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"IDON'TSEEMANY .~~I11~che lIon·the move" in new medium J'\'1i.\11,Gall1acheknowsthatmanypeople coloringbookjournals taped on POLITICANSTODAY ~JllIih~y:e.hhncast as a.sculptor. An walL" ~tt~~?oro/Mass. native,Gamacheisa 'Thevividll1ernory of an incident SPENDINGMUCH, IFANY, 9ra,l:llJa,teofRhodeIsla!ldSchoolofDe- withhisdaughterchangedhis mind. si !la!ldTulaneUniversity.His~culp- WhenhisdaughterwasaboutfOUf,she 9 TIMEATALL tJi.r~sllave appeared in more thana explainedthataraintingshehaddone q()~~l\e)(hil:>itions in six states and wasi.\boutoysters,andtalkedatgreat ONTHEBOXCARSCHATTING \;X~Bl~illgt()11~ D.C.'Thelistofcommisc l~ngthi.\boutoysters.He wasenchanted. .s,io,~sandawardsforhisworki!lcludes 'Thatnighthebroughtthepaintingto WITHTHE DRIFTERS, tlleNlied Artists of America Silver her and askedher to again tell him Jy1~claLofHonorandtheChairnGross about it. This time the paintingwas F01.lJ.ldati()llAward. aboutbuffalos,andshetalkedatgreat ORTALKINGTOTHEHOMELESS. .f:Iistransition to pastelscameat.a lengthab()utbuffalos. tur?~le!lttime inhislife.Hewaswork- "Sothepaintingwasarepositoryof THEMOREONE ingonseveralsCllltllres, and none of imagesandrneanings, and thoseim- tjlen'weregoingwell.Afacultyshow ages and meanings could change," FINDSOUTABOUTSTOUT, JOPll1ed,andhehadnothingtodisplay. Gamachesaid. ~~chdayhe'dmakeimagesonpaper 'Thememorypromptedhim todis- THEMORE INTERESTING that1'e£leCted what he wasfeeling or play the drawings at the faculty art 0liatwashappeninginhislife.Eventu- show.Hehasbeenworkinginpastels HE BECOMES." ~nYlle put them up on a.wall, and since then, aud still marvels at how examinedthemasaseries. differentthemediumsare. - ALANGAJ'vIACHE "lneverintendedtoshowthemto "Eventhequicknessofit,"hesaid. i.\nyone,"hesaid."Theywerejustthese "Sculpture tends to be a very long, STomMAGAZINE •SPRmG1991 3 Weighty Matters ~~ml~lemr~'\f r.il~\JflrUl'io!!i"al WhenfirstladyBarbaraBushreferredto herselfasa"niceJatgrandmother,"many "YOU'RENOTASACTIVE, olderAmericanssighedwithreliefand decided the extra pounds they were SOYOUNEED LESSFOOD. carrying were not such a worry. And that'strue- someofthetime. YOU'VEGOTTOEAT '1t'sperfectlyallrighttoweighmore ALITTLELESSEVERY DECADE when one is 50 than when one is 20," AnitaWilson,aUW-Stoutfoodandnu TOMAINTAIN YOURWEIGHT. tritionprofessor,said."Mostofthestudies showthatanelderlypersonwhoisalittle WHATITMEANSISTHATWHERE overweight will live longer thim the THEYHAVETOCUTDOWNISIN personwhoisunderweight." But the key phrase is "most of the FOODSTHATHAVEONLYCALORIES, studies," Wilson said. After a flurry of researchonnutrition,professionalswho WHICHTENDTOBE work with the elderly can make a few SWEETS,ALCOHOL, FRIEDFOODS, generalstatementsaboutthegroup. "Theelderlyaremoreheterogeneous ANDSOON." asagroupthananyother,"Wilsonsaid. "Theolderyouget, themoreunlikeev - ANITA WILSON erybody else in your peer group you become. You're affected by everything that's happened to you, and what's happened to you hasn't happened to everybodyelse. Thestrictpoliciesofresearchalsolimit extra strain on their joints, and more retirement years. Each decade the Na thegeneralizationsresearcherscanmake. pain.Medicalexpertsusuallyadviseeld tionalResearchCouncilreleasestherec For example,inthestudies ontherela erly with a history of heart disease to ommendeddietaryallowancesforvari tionshipsbetweenweightandhealth,it keeptheirweightdown. ous groups. The council had hoped to could be that the underweight people Thereareeven"better" and"worse" providenewguidelinesforolderpeople