University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Business School One of the hardest hit of all the University divi- sions was the School of Business. Each man on its faculty was an expert in his field, and, as such, was called into the service of the country to give the aid of his knowledge in both war and postwar problems. The men who knew the business of statistics and economics were in great demand in these war years, and each of them was glad to do what he could- either in the shortening of the war or in the building of the world to come after. Minnesota towns were used as experimental units in the postwar studies and men from the faculty of the University business school volunteered to help. One of the most important studies was that of Red Wing-taken as an example of a typical Mirmesota town at war. In order to determine the impact of the war on a Minnesota community, the University sponsored a study survey of the city in cooperation with the Red Wing Chamber of Commerce. The committee from the business school desired to make a study of the economic, social, cultural, public health, educational, and juvenile delinquency as- pects of the area in the postwar period, and in order to do this, it was felt that part of the study should be based on conditions as they existed in the war period. The study was similar to one made in Albert Lea during the year, on which Mr. Kozelka from the School of Business worked. The Albert Lea project was chiefly concerned with the problem of reconver- sion of industry and the returning of soldiers to civilian jobs. The Albert Lea plan was used as a model in other postwar r e c o n V e r s i o n projects throughout the country. Chairman of the Red Wing project committee and coordinator of the workers was . . . Dean R. A. Stevenson . . . whose interest in the postwar policies of the universities and colleges of the country made him one of the outstanding men in the field of planning and policy-making-in both business and educa- tion. Dean Stevenson, who left his position of Dean of the School of Business Administration and Eco- 28 nomics in July of 1944, became well-known as an administrator of important research projects, even before the war brought such projects into sharp focus. During his 17 years at Minnesota,QDean Steven- son stimulated investigation and studies in such fields as banking and Hnance, labor problems, unem- ployment, industrial management, and personnel management. Five years after he came to the Uni- versity, he became director of the Employment Sta- bilization Research institute, and under grants from the Rockefeller foundation, Spelman fund, and the Carnegie corporation, he coordinated studies of em- ployment factors throughout Minnesota. However, the deanis spare moments were not all taken up with his important work. He was of the tall tale school of Hshermen and did his trolling in the northern lakes of this state. The business school-rated one of the highest in the nation- and the University as a whole, felt his leaving as a personal loss. War Work The business school felt other losses, too, as many of its faculty went off to war. Rooms Q16 and 220 in Vincent Hall were especially hard hit as four of the occupants were on leave of absence and one had re- signed. George J. Stigler, associate professor of business administration, was on leave doing special work with the Bureau of Economic Research in New York city. Arthur W. Marget was commissioned a major in the army and this year took training at the Civil Affairs Training school at Harvard Univer- sity. A. Hamilton Chute, associate professor of mar- keting, took a leave of absence to become assistant chief of the Program Development division of the Food Distribution administration, under the De- partment of Agriculture-one of the longest titles of anyone in Washington. His former oflice-mate, Emerson P. Schmidt, associate professor of econom- ics, also left for Washington to work under the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. Arthur R. Upgren, former associate professor of business administration, resigned to work under the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Then, too, there were the men who went on with their academic duties while acting in advisory ca- pacities on various war boards-in fact, most of the faculty of the school were doing just that-no dollar-a-year-men, they-they were satisfied with taking care of two jobs at one time.

