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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1927)
Paralysis Peril Not Great, Says Dr. F. N. Miller Infirmary Has Serum on Hand for Student Treatment Dr. Fred N. Miller, University phy sician, in a statement issued yester day, says that the infantile paraly sis situation in Lane eounty is no cause for the students to become alarmed, since the infirmary and dispensary have taken every precau tion to prevent the disease from spreading to the campus. If any cases does break out, it will promptly be isolated, says Dr. Miller. His statement follows: “To the Students: At the pres ent time there are a few cases of infantile paralysis in Eugene. The University health service feels very definitely that there is no cause for alarm especially since the disease is much more common in children of pre-school age. “According to the Oregon State Board of Health, 95 per cent of cases occur in individuals in the first 10 years of life. However, some cases have occurred through out the state in adults. About a month ago we made arrangements with a local pharmacist to get some serum if necessary, and ascertained that he kept a large supply on hand, whieh is always available. Since then some serum has been purchased and is on hand at the University infirmary. It is not ex pected that this will be needed, but it is comforting to know that if the necessity for its use does arise there will be no delay in its administra tion. “The two questions we have been asked most frequently are, ‘What can I do to prevent getting the disease?’ and ‘What are the symp toms?’ Fortunately the disease is not highly contagious—that is, there are rarely large numbers in any one group who become affected. In gen eral, however, the avoidance of crowds, especially of assemblies where there are many children, is wise, and it is more important than ever that each individual guard his coughs and sneezes. The use of gargles and sprays as a protective measure is probably of no value. Much may b» done if all students who have a slight cold or feel any indisposition will report to the dis pensary. If this is done, students need not bother about the answer to the question, ‘What are the symp toms?’ because then they will be sure to be under medieal care as soon as diagnosis is possible. “If any case should occur it will be isolated immediately in the in firmary annex away from all other students, and special nurses as needed will be secured. So far there has not been a single case among the students in whieh there was present the symptoms of the onset of the disease. This statement is issued merely to answer some ques tions that have been asked us and to show that we feel definitely that there is no cause for alarm, but that we have, nevertheless, prepared for an emergency which we do not an ticipate. “DR. FRED N. MILLER.” Zane Commissioned To Direct Decoration Of Jewish Synagogue Nowland B. Zane, assistant pro fessor of architecture and allied arts of the University of Oregon, has been commissioned to direct the interior coloration of the new Jew ish synagogue in Portland, Temple Beth Israel. This Hebrew temple is being erected by the architects, Whitehouse and Brookman, at Flan ders, Nineteenth, and Glisan streets, and according to Mr. Zane, is of significance because of its excep tional architectural interest, in ad dition to the fact that it stands for the center of the Jewish faith in Portland. “The decoration involves a great many details of interior architec ture, from the stained glass of the dome, through the walls with their panels, moldings, and decorations in relief, to the floor. “The general effect of tne inter ior,” he continued, “is planned to be something akin to the richness of ancient Bizantine churches in which carefully studied proportions of rich colors are placed here and three for the best effect. “Conspicuous among the special details of decorative interest are the circular medallions in relief that enrich the front walls and the sof fits of the several large arches that dOur Lenses , Are Best /orh Better Visio^ , I Dr. Roijdi Qick OPTOMETRIST — OPTICIAN 878 Willamette Next to First Nat’l. Bank divide the interior on an octagonal plan. These medallions are rich in the symbolism of the faith, and in volve particular care in their treat ment.” Mr. Zane is obliged to make oc casional visits to Portland to keep in touch with the constructional progress of the interior of the church. He is preparing a series of color sketches in order that the painting contractor may proceed with his responsibilities in carrying out the decorative scheme. The pres ent stage of the work is the prep aration of such color sketches based upon a careful study of the archi tect’s blue prints. It is believed by Mr. Zane that his problem is one of exceptional interest in the decorator’s field. He says that be keenly enjoys the dif ferent phases of research and color harmonies as they relate to the com pleted beauty of the creation. University Men And Women Are ‘On Their Own’ More Graduate Students Are Self-Supporting, Report Shows Approximately three-fourths of the students of the University of Oregon are wholly or partly self supporting, it is announced by Earl M. Pallett, registrar. Figures just compiled for this term show that only 813 out of 2849 enrolled on the Eugane campus depend upon their parents for entire support. Figures for the Medical school, Portland, and other extension cen ters, and correspondence students are not available, but it is believed that nearly all of these make all or nearly all of their own living. The number of men who are self supporting is much greater than the number of women, and out of a total of 1546 men only 151 do not earn all or part of their way. The number of men who are entirely “on their own” is 560, more than one