University of Wisconsin Superior - Gitche Gumee Yearbook (Superior, WI)

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7k Soldien 0 0 Major General Hill has been associated at one time or another with both the Army and the Navy. In the course of two World Wars, he has worn his country s uniform—that of a seaman on a destroyer in World War I. and that of a colonel commanding a heavy artillery unit of a Field Artillery group during World War II. He saw five years of active duty in World War II. of which 333 days were in the field of actual shooting operations against the enemy. General Hill's military record began in 1923 when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve Corps. Since that date he has progressed through the various military ranks, either in the Officers' Reserve Corps or in the National Guard, to his present rank of major general commanding the 32nd Division. Wisconsin National Guard. He is seldom seen in uniform. Those who have seen him in uniform and who have an eye for ribbons say that his include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal. European Theater Ribbon with Assault Arrowhead, and a number of campaign stars, as well as the French Croix de Guerre and Legion d’Honneur. Major General Hill with his aide. Pilot Edward S. Silvers, inspecting the sleek L-17 Navion plane that the SSC president uses for military administrative and training purposes.

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PRESIDENT JIM DAN HILL 7 e Sd-ucaton. . . . Dr. Jim Dan Hill's record in the field of education extends from college professor and president to author and critic. Receiving his Ph. D. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1931. he assumed his post as president of Superior State in that same year. Prior to that time, he had served as a high school principal in Texas and on the faculty of the Gulf Coast Military Academy at Gulfport. Mississippi. From 1922 to 1931 he was professor of English, social sciences, and economics at such schools as the Michigan College of Mines and River Falls (Wis.) State Teachers college. President Hill has written two books on naval history. Sea Dogs of the Sixties. and The Texas Navy.” He has also contributed numerous articles to national periodicals and at the present time conducts his own column. Let's Look at the Record. which appears in a few daily newspapers including the Superior Evening Telegram. As a member of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association. Dr. Hill is necessarily active in new educational trends. SSC students arc fortunate in having such a distinguished and capable person .as their head.

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PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF REGENTS DR. GEORGE N. SUNDQUIST Our appreciation is extended to Dr. Sundquist for his untiring efforts and for his sponsorship of Liberals Arts for our college. He has served capably as Board president since October. 1946. and has been a member of that body for the past seven years. DEAN OF MEN HARRY W. ANDERSON “The greatest trust betiveen man and man is the trust of giving counsel. DEAN OF WOMEN MISS ELVIRA GELLENTHIEN And we shall be made truly wise if we be made content.