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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1950)
Oregon Grad to File For Lane-Linn Seat Elmer Sahlstrom, Eugene at torney, announced Thursday he would file as a Democratic candi date for the joint Lane-Linn Coun ty seat in the State Senate. The seat has been occupied since 1943 by Aogus Gibson of Junction City, Sahlstrom, who has practiced law in Eugene since his gradua tion from the University of Oregon law school three years ago, has l>een active in Democratic party work. At the University he was president of the Young Democrats, elmek sahlstrom and since that time has served on several committees for the Lane County Democratic organization. He is legal advisor to the state Young Democrats. He is 32 years old, married and the father of one child. In addi tion to his law practice, he is a certified public accountant, and has had experience as a partner in a lumber firm. ' He has served three years on the Lane County Ked Cross drive, and for two years on the Lane County Chest. Sahlstrom is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Elks, Toastmasters, County, State and National Bar Associations, the Oregon Club, professional, legal and accounting societies, and the Lutheran Church. Sahlstrom pointed out that no Democrat had represented Lane County in the State legislature since 1037, that no Lane County Democrat had sat in the Senate since Edward F. Bailey’s term ex pired in 1031, and that no Demo crat had held the joint Lane-Linn seat since Fred Fisk, who held it from 1923 to 1927. Penn.StateMan Visits Campus A Thursday and Friday vistor to several departments on the campus was Dr. Ray Carpenter, professo’ of psychology at Pennsylvania State College. Carpenter, on a grant from the Carnagie Corporation, is making a nation-wide tour to survey the organization and administration of graduate study and research pro grams in American universities. As a sideline, he is also studying the effects of mass media on college instruction. While at Oregon, Carpenter met with the top administrative and visited several departments. His chief interests were in the psychology, audio-visual, and speech department which, he said, “has the best radio facilities in speech that I've yet seen on my tour.” After several years in iacun-y positions at Columbia, Yale, and Harvard, Carpenter moved to Penn State where he was named professor of psychology in 1946. Since that time'he, has added sev eral more titles. Aside from his instructive duties he edits two technical journals, The Psycholog ical Cinema Register and Behavior. Dr. Carpenter spent Friday after noon at Oregon State. He returned to speak at a psychology seminar on the Social Behavior of Primates. He gained his knowledge on this topic while serving as research co ordinator of the New York Zoo logical Society and as a member of the Asiatic Primate Expedition to Siam and Sumatra. Carpenter’s original plans in cluded a four day stay at Oregon, but he was delayed and was forced to cut short his visit. ATO Conclave Held Alpha Tau Omega fraternity members held their annual province conclave Saturday and Sunday at the local chapter house. Delegates from the University of British Columbia, University of Washington, Oregon State College, and the University participated. Most of the visitors were chapter officers. A Founder's Day banquet Sat urday night ended the weekend program. Work of van der Rohe, Modern Architect, Shown at Art School The work of Mies van der Rohe, ]iioneer in the fieltl of modern ai chiteeturo, is now on display in the Gallery of the University School <.f Architecture and Allied Arts. Van tier Rohe is Director of the School of Architecture at the Il linois Institute of Technology in Chicago. The exhibit, which will continue until Mar, !>. contains a collection ,.f photographic enlargements, ren derings, a model and plans. It traces van der Rohe's work and furniture design from its early | Kuropean beginnings three decades ago to his most recent project tor the development of a new campus for the Illinois Institute. One of Largest Displays The latter is already in progress, and is viewed as one of the largest modern architectural undertakings in the United States. Nearly 25 years ago. wan der Rohe conceived the idea of pre fabrication in buildings, which is just now coming into general use. He abandoned traditional architec tural forms at that time and de signed his “Glass Skyscrapers" of 1919 and 1920-21. These experi mental designs, which were never actually constructed, are included in the Gallery exhibit. Started Career in Germany Mies van der Rohe started his career in Germany, coming to the United States in 1937. He served as director of the Exposition of Architecture at Stuttgart, Ger many in 1927; and in 1929. he head ed the International Exposition in Barcelona. Here he designed his famed German pavillion, a photo graph of which is included in the Art School showing. Why does the Red Cross work with the armed forces? Because it is specifically charged with this responsibility by Act of Congress. Louis Johnson. Secretary of De fense. says: “We need the work of the Red Cross as we need a good right arm.” High Shcool Pupils Will Hear Fogdall Vergil S. Fogdall, director of men's affairs, left Eugene Sunday to speak on the University before high school seniors in several Ore gon towns. Representatives from Oregon State College, the Colleges of Edu cation, and the State System of Higher Education will also make the tour. The group will visit Redmond, Bend, Prineville, Mad ras, and The Dalles. Fogdall will return to Eugene Wednesday night. Census to Include University Students To Eugene’s population, “prac tically as a gift, ” will be added the nearly 6,000 students in the Uni versity of Oregon and Northwest Christian College for 1950 census purposes. In line with a recent decision of the U. S. Bureau of the Census, all students in institutions of higher learning will be counted in the pop ulation of the city in which the school is located. So the population of Eugene— and of Corvallis—will be larger by the number of college students en rolled at census time. Insurance Film Set for Tonight “Your Tomorrow,” a 40-minute film concerning the business op erations of an insurance company, will be shown at 7:30 tonight in 207 Chapman Hall. The film was produced by the North American Companies, an in surance group with central offices in Philadelphia, Penn. Franklin H. Beardsley, supervisor of college recruitment for the com pany, will show the film and in terview students interested in in surance work. Interview appoint ments may be made with Beardsley only at the film showing. The firm is interested in em ploying 1950 graduates for admin istrative work in insurance. Two recent graduates are work ing with the company now. War ren Rickey ’49 is in Philadephia working under their training pro gram and Oscar Holm ’47 is a spe cial agent in Seattle. GIVE! The Red Cross this year needs $67,000,000 to continue its services to the armed forces and veterans, disaster relief services, national blood program, and its widespread volunteer activities. CLASSIFIED FOR RENT—Sewing machine. $3. a month. Phone. 4-6592. 89 FOR SALE—1931 Pontiac coupe. Rag Nott’s garage, 234 B St., Springfield. 7-3631. 89 Singing the blues Not when you use... Heine’s blcno , J uu^KUlt PIPE TOBACCO SUTLIFF TOBACCO CO., 45 Fremont, S. F„ Calif, For Your Convenience Ormm daily EMERALD Now offers you this service: Emerald Classifieds now sold at the - CO-OP • • • • Place your ad at the pen counter. 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