W.F.G. Thacher Returns, Reviews Service Abroad By Laura Olson Back on the campus after spend ing six months in England, France, and Germany as an army instruc tor in the field of advertising is W.' F. Thacher, professor of Eng lish and advertising. Professor Thatcher left Eugene July 19, 1945, to serve as a member of the faculty of the Shrivenham army university in England, He was given what is known as a simulated (field officer’s) rank, which may be compared to that of a major or colonel in the army. "SWrivenham university was es tablished for the benefit of GI’s in Europe,” Professor Thacher stated. He said that 4000 selected army men were sent to the university for an eight-week term. “All the selectees were of the ■college level, and most of my stu dents were non-coms on up to colonels,” he said. N« Saluting The students were not required to salute the instructors. ‘‘I heard several men say ‘this college is one of the best deals I’ve got out of the army’,” Thacher declared. The university was maintained while the men were waiting for their de mobilization, and it was disbanded after two eight-week terms. "The classwork was excellent be cause each of the students were eager to acquire all the knowledge possible,” Professor Thacher stated in response to the question of how eager were the men to learn during the eight weeks period. "This was the opinion of the entire staff,” he said. The curriculum was the same as that of college with the exception of law or medicine. There was another GI college maintained in Biarritz, France, and this was dis banded at the end of the third term. German l rip When Shrivenham was discon tinued, Professor Thacher and 40 other instructors were inivted to (4;o to Germany. While the professor was there he stayed in Hochat, a suberb of Frankfurt. “The destruction of Frankfurt was the most shocking and memor able thing of all my experiences,” Professor Thacher said, “Anil T saw very little atempt being made at rebuilding the city." Frankfurt is the site of army headquarters in Germany. According to Thacher the army had cleared off the streets and was trying to reorga nize the city, but it was a long and tedious operation. “1 was in Europe in winter,” he said, “and there was little or no fuel supplies available. 1 was cold until I got back to the United States. I didn't see any signs of undernourishment in Germany," Thacher continued, “but, then, it's hard to tell anything about the German people.” Modern ('onveniences The house that the professor stayed at during his stay in Hochst was very modern in style and equipped with all the modern con veniences. In every town where the army is to remain, a section of it is blocked out. This is where the men are to be billeted. The owners are required to move out. They may take only their personal belongings with them, leaving everything else as it is, so that the army will not be inconvenienced. Professor Thacker's explanation as to why GIs seem to prefer the Germans to the English is the soldier's impulse to do exactly the opposite of what the army tells them. In England Thacher met Hans Schneider, nephew of Hans Schnei der, well-known skiing instructor • n New England. The nephew was a prisoner of war and had been designated to do menial work for the army. The army sponsored sight-seeing tours in England and Germany to acquaint the men with the country. On one of these tours, in Edin borough, Scotland, he saw the king and queen of England and Prin cesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. “It was during Scotland’s celebration of the Allied victory,” he said. “When I went through Paris on the way to Hochst, one out of every three persons was in Ameri can uniform, but on my way back, there was a very noticable de crease in GIs,” Thacher stated. He met Professor and Mrs. Gordon Wright in Palis where the member of the faculty of the history de partment at Oregon is now serving with the state department. Thacher came home on a victory ship. The trip required 10 days. He was quartered with 11 others in one room, which measured 7 by 15 feet. He landed in New York February 2, 1946, where he was met by Mrs. Thacher. The Thachers met several Ore gonians in New York, including Mrs. Lucy Scliroff, formerly of the school of fine arts, and Fletcher Udall, former student. In Washington, D. C., they were entertained by Senator and Mrs. Wayne Morris (Senator Morris was formerly dean of the school of law at Oregon), Congressman and Mrs. Harris Ellsworth( graduates of Oregon's school of journalism) and Mrs. Ivan Duff (the former Betty Ann MacDuff, daughter of Mrs. Alice MacDuff, housing secre tary at the University). Professor Thacher has served in both World War I and II. He was an army officer in the first war. He is now teaching two classes at the University: advanced writ ing and short story writing and is national president of Alpha Delta Sigma, advertising honorary for men. Physics Seminar Scheduled Today The weekly physics seminars for spring1 term on the "University of Oregon campus will deal with various phases of the x-ray, with the first scheduled for today in Hoorn 105 Deady Hall at 4:15 p.m. Leading the first two seminars will be Dr. E. G. Ebbighausen, physics instructor, who will dis cuss the industrial and medical uses of the x-ray. He will also give descriptions of some x-ray generating' mechanisms. In later lectures, Dr. A. E. Cas well. head of the physics depart ment, will speak on the x-ray de fraction in crystal, and Lyman Webb and Stanley Minshall, lab oratory assistants, will tell of the scattering of x-rays. AROUND THE CLOCK (Continued from page four) captains for any type of seasonal fray, the procedure being that the i captain ordinarily chosen from the first senior class of that season. Athletic ability alone did not form the basis for the choice of posi tion, their overall ability and sta bility and and attitude to their work in school being of prime im portance. WEATHER HAMPERS (Continued front page four) at present so numerous that an accurate survey of that situation is impossible. Candidates for the : end spots total better than twenty, and aspirants for the tackle, guard, and center positions are numerous enough to cause no concern. The spring workouts are certain to re veal line candidates two. three, and in some spots four deep, few of ' whom will show much more than their rivals. Condon Club Sees Gold Rush Slides C. L. Andrews talked to the Condon club