Old Goats Will Be Around Till'56; Fewer in '50
By Jo Gilbert
The student veteran has made
himself known on University camp- |
uses and is likely to be around for
several years to come. And that in
cluded the University of Oregon.
Approximately 2500 veterans are
still roaming about the quad at
Oregon, comprising more than 45
per cent of the total University en
rollment. About sixty of these ex
GI’s are obtaining their education
through Oregon state aid and are
not on the GI bill. Three hundred
to five hundred more are expected
to gain assistance through the state
beginning next fall term, and more
will follow suit as their eligibility
under the GI bill runs out.
This year saw a new high in
veteran enrollment. The regis
trar’s office expected the peak in
veteran enrollment last year but
the number of veteran transfer
students plus the veterans who
continued their education in the
graduate school more than re
placed those leaving the Univer
sity.
A decrease in the veteran enroll
ment is expected to begin sometime
after the 1949 fall term. From then
on fewer and fewer of the “old
goats” will be around. However, a
number ol the oldsters win prob
ably be found until the 1956 spring
term, when the GI bill is scheduled
to stop.
The trailers, housing units, and
baby carriages are not the only
mark that the veteran has left on
the campus. “The veteran student
has definitely liberalized the camp
us in bringing a mature element to
the University, which is healthy for
it in the long run, “J. D. Kline, as
sistant registrar said. “He has also
made instructors take stock of
their pre-war teaching methods,”
he added.
“Though the over-all grade
level is equal iur uuui wic vcm««*
and non-veteran student, it must
be remembered that this includes
the law school, which grades low
er, and is mostly composed of
veterans. Excluding the law
school, the veteran GPA is slight
ly higher than that of the non
veteran,” Kline said.
Approximately one-fourth of the
veterans are married, most of them
before their enrollment at the Uni
versity. However, co-eds captured
a few.
‘‘Married veterans without child
ren and with the wife working are
probably living better than some of
the faculty,” Kline remarked. ‘‘Low
cost housing, tax exemption for the
husband, books and supplies free,
an added income ... he probably
won’t live that well in the first few
years following graduation.” “How
ever,” Kline added, “veterans with
children or where the wife is also
attending the University are find
ing it hard to make ends meet.”
Of the 2500 veterans at Oregon,
about 2300 are attending school on
P.L. and about 150 receive aid from
P.L. 16. About 47 women are in
cluded in these figures.
120 MPH 'Mystery Train' Takes a Break
ESTIMATED TO BE capable of travel at 120-miles per hour, the Talgo “mystery train” stops at
Bloomsburg, Pa., while on a test run. The cars, built by ACF plant at Berwick for Spanish railroad,
are smaller than usual and ride on only two wheels, front being supported by car ahead.
Portland Group Acclaims Play
Wednesday night s performance
of Moliere’s "Le Bourgeois Gentil
homme" at the Civic theater in
Portland was enthusiastically re
ceived by an audience which al
most filled the 348-seat house. The
prologue was given in French by
Mr. Rene L. Picard since Robert
D. Horn, professor of English, was
unable to make the trip.
The cast overcame several ob
stacles to put on a successful per
formance. In addition to working
with a larger stage than that in
Guild theater, they were forced to
act without the aid or tne set,
which was not transported, due to
the lack a large enough truck.
Although the players enjoyed
the luxury of warning buzzers,
they found it necessary to make
their way through an intricate net
work of boar ds and boxes to get to
the far side of the stage behind
the curtains.
Some of the profits from the
olay, which was directed by Dick
Rayburn, will go into a scholar
ship sponsored by Pi Delta Phi,
French honorary organization.
Actor Tells of Proposal
SCREEN STAR OAKY Grant, stricken with yellow jaundice two
months ago while making a picture in England, is met by Actress
Betsy Drake as he returned to Los Angeles on a cargo ship. The actor
told newsmen he has asked Miss Drake to marry him, but she hasn t
yet agreed.
Faculty Rating
Group to Meet
Laura Olson, newly-appointed
chairman of the committee to for
mulate a faculty rating system,
called a meeting of her committee
yesterday for Wednesday noon in
the ASUO office.
Sociologist Goes
To Eastern meet
Dr. E. H. Moore, University soci
ology department head, has travel
ed east to attend the first national
meeting of the “Institute on the
Problems of Ageing,” held at
Washington University in St. Louis,
Mo., April 11-12.
Gilbertson Elected Law Frat President
John Gilbertson, second-year law
student was elected president of
Delta Theta Phi law fraternity
Wednesday.
Other members elected were:
Curtis cutstortn, second year
law student, vice president.
Bob Krause, second year law,
secretary.
Bob Hollis, first year law stu
dent, treasurer.
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