-Click image to enlarge- | Arnold Volpe
Arnold Volpe, one of the original faculty members, joined the School of Music in 1926. He founded the University Orchestra and led its first concert on March 6, 1927, in the Anastasia Building Auditorium. The orchestra served as South Florida's community orchestra until 1969.
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-Click image to enlarge- | Erl Roman and Students, Fishing Class, 1949
The University of Miami offered many experimental and unusual courses in its early years. As a means of economic and academic survival, the University pioneered the development of adult education and evening courses. As a Miami Herald reporter, Erl Roman wrote a respected fishing and wildlife column. He later served the University of Miami as a public relations officer and development official. Roman donated the original "Touchdown Tommy," the famous cannon that now appears at all football games. He also coached the polo team and taught a two credit "fishing" course for Dade County residents and tourists.
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-Click image to enlarge- | First Faculty Meeting
The first meeting of the faculty was held a few days prior to opening the University for registration on October 15, 1926. The meeting was held at the San Sebastian hotel in Coral Gables. More information
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-Click image to enlarge- | Law School, First Graduating Class and Faculty, 1929
Courses in law were offered in October 1926 when the University first opened. The University of Miami Law School was formally established in 1928. The School has benefited from a long tradition of excellence in teaching and leadership. Standing, left to right are its first graduates: Carleton Reiser, James Payne, Henry Carr, David Rosenhouse, Frank A. Johnson, Maxwell V. Miller, Arthur P. Coe. Seated, left to right: Julian S. Eaton, Professor Roy F. Howes, Dean Richmond Austin Rasco, Professor L.D. Covitt, Nicholas Hodsdon.
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-Click image to enlarge- | Professor Simon Hochberger Teaching a Journalism Class
In 1966, the Radio, Television, and Film Department merged with the Journalism Department to become the Department of Mass Communications and offered three sequences (News-Editorial, Radio-Television-Film, and Broadcast Journalism). Professor Simon Hochberger chaired the newly formed department. He began teaching journalism in 1937 and retired from UM 56 years later in 1993. [A Short History of the School of Communications]
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-Click image to enlarge- | South Campus Medical Research, 1950s
The Medical Research Unit on the the South Campus used spider monkeys in malaria studies. Dr. Donald C. Butts, pictured to the right, was Associate Professor of the Tropical Disease Research Department.
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-Click image to enlarge- | Wives Protest For Faculty
During the height of the Depression, students and the wives of the Board of Regents mounted a campaign to garner community support to pay faculty salaries.
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-Click image to enlarge- | WTVJ Films Marine Science Faculty Presentation
WTVJ, Channel 4 in Miami films a presentation by marine science professors. Early in 1949, WTVJ and the newly created Radio and Television Department at the University of Miami began collaborating to telecast live student productions from the station's studio facilities. Early productions included the Science Show Window featuring guests from the school's science departments.
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