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
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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.