I 1 j THE MINNESOTAN l \ C:lte Uuiversit!l Staff vUa11aziue - October 1956 other Commonwealth countries. Our meeting our responsibilities, I feel, by hosts were the University of London the invaluable work of the All-Uni­ and the University of Birmingham. versity Self-Survey Committee and As in this country, the main topic Subcommittees, the work of the staff of discussion was the problem of in appraising land and building ex­ "university expansion in relationship p3nsion needs, the cooperation of to population growth." British edu­ faculty and staff in the so-called Cali­ cators, too, are concerned as to how fornia-Big Ten cost study, and other higher education can cope with the countless conscientious endeavors tidal wave of young people about to throughout the University to plan engulf it. and organize the improvement of our There is one major difference he­ significant "going concern." Today, tween American and English schools. as in all the history of the University, There, the commitment is to a much we are challenged by an awareness more selective group of young peo­ of opportunity which, long range, ple than is the case in our American transcends the difficulties and some­ colleges and universities. The propor­ times the discouragements of the day. tion of their college age population All that the University has become who actually attend college is far hears witness to this belief. smaller than in this country. In spite To all returning to their tasks, and A Message from of this difference, the Commonwealth especially to the newcomers in our universities face the crisis of pres­ ranks, let me express cordial welcome The President sures for expansion, pressures which and good wishes. are social as well as numerical. S THE FALL SKY becomes Mrs. Morrill and I also attended A brighter and bluer and the leaves the installation of Mary, the Duchess turn to red and gold and brown, our of Devonshire, as chancellor of the University of Minnesota campuses University of Exeter. There, as else­ quicken with the spirit of the new where, we were impressed with the freshman class and the upsurge of age-old pageantry of a major aca­ commitment that comes each year demic function with roots deep in with the beginning of the academic the medieval university. Such events on the cover ... program. the British manage with singular dis­ Daniel Carey, farm laborer Many University staff members tinction and dignity. at the Grand Rapids Experi­ left this summer- to teach or study ment Station, is unloading HEN, WE WENT sightseeing abroad and at other schools in this hay. Photo by WallyZambino. country; to participate in special sem· T through Europe. We watched the inars, workshops, and conferences; spectacular reclamation of land from to conduct special research projects; the sea in Holland, visited the Uni­ THE MINNESOTAN and to rest and relax. Others have versity of Utrecht, and stopped at Brussels and Bruges in Belgium. Vol. X No. 1 remained at home, busy with writing Published by the Department of and research, contributing to our We enjoyed the picture-book scenery University Relations, 213 Administration own summer session programs, and of Switzerland and traveled to the Building, University of Minnesota, Min­ neapolis 14, Minnesota. diligently laying the groundwork that heights of the Jungfrau in typical tourist fashion. In Florence we were William L. Nunn, Director enables the regular academic pro· Elisabeth .Johnson l~ditor gram to go forward. inspired by the treasures and tradi­ Beverly Mindrum .......... Assistant Editor As you may know, I have also tion of the Renaissance. The Univer­ Advisory Committee: Members of the sity seemed far away, indeed- yet University Public Information Council. been away. Mrs. Morrill and I left The Minnesotan is published month· early in July for England and the always, undercurrent, in mind. ly during the acadPmic year, October European continent. A delegation of It is good to be back, somewhat through May. Copies are mailed f~ee. to travel-surfeited, to enjoy the weather University staff nwmbers. SubscnpUon lO American university presidents rates for non-staff members are $2 a were invited to England to attend as it becomes more brisk and invigo­ year 25 cents a copy. Copies of this rating, and to sense anew the chal­ issu; are on salP at Coffman "Memorial conferences with the heads of col­ Union Bookstore. leges and universities belonging to lenge of another academic year. Photographs, unless otherwise crt>d­ the Association of Universities of the Hard problems and difficult deci­ itt>d, were taken by membt'fs of the sions confront the University in this University Photographic Laboratory. British Commonwealth. We conferred Entt'fed as second-class matter at the with educators from Britain, Can­ critical "legislative year." But we are post office at