werethinnerbecauseofsomediseaseor waysofbeingoverweight. initslatestversion,Wilsonsaid,butthere condition that could lead to an earlier "Youcanbeapear,oryoucanbean wasnotenoughinformationavailableto death. The studies would then be less apple," Wilson said. "A pear is better. makerevisions. reliable,Wilsonsaid. You put the weight on your hips, and "Sothe51andolderrequirementsare "We really don't know whether it that'sbetter.Inthemiddle,thatplacesa justthesame,"shesaid. "Butyouknow means that the person who has a little strainontheheart." verywellthattherequirementsaren'tthe moreweighthassomethingtousewhen Moststudiesagreethataspeopleage, samefor somebodyat65 and someone theygetsick,"shesaid. they usually need to limit their calorie whois85. Rightnowwe'resayingthat Sometimes a few extra pounds are intake to maintain the same weight, thereprobablyarechanges,butwedon't good,Wilsonsaid.Extraweightcanserve Wilsonsaid.Thetypesoffoods theyeat haveenoughresearchtoknowwhatthose asinsulationforelderlypeople,whomay becomemoreimportant. are." Wilson, who also works with get cold easier than younger people. "You'renotasactive,soyouneedless graduatestudents'research,saidstudies Whilewomenwithbigbonesmaylook food," shesaid."You'vegottoeatalittle onnutritionfortheelderlywillcontinue, heavy, their bone mass is protection less every decade to maintain your especially as the population of older against osteoporosis, a condition that weight.Whatitmeansisthatwherethey Americans increases. In addition to leadstoweakandbrittlebones. have to cut down is in foods thathave weight,researchersareinvestigatingsuch Other elderly people would benefit only calories, which tend to be sweets, thingsashowthesenseoftastechanges frommaintainingamoreslenderprofile, alcohol,friedfoods, andsoon." as people age, and how to make foods Wilson said. People who have arthritis Butit'snotclearhownutritionalneeds easiertoswallow. willfindthatextraweighttranslatesinto change as people move through their ---------~~ --- 4 SPRING1991 •STOUTMAGAZINE Kids Demand Different Diets When it comes to children's nutrition, moms may not always know best, ac "THEMAINTHING cordingtoMonica Dixon, aninstructor in UW-Stout's department offood and ISTHATCHILDREN nutrition. Dixon, a registered dietitian, said parents often unknowingly per ANDADULTS petuate myths about children's dietary EATDIFFERENTLY. needs. "Themainthingisthatchildrenand CHILDRENNEED adultseatdifferently,"Dixonsaid."Chil drenneedthesamenutrientsasadults, THESAlvlENUTRIENTS butindifferentamounts." ASADULTS, Parents can use childrens' ages as a guideforhowmuchtheyshouldexpect BUTINDIFFERENTAMOUNTS." them to eat.A generalrule ofthumb is that a child can be expected to eat one - MONICA DIXON ta,blespoonofatypeoffood peryearof age.Onetablespoonofapplesaucewould beappropriatefor a one-year-old. Four tablespoons ofmashed potatoeswould beappropriateforafour-year-old. "Alotofparentsservetheirchildren =----__ L-.. ...!l-_---.J nearly adult-sized portions and expect Byage5,childrenneedlessfatintheir mealsorindulgences. them to clear their plates," Dixon said. diets,and dentalhealthbecomesacon "Some parents mayinterpretthat to "Thinkabouta tablespooneachoffour cern.Researchontoothdecayshowsthat be somuchbaloney,becauseiftheyal kinds offood for a one-year-old. That a seemingly healthy snack like raisins lowedtheirchildrentoeatwhateverthey doesn'tlooklikeverymuchonaplate,so candomareharmthangelatinorsoda, wantedto,theywouldfilluponcandy," parentsmaytend togivemore." Dixonsaid.Ifchildreneatstickyfoods, Dixonsaid."It'stheparents'responsibil But children have smaller tummies