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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
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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
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