OLD OREGON VOL. 28_NO. 7

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Class
MARCH 1 9 47
Reunions
June 14-15
ThisYear
The State's Working Press Takes a Holiday
In This Issue
Old Oregon's
Visit Stops
Legislature
OLD
—Page 10
Senator
Wayne Morse
Has His Say
—Page 14
Old Timer
OREGON
Remembers When
—Page 18
Unhappy
Demise of 1947
Basketball
Season
—Page 5
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_ OREGON "A Good Pipe Is an Investment
NEWS NOTES
in Daily Pleasure"
VOL. XXVIII MARCJT947 No~7
STAFF
Harry Glickman, '45 Editor
Winifred Romtvedt. 47 Managing Editor By LES ANDERSON
Gloria Grenfell, '48 Business Manager
Alumni Director
ALUMNI OFFICERS
Ernest Haycox, '23
Portland President LAST month's issue of OLD ORKGON
Georgia Benson Patterson, '24
Hillsboro vice President carried the story of the selection of
Les Anderson, '43 Oregon's now football coach, Jim
Eugene Director Aiken. I'.y this time, many of you have met
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE him personally, and more will in the near
John Houston, 22 C. R. Manerud, '22 future before he turns to his initiation into
Charles Huggins, '22 Gordon Wilson, '25 spring football practice here at Oregon.
COUNTY DIRECTORS Covering more than three thousand
James T. Donald, 'IS. Baker; Peter Laurs,
37, Clackamas; Robert Lovell, '42, Clatsop- miles within the state of ( )rcgon alone.
George Huggins. '16, Coos Bay; Remey M. Coach Aiken completed a series of speak-
Cox, '22, Crook; Dr. H. C. Staples, '23, ing engagements that would tire even the
Deschutes; George Luoma, '41, Douglas-
most seasoned political campaigner, making
Genevie Dunlop Holland, '34, Gilliam; Orval
D. Yokom, '27, Grant; Douglas Mullarkey, as many as four appearances in one day know
'20, Harney; Douglas Parker, '40, Hood before alumni banquets, civic club meetings
River; John S. Day, '35, Jackson; Dr. Victor and high school assemblies. On several
S. Howard, '10, Jefferson; Ray Harlan, '24,
Lake; Sidney Milligan, "38, Lane; Lawrence occasions, President Xewburn accom-
Hull, '23, Lincoln; Ralph Cronise, '11, Linn; panied the state-wide tour, which consisted all
Earl Blackaby, '15, Malheur; Edwin Dick, of the new coach, John Warren and myself,
'40, Morrow; George Mimnaugh, '27, Mult-
"to add respectability to this traveling cir-
nomah; John Kitzmiller, '31, Polk; Paulen
W. Kaseberg, '37, Sherman; Chester Knowl- cus," as he jokingly put it.
ton, '32, Tillamook; Sprague Carter, '20, Very successful alumni gatherings were
Umatilla; Raymond O. Williams, '14, Union; seasons..
Eugene Marsh, '22, Yamhill; Asa Eggelson, held in Portland, Salem, Roseburg, Grants
'22. Wallowa. George Stadelman, '30, Pass, Coos Bay, Bend, Lakeview, Hood
Wasco; John F. Putnam, '31. Wheeler. River, The Dalles, Pendleton, LaGrande,
EDITORIAL BOARD
Baker and Seattle, Washington. More
Alene Margaret Philips, '19 Salem
Ernest Haycox, '23 Portland meetings are being planned in other com-
John MacGregor, '23 _ New York City munities, many of which will take place
Edward Miller, '26 Portland this month.
Lyle M. Nelson, '42 Boise. Idaho
Roy Vernstrom, '40 Portland There is no doubt that Coach Aiken will
be a popular addition to the University of
Oregon family. His speaking ability, his
friendly personality, his sincerity and confi-
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dence will make him a credit to our school.
He believes in a strong alumni associa-
A Month on Campus 4 tion, and you may rest assured that he will Model #88 '5
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William O. Hall 7
Schools and Faculty 8 his trip was to meet with as many alumni as
New Education Dean 9 possible. He realizes that he must have their Imported Briar
State Legislature 10, 11 support, and he has not hesitated to state Sterling Silver
Senator Wayne L. Morse 14
Law School Alums IS how they may be of great assistance to him. Band. Dozens of
First Glimpse of Deady 18 other handsome
Honolulu Reunion 22 Although class reunions for the classes models, satin-
of '87, '02, 07, '17, '22, and '27 are still several burnished or
months away, it is not to early to start antique finish
Gavel in making plans to attend them. This year we
want to see the largest number of returning
graduates ever to attend their class re-
Among the Oregon alumni present at the
unions. As usual they will be held in con-
Oregon Newspaper Publishers conference
junction with Commencement week-end on ... and all pipe
in February were the five pictured on the
June 14 and 15. So if you are a member of
cover. From left, Robert K. Allen '32, son
of the late Dean Eric Allen and now with a one of these classes, make it a point to smokers know
mark that date on vour calendar now.
Seattle advertising agency; Bob Lucas '36,
editor of the Yakima Republic and Herald;
Philip Bladine '40, editor of the McMinn- STERNCREST
ville Telephone Register; Adelaide Lake UO Motkers Hold
'20, journalism instructor at OSC; and
Merle Chessman '09, publisher of the
First Meetind of Year
Astorian Budget.
