COLORFUL EVOLUTION
Browsing Room History
Follows That of School
By Motlie Monroe
Emerald Reoortor
The Adelaide Church Memorial
room, more commonly known as
the browsing room, which is
holding its open house Thursday
from 3 to 5 p.m., is probably the
least familiar part of the Stu
dent Union to most'of the stu
dents.
Its evolution is closely tied in
with the University and Univer
sity personalities. Though it was
located in the University Library
from 1937 to 1950. the Browsing
Room, furnishings, rugs, drapes,
pictures, book collections and all.
were moved to the second level
of the Student Union and made
into an almost exact copy of its
predecessor.
The browsing room furnishings
were designed in 1938 by Miss
Brownell Frazier and a commit
tee of art school faculty mem
bers. Tables, easy chairs, lamps,
drapes, davenports ... all were
planned carefully by the commit
tee to fit into the relaxed, in
formal air of the room.
Bugs Come from China
The three large Chinese nigs
covering the floor were made in
North China, and secured from
an art dealer ir. Japan.
The two large, carved Cora
mandel screens, each with six
panels, came from India. The rest
of the room is done in soft nat
ural tones and pastels.
Among several fine book col
lections located in cases along
the walls is the Pauline Potter
Homer Collection, the first spe
cial group of books placed in
the Browsing Room in 1937.
This collection was established
in 1919, in memory of the stu
dent, a former member of the
library staff for whom it is
named. Volumes are added an
nually to the collection, which
now numbers approximately 850.
Tea a Regular Feuture
The Silver Tea for the benefit
of the Homer Memorial collection
has become a regular feature of
commencement exercises. Funds
from this tea are used to pur
chase additional books.
Another notable feature is the
Ethel- Sawyer Collection, located
directly opposite the Browsing
room's swinging doors. Ethel
Sawyer was Browsing Room li
brarian from 1937 to 1942. Her
collection is a general one. but
contains a number of volumes
dealing with all phases of liter
ature.
Located in special cases in the
West wing of the room is a cir
culating print collection of old
masters and modernists. There
are 800 prints available for cir
culation to students and towns
people.
Miss Bernice Rise, current
Readers Consultant and Brows
ing Room librarian, is perhaps
most responsible for the cultural
activities connected with the Un
iversity of Oregon Browsing
Room, and the outstanding na
tional recognition the room has
received.
She has developed programs
designed to stimulate student in
terest in literature and contem
porary thought.
Wednesday evening lecures are
given by faculty members on sig
nificant phases of U.S. cultural
heritage. The lectures are "well
attended'' by both students and
Eugene residents, according to
Miss Rise. They are sponsored
by the Association of Patrons
and Friends of the University
Library and the University li
brary. plus student groups.
Friday IaH'tures Given
Friday evening lecture-forums
are equally familiar to students.
This series of eight lectures is
sponsored by the SU and the
library. Oregon students and fac
ulty members may attend, as
well as interested townspeople.
There are several contests held
in connection with the browsing
room. The Peter Pauper Press
essay contest is open to under
graduates who submit essays on
subjects dealing with reading and
the art of fine bookmaking. Priz
es are awarded at the all-campus
sing. Junior Weekend. •
Also awarded Junior Weekend
is the Josephine Evans Har
pham Silver Cup. This trophy
is given to the students living
organization which is “judged
to have stimulated among its
members during the current year
the greatest interest in the house
library program as a means to
ward more and better reading."
There arc more than 3,000 vol
umes in the traveling library of
the browsing room. These books
circulate among 48 living organ
izations. All types of literature
are included.
Browsing room hours are from
7 to 10 a.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m.
weekdays: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays,
and 2 to 3 and 7 to 9 p.m., Sun
days.
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University School of Music
To Sponsor Student Recital
The University school of mu
sic will sponsor a student recital
Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school
of music auditorium.
Students who will appear in
clude Mary Louise Hudson, Ray
Hill, Sharon Pederson, Patricia
Taylor. Sharron McCabe, Jean
Millhollen, Glenn Benner and
Mary Ann Megale. Accompanists
will be Mar)’ Sweeney, Alleen
Hudson, Margery Zinlker and
Pat Finch.
Miss Hudson will play ’•Haba
nera.” by Ravel, and "Ballade in
G Minor.” by Brahms; Hill will
sing "Draw Near. All Ye Peo
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and Fair,” from "Theodora,” by
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"Sonata in G minor." "Adagio."
and "Non troppo preato,” by Tar
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MiUliollen will play "Nocturne
in B major," by Chopin. Benner
will play “Morceau Symphoni
que,” by Guilrnant, and Miss Me*
gale will play "Sonata; Opus 10.
No. 1.” and "Allegro molto e con
brio," by Beethoven.
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