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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1935)
Alumni Office Hears Word Of Graduates Slevens Enter* Air Corps At Texas Flying Field; Entrance Rate High Trickling through the alumni of fice come stories of former promi nent Oregon students--some who are looking farther afield for their life work, some who have already found a place in the world machin ery and are winning recognition in their fields. Kermit D. Stevens, '33 one of Oregon’s greatest athletes both in the diamond and on the basketball court, has entered the U. S. flying corps and plans to spend about a year in training at Randolph Field, Texas. He will then be transferred to Kelly Field to finish his course, after which he will be ready for assignment and will carry a second lieutenants rating. Stevens passed the exams at Vancouver recently and was given a physical fitness rating of 100 per cent. Erickson on Staff Alfred Erickson, ’24, is actively engaged in the newspaper guild fight for recognition in San Fran cisco. He is secretary of the Call Bulletin staff and a member of the executive committee of the San Francisco bay area guild. On February 16 a daughter was born to Jerome C. Gunther, ’27, former Oregon basketball star of Chehalis, Washington. George Erickson, ’31, is editing the Southern Alameda County News at Livermore, California. John C. Beard, ’34, who was with the Standard Oil company in Eu gene has been transferred to Ful lerton, California. Spanish Students Celebrate Lima’s Founding Tonight <h n Pinedo, Marie Saccomamio Lead Open Meeting Celebrating the 400th anniver sary of the founding of Lima, the capltol of Peru, January 18, 1535, La Corrida de Todos, campus Span ish club, will have an open meet ing tonight at 7:30 in room 5 Ore gon hall, to hear a talk on Peru and a paper on a well-known Pe ruvian poet. Paper Head on Poet Marie Saccomanno, president of the organization, will read a paper on the works of Jose Santos Cim cano, who died December 13, 1934. Chocano is considered by some critics to bo the greatest contem porary poet of any Spanish speak ing country. Following is an ex cerpt from the Pan-American Stu dent Review: “Chocana’s life was p very adventurous one. He had been honored by many Latin gov ernments, including Spain. I-le ( ailed himself 'the Singer of Amer ica, aboriginal and wild'.’’ Peru Is Topic Oscar Pinedo, vice consul of the Peruvian government in Portland, will speak on "Peru Past, Present and Future.” Director of KO AC Invites Speakers For Spring Term Ellmaker, Nash Broadcast Discussion Tonight Luke Roberts, program director for KOAC, has invited the speech department to continue its student forum broadcasts over the Corval lis station every Thursday evening during spring term. John L. Cas teel, director of speech, who is supervising the forums, stated that it was not yet decided whether the invitation would be accepted, l’ublie Affairs Discussed The discussions broadcast all deal with public affairs and prob lems of high current interest. To night Frank Nash and Lee Ell maker, with Dan E. Clark, Jr., manager, acting as interlocutor, will present the old-age pension problem. Included in the presenta tion will be a discussion, pro and con, of the Townsend pension plan which has caused so much agita tion throughout the country. The broadcast will begin at 8:40 p. m. Students Study l’lan Ellmaker and Nash are both members of the men’s public dis cussion group and have studied the old-age pension problem faced by the present administration as mem bers of that organization, accord ing to Casteel. Visits in Albany — Jane West feldt spent last weekend at her home in Albany. Poodle Canine Championship By virtue of winning the best dog award of the Westminster Kennel club’s annual show in New York, Mrs. Sherman Hoyt's French poodle, Minsoe Due de la Terrace, became the grand champion of American dogdom. Millionaire Death Forcasts Trial of Mary Dugan9 Dancer Edgar Rice, 52, prominent mul timillionaire financier, was found stabbed to death in the arms of Mary Dugan in No. 6 of the fash ionable Park Gardens apartments, at 3 a. m. this morning. Mary Du gan is well known in theatrical centers as Mona Tree, dancer. Following a call to headquarters at 2:40 a. m. the police opened the door of the apartment to find Miss Dugan bending over the insensate, pajama clad body of the murdered man, moaning and talking in a dazed fashion. Questioned by Inspector Ray mond Hunt, Miss Dugan broke into hysterical weeping calling out the name of 'Jimmy.' She was dressed in a blood stained negligee and mink coat. A knife of an ornamental paper cutter type, lay on the rug close beside the body and was taken to be examined by fingerprint ex perts. The coroner pronounced that Rice had died from an incised wound which penetrated the heart. Suspicion hung heavily on Mary Dugan who was the only person in the apartment when the police ar rived. In spite of protests of in nocence, the evidence against her is strong and she is held by the dis trict attorney pending formal mur der charge. The murdered man is survived by his widow, Gertrude Rice, promi nent in social circles here, and a daughter, Virginia, age 12. Mr. Rice was associated with Rice & Brooks, brokers. Heirs of Friendly Ask Name Change For Campus Hall Building Third Oldest, Is Built for Dormitory Friendly hall, formerly men's dormitory and now a