University's First President Disliked Formal Occasions The University of Oregon’s first president, John W. Johnson, was no social lion. Frederic Dunn, professor of Lat in, has given posterity an interest ing description of the bearded gen tleman : •‘John W. Johnson was prover bially no platform man. habitually averse to formalities of the sort. His nervous squirmings and glances at his watch during com mencement exercises were historic. Society’s Sake "Banquets? Receptions? Mercy, no! President Johnson would be sure to be off on a duck hunting expedition. His confreres on the faculty were well acquainted with these frailties of his and were al ways ready to substitute for so ciety's sake.” Johnson’s most famous blunder occurred before an assemblage of students and citizens meeting in Villard hall to welcome Mr. Henry Villard. who was visiting Eugene. Prof. Dunn wrote in the Feb. 27, 1934 Emerald: Trouser Leg “Perhaps his error in this in stance may have been induced by a very usual happening to his trouser leg, which had a habit of being caught up on the strap of his high boot. “Thereafter would ensue a spec tacular leg shaking, until the ‘pant’ would gradually slip down to some where above the instep. “However that may be, before introducing Oregon’s great bene factor. it was expected of Presi dent Johnson to ask the audience to arise and remain standing dur ing an invocation. “What he did say was, ‘The audi ence will please rise and keep on rising until the prayer is ended.’ ” A Candle and a Beard President Johnson, like all of the other male members of the first University faeulty, was the proud possessor of a flowing beard. However, his was not the fin est beard on the campus, for Thomas Condon (for whom Con don hall was named) had a “lux urious length” equalled by none. Consequently, students In Dr. Condon’s geology class were startled one day when the pro fessor walked 1 n without his silky beard. A portion of it had been cut off, and Dr. Condon had trouble throughout the period, because he kept forgetting, as he reached down to stroke the beard in his usual fashion, that part of it was no longer there. Students later learned the rea son for the new style—the pro fessor's beard had caught fire over a candle or lamp which he had been carrying. Maybe the new hall didn't have a ceiling at that time. The building had been named after Villard in recognition of his seivices to the scnool, for he was credited with saving the Univer sity from extinction in 1876. In that year Deady hall was completed by the Union University association, which founded the University. The association could not meet the $7000 debt remaining against it. and suit for that amount was brought against the Univer sity, which also could not pay the sum. The state Supreme court ruled This handsome gabardine Thomas Shirt. Pre washed, guaranteeing no shrinkage. Superbly cus tom-tailored for smartness and comfort. In whit", ice-blue, platinum-gold, doeskin-beige, silver-grey, powder blue, luggage, cream, maroon, navy, dark brown, aqua-green. Cellophone wrapped. BavUeA & tJletutit'ia McDonald Theater Bldg. that the property should be offered for sale. Villard, rapidly rising to the position of n leading railroad magnate, read about the action and telegraphed a $7000 check from New- York. The University was saved. * In 1881 Villard. visiting the cam pus, was impressed with the lack of equipment, resources and space, so he donated $1000 for "philoi sophical und chemical apparatus,'' $1000 for the foundation of a li brary, a year's salary for a profes sor of English literature and $250 for scholarships. In 1883 he contributed a $50,000 irreducible fund, the interest of which was to be used to aid and support the University with $400 of the interest annually devoted to the University library. Freshman (Continued from page one) ly to the freshman side, but the rope was pulled up on the Kappa Sigma lawn before he could reach it. .. minus the humbled sopho mores. Brittain quickly left the scene, after having his shirt torn badly. As he walked away, he grabbed a discarded roter's lid and placed it on his mud-spattered head. Bob Glass, frosh prexy, on the contrary, sported a victorious ^ smile and dry clothes, as he and his gang began to gather up the girls in the area, and dumped them unceremoniously into the stream. "I'll hate you forever” and "My wool skirt will shrink” could not be heard over the cheers of the onlookers as the coeds hit the water with a panic-stricken scream. The dunkings were, the after math of the Friday noon dunkings which saw approximately 100 Car son Hall girls, as well as Order of the "O” men, wet’to the skin after their tangle with the Mill race water. The strategy of the Carson Hall coeds, who poured one waste basketful of water after another from vantage points on the roof, from the windows, was to no avail. The Order of the "O” men car ried them away bodily, with the result being worried girls, who didn't know how they were going to get their pin-curls dry in time for the Prom or how they would ever stretch that cashmere back into a respectable shape. Legal Petition (Continued from page cue) the first document. The change, [ Ridrierbusch explained, was made at the “counsel's advice.” Signers of the original were Ridderbusch, Hansen, Haharajh, Rodger Eddy, Howard McGinnis, .John R. Walter, John R. Miewald, Elmer F. Staubs and Henry D. Ambers. Petitions Due For SU Posts Petitions for membership on next year’s Student Union board directorate ure due Monday. The directorate consists of committee chairmen for art gallery, browsing room, dance, forum, house, movie music, personnel .publicity, recrea tion and recorded music. Any student with a 2.00 GPA or higher Is eligible to petition for any of these chairmanships. Peti tions may be obtained outside of room 301 on the third floor of the SU. Interviews will be held later by the board. Duties of Chairmen Duties of the chairmen arc os follows: Art gallery Planning and ex hibiting paintings in the SU art gallery. Browsing room Take charge of the browsing room program, in cluding the Friday evening coffee hours and special programs, such as "Campus Workshop" and "let's talk shop." Dance Plan Friday mixers und special SU sponsored dances. Mix With nigniiane* Forum Contacting visiting dig nitaries. choosing forum topics, publicizing, promoting and moder ating the forums. House Formulate house rules, suggestions for needed equipment and hospitality towards visitors. Movie In charge of the Sunday movies, the Chapman educational movies and the fall football film series. Music Control formal and in foi-mal SU concerts and the "Fri day at 4” program. Personnel Interviewing all per sons who wish to work in the SU program below the chairman level keeping records of the work of committees and evaluating the work of committees and committee members’. Pit People Wanted Publicity Channeling al publi city releases from the SU to the Emerald and handle all promotion for SU activities. Recreation In charge of handl ing tournament play and instruc tion.4 in the recreational area, which includes bowling, billiards and ping pong and the bridge tour naments and lessons. Recorded music - In charge of staffing the music listening rooms, special programs and the purchase or records. Tonight's Sing (Continurif friiiii filin' mu') day in the mu.-iic .school amphi theatre. Judges for the Sing will be Miss Jeanne Scott from Eastern Oregon College of Education at LaGrande, Stanley Glarum from Lewis and Clark college and Howard Miller, from Salem high school. Basis for judging will be 20 pei cent on interpretation, 20 per cent on musical arrangements, 20 per cent on diction, 20 per cent on tonal quality, 10 per cent on following the leader and 10 per cent on stage appearance. JOB OPPORTUNITIES