trytoservethemasapartofameal,she itytoprovidehealthychoices;Thechil thanadults,Dixonsaid.Givingachildan said. dren make the decision ofwhat to eat eight-ounce bottle of apple juice is the Children develop manyofthieratti based on those healthy choices." Fruit, equivalentofexpectinganadulttodrink tudestowardfoodsbetweentheagesof stringcheeseandvegetablesareexamples a gallon. At those levels of intake, the 5and9.It'satimewhenparentsneedto ofhealthyalternativesparentscanoffer childandtheadultwouldprobablyfeel promote healthy eating habits, Dixon children.Parentscanmakeaneveryday bloatedandcranky. said.Thatincludesencouragingshildren food likebreadmoreappealingbycut As adults have become concerned to eatlow-fat,low-sugarfoods, and get tingitintointerestingshapes. about their cholesterollevels,there has dailyexercise. Concern over erratic eating habits beenatrendtowardalsoloweringthefat "That's an important age in the promptsmanyparentstoprovide their inchildren'sdiets,Dixonsaid. predertiminationofobesity,"Dixonsaid. children with vitamin supplements. "It'sdoingchildrenaworldofharm," Children may become more sedentary, Dixonsaidsupplementsareanunneces shesaid."Childrenundertheageoftwo as homework and computers become sary expense, unless prescribed by a musthavefatandcholesterolintheirdiet moreimportantthanplayingtag. physician. forbrain and nervous system develop Aschildrengrowtheydevelopfood One of the more common myths is ment." preferences.Sometimestheydemandthe that children can be bribed, cajoled or TheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics sametypeoffoodagainandagain,mak threatenedintodevelopinggoodeating recommendsthatchildrenyoungerthan ingparentsworryaboutwhetherornot habits. tworeceivewholemilk,shesaid. theirchildrenaregettingallthenutrients "Childrenwillusuallybacklash.They "Whenthey'redrinkingskimorlow theyneed.Dixonsaidthatoveraweekor knowwhenthey'rebeingbribed,"Dixon fat milk, they're getting a lot of water month, what children eat tends to bal said. "Children will eat when they're withoutthenutrientstheyneedforbrain ance out, and parents need not be so hungry." I development,"shesaid. concerned about occasional skipped ~--------------------------~------~~-- STOUTMAGAZINE •SPRING1991 5 Rethinking Retirement 111nder a~~tii'~; For the first time, most Americans are retiringfromtheirjobsintounstructured leisure- andmanyarenotsatisfied. DaveCorthell,theeditorofabookon the implications of aging in America, said the custom ofretiring at age 65 is relativelynew. Pastgenerations contin uedworkingintheirlateryears,perhaps changing occupations as they aged. In 1900,four ofsixoldermenworked;by the 1980s,thathaddecreased to one in six. "Thereisamyththatolderpeopledo notwishtowork,"Corthell,aUW-Stout vocationalrehabilitationprofessor,said. Corthellalsodirectstrainingofvocational rehabilitation practitioners through the university'sResearchandTrainingCen ter. "Today many older people feel the needtoworktofilllongperiodsoftime, to supplement their income," he said. "They enjoy the socialization of being part ofa work group. Fortypercent or moreofthatoldergroupwanttomain tainatleastpart-timework" Stereotypes about aging may cause someolderpeopletounderestimatetheir ownabilities, and maydiscourage em ployersfromhiringretirees.Theresults ofresearchonagingdispelmanyofthe "TODAYMANYOLDERPEOPLEFEELTHENEEDTOWORK stereotypes. Corthellsaidonly20to30percentof TOFILLLONGPERIODSOFTIME,TOSUPPLEMENTTHEIRINCOME. older people in the United States will everliveinanursinghome.Accordingto THEYENJOYTHESOCIALIZATIONOFBEINGPARTOFAWORKGROUP. a1987NationalCenterforHealthStatis