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The Weather John S(rolj6 Mostly clear with slight cloudi- _ or * ji ® , , Story of John Straub, former ness. Slightly warmer today and . _ . . _ . . _ , tonight dean of men, is traced in today & issue. VOLUME XLIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1948 NUMBER 84 Or. Hoeifje To Reveal Poet's Life Lecrurer ro irress » Hidden Personality Of Ralph Emerson “The Emerson Nobody Knows,” will be the topic of the third lec .ture in the winter term University lecture series tonight at 8 in room 207, Campman hall. Dr. Hubert H. -Hoeltje, professor of English, will be the lecturer. Dr. Hoeltje, who has written numerous essays and articles on the topic of Emerson and the other transcendentalist authors, has giv en a great deal of research to the New England authors since his un dergraduate days at the Univer sity of’Iowa. Wrote “Sheltering Tree” ’ All his graduate work towards his M.A. and Ph.D. at the midwest ern university was directed toward a more complete understanding of Emerson. Dr. Hoeltje is also the author of the book, “Sheltering Tree” which deals with Emerson. “In this lecture I shall try to •Stress the side of Emerson that people forget,” said Dr. Hoeltje, 4‘the side that deals with the dark er part of life showing that Emer son was not the complete optimist, always emphasizing the cheerful aspect of things, but was also com pletely aware of the darker side. This is not going to be an esoteric speech but one that will be readily understandable.” Became Minister Ralph Waldo Emerson, who will fee discussed in tonight’s lecture nwas born in Boston in 1803. After graduation from Harvard in 1821, he became a minister of the Uni tarian church but resigned because ef doctrinal variances with his dea . cons. He became affiliated with the transcendentalis'ts, whose aim was the reformation of society through plain living and directed intellectu al activities in the 1840’s. His bet ter known essays and books are “Nature,” “Essays,” “Representa tive Men,” “English Traits,” “The .Conduct of Life,” “Society and Solitude,” and “Letters and Social Aims.” He died in Concord, Massa chusetts in 1882. Dr. Hoeltje, a member of the Modern Language association, ‘ came to Oregon in the fall of 1947 after completing 19 years of teach ing at the University of Iowa. The lectures, presented as a University - sponsored education series, are open to townspeople, -faculty, and students, Dr. Rudolf Ernst, director of the series, an nounced. Phi Beta Honorary Announces Pledges Seven girls were pledged to Phi Beta, national music and dramatic ..fraternity, Tuesday evening in a candlelight ceremony at the Chi Omega house. President Aileen Wendt officiated, assisted by Vel man Snellstrom, vice-president. The new pledges are Louise Clouston, Betty Perry, Mary Esther Brock, Dana Lynd, Dorothy Gang neth, Emily Jackull, and Maryen Roberts. Petitions Accepted Until End of Week Petitions are being accepted this week for chairmanships of the Red Cross drive, March 1 to 5. Positions open are publicity, speakers, collections, and enter tertainment. Petitions should be submitted to General Chairman Margaret Rauch at the Alpha Gamma Del ta house, and Clay Myers at Hun ter hall. Sampson Traces Legal Controls Of Alcoholism By MICHAEL CALLAHAN History has shown that every great civilization must sooner or later face the problem of the con trol of alcohol. And from the earli est days of the Babylonian empire to our own 18th amendment pro hibition, no single answer to the problem has yet been found. That was the historical view of attempts at legal and social con trol of alcohol presented last night by Walden Sampson in the final lecture in the current University alcohol conference series. Sampson, director of research of the educa tional advisory committee to the Oregon liquor control commission, spoke to an audience of teachers and interested outsiders in Oregon hall. Controls Attempted Attempts at legal and social con trol of alcohol has come in six suc cessive programs, according to Sampson. These programs were, to prevent the breaking of laws while under the influence of alcohol; to remove alcoholism from the church; to set up the church as an example to the laity; to regulate taverns; to regulate the quantity and strength of each drink; and finally, to regulate the importa tion and manufacture of spirits. Date wine and weak beer were the only strong beverages of the Babylonian empire of 4,000 years ago, but it was still found neces sary to establish laws concerning the conduct of tipplers. Penalties for violations of the codes were of ten set as death or banishment, Sampson stated. Egypt, Persia, and Greece were next on the historical calendar to pass legislation regu lating the conduct of drinkers. Problem Urgent Suddenly, in the 13th century, the whole problem of alcohol con trol became far more urgent and extensive than ever. For in that century a chemist perfected the distillation process and produced brandy, the first of the truly "hard” liquors. Now, Sampson explained, drunkenness and alcoholism were added to the problem of harmless tipsiness. The church was then brought in to the picture and was set up as an inspirational guide to absten tion. Wisely enough, according to Sampson, the church first purged its own ranks of drunkenness by imposing severe penalties on drink ers. To punish laymen who were convicted of drunkeneness the church imposed periods of penance in which the penitent was virtual ly