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Today, almost any athlete can go to college. In tlx- old day*,
il we ran draw conclusions from the experience of one Michael
Ah si. a fellow almost had to he an athlete to 40 to college.
At am late, Mcsi was forced to rcK upon every trip in the
hooks in order to complete his cross-country jaunt to the Cni
\ ersity of ()regou.
.Mesi, a 1‘t-year old Pennsylvania lad, had a burning desire to*
t;o to college. Not satisfied with America’s eastern institutions of
higher learning, he wished to enroll at Kugene.
However, there wa one Haw his financial status was prac
tic<t 11 \ non existent. And the colorful \\ ill.ynettc Valiev was
1000 miles away. In 1927, four thousand miles was a long way.
Nevertheless, Mike decided to “start walking.’" Ills diarv, re
coiding the details of his 48-day trip to I'.ugene, was printed in
tlie I'.ugene < maid fa new -paper, not a local prep football nlav
er) on December 19, ]‘>27.
I’.xcerpts from the diarv:
Wednesday, the 12th—Left Albion for Buffalo witli Joe and
( *spar. w ho wanted to accompanv me as far as I, A Slept in a
WMei.
hriday, the 14th—Got rid of Joe. Went to a friend's house.
Took train for Cleveland. Caspar 1 thrilled.
Cleveland Peachy
Saturday, the 15th Arrived in Cleveland about 5 p.m. Look
ed city over. Looked peachy. \\ cut to two shows. I 00k train for
Dayton. We slept on it.
Monday, the 17th—Looked for work we couldn't find. Caspar
i- driving me nuts looking for a burlesque show. That's all he
w ants to see.
Tuesday, the 18th Looked the city (Kditor's note: Cincin
nati) over. 1 didn’t like it much.
Wednesday, the 19th- Left Cincinnati. Saw Kcntuekv across
the river. Slept in a haystack near Ind. Cot drowned bv a tor
nado. Trees and sheds were blown over.
Saturday, the 22nd-- Left Indianapolis. Caspar sjie-nt 60 cents
of last dollar to have fortune told Mode about 130 miles, crossed
the Wabash River. Saw Terre Haute. All Caspar wanted to do
with his money was see a show. Sometimes we went to four
show s in one day.
Ditched Caspar
Sunday. the 23rd Cot rid <>f Caspar . . . Goi in to St. Louis
about 10 p m.
Monday, the 24th -Drove a new Chew out of factorv for a
man to Bronville. Got caught in a tornado. Nearly shoved car
off road. I was scared stilt.
(Kditor’s note: Me.-i must have been anti-clijnatic bv this
time.)
Tuesday, the 25th—Caught rides from Bronville, Mo. to Kan
sas. 1 didn’t stop in Kansas City. Slept in jail.
Wednesday, the 20th I saw capitol . . . Slept in jail.
Thursday, the 27th Caught rides from Salina to ()akley. Slept
>ji jail. Took a bath.
Saturday, the 29th Rode on fender of motorcycle to Kit Car
son. 1
Mondav. the 31st- Washed dishes. Karned $1.20. Saw Pike’s
Peak. Slept in jail.
Thursday, the 3rd—Caught a freight from Las Vegas to Al
burqttcrque, 186 miles. Slept in a freight car.
Friday, the 4th Caught a freight. Went 30 miles before 1
found out it w as going w rong way. Spent rest of day in Belen. I
slept out and nearly froze to death.
Saturday, the 5th—Walked 6 miles to catch a freight. Put off
in desert.
Mezi Not Lazy
Tuesday, the 8th—Karned $1 mopping floors in a bakery.
Friday, the 11th Spent day cleaning up barn. I had to use a
pick. Reward five big blisters. Washed my clothes. It took two
hours.
Sunday, the 13th—Caught ride from Barstow to Los Angeles,
145 miles. Spent rest of day looking over city. It is not bad look
ing.
Saturday, the 26th—Caught ride to Yreka. Went to a carnival
and then slept in a barn.
Tuesday, the 29th—Caught, two short and one long ride into
Kugene. Saw U. of O. IIOORAA !
So Mesi finally enrolled at Kugene where he shined shoes and
lapsed at the Armory. Unfortunately, several questions remain to
be answ ered. Did Mesi continue his education (business admin
istration) during' the Depression or did hi' go back to the dish
washing, barn-cleaning, cross-country routine? Is Caspar still
going to shows? What happened to Joe? I hesc mysteries re
main to be solved.
English Student
Receives Grant
To Finish Novel
John W, Evan", senior In Eng
lish, has been informed that he
hi s been granted a $500 fellowship
by the Eugene F. Saxton Memorial
Trust for toe completion of his
novel "The Cold and the Dark,”
Evans, who is taking English
with honors, began his novel fall
terra in the novel course instruct
ed by Robeson Hailey, associate
professor of English. Continuing
the course under R. N. Karchmer,
I instructor in English, he submitted
the partly-finished novel in Janu
ary.
The Saxton Memorial Trust,
; established by Harper and Broth
| era, New York Publishers, offers
fellowships, with substantial grants
j of money, to creative writers, es
! pecialiy those who have never had
books published. They are grant
ed only for the completion of work
definitely planned and begun.
The novel is now nearly finished
in story continuity, Evana said. Ha
hopes to have it completed some
time in the fall.
