History Museum Features
NW Indian, Alaskan Relics
By Fronlc Bromley arid
Ann Ogle
Emerald Reporters
Ever get lo.st in a muHeum ? The
second floor of Condon hall offern
material for hours of looking if
one should feel like spending a lost
weekend sometime.
In Oregon's Museum of Natural
History over 13 collections of ev
erything from Oregon mineral
specimens to full-size Alaskan
kayaks are on display. A colorful
addition to the west wall of the
museum is a Navajo blanket ap
proximately four by six feet, do
nated by Miss A. Osic Walton.
As you enter the museum, two
dancing masks leer at you from
the pillers, red smiles and un
healthy-looking green complexions
painted on their cedar faces. These
were carved by the Indians of the
Northwest Ooasl and were used
for ceremonial dances. Another
display showing the expert wood
carving of these northern tribes is
a Shaman's rattle, shaken by medi
cine men to ward off evil spirits.
Many other displays of the
Northwest Coast Indian tribes are
represented in the museum. There
is a grease bowl of the Kwakuitl In
dians, which they used to light the
long, dim interiors of their houses.
Thete are curious storage boxes,
sewn and bent together without
benefit of nail or tool. There is a
Chllkat blanket, woven from the
wool of the mountain goat, which
has the symmetrical religious
weavings common to the region.
These blankets were given away
by the tribal chieftains at pot
latches, where they were a symbol
of wealth.
The museum has a good sample
of Alaskan culture. They have a
kayak, the fleet canoe used by the
Eskimos in pursuit of the warm
coated seal. Harpoons and snow
goggles are other examples of the
culture of our far-northern neigh
bors on display.
Among the hunting implements
in the museum are bows, fish ar
rows, harpoon arrows, anti many
other weapons. There are long
slender spears of the African tribes
and intricately shaped ceremonial
knives. This display has been col
lected from the Amazon Basin,
Alaska, Mongol Manchuria, and
Southwestern United States.
In the Frank S. Trew collection
are Pueblo bowls which range in
size from tiny ones found in the
graves of children to bowls large
enough for cooking. These are
black, red and white, with designs
that look modernistic but are hun
dreds of years old. Gathered in
1900, this collection was donated
by Mr. and Mrs. Karl W. Onthank.
Skulls,of all types and sizes leer
at the spectator.from a case in the
anthropology division. These were
found everywhere from Gold Hill,
Ore., to as far away as Prussia.
One pointed skull indicates the
high social position of its former
occupant.
Skirts of Hemp
Hemp skirts which resemble
present-day metallic cotton cloth
were worn by women in Mindanao,
I^uzon and the Philippines as dis
played in the Phoebe Ellison Smith
memorial collection. Richly-beaded
men's trousers and beaded knap
sacks repose beside swords, bas
kets and an immense red and yel
low sun hat. This collecHion was
gathered between 1905 and 1922
and presented to the museum by
Warren D. Smith.
Belgian Congo natives loved mu
sic and rhythm in 1881 as much as
jazz fans do today, judging by the
display of lyres, rattles and skin
drums of all sizes found in the Van
DeVelde Congo collection, donated
by Henrietta and Paul Van De
Velde from Newport, Ore. Displays
of metal daggers and throwing
knives bring out another side of
their nature.
Surrounding four posts in the
middle corridor of the room is a
herbarium, which classifies over
100 different Oregon plants. Each
plant is enclosed in a separate
glass case, with a legend giving
everything about the plant from
its Latin name to its general loca
tion.
Outriggers
Carved models of a men's club
house and outrigger canoes show'
the artistic talent of natives of the
I’alau Islands in a collection do
nated by II. G. Barnett. A fierce
blow-gun about ten feet long and
shells of every description are dis
played beside examples of native
basket-weaving.
Dr. E. H. East collected ex
amples of Burmese culture in 1900
and 1911 which are now on dis
play. A far cry from the familiar
yellow slicker, these natives wore
raincoats of grass. As inventors
and artisans, the people of Burma
used a primitive cotton gin and
spinning wheel, carved puppet-like
dolls and horses, and fashioned
swords, brass vases and musical
instruments.
The old custom of lifting the
mustache before drinking saki
comes to light in the “mustache
lifters" on display in the Eliza
beth Keith collection, which con
tains materials from the Ainu
people of Japan. A straw cradle,
jewelry, and portraits sketched by
Miss Keith are all a part of this
collection, donated by Mrs. Getrude
Warner iri 1920.
