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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1918)
Men Drawn from Civil Life Under Nervous Strain in War, Says Dr. Conklin. Unusual Conditions Responsible for Disease Known as “Psycho-Neurosis." “The armies, especially those of Great j Britain and France, are made up of a citizen soldiery, men from all walks of life shaken out of their comfortable ruts, who find it hard to adapt themselves to military life." said Pr. Edmund S. Con klin. head of the psychology department at. the University, in his lecture, "The Phychology o: the Citizen Turned Sol dier.” yesterday. "This lack of adaptability puts men in the position of constantly suppressing fear and this continual mental conflict 3s responsible for great nervous strain. Shell and Wound Shocks Differ. "Shell shock is a combined product of n number of things which might be list fid as: The almost unprecedented fa Vgue of military service at the front; lack of perfect adaption to military life; responsibility, lack of sleep, life under the most trying of conditions, suppres sion of the fear of being afraid, irregu larity of meals. Dr. Conklin said that the term "shell fhock” was crudely used and that in tech nical terms the condition was known as psycho-neurosis, which means an abnor mal. mental, nervous process. “It is necessary,” he said, “to dis_ tinguish shell shock from wound shock, which is a physiological condition to be fsealt with by the medical profession. Public Invited to Lecture. “A very large percentage of the cases cf shell shock had pre-dispositions to nervous weakness, a thing hard to dis chver.” The second lecture, given today, was "Characteristics of Shell Shock Cases,” end the third to he given Monday at 11 »’cloek in his lecture room in McClure hall, is “Interpretation-, Treatment and Prevention of Shell Shock.” The pub lic is invited to attend.” The Psycho logy of Shell Shock is the general sub fm. THACHER TO GIVE WAR BEAJEFiT CONCERT t'fill Be Assisted by Orchestra; Money to Go to Dr. Stuart for French Children. The next and perhaps the last concert of the school year will be given by Mrs. W. F. G.'"Thacher on Tuesday evening. June 4, in Villard hall. The benefits of the recital are to be given to Dr. Bertha Stuart, a prominent war worker, who is now in France ad ministering relief to the destitute chil dren of that country. Word has been received from her stating that funds of Every kind are greatly needed. The University Orchestra will take a part in the program, playing one num ber and accompanying Mrs. Thacher in ‘Concerto, A Minor,” by Grieg. CO OFFER MILITARY COURSES. Elementary Instruction in Artillery and Surveying Given. Harvard, while cutting down its cur riculum for the coming year in prospect of the further reduction in the number of students, especially in the three up perclasses. offers a third course in Mil itary Science and Tactics. In this new course there will be elementary instruc tion in artillery, and a separate course In surveying, topography and military mapping. MORTON TO GIVE WAR COURSE IF FIFTY SIGN Will Fit Students for Government Serv ice Work; Salaries Range from $900 to $1800. Tf 50 students sign with Dean D. W. Morton for a war emergency course to be given in summer school to prepare for government service work Dean Mor ton will arrange to give the course. He cannot, however, guarantee the work unless at least 50 sign up for it. Dean Morton was moved to work out the plan for this course after receiving a telegram from President Campbell which said that there was a great de mand for skilled accountants and com petent clerks. Salaries from $900 to .'jlSOO are offered. “Men and women are needed.-’ he wired. "Departments say great field for trained administra tors after the war. War department now actively working. Keep men in college. Big education drive planned. All work ing together.” The summer course will include ele mentary accounting and business corres pondence and other, practical courses to be arranged. It will prepare students to pass the government examinations for clerkships, for which, according to the President’s telegram, there is a great demand. Dean Morton urges students to con sider the possibilities of the summer course and to confer with him if there are any questions they wish to have an swered. LEADER TALKS IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON ON WAR To Speak in Portland at