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

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N -.if .1 - 5 Harry H. Provin Director of Admissions The Universityfs most loyal football fan is Harry ll. Provin, Director of Admissions, who has missed only one home game since the school opened. A graduate of Temple University, he majored in physical education, and was director of athletics at the University of Pitts- burgh for 13 years. ln l926, Provin came here as ath- letic director and is one of the original seven still on the U-M faculty. As admissions director, he evaluates applicants' credentials to determine eligibility for ad- mission. E. M. McCracken Comptroller lfinancial allairs of thc llriiversity are managed hy Ernest M. McCracken. Comptroller. who came to the faculty in l932 as an instructor in the school of Business Administration. Later he handled the Adult Education program as Dean of that division, until he was named hcad of the school of Business Administration. l'll'U1l1 this position he moved, during personncl changes in 19-13. into thc Comptrolleris slot. Mcflracken received his A.B. degree from Georgetown. and a masters in economics from the l'niversity of Flor- ida. Post graduate work in languages followed at the linirersity of Cincinnati.

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'nag V Y -,.. , A i MAJ William J. Hester Secretary of the University University Secretary, William J. Hester has a sub- stantial career in law behind him. He attends board of trustee meetings and attests all instruments, besides his regular administrative duties. A native of New York. he received his B.S. degree from Pittsburgh, and his LL.B. degree from the University of Miami. He is now on the law faculty and teaches courses in Domestic Relations. A member of Phi Alpha Delta, legal honorary, Hester is also a member of the Dade County and American Bar Association. During the war, he served as a consultant in the War Manpower Commission. Mr. Hester belongs to the American Arbitration Association, a national panel of arbitrators. Sidney B. Maynard Treasurer of the University Collection and disbursement of all University monies is the job handled by University treasurer, Sidney B. Maynard. Formerly a professor of Spanish on the fac- ulty, Mr. Maynard has held the position ever since thc war. A graduate of the University of Nebraska, Mr. May- nard holds an A.B. and an M.A. from that University. Dr. J. Riis Owrc, dean of the Graduate School and a long time friend of Nlr. Maynard, persuaded him to come here in 1936. Money isn't his only concern. though. During his leisure time he is a fishing and bridge enthusiast. A great music fan, he has a huge collection ol' symphonies and concertos.

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Malcolm Ross University Editor Formerly associated with the U. S. Government as a member of the National Labor Relations Board, and previously as chairman of the F. E. P. C. when appointed to that post by the late President Roosevelt, Malcolm Ross has been with the administrative staff for the past three years as University Editor. Mr. Ross supervises publication of the bulletin, pic- ture booklets, Promotional brochures and miscellaneous publications. He is head of the University of Miami press, which published three titles in scientihc fields last year, Together with Erl Roman, contact man be- tween the ofhce and the local newspapers, releases are delivered to the press at the proper time and place. A native of New Jersey, Mr. Ross was educated at the Hotchkiss School and Yale University. His varied and colorful career in government and the newspaper world has furnished him with a mine of material for several books. His works include c'Deep Enough, 4'Hymn to the Sun,'7 Machine Age in the Hillsf, Death of a Yale Manf, and HAH Manner of Men. K. Malcolm Beal Registrar Teaching Bahrein princes in the Middle East is a far cry from keeping University records and supervising the entrance of students, but K. Malcolm Beal, versatile Registrar, came to the University after a stint at teaching English and History at the University of Bierut in Lebanon. Mr. Beal was graduated from Dartmouth and received his masters degree in English from Harvard. Upon graduation, he went to Lebanon where he taught until l93l. After returning to the states he taught at Wellsley in Massachusetts until l939, when he joined the Miami faculty. ln l9-12, Beal became director of the University library, a position he held until l936 when he took over his duties as registrar. The registration office is usually a hubbub of activity around registration time, but Mr. Beal takes time out to iron out kinks in student programs. ul think that the University is the most remarkable institution in the countryf' he stated, ubecause the school itself is centered around the students.