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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1931)
Portland Men Oppose Transfer of Science Courses to O.S.C. in Letter to State Boards Proposal of Survey Hit by Six Citizens Dignity of University til Slake, Education Body Told Work in Controversial Subjects Is Basis of Success in Others Hitting the proposal of the re cent federal survey of higher edu cation in Oregon that upper di vison and graduate work in the pure sciences should be trans ferred from the University of Ore gon State college, six prominent. Portland men yesterday addressed an open letter to the state board of higher education. Signing the letter of protest were: Charles H. Carey and Rich ard W. Montague, Portland at torneys; Rabbi Henry J. Berkowitz, of Temple Beth Israel; Dr. Ralph A. Fenton; Philip L. Jackson, newspaper publisher; and J. C. Stevens, engineer, and former member of the board of higher curricula. Three Hold Degrees Three of the signers hold de grees from the University, Mr. Montague and Mr. Carey receiving honorary degrees of M. A. in Pub lic Service in 1919 and 1927 re spectively, and Dr. Fenton receiv ing a B. A. degree in 1903. The letter writers represented themselves simply as a group of interested citizens. Transfer of science work to Cor vallis would rob the University of its prestige and dignity, the letter stated. Hotter Is ({noted Fboeoskij Change Fkotkstfd The report of the survey commission is an able study of the relationships of our higher educational institutions to the pub r~-— lie and to each other. The recommenda tions in the report will, with few excep tions, be concurred in by most people in Oregon. We must, however, protest most earnest ly against the blanket proposal to transfer all advanced instruction in the pure sci ences from the University at Kugene to the | state college at Corvallis. These pure sci ences include botany, zoology, geology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, mathematics and statistics. If th<* commission’s recom mendation were carried out, ts>th under graduate ami graduate degrees in these sciences could !»«• obtained only at Corval lis, while the University would he per mitted to give only freshman and sopho more work therein. No university worthy of the name can maintain its dignity and hold the respect of its constituents with its curricula be headed in this manner. The pure sciences are basic. Without both lower and advanced teaching, and op portunities for research in physics, chem istry, mathematics, statistics and the other pure sciences, no outstanding ac complishments in the courses left to the University, such as architecture and the arts, political science, sociology, medicine and psychology can possibly be achieved. Mkn Mark Univkiwitiks A university becomes great only as mem bers of its faculty become great. The uni versity is known by their achievements. Such men become not only teachers but in stitutions. But no such great teachers can be retained where the opportunity for re search and individual expression is lacking. Take away the pure sciences and the in centives for outstanding achievements are gone; only mediocrity remains. To lop off the only thing that can make for success in research in the human sci ences on which society builds its strongest hopes, is- little short of educational suicide. No science teaching which stops short after one brief freshman or sophomore course can byf any process of reasoning be made to afford an adequate introduction to the study of medicine, of the law, of psychology, of international relations, of the history and development of the race, j of the opportunities and difficulties of for eign trade. The University has built up and fostered such courses during many years past, and scientific research work done in the University has been nationally and internationally recognized. (Jravk Conhkqukncks Skbn We submit that the objections against the reasonableness of the commission’s recommendation, even in the abstract, are numerous and unanswerable. But that recommendation cannot be applied in the abstract, for the University is a living institution, which has commanded from teachers and students for more than half a century loyalty and affection giving it inestimable strength and value, and which would be harmed past repair by cutting off from it subjects of the very first rank in the educational field. It is difficult to believe that the pecuni ary savings, doubtful and almost certainly illusory, claimed for the proposed plan would compensate for the irrcparuble in jury done to the cause of higher education in the state by this unprecedented lopping off of essential subjects. Our highly efficient state college offers ample service courses in these sciences to enable a student in agriculture, engineer ing und other majors to fit himself for his chosen field. No essential part of his train ing is omitted. Such service courses do not constitute duplications of work, because they are mostly confined to freshman and sophomore years. The ability of the University to obtain outside gifts,,and endowments, which have hitherto been of great assistance to the University and the state, and for the con Distinguished (By Braeburn) It is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish a Senior from a Freshman. That infinite wisdom and the jaunty cock-sureness, usually characteristic of the upper classes, can be any Freshman's who is smart enough to insist on BRAEBURN University Clothes $35 $40 $45 with two trousers Select Yours T his Week FREE VOTES Vote for your favorite in the Best Dressed Man Contest L'O votes with every dollar purchase or payment on account. DeNeffe’s Men’s Dress Wear I.,—..