FORTYPERCENTORMOREOFTHATOLDERGROUP tics survey, 77 percent of olderAmeri cans living in the community have no WANTTOMAINTAINATLEASTPART-TIMEWORK." limitationsindailylifeactivities.Corthell said thatstudies indicate thatifpeople - DAVECOR11-IELL remainactive,theirintellectualfunction- L- --I ingcanremainconstantintothe80s,with war,adepression,plagues,tremendous thepopulationwillincrease. Olderper littlememorydecline.Employeesage55 change. They have a work ethic that is sonsareexpectedtorepresentabout13 andolderstatisticallyhavefewerjobre rapidlydisappearing." percent of the nation's population by latedaccidentsthanyoungeremployees, And ifprojections are correct, itis a 2000,andabout22percentofthenation's andinsurancecostsmaybethesame,as groupofworkers theUnitedStateswill populationby2030,oraboutoneoutof older employees have fewer or no de needbytheyear2000,Corthellsaid.The everyfiveAmericans. pendents. numberof16to25-year-oldsenteringthe "Weknowtheworkforceisgoingto "Theyarethepeoplewhomadethis workforceisdecreasing,leadingmanyto needtheseveryhighlytrainedandedu countrywhatitis,"Corthellsaid."Thisis predict a labor shortage. At the same catedpeople,"Corthellsaid. a generation that has survived world time, the percentage ofolderpeople in SPRING1991 •STOUTMAGAZINE Managing Conflicts I COlflfronfatlot1AS dOtllYf hi!i'lil'!MV~ Conflict, argument, fight-the words alone are enough to make most people uncomforatable. Yet three UW-Stout in structors emphasizethatconflictis anaturalpartoflife,and thatitdoesnothavetobeharmful. "Conflictisanoutcomeoftwothings,"DonBaughman,an instructorinthepsychologydepartment,said."Numberone, thatthere'salotofdifferenceoruniquenessintheworld,and two,thatthingsconstantlychange." Baughmanoffersseminarsinconflictmanagement.Hesaid peoplecanuseconflictasameanstoinflictpain,orasawayto understandandappreciateothers. "Eachmomentisachoicepoint,"Baughmansaid.Whatare yougoingtochoosetodo?" Without the heat of the argument to propel them, most peoplewouldsaytheywanttominimizetheharmfuleffectsof conflict.Baughmansuggestsathreestepapproachthatsounds easybutis difficultfor evenpatient, lovingpeople: treatthe otherpersonwithrespect,listenuntilyouexperiencetheother "THENUMBERONESTEPIN '" RESOLVING CONFLICT sideoftheconflict,andthenstateyourview- butonlyafter you'vecompletedthefirsttwosteps. ISONEWORD: LISTEN. WEHAVETOLISTEN "And ofcoursethat's the lastthing we want to do when TOEACHOTHER'SPOINTSOFVIEWANDFEELINGS." we'reinagoodconflict,"Baughmansaid."Iwanttoprovethat you'rewrong.Iwanttoprovethatmyideaisbetter." - NANCYVANBEEST Treatingotherpeoplewithrespectmeans thatyou accept ~ ----' thattheirneedsareasimportantasyours.Itrequiresthatyou Repeating what you've heard gives the other person a entertheconflictreadytolistentotheotherperson'spointof chance to confirm or change the message. The hope is that view.Italsomeansthatyouputahighervalueontherelationship eventuallybothpartieswillknowthetruesourceoftheconflict, than"winning"theconflict,Baughmansaid. Frantz-Cooksaid. NancyVanBeestandAnneFrantz-Cook,instructorsinthe Onlywhenyouunderstandtheotherpointofviewshould departmentofhumandevelopment,family livingand com youofferyourside,Baughmansaid. munity educational services, share many of Baughman's Settingatimetobringconflictoutintheopenmaychange thoughts on conflict resolution. Van Beest said even if you thenatureofthemeetingfromaconfrontationtoadiscussion. "win"theconflict,youloseinthelongrunifyousacrificethe Bothparties agree to meetata certaintime to talkaboutthe relationship. issue. "It's destructive to how we appear to other