Oregon
VOLUME XLVIII Number 65
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1947
Historian Back
From France
Forgets Class Bells
In Describing Trip
After a stormy passage on the
U. S. S. America, Dr. Gordon
Wright, assistant professor of his
tory, returned to the campus Sun
day from his diplomatic post in
France and resumed his teaching
duties. “My class in European his
tory is just about the same size it
was when I left,” he smiled, when
looking over his class cards Sunday
night.
During the war Dr. Wright
worked for the U. S. state depart
ment on French affairs with close
contact with the French desk. His
division surveyed policy covering
every region of the world.
Early in 1945 he transferred to
the foreign service and went to
France. His trip to Paris while the
war was still on was made via a
round-about route through Lisbon
and Spain, leading a caravan of au
tomobiles carrying foreign service
personnel.
In Paris he worked in the embas
sy on the diplomatic side of the
foreign service, called professional
ly “political reporting.” A trip to
Belgium and a trip to Switzerland
broke his Paris stay,
p Immediately after his return to
Eugene, a Eugene that seemed the
opposite of Paris, Dr. Wright re
sumed his popular lectures in Euro
pean history, forgetting about bells
signifying the end of the period,
While his class listened intently.
Music Fraternity
To Hold Banquet
Pi chapter of Phi Beeta, women’s
national fraternity of music and
drama, will hold a banquet Tuesday
evening, honoring the patrons of
the University of Oregon music
school and department of speech
and dramatic art. The banquet is to
be held at the Eugene hotel.
Patricia Metcalf Chase, president
of the chapter, is in charge of ar
rangements for the banquet. She
will be assisted by other officers and
alumnae advisers, Mrs. Earl Pallett
and Mrs. James Rodman, Jr.
DK. GORDON WRIGHT . . .
Committee Forms
To Aid Fund Drive
Plans for the World Student Ser
vice Fund drive on the University
of Oregon campus are getting un
der way now, Chairman Tom Haz
zard announced Monday. A campus
committee will soon be formed to
aid in the international effort, he
said.
The drive on the campus will
reach its height February 3 to Feb
ruary 8 when a speaker from over
seas will come to Oregon as a part
of a U. S. tour.
Hazzard was named chairman of
the Oregon drive by the University
Religious Council. Members of his
committee will be announced this
week.
The World Student Service fund
was created in 1937 after the spon
taneous response of U. S. students
to the struggles and privations of
their fellow students in China.
Throughout the war, material aid
and friendly services have gone to
students in devastated areas, relief
centers, prison camps, and tempo
rary universities whenever possi
ble.
During the last UCLA-USC game
Jack Benny, famed comedian, said
in the course of his speech on behalf
of student relief: “The World Stu
dent Service fund must raise a mil
lion dollars this year, That isn't
much considering that American
students spent $38,700,000 for foot
ball alone last year.”
Grades Pay Off in Good Jobs,
Student Placement Head Avers
Charm, Character
Of Prime Interest
By HANS WOLD
Good grades pay off in terms of
good jobs for graduating students,
Dean Karl W. Onthank, head of the
University student placement ser
vice, said Friday concerning job
placement of graduates.
“Personality and character qual
ities are of prime interest to most
prospective employers,” the dean
said, “and the quality of work done
by the job applicant in school is of
ten of more importance than the
particular courses taken.”
Ability Declared Asset
Ability to handle responsibility is
a great asset to any graduate in ap
plying for a job, he said.
“Employers particularly like a
man who has held a position suc
cessfully in the past,” Onthank de
clared, “even though his experience
may not bear directly on the posi
tion he is to hold.
References Aid Job-Seekers
Recommendations, both from
previous civilian employers and
former commanding officers in the
armed forces, are often the means
of obtaining excellent positions with
business concerns that are looking
for men and women to shoulder re
sponsibility, the dean pointed out.
•“Graduating students should have
established connections with sev
eral concerns by June, giving them
selves. and their prospective em
ployers time to size one another
up,” Onthank said.
Immediate Employment Advised
Failure to arrange for immediate
employment after graduation may
result in the student losing his
chance to negotiate for a suitable
! position through an agency which
has the contacts with business con
cerns afforded by the University
placement service, he pointed out.
The first stop in establishing such
contacts, Onthank said, is for the
student to make himself available
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Affairs Group
Elects Leader
New Club to Stimulate
International Thought
Walt Crosby, pre-law sophomore,
was recently elected president of
the International Relations club,
new campus organization formed to
stimulate student thought on world
affairs.
Although the club is sponsored by
the political science department,
membership is open to all students
regardless of their majors. Meetings
are held once a month at one of
the campus living organizations,
and refreshments are served.
At the last meeting Even Davies,
law junior, spone on the Dardanelles
question and a discussion followed.
The next meeting will be held the
first week in February, exact date
to be named later in the Emerald.
Other club officers are Pat Dar
by, secretary-treasurer, and Jerry
Moore, program director. Dr. Paul
Dull, assistant professor of politi
cal science, is adviser for the group.
