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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1926)
1. CHASE WINS APPA01DIM VISIT 10 SHUCK Scholar Shows Friendliness In Pleasant Conversation With Oregon Journalists By CYLBERT McCLELLAN Tall, stately and self-possessed, Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase paid the journalism “shack” a visit yester day afternoon, just after his elec tion as president of the University. The dozen or so in Dean Allen’s office could not help staring at the man who had found favor with the board of regents. “I wonder what I ought to say,” he good-naturedly remarked when one of the Eugene reporters put a question to him, which he said was “leading and had quite the journ alistic flavor. S Very much at ease, he combines a friendly personality and a catch ing sort of humor, which makes him liked instinctively. Dr. Chase achieved the approval of all who met him. His accent is not Yan kee, he says, nor is it Southern, but his 15 years residence in the South, after leaving New England, has given him a peculiar blend which is nleasant to listen to. Mentor is Modest Golfer _ Asked if he played golf, he re plied, “My friends say I don’t.” He denied being an “out-in-61-back -in-65” Civil War golfer, but says the Revolutionary War would be closer to the truth. Although, while a student at Dartmouth college, he was never a contestant himself, Dr. Chase is fond of athletics and enjoys watching the _ games. Professional football, Dr. Chase thinks, has done a commendable; thing in' barring all college gridiron j heroes from the professional ranks! until after the class to which the ; player belongs has* graduated. Dr. Chase is married. Someone asked him if he were going to ac cept the presidency, and with his _ever ready smile, which is half smile and half general good-humor and hard to describe, he replied, “I’ll have to refer the matter to mv wife.” Mrs. Chase’s name is Lucetta. They have one child, a daughter, Elizabeth, 11 years old. Educator Shows Democracy Cultured yet democratic, with the ability to make friends immediate ly, he combines, it has been said, the characters of Red Grange and Herbert Hoover, and we’d like to add, Roosevelt and Wilson. Dr. Chase was tired after his all day session with the regents, but in spite of a strain which would have made many irritable, he seemed pleased to meet the faculty and stu dents in the journalism school. Witty and clever, Dr. Chase al ways has a ready reply for every sally. Ralph Casey asked him if he thought the change from “tarheel” to “webfooter” would be too much. His reply was that he had changed from a Yankee to a •‘tarheel” oiice and he thought he could manage the acclimation. DEAN ESTERLY TO GO TO THE DALLES TODAY Dean Virginia Judy Esterly is leaving today for The Dalles to at tend “Girl’s Week,” and will not return to the office until next Mon day. At this conference week with the girls of The Dalles high schools, a number of outside speakers who are experienced in girl’s problems will give addresses. Dean Esterly will speak on “Distinction.” o—-o Varsity Football Candidates All tackles, guards and cen ters report on Hayward field this afternoon at 3:30 accord ing to statement issued by Cap tain McEwan, head coach. — - ... — ----—<> He May Head University —Courtesy Oregon Journal DR. HARRY WOODBURN CHASE, president of the University of North Carolina, who was yesterday tendered the position of presi dent of the University. He has been allowed two weeks in which to consider the offer. CHASE PLEASES CAMPUS Members of the board of regents, the faculty students declared them selves exceptionally pleased yester day with the selection of Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase as president of the University of Oregon. Statfe ments, gathered by Emerald re porters, showing the high regard in which Dr. Chase is held, follow: -o Dr. Janies H. Gilbert, dean of the college and head of the depart ment of economics—As a member of the faculty advisory committee, I can say that Dr. Chase has always been considered the highest choice for the place, and has met with the unanimous favor of the* com mittee. He has demonstrated his executive ability by his achieve ments at the University of North Carolina, and his recommendation of scholarship is very high. -o Dr. Edmund 3. Conklin, head of the department of psychology—I have known Dr. Chase for a long time. We were graduate students in psychology together at Clark uni versity. I have always found him in enthusiastic and delightful com panion. He is a man who sees the university as a unit, not as a