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

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Agnes Winston Faculty and students alike were both shocked and saddened by the passing away of Miss Agnes Winston on Friday morning. September S. at Menomonie Memorial Hospital. Miss Winston had been a member of The Stout Institute clerical staff for twenty-three years, having served in both the Registrar ' s ol- fice and in the President ' s office. At the time of her death Miss Winston was an assistant pres- idential secretary. In addition to being a very loyal and conscien- tious worker Miss Winston also possessed a very pleasing personality, causing her to be cher- ished bv all with whom she came in contact. - No task seemed to be too difficult, and she met each new challenge with a smile. As a result of the services and favors which she contributed to the staff and students. Miss Agnes Winston will continue to live through- out the coming years in the hearts and mem- ories of the faculty and students of The Stout Institute. Daniel Green Daniel Green, Associate Professor of Indus- trial Education, died suddenly on June 30 at the Eau Claire hospital. He had served on the teaching staff of Stout since 1 24. At the close of his career Mr. Green taught Machine Draw- ing and General Drawing, Before coming to Stout Mr. Green had held positions as instructor of industrial arts in Iowa, Kentucky, and Michigan; he was also head of industrial education ai the Macomb Teachers college in Illinois. After World War I broke out he obtained a position as head superintendent at the Midland Chemical Company in Chicago. The major portion of Professor Green ' s life was spent in the field of education. His atti- tude toward this choice may be summed up best in his own words: If I had my life to live over, my decision as to a career would be the same. Whatever I have been able to give to teaching has been repaid many times over by the pleasant associations which have been mine as a teacher and in knowing thai I have had a part in preparing successful students ' L 4]

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THE STOUT INSTITUTE A WISCONSIN STATE COLLEGE Menomonie, Wisconsin FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE jl C Q CONTENTS ,.„ Management ... 7 Employees 19 Union Groups 53 Employee Activities 93 Assets Liabilities I I I Research 125 Index .129

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Arthur G. Brown Arthur G. Brown, Associate Professor of Education at The Stout Institute, died suddenly at his home on October 7, 1°50. Mr. Brown came to Stout in 1 20 after being head of the department of manual arts at State Normal School. Bottineau. North Dakota. He had previously taught industrial arts and coached athletics at Le Sueur, Minnesota. Professor Brown was well known as an au- thor, having published, in conjunction with Professor Frank Tustison, ]oh Sheets in Prac- tical Woodworking and Instructional Units in Hand Wood Worl(. With R. A. McC.ee he wrote Instructional Units in Wood wishing, While at The Stout Institute Mr. Brown was a member of the faculty committee on admis- sions and credits. His interest in student activi- ties was demonstrated by his acting as sponsor for the Kappa Phi Sigma social fraternity and as a member of the faculty committee of Ep- silon Pi Tau. Mr. Brown also had the distinction of having been elected to Phi Delta Kappa. John Clayton Rutherford When the doors of The Stout Institute opened for the fall term, when the hand and the Symphonic Singers assembled, a well-liked, familiar face was missing. John Clayton Ruther- ford, who was to have been a senior, died dur- ing the summer at a veteran ' s hospital in Min- neapolis after an illness of .six weeks. Jack, as he was known to most of us, was born at Tigerton. Wisconsin, on January 23, 1928. He had lived at White Lake, St. Croix Falls, Phillips, and Tomahawk. In June l l 45 Jack joined the Navy , he was honorably dis- charged on June 2, I°46. After his discharge he joined the ROTC. He enrolled at The Stout Institute in the fall of 1947 intending to follow in his father ' s foot- sieps b entering the held ol education. His fa ther now is Superintendent of Schools at Lake Crystal, Minnesota. A well-liked fellow, Jack will long be remem- bered by his classmates and friends as well as by his teachers, who always found him an inter- esting and cooperative student. 115]