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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1927)
Oregon's Outdoors Adds Attractions to Summer Season Vacation Spots Near University Lure Students Summer Scholars Find Beaches, Mountains Fine for Outings Eugene Hub for Week-end Enjoyable Jaunts Of Exploration Situated in the city of Eugene, at the center of Oregon’s highway system, the University of Oregon campus is peculiarly well suited to the desires of the summer school students. With an unsurpassed mountain playground only a day’s journey to the east and the cool Oregon coastline less than 100 miles to the west, splendid opportunities for week-end vacationing are af forded to those who wish to com bine a slimmer of pleasure and profit. The Pacific highway, the “long est paved highway in the world,” runs through Eugene and from it the beauties of two national for est reserves and several beach re sorts may be reached by a day’s motor journey. Chief of the scenic attractions is the playground found in the Cascade National forest, a country of more than a million acres embodying many snow peaks, mountain lakes and streams. These last, restocked frequently, afford anglers much sport. Many of them, which but a few years ago wore practically depleted, are now teem ing with millions of fish. The Cascade range rises in abrupt elevations to form some of the most noted and beautiful landmarks in the country. Cow Horn mountain, Diamond Peak, Maiden Peak, and in the north end of the forest, the famous Three Sisters, are all well over 7,000 feet in height, and the “Sisters,” which rise to a height of more than 10,000 foot, are re splendent the year round in set tings of perpetual snow. Scenic Cascades Shimmer The snow which falls in the high er regions each winter gradually melts during the summer and feeds the many scenic water falls and cascades from which the forest de rives its name. Most popular among those is Salt Creek falls, with its drop of nearly 300 feet, and Mc Kenzie falls, both of which are eas ily accessible to tourists. Two roads penotrato the forost; the McKenzie highway, which skirts the river of that naino for many miles and passes across the moun tains into central Otogno, and, far ther to the south, the branch line of the Southern Pacific, which runs between Eugene and Oakridgo. A special trip by auto has been arranged over the McKenzie route for students at the summer session. Tho region traversed by the high way is one of beautiful scenery, the swift McKenzie river, with its iboat fishing and hot springs, the dense forests of Douglas fir and the park like. pine woods, the mountain scenery, and finally the great lava fields of central Oregon all con tribute to the tourist ’s pleasure. Forest Full of Trips Fnrther to the south of Eugene is the Crater national forest in two principal separate tracts. The larger includes the slope of the Umpqua range and the southern end of tho Cascade mountains; and the oth er is in the tiiskiyou mountains. Tho Cascade portion is a broad, timber ed plateau region, brokon by many buttes, peaks and canyons. Of tho many attractive trips that may be made by touring ear, one of the best is to Crater lake. Crater lake is the deepest body of fresh water in America, and be muse of its sapphire blue color and the grandeur of the encircling cliffs, is one of the most beautiful spots on the continent. While not within national forest boundaries, it is surrounded by the forests on three sides and is best reached by a pic turesque mountain road with runs much of its length through Crater national forest. From Crater lake, one may go out on the east side of the Cascades, north to Diamond lake, Bend and The Dalles, or south by way of Fort Klamath Falla and California. Tim On the Beaches Newport and other Pacific beach es, where agate hunting, fishing, hiking und bathing are to bo en joyed, may be reached by automo bile through Corvallis, 40 miles north of Eugene. Excellent hotel facilities and camping places are to ibe found, und the climate is un usually equable and pleasant. There are many shorter trips neat Eugene for those who do not wish to take the longer ones. Spencer’s butte, a short distance south oi the city affords an excellent view of the valley for a half-day hike; and Triangle lake in the coaai range and various spots along the Willamette river are excellent spots for the picnicker. Eminent Education Specialists Who Will be On Oregon’s 1927 Summer Session Faculty Z?r~ (?eor^<? & S£r-ory<s>sr Cb/ihrrp7/6y^ CS/7/is<z7~s/<£y Afrtv' y<?r/c Qty • r' ▼ -*> Fourth of July to Give Three Days’ Vacation To save readers the trouble of looking at the calendar, it is here announced that the Fourth of July falls on Monday, giving the summer session students this year a chance to plan for a three-day breathing spell from the intensive work of the term. From Friday noon to < Tuesday morning is a pretty size able little vacation. cfesse W. A/et-v/orz of ScAooSs, Oen iser Cofor^c/o Summer Coaching Classes to he In Charge of Oregon Mentors9 Widely Famed in Their Fields ___ o One Visiting Instructor to Be New York Specialist In Dancing Courses A two weeks’ course in the coach ing of football, basketball, base ball, and track under experts, twfi of whom have won national recog nition; a complete program of or ganized play for everybody inter ested in sports, including swimming, tennis, hiking, handball and motor trips; a full six weeks’ course in subjects of theoretical physical ed i ucation—are included in a program | outlined by Dr. John F. Bovard, dean of the school of physical edu cation, for the