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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1942)
Year of Firsts Hits Johnson Hall Work By RUTH RAY COLLINS It s been a year of firsts over Johnson hall way. Presidenl Donald M. Erb was named Eugene’s first citizen for 1941; for the first time in many a spring there was no millrace and consequently no canoe fete; for the first time Oregon Ducks didn’t fly home for a spring vacation but stayed on the campus, as the usual one-week spring vacation was pared down to one day; the junior men had an honorary for the first time • uie campus had its first black out; independents organized an effective group for the first time; dtp-to conditions of war trans portation there was no regular rush weekend at sorority and fra ternity houses for the first time; and for the first time since 1932 the University’s science division would be able to offer major in struction leading to undergradu ate and graduate degrees. Old With New The old came along with the new, however, and the University celebrated its 65 years as a Uni versity on October 16, 1941. From a one-building establishment with a total enrollment of 177 the Uni versity of Oregon has grown to include some 22 buildings, an en rollment of 3,467, and a faculty ot 300, as compared with that of the initial five. Not only was President Erb named Eugene’s first citizen by the Eugene Realty board, but he was also appointed to a defense job on the commission on col leges and civilian defense. Dr. Erb attended the defense meeting at Washington, D. C„ which was under the chairmanship of Fiorel la H. La Guardia. Defense-Minded The campus became defense minded after December 7; it was divided into eight areas for air rqrd protection and Earl M. Pal left, executive secretary and reg istrar, was appointed campus air raid warden. A coordination be tween the faculty and the student defense councils was effected. The lookout tower on the library became a familiar sight to Uni versity students. The war affected registration as well as other phases of campus life. Figures of the first week of spring registration indicated that there was a decrease of 18 per cent from last year at the same time. But the women still were in minority. For That Long TRIP HOME Motor Tune-up Valve Service Brake Service Battery Recharging Electrical Service CLARK BATTERY & ELECTRIC CO. 1042 Oak Ph. 80 Clarence Streit, alumnus Jay Allen, William Henry Chamber lain, Rene Dussaq, Dean Wayne L. Morse, and the Right Honorable Edwin Espy filled the 11 o’clock assembly bill. The faculty lecture series presented Rabbi Raphael Levine, Dr. Louis Marlio, Bela Bartok, Dr. Franklin D. Walker, and Dr. Oscar Broneer. At the end of spring term, Uni versity ^nen were still wondering about the proposal requiring all men enrolled in the University to take a physical education course each term during the present war emergency. Men Entering U.S. Service Need Forms All University men who expect to enter branches of the Army or Navy must secure personnel forms from the registrar’s office. These forms will supply infor mation regarding educational, vo cational, and other experiences, and are expected to aid reception and personnel officers in making more effective use of the talents and experiences of men entering the service. Men enlisted, or enlisting, in one of the reserves are not ex pected to get thes forms. Registration Date Set For Summer Session Dr. Dan E. Clark, director of summer sessions, stated Wednes day that students planning to attend summer sessions should be in Eugene, Saturday, June 13, to register for their classes, which begin Monday, June 15. The rea son for this is that classes may be filled or cancelled depending upon registration. It is advisable for students to investigate possibilities of major work before coming to summer sessions. Dr. Clark statejd that there would be changes ;in the teach ingf staff due to military service and defense. ♦ Treat the Sweet Girl Graduate to The Sweets Add to her graduation memories with a box of Delicious Homemade Candy from ' ANTIPA’S You'll agree it's the best you’ve ever eaten Just off Willamette on East Broadway. i'lvU-Slri TWELVE _... . . . have been honored by Phi Theta Upsilon, junior women’s service honorary, for outstanding scho lastic standing. They are, first row, from the left, Rutl. Collins, Hildegard Roselund, Vivian Ander son and Betty Jones. Second row, Phyllis Horstm in, Gerd Hansen, Yvonne Umphlette, and Bettio Piatner. Third row, Alyce Pepion, Freda Koehle Marietta McManigal, and Audrey Holliday. C ourtesy the Oretronian W. F. Thomson Made New Assistant Curator W. Farnsworth Thomson, jun ior in anthropology, will replace Robert L. Stephenson as assistant curator of the museum of natural history. Thomson has done most of his work in anthropology while I .* •• at the University of Oregon. Last fall term, however, he studied at the University of New Mexico. Stephenson was graduated from the University of Oregon, in an thropology, in 1940, and has been working toward his master's de gree since. Stephenson spent a month and a half in Mexico the summer of 1940 and taught and archaeological laboratory at University of Texas during the school year of 1940-1941. During the summer of 1941 he directed, a group of students from Penn sylvania who were excavating 12tn century pueblo in central New Mexico. The pueblo wa:* dated by three rings, the science known as dendrochronology. ‘usr'°„s pfASIS 95c?« sK ABO}Jt ViAROS *oMTX«t plan