Clarence Addison Dykstra (February 25, 1883 – May 6, 1950) was a U.S.

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. He served as the first City Manager in the US in Cincinnati, Ohio after teaching government at the

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. He then became Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin (1937–1945) as well as Director of the

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between 1940 and 1941. He then became Provost of

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from 1945–1950. He also served as the Efficiency Director of the City's Department of Water and Power for

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before

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. He argued that the city needed to be further decentralized by expanding highways and creating suburban communities. Dykstra was appointed by President Roosevelt to chair the 11-member

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, an effort to settle wartime disputes. He served from March 19 to July 1, 1941. Clarence Dykstra was also the first to advocate student housing at UCLA. Dykstra Hall, which opened in 1959, was the first structure in UCLA's current undergraduate residential community. It was also the first

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residence hall in the country.

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1883 births 1950 deaths Conscription in the United States Leaders of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Leaders of the University of California, Los Angeles American people of Frisian descent Franklin D. Roosevelt administration personnel {{US-gov-bio-stub