University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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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

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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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DURING THE HALF-TIME PERIOD of the football game, both teams get a rest while the University Band takes over. Songs of both schools are played, and then the marching band goes into its antics. During the Homecoming game, at which this picture was taken, the entertain- BOARD OF REGENTS: J. J. Rogstad, P. J. Quinlaven, Sheldon Wood, ' W. T. Middlebrook, Malcolm Willey, President Coffey, Fred B. Snyder, George Lawson, J. F. Bell, A. J. Olson, E. E. Novak, A. J. Lobb. truce between the Union and the University. A wage and hour settlement was pronounced ac- ceptable bv the Union following an investigation of University-Union labor trouble bv a five-man committee of the Minnesota House of Repre- sentatives. Two University requests for appropriations totahng $10,872,000 were presented to the State Legislature; in addition to this, a request for a $1,000,000 appropriation contingent upon the raising of a similar amount by gift and public subscription was requested for the iMavo Me- morial. Of the two bills placed before the Senate, $4,546,000 was designated for new buildings, additions, and completion of other projects. The remainder, $6,326,000, was to be used for main- tenance and special equipment. Appropriations were also made for the followii g buildings: Col- lege of Education, Ag Campus Library, Animal and Poultrv ' Husbandry, Chemical Engineering, heating plant. Home Economics, Physics, and Veterinary Medicine. Page 24