summer session at | the University of Oregon. The school of physical education j is featuring also Miss Christine 1 Dobbins, assistant supervisor of j physical education, New York City, j who will have charge of classes in j "Programs in Folk Dancing,” “El I ementary Interpretive Dancing,” | " Elementary Folk Dancing,” “Ele l meutary Interpretive Dancing and | Pageantry” and “Problems for Physical Education in Elementary !uml Secondary Schools.” Best Men Already on Staff ‘•Wo are not bringing coaches here from other colleges or univer sities for the 1927 summer session,” declares l)r. llovard, “because wo have, right here, men who are rated as among the best in their line of j work in the United States. Both I Captain McKwan, who will teach 1 football coaching, and William Hay ward, who has charge of the track : work, are nationally known. Wil 1 limn Ueinhart. University of Oregon basketball coach, who will teach basketball coaching this summer, is well known on the Pacific coast, and he is becoming more widely known each year. Since he has been at Oregon he has made an enviable record with his teams.” Dr. Bovard feels that the courses ! in athletic coaching need little ex planation because athletics are sen sational and attract much attention I because they are sensational. He would like, however, to emphasize . j the importance and advantages ol the hcoretical courses that are tc be of ered next summer. | “ihere are a great many person: now teaching physical education who have never had any theoretical training in universities,” he de clares, “and these persons would find such instruction as offered by Miss Dobbins very valuable. Such persons may spend their vacations hero very pleasantly and very prof itably. Miss Dobbins knows her sub ject very thoroughly, is a good ' teacher and has a pleasing person ality.” Wide Range of Interest The purpose of the summer coach ing school is.to get the men already engaged in that work back to school. These persons can add to the value of their own experience the know- , ledge of the experts here. There j were about fifty men taking the i work last year, and it is believed j that there will be about the same | number enrolled again this year. j In the past years interest in the coaching courses has not been con lined to physical education majors alone. Principals, superintendents, and instructors in almost every de partment of academic institutions have taken advantage of the courses in physical education of the Oregon summer session. Aside from the regular univer sity work, a recreational program for the aid and convenience of the men and women enrolled in the summer school, and interested in sports, has been outlined. Recreation of Varied Type Someone will be placed in charge of men’s and women’s athletics, and tennis and handball tourna ments will be arranged. Hiking clubs which have always been pop ular during the summer will be or ) ganized. The college swimming I tanks will be opened, and this sport will probably prove to -be the most popular of all, according to indica tions from previous years. The recreation program also in cludes two motor trips, one up the McKenzie and over the mountains to Bend, and one to Crater Lake. Railroads are offering excursion tickets to those who wish to attend the University of Oregon and these tickets include trips to Bend, around i the Mt. Hood Loop, and to Crater Lake. Information on Courses ' Fee for all courses $25. Stu I dents in regular session admitted | without further charge. Credit—One University credit j for each course. Equipmont—Will be furnished j without extra charge. Anyone interested in athletic 1 coaching is eligible. 1 V* Csr/etorr 5cj/0 £. of" SaAoo As; A//'7777<SA/c<2, ///S77&SS 3»—-——— - 200 Teachers to Come On Tour From Chicago More than 200 hi|jh school teachers from all parts of the Middle West are expected to come to Oregon this summer for enrollment in the University summer session and for a series of trips to scenic spots of the state. The party is to come on a tour arranged by one of the large railroad companies. The start will be made at Chicago June 16. Oregon ‘Grads’ Return From Trip to Australia, South Africa, England Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Kellams, graduates of the University of Ore gon, recently returned to Eugene after a year’s trip with Professor H. E. Knott, of the Eugene Bible University. They left December of last year from San Francisco, sail ing to Australia, stopping at Pa peete, in Tahiti; Raratonga; Well ington, New Zealand; Sydney, Mel bourne and Adelaide, Australia. From there they went to South Africa, and back to the United states through England, to New York. Mr. Kellams is an evangelist, graduate of Oregon with a B. A. degree in 1914. He received his de gree of masters with honors from Edinburgh. He represented at one time the University of Oregon at the Archeological Congress in Pal estine. Although he is a young man, Mr. Kellams is the author of several books, one of which, “Studies in the Forgiveness of Sins,” was given an extensive review in the Johannes burg “Star.” He is a noted evan gelist and addressed, in this tour through South Africa, the Rotary clubs of Johannesburg, Durban, Pre toria, and Pietermaritzburg. Among the topics which engaged his atten tion on his evangelistic campaign were prohibition, Zionism, his views of which the “Star” gave an ex haustive account, and the question of future life. Mrs. Kellams (Vera B. Edwards) is also a graduate of the University in 1915 with a B. A. degree. She is a candidate for a Ph. 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