Student Activity Stajjl THE state board of directors of the Uni-
versity of ()regon Mothers held its
EDITORIAL STAFF first meeting of the year at Salem Janu- Mo change in Sterncrest Sterling's price or quality
Pat King, Bill Force, Nancy Peterson, ary 28. Mrs. Golda Wickham, dean of since it was first introduced. It's the same fine
Edna Zenger, Pat Lane, Victoria Utz, women, was the guest of honor. pipe now as before the war. To be sure of the
Jane Walsh, June Goetz, Laura Olson, Mr>. John Carkin of Salem, president, bsst pipe value, whether you pay $25 or $1, look
Cyril C. Laurie, Marjorie Petersen, Ger- announced that applications are now being
trude Chernis, Marjoree Rambo, Barbara received for the freshman scholarships for LHS—the sign of a perfect pipe for 50 years.
Gilbert, Helen Sherman, Jacqueline awarded annually by the Oregon Mothers. At your dealers.
Younger. The Petronella G. Peets scholarship, the Wrife for FREE booJcfaf of pipa (or*:
BUSINESS STAFF Louise H. Cook scholarship and the Burt "Pipit for a World of Plaatur*"
Jordis Benke, advertising manager; Mari- Brown Barker scholarship, each for $200, FOR CIGARETTE SMOKERS:
lyn Stratton, layout manager; Dick Savin- will be available. Scholarships of $50 to $150 "Smoke all you like-like all you smoke"
ar, circulation manager; Ann Woodworth, will also be granted, depending upon the with Zeus Filter Cigarette Holder.
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OLD OREGON
GOOD-looking, four-pointer Malcolm
MacGregor, '50, was presented with
his crown and scepter during the half-time
of the Oregon-Idaho game after having
been voted "King of Hearts" by University
coeds. The end of his royal reign came with
an inglorious dunking in the hands of
Knaves Paul Pierson, '49, and Marty
Pond, '49.
The route of the dance started at Susan
Campbell hall and progressed to Alpha Chi
Omega, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, and
Pi Beta Phi. The decorations, under the
direction of Marg Skordahl, '49, traced the
romance of a college boy and a coed from
their first meeting to their marriage. The
theme was titled "The Story of Two Sil-
houettes."
narrow margin. Independent Art Johnson
By BARBARA GILBERT, '48
was elected president with Jim Bocchi, MUSIC
TiERE was sun just long enough for apfofisliitaitoend. Dstoundnean tGs ecrainckdeid, aItned, etpaeknindge nste, cwonodn The school of music and the educational
he ground hog to see his shadow on the secretarial post over ASA candidate activities board jointly sponsored a concert
he 2nd of February, but clouds quickly Jeanie Macaulay. of the University band at the music audi-
darkened the sky again bringing rain, rain In the first direct move toward getting torium on February 20. June Johnson,
and more rain. Although spring seemed to campus politics into at least an organized soprano, and Johnette King, pianist, were
be still far away, co-eds were blossoming chaos, B. G. Cox, '49, head of the affiliated featured soloists. The varied program
out in their newest fad, huge brightly-col- students association (formerly the Greek ranged from Ravel to Debussy, and from
ofed hair bows. It was a month crammed bloc), and Howard Lemons, '48, ISA presi- Puccini to Strauss. John H. Stehn, asso-
with activities. There were elections, drives dent, agreed to draw up platforms for their ciate professor of music, directed the band.
and plays; sororities and fraternities ini-
respective parties in the near future.
tiated and rushed. As the state board MORE CULTURE
obkueilhdeindg pdlrainvse fsoprr eathde f rSotmud Nenetw U Ynoiorkn , Ctihtey "JOSADO" Also on the cultural side was the per-
to the Hawaiian Islands. A Eugene and There were switches in the Emerald formance of Alexander Brailowsky, cele-
campus audience sat enraptured as Marian staff and Bill Stratton, '49, replaced Jack brated Russian pianist, at McArthur
Anderson, world-renowned contralto sang Billings, '47, as managing editor. Freshman court on February 25. His appearance was
in McArthur court. Social life hit a high Don Fair took over Stratton's sports posi- sponsored by the Eugene Civic Music Asso-
point with house dances, the Triad, the tion while Bob Frazier, '49, edited the world ciation.
Heart Hop and Dad's Day. ROTC went news page in place of Gloria Smith, '48.
back in to full swing and plans were under- Added to the staff for faster news gathering DEBATE
way for reactivation of Scabbard or Blade. and errand-running was Josado, Luscombe The members of the University sympo-
plane owned by Elvin Davis, '50, who vol- sium team, Warren Miller, Harry Nord-
BIG BLAZE unteered to use the plane for Emerald wick, and Wally Mead, debated the advant-
The biggest crowd outside of Mac court business. ages of increased government control of
gathered to watch the University ware- HOT DOGS labor unions with a trio from the University
house burn to the ground with bright and of California February 13.
A carefree, festive spirit complete with
billowing explosions adding excitement to
hot dogs, fortune telling, candied apples REPERCUSSIONS
the $125,000 fire. Although the blaze did
and dancing, dominated the women's out-
not find much competition with study A few repercussions followed the visit
door gym when WAA staged its annual
tables, the Eugene Gleemen held their share of Randolph Churchill, newspaper colum-
carnival. The prize for the most unusual
of the people in McArthur court for the nist son of Great Britain's wartime prime
booth was awarded to Highland house and
concert benefitting the Shriners' memorial minister, who spoke in McArthur court
Phi Gamma Delta for their baseball throw.
hospital. February 20.
