Miami Hurricane, October 16, 1953

              The Miami
Hurricane
Volume XXVIII
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., October 16, 1953
No. 3
Ashe Building Gets Underway
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WRITING A PARKING ticket. Campus Officer Marty Callahan shows BUI Haim what will happen to those who park in no-parking areas. Coral Gables police arc strictly enforcing the parking rules and many tickets have already been issued to violators.. Police
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will also be checking all cars for inspection stickers. The two most common parking violations, according to the policemen, are parking on streets near the Main campus and dormitories and in areas reserved for other people. Parking fines range from $1 to $8.
Dedicated Yesterday By Pearson At Groundbreaking Ceremonies
By GREG MEUKOV
Hurricane News Editor
A monument to Dr. Bowman F. Ashe, the man who sought “to expand educational opportunities from the selected few to the eager many,” was dedicated yesterday afternoon on the campus he founded, built and guided to maturity.
Ground was broken for the first unit of the proposed seven-story Ashe Memorial building by President Jay F. W. Pearson while students, faculty, community leaders and friends of the University watched in awed silence.
This ceremony is not merely a ground breaking for a new administration building, Dr. Pearson observed, but a tribute to the “high achievements” of a great builder and educator.
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After the introductory speech and invocation were given, a parade of community leaders approached the speakers’ microphone one by one to praise the late Dr. Ashe.
J. N. McArthur, president of the Citizens Board, was the first to step forward. He called the monument a great tribute to an even greater man. “The building will meet a need that is made apparent by the existence of temporary classrooms which clutter this campus,” he added.
The next two speakers were the men responsible for the initial idea to honor Dr. Ashe.
Ray M. Earnest, past president of the Citizens Board, recalled the time early in 1951 when Baron de Hirsch Meyer, building fund chairman, and himself almost simultaneously suggested that Greater Miami honor the University’s founding president for his outstanding work and contributions to education.
He told of the reluctance Dr. Ashe showed to have the building bear his name. But the late president agreed an administration building was urgently needed and finally consented with deep gratitude.
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ARTIST'S SKETCH of the future Ashe Memorial building which was dedicated by President Jay F. W. Pearson at impressive groundbreaking ceremonies yesterday afternoon. The event, marking the beginning of construction, was attended by many local community leaders, UM students and faculty
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members. The building is expected to be completed by next fall. The tl.OM.000 building will have seven stories. It will house 236 faculty members in air-conditioned offices. Plans for the building got underway in 1951 when local citizens suggested Hs construction as a honor to the late Dr. Ashe.