Oregon daily emerald., November 21, 1959, HOMECOMING EDITION, Page Three, Image 6

Karl Onfhank honored...
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at the University. Onthank Joined
a local organization which later
affiliated with Alpha Tan Omega.
Am an undergraduate, he wan ac
tive in many campus affairs, lh
cludlng the freshman football
team and In the campus YMCA.
Ills high academic standing
throughout college earned him
membership In Friars, senior
incn's lifetime honorary.
Onthank began his varied col
lege career in engineering, tried
Journalism, finally graduated in
French. Me worked with Dean
Krlc Allen of the School of Jour
nalism his first year here. On
thank is the only person ever to
t>e elected to the editorships of j
The Kmerald and the Oregana.
Returns to Hood Itlver
Upon graduation In 1913, On
thank returned to his home In
Ifdjud River (he whs bom in New
Jersey i, to become principal of
Frankton school for a year. Uy
1915 the ambitious young student
hud earned his MA. He worked
in public education at Tillamook
until 1916 when he returned to
the University as President
Campbell's secretary. Onthank
had now embarked upon the ad
ministrative career which was to
bring him close to the lives and
hearts of Oregon educators and
students for nearly half a cen
tury.
In 1930, after returning from
studies at Columbia and Stanford
universities. Onthank filled a
newly-created position, that of
dean of personnel administration,
serving In that capacity until
IMS. Again developing with the
University, Onthank received an
other new post, associate dean of
student affairs, where he worked
closely with Student Affairs Di
rector Donald DuShane in re
vamping Oregon’s administrative
structure.
Post-war changes
"There were many administra
tive changes, largely due to post
war conditions over a two or three
year period," explains Onthank
"We began to realize that pre
viously the dean of men and dean
of women's offices had not been
too well coordinated or developed.
It was during this post-war
growth spurt that the Office of
Student Affairs was created."
The job of placing graduates
loomed especially necessary with
the influx of veterans, and On
thank has taken great satisfac
tion in "helping graduates to
land on their feet.”
"We felt our obligation was not
only to educate them we weren’t
through until we got them in con
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tact with a job.” Onthank fondly
calls his office a "broker'#
agency” wince "we don’t actually
place anybody; we just bring the
graduate and employer together."
Permanent Club secretary
A rj important contact with
prospective employers ha» come
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Friars tap tonight for new members
Frlara, Hcnior men'll honorary,
will hold ita 50th annual reunion
during Homecoming Weekend, ac
cording to I^tri Onthank, annot
ate dean of students.
During the Homecoming dance
interm issiona, Friars will tap new
mem hern. Selection*! are made an
nually at the Homecoming dance.
Members of the honorary are
chosen on the basis of service to
the University. “Friars are se
lected by members with the per
petual idea of honors to those
who have been outstanding at
the University and present hope
for outstanding service in the
future," said Onthank.
Onthank said many alumni
Friars will be present at the re
union and the other alumni
events scheduled during the
weekend. "It is a characteristic
of the Friars that they are the
type of men who typically retain
their interest and service to the
University in alumni service,”
Onthank said.
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