VOLUME XLVITI Number 46
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1946
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Duck Changes Hands
In Intra-Aggie Theft
Puddles has gone and got herself
j stolen again. After paddling around
the Oregon State Barometer offic
i es for several days following her
: disappearance from the Oregon
campus Thursday, the State paper
seems to have lost track of her. A
press time flash in Tuesday’s Ba
rometer reports that another fac
tion of the future farmers has ab
ducted Oregon's mascot and inspi
ration, but she will still appear at
Saturday’s game as scheduled.
Jim McClintock, the duck’s keep
•-^reports that he has received sev
eral anonymous telephone calls in
viting him to the northern branch
for duck dinner. Rumor has it that
Puddles is no longer a mud-spat
tered white, but has been painted
orange and black, and that she is
following various Oregon Staters
to class.
Puddles . . .
Dissension among the troops. Pud
dles kidnaped from Aggie abduc
tors.
According to the Barometer, Pud
dles “is in good hands, receiving the
best of care.”
“ ‘But he-is unusual,’ said one of
his keepers. ‘At least he’s unusual
for a denizen of Oregon U. He likes
water. In fact, he even drinks it. I
think he’s turned traitor on our
southern acquaintances’.”
The discrepancy concerning the
mascot’s sex is occasioned by the
fact that Oregon State refers to the
duck as a “he,” and McClintock
speaks of Puddles in the feminine
gender.
“I’m sure we will get her back if
certain factions don't get her first,”
McClintock said cryptically last
night.
President Newburn Speaks
At Request of Dorm Council
Outline of University_
Dorm System Given
By ROBERTA BROPHY
At the request of the interdorm
council, Dr. Harry K. Newburn,
president of the University, spoke
on the construction, management,
and maintenance of University dor
mitories Wednesday evening in
Johnson hall. He was assisted by J.
O. Lindstrom, business manager of
the University, and Dr. Earl M.
Pallett, assistant to the president,
who provided additional informa
tion and financial statements.
Dr. Newburn explained that all
University-maintained dormitories,
including Susan Campbell, Hen
dricks, John Straub, Gerlinger, and
Villard, are self-supporting and-are
not subsidized by the state. Funds
for the construction of the build
ings were obtained through bond
issues, loans, and money borrowed
from permanent funds, with the ex
ception of Hendricks and Susan
Campbell which were provided out
of state funds.
Money Pays Indebtedness
After all- expenses of operation
fnaintenance and miscellaneous
Items have been defrayed, the re
Jnainder of the money received from
■student board fees is allocated to
? payment of the bonded indebted
-Lj^ss. The dormitories are operated
as a unit in that the room fees paid
in one are utilized in payment of in
debtedness for other dorms. The
indebtedness on John Straub hall
will be paid by October, 1947. After
I that the emphasis will be placed on
funds for the planned women’s
dorm.
Bids on the women’s dorm indi
cate that expenses for this building
will be three times as much per oc
cupant as the cost of John Straub.
The higher expense is caused in part
by the increased cost of construc
ion material and in part by the
mprovement in design. Dr. New
urn indicated that construction
ill not begin until costs are low
ered since room fees in the com
pleted building would be exorbi
tant if it were constructed under
present conditions.
Board Increases
“We have attempted to main
pi+Stjji fair and just fees for both board
and room,” Dr. Newburn said. The
recent increase in board was as
sessed entirely against raw food
cost due to the rising prices. Ac
cording to natiofKl estimates, 50
per cent of the average income
should be spent for food. The dor
mitories have allocated slightly
more than 50 per cent for food in
order that the quantity and quality
of the food could be maintained.
Fifty cents or more out of every
dollar is spent for raw foods, 25 to
30 cents on labor, and the rest is
used for utilities upkeep and paying
off bonds.
In answer to questions concern
ing the payment of the same room
rates regardless of the number liv
ing in the rooms, Dr. Newburn ex
plained that it was a policy of the
state board of higher education not
to vary the rates among the vari
ous dormitories, and that the Uni
versity approves of this ruling.
Since students move in and out
of the dorms during, and at the end,
of each term, a constant series of
readjustments would have to be
made. He added that with the com
pletion of the women’s dorm a sys
tem of varying rates may be insti
tuted.
Dorins Do Not Profit
Dr. Newburn stressed the fact
that the dormitories do not make
profits. They receive earnings
which are employed in the payment
of construction of the existing
buildings and in sinking funds for
proposed living quarters.
The money needed for converting
portions of Gerlinger and Villard
into dormitories was borrowed from
the permanent building fund of the
University. Unless this money is
paid back to the fund, construction
of permanent buildings which the
University needs will be delayed,
Dr. Newburn pointed out.
Overhead to Rise
A two-meal ticket plan, in addi
tion to the regular ticket, for stu
dents who do not eat breakfast, was
discussed. Dr. Newburn explained
that the overhead would not go
down proportionately with the re
duction in fees, and that eventually
the students would have to pay as
much for two meals as they now do
for three.
Eating in the dormitory cafete
rias on the basis of choice would
make the income too uncertain, and
the prices would therefore also have
to be raised. Mr. Lindstrom added
that the number of people eating
at John Straub, and the number of
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GAX to Sponsor
Campus Apple Sale
Did you say five cents ?
Yes, for this nominal sum stu
dents will be able to buy a delicious
apple to satisfy that in-between
meal hunger when Gamma Alpha
Chi, women's advertising honorary,
opens its sale on Monday, Virginia
Harris, president, announced Fri
day.