Emerald writers were aroused when he
BOOKS AND BRACELETS INTRODUCTION
declined to attend a previously-scheduled
Everything from books to bracelets was The drive for the world student service reception at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house,
offered for sale at the AWS auction of lost fund was in full swing under the chairman- threw a temper tantrum when an Emerald
and found articles in front of the Side. ship of Tom Hazzard, '49, with special photographer attempted to take his picture,
Headed by Prudy McCroskey, '49, the auc- speakers, radio programs and house con- gave a "tongue lashing" to Egyptian stu-
tion netted funds for a scholarship for de- tests sparking the 1947 campaign. At a rally dents and brushed off the editor when she
serving women students. opening the drive, Football Coach Jim attempted to interview him.
Aiken and his assistants were introduced The story was carried by Associated
LOTS OF CREDIT to the campus by Bernie Hammerbeck, '47, Press, and Churchill simmering with indig-
Final registration figures indicated that Emerald sports editor. Arranged by the nation, was unable to bring an apology for
81,075 University credit hours were divided Webfooters, new organization of behind- the publication's treatment of his visit after
among 5608 students. This enrollment rep- the-scenes workers of the rally squad, the a 35-minute telephone conversation from
resented a 65 per cent increase over that of program included musical entertainment by Portland with Editor Marguerite Wright,
last year, with a 131 per cent increase in the Theta Chi quartet, the Delta Gamma '47.
men and a 6 per cent increase in women. sextet and a Hawaiian group.
The college of liberal arts took the lead BIRTHDAY BALL
in the number of students enrolled, followed ORATION The Birthday Ball, a semi-formal dance
closely by the schools of business adminis- Rex Gunn, '49, won the annual state peace held February 22 and sponsored by the
tration and architecture. oratorical contest held on the campus Feb- Inter-dorm council, was another addition
ruary 10 and sponsored by the Intercol- to the social calendar. Herb Widmer's
G. P. AILS legiate Forensic association of Oregon. orchestra was booked and Dale Harlan, '49,
The release of enrollment figures was fol- Topic of his speech was "An Oration on and Joe Conroy, '49 were co-chairmen of
lowed bly the announcement of campus Peace". the ball.
GPAs. The women were way out in front
with a GPA of 2.478 while the men were NEW FRATERNITY CONGRESS
held to a 2.3495. Hilyard house led the Plans for organization of an Oregon Announcement was made of the appoint-
co-eds with a 2.82 GPA and Campbell club chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma, national social ment of Ted Hallock, '47, and Catherine
led the men with 2.6637. The all-University fraternity, were underway with action Crombie, '47, as representatives of the
average was 2.396, the lowest in three years. being instigated by Glenn F. Sweeney, University for the Pacific Northwest Col-
veteran's adviser in the office of the dean lege congress in Portland March 6, 7, and 8.
ISA AND ASA
of men, Dr. F. G. Black, associate professor The congress is the only student organiza-
Freshman elections marked the political of English, and Dale Anderson, '48, all tion that has been officially received by
scene with the Independents winning by a members of the fraternity. the UN.
MARCH 1947
Varsity Ends Up~and-Down FOR all of the glowing preseason expec-
tations the record of the Webfoots is
not too impresisve. But the conference was
probably the toughest in history this year
Season With Loss to OSC and upsets the rule, not the exception. Ore-
gon lived up to its offensive reputation. The
Webfoots actually tallied more total points
during the season than their opponents.
Graduation will take four members of
r I AHE second half of the northern division orgy in the first game to win 81 to 41, with this year's team. Most sorely missed will
•*- Pacific Coast conference basketball Hays again leading the way with 13 points. be Ken Hays, lanky center who was picked
race held no better fate for the Oregon Oregon copped the second game in Eugene on many all-conference teams. Also gone
Webfoots than the first. They broke even 60 to 49 to make a clean sweep of the will be Roy Seeborg, Bob Wren and George
with four wins and four defeats, giving the Vandal series for the year. Dick notched 18 Bray, all of whom competed their three
Ducks a season record of seven victories counters for the Ducks. years of eligibility.
against nine defeats and landing them in
OREGON then treked to Seattle to com- In addition Ed Dick, regular forward, is
fourth place in the final standings.
plete the Washington series. The planning to enter the law school next fall
Oregon and the Washington Huskies Webfoots won the first game 49 to 48 by and it is doubtful if he will continue to play
produced the usual racehorse series. The virtue of Wilkins' last-second howitzer. basketball, although he has two more years
Huskies won the first game at McArthur Jim Bartelt was high man with 11 tallies. of eligibility.
court, coming from behind in the final min- The Huskies came back to square matters Stan Williamson, acting captain through
utes to gain a 60 to 58 nod. Dick Wilkins led with a 63 to 51 victory. Wilkins paced the the season, led the Webfoots in scoring and
the Ducks with 13 points. The next night Webfoots with 13 points. was named on most all-conference teams
Oregon turned in one of its best perform- The final game of the season brought at guard. Other letter winners are Al
ances of the season in defeating the Hus- the champion Oregon State Beavers to Mc- Popick, Reedy Berg and Bob Lavey,
kies, 64 to 54. Ed Dick and Ken Hays tied Arthur court, and they won 67 to 59 in a guards; Roger Wiley, center; and Dick
for scoring honors with 15 points apiece. game that was nip and tuck until the final Wilkins and Jim Bartelt, forwards.
