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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1925)
YOUNG RUSSIAN INSTRUCTOR HAS * HARDSHIPS IN WAR ANP PEACE “Clad in white flannels, a straw hat and a cane, and possessing no speaking English vocabulary, I made a sensational if not conven tional debut into America for I landed in September in Seattle on a dark rainy day. You see, I plan ned to go to San Francisco from China, where we wore white clothes on account of the heat. So I sold all the dark clothes I had because I could get more money for them. They did not purchase a ticket to Frisco for me so went to Seattle.” “How did you happen to come to the United States?” I asked. And then the young Bussian be gan his story. His name is Bo jansky, familiarly called Boe, and is assistant instructor in the math ematics department. His quaint English, perfectly constructed, made listening very easy. He smoked continuously as he talked. “1 was fighting in Admiral Kol chak’s army during the Bussian civ il war. We had been successful up to 1919, but from then on were retreating. We were, pushed back into Siberia, back to the borders of China. There our army was dis banded on account of the great los ses. Many of us went into China. I worked there for nine months. "It was my ambition to go some where to study . At first I planned on Germany because I knew Ger man. Then I learned that the Y. M. C. A. in China was organizing groups of Bussians to go to the United States to school so I joined them and came to Seattle. “Eleven other boys from Bussia were with me, all wanting to learn English. When we were together we continued speaking Bussian. In order to make any progress I knew that I must leave them, so I went to Wenatchee where I learned Eng lish of a poor sort, when I worked “No,” he repled, “I was educa in the apple orchards. I then went to Fairfax and worked in a lumber mill. Here a school teacher in structed me in English at night to an extent that I felt I could enter college. “I chose Whitman because it was near and was a small college where I could get close to the things I was studying, to the teachers and students. I received a small schol arship and entered as a special stu dent. The first winter I was chore boy on a farm and rode a bicycle to school. “Being interested in politics I majored in political science. I lost interest and changed to math and science, and graduated in 1924. “Because of lack of funds I was unable to accept positions offered me in the East. Oregon being near I accepted the position offered me, and here I am studying and teach ing. Explaining in my most flow ery English, the mysteries of ‘trig’ to unwilling minds.” “Well,” I said, “were you ac customed to farm life and hardship in Bussia 1 ’ ’ ted in a military school in a city and knew nothing of hardships. My three years in cavalry did not teach me how to harness a horse. When I first worked on a farm here, one morning very early I thought I heard someone pumping water from a squeaky pump. I rose and found that it was a young mule braying.” “Do you plan to remain here?” I questioned. “No. I am going back to Bus authentic idea of progress in the sia I don’t even think of fitting in here permanently, though I like it. Bussia has been deprived of scientific information for almost ten years. Only by those educated elsewhere returning do they get any going .back.” authentic idea of progress in the scientific world. That is why I am SENIOR WOMAN GIVES HER IDEA OF COLLEGE Self-Reliance and Matured Tolerance Acquired By W. E. K. Mary -, English major, sat across a table from me in College Side Inn. Keat’s “Collected Poems lay at her elbow. ‘■‘Has college been worth while?” she mused, the while tinkling a glass of water with an ice-cream spoon. “Yes, a thousand times. It has widened the horizon of my vi sion. College has matured by tol erance, has given me direction as to that which I have the best ability to undertake, has given me self-reliance, has fostered my taste for literature, and has lifted my imagination to ‘the light that never was on land nor sea,’ and to ‘beau ty is truth, truth beauty.’ ” As Miss •— quoted the im mortal line of Keat’s “Ode to the Grecian Urn” in her crystal voice, she lifted his book of verse. A dusky gold sparkled out of her twi light brown eyes as she slowly turned the pages. Then she ran her fingers aeross her wavy dark hair. “College has made each book seem like a vivid adventure into its author’s mind and into the life and world seen through the author’s temperament,” she continued. “It has made me love all things fox what they are—even to life.” Life, according to Miss ———, can not hold many other memories as rieh as those she has stored up during her college career. “Wherein does college lackf” I quizzed. “College has become too mechan ic,” she replied, “and dulls the creative facilities and the student’s sense of brotherhood. College en courages individual and selfish ri valry among the students and