people," she "Family meetings can serve that same purpose," Frantz said.Wefeelbadaboutitlater.Wefeelguilty.Weopenourselves Cooksaid. "Ifthereisatimeforfamilymemberstositdown tobeingre-attacked.Ican'timagineanythingworsethanbeing andhaveameeting,thenitbecomesunderstoodthatit'satime inanon-going,longstandingconflictwithapersonororgani whenpeoplebringtheirissuesupforsomeresolution." zation." Baughman said he believes the approach would also be .Maintainingrespectmakesiteasiertocompletethesecond appropriate on a larger level. ''The view I take is that the stepinthisplanforconflictresolution-listeningtotheother processes are the same whether you're talking about inter side. personalconflictorbiggersystems,communityconflicts,po "Thenumberonestepingoodcommunicationandresolving liticalconflicts,orwhatever,"hesaid.Ithinkthattheprocesses conflictisoneword:listen,"VanBeestsaid. "Wehavetolisten for hearling conflict are going to be similar on any system toeachother'spointsofviewandfeelings." level." To make sureyou understand correctly, try repeating the Baughmanadmitsthatitisoftenhardtousetheconceptsin otherperson'sposition,Frantz-Cooksuggested. personalconfrontations,letaloneworldwideproblems.Even.\ "It'salmostlikeaseriesofapproximations,sometimes,to themostthoughtfulpeoplemayforgettheprocesssintheheat I trytogetatwhat'sreallytherootoftheconflict,"shesaid."You ofanargument,Frantz-Cooksaid. startwithreflectingwhatyoujustheard,atthemostobvious "Thisis a skill," Van Beestsaid. "It'slikelearningto play level,andthencheckitout." tennisordrivingacar.Ittakespractice." STOUTMAGAZINE •SPRING1991 7 Gender Gap is Still Wide Femalesareinindustrialartscourses.Malestakehomeeco nomicsclasses.Girlshavemoreopportunitiesinsports.Boys canplaywithdolls.Buttwoauthoritiesingenderissuesfrom UW-Stout warn that beyond those gains, children are still "SURE, beingtreatedinequitably,basedongender. "Sure,maybewearen'tdoingthemoreovertanddreadful MAYBEWE things anymore, butthe littlethings add up," SheriNero, a sociologyinstructoranddirectorofwomen'sstudies,said. AREN'TDOING The differing treatment begins early. Studies show that THEMORE peopleviewingbabiesin a hospital nurseryinterpretedthe children's character differently, depending on whether the OVERTANDDREADFUL childwascoveredwithablueorpinkblanket,Nerosaid. "We'vegotthosekindsofexpectationssobuiltintousthat THINGSANYMORE, we don't even realize how we are making prophesies and BUTTHELITfLETHINGSADDUP." makingsuretheyhappen,"Nerosaid. Eveninhomeswhereparentsareconcernedaboutequality, - SHERINERO boys and girlsareoftentreateddifferently,accordingto Bob Salt,aninstructorinthedepartmentofhumandevelopment, gent,Nerosaid.Bytheendofthefouryears,onlyslightlyfewer familylivingandcommunityeducationalservices. ofthemalesstillheldthatself-image.Noneofthewomendid. "Boysarenottouchedasmuchorasaffectionatelyaslittle "Allthese subtle things accumulated so that within four girls,"hesaid. "Asboysgetolder,especiallybythetimethey years this veryintelligentgroup offemales hadlostthatself gettopre-adolescence,theyhavereallygottentothepointof confidence,thatselfimage,"Nerosaid."Inaworkplace,ifthat stoppingbeingnurturing." kind of thing continues year after year, the woman's self Childrenwhowatchtelevisionreceiveevenmoremessages confidence,selfesteemandcareergoalswillbeless." aboutthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen. Saltbelievesthatthedifferencesinhowboysandgirlsare "Morethan100millionAmericanswatchtheSuperBowl, raisedalsohurtsmen. whichisabunchofbig,strongmenwhorunupanddownthe "To grow up learning to disassociate your feelings from