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10 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY -MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1913 NEWS AND REVIEWS FROM UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE Portland Student Honored by Harvard Classmates; igan Union Largest In Country; Anthropological Ex - - - hibits at -Berkeley; Other .Campus News, . tlnformatlon for these columns is fur nished Dy a commmee ui uia ; branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae. J ' ' Harvard University. . - In the senior election of officers at Harvard last week the third highest honor, that of third marshal, went to Xouls Hunt Mills, of Portland, Oregon . a varsity oarsman and football player, The first marshal is Kobert Treat Paine Storer. of Boston, captain of the winning football team, and the second marshal is Quentin Reynolds, of Mont- . clair, N. J, captain of the varsity crew. Preparing for the opening of the new freshman dormitories, where the whole . entering class will be quartered togeth er, beginning nest fall, the faculty com mittee in charge has commenced to form " Its plana for their administration. There . wlH be three halls Smith, tha largest, ' containing rooms for 200, Gore accom modating Its, and Standish 135. Each building will have its own living and dining rooms. Board will be furnished by the college, at a cost which will proo- ably b set at $5 a week, though con - cession will be made. The rooms will : b at different prices also running from the standard of $150 down to $35. In -this matter also concessions will be made to men of all means, who would perhaps earn their rooms If they were living outside the dormitories. All members of the class will be required - to live in the building, but this rule will ordinarily be waived In favor of those Vho wish to live at home. The men in the buildings will not be under strict government, and -will possess about the same freedom they now enjoy. An anonymous graduate has endowed a professorship of Latin-American his- .' tory and economics, .to familiarize stu dents with the Importance of American interests in South America, and to give to them a knowledge of the history and ' economic conditions of those countries. The snrplus from the fund, if any, will go to the purchase of books in connec tion with the subject If at any time the university decides to withdraw this professorship, it will be at liberty to use the money otherwise. . During the Christmas recess Harvard will entertain the Modern Language as. soclation of America, which will hold its thlrtv-first annual session here, in conjunction with the American Phllo loRtcal association, on the last three days of this month. dent body as a whole. It has outgrown its present quarters, however, and Is de voting every energy to the raising of funds with which to build and equip a new clubhouse. A plan to establish in Ann Arbor n stove factory and sales office, for the purpose of employing student labor was presented to the board of regents by L. D. Smith, owner or a uetroit compwij. Two local concerns have submitted plans to the working students' committee with the same purpose in view. It Is believed that these projects will prove highly beneficial to self-supporting stu dents. tlon halls, and argue that there I not a sufficient demand for a union. ' t r, Rice .Institute. , Beveral University extension lecture courses have -already been inaugurated by the Rice Institute, which began this fall its second academic year. The new university is utilizing members of its regular staff In this extension work, whose advantages are open to the public without matriculation fee or admission requirement. University of California. The daily life of the ancient cliff dwellers is exhibited in the new per manent "Southwestern Indian Hall," lust added to the museum of anthropol ogy of the University of California, in San Francisco. Two other phases or aboriginal life are abundantly illustrat ed In the same new hall the town dwelling arts, crafts, rites and indus tries of the Pueblo Indians, and the life of war and the chase led by the nomadic tribes of the southwest, such as the wild Apaches, Navajos, Pimas, Papagos and Walapals. The museum is open free to the public dally, except Monday, with free lectures every Sunday at 3 o ciock. It has four other large permanent ex hibition halls Egyptian, Greek, Peru vian and Callfornian besides smaller unit collections. The collections of this museum'' of anthropology are said to be worth from $8,000,000 to $5,000,000. They are the gift to the university of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. The department of anthropology Is extending Its useful ness by field investigations of Indian languages and customs, by correspond ence courses In anthropology, and by sending out to any school that desires traveling loan collections Illustrating life among the Indians. '--XJiiAliritj of PennsjrlTi There are only 17 physically perfect men among the 1261 students