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

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Candace Ritocco The Bowman Foster Ashe Administration Building was named in 1.952 after the first President of the University, who had passed way that year. One of UMts founding fathers, he led the University even in times of trouble while the Anastasia Hotel was ehverted ihte temporary Classrooms after the hurricane in 1926. That year, 560 stu- ehts were enrolled. In 1942, Ashe was pointed to the War Manpower Commission y President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and elped coordinate the Manhattan Project, hiCh developed the atomic bomb. He returned to Miami in 1945, and the 19491bis as dedicated to him. Ashe died in 1952. His statue, in the uildihgs lobby, is adorned twice a year during Iron Arrow tappihgs. Iron row, the highest honor attainable at UM, as founded in 1926 upon Ashes urging. William LCti OPENING 1 7

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ii Was. :3 1 x The Solomon G. Merrick Building, Which houses the Schoe of Communication and the School of Education, is the oldest build- ing on campus. Originally the primary administration area on campus, its infrastructure survived the hurricane in 1926, but lack Of funding hampered its completion until 1949. Backup equipment for the Hurricane and Weather Bureau is housed on the top levels of the building. Coral Gables, the first planned, heh-geverhmehtal City in the country, had a canal running through it, designed to make it the Venice Of North America? Merrick wanted students to use the canals, located at the back of the building, as a transportation system to and from Classes. 16 OPEN NG

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Otto G. Richter, an engineer, accountant, investor, and philanthropist, donated $2 million to the University, which was used to build the central library with space for a million volumes, office space and reading rooms. umerous manuscripts have been donated to the library, including those of former US. Representative Dante Fascell, an alumnus of the UM School Of Law Who served for more than 40 years representing South Florida. A popular study site, the Zoo, Oh the irst floor, is the only heh-quiet area in the library. rjv If;. :k li. a g '51::5'4 t ; A31 smawys'm- Liso Wolkowitz utside the Ashe Administration Building is an orange tree, a ttsymbol of UMis spirit and tradition, dedicated during Homecoming 1991 in memory of Helen Lois Wilson, Who worked for the University for 47 years as an assistant to the first three UM presidents and archivist at the Richter Library. The orange tree shows UMis three colors: biscayhe green leaves, burnt orange fruit and White blossoms. 18 OPEN NG