Convention of "War Workers” from All Over State. Colonel Leader left here last Satur day night for a speaking trip in Oregon and Washington. He spoke at Tacoma Sunday night. Monday he visited Camp Lewis, and from there he will go to Portland in time to appear upon the program of the state council for defense. He delivered a combined war and Red Cross talk at Halsey on Saturday night. This program will be held in conjunc tion with a two-day convention of the “war workers” from all over the state. The “war workers” is a title that is given to all those people in the states who are either selling liberty bonds, working for the Red Cross or doing any of the other useful things that will help toward the completion of the war. This convention begins Wednesday and will extend through Thursday. From Portland, Colonel Leader will go to Klamath Falls, where he will de liver the commencement address to the high school on the evening of Friday, May 24. Col. Leader will probably speak at two or three towns on his return trip, according to Guy E. Dyar, of the ex tension Division. FRATERNITY SCHOLARSHIP FAIL Nebraska Shows Drop of 15.3 in Stand ing Due to War. Figures of fraternity scholarship standing for the first semester at the University of Nebraska show that the average is 15.3 lower than last year. It is blamed on the war. ♦ ❖ ❖ ALPHA KAPPA PSI ♦ ❖ Announces the Election of ♦ PAUL SCOTT ♦ ❖ LYLE McCROSKEY ♦ ❖ WILLIAM STEERS ♦ ❖ MORRIS MORGAN ♦ ❖ NOTICE « Mezabers of the student council ♦ ❖ ffet next year will be present at a ♦ ❖ meeting of the 1917-T8 council to ♦ ❖ be held tomorrow night, when mat- ♦ <► ters pertaining to student affairs ♦ ❖ for this year and next will be dis- ♦ cussed. ♦ For Dainty Lunches, French Pastries and Home Made Candies. Kuykendall Drug Store 870 WILLAMETTE STREET. • • PHONE 23. BELGIAN TO LECTURE Victor Horta, Eye Witness of German Invasion, Will Speak Tonight of “Kultur.” Says Americans Cannot Realize True Extent of Cruelties Inflicted. • Side lights on the German situation, gained first-hand by Professor Victor Horta, an eye witness of the German in vasion of Belgium, will he given in his lecture, “German Kulture in Theory and Practice” tonight in Heady hall. Two years ago Professor Horta was head of the architecture department of the University of Brussels and has since been exchange professor at Harvard University. This is the first time he has visited the Pacific Coast. “I find the Western people,” ho said, “more genuine and hospitable than the Eastern people.” In Belgium Nino Months After Invasion Professor Horta spent 0 months in Belgium after the German invasion, and says that Americans cannot understand the true extent of the cruelties inflicted upon the Belgians. “There is but one idea now in Belgium,” he said. “That is to beat the Ge-rmans.” A forty day passport permitted Pro fessor Horta to leave Belgium to visit Holland. From there he went to Lon don to attend an architectural conven tion. lie warned the London papers not to print news of his arrival, hut a Bel gian paper n London carried the news and within five days the German au_ thorities in Belgium knew it. Horta was warned not to return to his coun try and came to America, “The American government,” he said, “has been a wonderful help to Belgium. We would have starved long ago if it were not for your help. Today there is enough food in Belgium to keep the peo ple from starving, but not enough to let them live.” Professor Horta is enthusiastic in re gard to American universities. “Your students,” he said, “are so independent that the opportunity for individual thought is much greater than in Eu rope.” (RE SSKEO TO H All Requested to Pay Tribute to Italy on Anniversary of En trance into War. All Amerijans are asked to wear the colors of Italy ou Friday, in honor of her entrance into the world war. These colors are red, white and green. This is asked that the Italians both here and at home may be made to realize the friendliness of the American people. The plan as promulgated.by the vacation war relief committee of the Vacation associa tion, in a letter to Mrs. P. L. Campbell, the chairman of the local commitee, states that the Italy-America society, Charles Hughes, president, has asked that every American wear a bouquet of flowers of those colors on that day. The plans for the working out of the scheme locally have been turned over by Mrs. Campbell to City Superintnodent AV. R. Rutherford, of