VOLUME XLVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 19-46
Number 1,
Voting Booths Open Today
PERCY PAGET ADAMS
Assistant Dean
Percy P. Adams
Dies Sunday
Art School Professor
Taught Here 47 Years
The University this week mourns
the loss of Percy Paget Adams,
assistant dean of the school of
architecture and allied arts, who
passed away Sunday afternoon at
Heceta Head beach, where he had
gone to spend the day.
Nearing the completion of 47
years as a teacher at the Univer
sity, Professor Adams was retired
June 30, having served on the fac
ulty longer than any other staff
member.
i tie runeral service will be held
Thursday at 3 p.m. at Veatch-Hol
lingsworth chapel in Eugene.
jiorn November 21, 1877, the pro
fessor entered the University as a
preparatory student in 1891, when
the school was in its fifteenth year.
After seven years of study he be
came a student instructor and re
ceived his bachelor of arts degree
in 1901. He then became a full
time instructor in the newly-form
ed engineering school and the fol
lowing year received his bachelor
of science degree.
After attaining full professor
ship in 1914 when the art school
was formed in the University un
der the late Dean Ellis Fuller
Lawrence, Professor Adams was
appointed assistant dean of the
school of architecture and allied
arts in 1922, and' held this office
until his death.
Although the professor was,
first and above all else, a teacher,
he was also active as a member
of the American Association of
-SiBjyei'sity Professors, of Phi Beta
Kappa, national scholastic honor
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Oreganas Ready
At Activities Office
Approximately 200 students
now attending the University
have failed to pick up their
Oreganas at the educational
activities office, according to
Dick Williams, educational ac
tivities manager, and they are
urged to do so at once. If
students are in doubt as to
whether or not they ordered
the book, they should check
with the office as soon as pos
sible.
Williams emphasized the fact
that students now attending
school will not have their
Oreganas mailed them unless
the office receives a letter re
questing shipment. This is due
^ to lack of manpower and' ship
ping materials. Students no
longer in school this term who
have ordered Oreganas will re
ceive them without request as
usual.
Legion Disclaims Responsibility
For 'Vote for Veterans" Posters
By Herb Penny
The University Post of the
| American Legion definitely did not
sponsor the handbills published on
the campus recently, which fea
tured their name, Ab Wilson, Le
gion Post commander said Monday
that, “The Legion is strictly a non
political organization. I, as com
mander of the Post, never author
ized these bills. Bob Ballard, who
issued them, did so entirely on his
own.”
Ballard, publicity chairman of
the post, early Monday told Wilson
that he knew nothing of the bills.
Latef he admitted ordering them,
and said that his “intention is
to raise a membership of 200 by
June 8, and to maintain a non
Barnum New Head
Of Skull and Dagger
Bill Barnum, fresbman in liberal
arts, was elected president of Skull
and Dagger for 1946-47 at the
sophomore men’s honorary spring
initiation and banquet.
Other new officers include Jack
Mee'ke, freshman in architecture
and allied arts, vice-president; Don
Dole, freshman in pre-law, secre
tary; Ralph Bonadurer, freshman
in architecture and allied arts,
treasurer; Bob Roberts, freshman
in physical education, sergeant-at
arms.
partisan post. The bill was put
out to show that the post is strictly
non-partisan and to provide publi
city value for the post.” Ballard
was aided in securing the bills by
By Mayo, member of the Greek
bloc.
Larry Lau, publicity director for
the Greek bloc, who assisted in
distributing the bills, said in re
sponse to an Emerald query as to
where he had received them that
he picked them up at the printers
and distributed them to aid' the
veterans. His first statement was
that he “found them on the grass.”
The bills urged students to vote
for a veteran for the No. 1 spot on
the ASUO ticket today — either
Ted Hallock, former U. S. army
bombardier who is up for the No.
2 spot, or Tom Kay, former U. S.
army infantryman who is up for
the No. 1 spot.
Both Kay and Hallock stated
Monday that they knew nothing at
all about the handbills before they
were distributed. Hallock also said,
“I am definitely not running for
the No. 1 spot. I am a candidate
for the No. 2 position.”
Gil Roberts, Independent candi
date for the No. 1 spot, said, in
referring to the bills, that “In my
opinion the handbill is political and
would tend to split the Independent
vote.”
Don Mayne, leader of the Greek
bloc, said late Monday night that
the Greek bloc had nothing at all
to do with the publishing of the
veteran handbill.
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Housing Shortage Leaves
75% of Ducks Unconcerned
Public Opinion Poll Knocks Supports
From Campus Politicians' Platforms
The housing situation, part of
the platform of campus politicians,
is apparently not particularly ag
gravating to Oregon students, ac
cording to the results of a scien
tific poll conducted by the class
in public opinion, supervised by
Warren C. Price, associate pro
fessor in journalism. There were
74.9 percent of the people polled
who stated that they were “not
affected at all” by the housing
shortage.
Answering as “considerably af
fected” by the shortage were 10.3
percent; 14.8 percent were
“slightly” affected.
Men Worried
Campus men were worried more
than the women by the shortage,
the poll showed. While 67.5 per
cent of the men were not affected,
there were 85.7 percent of the
women in the same category. Of
the men 14.7 percent were con
siderably affected, 17.8 percent
slightly. Only 4.8 percent of the
women were considerably affected
and 9.5 percent slightly.
The question asked by the poll
takers was “How has the current
housing situation in Eugene af
fected you ? The group which was
hurt the most by the shortage was
the administrative staff with 36.8
percent considerably affected and
21 percent slightly affected. There
was 42.2 percent of this group who
were not affected at all.
