University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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ADMINISTRATION k

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ADMINISTRATION HONORARIES DEGREES

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PRESIDENT CLARENCE A. DyKSTRA President Dykstra is the man who most com- pletely typifies the spirit of Wisconsin. Six feet four inches of smiling friendliness, determination to understand and be understood, he has made himself the friend of every student. President Dykstra graduated from the Uni- versity of Iowa in 1903. After teaching for several years he took over the executive secre- tarial duties of Cleveland, Ohio ' s Civic League. In the years 1918-1930 he held many different executive positions that took him all over the country. He was appointed City Manager of Cincinnati in 1930 and held that office until coming here in 1937. Although he has no time for active sports Dyke is a chef pf no mean ability. He enjoys concocting Sunday night suppers; lyonnaise potatoes, French fried onions, and oyster stew are his specialities. Cooking is not his only hobby for Mr. President reads ponderous tomes until the wee small hours when he turns to what the Dykstras call who-killed hers (detective stories). When he does get to be an outdoor man Dykstra chooses the Pacific beach of southern California as his vacation land. With all his personality, Mr. Dykstra is not the only member of the family to win the friendship and admiration of the student body. Open house at 130 N. Prospect has become an anticipated event, for it presents students with the oppor- tunity to enjoy the congenialty of the Dykstra home. Mrs. Dykstra enters into University affairs with the same zest characteristic of her husband. Their son, Franz, entered school last fall, thus connecting the entire family with the University. 26