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

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GOVERNOR JULIUS P. HEIL Governor Heil has taken over the governor- ship of Wisconsin with the determination to make his administration beneficial to the state. Julius Heil was born in Duesmond an der Mosel, Germany, and came to this country at the age of four. The family settled in a log cabin at New Berlin, Wisconsin. A short time after, the Heils bought a farm at Prospect Hill in Waukesha County and it was there that Julius spent his early youth. Always a hard worker, he helped on the farm, attended school, and clerked at the Winton General Store in Prospect Hill. W hen he was twelve years old, Julius, whose home was then in Milwaukee, lost both his parents. He then followed a varied career. He sold news- papers on the Milwaukee road, was apprenticed to a blacksmith in a farm machinery manu- facturing company, and later fired boilers in a Milwaukee manufacturing plant. When one of the Fauch brothers invented the process of welding iron rails for street cars, Julius, becom- ing proficient in the business, was sent to Buenos Aires to install the first street railway. When he returned to Milwaukee at the age of 28, Heil went into the electric welding business, for him- self, starting The Heil Company of today. Heil is a man of his word; once he makes up his mind it cannot be changed. He is a true friend and is loyal through thick and thin. He is a home loving person, and because he is easy to talk to, understanding and solicitous of the com- fort of other people, he makes a wonderful host. Governor Heil enjoys talking and is a very good conversationalist. He is a believer in philosophy and delights in using many homespun words. 27

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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

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DEAN SCOTT H. GOODNIGHT Overseer of all out-of-the-classroom activity — fraternity, and extra-curricu- lar — in which men students partici- pate, Mr. Goodnight is in daily con- tact through interview and corre- spondence with men students who have problems of every type. A native of Kansas, the dean re- ceived his Ph.D. at Wisconsin. Later he studied in Europe during the years 1898-99 and 1906-07. In 1911 he came here as the German School Director; in 1912 he took an associate professorship, climaxing his career with his acceptance of the position of Dean of Men in 1916. The Dean presides as chairman of the committee on Student Life and Interests, directs student loans and scholarships, supervises and approves housing for men, and acts as advisor to the freshmen honorary fraternity. Phi Eta Sigma, of which he is presi- dent. Dean Goodnight is also Director of Summer Session; he spends many hours in preparation during the winter, choosing the faculty and making out numerous budgets. Scott delights in hunting, loves dogs, is decidedly fond of his corncob pipe; he fishes, and is more than proud of his title, Faculty Billiard Champion. Students whose activities have car- ried them into the Dean ' s acquaintance might term him, an all-around guy. 28