University of South Dakota - Coyote Yearbook (Vermillion, SD)

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fW BOARD OF REGERT8 Directing all of the state- supported schools, the Board of Regents plays a little known but all-important role in South Dakota education. As well as being a governing body, the Board elects all faculty members, lets all con- tracts. Regents are appointed to six year terms by the Governor, and two men, Mr. E. M. Mumford, B.S., LL.B,, of Howard; and Mr. Frank Cundill of Isabel, have just been re-appointed. Also on the board are Lucille Hedrick Dory, B.S, Watertown; and E. Y. Berry, LL.B., McLaughlin, whose terms expire in 1951, and Eric Heide- priem, Custer, appointed until 1953. Scheduled to convene only twice a year the Regents have found it necessary to meet as often as once a month in order to take care of all of their business. 14

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BALL C. S. Ball, the smiling, amiable man known to many students as Chet Ball, isn ' t only the man to whom they write their checks. Among his duties are the care of all student finances and insurance, adviser of the housing program, and treasurer of many of the college activities. In his twenty-eight years at the University and twenty-two years as Financial Secretary, Mr. Ball has noticed innumer- able changes in student life. He stated that the student enrollment has more than doubled since he came to USD His employees number ten more than originally, and machines are now used for bookkeeping. DERn noRTon Perhaps because Dean Eleanor Norton at- tended both a girls ' school and a co-educa- tional institution she became acutely aware of the problems confronting university wo- men. At any rate her first job as dean was undertaken without the aid of specialized training. It was on a European tour that she met a school executive who offered her her first position as dean of woman. Becoming in- terested in the work, she returned to college for graduate work in that field. In the short while she has been at the University she has completely won the re- spect and confidence of students. 13

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GOVERNOR miCKELSOn Because Governor George T. Mickelson is a graduate of South Dakota University Law School, students here feel that he has a special concern for this institution. Graduating from the University in 1928, Mickelson began his law practice in his home town of Selby, South Dakota. During his ten-year political career, he has been honored w.th the title of The Most Valuable Representative in the legislature of South Dakota, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, and now is serving his second term as governor of South Dakota. He marr.ed Madge Turner, of Northern State Teachers ' College, in April, 1928. They have four children, Jan.ce, a sophomore at the University, Lavon, age 15, Patty, 12, and Speaker, 7. Speaker, their only son, was given his name when Governor Mickelson was Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mickelson has varied hobbies, including farming and hunting. He maintains a farm at Selby and visits it on Sunday afternoons. The Univers ' ty Students are proud of Governor Mickelson and are grateful for the support he has given to higher education during his term in office. ID