-■ - i ■- - j -»| ’Mike’ Mueller, Painter, Printer—and Now Paleontologist V i mm.mi.. i — . ..——.- ...—«-•*-<; ^ rv^^^ar .....'.'"**... .,. "" Upper left, fossil remains of what is thought to be a 5,000,000-year-old camel. Right, I’rofessor Mike Mueller looking at the skull of one of his finds, probably an oreodon. Lower left, the John Day country, where the digging was done. finuanco of which in the near future there is well-founded hope, would be almost en tirely cut off by this maiming of the Uni versity and this damage to its prestige, particularly by the additional change iji methods of handling research work detailed in the survey. ,We trust the lxmrd of higher education will reject this proposal. Frosh Commission Stages Circus Party Tigers, bear:-!, trained horses, lions, and sundry animals congre gated at Hendricks hall last night to entertain Dean Hazel Prutsman Schwering, Mrs. Nelson Macduff, and 100 freshman girls, gathered for the last meeting of the Frosh commission. The ten groups composing Frosh commission, staged a circus, of which Caroline Card was head ringmaster. The sideshows ran the gamut of usual attractions, one portrayed wild animals, another girl a lassoer, another a ballet dancer, and so on. Music for the entertainment was furnished by Marjorie Bass. Balloons and punch were given the participants. Assisting Caroline Card were Helen Binford, general chairman; Maxine Reed, group chairman, and Jean Robertson, social chairman. As the last meeting of a large and unusually active commission, it proved very successful. Olive and Opal, the Oreodions, Found Because of Weak Ankle --- * Mike Mueller Slides Down John Day Fossil Hill, Unearths Old Bones When Mike Mueller sprained his right ankle on the ski jump at Government camp last New Year’s day, he probably cussed. But it was that weak ankle which led to the discovery of Olive and Opal, the Oreodor\s. During spring vacation, Mueller went far into the hills of the John Day country, famous for the many fos sils which have been found there, with the idea of completing a se ries of landscape paintings started there last summer. But the wind blew cold and the rain fell hard. So Mueller took his little stone hatchet and a cold chisel, and began to dig about on the hillsides. First he found a camel, dead these many years. All the quakes and tremblings and slips and dips that Mother Earth had taken in the last 10,000,000 years had not —_ - 1 WHAT SHOW TONIGHT ? I Colonial “City Lights,” with Charles Chaplin. Heilig “The Lash,” with Richard Barthelmess. McDonald “Once a Gentle man,” with Edward Everett Horton. State “Cheer Up and Smile,” with Arthur Lake. ltarthelmess at Heilig Coming close on the heels of earlier successes like the "Dawn Patrol,” is Richard Barthelmess’ latest talking film, “The Lash,” which opens today at the Heilig. The film is said to have every thing adventure, romance, drama, comedy, history, fiction. In the cast are Mary Astor, Mar ian Nixon, James Rennie, Robert Edeson, Fred Kohler, and Barbara Bedford. What more could you ask ? Horton Comedy at McDonald For an excellent comedy that will not tax the brain too much, one that will put you in an expan sive good humor, go to the McDon ald today and see Edward Ever ett Horton play the part of a butler on an adventure spree in "Once a Gentleman." The feminine support is offered by Esther Ralston, with a good cast of well known person alities assisting. While not the ribald type of com edy as was "Lonely Wives,” it nev theless is filled with some rather good wisecracks and plenty of ri diculously funny situations. Chaplin Continues To Score "City Lights," Charles Chaplin's sensational silent film, still con tinues on its triumphant "box of fice" way. This picture, the first silent in two years, has a unified story. It opened with a typical comedy scene in which Chaplin is found sleeping in the arms of a statue when it is unveiled. The speakers addressing the crowd are mimick ed by squawking orchestration, perfectly synchronized with the lip movements of the speakers. State Has Optimism Opus Arthur Lake, whose broad grin and excessive good humor is de lightful to some and a cross to others, appears in a comedy at the State today that bears tlie ! rather dubious title of "Cheer Up and Smile.” UNIVERSITY WILL TRY TO RETAIN SCIENCES (Continual from Fage One) i her if he resigns, being unable to replace him. 2. Larger classes will be neces sary. 3. The abler students may have to be asked to educate themselves on readings assigned and super vised by their instructors. -1. Scrupulous economy in all administrative and other depart- j ments of the University. Withdrawal Seen Eventual withdrawal of the Uni versity from athletic competition in the Pacific Coast conference if the survey findings are carried out was seen by Hugh E. Rosson, graduate manager of the Univer 100 perfect name cards with case, size 11 . vS inches—35c Choice of Old English. Plain or Script types. 