Pioneer Mom Silent, But Beloved By ROBERT PRITCHARD There is on this campus a wo man who never speaks to anyone. She is, without a doubt, the cold est woman you could ever expect t,o meet. Perhaps this description is a little harsh because, despite all her coldness, she is one of the most respected and beloved women that makes up a part of our school. Who is this woman with such a cold personality? Well, for the in formation of the few who have never trod the quads between Hendricks and Susan Campbell Halls, she is reverently known as the Pioneer Mother. Tradition for Luck Yes, the Pioneer Mother is pret ty well known by all. Many tradi tions surround her being here, such as tossing pennies into her lap for good luck during final week. But there is much more to her being here than just tradition. She is a representative of a group that is directly and indirectly responsi ble for our school being here. She 'is a part of Oregon’s great history. She is the spirit of peace and achievement. The Pioneer Mother was pre sented to the University in 1932 by B. Brown Barker, who was at that time vice-president of the Un iversity. The statue was presented ns a memorial to Mr. Barker’s mother, Elvira Brown Barker, but was dedicated to all pioneer mo ; thers. ■ She was sculptored by A. Phi ■ mister Proctor, who also created the Pioneer Father, and as Mr. Proctor put it, she was to depict “the pioneer mother in the sunset of her life.” Presented in 1932 The bronze memorial of the mother seated in a chair reading her Bible was unveiled during ju nior weekend ceremonies in May of 1932 by Barbara Barker, grand daughter of Elvira Barker. At the dedication Arnold Bennett Hall, who was then president of the Uni versity, read a letter from Presi dent Hoover congratulating and thanking Mr. Barker for his gift. But there’s more to the history of the Pioneer Mother than just dedication ceremonies. The real history lies in the woman she represents, Elvira Brown Barker. Over Oregon Trail Elvira Brown Barker was born in Wilmington, 111., in 1844. She came west with her family in 1847 over the famous Oregon Trail in one of the large wagon trains of that era. The train had many hard ships facing them during its trip, but going was the hardest over the Barlow Hoad section when mem bers of the train were near starva tion and many died. It was while going through this section that Elvira’s father, a leader in the train, met his death. Elvira and her family settled on a farm near Philomath, Ore., where she grew up. She died in 1924 after a long and colorful life. History Represented Yes, the history of the pioneer period and the people who made that history is great and colorful. The plaques on the pink granite base of our statue picture quite clearly what hardships were suf Los Angeles, there xs always a friendly gathering of University of Southern California students at Ted Owen’s. And, as in colleges everywhere, ice-cold Coca-Cola helps make these get-to-getliers something to remember. As, a refreshing pause from the study grind, or on a Saturday-night date—Coke belongs. i Ask for it either way ... both trafe-marks mean the same thing. S’ l Ted Owen's, l os Angeles, Calif. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THF COCA-COLA COMPANY BY © 1949, Th* Coca-Cola Company fered to make that history so real for us today to point to with pride. However, the pride of the giver of our statue takes a different form than that of hardship. On the back of the granite base is ano ther plaque which few would ever notice, but it would do us good to heed the words which were penned by B.'Brown Barker, the giver, and apply his words to ourselves when we too approach the sunset of our lives. The plaque reads; Dedication Given “Others have perpetuated her struggle; I want to perpetuate the peace Which follows her struggles. Others have perpetuated her ad ventures; I want to perpetuate the spirit which made the adventures possible, and the joy which crowned her declining years as she looked upon the fruits of her labor and caught but a glimpse of what it will mean for posterity. “I want to recall her as I recall my mother, Elvira Brown Barker, a pioneer of 1847 in the sunset of her life after the hardships and the battles and the sorrows of pio neering were past and she sat in the afterglow of her twilight days resting from her labors. All her hardships and sorrows have sof tened in the telling in her later life, and her rugged endurance has mellowed with her fading memory; but to us there lives that spirit of conquering peace which I wish posterity to remember.” Code Books Go To Defendants The Oral Arguments case of •Jenkins vs. Forenson was debated [Monday night by Law School final ists, with defendants Ted Goodwin and Jim Horang winning. Although the prize of Code books was won by the defendants, •the case was awarded to the plain tiffs who put forth the better evi dence of law. They took the stand that their client’s property had bpen trespassed upon and the re sult was a nuisance. ' With these points-the plaintiffs proved that there was a technical trespass because of the actual use of a building of another for unjust enrichment. The court found this argument well grounded although there was no actual damage. It was the defendants’ , stand that because no damage had oc curred, no compensation should be allowed. This stand was shaken by the rebuttal of the council put forth by Bill Tassock. The judges who decided the case were Judge William G. East, Judge A. Anderson, and Judge John Bar ber. They were of the opinion that the cases were well presented and the questions put forth were an swered with intelligence and knowl edge. The winners of the contest are to receive a set of code books “Ore gon Compiled Laws Anotated” do nated by the