University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - Ivy Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Conrad A. Elvehjem

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7 j t n a great man dies, tAe sadness is great and die realization o fuss is great in proportion to l ie man. And those wAo mew Aim are hushed and cannot s nrah, and t eir guiet is commemoration. And t iose wAo speah. speah in muted tones of reverent constraintfor their voices are sAy in tAe shadow of a memory. Uti t e newspapers pronounce many facts and totaleacA acAieoement so t ose wAo Anew Aim not may measure Ais greatness through visible proof. tAe headlines of, July 27, l(J62, informed tAe world that Doctor C'on rad H. ( IveAfern, president of the 1 University of 7 Wisconsin, internationally recognised biochemist, leader and innovator of research in nutrition, teacher and administrator, had suddenly died. Jhe pen de of many nations said, “ Tde have lost a great scientist and humanitarian. I Are people of 7. Jisconsin said, “ 7. te have lost a teacher and administrator. S$ut those who were close to him said theg had lost a hind man, gentle and unassuming. l.)e of the 'University of 7.Jisconsin, froth in Madison and Milwauhee, in an era of expanding educational facilities and service, realize the loss of his personal devotion to the gr'owth and development of a great university. 7o him and the heritage he left us, we dedicate this booh — a small recognition of a great man. Dedicated To

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Long in need of more and better classroom facilities, the University of Wis-eouson-Milwaukee is now making dramatic progress toward meeting the needs which have arisen out of the tremendous increase in enrollment during the six years that the school has been a part of the University of Wisconsin. In the years to come, the demands will become even more pressing, and we shall see still more rapid growth and expansion. In fact, UW President, Fred H. Harrington, predicts that in the very near future UW-M will have as many students as the Madison campus. Since Annexes D and E and the Main Building alone were unable to provide adequate classroom space, Garland and Pearse Halls were purchased from Milwaukee Downer Seminary as one step in the effort to help accomodate the expanding student body. Built a number of years ago and styled along the lines of English manor houses with high-pitched roofs and dark wood trimmings, they were remodeled for UW-M purposes. Pearse And Garland Halls Help Two recent additions to the UW-M campus are Pearse and Garland Halls, available for University uae in September, 1961.