University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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D PIIQCITIC TI - The inspiration in the search for truth comes to the students from two sources: the administrators who work with them in their curricular and extra- curricular activities and the administrators and stu- dents who have gone much farther than we to hunt and fight for a peaceful way of life. Not until later do many students realize that they have, in fact, been helped by the men who comprise the faculty and administration of the school. Too often these men seem to hinder us in our college careers, but we cannot realize too soon that for your own goodu is a phrase that they tire of as much as we. For our own good these men have studied and worked to learn how to handle the dynamic per- sonalities that college students so often acquire. This year the campus itself was dynamic, and many changes came to the administrative and aca- demic group. A total of 570 employees left for war dutiesg and of that number, 459 joined the armed forces. Of the remainder, many were doctors and nurses who went on active duty overseas. From the student point of view, the strike in January was for our own good, but members of the administration spent many a sleepless night before the strike was settled and classes resumed. For our own good, too, the Office of the Dean of Students was completely rearranged this year. The department was set up in a series of units, and each unit was brought closer to the students. People who attended the University had the opportunity of knowing the men in charge better than any previous class. Despite the fact that the main oflice was nick- named Stupid Affairs, every student who had con- tact with the organization knew that this was far from the truth. To everyone at the University this year, the campus was very different from an ordinary year at college. There was much yearning after the good old days,', much talk of those who had gone, and many satirical tales of the Battle of Minnesota. But all of the students and all of the faculty looked to those who had gone for their greatest inspirationg and they prepared themselves and the campus for the time when the absent would return and the headlines would read Peace 992545

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Dean Williamson, Elizabeth Bird, and President Coffey during one of the many talks that helped students and faculty to a better understanding o-F each other's problems.

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The University 5 The governing body of the University had more business than ever to take care of this year. Besides policy forming, the twelve Regents had to pass hun- dreds of contracts for secret war work, all other con- tracts, and approve 570 employees' leaves of ab- sence. The non-academic employees, strike was the big- gest problem the board took care of, meeting in an emergency session until a compromise settlement was reached. The policy that the group worked under all year was to make all staff members and University fa- cilities available to the war effort-even if it must be at the inconvenience of the student body. Although no definite seats Were assigned to the men, they always sat automatically in the same places and meetings were always preceded by ques- tioning A. J . Olson, Renville farmer, about how his crops were coming along and what agricultural con- ditions were at that time. F Detroit Lakes banker, F. J . Rogstad, and Rich- ard L. Griggs, president of the Northwestern Na- tional Bank in Duluth, exchanged their newest hunting stories. Then George W. Lawson, second vice president of the board and secretary of the Minneapolis Federation of Labor, A. F. of L., lit up his customary cigar and business got underway. Business had to make way for the stork more 20 The University of Minnesota is an outstanding edu- cational institution because its various schools and colleges are staffed by men and women who are widely recognized tor their productive scholarship .... The present program of the University has been adapted to war needs: but anticipating the time when hostilities cease, we are busy planning a postwar program. W. C. COFFEY President of the University. Board of Regents than once when New Prague physician Dr. E. E. Novak, the typical country doctor, arrived late or left early to attend blessed events. The other medi- cal member of the board was calm and judicious Albert J . Lobb who was with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. While deliberations were going on, the men all eyed the gay and fancy shirts of Daniel C. Gainey who came from Owatonna where he is the head of the Josten Manufacturing company. And James Ford Bell, chairman of the directors of General Mills, was the only doodler among the Regents. Ray J . Quinlivan, St. Cloud lawyer, had the best fund of good stories to tell after meeting, and Shel- don V. Wood had two new grandchildren and a newly built home to talk about. Twelfth Regent was Albert Pfaender, a lawyer from New Ulm. Four other non-members of the board who had no vote attended the gatherings. Vice president Middlebrook was secretary for the group and he was assisted by Comptroller Laurence R. Lunden and Clayton E. Griswold. EX officio president of the board was . . . x3NlVFP.f 'X ex new I' ', , P Q. s O S 3 y. '.-V omnibus-iiarrgus Z O l O Q