University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Jerry 3nd Barbara don’t have much time together. Here they've managed a few minutes away from home and family for a quiet stroll through the St. Paul Campus. Says Barbara, One Sunday we went for a two-hour ride. We dropped the children off at my mother's. We looked at model homes, had a sundae and a real good time. We were alone, together, for two hours. Barbara and Jerry enjoy a quiet evening at home with neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Strohm, also of Commonwealth Terrace. Evenings of such relaxation arc rare for students who spend the better part of the day in classes and evenings studying. 10

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Jerry's window washing business takes him to downtown Minneapolis every morning. Jerry owns and manages the business, but he and his brother-in-law, Bill Miller, often work together. Here Jerry steps back to survey his handiwork. When his work is finished downtown then it's back to campus lor classes. doing in his classes. She feels a certain disadvantage because she hasn't a college education. “Sometimes I feel almost envious when I’m with people who have a college degree. They seem to speak their mind so much better. says Barbara. Barbara intends to become a University student herself this year. She is planning to enroll in evening classes on the St. Paul Campus. “I'd like to take some courses on homcmaking and home planning, so that I’ll be able to have the home that Jerry wants when he gets out of school.” says Barbara. For Jerry and Barbara days arc rushed, but are packed full with living, working, planning for the future. Like almost every student. Jerry finds the University sometimes trying, especially with outside work, but he finds he likes the regularity of irregularity. “I don't lead a normal life, says Jerry, but I like it. When you’re constantly on the move you’ve got to study when and where you find the time. U

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Jerry's a handyman around the house whenever he can yet his tools away from daughter Julie. Sometimes she likes to help her father a little hit loo much to Jerry's great amusement. Commonwealth Terrace was completed on July I. 1959. A total of 120 units of housing were made available to students. These units lie south of the University Farm Campus. The one and two bedroom apartments rent for 70 and .SO dollars respectively. Utilities, except telephone, arc furnished at no extra cost. When Jerry takes a study break it's to pay some attention to his two lively daughters. While Jerry throws Julie high into the air Susan plots her move . . . then she strikes. 11