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AlumniSection • A GOOD* EXAMPLE.” * • . Organization by the alumni of Linn county of a county organiza tion sets a precedent which might well be followed in every county in the state. With the rapid expansion of the campus activities o»f the University and the consequent growth of the extension work, alumkii have laid upon them the double duty of inter preting to their friends and neigh bors the meaning of the new move ments in University activity and of securing for their communities the full benefit of the field work which the University is prepared tio do. Organization makes effective work possible. 500 GUESTS ATTEND ANNUAL LUNCHEON More than 500 guests assembled in the men’s gymnasium of the Uni versity at 1 o’clock Wednesday after noon of commencement week, when the annual luncheon was given to the alumni. Mr. John C. Veatch presided at toastmaster and called upon President P. L. Campbell to respond in behalf of the University. Mrs. Geo. T. Gerlinger spoke for the board of regents, unfolding plans tending to develop an interest in the Eugene high school. Mrs. Gerlinger has already established three in the school high of Portland. Dr. Luella Clay Carson was called upon unes pectedly and responded urging ad vanced work in th^e education of women. Miss Mary Watson respond ed to “The Alumnae and the Univer sity,’’ and the class of 1915 was rep resented by Mr. Ben Dorris, presi The banquet concluded with im promptu speeches »by Representative C. N. McArthur, of Portland, and Mr. Walter Wlhethesay, of New York. GRAND BALL AND REUNION CULMINATE SPRING SOCIETY The social activities of commence meat at the University culminated Wednesday night with the alumni re union and grand, ball, given in the men’s gymnasium. University grad uates from all over the state re turned to renew old acquaintances and to form new friendships. A por tion of the gym was roped off and with streamers of ivy and with the aid of rugs, settees and numberless hanging baskets, was converted into an attractive reception room, where Dean and Mrs. Straub, Miss Eleanor McClain, Miss Lyle Steiwer, Miss Norma Hendricks, Mr. Thomas Boy len and Mr. Ben Dorris, received and welcomed the guests. Across the hall the patrons received. These includ ed Presidnt and Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Judge and Mrs. J. W. Hamilton of Roseburg, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Friend ly, Judge and Mrs. E. O. Patter, Miss Ruth Guppy, Mr. and Mrs. George Gerlinger of Dallas, and Dr. Luella Clay Carson of Portland. After the reception the ropes ol ivy were withdrawn and the rugs removed and the ball was opened with a grand march, led by Congress man C. N. McArthur and Miss Elea nor McClain, vice-president of the alumni. Mr. Ben Dorris, president of the senior class, accompanied by Miss Bess Cowden, followed. Under the supervision of Mrs. F. L. Cham bers the handball court had been con certed into a bower of mountain greens and Canterbury bells. From here punch was served by Miss Anne McMicken, Miss Pauline Potter and Miss Elma Hendricks, while a punch bowl, arranged in=the other end of the "dancing hall “was presided over by Miss Mabel Kuykendall, Miss Bar bara Booth and Miss Meta Goldsmith. The committee responsible for the de tails of the affair comprised Mrs. L. E. Bean, Mrs. Edna Prescott Datson and Mr. Earl Kilpatrick. The re ception committee was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Goodrich, Profes sor and Mrs. F. S. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Burden, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Prescott, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tif fany, Mrs. George McLean, Mrs. Sam uel Wachenheimer of New York, Miss Lucia CampbelL Miss Mary Watson, Miss Nelle Murphey and Mr. Leon Ray. LINN COUNTY ORGANIZES Oregon Alumni' Organization Is Perfected at Luncheon in Albany September 14. Albany (Special to the Alumni Sec tion)—Linn county has an alumni organization. This organization was .jerfected at a noon luncheon held informally at the St. Francis hotel, in Albany on September 1. The lun cheon meeting was called by Earl Kilpatrick, general secretary of the alumni of the University of Oregon. J. Leroy Wood, manager of the Albany Iron Works, was unanimously chosen president of the new associa tion. Other officers are: Cecile Saw er, of Brownsville, vice-president, ind Georgia Prather, of Crawfords ville, secretary. J. A. Churchill, state superintend ent of public instruction, and mem jer of the board of regents, spoke oriefly to the alumni present at the uncheon. He expressed the opinion chat the University is now feeling its possibilities for growth and for ser /ice, and that there is much for the ilumni to do in making growth sure md service effective. Mr. Churchill drought out the fact that for 