Dr. Means Tells
Of Jungle Life
By ELAINE DAHL
From the Malay jungle and its
primitive inhabitants to the Ore
gon campus and its academic stu
dents is a long trek, but to Dr.
Paul B. Means, new religion de
partment head, it’s an interesting
one.
Religion students are getting
more than a professor. Although
Dr. Means does have a B-A. from
Yale, a B.Litt. from Oxford, a
Ph.D. from Columbia and was
previously a Rhodes scholar—he
has a background that at times
would parallel closely that of a
“Frank Buck.’’
Dr. Means, with a hobby that
most people dream about — the
study of primitive man—has de
voted 10 years to this study and
he admits it was a thrilling ten
years. Living among a people
with the civilization of about
one thousand years ago, who
dress in sarongs from the bark
of the trees and grass skirts, and
who live in bamboo huts perched
high above the ground has been
a source of many exciting expe
riences.
Unlike most travelers and ex
plorers, Dr. Means has a wife
and family of four, three girls
and a boy, born in Sumatra, New
York, Singapore, and Tacoma.
In spite of al,l his exciting past
Dr. Means still,likes practically
all sports and recalled swimming
in the swimming pool at Singa
pore, one of the best pools in the
world-i-ai ?Jbnfe jfA? Jiii^ pleasantest
memories of the jungle.
Although as yet he is not able
to make any commitments about
the future of the department of
religion he expressed pleasure in
the number enrolled, as well as
in the attitude, of the students,
and Oregon promises to have
some students well educated in
Malay jungle lore as well as re
ligion.
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Newman Club to Hold
Opening Meeting
Catholic students are invited to
attend the opening session of
the Newman club Sunday, Octo
ber 12, in the YMCA hut.
Chaplain Soler will tell the
history of the organization from
the time of its founding by Cardi
nal Newman, author of the pam
phlet “The Idea of a University,’’
now being distributed to social
science students.
Executive sessions Monday
night set a policy of religious
and intellectual discovery with
analysis of contemporary prob
lems. Charles Murphy will outline
the year's program of Sunday dis
cussions on current questions
raised by students’ daily associa
tions.
John Flynn is president of the
Oregon chapter.
ASUO Heads ~
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the race. At present only Ken
Christianson and Harry Prongas
have petitioned the committee
for the post. The committee ad
journed last night without mak
ing the appointment, because
they felt that the field was too
limited to afford a fair choice.
Persons still wishing to submit
positions for the Homecoming
chairmanship must submit them
to Lou Torgeson, ASUO presi
dent, or to Bette Morfitt, ASUO
secretary, before 5 p.m. today.
Interviews will be Thursday.
The five candidates for the one
vacancy on the rally committee,
left open when Les Anderson did
not return to school, will be in
terviewed at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Rally candidates are: George
Arbuckle, James Durkheimer,
Dave Jahn, Pete Lamb, and Gene
Speer.
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A DAY...
WITH DR. MEANS
Dr. Paul B. Means, today head
of the University department of
re'igion . . . former Rhodes schol
ar .. . author, whom Adolf Hit
ler “asked” to leave Germany . . •
long a student of the Malay and
primitive man.
Left: Dr. Means at work at his
University desk . . . lower left:
In a more relaxed pose in Ger
linger hall . . . and lower right:
meditating . . . while resting on
the senior bench.
New Profs Enter
Chemistry School
Dr. Henry Kunz, acting head of
the chemistry department, made
known Tuesday the addition to
the department of two assistant
professors to replace the late Dr.
Orin Stafford and Dr. Fred Shinn,
who retired last June.
The professors are Dr. Dallas
Dedrick, who comes from Iowa
State college, and Dr. Pierre
Rysselberghe, recently from
Stanford university. Dr. Dedrick
obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. de
grees from the State University
of Iowa. He has been research
associate at the experiment sta
tion there since 1938.
Dr. Rysselberghe, author of 53
articles and two books during the
past 10 years, was an assistant
professor of chemistry at Stan
ford. From the summer of 1935
to March 1936, he was visiting
lecturer to Belgium at the Uni
versity of Brussells and other in
stitutions. Dr. Rysselberghe re
ceived his M.A. and Ph.D. from
Stanford university. His graduate
work was on mechanical, elec
trical, and chemical engineering.
Wesley House to
Sponsor Conedy
A three-act comedy, “Birds of
a Feather,” will be presented by
Methodist students Saturday eve
ning at 8 in the YMCA hut. The
play is being sponsored by Wes
ley house.
The players are members of
the Methodist Youth Fellowship.
The play which is directed by
Adrian Martin of the University
drama division is a part of the
group’s summer activities. The
admission charge will be 15 cents.
Noted Author
Is Scheduled
University students and fam’ty
members are awaiting an assem
bly Monday, October 13, which
will feature Clarence K. Streit,
head of the comparatively new
movement known as “Union
Now.” Assembly will take place
at 11 a.m. in Gerlinger.
This organization, which claims
12 million followers, maintains
headquarters in Washington, D.C.
and publishes a monthly bulletin
there for national distribution.
Mr. Streit, ex-newspaper corre
spondent and author of two re
cent best sellers, will speak on
“The Democracies’ Answer to
Hitler.” His idealistic plan for
world union of the democracies
has created widespread interest
and commentary among writers
and speakers of the United
States. Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean
of the school of business admin
istration, had this. to.say on. the
subject: -
“Clarence Streit has an inter
esting message. I have read his
book and heard him .in.- public
discussion. He proposes a closer
organized union of all the dem
ocracies into a single nation as
our forty-eight states are united
under a single government. Kis
proposal is highly debatable, but
it is very interesting and most
stimulating to one’s thinking
'about the creation of a better
world order.”
Lyle Nelson Edits
New Alumni Mag
Old Oregon, University alumni
magazine, “hit the .street” Tues
day with a new edition edited by
Lyle M. Nelson. The new issue
features a cover design by Ted
Harmon.
i Among the many interesting
articles included are a colorful
review of the Oregon-Stanford
game by Bruce Hamby, and a fol
low-up story on the great Oregon
1916 football. . team ^.by Ray
Schrick, Emerald rivam-ag i n g
editor.
Bob Frazier, Emerald news edi
tor, has written a summary of
the late Dean, Grin F. Stafford’s
life and work on the University
campus. An informative affcfcle
on Oregon’s first fiooUskH team is
recalled and submitted by C. E.
Wagner, ’01.
Departmental features, In the
Mail and News of the Classes,
complete this month’s Old Ore
gon. Lyle Nelson’s assistants on
the editorial staff were Miss
Roselind Gray, ’35, associate edi
tor; Les Thayer, advertising man
ager; Ray Schrick and Miss Eu
nice Edwards, assistant editors;
and Bruce Hamby, sports editor.
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