Partially Clearing ...
... went III* r In tnrcciwt for the
Inaugural ceremonies this after
noon. Scattered Hhiiwm are
nlwi predicted, with a high tem
per ature of 85 degree* and a
low of 43. .Monday’* high tem
perature wa* 70 degree*, with
the low 4.5.
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Daily
EMERALD
56th Y ear oj Publication
I M \ I KSITY OF OREOOX, El OENK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1954
Controversial Case ...
... of the assembly director I*
discussed in an kmerald edi
torial on page 2. Docs the Sen
ate actually find vulgarity in
the display of a woman’s ankle?
Tire Krnerald thinks not.
NO. 19
O. Meredith Wilson
By Sam Frear
Em«r«ld R«porlrr
President O. Meredith Wilson,
who will be inaugurated today,
ut the ninth president In the* Uni
versity's 82 year history. Al
though ha is being inaugurated
today. Wilson actually took over
the duties of president last
M..rch.
Wilson left a Job as secretary
of the Fund for the Advancement
of Education. a program of the
Ford Foundation after he was
unanimously elected to the of
Oct, of president by the state
board last October 27. He re
placed Harry K. Newburn who
resigned the presidency to head
a Ford Foundation agency in
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The position of presidency is
primarily administrative duties
but the' state board recognized
hit capabilities as a teacher when
Wilson's appointment also car
ried the position of.professor of
history.
Specialized in History
Wilson's academic study was
done in history with emphasis on
American history. He specialized
in colonial history. A graduate
of Brigham Young university in
1934, Wilson did graduate study
at the University of Heidelburg,
Germany, and the University of
London.
At London he studied English
history, concentrating on that of
the Tudor period. Wilson’s Ph.D.
degree was awarded at the Uni
versity of California in 1943. His
doctoral thesis was done on the
Denver and Hio Grande railroad,
a study of its historical and eco
nomic factors.
Wilson returned to Brigham
Ybung university to begin his
professional career as an assist
ant professor of history. He was
later an associate professor at
the University of Chicago and he
——
held a professorship at the Uni
versity of Utah. His last adacem
ic position before joining the
Ford Foundation waa dean of
Utah's school of arts and sci
ences from 1947 to 1948.
.Job to licsha|M- Program
In this position he gained valu
able experience as an adminis
trator. His job was to reshape
the general studies program and
to integrate more closely the
various curricula of the social
science field.
The 44-year-old educator’s last
job before assuming presidency
was with the Ford Foundation
agency responsible for the im
provement of education through
external financial means. The
focus of the program was to
improve the quality of education.
Wilson first appeared before
the student body last March 31.
Here he stressed the duties of
the University. Among them he
listed to honor the intellect and
to clarify the issues of the day.
Wilson believes that a state uni
versity is an educational agency
for the entire state and in this
capacity should do the most im
portant things that can be done
by it.
Father of Six
Wilson is a member of the
Mormon church. He lives with
hH wife and six children in the
official president's residence at
2315 McMorran street.
The president has been a mem
ber of many committees in his
academic career. Among them
are the Western Interstate com
mission of higher education and
the educational committee of the
Aspen Institute for Humanistic
studies. He is presently a mem
ber of the American Historical
society and Phi Beta Kappa.
The office of president pays a
salary of $14,000 and $1500 for
expenses.
Processional to Precede
Inauguration Ceremonies
For Ninth UO President
u. Meredith Wilson will he in
augurated as ninth president of
the University today at 2 p.m.
in McArthur court in conjunction
with the first University Charter
Day.
Wilson, who was appointed to
the presidency in October 1053,
will be inaugurated by Charles D.
Byrne, chancellor of the state
system of higher education. Pre
! ceding the inauguration cere
1 monies will be an academic pro
cessional from Fenton hall to
McArthur court. All 2 and 3
| o’clock classes have been can
! celled so that students may at
; tend the ceremonies.
—
Clarence H. Faust, president
of the Ford Foundation Fund for
the Advancement of Education,
will deliver the inaugural ad
dress on “Universities and the
Life of Reason,” immediately
following the inauguration.
Charter Day registration of
puests and alumni to the campus
for the occasion continues until
2 p.m. today on the second floor
of the Student Union.
Afternoon Reception Planned
A reception for President and
Mrs. Wilson is scheduled for this
afternoon at 4 p.m. in Gerlinger
lounge. The event is given by the
Foundation Director
To Discuss Reason
Clarence H. Faust, president
of Ford Foundation Fund for the
advancement 'of education, will
speak directly following the in
auguration of President O. Mere
' dith Wilson today.
Faust's topic is “Universities
and the Life of Reason.” The in
| auguration and speech will be in
(.McArthur court at 2 p.m.
A graduate of North Central *
| college. Naperville, 111., and an !
j ordained Evangelical minister,;
Faust also holds an M.A. and
Ph.D. from the University of
| Chicago. He has taught at the
University of Chicago, Stanford
| university and the University of
Arkansas. He became a full pro
fessor and was appointed dean j
of the graduate library school at
the University of Chicago in
1941.