string of courses. In our group at school we considered him the most brilliant mind among us. He can read French with his feet on the mantle. -o William G. Hale, dean of the law school—I have met Dr. Chase and found him entirely pleasant and agreeable. He meets people with grace and poise. I believe that he is a man who understands the prob lems of a state university and knows what to do as an executive of a state university. I am in clined to think he is a man who will proceed with deliberation in taking hold of any problems presented to him and will handle them with tact and judgment. -o Eric W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism—Dr. Chase seemed to make an exceptionally favorable impression on everyone he met. He strikes me as an able man, keenly appreciative and friendly. His manner is easy and democratic without loss of dignity. If he ac cepts the offer made by the re gents, I believe he can count on the •wholehearted support of the entire university personnel. -o Colonel William S. Gilbert, mem ber of the board of regents—Every body is delighted. We hope he will accept. -o J. A. Churchill, state superinten dent of public instruction and ex officio member of the board of re gents—We are tremendously pleas ed. We hare solved the problem satisfactory to the board of re gents—the offer was unanimous. Dr. Chase is a strong executive, a most excellent scholar with a large and successful experience and he will make a strong president for the university. -o Edward Miller, editor of the Em erald—I’m delighted that Dr. Chase has been chosen president. He and I talked things over yesterday af ternoon—must have been in session all of 45 seconds. He said he had heard some nice things about the Emerald. He’s a man of noble sentiments. If we had more like him, we’d have a bigger and better university. -o Statements of Karl Onthank, exe cutive secretary; Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, member of the board of regents, and Walter Malcolm, presi dent of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, appear elsewhere. BUILDING PLANS MEET APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE University Regents to Make Final Decision On Hoop Pavilion on February 23 Definite approval to the student body building committee’s genc*al plan for financing the University’s new $150,000 basketball pavilion was given by the building commit tee of the board of regents in ses sion at the Administration building yesterday afternoon. The plan will be submitted to the regents for fi nal approval at the next meeting on February 23, and, if adopted, will then become effective. The Student committee, in out lining the financial program, esti mated that the income from fees in the four terms intervening be fore obligations will become due will be $50,000, less $5000 for the cost of recently constructed bleach ers. As the total cost of the build ing is limited to $150,000, the de duction of the $45,000 available from fees at time of construction leaves approximately $105,000 to be burrowed. Bond Issue Possible Various bond houses have been interviewed as to the possibility of floating a bond issue to cover the amount, and local banks have sig nified their willingness to handle the loan for the student body, it was said. The borrowed sum of $105,000 will be retired after three years, under the proposed plan. The executive council has pro vided that the interest cost of the bonds be met from general student body funds, rather than the build ing funds. This action was taken, it is said, because of a -feeling that the fees collected should go en tirely into the cost of the building. Construction to Start Construction of the new basket ball pavilion on the site on Uni versity street between Fifteenth and Eighteenth streets is to start early this spring that Oregon teams will be playing on the new floor next season. The building^ planned by Dean E. F. Lawrence of the school of architecture, will seat ap proximately 6000. The size of the floor in the pav ilion will 104x158, nearly twice the size of the floor at the Woman’s (Continued on page three) LEAGUE DIME CRAWL AT HOUSES TONIGHT Women to Advertise Dance At Fraternity Houses The Women ’a League Dime Crawl will be held tonight between 6:30 and 7:30 o’clock at all the women’s living organizations on the campus. These affairs are given every term, this being the first one of the win ter term. Campus women will be at home to the men in their own houses, except the following: Delta Zeta at the Sigma Nu house, Oregon Club at the College Side Inn, Delta Delta Delta at the Campa Shoppe, and Chi Omega