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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1939)
Landscapers Return From Spokane Trip Grand Coulee, Bonneville Dams, City Parks Visited In North By Marie Boje Student landscape architects, headed by Associate Professor F. A. Cuthbert, returned Thursday noon from a week’s field trip to Spokane. In Salem the group was shown the parks and gardens and the cap itol grounds by the Misses Lord and Scriber, landscape architects. Arrangements for two days spent in Portland were made by Mrs. Ruth Martin Grimes, a grad uate of the University school of art. Cuthbert and his students then went to Bonneville on a chartered bus. stopping at all the falls en route. At Bonneville they were met by members of the forest ser vice and escorted to the Eagle Creek Recreation area, one of the finest ever built, according to Cuthbert. Former Student Helps A former student of the art school, Emmett Blanchfield, who is now landscape architect for the forest service in the Northwest, had charge of this phase of the k trip. Ernest Walker, chief land scape architect of the U. S. forest service at Washington, D. C., also helped. A bus was chartered for Grand Couleee, where the dam project and model city were shown by O. G. F. Markhus, assistant engineer for the dam. Professor Cuthbert said that his students were al lowed to see many things not or dinarily shown to visiting tour ists. The delegation was met at Spo kane by John W. Duncan, superin tendent of parks of that city and a group of other park and city of ficials, who provided autos for the two-day visit there. Gardens Visited In Spokane, which Mr. Cuthbert! said is noted for its fine park sys tem, the group viewed many love ly gardens, including that of Mr. iDavenport, owner of the Daven port hotel. Cannon Hill Park was described by Cuthbert as "the most beauti fully designed naturalistic park that I have ever seen.” He ex pressed the belief that this alone was well-worth the students’ trip. Importance Stressed Professor Cuthbert stresses the importance of the annual field trip to the students. In order to be on par with students in eastern schools, the University landscap ers must stimulate their imagina tions by actually seeing some of the larger cities and finer park systems and gardens, he said. While Eastern students have these subjects right at home. University students travel to them. "We were entertained royally everywhere,” Professor Cuthbert declared. Destination of next year's field trip will be Seattle. Dr. R. C. Clark Asked To Read Manuscript Dr. R. C. Clark, head of the his tory department, has received the manuscript of a book by George Francis Brimlow, who received his master's degree from the Univer sity in 1935. The title of the book is “Oregon’s Last Frontier and In dian Hostilities.” Mr. Brimlow has asked Dr. Clark to read it before final publication. The book is based on govern ment documents and material which has never been published be fore. It will be used for reference work in Oregon history classes. Artist Finishes Atomic Scale Chart Diminutive Alice Mueller Completes 10-Foot Project Alice Mueller, junior in art, no longer has use for knee pads and a bottle of Sloan’s liniment—she has finished the big chart she was making for the chemistry depart ment. Because the chart, of the atomic scale, is 10 feet long and 4 feet wide, little Alice found it difficult to get at the letters, and had to crawl out on her hands and knees. Including the symbols of all 92 elements, the atomic weights, the number and nucleur charge, the electron distribution, and the pe riods, the sheet promises to be of great value to chemistry students and teachers alike. Teaching Easier It will make the teaching of the elements easier, since students can lead the three-fourth-inch letters from the back of the room. The letters were made with pen and India ink on masonite board covered with several coats of flat white paint. Miss Mueller started on the chart the latter part of winter term and worked in spare time.; She calculated that the task would have taken approximately ten eight-hour days of steady work. Symposium Groups To Dine by McKenzie Celebrating a year’s work, 25' members of the men’s and women’s' symposium discussion groups will go up the McKenzie to Seymour’s Chateau on May 10 at -1 o’clock where they will have dinner. Accompanying the group will be W. A. Dahlberg, who directed the men's discussion program, J. L. Casteel, director of the speech di vision, and D. E. Hargis, women’s debate coach. Minnesota Couple Visit UO Campus Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beeson, for mer students of the University were recent visitors on the cam pus. Mr. Beeson received his mas ter’s degree in 1930 and has been graduate assistant in history at the University of Minnesota. While on the campus Mrs. Bee son was secretary in the graduate division. They are now living in Minneap olis. Guaranteed Finishing UOTSON’S PHOTO SHOP Church Groups Take to Woods Over Weekend Howard to Speak To Wesleyans Sunday Most church groups are enjoying themselves at retreats this week end up the McKenzie and at the