University Delegates Report on Prgoram Offered
At Recent YM-YWCA National Student Assembly
“We of the Northwest are unique
in that we stress the social part of
Y activities more than the reli
gious aspect,'’ Mary Ellen Burrell
told members of the YWCA Thurs
day.
Miss Burrell was one of the dele
gates to the National Student As
sembly of the YM-YWCA held
lDec. 27 to Jan. 2 at Miami Univer
sity in Oxford, Ohio.
Delegates to the assembly from
the University of Oregon were
Mercer King. Bob Holloway,
Wayne Carothers, representing the
YMCA; and Janis Evans, Patsy
Matsler, Delores Jeppeson, Yoshi
ko Seki and Miss Burrell, repre
senting the YWCA. The delegates
journeyed the 1,500 miles to and
from Oxford by bus and were on
the road for three days altogether.
The YW delegates spoke at 4
p;m. in Gerlinger Annex before
members of the University YW ad
visory board, the Eugene Y board
and other members.
Summarized Experiences
Both groups gave a brief sum
mary of their experiences at 6:30
p.m. in the Student Union.
Miss Burrell reported on her
special hearing, entitled “Program
Emphasis.”
“Personal Life” was the hear
ing attended by Miss Matsler. This
meeting stressed personal voca
tions and how God can be seived
in a chosen vocation. Miss Matsler
told of different methods used by
various churches throughout the
country. She was impressed with
the emphasis put on religion in the
south.
Education Hard to Define
Miss Jeppeson spoke on “Higher
Education.’’ She said it took the
committee two days just to define
higher education, and that a
Scotchman and a German, not an
American, finally defined it. This
committee also stressed that the
Y should work to get religion,
which is so often lacking on the
campus, into its curriculum.
Carothers attended the “Nation
and the World” hearing and served
on the world community commit
tee. Carothers said the committee
recommend a greater understand
ing of the other peoples of the
world, especially on the campus.
Holloway selected the “Program
Emphasis” hearing. Here the Ore
gon delegation discovered that the
University of Oregon has the only
religious council in the country.
Religion Overemphasized
The assembly, which is held
every four years, had a program
of lectures, worship, Bible stuay,
legislation, and recreation. It was
the opinion of the UO YM dele
gates, however, that more em
phasis should have been placed on
legislation than on the religious
aspect, as this left only a limited
time for committee discussions.
The students were divided into
eight hearings and each of these
hearings was divided into commit
tees. The committees made up a list
of recommendations and these were
then approved by a joint commit
tee meeting.
Recommendations then went to
the legislative meeting, which all
the delegates attended. The pro
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much like that of Congress, ac
cording to the delegates, with its
complicated parliamentary proce
dure and extensive debate.
The delegates said they didn’t
have much time for recreation,
but did participate in skits and folk
dancing on New Year’s Eve. %
From 1907 to 1911 the enroll
ment at the University increased
from 570 to 1,104. This remarkable
growth was partly due to the im
petus given by the victory of 1908
but the chief cause was undoubt
edly the unusual development of
high schools since 1902 and the
economic prosperity of the state.
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Inquiring Reporter
Only Certainty
Is Uncertainty,
Students Say
By Helen Jackson
With pre-week Religious Em
phasis Week firesides scheduled for
Jan. 16, 17, and 18, students were
asked the question, “What do you
think is the greatest ‘uncertainty’
iq a college student’s life which
might be discussed at R. E. Week
firesides?” The theme for the
week is “Certainties in an Un
certain World.”
Ron Phillips—graduate student
in education—“I presume the ques
tion indicates greater uncertainty
in religion and I don’t think it is
justified. A national reverse doesn’t
necessarily mean a reverse in reli
gious matters. Really, I think reli
gion is a person’s faith in himself
and he is uncertain if he is uncer
tain of his own capabilites.”
Larry Davidson—night manager
of Student Union—“Insecurity. I
think there are a lot of students
not knowing what they will majqa^
in, away from home for the firswf
time and in a state of being un
sure of themselves. I doubt if some
students become properly adjusted
to college life until they are jun
iors. I think if the firesides could
help a student in becoming adjust
ed more quickly by explaining
spiritual, moral and social values,
then the week would be a great
success.”
Helen Koopman—senior in chem
istry—“Very possibly this period
in the life of a student has been
the first time he has been out on
his own, and he’s looking for rea
sons and proofs of his values. I
would like to hear a speaker who
could really explain his basis of
religion. So many students have
uncertainties that they don’t rec
ognize them, but a good theologian
should realize what the uncertain
ties are that do arise.”
Clyde Fahlman—sophomore in
sociology—“I would say the secur
ity or the insecurity of the individ
ual as to present status and future
status. At the present time when
it’s very possible you will go into
the armed services, it is too easy
to take a fatalistic attitude toward
life. It might be wise to get a lit
tle optimism in the speeches.”
Bob Gitner—senior in business—•
“The Draft. Of course that doesn’t
pertain to Religious Emphasis
Week. Insecurity would probably
be the best word for it. There are
so many uncertainties that it’s
hard to put your finger on one.”
Paul Dahlqulst—senior in draw
ing and painting—“The biggest
uncertainty now is how the stu
dent’s future will be affected by
outside powers over which he has
no control. This would actually in^i
elude so much. With the draft and
world situation no one can plan
much of a future.”
Student Union
Music Program
Slarts Tuesday
The music listening roorps in the
Student Union will be open for the
first record concert of the year
from 3 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A music listening program will
be presented each Tuesday even
ing in the listening rooms adjacent
to the Browsing Room in the SU.
Suggestions for future programs
may be submitted to Carolyn Welch
chairman of the Student Union
music committee.
Tuesday’s program will consist
of Wagner’s Parsifal Prelude per
formed by Arturo Toscanini and
the NBC Symphony Orchestra;
Sonata No. 21, in C for piano by
Beethoven, performed by Claudio
Arrau; and Symphony No. 7 in C
by Schubert, performed by the Con-,
sertgebeau Orchestra of Amster- '
dam, William Mengleberg conduct
ing.