fieldwithlotsofequipmentontoprotecttheirbodies,andhit youractionsisaterriblewaytolivelife,"hesaid. "Itsaysthat each other," Salt said. "And the women are cheerleaders, the man has to become alienated from himself in order to standingonthesidesaying'rah."' survivein this culture. Go outonthefootball field and hurt Researchindicatesthattelevisionportraysmenasthecause yourselfand disregardthepainsoyourteam·canwin. Goto or victim of violence more often than women. For every workanddisassociateyourselffromyourfamily,youroppor woman who who is "killed" ona televisionshow, 700men tunityfor nurturance,becauseyou're expectedtobethepri "die,"Saltsaid. marybreadwinnerforthefamily." "Thesearetheimageskidsseeasthey'regrowingup,even Saltsaidhebelievesthatbecausemendonothavethesame iftheirfathercooksandtheirmotherworksoutofthehome," opportunities to nurture or be nurtured, their mental and , Saltsaid. "Thepowerofthebroadercultureisverylarge." physicalhealthsuffers. Thelifeexpectancyofmenisshorter Children spend many of their waking hours in school, thanthatofwomen,Saltsaid.Menarecommittedtomental where eventhe mostcarefulteachersmayslipinto patterns institutionsmorethanwomenare.Menaremorelikelytobe thatpromoteunequaltreatment,Nerosaid.Researchershave hospitalizedforlongerperiodsoftimethanwomen.Although videotaped instructors, coded their actions, and found that morewomenattemptsuicide,moremensucceed. boysaregettingmostoftheattentioninschools. Saltaskshisstudentsabouttheequalityintheirhomes.They "They'regettingmostofthe praise," Nerosaid. "They're tellhimthattheirfathersstilldomostofthedrivingontrips. gettingmostofthecriticism.They'velookedatcollegeclass Fewhaveseentheirfatherscry.Femalessaytheystillwaitfor rooms andboysgetcalledonmoreoften.Theygetmoreeye themalestoaskthemout,andexpecttheirdatestoinitiatethe ! contact.They'reknownbynamemore.Alltheseverysubtle firstphysicalcontact,hesaid. kindsofthingsyearafteryearbuilduptomakeverydifferent "Behaviorally there ends up being a lot of truth to the kindsofpeoplebasedongender." stereotypesbecausesocietyisreinforcingthoseimagesforeach Researcherstrackedagroupofmaleandfemalevaledicto littleboyand girlgrowingup," Saltsaid. "Andtobelikedor I rians throughcollege.Atthestartofthefouryears,anequal lovedeachofusmakesachoiceofsomedegreeofadaptingto I numberofmalesandfemales consideredthemselvesintelli whateveritisthatsocietywantsustodo." I 8 SPRING1991 •STOUTMAGAZINE TOp VIEW FROM I ...... he tower has intrigued students since itwas constructed in 1897. In an age when authorities were less concerned about liabilit,)'t the entrance remained unlocked. Students crossed what was once a I basketball court and later a rifle range and scrambled upstairs - , f sometimes in the dark. Today visitors need a key-carrying escort to I I gain access to the tower. I STOUTMAGAZINE •SPRING1991 9 Thejourneybeginsonthefourthfloor,in thefarcornerofaconferenceroom.The firstflightof30stepsissosteepitleaves weekend athletes with aching calf muscles. A microwave dish crowds the first platform, a surprising piece oftechnol ogyinsuchahistoricsetting.Another34 steps- nearlystraightup-leadstothe clock level. It's a little bit like being in Alice's Wonderland: light streams throughthereversedface and theclock slowly runs backwards. Ancient gears mesh and growl as they keep track of time. sounded the bell. By 1914,parts ofthe fornia. Pat Murphy must have been a Thefinal 25 stepsup a metalladder mechanismhad wornoutandwere re freshman when he signed his name in bringvisitorstothetop,wherethewind moved.Atraditiondevelopedofringing 1936;he became a star athlete