VOLUME XLVII
UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON, EUGENE, WE ONES HAY,
Number 64
JANUARY 23, 1946
Dr. Kratt Returns after Teaching 0.1. s;
Pleased by Advance of Music in England
By the University News Bureau!
Enthusiastic over England’s
postwar developments in music,
Dr. Theodore Kratt, dean of the
University of Oregon school of
music and director of Eugene’s
Gleemen, returned to the campus
this week after spending several
months on the faculty of the
Shrivenham American university
in England. '
Called to England by the army
early in the summer of 1945 to
_Jl.elp with the formation of music
study at the army university study
center there, Dean Kratt was fe
sponsible for certain administra
tive duties and also taught two
large clashes in appreciation of
music and one class in history of
music, and assisted with the di
recting of instrumental and choral
organizations.
The center had, he said, a fine
symphony orchestra, two good
choral groups, a very good library
of recorded music, and an excellent
concert band. Regular radio pro
grams were broadcast with facili
ties that carried the programs
•throughout the British Isles.
Music as well as other arts has
become very important in the pat
tern of living in England, Dr. Kratt
explained. “England,” he said,
“has developed an aesthetic ap
proach to life through the arts.”
This is apparent, he continued,
DEAN THEODORE KRATT
in even the family life in England,
where music has become an in
timate and integral part of living.
The sociological, therapeutical, and
economic values of this may well
point to a way of living for the
peples of all nations.
Tells Highlights
Highlights of Dr. Kratt’s stay in
the British Isles, when he covered,
he believes, “England from one
end to the other,” included the
four days he spent in London as
a guest of the education division of
the British army. During that time
he gave a series of lectures on mu
sic to British military personnel;
had an invitation to hear the final
concerts of the Promenade in Royal
Albert hall as one of the repre
sentatives of the Allied countries,
and an invitation to speak at the
annual convention of the Music
Teachers association of Great
Britain, November 24, in London,
at their first post-war meeting.
The topic of the professor’s speech
at this meeting was “Music in
American Education.” This speech
is being printed and will be dis
tributed in Great Britain.
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State Board Approves
Funds for Radio Station
University Gets Permission to Draw Up Plans
For New Science Building, Coed Dormitory
Extra funds to be used for improving facilities at the Uni
versity studios of KOAC, radio station supervised by the Ore
gon State Board of Higher Education, were appropriated by
the board at its regular meeting in Portland Tuesday.
The money was granted upon consideration of evidence of
inadequate equipment now at the disposal of the University to
broadcast its regular state-wide programs of information and
Girls,Boys to Vie
In Dimes March
Encouraging the March of
Dimes campaign at the last Heads
*'>ȣ Houses meeting, Eileen Riemer,
general chairman for the drive,
advised house presidents to ap
point representatives to lead their
respective houses in the campaign.
Plans whereby the boys will com
pete with the girls in the drive are
being formulated.
Parental permission is required
of all skiers and fliers, both be
ginning and advanced students,
who intend to carry on with that
activity this term. The permission
must be filed with the student's
housemother.
Party Bids
House presidents were asked to
give invitations to all freshmen
girls eligible for the Mortar Board
Smarty Party who might have been
missed by the committee.
Although spring vacation may
still be considered a long way
away, Dean Golda Wickham rec
ommended that each student have
a place to stay during that period
as the living organizations will be
closed.
Dads are being especially en
couraged to visit the campus dur
ing February 2-3, the one weekend
set aside each year in their honor.
Due to. the present housing short
| entertainment.
The board also authorized the
University to proceed with plans
for the long-awaited new science
building and the much-needed new
women’s dormitory building.
Heading the agenda for con
sideration by the board was the
enrollment jump of more than 3800
students this term for the system.
In some institutions this means a
100 percent increase in students.
Housing Report
Board committees and institu
tional officials reported that the
rapid influx, including 2660 vet
erans, necessitated heavy increases
in staff and other facilities, and
added to the already critical hous
ing shortage.
Most of the staff increases, wage
adjustments and other expansions
will be covered by additional fee
income, it was reported, but the
board appropriated $31,045.84 more
for the Oregon State college
budget, and $12,b56.34.for the Uni
versity. Lesser amounts to other
institutions totaled $45,469.18.
age, it is desired that only the
fathers appear, although the
mothers will be welcomed.
Sugar Short
It has been advised that living
organizations refrain from serving
refreshments during desserts due
to the shortage of sugar.
The meeting, held at Westmin
ster House, was conducted by Har
riet Farr, vice-president. Mrs. J.D.
Bryant, hostess of Westminster
House, served refreshments.
Frosh to Nominate
Class Candidates
Nomination o f freshman
class officers and adoption of
the class constitution will take
place at a special assembly
from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday
at McArthur court.
“AH' certificates of eligibility
must be submitted to me by
the time of or before the as
sembly,” Ed Allen, ASUO pres
ident, announced. Allen will
preside at the assembly.
Freshman class elections will
be held at the YMCA Satur
day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., ac
cording to Allen.
Movies to Portray
Artists’ Craftwork
Four films portraying various
phases of the arts, presented by
the educational activities board,
will be shown tonight in 207 Chap
man in this week’s edition of the
free movies series.
