University of Wisconsin Stout - Tower Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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DR. VERNE C FRYKLUND President The Stout Institute I)r, ' i.rm C. I ' kvki.inu was graduated from The Stout Institute in 1916; in 1945 he returned again this time as the third president of the college. From the University of Minnesota, President Fryklund received his Doctor of Philosophy degree; from the Uni- versity of Missouri, the Master of Arts; and from Colorado State College of Education, the Bachelor of Arts. President Fryklund is a man of many achievements. He has established himself as the author of several hooks and many other writings relating to Industrial and General Education. He is also a veteran of the two World Wars. In October, 1947, President Fryklund was decorated by the War Department with the Legion of Merit. During the Second World War, Dr. Fryklund was Director of Teacher Training in the Armored Force School at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Later he served as Chief of Civilian Training in the Army Air Forces, with offices in Washing- ton, D. C. His concluding military assignment was in the office of the Air Surgeon, where he organized the education program for the convalescent hospitals of the Air Forces. He was discharged as a Lieutenant-Colonel, and since then has been raised in rank to a Colonelcy in the United States Army Reserve, with assignment to the General Stall Corps. In the summer of 1948, President Fryklund was sent by the United States Go ernment on a mission to Japan where he established certification standards and four-year curricula for Japanese vocational teachers. Under Dr. Fryklund, modernization of The Stout Institute has been taking place, and a building program will be begun in the near future. Improvements already completed include remodeling of laboratories and shops, completion of the Student Union, provision of a large veterans ' housing development, expansion of the faculty, and installation of a faculty salary schedule. Building plans visualize a new library as soon as funds are provided by the legislature. Streets intersecting the cam- pus will be removed and a field house, women ' s dormitory, and other additions are contemplated. C12D

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Administration

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Presidents Message nl .V ut Inst the stout Institute vENOMONIC. WISCONSIN erriec or tut »«i i i t MTiluaO Mil !«■■ June 1, 1949 To the Class of ' 49 The Stout Institute Progress, whether It be made by an individual or an institution, is evidence of the vitality , growth, and usefulness of the person or organization which has advanced. As I contemplate the achievements of the Class of 1949 and of the college in which its members have been a vital part, I feel that both can say with- out misgiving that they have truly progressed. You, the members of the Class of 1949, can look upon your endeavors of the past four years as time and effort spent in a manner worthy of the precious opportunity which has been yours. Your development has indeed been progress: you came to us as learners, eager for knowledge; now you leave us as college -trained persons, eager to impart that knowledge to others. And progress is ever-continuing. There will always be about you the opportunity to press onward in your search for the Improvement of self, of your chosen vocation, of your nation, and of all mankind. If your college is to train graduates capable of progress, it too must be constantly advancing. Your faculty has done its share by providing you with the best possible instruction. The remodeling and re-equipping under way in the laboratories and shops is again evidence that your college strives always to keep pace with the ever-broadening needs of its students. Yes, vitality and growth and usefulness are evident in the college careers which you are completing. Their presence in the college too is evidenced by the ever- enlarging student popula- tion which comes to the campus. 3ut progress is ceaseless ir. its demands. To you falls the responsibility for constant enhancement of the skills and knowledge gained at this college; to us falls the obligation to keep that college great. Sincerel 4 -j Verne C . Frykjpand President C 33