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SPORTS PAGE: Duck Tracks Intramurals Glass Board VOLUME XLI LIBRARY U. OF ORE. Oregon Basketeers Rout WSC, 71-41 Alumni Group to Aid Student Union Support Boosts Campus Cause Undergrad Heads Vernstrom, Williams Meet With Grads' Holding Corporation; Latter Outlines Fund-Raising Program By RAY SCHRICK Oregon student union plans moved another step closer to completion yesterday afternoon, when members of the University alumni holding corporation announced that they would lend their undivided support to the growing campus movement. « The corporation met in the office of Dr. Donald M. Erb, University president, as group members outlined a program that will attempt Blue Jeans to Be Beard Hop Garb Acting State Head, E. R. Fatland, Signs Regalia Decree Blue denim jeans were named the official uniform of sophomore men on the University campus Saturday, when Acting Governor E. R. Fatland signed a resolution to that effect as his first act af ter taking over the executive posi tion. Because Governor Charles A. Sprague crossed the state line over the weekend, Fatland, as speaker of the house of representatives, became acting governor. Soon af ter accepting the position he signed the sophomore edict, which will be read at the Sophomore Whiskerino dance Saturday in Gerlinger hall. Ken Baker’s Band Signed to play for the affair is Ken Baker's dance orchestra, which- last summer helped Jant zen Beach’s dance pavilion in Port land to have its heaviest season in four years. Baker’s band, known in the coast area for its Benny Goodman style of swing, has played at the Cotton Club in Culver City, the Casino Gardens in Ocean Park, California, ^ the Paramount in Los Angeles. He features an outstanding tenor. Headed for Portland The 26-year-old band leader was made available to Oregon’s sopho mores this weekend when it was learned that Baker and his group were scheduled to appear in Port land for a three-day appearance next week on the first lap of an extended personal appearance tour. He was persuaded to cut his pres ent schedule in Los Angeles short one day in order to appear here for the Sophomore Whiskerino. Although ticket sales were mov ing quickly yesterday, according to Chairman Emerson Page, the added dancing provided by the con version of the Gerlinger sun room into an extra addition to the ball room will permit the sale of addi tional tickets. They are now on sale in men’s living organizations at $1.50 per couple. Sigma Delta Chi To Choose Pledges The Oregon chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, men's professional jour nalism fraternity, will choose its spring term pledges at its regular weekly meeting Wednesday after noon at 4 o’clock. Following a new policy, the chapter will consider only journal ism students who have been in schools five terms and who have signified to President George Pa sero or Adviser James L. C. Ford their desire of becoming members. Dick Williams, financial head of the spring term dance commit tee, and Jimmy Leonard, general ■ chairman, will report on progress made in contacting big-name or chestras for the annual SDX dance. * to raise a large part of the funds necessary for a student union building. Roy Vernstrom, leader of the varsity union committee, and Glenn Williams, freshman head, appeared before the alums. They discussed present plans for the structure and answered questions about the pro posed recrea.ion center. Seek Court Advice Members of the corporation were canvassed on the possibility of re ceiving donations from persons who in past years agreed to give money for the student union cause. They decided to seek court advice as to the possibility of these agree ments being valid. J. O. Lindstrom, business man ager, presented figures on possible ways of financing the project. These were examined and finance reports discussed. To Meet Thursday Oregon’s freshman union com mittee will hold its weekly meeting Thursday in the basement of John son hall. Williams stated that at tempts were being made to have F. A. Cuthbert, associate professor of land architecture, address the group. Open house, as in past weeks, will be Friday, and all students are invited to come in and view plans for the building. A display has been arranged that contains information on union buildings all over the United States. New Editor Puts Out First 'Old Oregon' The first edition of the Univer sity alumni magazine “Old Oregon” since the appointment of Roy Vernstrom to the editorship comes off the press today. Featuring in Vemstrom’s first effort is coverage of the publica tion of “History of Oregon News papers,” Journalism Professor George Turnbull’s first book; the basketball rating of the Webfoot team; debating plans, proposed improvements of the art school; a letter from Werner Asendorf, for mer University exchange student now in Germany; and the flying course progress on the campus. The February edition