Oregon's Oriental Art Museum
Pattern of Japan's National Building
The construction of Oregon s
windowless Oriental Ayt Museum
was influenced by an unusual
storehouse of Eighth Century Jap
anese art treasures, Jiro Harada.
commissioner of the National Mu
seum of Japan, told a luncheon
meeting Friday.
Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner, do
nor of the University’s Murray
Warner Collection of Oriental Art.
was so impressed by the preserva
tion of the 1.200-year-old treasures,
that she caused Oregon's museum
t6 duplicate the windowless con
struction of the Shosoin, now
known as the Japanese National
Museum. Sunlight tends to fade
the colors of the treasures. Hara
da explained.
One of the unique features of
the Shosoin is its complete and
tie tailed catalogue, prepared in
756 A.D.. Harada said.
‘ This catalogue puts many mod
ern museum people to shame,”
Harada asserted. “It was prepared
to describe the collection placed in
Ihe storehouse for the welfare of
the soul of the dead emperor.
“Many of the items in the col
lection were used during the ‘eye
opening ceremony’ held to infuse
spiritual power into the largest
bronze Buddha in the world in
74P A. D..” he explained.
The Buddha, though damaged
by fire and earthquake, still sits
in the temple at Nara with which
the Shosoin museum is connected.
Most of the treasures described
in detail in tne catalogue are still
preserved in the Shosoin. the
Speaker said.
‘ For example, the catalogue lists
nine priests' robes belonging to the
dead emperor, three boxes for
these robes, and three silken bags
to encase the boxes.
Only One Loss In Years
,‘ Ou.t of all this, only one bag
is\ missing today." the speaker
stated.
The obedience of the people is an
important factor in considering the
perfect preservation ot me snosom
treasures, Haracta pointed out.
‘•No one could enter the store
house without imperial permis
sion,” he explained. ‘‘And in all
these centuries no one has at
tempted to break the imperial seal
to force entry into the storehouse,
although twice a robber attempted
to burn a hole through the floor."
The museum still contains me
dicines placed there in the Eighth
.Century for use of the poor and
sick. Hatada said.
‘‘These medicines are now being
analyzed, and some of them have
been found to be still potent,” he
explained. "The analysis is expec
ted to bring out some interesting
information on medicines."
The big problem facing museum
authorities now is how to make the
treasures available for public scru
tiny without having them damaged
by sunlight and moisture.
"We are going to construct a re
inforced concrete building and
place other treasures there on an
experimental basis to see if they
will deteriorate,” Harada said.
"If this structure will afford
adequate protection we can place
things there for public display,”
he explained.
Social Dancers
To Meet Tonight
Tht* Student Union social danc
ing group will meet at 6:30 tonight
in 213 SU.
The feature of the meeting will
be instruction in the samba, with
Miss Louise Henderson, graduate
assistant in physical education, and
Ray Williams, sophomore in bus
iness, giving instruction in the
step.
There will also be a continuation
of the rhumba, waltz, and Charles
ton lessons by Miss Henderson and
Dick Niebar.
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Of Annual Feed
Saturday Noon
The annual All-Campus Junior
Weekend Luncheon will begin at
11:45 a m. Saturday, according to
Karla Van Loan, general chairman
of the event. The luncheon will last
until shortly before 2 p.m.
The "Old Campus," which is
“that parcel of land lying between
Fenton and Friendly," will be the ,
scene of the big event and will be i
decorated in keeping with this!
year's picnic theme, "Empress
Gardens.”
Master of Ceremonies Ed Ragoz
zino will be on hand to see ttiat,
all are entertained. Suspense and,
excitement will be provided by
various honoraries. including Askle
piads, Friars, Scabbard and Blade,
and Mortar Board, as their mem
bers weave in and out among the
luncheon tables tapping their
selected few.
Johnny Lusk and his band will
furnish a background of music
throughout the festivities, while
the entrance of the Queen and her
royal court at 12:30 p.m. will lend
an air of pomp and grandeur to the
event.
4,000 Expected
Members of Phi Theta Upsilon,
Kwama, Alpha Phi Omega, and
Skull and Dagger, service honor
aries, will be serving the food
which will consist of hot dogs,
potato salad. Cokes, and ice cream.
Preparations are being made for
approximately 4,000 persons.
All students will receive their
luncheon tickets at their living or
ganizations. Tickets for guests;
may be purchased for 47 cents,
either at the Student -Union or the :
Co-op. Monday through Friday, or
at the luncheon on Saturday. Those
who wish to purchase extra tick
ets are urged to do so before Sat
urday as only a limited number
will-be on sale at that time, Ticket
Chairman Russ Waddle said.
Committee chairmen for the
luncheon are: general chairman.
Miss Van Loan; food. Joan Carto
zian and Barbara Burke; publicity,
Sally Hayden; decorations, Jean
Gould and Jean Hall; and tickets
Waddle. The Junior Inter-Frater
nity Council w’ill be in charge of
cleanup.