Oregon State came up with a 71 to 57 moments. The victory marked the first time
decision at Corvallis in the third "civil war" in Howard Hobson's coaching regime at
meeting. Hays tallied 14 for the Webfoots. Oregon that OSC won four straight,
Next came the Idaho series at McArthur although he has twice performed the feat
court. The Webfoots went on a scoring on the Orangemen.
Varsity Basketball Scoring Record
PLAYER G FG FT PF TP AVE
Stan Williamson, G 16 57 55 55 169 10.5
Ken Hays, C-F 16 58 40 47 156 9.7
Dick Wilkins, F 15 48 17 46 113 7.5
Ed Dick, F 14 40 23 36 103 7.3
Roger Wiley, C 14 31 19 25 81 5.7
Al Popick, G 15 33 12 43 78 5.2
Reedy Berg, G 16 22 16 21 60 3.7
Bob Lavey, G 14 15 13 25 43 3.0
Jim Bartelt, F 14 19 4 19 42 3.0
Bob Wren, F 11 9 5 15 23 2.1
George Bray, C-F 10 2 8 8 12 1.2
Roy Seeborg, F-G 11 4 1 8 9 .8
Bob Amacher, C - 1 1 1 2 3 3.0
Oregon Total 16 339 214 314 892 55.7
Opponent's Total 16 322 232 295 876 54.7
ROY SEEBORG
KEN HAYS BOB WREN GEORGE BRAY
OLD OREGON
Francisco to Guam to join Chief Pharma-
cist's Mate L. J. Ryan, '23, who is stationed
there.
Frank Holmes, Jr. '23, has been pro-
moted to the position of assistant vice-
president of the United States National
bank. He has served as manager of the
bank's branches in Klamath Falls and
Grants Pass, and of its Union avenue
branch in Portland. He is now manager of
the Stadium branch, which opened in Port-
land January 2.
1925
Collis P. Moore, '25, and his brother are
co-owners of a wheat ranch near The
Dalles.
By NANCY PETERSON, '49, and cine for 26 years, returning to Albany soon Mrs. H. C. Stevens, (Georgiana Gerling-
after his release from the navy in which he er, '25) is living in Beirut, Lebanon (Syria),
EDNA ZENGER, '48 served during World War I. where her husband is a public relations
Mrs. Frank Barnes (Doris Plummer, '14) representative for oil companies.
1889 first woman mayor of Wrangell, Alaska,
1926
visited with relatives in Portland in Janu-
Pliney E. Snodgrass, '89, former presi- ary. Mrs. Barnes became interested in city
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Krausse, '26, report
dent of the First National Bank and a resi- government when her late husband was
that their eldest daughter, Barbara Joan,
dent of Eugene for 66 years, died recently mayor of Wrangell. After his death, she
was graduated from high school at the end
at his home. entered the insurance business and spent
of January. Barbara was senior president
three years as secretary of the chamber of
of the Alameda high school girls' associa-
1892 commerce.
tion. Her art work placed sixteenth in the
national high school competition for the
Herbert Thomas Condon, '92, is serving 1915 Ingersoll award art and she will continue
as dean of students and secretary of the her art education next fall at the California
board of regents at the University of Wash- F. Boyce Fenton, '15, is assistant trust College of Arts and Crafts.
ington. He and Mrs. Condon has been at officer at the Bank of California in Port-
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Bailey, '26,
the University of Washington since 1903. land.
(Katherine Slade '26) have purchased a
They have four sons, one daughter and
1916 farm on the South Umpqua river. Bailey is
nine grandchildren. Condon is the sole
in the insurance business at Roseburg. He
survivor of his class of eight male gradu-
ates from the University class of 1892. Marie Churchill, '16, is directing a chil- was a three-year varsity man at the Uni-
dren's drama class for the Portland Civic versity.
theater. She is also an instructor with the Therman R. Evans, '26, has been ap-
1903
Portland extension of the University. pointed the new head of the copy desk of
Robert S. Kreason, '16, has been elected the Oregon Journal in Portland. He has
The late John Straub, '03, former dean of president of the Oregon State District been working as a reporter on daily papers
men and faculty member of the University Attorneys association in Portland. He was in Oregon, Utah and Idaho since 1926.
for fifty years was the leading character in
district attorney of Polk county and during
a radio play produced by University stu- 1927
World War I served as an army captain.
dents over station KOAC on February 19.
Allan M. Ellsworth, '03, died on Janu- Walter E. Church, '16, has been ap- Mrs. Iris Rice Helliwell, '27, is program
ary 23, at his home in Portland. He was pointed a member of the civilian production director for radio station KRNR, Rose-
office manager at the Good Samaritan administration's Oregon district construc- burg. She is the daughter of Dexter Rice,
hospital. As a member of the St. Stephens tion review committee. He is a senior part- '98.
ner in the Portland architectural firm of
cathedral, he was also a member of the Dr. Richard Curtis Lawrence, M.D. '27,
Whitehouse, Church, Newberry & Roehr
chapter and secretary for many years of was killed when the automobile which he
and president of the Oregon chapter, Amer-
the trustees of St. Helens Hall. He twice was driving went over a 500-foot embank-
ican Institute of Architects. Church
served as president of the Multnomah ment on the Evergreen highway six miles
obtained his master's degree from the
Athletic club. east of Washougal, January 30. His passen-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He
ger, Dr. Stanley E. Allen, was injured but
served from 1942 until 1945 as a lieutenant
able to crawl to the highway for help. The
1906 colonel in the United States army corps of
men were driving to Seattle to attend a
engineers.
dental convention.