classroom and office building, the third build ing to be constructed on the cam pus of the University of Oregon, will henceforth be known officially as the “S. H. Friendly Hall,” and J a new name plate so designating it will be installed on the door at the entrance, it was announced. The change was made at the re quest of the heirs of Samson H. Friendly, member of the board of regents from 1895 to 1915, for whom the building was named. The new designation will prevent con fusion and will make it plain that the structure was named for the former regent, rather than the word. Regents Name Building The building was erected in 1893, and a second wing was added in 1911. it was officially named after Mr. Friendly on January IS, 1915. A tablet in soft brown sandstone by the school of art, recently in stalled over the fireplace in the faculty room reads: "In memory of Samson H. Friendly, regent of the University of Oregon, 1895 to 1 1915, this building was named Friendly hull by act of the board of regents, January 18, 1916." The structure, which served as men’s dormitory until the comple tion of John Straub Memorial hall in 1929 and for a few years after, is all that its name, "Friendly” im plies to hundreds of University al umni. It is a large brick building, with rooms arranged in suite. The room now serving as the faculty mom with a huge fireplace, was once the center of campus social life. I Campus Brevities (iuests at Chi Omega Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Hope of Astoria spent Tuesday visiting with their daugh ter, Mary Louise, at the Chi Ome ga house. * * * Visits in Wnldport — Ann Morris spent last weekend visiting with friends and relatives in Waldport, Oregon. • * * Here From Burns, Oregon — Mr. and Mrs. Harry Z. Smith of Burns, Oregon, are in Eugene due to the illness of their daughter, Norma, who is confined to the Pacific hos pital. * * * Returns to Campus Dave Sta ley returned to the campus Sunday evening after a brief visit in Port land. Unable to Conduct Classes—F. 'I- Shinn, professor of chemistry, has been unable to conduct his classes for the past three days on account of an attack of influenza. Visitor From Portland Patricia White of Portland was a weekend guest at the home of Margilee Morse. * * * Returns From Albany Edith Culavan returned to the campus Sunday after spending the week end with her parents at her home in Albany. Visit on Campus Mr. and Mrs. A C. Greenwood, Portland, visited their daughter, Jane, last weekend. Visitors at Chi Omega Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Russi, Portland, visited their daughter, Doris, last week end at the Chi Omega house. In Portland on Business Tom McCall, chairman of the Senior Ball, and Ed Meserve, president of the senior class, will go to Portland today on business. Visiting in San Francisco — Bill I’ease left Tuesday afternoon for San Francisco where he will spend the remainder of the week, return ing to the campus Sunday. * * * Motor From Portland — Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wellington, Portland, motored from Portland to spend last weekend visiting their son and daughter, Gilbert and Virginia, who are students in the University. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a yeai. 51SIB1SJB®SJSISISI8ISJBI31SJS1S1SISIBJS!®P5J OREGON DAILY . EMERALD . . School Meets For Chamber Of Commerce Officers From Sections Of Oregon Convene Here in March Secretaries and managers of chambers of commerce from all sections of Oregon will meet here March 25, 20 and 27, for the an nual conference and school, it was announced today by H. E. Cully, manager of the Eugene chamber of commerce, and Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean of social sciences, members of the committee on ar rangements. The conference is expected to be the most important held since the meetings were started 12 years ago. The chamber of commerce ex ecutives will meet at several ses sions with representatives of the Oregon Commonwealth conference, League of Oregon Cities, Oregon Public Health conference, Oregon Roadside Beauty council and Ore gon State Planning council. Martin Meets Council On Wednesday afternoon, March 27, the secretaries will meet with Governor Martin and the state planning council, and a program of state development in which chambers of commerce will have a definite part will be worked out, it is announced. Topics on the program include “A Study and Report on Oregon Pageants, Rodeos and Other Civic Ventures, and How the Chamber of Commerce Can Cooperate and Benefit,” to be led by C. E. Bon well, Medford; “How We Can Co operate on Road Development,” by Tickets for Hayes Concert February 28 Placed on Sale Tickets for the concert of Rol and Hayes, tenor, to be held j February 28 in McArthur court under the auspices of the asso ciated students, have been placed on sale. Prices are SI.10, 75 cents, and 50 cents, including tax. The tick ets for this musical event may ! be secured at the office of the graduate manager in McArthur court, at the University Co-op, and at McMorrcu and Wash bume’s department store. W. C. Harding, Roseburg; "How Columbia River Development Will Benefit the State,” by W. S. Nelson, The Dalles; “Protecting Local Mer chants, Home Product Campaigns, and How They Build Support for the Chamber,” by H. E. Cully, Eu gene; “How Can Chambers En courage Actual Development of Mineral Resources,” by