coast. The Wesley club of the First Methodist church will be back from Yachats in time for their regular 6:30 meeting at which Professor Charles G. Howard will speak on “The Methodist Plan of Union." He will tell about the uni fication of the three branches of the three branches of the Metho dist church. Several Lutheran students left for the coast north of Florence near Heceta beach this morning. Others will leave at 1 from the YWCA and still others tomorrow1 morning at 6. Their retreat will in clude swimming, beach fires, sing ing as well as devotions Sunday; morning. Westminster club is at its an nual conference at Cedarwood Tav- I ern up the McKenzie. The confer ence topic is "We Would Be Build- j ing.” They will return some time Sunday evening. The Baptist church had its pic- ! nic last week Sunday morning at! 11 communion will be observed. The young people's meeting will be at 6:30 followed by church at 7:30. Oregon Musicians [n Kiwanis Program Miss Hagg to Solo On Piano; Sinclair, Young to Sing Several University music stu dents have accepted an invitation to participate in a program, fea :uring Music week to be given at j x banquet of the Kiwanis club at i the Eugene hotel Monday noon. j George Hopkins, professor of I piano, will be master of ceremonies ! for the program. Marian Hagg, pianist, will open the program, playing "Etude in D flat’’ by Liszt and “Malaguena” by Lecuona. Miss Hagg played the difficult accompaniment to "The Highwayman" in'a concert of the polyphonic choir Thursday even- ! ing. The second number will be solos by Sidney Sinclair, student of Hal Young and soloist at the concert. He will sing “Old Man River” by Kern and “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life” by Herbert. Howard Jones, student of Lora Ware, will play two cello selections, | "The Swan” by Saint Sacns and > "French Village Song” by Popper. i Closing the program, Pauli! Christian, baritone and Eugene business man, will sing solos. Those going to the Yeomcn-Ori des picnic at Millorne park meet at the Y hut at 12:30. Transpor tation and food will be furnished for 25 cents. They Plan Mothers’ Program f pictured in front of the Pioneer Mother, these seven student are planning the program for Junior weekend. I'roiu left ft* right they arc dun Peake, Dorothy Maguusou, Put Taylor, Mary 1 ailing, Mary jagt V, orifli-tr, Uiucf E-Oooo, aai bett loy i Prefer Them Alive W hile Oregon students participated in the strike tor peace on April 20, students in other universities and colleges were holding similar demonstrations. Expressing their sentiments on the quetion of war or peace, Evelyn Alexander, Charlevoix, Michigan, left, and Virginia Ivie, Shenandoah, Iowa, carried the above sign during the peace dem onstration at the University of Iowa campus. The sign read, “We Love American Boys—ALIVE.” Maladjusted Coeds' Woes Set Forth in Article by Jameson An intensive study of adjust ment problems of University girls has been made by Dr. Samuel H. Jameson, professor of sociology, in a paper soon to be published in the Journal of Higher Education. In the paper Dr. Jameson points out some of the problems faced by freshman girls when they enter school, most of which could, he believes, be remedied by parents, taxpayers, and the administration. Three hundred forty-one Univer sity girls were interviewed in 1931, 117 in 1932. In 1933, 113 of the initial 341 girls were interviewed as juniors, to discover the extent of solution of the problems during their travel from freshman to jun ior years, the emergence of new problems, and the techniques of adjustments. Cost Prohibitive One of the most recurring prob lems confronting these girls Dr. Jameson found to be the cost of higher education. Prospective stu dents often underestimated the fi nancial cost of the anticipated de gree. One student says, “My dad interferes with all of my plans. He preaches little money all the time. He thinks that college is costing too much, so I never get anything I want or need!” “If one-third of the juniors and one-fifth of the freshmen find it too expensive to procure an educa tion in the University and become disgruntled, the matter deserves careful consideration by the tax payers of the state and their spe cial representatives in the admin istration of policies in the field oi higher education," Dr. Jameson be lieves. Can’t Study Another of the most frequent problems aired by the students it the inadequate study technique which they learn in secondarj schorls, and is one which calls foi the attention of the faculty ane administration. A typical illustra tion, v. junior admits, “I still do noi know he;w to study. 1 think tha1 that should be learned in higl 1 school. It’s a waste of time, ener gy, and money to have to lean to study here.” A third adjustment problem pre rents itself in class discussions "Especially open discussion on fa 1 boo literary works, the.- theerry o evolution, the mysterie s of hered ily and variation and contcmpo t ancons social problems offe r nov< intellectual foods for thought which because of previous bia: r and rationalizations, open th floodgate.