^Veteran Head
[Offers Service
Veterans who are wondering if a
different major or other courses
wouldn’t fit their talents better than
their present ones have been re
ferred to the following paragraph
which was -taken from the Univer
sity of Portland Beacon.
Merville J. Thompson, training
officer in charge of the area train
ing supervisory unit at Oregon, says
that the paragraph applies to vet
erans who are uncertain about their
courses.
Slow Down
“Don’t be too hasty about decid
ing that the course in which you
are enrolled is the wrong one for
you. The ancient cliche about the
^pasture on the other side of the
fence being the greener holds very
. true in the academic sense. If you
are in doubt concerning your apti
tudes, talents, or what vocation you
wish to pursue, you are urged to
take advantage of the very excel
lent testing service provided by your
VA. It is yours for the asking.”
“Very often they can uncover un
suspected aptitudes, abilities, and
talents. By the same token, they
generally can determine whether
you are in a course in which you
don’t belong. Feel welcome to con
sult the dean of your college or your
instructors. Even your coordinator
is ever willing to provide his nick
el’s worth.”
Warning Given
The article ended with a warning
to have problems taken care of at
least a month prior to the opening
of a new semester, and according to
Thompson, veterans have a great
er chance of getting what they wish
if they do this.
Thompson also asked that the
( following veterans get in touch with
t#iG Veterans Administration Train
ing office, 11 PE building-, as soon
as possible to complete filling out
entrance material: Thomas Douglas
Cowley, Bruce E. Johnson, Don W.
Lady, Melvin Frederick Mead, Dale
Edward Olson, Jean J. Smith, and
* George Charles Stubbert.
Former Oregon Student
Publishes Second Book
Gwendolen Lampshire Hayden,
Eugene graduate of the University,
has recently had her book “Really
Truly Stories” published by the
Review and Herald publishing as
sociation of Washington, D. C. The
book, Mrs. Hayden’s second in
four months, is a collection of
tales of the Eastern Oregon coun
jtry. It is illustrated by Vernon
I Paul Nyfe.
Mrs. Hayden’s first book, “Mus
I lin Town,” was published by Bin
fords and Mort of Portland ear
lier in the fall. It is the story of
pioneer Canyon City, and was writ
'ten in collaboration with Pearl
Jishler of Cottage Grove.
Mrs. Hayden has already been
[contacted by the publishers in re
' spect to a second volume of the
“Really Truly Stories.” She also
has a second volume in the hands
of the Portland publishers.
Ducks Boast
(Continued from page four)
Hobson brought his squad home
from the eastern tour and posted
the most decisive win of the sea
j son over Bruno Studios of Van
couver 91-17. The Portlanders
were held to four field goals and
[ freshman guard Bob Lavey stole
the show by hitting five field goals
out of six attempts.
A 73-33 win over Fees Decem
ber 30 rounded out the pre-confer
ence schedule.
As We See It
/
(Continued from page two)
asking. Conventional or unconven
tional there is no law against that.
Furthermore he is discussing the
real issues.
Former Student Dies
in Washington Bespits!
Mrs. Donald W. Crouch, 23,
daughter of Senator and Mrs. Guy
Cordon, died December 22 at Casu
alty hospital in Washingtan, D. C.,
following a train trip across the
country to join her father for
Christmas.
Dr. A. McGruder McDonald,
coroner, ascribed her death to a
heart condition.
Mrs. Crouch, the former Carolyn
Cordon, attended the University
from 1941 to 1943, and was a mem
ber of Pi Beta Phi. She was born
in Roseburg, where the funeral
was held following the return of
the body from Washington.
The Oregon alum was married
to ex-air force Lt. Donald W.
Crouch, former University stu
dent, in June, 1944. Besides her
parents and husband, Mrs. Crouch
is survived by a sister, Mrs. Plin
Lawrence, and a brother, Allen
Cordon, both of Roseburg.
Discussion Slated
For Upper Staff
Results of the survey to determ
ine student preferences for Emer
ald content and policy conducted on
the campus last term will be dis
cussed at a meeting of all Emerald
upper staff members at 1 p.m., Jan
uary 4, in the editor’s office.
