University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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WAR DECLARED! Life Wasn’t The Same Wars had unique impacts on the campus community. Patriotism rallied the students to assist the cause during World Wars I and II. The Vietnam War was seen as a cruel joke, however, and students of that era protested loudly against it. Enrollment plunged during the World Wars and intercollegiate ♦ WORLD WAR I citiwn training on the UW campos in 1917. UW «2211 STUDENTS TAKE PART in an air raid drill during the WWII era. UW «9» sports were eliminated or affected as athletes left to serve their coun- try. Several faculty helped conduct research and investigations for the government during WWII. During WWII, government gardenias replaced corsages and orchids at dances, and students were encouraged to devote 12 hours of their day to school and war activities. The morning of Dec. 7, 1941, my girlfriend and I left church in her parents' car. The radio an- nouncer blared our the news of the Jap attack on Pearl. We were STUNNED. The rest of the day. everyone was in shock. Everyone gatitered around the radio. Details were sketchy. We had been told our Pacific fleet was invincible. Now most of it was gone. The next day, the shock became RAGE as we listened to President Roosewlt declare war on the Axis powers. 'The enrollment at the U in Jan - uary was 10,700. By June 1942, it dropped to 7,275. Bruce Cole, '41 The UW was an exciting place in 1945-47 because the war veter- ans had returned on the GI bill, and they added a much more ma- ture. reasoned touch to the class THE DAILY kepc «udent» ippntcd of the World Wr r II »itunion and campo» war activities Joseph W Edgell. Jr. photo atmosphere. Jean Schumacher McClelland, '47 The government gave my hus- band $100 a month to go to school because he'd had a Port's fracture in his ankle in Prance (WW1) and was laid up in the hospital. That is the only way he had any help from the government, if he had been hospitalized in France during the war. Margaret Mansfield Van Gilder, '22 The day war was declared for WWII, many men immediately signed up for military service. Mili- tary groups took over some of the fraternity houses and they marched in formation to classes. If you were on a walkway, you had to get off as they walked fast, in cadence. Ncysa Elwcll Hickok, '44, '63 Because of WWII. classes were added: Problems of the Pacific, and The World at War. These were huge classes and met in Meany Hall. There were at least five girls to each man on campus during the war. There were service men's dances and a lot of professors were in the service or in Washington, D.C ... The vers living in the temporary Olympus Hall answered the phone with Olympus Hall, home of the Greek gods with the Roman (roamin') hands. Ethel L. Fenhaus Matter, '46 FROSTY WAS THE FIRST nmcor in 1922 wlien the UW Sundodgcr» became the UW lluikm. UW «2201 During UW President Henry Suzzallo's reign (1915-26). the campus needed new buildings. Persuaded that it was more impor- tant to build well than quickly, he felt each structure should be built as a lasting monument; hence The University of a Thousand Years. UW Not Untouched By Problems Of Prejudice To start my goal of becoming a math teacher, I registered for Edu- cation I. I soon got a notice to report to a geography professor who tried to talk me into taking home economics as a major. I was completely uninterested in home ec. I was sent to a sociology faculty member who tried to persuade me to change to business administra- tion. I remained non-committal so I was sent to the placement office where I was questioned: Where were you born Seattle. Arc you a U.S. citizen I was bom here. We cannot place you in a job when you graduate; the parents would not want you. We cannot accept you in the school of education. You can keep Education I. but you can’t take any more. You will not have an advisor. I didn’t know where to turn but wandered off to the math depart- ment where math professor Dr. Winger gladly agreed to be my ad- visor. My advisor submitted my name to be a math teaching fellow. He told me about it and said I really did not have a chance as 1 was nisei and female. That did not make much difference as we were soon evacuated into concentration camps . . . There were 19 nisei eli- gible for graduation exercises in June '42, but we were considered too much of a national security risk to be allowed back to Seattle. So Dean Lauer of the Lit school gave us an address. I never got to wear a cap and gown. Mary Torihara Chaney, '41 Born Japanese, 1 suffered much prejudice and humiliation. Consid- er my credentials in light of the treatment I received: named by Phi Lambda Upsilon as the outstand- ing sophomore in chemical engi- neering. Received President's Medal as one of three outstanding UW juniors. Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Yet I was not allowed to talk to a single industrial interviewer by Dr. Herman V. Tartar who handled the placement of students in the department. He selected the stu- dents to be interviewed by com- panies. He told me none of them were interested in hiring Japanese. Taft Yutuka Toribara, '38, ’39 125TH ANNIVERSARY

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Catering To Student Interests Clubs have appeared and disap- peared with the trends of the times or existed on the basis of their staying power. The 1900 Tyce re- ported an increase in student en- terprises. Since then, there’s been one enterprise or another on campus: The Mandolin and Glee Club went on tour in May, 1900, provid- ing opportunities for performances and trips. The Gaudeamus Dancing Club held monthly parties where profes- sors. their wives, students, and friends together tripped the light fantastic toe. Tyee 1900 There were campus chapters of the YMCA and YWCA. The University Dames furthered the easy association of people of differing ages (Tyee '20) but later was formed of students' wives, who, when their spouses graduat- ed. were presented with P.H.T. de- grees (Putting Hubby Through). Tyee ‘60 County clubs united students from distant home counties in Washington State, such as What- com. Grays Harbor. Okanogan, and Skagit. Out-of-state clubs in- eluded Montana, Alaska Sour- dough, and California. Tyee '20 The Clogging Club satisfied outdoor interests of riding, hiking, and games of horseshoes. Tyee '30 Hammer and Coffin was the somber moniker for a humorous publication fraternity formed in 1919- Membership required three quarters of outstanding work on Columns, the UW humor maga- Thc main interest at the time I was in Lewis Hall was football. Two of us girls had crystal radio sets and two sets of headphones. So on out-of-town game days, a bunch of us would gather in a room — with snacks on hand, we d listen in on the broadcast — each of four persons listening in with one earpiece Marie Gustafson Wall. '23 1912: Clarence Hcc” Kdmundson named to U.S. Olympic track team. ? 1861 JOCKS WHO LETTERED in sport could join the Big W dub and promote UW athletics. UW I7SO ONE WONDERS HOW Tequila 4 would sound if played by the 1915 marching band. UW 6019 zinc. Tyee '30 The Chinese Club. Japanese Club, and Filipino Club united stu- dents of common cultures as early as the '20s. Valcda was formed in '48 for Japanese nisei women. Tyee ‘60 Women s committees provided advice to co-eds. Clothes Com- mentator provided fashion tips and Freshman Standards advised on clothes, dates, and activities. Tyee '40 The Big W club was formed of young men who had lettered in sports. They banded together to promote interest and spirit in ath- letics. Tyee '20 Among the oldest clubs on campus arc Women in Communi- cations. Inc., founded in 1909: and the German Club. — BP In The Early Days Charles Vandcr Veer cultivated student interest in sports in the ear- ly years. He was appointed as a physical education professor in 1895, and under his leadership, both men's and women's athletic associations were formed. Football enjoyed strong support at the turn of the century. Howev- er. there were unique problems. The UW's field was sometimes so rough and muddy that opposing teams refused to play on it. Sched- uling of games was informal: often there was the problem of finding opponents. Opponents came from colleges, athletic clubs, and high schools. Gil Dobie was the football coach from 1908 to 1916 with a no-loss UW record (58-0-3) yet to be touched by any UW football coach. He used psychological war- fare and top physical training to prep his men for games. Under Dobie's .reign, the UW teams scored a total 1.938 points to their opponents' 119. Interest in