firm of Koerner, Young, Swette, and McCulloch of Portland. Music Lecture Slated “Atonality—The Emancipation of the Dissonance,” will be dis cussed by Arnold Elston, associate professor of music, at the first winter term meeting of the Jour nal Club at 8 p.m., Feb. 15, in room 202 of the new music build ing. All interested persons are in vited to the lecture and to join in the informal discussion afterward. All-CampusDinnerPlannedSunday ToStart Religious Evaluation Week ^ The first event of Religious Evaluation Week, Feb. 12 through 16, will be an all-campus fellow ship dinner at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at John Straub Hall. Tickets for the dinner, at 55 cents a plate, are now on sale in the Co-op, in campus living organ izations, and church youth foun dations.' Living organization representa tives are requested by dinner chairman George DeBell to turn in their tickets and money by 5 p.m. today at ‘the Co-op booth. Newburn to Speak University President Harry K. Newburn will introduce the prin cipal speaker for the week, Dr. Charles W. Gilkey, at the dinner. Dr. Gilkey, a nationwide lec turer, will deliver a daily series of five lectures during the Week on the general theme “First-Hand Religion.” He will be accompanied by his wife, a national leader in the YWCA and the Council of Church Women. ASUO President Art Johnson will speak briefly at the dinner program. Group singing and spe cial music will be featured. City to Join Campus The opening meeting of Religi ous Evaluation Week will be held at 7:30 in the Music Auditorium. Campus and city will join in a union worship service, with local ministers, and the Eugene High School Acapella Choir participat ing. Dr. Gilkey will deliver his first address of the week, “How Long Will Cut Flowers Last?” at the union meeting. Four additional platform addres ses will be delivered during the week. Monday at 4 p.m., Dr. Gil key will address his audience in the new University Theater; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday he will speak at 4 p.m. in 3 Fenton. Other daily events of the week will include morning worship serv ices at 7:30 a.m. in Gerlinger’s Alumni Hall. Bridge Tourney Will Be Held Oregon contract bridge enthu siasts will have a chance to match card-table skill with other college players in the annual Intercollegi ate Bridge Tournament Feb. 23 and 24. The local tournament is spon sored by the Student Union Board and directed by Mrs. W. C. Bal laine, assisted by Phyllis Gardner and Corlista Vonderahe. Teams interested in competing should turn in their names to Miss Gardner or Miss Vonderahe at the Alpha Phi house before 5 p.m. Friday. If more than four Oregon teams enter, a campus play-off will be held next week, according to tourney directors. Four top teams from Oregon will then compete in the Western regional mail elimination play-off later this month. Winners of the Western sector, which includes all. colleges west of the Mississippi, will be sent to a national cham pionship play-off in Chicago in April. The Western play-off will be a standard contract mail tourna ment. Teams will play prepared hands and high scores will be for warded to tournament headquar ters where regional winners will be selected. City Group Gives Term SchoJorship Deadline for submitting appli cations for a spring term scholar ship offered by the Eugene group of Quota International is Feb. 20, Mrs. James V. Danielson, service chairman, reports. One University woman student will be awarded the scholarship, which covers fees for the coming spring term. Application blanks may be ob tained from Mrs. Golda P. Wick ham, director of women’s affairs, in room 201, Emerald Hall. Mrs. Wickham urges women interested to apply immediately. A six-woman committee from the Quota group will judge appli cations on six main points. These are scholarship, promise, person ality, activities, and financial need. Winner of the scholarship will be announced Mar. 22. Skeleton Added T o Anthro Classes “*Dr. W. S. Laughlin’s advanced classes in physical anthropology have a new addition. Looking on from the sidelines in the future will he the “fantastically large” skeleton of a gorilla. Dr. Laughlin, whose classes are taught to measure and compare the sex, race, and age of human skeletons, feels that the new skele ton will be of great assistance in the study of the evolution of hu man beings. The newly acquired gorilla will be placed in a collection which eventually will contain examples of all the anthropoid apes. Already included are the skeleton of a chimpanzee and the forearm of an orangutan. Services Today For Senior Girl ■ Funeral services for Dora Mae Hohmann, 24, senior in history during fall term, will be held at 2 p.in. today at the Poole-Larsqn. Funeral Chapel in Eugene. The body will be shipped to Balier, her birthplace, for interment. Mrs. Hohmann, a four-year stu dent at the University, died Sun day morning. Her newborn baby died Tuesday morning. Mrs. Hohmann is survived by her widower, William D. Hohmann, whom she married in March, 1946; her mother, Mrs. Lavina Powers, a step-brother, Estel Powers; and a step-sister, Mrs. Madge Francis, all of Baker. University Life Topic of Speech Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, direc tor of women’s affairs, will speak today before high seniors in. Junc tion City and Halsey on life in the University. Representatives from Oregon State College, the colleges of edu cation, and the State Board of Higher Education will also talk to the seniors. The group plans to visit high schools throughout the state to give information about Oregon colleges and universities. Stan Kenton’s boys have sax appeal June Christy's jazz makes rhythm reel Opponents blow to beat the band But Kenton beats the baby grand.