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

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. i n » 0 GM Archives 1952 1953 UM . . . The Universify of Miami ' s tennis teams winning streak finally ended — but not before the Canes had won 57 matches in a row. UM . . . Fencing, a club sport at Miami since 1936, achieved varsity sport status. UM . . .Dr. Bowman Foster Ashe, first president of the Univer- sity of Miami died The million dollar Ashe Memorial Adminstra- tion Building was named for this founding father. UM . . . The basic unit of the Lowe Art Museum was completed due to gifts of the late Mr. Joe Lowe and the late Mrs. Emili Lowe, benefactors of the arts. Additions were subsuquently com- pleted in 1953. 1954. 1957. and 1961. UM ... Dr. J.F.W. Pearson, one of the original 35 faculty members in 1 926, succeeded Dr. Ashe as UM. ' s second president. ' UM . . . The last Miami varsity boxing meet was held in 1953. U.M. boxing, popular since 1 927. fell to the movement to ban the brutal sport. UM . . . Riflery, granted minor varsity sport status only three years before, was returned to the realm of intramural sport. UM . . . Thirty-one U.M. students were accepted for recogni- tion in Who ' s Who in American Colleges and Universities. UM . . . The University of Miami Band of the Hour stepped past national boundaries and gained international prominence when it flew to El Salvador for the annual celebration of that country ' s democracy. RETROSPECTIVE 17

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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

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1954 1953 UM . . . Fencing was dropped as a varsity sport but was re- tained as an intramural activity. UM . . . The first permanent home of the University of Miami School of Music, the Arnold Voipe Building, was dedicated near the end of the year. UM . . . The Canterbury House, new Baptist Student Center, and new Hillel Foundation became the focal points for religious and social activities. UM . . . Evening enrollment soared as U.M. stressed the need for education for the entire Miami community. UM ... A new $40,000 research unit providing a constant flow of salt water was opened on Virginia Key. UM . . . The Miami debate team was the best in the country, winning almost every championship in the nation. UM . . . The Julian S. Eaton Hall for women, housing a recrea- tion hall and soda shop, admitted its first residents. UM . . . Dean Henry S. West returned to Miami for homecom- ing in October to participate in the dedication of the Henry S. West Laboratory School on the University of Miami campus. UM . . . February graduation ceremonies saw 382 eager men and women receive their diplomas. Dr. Arthur S. Adams, presi- dent of the American Council of Education addressed the gradu- ates on the Discipline of Free Men at the Dade County Audito- rium. UM . . . Miami hired its first full-time basketball coach, Bruce Hale. UM . . . The intramural program offered 24 activities. Coordin- ators of the program were J.M. Kelsey and Norman Whitten. 18 RETROSPECTIVE