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.
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^ (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.
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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;
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