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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1944)
......—. Villard Hall Commemorates Man Who ’Saved’ Oregon By PEGGY OVERLAND The story sounds much like a fairy tale, or perhaps some thing out of the comics where a Superman steps in at the elev enth hour with the solution neatly wrapped up for the reader. But whatever it may sound like, it is definitely true. History re cords how the Northwest financial giant, Henry Villard, pull ed the University out of its gravest financial crisis shortly after the institution was organized by assuming the overburdening debts and by making an outright contribution of $50,030 in bonds. Term Begins At Extension Registration for the winter term Eugene extension classes of the Oregon state system of higher ''education began January 3. Those ir,till wishing to register may do so during regular office hours at the general extension division on University street. Since the term ends on March 10 and therefore only lasts ten weeks, those desir ing credit must be registered the first week of the term. The fee schedule is as follows: graduate credit, $3 per credit hour, minimum fee, $6; undergraduate credit, $2.50 per credit hour, min imum fee, $5; non-credit or audit, $2 per hour, minimum fee, $5. Classes meet from 7:15 to 9:15 p. m. on the University campus, at F iances Willard school, and at Theodore Roosevelt junior high school. Courses offered are social education, conversational Spanish, applied stenography, methods in woodworking, public speaking for business and professional men and women, and nursery school pi'oce ilures. It is required that credit enrollees atend all class meetings, or make up missed work to the full satisfaction of the professor. Additional information may be secured from the extension office, phone 3300, ext. 325. Faculty Included In Blood Donation Beverly Padgham, senior in lib eral arts has been placed in charge of contacting faculty members to donate blood to the blood bank, according to Beverly Goetz, chairman of the blood hank. This is the first time the faculty has been included in this project. Elizabeth Edmunds, Emerald business manager, is in charge of asking the following houses for blood donations. Alpha Xi Delta, Will lodge, Lombardy lodge, Hill crest, and Alpha Chi Omega. CTIlffl.il) DOROTHY LAMOUR and DICK POWELL in "RIDIN' HIGH" r1 r 1 BARBARA STANWICK and JOEL McCREA in jjj "Gambling Lady' ! Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in "CORSICAN * BROTHERS" The Bavarian emigrant, who had . been., a., war., correspondent during the Civil War and had gradually risen from that to a position as the foremost financi al leader and railroad promoter in the Northwest, was a man of unusual intellectual interests. Despite his financial and polit ical interests, his attention was arrested by the news of the im pending sale of the University building, then Deady, which ap peared in the Portland newspaper in 1881. Because of financial con ditions, and despite pleas to the townspeople of Eugene, creditors of the University had managed to secure judgments against the property and had placed writs of execution in the hands of the sheriff. Obviously the dramatic mo ment for a rescuer had come. It was a matter of just how long the creditors could be stalled off, when Judge Deady, president of the board of regents at that time, received a letter from Villard, asking for details and expressing a willingness to assume the debt. Tlie total at that time amounted to $8,181.89, of which Mr. Villard immediately paid $7,000 and the Eugene citizen's committee paid the remainder. A short time later, Mr. \ illurd paid a visit to the University which he had just saved from dis aster and was given an enthusi astic reception. However, his in terest in the institution was still strong. After looking into the condi tion of the University he offered them $1,000 for library equip ment, $1,000 for additional phys ical and chemical apparatus, and $250 for each of five scholarships to be offered to the most deserv ing student yearly. Other gifts were added to this including one of $50,000 in bonds. The generosity of Mr. Yillard caused such wide-spread admira tion and comment that four years later, when another building was aded to the University it was call ed Villard hall, in commemoration of the interest which the financial leader had shown for the Univers ity. Army-Duck Dads Asked To Celebrate Dad's Day Invitations to Dad’s day are be ing sent to the dads of all the soldiers on the campus who live in the Pacific coast states, Karl W. Onthank, secretary of the Ore gon Dad’s organization announced yesterday. "If it is known that any dads residing in other states are able to attend,” Dean Onthank an nounced, "this office should be contacted and invitations will be sent.’ c Olivia de Havilland in "GOVERNMENT GIRL" Named in Commemoration . - . • • • of Henry Villard,-who assumed the University’s debt in 1881 and thus saved it from being sold. lie also made other gifts to the University, including $5},000 in bonds. CAMPUS CALENDAR The Badminton club will meet at 7:30 tonight in Gerlinger. The campus war board will meet today at 4 p. m., according to Jean jFrideger, chairman. Oregon H Emerald Desk Staff Norris Yates, city editor Elizabeth Haugen Ervin Webb Anne Craven Night Staff Carol Cook, night editor Norris Yates Add Staff Annamae Winship, day mgr. Jeanette Smith Virginia Harris Attention— Shock Rats Students interested in working; on the Emerald either as report ers or as copy desk and night staff workers should attend a short meeting of all Emerald workers in Room 105 of the journalism build ing at 7:30 p. m. tonight. At that time beat assignments will be made to reporters and stu dents. interested in working on the copy desk and night staff will have a chance to sign up on the nights they wish to work. The DePauw, twice-weekly pub lication of DePauw University, has been published since 1S52. Weekend Per Slashed To Only One Absence Coeds are asked to limit their absences from the campus during ^winter term to a single week-end, according to an announcement from Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering-, dean of women. I, Last term University women were asked to restrict their trips home as much as possible due to congested travel conditions, but no suggestion was made as to a definite limit. Women leaving the campus should sign out with the dean of women in the usual man ner. Learn to Dance JOIN ONE OF OUR MANY CLASSES SCHEDULE AS FOLLOWS: Tuesday Afternoons: 3- 4 Pre-School beginners 4- 5 School Age beginners 7-8 Adult tap Wednesday Evenings: 7-8 Teen-age ballroom Thursday Afternoon: 3- 4 Pre-School (with experience) 4- 5 School Age (with experience) 7-8 Women's Physical Fitness Saturday Morning: 10- 11 Intermediate tap ages 12-16 11- 12 Children 2-3 yrs. previous work ALL CLASS LESSONS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE 3.75 per 5 Week Term Private work by appointment $1.25 per *4 hr. White's Dance Studio Sol \\ illaniette St. Phone 1971