was taken over by Editor Vernstrom after the resignation of Bill Pease from the position of chief in January. _They'll Keep the Ball Rolling —Photo by Irwin Zeller. The members of the senior ball committee as pictured here are: first row—Peggy ltobbins, Betty Lou Kurtz, Alyce Rogers, Mary Jane Noroross; second row—fiill>ert Schnitzer, Carter Fetsch, Bud Aronson, Chuck Skinner, Jimmie Jarvis, Clarence Zureher, I) jn Paimblud, and Phil Lowry. Neumann to Be Featured Artist Rex Underwood To Star Violinist With Orchestra une oi tne. most eagerly await ed events of the winter concert season is scheduled for the music auditorium Wednesday night at 8:15 when Fritz Neumann, bril liant young Czechoslovakian vio linist, appears with Rex Under wood and the University of Oregon symphony orchestra. Neumann, who fled Prague last year when Hitler took over, has given only one concert in the Unit ed States since his arrival. Al though he was trained by Adolph Busch and many other great Euro pean virtuosi, he would have en tered the banking business in Prague had it not been for the ad vent of Hitler. From Tschaikowsky The program is notable in an other respect as well, in that it will commemorate the centennial of the birth of the composer, Tschaikowsky. All numbers on the program will be taken from the works of the great Russian. Neu mann will play the “Violin Con certo in D Major,” considered by many to be the loveliest of the ro mantic violin concert pieces. Four other numbers from Tschai kowsky, all in a light vein, will be played by Mr. Underwood and his (Please turn In page jour) Average Student Age At Oregon 20.5 Years Does age slow up learning? Well, it may, but it surely does n’t keep people from trying. Fig ures released yesterday by C. L. Constance, assistant registrar, show that there is one graduate student who is 53 years old at the University of Oregon. That is in extreme contrast to one freshman boy whose age is set at 15. Between these two are those ranging from one sophomore and several freshmen of 16 to a junior woman and graduate man of 49. Men Year Older Average age for the entire Uni versity is 20.5. Women hit a mid dle point of 19.9 and men are set ,at 20.9. Oldest age groups, as, would seem natural, are in the graduate and auditor classes. They average between 27.0 and 27.8 for men and 25.8 and 28.7 for women. Freshmen form the largest group. The norm for freshman boys is 18.9 and for first-year girls, 18.2. Seniors are 22.8 and 21.8 for men and women, respectively. Complete List Given Here is a complete list of aver ages by class with men given first: Auditors, 27.0, 28.7; special, 23.5, 29.8; freshmen, 18.9, 18.2; sopho mores, 20.7, 19.6; juniors, 21.2, 20.4; seniors, 22.8: 21.8; profes sionals, 22.8, 20.8; graduates, 27.8, 25.8; totals, 20.9, 19.8; average, 20.5, Girl Released ff From Infirmary After 27 Days By JONATHAN KAHANANUI After being accused of being John Koppen's publicity agent, yours truly feels hesitant about throwing plugs for people on the infirmary beat. However, here’s a little “itty bitty” for Virgene Wade, Sigma Kappa and junior in English. Virgene was finally released Saturday after a 27-day illness. She has gone home to Toledo, Oregon, for the remainder of the term, and is to return spring term, according to her sorority sisters. With health service nurses Miss Leota Bradley ill and Miss Florence Schwitzer called away, Mrs. A. Bower and Mrs. L. Rich ardson, both of Eugene, are re lieving at the infirmary. Hospital patients Monday in cluded Gale Quinn, Patricia Heastand, Barbarajcan Tuttle, Imola Mitchell, Goss Milodine, Dorothy Reese, Marie Cole, Mary Booth, James McCurdy, Donald Tait, Donald Bor, Harris Taylor, Lawrence Elstead, Willard Ham bleton, Jack Blenkenship, Paul Christy, Charles Norris, Bob Payne, Herman Lemke, William Thompson, and Robert Duke. Evening of Frolic Scheduled Tonight An evening of “food and fun” is scheduled for the young people when they meet tonight at 7:30 in Gerlinger hall. Kenneth Shumaker, assistant professor of English, has issued an invitation to not only the mar ried young couples on the campus but to any of the other students who are interested in an informal meeting with other young people of the University. Beta Gamma Sigma Slates Banquet A banquet will be held by Beta Gamma Sigma, business adminis tration honorary, tonight at 6:15 o'clock in Seymour's cafe. Ralph Cake, Portland attorney and president of the Equitable Savings and Loan in Portland, will be the guest speaker. Dean Victor P. Morris and Mrs. Hale Thomp son are in charge of the banquet. Food Poisoning Causes Illness Four Students in Infirmary; Nine Others Suffer Food poisoning- sent four Uni versity students to the infirmary Sunday, and nine others, four of them students, were reported ill at home from the same cause, Dr. L. S. Porter, assistant physician at the infirmary, said yesterday. The students and others, all of whom eat at the same house, be came ill after eating lunch Sunday, and four were taken to the in firmary that evening. They were reported improving. Tests have been made from samples of food served at the meal, Dr. Porter said, and these samples may be sent to Portland for fur ther analysis. Students in the infirmary are John Blankinship, Paul Christy, Lawrence Elstead, and Willard Hambleton. Those ill at home are Philip Luoto, Cecil Brock, Jimmy Phillips, and Edward Erickson. Others reported ill from the tainted food include Mrs. Beth Sutherland, Mrs. Hay Stewart, Mrs. Elmer Shave, Maurice Lovell, and Charles Vane. 