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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1940)
Branton Likes UO ' By DON BUTZIX At least one freshman, completing his first year at the University of Oregon, this term, is delighted to be here, and wants to stay indefinitely. This unusual person is a freshman only in terms of years, for his name is Dr. Baines R. Branton, and he’s head of the newly-organized department of religion. Dr. Branton declared his delight at the number of alert students lie comes in contact with through his classes and outside of class com f erences. ,students who come to ask about religion are usually not connected V.dUi any church group, but wish only' to clear some conflict between previous religious training or lack of it and their courses of study, lie made clear, Dr. Branton has been speaking recently to various teachers’ meet ings throughout the state on Germany s educational system. His in formation was gathered during two years at Berlin university in Germany. While in that city, in 1930-31. he heard Hitler’s first Berlin address. He relates that his opposition hissed and created such a demonstra tor) that the police were powerless in controlling it. “You see,” he said, “Hitler won all the rest of Germany to him fir,si, and made his final stand of victory in Berlin.’’ Commenting briefly on the situation in Germany at that time, Dr. Branton said, “Hitler was absolutely necessary. From the standpoint of the German people, they needed economic outlets and a leader who could get them. I’m not in love with his methods, ideals, and beliefs, tiul he’s at least accomplished for the people what he said he would, so far.” After his two years at Berlin Dr. Branton came back home to teach at the University of Oklahoma, His subjects were Sanskrit, Greek, Hebrew, and Latin, and he was acting chairman of the de partment of classical languages while there. , His major field of study at Berliu was religion, though, so he came went to accept a position as instructor in religion at Linfield college. He was marred in 1933 and has on his desk pictures of his son and daughter, along with that of his wife. Looking to the future, Dr. Branton says he is well satisfied here, but loo busy to make many plans for next year. Seabeck Conference Set A. student movement conference meeting for both boys and girls •will be helu this summer June 8-16 at Seabeck, on Puget Sound. All students of northwestern colleges may attend this conference, which will be a gathering of students of approximately the same age with parallel interests. Among speakers will be Or. T. Z. Koo, and Dr. James R. Branton of the University religion department. An opportunity for closer touch with speakers will be presented as the discussions are to be informal. For students contemplating to attend, the program fee is $6. room and board is $10, which totals $16 as cost of attendance, not counting transportation. Virginia James is the Oregon chairman of the Seabeck conference. Freer Receives Scholarship C. M. Freer, graduate assistant of Romance languages, has re ceived a scholarship to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. The school has an enrollment of 50 students and is administered t»y Tufts college in cooperation with Harvard. Only graduates may attend and these are trained for work m the foreign service, in inter national law, and in international commerce. Freer attended the University of Genoa in Italy on a fellowship, obtained a diplome d’etudes fraiucaises at the University Poitiers, attended the University of Heidelberg, received his BA degree from Reed college and will receive his MA degree from this University in June. This summer he will be assistant to the director at the Camp Fraincai.se on Shawuigan lake, British Columbia. The camp will be held from July 5 to August P, Art Classes Move Outdoors “Spring; term at the U” means outdoor sessions for the Friday sketching classes at the art school. Usually their work is done in pen arid pencil, but now they are using water colors to reproduce the colors of spring. Members of the water color class of the painting department have been going to class on the picnic grounds across the millrace from the Anchorage. Exams Posted Final examinations for ad vanced educational degrees were pouted yesterday at the school of education. The doctor's examination will l»e given to Henry Stevens May 28 at 8 p an. Mastet s examinations will be given the following: Oscar White May 20, 7:30 pan.; David Staley May 28, 7:30 pan.: Robert Hena* got, May 29, 3 pan.: Paul John ston. May 29, 7:30 pan., and Mel vin Ray , May 31. 1 pan. The first publication on the University of Oregon campus %\ as the Oregon Monthly, a literary magazine. It was discontinued in ‘ IP 14, Breen Will Speak Quirinus Breen, assistant pro fessor of history, will speak at the Sons of Norway meeting at the Moose hall in Eugene tonight at S o’clock. The program is in celebration of Norwegian Inde pendence day. Trip Cancelled The YMCA student council re treat which was scheduled this weekend has been postponed in definitely. According to YMCA executive secretary. Paul Sutley. there is a probability that there will be a student cabinet dinner and discussion next Thursday. Further details of this affair will be forthcoming. Sutley said. Students To Honor Governor By BOB McGILL In the most colorful military ceremony of the year, the Oregon ROTC corps will honor Charles A. Sprague, governor of Oregon, at next Tuesday's Governor’s day celebration. Two full battalions of six hundred men each will parade before the state executive in the traditional Oregon-Oregon State competition for military efficien cy. As the governor enters the field, he will be met by a guard of honor, composed of the color guard, the