University of Wisconsin Whitewater - Minneiska Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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,wfazmza,---0m rqfma Mara, Trees, shrubbery and more trees. Our campus trees did not grow helter- skelter, but are all part of a planned garden. The idea was to keep the half to the rear of the building as nearly as possible in the wild state-except the portions of it that were given up to tennis courts, and to the log cabin. Various trees were planted by the early graduating classes, and since this is the year of our 80th anniversary it will be well to mention that the row of Elms along Graham Avenue were all planted on a special day in April, l869, one year atter this college officially opened Since then, through care and consideration, our campus flora has had additions to it, as was the special Washington Elm which was dedicated to the World War ll heroes, This year we pause to celebrate the anniversary of statehood and this spring we honored our 80th anniversary. Along with this latter celebration, it is only fair we stand in appreciation of those silent trees which line school walks and really bespeak of the beauty of our campus. l3'l

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mmap Dr. Cord O. Wells is best known to all the students as registrar. His other official position of dean of instruction was established in the spring of i947 by the board of regents. ln l933 he assumed the duties of the office left vacant by the death of Mr. James, who was professor of psychology and director of academic education. lt was this position which he held until the spring of l943, when he received a leave of absence to serve' in the armed forces. He was discharged from the navy in, the fall of l9-46 as a lieutenant commander and returned to Whitewater, where he began his duties as regis- trar, and later, as dean of instruction. Dr. Wells received his bacheIor's degree at the University of Kansas and his master's degree at the University of Chi- cago. During the school year of 1937-38, he went back to the University of Chicago, where he completed work for his doctor's degree. This degree was conferred upon him in June, l942. l7J

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764 .Sekaal Wm Baaueld Ghwga Galerie Time marches on! and the school years at Whitewater State Teachers College rush by. lt didn't seem possible last September l l that three whole months had passed since we had climbed the hill. During that summer vacation some of us had worked, others had attended summer school, and the more fortunate had taken the summer months out to relax and prepare themselves for another nine months' grind. To our amazement, we found that our Alma 1 . --...L....i. . . ' ,i..4 A bronze Lincoln s t a n d s watch over the upper cam- pus, while the well-known Tower is behind . . . a fra- ternity active checks on the soldiering of a lowly pledge going through tradi- tional Hell Week . . . lolling at the Milwaukee Extension track meet . . . Convocation hour brought The Small Philharmonic Orchestra . . . the Goal Post-Ninth Hour rendezvous -as well as the hours before and after ...lounging on the Front Campus under the numer- ous, luxurious trees. Mater had already been invaded by the fresh- men. Taking part in a nationwide movement, Mr. Flanagan and his committee of faculty members had organized a freshman orienta- tion week. These newcomers had a week in which to get acquainted and at the same time pass necessary entrance exams and complete their registration before the upperclassmen returned to the campus. Registration for the I947-48 term also took a new form. lt seemed slow and inefficient to students at the time, but after , some 788 students had been W enrolled, there was very little p o s t -registration confusion. Canceling of c o u r s es and switching of classes remained at a minimum, showing an im- provement over past years. We found numerous faculty changes when we entered the classrooms. Mr. Stanley Linton and Mr. Francis Bushman took over the training and leader- ship of students interested in vocal and instrumental music. Mr. Frank Bray came to assist in education and science, and the social studies department welcomed Miss Gertrude East- man, who taught geography and conservation. Miss Shirley Foresman joined the faculty as dramatics coach and speech instructor, and Miss Elizabeth Melson came as an instructor in typinq and shorthand. A new economics teacher was added in the person of Mr. James Hellie. Faculty and student hody alike welcomed back Mr. Clav Daggett, who is a member of our psycho'ogv department. Mr. Daggett had been on leave of absence for several years while doing government work in Honduras. ln October Miss Gwendolyn Gibbs ioined the faculty to teach English, and shortly be- fore Christmas Miss Lala Dixon came to teach English in place of Miss Maude Webster, who had been injured by a fall.