..... ... ... ... CovER CouRTESY ·"" MODERN DECOR, INC. SHIPSHEWANA, INDIANA ..,.. Gopher Peavey cAlumni cnew<D 1961 annual publication of the FORESTRY STUDENTS University of Minnesota St. Paul ~oreword. It is with gre1tt pleas­ ure that we present this is­ sue to you. "Student Ji f e" has been underlying theme of this edition. We have made an attempt to portray student life as not only books and lec­ tures, but including a host of activities. We hope it will bring back the many recollec­ tions it represents. Ma ny thanks to the Alumni, Facul ty, Adver- ~~~@f]!9~ tisers, and Students who have made this book pos- ~~tl~~,;:ir.; sible ... we trust you will enjoy it. THE P EAVEY STA FF - CJ)edicatio~ 'C:'oParker O. Anderson, class of 1921, in recognition of his many and varied contributions to Minnesota Forestry, his devotion to the student3, and his outstanding leadership that has helped promote forestry; the 1961 Gopher Peavey-Alumni News is dedicated with genuine admiration and affection. 3 FOREWORD .......................... 2 DEDICATION . s THE FORESTRY SCHOOL Slaff . 6 Report on lhe School . 10 Awards and Scholarships......... .. 12 CLASSES Se niors 14 Juniors . 21 Sophomores . 22 Freshmen . 23 Graduate Sludenls . U ORGANIZATIONS Forestry Club . • . 26 Wives Club . 27 Lignum Club . 28 Alpha Zeln . 28 Xi Sigma Pi ...... .. .. ... ... .... 29 Itasca Corporalion . SO Cloquet Corpora lion . 32 Gopher Peavey Staff ....... ..... .. 34 ACTIVITIES Foresters' Day . 86 Midwest Foresters' Conclave... .. .. 43 Sports . 44 Bonfire . 45 I-Green Hall Canoe Trip . 46 2-Forest Products Campus Carnival . 47 S.-Soils Science Christmas Tree Project . 48 4-Student Center SU.M:\'!ER JOBS . 49 5-Bailey Hall ALUMNI SECTlON ........... .. .. 55 Alumni News Noles . 61 6-Coffey Hall Alumni Directory . 87 7-Dairy Industries 4 - THE FORESTRY SCHOOL FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY 5 t THE STAFF I FRANK H. KAUFERT Director I B.S. Minnesota, 19!i!8 M.S. Minnesota, 19SO University or Halle, Germany. 19SO-S I Ph.D. Minnesota, 19S5 Conservation or Natural Resources I Forest Products Senior Seminar Wood Presen·ation I I I I I RANDOLPH M . BROWN LOUIS W. REES I Professor Professor S .S. Cornell. l!lil B.S. New York Stale College or M.F. Com ell, 19!i!4 Fo reslry, I 9!i!S Ph.D. New York Stale College of I Mensuration, Statistics Forestry. 19!i!9 Director 1tascn Session Wood S tructure, Mech. & Phys. Prop. or wood. Dendrology, Important Forest Pinn ts, Timber Engineering l J. H. ALLISON Professor EmeritUJ Ph.B. Yale llniversily, 1905 M .F. Yale Forestry School, 1906 Retired 1952 SCOTT S. PAULEY HENRY L. HANSE~ Professor Professor B.S. Minnesota, 19S9 B.S. Minnesota, 19S5 M.S. Michigan, 194!i! Ph.D. M innesota. 1946 Ph.D. Harva rd, 1947 Foresl Ecology, Silvicullure. Advanced Tree Genetics Sih·icullure. Itasca Session, Seeding und l'lan ting. Principles or Si Ivies 6 ' ' RALPH H. HOSSFELD DONALD P. DUNCAN Professor Professor B.S. Idaho. 1937 B.S.F. Michigan, 1937 M.S. Idaho, 1939 M.S. Michigan, 1939 l Ph.D. Minnesota. 194!? Ph.D. Minnesota, 1951 Introduction lo Research. Wood Chem­ Introduction to Research, Recreation, istry, Wood Finishing, Wood Pulp and Watershed Management l Paper Woody Tissue Microlecbnique MERLE MEYER As.rociate Professor B.S. Minnesota. 1949 M.F. California, 1950 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1956 Photogrammetry, Forest In ven tory, Watershed-llange Management BRUCE BROWN CHERNG-JIANN SHIUE Assistant Professor Associate Professor B.S. Minnesota, 19.52 B.S. Fukien College, 1944 M.F. Minnesota, 1953 M.F. Minnesota, 1955 Ph.D. Minnesota. 19.58 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1957 Aeling Supt. Cloquet Forest Research Statistical Methods in Forestry Research, Center, Director Cloquet Spring Session Introduction to Research. Woody Sih·iculture, Forest Policy Tissue :l\·ficrotechnique Forest Management & Utilization EDWARD I. SUCOFF Assist-01it Professor D.S. Michigan, 1955 M.S. Michigan, 1956 Ph.D. Maryland. 1960 Forest Physiology FRANK IRVING RICHARD SKOK Assistant Profe$SOr A .1.tistant Professo ·r B.S. Rutgers, 1948 B.S. Minnesota. 1949 B.S. Minnesota, 1949 M.F. Minnesota. 1954 M.F. Minneso ta, 1950 Ph.D. Minnesota. 1960 Ph.D. Minnesota. 1960 Forest Economy, Production and Protection, Policy, Management Marketing. Policy, Economics 7 I KENNETH WINSNESS HAROLD SCHOLTEN Assistant Professor ln.structor B.S. M innesot.a. 1949 B.S. Purdue, 1949 M.F. Minneso t.~. 19.53 M.S. Purdue, 1950 Freshman and Transfer Student Adviser Farm Forestry Senior Seminar. Alumni Secretary WILLIAM KELSO I n.s true tor B.S.F. Louisiana, 1949 M.F. YaJe, 1951 Wood Preservation AL HALLGREN WILLIAM MILES In.strue tor I n.structor ll.S. Minnesota, 1949 B.S. Minnesota, 1949 M.F. Yale. 1950 M .F. Minnesota, 1959 Introduction . Logging Conservation of Natural Resources, Forest Engineering JOHN NEETZEL R esearch Associate B.S. Minnesota, 19~9 M.S. California, 1930 E.V. BAKUZIS RAY JENSEN Research Associate II s.9istant Scientist M.F. La tvia, 1935 B.S. Minnesota, 1937 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1959 8 - OFFICE STAFF LIBRARIAN Elizabeth (Betty) I verson Floyd Henderson I va Manly, Principal Secretary Marjorie Schoonmaker RELATED DEPARTMENTS ALEXANDER. C. HODSON WlLLIAiVI H. MARSHALL Pro/cs11or Professor B.S. Mussachusells, 1928 B.S. Culi rornia, 1933 M .S. Minnesota, 193 1 M .F . Michiga n. 1935 Ph.D. Minnesota, 1935 rh.0 . Michigan. 