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Although many of the faculty had left for the stein, Vetta Goldstein, Ethel Gorham, Anna Krost, service, those left-both students and faculty- Jane Leichsenring, Wylle McNeal, Ethel Phelps, did their utmost in war research and war education work. Phi Upsilon Gmicron Phi U, the honorary Home Economics sorority, went intellectual this year. At least once a quarter, the girls held forums on postwar reconstruction- the subject that both campuses were quite inter- ested in-and usually they invited speakers from the political science department to lead the discus- sions. lVIany of the most intriguing discussions, though, were those that started spontaneously and kept the girls up far into the night. It surprised the members themselves how much Home Ec majors knew about postwar problems. Led by President Phyllis Sam, Vice President Jeanne Vollbrecht, and Treasurer Aileen Shannon, the sorority decided early in the year to do the most it could for the war effort-and have fun at the same time. So, during fall quarter, they gave a dance and contributed the proceeds to the Campus Chest, and they held a joint open meeting with Omicron Nu at which they discussed war and post- war problems. Besides helping with the Ag Campus Sisters' Tea, the girls did their bit toward helping strangers get acquainted by giving a tea for transfer students at the beginning of fall quarter. Because Phi U was founded at the University of Minnesota, the Founders' Day Banquet-also fall quarter-was a big event, it Was, in fact, one of the few formal affairs that the girls attended this year. And in the spring, Phi U gave a breakfast on Cap and Gown day for Home Ec seniors. Seniors in Phi U this year were Lorraine Blumen- feld, Mary Ellen Carlson, Louise Carter, Ailie Hur- ley Coyner, Margaret Cutler, Ellen-Louise Elsner, Carol Engebretson, Mary E. Erickson, Lila Hinze, Lorene Vetter Holl, Marjorie Jones, Ruth Klonoski, Karolynn Knauf, Carolyn Kuhr, Elizabeth Mark- hus, Doris McCracken, Ellen Powell, Natalie Saari, Phyllis Sam, Betty Thurston Schmidt, Aileen Shan- non, Marie Sterner, Dorothy Timberg, Helen Truog, and Jeanne Vollbrecht. Junior members of the organization were Phyllis Carlson, Mary Engelhart, Carol Gibson, Jeanette Grant, Audrey St. Cyr, Gloria Trantanella, and Kathryn Weesner. On the faculty, members of Phi U were Alice Biester, Clara Brown, Eva Donelson, Harriet Gold- Ella J. Rose, Ruth Segolson, and Lucy Studley. Clovia 0,0 We got brains in our outfit, said the Clovia girls - and they were right, at least as 2 0 far as Jean Morkassel, was concerned. Jean, Q 'l, one of Clovia's brightest according to the girls, won the S300 scholarship offered by WNAX to the sophomore girl most outstanding in scholarship, character, and personality. Another outstanding member was Betty Ann Ole- son whose good work in the designing and making of clothing resulted in her being picked to represent the organization at the National 4-H club congress at Chicago, November Q8 to December 1. But the gals didn't work too hard at being intelli- gent-they gave a few parties this year just to break the monotony. At the Founders' Day ban- quet, October Q6, the spirit was Halloweenish and ghosts and broomsticks abounded. Lucille Fitz- simons, usually a rather literary gal, amazed and astounded her sisters with her display of black magic and witchcraft. In the fall, Clovia sponsored a tea for all campus 4-H women. Held for the first time this year, the event gave the 41-H girls a chance to get acquainted, and they used the chance to further cooperation on other activities. With President Stella Wingert and her officers Betty Ann Oleson, vice president, Lois Dennstedt, secretary, and Margret Cutler, house manager and treasurer, to set the pace, Clovia was one of the live- liest Ag campus groups-as evidenced by the Thanksgiving dinner they gave for servicemen-in- cidentally, they've decided to make it an annual aHair. Seniors in Clovia were Edith Bethke, Louise Car- ter, Eleanor Cutler, Margret Cutler, Ruth Lueh- mann Milstein, Ilene Madison N aley, and Stella Floan Wingert. Junior members this year were Dorothy Arnold, Lois Dennstedt, Betty Dittmer, Irene Haley Dracy, Ruth Ewert, Lucille Fitzsimons, Doris Neldner, Ella Nelson, Marilyn Noper, Elizabeth Norton, Betty Ann Oleson, Margaret Skaar, and Kathryn Weesner. Sophomore members Were Mary Anderson, Pearl Beckman, Evelyn Harne, Jean Morkassel, Julia Pot- ter, Elsie Skaar, VVinifred Starz, and Wilma VViech- mann. Members who were freshmen were Hazel Ankeny, Catharine Dasovich, and Marilyn J. Nelson. 27

