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t' •~ THE MINNESOTAN f I rite Universit!l Staff Maf!OZilte - October 1958 • the Variety Club Heart Hospital addition, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Center, and the Tweed • Gallery on the Duluth Campus. Dormitories for single students, as well as housing for married students, are being greatly expanded this year on all campuses, thanks to the availability of borrowed federal funds. Federal funds also are assisting in the remodeling of Millard Hall, in the Student Health Center addition, in the medical library- bio-medical building, in the Variety Club Heart Hospital, and in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Center. This year will indeed be one of great growth. But these brick-and-mortar advances will be minor indeed when comparison is made with the expected contributions that THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR brings, as always, new op will come from University staff members, not only in the portunities, new obligations-and new problems to the education of Minnesota youth, but in medical, agricul University. tural, technological, and other research, and in hundreds We shall face what is surely an unprecedented chal of services that are so essential to the ongoing and up lenge to higher education and its support in Minnesota, grading of our society in general. of special significance in this "legislative year." Univer In planning for the larger future of the University, edu sity representatives, including the Regents, will meet cationally and physically, I would express most grateful many times with the State Legislature and its several appreciation for indispensable faculty and staff coopera committees. We will again ask our legislators to share tion. Surely such cooperation has been, and is, the corner with us, and other state spokesmen for education, the edu stone upon which our University is built. cational responsibilities of our times. The wholehearted cooperation of the entire University family during the 1957 session of the Legislature was effec tive in the favorable heartening response of the Legislature to our bienniel request for 1957-58 and for 1958-59. The substantial salary increases for all staff members were clear-cut evidence of the Legislature's faith in the Univer sity. It bore witness to the ability of University staff mem On the cover . .. bers to serve with competence and devotion the people of The two footbridges across Washington Avenue have \ the State in education, in research, and in service. been dressed up with appropriate maroon paint and Uni Those who sat as members of the 1957 Legislature versity of Minnesota gold lettering and lighted for day accepted the challenge of the future. Funds were voted by or night identification by motorists driving through the the legislators to start the building and the land purchase Minneapolis Campus. programs which are so necessary if the University is to meet the needs of our rapidly expanding college-age popu Vol. XII No.1 lation of Minnesota. THE MINNESOTAN But the people of the State of Minnesota have not only Published by the department of University Relations, 213 acted so splendidly in the support of their University Administration Building, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis through their elected representatives in the Legislature. 14, Minnesota. They have also worked to enhance the prestige and compe William L. Nunn, Director Ann Tucker Editor tence of the University in many other ways. Emma Lund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Associate Editor Funds appropriated by the Legislature are now bringing Advisory Committee: Members of the University Public Infor into existence on the Minneapolis and St. Paul Campuses mation Council. such buildings as those for mines and metallurgy, archi The Minnesotan will be published during the months of Oc tecture, dairy husbandry, veterinary science, medicine, tober, November, December-January, February, March, April, and May. Copies are mailed to University staff members. Sub forestry, and plant pathology. Legislative funds are a~so scription rates for non-staff members are $2 a year, 25 cents a responsible for buildings on the Duluth Campus for social copy. Copies of this issue are on sale at Coffman Memorial science and for humanities; on the Waseca Campus for Union Bookstore. physical education; on the Morris -~ampus for cl?ssroom~. Photographs, unless otherwise credited, were taken by mem bers of the University Photographic Laboratory. Funds contributed directly by citizens and their organi Entered as second-class matter at the po5t office at Minne zations are rapidly bringing into existence the St. Paul apolis, Minnesota. Campus Student Center, the Masonic Memorial Hospital, ' The Minnesotan 2 t f r Dr. Reuben A. Johnson, clinical profes sor of medicine, and Dr. Erling W. Hansen, clinical professor of ophthalmology, pause to admire the table decorations at the re ception. Both were honored guests from the f College