in the freshman class in the college depart' ment of , the University of Pennsylvania, according to statistics compiled by Or. R. Tait McKensle, the director of physi cal education. Dr. McKensie said at Philadelphia last week that, although the percentage of physical defectives is large, the number Is smaller tnis yea than in any previous freshman class. Dr. William Campbell Hosey, the uni versity's opthalmologist, reported that more than one-third of the freshman class" have defects In eyesight The nhvslcal defects Include organic or U gestlve disorders, skin diseases, round shoulders, uneven shoulders, flat chests and flat feet. I University of Michigan. : The Michigan Union, which now has a membership of 2,751, is believed to be the largest student union in the country. It Is estimated that 32,000 persons were entertained at the 400 luncheons, din ners, "get-togethers," "loungers" last '.year. , The union ..clubhouse was formally opened on November 17, 1907. The first year's membership list contained 856 names. Besides affording a common meeting place for students and members f the faculty, the union presents the annual student opera, has charge of the football smoker, supports employment bureaus, ' provides rooms for class and society dinners, and fosters traditions fund Institutions that belong -to -the stu- Yale University. Announcement was made last week that the recently completed university laboratories of zoology, comparative an atomy and botany, on the Plerson-Sage square, are to be known as the "Osborn Memorial Laboratories." These labor atories have been erected from funds. amounting to about $500,000, paid over to the university by executors of the late Mrs. Miriam A. Osborn. In reply to a request made by a com mlttee which the alumni advisory board appointed at the last commencement for opinions as to the advisability of a Tale union, a number of undergraduates have written to the Yale Daily News. The consensus of student opinion appears to be that a union, following out in a gen eral way the Ideas embodied in the Ox ford and Harvard unions, and providing a comrqon meeting place fqr students and Instructors from all departments of the university, would soon become an Important Yale institution. Many con vincing arguments are advanced, such as the need of a place for Sheff and academic men to meet In common and for returning graduatea to visit Those who dissent emphasise more pressing needs, such as a new museum and additional dormitories and reclta- Technology. . In his annual report to the corpora tlon of the Massachusetts "Tech," Troirint Maclaurln emphasized the need of financial means with which to carry out the plans of the institute along the new and enlarged lines, uw lng to the recent gifts to "Tech," many the nresldent says, have thought that Its needs were satisfied. Another point which theuresident re fers to Is the increase in tne siuaeni body; and he asks whether It may not be advisable soon to adopt a policy of reafrlntlon of numbers. He mentions as most Important the establishment of the new course In Industrial pnysics, the course In aero-dynamics, and en gineering administration. He called particular attention to the activity of the alumni in tne past year. Brown University. A nrellmlnary program of the exercls es arranged for the week of October 11, 1914, when the one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Brown university will be observed, has been made public by the committee in charge of the arrangements. The character of the exercises will be Widely varied, and includes religious meetings, dramatic, performances, concerts, athletic meets, and other affairs of interest to alumni, undergraduates, and friends of the col lege. Invitations to take part in the cele bration will be sent to universities and learned societies throughout the United States and abroad. During the fall and winter of 1914-15 there will be given, as a part of the celebration, a number of courses of lectures by American and) European scholars. Among those who have accepted invitations to come to the university thus far are: Edward A. Westermarch, professor of sociology In the University of London; Sir Walter Raleigh, professor of English literature of physics In the University of Leeds; Paul Shore?, professor of Greek in the University of Chicago; Prank W. Taus sig, professor of political economy In Harvard University, and J. Franklin Jameson of the Carnegie Institute. Monnt Holyoke College. At the last meeting of the Student League, Dean Purl ng ton spoke on the new regulations about domestic work. GIRLS LEARNING TO dRIVE'NAILS, , i AND BOYS ARE PLYING THE NEEDLE ' II iTv''fcta. Jia.rsm:l 1 U ! v 4. ri iit jjV- ---jgli&L m ll,n-,. - , . Bedroom furniture made by pupils of the Vernon public schools. Among other things girls at the Vern on school, Twenty-third and Wygant streets, are learning to hammer nails and the boys are learning to sew. Friday afternoon and night an ex hlbit of the regular studies, manual arts training, and