i -- ; Cover 8a.Aswoocl .C,alte - Clg,, .Atinnesola Courlesg, Jlelm ProJucts, .Jnc. {iranJ /(apiJs, .Aticli. Gopher Peavey and Alumni Nevvs 1957 FORESTERS Annual Publlcatlon of the FORESTRY AND LIGNUM CLUBS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ST. PAUL 9oreworJ Vo portrag. tke activitie1 o/ tke !Jore1tr11 1tu­ Jent1 tkrougk tke /our 1ea1an1 o/ tke IJBar - tki1 ii tke aim o/ g.our f 957 Peave11 Stal/. .However, no graJuate o/ -'l,inne1ata 'J !Jore1tr11 Sckool coulJ /ail to carr11 witk kim a Jeep anJ lasting appreciation o/ nature '1 lianJiworlt witk wkick -'l,innesota ka1 /,een lo ricklg. enJoweJ - a lanJ o/ lparltling lalte11 1et like gitznt mirrors among tke spruce, pine anJ karJwooJ /orest. tAs IJOU t/ium/, tkrougk tke1e pagel we kope tke kenel will /,ring /,aclt tkougkt1 o/ pall a11acitztion.1 anJ pleasant memoriel. :/)eJication .J.t is with real Salis/action that we dedicate the 1957 {iopher Peave!J·cAlumni ~ews to o(.eo cA. .J.saac, a 1920 graduate o/ the .Atinnesota School o/ 9oreslr!J· JI-is retirement /rom the U. S. 9orest Service in 1956 culminated a research career /illed witlr. abunJant anJ signi/icant contributions to the sil­ viculture and management o/ :bouglas /ir. JI-is man!J accom­ plislr.ments Ir.ave been recognized b!J his election al a 9ellow o/ the Sociel!J o/ cAmerican 9oresters, b!J the award o/ the cAnderlon 9ellowship at the Univerlit!J o/ Washington, /,!J his selection al a recipient o/ the Universil!J o/ .Atinnesota 's Outstanding dchievement cAward, the Western 9oreslr!J and Conservation cAssociation cAward, anJ the cAmerican 9orellr!J cAssociation 's cAward in Conservation. We salute thiJ distinguished alumnus o/ our School. CONTENTS FORWARD ................................................ 2 DEDICATION . 3 THE FORESTRY SCHOOL Staff ............................................ _...... 6 Report on the School . 9 CLASSES Seniors ................................................. 12 Juniors .................................................. 17 Sophomores ............................................. 18 Freshmen ................................................ 19 Graduate Students ........................................20 ORGANIZATIONS Forestry Club ............................................ 22 Lignum Club ............................................. 24 Xi Sigma Pi ..............................................25 Peavey Staff . ...................... 26 Awards and Honors .......................................27 The New Paul Bunyan ..................................... 28 ACTIVITIES Cloquet .................................................30 Itasca ..................................................32 Homecoming ............................................. 34 Christmas Trees ........................................... 35 Convocations . _. ............... 36 Foresters' Day . ............ 37 Hunting and Fishing ....................................... 44 Sports .................................................46 SUMMER JOBS ............................................ 47 ALUMNI SECTION . ........... 53 Report on the MFAA ..... : ................................. 56 Alumni News Notes ....................................... 57 Alumni Directory .........................................92 PICTURE CREDITS Minnesoto Conservation Deportment and the American Forest Product's Industries Inc. THE FORESTRY SCHOOL FRANK H. KAUFERT DIRECTOR .._f ' • ? 5 THE STAFF FRANK H. KAUFERT DIRECTO R B.S. Minnesota, 1928 M.S. Minnesota, 1930 University of Halle, Germany, 1930-31 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1935 RANDOL PH M. BROWN LOUIS W. REES PROFESSOR PROFESSOR 8.S. Co rnell, 1921 8.S. New York State College Forestry, 1923 M.F. Cornell. 1924 Ph .D. New York State College Forestry, 1929 Mensuration, Statistics Wood Structure, Mech., Phys., Prop. of Wood, Dendrology, Important Forest Plants J. H. ALLISON PROFESSOR EMERITUS Ph.8. Yale University, 1905 M.F. Yale Forestry School, 1906 U.S.F.S., 1906-1913 American-Scandinavian Foundation Exchange Fellow, Sweden, 1923-24 Forester, City of St. Poul Water Dept., 1914 - present DONALD P. DUNCAN OTIS F. HALL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ASSOCIATE PRO FESSOR 8.S. Michigan, 1937 8.A. Oberlin College, Ohio, 1943 M.S. Michigan, 1939 M.F. Yale, 1948 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1951 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1954 Form Forestry, Seeding and Planting, Forest Management, Forest Policy, logging Recreation, Influences, Research Methods T. SCHANTZ-HANSEN (see page 30) 6 HENRY L. HANSEN RALPH H. HOSSFELD ASSOC IA TE PROFESSOR ASSOC IA TE PROFESSOR B.S. Minnesota, 1935 B.S. Idaho, 1937 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1946 M.S. Idaho, 1939 Forest Ecology, Silviculture, Advanced Ph.D. Minnesota, 1942 Silviculture, Seeding and Planting, Research Methods, Wood Chemistry, Finishing, Itasca Session Pulp and Paper,. Micro Technique ,SCOTT S. PAULEY RONALD BEAZLEY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR B.S. Minnesota, 1939 B.Sc.F. New Brunswick, 1949 M.F. Michigan State, 1942 M.F°. Yale, 1950 Ph.D. Harvard, 1947 Ph.D. Purdue, 1954 Tree Genetics Forest Economics, Advanced Forest Economics, Forest Finance MERLE MEYER EDWARD SULLIVAN ASSIST ANT PROFESSOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR B.S. Minnesota, 1949 B.S.F. North Carolina State, 1946 M.F. California, 1950 M.F. Duke, 1947 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1956 D.F. Duke, 1953 Photogrommetry, Forest Inventory, Cloquet Spring Comp Range Management Research in Economics, Forest Management 7 BRUCE BROWN INSTRUCTOR 8.S. Minnesota, 1952 M.F. Minnesota, 1953 Form Forestry FRANK IRVING PHILIP KNORR INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTOR 8.S. Rutgers, 1948 8.5. California, 1938 8. S. Minnesota, 1949 M.F. Duke, 1940 M.F. Minnesota, 1950 Introduction to Forestry, Forest Products Forest Protect ion WALTER WALLIN KENNETH WINSNESS INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTOR 8.S. Minnesota, 1950 8.S. Minnesota, 1949 M.S. Minnesota, l 953 M.F. Minnesota, 1953 Merchandising and Grading, Utilization, Registration - Alumni Seasoning, Estimating Office Staff VIRGINIA SIGFRID Mary Thompson (left) Li brarian Diane Myhre (right) Lois Harrer (seated) 8 REPORT ON THE SCHOOL by frank Kaufert, Dlredor · The dedication of this issue of the Gopher Peavey­ Chapmon (1899) and Martin L Erickson (1903) as earlier Alumni News to Leo Isaac reminds me of the fact that in graduates, but they actually obtained their degrees before 1929 it was my privilege to serve as a field assistant at the now accepted dote when a full-fledged forestry pro­ the Northwest Forest Experiment Station and work with gram was initiated - 1903. My disappointment was great him. The many honors that have come to him have been and my visit to the College of Forestry at Los Banos was richly merited and he bears them lightly. His retirement saddened by the information that Mr. Cuzner· hod passed from the Forest Service last year is not an indication of age away a short time earlier, on September 28, 1956. Harold - Leo is ageless. His enthusiasm for research and life are Cuzner is recognized by our friends in the Philippines as boundless and infectious. Some of this has rubbed off and one of the pioneers in forestry education and research in become a part of the many embryo foresters who have the Islands, where he spent all but a few years of a long served as his assistants through the years. The letters he and illustrious forestry career. has written since undertaking an assignment as forestry advisor to Turkey indicates the same vigor and enthusio~m STAFF CHANGES that marked his many years of distinguished service 'to During the post year three graduate students have been American foresters. appointed to staff positions: Egolfs Bakuzis, Jim Shiue, and The period that has elapsed since it was my pleasure to Phil Knorr. We were fortunate to hove three such capable have enjoyed Leo Isaac's wit and good fellowship does not individuals interested in appointment to research and seem long. Consequently, the year since my last report on teaching assignments. the School seems short indeed. The fact that part of the The problem of holding our young and outstanding staff past year was spent in Korea, as forestry adviser to the members becomes more difficult each year. During the past Seoul National University Cooperative Project, has made year School staff members hove received a total of 16 iob It even more abbreviated. Art Schneider of our staff is in offers, most of them at considerably higher salaries than charge of this project, which has as its objective the they are receiving at Minnesota. We hove been fortunate rebuilding and rehabilitation of Seoul National University. to keep them with us. If we can continue to do so, the Art is doing a particularly outstanding job ot directing this reputation of the School will increase and it will receive program, which covers the fields of agriculture, engineering greater recognition for leadership in education and re­ and medicine. Few Americans who have served in Korea search. If the salary increase proposal before the Minne­ have so completely gained the confidence of that country's sota Legislature receives favorable action, we will be in a leaders and have contributed more to the rebuilding of a better position to achieve our objective. If it doesn't, my war-torn country or been more helpful to a brave but ·next year's report could be a lament or dirge. The interest impoverished people. and loyalty of staff members who have remained with us While in Korea it was my pleasure to travel extensively in face of very attractive offers of positions calls for a by jeep and 3A ton truck with another Minnesota Forestry salute and recognition from all alumni and everyone School graduate, Dayton Kirkham, Class of