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
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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
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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.
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