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2 MINNESOTA Minnesota IN THIS ISSUE-- Continuing the Minnesota Alumn i W eekl y whic h was established in 1 901. P ubli shed monthly from October through April , and bi-monthly May-June and July-August, Pag by the Mi nnesota Alum ni Assoc iation, 205 Coffman Union, EDITORIAL 3 University of Minnesota, M in neapolis 14 . Member of the American Alumni Council. Television and Football Vol. 50 No. 3 NOVEMBER FEATURE 5 The General College TIIO"AS C. BUXTON, 1936-40 . .. Editor THE MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Edwin L. Haislet '3 1Ed Executive Secretary MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 10 Executive Committtee Alumni Relations Executive Staff IIAA to Honor Achievement Har\cy Nelson Edwin L. Haislet "22BS;'2SMD .. President '3 JEd .. ..... .. ... Director Wells J. Wright Thomas C. Buxton UNIVERSITY CENTE NIAL 14 '36BS,LLB I st Vice President '40Ex ....... MINNESOTA Mrs. H arold S. Eberhardt Vincent R. Reis '4 J-'47GR Play Takes Celebration to 6 States '3 IBA 2nd vice presid ent Field Representa ti ve Victor Christgau Gerald Friedell '24Ag Secretary '47 Membership Secretary ON THE CAMPUSES 15 Arnulf Ueland James Morris '491T '17BA Treas urer Undergraduate Secretary Arthur O. Lampland '30 BusA;- Elea nor Willits THE ALUMNI CLUBS 17 '34LLB . .. Pas t Presid ent ' 19Ex . .... Records Division 21 Clubs Organized in Minn. Wlillam Anderson '13BA Ruby Robbins Mailing Division Board of Directors T""m expires 1951: Wi ll iam Anderson 'J3BA , Arthur R. H ustad STUDE T LIFE 22 ' 16B , Lawrence E. (Duke) Johnson '29ArchE, John McGovern 'I ILLB, Owen H . Wcngensteen '22MD j'25PhD, Harold E. Wood '23 BA, Wells J. Wright '36BS,LLB. SPORTS 23 T ~ rlll expires 1952: Theodore ChrIS tianson '37BS,LLB , Mrs. Gophers Have Rough Going H arold S. Eberhardt '3 1 BA , Arthur O. Lampland '30BusA;'34LLB, Francis L. (Pug) Lund 193 1-35, H arvey Nelson '22BS ;'2SMD, John S. Pillsbury, Jr., '40LLB, Arnul£ Ueland '17BA . AROUND A D ABOUT WITH ALUMNI T erm expires I 953: Valdimar Bj ornson '3 0BA, Victor A. hristga u '24Ag, Marcia Edwards '3 1MA ;'35PhD, Rudolph T . The Class ot s Elstad '19Eng. Theodore B. Knudson 1927-28, Maynard E. Pirsig '23BA ; '2S LLB, harles L. Sommers '90BL. Represcll t(ltll'e! on Senate Co mmittu Oil Intercollegiate Athlel1cs: INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 Robert Shay 1924-27, and Don Lampland '39IT . Representatives on 17 Alumni Honored at 3-Day Event Senate Co mmittee on Milt ltl ry Affairs : Arthur O. Lampland '30BusA;'34LLB, and Robert E. Conn, Jr., 1931 -3 5. Representative on Senate Commiff u on Swdent A ffairs : Mrs. Harold S. Eberhardt MI ESOT PROFILE 29 '~ IB A. Represelltatll1e on UII/ on BOO/'d 0/ GOI1""nors: Thomas Sal men '4 lBA. Siall ding Com mittee ChO/rm en: AthletiCS, Robert Shay ' 924-27; Investm ents. Arnulf Ueland, ' 17 BA ; H onol's ommiffee: MaurICe Sa lisb ury ·oS BA . THE COVER- Honorary life Boord Members Pasl PresldenlS: Wi ll iam F. Braasch '008S ;'03MD, George Earl icholson Hall, this month' cover picture, is th '06BA ;'09MD, Arthur R. H ustad '1 6BA , Charles F. Keyes '96BA ; new home of G neral Colleg . At one time it was '99LLB, Arth ur O. Lampland '30BusA;'34LLB, Ben W. Palmer ' I1BA;'1 3LLB ;'14MA, Erling S. Platou '19BS ;'21MD, Edgar F. the M n's Union Building, predecessor of the pres nt Zelle 'I3BA. Coffman Memorial Union. In r c nt years it has Past T rcast/r,,': Thomas F. Wall ace '93BA ;'95LLB. hous d part of the Social Sci nces D partment, Honorary Life Associ.ation Members which is movin g to the new Ford Hall; and th Uni- Dr. J. L. Morrill , Pres ident of th e University; E. B. P,erce '0 4BA, for mer Director of Alumni Relati ons. rsit Pr SS, the Ext nsion Division, icholson Book Stor , and th Universit Theater's sc ne and 0 5- GREATER UNIVERSITY FUND tume shops and r hearsal theater, all of whi h will • tanl ey J. Wenberg '4 IEd ;'47MA Fund Dlfector r main in Nicholson . Board of Truslees Alu mni: John K. Fes ler '24 BA;'26LLB. chalfnlJn; Elmer E. Engd Entered as second class maller at the post office In Minneapoh , bert '20BA, nhur R. Hustad ' , 6SA , Park er D. Sa nders ',8Ag. MInn., under Act of Congress of March 3, , 879. Annual dues of the Universt ty Administra tion: Presldenl