"The story deals in the not too
distant future with a group of
Americans maintaining a guided
missile station on the moon,”
Evans stated. "However, it is not
pure science fiction, but more the
story of the reaction of people to
i a strange environment.”
Psychological problems that will
! in all probability arise when man
begins to conquer space are the
i general subject of the book.
Evans, who began fiction writ
ing in the short-story course last
■ year, plans to work for the mast
' ore degree in English on the tam
j pus next year. He hopes to con
| tinue his work in literature, ulti
mately being a college instructor,
I but will also continue to write.
200 Women Eat
YW Breakfast
More than 200 junior and senior
women gathered in the Student
Union Sunday morning for the
traditional breakfast sponsored for
them by the YWCA.
Mrs. Roy McCall, local club
woman and wife of the speech de
partment head, was prihcipal
speaker, discussing "Buys for the
Activity Wise.”
Giving an outline of possibili
ties for activities in clubs after
graduation, Mrs. McCall stated,
"I truly believe clubs are on im
portant institution in our Ameri
can society if the individual finds
satisfaction and personal improve
ment in them.”
Church work, charity organi
zations, service clubs, and specific
vocation groups were mentioned
as possible avenues for the Uni
versity woman’s interests. She
stressed the benefits of the League
of Women Voters and American
Association of University Women.
Mrs. McCall’s final advice was
"Become a club woman in modera
tion.”
Senior members of the YWCA
cabinet were presented- with
gifts by President Ann Darby. Lois
Greenwood, executive secretary,
spoke on “National Y Week."
Carolyn Oleman, senior in music,
entertained with a piano solo.
"Fantasie-Impromptu,” by Chop
in. Mistress of ceremonies for the
"Bargain Breakfast” program was
Bonnie Birkemeier.
Professors'Get
Research Grants
Grants amounting to $500 each
have been given for research pur
poses to Theodore Stern, assist
ant professor of anthropology, and
Bertram Jessup, associate profes
sor of philosophy, by the Pacific
Coast Council of Humanities.
Stern will do field work on the
Klamath Indian reservation on
folklore and linguistics. Jessup will
tour libraries and museums in
California and Mexico ip prepara*
i tion of a book dn aesthetics.
Studies, GPA's Succumb
To Popular Picnic Places
By Donna Hart
Now that spring term has rolled
around everyone wants to go on
picnics. There are more than a few
places to go if you just know
where.
One of the more familiar places
is Hendricks Park, located high
on a wraided hill overlooking Eu
gene. There are tables and benches
and many paths to wander along.
It's literally a place “where the
deer and the antelope play,” for
the animals have their own fenced
in playground.
Another spot, located on the
Willamette River, is on what is
called Seavey Road, about eight
miles from Eugene. The road goes
down to the river and there are
places to build fires along the bank.
It's possible to swim there, too, if
you want to «wim in a polluted
river.
More Spots
A popular stomping ground for
most everyone is "the beach,” or
ABC Meadows. This is a nice sandy
beach on the Willamette directly
across the river from the Glenwood
area. You have to go to Springfield
to get there, but it’s not hard to
find. All you have to do is follow
the direction of the light from the
bonfires.
Going out through Springfield
to a little town called Jasper, also
on the Willamette, the road event
ually comes to another picnic and
swimming area. Fall Creek is a
clean stream with many places for
"party-time,” including the Play
ground where you can also dance.
On the other side of Eugene,
if you follow 99 N for a few miles
and then turn off to the left,
' is Fern Ridge Dam. Almost every
BA Students Win
N.Y.U. Scholarships
Scholarships to New York Uni
versity have been won by nine sen
iors majoring in marketing and
merchandising, according to N. H.
Cornish, professor of business ad
ministration.
The scholarships are worth from
S500 to $1,000. The students will
work for master's degrees in re
tailing, while doing part-time work
in New York stores and part-time
work in the NYU school of retail
ing
Students include Robert C. Mil
ler, Donald M. Pilling, Gerald J.
Smith, A. L. Arndt, Patricia Mc
Ginty, Robert M. Cool, Robert E.
Pearce, Leslie S. Collier, Fred P.
Thompson.
Frogs, Lizards, Shown
A new display of reptiles and
i amphibians has been set up in the
i Museum of Natural History in
! Condon Hall by Arnold Shotwell,
: preparator.
! Rattlesnakes, lizards, pigmy
homed toads, salamanders, and
frogs are displayed in their re
spective classification. The major
ity of specimens were collected in
Oregon by Shotwell.
place around the lake offers an
ideal picnic spot. And there’s a
Yacht Club for sports-minded in
dividuals.
One more place which cannot be
omitted when speaking of spring
term at Oregon is the McKenzie
River. From Hayden Bridge to
'lear Lake you find one continual
playground. The McKenzie area
flmrem ’
affords swimming fat Belknap or
Vidal, fishing, boating on the dam,
and general loafing.
You won't need a guide to find
all of these ideal places. Just hop
in your car any of these lovely
spring days, or one of the evea
lovelier spring evenings, and fol
low the crowd.
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FACTS ABOUT EUGENES
WATER & ELECTRIC UTILITIES
Your Eugene W ater Utilitv
is constructing two new
water reservoirs this year.
One will he in the College
Crest area and the other in
l'airmount. They will cost
about $150,000. Together
they w ill hold 1,300,000 gal
lons.
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