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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1939)
LIBRARY CAMPUS Coed of Week Proves Good Source For Story, Page 3 VOLUME XL loe Soap Comes Back—to Talk To Editor, Page 4 NUMBER 111 UO Mothers Will Be Guests at Junior Fete Chairman Peaks Urges Students to Send Invitations Home; Moms to Be Srown Around Campus Mothers of University students from all parts of Oregon will be guests of their sons and daughters here for Mothers’ Weekend on May 12, 13, and 14, Jim Peake, student chairman of the annual event, announced today. At that time Oregon mothers will be able to see campus buildings, museums, and other features of interest first hand, as well as take part in a series of celebrations in their honor, he said. “Be sure to enclose an invitation to the Weekend in your next Speaks to Assembly Seamus O’Duilearga . . . Will make one of his last addresses be fore returning- to Ireland when he addresses an all-school assembly tomorrow at 11. Irishman To Discuss Folklore O'Duilearga to Tell Today's Assembly Tales of Old Irish Peasantry The color and romance of collect ing folktales from the firesides of Irish peasantry will be reflected to a Gerlinger assembly audience this morning, when Seamus O'Duilear ga, Irish folklore expert, takes over chief speaking honors of the week at an 11 o’clock assembly. O’Duilearga’s appearance here will mark nearly the close of an extended lecture tour the hand J some young Irishman is making in America in connection with his work with the Irish Folklore com mission, an organization which has spent the last 11 years in collect ing ancient tales from Ireland’s peasant-born. He will leave in May for his homeland. Boyer Is Host Dean C. V. Boyer of the college of arts and letters will act as offi cial University host in greeting the visiting European at the train when he arrives at 9 o’clock this morning. Tonight he will intro duce him at a forum sponsored by the English department, when O' Duilearga will include with a de tailed descripiton of Irish folklore, a special showing of slides concern ing the search. The meeting to night will be at eight o’clock in ^ the PE building. Previous arrangements to hold 11 o’clock Tuesday classes today to make up for time lost when school was dismissed for the state board assembly have been cancelled, and the regular Thursday program of no 11 o’clock classes will be in order so that students may attend. SINCLAIR TO SING Sidney H. Sinclair, student in music, will sing over KOAC to night at 8 o’clock. He will sing Wagner’s "Evening Star,’’ Kern's "Old Man River,” and other selec tions. The Annual Meeting of Mem bers of the Co-op Stope will be held in room 105 Commerce Friday, April 28th at 4 P.M. All students are invited. Nom ination of board members, Man agers annual report. letter home, Chairman Peakt urged. Registration Friday Registration will begin Friday morning, and mothers have been invited to attend a Junior Week end luncheon with their hosts on the lawn between Friendly and Fenton halls that noon. Friday afternoon the AWS and YWCA will co-sponsor a tea, after which the visitors may further in spect the campus or visit faculty and staff members. At the Junior Prom Friday night a special sec I tion will be reserved for mothers. Saturday morning the Oregon Mothers' club will hold its annua! election of officers and business meeting, then the guests will lunch with their sons and daughters. Teii at 4 o’clock The dedication of a new library reading room will take place at 2 o’clock, followed by a number of conducted tours of the campus. A tea will be given by the Eugene Mothers’ and Women’s Faculty clubs at 4 o'clock in Gerlinger. Highlight of the weekend will be the annual banquet Saturday even ing, when the new Mothers’ club officers, University officials, and student body officers will speak to the assemblage. The canoe fete on the millrace will follow the din ner’s entertainment. Sunday special Mothers’ Day services will be held in all Eugene churches, and a concert is planned for Sunday afternoon. Recently-appointed student com mittee heads responsible for ar ranging the various events are: Dorothy Magnuson, social affairs; Bettylou Swart, banquet, Mary Failing, registration; Pat Taylor, publicity; Elmer Hanson, promo tion; and Mary Jane