'53 ROTC Grads Get
Marine Corps Offer
1 The Marine corps lias announced
that because of the current expan
sion of its regular officer strength,
it will offer a number of conaPHs
r.ions to midyear 1953 Army ROTC
graduates.
To be eligible an applicant must
complete ROTC instruction and
Sculpture Display
To Begin Sunday
Work of fifteen sculptors will be
exhibited in the gallery of the art
And architecture school, beginning
Sunday and continuing through the
rest of the month.
' Hours for the display, which will
-include stone carvings, ceramic
sculpture and ' several bronze
pieces, will be from 1 to 5 p.m.
doily. The exhibit is being held in
conjunction with the University's
Festival of Contemporary Arts,
end will feature the work of Alex
ander Archipenko, internationally
--fatuous for innovations in the field.
Salem Moms and Dads
Hear On thank, Students
Two freshmen counselors accom
panied Karl D. Onthank. associate
director of student affairs, to Sa
lem Monday evening for a meeting
of the Salem Mothers and Dads
dub.
Jody Greer, senior in English,
and Ken Ball, graduate student in
psychology, spoke to the parents
on “Life in the Dormitory.’’ On
thank's topic was scholarships. i
the necessary academic require
ments for a bachelor’s degree be
tween Nov. 1, 1952 and April 23,
1953.
Another Marine corps release re
ports that the first 1953 officer
candidate couorse will begin March
12. The course is open to all col
lege graduates who, after success
fully completing the ten week pro
gram, will be commissioned second
lieutenants. Following the ten
week program will be a five month
special basic course which is re
quired of all newly-commissioned
Marine officers.
Army ROTC graduates or men
with a bachelor’s degree who are
interested in the Marine officer
program are advised to contact
their PMST or Marine corps re
cruiting office respectively for an
interview.
Piano Accompanisl
Needed by Dancers
A pianist who can play Latin
American music is needed as a
dance instruction accompanist.
Hours will be on Wednesday
nights, starting Feb. 18 and con
tinuing six to eight weeks.
Interested persons should apply
through the student employment
office for an audition.
Although dad may be far away,
Invite him here for Father’s day
Dad’s Day Feb. 6, 7, 8.
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RELIGIOUS INTERNSHIP AT UP
University's First 'Danny Grad'
Works with Religious Groups
By Len Calvert
Emerald A»«i»tant Newt Editor
The University of Oregon is
I playing host this year to its first
“Danny Grad," a Danforth Foun
dation Fellow, sent here to work
with the various religious organi
zations on campus.
Jean Fuller from Ohio is Ore
gon’s “Danny Grad" who is spend
ing her year of "Christian Intern
ship,” as she calls it, working with
the University Religious Council,
the various denominational houses
maintained at Oregon and the
! YMCA and YWCA.
| There are usually 15 girls chosen
j each year as “Danny Grads” by the
Danforth Foundation for their fel
lowships. These graduate students
are then trained by the foundation
and sent out to colleges through
1 out the United States. The girls
| are always sent out of the area in
| which they live and there are no
two girls from the same state or
college, according to Miss Fuller.
Two Hours a Day
The foundation leaves the girls
to fill out their own schedules and
to work with the campus religious
I organizations in areas where the
; graduate 9ees a need. The program
is designed to be one of “self-de
velopment through service," Miss
Fuller stated. She said that the
only requirement of a graduate by
the foundation is that two hours
each day be set aside for personal
I study.
The foundation, which is 35
years old, was founded by the
family of William H. Danforth.
lounder and former president of
the Ralcston-Purino Chow com
pany. The program is carried on
under Danforth’s idea that “the
best investment is human invest
ment," according to Miss Fuller.
The foundation was started to
bring Christian work to universi
ties through the educational 8p
proach, because it was felt that the
church denominations “take care J
of their own" through their work
in campus religious houses, Miss
Fuller said.
Colleges Apply
American colleges and universi- j
' ties apply to the foundation for the
"Danny Grads." The foundation
I sends the girls to the schools which
show the most need and have the
most to offer the graduates in the
way of service, Miss Fuller said.
Oregon State college has had three
"Danny Grads”, but this is Ore
gon's first. Miss Fuller also visits
other campuses in this area while
on the Oregon campus.
Miss Fuller's pet project here on
campus is finding the amount of
interest among the students in a
Danforth Chapel. The chapel would |
function as a place of meditation
on campus, a place where students 1
could think, meditate or pray by
themselves, undisturbed, Miss Ful
ler said.
Several colleges in the United
States have Danforth Chapels. The
chapels are small, and are financ- j
ed jointly by the school and the i
foundation. Miss Fuller feels that j
such a chapel is needed and "would
be used by the University.” Sho
hopes that a group interested in
such u chapel will form and work
toward the realization of the plan.
