Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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CUT IN CHRISTIAN SPIRIT Macalester College, relatively s m a 11 and located in an area that was the heart of isola- tionism, is nevertheless the center of interna- tional influences of wide significance. The story begins with the missionary impulses of our pioneer founding fathers who saw the World as the proper field for their endeavors. The story continues with the matchless elo- quence and courage of Dr. James Wallace, great teacher and president of Macalester ester and they told others Who also came to the college, until the company from overseas now numbers 45 students. The courses at Macalester cover more areas in history, in economics, in geography than any other small college of our area offers. We build on the principle that the World is one, that no part of the World is foreign to our con- cerns and interests, and that our young people must be trained to Work for and live in a College from 1894 to 1906. After he resigned the presidency, Dr. Wallace continued for many years as a professor expounding the fundamentals of Christain statesmanship in world of peace and justice and freedom for all their World Wide significance. After World War II, the number of students from abroad greatly increased. These young people found no race antipathies at Macal- I congratulate the editors of THE MAC annual on selecting inter-nationalism as the theme, for this is the heart of Macalester today. DR. CHARLES J. TURCK, PRESIDENT Dr. Turcle Exemplwes Leaderslzqn When Dr. Turck became the ninth President of Macalester College in 1939, he brought to the campus the southern hospitality of his native New Orleans. Under his Christian leadership students have gained insight into national and international affairs. President Turck is a member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Educa- tion. He Was one of the organizers of the Min- nesota United Nations Association and is a member of the St. Paul Council on Human Re- lations, the St. Paul Round Table of the Na- tional Conference of Christians and Jews, and the Covernor's Advisory Commission on Youth in Minnesota. During Wo1'ld War II President Turck was commissioned a Major in the U. S. Army. He is at present ar1 elder in the House of Hope Presbyterian church of St. Paul. Dr. Turck presents Grace May with a gift upon her retirement. Miss May still imparts her love of studies and students to night school classes. 9

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Concerned with support of private col- leges are, l. to r..' Dr. Edgar M. Carlson, pres. of Gustavus Adolphus college, L. Vernon Caine vice-pres. of Macalester Col- lege, B. J. Kemper, executive director, Minnesota C o l l e g e Fund association, Charles J. Miel, vice-pres. of Carleton college. J. HUNTLEY DUPRE, Dean, is a distinguished scholar Whose interests are World-Wide. He directed the Sherwood Eddy summer seminar groups in Europe last summer and is faculty advisor for SPAN. Besides acting as a guiding hand for many student projects he has Written several hooks and articles on historical subjects. Dean Dupre teaches classes in both Political Science and History and is chairman of the convocation programs, the curriculum commit- tee and the admissions committee. Dean Dupre greets Dr. Otto Suhr, president of West Berlin parliament during his trip through Europe last summer. L. VERNON CAINE, Vice-President, Works with the Minnesota Cooperative College program for support of private colleges. The Mac Memo gives parents a Caine-eye view of campus.