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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1942)
Doctor Erb Predicts Labor Ph listmentFor U nited States By EDITH NEWTON The United States must face the realities of war and sooner or later prepare to enlist all manpower in either direct or indirect war work, Dr. Donald M. Erb, University presi dent, said in a recent interview concerning what England has done to meet the manpower situation, and the effect war has had on English schools of higher education. war in England has brought many changes in the universities, making school compulsory for some students and impossible for others, Dr. Erb said as he re called the speech of Sir Hector Hetherington, vice-chancellor of th^-University of Glasgow. ™-e Englishman spoke at the American Association of State Universities annual meeting which Dr. Erb attended in Chi cago on his recent visit in the East. Good Position Sir Hetherington, who holds a position equal to that of a uni versity president in the United States, told the American edu cators what changes have been made in the school system of his war-tom country, said Dr. Erb. In England every young man or woman who reaches the age of 18 must register with the labor ministry, Dr.\Erb said, recalling the words of the Britisher. Application Each man or woman may then apply for admission to one of the c^eges or universities. The s^Fols are permitted to select the best of the applicants up to a quota set for each institution by the labor ministry. COME ON DOWN and join the game. Shuffle your tires, then pick the best five . . . And win j^our ration card. Also Wq°denSh°es CLAY ?eme*i6\i *| ASSOCIATED < ‘On the Campus” The quota for the institution depends on the type of the work offered. Largest quotas are as signed to institutions offering scientific courses, engineering, and some other types of technical war studies. Small Quofas Only small quotas are given to the institutions offering little ex cept liberal arts courses Thus the schools with science departments, schools of engineering, medical schools, and schools of dentistry have enrollments today which are nearly equal to pre-war times Schools such as Oxford, offering a more strictly liberal arts course, are down in enrollment about 30 per cent. If a student in any institution is majoring in literature, philoso phy, or other subjects known as cultural, or in the field of the hu manities, he or she is guaranteed only one full academic year in the college or university, Dr. Erb said. Later the student will probably be ordered by the labor ministry into one of the armed services, industry, or one of the auxiliary services. If a student is assigned by the labor ministry to a college or university, and is majoring in one of the critical fields where the need of highly trained personnel is declared critical by the min istry, .he or she is not permitted to withdraw from school for any reason, not even to enlist in the armed services, work in the shipyards, airplane factories, or to do anything other than con tinue his cr her education, Dr. Erb reported. Because this system means that some students will be as signed and made to continue in school who are not financially able to pay the bills, there are numerous state subsidies for those proving financial need. The time will come in the Unit ed States when such a plan will be necessary for the war effort, and it will be through the work of some organization such as the war manpower board that stu dents will receive assignments either to work or to school, Dr. Erb said. Tf Jlea/in ta Chance U. of O. Students . . . If you can’t dance you’ll miss half the fun of your college career. Join this class and you’ll he dancing in a few lessons. It's easy to learn and not one bit embarrassing. Partners Furnished BEGINNERS' CLASS STARTS MONDAY, N-OY. 23, 7:00 P.M. Complete 8-Lesson Course $5.00 Private Lessons by Appointment Special College Dance Every Saturday Night! Come and Have Fun! Direction—Glenn Snyder and Hamilton Hall, ) 2>a*zce Btudia 861 Willamette Phone 3081 CAMPUS CALENDAR Westminster house will hold its weekly open house Friday evening at 8 o’clock with all the visual entertainment and the “good neighbor policy” prevail ing. There will be an Asklepiad meeting Tuesday, November 24, at 7:30 in the men’s lounge, Ger . linger hall. History club meets Friday at 4 p.m. in the men’s lounge at Gerlinger. Prof. S. H. Jameson, of the department of sociology will present “The Sociological In terpretation of the Origins of Re ligious Beliefs.” All interested persons are invited. Measurements Class Initiates Lab Research Students in the electrical meas urements class are beginning preliminary research on a large electric oscillator of the ampli tude low mass type under the direction of Dr. E. H. Collins, as sistant professor of physics. Material to be used in the re search includes voltmeters, tube testers, dynamic signal analyz ers, receivers and oscillators. The equipment is now arriving in the physics department. The new equipment will be used for both radio laboratory work and special research. The type of oscillator being used con verts electrical impulses into me chanical action, and is valuable in timing devices where mechan ical vibration is necessary. Nine Gloomy Students Interned in Pill Palace At least nine people are look ing forward to the prospect of a gloomy weekend—they're con fined in the infirmary. They are Leland Martyr, John Hediger, Malcolm Almack, Dorothy Ba ker, Barbara Bock, Roslynn Mor rill, Evelyn Webb, Derrell Bri denstine, and Maxwell Amstutz. For five others, however, the fires of hope were lighted once again. Marjorie Jones and Fran ces Greenberg were released Wed nesday, while Ted Odland, Bennie Holcomb, and Bob Alvord were dismissed Thursday. Popularity of the song, ‘T’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo,” led men students at Kalamazoo col lege to choose Sara Woolley, na tive of the city, as “the girl in Kalamazoo college.” The new course will still carry nine hours’ credit and will be taught by Dr. Dallas S. Dedrick. REFRESH— After the return trip from the Oregon-OSC game. Come in and relax while enjoying one of our delicious barbe ques, served w i t h crispy French-fries. . . You’ll want to try our extra - thick M i 1 k - Shakes too! Bev's Bar-B-Q 1900 Block on W 6th. 100-Car Parking Space Oregon*# Emerald Copy desk staff: Fred Weber, city editor Berniece Davidson Betty Lu Siegman Marcia Allen Sidney Seymour Fred Kuhl Louise Montag Wilma Foster Rod Swanson June Taylor Friday Ad Staff Shirley Davis, adv. manager Jim Lund Mary McClintic Layout staff: George Allegre Altha Paul Yvonne Torgler Lilliam Hedman Office staff: Pat Darby Betty Lou Allegre Altha Paul Yvonne Torgler Lillian Hedman Night staff: Shirley Davis, night editor John Gurley, asst, night editor Ross Yates A1 Howard Jill Ames Louise Montag Pat Spencer ERC Enlistment (Continued from page one) who possibly can join a reserve program immediately. The office will be open Friday afternoon for those students who were un able to pass the mental and phy sical tests for the reserves of fered by the joint procurement board last week may still be eli gible for the ERC if they enlist this week. There is no other place where a University student can enroll in the enlisted reserve. Af ter today this reserve will be closed and it will be impossible to enlist. There are two revisions in tlie many of the students and have been instrumental in their enlist ment. One provides that a draft board release is no longer re quired. The other states that it is now possible to transfer from ERC to the army air corps. Lt. Davis advises that any stu dent who wishes to stay in school as long as possible, to bet ter his chance to become an offi cer after being called to active duty take advantage of this last opportunity to enlist in the re serve corps. ERC regulations that appeal to Harry Says You Can DEPEND— on our Oregon foot ball team to get in ind fight Oregon State at Saturday’s game. — and YOU can DE PEND on me to sat isfy your appetite on the late shift when you can't get out for a snack. I CAN and WILL arrange deliv ery of anything you want. Even coffee can be sent by mes senger service while it’s still hot. Have Soup, a Sand wich. a Shake or one of our Hamburger Su premes. SNAPPY SERVICE SANDWICH SHOP 380-M For Christmas YOUR PHOTOGRAPH '['he Gift That Only You Can Give “ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHERS” 961 Willamette Street Telephone 169/