thropology at the University of
Pennsylvania, assistant professor
of anthropology; Margaret Poley,
formerly a lecturer at University of
Iowa, assistant professor of phy
sical education; Dr. Raymond El
lickson, formerly in naval research,
professor of physics and associate
dean of the graduate school.
Carl Hintz, formerly librarian of
the Chicago natural history mu
seum, University librarian; Gladys
Rydeen, formerly instructor in phy
sical education at Anderson col
lege, Anderson, Ind., assistant pro
fessor of physical education; Alvin
Miller, Rensselaer Po'lytechnical in
stitute, instructor in architecture;
Norris Gaddis, formely assistant
formerly lecturer at University of
professor of architecture at Iowa
State college, assistant professor of
architecture; Major Harold Allen,
formerly at transportation school,
Fort Eustis, Virg., assistant pro
fessor of military science and tac
tics.
Resignations
Resignations accepted include:
Dr. Daniel D. Gage, associate pro
fessor of business administration at
Oregon since 1929; Leon D. Epstein,
assistant professor of political sci
ence at Oregon since 1947; and
Robert F. Spencer, assistant pro
fessor of anthropology at Oregon
since 1947; R. D. Swank, librarian
at Oregon since 1946.
Faculty Gets 22 New Members
Twenty-two new faculty mem
bers have been added to the Univer
sity of Oregon teaching staff, ac
cording to President Harry K.
Newburn’s office. Four resignations
have been accepted.
The new faculty is:
Dr. Anna Hietanen-Makela, for
merly research associate at Stan
ford university, assistant professor
of geology; Dr. William B. Schal
lek, formerly a research fellow in
biology at California institute of
technology, assistant professor of
biology; Dr. Charles E. Bures, for
merly a lecturer in philosophy at
the University of Southern Califor
nia, instructor in philosophy; Dr.
Frank J. Massey, formely assistant
professor of mathematics at the
University of Maryland, assistant
professor of mathematics.
Dr. Bayard H. McConnoughey,
formerly research assistant at
Scripp institute of oceangraphy at
La Jolla, Calif., assistant professor
of biology; Sheldon D. Erickson,
Indiana South Bend extension cen
ter, assistant professor of geogra
phy; Raymond P. Underwood, for
merly at Lafayette college, Easton,
Pa., research assistant in the bu
reau of municipal research and ser
vice; Victor Strash, formerly at the
University of Oregon, assistant
professor of Slavic languages.
Donald S. Willis, formerly gradu
ate student at the University of
Washington, assistant professor of
Oriental languages; Nita N. Mc
Guire, graduate assistant at the
University of Oregon, instructor in
Romance languages; Margaret
Diggle, Girton college, Cambridge,
England, instructor in English;
UO Joins Atom Study
With California Shop
By John Valleau
University of Oregon has joined
in the study of those remarkable
items called atoms, and their fabu
lous stores of energy.
Dr. E. G. Ebbighausen, associate
professor of physics, nas been
awarded what he describes as “a
consulting contract with the atomic
energy commission, to work with
the radiation laboratory of the Uni
versity of California.”
Some $4,000 worth of equipment
is required for the project, but ttie
California laboratories are coopera
tive in the use of their facilities,
and UO’s general research fund
has provided a $900 grant. Doctor
Ebbighausen has constructed the
necessary Geiger-counter tubes,
and currently is building a “mag
netic field”- which vaguely resem
bles an ashcan, but contains 3 miles
of wire . and weighs about 1200
pounds. Power to operate this para
phernalia is derived from four
1000-pound storage batteries, pur
chased from war surplus. So the
total cost has been held low, and
no expensive equipment has been
purchased for Oregon’s share of
atomic research.
Plays Down Importance
But the potential value of the
project cannot be predicted. The
UO physicist is careful to “play
down” the importance of his work.
But as one section of the integrated
research being directed by the
.AEG, knowledge developed on the
Oregon campus may well share
honors in man’s better understand
ing and control of nuclear fission.
By midsummer, Doctor Ebbig
hausen expects to have the “field”
completed. He will then begin a
study of “the beta ray and gamma
ray energies of the disintegration
products of radioactive elements.”
In a gallant effort to translate that
phrase for a Summer Sun reporter,
the professor offered a 2-minute
course in nuclear physics.
“Radioactive elements are un
stable,” he explained. “Their nuclei
are continually breaking up, and
forming different elements. In the
naturally occurring chain of dis
integration, uranium 238 is the
parent of all radiactive materials,
and a type of lead is the final prod
uct. But almost any element can be
made artificially radioactive.
Process Not Completed
“During the process of disin
tegration, several kinds of rays are
produced. By using a spectograph,
and a magnetic field to bend the
paths of electrons shot into it, we
will be able to determine the quan
tities and energies of certain of
these rays. Knowledge gained from
this study will, of course, form only
one more piece in the jigsaw puzzle.
It will be a long time before the
whole picture of nuclear processes
is completed—if it ever is.”
Since Oregon has no cyclotron or
other means of making materials
artificially radioactive, this step
will be handled at the University of
California, and portions of the
processed elements will be encased
in lead and forwarded to Doctor
Ebbighausen. At his request, the
Berkeley laboratories also will "ac
tivate” other elements which he
may consider of particular interest.
Revised Personnel, Advisory
Service to Greet Students
A reorganized administrative setup for personnel and advis
or \ services, the Office of Student Affairs, will be available to
new and returning Oregon students this foil,
First reorganized during a preliminary visit last spring by
the new director, Donald M. DuShane, the student affairs offi
ces now have been grouped together on the second floor of
Kmerald 11 all.
The reception room for all personnel and advisory services is
in Room 201 over the registrar's office. The counseling center.
with tests for aptitude, ability, per
sonality and miscellaneous objee-1
fives, plus a new electronic machine
and a trained staff of psychologists
is at the east end of the building
upstairs. The counseling center is
under the direction of J. Spencer I
Carlson.
At the west end of the building,
upstairs, are the offices of Vergil
S Fogdall and Golda P. Wickham,
newly-titled as directors of Men’s
and Women's Affairs. Between the
wings the offices for graduate
placement, off-campus housing,
Oregon Dads and Mothers, and the
office of the director of student af
fairs, Donald M. DuShane.
The state-operated local employ
ment office is still located in the
Y.M.C.A. offices on Kincaid street.
Veterans' problems are handled as
before in the veterans’ offices on
Emerald's second floor. James D.
Kline, assistant registrar, also acts
as a special adviser to veterans.
Glenn M. Rodgers, Southern Metho
dist, instructor in English; Eusan
C. Reilly, University of Washing
ton, instructor in English.
More Faculty
Dr. E. S. Wengart, formerly at
the University of Wyoming, pro
fessor of political science and head
of the department; Robeson Bailey,
formerly assistant professor of
English at Smith college, North
ampton, Massachusetts, associate
professor of English; Theodore
Stern, formerly instructor in an
Yes, you'll be proud to say, “It came from Carl Greve"
“He” chooses an exclu
sively tfosigned Cia
* mond Engagement ring
} fi'om the fine and large
collection at Carl Greve.
"/
“She” chooses her Sterling
Silver pattern at Carl Greve
and we register the name, as
an aid for future gift giving.
Budget Accounts Invited
Moil Orders Filled