Registration
2500 Students
Estimated
Twenty-five hundred students
are expected to enroll in the Uni
versity of Oregon this fall. Reg
istration is set for September
21-22, but a number will enroll
late. Last fall enrollment totalled
1924, which is almost 30 percent
fewer students.
Oregon will better fit the term
"ho-educational,” for 800 men
students are expected. Clifford
Constance, assistant registrar,
anticipates that 500 of them will
lie new students. In addition to
those already enrolled half of the
new students will be returned
veterans. Of the 1700 women ex
pected, 1000 will be new students.
With a registration last fall of
1511 women and 413 men, the
masculine element was out
manned three and one-lialf to one
That ratio should be slightly
more than two to. one this year.
There were 557 students on the
campus for the first session of
summer school. That number
dwindled to 167 for the second
session. One -third of summer
school students are regular stu
dents; the rest are teachers or
students from other schools.
Dr Moore to Continue
Research in Sociology
Dr. E. H. Moore, head of the de
partment of sociology at the Uni
versity has received word from the
Social Research council that $1,
000 grand-in-aid has been awarded
him to complete his project on se
curing and analysis of case studies
on personal adjustments to retire
ment. He has spent some time this
summer in the east working on his
project.
Hint; Oregon picnic at Jantzen
Beach park in Portland, Monday,
August 20, 6:30 p. in.
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•ELCOME
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We would like to extend
We will be glad to see all
of our old friends return.
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THEODORE KRATT
... ETOperator
JOHN STEHN ...
... new dean
RALPH BRIGGS
... ivoryman
Changes in Music School
Make Stehn Acting Dean
To play a part in the army edu
cation program for troops in the
European theater, Theodore Kratt,
dean of the school of music, has
taken several months' leave of ab
sence, during which John Stehn,
who has been assistant professor
of instruments and director of the
University band, will serve as dean.
Mr. Kratt already has gone to
Europe to take over his new war
assignment in an army education
center. In addition to serving as
choral and instrumental conductor.
Dean Kratt is reported to be tak
ing over high administrative duties
in connection with his new work.
Allton Shifted
Dean Kratt’s course in choral
union will be taken over by Donald
W. Allton, assistant professor of
organ and theory of music. Dr.
Arnold Elston, assistant professor
of music, is expected to teach ad
vanced conducting, while Mrs.
Stehn, aided by others, probably
will take over appreciation of
music.
Professor Alit.on has been named
to direct the Eugene Gleemen dur
ing Dean Kratt’s absence. Stacy
L. Green, instructor in piano, will
take Mr. Allton’s place as Gleemen
accompanist.
Briggs Added
New on the music staff this year
will be Ralph Briggs, whose ap
pointment as associate professor of
music was approved last month
Mr. Briggs comes to the university
from Ohio Wesleyan university at
Delaware, where he served one year
as associate professor of music. For
six years he was head of the de
partment of piano at Southwestern
college, Winfield, Kansas.
A graduate of the Cincinnati
Conservatory of Music, Briggs
studied in France in 1930-31. He is
recipient of a number of composi
tion prizes and has concertized ex
tensively in the United States.
Photostat of Undo Sigs
Presented by Alumnus
A photographic copy of the sig
natures of the delegates of the
United Nations conference at San
Francisco has been presented to
the University by Dr. Carlton Sav
age, assistant tc- the secretary of
state. •
Dr. Savage is a graduate of the
University and spoke at a special
forum meeting on the campus in
July. He was advisor to the Amer
ican delegation at the conference.
Beach park in Portland, Monday,
August 20, 6:30 p. m.
New Dormitory
For 200 Coed^,
To Be Built
Construction of a new dormitory
to house 200 women students will
begin next summer if the site can
be purchased and materials and
labor are available, according to J.
O. Lindstrom, University business
manager. It should be ready for
occupancy by the fall of 1047.
The state board of higher educa
tion approved the building at an
estimated cost of $577,000. Kitchen
facilities will be provided for 400
students and housing facilities for
an additional 200 will be added
when the need arises.
The site selected is across from
the University tennis courts, the
block bounded on the west by Em
erald and on the east by Beech,
between 13th and 14th avenues
east.
First of the self - liquidating
building projects planned, the
construction will be financed
bond issue which will be paid back
over a period of 25 years from
board and room charges paid by
students.
First of the new buildings to be
constructed under the state build
ing fund approved last rune wm
be a $600,000 classroom and labor
atory building on the half-block
across from Westminister house.
The Erb Memorial Union building
will be the first of the student-fi
nanced projects.
Jessup Takes Editing Job
Dr. Bertram E. Jessup, assistant
professor of English and aesthe
tics, has accepted an invitation to
become a member of the editorial
council of the Journal of AestKe
tics and Art Criticism. He has had
several articles published in the
journal. . J
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