Spring Term Includes
Many Cultural Events
by MARLENE SCOTT
imarald Feature Writer
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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.”
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