Birds Perched
Over 150 birds of all types seem
perched for flight in the collection
of A. G. Prill, which covers almost
half of the museum. These birds
are mounted in their natural sur
roundings, most of them having
come from the area near Scio,
Ore., with many on display also
from the Malheur Lake region.
Oregon marine life is depicted
by a full-size model of a bank of
land imbedded with fossils of all
types, while an amphibian and rep
tile embryo exhibit shows the com
plete life stages of the animals.
As a WPA art project, Marian
Field and Fred Collins donated
and constructed a small-scale
three-dimensional model of Indian
life in the Klamath Lakes and
Northern Great Basin Cave areas.
One thing no museum would be
complete without is displayed here
also. Life-size skeletons of a goat
and sabre-tooth tiger point the
way to displays of buffalo, masto
don and elephant bones from Ore
gon's Pleistocene period. Every
bone type from a rhinoceros to a
turtle can be viewed at the John
Day and Oregon coast region skel
etal collection.
Y Breakfast to Feature
New Fashions, Colors
By Ann Ritchey
Emerald Reporter
Three pieces make up the gray
denim play outfit to be modeled
Saturday morning by Geri Porritt,
liberal arts freshman, chairman of
the YWCA waffle-fashion break
fast.
Accented with white pique pip
ing and large white buttons, the
outfit consists of a strapless hal
ter-top, wide sports-type skirt and
loose jacket with club collar.
One of the more dressy outfits
for the show will be the silk shan
tung afternoon dress modeled by
Barbara Bailey, liberal arts fresh
man. A beige background sets off
the cat face designs in turquoise.
The dress boasts a self-belt deco
rated with rhinestone sequins,'and
has three-quarter length sleeves.
No Buttons
The new no-button look in top
pers is demonstrated by the pale
dusty rose jacket to be worn by
Carol Fisher, freshman in liberal
arts. The three-quarter length coat
has big, luxurious cuffs and slit
pockets add a straight line, detail.
Ice-blue and silver is the theme
of one of the formals to be shown
at the affair. Becky Fortt, liberal
arts freshman, will model the
street-length dress made of taffeta
and nylon net, featuring silver se
quins arranged in leaf patterns on
the front. A. matching nylon net
stole completes this outfit.
Patriotic Colors
Navy-and-white, the eternally
complimentary combination, is
used in a, sleeveless crinkle-cotton
dress with a white patent-leather
belt and yoke-effect top. The dress
will be set off with a dash of red
coloring at the neck in the form
of artificial flowers. Roberta Ton
er, liberal arts freshman, will wear
this cotton.
Entirely different in type is an
other cotton to be worn in the
show—This one featuring a gros
grain ribbon facing on a button
down-the-front striped dress.
Navy, rust, red and shades of olive
green conibine in this early spring
fashion, which has three-quarter
length dolman sleeves.
Pale pink is the tone of spring
and of a new Jantzen outfit to be
worn by Roberta Lauer, freshman
in music. The knit-suit type outfit
has a straight, tailored skirt and
low-r.ecked top with cuffed effect.
Donna Fisher, liberal arts fresh
man, will wear a man-tailored suit
of black - and - white houndstooth
check. The double-breasted suit
features a short jacket and plain,
straight skirt. White linen sets off
the collar of the jacket, which has
man-fashioned buttons, one to each
sleeve.
Bright Cerise Yet
Eright cerise will undoubtedly
steal the show, as political science
major Martha Davis models a nub
by linen suit of this color. White
saddle-stitching detail accentuates
the slit pockets in the straight
skirt and the collar and jacket
pockets.
Another “nubby" fabric—boucle
—is to be shown in a bright olive
green knit dress. The two-piece
outfit has a top of gray, pale blue
and white horizontal stripes, ab.d
the model, Freshman Patty Teale,
will wear a coat of matching gray.
Made of finest cashmere-and
lambs’ wool, the coat features slit
pockets and ultra-luxurious tailor
ing.
Other models for the show,
which will begin at 9:30 a.m. at
Gerlinger, include freshman Sally
Phillips, ra t, Sue Ralston, English,
and Sally Plummer, liberal arts.
They will wear other new fashions,
ranging from formals to sun-dress
es in the coolest of fabrics. Infor
mal campus clothes are in order
for girls attending the breakfast.