third of the enrollment. Women who are entirely self-supporting number 172, or 13 per cent 'of the total of women. The percentage is believed to be slightly greater in favor of self supporting students than these fig ures show, since 366 students did not state whether or not they were self-supporting on their cards. “The fact that 107 senior men out of 242 and 51 senior women out of 232 are wholly self-supporting indicates that students who must make their own way in life realize the value of university training enough to actually earn it at a sacrifice,” points out Mr. Pallett. “It is also significant to note that out of the total of 242, only 14 men of the senior class are depend ent wholly upon others for support.” Men taking graduate work show an even higher percentage of self support, since 36 of the 54 are wholly self-supporting, and only one is dependent upon others for his entire fund. High Schools Enter Oregon Debate League Many high schools are enrolling in the Oregon High School Debating League, announced Dan E. Clark, secretary of the league. About 80 schools are expected to join by the middle of December when the time limit for entering is up. Oregon is divided into eleven dis tricts. The district debates will take place soon after the Christmas holidays. The district champions .will debate and the winners of the inter-district debates will vie for supremacy at the University of Ore gon in May. Try Emerald Classified Ads. A. J. Atwater DENTIST Tiffany Building Phone 1115 Oregon Professor Finds Germany Most Friendly Land to Americans Country Thriving; No Desire to Return to Military Government, Says Dr. Earl Griggs “The most wholesome welcome we experienced during our travels on the continent was in Germany,’* de clared Dr. Earl L. Griggs, assistant professor of English, who has been studying for the past two years at University College, London. Mr. Griggs visited Germany under the auspices of an international union of students, which seeks to acquaint students of different na tions. The organization often ar ranges group tours of foreign coun tries, where the young people stay as paying guests of the University students there. Dr. Griggs traveled in France and Italy as a member of these groups. At his departure for Germany, a vice-president of the German stu dents presented him and his wife with a card on which was enscribed in German, “Welcome these stu dents.” * Dr. Griggs presented the card first at the University of Berlin. It worked like a charm. They were welcomed most heartily, and a Ger man student who spoke English im mediately took them in hand and showed the couple about Berlin. “The Germans continued their* study of English and French during the war,” said Griggs. “Hence they are much more advancfed than we. We were ftften ashamed of our German, and had sometimes to talk in French.” The student card was used in Leipsig, Jena, and Munich with the same success as in Berlin. Germans made a particular effort to be nice to the Americans, said the profes sor. Once, by mistake, he found him self in a compartment of a German train reserved for wounded soldiers. They proved the most friendly of the Germans, discussing the world situation freely and making the Americana feel at home. They held no prejudices against the United States because of the World War. “The one name we found it best not Jo mention was that of Wood row Wilson,” declared Griggs. “The Germans have a tendency to feel that they didn’t lose the war, that there was no military de feat, but threatened starvation. They looked upon Wilson as the greatest idealist in the world, and expected in surrendering their arms to gel an ideal peace from him. “They feel that such a peace was not granted, that Wilson betrayed1 them into the hands of their enemies.” Dr. Griggs observed that the Ger man students think that their coun try was no more responsible as a nation for the war than was any other country. They condemn the Kaiser as pig-headed and believe he involved them in disgrace as well as in war. There is little love for the Kaiser among the German stu dents. “But Germany is ready to forget the war, and she is recovering from }ts effects better than any other European nation. Her factories are everywhere busy. The mark is now norma], and the country is rapidly regaining her pre-war time suprem acy in commerce,” he continued. “There is some doubt among the students there about the success of democracy. They are also concerned over the present conditions of Rus sia. Germany believes that Russia, if she continues in her present poli cies, will involve Europe in war. Their country being practically un armed they fear will suffer as the battleground unless more armament can be arranged. There is no dd sire, however, to go back to a mili tary government” concluded Dr. Griggs. Oregon Delegate At Toronto Centenary Writes of Occasion Norma Hendricks Starr, ’06, whose home is in Toronto, Canada, has sent a report of the Centenary Celebration of the University of Toronto, October 6, 7, and 8, which she attended as a representative of the University of Oregon. Delegates from all parts of the world attended.to honor the Univer sity ’s completion of its first hundred years and the procession was a color ful pageant. Greetings brought by delegates from abroad were tendered in French, English, and Spanish and were returned in kind by the Uni versity chancellor, Sir William Mulock, Mrs. Starr said. The million-dollar set of chimes, gift of the alumni, which is in the Soldier’s Memorial tower was dedi adolpm iu*o# jlSSI L WW A Melodramatic Thriller! SPECIAL PROLOGUE Nightiy 7:20-9:30 FELIX COMEDY I NEWS I FRANK’S. MUSIC I QUITE FETCHING The High Hat Circulating Library Zippy Nippy Quippy Books “A New Bookery for Book Lookers” Above the College Side Inn If It*# a Sign We Paint Em EUGENE SIGN WORKS