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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1926)
Amundsen Trip Shows Absence Of Polar Land Dr. Warren D. Smith States Tetrahedral Land Mass Theory ’' 'htkZ P" .*AI. ’rS Airline May Pass Length of Willamette Valley Amundsen, by his recent flight; over the north pole, has provel the j scientists were correct, declared Dr. "VVarren D. Smith, head of the geo-i logy department and authority on: geography. Scientific men have contended no large body of land would be found in the polar regions and Amundsen confirmed their belief. Contrary to the popular idea that an east and west line is the short-1 est distance between two points in the same latitude, such a line on a globe is not the shortest distance. A “great circle” is the shortest line that can be drawn between any two points on a globe and through the two point's. One can see then how much shorter the passage is be tween our continent and Asia when once a line of communication is established over this north pole area, Dr. Smith pointed out. Circle Shortest Line The shortest distance between Portland and Shanghai is the line drawn north from Portland to Alas ka and then south hugging the coast fairly closely. This shortest dis tance is on a line on the arc of the great circle through these points. Once an air line becomes estab lished between the two continents all traffic over this inter-continental course will probably pass directly over the northern part of the Will amette Valley, Dr. Smith believes. The scientists had based their argument that there was no big body of land in the northpolar reg ions on the tetrahedral theory. Ex plaining this theory, Dr. Smith said: “It has Deen shown Dy ODserva tion that opposite every continent on the globe is a basin of water; opposite every old high land area or “shield” is a corresponding low area of water. Directly opposite on the globe from Eurasia is the South Pacific ocean and opposite the Canadian Shield of North Am erican continent is the Indian ocean. High Land Opposite Low “According to this theory there should be four high points or ‘coigns’ to the globe, with four low basins directly (opposite. At the south pole there is a body of land ranging up to 10,000 feet in eleva tion. Hence; the scientists have declared there should be mostly water found at the north pole. This theory is now proved valid.” The second thing Amundsen’s flight has shown is that passage over the north pole is possible. Per haps the only danger encountered in the flight was the ice crystals and this is a difficulty easily over come, Df: Smith asserted, by use of a covering to the gas bag that would resist the abrasive action of the ice crystals. “Amundsen has made many ob-l servations,” concluded Dr. Smith, “which have not yet been publish ed, but we do know that there is no great body of land of continental proportions in the extreme north and that it is now possible for man to pass over this hitherto little known region, enormously cutting time of travel between northern Europe and Alaska. Well-Bred BREAD From grain that is sown as seed to the loaf that is delivered to your house, everything in our bread is of the best quality and is handled in the best possible way. Phone 914-J for good bread and service. ,\Nwv\mav 'Butter-Krus BREAD , r* CAMPUS C&tf ^ By RUTH COREY Walter Cushman, ex ’28, is -work ing for the Oregonian as a report er. He was with a Walla Walla paper after he withdrew from school the' last part of winter term. Doris Kindle, of Central Point, spent the week-end at the Gamma Phi Beta house. Arden X. Pangborn, a member of the Oregonian sports staff, has been visiting on the campus for the past few days. Dr. L. F. Henderson, curator of the University botanical museum, will leave today for Silteoos lake where he will spend about four days collecting specimens of plant life of the region. Essie B. Pubphrey, of O. A. C., attended the banquet given at the Osborn hotel on Saturday night to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniver sary of the establishment of the Al pha Delta Pi sorority. Ralph Henderson will leave for Portland on Wednesday to attend the wedding of his sister Katherine Henderson to Victor Risley, former football and track star. Mary McMahon, a graduate of the University last June, who is teaching school near Forest Grove this year, was a week-end guest at the Kappa Omicron house, of which she is a member. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Johnson have returned from a visit in Stockton, California, where they spent a week visiting their son, Donald Johnson. Mr. Johnson is comptroller of the University. Carlton E. Spencer, University registrar, left yesterday for Port land and from there he will make a trip under the auspices of the Extension Division, lecturing to va rious high schools of the state. Nina Kitts, a member of Delta Zeta, spent the past week-end at North Powder to attend the For strum and Johnston wedding. Miss Nellie Jenkins, clerk in the comptroller’s office, returned on Monday morning from a month’s visit in Stockton and Oakland, Cal ifornia. Florence Kardell, of Marshfield, was a visitor at Hendricks hall on Sunday. She attended school the fall and winter terms and was a freshman in the normal arts de ment. Faith Jacobs, a member of Sigma Beta Phi, spent the week-end at her home in Grants Pass. Mrs. Virginia Judy Esterly has planned to spend her entire vaca tion at La Jolla, California. She will take the boat from Portland and go direct to La Jolla. She will return to the campus the first of 'peptemDjerA .'j Fred Gifford, of Portland, spent the week-end at the Alpha Beta Chi house. The O. A. C. and the University chapters of Alpha Chi Omega held their annual joint picnic last night halfway between Corvallis and Eu gene. Physical ability tests have been placed and E. V. Slauson wins first place with 118 points, Joe Brown second place with 88 points, and C. Orr and Arthur Ord tied for third place with 87 points. Emma Lou Douglas, of Marsh field, Vivian Hargrove, of Port land, and Mable Brecken, of Port land, will sail on June 19, for a trip to Alaska. They are all members of Pi Beta Phi sorority and were graduated in the class of 1924. Henry Koepke, ex-student of the University, was a visitor on the cam pus Sunday and Monday. He is now running his father’s wheat ranch near Athena, Oregon. Sophomores to Frolic At Seavey’s Ferry Friday in Big Picnic Got any old clothes, any over alls or old sport dresses? If so put them on and come out to the annual sophomore picnic Friday, May 21, at Seavey’s Ferry. Transportation is being furnished by the class from Villard hall at 3 and 4 o’clock. Trucks will call at the various sor ority houses for sophomores and will also bring back all members of the class who are not travelling in campus “heaps.” Frank Riggs, who is in charge of amusements, has a surprise in store and promises one of the biggest and best picnics. Frank says the chief attraction will be the dance, which will be full of genuine surprise fea tures throughout. A big special athletic contest between single and “married” men of the class will be announced later. 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Please compare his Statement in Candidates’ Pamphlet with those of his opponents. If you want a school superinten dent who is under no obligations to any political machine, clique, or in dividual and thoroughly trained in Normal, College, University, ex perienced and successful in Rural,, Village and City Schools. Vote for Fred J. Tooze Republican Candidate event which may take place in the water, will be one of the most ex citing of the day. A competent committee, with Helen Mannary in charge, is caring for tho refreshments. Don McCook, general chairman of the picnic, says the big thing to remember is the time, Friday, May 21, the place, Seavey’s Ferry, and the hour, 3 o ’clock. He also empha sized the fact that this will bo a strictly no-date affair. Mu Phi Epsilon to Hold Silver Tea from 4 to 6 Mu Phi Epsilon, women’s honor ary music fraternity, will hold a scholarship silver tea this afternoon from 4 to 6 o ’clock, in Alumni hall of the Woman’s building, announ ces Adelaide Johnson, who is chair man of the tea. Jean Harper, president of the or ganization, and the patronesses will receive and Wanda Eastwood, vio linist and Barbara Edmunds, piano, to whom the scholarships were awarded this year, will present a musical program. All University women have been invited to attend. Catalogs Being Bound; Missing Copies Wanted The registrar’s office is collect ing and having bound all University catalogs for the last three school years. They are short six copies of the Portland Extension catalog for 1923 24, and five copies of the catalog of the Portland School of Social Work for 1924-25. It would be ap preciated if persons having copies of these issues would return them to Miss Gertrude Stephenson at the registrar’s office. 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