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Professor Oliver Barrett
Dies August 7 at Eugene
Oliver Laurence Barrett, head
of the art school’s sculpture de
partment, passed away early Sat
urday morning, August 7, at a
Eugene hospital, after an opera
tion.
Mr. Barrett, who came to the
University in. 1927 as an instruc
tor, was well known on the Pa
cific coast for the quality of hi3
artistic work. University students
are familiar with his Pan figures
in the court of the Murray War
ner museum, and many have
seen his modem statue in Port
land, which commemorates the
battleship Oregon.
Recently Mr. Barrett was hon
ored by having one of his sculp
tural figures selected as one of
300 out of 14,000 entries in the
“Artists for Victory” contest
sponsored by the Metropolitan
museum in New York.
Most university art students
are familiar with his extensive
experiments in plastic research.
Up to the time of his death he
had been in the process of devel
opining a material which would
have the characteristics of stone.
Oliver Barrett received his edu
cation in Portland and various
California studios before coming
to the University. On May 29,
1942, he married Kathryn Sar
tain of Eugene, a University
graduate, and former art student
of his. Besides his widow, Mr.
Barrett left his mother, Mrs. W.
W. Barrett of Portland, and one
sister and three brothers. He was
born in Tekoa, Washington, Oc
tober 8, 1892.
Funeral services were held in
Eugene with interment at Tekoa,
Washington.
One of the most outstanding
characteristics of Mr. Barrett
was his love for animals. His stu
dio on UniVersity avenue was a
refuge for every stray dog or cat
that wandered onto the campus.
There was always one animal
around his studio and usually
more. Art students will remem
ber days when they sat in his
studio bereft of inspiration only
to be encouraged by the kindly
Barrett, who would point to a cat
or a dog, “Do an animal. They
have lovely forms."
Oliver Barrett bis sculp
ture not for the thrill or the
praise that he might get from ex
hibiting his work. He loved it for
the sheer feeling of creation.
Many of his pieces from his own
inclination, were never seen out
side his circle of friends. Much of
his work was garden sculpture
and somehow the simplicity of
such creations fitted his mood.
Probably the nicest tribute that
anyone could say about another
human being was said by a facul
ty member, the afternoon of Mr.
Barrett's death. “I’ve known Ol
iver Barrett for many years and
not once during those years have
I heard him say a mean thing
about anyone.”
Oliver Barrett never lost his
little boy approach to life. For
him the world was full of simple
beauty and wonder and there was
little time for meanness or ugli
ness.
If a Buddy
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David Gold; Fort Knox, Ken
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Journalism Prof
Breaks Arm On
Wily Stairway
The stairs curved. The pro
fessor didn’t. Result: a broken
arm for Professor George Turn
hull of the journalism school.
The accident, which resulted
in a simple break of the left
arm just below the shoulder,
occurred on July 22. Now the
arm reposes in a cast put at an
angle to his body, which makes
things awkward for the active
little professor.
“I can grade papers anyway,”
he warned.
Work Situation Bright
For New School Year
University students who want
to earn extra money while they
are in school will certainly have
the opportunity to find a job dur
ing this school year, according to
Karl W. Onthank, dean of per
sonnel, who this week revealed
that although the NY A is de
funct on the campus there are
still plenty of jobs in connection
with the University.
Even in the past more than 75
per cent of the students working
at the University have not been
employed as NYA workers.
Students who are interested in
taking either part time jobs, or
odd jobs on weekends should con
tact Miss Janet Smith at the em
ployment office as soon as they
can.
Approximately three-fourths of
the students at the University
are at least partially self support
ing.
Mrs. Hall, Active Eugenean,
Club Woman. Dies at Home
A well-known Eugene woman
and wife of the superintendent of
the University press, Mrs. Robert
C. Hall, died at her home, 1347
Onyx street, August 15. Her age
at the time of her death was 57.
Mrs. Hall belonged to several
women's and church organiza
tions in the campus town, includ
ing the Eugene Garden club and
the Eugene Fortnightly club. She
also was a member of the First
Baptist church and two college
groups, the American Associa
tion of University Women and
the University Faculty Women’s
club.
Residents of Eugene since 1916,
the Halls came west from Del
Norte, Colo., where they first
met. They were married in Des
Moines, la., in 1911.
Mrs. Hall was a graduate of the
Des Moines college and taught
school both in Iowa and at Del
Ncrte. She was born Lila Moore
house on May 13, 1883, at Ban
croft, Iowa.
She is survived by her hj^
band, by a son, Robert M. of
Portland, and a daughter, Ruth,
at home; also by two grandchil
dren, Dick and Sally Hall, and
a sister, Mrs. Frederick V. Lock
man of Seattle. Interment was in
Rest Haven Memorial park Aug
ust 17, Dr. A. J. Harms officiat
ing at the funeral service.
LET
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