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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1950)
'Windowless' Building Draws Student Comment, Curiosity by Eugene Rose What would you say is the most mysterious building on the cam pus? Undoubtedly to most of us the answer would be “the building with no windows.” i Located near the center of the (campus between Chapman Hall and the University Library, “the i building with no windows,” or the Museum of Oriental Art, is a mas sive, box-like brick structure. It was constructed in 1921 to house its noted collection, with the citizens of Oregon financing the building cost. The collection to be found within it was the priceless oriental art collection of Mrs. Ger trude Bass Warner. It was a gift ,|o Oregon in the memory of Mr. Murray Warner. To serve as director of the muse im, Mrs. Warner was appointed ir lifetime. Today, she is assisted |y Mrs. Mabel K. Garner. The collection includes an im iressive array of oriental items from delicate handwork, through ■Kiusual paintings, to massive fur niture. fin addition to the collection, Were are administrative offices, U library, and a study and refer ice room on the three floor's of ie museum. Another classification it could fall under is that of being the least visited building on the cam pus. Although students make it a point to see when visiting parents arrive, they seldom make more than one visit to the museum un less they are in a correlated field of study. Special events like Homecoming, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day are usually expected to bring the visitors to the Museum. Its collec tion is one of the best of its type on the coast and yearly attracts visitors throughout the state. The prevailing student opinion about the absence of windows is that they were omitted to protect the collection from burglars. However, explains Mrs. Garner, this belief is entirely wrong. The building was constructed as it is to protect the collection from the damaging effects of the sun, and to provide additional space to hang the far-East art. But the really strange things about “the building with no win dows” is that it has several win dows. If you’re ambitious enough to go inside you would see they do exist. And if that is still too much effort, you can notice two tinted windows on the south side of “the building with no windows.” Here’s zippered magic ... with two hidden zip pers to give you a smart, new collar effect, and clever shoulder emphasis. Light, water-repellent Poplin in White, Platinum, Ski Red, or Black. 10 to 20..$12.95 SKI TROUSERS.$12.95 up B7 E. BROADWAY 4-5612 WBC Meeting Set Jan. 19 Business women from Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis and Port land will meet on the campus Jan. 19 for the third annual Women’s Business Conference. The conference, sponsored by Phi Chi Theta, business women’s honorary, will include discussions of personnel, accounting, and re t a i 1 merchandizing as business fields for women. Members of the honorary sold homemade candy to University students Wednesday to provide funds for the conference. The sale continued only half of the day,, because of excellent response by the students, wrho consumed the; supply shortly after noon, Johanne: Wong, president of the honorary, explained. Bergaman Cuts Ties ROME—(UP)—Ingrid Bergman will get a swift Mexican divorce so she can marry Italian Movie Direc tor Roberto Rossellini as soon as possible, Rossellini’s attorney said Thursday. The director’s lawyer, Gino Sotis, said the Swedish actress had agreed to give up custody of her 11-year-old daughter, Pia, to Dr. Peter Lindstrom, her Hollywood surgeon husband. t- ' ■ Memo to Athletic Dept. /*. * •» —I ^ r -- ^ — --—, toot 11 Inchea, OK, that's enough. Pierce. Next menT PATRONIZE THE EMERALD ADVERTISERS I The Emerald Advertisers are your friends—they are anxious to serve your every need. They deserve your patronage. Your Emerald brings to you, all of the best deals from Eugene's leading business establishments. Read the Emerald ads and SAVE. REMEMBER It pays to patronize Emerald Adver tisers. m Daily EMERALD ESSS