Ex‘4lst Division Sergeant
Enters Architecture School
By Maryann Thielen
Upon arriving from the South Pacific, Bob Uhrbrand de
toured long enough to see his family in Astoria, then headed
for the University of Oregon campus where he is majoring in
architecture. A veteran of the Northwest’s famous 41st division,
the former sergeant enlisted in the National Guard in 1939. He
was attached to the 186th infantry
when he was sent overseas in
1942.
From the time he left San Fran
cisco, Bob’s itinerary reads like a
schedule of train stops. Australia
was their first stop, and from
there they went to New Guinea in
January, 1943, for about eight
months. They returned to Austra
lia but were back in New Guinea
by March 1944, and fought in Hol
landia and Biak.
Action At Biak
It was on Biak that Bob's out
fit saw the most action and suf
fered the heaviest casualties.
Their water supply ran out, and
the men caught rain-water in
their ponchos to fill their canteens.
After a seige of malaria, the
House Heads
Meet Monday
The history of the house library
organization, it's function, and it’s
future plans were discussed at the
last Heads of Houses meeting,
held Monday at Westminster
house, Barbara Lucas, president,
in charge.
As the house libraries are com
posed of books donated by differ
ent groups of people, Miss Rise,
speaking on behalf of the library,
talked about its plans for more
gifts to increase the respective li
braries.
In 1934, the Interfraternity
Council gave $400 as a gift to ini
tiate tin! system which has been
continued through tire aid of Pan
Hellenic, class of '44, and Heads
of Houses.
President of House Librarians,
Mary Landry, urged the presidents
to appoint girls as house librarians
who would have tire interest for
the job.
Rules concerning off-campus
trips including football games were
announced by Dean Wickham, and
tlie 1940-1910 program at West
minster house was discused by
Mrs. Bryant with pamphlets des
cribing it more fully given to those
attending.
The meeting ended following re
freshments.
Oregana Pix Schedule
Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Delta
will have their Oregana pic
tures taken today at Kennel
Ellis Studios.
six-foot veterans was sent to Aus
tralia on furlough. He returned to
where his outfit had been stationed
but found they had left for Pal
awan. “I think I hitch-hiked on
every model of ship there is try
ing to catch up with them,”
laughed Bob. He reached his outfit
just in time to help establish the
beachhead there. In all, they were
on about five of the islands in the
Philippine group.
Asked his reactions to all of
this island hoping, the affable 25
year-old replied, “After a certain
length of time it didn’t matter. It
was the same thing every place—a
bunch of Japs, so we cleaned them
out and moved on.” Bob also re
marked that they had seen many
cases of mass suicide. “This saved
us the trouble of killing them, but
we still had to bury their bodies,”
he added with a wry grin.
Prefer Suicide
Questioned as to whether he
thought the Japanese were really
licked, Bob answered, “The Japs,
in their fanaticism, prefer suicide
to surrender. When they started
surrendering en masse, I figured
they were really through.”
From the Philippines good-look
ing Bob Uhrbrand flew to San
Francisco. “I arrived in the States
on September 11 and was dis
charged officially from Fort Lewis
on the 16th. They must have been
anxious to get me out of the
army!” he laughed. This light
hearted remark is an example of
the good-humored friendliness that
makes up Bob’s personality. The
University is proud to have him on
the campus.
Reception for President
There will be a President's re
ception October 11, from 8:30 to
10:30 in Alumni Hall in Gerlinger.
j President and Mrs. Harry K. New
! burn invite all members of the
[ University staff, and their wives
I and husbands, to attend the re
ception.
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Japan Lecture
Series Slated
Students interested in Japan
will have the opportunity to attend
a series of lectures scheduled for
7:30 on Thursday evenings begin
ning October 4. This is an exten
sion course for which no credits
are given. A fee of $5 is required
for each of the eight lectures.
Professors who will deliver the
lectures are Warren D. Smith,
professor of geology and geo
graphy; Harold J. Noble, associate
professor of history; Arthur R.
Moore, research professor of gen
eral physiology; and William S.
Baldinger, associate professor of
art.
Dr. Smith, who, during the sum
mer of 1944, worked with the
office of strategic services in
Washington, compiling informa
tion on Japanese cities and the
Philippine islands for the army
and' navy, will deliver the first two
lectures. The first will cover
geology, physiography, structure,
formations, volcanos and earth
quakes. The following Thursday's
lecture will concern climate, flora
and fauna.
Dr. Ncble will give the next four
lectures on “The People and Their
Customs,” “History Until 1868,”
“History after 1869” and “Japan
Under Occupation.” Dr. Moore will
speak on “Life in Japan” and Dr.
Baldinger will tell about “Art in
Japan.”
