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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1945)
Two Rare Antique Books Displayed in Art Museum By DARRELL BOONE Recently received by the Oriental Art museum are two inter esting and rare books. A first edition translation into Eng lish of “The Voyages and Adventures of Fernand Mendez Pinto, A Portugal: During His Travels’’ was printed in Lon don in 1653 by F. Macock, a printer of the time. When Pinto’s masterpiece of “Whoppers,” and Shakespeare mentioned Pinto in one of his plays as “the lying Portuguese.” Also the present day word “men dacity,” which is defined by Web ster as a “lie” was taken from Pinto’s middle name Mendez. How ever later explorers into Asia found that almost all of the stories re counted by Pinto were true. The museum’s copy of this book is in Remarkably good condition as it came from a private library, al though the book shows its age of 292 years by the paper on which it is printed, and the old type face used in the printing. Thousand Buddas The other newly-received book is a large volume entitled “The Thousand Buddas, Ancient Budd hist Paintings from the Cave-tem ples of Tun-Huang on the Western Frontier of China.” They were re covered and described by Aurel Stein, who is one of the foremost explorers of central Asia. All of Mr. Stein’s books are considered collectors items and much sought after by both private collectors and museums. The book itself consists of 48 plates; about 25 are colored and the rest are reproduced in monochrome. Many of these colored plates are lovely for their grouping and color ing even though large sections of the original frescoes have been de stroyed through the years. Yet others of the plates that were re produced in monochrome are inter esting for the character sketches of Buddhist priests and worship pers of the temples. The line work in some of these pieces is especially fine, appearing to be even better than that of the colored ones; per haps this is because the eye is not distracted by color in the mono chromes from the beauty of the lines with which the figures are drawn. Speech, Drama Department Plans Outlined On Inter-State Basis By HARRY NORDWICK This year the speech department of the University has en tered a new field. It now has a working relation with the state department of education, and the crippled children of the University of Oregon medical school. These two bodies work together with other schools of the state and formulate -^tion of speech difficulties in the elementary schools. This whole pro gram involves the training of a new corps of teachers which be come certified instructors in this field. The department has joined and will continue to remain a member of the Intercollegiate association, which is composed of six north western college and universities. This organization is to provide competitive intercollegiate speak ing contests for delegates of the enrolled schools. Also of interest is the organizing ir of the Oregon High School Speech league whose interests lie in all forms of speech and drama. Last year this league met at Oregon State college, but this year the league will meet on the U. of O. campus. The place of meeting is alternated between the two insti tutions. W.. A. Dahlberg of the Univer sity was elected president of the Pacific Forensic league which in cludes thirteen western colleges and universities. The intention of the league is to inspire new speech il Look Young and feel young in NEW Frances Dexter Dresses America’s favorite classic dress for Jun iors, Misses, and Women in the new spun rayon, linen like material. The perfect d ress for summer days ahead, in white, pink, rose, blue, and y e 11 o w. Sizes 12 to 20 at $12.95. ^BROADWAY mealing apparel-dry goods! SO A 30 East Broadway Dean G.P. Wickham To Discuss Grades The importance of grades and how it is possible to improve them will be discussed by Mrs. Golda Wickham, acting dean of women, at an informal meeting sponsored by the YWCA Activators at the “Y” Bungalow today at 4 p.m. Mrs. Wickham has stressed among women students particular ly, the great importance of achiev ing and maintaining a high grade average. She will try to answer questions on various problems con cerning grades, and will give help ful comments and suggestions that should interest many. forms, notably radio and panel dis cussion. At a recent meeting of the associated student body presidents of eight northwestern colleges and universities a motion was passed to ask the speech department of the University of Oregon to give them help and direction in fostering upon their various campuses sym posiums in which all students could participate in group discussion of current and vital problems. Drama Tryouts In the field of drama a schedule of twenty-four plays for a college generation, which amounts to six plays a year, has been made out. Tryouts will be open to the whole campus. The reason this new sys tem has been set up is because it gives the speech department a chance to familiarize the students with all types of plays of the sig nificant ages of drama. A compre hensive insight into the history of drama in all its forms will be given. The department will continue to sponsor the senior oratorical con test for which there are generous cash rewards out of the W. F. Jewett cash prize fund. The clinic for children and college students who have speech handicaps is still in operation. The department will continue its radio programs and hopes, in the future, that a more thorough and profitable program can be evolved for the benefit of both speech and journalism stu dents. Round Guild Hall (Continued from paye tzvo) UO generation will have graduated this spring without seeing a Shakespearean production at Guild hall. It would he interesting to see Shakespeare done as it was in Shakespeare’s day—all men actors. Like eating steak and bananas or going to Naples for the summer vacation! * * # It is to be regretted that there is a tendency on the part of stu dents to make their great directors into gods. Director Robinson was flagged down on the street one day before Junior Weekend by a fair damsel obviously in distress. Naturally Horace stopped the car. Jumping up and down where the running board might have been, she asked, “Oh, Mr. Robinson—do you have any grass mats we could use for our float?” He didn’t. Gods are like that. Rarely have grass mats. Some people have no respect for old age unless it’s bottled. First mosquito: Hurray! Here comes a new arrival. Second mosquito: Good! Let's stick him for the drinks. 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