ostracized. This proved very ef fective, Sampson said, in promot ing abstinence. By this time in history, accord (Please turn to page eight) Dads'RegistrationScheduled Saturday at Johnson, Hotels Bev Pitman and Janet Beigal, memhcrs ot' the Darts’ Weekend com mittee get in practice for welcoming Oregon Dads with the assistance of Walter Banks, vice-president of the state Dads, and Loy Rowling, president of the Eugene Darts. (Photo by Kirk Braun.) Chicago Professor to Transfer To University for Spring Term Dr. Henry N. Wieman, professor of philosophy of religion at the University of Chicago, will be vis iting professor of religion for spring term at the University of Oregon, Dr. Paul B. Means, head of the department of religion, an nounced yesterday. Wieman will give two courses in the department of religion, one en titled “The Philosophy of Religion,” numbered R 323, the other entitled “The Contemporary Crisis of Civi lization,” R 464. Formulates Religion For a number of years, Dr. Wie man has been endeavoring to for mulate religion in terms of modern thought. After a period of study in Europe he received the degree of Ph.D. from Harvard university in 1917. He held the chair of philoso phy at Occidental college before be Fellowship to Hold Informal Studies Informal Bible studies under the auspices of the Inter-Varsity Chris tian fellowship will be conducted from 8 to 9 a.m. in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall, from 11 to 12 in the conference room of the University YMCA and from 2 to 3 p.m. in 204 of the library today. Fogdall at College Meet Vergil E. Fogdall, dean of men, left yesterday for Pullman, Wash., to attend a meeting of the North west College of Personnel associa tion February 12 to 14. coming a member of the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1927. There his work has centered in the philosophy of religion and in the theory of value. Wieman, who plans to come to Eugene about April 1, is scheduled to give one or two lectures under the auspices of the University lec tures committee during spring term. Author Of Boohs Besides being a regular con tributor to the Christian Century, the Journal of Philosophy, the Cen tury Magazine, and other journals, he is the author of several books: "American Philosophies of Relig ion,” “Normative Psychology of Religion," “The Source of Human Good," “The Wrestle of Religion With Truth,” “The Issues of Life,” “Religious Experience and the Sci entific Method,” and “Methods of Private Religious Living.” Wieman's wife, Dr. Regina West cott Wiernan, will accompany him. She is a consulting psychologist in terested in problems of individual and family adjustment and is a lec turer in these and related fields. Her field of work has centered in Chicago, but her career has car ried her to many parts of the coun try. After receiving the degrees of M.A. and Ed.D. from the Univer sity of California, she undertook in tensive psychological study at Har vard university, College de France, and other institutions both here and abroad. She has done extensive work in the areas of parent educa tion and the social education and adjustment of young people. Honoraries Set For Dad Signup; Tickets Saved Members of Iiwama and Phi Theta Upsilon, women's service honoraries, will register dads Sat urday at the Eugene and Osborne hotels and Johnson hall, Richard Neeley, registration chairman has announced. Tickets for the Saturday night basketball game may be obtained at that time. Enough tickets have been saved that mothers may also purchase them. Assisting in regis tration plans are Pete Poort, Clark Austen, Sally Johnson and John Lewis. Half Entertainment Set Registration is from 9 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. Zata Sinclair, Dorothy Thomp son and Mary Knox have been as signed as the official ticket sellers at the registration spots. A tumbling act and presentation of awards has been planned for half time entertainment at the game by a committee consisting of Bob Mathison, Joan Frydenlund and Alex Murphy. Best Sign Wins Ed Anderson, award chairman, is presenting prizes to the men's and, women's houses which have the largest percentage of dads regis tered and to the house with the largest number of freshman dads. He is also awarding the cups to the men's and women's houses dis playing the most attractive wel come signs. Jordis Benke, sign, contest chairman, has announced, that judging will take place Friday afternoon. The signs must be flat, with no moveable parts and not ex ceed two dollars in cost. Co-eds to Serve Joan O'Neill, luncheon chairman, has appointed three women from each living organization to servo at the Dads’ Weekend luncheon Saturday noon. She reports that all luncheon tickets have been sold. Governor John H. Hall is the feat ured speaker. Tuesday, over station KUGN, Commentator Jeri Arnold inter viewed committee members Alev; Murphy, A1 Pietschman, Ed Ander son and Joan O’Neill. Interview Scheduled Jimmy Morris, announcer for* KOAC, has scheduled a half-timo interview at Friday night’s basket | ball game with A1 Pietschman. Last w'eek's announcers for both I the Idaho and Washington state | games carried news of Dads’ ; Weekend plans. Company Manager To Interview Men W. H. Flynn, branch manager of the Burroughs adding machine company, will be on the campus this afternoon to interview men in terested in employment either in. sales or management at that con cern. Appointments should be made with Miss Weir, Room 6, Friendly hall, before noon today.