10c extra for address. Postpaid. 100 SHEETS AND 100 ENVELOPES—$2 Bond Stationery, with Mono gram or name and address. Postpaid. Send only stamps or money order to Dept. C-31, 97 Nassau St.. New York City. NASSAU STATIONERY Co. i disturbed the gentle slumber of this particular camel. So Mueller dug him out and put him in a sack. Then he slid on down the slope, still looking »for old and bleached bones. His ankle hurt. Another twist. He took it very easy over the rocks, down the steep grade. He put out his hands to take the weight off the aching ankle. And he put his hand on the skull of Olive the Oreodon. She, like the camel, was com plete—skull, spine, legs, and all. She went into the sack along with the camel, each tied carefully in a separate portion of the flour sack. Many other things did the pro fessor find that rainy afternoon, including a second oreodon, en dearingly called Opal, and pieces, more or less, of a turtle, a deer, two horses, a rhinoceros, some snails, a saber-tooth tiger, a cat, and a pig. Mueller is now at work on the jig-saw puzzle of putting the hun dreds of pieces together. He / orks in his studio between classes. Drop in. sity, who spoke after Dr. Hall. Placing of coaches on a profes sorial basis would mean that Ore gon could not compete in the coach market because of its compara tively low faculty salaries. If young men were put in as head coaches, they would in time work up into better positions elsewhere, Rosson declared, and the plan would mean a constant shifting in the coaching staffs. f Tea Dresses Semi Formals and Formal Coats VERY NEW VERY SMART and prices most reasonable $10.75 to$19.50 The Broadway,Inc. 3C East Broadway Verse by Local Poets Appears in Collection Three University of Oregon al umni, Walter Evans Kidd, John Scheffer, and Serena Madsen Scheffer, are represented among the authors of a new collection of poems, just off the press. The book is “Northwest Verse, an An thology,’’ released by the Caxton Printers, Ltd., of Caldwell, Idaho, and consisting of about 300 poems by northwestern writers. Its con tributors are chiefly residents of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho. Sally Elliott Allen, wife of Dean Eric W. Allen of the school of journalism, is another of the poets whose work was published in the book. University Women’s Group Meets Tonight The first meeting of the term: for the junior group of the Ameri can Association for University Women has been announced for j tonight by the leader, Kathryn Fry. All graduates, wives of graduates, and women working on the campus j are invited to come to the majors’ room of Gerlinger building at 8 o’clock. A short business meeting fol lowed by a program will be held to discuss plans for the one-act play to be presented at the A. A. U. W. tea for senior women on May 2. The reading of a play is planned by Rose Robinson, chair man of the program committee, and her two assistants, Mrs. Rob ert Seashore and Mrs. Kenneth Shumaker. Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting. Junior A. A. U. W. was formed recently as a part cf the regular A. A. U. W. organization on this campus to provide a study and en tertainment group for girls work ing at the University and in town. Since many of those eligible for membership in the regular group were not able to attend its gath erings on account of working, they found it necessary to provide a sep arate organization, which will work in cooperation with the senior A. A. U. W. Women Start Practice For Archery Contest With enrollment in the second annual Women’s Intercollegiate archery tournament, women’s in tramural archery practices have been increased, and beginning with the first of next week meetings will be held every day in the week, —.—,— with instruction given to any de siring it. The hours of practices will be: Monday and Wednesday at 5; Tuesday and Thursday from 4 un tile; and on Saturday at 11 in the morning. Beginning with next week, two practices a week will be required. However, later practice will be based on number of ends shot. Archery is still open to any girl knowing something of or inter ested in the use of the long bow, and Katherine Kjosness, manager, urges everyone to turn out at the next practice. As the shoot will be held in one month, from May 17 to 24, with the scores repre sented by telegraph on May 25, A archers should begin practice im mediately. The following rules of etiquette in archery have been posted on the equipment cabinet for the ben efit of all shooters: 1. Keep no one waiting. 2. Stand behind base line while others are shooting. 3. Do not speak at all to a shooter. 4. Do not talk while shooting. 5. Pick up only your own ar rows and never pull another’s ar row from the target. 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In this industry even long approved methods are never considered beyond improvement. For men of the right aptitude, that viewpoint is a stimulating challenge. BELL SYSTEM A NATION-WIDE SYSTEM OF INTER.CONNECTING TELEPHONES y