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VOLUME XLVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY Number 85 IS, 1947 Harris Named Athletics Head Paul Jacobson Appointed .Dean of Education School By LEONARD BERGSTROM Appointment of Dr. Paul 13. Jacobson, now superinten dent of schools in Davenport, Iowa, to succeed Dr. Janies H. Jewell, retiring dean of the school of education and director of high school teacher training, was announced Saturday by President Harry K. Newburn. Final appointment is subject to confirmation by the state board of higher education. Dr. Jewell, whose retirement is ef fective July 1, has been dean of the school for 15 years. The new dean will come to Ore gon with national recognition as an educator and with a strong back ground of public school experience. He has worked as high school teach er, athletic coach, high school prin cipal, university teacher, and super intendent of schools. He received his baccalaureate de gree from Luther college, Decorah, Iowa, in 1922 ,and went directly into high school teaching in Minne sota. In 1930 he received his mas ter's degree from the state Univer sity of Iowa. He received his doctoral degree ^ 1931 from the Iowa university and in the same year became prin cipal of the high school in Austin, Minn. In 1935 he became director of secondary education in Hibbing, Minnesota. Dr. Jacobson went to the Univer sity of Chicago in 1936, where he served as principal of the university high school and as assistant dean of the college. He took his present post as superintendent in 1944. The new dean has also taught in the summer sessions at Teachers college, Columbia university; the University of Chicago; Syracuse university; and Mankato (Minn.) State Teachers college. Kappa Sigs Entertain UBC Chapter Princess The Kappa Sigs entertained royalty recently when they feted pretty June Lawrence, princess of the University of British Colum bia chapter, at their house dance. —^ Miss Lawrence, a sophomore in liberal arts and a member of Al pha Gamma Delta at UBC, was named to her position by Epsilon Epsilon of Kappa Sigma on the Vancouver campus, and was hon ored at their all-campus “Prin cess Ball.” She then was given a trip to the Oregon campus—her first time in Eugene, and was a guest of the local chapter. “Eu gene is a wonderful college town,” Miss Lawrence, who stayed at the campus Alpha Gamma Delta house, declared enthusiastically. Stage Tryouts Slated Tryouts for the fifth theater guild production of the year will be held ir. room 1, Johnson hall at 8 p.m. today, Horace Robinson announced yesterday. A production of the spectacle type, it will be given in McArthur court. More than 100 actors, most ly men, will be in the cast, Robinson said. DR PAUL B. JACOBSON YMCA Ping Pong Signup Totals 58 A total of 58 men have now regis tered for the YMCA ping pong tour nament, it was announced yester day. Registration for the affair will close February 18. The contest is open to all male students on the campus. Both house and individuals have been invited to compete. No house may have more than two men representing it, but there has been no limit set on con testants. Mrs. Clara M. Moore, secretary of the YWCA, advises that all those participating should watch the Y bulletin board for a schedule of matches. Dads Promise Student Union, Veterans Help Resolutions concerning the Stu dent Union fund and the veterans on campus were passed Saturday at the annual Oregon Dads' business meeting in Johnson hall. The Dads resolved that $500 be appropriated annually from the Dads’ day registration fee to be do nated to the Student Union fund, as long as it shall be needed. They also agreed that the registration fee be set at no less than one dollar. The organization has also gone on record as ready to assist and ad vise all veterans and other students attending the University. They will work through the local chapters of the Oregon Dads and any veterans wishing help may contact these chapters. The chapters will secure names of all veterans in their dis tricts and offer them cooperation and advice in connection with any problems which may arise concern ing the continuance and completion of their education at the University. Five executive committee vacan cies were also filled at this meeting. They were: Dean Vincent, succeed ing himself, and William Bowes, both of Portland; the Rev. George Swift, succeeding himself, and Wal ter Kirk, both of Salem; and R. G. Extra, Coos Bay. Professor Sells Painting Miss Maude Kerns, associate pro fessor of art education at the Uni versity was recently notified of the purchase of one of her paintings, “Composition Number 22” by the Portland art museum. Miss Kerns had an exhibition of her non-objective art at the Port land art museum in January. Personnel Maintenance Essential, Packer Says Oregon has outgrown its clothes from an educational viewpoint, Dr. Paul C. Packer, chanceller of the state system of higher education, said at the Dads’ day luncheon Sat urday noon. "If we don’t maintain and build up our present personnel, we won't have great institutions,’’ the chan cellor declared, adding that the state cannot do a good job of educating its youth on what funds it now has to spend. Unless more funds are made available for salaries of the faculty, competition with the school systems of neighboring states will deprive Oregon of its most vital factor, Dr. Packer assarted, explaining that other states pay differentials in sal aries that