Duration
| 01:01:49.308 |
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: Teaching, coaching salaries--Spencer, Wisconsin--Job interview, hiring process--New school, bigger problems -- Higher demands, responsibilities--Marquette University, summer courses, Physical Chemistry-- Audiovisual course, UW-Madison, Walter Wittich relationship--Technology in classrooms--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, technology and media--Technology, cost of--Notable professors, UW--Madison-- Graduate school experience, UW-Madison--New job, Athens, Wisconsin--Athens, town description-- Teaching, coaching, administrative roles, Athens, WI--Athens, career highlights--Bus accident, controversy, community support--Greenwood, WI job offering--Coaching story--Greenwood, WI, move to--Greenwood, WI poor experience--Job offering, La Crosse, physics--Job acceptance, La Crosse--Student interactions, La Crosse--Resigning, leaving schools--Athens, student discipline--Classroom visits--La Crosse, first impressions--Housing difficulties--Chancellor Rexford Mitchell (1939-1966), opinions of--La Crosse campus, first impressions--Faculty first impressions--Job interview, questions--Maddie, impressions of La Crosse--Teaching, college level--Coaching, baseball--Baseball rivalries--Traveling baseball team story-- Team's success, conference champions--Athletic association, board member--Athletic treasurer, chairmen--The Racquet, student newspaper sponsor--Athletics, Walter Wittich, other board members-- Athletics, faculty attitudes--Athletics, board meetings--Coaching staff, interactions -- Faculty meetings, coaching, ROTC. |
Interviewee | Rasmusen, Viggo |
Interviewer | Fredricks, Howard R. |
Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Type of resource
| sound recording |
Genre
| sound |
Genre authority
| marcgt |
Publisher name
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
Place of publication
| La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Date published
| 1977-06-01 |
Date captured
| 2018-05-22 |
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 | 00:00:08 -- Teaching, coaching salaries
00:01:23 -- Spencer, Wisconsin |
00:01:46 -- Job interview, hiring process |
00:03:52 -- New school, bigger problems |
00:05:30 -- Higher demands, responsibilities |
00:06:26 -- Marquette University, summer courses, Physical Chemistry |
00:08:44 -- Audiovisual course, UW-Madison, Walter Wittich relationship |
00:11:14 -- Technology in classrooms |
00:12:04 -- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, technology and media |
00:13:09 -- Technology, cost of |
00:17:28 -- Notable professors, UW--Madison |
00:18:48 -- Graduate school experience, UW-Madison |
00:20:15 -- New job, Athens, Wisconsin |
00:21:03 -- Athens, town description |
00:21:43 -- Teaching, coaching, administrative roles, Athens, WI |
00:22:56 -- Athens, career highlights |
00:23:50 -- Bus accident, controversy, community support |
00:25:03 -- Greenwood, WI job offering |
00:26:00 -- Coaching story |
00:27:18 -- Greenwood, WI, move to |
00:28:00 -- Greenwood, WI poor experience |
00:29:01 -- Job offering, La Crosse, physics |
00:31:40 -- Job acceptance, La Crosse |
00:32:11 -- Student interactions, La Crosse |
00:33:02 -- Resigning, leaving schools |
00:34:11 -- Athens, student discipline |
00:35:02 -- Classroom visits |
00:36:08 -- La Crosse, first impressions |
00:36:40 -- Housing difficulties |
00:38:40 -- Chancellor Rexford Mitchell (1939-1966), opinions of |
00:39:27 -- La Crosse campus, first impressions |
00:40:07 -- Faculty first impressions |
00:41:05 -- Job interview, questions |
00:42:38 -- Maddie, impressions of La Crosse |
00:43:13 -- Teaching, college level |
00:45:11 -- Coaching, baseball |
00:46:00 -- Baseball rivalries |
00:46:18 -- Traveling baseball team story |
00:49:24 -- Team's success, conference champions |
00:50:20 -- Athletic association, board member |
00:51:34 -- Athletic treasurer, chairmen |
00:52:22 -- The Racquet, student newspaper sponsor |
00:54:01 -- Athletics, Walter Wittich, other board members |
00:55:00 -- Athletics, faculty attitudes |
00:56:57 -- Athletics, board meetings |
00:58:27 -- Coaching staff, interactions |
01:01:05 -- Faculty meetings, coaching, ROTC |
Source note | Tape 3 of 5. |
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Collection
| UWL Oral History Program Collection |
ID
| aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000175 |
Doi | 18-0175 |