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

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.K be l fa 9 54 Miami's Skeleton Skyline of I925, etched against the tropical cloud formations, was developed into a Magic City. , e Grew A Twins neighbors. Coral Gables and Miami generally retained the Mediterranean type homes which Old World warm countries have always cherished. ' The University, given a fresh start in 1946, chose for its main campus the brilliant airy effects of functional modern. Perhaps the stylistic difference merely points up separate functions. K Greater Miami has families to rear, civic duties, an international future to whittle out of the raw materials .v of trade and diplomacy. The University has its specialized field of training men and women for a world in which clean, hard lines of 7g action are in critical demand. Along with which it must - preserve and pass on the culture of the past. Here the cogs between college and community mesh smoothly- in symphony concerts, the living theater, seminars, lectures, art shows, radio and television, and mental guidance. mm g -Y H I CORAL WAY, in I927, boasted a bank at the main inter- section, with an orange grove two short bloclcs away. BRAIN TRUST of Coral Gables development was encased in Spanish grandeur. After the bust, Sam's Taxi moved in. 8.-IJ Post war building produced a functional style of con- struction, but entrance recalls the days of the boom.

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I ln the early days of Coral Gables, sporty autos were parlced on Coral Way while sports fans got World Series results. I927 VIEW of Ponce de Leon Blvd. shows complete First National Bank, but other construction was still spotty. i948 VIEW of Ponce de Leon Blvd. shows how Coral Gab- les grew in 2l years. Post war years were the best. City. University The University is dependent on the community. It draws many students from Greater Miami. Its activities are inter-linked. It shares the same prospects of growth and usefulness. The history of the past two decades is not one of isolated development-with the University off to one side. The fortunes of both went in double harness. The home city of Coral Gables and the University were born twins. The school received its charter three Weeks ahead of the city, but the city had the head start in build- ing. Since then they have swapped favors-an education for Coral Gables children, a friendly and beautiful setting for the University. Occasionally someone grumbles that the University is named for the parent city of Miami. Wfhy not the University of Coral Gables? At the gate- ways stand signs to soothe these feelings, reading: 4'The University of Miami at Coral Gablesf, Architeeturally the University has broken with its 1 'rslsgg -. , X K. 'ix s wir 1 'If 'Z ' - si-:sys 5. t sage, ...M has as . X.,.sq-,wvssgpsowg NA s Y X Q, ' in f 1 -as . I - mrs- Q- . .. fax, -' i5'a:f-cfffsiw-st-S, ft , ti ' .'1..,i:.:7..g..1' :,1 .... :,.':..g.-:1.:f':.'::C1 .. X' Iwi i ..., . ..-,Q ........ ..,, . ...... 1 ....,.-..o..,.is:ii::.::ts...p .. - 1::4-:ww wif-f.-was wir- sw. Mfr--ffizzsgg-was Msg- sy ' 341' iw .us-:W , 'r 's S .....i . was-is .-s:s---.-.gs-.1-.1 r P Y i 'Q tif . . . ' 4 . K av m-'f:- , ffl-,mf r , . if sf t.. ,, an . N ' ' ' - rf'-.fag t. ng.: . ,xfkgi v X-' V- . fs- - s V ' ' ' , , - f ?.-1 ' .I P 5 N 'Q sl. H . A siricfii is tg, ' ff' T, - X ix I-I if M , .. I , NV M kfimv t s.,l.f.t tt .I ,wg P x , ' Q , V ' . , I If ' . .,,. V . Q , K ' 2. - G .- - t. DOUGLAS ENTRANCE, shown immediately after its com- pletion, represents proposed Gables architectural theme. 28

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UM Was T Be Triumph In Spanish rchitecture i The editor ofthe first IBIS, in 1927, described the future of the UM as: A 'gcampus located in the heart of the best residential section of Coral Gables, a 160-acre panorama of glorious tropical beauty. The administration building, a tri- umph in architecture, is mirrored in the quiet lake just a stonels throw away. Hibiscus, ' bougainvillea, oleanders, and poinsettias flank winding pathways and walks shaded y by rows of stately royal palms . . . adjoining the campus is a 14-acre site for the de- ' velopment of a medical center, while three miles to the west a future dairy center will L occupy a tract of 60 acres. The numerous buildings which comprise the classrooms, ' laboratories, and conservatory are the latest word in modern construction and are of the characteristic Spanish architecture. N ear the old stadium, where the Hurricanes fought their way through an undefeated first season of football, a new and imposing stadium has been erected which will seat fifty thousand people. It has a football field, soccer field, tennis courts . . . water H sports have been given an important place in the athletic program and the lake and l waterways about the campus are scenes of activity from dawn ,til dark. . . . 7, Parts of this dream of 25 years ago have been realized, others have been discarded and still others enlarged upon. The beauty of the modern campus far sur- passes even those visions of the first students. i i l , : I - ' .Q '44 ,- 1'- . ll r L f l' 'i it ,32 'f . uf .zff l'- rl gl A f i 'ill with P- A A . ,. 1 - :,,,-er-' I1 . at .lil ... - - ,V-,-,J .I 'lj A 'Qrif,, l' -f , . --- 'liz' -y M Trl , I xi, ml I M... firlify ...Q its t- rt- ii, it . . .ir-H at if 's -- 1- .-.-r ff.. ,-I ' .. .1 .Q H- .1f,T'Itl2i!lH f ' . f 'fin' MINS , . . 3. .. ll . 1,-.. .- 2 A rf.: lf1,yf7l'- ,oft is .' , -. ,ri I , L- til t-flgflif, t.,tf1.ftlr ,' 1'-ll' ,.- ff! 5511-ai' Ti ff? I-r 1 iff, '-WWF' lf ,.' .l 'rrllllf 1 -'XA-51:2 fi, will - :::l-- s'- -yitfq' 'l I if ' ' '-'. h al' 1' .27 yllsxgqizlfi-.Jtlriyrkv' 'Lily JIM,-il, MM '-in-uf,M,. ,lf ?. ',. '4 -,, , all .1 I--. ,4.1..,lr I -- I- . 1 -4- -- ...- -1-1:-L-1:-f . -,-,' N. 1,3 ,I .FUJW 1 , 1 ,- v- ,, ,mfijiuu-rru,- . V- 'i'r1'l7fflli- tg, .- is-1.-5-rf.-1:::?f:Es'.: f ...' 1, .fe .-1 ,,, - -- --' . ' 1 Ir i 4hl'ZZI,i Silt' I A-5-a.i5:5fgf,..r--sf ' 5 : -..- f' lill -f'v'..42V -' PM il.-, L. ' :J f it'TlC5'il'a': 21555 'rj ' fr r,',r es -fee 5 fi,-.i,'ig',L,r9 if 'ill w,f1fZf1ft,,,,, 4 , , . , , ',7,,z1-',' , ' 1: TT 'fffnftt-' fd ru,--' fn 'f-V' W rit' W 1 ' lui at ', X, ' 'L . Q 7 C r yf7Ul . . ' i 'Q R' y 1 1 gf tx li J 'V ff 6 L .' 'f ir'i3 l . ' J 'l.i4li'l Xml.: i l School plans were based on The proposed Conservatory ot Music to be a basic feature of the this type of architecture. University of Miami - boasted Roman colonnacles and picturesque arches I I l 30