Memorial Rooms, Book Collections
Serve as Strong Links with Past Time
By BI-NIK sriIII-l-EIl
Emerald Reporter
The memorial rooms and book
collections of the University library
are maintained, not alone for their
literary value or in memory of indi
viduals, bpt as a strong, connecting
link between yesterday on the Uni
versity campus and the students of
t oday.
Each collection has an interest
ing history and specific literary
qualifications and their origin, es
tablishment and maintenance is a
vivid page in the history of Oregon.
These mute and fitting tributes
contain a wealth of tradition, per
sonal qualities and achievements
of people who will be remembered
for their spiritual and intellectual
harmony through the books of the
world purchased in their names and
made available to all who are in
terested in the quest for knowledge.
Pauline Potter Homer, 19 13
graduate of the University was
such a woman. After a year at
Simmons college following her
graduation. Miss Porter returned
to the Oregon campus as a member
of the University library staff until
her marriage to Carl Norman Hom
er in 1916. After her death of in
fluenza in 1018, the staff suggested
that a collection of her books be
maintained as a tribute to her
qualities and a memento of their
friendship.
The Pauline Potter Homer eol
t left ion of beautiful books, now over
800 volumes, was established in
1910 with her personal books as the
nucleus. Judge and Mrs. Potter,
both early graduates of the Uni
versity, also made contributions to
the collection. Other funds from
- friends and relatives have been
matched by the University to con
tinually increase the number of
"Volumes.
Hand-Tooled Leather
Rare editions, valued not only for
their literary quality but also for
the perfection of type form and the
beauty of hand-tooled leather bind
ings, make up a majority of the
collection. It also includes fascinat
ing groups of fruit and flower
prints <ind children's books selected
for their beautiful and fanciful ap
peal. The collection is now kept in
the browsing room of the Student
Metz Reports
(Continued from roejc one)
and Druids tapped new members.
-Metz announced the sign contest
winners, who were Delta Tau Del
ta, first, Delta Upsilon, second, and
Beta Theta Pi, third, in the men's
houses.
Taking honors in the women's
groups, Delta Delta Delta won
„ first, Alpha Gamma Delta, second,
-■ and Ann Judson, third.
The alumni representation
. awards were also made at -the
dance, with Delta Delta Delta,
Beta Theta Pi and Alpha Tau
Omega leading with the largest
percentage of alumni registered.
Pederson, Evans
Heard on KOAC
Two University of Oregon music
students, soprano Janice Evans,
senior, and pianist Dorothy Ped
erson, junior, were featured in a
half-hour program over KOAC last
night.
Miss Pederson played "Scherzo
in C-Sharp Minor" by Chopin and
"Sonata in E Flat Major” by
Beethoven.
Miss ' Evans sang a group of
three Russian contemporary songs
—"The Island’ by Rachmaninoff,
“Snow Flakes” and “Snow Drops”
by Prokofieff; an Italian contemp
orary piece, “Tell Me, Oh Blue,
Blue Sky”, and an American con
temporary song, "I Saw a Little
Tailor” by Elinor Remick Warren.
She was accompanied by Joyce
Sinner, junior.
i Union building.
The browsing room, too, is a me
I rnorial, established in the name of
; Adelaide Church, daughter in-law
of Mrs. Prince Lucian Campbell,
who was the wife of the second
! president of the University. It was
! opened May 3, 1937.
A collection of her personal books
| donated by her family has been
| added to by gifts of civic groups
and friends of the library, and also
through library purchase.
Church Collection
Other contributors to the Ade
laide Church collection were Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Nathan Teal, Ben
jamin 13. Beekman. Mrs. Everett
Harpham, and Dr. William Wallace
Voungson.
The Julia Burgess collection of
rare ljooks is housed in room 120 of
the library. It is made up of 1000
volumes including incunabula and
manuscripts written prior to the
invention of printing in 1196 ami
the works of a majority of the
world’s classical writers.
The collection was begun in 1941
when the library received the books
of Edward Burgess, brother of
Homecoming Signs
For Four Houses
Reported Burned
Four Homecoming signs were
burned early Saturday morning in
a mass display of vandalism.
The fire at Alpha Chi Omega
was discovered between 12 and
12:30 a.m. Members were able to
put out the flames before any dam
age was done. Chi Omega and
Kappa Alpha Theta were also able
to extinguish the fires without any
damage other than that of the sign
itself.
Saturday afternoon the display
at Gamma hall was burned. Ac
cording to witnesses, the sign
burned very rapidly, but there was
no damage to the building. .
Engineer, Trainee
Exam Blanks Due
Application blanks for the engi
neer and engineer trainee program
examinations must be filed with
the executive secretary of the
board of United States civil serv
ice examiners by Dec. 2. accord
ing to a civil service commission
announcement.
Salaries for the engineer are
$3410 an S4205 a year, and for the
engineer trainee, $2900 and $3175
per year.
The examination is open to per
sons who have completed one-half
or three-fourths of a college course
in engineering. A written test
must be taken. Applicants for the
engineer examination will be rated
only on the basis of their education
or experience.
Further information and appli
cation forms may be obtained at
the University post office or from
the United States civil service com
mission, Washington 25, D.C.
