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. ±..
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