wrongfully rewards scholastic ef forts with stupid grades. College should foster spontaniety in study ing and endeavor in behalf not of self but of mankind. This school does not have enough competent and cosmopolitan-minded professors; but I should not be too critical with the faculty. “I have no dogmatic suggestions, since suggestions are seldom ac cepted nowadays, to offer the un derclassmen,” Mary - said. “My message to them is that life is like a pillow-slip turned wrong side out and that college should turn it right-side out so the crudity of seaming can not be discerned. The Toas twitch Shoppe Cbllege Brick Ice Cream Light Lunches Open till 10 p. m. 24 W. 9th Street GEOLOGISTS DESIGN LAMPS FOB MICROSCOPE SLIDES Some special lamps have been de signed by members of the geology department and have been built by Carl Aldeen of Mr. Fisher’s de partment. These lamps are con structed for use in connection, with microscope slides and are said to be very effective. PATRONIZE EMERALD ADVERTISERS SEVERAL OREGON GIRLS WILL GO TO SEABEGK Interesting Session for Y. W. Delegates Planned The University of Oregon ■will be represented by several students at the Northwestern conference for women, which will be held from June 23 to July 3 at Seabeck, Wash ington. Hiss Florence McGowan, secre tary of the campus T. W. C. A., who is in charge of the plans for the delegation from here, states that several who have attended these conferences have given their names to attend this year. “Many others are contemplating going, so that by another week we will have several more who will attend,” she said. About 200 students from the col leges in the Northwest will be pre sent. One of the features is that of association with those who come from other schools. The spirit of fellowship is emphasized. The conferences are arranged to give opportunity for examination of any of the questions which to day are confusing to thoughtful stu dents. Outdoor life is a large part of the program. Registration must be made by June 10 by sending an application card with a program fee of $8.00 to Y. W. C. A. Conference Regis trar, 8th Floor, Marston building, 244 Kearny street, San Francisco, Calif. The conference will follow the one for men at Seabeck, which ends June 22. Following are the women who have given their names to attend: Florence McGowan, Helen Andrews, Margaret Boyer, Olga Jackson, Frances Dodds, Florence Buck, Elo ise Buck, Anita Kellagg, and Vir ginia Keeney. INSIST ON A PURE MILK SUPPLY Try our perfectly pasteurised milk and cream. THE ONLY SAFE WAY REID’S DAIRY, 842 PEARL BEFORE Furnishing Your Home Come to the store that has furniture of quality, good furniture, that you are proud to place in your home. Get our prices and then you will appreciate the ad vantages of. trading at our store. At this time we want to thank the students and faculty for their patronage during the past year. J O H NSON FURNITURE CO. 625 WILLAMETTE When It’s Food You need, lift the receiver and ask for 246. You’ll always find us rea^y to supply your table with the best of Fruits and Vegetables in season. Pack age, Bottle and Canned Goods. Everything for the Table Meat*, Bakery Goods and Groceries We take this occasion to thank our student customers for their patronage during the past year. We assure you that we will be able to give you the same good service next year. We wish you a pleasant summer’s vacation and will look forward to welcoming you back again next fall. , 4, The Table Supply Co. L. D. PIERCE, Prop. 9th and Oak Phone 246 STUDY at HOME for EXTRA CREDITS More than 4S0 courses in History, English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Zoology, Modem Languages, Economics, Philosophy, Sociolpgy, etc., are given by correspondence. Learn how the credit they yidd may be applied on your college program. Catalog describing courses fully will be furnished on request. Write today. &i)t 33ntber£>itp of Chicago SS ELLIS HALL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Here’s your drink! On these days when the old mercury is working overtime you’ll find the Oregana a pretty handy place for a good cool drink. Big generous glasses of sparkling, cooling, refresh ing drinks are always waiting for you at George’s fountain. The Oregana jil A goodly list of thirst quenching coolers you’ll find at the College Side fountain. Sparkling sodas, fresh’ limeades, Orange and lemon beverages, root beers, frosty malts, mint julips, green rivers, ginger ales, and grape sodas. Any one of them or countless others will give you pangs of satisfaction and refreshing coolness. And above all, you don’t have to wait for it. PICNIC LUNCHES TO ORDER Dpn’t let this weather go by without a good picnic on the race or up the river. There are hundreds of fine places and a place where you can get a real lunch before you go so don’t put it off any longer. The College Side lunches are carefully prepared with just what you order and are tastier, cheaper and quicker. ♦ The College Side Inn