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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1943)
Roliday Improves Basketball Squad —See Page 3 VOLUME XLV S2 Students Listed On Fall Honor Roll —See Page 4 NUMBER 42 Dr. Erb’s Death Shocks Campus Senior Dance Planners Pick ’June’Theme With the theme "June in Jan uary," the Senior Ball will make its 1944 appearance Saturday, January 8 at McArthur court. According to Charline Pelly, general chairman, and Barbara Lamb, president, the orchestra for the dance will be announced in a few days. They promise "a terrific band with plenty of good numbers .to please everyone.” ’posters announcing the ball have been distributed throughout the campus by the promotion chairman, and ticket sales will ' n this week. Ticket represen tiPfves from each civilian men's living organization and each unit of army men will be chosen in the next few days, Miss Pelly said. Social chairman Mary Wright has declared the dance formal and requests that no corsages be sent. Chairmen for the affair who will work with Miss Pelly include: Miki Campbell, promotion; Edith Onthank and Sue Sawyer, decorations; Shirley Huntington, ig^yanup; Mary Jane Dunn, patrons and patronesses; Kay Jenkins, tickets; and Marge Curtis, pub licity. $10,000 DONATED TO UNION FUND ftfr Full details of a student union rttnd grant of $10,000 recently presented in memory of Major Tom Taylor, who was killed in January, 1943 in a flight over western Europe, will be pub lished in Thursday’s Emerald. Dr. Earl M. Pallett, executive secretary, will make a complete _ announcement of details soon. Major Taylor, son of Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Taylor of Eugene, attended the University from 1937 to 1940, when he left for Randolph field to join the air corps. In 1941 he married Alice Giustina of Eugene. Campbell Co-op Boards Extras Starting this term, Campbell club, the only remaining men's cooperative on the campus, will board men without requiring .Membership, according to an an nouncement by Dr. S. H. Johnson, faculty adviser of the group. Those wanting to room in the house must become members, however. He also advised that it Would be possible for boarders to do house duties to help pay part of their expenses. The house will remain open during the year although it is op erating under increasing diffi culties, Dr. Jameson said. Al though there are accommodations for 44 men there are now only L4 living at Campbell club. Members -j»re charged $36 a month. Board ers will probably pay about one dollar a day, although the rate is not definite yet, according to Mrs. Dale Rumford, general manager of the men’s and women's coop eratives. DR. DONALD M. ERB . . . . . . Late president of the University of Oregon Captain Cosley, Ex-(JO, Returns from Pacific Captain Jack Cosley, former University of Oregon student, has returned to Oregon after months of action in the South Pacific. He has been awarded the Navy Cross and is credited with a hit on a Jap transport. Captain Cosley attended the Uni versity from 1936 to 1939. Winter Enrollment Declines Slightly Registration material was is sued to 1414 students by 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Clifford L. Constance, assistant registrar. Using this figure Mr. Constance predicted that final registration would total more than 1500 and might even reach around 1700. Last year at this time., registra tion material had been handed out to 1935 students. Of the 1444, those who had paid fees totaled 1227. Late registration fees are $1 per day not to exceed $5. No Immediate Shifts Planned for Shack Rats No changes will be made in beats or copy desk and night staff work on the Emerald this week but a meeting will be held next week to make new assignments. The Emerald will be published Thursday and Friday morning of this week. Regular editions will start next week. Marjorie Goodwin announced Tuesday the appointment of Nor ris Yates, junior in journalism, to succeed Charles Politz as associ ate editor. Politz resigned because of ill health. Member of a marine dive bomb ing squadron that did yeoman work in turning back the Japs at Midway, Captain Cosley flew many missions through enemy ground fire and fighter opposition. But most vividly does he remem ber an attack on Bougainville, when he flew 3A0 miles deep into enemy territory to plant his bomb on a troopship. “It was such a long hop we had to attach belly tanks to our planes,” he recalled, “so as to get back to Guadalcanal. I was the first to go in and my thousand pounder landed smack amidships on this transport.” “In clearing the ship I glanced back. It was dead in the water and a huge column of smoke was bil lowing up.” Captain Cosley pounded the Jap-held Munda and Villa air fields and gun emplacements with a devastating frequency during four months of operations from Guadalcanal. His plane was badly riddled by enemy fire the first time he met the enemy, while re turning from dive bombing a Jap battleship at Midway. “I already had several large holes in my plane and aok aek had damaged the ailerons,” he said, when a Zero jiunped me. lie crossed back and forth . . . shoot ing me up plenty until I ducked (FIcase turn to page three) Pneumonia Terminates University Head’s Career 1 he death of Donald M. Erb, president of the University, came as a distinct shock to holidaying students. Dr. Erb died Thursday afternoon after a sudden attack of pneumonia which followed influenza. