University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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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.

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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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DR. Gayloru Anderson, the former director of PM and PH in the Minnesota medical school, is now Major Gaylord Anderson of the Meili- cal Corps, U.S. Army. St.it ionctl at Washington, D.C., where he is a consultant to the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army on the control of epidemic diseases, Dr. Anderson has been doing educational work for venereal disease prevention in the arm y. Teaching students, naval reserves, and army air corps ' men to steer destroyers, battleships, PT boats, and all army airplanes by the stars is the work of Prof. Willcm Luyten, professor of astronomy. These men learn to steer their crafts by certain stars in several constellations. One of Luyten ' s harder tasks is to have these celestial navigation students realize that it is very important to remember what hemisphere they are in. Carroll S. Geddes, former financial advisor to stu- dent organizations, is now a first lieutenant in the Adjutant General Department in the Army Air Corps at Miami Beach, Florida. Dr. Lynn H. Rumbaugh, formerly an associate pro- fessor of physics, is stationed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratories in the Washington Navy Yard. Formerly an English instructor, Frank Buckley is now a lieutenant in the pre-flight school at Ellington Field, Texas. A f r Corps Specialists Professor Willem J. Luyten — teaches celestial navigation to day students, night students and to air cotps cadets. Carroll Geddes takes in Florida sun- shine in his new capacity in the Army Air Corps. Frank Buckley, formerly oi Folwcll, now of Texas and the Air Corps. 19