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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1954)
Spring Term Includes Many Cultural Events by MARLENE SCOTT imarald Feature Writer II lil<( V I « * 11)f as *l snock 10 mothers indoctrinated with tales of Oregon's fabled spring term picnics, but their sons and daugh ters are also subjected to the cultural influence of a varied pro gram of concerts, plays and lectures. Designed to supplement classroom instruction, the program attracts all types of students from the would-be drama star to tlx- honor roll student taking advantage of the extra-curricular opportunities orrerea, to the poll tlcal science major who wanta to know what makea dictatora, to the journalism atudent covering a lec ture. Lectures, on topics rang ing from atomic energy to literary criticisms and sources of ancient history, are presented each Wednesday evening aa the brows ing room lecture portion of the cultural program. The weekly lectures have in cluded speeches by visiting assem bly lecturers, as well as by mem bers of the University faculty. The subjects relate current trends and problem* to great books and writ ers in the fields of literature, landscape architecture, science, history, economics and political science. Princeton I’rofi-ivir Spcaki Speakers this term have includ ed Benjamin Dean Alerrit, profes sor of classics at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton; El Ueo Vivaa, professor of moral and intellectual philosophy at North western university; J. F. Powers, author; William Williams, assis tant professor of history; F. M. Combellack, associate professor of Classic languages; R. T. Ellickson. head of the physics department and F. A. Cuthbert, professor of landscape architecture. Still to appear before the Uni versity audience are Simeon E. Deland, dean of the college of lib eral arts ind professor of econom ics at Northwestern university, who will speak on the "Urban Fringe and Its Problems," and Ronald S. Crane, professor emer itus of English at the University of Chicago, whose topic is “Some Trends in the Study of Litera ture." "» The browsing room lectures arc sponsored by the Association of Patrons and Friends of the Uni versity of Oregon Library and the library. James H. Gilbert, profes sor emeritus of economics, is chairman of the association. Assembly speakers this term have emphasized the historical and political aspects, with side trips lnto'character sketches, cosmology and writing. Lindsay lectures A member of the British parlia ment, Kenneth Lindsay, spoke on "Politics in the Atomic Age: Chal lenge to Universities.” "The Con duct of Foreign Policy" was dis cussed by Historian Henry S. Commager, and Cornelia Stabler presented "Personality Portraits." Other lecturers have included Delbert Oberteuffer on “The Con servation of Human Resources;" Theodore Morrison on "The Pleas ures and Pains of a Writer," and Herman Bondi on “Cosmology." Ralph Bunche is scheduled to speak May 18. Various organizations and hon orarles have featured other speak ers throughout the term. Among these have been Laurence H. Sny der, dean of the University of Ok lahoma graduate school, who spoke to a meeting of Sigma Xi on the practical application of genetics, and Dave Barney, edi tor of Reed college Quest, who spoke to the Press club on his trip to Russia. On a musical note, the Univer sity co-sponsors wdth the Eugene Civic Music association a series of concerts in McArthur1 court. Metropolitan soprano Nadine Con ner and Vocalists Adele Addison and Lawrence Winters are among those who have appeared under the auspices of the association. Theater Contribute* Play* The University theater haa con tributed to the program thin term with it* mimical production, “One Touch of Venu*." Arthur Miller’a new play, "The Crucible," will be prenented by the group atarting May 21. All Univeraity atudenta are eligible to participate in the playa. The French department added to the drama aection this term when atudenta preaented the modem French play, “Knock." A special program of coffee houra for viaiting apeakera la vpopaored by the Student Union coffee hour forum committee. The speakers are subjected to an in formal barrage of questions from the students. IT PAYS TO PATRONIZE EMERALD ADVERTISERS TEN YEAR PLAN ... FOR BUHPIM6 Oregon Gets Face Lifting by Carolyn Keith Em»r»ld R«porter What's that? Another building going up you way ? Oh no, — what next? Perhaps this Is the feeling many of the University students have, each time they walk across the old campus, or up to Mac Court, or to John Straub hall. In each of these spots on the campus, con struction is now going on. Kric W. Allen hall, the new Jour nalism building, will be ready for use next fall. McArthur Court will have a new section of seats added to it to ac commodate larger crowds. New Dorm by *55 By the fall of 1955, the men of the University will have a new dormitory to replace tbe old Vets dorms. What does all this building con struction mean anyway? Has the University gone "building-crazy?” The answer, of course, is no. The current University building expansion is a result of a long range building program adopted by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education in 1944. The program provided for the building of necessary facilities on all of the state college campuses be tween the years of 1946-1956. The reason for the expansion j program was to provide adequate facilities to accommodate the in crease in enrollment immediately after the war and for the future. Spreads State Funds The building program, in ex tending over the 10-year period, provided for certain building pro jects on each campus to be com pleted biennually. In this way, state funds were “spread out” so the program would not work too great a hardship on taxpayers all at one time. This year, 1954, marks yie eighth year of this 10-year peri od^ In these eight years the Uni versity of Oregon has undergone many changes, according to Bill Hargroves, who has worked with the physical plant on the construc tion of these buildings. Two of the first projects to be completed under this 10-year pro gram were an addition to the Uni versity’s music school and the con struction of the University Thea ter. Carson hall, the women's “hotel dorm” was completed next. The Erb Memorial Student Union was opened in 1950. This was a gift of alumnae and friends oi the Uni versity and was not paid for Wv*h taxpayers’ money. Pool Planned Next Completion of the science build ing and Commonwealth hall brought the campus up to its pres ent size. Other construction done on cam pus in the last few years has been the remodeling of Deady, Friendly and Villard halls, and the old Uni versity high school. These pro jects were done by our own Uni versity of Oregon physical plant, independent of the long-rauyo building program. In the next two years the majei* building project proposed tc com plete this long-range program, He the building of the much-needed men's swimming pool. Set-up Explained (Continued from fane sine) three-hour test is given twice a year at approximately 1000 selec tive service centers. It is designed in such a way as to test scholas tic aptitude and the ability io learn. It is not, an “achievement test.” Whot mokes o Lucky taste better? "IT’S TOASTED" to taste better! _o WHY do thousands of college smokers from coast to coast prefer Luckies to all other brands? BECAUSE Luckies taste better. WHY do Luckies taste better? BECAUSE Lucky Strike means fine tobacco. 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