Faculty Women
To Sponsor Tea
The annual tea held in honor of
graduate students will be present
ed by the Women’s Faculty club
Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m.
in Alumni hall of Gerlinger.
All graduate students, faculty
members, and their wives or hus
bands are invited, club members
said. There will be a nursery avail
able for small children.
Free Speech, Religion Guarantees
'Relative' Provisions, Hollis Says
em talk: This is a free
country, ain’t it?” This interpreta
tion of the freedom of speech guar
antee in the Eill of Rights is too
simple, according to Orlando J.
Hollis, dean of the law school, who
lectured to a capacity browsing
room audience Wednesday night.
The first ten amendments called
the Bill of Rights are relative pro- I
visions, he pointed out, since free- 1
dom of speech does not prevent a
citizen from being sued for slan
Informal Rushing
Planned for Girls
Plans for informal rush for
women this term were made at ■
the Pan-Hellenic meeting Thurs
day.
"Any girl interested in rushing
should sign in Mrs. Wickham’s
office,” stated Nancy Gloege, Pan- I
hellenic president. This will help
sororities determine v/ho to rush
and whether formal rush should
be held spring term.
Procedure will be the same as
that of informal rush fall term.
There will be no stated rush week.
Girls are invited to the houses
individually and the sorority can
invite each girl to the house three
times before pledging. Bids are
turned into Mrs. Wickham's of
fice in Emerald hall, to be picked
up by rushees.
Although a two GPA is requir
ed of all rushees, girls below may
also sign up, since, by spring
term, grades can be brought up.
Panhellenic wants an accurate
idea of all girls who are interested
in rushing, Miss Gloege empha
sized.
Senate Action
(Continued from page one)
committee up for reconsideration
the senate should not approve
him."
Gamiles was appointed over Paul
Lasker, junior in English, by a
vote of 10 to 8 with a third peti
tioner, Mary Wilson, sophomore
in liberal arts, receiving no votes.
Miss Allen and Summers won
handily with 10 votes to 4 for Al- ,
lison LeLoux, freshman in pre
journalism, and Martin Branden
fels, freshman in liberal arts, peti- ^
tioning as co-chairmen, and 3 for
Jack Nichols, senior in business
administration.
Women's Honorary
Taps New Member
Sunny Allen, junior in English,
was tapped for membership in Phi
Theta Upsilon, junior women's
honorary, at noon Wednesday.
Honorary members Joann Sloar.
and Ancy Vincent, also juniors in
English, transferred to Brigham
Young and Oregon College of Edu
cation respectively. The honorary
membership is now at full strength
of 20 members.
Discarded by the St. Louis Cards
and the New York Giants. 40-year
old Johnny Mize helped the New
York Yankees win the 1950 pen
nant. And in the-1952 World Series
Mize hit three homers as the Yanks
took the odd game of the seven
game series from the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
der, nor does freedom of religion
allow a Jehovah’s Witness to play
a record on the street corner.
The Bill of Rights applies only to
the federal government, Hollis con
tinued. The framers-of the consti
tution were proposing a stronger
centralization of government to
overcome the weakness of the Ar
ticles of Confederation, and they
restricted the power of this central
body by including the ten amend
ments, he said.
Bill of Rights
Hollis cited Richard Henry Lee
for his strong move to get a Bill of
Rights written into the constitu
tion. Lee attempted to get the Bill
written into the constitution before
submitting it to the delegates for a
vote, and in a letter to George
Washington he called the amend
ments the "just rights of human
nature.”
Contrary to public opinion, civil
rights provisions are contained in
the constitution proper, as well as
in the Bill of Rights, Hollis re
marked, He mentioned the due pro
cess clause of the 14th amendment
as a civil rights provision of the
constitution which applies to the
state as well as the national gov
ernment.
Slaughterhouse Case
Hollis gave several examples of
litigation arising from the Bill of
Rights and the 14th amendment.
He discussed the Slaughterhouse
cases of Louisiana, and the case of
Muller vs. Oregon, in which the
Brandise type of brief, a compila
tion of a great many statistics,
was originated. He also mentioned
the Pierce vs. Oregon case, in
which it was decided Oregon had
violated the due process clause of
the 14th amendment by denying
parents the right of conducting the
education of their children.
The present case before the su
preme court concerning segrega
tion of Negroes in the South will
probably' be decided under the
Equal Protection of the Laws
clause of the 14th amendment,
Hollis said.
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