University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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RD CF REGE Thr R1'g'f'11fs.' Thr Peojflzffs' Par! in flu' UIl1'Z'Pl'.Ylilil' Appointed by Governor Harold H. Stassen. ap- proved by the legislatureifour at each biennial session-no restriction as to place of residence in the state or as to occupation. Such are the quali- fications of the Minnesota Constitution for the University's Board of Regents. Representatives of rural and urban communities: two bankers, three lawyers, four business executives, a doctor, a farmer and the secretary of the State Federation of Labor are on the present Board. President Wlalter C. Corley is president and ex oilicio mem- ber without vote. Fred Snyder is first vice-president, George Law- son is second vice-president, VVilliam Middlebrook is secretary, Clayton E. Griswold and Laurence R. Lunden are assistant secretaries. Of the people and for the people of Minne- sota, the Board of Regents exercises a steady hand in guiding the policies of the University. Left to right: Woof Quinlivan, Middlebis fey, Snyder, Wil' Griggs, Pfaend' Gainey. Fred B. Snyder Board of R1'g'I'I1f.Y Rosfzfr JAMES F. BELL ....... DANIEL c. GAINEY.. RICHARD L. GRIGGS. GEORGE W. LAWSON ALBERT J. LOBB ..... E. E. NOVAK ........... A. J. oLsoN ........... ALBERT PFAENDER.. RAY J. QUINLIVAN... F. J. ROGSTAD ...,.... FRED B. SNYDER ..... SHELDON V. WOOD., . .Minneapolis .. . .Owatonna ,.,...Du1uth . . . .St. Paul . . , .Rochester . .New Prague . . . . . .Renville .....New Ulm Cloud Detroit Lakes . . . .Minneapolis . . . .Minneapolis

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Guidance and Direction

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EET THE PRESIDE Fl'1i1'llIfEX', Ef!l'l'IiI'I1f Pl'I'.YI.I1I'IIf Crgffriv Ilmrls flu' UYIlI.ZII'lISIi6V in Ils W111' Yerlrs. A bald and beaming buddha in a charming brown-toned office: that's University President Wfalter C. Coffey. Up through the ranks in educationfdfrom a frightened, young instructor in Small Town, Indiana, to friendly, well-liked dean of the Ag school. And now heis achieved a position HI never expected. There's only one thing wrong with his present job: meets too y old people and too few students. But administrative prob- especially during wartime, are exacting and time is not e enough to permit him to do all he wishes. .re does manage to sneak away in the summer l5U miles His cottage is not very far from former President Ford's The late President Coffman had a cottage there. too. so have several professors. 'cAcademie up there in the sum- mertime. President Coffey grins. Gets a thrill out of an occasional good shot in r 'f 'Tye been President Walter C- Coffey at it 50 years now, but 95 is still my best scorefi .nits rue- fully. President Coffey has a profound respect for the working student. Believes that they possess the initiative that is inherent to success. 'fPerhaps their greatest sacrificef' lf says. His the necessary giving up of acurricular activities. There is a great seriousness on his face at the mention of Hwarf' UlN'e have to think about it every hour in this office. he states sadly. Particularly as a parent. he regrets the unnatural, war atmosphere in which children are being reared. Ufirim situationebitter struggle. XVe must win. he adds tersely. Eight o'clock starts his working day The Coffeys at Home