fzarly Liberal President
Rouses Political Storm
By PEGGY OVERLAND
He was a young man who had just completed a brilliant
career at John Hopkins university, and at the age of 33 was nom
inated and elected president of the University of Oregon, on the
resignation of President John W. Johnson in 1893. But it wasn’t
this that left such a lasting impression on the minds of those who
welcomed him to the University. Rather it was those famous
iu-BL worus wmcn ne sent Dack to
his home town, describing his first
impression of the school as an in
stitution that had' the “atmosphere
of a petty theological seminary
manned by superannuated minis
ters.”
_>«.-.. Whether or not Chapman ever
changed his opinion of the school
and the faculty is not known but
he certainly waded into the situa
tion which he found and did his
energetic best to alter it. His first
move was the liberalization of the
college curriculum, relaxing the
compulsory subjects and allowing
the students more headway in their
choice of subjects. He also estab
lished the tradition of advisers
Which is still in effect.
With the courage of youth and
inexperience, Dr. Chapman fought
valiantly for more intensified
courses in the classics and the pure
sciences, and although he didn’t
^succeed in every bill he presented
-to the faculty, many modern meth
ods were added to the enrichment
of the courses.
One of Chapman’s most am
bitious plans was to bring the Uni
versity before the people of Ore
gon through a series of lecture
campaigns. His wife founded the
Women’s Fortnightly club which
has remained as one of the main
cultural organizations of the city,
and which was mainly responsible
for the free public library in Eu
gene.
The fact that he spent so much
of his time, presenting lectures in
literature as a movement towards
-*4hfe education of the public brought
down considerable criticism upon
him. He was a popular speaker—
frank, logical, ancl satirical. It was
a habit of his to take the other
side in order to arouse the audi
ence to mental activity and he was
often condemned for this.
The Oregon State Journal was
greatly disturbed once over a
speech in which he "shocked his
hearers ... by his ridicule of the
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BETTE DAVIS and
MIRIAM HOPKINS
supernatural, going so far as to
class hypnotism and religious re
vivals as forms or superstition re
pugnant to reason ...”
From the first, as an exponent
of progressive and modern educa
tion, Dr. Chapman w\s doomed to
opposition. And he received it over
his proposal for state supported ed
ucation. The panic of 1893 had
made the public tax-conscious, and
they attacked the University on all
counts. It was condemned for po
litical intrigue, and inefficiency,
while Dr. Chapman retorted that
their remarks would “keep desir
able settlers out of the state.” It
was a furious battle, mostly over
the question of the University’s
influence in the political field, but
Dr. Chapman weathered the storm
and won the day.
However, there was much bit
terness towards him because of a
supposed partiality observed on his
part in the choice of students en
tering the University. A flare-up
came over the local election of the
school superintendent for Eugene,
with the present superintendent
accusing Dr. Chapman of arbitrary
decisions concerning the admission
of Eugene students. The Eugene
Guard, a strong opponent of Chap
man’s, threw off all restraints and
attacked Dr. Chapman for “em
ploying a Japanese house servant,
for buying groceries in Portland,
for keeping promising athletes off
the teams, for opposing religion
and slandering the character of
women in general.”
A petition signed by prominent
Eugene professional and business
men, and members of the graduat
ing class was presented to the Re
gent board asking that Dr. Chap
man be removed on the grounds
that in the University “the person
bearing the worst reputation for
truth and veracity is Dr. Chap
man, its president, who is a polish
ed flatterer and adroit intriguer
The board dropped the charges,
but his influence had been dam
aged , and notwithstanding his
great energy, Dr. Chapman was
thrown into a pessimism he never
overcame. He lost interest from
then on, and simply marked time
until his resignation two years
later in 1899.
For the first time in the history
of Cclby, N. H., junior college, stu
dents are being enrolled in nursing
and pre-flight courses.
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Pouring oul a steady stream of machine gun fire, Corp. Leroy Dia
mond, U. S. M. C., and just two buddies stemmed a Jap advance on a
Pacific Isle recently. One of the men, Pvt. Joint Rivers, was killed.
Diamond and the other man were saved.
These men are willing to give their lives. The least we can do is
lend our money. *
GIs, Civilians Divide
Pallets of Pill Palace
More equal in numbers Tuesday
were civilian and army patients in
the infirmary. Out of a total of
fifteen, eight were service men.
A health service nurse, Lou
Vogel, is among civilian patients.
Others are: Mary Bailey, Patricia
Elliott, Dorothy McLane, Beverly
Hopley, Virginia Alley and Jerry
Bercovitz.
Trainees thus absent from their
bararcks include: George Reihmer,
Frederick Taylor, Charles Bruneau,
David McDonald, Albert Long, and
Marion Rowland, Co. A; and Wal
ter Olson, Co. B; and Michael
Syslo, air corps.
Robert Hall, Douglass Sammak,
and Helmar Swensen were released
Tuesday.
A Slip of the Lip
(Continued from page two)
Dick Reingold, Carl Pride, and
Gordon Andreason.
Seems that Terry Carroll and
Jerry Robinson escorted Bobbie
Pearson and Marge Cowlin to the
Kappa house dance! Something
new! Also present were Barbara
Carter with Jack Warrens and
Shirley Neal with Cress Phipps.
And we were glad to hear that
Alpha Chi Marge Slater and Jim
Campbell have patched everything
up. Well, as Winchell would say.
that’s thirty-and-one-half for to
day, and we’ll be back with more
news on house dances and stuff
next week.
Freshman Fireside
(Continued from (age one)
Fiora Kibler, adviser. Announce
ments concerning new projects to
be sponsored by the Freshman
girls will be made and plans for
the forthcoming ice cream sale
will be discussed.
All freshmen girls on the cam
pus are invited to the fireside and
asked to bring suggestions for bet
ter organization among the frosh
coeds. According to Miss Browne,
the officers of the Commission are
eager to have the frosh women do
things as a whole, rather than as
small groups representing the liv
ing organizations.
Carey Woofter, registrar at
Clenville State college, West Vir
ginia, lias on display in his room
a collection of more than 3S5 ar
rowheads, spearheads and toma
hawks found along an old Indian
trail in Calhoun and Gilmer coun
ties.
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Downey Reported
Missing in Action
Captain J. Walter Downey, ex
43. has been missing in action
over Burma road since January IS,
according- to word received by the
dean of men's office. Captain
Downey, an army transport pilot,
has received the distinguished fly
ing- cross with two oak leaf clust
ers, and the Chinese air medal.
On Christmas eve last year ire
was awarded a citation by Presi
dent Roosevelt in recognition of
having successfully completed. 100
missions between China and India
under hazardous conditions.
He has been in China for nearly
two years and had his flight train
ing- at Pope Field, North Carolina,
Stout Field, Indianapolis, and was
at the army air forces advanced
flyirg school in Stockton, Califor
nia,-just before being sent over
seas.
Downey, who belonged to Kap
pa Sigma fraternity, was a social
science major at the University
from 1939 to 1941 and attended
Linfield college for a short time
prior to this.
Tri-Delts Gain Member
•lane Corkran, Portland, fresh
man in liberal arts, is a, new pledge
to Delta Delta Delta, according to
word from the Jean of women's
office.
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