Aleutian Expedition Discussed by Laughlin;
Ancient Relics Found, to Be Displayed
A- two and a half month expedi
; m in the Aleutian Islands was
; icussed by W. S. Laughlin, as
i ;iate professor of anthropology,
i an interview Tuesday.
Laughlin, under the auspices of
tl e Artie Institute of North Amer
0 i., carried on research started in
lj 38 by the Smithsonian Institute
3 d continued during the last two
y ars by Harvard University.
Laughlin, G. H. Marsh, a linguist
im Columbia University, and
•ed A. Milan, a student from the
iversity of Alaska spent much
e at villages on the islands of
mak and Attu. There they found
village sites from which they
ok articles such as harpoon
lads, carvings, arrow points, fish
ioks, etc., made of ivory, stone,
id bone.
Many of these articles will be on
diibit soon at the museum in
rndon and in the Library.
ANCIENT HOUSES FOUND
Also on Umnak and Attu the ex
dition found underground houses
the ancient Aleuts. These houses
9^pi whale ribs for rafters which
covered with sod. The only
iree of heat in these underground
mes was stone lamps, some of
lich Laughlin has brought back
■ display.
The Aleuts spedk three dialects
of Eskimo, and also Russian and
English. They make their living
from fishing, mostly for salmon,
halibut and cod. Every summer
the men go to the Pribilof Islands
for fur seals. The government au
thorizes this journey and the
Aleuts kill from 50 to 60 thousand
seals for the government each
year.
LIFE IS STERN
“Their stern life in the Aleutian
Islands, where the weather is far
beter than is generally supposed,
has made the Aleuts an unemotion
al and unworried people,” Dr.
Laughlin said.
"They never display their emo
tions. Even in childbirth the Aleut
women never say a word. You have
to become their friends and talk
to them man-to-man before you
find out what they are thinking
about.”
THEORY BORNE OUT
The theory that there have been
two waves of immigration into the
Aleutian Islands was borne out
by the discovery this summer of a
harpoon head decorated with a
beautiful circle-and-dot design. It
is perhaps 1,500 years old and be
longed to the pre-Aleut era. It
was found in an okl village site >
at Nikolski on Umnak, which is it
self perhaps the oldest settlement
in the Aleutian Islands and is still
inhabited today by about 55 Aleuts.
“This race of people has had
more ups and downs than any re
cent ethnic group,” Laughlin says.
“Two hundred years ago the
Aleuts were at their prime—16,000
strong. They had a distict culture
and had even made rudimentary
anatomical studies, they had a
good working knowledge of hu
man physiology.”
TO PUBLISH GRAMMAR
Marsh, who will publish a gram
mar of the Aleutian language as
a result of his studies, has found
that the Aleuts performed autop
sies in order to find out why
people died.
They are the only race, bes'de
the Egyptians, to mummify and
preserve their dead. Since this art
is no longer practiced they had no
objections to the moving of mum
mies to the States, said Laughlin.
A display of material, skeletal and
artifacts, brought back will be in
the museum of the Anthropology
Department as soon as it is un
packed.
iter-dorm Plans
foncing, Bowling
Dancing classes for dormitory
;udents and two inter-dorm bowl
g leagues will be organized as
rt of the Inter-dorm Council’s
cial program for the year, it
s decided at a council meeting
esday evening.
Paul Jaeger, head of the coun
1 social committee, is handling
e plans for the dances, and Clar
ce Naapi is setting up the bowl
g leagues.
Lessons for both beginning and
ivanced students are planned,
leger said. A former Arthur
urray instructor will handle the
asses.
Bowling leagues are being plan
;d for both men and women with
rotating cup to be given the
inning teams in each league,
ormitories are asked to contact
aapi at Sherry Ross Hall as soon
s possible with names of team
embers.
!WS Issues Call
or Auction Items
Appealing to all campus living
■ganizations, collections chairman
nn Darby yesterday issued a call
ir material to be sold at the an
aal AWS auction, set for next
7 ednesday.
Acceptable items include books,
ens, rain hats, and small articles
wearing apparel.
Material may be left at McArth
Court .room 203, before Tues
ay, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m.
Miss Darby also released the list
her committee workers. They
re Marilyn McDonald, Maxine
risch, Maxine Anhoury, Jane
over, Jeanne Hall, Barbara Booth,
nd Maureen Cotta.
Also auctioned at the annual
'ent will be a group from a men’s
nd a women’s living organization,
elling their services as hashers
entertainers to other living
oups.
Jictures Scheduled
The following living organiza
ions will have their pictures taken
't the Kennpl-Ellis studios today
nd tomorrow:
Today—Kappa Sigma and Sig
na Alpha Mu.
widay—Delta Upsilon and Phi
Jamma Delta.
Service Honorary
Taps Sophomores
Vern Stolen and Willie Morris
were tapped by Skull and Dagger,
sophomore men’s service honorary,
Tuesday night.
Herb Lombard was elected vice
president of the group, replacing
Larry Meiser, who is withdrawing
from school.
Stolen is a member of Phi Kappa
Psi, while Morris is affiliated with
Yeomen.
Plans for new Skull and Dagger
emblems have been drawn up by
the organization and orders placed.
The new designs will be a clarifi
cation of the old emblems, accord
ing to President Vern Beard.
Gordon Wright, associate profes
sor of history, is this year’s Skull
and Dagger adviser.
Castell io Assist
In New Publication
Aulbury Castell, of the Univer
sity Philosophy Department, is
serving as adviser for philosopsy
on the “American Quarterly,” a
new publication by the University
of Minnesota dealing in American
Studies.
Mr. Castell, prior to his coming
to the U of O, was a member of
the faculty of the University of
Minnesota.
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'Open House7 Today
“Open house” is the order of the
day at the YWCA this afternoon
from 3 to 5.
Students, faculty members, and
interested Eugene townspeople are
invited to inspect new Y facilities
in Gerlinger Hall. Refreshments
will be served. Co-sponsors for the
event are the YWCA cabinet and
the senior advisory board.
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Sports Editor: Dave Taylor.
Women’s Editor: Connie Jackson.
Assistant Manager Editors: Hal Coleman,
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Desk Editors: Marjory Bush, Bob Funk,
Grctchan Grondahl, Lorna Larson, Larry
Meiser.
Club Schedules
Noted Economist
At a dinner meeting of the So
cial Science Club, Oct. 17 at 6:15
p.m., Dr. Howard S. Piquet, visit
ing professor of economics, will
speak on “Our Foreign Economic
Policy and the Recent Currency
Devaluations.” Dr. Piquet is a
senior specialist in international
economics, legislative reference
service, Library of Congress.
Reservations for the dinner may
be obtained from Prof. H. E. Dean,
109 Oregon Hall, by Saturday
noon, Oct. 15. The Social Science
club is for members of the faculty
only.
Simpson Writes Article
P. B. Simpson, assistant profes
sor of economics, was honored re
cently by publication of an article
in the American Economic Review,
the journal of the American Econ
omic Association. Simpson’s arti
cle, entitled “Neoclassical Econ
omics and Monetary Problems,”
appears in the September issue of
the magazine.
Campus Calendar
4:30 -— Inter-racial fellowship
meeting—Westminster House.
5:30—Phi Chi Theta installation,
of officers—Faculty Club.
6:15—Phi Eta Sigma—3rd floor
Gerlinger.
Librarians to Meet
House librarians will attend a
business meeting today at 4 p.m.
in the Library browsing room.
A new president will be elected
at today's meeting to replace Rob
ert King, who resigned. The meet
ing will be conducted by John
Brown, vice-president.
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