Complaint of Conditions at
Brest Justified, Says
Robert Case.
Fighting at the front was a picnic and
a pleasure compared with “resting” at
Brest awaiting transportation home, ac
cording to Robert Case, of Tigard, who
was a sergeant in Battery C, Goth ar
tillery.
“What they charge against Brest as a
rest camp is true; it could not have been
worse,” said Case, who was a student
in the University of Oregon before en
listing and who is back on the campus
for a short visit with Delta Tau Delta
brothers and other friends. “ It was
a mud hole and a pest hole. Our out
fit lost more men there in 18 days than
we did in 73 days under fire in the Ar
gonne, St. Mihiel and Verdun.
Brest a Mudhole
“Brest should never have been chosen
ini the first place. The rainfall tSiere is
about 00 inches a year. We had half
a day of fair weather while we were
there. Tents without floors, no side
walks, deep mud; inefficient handling of
the feeding of the men—all thes» things
counted against the place. When an in
spector came around, he was shown a
model camp, with sidewalks, drainage
and other improvements that made the
place liveable; just over the hedge and
out of sight were the conditions which
caused the death of so many of the men
who had survived the war.
“At the front we used to average about
18 men a day at sick call; the second day
we were at Brest 90 of oitr 215 reported
sick- I liked it at the front, but not
at Brest.”
fThe Germans, according to Case, nev
er did got the range of Battery C of the
65th, owing to the effective work done
fcy the oamoufleurs, who hid the posi
tions effectively.
Air Fight is Thrilling
An air battle in which the American
downed the German after a thrilling se
ries of loops and dives was described by
Case, who tells of the great rash for
souvenirs of the fight. After the Ger
man crashed to earth the American cir
cled watchfully over him, like a bird of
prey, to make sure he was not playing
’possum. French and American soldiers
made for the plane, and soon there was
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nothing left of it but the heavy metnl ;
parts. All the rest had been split and
broken up for souvenirs.
Mr. Case is contemplating returning
to the University in the fall to complete
his college course.
Fills Own Questionnaire For
Details of End; Parents
Get Sympathy.
It is not often that a man has the op
portunity to write out and direct his
own funeral arrangements. Roy John
son. graduate of the University in the
class of 1915, reported killed in action
on October 6, 1918, has just returned
to the University the questionnaire sent
to his family to fill out, filled out by
himself. He is stationed at Camp Lewis
and has been there ever since drafted
in Juneof last year nnd has never been
given the opportunity to get killed in
action*
Upon the publishing of Johnson's
name in the casualty list the University
tried to get in touch with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Johnson, of Gresh
am, to learn the particulars of his death.
Xo word was received from them nor
was the questionnaire returned. John
son’s name was then added to the list
of the honored men of the University
and was read at the memorial vespers
services last Sunday. In the meantime
letters of condolence had been sent his
family by the University.
On Thursday the questionnaire was
returned to the University filled out by
Johnson himself. It had been forward
ed to him by his parents.
SCIENCE CLUB TO BANQUET
Installation of Newly Elected Members
To Be Feature.
Installation of the newly elected hon
or members of the Science club will be
a feature of the annual dinner of that
club, which will be given Tuesday even
ing at 6:15 in the east room of Friendly
hall.
Professor R. H. Wheeler will present
the paper of the evening. Miss Ada L.
Hall. Clyde W. Mason and George W.
Taylor are the three new members for
whom installation will be held
Tickets will be sold at 50 cents a
plate. Those desiring to attend should
give their names and the .number of tick
ets desired to one of the members of
the committee, Prof. W. P. Boynton,
Prof. E. E. DeCou and Prof. E. L. Pack
ard.
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MIES IMPROVING
FOR PHI HEIR KAPPA
Oregon Working for Honorary
Fraternity; Committee
Discusses Plans.
A greater thirst for knowledge and a
greater interest in student intellectual
activity outside the classroom must be
stimulated if the University is to get
Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary fra
ternity, and in order to start a move
ment that would help Oregon's cause,
the committee on student free intellec
tual activity, of which Dr- Warren D.
Smith, head of the geology department, :
is chairman, met in President Camp
bell's office Thursday afternoon with
the heads of the various studeut organ
izations.
The question was put before the com
mittee and students with the suggestion
that they all he thinking of something '
that might be done to promote interest.
Must Have High Scholarship
Dr. Smith brought out the fact that
Phi Beta Kappa will only come to Ore
gon when the eastern authorities think
that Oregon has a real influence for
higher scholarship on the campus. ‘'Al
though we were refused three years
ago,” said Dr. Smith, “Oregon is prov
ing gradually that she has. 1 think we
have a chance of getting the chapter
here, but we will not know before Oc
tober.”
The Crossroads club for men should
help, accordiug to Dr. Smith. Cross
roads, meaning where different inter
ests meet, was organized two years ago
by Dr. George Rebec, professor of phi
losophy, who is now in Portland. “It
was paterned a'ter the Quadrangle club
at the University of Mihcigan, and is
made up of a group of faculty members
and honor students, with two students
to one faculty member. We don’t hes
itate to discuss anything . Anything from
utilization to the newest Russian gov
ernment is taken up and the discussion
frequently lasts from 7:30 to midnight,"
said Dr. Smith.
Its membership is made up of eight fac
ulty members and 1(1 students. The
students vote on the faculty to be elect
ed, and the faculty and students meet on
a common plane.
Personnel of Committee
The committee, which met Thursday,
is made up of the following faculty mem
bers: Professors Prescott, Bates, Howe,
Parsons, Smith, Allen, Stafford and
Shcroff. The following students were
present: Marie Badura, president of
Scroll and Script; L/uceil Morrow, pres
ident of Eutaxian; Dorothy Flegel,
president of Women’s League; Helen
Brenton, head of women’s debating
clubs; Ella Dews, vice president of stu
dent body; Herman Lind, president of
men’s debating clubs; Herald White,
president of student body; Douglas Mul
larky, editor of Oregon Emerald; An
drew Fish, squire of Crossroads; Helen
McDonald and Bess Colman.
DINNEEN TO WORK IN EAST
Now Attending English University
While Awaiting Army Release.
Lawrence Dinneen, 1915, who enlisted
in Company L, Third Oregon Infantry
from Dallas, Oregon, has seen active ser
vice in France since March 25, 1918, ac
cording to the answer received in the
questionnaire returned to Emma Woot
ton Hall, secretary of military affaifs at
the University.
He has ’fcad experience in training re
placements for the first army at Cen
tres, Loir et Cher, France.
At the time the letter was written he
expected to receive a furlough .within a
few days in order to attend an English
university. After his release from the
army he intends to do news(>aper work
in New York and later own his own
newspaper in Oregon.
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BARRACKS BILL APPROVED
Eugena Merchants Will Be Reimbursed
—Trustee Pleased With Economy.
The bill for the University of Ore
gon barracks has been approved and the
Eugene merchants who supplied funds
for its construction will be reimbursed
in the near future. This was the mes
sage brought by A. W. Hobson, trustee
and manager of the Student Army Train
ing Corps who visited the University,
Thursday evening and Friday morning,
according to Knrl W. Onthank, secretary
to President Campbell.
The economy of the University and the
business management in the construc
tion of the building and other affairs
connected with the S- A. T. C. were
particularly pleading to Mr. Hobson,
who said that in other places the cost
of construction of barracks similar to
those built at the University cost almost
twice the sum used in the erection of
this building.
“This bill has beeen approvd and is
now on its way,” said Mr. Onthank.
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