Wormser, secretary. Reception Honors Beatrice Sackett, Mrs. K. W. Jameson A reception was given yesterday in honor of Mrs. Beatrice Walton Sackett, member of the state board of education, and Mrs. K. W. Jame son, retiring state president of the American Association of Univer sity Women, at the home of Chancellor and Mrs. F. M. Hunter. The Eugene branch of the AAUW, with Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of women, president, was in charge. In the receiving line were Mes dames Jameson, Hunter, and Schwering. The ladies pouring were Mesdames C. V. Boyer, V. D. Earl, O. R. Gullion, L. H. Johnson, J. B. Tingle, and F. L. Chambers. Assisting about the rooms were Mesdames O. F. Stafford, Howard Taylor, J. H. Gilbert, J. R. Jewell, H. Kehrli, Wayne Morse, V. p. Morris, and P. A. Parsons. Cliff Matson Named President Of Lutheran Group Officers for the coming year were elected at the Lutheran Stu dent meeting Sunday. Clifford Matson was chosen president to succeed Kenneth Er ickson. Martin Schedler will re place Orin Weehsler, as vice-presi dent; Doris Hanson will take over Irma Helickson's job as secretary; and Elmer Olson will succeed him self as treasurer. The elections were held at a pic nic at the McKenzie summer home of Iris McNutt, member of the group. Friday the Lutheran students will have their spring banquet to which Oregon State Lutherans are invited. House managers meeting this af ternoon at 4 o'clock at the College Side. Art Professors Receive High Honors Andrew M. Vincent, professor of painting', and Miss Maude Kerns, associate professor of normal art . . . Mr. Vincent received word that his design had won the northwest competition for murals for the Salem postoffice while Miss Kerns was accorded high praise by critics for her paintings on exhibi tion recently in New York City. Union Committee To Meet Discussion Planned For Yesterday to Be Held at 4 The long promised meeting of the sub-committee, appointed to rtudy the student union problem, was postponed yesterday. It was learned, late last night, that the meeting had been post poned because one member of the committee, Orlando J. Hollis, could not attend due to a faculty senate committee meeting. Any action proposed by the sub committee, composed of Orlando J. Hollis, professor of law; J. O. Lindstrom, University business manager and chairman of the committee; and Zane Kemler, first vice-president of the ASUO; will be considered at a joint meeting of the athletic and educational activ ities boards. It is hoped that the meeting of the sub-committee, which will be held at 4 o’clock today, will start definite action toward the con struction of a student union build ing on the Oregon campus, student leaders interested in the program, said. Eight Students Fare Well in UO Infirmary Only eight patients remained in the infirmary yesterday to enjoy the daily double dose of desserts. For lunch the typical infirmary inmate has soup, sal ad, entree, and dessert, usually ice cream. The usual evening meals consists of the same num ber of courses, but chocolate custard pie or other creamy con coctions take the place of ice cream. Yesterday's roll call hit a new low, but the present scarcity of patients will probably be short lived due to picnics, spring fever, and other current causes, it is generally conceded. Wednesday’s sicklist includes: Moore Dwight, Sarah Williams, Melbourne Davis, Saville Riley, Robert Berghan, Joe Frizzell, Jean Hurley, and Eunice Ed wards. DAHLBERG TO JUDGE W. A. Dahlberg, assistant speech instructor, will act as a judge for a speaking and an interpretation contest held May 2 at North Bend. Schools which are sending repre sentatives to the contest are Marshfield, Coquille, North Bend, Myrtle Point, and Bandon. Faculty Praises Churchill As Oregon School Leader Terming him an outstanding Oregon educator, faculty members yesterday paid high tribute to J. A. Churchill, president of the Oregon College of Education at Monmouth, who retires this fall after 50 years of service in Oregon educational work. All remember him as the man who ran the best city school system 1 in the state, and who as state superintendent of public instruction and president oi souinern cjregun anu Eastern Oregon colleges of Edu cation greatly improved the con tent of school curricula and meth ods of teacher training. Said