make pertinent the fact that the competition for faculty members has ‘‘run wild.” Col. Thomas F. Gunn, president of the Oregon Dads, presided over the luncheon. The invocation was given by Rev. George Swift of St. Paul’s Episcopal church in Salem. Dr. Harry K. Newburn, Univer sity president, gave the guests the official greeting from the Univer sity. Other guests included Mrs. John Carkin, Salem, president of the Oregon Mothers; James Aiken, newly-appointed football coach; Earl Fike, president of the Oregon State College Dads’ club; Ernest Haycox, president of the Oregon Alumni association; Honorary Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter and Mrs. Hunter, and Tom Kay, presi dent of the ASUO. Stanford Graduate Gets UO] Sports Directorship By BEJRNIE HAMMERBECK Leo A. Harris, a former Stanford athletic great and well known in California education circles, lias been appointed to the role of director of athletics for the University of Oregon. 'I'he announcement was made yesterday at a press conference called by President Harry K. Newburn, and the appointment is subject to approval by the state board of higher education* LEO HARRIS Library Music Collection Gets *10,428 Gift The music collection of the Uni versity library was recently present ed with gifts totaling $10,428.82, do nated from the estate of the late Matthew H. Douglass, librarian at the University of Oregon from 1908 to 1942. President Harry K. New burn made the announcement last week. The gifts include a part of Doug lass' collection of books and music, valued at $127.70. The remainder consists of funds to be used to pur chase music scores, recordings and books on music. The gift will also make possible the temporary es tablishment of a music listening and reference room in the library, according to R. C. Swank, librarian. He added that when the proposed expansion of the library building is completed, permanent quarters will be available. Dr. Swank said the room, accord ing to plans, will have phonographs with earphone attachments for in dividual listening and it is hoped that another room may be made available with a loudspeaker for group listening. The music refer ence room will include the Carne gie record library and selected (Please turn to page seven) Oreqon Graduate Dies In Klamath Falls Fi-re Mrs. Dorothy Gustafson Loren zen, 26, a 1943 graduate of the Uni versity, received fatal burns in the $200,000 apartment house fire in Klamath Falls at 6 a.m. Sunday. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gustafson of Astoria, Mrs. Lorenzen was teaching physical education in Klamath union high school. While attending the University, Mrs. Lornezen was a member of the Women’s Athletic association and Amphibians, national swimming honorary. She was also vice-presi dent of Susan Campbell hall. Concurrent with the Harris ap pointment, Anse Cornell will relin quish his position of athletic mana ger and assume the role of business manager of athletics. Takes Over July 1st Harris is at present serving as district superintendent of the Car mel unified school district, Carmel, California, and will assume Oregon directorship July 1. It is expected that he will visit the campus some time within the next six weeks to familiarize himself with the McAr thur court organization. The Harris appointment com pletes the long-awaited athletic shakeup at Oregon. The first step taken was the resignation of the elefcan-man athletic board on Jan uary 6, and a subsequent announce ment by President Newburn that a director of athletics would be named to replace the board. Completes Staff This was followed two weeks lat er with the announcement that Jim Aiken, former Nevada coach, wor ld assume the Oregon football coach ing job replacing Gerald A. (Tex) Oliver. To, date Aiken has named two assistants—Dick Miller, line coach, and Frank Zazula, backfit !d coach. There is a possibility that Aiken may appoint a third assi.-t ant sometime during the spring training season. The appointment of Harris as di rector was not entirely unexpected by well-informed sports followers. He visited Eugene February 2, at which time he was entertained by several University of Oregon ath letic boosters. He returned to Car mel, and some doubt was expressed as to his accepting the job over what was reliably reported as a sal ary disagreement. President Nc\v burn did not reveal Harris’ salary, but is expected that it will be an I nounced when the appointment is I approved by the state board. Dr. Eldon Johnson To Speak Tonight The next speaker of the Univer i sit.V lecture series will come from the Oregon campus when Dr. Eldon | Johnson, head of the political sci ; ence department, speaks on “Gov t eminent by Habit” in 207 Chapman, i hall at 7:30 tonight. Dr. Johnson was born in Indiana, and has received his A.B., Ph.M., ! and Ph-D. He was a high school :n I structor in social science, and was i engaged in newspaper writing from 1032-34. He has been head of the political science department at 0:e ! gon since 1945. He was National j Academic Director of the Army A r j Forces Premeteoral Training p- 0 grams, which operated on 25 ca m puses, including Oregon. He also served as administrator with the United States department of Agri culture. Dr. Johnson was editor of Person nel Administrator from 1942-4943. He is a member of the American Political Science association, the American Society of Public Adm n istration, American Association of University Professors, and Kappa Delta Pi.