She ■has asked that all students
who are Interested in starting such
a small, meditation chapel on cam
pus contact her at her office In
the office of student affairs.
UO Air Force Unit
Aids Area Scouts
The Air Force has a new twist
in keeping young Americu ‘‘air
minded”.
Maj. Charles J. Purcell, assist
ant professor of air science, told
recently how the UO air force unit
has been giving assistance and
training aids to nearly a dozen Ex
plorer Scout units in the Eugene
Springfield area.
Mostly juniors and seniors In
high school, the Explorers have
been granted as part of a nation
wide program the privilege of
using air force training films, air
force officers as advisors, and vari
ous facilities at air force bases.
Facilities which have been made
available on the UO campus are
the rifle range in the main KOTO
building and training in Morse
code. These two programs are held
on Monday and Tuesday evenings
under the supervision of Maj. Pur
cell and M.Sgt. Jack Bateman.
NEED HELP IN MATH?
IBM Section Decreases Hours s
Of Workers in Emerald Hall
By Al Peters
Emerald Reporter
A set of machines in Emerald
hall is almost human—the IBM's.
It has been nearly three years
since the International Business
Machine section was formed in
Emerald hall for the University
Robinson Elected
New AETA Veep
Horace Robinson, associate pro
fessor of speech and director of the
University theater, has been elect
ed- vice-president of the American
Educational Theater Association,
the professional organization of
amateur theaters.
Robinson attended the AETA
convention in Cincinnati before he
went to Stanford University for
work on his doctor’s degree. He
will return to the University of
Oregon spring term.
As vice-president of the organi
zation, Robinson will be in charge
of planning next year’s convention.
Policy Restated
On Doctor Draft
The Oregon State advisory com
mittee to the selective service sys
tem restated in a recent press re
lease its policy towards the defer
ment of physicians, dentists and
veterinarians.
Deferments in the date of entry
on duty of reservists will not be
recommended for priority one or
two men beyond June 30, 1953. De
ferment of priority three men must
be based on a definite showing that
the removal of a specific individual
will lower the professional services
in the area below a safe margin.
business office.
Since that time the number of
hours required to do much of the I
clerical work in the business office
has been cut by nearly two-thirds J
in some cases. The machines now
do such jobs as grade reports, reg
istration records, dormitory ac
counting, general deposit account- ,
ing, physical plant cost accounting |
and various statistical studies.
Prior to this time nearly three I
weeks were required to get out,
grade reports. The job is now ac
complished in only a week.
Like a Switchboard
The machines themselves are
controlled by a plate that looks
I similar to a minature telephone
j switchboard. Wires criss-cross this
I board, activating relays that
make the machine “figure and
; think.”
By setting these wires in the
proper holes, for instance, the
cards of the whole student body
can be run through and the ma
chine will pick out all the fresh
man by separating the cards. The
cards can then be run through
another machine which will list
their names or other information.
The cards are then put back in
their original order with the rest
of the cards by running them
through a sorting machine.
Based on Code System
Th e whole IBM operation is
based on a code system. When a
new student fills out an application
for admission, the information is
coded. It is then sent to the IBM
section where the codes are trans
ferred to the cards by means of
punching holes in the right places
with one of the machines. The re
sulting card is called the “master
card.” From this all other regis
tration cards are produced. All the
work, after the master card is
manually punched, is done mechan
ically.
Tl^ department is headed by W. i
E. Hirtchy. Three persons are em
ployed full time and one other part
time. These four persons operate
the nine machines required to do
the work. Training for the opera
tion of these pnachines is generally
acquired through courses offered
by IBM or by correspondence
courses. Others learn to operate
the machines by actual on-the-job
experience.
Owned by IBM Coiipany
All the machines are owned by
the International BusinessMaehine
company and are leased to the
users. If something goes wrong
with one of the machines, a com
pany repairmen repairs the ma
chine without cost. When the ma
chine becomes obsolete, it is re
placed by the company. The lease
provides for the latest available
machines and their maintenance.
Tours of the IBM section are
held occasionally, according to Mr.
Hinchy. He said, however, that ar
rangements for a tour must bo
made beforehand to permit the
setting up of the necessary ma
terials needed in the demonstration
of the machines.
Astronomer to Talk
At Alum Fireside
Second speaker in this year’s
series of Sunday evening alumni
firesides will be E. G. Ebbighausen,
associate professor of physics. Tho
fireside, sponsored by the Univer
sity Alumni association, will bo
held in the Dads' lounge of the Stu
dent Union at 7 p.m. Sunday.
The University’s leading expert
in the field of astronomy, Ebbig
hausen will speak on “Life in
Other Worlds,” a discussion of the
possibility of life on other planets,
especially Mars.
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