Underwoods on Leave;
Flan Work in New York
Rex Underwood, professor of
violin and director of the Univer
sity orchestra, and his wife,
Aurora Potter Underwood, asso
ciate professor of piano, have left
the University school of music for
a year of sabbatical leave.
They are spending' the year in
New York, where they will carry
on observation and research in the
field of music. Mr. Underwood will
also work on textbooks connected
with his work.
Coordinating Council
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house. They will, however, give
each house at least one on a date
they had originally scheduled.
There is to be no changes for
those scheduled for tonight, but
they will count as one of the two.
Kulebook to be Revised
Also planned for the Thursday
meeting is the mapping out of
standards for student conduct on
the campus. The present standard
booklet, “University Rules and
Regulation” will be replaced by
“University Standards.” Dr. New
born has authorized the council to
revise these standards.
This year there will be only one
closed weekend, rather than two,
at the end of each term. There are
to be no social functions during
this period. Plays and honorary
banquets are not excluded.
It was announced that AWS will
schedule all exchange dinners be
tween women's living organiza
tions, and that such events will
be held on Thursday nights only.
All those previously scheduled
will be disregarded.
Council Members
Members of the WCC include:
Mary Corrigan, YWCA president;
Signe Eklund, president of AWS:
Gay Edwards, president of WAA;
Micky McCandless, Pauhellenic
president; Margery Skordahl, pres
ident of Phi Theta Upsilon; Ann
Burgess, president of Kwama;
Janet Douglas, president of
Mortar Board; Esther Paronen,
president of Coed Cooperatives;
Charlotte Calder Sabin, head of
Orides; Barbara Lucas, president
of Heads of Houses; D. Lu Simon
son, representatives of Interdorm
council; Mrs. Golda P. Wickham,
dean of women; Mrs. Grace
Glang, assistant dean of women;
Miss Lois Greenwood, executive
secretary of the YWCA. The lat
ter three are advisers.
Open House at Pools
The following are “open
swim’’ hours at the men’s and
women’s pools.
Men: 3-5, Tuesday and Thurs
days; 2-5 on Saturdays.
Women; 4-6 Tuesdays and
Thursdays; 5-6 Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday.
There are no open swim
hours for women on Saturday
because of conflict with classes.
Applicants Sought
(Continued from Page one)
been achieved by the magazine
before. Yet, individual responsi
bility will be such that each mem
ber will feel a definite contribution
to the publication, the student
body and the University. All this,
the editor explained, is part of a
program to meet the greater re
sponsibilities and opportunities of
the postwar period.
Activity Fun and Practice
Many new features have been
added to the magazines personnel
program which will make Old
Oregon activity work real colleg
iate fun as well as practical value.
Constant contact with hundreds
of prominent alums and Univer
sity friends in publications, adver
tising, business and other work
will be maintained. Staff members
will have a chance to get to know
these people in closer contact, and
these people will get to know
staff members in the same way.
Constant contact with Univer
sity campus activity and faculty
leaders will be maintained. Staff
members will have the chance to
get to know these people in the
same way.
Social life is planned for all
OLD OREGON staff members. A
banquet is on the tentative sche
dule.
Old Oregon will follow many
other campus activities this year
in presenting certificates for those
members who render meritorious
service and something like the
order of “O” pins, to those staff
members who render most out
standing service.
Activity Program Approved
Letters have been received from
University faculty and staff mem
bers, and, alums in publications,
advertising and business work,
commending Old Oregon’s new
plan for increased readership and
the greater resulting opportunities
for student activity participation,
Ed Allen, ASUO president; Ann
Burgess, Kwama president; Signe
Eklund, AWS president; Margery
Skordahl, Phi Theta Upsilon presi
dent; and Dean Bond, Skull and
Dagger president, were among the
student activity leaders who have
approved and encouraged the new
Old Oregon activity program.
“The bravest man I ever knew,’’
said Fvt. Taylor, “was the chap
who took a taxi to the bank
ruptcy court, and then, instead of
paying his fare, invited the driver
in as a creditor.”
Among alums who have written
Old Oregon about the new pro
gram are Palmer Royt, publisher
of the Oregonian; Lyle M. Nelson,
senior editor of army publications;
Anton Peterson, circulation man
ager of the Oregon Journal; Betty
Biggs Schrick, of the Yuba City
Herald; Rita W. Stackhouse, of
MacWilkins, Cole and Weber ad
vertising; and Roy Vernstrom of
the Joseph Gerber advertising
company.
Faculty members who have ap
proved and encouraged the maga
zine activity program are Victor
P. Morris, business administration
dean; Karl Onthank, dean of per
sonnel administration; Horace
Robinson, educational activities
manager; George Turnbull, acting
dean of journalism; and Golda P.
Wickham, acting dean of women;
and Virgil Earl, dean of men.
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