sewing was held In the school auditorium and halls and hundreds of parents and friends who visited it were treated to visualised evidence of the many excellent things which the children are taught On display in prettily decorated booths in the auditorium were samples of the children's handiwork, ranging from simple gingham aprons and pic ture frames to the fanciest kind of fancy work and a complete set of bed room furniture, the latter the result of Joint effort of 40 boys who built the set for the school's community house In which domestic Bclence and practical housecraft will be taught later. Booths Are Decorated. There were half a dozen booths In the auditorium, all adorned with Ore gon grape, holly, gay red ribbons, and wreaths in honor of the Christmas sea son, and their counters were loaded with the multitudinous articles which the children had made. There were calendars, Inlaid trays. skillfully wrought in variegated woods, dainty wearing apparel, benches, chests. necktie and ribbon hangers, sewing hags, guests' towels with embroidered Initials, stool caps, tabarets, tables, hall stands, tabarets, tables, hal stands. fancy work, and whatnot The work there displayed was done by the boys and girls in the grades ranging from the fourth to' ninth. Most of the sewing bad been done by the girls and manual work by the boys but not all. Teacher Solves Problem. There were a number of articles shown In wood that had been done by girls and done well and in the sewing were displayed some bags and aprons made by a group of youngsters who, looking far into tho future when they will be "grown up," believe they might find knowledge of the needle useful in later years. Quite incidentally Miss Helen Ben nett, teacher in the sixth- grade, has solved the "clean hands" problem thanks to sewing. The sewing on dis play was . done by boys In her class. They came to her voluntarily and asked to take lessons. Permission was granted on the condition that each applicant would keep his hands clean. They did end their work classes up to the best in the division. In the halls of the first and second floor were long tables, loaded down with comprehensive displays of the studies undertaken by the children of the first, second and third grades. They Included exhibits of written les sons, book cover designs in colors, watercolored . landscapes, compositions, articles on industries, maps, etc. One enthusiastic tot, an admirer Vof both Santa Claus and his parents, had on ex hibition this "poem" just to show what a fine penman he was: Santa always remembers us, .-No matter where we are, , We haven't got any complaint to make But Pa and Ma he misses, J. So we -Justtled some boxes up Filled with Christmas kisses. Principal Parker la Charge. The work of the school is carried on under the direction of William Parker, the principal, who In working up the exhibition was ably assisted by the teachers who are: William Milne, manual training, Miss Caroline Bedding, sewing; Miss Louise McAlpin, Miss Nettie G. Richardson, Miss Queen Lynn, Miss Belle Eade, Miss Edith Nordeen, Miss Helen Bennett, Miss Gertrude Ost, Miss Beulah Kennedy, Miss Laura Kleive, Miss Edith Rogers, Miss Maude Laman, Mrs. , Minerva Chamberlain, Miss Ethel Pittenger, Miss Llda Wilson, Miss Imo Cliffton, Miss Clara Thomp son, Miss Lucy Packer, Miss Grace Leary, Miss Rosa Smith. as to .preserve the trees and natural beauties of 'the estate. tv i . vc.r.'": Princeton ,: Univenltr. .;V: :-.';'W , by the Philadelphia, i-oclety: as "Peking Week.",, The purpose was to bring before the university community , the nature scope, and opportunity of the work be. in connection with the Peking Young1 ' Men's Christian Association,; The work is supported by alumni and undergrade uatea of -Princeton---' ".? ;"- ,'-'f ; iJulhgrih4.hr4strrias vacation, whlcfi begins on December 20, the Triangle club will take an extended ' trip and present Us new' musical comedy, "Ths ' Pursuit of Prlscilla," m six, cities. Ott December .20 the club will give both an! afternoon and an evening performance at the Hotel Astor. New Xork City. 4 sVasaar College.? ' President Taylor will close his terrH of 27 years of service to Vassar coU lege on the last day of January, 191$ The Associate Alumni appointed a coin mlttee last June to provide an opportu nlty for the Alumni and friends of the college to express to Dr. Taylor their gratitude and affectum. This commit tee has recently sent an announcement to each alumni asking her, If she wishes to join in the tribute, to send to An ml D. xlubbell, 1209 East avenue, Roches tnr. New York', tha r-onirpr nf th uoininuiee, any sum irom one aoiiar to 25 dollars. The form of the tribute i dependent on the wishes of the alumnj expressed through their responses. which are to go into effect at Mount Holyoke next year. Reports were given of the Intercollegiate Council at Swarth more College, Pennsylvania, by Gertrude Bruyn. 