Libe to Show Basel's Books Display to Feature Militaristic Books Of Army Captain Outstanding: among the many exhibits which will be displayed on Library day, May 3, will be the Captain James Dodson Ba sey collection of books and pe riodicals. The collection, donated to the University library last summer through the courtesy of Miss Ma bel Dodson of Portland, aunt of the late Captain Basey, features especially material in the field of military history and strategy. About 200 of the books are in these categories; about 60 deal with the World war, 50 with American wars, and over 200 (75 in English and 130 in French) deal with military history, Na poleon, and the Napoleonic wars. There are 215 volumes of the Everyman’s library series in cluded in the group. All the books are in fine physical condition, ac cording to the University library call number, and have attractive French bindings. Captain Basey, Captain U.S. army, retired, was born in Port land in. 1892. He attended the Portland academy and high school, School of Education, Chi cago, did his undergraduate work at the Universities of Wisconsin and South Carolina, and his grad uate work at George Washing ton university. During the World war, Captain Basey participated in the Aisne-Marne defensive, where he was gassed and slightly wounded. As chief of the translation and enemy documents section of the American Expeditionary force, he was awarded a Serbian medal, sword and citation (the Serbian Order of the White Ea gle, Fifth Class). After the war, while he was in the Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D. C., Captain Ba sey wrote a 400-page monograph, illustrating Napoleon’s maxims with Civil wrar situations. The Army and Navy Journal pub lished this study from April, 1921, to April, -922. Captain Basey died January 9, 1934, in Seattle. The collection of books and pe riodicals, as well as the Serbian citation and decorations, may be seen in the map room on Library <iay. Increase Asked For ROTC Classes Due to the greatly increased number of sophomore applicants for advanced ROTC, Colonel FREE! Purse Compact contain ing Rouge, Powder and Lipstick with purchase of HUDNUT MARVELOUS MATCHED MAKE-UP 55c_ $2.ooTrrV infusion Assorted fragrances While they last $1.00 39c ASPIRItf TABLETS 100 in bottle 2 for 49c MILK MAGNESIA TOOTII PASTE Large tube 19c RITE PRICE DRUGS INC. Phone 2 — We Deliver Next to McDonald Theatre ] V: 4 Boyer to Contribute Valuable Old Letters When historians of the future write of Woodrow Wilson, they will owe a portion of their “char acter study’’ of the World war leader to the contributions of Dean Valentine Boyer of Ore gon’s school of arts and letters. Little did the tall rangy Prince ton undergraduate know, when he was pouring over law books at the turn of the century, that the close friendship that he formed with a Professor Wilson of the political science department would some day become a vital link in American history. Wins Prize The young Princeton man, now Dr. Boyer, was awarded the cov eted Atwater prize just after 1900 for his essay on “English Colon ization in India.” Woodrow Wil son was the judge. And the friendship formed between stu dent and teacher flourished with the years. Last week the University dean, who has been ill for some time in Eugene, received a letter from the Library of Congress asking if he would consider presenting his personal correspondence with the World war president to the nation as a source for future biographers. Dr. Boyer, who until a few years ago was president of the University of Oregon, has agreed to contribute his now-valuable’ correspondence. The most inter esting of the letters, not yet found, is a note in which Wilson urges him to change his field from law to that of literature. This letter, the library staff be lieves, may shed a decided light on the early prejudices of the former president. Shows Literary Tastes The sheaf of letters that will R. M. Lyon, head of the Univer sity military department, has submitted a request to the war department for a larger allot ment next year. Present facilities can handle only 100 advanced course men. Colonel Lyon feels that present conditions and increased interest in military training will require an additional allotment for the coming year. go to the national capital include a great many recommendations for young Boyer’s reading— which express Mr. Wilson's liter ary tastes; a letter written from Bermuda where the newly-elected president visited to select his new cabinet; letters written while gov ernor of New Jersey; and inter esting helpful notes relating to the establishment of the honor system at Illinois university where Dr. Boyer taught before coming to Oregon. The correspondence covers the period from 1902, when they part ed at Princeton, until the Ameri can statesman’s death. Last Year's First In Library Contest Now on Exhibition Students interested in the library contest for the best per sonal library will find a model on display in the circulation depart ment of the University library. The exhibit is the collection of Gerald Huestis, last year’s first place winner. Besides many re cent books and standard works, he has also included valuable reprints. Added to his library since last year are the two books which he bought with his prize money, Cunningham’s “Textbook of Anatomy” and Maximow and Bloom’s “Textbook of Histology.” Huestis plans to attend medical school later. The contest is a feature of Li brary day, May 3, which will com memorate the anniversary of the new library. Ex-Student Writes For Fiction Weekly Don James, former student at the University of Oregon and now a resident of Portland, will be featured in the May 10 issue of Detective Fiction Weekly. James has written a murder mystery laid in the background of a large department store, and the publishers announce that “Corpse on Account” is one of the most entertaining “whodunit” stories published in recent years. NATIONAL SHOE WEEK See Our Large Display of Fine » Spring Shoes We have a fine line of k women’s shoes at popu $ lar prices. We feature personal ized service Saddle shoes, moccas sins, dress and sports shoes are all for the well-dressed Oregon] man. ALUMNI OWNED AND MANAGED 828 Willamette St. Phone 3428 Junior-Senior YW Breakfast Planned For Sunday, May 4 The annual junior-senior break fast will be Sunday, May 4, at 9 4 o’clock at the Osburn hotel, it was announced yesterday by Kathleen Brady, general chair man. The breakfast is sponsored an nually by the YWCA and is a tribute to the senior women. Ac cording to tradition, all juniors in women’s living organizations are expected to take their seniors to the affair. The committee heads are as follows: Marjorie Roehm, place cards and decorations; Pat Salis bury, secretary and hotel ar rangements; Corrine Wignes, pub licity; Lizbeth Daggett, posters; Marilyn Marshall, finance and tickets; and Jean Griffith, music. Washington Offers Aid to Sociologists University of Washington has several fellowships available for capable and mature graduate stu dents who have completed at least one year of graduate study in sociology. Each fellowship has a stipend of $540 for the academic year plus remission of tuition, which, for nonresident students, is $187.50. Holders of fellowships have the opportunity of acquiring supervised teaching experience by assisting with the introductory course in sociology. May 1 is the final date for fil i n g applications. Application blanks and a departmental bulle tin outlining the requirements for advanced degrees, will be for warded upon request by the chair man of the department of soci ology at the university in Seattle. Co-op Assists Many Students McClain Estimates $3393 Paid Back During Last Year “In the 21 years of the Univer sity Co-op store’s existence, it has put at least 100 students com pletely through school,’’ declared M. P. McClain, store manager, as he looked over the past year’s financial statement. At present seven students are working steady and during the rush periods from 35 to 40 stu dents have been employed. Mr. McClain estimated that $3393.98 was paid to student help this year. Out of every $100 spent, $18 is returned to the students every year and last spring, 5 per cent on the cash register tickets was paid back to the student body, Mr. McClain said. So far as is known, the University Co-op is the only store in the world with such a record, he said. During the past year the Co-op has paid $8498.21 for second hand books brought in by stu dents. 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