Upper staff members include:
Bob Frazier and Ted Goodwin, asso
ciate editors; Jack L. Billings, man
aging editor; Bill Yates, news edi
tor; Jeanne Simmonds, women's ed
itor, and Bernie Hammerbeck,
sports editor. Their assistants are
asked to attend.
Members of the editorial advisory
committee, whose presence is also
requested, include: Roy Paul Nel
son, Oregana editor; Harry Glick
man, Old Orgeon editor; Leola Def
fenbacher, Ninon King, Margaret
Thompson, Doris Spearow, Bill
Baird, and Walter Gilbert, members
of Phi Beta Kappa's Senior Six.
Primer for Freshmen
( u unimueu j i uni j'uye iuuuj
and try to follow some pattern of
punching, but it is quite complicat
ed so you just punch, punch, and
punch. When you ask “Why?” the
answer is, “Because.”
After getting into and out of sev
eral wrong classes you feel that at
last it’s over, but—no! In your mail
box you find a note telling you that
there are other trials and tests.
There is doubt that you are able to
read, to speak, to think, to express
your emotions or to have ambitions.
While you have always had a desire
to drive the fire truck and have al
ways looked forward to the moment
when you could go madly through
thraffic wdth horns blowing and
bells clanging, it seems that no one
believes you and there must be an
examination. As a result you dis
cover that you are introverted, ex
troverted, have phobias, look like
the Chicago fire the morning after
and need help to keep out of the
booby house.
It’s sad but that’s the way it is.
It won’t do you any good to go to
some other Tower of Thought be
cause they all belong to the same
union and all stick together. If you
get the “nut” medal pinned on you,
it is there for keeps and you might
just as well get the fire truck job
the hard way. Start as a volunteer
at Springfield and wmrk up.
It is rumored that a new plan may
be wrorked out, by which a fresh
man may take the graduation ex
ams on the first day and if he passes
he may then go through his four
yours in peace and comfort, enjoy
college life as it flows along and
come up for the Commencement
speech wrell rested and quite calm.
My friend say (quote), “Most as
tounding!” and seems to express
the general cross section of public
opinion.
Issued by Kent State University,
Ohio.
University Alumna
Assigned to Japan
Miss Rachael P. Woodward,
daughter of Mrs. Edith Woodward,
Brookings, Oregon, recently ar
rived in Japan as an instructor
with the Army Educational Pro
gram.
She is assigned to the Itazuke
school, situated in Fukuoka, the
city selected for the headquarters
of the 315th Composite Wing of
the Fifth air force, the occupation
air force in Japan and Korea. Fu
kuoka is located on the southern
most Japanese home island of Ky
ushu.
Graduates from UO
A graduate of the Pasadena
High School, Pasadena, California,
Miss Woodward later attended the
University of Oregon at Eugene,
Oregon, and received her B. A. de
gree. She then matriculated at
the University of Southern Cali
fornia where she received her M.
A. dgree.
Currently she is teaching draw
ing and design, commercial art,
painting, art history and apprecia
tion. These subjects represent only
one phase of the comprehensive
plan offered by the army educa
tional program which originally
was organized to accommodate
service men and women who de
sired to continue their schooling.
Japanese Classes
Classes in Japan are on grade
school, high school, and college
levels and are available to mili
tary personnel and war depart
ment civilian personnel.
Military Seniors
Rate New Garb
Seniors in ROTC courses will get
new interim uniforms shortly, ac
cording to a War Department an
nouncement received on the campus
from Major General Edward S,
Bres, executive for reserve and
ROTC affairs.
The authorization, which applies
only to students enrolled in college
level ROTC courses, calls for first
and second year students to wear
the traditional “green” blouses and
trousers, while third and fourth
year men will get “green blouses
and “pink” trousers. All students
will be furnished officers’ short
style wool overcoats.
The uniforms will be used only
until June 30,1948 or until such time
as stocks become adequate to pro
vide uniforms of the shade now
worn by the regular army, or until
it is definitely decided whether or
not a distinctive uniform of a dif
ferent shade will be adopted for is
sue to senior ROTC students.