Metz Gets Award
For Chairmanship
Homecoming Chairman Bob
Metz may have used some secret
formula to make last weekend's
Homecoming run so smoothly.
But he still came in second in a
tangle with the weekend sign
built by his own living organiza
tion.
Sunday, Metz walked out the
door of Delta Upsilon—and fell
over the remains of the Home
coming sign his fraternity
brothers had constructed over
the entrance.
Result? A sprained ankle
which will keep him on crutches
for the next week.
VA-WW^A
I Miss Burgess, who was head of the
j biological science department at
Hunter college. His books were eol
lecteil on his extensive travels in
Europe,
The majority of books have been
purchased by her friends and rela
tives including Mr. and Mrs. Burt
Brown Barker, once vice-president
of the University, The committee
responsible for establishing the col
lection included two members from
Portland Ralph Fenton and Ben
jam B. Beekman. Local members of
the committee were William Tug
man, J. E. Turnbull, Richard Shore
Smith and Mrs. Mary Miles.
Oregon Collection Earliest
Miss Burgess, who died in 1942,
was professor of English at the Uni
versity for 28 years before her re
tirement.
I’he Oregon collection, establish
ed in the early 1900's, is the earliest
collection in the library. It was set
up by Mathew Hale Douglas, Uni
versity librarian from 1908 until
1942. The Oregon collec tion is not
a memorial to an individual but
consists of historical books and data
on Oregon state.
The Philip Ranney Brooks me
morial room on the third floor of
the library was donated by his
mother in his memory in 1941. The
1000 volumes of the Oregon lum
berman's book collection is made
up of Belles Lettre or the books of
a gentleman's library.
Francis S. Dunn
The Francis S. Dunn collection
was received by the library between
August, 1920 and July, 1921. The
400 volume collection of fiction
based on Greek and Homan classics
is static, consisting of Dunn's per- 1
sonal books. Dunn was head of the
Batin and Greek department, now
included in the department of for
eign languages, during his years at
the University.
The most recent addition to the
library's collections was donated bv
C. Ward Ingham of Eugene in Oc
tober, 1952. It consists of books
illustrated by 19th Century English
,artists and caricaturists, George
and Robert Cruikshank. The books
are the more important titles done
by the two artists of desirable edi
tions in the best possible condition.
Tire Marks Show
Damage Intentional
To U Campus Lawn
Automobile tire tracks extend
ing in several -complete circles
over the newly-planted lawn just
east of John Straub hall were
found Monday, according to I. I.
Wright, head of the physical plant.
Campus grounds men said the
marks indicated someone had driv
en on the lawn intentionally.
Three flowering cherry trees
along the walk near the east end
of the library were damaged this
weekend when someone pulled
down several limbs and tore therti
loose from the main trunk. Wright
said. The trees are thrown out
of balance and wall have to be
pruned ejfltra short, impairing
their beauty for several years.
Mr. Wright urged anyone who
sees vandalism of this sort com
mitted to report it immediately.
Classifieds
FOR RENT: Double, or single if
desired, room for students liv
ing off campus. Very reasonable.
735 E. 14th P.h. 4-9196. 12W-S
FOR RENT: Married couple only.
Studio apt. furnished and util
ities. Near campu. $57. Phone
5-6889. 12W-8
FOR SALE: Records, all types and
speeds. Will sell cheap.
Ph. 4-1556 12-8
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...On KWAX
Tuesday
5:00 Sign On
5:02 Piano Moods
5:15 I’.N. Story
5:30 News Till Now
5:45 Sports Shots
6:00 Varsity Bandstand
6:15 Surprise Package
6:30 Songs of Many Lands
7:00 Cooper Forum
8:00 Campus Classics
9:00 Serenade to the Student
9:30 Anything Goes
10:30 Kmerald of the Air
10:35 Music in the Air
10:55 Sign Off
YM Board Names
President, Meet
President of the YMCA advisory
board for the 1952-53 season will
be Francis Dart, professor of nhv
sics.
University students on the board
include Leonard Calvert, sopho
more in journalism; James Het
rick, sophomore in biology; Wan
Chun, senior in psychology and
Theodore Goh, special student.
Other members are Manning
Barber of Eugene, vice-president;
Lester Anderson, University alum
ni secretary-treasurer, and Rus
sell Walker, executive secretary
of the campus YM. secretary.
University faculty members on
the board are Bill Bowerman,
head track coach; Kenneth Ghent,
associate professor of mathema
tics; Ray Hawk, director of men's
affairs; Roy McCall, head of the
speech department; Karl Onthank.
Associate director of studapt af
fairs; J. F. Rurnmel, assistant pro
fessor of education; and Douglas
Spencer of the bureau of municipal
research and service.
DuShane To Travel
To Portland Meet
The director of student affairs,
Donald M. DuShar.e, will travel to
Portland Wednesday for a meet
ing of the high schooi-ccllege re
lations board. The agenda for the
meeting has not been disclosed.
The fortress of Sacsahuaman .in
Peru, which is still standing, was
built by the Inca Indians to guard
Cusco, the leading city of the In a.
realm. It was begun in 1438 a «l
completed in 1508.
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