and was blows freely through the tower. Wire thebellwithhammerstoproclaimfoot inductedintotheHallofFame.He'snow meshacross the openingskeeps outpi ball victories. The hammer marks are inMassachusetts. geons;itmakestheaeriefeelsomewhat easytosee,asisthecrackonthewestside KeilBlank,nowofWhitehall,Wiscon moresecure. In spots,the ancientfloor, causedbyonestudent'szealousswing. sin,addedhisnamein1938,theyearhe however,hasadisconcerting"give"toit. While thetraditioncontinued,students graduated.Herecallsseveraltripsupthe Evenatthatheight,ornatecarvingscap wholaterstruckthebellwererewarded tower. "Justnosey,Iguess,"hesaid.But thestonesupportpillarsofthetower. withonlyadullthud. intrueStoutfashion,hemadeatleastone Holding court on the top floor is a Insidethebellaremanysignaturesof visit to see if he could fix the broken 7,OOO-poundbell,castbytheCentennial those who have visited the tower. The ringingmechanism. BellFoundry-Gardner, Campbell and universityhasnorecordofDennisGuJner, DonRhead puthis signature on the Sons ofMilwaukee,in1897, and trans who signed the bell in 1927. Shorty belladecadelater,whenthecountrywas portedbyrail to Menomonie.Awater Spreiter,'39,autographedthebellin1936. rallyingafter the GreatDepression and poweredstrikingmechanismoriginally HeandDorothy(Vaaler),'39liveinCali- WorldWarII.DonovanRhead,'50, now L- . . ---- 10 SPRING1991 •STOUTMAGAZINE Top left:BowmanHall,showingthelighted "5"whichwas removedbyprankstersin 1969.Center: Thesilentbellpresidesovera panoramicviewofthearea. Topright:Signa turesofvisitorsovertheyearscan befound insidethebell;notethebrokenringingmecha nisminforeground. Bottomleft: Viewfrom thetowerofsouthMenomonie,circa1904. Bottomright:Thesameviewtoday. prankstersgainedaccesstothetowerin 1969andremovedthelighted "S"from outsideofthethirdfloor. OnHalloween thatyearsomeonedecoratedtheweather vanewithapumpkin. About that same time, the City of livinginMichigan,admittedinatoneof wassomewhatnosey,too."Thestairwell MenomonieproposedextendingWilson regret that he had never climbed the wasusedforstorage.Springerremembers Streetwestward,whichwouldhavere tower. But his cousin- Donald Mead, looking through items from an early quiredthedemolitionofBowmanHall, livinginIowa-probablyhad, sincehe World's Fair exhibit, a loom and other andpossiblythetower.Students,faculty, "gottodo everything,"hesaid.Donald old equipment. Rotting floorboards in alumniandtownspeople protested.In attended Stout Institute in the late 40s the platforms made him pause in his stead of demolition, Bowman Hall and early 50s and played football. He climb to thetop. Oncethere,hetried to which cost $70,000 to construct- un remembered goingthroughtheathletic ringtheoldbellwith apieceoflumber. derwenta$2.1millionrenovationin1981. courtsandclimbingthetower-justtobe Notallvisitors to the towerlefttheir The view from the tower changed able to say he'd done it. "Who could names;manyfound otherwaystoleave considerablyasthethecampusandcity forgetthetower?"hesaid. theirmark.WhenformerPresidentWil grew.Yetoneofthedrawsofthetoweris JamesSpringer,'67, nowinPennsyl liamJ.Micheelswasafreshmanin1928, the same today as it was more than 90 vania,signedthebellwhile workingto oneofhisclassmatesaffixedagreenflag years ago. There's a certain delight in help finance his education. "The only totheweathervane.Micheelswasamong lookingdownonteachersandadminis reason Iwentup there wasfor mainte the group that stayed up all night to tratorsand,undetected,watchingthem nancereasons," hesaid. "Well,maybeI defend the class' mark. Anonymous bustleaboutcampus. SroUTMAGAZINE •SPRING1991 11