In 1950 Faust was appointed
Performance Gets
Standing Ovation
A standing ovation by more
than 800 persons greeted Com
poser Ernest Bloch Monday night
as the Griller String quartet ,
opened the Charter Day celebra
tion in the Student Union ball
| room.
Bloch, noted Swiss-born com
poser who now lives in Oregon,
was introduced at the conclu
sion of the first Pacific Coast
presentation of his Quartet No.
4. Bloch, who is 74 years old, now
lives at Agate Beach, where he
j devotes his time to music,
j ■ Bloch’s work was one of three
presented by the quartet. The
Griller String quartet is in resi
dence at the University of Cali
fornia. Its members are Sidney
Griller, first violin: Jack O'Brien,
second violin; Philip Burton, vi
ola ,and Colin Hampton, violin
cello.
Other works performed in the
Monday night concert were Mo
zart’s Quartet in D minor and
Beethovens Quartet in E flat,
Opus 127.
Higher Education Institutions Represented
Delegates from nearly 250
American colleges and universi
ties and 64 social and learned
societies and fraternities are at
tending today's Charter Day and
Inauguration ceremonies, accord
ing to a list released by the of
fice of O. Meredith Wilson, Uni
versity president.
Among the colleges and uni
verities represented on campus
today are Harvard, William and
Mary, Yale, Princeton. Washing
ton and Lee, Rutgers, and Dart
mouth,
Harvard is the oldest institu
tion of higher learning represent
ed, and Fuller Theological Sem
inary, established in 1947, is
the newest.
Also represented will be the
United Chapters of Phi Beta
Kappa, the oldest college fra
ternity in the United States. In
addition to social fraternities and
sororities, such societies as the
Association of American Rhodes
Scholars, the Mathematical As
sociation of America, and the
American Association of School
Administrators have representa
tives present.
head of the fund for advance
ment of education by the Ford
Foundation and was made presi
dent in 1951.
The 53-year-old Faust has co
authored three books. One of
these is "Jonathan Edward,” pub
lished in 1935.
Faculty Women’s club and also is
open to students.
The Alumni association Char
ter Day dinner is the concluding
event of the day. Zechariah Cha
fee, professor of law from Har
vard university, will speak at
the dinner on the topic, “If the
Salt has Lost Its Savor.” Ad
mission to the dinner is by res
ervation for alumni only. Chafee
also will speak at 8 p.m. in Mc
Arthur court.
Sc.ieiftist Speaks to Audience
Julian Huxley, famed English
biologist, spoke to a Charter Day
audience this morning. Huxley
spoke on “The Bearing of Sci
entific Knowledge on Belief in a
Free Society.”
First event of Charter Day
was a concert Monday by the
Gnller String quartet, now in
residence at the University of
California.
“The University’s Responsibil
ity in the Tradition of Freedom”
has been the theme of this year’s
Charter Day. Charter Day will
become an annual campus event,
according to William C. Jones,
dean of administration.
Charter Day Events
2-3:30 p.m.Academic processional, moving from Fenton hall
to McArthur court.
Inauguration of President O. Meredith Wilson, Mc
Arthur court.
Speech by Clarence II. Faust, McArthur court.
4 p.m. Reception tor President and Mrs. Wilson, Gerlinger
lounge.
6 p.m. Alumni a>sociation dinner, Student Union ballroom.
8 p.m. Speech by Zechariah Chafee, McArthur court.
Chafee to Give
Evening Talk
Zeehariah Chafee, Harvard
law professor, will address dele
gates to Oregon's Charter Day
ceremonies at 8 p.m. tonight in
the Student Union ballropm.
“If the Salt Has Lost Its Sa
vor ...” will be the topic of
Chafee’s address.
The 69-year-old Chafee has
ZECHARIAH CHAFEE
Harvard Law Professor
been a professor of law at Har
vard university since 1919. He
began teaching there in 1916.
He is the author of more than
20 books, his latest being "How
Hi»ian Rights dot Into the Con
stitution," published in 1952. His
other books include "Freedom of
Speech," "The Inquiring Mind,”
"Free Speech in the United
States,” and “Government and
Mass Communications.”
At the present time, Chafee is
chairman of the board of direc
tors of the Builders Iron Foun
dry in Massachusetts. In 1948,
he was the United States’ dele
gate to the UN Geneva confer
ence and has been a member of
the UN committee on Freedom
of Information and the Press
since 1947.
He is also a member of the
American Bar association, Phi
Beta Kappa and the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He was graduated from Brown
university with a bachelor of
arts degree. He also holds a
bachelor of laws degree from
the Harvard law school and a
doctor of laws degree from St.
Johns university in Brooklyn.
Tonight’s address will be made
in conjunction with the Alumni
association Charter Day dinner,
which is by invitation only. The
address following the dinner,
however, is open to the public.