Quality Service and Low Prices Above Allen Drug Store 90 E. Broadway Phone 2364 ] cated during the celebration. The walls of the Memorial tower are in scribed with the names of the 600 men from the University of Toronto who fell during the late war. A rugby game was also played, and between halves a score of men put on a pantomime of the fashions of a hundred years—around the in evitable Canadian tea table in the middle of the field. Mrs. Starr sent a copy of the Uni versity ’s daily paper. Typically English, it makes little use of head lines and is more conservative in appearance than college papers in the United States. Bailey Willis, Noted Geologist, Will Give Illustrated Lecture Beginning a series of special lec tures to be given under the aus pices of the Condon club this year, Dr. Bailey Willis, president of the Seismological Society of America and one of the leading authorities in the world on the subject of earth quakes, will speak in Villard hall on November 22. Mr. Willis will illus trate his many journeys through the earthquake belts of the world with colored slides and possibly motion pictures. Mr. Willis was for three years chief geologist in the U. S. Geologi cal Survey which is the largest re search organization in the world. He spent three years in Patagonia for the Argentine government besides conducting researches in the complex fault system of the Andes and head ing geological expeditions into western China for the Carnegie In stitute. He has just concluded a world-tour during which ho was delegate to the Third Pan-Pacific Scientific Congress in Tokio. This is the first attempt of the Condon club to sponsor the more serious side of geology for the gen eral public. Willis with his excep tional ability to popularize geology in his lectures which he heightens by anecdotes gleaned from his ad ventures and colorful career, has put him in great demand as a speak er by many learned societies throughout the world. Dr. Warren D. Smith, who is to be his host dur ing his sojourn at the University, said that Mr. Willis possesses all the energy and enthusiasm of a small boy looking for pie despite his 70 years. Send the Emerald Home TODAY THURSDAY Matinee Thurs. 2 p. m. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L 5i Hie Dove ‘^Stolen bride * WITH LLOYD UUGUES -iy A 3ittt national Picture Never so Gorgeous! Never so Charming! Never so Ex quisite. You’ll love her more than ever— -ALSO— H Ounejf t. n Won't Format! MACKSiNNHT “RiMJMBERWHE(0I / FfATVRl** * " " 3 / KARR’/ LANGDON Moroni Olsen Players Are At Heilig Tonight ‘Lilies of the Field,’ Lively Comedy by Turner, Is Presentation “Lilies of the Field,” an English comedy by John Hastings Turner, will be presented tonight at the Heilig theater by the Moroni Olsen players under the auspices of the! Eugene branch of the American As- ■ sociation of University Women. The Moroni Olsen players are a group of college folk who organized the first circuit repertory company in the West and who for years have been playing in most of the larger towns in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Utah. Their aim is to put good plays, well produced, within the reach of even the small town which usually is unable to book th’o better class of road shows. Janet Young, an Oregon gradu ate of ’14 and a member of Delta Gamma, is one of the players. They feature no stars, but “the play is the thing.” The scenes of “Lilies of the Field” are laid in an English vicar age and the plot deals in a lively satirical vein with the events of the courtship and marriago of the twin daughters of a country clergyman, who is an uniquely unworldly and charming character. Tickets for the play are on sale at the doan of women’s office and the Co-op. These must be ex changed at the Heilig box office for reservations. Season tickets, good for this play and “The De NEATLY TAPERED HAIRCUTS At the Campus Barber Shop 13th. Street l 3KE2S TODAY and THURSDAY •'THOMAS ME1GHAN Directed by JAMES CRUZE —Who made “The Cov ered Wagon” and “Old Ironsides,” this Meighan drama stands out as one of the most compelling of the year. COMEDY NEWS ;our,” by Owen Davis, which will >e given in January, are $3. Law School Enrollment Increased This Year Charles E. Carpenter, dean of the [Tniversity law school, will speak jefore the law school student body md faculty at a dinner to be held Sunday, November 20, at 6:30 p. m., it the Osburn hotel. This will be the first of a series )f monthly dinners to be given this pear, which are' being sponsored by he local chapter of Phi Delta Phi, lational honorary law society. Officers of the society are: George Joseph, president; Wm. A.dams, secretary; Orval Yokum, treasurer; Orlando Hollis, historian. The total enrollment of the law school for this year, including three vomen, is 73. Of this number 34 ire first year students, 26 second fear, and 13 third year. This is a considerable increase compared to the enrollment of former years. The number of women enrolling^ each fear is becoming less, with eight ■egistered five years ago. a———" “ " ■ ..<3 We make an old style Tuxedo up-to date— We also make the double breasted coats to single breasted ones. Also Cleaning and Pressing University Tailor 1128 Alder St. sj» ■<...ia “LILIES of the FIELD” Presented by Moroni Olsen Players Wednesday November 16 8:15 p. m. An English comedy from London, full of laughs aud witty thrusts at social foibles. PRICES: $2, $1.50, $1 and 75 cents. No tax Box office now open I have never tasted better Waffles and Sandwiches — And you’ll have to agree after once you’ve tried them. Hot waffles with Southern Marshmallow Sirup, hot cocoa or coffee for breakfast, and hot Kistwick sandwiches, but tered and toasted with cold milk for lunch. CANDIES—PENNANTS—OREGON JEWELRY SOUVENIRS—STATIONERY The Lemon-O Pharmacy Thirteenth and Alder Eugene, Oregon