Dr. H. D. Sheldon, professor of education and history, of the man who for 22 years was super intendent of the Baker city ;j;hoo's: “He built the most successful unit in the state and was universally liked by children and adults. He is probably the ablest all around educator in Oregon since 1890.” In 1913 Dr. Churchill became state superintendent of public in struction, a position which he held until 1925. During his administra tion he was friendly to the pro posal, said Dr. R. C. Clark, head of the history department, to put Oregon history into the public school curriculum. The first text book, he remembers, appeared as a syllabus. After that Dr. Church ill went to the textbook commis sion which selected the little green book that so many Oregon stu dents remember, Clark, Down, and Blue's "Oregon History.” "This is just an illustration of his influence on Oregon education. He was a very constructive super intendent,” said Dr. Clark. “He put the normal schools more on a college level. At Ashland he was more interested in the subject matter, in improving content, than in technical aspects of teaching. He strengthened the system by in troducing good, solid content courses," Dr. Clark added. “I have known him for many years and respect him highly as an educator. He combined with rare good judgment the capacity to carry the public along with his educational program," contributed Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean of the college of social sciences. Another tribute to his improve ment of educational methods was voiced by Dr. Howard R. Taylor, head of the psychology depart ment. “The thing I most remem ber,” said Dr. Taylor, “is his policy in teacher training. He steered away from the teaching of special methods in arithmetic, English, and history, stressing instead the need to have a general knowledge of educational psychology and the knowledge of the subject that is to be taught. Scholarship Committee Meets Today 168 Prep Students Make Application For 42 Awards Five members of the local schol arship committee of the Univer sity of Oregon will meet today to review 168 applications made by high school students for the 42 tui tion fee scholarships made avail able for next year to new students, according to Earl M. Pallett, reg istrar. Scholarships will be awarded to 31 students who have attended the University or some other institu tion of higher learning on July 1. Applications by students eligible for the latter type of scholarships must be filed by June 15. The scholarships will carry a value of $64.50, applying toward annual charges totaling $96 at the University, Oregon State College, and $25, apply toward like charges totaling $51 at the colleges of edu cation. Dr. Pallett is chairman of the committee which will make rec ommendations to the state high school contacts committee, which in turn will make the actual awards. Other members of the lo cal committee are Dr. J. H. Gil bert, Dr. C. L. Huffaker, Miss Jan et Smith, employment secretary, and Virgil D. Earl, dean of men. KEHRLI IN SEATTLE Herman Kehrli, director of the bureau of municipal research, left yesterday for Seattle where he will attend the fifth Pacific Northwest regional planning conference. Phillip A. Parsons, head of the so ciology department, is also attend ing the conference. The theme of the conference is migration and the development of economic opportunities in the Pa cific Northwest. The dates of the meet are April 27, 28, and 29. GRADS HAVE NEW SON Mr. and Mrs. Kessler Cannon of Prineville, the former a graduate of '38, are the parents of a son born recently. While on the cam pus, Mr. Cannon was prominent in speech work, and won the Failing Beekman contest last year. Mrs. Cannon will be remembered as Blanche Moore, Susan Campbell hall. Mr. Cannon teaches social sci ence and speech at the Prineville high school. Law school election today at 11 o’clock. Today's Poem Two chips upon the voting sea Lansing or Calkins, which will it be? History shows that Fortune will knock On the chip from off the super ior bloc. —J.F.M. Freshmen Elections Held Today; Sophs to Revise Constitution Stan Staiger Slips Up; Forgets to Post Election Notice By NORMAN FOSTER With headaches and troubles prevalent to the last, frosli politi cians today gulped aspirin and sat back to nervously await the out come of today’s voting