Walter C. Winslow, '06, has been ap-
pointed to the Oregon supreme court. He 1920 Mrs. Gwendolyn Hayden, '27, recently
published a book entitled "Muslin Town."
has been a practicing attorney in Salem
since 1908. Miss Adah Ethel Ewer, '20, is teaching She is one of the judges for the Marshall-
at Grant high school in Portland. Case-Haycox short story contest at the
University.
1908
1922 1928
John O. Erickson, '08, died May 21 in
Oakland. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander G. Brown, Colonel Hobart D. Belknap, M.D. '25,
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A. Gardner, '08 '22, chief deputy city attorney, Portland, has developed a new type of rotating arti-
(Hattie Hyde, '11) have moved to their and editor of the Bar Bulletin, has returned ficial wrist for amputees. He is now In pri-
new country home on the Lewis River in home from Germany. Colonel Brown has vate practice in Pasadena. Between World
Washington. been chief of the legal advice branch of the Wars I and II he had offices in Portland.
legal division of the office of military gov- Belknap has also developed a guard to pre-
1913 ernment for Germany and has been with vent babies from sucking their thumbs.
the division for 16 months. Before that he Major Harold L. Lewis, '28, has received
Lloyd D. Barzee, '13, was a recent visi- was with the weather wing of the air forces his second assignment to duty in China and
tor to the Northwest. He and Mrs. Barzee and covered European points on one occa- has reported to the commanding general
(Velma Sexton, '15) live in San Marino. sion to get information on the operations of the air division army advisory group to
Barzee is a representative for a furniture of that service. He also was on a special begin duties as chief advisor to the Chinese
manufacturer with offices in Los Angeles. mission with a Russian purchasing com- air force on statistical control.
mission in this country. During the first two years of the war he
1914 served in the China-Burma-India theater
1923 as an intelligence officer and later served in
Dr. George Earl Fortmiller, '14, (M.D. Northwestern China with the Flying-
'18) died in Albany February 19 after a long Mrs. L. J. Ryan and her small sons, Tigers.
illness. Dr. Fortmiller had practiced medi- Michael and Donald, have sailed from San (Continued on page 24)
MARCH 1947
Efficient Administration, Cause of World Peace
Combined in Career of William 0. Hall, 36
By BILL FORCE, '48 tional problems of the military government.
But his stay in Berlin was short. His gov-
OF all the men and women who have ernment had other and bigger plans for his
studied public administration at talents, namely the United Nations. His
Oregon, none has gone farther in the first job in this field was with the United
field, since leaving the University than
States delegation to the preparatory com-
William O. Hall. Since he was graduated
mission for the U. N. When that was
in 1936 he has found many opportunities
finished and the new organization was a
to serve the cause of efficient administra-
tion and of world peace. going concern, Ensign Hall went to work
His career began on the Oregon campus, in the secretariat of the first general assem-
where he joined the staff of the Bureau of bly of the United Xations as head of the
Municipal Research and Service and the international staff concerned with budget,
League of Oregon Cities. Here, as an organizational and administrative arrange-
assistant to Herman Kehrli, the director, ments for the new parliament of the world.
he received training and experience in Webfooters, past and present, will be
general administration and governmental proud to know that it was one of their num-
research as it is applied to local problems. ber who prepared the first budget for the
In the fall of 1938 he left the research bureau
United Nations and drafted the personnel
for one year of study at the University of
and financial regulations which are now
Minnesota graduate school as a fellow in
used by the U. N.
the public administration training center.
Armed with this valuable training, he re-
turned to Eugene to serve as acting HALL left the secretariate in August, 1946,
director and executive secretary of the and joined the state department as ad-
Municipal Research bureau and the League visor on international organizations, and it was
of Oregon Cities while Mr. Kehrli was on in this capacity that he attended the recent
sabbatical leave. meetings of the general assembly in New
York. He was chief advisor on budgetary,
THE next step, and it was a big one, was financial and administrative affairs and
from Eugene to Washington, from Fenton acted as assistant to Senator Arthur Van-
hall to the executive office of the president denburg, who was the U S. delegate con-
in the bureau of the budget. The office was William O. Hall, '36 cerned with those matters. At the present
small and was staffed with highly trained time, besides working on the U. S. contri-
men. The "junior administrative assistant" bution to the United Nations budget, Mr.
from Oregon considered it a fortunate columns of figures. Your primary interest Hall is also working on the administrative
assignment, his first in the federal civil is in the program of the agency, whether or and budgetary problems of other inter-
service. This opportunity came in 1(>4(>, and not it is necessary or is a duplication of national organizations and committees of
since then Mr. Hall has had a lot to do with work done elsewhere, if it should be cur- which the United States is a member.
budgets. He was put through a training tailed or expanded and, of course, whether While at the University of Oregon Hall
period in general budget work and then was or not the job couldn't be done more effi- showed his capabilities. He was a member
assigned to the office dealing with the bud- ciently and economically." of Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic
gets of the war agencies handling interna- While he was with the budget bureau he honorary, winner of the Koyl cup for the
tional affairs. These included the office of was sent to north Africa and the middle east outstanding junior man, president of the
strategic services, lend-lease, the office of to make a survey for the executive office Inter-Dorm council, a member of the de-
war information, the foreign economic ad- of United States civilian war activities. bate team, the student academic committee
ministration and several others. and of Friars. His home now is in Alexan-
In explaining his work, Hall says, "In LATER, as an ensign in the navy, he was dria, Virginia, where he lives with his wife,
working on the budget of an agency, you sent to Berlin, where he was assigned the former Jayne Bowerman, '37, and two
are only inadvertently concerned with to work on the management and organiza- children, Sally and William Jay.
