Records of Upper Mississippi Harvest

St. Cloud State University was established by the state of Minnesota in 1869 as the Third State Normal School.

Beginning in 1962, the St. Cloud State Departments of English and Art published a magazine that showcased the literary and artistic talents of students on campus. The first magazine was titled Parallels. In the first volume of Parallels, it stated that Parallels “was chosen as the name of this magazine because of the parallel nature of the arts. The word itself means that two or more things have the same course, or exhibit an analogy. The fine arts endeavor to give aesthetic pleasure; they follow different but parallel routes to this end.”

In the fall of 1970 Parallels was renamed Sticks & Stones. According to the St. Cloud State College Student Activities Budget Request Information and Evaluation Form (1970), the purpose of Sticks and Stones was “to provide an outlet for the publication of outstanding literary and artistic material as well as essays pertaining to the arts and sciences.”

Sticks and Stones was reborn as Wheatsprout in 1976. Crosscurrents was the new name in 1985, and in 1991 the artistic and literary magazine was published under the name Upper Mississippi Harvest. Why were there so many name changes? The Spring 1991 edition of the Upper Mississippi Harvest tells the reader that, “[e]very decade, nearly to the minute, this magazine has changed names: Parallels, Sticks and Stones, Wheatsprout, Crosscurrents, and now the Harvest. Change seems to be the only tradition this university can carry on. Besides, St. John’s has a magazine called Crosscurrents which publishes new Catholic hymns.”

Listed are year, editor, then faculty advisor:

1962, Vol. 1, No. 1; Carole Schauls and Roberta Christian; Mary Barrett and Dr. Paul Cairns

1963; Judy Reichel and Carol Schauls; Mary Barrett and Dr. Edward Lewis

1964; David McGovern and Jackie Stebner; Robert Coard and Charles Crane

1965 Karl Borgeson, Sonja Anderson, and Jymie Powers; Charles Crane and Edward Mitchell

1966; Joseph Stanton and Eileen Ondracek; Mr. Korte and Mr. Thompson

1967; Jim Berg and Judy Rice; John Rylander and Gerald Korte

Spring 1968; None listed; None listed

1969; Rick Glove and Merle Kessler; Dr. Marvin Thompson and Ted Sherarts

1969-1970; Richard Class and Dianne Hudson; Dr. Paul Cairns and Ted Sherarts

Fall 1970; Deborah Olsen; None listed

Winter 1971; Merle Kessler; Dean Armstrong, Dean Mattil, and Ruel Fischmann

Spring 1971; Merle Kessler; Dean Armstrong, Dean Mattil, and Ruel Fischmann

Spring 1973, Vol. 3, No. 1; Stephanie Borden; William Meissner and Richard Martin

Spring 1974, Vol. 4, No. 2; Chris Boros; William Meissner

Winter 1974, Vol. 4, No. 1; Chris Boros; William Meissner

Winter 1975, Vol. 5, No. 2; Tom Arnold; William Meissner

Spring 1975, Vol. 5, No. 3; Tom Arnold; William Meissner

Spring 1976; David J. Feela and Michael Hall; William Meissner

Spring 1977; Brian Longley; William Meissner

Spring 1978; Marcia Jagodzinske; William Meissner

Spring 1979 Michael Hall William Meissner

1980 Brenda Mann and Bruce Huisinga; William Meissner

Spring 1981; Jeff Kulow; William Meissner

Winter 1981/1982; Jeff Kulow; William Meissner

Spring 1982; Jeff Kulow; William Meissner

Winter 1982/1983; James J. Barrett; Sid Parham

Spring 1984; Elizabeth A. Pike; William Meissner

Spring 1985; Julie A. Jahnke and Denise Schaefer; William Meissner

1985-1986; Julie Surma and Paul Cannon; None listed

Spring 1987; Kristen Matheson; Bill Meissner and Connie Perry

1989; Lisa Meillier, Tracy Gilsvik, and Wayne Nelsen; Bill Meissner

1990; Caroline Bad Heart Bull; Bill Meissner and Steve Crow

Spring 1991; Doug Blumhardt and Caroline Bad Heart Bull; Bill Meissner

Spring 1992; Michelle Filkins and Heidi L. Everett; Bill Meissner

Spring 1993; Chris Jeub; Bill Meissner

Spring 1995; Emily D. Wicktor; Steve Klepetar

Spring 1996; Emily D. Wicktor; Steve Klepetar

Spring 1997; Heidi R. Gomez; Steve Klepetar

Spring 1998; Maggie Escalas; Steve Klepetar

Spring 1999; Jessica Gilbertson and Sara Wainscott; Bill Meissner

Spring 2000; Kelli Hallsten; Bill Meissner

Spring 2001; Anne Lewandowski; SallyJo Sorensen

Spring 2002; Jonathan Quijano; SallyJo Sorensen

Spring 2003; Patrick Markfort and Jonathan Quijano; William Meissner

Spring 2004; Jill Richter; William Meissner

Spring 2005; Stephanie Burnes and Bethany Frenette; William Meissner

Spring 2006; Allison Peipus; William Meissner

Spring 2007; Stephanie Burnes and Naomi Poppler; Bill Meissner

Spring 2008; Ben Doberstein; Bill Meissner

Spring 2009; Christy Gillen and Nichole Held; Bill Meissner