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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1948)
I/O Council Names Church Clubs Closer ties between new students entering the University of Oregon and the religious organizations of their choice are 'the goal of the University religious council. The council repre sents 11 denominational groups and the YMCA and YWCA, | all of which offer social religious programs during the school Council activities of non-sectarian nature include Religious Evaluation zueek, the World Student Service Fund drive, vesper services, a Christmas musical program, and Sunrise Easter services. ' . ... ‘ Students are invited to participate in the programs of the ■following groups: . BAPTIST Chi Omicron Sigma of the First Baptist church, corner of Broad Vay and High streets, has been ' organized for University students and young business people. Parties with varied themes are sponsored frequently by the groups during the school year and the so ,cial program is culminated in the annual spring formal lawn party and Memorial day beach trip. . The fellowship sponsors the F&urch orchestra and men’s ath letic teams. The goal of the organ ization is expressed by the motto derived from the initials of its name: Christ first, Others second, and Self last. The Baptist Sunday school class is devoted to Bible instruction and the fellowship hour includes dis cussions and other means of mem ber participation. * Ann Judson house, a campus liv , ing organization for women spon sored by the First Baptist church, serves as a meeting place for Bap i ■ and one notable speaker during the past school year was Lcretta Young who appeared while on location near Eugene. The social program includes two Sunday breakfasts each term, an annual ski trip, an annual picnic, and two dances. A club bulletin is published monthly by the members. Francis Mahula is president and Father Louis H. Sohler has been serving as club adviser. MORMON The Mormon student group was organized late spring term and al though its schedule has not been compiled as yet it will be active during the ensuing school year. Officers elected by the group are Jack Leonard, president, and Lyall Gardiner, vice president. Bob Thomas is the club adviser. CONGREGATIONAL Plymouth club has been organ ized by the First Congregational church, 490 Thirteenth avenue, as . r»r. Gfeorge Hedley, professor of economics at Mills college, was . main speaker at the Sceptics Hour during the annual Religious . Evaluation Week last October, sponsored by the University Relig ious Council. Dr. Hedley, a Methodist, was one of 11 visiting speak ers. hst students on the campus. Virginia Burt, a University stu dent, is president of the group, and Dr. Vance H. Webster, pastor of the First Baptist church, is adviser. CATHOLIC ' Newman club, which is affiliated with a national Catholic student federation and honorary, meets .each Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. at the Gerlinger annex on the University campus. Discussions are conducted at the "Tuesday meetings followed by j dancing and refreshments. Guest I speakers usually lead the discussion a social religious University student organization. The group meets regularly at 5:30 p.m., Sundays, at the church annex, Plymouth house. The meet ing begins with a snack supper and a discussion program is conducted. There are two complete church services each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Recreational activities and dancing in Plymouth house is scheduled for each Friday night, and special activities are sponsored by the church for choir members, ushers and married students. Students are provided the oppor Representatives of three religious faiths speak to “lingerers-on” after a Brotherhood week meeting. The clergymen are (left to right) Rabbi Leo Trepp of Tacoma, Methodist Bishop Francis J. McConnell of Portland, and Father Lenahan. tunity, weekly, for study of the Bi ble and the Christian faith under the leadership of Dr. Wesley G. Nicholson, the minister. Dr| Nichol son and Miss Mary Grubbs, his as sistant, offer advice and personal consultation to .students who de sire it. Arthur Elbon, Jr. is the stu dent president. CHRISTIAN The First Christian church of Eugene sponsors a student group which meets at 6 p.m. on Sundays at the Campus YMCA. The Sunday meetings include a devotional period, a social period with refreshments, and a discussion of topics particularly interesting to college students. The student leader is Arthur As sink, and Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the University of Oregon school of business, is the adviser. EPISCOPAL, Canterbury club is an organiza tion for University students who are members or friends of the Epis copal church. The organization pro vides a center of fellowship—spir itual, intellectual, and