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Amherst student rides boxcars for thesis AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Ted Con over’s classroom was a rolling boxcar, his first big test a fight with a drunken hobo. He fell off a train, foraged through garbage cans for food and got lice in his hair. The Amherst College student rode the rails for 31/i months, living the life of a railroad tramp, to research his senior thesis. He found that it wasn’t all bad. “There's something about jumping on a freight train that just feels right,” said Conover, a 23-year-old anthropology major from Denver. "It’s the feeling of the wind in your face and the train pulling you along. I think there's some truth to the saying that every red-blooded American boy should hop a train." Conover rode the rails for 10,000 miles last fall, criss-crossing the American West to study what author John Steinb eck called "the last free men.” Conover said he didn’t want to “suffer in the library” researching his thesis, so he spent a semester observing or inter viewing 460 tramps. He estimates there are at least 10,000 hobos living in the United States today. ‘‘They’re invisible to most of us," he noted. “But there’s a romance about tramps. They’ve found something valuable that the rest of us have missed." But Conover also discovered some unpleasant realities about the life of a tramp. "I went 2Vi weeks without a shower once," he said. "My friends thought it sounded romantic to get really dirty. But when I got lice it took away a lot of the romance.” Conover has concluded that tramps play an important role in society. "They define our society," he explained. "A person can’t be great unless there's someone who isn’t great Tramps are our (grade) Fs. They know that in society's eyes, they've blown it." Most tramps, he found, are middle aged or elderly men who either can’t or won’t work. They are loners without friends or family, bound together by a sttrange mix of failure, camaraderie and mutual distrust. Although the transistor radio has replaced the lonely strains of a harmon ica, a tramp’s life is pretty much the same today as it was 100 years ago, Conover said. ALDERWOOD 1860-84 Aider? Furnished one bedroom next to campus. $229. No children, pets Manager 484-6113. ROYAL TERRACE 625 E. 16th Furnished one bedroom. Ideal campus loca tion, $229. Manager 686-9479. SOUTHGATE 2345 Patterson One bedroom, pool, sauna, parking, $269. Manager 686-0072 after 2:30. 1085 PATTERSON Large semi-furnished studio, laundry facilities, parking, Summer rates, $139 CATALPA 1425 West 8th Very clean two bedroom in quiet adult complex, $229-$249 Manager 484-9067. IPM CO., REALTOR 1065 HIGH ST. 485-8252 2478:tfn FURNISHED AND UNFURNISHED one and two bedroom apartments near campus $175 to $225 summer rates 485-0359,484-1619 2337:tfn CLOSE, ECONOMICAL, COMFORTABLE one bedroom apartment Furnished/unfur nished. Reserve now. 735 E. 17th, 345-4663, 344-1583.5^1 ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS 9 windows, assorted sizes, second story of old house across from campus. $200 Available June. John 687-9643.__5^2 SUMMER SUBLET Large 2 bedroom furnished apartment across from campus. Nice view, covered parking, laundry, reasonable rent. Call 683-7603 5-22 SUMMER SUBLET Spacious three bedroom apartment. Furnished, with deck, south light, many extras One block from campus. 683-52955-19 BLACKSTONE MANOR APARTMENTS 1750 ALDER Now taking applications. One, two bedroom furnished apatments. $250 and up._560:tfn SUMMER SUBLET: 2'/j bedroom, pool, balcony, fireplace, dishwasher, June 15-August 31. Pay no June rent. Close to campus. For details 683-5440 _5-22 AVAILABLE JUNE 15. Two bedroom apartment, fully furnished, pool, laundry, parking. 