Ernest Minky

St. Olaf's librarian and only dentist. His office was located in the library, and he did both jobs at the same time. His stated policy was that "Books belong in a library," and only permitted visitors to check books out for an hour at a time.

Everyone hated him because he seemed to enjoy giving other people pain. As a result, nobody ever went to the dentist or the library. This caused Rose Nylund to observe that the only crime in St. Olaf was the lack of good oral hygiene.

One summer, Nylund was checking out a Nancy Drew mystery. When Mr. Minky was stamping the book, his tie caught in the stamping machine. Rose saved his life by cutting the tie with her Girl Scout knife. He was so grateful, he allowed her to check out the book for a week.