at the Phi Delta Theta house. Since the success of the affair depends largely on the masculine support of the campuB, a number of girls have been asked to make short talks at different fraternity houses. The committee consists of Frances Morgan, Katherine Graef, Nancy Peterson, Doris Kindle, Frances Borton, Jane Sanborn, Joan War wick, Katherine Struplere, Harriet Boss, Isabel Hawldnson, Virginia Lee Bichardson, Annette Heckman, Mildred Bateman, and Elida Miller. US. Ill TO CUE RUMMAGE SALE TO RAISE FUNDS Proceeds go for Fine Arts Building; Frances Morgan Heads Student Committee Plans for an all student body rummage sale, to be given on March 6, to enlarge the fund for the Fine Arts building, are under way according to Frances Morgan, general chairman of the movement. A thorough collection of wearing apparel will be made by the com mittees in charge. The sale will bo conducted by student auction eers, at some downtown center. Ev eryone is urged to begin collecting dresses, suits, overcoats, millinery, shoes, umbrellas, and knick-knacks of all descriptions, as anything will be accepted, it is announced. It is hoped that students, on their next visit home, will ramsack the attic for any rummage sale possibilities. Clothes will be cleaned and put in to good condition where this is ne cessary. Student Work Appreciated Mrs. George Gerlinger, chairman of the committee in charge of rais ing funds for the Fine Arts build ing, is highly appreciative of this step on the part of the students to help in swelling the fund. It is pos sible to raise a considerable sum in this way if every organization and student cooperates in making it a success. Complete plans for the drive for material and of the sale itself will bo announced later. Committees Named Committee heads have been ap pointed and their helpers will be chosen today when the chairman will meet each member individually for this purpose. A meeting of all ^he chairmen was held last night, in order that each would have a definite idea of plans. The chairmen of the committees in charge of plans for the sale are: Frances Morgan, general chairman; Fred West, associate chairman; Bill I’owell, collection from men’s houses; Marion Horsfall, collection from women’s houses; Edna Stew art, collection from unaffilj^ated students; Esther Setters, cleaning; Flossie Radabaugli, advertising; Dale Ickes, pricing; Frank Ball, transportation; Ed Crowley, sales men; Mary Cogswell, .Saleswomen. CAMPUS ARTISTS WILL STAGE ONE-ACT PLAYS Campus artists and dramatists have combined their talents to make the three original one-act plays, “The Kiss,” “The Athlete,” and “The Kingdom of America,” which are to bo presented at Guild theatre Thursday and Friday nights, representative productions of both the art and drama and play pro duction departments. Eolf Klep designed the scenes for “The Kingdom of America,” Edgar Bollman designed the scene for “The Athlete,” and also all the cos tumes and the properties for it. Ed gar Buchanan, as stage manager, has been working for the last two weeks on Jhe scene for “The Kiss,” which was designed by Kee Bu chanan. Laurence Armond is in charge of the lighting, and Melba Mickleson is wardrobe manager. The play-producing class, ab a whole, has assisted in the' design and making of the properties, and the stage work for the three plays. O. A. C. Game Tickets There are no tickets for the basketball game at Corvallis on sale. There is no reserved sec- j tion for Oregon students. Ore gon students attending the game do so on their own responsi | bility. Southerner Has Two Weeks’ Time to Consider Offer President of University of North Carolina is Unanimously Chosen for Position; Education is Well-Known By EDWARD D. SMITH DR. HARRY WOODBURN CHASE, nationally known edu cator and president of the University of North Carolina* late yesterday was selected unanimously by the board of re gents to be the successor of Prince Lucian Campbell, late presi dent of the University. Dr. Chase asked for and was given two weeks’ time in which to accept or decline. Dr. Chase, in an interview immediately following the an nouncement of Judge James W. Hamilton, president of the board of regents, declined to say whether he would or would not accept. “It is a serious matter that should be given much thought,” Dr. Chase declared, in explaining his request from the board for the two weeks’ time to make a decision. Then, with a hum orous smile, he added, “one should take one’s wife into con sideration.” The election came following an all day meeting of the board at which all members were present except Phillip L. Jackson NUMEROUS