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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1942)
AlumGift Funds Add Equipment Started last spring term, the Oregon alumni gift fund has raised $1395 to be used for sup plying the science departments with needed equipment, Dr. H. B. Yocom, head of the zoology de partment, said today. The money is being kept in the bank and may be drawn on at any time, said Dr. Yocom. How ever, he explained, before any equipment may be installed, the science departments must get priorities from the government. Any item containing rubber or metal is at a premium and may be used only in courses training ^)en and women for war work. Aid From Money All science departments will benefit from the fund, which will be allocatel to the various de partments. Dr. Morris, Dr. A. F. Moursund ,and Dr. Yocom, all of the science ctepartment, have taken charge of the fund and its activities. When the priorities on metal have been lifted, Yocom said, each item bought through the fund will be set with a brass plate in recognition of the alumni who do nated during the summer. Equipment Needed The science fund idea started last spring when Dr. A. E. Cas well, now in research work at the Michigan Institute of Tech nology, contracted to buy some electrical equipment from Pro sor O’Day of Reed college. The department of physics did not have enough money, Yocom ex plained, so raised it from contri butions of friends and interested people in Eugene. It was then, he said, the idea hatched that alumni would be interested in getting more needed equipment. Harris Ellsworth, president of the Alumni association, sent let ters to members who pledged the $1395 now collected at the bank. It will probably be used for new microscopes, special miscro scopes, and electrical equipment. Library Adds Volume Given By Mr. Villard Volume three of The Liberator, '^’Ch was published in 1833, was received Thursday, October 15, at the University library as a gift of Oswald Garrison Vil lard. The Liberator was a paper pub lished by Wm. Lloyd Garrison, who was maternal grandfather of Oswald Garrison Villard, and was a voice for the anti-slavery group. During the summer the library received volumes 6 through 30 of this publication, and the 26 volumes now in the library will be on display in the circulation lobby during Homecoming. Oswald Garrison Villard is the son of Henry Villard, who was a benefactor of the University in its early days, and for whom Vil larcl hall is named. -**even stages in the life of a Dollar-a-Year Man: He's hired. He’s admired. He’s inspired. He’s mired. He’s tired. He’s fired. He’s retired. —Newsweek. MYRA HTTLSEK JOHNSON, ’40 ... . . . who is now civilian director of public relations at Mather field, Sacramento. Shown above, she interviews airplane m3chanics, Private Paul Smith and Ser geant Victor Kyle. ^,'lllll!lll!!!!!llli!llllilllll!|[lllll[|il!illlli!i!liiili[|||iiili|[liiil!!iii!i!i!i!iiiii[i!iiiiiiiiiiii!iiiii!iiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiii!!i!!;iii!;i.:,;;:;, i;1;i,;:.. I ^Bifa buddy ; I MEET A BUDDY-1 By BETTY LU SIEGMAN Among the hundreds of Oregon graduates and former students serving in the various branches of service for Uncle Sam, the fol lowing men are included: John Cavanaugh, ’41, is in training at the army anti-air craft officers’ candidate school in North Carolina. Ensign Robert Nelson Adrian, former U.O. student and graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in ’42, is on active duty aboard the U. S. S. Gregory. Walter R. Vernstrom, ’38, is a private in the army at Sheppard Field, Texas, undergoing training to be an instructor. Dean Vincent, Jr., a University graduate in 1941, is a second lieu tenant in the army's quartermas ter corps, stationed at Seattle, Wash. Lieutenant George D. Varoff, student of 1939, is in the air corps at Harlingen Army Gun nery School in Harlingen, Texas. Larry Harvey Labby, ’39, Professor Will Paint Agricultural Mural David J. McCosh, assistant pro fessor of drawing and painting, has received a request from the section of fine arts of the public buildings administration to paint a mural for a new postoffice building in Beresford, South Da kota. The painting, to be done in oils, will portray an agricultural scene and will be approximately 7 by 11 feet in size. ranks as a lieutenant in the medical corps, 3d division, at Fort Lewis, Washington. First Lieutenant Ralph Fred eric Lafferty, '40, is in the army, stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash ington. Cadet Paul L. Rarrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harrison, Sa lem, is now stationed at Pecos army air force basic flying school, Pecos, Texas, it was announced last week by Colonel Harry C. Wisehart, commanding ofifcer. Upon succesful completion of ba sic flying training Cadet Harri son will proceed to an advanced flying school under the west coast basic training center com mand. Leonard Grady Hicks, '41, is a lieutenant in the marines at Camp Elliott, California. Another former Oregon student also in the marines is Corporal Marion Frederick Hoblitt, 1938, who was reported missing after the battle of Corregidor but was later reported well somewhere with the marines in the Pacific battle area. Theodore Roosevelt Halton, Oregon student of 1941, is an elec trician's mate in the navy. 5:? UNITED •STATES I SAVINGS : 1 POPEV € TVUNARLE THgATftE j UCWOONWN m l HERE- ITJS OLIS/E — I PROMISED A U S. DEFENSE BoKiDrn ---- /POPEYE' YOU SAID i BokJD )ow HO VST sCQUlO I? H.D.Sheldon Writes Book On Library The development and progress of the University library over a. period of 60 years is recorded in a historical sketch entitled '“The University of Oregon Library,” compiled by Henry D. Sheldon, research professor of history and education. Beginning with the founding of the library in 1$S2 with money donated by Henry Villard, presi dent of the Northern Far jfic railroad, the booklet relates the story of the first library housed in a room in Deady hall, then the University's only building. In 1907 the growing collection of books was moved into a new $25,000 building, and later a $30,000 fireproof addition was constructed. After World War I the need for a now building be came urgent, and the present structure, designed in modified Romanesque style, was dedicated jn October, 1937. The library .now contains 333,000 volumes. The library staff presented a specially bound copy of the Shel don book to Matthew Hale Doug lass, who retired as librarian emeritus in August after 34 years’ service. Comedian Bob Burns studied civil engineering at the Univer sity of Arkansas. An information center has been established at University cf Ken tucky. I, mX i. ■ iniiilr t w3rm Bob Hope Madeleine Carroll 'MY FAVORITE BLONDE' Also 'Sons of the Seas4 ORSON WELLES’ Great New Hit The Magnificent Ambersons with JOSEPH COTTON DELORES COSTELLO ANNE BAXTER TIM HOLT AGNES MOOREHEAD RAY COLLINS