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Oregon Offers Exceptional Conditions for Summer ot Study Summer Session Section VOLUME XXX Oregon Best for Summer Study NUMBER 126 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929 22 On Faculty Of Education SummerTerm Specialists from Oregon Ami Other Universities Will Give Courses t _ TIip stnff of flip school nf rdnen tion, of which Hip pprsonnpl is larger llifin Hint nf any other school nr department of tho summpr scs Dean Sheldon sions at. Ftigene and Portland, is comprised of 22 teachers from O r e g o n a n <1 other universi ties and schools, working under the. direction of Dr. Hour y ]). Sheldon, dean. Dr. Grace Fer n a 1 d, associate professor of psy chology at the » iiivivsii.y or vmirorma at ijos An roIps, will have two Eugene classes in the teaching of backward chil dren. Dr. Fernald is well known here for the splendid work she did at the summer sessions last year. Dr. Omen Bishop, professor of psychology at Whitman college, is scheduled to teach a class which will study the aims, curriculum, organization and methods of the junior high school. Dr. Bishop, who received his doctor’s degree from the University of Iowa in 1924, has been a professor at Whitman since 1928. Teaching-Method Courses Dr. Melvin T. Solve, associate professor of English at the Univer sity of Arizona, will give a course in the teaching of English in sec ondary schools. Dr. Solve, who was a member of the Oregon faculty (Continued on Tage Two) Points Opportunity Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, Presi dent of the University of Oregon, who directs regular-session students’ attention to the advantages of a summer of study. First Summer Commencement Set for Aug. 30 Good Speaker and Special Music to be Procured -For Occasion A now feature of the University of Oregon Summer Session, will bo the commencement exercises to be held at the music auditorium, Aug ust 30, at 11 a. m., for all those who have completed the require ments for a degree, either in the Portland or Eugene division of (Continued on Page Three) Dr. Hall Tells Advantages of SummerStudy Chanee Seen for Regnlar Session Student to Develop Himself “The University of Oregon Sum mer Sessions offer unusual opportun ity for stuilv to students who regu larly attend during the year,” said Dr. Aronld Bennett Hall, president of the University of Oregon. ‘‘Here, freed from all obligations outside of activities, with only enough social activity to provide recreation, in tense work in a variety of fiddle to be pursued. “Contacts of the highest type, both with regular professors from the university, and with distin guished visitors are afforded in summer sessions. A more personal relationship with authorities in the ! student's chosen educational field is possible, due to smaller classes and more frequent class meetings. •‘For the student who takes his 1 studies most seriously, I can think of nothing that would be better training and nothing that would make for more rapid development than attendance here in Eugene or in Portland this summer. “Work will be offered in prac tically all schools and departments, to both undergraduate and gradu ate students. “The campus teaching staff will be eomposi^i of 4!) of the University of Oregon faculty members, and a large number of distinguished vis iting instructors. The students will have an opportunity to hear many interesting lecturers at the daily as semblies, which is but. one of the attractive features of the session. “Those wishing to earn extra credit will find the post-session here on the campus a splendid time (Continued on Page Three) Lovely Assortment of Mothers Day Cards and Mottoes Phone 2700 A Very Special Group of 75 Dresses Regularly $12.95 to $15.00 * x, One Special (ft* Q C Price FELTS tri l New Modes for the College Miss $6.75 Smartly new in styles — glowing in colors — very special values, each and every one! W C'A Cliic flapper frocks you 'would imagine to be twice the price we are asking. The dresses are made from the season’s newest fabrics in the smartest styles for summer. There are sleeveless and long sleeve models with cireular skirts, pleated tiers and raffled skirts, and both prints and monotones are important in this outstanding group of dresses. MATERIALS PRINTS, TUB SILKS, WASH CREPES, CREPES, GEORGETTE, CREPE DE CHINE COLORS—TRIMMINGS Blue, Red, Rose, Nile Green, Maize, Lavender, Navy Blue, Blaek, White and prints in two-piece styles, jacket styles, laee trims, bows, panels, tucks, draper, buttons, rhinestones, and colorful pipings. 1 192fi Attendance Highest Mark in Summer Sessions XIV K RSI TV of Oregon Rum mcr Sessions are becoming more popular evqry yenr. Last year's enrollment showed a total of 1,270 for the regular session, (ISd at the extension in Portland and dS.” enrolled here on the campus, the high mark since the Summer Session started in 1902 frith a total enrollment of nine teen under the guidance, of seven professors. In 1SH7 the enroll ment increased nearly three fold with the opening of the exten sion center in Portland, a jump from slightly over 200 who at tended the previous summer in 'Eugene to a total enrollment of 004. In 1920 there was a. slight decrease in enrollment. Kegistra ition last year showed an increase of nearly fifty over the 1927 enrollment. Early indications point to another increase this year. Platoon School Demonstration is Summer Feature Work of Five Grades Will Be Shown by Unusually Fit Instructors The University of Oregon and tlie Portland public schools have for mally cooperated to establish a pla toon demonstration school as a fea ture of the Portland Summer Session of the University of Oregon, for the six weeks period from June 2J to August 2. This demonstration course will be held in the Shattuck elementary school building and will make pos sible for the first time on the Paci fic Coast the opportunity to see and to study a platoon school in regular operation. The program of the school will bo the work of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. A representative at tendance of pupils will be drawn from the various elementary schools of Portland. This demonstration school will have a ten-teacher, ten-section