Margaret Slocum, Baker. Other topics to be taken up include getting publicity for chamber programs, getting more benefit from tourist travel, exhibits at state fairs, state depart ment of agriculture, and office management. Members of the committee on arrangements here includes Dr. Gilbert, Mr. Cully, H. V. Hoyt, dean of the school of business ad ministration; A. L. Lomax, pro fessor of business administration; Dr. Victor P. Morris, professor of economics, and Herman Kehrli, executive secretary of the League of Oregon Cities. Guests in Corvallis — Jack Gran ger, accompanied by Mary Banks, will drive to Corvallis this coming Saturday to attend the Theta Chi formal there Saturday evening. Angell Receives Request to Work On Arnold Paper Dr. Lowry of Ohio College Will Act as Co-worker An invitation to collaborate on a literary work to be known as “Matthew Arnold’s Relation to French Thought and Culture” has been received by Joseph W. Ang ell, teaching fellow in the English department, from Dr. Howard Foster Lowry, of Wooster college, Ohio. Dr. Lowry is recognized as the leading authority on Matthew Arn old, and his invitation to Mr. Ang ell is a mark of recognition of the Oregon man's research work which brought out new facts on the in fluence which Ernest Renan, French writer, exerted on the famed English author and critic. A paper on this subject written by Mr. Angell, entitled “Matthew Arnold’s Indebtedness to Renan's ’Essais de Murale et de Critique,’ ’’ was published in the “Revue de Litterature Comparee” in Paris in October, 1934. Volume Printed at Oxford When completed, the volume upon which Mr. Angell will collab orate with Dr. Lowry will be pub lished by the Oxford University press, of which Dr. Lowry is di rector. It will be one of a series. Dr. Lowry is a personal friend of Vicountess Sandhurst, daughter of Matthew Arnold, and this friendship has resulted in Dr. Lowry gaining access to the per sonal letters and diary of Arnold, as well as the entire Arnold library. While engaged in writing, Mr. Angell will have the privilege of using this material. Dr. Lowry and Mr. Angell expect Neville’s Book Depitcs Beau Monde of Old San Francisco In striking contrast to “The Barbary Coast,” discussed yester day by Mrs. E. E. Eelknap, Co-op librarian, “The Fantastic City” by Mrs. Amelia Ransome Neville deals with San Francisco’s beau monde rather than with underworld char acters. The latter book, Mrs. Belk nap pointed out, covers much the same period of history, however. No assembler of second-hand facts was Mrs. Neville, stated Li brarian Belknap, for the author came to San Francisco in 1856 and much of her life since that time was spent in that city. , Described as the “Memoirs of the Social and Romantic Life of Old San Francisco," the book tells much of the cultural aspects of life, as well as the morals and man ners of San Francisco’s elite. The appearance of Sarah Bernhardt there, an occasion on which Patti sang, and the doings of Moody and Sankey are some of the stories re counted in the book. The story of San Francisco's de claring for the Union during the Civil war and the unrest of that time show that the author was not concerned wholly with the social life of the city. She also devoted considerable space to the sand let riots against the Chinese, and to the part played by Dennis Kear ney, fiery Irishman, in stirring them up. Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1837, 1 the author, nee Amelia Ransome, made a trip to England with her mother, and was presented to Queen Victoria in the drawing room of St. James’ palace in 1851. In 1856 she met, while in Dublin, Ireland, Captain Thomas J. Ne ville, of the British army, who mar ried her, resigned his commission and brought her to San Francisco. to devote about two years to the writing of the volume. Mr. Angell has been on the teaching staff of the University since 1932. He attended Albany col lege, College of Wooster and the University of California before coming here. He also traveled and studied in Europe in 1931-32. Co-op Book Sales Shows 1934 Rise The 50 per cent increase on book sales for 1934 against 1933 high lighted the sale report of the Co-op, Marion F. McClain, manager of the store announced yesterday. The gross book sale at the end of 1934, according to Mr. McClain, is approximately $24,000 as com pared to the $16,000 sale of the year before. At the end of the spring term last year, the report states, the store bought back from students $3500 worth of second hand books. Last fall the store disposed of $7000 worth of new books which makes the 1934 sale far greater than that of 1933. “Perhaps the large enrollment f this year accounts for such a tre mendous turnover,” Mr. McClain declared. “Of course, there are some other factors that are re sponsible, such as the increasing seriousness of reading among stu dents, but, I think, the increase of enrollment is a most conspicuous factor.” W"' / y WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS /, // WWA*.VAV.I I am a friend indeed. A better friend than others, because I am made only of mild, fragrant, expensive center leaves. I don’t permit a single sharp top leaf nor a single coarse bottom leaf to mar my good taste or my uniform mildness. I am a sooth ing companion, the best of friends. luckies^e|Snly^he center leaves , | yv *4#$* I LEAVES give you the mildest smoke Copyright 1933. The American Tobacco Company.