1914, president of the league, of Kingston, N. Y., who spoke of the business of the Council, and by Margaret Merriam, 1916, of Newburyport, who told of the social side. Other business was a discussion of the forms of dances which should be allowea at college func tion. It was voted to exclude all but garet Sanborn. 1914. of Redlands. Callt forala, was chosen secretary of the league. Mrs. S. Arthur Strong (Eugenie Sel lers,) assistant director of Hhe British School of Archaeology la Rome, who is In America: as the Charles Eliot Norton Memorial lecturer for the Archaeological Institute, lectured last week. The sub ject was, "Art and Empire the Influ ence of Roman Imperialism on Later lAntlque Sculpture.' New York University Frank Miles Day, of Philadelphia, was appointed consulting architect of New York University at a meeting of the committee on the University Heights property this week. Mr. Day will advise with Frederick Law Olmsted, of Boston, who, as landscape architect, has been working out a plan for the developemnt of the Schway property given to the University- by Mrs. Russell Sage. This property has been added to the campus since the original doslgn by Stanford White, and It will be the task of the advisory board to extend and adapt the White plan to the entire 40 acres, so Cornell University. The plant of the New York, State Col. lege of Agriculture at Cornell, Unlveraj ity, will hereafter be in use the yeat around, instead of only for eight months. The faculty has created a third term extending from the close of the regular year in June to its opening In September, covering a time virtually as long as the other two terms. This Is distinct from the short summer school term. At first only the mors advanced and technical courses will be taught In this .term. By taking work In two summers, students will now b able to complete the' agricultural course In three years, and satisfy all require ments. The plan was fostered by fornr er Director L, H. Bailey, in order that the state might receive a tuner returs on its investment ' A new department to serve the thousands of Cornell alumni is being or ganized. A systematio attempt will be made to provide them with information asked for, furnish class lists, promote reunions and new alumni organizations. and In general, keep the alumni In touch with the university. John Henry Com stock, for 82 years pjrofessor of entomology and inverte brate zoology, and lor over to years connected with the faculty of the uni versity, has resigned his position to de vote the remainder of his life to re search in his own field. His retirement will take place next June. Charles de Garmo, since 1898 professor of the science and art of education, has re signed, to take effect after the next summer session. ' Turkish College Conference. The educational conference of Ameri can colleges in the Turkish empire, which was proposed or the spring of 191S will be held at the International College, Smyrna, on January 13 and 14 next Thomsen's Chocolates make appreci ated gifts. 80o and $1.00 the pound at ill I Hllllllll.il ' mm ' Hill,. 1111,111. 1 ' ll Here Is the Book You Can't Af- f , v - ford to Be Without, Another Pay There Is Only a Limited Edition of the Journal's Atlas and It Will Take Months for More to Be Obtained AT THE LOW PRICE OFFERED, THESE BOOKS WILL DISAPPEAR LIKE SNOW BEFORE A "CHINOOK" WIND. 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World forces are at work, world geography is involved-and accurate maps of position and distance are needed. Our new ATLAS covers every geographic field. Here are the contents: PANAMA Maps, history, facts and figures of cost, construc tion and use. Size of map 20 inches by 25 inches, in colors. PARCEL POST Large two-page map of units and zones with reference table of distance and rates. Rates to or from any point in the U. S. can be ascertained. STATE MAPS (Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho Mon tana.) Each map is a large colored plate, new and revised right down to date, showing all towns, railroads, lakes, rivers, mountains, bays, harbors and every natural feature. Washington and Oregon maps show townships. These maps are all from new plates. The 1910 Census figures aic s.vcii seiner witn otner statistical informa tion. Portraits of all Oregon's trovernnrt nr j and present are given SPECIAL MAPS Special maps of Alaska, Philippines, Porto Rico, the Arctic and Antarctic regions, Hawaii and Bulgaria. THE UNITED STATES A large 24x36 inch colored map of the United States is a special feature. This map shows every town and hamlet that has 200 or more population. All railroads are given. This is one of the most valuable maps in the entire collec tion. ASIA This is a large page map of the largest of all continents. Few of these maps are found except in the most costly atlases. EUROPE The late Bulgarian war and the consequent changes make this' map a1 possession to be prized. JAPAN, KOREA In view of . our trade relations and the mighty development of these countries these maps are timely and important. 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