knows? — perhaps America’s future business tycoons. V of H • i:i