University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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COMMANDING OFFICERS of the campus Army and Navy, Colonel Harry L. King and Captain John W. Gates, discuss problems of the armed forces. Captain Gates was replaced by Captain J. W. Tuthill during the year. THE STAR of Porgy and Bess, Etta Moten, came to the University to sell war bonds during the Sixth War Loan Drive. Union Rations Cigarettes A plan to cope with the cigarette shortage was announced by the Union Board. It consisted of a rationing system whereby each person was sold three cigarettes for three cents; thus continuous sale with more far-reaching effects was assured to fag-famished addicts. The University administration presented a resolution to the Minneapolis City Council post- war progress committee opposing reconstruction of the Washington Avenue bridge at its present site, and urging that the bridge be rebuilt south of its present location. The Board of Regents pointed out that rebuilding of the bridge at its present site would prevent completion of the unified group building plan; that new and dan- gerous traffic conditions would result; and that increased noise and vibration would hamper re- search workers in their use of delicate instru- ments. In January the Panhcllcnic Council voted to hold formal rush week before Freshman Week next fall instead of after the beginning of fall quarter as it has been done in the past. Page 28

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TTTTTn ' !.{ Kit— » ' i;{irti 4 if, -9 that these buildings are still In the planning stage, and the finished products will not necessarily look like these drawings. The much- discussed Mayo Mennorial will be twelve stories and cost $2,000,000. The Theatre Building will be equipped with two separate theatres, one of which will have a revolving stage and will be a great improvement over the Music Building which it may replace. The Men ' s Dormitory will help to relieve the housing shortage. The proposed Mechanical- Aeronautical Engineering Building, to be attached to the Main Engi- neering Building, will take care of the expected increase in Aeronau- tical Engineering students. P age 27

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Housmg Conditions Exposed Campus political parties became active again as the Progressive Party released a blast at Uni- versity housing conditions. They charged that students were forced to live in crowded, unsani- tary, and insufficiently lighted rooming houses. The exposure in the Daily was taken up by Min- neapolis and St. Paul papers, and the Dean of Students office promised an investigation. Most of the campaigning of both Commonwealth and Progressive Parties centered around the housing issue. In the meantime, a joint committee of the YWCA and YMCA was working to form a Rooming House Council which would organize the various houses into one group and bring more of these students into campus activity. Leaders Pass Resolutions Winter quarter Leaders ' Camp was held February 24-25 at Camp Ihduhapi. About 100 ALL HOLIDAYS have their queens, and Winter Holiday was no ex- ception. Art Lindholm gives Lyia Mary Worden the traditional kiss. Page 29