New Books by Authors Dennan, Brown, Ross
WHEN a lean, two-fisted, six-footer, in January by the Macmillan company, is book will be published under the name of
Cotton Drennan, wanders into the the first full length book by Mr. Overholser. Carolin Malcolm.
cattle country of central Oregon He has had 188 western stories, novelettes Her novels tells the story of a young
to take a job riding for the Broken Ring, and detective stories published in maga- man who is dominated by his mother. The
Jackson Malloy's outfit, there are obvious zines during the past nine years. plot is laid against the background of a
posibilities for an adventure story. Author Born in Pomeroy, Washington, Mr. small town and its inhabitants. It was pub-
Wayne D. Overholser, '34, makes the most Overholser received education at Albany lished by BruceHumphries, Inc. of Boston.
of them. college, Portland, and at Oregon Normal Since receiving her master's degree here
Drennan senses foul play after finding school, Monmouth, before attending Ore- in 1M34, Miss Brown has been an elemen-
fresh graves beside the remnants of Luke gon. For 16 years he taught at Tillamook tary school principal in Washington and
Bray's cabin. He seeks a reason for the junior high school, and for three years taught in a junior college in Cambellsville,
hiring of a lot of gunmen at Broken Ring, at Bend high school before deciding to Ky.
which is supposedly being developed into devote fulltime to writing. "The Left Hand is the Dreamer" is
a dude ranch. N'ancy Wilson Ross' third novel and sixth
Learning of the powerful ranchers' plans r I A\V< ) novels written by Oregon women book. It is a story of post-war America.
of resorting to violence against the small *- graduates were published last month. Chosen as the February selection of the
cattlemen, he resolves to fight for justice "A Certain Star" by Constance Brown, Book Find club, it was published by the
no matter how small the profit or how great 'M, was released February 17 and "The William Sloan associates.
the personal risk. Thus, he follows the Left Hand is the Dreamer" by Nancy Wil- Miss Ross received her degree at Oregon
"Buckaroo's Code." liams Rose,'24, was published February 14. in business administration. She is a mem-
"Buckaroo's Code," which was published Miss Brown has used a pen name and her ber of Phi Beta Kappa.
OLD OREGON
tributions from at least three other local
authorities.
Dr. Clark is also preparing an article on
the Lewis and Clark expedition for a
volume on famous explorers to be issued
in France soon.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
DR. Warren D. Smith, head of the
geology department, was elected a
trustee of the Oregon Museum foundation
at a meeting in Portland. Plans are being
made for the new state museum to be built
in Portland by the Oregon Museum foun-
dation.
Members of the Oregon Academy of
Science named Dr. Smith president-elect of
the group at their fifth annual meeting at
By CYRIL C. LAURIE, '50 Reed college, Portland. Dr. Smith will take
office next December and will succeed Dr.
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT R. R. Huestis, professor of zoology. Elected
D treasurer of the organization was Dr. Van
R. LESTER F. Beck, '30, associate
Rysselberghe, professor of chemistry.
professor of psychology, was in
Hollywood a short time last month Dr. Lloyd W. Staples, assistant profes-
making final arrangements for the produc- sor of geology, was notified of his selection
tion of the University's educational film on as a fellow of the Geological Society of
human growth and reproduction. Prelim- America. Fellows are selected on the basis
inary work on the film, designed for junior of their scientific publications and jresearch
high school level, has been completed and work in the geological field. £This is the
approved by Dr. Harry K. Xewburn, ad- highest honor given by the society.
ministrator of the E. C. Brown trust fund.
MATHEMATICS
Production proposals, received earlier
this month from several of the leading pro- APAPER entitled "The Statistical Sign
ducers of the film industry, have been Test," written by Dr. W. J. Dixon,
under consideration and Dr. Beck, film ad- associate profesor of mathematics, was
viser of the trust, will conclude the contract published in the December issue of the
that will put the University project into American Statistical journal. The paper
production. Dr. Beck assisted with the dealt with the simplified significance test,
initial draft of the shooting script, super- or the differences in methods of treatments.
vision of the rough layouts for animation,
and other preliminary details while in ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
Hollywood. Later, Dr. Adolph Weinzirl, of DR. Paul W: Ellis, '33, associate professor
the University medical school, who is
of economics, has been made a mem-
director of the trust, and Mrs. George
ber of the advisory council of the Tax Insti-
Moorhead, field-secretary, will go to
tute Incorporated. The council is chosen by
Hollywood to consult with producers and
the board of directors from governmental
directors.
agencies, colleges and universities, attor-
Also planned in connection with the film,
Lester F. Beck, '30 neys, accountants, and private corporations.
is the preparation of a teachers manual to
The purpose of the council is to advise the
ac.cp,n>pany it. This manual will give
board of directors, and select topics for the
methods for using the film in the classroom,
was formally installed at Willamette uni- symposium presented at the annual meet-
jnesults on parental attitudes, representative
versity in Salem. Appointed by Dr. F. ing of outstanding authorities in the field
questions, and information useful and
Dewey Amner, Kent university, Ohio, of finance. Dr. Ellis is the author of "The
necessary to the teacher in preparation for
national president of the society, Dr. World's Biggest Business," a handbook of
and presentation to the class.