in the YMt'A hut. The polls opened at 8:15 this morning and will not close until 3 o’clock. Freahment desiring to vote for next year’s class officers, must have class cards. The late voting is made possible by a change in the constitution ap proved by a majority of the fresh man class last Wednesday night. Freshmen up for office are Bob Calkins, independent, and Jack Lansing, Kappa Sig, for president; Barbara Williams, Chi O, and Max ine Hansen, Delta Gamma, for vice president; Betty Workman, ADPi, and Margaret Young, Theta, for treasurer; Bob Cherney, Pi Kap, and Cullen Murphy, Chi Psi, for treasurer. Official Sanction Refused Non-forthcoming official sanc-j tion again reared its ugly head among the Lansing for president ranks. The cancelled Willamette dance still fresh in their minds, the Lansing supporters were again dis appointed when the dean of men's office refused permission for a parade. A serenade was also called off ebcause of the ruling that no serenades can be given on week nights. So the Lansing contingent contented themselves with painting the streets and pinning up posters. On the other side of the fence, Bob Calkins for president hope fuls lugged cans of paint about town last night spreading the good word. Circulars were passed around and sororities talked to as the Cal kins campaign was brought to a finish. Cellist, Harpist To PlayTonight Joint Recital Will Present Howard Jones, Neva Barker Neva Barber, harpist, and How ard Jones, cellist, will be present ed in a joint recital tonight at 8 o'clock in the music auditorium. The public is invited. Miss Barber will play “Monas tery” by Hasselmanns, “Night Breezes” by Salzedo, and “Fanta sie” by Schuecker. She is a stu dent of Doris Helen Calkins. Jones, a sophomore in music un der Lora Teshner Ware, professor of cello, will offer "French Vil lage Song” and “Polonaise de Con cert” by Popper, “La Fileuse” by Dunkler, “The Swan” by Saint Saens, “Variations Symphoniques” by Boellmann, and other selections. Monroe Richardson will accom pany at the piano. MISS MACDUFF RETURNS TO ANN ARBOR POST Miss Betty Anne Macduff, daughter of Mrs. Alice Macduff, assistant dean of women, left Sun day for Ann Arbor, Michigan, af ter a month's visit with her moth er here at Oregon. Miss Macduff is doing research work for the municipal research bureau in Ann Arbor while she works for her master’s degree in administration at the University of Michigan. She received her mas ter’s degree in journalism there after graduating from the Univer sity of Oregon in 1934 from the journalism school. OSC COEDS VISIT CAMPUS About thirty Oregon State coeds, under the leadership of Miss Ber nice Band, assistant professor of clothing textiles at the state col lege, visited the University cam pus yesterday morning. Bashful Scout Leaves Candy As Good Deed Some local Boy Scout can take the knot out of his neckerchief and chalk up another good deed for the day. ! Yesterday while the Boy Scout j leaders were in conference in Gerlinger, one dark-haired lit i tie Scout wearing knee paints j walked slowly into the dean of women's office and bashfully asked Miss Helen Dodds, secre tary to the dean, if she were Miss Dodds. When she said that she was, he handed her a box of candy and dashed for the door. Calling him back she asked him why he should give it to her, but he only said in an embarrassed manner that it was from the Boy Scouts, and left again. Miss Dodds is still wondering what she has done to deserve it. Scout Leaders Convene Here Erb Speaks to Luncheon Meeting In Straub Hall Boy Scout leaders of the North west convened yesterday at Ger linger hall in their annual regional conference on the theme of ‘‘The Functioning Council.” The region represented consists of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, western Mon tana, Alaska, and parts of Cali fornia, Utah, and Wyoming. Dr. Donald Erh, president of the University, spoke on “The Volunteer in Scouting” at the luncheon in John Straub hall yes terday. The morning session opened Nat 11 o'clock yesterday under the di rection of C. C. Colt, president of the Portland area council. A tt*lk on “The Boy and Our Program” was given by E. Urner Goodman of the national council, New York City. The afternoon was devoted to forum discussions on camping and activities, leadership and training, advancement, and