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

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i i 3 5 ,,11T-1- Coming of I for the University of Miami' meant more than reaching a majority . . . A 21-year-old dream materialized from dormant architectural plans . . . Classes were held in the first of the modernistic buildings located on the new Niain Campus . . . Activities spread to envelop two other areas, South Campus and 20th Street housing locale . . . Enrollment figures soared from 3,850 to 7,334 . . . The llniversity was rated among leading institutions on the basis of trained and experienced faculty, efficient size of classes, and an accredited academic standing . . . Nation-wide interest was aroused by the Q increasing intensity of the l-lurricane sports program . . . This was a significant year in the Llniversity's growth-a year of transition. n

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T0 THE FRU H IT IS TO You-the freshmen-that this 1947 Ulais is dedicated . . . . your numbers made up the largest freshman class in a 21-year period of growth . . . in your hands lies the power to mold the future of the University . . . you started your college where modernistic structures were being built on virgin land . . . you will be the first to begin to reap the fruits of expansion . . . you will be the founders of new campus traditions . . . you are a class largely composed of veterans reaping the educational benefits of a victorious nation . . . you will be the first to realize the feeling of a permanent home.

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Contents DOLORES PAPY, Editor-in-Chief GORDON PRED, Bvusivzess Wlanzagei' IRENE ERICKSON, 7VIa11agi11g Edilor ROBERT SWEET, .411 Editor ' MARTI-IA MARTIN, Associate Ediior ADMINISTRATION gl FACULTY I 19 W CLASSES . , 30 SPORTS . . 1113 PINE ARTS . . . 144 ORGANIZATIONS 1. . 155 IJ FEATURES . ..18S BEALITIES . .- . 212 ff? L9 FRATERNITIES . . . . 226 ADVERTISING . . . . 274