1 block from campus 686-0677.5-21 LARGE FURNISHED ONE bedroom apartment with 2 twin beds, laundry, covered parking, one block from campus Available June 15. Call now 683-5520. A steal at $180 month.5-20 1790 ALDER Frat house Excellent location, ideal coopera tive living. 22 bedrooms, community kitchen, open living areas. Lease $2,000, sale $185,000. 686-8369.554:tfn FUNKY, OLDER HOME in Fairmont area. Two bedrooms, large fenced yard, appliances, fireplace, garage. $315. 686-8369 555 tfn QUADS Clean, quiet, modern $135 including utilities THE BROWN DERBY 441 E 17th Manager #10 683-7353 or 686-1049,683-2733 _2218:ttn CAMPUS QUADS 475 East 15th $109-$129 Room In house plus quad Kitchen privleges. Resident Manager 343-0459 evenings WESTSIDE 601 West 11th $152.50 Beautiful quad with private bath, and refrigera tor in each unit. Share kitchen Carpets, drapes, laundry facilties Manager 683-2887 IPM CO., REALTOR 1065 HIGH ST. 485-8252 _2079 tfn QUADS NOW RENTING Beginning $139 Private 'k bath, private refrigerator. CAMPUS COURT OUADS 1544 Alder 686-1075 _2189:tfn $145 INCLUDING UTILITIES. CLEAN, QUIET QUADS. 'k block from campus on E 16th Furnished, private bath and refrigerator Air conditioned 345-1272._1882:tfn 1728 FERRY Quads Share kitchen and bath $119 Manager 683-8796. M-W-F 5-7 , T-Th-Sat 12-2 IPM CO., REALTOR 1065 HIGH ST. 485-8252 2000:tfn QUAD AVAILABLE NOW Private bath, refrigerator, $125 553 East 18, #2 JEAN TATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 1756 Willamette St 683-2271 417 5-20 738 E 16th Now renting, private bath, Vi block from campus 343-8024 223:tfn LARGE QUADS $105 month. utilities payed Vi block from campus 1827 Harris 485-8859 Also apartment subleases available5-21 QUADS SUMMER RATES $85 month Starts June 16 1360 ALDER 485-4167527:tfn QUADS-FALL 1981 $125 month on 9Vi month lease from Sept. 1 $114 month. For reservations 485-4167 136QALDER ST 526 tin Lost/Found LOST: KEY RING with 6 keys. Last seen on the stair case of 3rd floor Gerlinger If found call 686-6193. Reward509 LOST- BLUE JEAN JACKET with Grateful Dead embroidery on back Please! If found contact Ned at 485-9707; if gone, leave message. $10 reward5-20 LOST: Kyes on Paralyzer key ring on campus grounds Saturday evening Call 683-344?. 5-19 Events FREE PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOVIET DISSIDENT LITERATURE •MAY 19: LECTURE, “THE WRITER AND FREEDOM” (7 pm, 138 Gilbert) •MAY 20: SYMPOSIUM, “HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOVIET LITERATURE" with V. VOINOVICH, A. SINIAVSKY. L. SCHROETER (7 pm, 150 Geology) •MAY 21: LECTURE by Russian writer and critic ANDREI SINAVSKY (Abraim Tertz) (7 pm. 177 Lawrence) •MAY 22: FILM, SOLZHENITSYN'S THE FIRST CIRCLE J. Rice discussant. 7 & 9 pm, 107 Lawrence) SPONSORED BY: UO RUSSIAN « EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES CENTER and the Oregon Committee for the Humanites. 499:5-22 ECKANKAR A Way of Life FREE TALK SERIES Tonight: “Learning Through Dreams” 8 pm, Cenlury Room "A" EMU 551:5-19 MT. ST. HELENS SYMPOSIUM May 17,18,19 Tuesday Schedule 12-4 pm EMU Film Series 2-5 pm EMU discussions on social, economic, environmental, and scientific effects of Mt. St Helens eruption 7:30 pm 150 Geology Psychological effects of the eruption. 