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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1945)
Modern Music Appreciation Is New Non-Credit Course The services of the general extension division of the state system of higher education offers an opportunity to acquire a background basis for understanding and appreciating the music of modern composers. Dr. J, F. Cramer, head of the division, has announced that a Monday night course, “Twentieth Century Music,” under Dr. Arnold El ston, assistant professor of mu sic in the University music school, will be open to interest ed adults. No special hack ground or knowledge ^.requir ed and llV^cbut's'e.is offered as a non-cfci&tif study. Dr. Elston* explains the pur- • poe of the course is to trace the development: of “mocjhni music” from its Simpler beginning’s in the 19th century so that understand ing of music will bg furthered by showing the evolutidtl. It is an in troduction to modern symphonic literature. “We want,” said Dr. Elston, “to have this music shell, its -strange ness and mystery and reveal itself as a natural continuation of what is already familiar and accepted.” Lectures for ll Weeks The lectures will last for a period of eleven weeks, and will be illustrated by numerous examples of representative symphonic works and a variety of styles, and by the outstanding composers of the last 100 years. The up-to-date record collection of the University will be put to good use to furnish illustra tive material. The various esthetic theories and social doctrines will be corre lated with the musical works of the various periods, Dr. Elston point out, because the music will be studied as not only an art but also as a product of the social and cultural environment of which it forms a part. No Requirements Special emphasis is put upon the fact that there are no special requirements. The course is mere ly to give the adult student a greater familiarity with the major works which he otherwise could not hear in the community. Registration for the class will he held at the meeting Wednes day evening, October 8. It will also he held each week from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Mondays, in the lecture room of the University school of music. A fee of $5 for the 11 weeks has been set. Lomax to Visit N.Y. Conference Professor Alfred L. Lomax, school of business administration, will leave Monday for New York City where he will attend the annual convention of the Propeller ciub of the United States, sche duled to be held October 17, 18, and 19 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Composed of leading shipping men, naval architects, marine engineers, and others interested in promoting the welfare of the American Merchant Marine, the club has chapters in various uni versities throughout the country. Faculty advisors of student clubs will attend the meetings to dis cuss the organization and ex change ideas with each other. Discussion at the convention will center on immediate postwar problems of the maritime industry regarding ship operation, fuels, motive power, labor, and finance and marketing. Professor Lcmax will stop in Chicago to attend a convention of the American Association of Port Authorities, slated October 10, 11, and 12, at the Palmer house. He will return to the campus Octo ber 22. Sport Clothes Decreed Sport clothes and ties are in order for the men attending the Skull and Dagger dance, accord ing to a revision in the dress rules for men, as announced yesterday in the student assem bly. While short silks and heels are still “in” for the women, the corsage order has been suspend ed, and flowers are out for the dance. ^FELLOWS, BE SURE— That Special Gal Has Her "Mum" For the Game!! WE HAVE EVERYTHING , AT Eugene's Flower Home Corner 13th and Patterson ** Phone 654 Birthday Kiss, Blushing Miss Darkness prevails. A woman sighs. A new custom for . the Tri-Delt girls is born. At a birthday dinner last night for Jean Fidler, with only candle light to guide them, valiant houseboys initiated the custom of a kiss for the coming year. With a tall, blond, Sigma Nu member as ringleader, the four brave men pioneered in adopting for Oregon an old Stanford tradition. In the process, however, they altered the custom. Oregon boys did not stop with a gentle kiss on the cheek, even though 55 Tri-Delts giggled and gazed in the half-light. What was the result ? Mmm . . Birthdays should be more often. Lots of fun, say the boys, but now they’re really dizzy. CORRECTION Fee for the eight lectures on Japan, an extension course, is $5 all together, instead of $5 for each of the eight, as erron eously printed in the original story. China Missionary To Speak Tonight Mrs. David Campbell, returned missionary from China, will be the guest speaker Friday night at 6:15 for the initial meeting of the new ly-formed Town and Campus group of the Christian church. Don Helseth, temporary chair man in charge of organizing the group, has announced that plans for the future include guest speak ers at the meetings and also wor ship and discussion periods. Shirley Bauman will be worship leader for the Friday meeting. . Home Ec Teachers Added to Faculty Miss Valliere G. Decker, Mrs. Ruth Hudson Thurston, and Mrs. Elizabeth Warren are new facuU.^ ty members in the home economics department this year, Miss Mable Wood, head of the department, revealed in a recent interview. Replacing Mrs. Mary Huser, Miss Decker had been teaching at Carthege college in Carthege, Illinois. She has her master's de gree from the University of Wash ington. Traveling is one of her m.ain interests and Miss Decker has visited Europe, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Central Amer ica on her tours. Coming from OSC, where she received her masters degree and taught, Mrs. Thurston will assist part-time in the clothing lab. Mrs. Warren, from Eugene, is assisting in the food classes. MAIN FLOOR We aren’t fooling when we say we’ve checked these shirts for sound utility—Pacific Mills sturdy cotton, san forized shrunk—a peach of a shirt to wear under sweat ers, with slacks or jeans. 1.95 HERE THEY ARE FELLA'S - - BLUE DENIM JEANS Sanforized shrunk, heavy-weight, 10-ounce denim jeans, styled the way you like ’em—rivited pockets, narrow leg, double stitched seams. We’re giving you BTO’s first chance at these, so hurry down this afternoon. Size 29-42. 1.59