University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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The War found Minnesota En- gineering professors traveling far and Wide .... Professors Ackerman and Piccard visited Germany . . . returned to report on their inves- tigation of German War equip- ment. . . Dr. Gladstone Heisig was overseas . . . taught in American universities in France . . . Dr. Henry Hartig returned to the Uni- versity after studying the proper- ties of sound waves . . . did his work in California and Wasliington. Men deep in research here . . . Thomas L. Ioseph worked on rais- ing the pressure in blast furnaces ii to speed the reduction of the iron. Jim Schelske and Wayne Sueker test ore sam- ples over in Mines. Engineers get exclusive and enter their special engineering Eng- lish class . . . headed by Professor L. O. Guthrie . . . took the retiring Professor Richardson's place .... Engineers even publish their own monthly magazine, the Technolog . . . their Tech Commission started in the fall after a period of inactivity during the war .... Allen Benzick ruled the group .... The Tech Party again assumed its povver- ful leadership . . . got l0O per cent placement in the fall elections. Page 3l Instructor Harlan McClure helps Thelma The- dorf with a drawing problem. The School of Mines and Metallurgy . . . covered the fields of geological engineering- students discover ore deposits . . . petroleum engineering- hard working students have charge of the actual ore produc- tion . . . and petroleum engineers Work on finding and develop- ing petroleum. John Ericson cuts out electric motor and transformer parts.

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Mechanical Engineering gives broad training rather than highly specialized work . . . the object of Civil Engineering is to train the student in tech- nique-to make him an economic asset to his em- ployer .... Architecture has three definite sets of courses-one, in theory, two, practice in drawing and modeling, and three, practice in composition and construction .... Pre-business gives the student basic technical training along with business adminis- tration .... Agricultural Engineering is comparatively new and uncrowded . . . includes rural electrification and farm power and machinery. Chemistry and research were synony- mous . . . Dr. Alfred O. Nier had the slow job of isolating carbon 13-heavy isotope of carbon . . . to be used as a tracer in watching digestion .... Morris Blair and Carl Bailey, graduate students, worked with Dr. Williams on redesign- ing the atom smasher .... Professor I. N. Kolthoff still felt that he should remain silent on his synthetic rubber discoveries. Charles Alstad and William Jarvey oper- ate a gas testing apparatus. Page 30 Another first this year was the long hoped for, long debated five-year plan . . . combined the engineering and arts course . . . study of the plan was begun two years ago .... Professor W. S. Cooper is liaison committee gineering . . . beginning Sep- tember, 1946, all freshmen Qex- cluding veteransj will start the five-year curriculum. Hathaway. Hentges, and Mattison work some EE tests with a motor l generator. A first for this year was the two-year terminal course for technical aides . . . students trained for specific positions in industry . . . work was of sub- professional nature . . . qualifies hard workers for five major occupations: chemical analyst-labor:-L tory positions in industries . . . draftsmen-drafting room work in contracting and engineering offices . . . maintenance and operation-aid in operation and repair of equipment . . . production-minor super- visory positions in manufacturing plants . . . and gen- eral construction-office and field work. chairman between Arts and En-

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General College Scene is the same . . . Wesbrook Hall . . . some of the faces are new . . . Dr. George Pierson, on leave from the University of Utah, now vocational guidance counselor . . . Leon Reisman, English department . . . Evelyn Determan, lecturer for the new retailing course . . . Dr. George Mc- Cune, returned after two years as historian with the Army engineers. As to new courses . . . the retailing and selling course . . . a new type of course, in the experimental stage . . . new for this College and the University . . . students get actual practice in stores. Refresher courses are offered for returning veterans . . .advanced standing to those who have had other training in the service . . . special counsel- ing. This is a busy place . . . enrollment has increased fifty per cent over last year . . . almost back to pre-war level . . . more expected . . . many have been out of school for a long time . . . Dr. Horace Morse and his staff are ready to ad- vise them . . . to help them. General College curriculum fits into the broadened concept of education . . . something to Wesbmok Han fill the requirements of all persons seeking college training. Page 32 The halls of Wesbrook filled rapidly dur- Using the di-ctaphone is Dr. Horace T. ing the winter enrollment spurt. Morse, Director of General College.