FOREWORD We have tried to make the 1949 GOPHER PEA VEY speak for all the students, faculty, the many alumni of the Minnesota Division of Forestry, and others who have contributed to the pages and financial support of the annual. From Borneo and Korea to the sub­ basement of Green Hall has been a lot of ground to cover between classes, on Saturdays, and on these few pages. We have presented the highlights. We hope you, the Peavey readers, will enjoy the many recollections it represents-and, despite its rough edges, sense the· enthusiasm for forestry that we have tried to expren. The Gopher Peavey Staff 1949 Annua1 Publication of the FORESTRY CLUB University of Minnesota CONTENTS Frontispiece: Francis Lee Jaques • 5 Forest Quiet: Florence Lee Jaques . 7 Dedication: Henry G. Weber . 8 A Friendly Doorway 10 ·The Faculty 11 Division Report • 12 The Seniors 15 The Juniors 23 The Sophomores 25 The Freshmen 26 Xi Sigma Pi 27 Alpha Zeta 28 The Gopher Peavey Staff 29 The Forestry Club 30 Foresters' Day 33 Wood Utilization Club 36 Cloquet Corporation 37 Itasca Corporation 40 The Forty-Eight in 148 44 · Graduate Student Activities • 49 Alumni News 52 Alumni Directory 57 Conclusion 80 -4- For the 1949 Gopher Peavey, MR. FRANCIS LEE JAQUES and Mrs. FLORENCE PAGE JAQUES, with pen, ink and poem, have expressed more adequately the purpose of the Peavey than could a volume of words. We are very proud that we can begin our book with their portrayat of the beauty and significance of the forest. The forest scene, symbolizing the work of for· esters, was done especially for the Gopher Peavey by Mr. Jaques, staff artist of the Museum of Natural History-illustrator of many bird guides and the popular books, Canoe Country, Snowshoe Country, The Geese Fly High and Canadian -.,ring, written by Florence Page Jaques, whose poem, "Forest Quiet" titles the picture. FOREST QUIET Forget the race for fame or fortune here; .Forget the past, the future's call demanding; The pressure of the crowd, the prick of fear. Here la clear peace that panes understanding. -Florence Page Jaques _.,_ DEDICATION Henry G. Weber (1886-1948) An outstanding leader among forest­ U. S. Forest Service in Albuquerque, N. M., ers and one looked to for his sound judg­ on cruising and mapping timber, and on ment and 'unbiased opinions, Henry Goess· topographic mapping and timber estimat­ ler Weber devoted his best energies in ing in the Coconino Notional Forest in furtherance of forestry work in Minnesota, Arizona. During this period he helped and the people of the state pay grate­ build the first bridge across the Colorado ful tri bute for his accomplishments. River within the Grand Canyon. Mr. Weber was born in Minneapolis Upon graduation from the University on December 16, 1886. He was graduated of Minnesota he went to work for the from Central High School in that city in · Minnesota Forest Service as a forest pa· 1905, and in 1911 from the University of trolman, doing such general forestry work Minnesota College of Forestry with a de· in the field as was required of foresters gree of bachelor of science. during those early days, which included From 1906 to 1908 he was associated fire suppression and land examination and with the U. S. Indian Service at Havosupai, classification. Arizona, in educational work among the From 1921 to 1923 he was Surveyor Indians, from w here he returned to attend General of logs and lumber for the Du­ the University of Minnesota. luth district. In 1923 he became associated During the summer vocations from with the W. T. Bailey Company at Virginia, 1908 to 1910, he was employed by the carrying on woods and sawmill operations, - 8- lumber sales, and general duties connected pendable source of prosperity if properly with the production of finished material managed. from the products of the forest. Tliis busi· Mr. Weber saw state forests increase ness experience proved of value to him in in size and number from three with an subsequent dealings with commercial tim­ aggregate area of 27,990 acres in 1911, to ber problems. He was for three years 32 with a total area of over five million engaged in business · for himself in Vir· acres at present. glnia. One of the greatest forward steps in He returned to the Department of forestry in Minnesota during his time was Conservation, Division of Forestry, in 1931, the winning of the battle for adoption of as technical assistant In charge of state the state nursery and tree-planting pro· timber. From 1934 to 1937 he supervised gram, in which he was a militant and able aH land acquisition for the Department of Jeader. Following passage of