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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1947)
Idegard to Appear in Lecture Series “The Sentimentalist and the Cyn ’ will be the topic of the speech Dr. Peter H. Odegard, president Reed college, on Thursday when ie speaks at 7:30 p.m. in 207 Chap an hall. Dr. Odegard will appear mder the auspices of the Univer iity lecture series. Dr. Odegard received his A. B. id A.M. degree at the University Washington, His Ph.D. degrees at lolumbia, and an honorary A.M. igree at Amherst college. He has ught political science at Colum a, Williams, Ohio State, Amherst Ind Dwight Morrow. Dr. Odegard ias assistant to the secretary of the ireasury of the United States in :942 and 1943, and was vice-presi Jent of the American political sci ;ce association in 1943. He has leen president of Reed college since ugust, 1945. Besides contributing articles to ‘lain Talk, Current History, The Nation and professional journals, Dr. Odegard has written “Pressure Politics—The Story of the Anti-Sa loon League,” “The American Pub lic Mind,” and others. He was an as sociate editor of Our Times from 1935-1940, and has held the same •osition with the Public Opinion ■Quarterly since 1940. rets Not to Report eserve Drill Pay Neither national guard nor na al reserve drill pay need be re orted by veterans as a part of heir earnings, M. J. Thompson, eterans administration, training ifficer in this area, announced to tlay. This ruling clears up doubts of ny Oregon veterans drawing ubsistence while taking educa ion or job training under the G. . bill. Their combined “produc tive labor’’ earnings and subsis tence cannot exceed the $175 and $200 monthly ceiling. Many vet erans have been undecided wheth er to report reserve drill pay as a part of their earnings. The VA’s national solicitor has ruled that national guard drill pay and that received by mem bers of the organized naval re serves for drill, including flight duty, are not “compensation for productive labor” within the meaning of section two, public law 679. However, pay received by na val reservists during their annual cruise has been ruled as earnings from labor and must be reported as a part of monthly wages, Thompson pointed out. In 1895, there was one professor for every fourteen students at the University of Oregon. RECORDS SHEET MUSIC Classical and Popular INSTRUMENTS ACCESSORIES best stock in town i WILSON * MUSIC HOUSE S9 East 10th Av* Tel. 727 Embryo Lawyers Set Mock Trials “It’s a pure case of homicide in volving self-defense.” This might be the argumentive oath of a first year law student concerning the case of the State of Hollis vs. Roger Week, one of several cases to be ar gued by first-year law students be fore the law school’s moot court from February 14 to 21. Arguments slated for competitive tongue lashing by contesting coun sels range from larceny and crim inal trespass, as in the case of the State of Hollis vs. John Driscoll, to fraudulent contracts, as involved in William Donald vs. General Sup ply company. The four best teams of two will be selected by the court chiefly on the basis of oral argument. Preparation of case briefs is minor. Eight win ners will be split into two teams to compete next term before a court composed of faculty members of the Oregon Bar association, a book prize will be awarded to the vic tors. The class of 1879 at the Univer sity of Oregon had six members, three men and three women. Girl Hits Ceiling; Janitor Astounded Freshman women are stronger than you think! One of the Fun-.. ..damentals I PE classes, exercis ing violently in the heretofore fool-proof men’s gymnasium, managed to do in one day what the men have never done. A pretty coed, conscientiously doing her best in a game of kick ball, took a healthy wind-up and kicked the ball straight up. It landed on the light, and fixture j and all crashed to the floor, leav- j ing only a small wire dangling : from the ceiling. The janitor took one startled j look and said, “F'r 20 years the I boys have been playing in here, and nothin’ like this has ever hap pened before!” Reed President Here Dr. Peter H. Odegard, president of Reed college, will speak to the! Political Science club at 4 p.m. Thursday in alumni hall, Gerlinger. The subject of his speech is “Pub lic Relations as a Tool of Adminis tration.” Anyone interested is invited to attend. U O Graduate's Novel Published “The Left Hand Is the Dreamer," a novel by Nancy Wilson Ross, Ore gon graduate in 1924, will be pub lished today by the William Sloane associates of New York City and publishers in Toronto, London and Paris. It has been chosen as the February selection of the Book Find club. This is Nancy Wilson Ross' third novel and sixth book. It is a novel about post-war America. William A. Kimball, manager of the University book store in Seat tie, Washington, comments, “I am of the opinion that 'The Left Hand Is the Dreamer’ is one of the best American novels published in a lor." while.” Miss Ross received her degree at Oregon in business administration. She was a member of Phi Beta Kap pa. Navy Reserves to Report Naval veterans who either at (he time of separation or subse quent to separation, have be come identified with the naval re serve program are asked to call extension 354. DANCE EVERY SATURDAY For table Reservations Call Springfield 8861 9:30 - 12:30 Wayne Ryan and His Band SWIMMER'S DELIGHT 3 Miles east of Goshen. Call Spr. SS61 when you smoke PHILIP MORRIS! I I i CLEAN, FRESH, PURE America’s FINEST Cigarette! First smoke in the morning or last one at night—the flavor’s ALL yours, when you smoke Philip Morris! And here’s why... 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