University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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iskJ eie EOECAT TED OZANNE and Morlar Boaid lean Hamilton point the way to registration. MARY SHiVVERS ' greets her mother and dad who came from Phoenix for the day. Setting; front steps of the Pi Phi house. GETTING an early start on a tour of the campus were these parents emerging from the Rec hall. By McCALL LOVITT PARENTS ' DAY at a university means a lot to soine proud mothers onid dads, but to others it means no more than receiving a form letter from the student body presi- dent invitmg them to come to see junior, a football gome, and maybe a polo game thrown in. Some ignore the invitation for various reasons; some accept with pleasure. Origin of a mothers ' and dads ' day at Arizona dates back to 1929. That year the senior honorary societies. Bobcats and Mortar Board, decided to inaugurate such a celebration. Mothers and dads of 1929 had a good time looking around the campus end watching the football gome. The gome, with New Mexico Aggies gave parents a chance to see Hank Leiber, Porky Patton, and Bill fHargis run ■ ■ wild. The team won 28-0. The Desert that year wrote up the gome and the Parents ' day on one page. Here ' s the way they describe the day; The Wildcats string of victories continued uninterrupted when the New Mexico Aggies fell 28-0. This was also the Parents ' Day game. Seven words to this celebration! Despite this feeble beginning, the Bobcats and Mortar Board have made it an annual affair. On October 5, 1940, 800 parents accepted student body V p president Carl Berra ' s invitation to come to Mothers ' and Dads ' Day. That night they saw the Wildcat football team outdo its performance of 1929. This year when the final gun went off the scoreboard showed Arizona 41, New Mexico Aggies 0. Earlier in the day 1940 parents had followed a routine similar to that of 1929. In the morning they registered in the recreational hall at the registration table set up by Mortar Board member Gloria Doyle and her assistants. Then they took lours around the campus with Bobcat Jim Cory and his company of guides. At 11;30 weary parents hod a chance to relax and enjoy a program of student entertainment prepared by Flossie Nell Hogan, Mortar Board music major. In the afternoon all went to the Vine street polo field to watch the Southern Arizona Polo Club defeat Major Delmore Wood ' s university team 9-5. THE HISTORY and tradition of Old Ivlain are explained to parents and children by a member of Chain Gang. MOTHER AND DAD being shown through the engineers ' buildi ng as part of the tour of the campii?

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RLA.UY ri ri wwnK at o:0U nieans oil lo the uversity al 7;45. DR. ALFRED E. ATKINSON, TO WHOM THE 1941 ISSUE OF THE DESERT IS DEDICATED In charge not only of directing oil university policies, but also of seeing that the university follows its duties of assembling and disseminating knowledge, is Dr. Alfred E. Atkinson, president of the University of Arizona, To his office daily come problems and questions developing in the many departments which he oversees, and it is through his able and careful handling of these problems that the university is run on a smooth and even keel. DR. ATKINSON discusses current problems with three univers.ty students. The president is ready for work at eight in the morning, and from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. is the only hour at which a definite routine is followed. At this time, the president and his secretary handle the office mail. From then on until five in the evening, the de- mands upon the president ' s time are legion, ranging from welcom- ing the many guest artists and lecturers that visit the campus to attending the state legislature to acquaint it with the needs of the university. The president must sanction new projects and programs of education. He must check and pass lists of expendi- tures, OS well as keep a close check on the university budget. New appointments must pass through his hands before becoming definite. The president ' s handling of the university policies has not only been very successful since the time that Dr. Atkinson took over his office in 1937, but many innovations have been effected. Chief among these has been the erection of the new building for mines and metallurgy, a gift of the Phelps-Dodge corporation High in the list is the vocational guidance department, new this year. The radio bureau, installed last year, has greatly aided in the work of acquainting people throughout the state with the policies of the university. The new girls ' dormitory, Pima hall, was completed this summer under his direction. Latest among the campus improvements is the proposed men ' s dormitory to be erected on the campus soon. Poised and distinguished of bearing, friendly and toler- ant. President Atkinson has made the faculty and student body of the University of Arizona proud of him and his work during the four years that he has served as Head man of the university. IN THE BEAUTIFUL flower garden at their home stand Dr. and Mrs. Atkinson. STANDING 3t the q te: Lr. and Krs Alfred E Atkmscn

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BETTY Wi LFT clerks in Stemteld ' s in conneclion with her merchandising course. (Experience Ihat she hopes will lead to Ihe job of buyer for a big store. GEuRGE DICK, permanent salesman m the men ' s department, having obta his job through his experience as a student m the salesmanship course. INTERIOR DECORATING is the job Roger Skini.ei hjids thiough tlie litip ol llu oil campus aid bureau. HOW THEY WORK By MARTHA JEAN KARNOPP DRIVE UP to almost any gas station in Tucson, follow the usher ' s flashlight down the aisle, or eat at any sorority or fraternity house and it ' s more than likely that a university student will wait on you, for 40°i of them, ore job holders. The Off-campus Employment bureau alone, has placed nearly 210 boys and girls in jobs around town, earning between 35 and 50 per cent of their college expenses. Many boys have jobs that moke them completely independent. N. Y. A., which serves a slightly different need, employs 345 students on the campus itself. Dr. Victor Kelley, director of N, Y, A and departmental employment, places students in clerical, stenographic, library, hashing , and paying jobs around the school. Certain requirements have to be met by those earning government wages: The age limit is 25 years and a grade average of three must be maintained. On the other hand, off-campus work, with wages paid by the employers themselves, ha; no such restrictions, and the jobs ore more varied. It is through this department that students find the odd jobs they hold around town. Up until 1939 this service was not distinguished from the work done by Dr. Kelley in N. Y. A. but since then there has been on increase in demand for port time labor around town, the type of work that students look for. To Bob Murless and Don Alldredge go ihe job of directing this new department. Most prospective em. ployers call in at the office, partly as the result of a pamphlet sent out early in the year, telling about the service offered by the bureau. They have also made it a point to call on managers of such large businesses as the Arizona Wholesale Grocery Co., the Santa Rita, and the White House for their cooperation in helping with student employment. Bob says that in finding occasional part time jobs, it is a matter of knowing just who needs help and when.