University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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MOST MINNESOTA STUDENTS come to school by rail — via the streetcar company. They arrive on the dot at 8:25 a.m., just in time for first hour classes, and stick around the campus till about 4:30 p.m. The GOPHER tells how they spend this time at school. Vii)}]... at Minnesota was different from other years in its own particu- lar way. Although World War II was being waged to the full- est extent and its effect on the University significant, the general campus atmosphere was more settled and down-to-earth than it had been since Pearl Harbor. This settled condition was brought about in the main bv two factors. First, the number of servicemen stationed here was greatly decreased. The University changed from a semi-mili- tary campus to a civilian one in a few months. The other factor that gave this character to the University in 1945 was the in- creasing number of veterans who returned to college. Sobered through their military experience, most of these men knew what they wanted to do in college, and were here for business. Minnesota women, who outnumbered the men nine to one, held the majority of campus offices — with the exception of the Page 4

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YMCA, fraternities, and Veterans Club, in which fields alone men remained dominant! Realizing that they would never have had such opportuni- ties in normal times, the co-eds felt that they proved themselves capable of college leadership. The purpose of a yearbook is not only to record events of the year, but also to denote trends and changes which occur during that time. We felt that this could best be accom- plished by dividing the Gopher into two logical parts called The People and AVhat They Do, or the cast of characters and the action of the play. These divisions leave something to be desired in the form of background material to bind the book together as well as supplement the two parts. Therefore, we decided to begin with a longer than usual opening section, called an introduction, which contains history, campus views, and a general review of the most signifi- cant trends and events of the year. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THE PEOPLE Colleges 37 Seniors 71 Fraternities 107 Special Groups 147 Residences 189 WHAT THEY DO Government 213 Service 233 Athletics 275 Fine Arts 319 Page 5