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Roxane Stuart Erb, two daughters, Barbara Stuart, 19, and Elizabeth Jean, 11, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Erb of New York Cityr. His father is a nationally-known composer, director and author of books on musical theory. At the time of his death, Dr. Erb %vas 43 years old and the youngest man ever to hold the post of president of the Univer sity of Oregon and one of the youngest university presidents in the country. Public memorial services will he held Sunday, January 2, at 4 p.m. in McArthur court. Dr. J. H. Gilbert, dean of the col lege of liberal arts, E. G. Moll, associate professor of English, and Dr. Howard Taylor, head of the psychology department, are in charge of arrangements. Returning to the campus after his election to the office in 1938, he was welcomed enthusiastically. He came determined to sec the restoration of upper division science, which was taken away in the reorganization of the state system several years before. He lived to see this vital part of the curriculum restored. The popular young president was active in plans for post war reconstruction. He was one of the founders of the Century Progress fund for the benefit of the Eugene-Springfield com munity. His strong support of the student union plans for the Uni versity succeeded in having this project placed first on the list of post-war plans here. Soon after returning to the campus five years ago, he stated his aims and policies toward education, by saying: “To stimulate the interest of promising young men and women to the point where it becomes a permanent and consum ing passion to achieve a clear and unafraid analysis of the pr< b lems they see around them constitutes for me the greatest’ opportunity in the world' for adventure.” i Tributes Stunned by the sudden passing of Dr. Donald M. Erb, bunt-* dreds of his friends were paying tribute to him as a school acD ministrator, teacher, friend and community leader in the state. Some of the tributes follow: Nancy Ames, ASUO president: “I, as every other student* feel a personal loss upon hearing of Dr. Erb’s death as we could not have had a truer friend or one who was more helpful irt solving our many student problems.” Beverly Padgham, president of YWCA: “Dr. Erb's death came as a quick and stunning blow to those who have known his wise leader ship.” Jean Page, second vice-presi dent of the ASUO: "Oregon lost one of its prominent men. His death is a great loss to the cam pus and to the state of Oregon. Helen Johnson, Oregana editor: “Not only a calamity as far as the University goes, but also a blow to both state and nation.” Marilyn Campbell, AWS presi dent: “A very sudden blow to ai! the students. We’ll miss him a great deal.” Governor Earl Snell : “The achievements of Dr. Erb in the world of education attained for him honors and recognition sel dom equaled in such a brief span of life. Tireless in his work, un selfish and able in the adminis tration of his duties, his record is outstanding. In his death, peo ple of Oregon have suffered a great loss.” Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chan cellor of the Oregon state system of higher education: “The unex peeled death of President DonakI M. Erb has inflicted upon Oregork much more than a severe, official shock. His powers of leadership, his ability to inspire confidence rri his co-workers, his clear-headed, high purpose in developing the university program have contrib uted permanently to the highei* education in Oregon. Only thet (Please turn to page tu\) Council to Determine New UO President Preliminary conferences are being held between Dr. Frederic It M. Hunter, chancellor of the Ore gon state system of higher educa tion, and the advisory council, made up of six representatives of the faculty, regarding the selec tion of an interim executive to head the University until a per manent appointment for the posi tion is made. No announcements have been, made as yet as to the method of procedure or the men the council has in mind. j