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.