Faculty Keturns
The faculty was not far behind
the administrative staff in their
returns. Although 62.5 percent
were not affected at all by the
shortage there was 31.3 percent
who were affected considerably
and 6.2 percent affected slightly.
The breakdown by classes shows
that the upperclassmen had a
harder time with their housing
than the underclassmen. The
junior class in particular was hard
hit. Only 14.4 percent of the juniors
were not affected at all and 28.5
percent considerably affected, with
57.1 percent slightly affected. Of
the seniors 25 percent were con
siderably affected and 75 percent
not affected at all.
Among the underclassmen there
wasf 2.1 percent of the freshmen
considerably affected and 9.7
slightly affected with 78.2 percent
not affected at all. Of the sopho
mores 7.3 percent were consider
ably affected and 20 percent
slightly affected with 72.7 percent
not affected at all.
JAY ALLEN
Relates experiences.
Talk Scheduled
By Jay Allen
War Correspondent
To Address Assembly
Jay Allen, distinguished war
correspondent, former student of
the University of Oregon school
of journalism, will be the speaker
at the final assembly of the year,
in McArthur court Thursday morn
ing at 11. Mr. Allen’s address will
follow the installation of the stu
dent body officers for 1946-47,
Dean Karl W. Onthank announced
Monday.
Allen was a contemporary of
Palmer Hoyt and Ernest Haycox,
both of whom have spoken on the
campus within the last few weeks.
He was a fellow-member with
them of the class of 1923. His wife,
Ruth Austin Allen, is an Oregon
journalism graduate.
The former Oregon student was
in Spain when the revolution broke
out in 1934. He was correspondent
there for the Chicago Daily News
at the time. He had formerly
served the Chicago Tribune for
nine years, covering assignments
all over Europe but working most
ly in Spain. He covered the Franco
rebellion against the Spanish popu
lar-front government in 1936, at
one time having a narrow escape
from rebel partisans who would
have killed him. Allen escaped
death by playing dead under his
wrecked car. Mr. Allen has done
years of historical research in
Spain and is recognized as a lead
ing authority on the political and
social affairs of that country.
While in the service of the North
American Newspaper Alliance, in
Fiance in 1940-41 he was capturecf
by the Germans and held prisoner
for several months. Five years ago,
soon after his release—effected
largely by the unremitting efforts
of his wife—he lectured in Ger
linger hall on his captivity, to one
of the largest assembly audiences
in the history of the University.
His topic was “My Quarrel with
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Preferential Vote
System Explained
Exercising University voting
privileges by which ASUO anti
class officers have been elected
since 1900, students will go to the
polls today to name their choice
of student leaders for the 1946-17
school year.
The preferential system,
adopted nine years ago, is e\- '
plained in an editorial running
on Page 2 of today’s Emerald.
Voting will take place between
S a. m. and 6 p. m. at the YMCA,
1225 Kincaid street. Students will
enter the door on Kincaid, and be
routed through lines divided from
A to G, H to O, and P to Z. Rides
for the elections, adopted by the
executive council, are as follows:
Rules
1. No unnecessary talking
will be allowed in the polling
area. Violation will cause the
loss of the voting privilege to
the violators.
2. No electioneering will be
allowed within one-half block
of the polls. Extreme penalties ;
for violation of this rule will
be levied.
3. Reliable identification will ]
be required from each voter. •
Drivers’ licenses, social seeur- j
ity cards, student body cards,
draft cards, or military identi
fication passes, etc., will be
accepted as identification.
4. Special students may vote, t
5. Academic standings from
the registrar’s office will de
termine the voter’s class.
Election Board
The election boat'd includes Jack
Craig'. Bill Craig, Anita Young, By
®ayo, Phyl Evans, Janet Douglas,
and Dick Williams. ASUO votes
will be counted by the board, and
class votes will be tabulated by
the present class officers, under
the supervision of the board.
“We have set up a very efficient
and fair system of handling elec
tions and hope that everyone will
abide by the voting rules. I would
advise every voter to read care
fully the instructions on the ballot
before marking the ticket. Ballots
marked with 'X’s’ will be void,’’
Jack Craig, first vice-president of
the ASUO in charge of elections,
said Monday.
Kay, Roberts
Running for the Number I posi
tion of the Associated Students of
the University of Oregon, are Torn
Kay, Greek candidate, and Gil
Roberts, Independent nominee.
Kay, an ex-infantryman who
served with the 104tli infantry di
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Seniors in Music
Perform Tonight
Betty Bennett Cramer, and
Marion Saltness, seniors in the
school of music, will be presented
in their senior recital this eve
ning. The concert will be in the
music auditorium and will be open
to the public.
Mrs. Cramer, pianist, is a stu
dent of Ralph Briggs, assistant
professor of piano, and Miss Salt
ness, is a violin student of George
Boughton, assistant professor of
music.
Included on the program will be
Bach- Tausig’s “Toccata and Fugue '
in D Minor,’’ Bach’s “Suite IV in
E-Flat,’’ Chopin’s “Nocturne in B
flat minor,” DeBussy's “La Vent
and la Plaine” and “Les Sons et
les parfums tpurnent dans l’air du
soir,” Brahms “Intermezzo, Opus
116, No 6” and “Capriccio, Opus
116, No. 3,” Hindemith’s “Music
of Mourning” and Enesco’s "Con
certstucke in F.”
The program will open at S:00
p.m. No admission will be charged.