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. VOLUME XLIX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE. SATURDAY. MAY 15. 1948 XL'.MHKin35
UO Professor Emeritus
Succumbs After Illness
'Grand Old Man/ Dr. Henry Sheldon
Authored "History of University"
One of the “grand old men” of
the University of Oregon. Dr.
„ Henry Davidson Sheldon, died yes
terday. He had been ill for several
months.
. Associated with the University
since 1900, Dr Sheldon was known
throughout Oregon as a scholar,
» author, and educator He is es
pecially known for his “History of
the University of Oregon, 1872
*■ 1939” and was for many years
dean of the school of education.
Of his death Dr. Harry K. New
burn said that “the entire Univer
sity community mourns the pass
ing of one of the truly great
figures in the history of the in
stitution.
Contributed Much
“The long period of service
covered by Dr. Sheldon’s activi
* ties in this University coupled with
his wisdom and insight gave him
_ the opportunity to make a most
unique contribution to the develop
ment of the University and to the
welfare of the state.”
Coming to the University in
4 1900 as an associate professor of
education, he was advanced to full
professor in 1907. He served in
* this capacity until he went to the
University of Pittsburgh as a pro
fessor of history of education in
* 1911.
Dean of School of Education
Dr. Sheldon returned to the Uni
versity in 1914 to become dean of
the school of education. He held
. this position until he became re
search professor of history and
education in 1932. In 1942 he be
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Gilbertson New
: IFC Adviser
John Gilbertson, first-year stu
■> dent in the school of law, was cho
sen as graduate-adviser to the In
terfraterni'ty council this week.
Gilbertson has served as president
of the council during the past year,
- has been president of Pi Kappa Al
pha and a member of Friars.
He succeeds Bill Moshofsky,
* third-year student in the school of
law, who has been graduate-advis
. er for the past two years.
Editing Class
To Hear Brogan
Philip F. Brogan, city editor of
the Bend Bulletin, will address
members of of the senior editing
class at 9 a.m. Monday on “Science
in the News,’* according to Dean
George S. Turnbull of the journal
ism school.
Brogan, who graduated from the
University of Oregon in 1923, has
long been interested in the field of
science reporting and writing. He
is author of many features on geol
ogy, paleontology, and other scien
tific subjects. He will also talk to
reporting classes.
Brogan will be the third in a re
cent series of speakers to appear
before journalism classes. Marshall
N. Dana, editor of the editorial
page of the Oregon Journal, spoke
to the class yesterday on the prob
lems of writing and editing a news
paper editorial page.
He also addressed the journalism
and public opinion classes on his
recent trip to Washington, D. C.,
for a meeting of the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors.
ASUO Nominations
Open Wednesday
The ASUO nominating assembly
will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 19 in
McArthur court, First Vice-Presi
dent Warren Miller announced yes
terday.
Petitions for ASUO nominations
must be in the hands of President
Stan Williamson before midnight,
May 17, he said. Petitions should
include the name of the candidate,
scholastic standing, position applied
for, and an eligibility slip.
Elections will be held Monday,
May 24.
Emerald Serfs
Picnic Sunday
The 29th annual Emerald retreat
featuring relaxation from the
stress of a trying year, will high
light the social calendar tomorrow.
The picnic, to be held on the banks
of Willamette at Fiji Meadows,
will be open to all Emerald work
ers and their close associates.
Shackrats planning to attend the
social functiton must sign up on the
lists in the Emerald quonset before
noon today if they plan to eat any
of the items on the delicious menu.
Eats Slated
The food and refreshments are
definitely inviting, Beverage Chair
man Bill Stratton and Food Chief
Jeanne Simmonds promise. A small
fee will be collected from each
guest, it was announced yesterday.
All Emeraldites planning to at
tend, including ad side, news side,
and night staff, are to meet at the
shack at 10 a.m. Sunday morning,
and transportation will be provid
ed for those without wheels.
Autos Asked
Emerald workers with cars are
asked to contact Marilyn Turner at
947 sometime today, if they are
able to take students to the picnic.
“Good clean funsies will be the
order of the day,” Bert Moore and
Stratton, gridiron coaches, have as
sured the picnickers, with a foot
ball game climaxing the afternoon.
Scholarship Blanks
Applicants for Mortar Board and
Phi Theta Upsilon scholarships
may pick up blanks at the dean of
women’s office. The scholarships,
awarded annually to junior women,
are due May 19.
Dewey Edges Stassen in Survey
By MICHAEL CALLAHAN
Eugene voters favor Thomas E.
Dewey by a slight margin over
Harold Stassen in the current race
for the Republican presidential
nomination.
This was the conclusion shown in
a random telephone survey con
■ ducted early this week in the Eu
gene city area. A total of 234 per
* sons were quizzed by the poll, per
sons selected because their names
appeared among the first five list
ed in the upper right-hand pages
of the telephone directory.
Republicans Contacted
Of the 154 Republican voters
contacted by the survey team, 67
said they would vote for Candidate
Dewey, while 65 spoke for Stas
sen. Twenty-two others said they
were undecided.
In the Oregon governor's race,
91 of the Republicans indicated
■**, they would vote for Hall, the pres
ent governor, 15 others favored
McKay, and 5 said they would sup
port Ackerman, Candidate Peyton
received not a single supporting
vote from those polled, but 43 per
sons admitted they are still unde
cided.
Newbry Supported
Present secretary of state New
bry received overwhelming support
for his renomination according to
poll results. Candidate Newbry re
ceived 85 supporting ballots in the
survey, while his opponent, Flagg,
won only 9. Sixty other Republican
voters said they are still undecided
between the two.