members Tuesday night in Condon hall at the club’s regular monthly social meeting, according to W. J. Colegrove, pres ident of the organization. Andrews, who has lived in the far north for many years as a teacher in a governmental post, talked to the group about Alaska and illustrated his lecture with pictures that he had taken of the the Alaskan gold rush. He also showed a series of slides showing the recession of glaciers in Alaska for the past 30 years. The club, whose membership consists mainly of geography and geology students, is considering a field trip to Pesgah Butte south of Eugene for its next social meet ing scheduled for May. Nursery Facilities For Vets' Children Cooperative efforts of the Uni versity YMCA and the Lane'Coun ty chapter of the American Red Cross will result in enlarged rec reational facilities for student vet erans and their wives at the Uni versity, it was announced at a meeting of the executive board of the county Red Cross. Plans were also made for estab lishing a nursery for use of stu dent veterans’ wives on the cam pus in order that mothers of small children may have more time for attending classes and for recrea tion. Dean Karl W. Onthank, presi dent of the advisory board of the University YMCA, attended the board meeting Tuesday as campus representative to the Red Cross, and informed board members that a portion of the YMCA building on the campus will be available as a much-needed center for rec reational purposes for student veterans and their wives. A large appropriation was made by the executive board for the pur pose of furnishing articles needed at the building for community ac tivities. At present the Red Cross is attempting to find sewing ma chines for the use of veterans’ wives, and will furnish other ar ticles as the needs become appar ent. A TOUT'S REPORT (Continued from lun/c four) ed, “where do you dig up all those | alleged jokes for your column?’’ “I make ’em up,” I retorted proudly, “out of my head.” - She grimaced. “You said it!” Miffed, I stirred my coffee in quiet rage and cast about for a new topic of conversation. “I see where the footballers are all bruised up and had to lay off prac tice for a day. Maybe they're go ing to teach them all to swim so they won’t bog down in this Ore gon mist.” “Football is indeed a rough game, but it has certain compen sations,” she said, cinching up her j shoulder pads. “I presume you mean the nec tar- of adoration bestowed upon them by the hungry homus-femal ius on the campus ” I asked. “Well,” she mumbled, struggl ing into her jersey, “yes and no. At a school like USC, most of the j gridders have' to take some kind ! of math to be able to figure out ; their income tax. It’s educational.” “You can’t be trying to say that j commercialism has reared its ugly head in the sports field!” I said, horrified. “Don’t be naive,” she smirked, giving me a friendly shove which sent me sprawling into the next booth. “See you later!” “Where are you going?” I wept. “Say! Don’t you know' what’s going on around here?” she snap ped. Right now there are 20 per cent more men than there are women on the campus, and I’m Way Back When... Spring Vacations Spent Boosting UO at Home By Trudie Ctiernis and Dottie Habel Thirty Years Ago “Times have changed depart ment” : Many students, while dash ing to leave for spring vacation, were preparing speeches to be given to audiences in “home town” high schools during vacation, to boost Oregon. The Greater Oregon committee was formed to lead the campaign for new students. Convict 27-440, at San Quentin, completed a course in geology from the University extension division, thereby ending the correspondence which frequently accompanied his returned lessons. His after-prison plans included prospecting in Mex ico and South America. * * * Twenty Years Ago “Buried here beneath the skies Is Amos Oscar Dorants, The poor man never knew that flies, When dead, look just like cur rants.” Sorry. * * * A cock fight, battle royal, joc key contest, and a quartet com prised entertainment at a men’s smoker. . . Question: who now has possession of the silver loving cup awarded the men’s organisation cock victor? * * * “Johnson Motor Sales Corpora tion has just what you want—used going to get mine while they’re in season. Berths for next fall’s team are wide open. I’m going out for football.” I looked sadly up into the trust ing, crossed blue eyes of the girl into whose lap I had just been tossed. “Don’t tell me you are the athletic type?” “Oh no! I enter hemstitching contests once in awhile, though.” She blushed, and wiped the specks of foam from my lips. “I like you,” I confided as I thrust my check into her pocket. “I hope Cynthia makes first string.” cars—1922 Dodge roadster, 1925 Ford roadster, five balloon tiresK_^_ 1920 Overland Touring.” We’re waiting for the new 1927’s. The annual Senior Leap Week came in full sway, with senior women asking any of the men for dates during the week. Included in parties were the ‘-‘Bow Wow Brawl,” “Koffee Bust,” and “Bar Room Bust.” The week was to end with the senior prom. Ten Years Ago “OREGON WINS NORTHWEST CROWN AGAIN.” Swimming true to form, Oregon’s championship squad ran off with first place in the northwest intercollegiate meet, Oregon’s northwest and Pacific coast champions placed eight men on the all-star northwest swim ming squad. * t Proposing everything from rigid supervision of classes or the tra^ ditional honor system, Oregon fac ulty and students questioning in regard to the alleged cheating on the campus, have proceeded to ad mit the condition with reserva tions, at the same time standing on both sides of the fence n re gard to future action. Pressure of houses and parents in driving students to make grades and the attitude of the faculty it self are the main causes of stu dents cribbing, according to one professor. “Promenading with Polly”—Are you blossoming out in a flower trimmed bonnet this Easter? You will find everything—Sailors, Hom bergs, Derby, Margots and droop ing brims at Beards. Don’t forget every man judges a woman by her hats, so choose the latest crq^ tions from their selections. “Stardust” was the theme of the far-famed fete of canoes on Ore gon’s tradition-rich mill race. “Goodie Goodie” tops the na tion musically this week. A month ago it was “Music Goes ’Round” and on the coast “Wahoo” rates all the honors. L ,© W*DU DON'T GET EXCITED Read the Latest News In The Oregon Daily Emerald REGON® EMEBALD