'Owed’ to 'Abe’ Abraham Lincoln was a pretty good “Joe.” He run for president; That you know. He won the civil war and went down in history. Until yesterday he made a hit with me. ’Twas his birthday, but I forgot. Matters of business was worryin’ me a lot. Then came the mailman with my house-bill dough, And quick to the bank-man I did go. The bank was closed, couldn’t cash my check. Now I gotta pay a fine. I’m mad as heck. It may not be patriotic, but just wait and see. Next year I’ll remember Lincoln’s history. By Wes Sullivan. Coeds to Vote On Heart King Choice Todag Winner to Receive Surprise Prize; Will Rule at Hop Campus "kings” galore will be escorted to the Heart Hop tomor iow afternoon by Oregon coeds, whether they’re in the running for the title of King of Hearts or not. Election of the king will be strictly a feminine affair, with polls open in front of the College Side from 9 to 3 o'clock today. To vote for the man of her choice, a girl must present a bid to the dance. Bids are on sale in all living organizations and at the Side for 25 cents. At Four Houses The winning candidate will be announced at 4:30 tomorrow af ternoon at the Delta Gamma house, while the dance will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 at the Theta, Alpha Gam, ADPi, and DG houses. As a part of the coronation cer emony, the two runners-up for king will oe named as knaves. A surprise prize will be given to the king, find candy prizes will be presented to the house selling the most tickets. Valentine’s Day Theme Valentine’s day will be the theme of the Hop, which is sponsored an nually by the sophomore commis sion of the YWCA. Bobsie Roehm, chairman, an nounced the following committee heads: Eleanor Sederstrom, con tact; Jo Bullis, finance; Ruth Hall, election; Pat Salisbury, tickets; Marie Wet her] y, coronation; Fon telle Mitchell, place; Mary Kay Riordan, publicity; and Barbara Davis and Ottilea Hosseder, post ers. OSC Nurses to Be Guest of UO Group Oregon’s nursing classes will be hosts to the nursing students from Oregon State this evening, honor ing them with a banquet at the Anchorage. Mrs. Alice Macduff has invited them to her house for 4 o’clock tea in the afternoon. Special guest will be Miss El nora Thomson, head of the nurs ing department in Porltand. She will be a banquet speaker and will meet the students informally when they return to the AWS room in Gerlinger following the dinner. Miss Ruth Wheelock, who is the instructor at the University as, well as Oregon State, will be here , also as will Miss Helen Peters. I Moots Run Wild in [gloo Scoring Parade; Anderson Leads Wag Hobson Hoop Crew Leads Throughout One-Sided Tussle; Cougars Tire Before Terrific Pace of 13 Driving Oregons By GEORGE PASERO Co-Sports Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald On rolls the Oregon, and how it rolled last night! In as wild a basket-shooting spree as has ever been witnessed on old McArthur court's maple, those Webfoot basketeers of Coach Howard Hobson really poured it on as they swamped Washington State’s bewildered but game Cougars, 71 to 41. The two teams plays again tonight at 8 o’clock. Seemingly, the Ducks could do little wrong as they set a modern scoring record for the northern division and served nonce uiai mey were iar irom ran vf this torrid hoop title chase. Way back in 1922, the Webfoots lost to Washington, 7G to 15, but as far is the present decade is concerned, the 71 points chalked up by Coach Hobby's boys will stand as some kind of a new high mark. 5000 Fans Watch Determined to show Oregon fans (and some 5,000 were present) that that Oregon State affair of Febru ary 3 was only an interlude and hat none of the old drive was gone, the Oregons got into the swing of things from the start. Little Paul Jackson showed the way in the first 15 seconds of play as he took a pass from lanky Hank Anderson anti dropped a clean basket. And from that time, until the hands of the clock hit the final zero, it was drive, drive, drive, and shoot, shoot, shoot, as the Webfoots literally ran the tough Staters right into the floor. Thirteen Oregon players saw ac tion and eleven of them rang the bell for scores. Anderson, a whirl ing dervish in his own right, set the pace with 18 points, nearly all of his buckets resultihg from his accurate, peculiar, up-in-the-air, two-handed