the state Conservation. tree planting act in 1947, he initiated In 1937 he was appointed Deputy plans for a great exponsion of state nur­ Director of fhe Division of forestry, Acting sery production and distribution of seed­ Director in 1939, and in 1940 was ap· ling trees of all species for planting on pointed Director of the Division, which private as well as public lands through­ position he held until his death on October out the state. The progress of this pro­ 1, 1948. gram will be a living and growing memor­ During his 35 years in forestry work, ial to Mr. Weber's untiring public service. he saw the Infant .State Forest Service de­ Through the years the public has velop from a small organization composed Jearned to know the recreational value of of a few staunch woodsmen headed by a forests and this added use of state forests state forester. with a yearly appropriation and lakes and streams within state forests of $75,000 to a wetl-knit organization received a marked stimuJus under Mr. of severaJ hundred trained inen, many Weber's administration. of whom are graduate foresters and tech­ His constant aim was to develop an nicians, supported by an annual appro­ all-round program for the management of priation of the state and federal govern­ the forest resurces of the state that would ment of upward a million dollars. insure maximum sustained yield of timber He lived through the time when the products and secure the greatest possible use of fire was popular as a cheap land public benefits from these resources in the clearing tool but creating a terriffic forest long run. fire problem. He witnessed the devasta­ Mr. Weber was a great humanitarian tion wrought to life and property by un­ and a kind friend. He constantly strove controlled forest fires, and the need of for better pay and working conditions for a relentless crusade to arouse public op- · employees of his division. He wisely dele­ inion to the certainty of the ultimate de­ gated responsibility and authority to his stri.iction of our forest resources unless subordinates, gave them sound guidance heroic protective measures were adopted, and good leadership, and backed them up and he was rewarded by the satisfaction In the performance of their duties without of seeing not.able advances in fire protec­ fear or favor. He never held a grudge, tion·that have been made possible because and many a man with a difference of op· of an aroused and educated public opin· inion realized that Mr. Weber was still a ion. sincere friend. He just naturally tiked peo­ Shortly before his association with the ple, and people naturally liked him in re­ forest service, the forest lands of Min­ turn. nesota held second place among the states Mr. Weber was married to Luella B. as a timber producer. He saw how log­ Wheeler of Minneapolis. They had two ging and fires denuded the state's forests sons, James and David, and one dough­ untU the state had to depend on importa­ ier, Jane. tion of lumber for its needs. But he saw, He was a member of the Association too, how these same lands were being of State Foresters and of the ·Society of brought back to produce raw materials American Foresters, and was recognized to once more support wood using indust­ nationally as an able and efficient forest­ ries which employ more people and sup­ er. He served his profession with pride port community life on a larger scale than and courage and loyalty. when lumbering, as such, was at its height. He was always optimistic over the future Chester S. Wilson of the state's timber as a stable and de- Commissioner of Conservation _,_ Report on the Division of Forestry OR. FRANK H. KAUFERT Compared to the developments re­ in recent months, we should hove on even ported lost year, there appear to hove better representation of U. S. forestry been relatively few items of interest dur­ schools among our graduate students next ing the post year. It hos been a very busy foll. year for everyone on the staff and we ore just reaching the peak in teaching load In order to toke core of the teaching because the large group of veterans en­ load that this large group of graduate rolling ofter the war o re now seniors. and undergraduate students involves, we hove mode o number of staff additions We will hove the largest group of stu­ and also several changes hove occurred dents at Cloquet since 1939. Schontz hos during the post year. hod to build on extra cabin and renovate the old Boor's Nest to accommodate the Mr. Otis HoH (M.F. Yale, 1948) joined 65 seniors that we expect to have at Clo­ the staff as on instructor in the summer quet this spring.