1942 Forest Entomology Fish and Wildlife Populations, T echniques of Fore:;t Wi ldlife Mnnugeme11l (leave of Absence--New Zealand, 1960-61, Fulbrigh t Scl1ohirship) HAROLD F. ARNEMAN DAVID W. FRENCH Associate P.rofessor J ssociate Professor B.S. Minnesota, 1939 B.S. Minnesota. 1943 M.S. M innesota.. 1946 M.S. M inne$otn, 19-19 Ph.D. Minnesota . 1950 Ph.D . Minnesota. 1952 Forest Soils. Field Fol'esl Soils Fo rest Patholog.v 9 Report on the School by F. H. Kaufert The past year has been a particularly active one State Buildings, it was strongly recommended by the from many standpoints. Such matters as location of Legislative Interim Commission on Forest Resources the School of Forestry, location of the Forest Products and Forest Land Ownership, and it has received strong Building, completion of the Forest Products Building, endorsement and support by the Minnesota Forestry Minnesota Forestry Program, staff participation in Alumni Association, the forest products industries and many outside activities, staff problems, etc., seem to many other groups. take more time than actual teaching and research­ Mr. J erald Mortensen, President of the Minnesota which should be and are our primary responsibility. Forestry Alumni Association and Howard Olson, past It has been a year of progress a nd development in MFAA President, appeared before the Legislative In­ spite of many little frustrations and a few ma.jor road terim Commission on Forest Resources a,nd strongly blocks. supported the recommendation that the forest prod­ During the past year, the School staff has done ucts building completion item be made available. considerable work with the Legislative Interim Com­ J erry and Howard also strongly supported keeping mission on Forest Resources and Forest Land Owner­ the School on the St. Paul Campus and strengthening ship. J . H. Allison served as secretary of this Commis­ it at this location rather than considering shifting it sion and did a particularly outstanding job of prepar­ to the Duluth location. ing the final report. The work of this Commission An important coming event which has kept us par­ resulted in a number of recommendations which will ticularly busy in recent months and which will involve greatly benefit forestry in Minnesota. The Commis­ us even further, is the International M eeting of the sion made a very strong recommendation on the need Society of American Foresters and Canadian Institute for completion of our Forest Products Building. The of Forestry, to be held at the Leamington Hotel in completion item for this building ($250,000) is in a Minneapolis, October 8-11 , 1961. This promises to be good position for approval, if any state building is a large and interesting meeting and we encourage all done during the coming year. The item is included in Minnesota School of Forestry alumni to attend. Many the University building budget request, it is one of the School staff members and alumni are involved as com­ few building items on the St. Paul Campus recom­ mittee members in planning arrangements for this mended by the Legislative Interim Committee on meeting. It is planned to hold a Minnesota forestry 10 J alumni association dinner or luncheon during this In- handle our growing research, undergraduate and grad­ ternational Meeting and a committee is being estab- uate training programs. lished to work out arrangements and a program for We had 65 Bachelor of Science graduates last year, this gathering. We hope to make this the largest gath- all of whom have found employment in some field of ering of Minnesota forestry alumni since the 50th An- forestry or in forest products. This does not mean that niversary Celebration in 1958. the job situation is particularly outstanding in all Staff problems appear to be ever with us. Dr. Wal- areas and agencies. Industry openings in forest man­ ter Wallin resigned on July 1, 1960 to accept a two ageme:ri.t have been rather scarce but the U.S. Forest and one-half year assignment with the International Service and Bureau of Land Management have had Cooperative Administration in Pakistan. Walt is more openings than usual. Sales opportunities and for­ working at the Forest Products Laboratory at Chit- est products production and research positions have tagong and is enjoying his assignment. We made out been somewhat more abundant than in former years. during the past year with temporary replacements for An increasing number of School graduates are going Walt but plan to fill this position during the coming on for graduate study annually.