Wright was assisted by Clarence Kraft, governmental financial statistics, "The
Arrangements for production indicate
president of the local chapter, and Dr. Effect of Taxes Upon Corporate Policy,"
that showing and distribution of the film
Anibal Vargas-Baron, Louis E. Richter and numerous articles in the field of public
will be made sometime in June. The rights
and Perry J. Powers of the Romance finance.
of the film will be retained by the Brown
language department of the University.
Trust fund and the policies will be set by Dr. Chandler B. Beall, professor of POLITICAL SCIENCE
the administrator.
Romance languages, has been invited to T*\R. Paul S. Dull, assistant professor of
PHYSIOLOGY DEPARTMENT contribute five articles to a new general -L' political science, has been asked to
encyclopedia to be published sometime in contribute 30 articles on Japan for the new
DR. Arthur Russell Moore, professor of 1948 by P. F. Collier & Son. Dr. Beall will Collier's Encyclopedia. An expert on inter-
general physiology, was awarded the write on "Italian Litterature of the Renais- national relations and Far Eastern studies,
Order of the Southern Cross by the Brazil- sance," devoting one article each to Tor- Dr. Dull was asked to write the articles by
ian government in San Francisco recently. quato Tasso, the poet, Armida, Jerusalem Dr. Harold M. Vinacke of the University
The award was made in recognition of the Delivered, Rinaldo, and the Aminta. of Cincinnatti, editor of the Oriental sec-
professor's service to the Brazilian govern-
tion of the encyclopedia. The studies will
ment during the summer of 1946. Dr.
HISTORY DEPARTMENT cover contemporary and historical biogra-
Moore gave a series of seven lectures last
phies, political parties, political concepts,
summer at the Institute de Biofision of the DR. W'lliam L. Winter, instructor in
financial concepts and historical eras of
University of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, and history, has won an honorary award
Japan.
assisted in the studies which started a for the best study on modern European
survey of marine biology there. He went history. It was announced at the recent *s*
to South America at the invitation of the annual meeting of the Pacific coast branch "PEACE THROUGH EDUCATION"
institute and under the auspices of the of the American Historical association at The second annual International Festival
U. S. state department. The presentation Claremont, California. The honor is one of sponsored by the YWCA was held in Ger-
of the award was made by Jose Cochrane three given annually by the association for linger hall under the direction of Bjorg
de Alencar, Brazilian consul general in San the best works of younger members in the Hansen, '48. The festival featured panel
Francisco. fields of modern European, American and discussions on the topic "Peace Through
Pacific history. Education," with Keith Bacon, graduate
ROMANCE LANGUAGES
Dr. Dan E. Clark, head of the history student, as moderator, and a tea featuring
DR. Leavitt O. Wright, professor of department, has been invited to write a weddings in foreign countries. Miss Lelia
Romance languages, was installation long general article on Oregon for the Hinkley, on leave of absence from the
officer for the new chapter of Sigma Delta forthcoming Collier's standard encyclo- YWCA in Peking, China was guest speaker
Pi, Spanish national honor society, which pedia. The reference work will carry con- at a luncheon at the Osburn hotel.
MARCH 1947
Education Graduate
School Awaits Quarterly
New Dean Appear
T
HE appointment of Dr. Paul B. ON the heels of the founding of a
Jacobson, superintendent of schools
graduate school on the campus has
in Davenport, Iowa, as dean of the
come the founding of G.S.O., grad-
school of education and director of high
uate students organization, and one of its
school teacher training, has been announced
earliest functions will be that of publishing
by Dr. Harry K. Newburn, University
a "Graduate Quarterly Bulletin." This first
president.
issue is scheduled to appear in April with
Subject to confirmation by the state
Roy Francis, graduate assistant in soci-
board of higher education, the appointment
ology, as editor.
of Dr. Jacobson will become effective
July 1, after the retirement in June of Dr. The publication is designed for scholastic
James R. Jewell, dean of education since purposes only, and will be published inde-
1932. pendently by graduate students. Its objec-
Dr. Jacobson is credited with a strong tive will be to act as a focal point on the
background as high school teacher, athletic graduate school itself and to create interest
coach, high school principal, university in fields remote from the student's specific
teacher and superintendent of schools. He DR. PAUL B. JACOBSON field. It will aim to publicize the graduate
received his baccalaureate degree in 1922 school and attract students from other
from Luther college, Decorah, Iowa, and Armed Services," published by the Amer- campuses, as well as be of interest to upper
started his teaching work at Elmore and ican Council of Education, 1944-1947. division students at the University.
