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Duration
| 00:59:38.931 | |
Abstract
| Rasmusen talks of his early years in Withee, Wisconsin, college days at River Falls, and a distinguished career in education. He describes his experiences in setting up and developing the audio visual department, including the film library. He discusses university administrators and faculty including Gates, Mitchell, Lindner, Wittich, Graff and Steinhoff. Topics also discussed include: Alcohol prices, late 1930s--Segregated housing, 1930s--College, course rigor, UW-River Falls -- Extracurriculars, public speaking--Peer discussion--Politics, Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration (1933-1945)--Notable people in the community, River Falls--Positive college experience--First teaching job-- Teaching, qualifications--Technology in the classroom, new media, 1940s--College of Education, La Crosse--School involvement, Minong, Wisconsin--Financial situation--Teaching, students--Coaching, refereeing--Teaching, faculty, Minong, WI--Teaching salary, Center, WI--Students, impressions of--Student reunions--Administrative role--University of Wisconsin Madison, master's degree--Working with faculty-- Administration, difficulties--Discipline--Discipline procedures--Physical altercations--Administration, pressures of--Community, pressures of--Administrative mistakes, inexperience, learn-by-doing-- Administrative salary--Controversy, church membership, switching to Methodist--Social function-- Marriage, Maddie, wedding story--Tough conditions, working--Wife, Maddie, characteristics-- Legacy, points of pride. |
| Interviewee | Rasmusen, Viggo |
| Interviewer | Fredricks, Howard R. |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
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Type of resource
| sound recording |
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Genre
| sound |
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Genre authority
| marcgt |
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Publisher name
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
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Place of publication
| La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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Date published
| 1977-06-01 |
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Date captured
| 2018-05-22 |
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Language
| eng |
| Subject topic | Rasmusen, Viggo B -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Graff, Maurice Otto, 1907- -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Mitchell, Rexford Samuel -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Gates, Samuel G -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Wittich, Walter A. (Walter Arno), 1910- -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Steinhoff, G. Lester -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Wisconsin State Teachers College (La Crosse) Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Wisconsin State College (La Crosse) Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Wisconsin State University (La Crosse) Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Instructional materials centers -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Student publications -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Audio-visual education -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Racquet (La Crosse, Wis.) Authority: LCSH |
| Content | 00:00:45 -- Alcohol prices, late 1930s |
00:01:09 -- Segregated housing, 1930s |
00:02:15 -- College, course rigor, UW-River Falls |
00:04:35 -- Extracurriculars, public speaking |
00:05:59 -- Peer discussions |
00:06:41 -- Politics, Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration (1933-1945) |
00:11:15 -- Notable people in the community, River Falls |
00:14:02 -- Positive college experience |
00:16:38 -- First teaching job |
00:17:59 -- Teaching, qualifications |
00:20:20 -- Technology in the classroom, new media, 1940s |
00:20:57 -- College of Education, La Crosse |
00:21:30 -- School involvement, Minong, Wisconsin |
00:22:20 -- Financial situation |
00:24:08 -- Teaching, students |
00:26:40 -- Coaching, refereeing |
00:27:57 -- Teaching, faculty, Minong, WI |
00:29:27 -- Teaching salary, Center, WI |
00:31:24 -- Students, impressions of |
00:32:00 -- Student reunions |
00:35:33 -- Administrative role |
00:36:25 -- University of Wisconsin Madison, master's degree |
00:38:20 -- Working with faculty |
00:39:42 -- Administration, difficulties |
00:40:42 -- Discipline |
00:41:29 -- Discipline procedures |
00:43:49 -- Physical altercations |
00:44:53 -- Administration, pressures of |
00:45:41 -- Community, pressures of |
00:47:38 -- Administrative mistakes, inexperience, learn-by-doing |
00:50:25 -- Administrative salary |
00:51:58 -- Controversy, church membership, switching to Methodist |
00:53:08 -- Social functions |
00:54:24 -- Marriage, Maddie, wedding story |
00:55:22 -- Tough conditions, working |
00:56:08 -- Wife, Maddie, characteristics |
00:57:02 -- Legacy, points of pride |
| Source note | Tape 2 of 5. |
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Use and reproduction restrictions
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Collection
| UWL Oral History Program Collection |
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ID
| aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000174 |
| Doi | 18-0174 |
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