health and safe ty. "Scouting with Health and Safety” was discussed by Fred C. Mills from the national headquar ters in New York. The evening banquet with Alton F. Baker, president of the Wal lamet area council, as toastmaster, had Mr. Goodman as its speaker. Second ROTC Spring Parade Goes Well, Officers Declare Officers of the military depart ment were practically shaking hands with themselves following the second spring parade of the year yesterday afternoon. “Very satisfactory," seemed to be the general opinion. One officer said that this week’s parade, which was held from 4:40 to 5:30 yesterday afternoon, was 100 per cent better than last week’s. Major H. L. Barrett, assistant professor of military science, com mented especially on the improve ment in manual of arms drill which he said had been smoother than previously. He also said that the marching drill had been bet ter. PICK A NAME Another original name contest— this time naming a drink—offers an opportunity for some student to win $15, Hersehel Taylor, pro prietor of Taylor’s confectionary, announced yesterday. The name must not have the word “cola" in it, said Mr. Tay lor. Entries must be in by May 5. Further information may be ob tained at Taylor’s. Polls Open at 8:15# Close at 3:00; Last Minute Rush Over By NORMAN FOSTER Spring fever seems to be catch* ing. Not only does it cause stu dents to forget classes and piggera to forget dates but also class offi cers to forget about newspaper an nouncements of elections and nom inations. For Stan Staiger, sopho more class prexy, made the same mistake as did the frosh class president, Jack Daniels, in not giv ing notice of the nominating con vention via the Emerald. The class constitution, which is apparently on the class presidents’ ‘'be sure not to read” list, clearly states that the first notice should appear in the Emerald one week before the date of the convention. No such notice appeared in last Thursday's Emerald. The first mention of the proposed conven tion was made by Staiger in Tues day’s paper. Sophs to Meet The sophomore class meeting to* Right in Villard hall will therefore be faced with the necessity of amending their constitution. Be tween now and 7:30, the time for the assembly, Staiger must get fifty card possessing members of his class to sign the amendment petition. Failing to do so would mean throwing out the subsequent election as illegal. But according to members of the opposition, his neglect may not not have been accidental. Consider ing the possibility that the bloc opposing the Jim Pickett for presi dent contingent has not as yet brought forth someone to run against him, Staiger’s boys are supposedly planning not only to change the constitution in regards to newspaper announcements but also to change it to read that both nominations and elections can be held the same evening. This move would leave their oponents no op portunity to talk up their candi date. Bloc to Announce One of the highlights of tonight’s meeting will be the announcement of the DU-dorm-Sig Ep bloc as to whom they will run against Jim Pickett, ATO, for president. Also expected to be nominated are Sally Mitchell, Hendricks hall, for vice president: Karolyn Kortge, Sigma Kappa, and Betty Norwood, Tri Delt, for secretary; Bob Keen, SAF, and Stan Johnson, Phi Sig, for treasurer. The Phi Delt-Beta Sigma Nu-Kappa Sig-ATO bloc has not as yet offered anyone to run for vice-president of the junior class. According to present plans, vot ing for junior class officers will take place in the YMCA hut next Thursday from 9 to 3 o’clock. Only these possessing class cards will be allowed to vote. OFFICIAL NOTICE Thm will be an important meeting of the Class of 1941 this evening at 7:30 in Villard hall. The class picnic and finan cial matters will be taken up. Stan Staiger Sophomore Class President Future Teachers Meet Today in Education Building Today at 4 p.m. there will be a meeting in room 4 of the school of education of all stu dents who wish to do supervised teaching during the year 1939 10. It is very important that all such students be present at this meeting and make formal appli cation if they expect to be assigned for supervised teaching next year. This applies to stu dents in the special fields of music, art, and physical educa tion as well. F. G. Macomber Director of Supervision