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

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CJM Archives Miami Herald Archives 1948 1949 UM . . . Construction began on the first main campus housing. Designed for four to six people per apartment, these dormitories, initially used for the families ofG.l. ' s were considered fairl i luxuri- ous for collegiate housing of the time. UM . . . With the increase in campus housing, Miami ' s out-of- state student population grew rapidl], . UM . . . This year marked the first of three national champion- ships for the Hurricane polo team, one of the best and briefest in U.M. ' s sports history. Led by captain Jack Speedy Euans other national championships followed in 1949 and 1950. UM . . . Norman Christensen. founder of U.M. ' s quality student publications, began work and in one year instituted Miami s third publication. Tempo. UM . . . The Merrick Building was completed — 23 years after the delay in its construction. UM . . . Bill Lufler replaced Gardner Mulloy as tennis coach. UM . . . Pi Kappa Alpha won the house decoration prize for Homecoming and Betty Ann Harding was selected as Homecom- ing Queen. UM . . . Installed the fall before as a voluntary corps, R.O.T.C. became well entrenched at U.M. UM . . . The Hurricane basketball team won their first undisput- ed state basketball title. UM...Thel 949 IBIS was dedicated to President Bowman F. Ashe, who awoke from the nightmare of the 1 926 hurricane to find himself president of a still-born University. . . but painstaking- ly reshuffled the pieces of a broken dream into a modern Univer- sity. i RETROSPECTIVE 15

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1946 UM . . . The first Hurricane baseball team was organized and coached b j assistant football coach Eddie Dunn. Dunn married Doroth} Ashe, daughter of the U.M. president, and later became a member of the Board of Trustees. UM . . . Hurricane football was the hit of the new )ear. earning its first Orange Bowl victory. UM . . . The new main campus began as a series of temporary wooden shacks arranged in quadrangles. U.M. was able to use the facilities of the old Richmond Lighter-than-Air Base in South Miami until construction of the new main campus could be com- pleted. UM . . . Lee Carpenter, elected as Hurricane editor in March, began training classes for new reporters for the coming iiear. 1947 UM . . . The Universiti of Miami continued to expand with a growing enrollment of over 2,500. UM . . . The fall Hurricane was oneofonix) seven papers in the countr ; to win an AU-American rating from the Associated Colle- giate Press. UM . . . The division of broadcasting opened with on y 43 students. The department grew rapidiv, at one time offering 38 courses and 20 student productions aired each week on local stations. UM . . . Eight hundred seniors graduated after spending two i ears on the old Anastasia campus and two on the new main campus. UM . . . Flotsam, a student literar and humor magazine, was recognized as an unofficial campus publication. 14 RETROSPECTIVE

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OM Archives OM Archives 1950 UM . . . Construction of the Student Club, located on the site of the current Student Union, was completed. The Student Club featured a cafeteria, lounge, Slop Shop, patio, meeting room, and catwalk over Lake Osceola. UM . . . With the support of Athletic Director Jack Harding, U.M. fielded an AII-R.O.T.C. rifle team. UM . . . All three Miami publications won Ail-American ratings from the National Collegiate Press Association. Individual recog- nition was giuen to Walter Machos, Tempo editor, Ed Storin, Hurricane editor, and Lor}, Snipes, IBIS editor. UM . . . Charter Da ; celebrations marking The Cniuersity of Miami ' s quarter-centurx; of progress was feastive and well attend- ed. 1951 UM . . . Except for those few fraternities which remained in their old North Campus housing, and the few like PiKA able to construct new housing on the main campus, most greeks lived in the 1948 apartments. UM . . . The new Ring Theatre opened in February . At that time this flexible theatre was the onl i one of its kind in the world. UM . . . The long needed field house also became a reality; and housed the football squad for spring practice. Initial contributions were made by the Orange Bowl committee with additional sup- port from the Miami-Clemson bowl game proceeds, and the Miami Quarterback Club. UM . . . The 1951 IBIS was awarded a Pacemaker for journal- istic excellence. 16 RETROSPECTIVE