Minneapolis, Minnesota. ada, South Africa, India, Ceylon, and greatly sustained and fortified in The Minnesotan 2 I l I } 'I l j I I t II Edwin Mostoller, farm laborer, drives by the white barns that house herds of the famous Minnesota No. 100 sheep and the special Guernsey dairy cattle now being raised at the U's North Central School and Experiment Station. Public Service Is the Rule at Grand Rapids • for archers, businessmen, farmers • for foresters, fruit growers, homemaker"s • for sawmill operators, school lunchroom managers • for teen-agers and vocational agriculture teachers yEAR-ROUND the staff of the back, Bemidji; Allene Sher, Carl­ how to put log grades to use and North Central School and Experi­ ton; Donna Sutton, Park Rapids; Marvin Smith, extension forester, de­ ment Station at Grand Rapids is Robert Webb, Duluth; Sigmund Re­ scribed the proper piling of native host to thousands of visitors, attract­ stad, Carlton; William Henderson, lumber for air seasoning. ed by the many educational courses, Grand Marais; and Albert Page, Two weeks later, 296 men and conferences, and meetings. Visitors Grand Rapids. Lectures on highway women visited the North Central vary in age from 12-year-old 4-H club safety were given by Glenn Prickett, School for a one-day conference on ) members to established farmers of all associate professor and extension spe­ farm and home electrification. Among ages. They go to learn about such cialist; Earl Bergerud, assistant pro­ the speakers were Donald Bates, as­ 1 varied subjects as nature study, oats fessor and district 4-H club leader, sociate professor of agricultural ex­ l breeding, food preservation, irriga­ told the boys and girls about the 4-H tension; and Vernon Meyer, instruc­ { tion, log grading, and wiring the club regulations and procedures; and tor in agricultural engineering. Coun­ l j barn, to mention a few. Minerva Jenson, assistant professor ty agents and agriculture instructors l At the end of May, 60 women from and district supervisor of home agent conducted tours of demonstration sta­ I a 16-county area enjoyed a home­ work, presided at the assembly. tions. ~ makers' vacation for four days. They On July 26, about the time the J' attended classes in nature study, pARKER ANDERSON, extension grain was ready for harvest, many l I beauty hints, and sewing; worked on forester, opened the sawmill op­ University experts gathered together i such craft projects as woodworking j erators' clinic on June 27. About 75 to present the annual Field Day pro­ and Christmas decorations; and re­ of the small operators who mill most gram. Among the speakers from St. l laxed with cups of coffee. of the state's lumber gathered to learn Paul were Will Meiers, head of agron­ l The first week in June, 4-H club how to lower production costs, care omy and plant genetics, who described boys and girls from 16 counties of saws, log grading, and answers to recent discoveries in the breeding of l gathered for two two-day camps. The other common problems. Arlie W. oats, the rna j or crop in the area; and I l North Central staff was helped by Toole, technologist with the Lake Jonas J. Christensen, head of plant t such county agents as Kenneth Hall- States Forest Experiment Station, told pathology, who talked about small I October, 1956 3 grain diseases. Harold Macy, dean of the Institute of Agriculture, and The­ odore Fenske, associate dean of the Institute of Agriculture, discussed ad­ ministration problems. H. J. Sloane, director of the experiment station, stressed the importance of agricultur­ al experimentation. Late in July, J. 0. Christian­ son, director of the agriculture short courses at the St. Paul campus, his staff, and the North Central staff con­ ducted School Lunch Workshops for 60 managers of high school lunch­ rooms. This is just a part of the many activities at the North Central School and Experiment Station. Other spe­ cial programs are conducted through­ out the year, and many visitors drive into the station to ask questions about specific projects. Many visit the Chap­ man Plantation, the oldest timber plot in North America on which con­ tinuous planting records have been kept. Here they can see the results of various types of plantings of red and white pine and the effects of dif­ ferent thinning procedures and learn During the Civil Engineering Summer Camp held June 11 through July 13, at why some methods are more profitable the North Central School, three agricultural engineering students were snapped than others. When men want to know as they studied surveying with R. B. Johnson, instructor, in the straw cap. how to get more profits from their Examining an aspen for hardiness are, left to right, William Matalamaki, cows, they are shown the techniques assistant professor and school principal; R. B. Aakre, assistant professor; used at the dairy barn.