crew came easily be- cause of the UW's proximity to Lakes Union and Washington. Shells and barges purchased in 1901 marked the beginning of competitive rowing at the UW. The revolution in rowing be- gan at the UW, thanks to the dili- gent study of crew coach Hiram Conibear. Conibcar used a labora- tory skeleton to determine the po- sition of an oarsman's bones at ev- ery phase of the stroke. From this study, he modified the stroke so it was shorter and also had local boat builders modify the shell's con- Of Real Sport struction. The UW teams were soon com- peting against and gaining the re- spect of prestigious Eastern school teams. The UW influence spread as Conibear proteges went on to coach at leading crew universi- ties. The UW teams continued to gather laurels, from the 1936 Olympics gold medal won under Coach Al Ulbrickson to 1978’s Henley Grand Challenge with Coach Dick Erickson. Although intercollegiate com- petition for women did not begin at the UW until 1975. women were active in sports as early as 1895 when the Women’s Athletic Asso- ciation was playing basketball. In the years before intercolle- giate competition, women found athletic outlets in such sports as ice skating, riflery. field hockey, soccer and many others. Since 1975, the women athletes have proven them- selves a force to be reckoned with in sports such as crew and basket- ball. — BP » SKIRTS AND STOCKINGS made op rhe uniform» of the 1899-1909 women basketball team UW 4161 He was later named as head track coach in 1919. 1922: Dorsett Tubby” Graves is named head baseball coach. 1940: Swim team wins Northwest Conference. I960: Football has first Rose Bowl win. defeating Wisconsin. 44-8. 1984: Women's crew wins its fourth straight national champion- ship THE TOUGH GIL DOBIE and one renum» untouched by other UW foothall of hi» undefeated team Hi no-los record coaches UW 4691 125TH ANNIVERSARY

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From The ’60s To ’80s. . .A Radical Transition The late '60s and early ‘70s were times of confusion, anger, protests, and hopes for a better world. Students focused their energies on social issues: Stop the Vietnam War, clean the en- vironment, support the Wom- en's Liberation Movement. They denied campus tradi- tion, yet redefined it according to the times with a llopecom- ing” celebration in 1971. The Black Student Union had its own Homecoming dance and queen that year. It was an exciting revolution to find expectations and reality changing. Jeannette Franks '70, ‘79 The civil rights movement was in full swing. Students de- manded programs such as Black Studies and Chicano Studies, and got them. An ugly controversy arose when four black players were suspended by Coach Jim Owens amidst charges of the coaching staffs insensitivity towards blacks. Black is beautiful and Peace” were among the era's key words. The unrest settled down throughout the '70s but its ef- fects changed the campus. Ser- vices and programs such as Women's Studies, Ethnic Stud- ies. and the Educational Oppor- tunity Program continue to be offered. A bull horn loud and clear Shrills and barkers of d x m And Salvation. TYEE ‘70 The '70s segued quietly into the conservative '80s and tradi- tion wandered back into the campus community. The effects of inflation and a tighter na- tional economy have forced students to become more prac- tical minded. Budget Cuts have become a fact of life as elimina- tion of the departments of Ki- nesiology and Nutritional and Textile Sciences showed. Now there arc increasing concerns of the many students applying for grants to pay for their educa- tion, and graduating over their heads in debt. — BP The Ever-Rising Cost Of Tuition •Free tuition except School of Law ($10) and Summer School ($10), and various laboratory uiagc fee ($l-$23). Resident rate quoted only. mmm we going tv witness ft WHOLE H RTEV EFFORT70 EXPERIMENTALLY EMPLOY MEN IN TYP CftOi' WOMEN '5 OCCUPATIONS” p 4 1 M i STATEMENTS »och a thi were common during the due to the Wom- en’» Liberation Movement Dougin Cole pho o ettunesy Daily file A BOMB caused severe damage to the Administration Building in t‘X-9 VW 4M36. • STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS parodying ROTC and the Vietnam Wat were a common tight on campus. Grant Haller photo courtesy Daily files 12STH ANNIVERSARY