8:30 pm 150 Geology. Journalist’s Perspective of Covering the Eruption FREE Sponsored by the Outdoor Program 525:5-19 “THE STARVING STRINGS” Hot Bluegrass Band available for your Memorial Day parly Price negotiable- We just want to play 682-1182__ 5-20 LAST CHANCE This year to hear UO JAZZ LAB BANDS Friday, May 22 8 pm Beall Concert Hall $2 general $1 students, seniors 552 5-22 University Theatre Presents ANYTHING GOES by Cole Porter May 22. 23, 27-30 8 pm Robinson Theatre $4 50 $2 75 UO students & seniors, $3.50 other students 686-4191 519:5-29 COME TO THE GREATEST TALENT SHOW ON EARTH! THURSDAY, MAY 21 7 PM In the EMU Ballroom. Only $.50 admis sion at the door Take a break and watch the (almost) stars come out 508 5-20 WOMEN'S FILMS 81 PRESENTS The Making Of The Dinner Party Johanna Demetrakas sensitive yet objective documentary chronicles the communal process that brought nearly 400 volunteers toether to complete a mammouth project conceived by Judy Chicago - a celebration of women from the beginning for recorded history to the present. TUESDAY, MAY 19 7:30 PM 177 LAWRENCE $1.25 Children under 12 free Sponsored by Media-Rites. 1981 Women s Symposium, EMU Cultural Forum. 553:5- 1J) THE BIJOU THEATRE 492 E 13th (at Ferry St) 686-BIJU The Best Sound System The Best Theatre in Town Admission $2 Ask about The Bijou's "spilt-ticket" double feature admission policy. PICK UP SPRING SCHEDULE AT THE BIJOU. HOW I WON THE WAR “John Lennon in Richard Lester's near bril liant black comedy about war, death, and truth.” Nightly at 7:30 pm Alice’s Restaurant The past mirrors the future. Stars Arlo Guthrie. Music by Arlo Guthrie, Joni Mitchell, Woody Guthrie. Nightly at 9:30 pm Coming May 21-27 One Sings, the Other Doesn’t w/ The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe May 28-June 3 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie w/ The Phantom of Liberty 511:5-20' CINEMA 7 10th & Olive-Atrium Building 687-0733 Eugene Premieres start Saturday through May 20 GATES OF HEAVEN In his first feature Errol Morris set out to film a minor local news item: the grounds of a pet cemetery were being sold for a housing proj ect, and its occupants were to be exhumed and moved the experience proved to be traumatic for pet owners and cemetery entrepreneurs alike What emerges is an often sad, but usually hilarious meditation on the American coul, its myths and obsessions about love, life and death. Plus the short film WERNER HERZOG EATS HIS SHOE Herzog honors a vow he made to Errol Morris that he would eat his shoe if Morris actually made one of the films he'd talked about Morris did (Gates of Heaven) and Herzog, true to his word, returned to Berkeley to consume of his desert boots in classic, obsessive Herzog style Complete showings of both films 7:30 6 9:30 PRIVATE HELP FROM FRIENDS. Free pregnancy testing 687-8651 4680:U SUMMER STORAGE FOR YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS Clean-Dry-Secure Sizes 5 x 5, 5 x 10 and larger SELF STOR West 11 th at Berlelson 344-2710 349:6-8 Politically minded? THE POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT UNION will be holding its election of officers for next year All students who are interested in domestic and interna tional politics, come and attend the meeting this Thursday, May 7th at 4 00pm. EMU Room to be posted 368:5-7 GET FAST, DEPENDABLE SERVICE on Alterations at Slegmund's Cleaners 821 E 13th Ave 181 UWH MAKE MONEY! Recycling Your Clothes! RAGS TO RICHES buys, consigns, and trades secondhand clothing for men and women For appointment: 344-7039 360 E 11th 1881 UWF DUFFYS HUMP NITE Wednesday May 20 Live music with THE BOYS $1.75 Pitchers 9-11 pm Slide into the weekend at Duffy's Miller or Milter Lite on tap 532 5-20 SANDEL OPTICAL • Full Service Contact Lens Clinic • Hard, Flex, Soft Contacts • Regular and Designer Frames • Personalized Seryice • Established tor Twenty Years You’ll Be Looking Good 1614 J Street Spfd 747-3098 _ _ 252:tfn NEED VITAMINS? Save 20% off regular price everyday. Radiance, Schiff, Thompson, and others NATURAL VITAMIN SHOPPE 945 Garfield (across from Mr Steak), 343-6305. Monday-Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5 271 ttn HAVE A PARTY! VIDA BARN Call evenings 896-3913 tfn PLEASE RETURN MY FRONT SIGN I don't have the money for a new one Thanks, LENNY Lenny's Gourmet Hot Dogs & Video Games in the Courtyard_?88 tfn DUFFY’S presents The Sneakers TUESDAY, MAY 19 9:30 pm 520 5-19 PLANNING TO REGISTER FOR SUMMER SESSION? Don't forget to file your INTENT TO REGISTER CARD Stopy by Room 64 PLC or the Registrar's Office 705:5-22 DERVA Happy Birthday, now we won t be bored on Friday nightsl 5-19 WANTED: FULL GOSPEL CHRISTIAN STUDENTS to attend international conference ■< on campus evangelism (Sept. 2-6. 1981) to receive training on how to reach you campus for Christ in fall of 81 Scholarships available For details write Conference, PO Box 1799, Gainesville, FI 32602 or call 904-275-6000 ____5-22 PLEASE RETURN MY FRONT SIGN I don't have the money for a new one Thanks, LENNY Lenny's Gourmet Hot Dogs & Video Games in the Courtyard. 388 tfn FIRST TIME IN EUGENE THE BOYS Appearing at DUFFY'S Wednesday thru Saturday May 20-May 23 This group is the next Loggins & Messina 531:5-22 YOU ARE NOT ALONE Nearly 90% of all women have unwanted hair Our modern solution to this embarassing beauty problem outdates the old fashioned, painful needle process It’s safe It's gentle, it works Call today. Marian. Graduate Specialist in Electrology and Skin Care, 687-918T._539 5-21 REBECCA KURTZ Metaphorically speaking, the phenomenology of your genesis requires the mtersubjective self to open all letters and packages and, at the risk of unexpurgated anomie, get down and party Happy B-day Becky1 5 19 ASKLEPIADS! There will be a meeting tonight at 7 pm at 1000 Alder Street. Election for new officers and a guest speaker Refreshments will be provided._5-19 MICK I hope you don't kick back not on you 21st! Love-n-rock-n-roll, T.D.T. 5-19 PHI PSI’S Thanks for the drinks and dancing, What a fun date! Having Moms and Dads there, made it extra-specially great! Love THE KAPPAS 5-19 IT’S READY THE SUMMER SCHEDULE OF CLASSES So pick one up today1 Stop by Room 64 PLC or the Registrar's Office 5?6 5-22 JOHN BRAVER 9:04.8- GOOD JOB SATURDAY I knew you'd do it1 I've sat in the east grand stands all year to see you quality, go tor it at Pac-10, you stud! FAN IN THE EAST GRANDSTANDS 5-19 ENGLISH MAJORS: Come to a panel discus sion of exciting career opportunities for you Thursday, May 21 t 3:30. 204 Condon __ 563:5-21 DON’T LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL AWAY UNNOTICED Remember 'em all with a SPRING FUNG For $1 50 you get 20 words to dedicate, inspire, remember or admire. Only if placed by 1 pm June 5 at the usual locations: 300 EMU, UO Bookstore, EMU Main Desk 5-19 DUFFY'S Luncheon Special TODAY IS Irene's Beer Cheese Soup & Salad Reg $2 25 Today $1.75 533:5-22 SOCIOLOGY MAJORS: The Peer Advising Program in 639 PLC is now accepting applications for Fall term Students interested will be gaining valuable experience while earning credit._5-20 Pofluck dinner for ALASKANS May 28, 1981 Call 683-7737 for details, 5-21 CHI-O JULIE You should be more careful on Saturday nights about where you partake of the earthy delights I've sent them to Portland, sealed with a kiss; I hope you can wrangle your way our of this! 5-19