Two Freshman women are as
signed to each booth located at the
art school patio, library, Co-op,
Friendly hall, the Falcon, and in
front of the Side, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Virginia Fletcher, booth*chair
man, said.
In addition to the campus sale,
living organizations are being con
tacted to sell apples at “study ta
ble” Tuesday night, according to
house sales chairman, Diana Dye.
Fruit for the sale will be provided
by the University Produce com
pany.
TOM KAY . . .
President of A.S.U.O., presided at
assembly.
Druids Name Six
At Rally Assembly
Six new members of the Druids,
junior men’s service honorary, and
the graduating members of the
Oregon football team were the
highlights of the ASUO rally as
sembly held at McArthur court
Thursday at 7:30.
Druids were tapped as ASUO
President Tom Kay introduced
them. Graduating members of the
team, who will play their last game
this Saturday, were singled out for
special recognition when the teams
were presented to the assembly.
Those tapped for the Druids
were: A1 Popick, Dick Savinar,
Bob Matteson, sophomores in liber
al arts; Jim Popp, sophomore in
physical education; Howard Lem
ons, junior in business administra
tion; and Bob Daggett, junior in
law.
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Personnel Director
Back From South
DEAN K. W. ONTHANK . . .
Director of graduate placement ser
vice, returns from California meet
ing.
Eugene Chosen
As Council Site
The first postwar annual con
vention of the Northwest Associa
tion of Secondary and Higher
Schools will be held in Eugene De
cember 4, 5, and G. It is estimated
that over 200 prominent educators,
representing colleges, universities,
and high schools of Washington,
Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Ne
vada, and California, will attend
this conference.
Leading speakers fo the conven
tion are Dr. Worth^tcLure, execu
tive secretary of the American As
sociation of School Administrators,
and Dr. Paul E. Elicker, executive
secretary of Secondary School prin
cipals. Both of these men have their
headquarters in Washington, D. C.,
and represent strong groups in the
education field.
Presidents Speak
Among the additional speakers
will be the presidents of the Univer
sity of Washington, University of
Oregon, Oregon State, and Weber
college, Ogden, Utah.
Scheduled for discussion at the
convention are such topics as the
education and certification regu
lations for teachers, difficulties of
college administration, major prob
lems to be faced by higher schools
in the next decade, technological
training in higher institutions, and
others relative to establishing stan
dards for the secondary and higher
schools of the Northwest.
Another Convention
Closely associated with the con
vention of the Northwest Associa
tion of Secondary and Higher
Schools will be the convention of
the Northwest Association of Jun
ior Colleges, to be held in Eugene
December 5 and 6. Corresponding
problems and objectives as they per
tain to junior colleges will be dis
cussed by this group, and several
joint meetings of the two associa
tions will take place.
Members of the Univysity staff
and interested students are invited
to attend these meetings.
Onthank Finds Many
Jobs Open to Grads
Karl W. Onthank, director of the
graduate placement service, re
turned to the campus Thursday
from a two-week business trip to
California, during which time he
attended the annual meeting of the
Western Personnel Seervice at Pas
adena, November 8.
From the many people in Cali
fornia with whom he talked Mr. On
thank found that there are still
many good jobs for college gradu
ates in California, but they are be
ing filled rapidly. “Prospects,” h©
said, “are being very carefully
looked over.”
Renews Acquaintances
After attending the meeting at
Pasadena, Mr. Onthank spent the
remainder of the trip motoring
through California, visiting many
universities and colleges, renewing
alumni acquaintances, and contact
ing personnel managers in Califor
nia businesses and industries.
Mr. Onthank said that the Uni
versity alumni with whom he talked
were cordial and interested in help
ing graduate students find positions
in California businesses and indus
tries. Many of these alumni, Mr.
Onthank pointed out, are well
placed and want to express appre
ciation for their university train
ing by helping others.
Meets Leaders
While in the Los Angeles and San
Francisco areas, Mr. Onthank met
with the leaders who are re-estab
lishing the University of Oregon
groups in those cities. In Los An
geles, Douglas Farrell, ’21, is in
charge of rebuilding the University
group, and in San Francisco the
leader of that group is Don Davis,
’21.
Mr. Onthank was accompanied
on the trip by his wife.
Advertising Expert
Speaks Here Today
Leith P. Abbott, Portland mana
ger for Foote, Cone, and Bolding,
national advertising agency, will
lecture today on “Public Relations
and Advertising” and “The Adver
tising Agency” before Dr. D. D.
Gage’s class in public relations and
Professor R. D. Millican’s general
advertising class.
Foote, Cone, and Belding is a suc
cessor to Lord and Thomas, one of
the first five international adver
tising agencies. Don Belding, the
chairman of the board, and Leith
Abbott graduated from the Univer
sity of Oregon. Mr. Abbott was for
merly advertising manager for the
Southern Pacific agency in the
Portland district. He was also pub
lic relations director for radio sta
tion, KALE, Portland.
Dorm Space Available
There is still a limited number of
single room reservations in the new
veterans’ dormitory for next term,
E. M. Pallett, assistant to the presi
dent, announced Thursday. Stu
dents, particularly those living off
campus under crowded conditions,
are urged to check with the direc
tor of dormitories in John Straub it
they desire dorm space next term.
Hog Fuel - Not Coal - Keeps Ducks Warm
It can’t happen here! i
No coal shortage will ever close “indefinitely” the Uni
versity of Oregon, as it did yesterday at the University
of Washington.
Why? Because the University physical plant does not i
use coal. Hog fuel, a type of coarse sawdust, and oil are
used to fire the big physical plant furnaces, which, through
an underground system of pipes, send heat to all the various 1
campus buildings. : J