In the only question where Dem
ocratic and Republican votes fig
ured alike, the Lane county plan for
a county manager was defeated by
a narrow margin of 3 votes. Sev
enty persons contacted, including
voters of both parties, were against
the plan, while 67 spoke in favor of
it. The issue could still be decided I
either way, however, as 97 others
have not yet made up their minds
as to which side to support.
Every effort was made to keep
the questions that were asked on
an impartial tone, and the prepared
list was examined and approved by
Warren C. Price of the University
school of journalism. The survey
team was composed of Art Wah
lers, Annie Bennett, Sam McKin
ney, A1 Thomas, Sallie Timmens,
Larry Lau, Connie Kamm, Lloyd
Kinsey, and Roscoe Hurst.
Of the 234 persons contacted, 70
were men and 164 were women.
These gave their party preferences
as 22 male Democrats and 58 fe
male Democrats, and 48 male Re
publicans and 106 female Republi
can voters. The survey team cov
ered letters A, B, C, D, F, H, K, L,
M, P, S, T, W, and Y, in the tele
phone directory.
Harold Stassen Returns
For Pre-Primary Speech
Harold I',. Stassen will be on the Oregon campus this morn
ing from about 10:15 to 10:30. lie will leave the University to
speak at 1 1 in the city park blocks across from the county court
house downtown.
arren Richey, head of the Stassen for President club on
the campus, and Jim Thayer, head of all the Oregon college
Campus Voting
Due on PNCC's
12 Resolutions
A significant expression of col
legiate opinion on international af
fairs will be made by University of
Oregon students on Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday of next week
All-University voting on the 12
PNCC resolutions will be conducted
in living organizations, some L.
Arts classes and at the Co-op,
and YMCA under the guidance of
tire newly established University
Council on Political Affairs
Members of four service organi
zations will be in charge of PN
CC voting at house meetings in
living organizations on Monday
and Tuesday and at the Co-op and
YMCA for off-campus students on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Co-ofl
and YMCA polls will be open fronf
8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Only Chance
Bob Allen, PNCC representative,
emphasized that this is the only
chance for University students as
a group to express their views and
make positive suggestions on
America’s conduct of her share of
international relations.
The two Pacific Northwest
college congress representatives
who will be presented to the Unit
ed Nations organization as official
PNCC delegates this summer will
be armed with the results of Paci
fic-northwest collegiate voting.
They will appear as representa
tives of over 70,000 potential voters
and political leaders, and in that
capacity will carry a great deal of
political weight with United Na
tions officials.
Report Kmphasiy.es
A report given by one of last
year’s PNCC United Nations dele
gates to the PNCC group in their
moeting at Whitman last term,
emphasized the rather surprising
respect with which their statement
of collegiate views was received:
In discussing the political power
wielded by college students repre
sented at the PNCC, Allen pointed
out that it is the duty and respon
sibility of all students to make an
intelligent expression of their opin
ions via the PNCC resolutions. Al
len concluded “If they don't vote,
and then the action taken by the
United Nations and the American
congress meets with their disap
proval, they have only themselves
to criticize because of their laxity
in expressing their opinions.
“The best informed voters in the
nation are probably college stu
dents; and their whole-hearted par
ticipation is due both their nation
and themselves. University of Ore
gon students should realize this re
sponsibility, accept it, and vote on
the PNCC resolutions.”
Members of Kwama and Phi
Theta Upsilon are assisting with
the balloting.
Stassen movements, are in charge
of arrangements for the presiden
tial hopeful's visit to the Univer
sity.
Due at 9:45
Stassen will arrive by plane at
9:45 and be greeted on behalf of
the city, Republicans, and the Uni
versity and Lane county Stassen
for President clubs.
Republican candidates for local
office will be introduced previous
to the Stassen speech in the park.
Mayor Earl McNutt of Eugene will
introduce the Minnesotan.
Wants Delegates
Stassen is stumping Oregon in
quest for 12 delegates to the Re
publican national convention next
month in Philadelphia. He entered
the Oregon campaign three days
earlier than he had planned, due to
the strength being shown by Thom
as Dewey.
The Oregon primary on May 21
will be tlie first contest between
the two in which both men have
actively campaigned.
To Springfield
After his downtown speech Stas
sen will leave Eugene for Spring
field, where he will eat lunch at
the Greenwood restaurant. At 1:30
he will continue his journey on a
flight to Salem.
la charge of arrangements for
the four-hour stay is James Rod
man Jr., head of the Lane County
Stassen for President club.
Four Bits'll Get
You 12 Twisties
Phi Theta Upsilon sponsored
twistie sale will begin Monday at
8 a.m.
The booths will be located in the
main buildings on the campus and
twisties will be sold at the YW at
noon on both Monday and Tuesday.
Each living organization will also
serve twisties at one meal.
o Cents Apiece
Ann Goodman and Ann Morton,
co-chairmen of the sale, announced
that twisties will sell for five cents
apiece, or fifty cents a dozen. A.
representative from each women’s
living organization will arrange the
schedule and take care of after
hour sales. Men’s living organiza
tions will not have after hour sales.
Chairmen of the committee are:
Ruth Landry, posters; Jackie
Hinds and Barbara Ness, booth
sales; Donna Mary Brennan and
Joan Wagenblast, house sales;
Barbara Hamilton and Carolanne
Wall, distribution; Connie Jackson,
publicity; and Jean Armstrong,
cleanup.
Art annual affair, the twistie salo
is managed by freshman women.
Dean Little Returns
Dean S. W. Little of the school of
art and architecture retur ned to his
office Monday from a week’s stay
in Los Angeles where he attended
the annual conference of the Pa
cific Coast Artists association.
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