University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Famous Minnesotans On Leave THE war effort had priorities on the University faculty this year as 383 staff members left Min- nesota for the duration. The army and navy claimed 319 of these men; war-related services took 61; and three went to the American Red Cross. The naval air corps pre-fhght school at Ames, Iowa claimed many of Cooke Hall ' s former directors, coaches, and trainers. Bernie Bierman, builder of men and champion Minnesota football teams, is now Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Bierman of the U. S. Marines. Stationed at the pre-flight school as direc- tor of physical education, Bierman puts the cadets through Golden Gopher training. Lloyd Stein, former trainer of the football team, was also sent to Iowa. Here Lieutenant Stein is in charge of first aid and athletic training. David C. Bartelma, Edmund L. Haislet, Dallas Ward, Babe LeVoir — these are just a few others that were sent to the Iowa pre-flight school to turn out men with brawn as well as brains. Lieutenant-Colonel Bert Baston, U.S. Army Ord- nance Department, went overseas in charge of a bat- talion of mechanical tank repair men. Frank G. McCormick, formerly the director of the athletic department, is now a major in the intelli- gence division of the air force ferry command at Cedalia Airfield, Warrensburg, Missouri. Milton Hahn, the director of Men ' s activities at Minnesota, was commissioned a lieutenant in the Ma- rines. He has done work much like that done by the University Testing Bureau in placing men in jobs where they would be best fitted. Hahn was stationed permanently with the Headquarters Staff at Wash- ington, D.C. Dr. C. P. Oliver, director of the Dight Institute. Work done under his direc- tion nnalces Minnesota an outstanding center for the study of human genetics. Frank McCornniclr — now Major McCormicIt of the U. S. Army Air Forces ferry com- mand at Warrensburg, Missouri. Bernie Bierman — Lieutenant- Colonel Bierman is the man in charge of the physical training for the Navy Air Corps Sea- hawks at Ames. Iowa. 17

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MINNESOTA AT WAR FACULTY- PnrP niNG STUDENTS ANIl THEMSELVES EDH WAH ANIl EUH I ' EALE MINNESOTA faculty numbers have Ionj» Ixcn known as double iluty men, dis- tinjjuishinj themselves both in teachinj ami in essential research. Now the entrance of this coiintrv into another great war has inlensifieil the im|H)r- tance of their services in botii of liuse helils. Stiulent projjrams must be altered and accelerated lo satisfy the demand lor trained men and women in the service ami n vital civilian activities, ami teaciiing nuist be of especial excellence to equip the peo- ple of a w.ir and |)osi- .ir jieriod. More ilirect and tanj ible contributions are beinj made by faculty members ihrouj h the j reater research ellorts that .ire being put torih. Almost 400 university staff members are now on leave, serving in every con- ceivable field oi siudv.

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At Home And Abroad Jean Laird examines the root of a Russian dandelion now being groomed as a ruLL. , FROM weeds to tires — that ' s the story of the Rus- sian dandcUon. In the past ten years the cultiva- tion of this plant has been spread from the mountains of southern Russia, where it orij inally grew, to 42 states in this country, Canada, and Alaska. In the ground-up root of the ilandelion, which is being groomed as a rubber substitute, there is two per cent milky substance or latex as compared to .5 per cent in the common dandelion. Dr. Steinbauer has been studying the chemistry of e.xtraction, a process that has not yet been perfected at Minnesota, and has been improving the strains for di.sease resistance and for a higher yield. With the proper development, 50,000 tons could be produced in the next four or five years — an expensive procedure, but no more so than process- ing rubber in wartime. Asher Christensen, former professor oi poHtic.il science, was appointed cultural attaciie lo the Unitetl States embassy in Argentina for the duration. He will spend most of his time lecturing at Argentine universities. On his sabbatical leave, Christensen will study the government and social legislation in the Argentine for a future university cour.se. Lennox Mills took over some of the duties, classes and the radio program of Dr. Harold C. Deutsch, former professor of history. Dr. Deutsch, the heatl of the European Axis Section of the Fneiny Potentials Division of tin Ho.ird of Econoiuii Warfare, is .sta- tioned in Washington, D. C, and will go to London. 18 Asher Christensen. now on leave in South America, lectures at Ar- gentine Universities. In meditation — Lennoi Mills. Teaches history classes and interprets the news over WCCO.