The four short films to be fea
tured include “West Wind,” a
technicolor picture on the life and
art of Tom Thompson, a Canadian
landscape painter; “Plastic Art,”
which describes the conception and
execution of a bronze statuary
group by a well-known sculptor,
including his preliminary sketch
and miniature clay model; “Metal
Craft,” which deals with the steps
in making a pewter bowl, con
structing a candlestick mold, and
designing a jewel box;'and “Arts
and Crafts in Mexico,” a display
of Guadalajara pottery, glass blow
ing, basket making, and spinning
and weaving.
A March of Time edition entitled'
“The New South,” a documentary
film, will also be shown.
These movies are to be shown
in Room 207 of Chapman hall to
night from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. There
will be two continuous showings
Students, faculty members, and
townspeople are invited.
All-University Average 2.446;
Women Top Men's Records
Leading the campus in grades for fall term was Delta Delta
Delta, with a house GPA of 2.782. Alpha Gamma Delta with
2.752 and Highland House with 2.689 are second and third,
respectively.
The all-University average was 2.446. including 2.515 for
all women and 2.286 for all men.
A year ago the campus average was 2.424, the women
a.vci&giug 4.5D» ana me men 2.227.
University house led with a GPA
of 2.81.
Sororities Lead
Sororities average 2.560, non-or
ganization women 2.528, women’s
clubs 2.525, and women's dormi
tories 2.418.
Listed according to rank in
descending order, the averages are:
Delta Delta Delta, 2.782; Alpha
Gamma Delta, 2.752; Highland
house, 2.689; Orides, 2.667; Delta
Gamma, 2.666; Pi Beta Phi, 2.610;
University house, 2.599; Alpha Chi
Omega, 2.587; Kappa Kappa
Gamma, 2.569.
Close Race
Gamma Phi Beta, 2.567; Alpha
Omicron Pi, 2.561; Kappa Alpha
Tehta, 2.556; Rebec house, 2.545;
Alpha Delta Pi, 2.539; Alpha hall,
2.506; Judson house, 2.483; Zeta
Tau Alpha, 2.464; Hilyard house,
2.46243; Sigma Kappa, 2.46239;
Alpha Xi Delta, 2.458; Susan
Campbell hall, 2.431.
Hendricks hall, 2.408; Alpha
Phi, 2.405; Chi Omega, 2.3864;
Delta Zeta, 2.3856; Gamma hall,
2.3222; all men, 2.286; Hawthorne
house, 1.982.
Jim George Joins
Duck Rally Squad
The Duck rally squad, although
it bewails the loss of its former
yell duke, Bill Gross, comforts it
self because of its new addition,
in the form of one Jimmy George.
This energetic, slight-of-stature
brunette won out in the tryouts
which were held during half-time
of the Oregon vs. Oregon State
game here in MacArthur court last
Saturday night. Three yells were
given and the student body’s ap
plause was the deciding factor as
to whom the new yell leader would
be.
Needless to add, Jimmy George,
a returned paratrooper, and first
term freshman in the school of
B.A., won.
He is a graduate of Grant high
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Yell Search Slated;
Prizes for Winners
The rally squad is searching for
new yells. The quest will be con
ducted in the form of a contest,
with a three-dollar prize offered
for the best yell submitted. A two
dollar prize will be awarded for
the second best yell and one dollar
for the third in line. Prizes will be
awarded during half time at the
Oregon-Washington game.'
All the yells submitted should be
accompanied by an idea as to how
they should be given; that is, tem
po, rhythm, etc. Entries will be
judged by the entire rally squad.
Boxes for contest entries will be
found in the Co-op, Falcon, and
Side or the yells may be given to
Lois McConkey, rally squad chair
man.
Deadline for the contest is 5
o’clock, Wednesday, January 30. I
Les Anderson
Returns to Give
War Highlights
Former ASUO Prexy
To Address Assembly
Something different in the
way of student assemblies will
be presented at McArthur
court Thursday morning when
the speaker of the day will be
a former ASUO president, Les
Anderson, ex-’43.
Anderson will speak of his ex
periences as a lieutenant in the In
fantry, serving in France, Luxem
bourg, Germany and Belgium. Hrs
outfit was in on the invasion of
Normandy and fought through
France and Germany. It was his
Infantry group which finally broke
through the German lines in the
famed battle of Saint Lo. This out
fit, the 331st Infantry, was at
various times further into Ger
many than any other American
unit, Anderson said.
Has Decorations
Wounded three times in various
campaigns, he received the purple
heart award and two oak leaf
clusters as well as a bronze star*
medal. While overseas, he wrote at
length on the effective devasta
tion caused by several years of
allied air force bombardment.
His talk will be highlighted, ac
cording to Dean Onthank,- with in
formation about his work with the
Russians in Austria.
Anderson, whose home is in Port
land, filled his University yeais
with activities. As a freshman, he
was president of his class and later
a member of the rally committee.
He was a founder of the Druids,
junior service honorary, which .is
not now active on the campus;
president of his fraternity, Delta
Upsilon; and a member of Friars,
senior men’s honorary, and of
Scabbard and Blade, ROTC society.
In his senior £ear he was presi
dent of the ASUO. Now on termi
nal leave, he plans to return to the
University spring term to complete
his credits for graduation in June.
Inter-Frat Councilmen
Choose New Officers
Three new officers were elected
at a recent meeting of th intrafra
ternity council. A1 Putnam is the
newly-elected president, Don May
me, vice-president, and Dick Savin
ar, secretary- treasurer.
The council, re-established with
the opening of fraternities, draws
a representative from each man’s
Greek house, and decides policies
and rules for matters common to
all fraternities.