pro gram. The work will be in two divisions—the special'activities “and the home room. The demonstration teachers will consist of the regular teachers of the Holladay platoon demonstration school • and of other conspicuously successful teachers from the staff of the Portland pub lic schools, supplemented by spe cialists on the faculty of the Port land Summer Session of the Univer sity of Oregon. Courses have been arranged for students doing formal work in con nection with the platoon demon stration school at the Portland ses sion. Session to Deal With Economics Conference to be HebI on Campus June 28 Jlr. William Trufant Poster, for mer president of Heed College, will be the principal speaker at the economic conference to be held on best known authority in the field Dean Gilbert qooqas Jatnmns aqj jo a.iiijiMj IBiaads b su %z ounj- sndiuna aqj «ii0 xi ° >n jo jojaajrpf Aiou s; ia]so,{ 'j(j •sjjasnqa -BSSBJY ‘uoj.via\j JB BjapiBnbpBaq qjiAi ‘ q a i b a s - a aiihouoaig; Foundation o f Foster , is probably tbe oi proms, waste, business booms, and depressions, lie has written many volumes on these subjects. Isaac Leon Candell, professor of education at Columbia university, also will take a principal part in the conference. Dean J. II. Gilbert has complete charge of the conference. No definite plans or program has been made. Dean Gilbert is work ing toward the completion of all the details. He will be prepared to make a report on all the features and program of the conference soon. i Mountain ami Sea Will Call, This Summer Outdoor Trips to Feature Session for Oregon Student Group Every week-end of the 10:20 Snvn iner Session will lie tlie oeension of one ov two organized excursions. Morion F. McClain manager of tlie University Co-op, who is in charge of these trips, Inis outlined a ten tative program. On the first week-end, July 00 and 00, there will be a “soft trip” and a “hard trip.” For those in school who do not care about hiking long distances, a trip to the Coburg hills is planned for July -0. On Sunday, the next day, the stu dents will go with the Eugene Ob sidians to Mary 's Peak, near Oor allis, on a joint climb with the Trails club of Portland. A trip to Crescent lake in the Cascades will be made on the fol lowing week-end, July (i and 7. The plans are to leave Eugene on Sat urday, taking advantage of a spe cial round-trip rate of approximate ly if’- offered by the Southern Pa cific. It is 95 miles to the lake. To Climb Lakeview Peak The group making this excur sion will hike over the top of the 7000-foot Lakeview mountain, camp ing Saturday night near the sum mit, and completing the rest of the 14-mile jaunt to Odell lake in toe morning. Sunday evening the train will stop for the students at Odell lake. Tiie annual Spencer’s butte trip is booked for July 13 and 14. As is the summer school tradition. Prof. E. E. DeCou will lend the group. On the same week-end there will (Continued on Togo Four) On Portland Faculty ST —n Left to right—Walter W. R. May, journalism; Arthur E. Nilsson eco nomics; Frank P. Rand, English; Melvin T. Solve, English. Mr. May is repeating this year a most successful course in newswrit ing-, given in Portland Summer Ses sion in 11)28. Mr. Nilsson is of tiie Yale faculty. Mr. Rand, author of The Signet, at Amherst, is noted author of plays, pageants, and verses. Dr. Solve, who did his un dergraduate work in tho University of Oregon and later became a mem ber of the Oregon faculty, comes from the University of Arizona, where lie is associate professor of English. Lincoln High to House Portland Center Work Lincoln high school, as in Die past, will be tho center of activities of the University of Oregon Sum mer Session in Portland this sum mer. All the classes, except three or four to be arranged, will be held in the morning. Alaska Cruise Assured With 180 Signed Up Seveii States Supply Full Load for Excursion on Steamship Queen A total of ISO students, drawn f no in tlio seven states of Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Mon tana, Utah, and Wisconsin, have signed up to take the university cruise to Alaska on the H. S. Queen, which leaves Seattle August 8 for a. two weeks’ trip. Including the dean of men and the dean of women there will be 15 fac ulty members on the trip. The S. S. Queen, which has a speed of 14 knots, has a length of .448 feet, a breadth of 118 feet, and a gross tonnage of '2,727. On the A deck are 118 rooms with 5(1 berths; on the B deck, 44 rooms with 1-1 berths; on the 0 deck, 10 rooms with 30 berths. Student ac commodation on this special cruise will lie limited to 185, all first-class cabin accommodations. Tlio expenses for each student are $140, including the fee in the post session. Ocean Faculty Listed The faculty and the subjects which they will tench or the capac ity in which they will act follow: Hr. J. Duncan Spaeth, English; Mr. Nowlanil B. Zane, art; I)r. Charles N. Reynolds, anthropology; W. (1. Beattie, education; George IT. God frey, journalism; Mrs. Mabel E. Mc Clain, librarian, library methods; Prof. Albert R. Sweetser, botany; Dr. Warren D. Smith, geography and geology; Karl W. Onthank, director; Mrs. Karl W. Onthank, dean of women; Dr. Wilmoth Osborne, ship’s doctor; Mrs. George H. Godfrey, registrar and secretary; Marion Me (Continued on Page Four) This “ad” is from a student - owned sltore for the slti dents of Oregon. YOUR SUPPLIES FOR THE SUMMER SESSION ARE READY FOR YOU---HERE. EVERY BOOK, PENCIL, PAINT OR BRUSH THAT YOU WILL WANT MAY BE PURCHASED HERE AT FAIR PRICES Text books are bandied boro at Eastern prices. Wo rnako no (‘barge boro for tbo advance in cost, due to shipping. On Ibe balcony you >('111 find one whole department devoted to art sup plies. Your sundry staples—notebooks, pens, stationery are on the lower floor. Since Ibis is a co-operative institution our prices are correspondingly the lowest available. We, being a student enterprise, have served tbo students of Oregon for ten years. All our experience goes behind every service to you. We know bow to serve. A board of directors made up of faculty and student member^ con trols tlie policy of this store. You will find it one of your closest con nections with the school. UNIVERSITY "CO-OP”