Orchesis Concert
Nets $200 Profit
An approximate $200 profit was
made by Orchesis, dance honor
ary, from its annual concert of
modern dances, according to Miss
Bettie Jane Owen, instructor in
physical education.
The concert, held Thursday and
Friday nights, was based on
American poetry. Works of Emily
Dickinson and Negro spirituals
were enacted in the dance move
ments.
SU Committee
Petitions Due
By Friday Noon
Student union manning comnm
tee petitions, for the chairmanships
of 11 SU Standing Committees,
ure due by noon Friday in 301 SU,
the office of the SU program di
rector.
The 11 committees jvhloh are
open for chairmanship petitions
are publicity, house, interview and
referral, concert, art gallery, work
shop. music, dance, recreation, mo
vie, and Browsing Room.
Anyone is eligible to petition
for the committees. Previous work
on the committees will be con
sidered by the SU Board.
Applicants will be interviewed
by a committee composed of mem
bers of the SU Board Recommend
ations will then be made to the
board as a whole which will se
lect the chairmen.
The function of the Publicity
Committee Is to act as a channel
for all news coming from various
areas in the SU to the Emerald
and other publications.
The house Committee is set up
to make and enforce such rules
as are necessary for the proper
use of the SU.
The interview and referral com
mittee is responsible for inter
viewing and appointing persons to
committee positions and for main
taining a system for evaluating
the work of these members, and
for setting up an activity pool.
The Concert Committee arran
ges concerts and musical programs
to be held in the SU. The group
works in close coopeiation with
the School of Music.
The art gallery committee plans
and arranges for a variety of ex
hibits in the art gallery area,
drawing from campus talent, ex
changes with other schools, and
traveling exhibitions.
The Music Committee handles
the use of the music listening
rooms, including the weekly re
cord concerts.
The Dance Committee is in
charge of planning and promoting
the mixer program and the square
dance class.
The Recreation Committee han
dles organized activity in the re
creation area, including tourna
ments in bowling, billiards, and
ping-pong.
The Movie Committee this year
sponsored three movie programs:
the football movies fall term, i
Chapman educational movies, and,
the Sunday afternorm movies.
The Browsing Room program,,
which includes Wednesday lecture-,
forum series, sponsoring of the;
creative arts group, and the Fri
day coffee hours.
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wanted to see time fly.
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'O' Order Men
Accumulate' 65 »
Week Violators
Do Oregon students know what
traditions are? was the question
in the minds of Order of the “O”
men Tuesday night.
Sixty-five violators’ names have
been accumulated after the second
day of Traditions week. A list of
traditions has been published twice
in the Emerald and students are
urged by the "O’’ men to recognize
the enforcement of the rules and
to appear for punishment at 12:30
today if their names arc listed
here.
Places of punishment for vio
lators are the steps of Kenton Hall
for men and the pool behind Ken
ton for women. If violators do not
appear the Order of the "O" has
guaranteed punishment will be
dealt out at the All Campus lunch
eon.
Violators Include:
Tom Bowman. Nancy Miller. Jo
Sloan. Bill Carey, Barbara Baker,
Shirley Vanderende, Wilma Hamil
ton, Steve Button, Don Sloan, Dick
McLaughlin, Steve Church, Don
Smith, Barry Mountain, Lynn
Hartley, Wayne Carothers, Bar
ney Holland and Shirley Bonner.
Brent Bates, Gayle Patee, Pat
Lister, Dick Morse, Dick Steams,
Bob Scott, Ted Anderson, Mary
Fowler, Dorothy Anderle, Joyce
Cawthorn, Herb Cook, Bob Gray,
Norm Fenton, Diane Bekins, Don
Hedgepeth, Orlando Hollis and Bob
Jones.
Ann Lawrence, Bill Miller, Lee
Jackson, Carol Lee Tate, Joan
Kappel, Pat Kuan, Elizabeth Bell,
Paul Hawkins, Joan BMeal, Kon"^*
Chevrier, Marigenc Pelouze, Ann
Carson, Barbara Keeland, Dick
Ziedar and Louise Finzer.
Moletta Moyer, Pat Howard,
Clark Miller, Sue Johnson, Mar
jorie Williams. Donna Hart, Betty
Miller, and Jim Kamsey conclude
the list.
Students Urged
To Invite Moms
Students are urged by Sharon
Anderson, Mother’s Weekend chair
man, to write their mothers im
mediately to invite them to the
Oregon campus for Mother's
Weekend. Trophies will be given to
the houses having the largest per
centage of mothers on the campus.
Persons wishing housing for their
mothers may contact housing
chairman Janie .Simpson, 5-1233.
Mothers will view Junior Week
end festivities, such as the all
campus sing, all-campus luncheon,
the float parade, prom, and the
sunlight serenade. A breakfast and
a tea are scheduled for Oregon
mothers. They will also attend .A
functions at individual living or- '
ganizations.
An Illinois man said he turned
robber because he lost his health.
He now is confined to his room for
eight years.