University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE UNION accommodates the necessities of life — the Post Office, Cafeteria, meeting rooms, bowling alleys, billiard room, card room. bookstore, ballrooms, barber shop, and even faculty apartments. It ' s mainly just a fine place to lounge. Page 22

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College students. The building with the tower (left) is Eddy Hall, home of the testing bureau. The School of Social Work is located in Jones Hall (center). At the right, in Folwell Hall, can be found most of the departments of the College of SLA. that circulation of all materials through the post- office would be determined in the future by the Student Activities Bureau. Winter Quarter Begins On January 4, winter quarter began and stu- dents, many of whom had been shaken to the core by their marks, were seen to be resolutely bent upon doing more studying this term. The languor induced by the beautiful fall weather and the full schedule of extra-curricular activi- ties had diverted more than one mind from the stern routine of academic endeavor. But as new and more interesting activities flowered, scholas- tic achievement gave way to the easy convivial- ity of campus life. The Newman Club, religious foundation for Catholic students, became active again after a five-year lull. Newman Hall, adjacent to the campus, was decorated and reopened for the use of all Catholic students. Veterans Resent Non-Resident Fees In response to charges that several veterans had withdrawn from the University in protest against payment of non-resident tuition fees. President Coffey issued a statement setting forth the a dministration ' s point of view in the matter. Mr. Coffey said that the University was follow- ing the policy of approving non-resident fees in the same manner all other state and municipal universities had done. This policy had been ruled Page 2!

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fair and reasonable by the Veterans Administra- tion, and, he further stated, an onerous double taxation burden upon the citizens of the state was inevitable unless the system continued in force. In order that publication of the Technolog might continue and in an effort to induce stu- dents to join its staff, the Technolog Board voted to begin a policy of paying the staff members for the first time in its 2 5 -year history. Mayo Memorial Plans Laid Materially adding to the grandeur and beauty of the campus will be the proposed Center of Research Building which the founders commit- tee of the Mavo Memorial will erect in honor of Doctors Charles and William Mayo. It will be located in the center of the University Hospital quadrangle with wings connecting the center memorial building to the out-patient department to the west, the Elliot Hospital to the south, and a future addition to the hospital group to the east. Private and public donations were solicited by the committee to finance the two million dol- lar structure. Reflecting the decrease in war tension on the campus, the first Comstock-Sanford formal dance since 1941 was held. The annual Navy Ball, sponsored by Anchor and Chain, was at- tended by approximately 300 couples. Wage Problems Solved Temporarily Students planning an unscheduled respite from classes were disappointed as it became apparent that there would be no strike of building service employees following the end of the thirty-day CAME THE CIGARETTE SHORTAGE, and new lines began to form. This campus drug store required an empty package from the purchaser and claimed that it made cigarettes last longer. Many students fell casually into line without knowing what they waited for. Pase 23