Collie Collared
By Whooping Bug
Warning to campus canines!
There is an epidemic of dog whoop
ing cough in Eugene.
For proof we offer the case of
Laddie, the collie. An habitue of
the journalism building where his
owner, Miss Ailene McNett is a sec
retary, Laddie recently contacted
the bug and has been whooping ever
since.
To add insult to injury, Laddie’s
doctor ordered him to remain at
home until the cough subsides. Lad
die, who has not missed a day of
school in the past five years, is wor
rying about his attendance record.
Egypt-us
It seems we have an honored guest.
A day late? Well, he did his best.
Say, what's Egyptian for “good
day?’
—Well, ‘hierogryphics,’ anyway.
—G.M.C.
Weather Grounds
Lecturer's Plane
Noted Scholar to Lecture Today
On Egyptian Religion, Art, Culture
I lie plane which was to bring Dr. Henri Frankfort to the
campus Monday for a series of lectures on Kgyptian religion
and culture was grounded in Chicago because of inclement
weather.
Dr. Frankfort will arrive today according to Dr. Paul Means,
head of the religions department, which is sponsoring the lec
tures in collaboration with the Universitv lectures committee.
Parrish Comments
On European Tour
Phil Parrish, editor of the Oregon
ian editorial page, was one of a
group of representative American
editors who was invited by the sec
retary of war to tour Europe last
October. Parrish will comment on
his observations in a lecture sched
uled for 8 this evening, in room
207, Chapman hall.
The European tour made by Par
rish and 11 other editors was sched
uled by the war department to en
able newspapermen to study and
observe the operation of military
government in Germany, Austria,
and Italy. Traveling by military air
plane, the group left Washington,
D. C., on October 1, 1946. Stops
were made in Berlin, Vienna, Rome,
and Paris.
Parrish has been a member of the
staff of the Oregonian since 1928
and has been editor of the editorial
page since 1939. Besides his jour
nalistic writing, he has written sev
eral historical accounts of Oregon,
including the two books, “Before
the Covered Wagon" and "Historic
Oregon.
The lecture was arranged by Sig
mad Delta Chi, journalism honor
ary. The honorary will have a din
ner in honor of Parrish at 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday at the College Side.
The public is invited to attend
the speech.
Living Groups Get
Tickets For Ball
Tickets for the Senior ball to be
held January 25 in McArthur court
will go on sale this week through
representative in each men's liv
ing organization.
Representatives named are:
Ralph Eastman, Phi Kappa Psi;
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irtiH on iwr •* p.m.
Dr. Frankfort’s first lectin ef
"Egyptian Gods: A Problem in Po
lytheism," will be delivered at 4
p.m. today in 101 physical education,
f according to Dr. R. H. Ernst, head
of the University lectures commit
tee.
A scholar in the field of archeol
ogy and an authority on religion
and culture of ancient Egypt, Dr,
Frankfort has been director of ex
cavations for the Egypt Exploration
society, field director of the Orien
tal institute, Iran, expeditions, and
professor of history and archaeol
ogy of the ancient Near East at the
University of Amsterdam.
Program Revised
A revised list of Dr. Frankfort’s
lectures at the University includes
"The Egyptian State, an Element
in the Created Order,” "The Egyp
tian Way of Life: Truth as the Law
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WAA Carnival Set
For Women’s Gym
The outside women’s gym will ac
commodate 23 separate concessions
for the WAA carnival which is to be
held from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Jan
uary 31, according to the co-gen
eral chairmen, Barbara Borrevilc
and Bobbie Fulmer.
At a heads of houses meeting yes
terday Genevieve Siskey, chairman
of booth arrangements, explained
the manner of procuring space and
made suggestions for the conces
sions. It will be necessary for houses
to combine in order that all can
participate in the event, she said.
There is a $2.00 charge for renting
each space.
10 Cents Admission
WAA is handling' the food conces
sion. General admission will be 10
cents. Scrip will be available for the
various concessions and for dancing
on the sun porch.
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Peripatetic Woodenheads Heralded
A -ill
imviui i ii v v< i > >j
Handled Efficiently
LeJEUNE GRIFFITH
One scene of the Stevens Marion
ette theater’s production of “Joan
of Arc” was presented at the Uni
versity theater Monday afternoon
by Martin and Olga Stevens. The
scene was given as part of a demon
stration on the art of puppetry.
The only complaint of the audi
ence was that there was not enough
of the actual performance. The mar
ionettes, which are constructed to
one-tenth of human size of plastic
wood with bodies of carved Califor
nia sugar pine, looked so real and
were handled so efficiently that it
was easy for the audience to accept
the illusion of their reality. The only
thing that broke this illusion was
the movement of Joan, which would
not have been noticeable had she
been clothed in a floor-length cos
time.
The performance was sponsored
by the advisory board of the Uni
versity theater and financed by tjie
educational activities board.
PROUD PUPPETEERS . . .
I Olga and Martin Stevens are pictured with marionettes which portrayed
i “Joan of Arc” in production demonstration given Monday at University
j theat^1.