social—with- • in the framework of academic life. Evening prayer, business and so cial evenings are held each Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Episco pal church, corner of Thirteenth and Pearl streets. The organiza tion distributes a bi-monthly pub lication, “The Canterbury Chimes,” to its members. Holy Communion is observed each Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. at Gerlinger hall on the University campus. Canterbury club members will conduct a Youth Sunday ser vice on October 17 as well as the annual Feast of Lights service, next January. The Sunday evening prayer services are also conducted by members of Canterbury club. Robert Skillicorn is president and Rev. C. C. Slocum, assistant min ister of St. Mary’s Episcopal church is club adviser. EVANGELICAL The Evangelical United Brethren sponsors a youth fellowship group which meets at 6:30 p.m. every Sunday at the church,-Eighth and Monroe streets. The church program each Sun day includes church school, 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; youth fellowship, 6:30 p.m.; and evangelistic service, 7:30 p.m. There is a Bible hour and prayer service at 7:30 p.m. each Wednes day, and all students are invited to attend the church brotherhood w'-ich meets on the third Tuesday of each month. The president of the youth group is Donald J. Sorensen and Gordon Corner is adviser. HEBREW Hillel, the local chapter of a na tional Jewish student organization, is still in the organizational stage. To date, there has been a councilor ship with Rabbi E. Charles Sydney of the Aliavai Sholof congregation in Portland meeting with the group periodically to lead forum groups, discuss world affairs, and review books, A social period usually fol lows these meetings. Several members of the group at ! tended a Northwest conference in Seattle last February and Bob Has son, president, said recently that plans are being constructed for a more permanent organization. Mr. J. J. Kammerman of Eugene is the local adviser. An annual function of the group is an exchange meeting with the Oregon State chapter. LUTHERAN The University Lutheran student association meets every Sunday at the campus YWCA at 5:50 p.m. The supper meeting includes wor ship, group singing, fellowship, dis cussion, and recreation. The weekly program of the or ganization includes: Sunday, Bible study and breakfast, 9:15 a.m. sup per meeting, 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, Bible study, 12 noon, discussion group on social action, 4 p.m.; Fri day, council meeting, 12 noon, and party night. Ed Heide, vice president of the University Religious council, is president and Trudy Rogness is the adviser. METHODIST The Wesley Foundation, located at 1347 Onyx on the University campus, combines a social religious program and provides a convenient “Homo away from home” for stu dents. Wesley is affiliated with the National Methodist Student Move ment. Weekly meetings held on Sun days from 5 to 7:30 p.m. include; group singing, 5 p.m.; supper, 5:30 p.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; and three forum groups, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Also on the weekly agenda is the Tuesday evening drama cluts med itation service at 7:30 a.m., Wed nesday, and “Jive Night” from 0 to 10:30 p.m.; Wesley singers^ Thursday evenings; and a party each Friday from 8 to 12 p.m. Kathy Dobson is Wesley presi dent and Rev. David Seaman is di rector. PRESBYTERIAN Westminster house is the Pres* byterian foundation located at 1414 Kincaid on the University campus. There is open house from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. each day for students to enjoy the facilities. 'the scheduled program includes; Bible study, 9:45 a.m., and a tea and forum, 6 p.m., Sunday; fire side sing, 9:30 p.m., Monday; lunch eon and discussion, Tuesday noon: married couples pot-luck dinner, 6 p.m., Wednesday; pot-luck for all students, 6 p.m., Thursday; „and an open house with dancing, games, entertainment, and refreshments on Friday nights from 8 to 12 p.m, Mickey Campbell is president and Rev. Joseph Harris is director. UNITARIAN The Unitarian church has tenta tively planned to organize a chap ter of Channnig club, their national student organization, on the Uni versity campus. Y.M.C.A. The Young Men’s Christian as sociation is located at 1225 Kincaidl on the University campus. There are recreational facilities at the YMCA for all students who wish to use them. A luncheon club meets each noon at the “Y,” there is a cabinet meet ing each Wednesday noon, monthly (Please turn to page eight)' This scene at Canterbury club, Episcopal student group, is typical of social functions at campus religious organizations. Rev. E. S. Bart lam of St. Mary’s Episcopal church is pictured with the young people’s group.