shot. nir>l: 10 Captain John Dick fell just short of his usual scoring pace, but he collected 10 points, as did Stone wall Jackson, the dynamic spark of the Webfoot drive. Happy that Washington State chose to run with them, the Web foots cast off whenever and wher ever they got the opportunity. From close in, from way out! It made no difference. Shots were shots to the Webfoots, and they made a remarkable percentage good. Coach Hobby's boys cast off 87 times and canned 30 field goals. Washington State, for her part, shot 75 times and hit only 17. Around the board, too, the Ducks were far and away superior. Off their own glass board, the Web foots took 26 rebounds. And off their opponent’s they snagged 36. Fast and Furious Washington State, off her own board, managed to save only 13 rebounds, but the Cougars did split with the Ducks off the Oregon glass, taking 26 of 52. The game itself was fast and furious. Spectators gasped and cheered. Then laughed when com edy took a turn. Once, “Wild” Vic Townsend set up a basket by pass ing to Anderson from a prone posi tion. Jackson started the Ducks off with a basket in the first 15 sec onds and Hank Anderson zipped (Please turn to pone three) 'No Fun', Claims Last Year's King of Hearts It's no fun to be King of Hearts, according to Stan Staiger, who was voted the "ideal Oregon man” at last year’s Heart Hop. As soon as the formal corona tion ceremonies were over, the crowning climax came when Stai ger walked out of the door—and v/as walked straight down to the millrace, then dunked by his fra ternity brothers. Race Runs Cold "Let that be a warning to you,” he discouraged this year’s candi dates. "That race is really cold this time of the year.” But this year’s crop of nominees remains the same and plans to show up at the Heart Hup en masse tomorrow afternoon, in spite of Staiger's timely warning, j King of Hearts candidates are: Jim Voss, Alpha hall; Jack Boone, ATO; Bill Regner, Beta; Ken Erickson, Campbell co-op; Donald McIntosh, Canard club; Dick Loo mis, Chi Psi; Jack Daniels, Delt; Ed Moshofsky, DU; Charles Lund quist, Gamma hall; Ehrman “Gus” Giustina, Kappa Sig; Bob Calk ins, Omega hall; Bob Ferris, Phi Delt. Pat Lynch, Fiji; Woody Slater, Phi Psi; Spencer Wields, Phi Sig; Harvey McKee, Pi Kap; Richard Warren, Sherry Ross hall; Jim Frost, Sigma hall; Ralph Peters, I SAE; Bill Ehrman, SAM; Lester “Butch” Thompson, Sigma Chi; j Jim Carney, Sigma Nu; Les Thay er, SPE; Boyd Brown, Theta Chi; Frank McKinney, Yeomen; and, Phil Jonsrud, Zeta hall. Clarence Senior Slated to Speak At UO Assembp Complete Program Planned for Noted Expert on Mexico Clarence Senior, director of the information center of the Ameri can bureau in Mexico City and in ternationally known lecturer, will address University of Oregon stu dents Thursday morning as part of the weekly ASUO assembly starting at 11 a.m. in Cerlinger hall. Mr. Senior will speak on the subject, “Building Democracy in Mexico.’’ According to Dean of Personnel Karl W. Onthank, he will discuss many of the problems of education, cooperation, and col lectivism that at present face the Mexican people. Student of Mexico As a student of life in Mexico, Mr. Senior has spent many years traveling through the southern country. The personnel office an nounced that he has an intimate knowledge of the nation, its people, and its problems. He has studied life both in agrarian and agricul tural centers. During the summer of 1939, the noted authority directed a La La guna conference on “The Mexican Agrarian Program.” He was also a member of the faculty of the seminar conducted by the com mittee on cultural relations with Latin America and has had first hand conferences with government officials. Open Forum Planned Mr. Senior will arrive on the campus early Thursday morning. A complete program for his stay has been planned and will include an open forum at 2:30 p.m. in the YMCA hut. At 7:30 p.m. he will speak in the social science lecture room of Chapman hall on “Church and State in Mexico.” New Bulletin Boards Added to Library Directory Equipment Two additions to library equip ment recently are new bulletin board's where the library directory will be housed. The browsing room announces the receipt of the two latest cop ies of Theatre Arts, which will be a regular feature of the browsing room books from now on to take the place of the discontinued Stage. Life of Lincoln to Be Subject of Browsing Room Readings Tuesday night reading in the browsing room will be by Miss Sawyer on the subject of Lincoln. Miss Sawyer has asked for sug gestions on a proposed change in hour for the regular reading which is scheduled for Tuesday nights hereafter. The present hour. Miss Sawyer says, seems inconvenient. “So far there have been basketball games on that night and no one can come," she said. Any sugges tions will be welcome and should be turned in at the desk in the br owsing room or to Miss Sawyer personally.
