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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1945)
VOLUME XLVI NUMBER 100 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1945 PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The untimely death of the commander in chief of the nation Thursday shocked the world which is nearing the dawn of the allied victory Roosevelt helped to achieve. Nation Watches Capital As Truman Takes Over Students and faculty members received the news of President Roose velt’s death in stunned silence and almost unbelief Thursday as word spread throughout the campus. The chief executive died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 4:35 p.m. EWT at Warm Springs, Georgia. At the age of 63, he had served 12 years, one month, and eight days of the four terms to which he had been elected. Shortly before 1 p.m., the president was sitting for some sketches. He complained of a very severe headache in the back of his head and by 1:15 had lo§»t consciousness. Mr. Roosevelt did not regain conscious ness and died without pain. The president first took office in 1932 and twice broke a time-honored precedent by winning a third and fourth term. He had planned to make a brief radio address tomorrow night to Jefferson day dinners of the Democratic party over the nation, and expected to return to Washington on April 19, staying a day before leaving for the United Nations conference in San Francisco. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon in the great east room of the White House. Ammta the Qfyeat... ^ (EDITORIAL) President Roosevelt is dead. Those words saddened a nation and a world yesterday afternoon as radios announced the death of our commander in chief. Roosevelt’s death is more than a loss. To the millions of people all over the world it is a disaster, for his administration had been a symbol to freedom-loving people everywhere. When our country was in the midst of a depression, Roose velt took over the tremendous task of guiding it back on the road to recovery. Through his able leadership the banks re opened, progressive reforms were made and hope was re awakened. Fie was one of the few men who looked far enough ahead to see the war in which we are now engaged, and he did his best to pic. . an people for this sL.;. He broke -«r- ' The second time at the call of a nation looking to him for leadership in winning victory and | permanent peace. He died serving his country towards those ends. Perhaps Senator Barkley put the feeling of the nation best in these words: "It is one of the worst tragedies that has ever happened to the nation and to the world.” Roosevelt was a great man. Undoubtedly he will go down in history as one of the greatest presidents of the United States. And as one of the three men -who guided the United Nations in their battle against Hitler and all he stood for, Roosevelt’s name will be listed among the great of the world. He did not live to see the international peace he had worked so hard to bring about. But we are thankful he did live to see victory within sight. What will happen to the plans for an international organiza tion-^ insure a lasting peace, only time will tell, but we hope the world leaders will continue their efforts in that direction in memory of the man who did more than anyone else to lead the world towards this goal. Harry Truman Replaces FDR As President Harry S. Truman, former sen ator, one-t)me farmer and county judge, is now the president of the United States. He has attained the highest office in the land and must undertake to speak for the United States on foreign affairs and world peace. Yet to many he is still an “unknown” figure as his short term as vice president shed but little light on his qualifications. Missouri born and bred, Truman entered politics in 1922 when he ran for judge of the eastern dis trict of the Jackson county court. As presiding judge from 1920 to 1934, he built a $10,000,000 road system and a $4,500,000 courthouse in Kansas City. Elected to the United States senate in 1934, he was best known there as the effi cient leader of the investigating committee which bore his name. (Please turn lo page four) Faculty Sets $36,400 Goal For Coming Bond Drive Half of the University payroll for one month, or ,$36,400, is the goal set for faculty and staff mem bers in the present war bond drive, J. O. Lindstrom, University busi ness manager, announced Wednes day. Mr. Lindstrom, chairman of the faculty and staff bond commit tee, said that the drive started April 9, and will continue until April 20. Bonds purchased by any mem bers of the faculty, clerks, sten ographers, physical plant em ployees, may be recorded in the business office in Johnson hall un til closing date. However, the bonds may be purchased any time in April, May, or June, and count toward the quota. University faculty and employees were reminded by Mr. Lindstrom that they may purchase the bonds outrighl^fcor may have them deduct ed from their payroll. Committees Appointed Committee members, appointed by Acting President O. J. Hollis, are as follows: J. H. Bond, pro fessor of business administration; Eyler Brown, associate professor ox architecture; Mrs. M. K. Garner, cataloguer, art museum; A. F. Holmer, executive secretary of the YMCA; Ft. C. Hall, associate pro fessor of journalism; E. Ft. Knollin, professor of physical education. Miss M. E. Kent, office manager, general extension; Miss Clarice Krieg, acting librarian; Mrs. Gerda Brown, executive assistant of the Co-op; Dr. J. M. McGee, acting associate professor of chemistry; Dr. M. H. Miller, assistant Univer sity physician; Dr. A. F. Mour sund, head of mathematics depart ment; Dr. E. M. Pallett, executive secretary and registrar; Dr. Waldo Schumacher, professor of political science. J. H. Stehn, director of band and assistant professor of music; F. L. Stetson, professor of education; (Please turn to page jour)
