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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1950)
43-Year-Old Frosh Seeks U.O. Degree in Sociology By BILL FRYE Police officer, professional box er, sailor, homesteader—these are only a few of the vocations fol lowed at one time or another by one University freshman. The student is 43-year-old Har old Maxwell, who decided to return to the books and classrooms after a lapse of 25 years since hearing his last school bell. Maxwell came to the University from his home in Seward, Alaska, to seek a degree in sociology. Re siding presently in Eugene with his wife and three children, the balding frosh intends to finish col lege and then go back to Alaska and work as a juvenile officer. Returns to Alaska His decision to make the pic turesque community on Kenai Pen insula his. home came after spend ing a hitch in Seward with the Coast Guard in 1945. He was sent there for shore duty from Marine Hospital, Seattle, where he had been convalescing since an acci dent with a Coast Guard explosive detail. While in Alaska, Maxwell found time to get around. He saw the country and liked it, especially the part around Resurrection Bay where he was stationed. So after his discharge at Seattle in Sept., 1945, the ex-gob packed up and headed back to the northland. There he took over as chief of police, but this was eventually given up in favor of his own busi ness. He contracted a school bus Foute and bought a shoeshop and three houses. With the way cleared for settle ment of new land, Maxwell staked out 25 acres in 1947 under a vete rans’ homestead act. He began growing potatoes, celery, and strawberries “the size of a tea cup.” Promotes Activities His first interest in promoting juvenile activities came when he took over as director of a youths’ athletic club in Seward. The as sociation with youngsters devel oped into a desire to enter this work as a profession, but more education was required. When fall term registration lines started to move, Harold Max well took his place with other freshmen who looked zealously to the life ahead. When asked if he felt out of place with his younger counter parts, Maxwell replied: “On the contrary, it seems to make school all the more interesting. However, 25 years away from school has given me a lot of practical exper ience and not much of this theory I’m learning now ‘rubs off’.” A former professional boxer, Maxwell finds time from family and studies to work with the Elks Club in Eugene where he is pro moting an amateur boxing card. Coeds Answer Query AreMenReallyNecessory? By RODNEY MORRISON Are men necessary? The Emerald yesterday received a publicity release concerning a magazine article dealing with that perfectly logical question. “Probably so,” the author, Her bert U. Nelson, contends. Appar ently he wasn’t sure, and being a mere man, how could he be in a position to tell? The editors wondered. A repor ter was told to call a half-dozen girls at random and get some valid opinions. Most of the girls contacted seem to feel they are necessary—for one reason or another. Donna Buse, sophomore in liber al arts, asked.. “Necessary for what?” As an after thought she commented, “But they come in handy in a way—for rides home from the libe—but who goes to the libe?” Irma Uhle, a junior in liberal arts, said it all depends. ‘‘Some you can do without and some are nice to have around.” Which ones are nice to have around? Why, the “nice ones,” of course. Kitty Lou Shayv, freshman in art education: “Certainly they are! It makgs life more interesting.” Estelle Greer, senior in journal ism, is another who asked “for what?” She had an answer. “Pro creation.” Joanne Hite, freshman in liberal arts, said yes she guessed they’re necessary. Necessary for support and disciplinary action—against women “to a certain degree.” Irene McLeod, sophomore in lib eral arts, contends it “just would n’t be any fun without them.” Ladies Dai] W ith basketball intramurals in full swing, swimming meets scheduled for Feb. 16 and 22, and the W.A.A. Carnival in only nine days, girl’s sports will have plenty of participants. It s been a little icy for field hockey lately, but the Evergreen and Cascade women's teams are already making plans to journey to Vancouver B. C. next fall for the annual Northwest tournament. Both teams have participated in experimental games to find out if the ball can be tied without a foul being called. As yet the results from other colleges who have played in this way have not been tabulated, and the decision will not be reached until spring term. uancers to Travel Both senior and junior Orchesis have been keeping very busy prac ticing for their annaul Spring con cert. The program is tentatively to be built around the theme “History of American Women” with solos and group work. The modern dance club also plans to travel to Co quille high school to give a dance exhibition sometime next term. Organizing the intramural swim ming meet has been the foremost task of Amphibians the past few weeks. Eleven houses have signed up to enter the contest. ^ On Feb. 11, the group is planning a trip to Corvallis for an informal get-together with the Bats and Sea-Horses, swimming clubs at OS C. The girls are spending extra time perfecting their strokes in prepara tion for an exhibition this spring to high school students when they travel to the campus for “Duck Pre view.’’ The Outing Club which has been temporarily stopped because of bad weather is planning an overnight hike to Walker's barn on Feb. 18. The last such hike, thanks to the weatherman, ended in a popcorn popping session in front of the fire. A man of 60 enrolled in a west ern college. He must have won that scholarship at last. Square Dancers To Meet in Men's East Gymnasium Place of meeting of the Univer sity square dance group has been changed from Gerlinger Annex to the East Gymnasium of the Men’s PE Building, Mrs. Margaret M. Logan, instructor in physical edu cation, reported Tuesday. The change was necessary be cause of crowded conditions in the Annex. An average of 50 men and women students attend the dance meetings. Tonight from 7:30 to 9 the group will meet in the new loca tion. Beginning tonight meetings will be held every Wednesday night, instead of every other Wed nesday, as in the past, Mrs. Logan stated. The increase in meeting dates was made upon popular re quest of the dancers. Beginners will review the "Var sovienne” and '“Black Hawk”, waltz and learn the heel-toe polka from 7:30 to 8. Regular dances will begin at 8. } Mrs. Logan requests all dancers to bring soft-soled shoes that are not worn outside, as no street shoes are permitted on the gymnav sium floor. Randall Mills to Speak At Forum on Clemens “Samuel Clemens and his Novels of the Crossroads” is on the pro gram for this week's lecture-forum series to be held in the Library Browsing Hoorn at 7:30 tonight. Randall V. Mills, assistant pro fessor of English, will be the speaker. Dr. J. C. McCloskey, as sistant professor of English, is discussion leader. French Movie Slated The fourth movie in the series sponsored by the Foreign Movie Club will be a French picture, “They Met on Skis,” to be shown Feb. 15 and 16 at the Mayflower Theater. The Danish film, “Day of Wrath,” has now been obtained for the near future. jjSffiERALD TODAY'S STAFF Assistant Managing Editor: Hal Coleman Copy Desk: Joanne Friaulx, Donna Holbrook, Muriel Hagendoorn, Marcille Wallace NIGHT STAFF Night Editor: Cliff Cain Night Staff: Bob Bowin, Dick Still The difference between a states man and a politician is that the first works for the public and tho second has the public working for him. Other people make excuses, but we have good reasons. NEED A NEW ‘ SPRING HAT We carry a complete Line of ladies headwear THE BONNET 421 'Willamette NOOK Phone 5-2434 i daily EMERALD