DEGREES RECEIVED BY CHASE Educator Elected Head of North Carolina in 1920 Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase was born in Groveland, Massachusetts, April 11, 1883. He specialized in psychology, philosophy and educa tion, receiving his A.B. at Dart mouth in 1004 and his master’s dc greo in 1908. From 1909 to 1910 he directed the clinic for subnormal children at Clark university when ho received the degree of doctor of philosophy. Degrees of doctor of letters were received by Dr. Chase from Lenoir and Wake Forest col leges in 1920 and from the Univer sity of Georgia in 1923. In 1911 Dr. Chase accepted a po sition on the faculty of the school of philosophy and education at the University of North Carolina. In 1914 he bocarne professor of psycho logy. Four years later ho was ap pointed acting dean of the liberal arts college, and the year following he became chairman of the faculty and acting head of the Carolina in stitution. Dr. Chase formally accepted the presidency of tho University of North Carolina in 1920. He is sec retary of the National Association of State Universities. He has con tributed to a number of educational and philosophical publications and is a member of leading philosophi cal and scientific organizations. According to reports from the East, the University of North Car olina under his direction forged ahead of anything that had been dreamed of by his predecessors. He introduced new ideas that gave the people confidence in the institu tion. MARCH 2 TENTATIVE DATE FOR RADIO DEBATE The Orlegonian radio station, KGW, will be available for the Oregon-Southern California debate March 2, and will probably be held on that date if it is convenient for the southern team. It has been neejessary for the teams to use seperate radio sta tion in former years, necessitating alternate tuning in, in order to “get” the debate. If arrangements work out as planned both teams will speak into the same microphone, the debaters standing around the same table, or each team having a separate room, if KGW is in its new studio, at that time. 'l y urnanu, wao is in jiiurope. )uring the meeting, which waa secret, it was understood Dr. 'base was several times called n for conferences. While it is not certain that l)r. Chase will accept the posi* * tion, general opinion on the mmpus is that he will, and a Kooseveltian “dee-lighted” is ihe expression everywhere icard from regents, faculty and students. Regents are Pleased As for Dr. Chase, ho declared his s'isit hero had groatened rather than lessened any previously favor iblo impressions ho had of the Uni versity. “It is all now and fresh to me," he said, “I have had a very pleasant and delightful 48 hoars, and all my impressions havo been most favorable.” Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, of Portland, expressed the general op inion of the board of regents when she said: “I think wo have honor ed ourselves in asking Dr. Chase to bo our leader. lie is a man of real distinction. We have so much faith in the University and its future that we feel only a man of the cali ber of Dr. Chaso is worthy to be the successor of President Camp bell.” Karl On thank, member of the * University executive committee, de*. dared “everybody was glad to have the presidency offored to Dr. Chase. He was the first choice of the fac ulty group. We hope he will take the place.” “The student body is pleased with the selection of the board of re gents,” said Walter Malcolm, stu dent body president, in expressiag the hope that Dr. Chase would ac cept the invitation to become the university president. aearcn is Jjongmy Dr. Chase arrived 011 the Eugenq :nmpus Monday night from Port land, where he arrived Sunday frosa Raleigh, N. C. Since his arrival here, he continuously has been en tertained by members of the facili ty and regents, and has met ala* many of the students. Though no public appearances had been ar ranged for him, it is understood that, since his election, he will speak to the students at the regm lar weekly assembly tomorrow. He plans to remain in Eugene^ where he is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Edmund S. Conklin, until ¥Vi 3ay. Dr. Conklin, who is head of She psychology department, was a roommate of Dr. Chase, when the two were at Clark university, Wov :ester, Mass. Dr. Chase will then jo to Portland, where he expects to remain until Sunday, when, by way if San Francisco, he will return to his home in North Carolina. The election of Dr. Chase, pro viding he accepts, gives to the Uni versity of Oregon an active head for the first time in two and a half (Continued on page four)