Dykstra, Clarence A. (Clarence Addison), 1883-1950

Dykstra was born on Feb. 25, 1883, in Cleveland, OH; AB, State Univ. of IA, 1903; fellow in history and asst. in political science, Univ. of Chicago, 1903-4 and 1906-8; taught in private schools in Pensacola, FL, 1904-6; instructor in history and government, OH State Univ., 1907-9; professor of political science and dept. head, Univ. of KS, 1909-18; executive secretary, Cleveland (OH) Civic League (1918-20), Chicago City Club (1920-2), and Los Angeles (CA) City Club (1922-6); director of personnel and efficiency, Dept. of Water and Power, LA, 1926-30; professor of municipal administration, UCLA, 1923-30; city manager, Cincinnati, OH, 1930-7; president, Univ. of WI, 1937-45; provost, UCLA, 1945-50; as a city reformer in Cincinnati in the 1930s, he argued against downtown development while favoring a horizontal growth pattern that would allow for many commercial and residential subcenters; he served on many national public advisory boards, and was chairman of the Committee to survey the role of the urban community in the national economy of the National Resources Board; director, Selective Service, 1940-1; died on May 6, 1950.

Dykstra was Provost at the University of California, Los Angeles; Arlt was a professor at the university and a frequent translator of Franz Werfel's works; he was involved in the establishment of the Werfel archive there.

Biography

Dykstra was born on February 25, 1883, in Cleveland, Ohio; AB, State University of Iowa, 1903; fellow in history and assistant in political science, University of Chicago, 1903-04 and 1906-08; taught in private schools in Pensacola, Florida, 1904-06; instructor in history and government, Ohio State University, 1907-09; professor of political science and Department head, University of Kansas, 1909-18; executive secretary, Cleveland (Ohio) Civic League (1918-20), Chicago City Club (1920-22), and Los Angeles (California) City Club (1922-26); director of personnel and efficiency, Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, 1926-30; professor of municipal administration, UCLA, 1923-30; city manager, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1930-37; president, University of Wisconsin, 1937-45; provost, UCLA, 1945-50; as a city reformer in Cincinnati in the 1930s, he argued against downtown development while favoring a horizontal growth pattern that would allow for many commercial and residential subcenters; he served on many national public advisory boards, and was chairman of the Committee to survey the role of the urban community in the national economy of the National Resources Board; director, Selective Service, 1940-41; died on May 6, 1950.