the Eugene schools. Mr. Rutherford stated Tuesday that the children in each room in the city schools will be asked to request their parents to wear flowers on that day. and to wear them themselves if possdde. The school rooms will be decorated with the allied flags, and especial attention will be paid on that day to the Italian flag. Mr. Rutherford states that it will be impossible to have children distribute bouquets on the street, as suggested, for the reason that school work has been so interfered with the past school year that it is imperative that the closing weeks be devoted strictly to the routine of school duties. It is believed that in Eugene, where practically -.very home has a flower gar den, that it should be possible to secure a good celebration without any general distribution cf flowers by committees, as suggested by the letter to Mrs. Camo bell. WOMAN'S BUILDING FUND DRAWS “Thrift Stamp a Month” Campaign Brings Gift From Alumnae. The “Thrift Stamp a Month” drive for subscriptions to the Woman’s Build ing is bringing results. Karl Onthank, secretary to the president, received a contribution of $3 from Carin H. Deger mark, who graduated from the University in 1013 “I’m afraid that’s all I can spare” You’re a regular, red - blooded, true - blue American. You love your country. You love that flap ping, snapping old flag. Your heart thumps hard when the troops tramp by. You’re loyal —* 100%! - $ You intend to — you want to — 'help win the war in a hurry. A ‘'Sacrifice? Sure,” you’ve been thinking. ‘‘Just you wait till they really need it.” And you’ve hon estly thought you meant that too. Come, Come! Let’s quit fooling ourselves. Let us learn what “sac rifice” means. Let us give more than we can spare — let us “give till the heart says stop.” Donated to The Red Cross By Eugene Clearing House Assn. FIRST NATIONAL BANK BANK OF COMMERCE. U. S. NATIONAL BANK. “False Sociology, Based on Materialistic Unbelief” Con demned by Baptists of South. Hot Springs, Ark., May 21.—Baptists of the south were today on record as opposing the “false sociology, based on materialistic unbelief,” which they claim has found its way into American univer sities which “reek with German kultur.” A resolution, admittedly aimed at a Chicago university, condemning this phase of education, precipitated a bitter 1 fight nnd was passed at the final session late yesterday. Condemnation of the widespread ‘‘di vorce evil,” was also expressed in un other resolution, which admonished Bap tist ministers to refuse to perform the marriage ceremony for divorced persons, except those divorced on the grounds of 1 infidelity, ns defined by the Bible. MISSIONARY GROUP ELECTS Helen Brenton Heads Students Walking to Do Foreign Service. Officers for the coming year were/ elected at u meeting of the Foreign Mis sionary Volunteer Baud held last week. Helen Brenton was chosen president, Richard Thompson, vice-president and ! Ami Bogus secretary nnd treasurer. There will be one more meeting of j the band before school closes and this 1 PASTEURIZED. HOMOGENIZED. College Ice Cream Particular people always order it because it always pleases. We make fruit punches of all kinds. EUGENE ICE & STORAGE CO. PHONE 343. Flowers for the Dinner Table No dinner party is complete without them. No table is “well set” without a center piece of flowers. They lend grace and beauty to every festive occasion. Large Palms and Ferns for Rent. RAE FLORAL CO. PHONE 281. 68 9TH AVE. E. <kk~x~xk~;~x~x~x~x~x*<* HARRY ROMANE. ELIZABETH E. ROMANE | (Formerly with Tollman Studio) Wouldn’t you like to have a photograph of your Great .*! Grandfather?— 0 !£ YOUR grandchildren can have one of you; you owe it 'jf to posterity. | Let us make it right! If THE SUNBEAM STUDIO. | .;-X“>*x»*x**x~X"-**x*<MXK-X"X*<'*:-x~x*%"X*<>*x»<“t*X"X*x~x**x~XMX,*x> ivill be in the form of n picnic to be held either Wednesday or Thursday of next week. This club is composed of students who have volunteered to go in for foreign nissionnr.v work of some kind. Light Your Home With ,/ESTINGHOUSE MAZDA LAMPS Not only are WESTING HOUSE MAZDAS the best lamps for lighting your home but there are sizes and styles for the lighting of stores, offices and factories. Insist on getting lamps label ed “WESTINGHOUSE MAZ DA.” They come in the orange and black carton, and the name Westinghouse is your guarantee of quality. Telephone for our lamp man. Sigwart Electric Co. 933 Willamette. Phone 718.