-, of emotion reaction put terns.” "My third major problem,” sail one girl, “was having boys in tin same e-lass. The frankness of pro fessors before men floored me fee awhile.” { lasse s Too Large Large classes present au almoo ia*umouiitablfc Utmsr to c: the girls interviewed. Dissillusionment in higher edu cation is the last of the most im portant problems considered in the 1 paper. Many juniors even after having two years to orient them selves in campus life feel disap pointed. For instance: “College is an awful bore! Pro fessors, students, and subjects . . . Everything bores me . . . The cam pus is snobbish.” j —---—— Placement Bureau (Continued from page one) F. L. Stetson, professor of the school of education, will leave Saturday, May 13, for Washington, D.C., where he has been invited to participate in the completion of the work of the cooperative study \ of secondary school standards. Pro fessor Stetson served with this study as chairman of the field com mittee in 1936 and 1937, and he I has directed its work in the north west during the past year. Develops Standards The cooperative study is an at tempt to develop experimentally a : set of standards for the evaluation and stimulation of secondary schools throughout the United States, Professor Stetson ex plained. The study has been car ried on by representatives of the six Regional Accrediting associa tions since 1933 and is being brought to a close this spring. “It is hoped,” he said, "that the i new standards may be used ex tensively by accrediting associa tions and by state departments of j education.” Upon returning in about two weeks, Professor Stetson will take part in a meeting of the executive committee of the Northwest asso ciation at Salt Lake City, June 2 and 3. AWS Cracks (Continued from page one) AWS proxy, “and thes< other con tests only lessen their prestige without adding anything to cam pus social life.” A perverted view of college lift life that is presented newspapei fans who are forced to constantly read sensational publicity which it a natural couplet of the popularity , polls wa: another point cited by 1 the. AWS leader:-.. ’ It: gelation Asked Although no definite suggesttot was named for Ur -indent, affair; committ* e to use, the council aake: I that the campus governors pu , some oil of regulatory measure u foree a soon a possible. Heads o . house were counselled by Dean o Women Hazel J’. Schwenng carlic in the week to watch brewing <picen eonte. t,, and reduce chance, ct ar./ uici'c tiu. .'car. A1 Thom's Band Signed to Plag Early Ticket Sale For Girl-Date Affair Begins Today Along with announcement of an intensive ticket sale drive to begin today, Mortar Board ball chairman yesterday announced signing of A1 Thom’s band of Corvallis for their formal all-campus social finale of the year, set for May 20. Tickets, priced at $1 per couple, are being distributed today to girls’ living organizations for a concentrated advance sale, with special Mortar Board-delegated i representatives handling the drive, ! according to Ruth Ketchum, dance . chairman. Thom's orchestra, which ball i chairman selected earlier in the week to furnish the musical bac-k | ground for the most traditional of i Oregon’s girl-take-boy balls, was termed last night by a group of Delts, who had his band play for their house dances for the past two terms, as one of the best in this section, a band with a "smooth organization," a good male vocal ist, and a “drummer who can real ly go wacky.” As is customary with Mortar Board festivities, campus women will ask dates, call for them, take them to preference dinners in most instances, buy them a gardenia at a special AWS gardenia sale, and furnish transportation to and from the dance. Mother Banquet Tickets Go on Sale Tickets for the Mothers’ ban quet next Saturday evening that will be Oregon's real tribute to parents visiting the campus dur ing Junior weekend, may be pur chased by students in the office of Dean of Men Virgil D. Earl be ginning Monday, banquet chair men announced yesterday. A previous Emerald story stated that the sales began this week, but Dean Earl said last night that the real kick-off on the banquet reser vation drive would not begin until May 8. i The dinner, to be held in honor 1 of Oregon mothers, precedes the 1 canoe fete, for which separate | tickets must be purchased. Ban j quet reservations will cost $1, while I canoe fete admission is set at 50 j cents, 75 cents, and $1. Fete tick ets arc available at the educational activities office in McArthur court. Early Purchase George Root, activities director, advises early purchases of canoe fete tickets as sales have been brisk so far and there will proba bly be a last-minute rush for seats. Students may purchase bids for The Show Off By MARTHA YVODAEGE After a great deal of searching and contracting various agents and orchestra leaders the junior prom dance committee has at last se lected a name band for the prom. Evidently following the example set by the Frosh Glee the juniors have secured the services of the best band they could find—Art Holman. Here is a bit of news that will interest everyone. A certain per sonality girl of the campus who had a very prominent part in “With