Thackrey Resigns
As UO Dean-Elect
Announcement of the resignation
of Russell I. Thackrey, dean-elect of
the University school of journalism
was made last month by President
Harry K. Newburn. No replace
ment for Thackrey has been named.
Thackrey, who has been dean of
administration at Kansas State col
lege, was appointed last July to fill
the journalism post on the retire
ment next July of Dean George S.
Turnbull. Thackrey resigned to ac
cept the position of executive sec
retary and Washington representa
tive of the Association of Land
Grant Colleges and Universities.
Baby-Sitters Available
According to an announcement
made last week, a volunteer baby
sitting service will be inaugurated
on the campus this term by the
j University YWCA community
service for students’ wives who
wish to attend the University.
January 18 is the last day for
addition of new courses or new
registrations.
Coiieciioh of Congo Artifacts
Given to University Museum
The University of Oregon re
ceived one of the world's best col
lections of Congolese artifacts re
cently, when Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Van de Velde of Eugene presented
several hundred specimens of na
tive works to the museum.
Dr. L. S. Cressman, director of
the museum, said that the collec
tion, valued at more than $10,000,
will be housed in the University’s
museum of natural history. It will
be known as the Van de Velde
Congolese collection.
Collection Shown in Colonies
The collection, which was gath
ered between 1881 and 1888, was
borrowed three times by King Al
bert of the Belgians, who sent it
to colonial exhibitions. Mr. Van
de Velde’s cousin, director of the
Musee du Congo Beige, famous
Congo museum, has described the
collection as better than that in
the Belgian museum.
Included in the collection are
numerous fighting and fishing
spears, woven shields, throwing
knives, battle axes, rugs, and many
utensils and ornaments. All of
the articles are believed to be na
tive family heirlooms, and are at
least 100 years old.
Group Gathered by Explorers
The articles were collected and
brought to Belgium by Mr. Van de
Velde's uncles, Lievin and Joseph
Van de Velde, while they were as
sisting the explorer Stanley in or
ganizing the Congo Free State for
King Leopold II of Belgium. Mr.
Van de Velde has been building
the collection for many years, and
gathered the last pieces during the
recent war.
Dr. Cressman and Alfred F.
Whiting, assistant professor of an
thropology, will start work early
next month to classify and label
the articles by dates, usage, and
tribe of origin. The terms of the
gift allow the University to ex
change or sell duplicates of any
of the articles for the benefit of
the school’s work in anthropology.
Frequent Donors
The Van de Veldes have been
Wos ks of Chaucer
AddecQo Library
One of the earliest collections of
Chaucer’s works, dated 1561, has
been added to the University li
brary, according to an announce
ment made by Dr. R. C. Swank, li
brarian.
The purchase was made with
funds from an annuity established
in memory of the late Ethel R.
Sawyer in 1943. Miss Sawyer was
formerly the browsing room li
brarian.
Dr. R. D. Horn, professor of
English, acting as purchasing
agent, obtained the volume from
the Huntington library in Pasa
dena. It is the fourth and last in
the series of Chaucer’s folios.
The folio, which is now on dis
play in the library, is bound in
original oak boards, covered with
tooled leather. Dr. Horn said that
such treasures are becoming very
rare, because of the widespread de
struction of European libraries
during the war..
Webb Writes Article
Carl C. Webb, assistant profes
sor of journalism and secretary
manager of the Oregon Newspaper
Publishers’ association, was author
of a two-page feature appearing in
the current issue of Linotype News,
an international publication. The
article is entitled “Many Things to
Consider in Laying Out a News
paper Plant,” and is one of a series
on newspaper management to be
compiled later in a book.
frequent contributors to the Uni
versity, their last gift having been
$100 toward a telescope for the
University's proposed science
building. They are joint authors
of Southwest Museum Papers oh
pottery, and Mr. Van de Velde is a
member of Sigma Xi, national sci
ence honorary.
Mr. Van de Velde served as Bel
gian consul in Mexico until just
before the outbreak of World War
II. The Van de Veldes came to
the United States and to Eugero
during the early days of the war.
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