Oregon band, and Company E of the Duck corps. He will be escorted to his box, and the band will play the state an them. Parade Set The Duck and Beaver battal ions will then parade in review before the governor, and all will fall out except the two compet ing honor companies. The flip of a coin will decide which unit will parade first. After the company competition, Oregon State's Manual Masters, a specially trained squad, will perform unusual drills and a trick manual of arms. Six Compete In the individual competition six men from each school’s basic class will compete for the indi vidual awards. First, second, and third medals will be awarded to the winners. Picked to represent Oregon are: Tom R. Barrett, Har ry T. Finnell, Samuel E. Hughes, Cecil C. Hunter. Roy T. Lindley, and John K. Pratt. The last feature on the pro gram will be the awards to the winners in the past year’s com petitions. Announcement of the winning ccompany in the trophy match will be by the band play ing the winner’s school song. Hall to Give Report William Hall, acting director of the University of Oregon bu reau of municipal research and service, will give an annual re port to the city officials present at the League of Oregon Cities meeting at Seaside on May 23 and 24. The report will be on the lo cal bureau's work in relation to the aims and purposes of the league, of which Mr. Hall is the executive secretary. In this ca pacity, the Oregon graduate has been organizer of this year’s con ference. One of the early traditions of the University seniors was a moustache-raising contest. IILlLlI'fl The Arkansas Traveler Again! Bob Burns in ‘‘Alias the Deacon” — plus — Roy Rogers in “The Days of Jesse James” TWO MAJOR HITS! Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in “Remember the Night” Williaon Henry and Virginia Dale in “Parole Fixer” ^ Hostess Answers Puzzle By JEAN DUNN Wonder has been expressed by many students on the campus as to just what Westminster house is and what it does. Mrs. J. D. Bryant, hostess, delved into the files and produced a short history of the organization yesterday. University of Oregon’s West minster house was built in 1925 by the Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bryant have been in charge of the house for eight years. Announced in bulletins as “Your Home Away From Home,” Westminster house is just that. The doors are always open and students of any denomination or race are welcome to drop in for participation in the social events, discussions, study, or merely to sit by the fire. Worship services are held each Sunday morning, and forum groups Sunday . evenings. Eacn week day some form of program or discussion is planned for the benefit of Oregon students, in cluding dancing Friday nights, and covered dish dinners. The Westminster foundation is a national organization. Fifty two houses are maintained in the United States with four located on the Pacific coast at Seattle, Washington; Berkeley, Califor nia; Corvallis, and Eugene. Most of the houses have ministers in charge but the ones in Corvallis, Eugene, and one other have host esses. Although under the sponsor ship of the Presbyterian church, it is emphasized that the houses are non-denominational and are free and open to any student to use as his “home away from home.’’ Susies Picnic Mmbers of Susan Campbell dormitory held a picnic Thursday evening across from the Anchor age on the millrace. Guests were Miss Kate Buchanan and Miss Janet Smith. Swimming, swinging, baseball, and horseshoes were the activi ties that the group took part in. Jean McPherson was chairman of the affair and was assisted by Mary Ann Campbell, Marguerite Campbell, Margery Phillips, Clara McCormick, Virginia Aitchison, Jean Haehlen, Frances and Mary Montag, and Florence Kinney. Mark Hanna, professor of speech, gave commencement ad dresses at Wasco and Rufus Wed nesday and Thursday nights. HELD OVER! His Life was one great adventure . . . EDWARD G. ROBINSON in “The Story of Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet” itIf IIOllAI.11 Opens Today! JACK BENNY in “Buck Benny Rides Again” Returns on Papers Sent George Turnbull, professor of journalism, recently sent the re turns of the high school mimeo graph contest to Clarence W. Strong, principal of Mapletoi* high school. Mr, Turnbull stated that he was not at liberty to divulge the results, but commented that nine mimeographed high school papers were officially entered, this being the greatest number in the his tory of the contest. The papers were judged by Mr. Turnbull and his advanced copy editing class. BA Teacher Speaks Mrs. Ruth M. Thompson, sec retary and instructor in the Uni versity of Oregon school of bus iness administration, spoke over radio station KOAC at 8:15 last night. Her subject was “School of Business Administration and the Placement Problem.1* Luoma Appoints Majeane Glover, two-year Em erald Thursday manager and as sistant business manager during spring term, will be manager of the last issue this year. The is sue is scheduled for May 24 and it will very likely be a 12-page edition. ±.. CLASSIFIED ADS Phone 3300 Local 354 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES First day .2c per ward Subsequent days .lc per word Three consecutive times 4c per word and a fourth time FREE with cash payment. Ads will be taken over the telephone on a charge basis if the advertiser is a subscriber to the phone. Mailed advertisements must have iufficient remittance enclosed to cover iefinite number of insertions. Ads must be in Emerald business of fice not later than 6 :00 p.m. prior to the day of insertion. * For Sale SACRIFICING for cash — fine diamond ring. Phone 3452, Mrs. Cunningham. # Shoe Repairing CAMPUS SHOE SHOP. 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