University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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A recent study revealed that approximately 18 per cent of the students at the University of Minnesota arc married. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a sleepy morning. Because of his job, Jerry is an early riser. I lis 4:30 alarm summons him to another busy day of work, study and classes. The life of a University student is not particularly an easy one, but when you compound studies with a wife, two young daughters and a business of your own you've got your hands full. Gerald Johnson, business junior, husband, father and business proprietor is, indeed, a busy and ambitious fellow with an eye toward the future. “I’m sure I don't lead what most people would consider a normal life, but then a University student’s life really isn't normal. Jerry is talking about the University, about his studies, about his plans. Three people are very much a part of Jerry's plans. They are his wife, Barbara, and his daughters, Susan, age 3 and Julie, 11 . “I'd like to have more time for the girls, but I have so much to study, so much to do and so little time that I feel guilty even if I take a little time off from my school work, says Jerry. G

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Salwa Niazi is a foreign student. At first she found the University a busy mass of hurrying, scurrying people. Now she is more settled and is enjoying her life as a student in America. To a 5-year-old, school can be an awesome venture. Not to John Caster. John has been in school since the age of 2. He attends class at the University's Child Welfare Institute. John isn't a student in terms of what we usually refer to as a student, but he is a part of the University's educational program. Through his participation in this program he is contributing to the development of education throughout the United States. 5

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Gerald Johnson Married student plans for future Weekends are spent in study. On Sunday there’s usually church, a dinner that’s leisurely as it can be with two active children to watch and then back to the books. “The girls do distract me quite a bit. Susan is pretty good about being quiet now, she’s learned, but Julie, that’s another story,” says Jerry. Whenever the girls get too noisy, Jerry goes to the St. Paul Campus library. There he prepares his class-work for the next day. ‘‘I have to have all my work done before I come to school because I have no time before classes, says Jerry. The reason for his busy schedule is that he starts his day at 4:30 a.m. and continues at wear and tear speed until his last class of the day. The early morning alarm is Jerry’s call to work. He owns and operates a window washing business, which with his monthly GI Bill allotment constitutes his major income for the year. Most of his work is con- centrated in a business block in downtown Minneapolis. He works until 8 a.m. and then it’s off to first hour classes at the University. “I try to schedule third hour classes so I won’t have to rush so much, but sometimes it’s hard to get just what I want,” says Jerry. Jerry plans to sell his business when he graduates and go into industrial business management. “Having my own business has helped me understand and realize many of the concepts introduced in my classes and the business training has certainly helped me run a more efficient business, but it’s a lot of work while you’re going to school, says Jerry. Jerry and his family live in one of the 220 University housing units in Commonwealth Terrace on the St. Paul Campus. Their neighbors arc young people who, like Jerry, attend the University. Jerry considers the age factor one of the reasons this is truly a “University community.