Fear and Trembling" has been asked to sing the popular “Hold Tight" with Art Holman's orch at the prom. She does not want her name disclosed until plans are complete. Puzzle: Find which one of the following four sentences is not characteristic of the gay nineties: Neck is that which holds the head on the body. Fanny is a girl’s name. A pin is something to take the place of buttons. Drunk is the past tense of drink. Catchiest current recording is “Three Little Fishes" waxed on Victor by Glen Gray. Also tops is “Our Love,” the tune of which is j from Tschaikowsky's “Romeo and Juliet,” and is given a swell treat ment by Red Nichols and company for Bluebird. Many have been the people made by a song. For example a new rendition of “Begin the Bc uinc” gave Artie Shaw his start. “Lamplight” made by Skinny En nis. Bing Crosby started on the; road to fame “When the Blue of the Night.” Larry Clinton’s or chestral beginning was the “Dipsy Doodle.” Said she: I wouldn't go riding with him for anything. He sees spots in front of his eyes. Said he: You mean he’s almost blind ? Said she: No. He sees secluded spots. the Junior prom in the activities office any time next week. Admis sion to the prom will be free to mothers, who will have a special section reserved for them. All other activities planned for Junior weekend and Mothers’ day will be f'-oe to the visitors. QUACKENBUSH HARDWARE STORE L60 E. Broadway i*h. 1057 .'.... IF You are looking for Some thing | special’ " 7 C in your Mother's Day Cards and Gifts, come in and see our lovely selection — ils the host, in town. Mother is your lies! friend—so don’t forget her. Sunday is Mother's Day. The Gift Shop 9tiU Willamette St. Next to Jiex Theater I’.S. We give S. & 11. Green Trading Stamps I WE NOMINATE FOR THE SPRING’S LOVELIEST— THE WOMAN WHO * Takes advantage of the spring’s gayest eloors. * Harmonize-, all li< r makeup wKh her outfit. * Uses the latest methods to keep her hair bright and gleaming. I I ; You will i*njoy not only our <•; >< rl hair styling hut also our complHc line of {‘oiilomv rosmrl ics and our KRAMER BEAUTY SALON ucw lints which bring out vou hair’s natural beauty. Phone'1880 i ,.__. .. r-1- - m_ ■■■:■■■■■ -jii-auiuiaiusae-:. Miss Crane to Take Ph.D. Exam Mag 17 Among the outstanding women working for a Ph.D. degree on the Oregon campus at the present time is Christina A. Qrane, who Will take her doctor’s examination in romance languages May 17. Miss Crane, a specialist in Bal zac, has written her thesis on "Military Tales and Types of Honore de Balzac.’’ Following her graduation from Colorado college, Miss Crane studied for a year at the Univers ity of Chicago. She received her master’s degree from the Univers ity of Oregon in 1931. She has also studied at the Sarbonne in Paris. DG-SAE Start Work (Conttnncd from page one) Willa McIntosh and Betty Seely from Delta Gamma, and Jack Giesy and Bill Cardinal from Sig ma Alpha Epsilon have charge of the float construction. Bob Swain is the Junior weekend art adviser. Zeiss Cameras, Agfa Film DOTSON’S (SEE BARKER AND SEE I HIS FINE VIOLINS I They are above average in tonal quali ties. Some are extra good, old and mellow toned. The better ones are priced at $50.00, $75.00, $100.00, $150.00, and $300. These are left with me tor sale. Also cheaper instruments from $5.00 to $35.00 — Strings and other fixtures for violins. I also do violin repairing. M. S. BARKER 760 Willamette Street Thru the Madding Crowd With MAJKANE GLOVER Roaming through the shops of Eugene this week we found a variety of things that would suit every occasion from our very informal picnics to our very formal Junior Prom and Mortar Board Ball. For the cleverest and most convenient picnic outfit we’ll give our vote to a gay print dress we found at the BROAD WAY. It has zippers up the front and back of the skirt, but to our surprise when we pull the zippers it isn't a dress any more but a pair of culottes. A dress like this is also a wonderful out fit for a tennis class with other classes just before and just af ter. Price, $5.95. Perhaps you’ve thought that Mother’s Day was too far off to really worry about it yet, but here’s a helpful little hint. If your mother cannot come to visit the campus for the week end, you’ll surely want to send her flowers. And from the COL LEGE FLOWER SHOP comes the excellent suggestion that an early order written in is much less expensive than a last-min ute order wired in. At HADLEY’S you'll find something you’ve been waiting for. Very lovely and very new silk pleated skirts in gorgeous summer color. These skirts are pleated all the way up and are really full. The colors are shell pink, cyclamen, powder blue, and chartreuse. Riding clothes are holding lots of people attention right now, and WILLIAMS INC. has a coat that is really “tops" in style an Isaac riding coat for women. It i.; hand tailored, and the wider padded shoulders bring greater comfort. No wor ries in cold weather with a but ton-up wind ci)|ia' , flap-pockets and a well-fitted waist, and also no fear of hot weather for tin coat is perspiration proof. Ttu linings arc guaranteed and al coats have leather collars. Price, $12.75. I