Michigan Years (1954 - 1956)
PDB In September 1954, I enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. I majored in Mathematical Statistics and received an MA degree in June 1956.
I'm
standing near the Glacier Way home with the campus in the background.
On the right is the Horace Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
Minerva Road
My first year, 1954 - 55, I lived in a rented room in a private home on Minerva Road about a half mile southeast of the campus. Another student, Harumi Befu, also had a room in that home; Harumi was a Japanese citizen. Harumi took his meals at the Robert Owen House on Oakland St. just a few blocks from our rooms; Owen was one of the Inter Cooperative Council houses that provided room and board for Michigan students. He talked me into getting my meals there and I did that for both my years at Michigan. The meals were OK and quite inexpensive. We all had regular assignments for clean up after meals.
Glacier Way
My second year; I rented a room in a private home on Glacier Way about three miles east northeast of the campus. The new Michigan campus is now in that general area. Rooms were hard to find in town and the citizens were asked to open their homes for students and since I had a car it worked out quite well. The retired couple, I can't remember their name, were very nice and they had a very comfortable home.
The Glacier Way home in mid-winter 1955-56 I'm standing in front of the home
My desk in the Glacier Way home. My Studebaker from the window in my room.
Survey Research Center
I worked part time in the Sampling Section of the Survey Research Center helping select sample homes to be part of national opinion surveys. It was a very complicated procedure to select a sample of 1000 homes to adequately represent all of the homes in the US.
Anne in Wheaton
Anne was a student at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL about 30 miles west of Chicago. Every month or so, I would travel there for a weekend and twice Anne spent a weekend at the Michigan League.
Anne and I in Wheaton Anne and I at the Washington Banquet in Chicago
Anne and the Michigan Bell Tower. Anne and I at the Jack and Jill Ranch
The Michigan Bell Tower is part of the School of Music. On the left, Angell Hall where I had most of my classes.
Minerva Road
My first year, 1954 - 55, I lived in a rented room in a private home on Minerva Road about a half mile southeast of the campus. Another student, Harumi Befu, also had a room in that home; Harumi was a Japanese citizen. Harumi took his meals at the Robert Owen House on Oakland St. just a few blocks from our rooms; Owen was one of the Inter Cooperative Council houses that provided room and board for Michigan students. He talked me into getting my meals there and I did that for both my years at Michigan. The meals were OK and quite inexpensive. We all had regular assignments for clean up after meals.
On the left, Harumi
Befu. On the right, the Owen Cooperative House; note my pea green 1951 Studebaker parked in front of the house.
Glacier Way
My second year; I rented a room in a private home on Glacier Way about three miles east northeast of the campus. The new Michigan campus is now in that general area. Rooms were hard to find in town and the citizens were asked to open their homes for students and since I had a car it worked out quite well. The retired couple, I can't remember their name, were very nice and they had a very comfortable home.
The Glacier Way home in mid-winter 1955-56 I'm standing in front of the home
My desk in the Glacier Way home. My Studebaker from the window in my room.
Survey Research Center
I worked part time in the Sampling Section of the Survey Research Center helping select sample homes to be part of national opinion surveys. It was a very complicated procedure to select a sample of 1000 homes to adequately represent all of the homes in the US.
The
photo on the left shows some of the people who worked in the sampling
section; most were part time students. Dr. Les Kish, director of
the group, is second from the left kneeling; Dr. ??? , assistant
director, is in the middle of the front row in the dark dress; Betty
???, third from the right kneeling, was the secretary; Jane Williams,
far left in the back row, was the full-time sampling expert. The photo
on the right is of the office/workroom.
Anne in Wheaton
Anne was a student at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL about 30 miles west of Chicago. Every month or so, I would travel there for a weekend and twice Anne spent a weekend at the Michigan League.
Anne and I in Wheaton Anne and I at the Washington Banquet in Chicago
Anne and the Michigan Bell Tower. Anne and I at the Jack and Jill Ranch
Michigan Football
On football weekends the stadium was always sold out and the fraternities went all out at homecoming weekend.
Anne's Graduation from Wheaton
Instead of being part of my own graduation from Michigan in Ann Arbor, I traveled to Illinois to attend Anne's graduation from Wheaton.
Instead of being part of my own graduation from Michigan in Ann Arbor, I traveled to Illinois to attend Anne's graduation from Wheaton.
On
the left is Anne's diploma.. In the center,
Anne with Gladys and me. On the right, Anne with her parents Wes and Gladys.
On the left is Anne and the Tower at Wheaton College. On the right is my diploma.
November 2007