The Daily Cardinal: When did you attend the University of Wisconsin?
Arthur Dietrich: I attended from 1932-36, including a few summer sessions and a ""depression"" vacation in the middle.
DC: What did you study while you were here?
AD: I majored in Sociology.
DC: What was your most memorable class or professor?
AD: Probably the class the head of the sociology department taught. It was a beginning class, probably when I was a freshman.
DC: Where did you live on campus?
AD: My first year I was at Tripp Hall on the lakeshore, it was a men's dormitory. After [that] I had an apartment on Dayton street and then I lived in a room of a house on Langdon street.
DC: How much was tuition?
AD: Not very much. I remember it being around 36 dollars a class.
DC: What was your favorite college memory?
AD: I really enjoyed looking at the lake from the library while I was studying.
DC: Were you a football fan?
AD: Well, I went to all the games. They weren't as rowdy as they are now. The rowdiest thing I ever saw was when another student went crazy and started punching the headlights of a car. I was right next to him, I thought he was going to start swinging at me.
DC: Did you read The Daily Cardinal?
AD: Yes I did. I do remember the Cardinal around campus.
DC: Did you participate in any clubs or activities around campus?
AD: No, I was just a student.
DC: Have you been back to the campus at all?
AD: Well not so much the campus, but my sister lived in Madison for many years so I've been to Madison quite a few times.
DC: How was the job market when you graduated college?
AD: Not very good at all, when I graduated I looked for a teaching job for a year and when I didn't find anything I enlisted in the Army where I spent 20 years.
DC: Do you have any advice to give incoming freshmen or graduating seniors?
AD: Stay away from alcohol during the football games and get involved in activities. It will make college much more enjoyable. I regret not getting involved.