J. L. Morrill , Vice Pres ideOl <soclation are 3 of which $2 constitutes a year's subscriplio n to the W.Jham T . Middlebrook, Vice President Malcolm M. Willey , Fred MIN ESOTA . ub crip tion for non-members: $4 per year. National Il . Snyder' ,BA, chairman of Board of RegeOl,. advertislllg repre;cmative : Ill erican Magazin es Group, 22 Washing Edw lO L. J-T aislet '3 IEd Boa rd ccrelary t n Square -, New York I I . N. Y.; phone GRamercy 5-2039. OVEMBER, 1950 3 By mWIN L. HAISLET '31 Ed Director of Alumni Relations Television and Football I CE the announced policy of the Western th Football must draw maximum gate in order to S I tic Conference not to televise its football games upport the whole program. nything that affects the until th Sunday afternoon following the game, the gate ad ersel , so that receipts are les , threatens to lumni Office ha received a numb r of letters all pull the whole structure down. I it an wonder then questioning the necessity of such a policy. The that TV has the intercollegiate athletic bosses wor writers were all very definite that the games should ried? They aren't certain, but all indications before be televised. alumni, they felt they were entitled them right now seems to how that T will definitel to ee their team in action, even when they couldn't result in a smaller attendance and, therefore, a be there. They argued that although being deprived lessened income. That is why the pre ent \Vestern the right to se their own chool's football, they could Conference TV polic wa adopted a well a to gain watch other tams on televi ion-and they did, and time to make a sur ey and stud tlle facts a a ba i tlley would continue to do o. They pointed out that for a permanent policy. the' outh of th tate who hould be watching Min The Pacific Coast thletic Conferenc tele ise it ne ota football, if an , are no\ enjoying some other games. It " orked out for each game an a erage at major football power. This th )' didn't like. The tendance figure. If attendance falls below the a erage agr ed tllat if Minnesota is having a somewhat diffi- figur then the T\ people mak up the difference. ult time in obtaining good football mat rial that the An intere ting part to till agreement i that the TY pres nt TV policy was going to mak th ir problem people, in order to be ure that their a erage at v n mar difficult. orne even went as far as to tendanc figure i achie ed, require each of the T\' withdra'.: th ir upport from the Iinne ota Alumni dealer to ell a specified number of ticket to the ssociation and the Univer it (including the football game. a far, re nit on the we t coa t have Greater University Fund) until th niver it foot- been good and perhap their polic), \ ill turn out to ball game are televised. b the one adopted all over the countr . a doubt all of u have wondered about the Ther are orne additional fact that mu t be con policy, et a much as we can under tand the feeling sidered. Prior to T\ \ e auld li ten to a game over of our f lIo\ alumni, and three week in the field the radio but the ani \ a \ e could ee a gam \ a r c ntIy leads m to believe that ilie fling i a to bu a ticket and attend th game. 0\ that \ common one, th re are alwa t'.: a ide to ever hay T \ , for orne rea on we exp ct to ee eVfiry qne tion. It i important that our alumni under tand thing er \ here for free! For instan ,becau of the other side of the question. T ,\ all d mand in effect, a fr e tick t on th 50- Fir t of all, the action of th V tern onfer nce yard lin to all football gam -}'et b for T\, w wa ani , for on year and will b recon ider d next gladl bought a ticket to e th am am . It r - pring for n xt fall. condly, and rna t important, i 01 it elf down to this: ' ]ong a f otball i big th fact that th \J hal structure of mod rn inter bu in and bia gate r ipt are ncar, to pay call giat athlete d p nd upon th aate r ceipt for the \ hole intercoll giat atlll tic pr !!ram, am' obtain d from f tball. Man made through football 10 cau d b. T "ill hav to be ompen ated for. support all tll oth r twel e int r all giat athletic an all mak up our mind that unle thc' program". It upports th intramural program which polic of th Pa ifi oa t \ ark out ati factorily, mak athletics a ailabl to any and all of th stu it' going to a t u to \ at h football 0\' r T\'.