of Medical Sciences. t f r 82 Staffers Receive t Certificates of Merit ( t t t THE 82 STAFF MEMBERS who were the twelfth annual Presentation Cere provocative reflection of your own awarded Certificates of Merit this mony, May 23, in the Main Ballroom service during the many past years." spring upon their retirement from of Coffman Memorial Union. Fam The presentation of Certificates was f,.. University service averaged over 27¥2 ilies, friends, and University associ made by President Morrill who ex i years of ,service. In his address at the ates attended the ceremonies which plained, "a special purpose of this cer fl presentation ceremonies, President were also broadcast over KUOM. All emony is to inscribe the names of t Morrill pointed out that this average present were invited to attend the many in this room officially in the increases each year. He said, "I see reception which followed the presen archives of the institution . let in this statistic a measure of loyalty tation. me express the grateful appreciation r as well as of longevity - and of the In his opening remarks Vice Pres of the University and the re.spect and value to the University of experience ident Willey ,said, "the outstanding esteem of all of us, your colleagues and proven capacity . it is the service records of these 82 men and and friends, who regret so sincerely } sum of your days and years which women indicate that there is a re to lose you from our association and , account for the scholarship and sci warding satisfaction in serving as a partnership." 4 ence, the service and strength, of the staff member of the University.... " Those whose names were officially institution today.... " Vice President Middlebrook pref inscribed in the University records In recognition of 10 years or more aced his introduction of the honored this spring are: John W. Anderson, of service, the Board of Regents au guests with "staff members here today Phillip A. Anderson, Edna E. Bach r thorized Certificate of Merit awards. can take personal satisfaction in the man, Veronica Barry, Hugo Beck t Malcolm M. Willey, vice president of support given to your University by strom, Mabel Benson, Axel T. Berg f Academic Administration, presided at the people . such support is a ren, Ole Bjorness, Ida Bucher, Ralph r Honored guest E. Elsie Quilling shares her happy experience Gladys Hirsch holds the Certificate of Merit for the General with co-worker Helen Hauser. Both are staff members of the Storehouse group to admire. Left to right, Miss Hirsch, Helen Physical Plant Department. Splan, honored guest, Rose Fiorentino, and Roberta Schuett. LEFT: Raymond S. Dunham, professor of agronomy, and his .. ~ife stand in the . center of a group of well·wishers, left to nght, Professor Milton Kemkamp, Professor Will Myers, Pro fessor and Mrs. Dunham, Mrs. Will Myers and Professor Alois R. Schmid·. All are from the Institute of Agriculture. D. Casey, JaneT. Casserley, Cora E. Cooke, Dr. Virgil S. Counseller, Pearl T. Cummings, Sadie C. Currier, Carroll A. Davis, Dr. Harold S. Diehl, Dr. Claude F. Dixon, Mar garet Duffy, Raymond S. Dunham, Marie E. Egan, and Henry C. T. Eggers. .. Also honored were: Dr. Hiram E. Essex, Dr. Walter A. Fansler, Dr. William H. Feldman, Dr. F~;ederick Figi, Dr. Victor K. Funk, Dr. Ralph K. Ghormley, Gladys Gib bens, Mabel Grondahl, Ida Gudmondson, Carl 0. Gus tafson, Dr. Samuel F. Haines, Myrtle F. Hales, Dr. Erling W. Hansen, Hans P. Hanson, Herbert Heaton, J. Gertrude Hebert, Dr. Philip S. Hench, Dr. Richard M. Hewitt, Stanley Hooper, Dr. Bayard T. Horton, Roy Huff, Anny M. Jachwak, Dr. Reuben A. Johnson, Helen Karow, Olga Lakela, Frances Larson, George W. Lar.son, and Alvin 0. Leuzinger. Also Nannie Lilliquist, Clara Lovel, Louis R. Lundgren, G. Tremaine McDowell, Ebba Merk, Dwight E. Minnich, Forrest L. Moody, Robert Nasstrom, Lowry Nelson, Ella K. S. Oerting, Anna Olson, George A. Pond, Orrin W. Potter, E. Elsie Quilling, Margaret J. Salisbury, Dr. Fred erick H. K. Schaaf, Dora V. Smith, Helen M. Splan, May belle Strand, Genevieve E. Stoddart, Jasper I. Swedberg, Gertrude E. Tennant, Pearl B. Truscott, Alma Wallblom, Dr. James F. Weir, Eleanor Willits, Rosella Wold, and Adolph Ziegler. Four persons were honored posthumously. Certificates of Merit were presented to the families of Frank Pearce, \ ABOVE: Members of Anna Olson's family met her Univer sity associates. Left to right, Mrs. Solheim and Mrs. Rundquist, Frances K. del Plaine, Fred A. Krantz, and Eugene T. daughters of Mrs. Olson; James P. Schroeder, Director of Cen Leddy. tennial Hall; Mrs. Olson, honored as a staff member of Uni versity Services; Clinton T. Johnson, director of University Services, and Marilyn Solheim, granddaughter and a University student. Three honored guests from the Mayo Foundation, left to Dwight Minnich, chairman of the Department of Zoology, right, Dr. James F. Weir, associate professor of medicine, Dr. ' waits in line as Guy Bond, professor of education, congratu Hiram E.

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