25 years le has been preparing students for the University of Oregon. Those present were: Miss Florence Rees, ’14, Corvallis; Miss Georgie Prether, ’14, Crawfordsville; J. A. Churchill, Salem; Ralph R. Cronise, 11, Albany; Miss Laura Hammer, 14, Corvallis; Miss Lois Parks, ’15, 3weet Home; Miss Myrtle Paranee, Corvallis; Walter Brenton, 15, Sweet dome; H. L. Robe, Tangent; John R. Penland, ’06, Albany; Miss Grace Hartley, 13, Alsea; Miss Bernice Tom, 17, Monroe; Mrs. Lena Miller Wood, ’08, Albany; J. LeRoy Wood, 09, Albany; Miss Helen M. John son, 14, Halsey; Miss Veda Warner Sheldon, Eugene; Mrs. C. V. Littler, 97, Albany; Miss Katherine Kirk datrick, 15, Lebanon; Miss Cecile lawyer, ’14, Brownsville; Karl Kil jatrick, ’09, Euge.ne, and Prof. De 3usk, professor of secondary educa tion. Surveys Irrigation Project. Portland.— (Special to Alumni Section)—C. L. Marshall, ’12, has been engaged all summer on plans surveys for an irrigation project east of Gateway, Oregon. The land to be reclaimed will be used for raising alfalfa. Among the people interested in the project are Arthur Veazie and Clarence Veazie, both alumni of the University of Oregon. Earl Marshall, '10, spent the summer near Tenino, Wash., as assistant engineer for the location and construction of a rail way for a stone quarry. At present he is assistant engineer 1n the loca tion of a logging railway in Union county, Oregon. Eaton Is County Surveyor. Culver.— (Special to Alumni Sec tion)—Walter M. Eaton, ’09, is coun ty surveyor of the newi county of Jefferson, of which this little place is the county seat. Mr. Eaton came to Culver from Albany, where he vas an active member of the engin eering firm of Penland & Eaton. In addition to his county work, Mr. Eaton, according to the shingle dis played at his office door, undertakes work in civil, mining and irrigation engineering. Grad. Heads Milling Plant. Silver City, Utah.— (Special to Al umni Section)—Theodore P. Holt, ’07, is superintendent of the Tintic Milling Company of this place. Mr. Holt came to the company from his work as a member of the faculty of the University of Utah. Mr. Holt had extensive plans for mining operations in which he is interested, but was forced to abandon them temporarily on account of the failure of French capitalists to meet their obligations after the opening of the European war. Former “U” Student in Vermont. Rockland, Mass.— (Special to Al umni Section)—Arthur Hayes Sar gent, a minister of the Unitarian church, who took his degree of mas ter of arts at the University of Ore gon in 1911, has come to Rockland from Corinth, Vermont, where he was stationed for two years after leaving his charge at Eugene, Ore. GRAD COUNCIL EXPEDITES BUSINESS AT NEBRASKA University erf Nebraska.— (Special to ^lumni Section)—Alumni busi ness at the University of Nebraska is expedited by the device of an Alumni Council. This council con sists of the officers of the associa tion, one member from each of the alumni clubs, one member from each graduating class up to anil including the class of 1895, and two members from each class graduating since that time. The alumni council acts as the representative body of the alumni association. It receives and passes upon all reports of the officers and makes recommendations for the nom ination of directors, alumni orator, and officers of the alumni associa tion. It recommends the matters which are to come up for legislation and discussion at the annual business meeting of the general association. Secures Position nt Newark. Newark, N. J. —(Special to Al umni Section)—Ferdinand T. Struck, ’ll, has been elected head teacher for the center of vocational educa tion for boys and men at Newark. This work will be carried on under the supervision of the county board of education of Essex county. Pro fessor Struck came to Newark from Columbia University, where he has been doing graduate work. He has had some experience in the manual training department of the Tacoma Stadium Hfgh -school, at Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Struck’s home is at Hood River, Oregon. STEBLQUIST—In Corvallis, Friday. June 11, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Steelquist, a daughter, chris tened Mary. Mrs. Steelquist is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. M. Davis. TWO OREGON ALUMNI ARE PARTNERS IN ALASKA Juneau. Alaska.— (Special to Al umni Section)—Among the busiest and happiest residents of this vicin ity are Lewis McCoy? and Mr. oand Mrs. H. P. Currin. flugh Currln.* ’12, came to Alaska last spring:-lea v • . 0 • • V . ing a position with the campus force of the University of Oregon. He as sociated himself with McCoy in min ing work and soon cemented the part nership by marriage with Mr. Mc Coy’s sister. McCoy is also an al umnus of the University of Oregon. 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