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Beta Alpha Psi 3 Beta Alpha Psis frankly admitted that they :he most War-torn group on campus. After Don- loberg left in January for OCS, only one stu- :nember was left at Minnesota. t Beta Alpha Psi had a good reason for being ically memberless. In order to have been a wer of the national honorary accounting frater- one had to be a man by definition, and able to :ertain scholastic standards. There just weren't 1en in accounting who could meet their stand- :his year. More likely, there just Weren't any Wever, the Beta Alpha Psi faculty members lalen Striemer, the lone undergrad, did their Lo uphold the aims of the fraternity such as lating interest in accounting, making it a more lc profession, and keeping up the standards thics of accounting. They remember the time Beta Alpha Psi Was an active fraternity, over- .g With members, and look hopefully toward iture. Then they Will again have their frater- linners and professional meetings with round discussions about accounting. :n though Beta Alpha Psi could not boast of ity this year, they were not lacking in quality. Striemer was a member of Union Board and :nior cabinet and president of Beta Gamma ,. Donald Moberg belonged to the Board of lated Business Students. iddition to the faculty members in the frater- Beta Alpha Psi also claimed many prominent gown business men. Needless to say, the under- ates aspired to be like them. Alpha Kappa Psi : AK Psi house Went journalistic this year. many of the former members-part of the gangv that made this fraternity one of the r organizations on campus-gone into the e, the remainder of the chapter settled down Le life more seriously. But not too seriously. ze a quarter, they set up a small copy desk and to Work on the Business School Buzzerf, Al- h it Won no Pulitzer prizes, the Buzzer,' did i job of reporting the latest from the Vincent front. The paper contained news of students iculty, both on the campus and in service or vork. News of business school organizations eportedg and, as more and more men were fd, the Buzzer,' did its best to keep business its up to date on who was left and who Wasn't. Besides this literary effort, the AK Psi boys com- pounded a news-letter of chapter doings which was sent to alums and faculty members every other Week. Although a couple of mixed parties were given, the AK Psi recreation this year came mostly in the form of stags. They gave several smokers-at one of which the boys had the rare treat of seeing Pro- fessor Nightingale completely dumbfounded. They asked a magician in for entertainment and in one of his tricks he removed a shirt from one of the brothers Without first removing the coat. Mr. Night- ingale tied himself up into knots the rest of the night trying to duplicate the trick. With Howard Lang as president, the chapter this year had several other campus notables as members. Galen Striemer, treasurer, was on Union Board, Senior Class cabinet, and doubled as president of both Beta Gamma Sigma and Beta Alpha Psi. Walt Carpenter served as chairman of the Inter- professional Ball, and Vernon Ruotsalainen was that famous diverf' said the boys, that is, he'll be famous if anyone can learn to pronounce his name. The seniors in AK Psi this year were Howard J. Lang, Christ Louskos, Robert Schumacher, Hal Sessions, Merrill Smith, Galen Striemer, and Robert Thursdale. Junior members Were Wallace Erickson, Reginald Holschuh and Vernon Ruotsalaineng and the sopho- mores Were Walter Carpenter, Don Dahl, Warren Johnson, Raeder Larson, and John O,Keefe. There were one freshman and one graduate stu- dent in the fraternity, Fred Schulz and Norman Anderson, respectively. On the faculty, AK Psis Were Julio Berrettoni, Frederic Garver, Earnest Heilman, Herbert Hene- man, Bruce Mudgett, Edmund Nightingale, Warren Stehman, John Reighard, and Roland Vaille. Beta Gamma Sigma Three local honorary clubs were consolidated to form the present chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma: the Economics Club, founded at the University of California, Delta Kappa Chi, founded at the Uni- versity of Illinois, and the original Beta Gamma Sigma, founded at the University of Wisconsin. An honorary fraternity, the organizationis members are chosen for their scholastic averages in the commerce sequence in the School of Business. Among the members who were active in other campus organizations this year were Galen Striemer of the senior cabinet, Paul Colesworthy of the YM, and Herb Gurnee, former man-about-campus now in the navy. 29