Glencoe, Minnesota, where he taught high Dr. Jacobson is the author of numerous The bulletin will bear the motto, "Semper
school and coached athletics until 1926. published articles and books. Perhaps his ego auditor tantum," or "Must I always be
a listener only?" The first issue will be
From 1926 to 1930 he was high school best known work is a text, "Duties of
dedicated to Mrs. Clara Fitch, secretary of
principal at Milaca and Little Falls, Minne- School Principals," of which he is a co-
the graduate school. It will include
sota. During this period, in 1928, he re- author.
abstracts of all honors theses written from
ceived his master's degree from the State The new dean is married and has one
1940 to 1946, as well as reports by graduate
University of Iowa, Iowa City. The same daughter.
committees, condensations of term papers
university awarded Dr. Jacobson his doc-
and a list of all graduate students.
toral degree in 1931. In that year he became
principal of the high school at Austin, Dorr Botnwell In publishing this quarterly, the editors
expect to demonstrate progress in gradu-
Minnesota, a position which he held until
ate research by encouraging graduate stu-
1935 when he went to Hibbing, Minnesota,
dents. They point out that no journal in the
as director of secondary education. Art Displayed
United States now attracts contributions
THE new dean became principal of the from graduate students because of its
technical nature. They believe that such
university high school and assistant 'irr*HE Blue Bone," an abstraction by students have ideas worthy of presentation,
dean of the collage of education at the Uni-
•*• Dorr Bothwell, '24, was on display in even though the style may not be as per-
versity of Chicago in 1936. He served at this
the Little Art Gallery in the art school fected or the logic as penetrating as that of
work during the war period, teaching as a
recently. Today Miss Bothwell is consid- more advanced scholars.
staff member of Chicago's department of
ered by many art critics to be one of the Assistant editors who will work with
education and also as a civilian director of
leading women painters in California. Mr. Francis are Bill Webster, graduate as-
the navy radio training school on the
Miss Bothwell studied under Miss Maude sistant in political science, and Shirlee
Chicago campus, which trained 4000 radio
Kerns in the art school at Oregon for three Higgins, '46, graduate assistant in history.
operators. In 1944 he left Chicago to
years. After the death of her father in 1923, It is hoped that eventually an editorial staff
become superintendent of schools at Dav-
she moved to San Diego where she taught with members in each department, and a
enport, Iowa.
for a while at the Museum School of Art. full-time editor with a graduate assistant
His education experience also includes Continuing to paint, Miss Bothwell rating, may be built up.
summer teaching at Teachers college, traveled to some of the South Pacific
Columbia university; the University of islands to study the primitive arts there. THE graduate student organization,
Chicago; Syracuse university; and Man- While studying in France, she earned ex- having met twice, has organized a
kato State Teachers college in Minnesota. pense money by giving interpretations of number of committees, and appointed the
Included in Dr. Jacobson's professional the native dances she had learned in the following persons as committee heads:
activities is his work in connection with the Pacific. Marcille Harrin, graduate assistant in
Association of Secondary School Princi- After she returned to California, Miss psychology, policy; Jerry O'Callaghan,
pals. He was a member of the association's Bothwell married Donald Hord. a sculptor graduate assistant in history, organiza-
implementation committee for three years, of that state. At present she is teaching tional; Newl Cornish, '45, graduate assis-
as well as a member of several other com- classes in design and color, and textiles at tant in economics, faculty relations; and
mittees. From 1940 to 1943 he was chair- the School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Julian Arrian, graduate students in business
man of the National School Work council. She also is continuing with her painting admistration, finance. The organization will
He is also a member of the North Central and exhibiting. The City of Paris art gallery use the UN principle of rotating chairmen.
Association of Secondary Schools and in San Francisco displayed an entire The faculty relations committee is al-
Principals and served as vice-president exhibit of her work last fall. ready working on a facultv poll, and the
from 1944-46. He is a member of the questions used in it are indicative of some
American Association of School Adminis- of the objectives which GSO wishes to
trators and was a member of the yearbook DEATH TAKES MRS. BOYER attain. They are:
committee of the department of supervision Mrs. Ethel Parkhurst Boyer died in a
1. Should graduate students have to go
and curriculum development of the Na- Eugene hospital January 29. She was the
through the same registration procedure as
tional Education association in 1944. In the wife of Dr. C. Valentine Boyer, a past
same year he was the secretary and organ- president of the University and now profes- undergraduates? Or is it a waste of time?
izer of the "Forty Club," a group of super- sor emeritus in the English department. 2. Should graduate students have to be
intendents in cities of 50,000 to 200,000 A native of York, Pennsylvania, she and under the same social jurisdiction as under-
population in the Mississippi valley. He Dr. Boyer were married July 2, 1912. They graduates?
was consultant for a "Guide to the Evalua- were residents of Urbana, Illinois until 3. Should graduate students he on the
tion of Educational Experiences in the 1926, when the couple moved to Eugene. (Continued on page 26)
OLD OREGON
These Alums
Make Laws
Top picture shows Oregon
alumni in the senate: Front
row, from left, Dean H. Walk-
er, Merle R. Chessman, Paul L.
Patterson; second row, Orval
N. Thompson, Allan G.
Carson, Walter J. Pearson,
Eugene E. Marsh and Austin
Dunn. At right is Miss Alene
Margaret Phillips, secretary to
the governor. Oregon alums in
the house of representatives
are shown in the bottom pic-
ture, from left, Herman P.
Hendershott, Alexander G.
Barry, Donald E. Heisler,
Robert C. Gile, John F. Gan-
tenbein, Martin P. Gallagher,
Giles L. French, Lyle D.
Thomas and Fred A. Hellberg.