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SPORTS: Oregon Coeds Smash Six Pool Records VOLUME XLII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1941 NUMBER 90 CAMPUS Steers Unofficially Cracks World High Jump Mark Webfoots Tip Beavers, 37-36 Andrews’ Gifters In Final Minutes Clinch Hot Battle John Mandic Tallies 17 Points to Lead Scoring, Townsend Loses Ground in Drive for Northern Division Record By BOB FLAVELIE The University of Oregon basketball team defeated Oregon State college, 37 to 36, last night at McArthur court to all but extinguish the Beavers’ faint hope of catching the pennant-bound Washington State Cougars. As has been the case in the last two Duck-Orange encounters, the game was a toss-up tintil the final seconds of play. Last night it was Captain George “Porky” Andrews’ turn to enjoy the hero’s role as he stepped up to the free throw line with one minute and 10 seconds left to play and calmly flipped in the tying and winning markers, thereby boosting his total of the night to 10 points to lead all Oregon scorers. SINGS, RINGS 'Messiah' Lead Shows Interest In Bells, War Miss Gibson Stars In Sunday Concert At McArthur Court European study and travel gave Evelyn Gibson not only the beauti ful soprano voice she has today, but a keen insight into conditions which prompted the present war, as well as a unique hobby, bell col lecting. Miss Gibson, who will be one of the soloists with the University Choral Union when it appears Sun day night at the Igloo in a per formance of Handel’s “The Mes siah,” left France on .September 2, 1939—the day before war was declared on Germany. She has seen air raid shelters being hastily dug, camouflaging of buildings by 0 paint, movements of troops, stor ing of historic and art treasures, removing of stained glass windows. She has heard artillery practice and has experienced a week of black-outs. Teaches at Linfield The young singer, who now teaches piano and voice at Linfielu college, looks back on her days in Europe as some of the most inter esting of her life. But she also likes to recall her voice lessons with such experts as Virginia Ward Elliott, Mark Daniels, John Hoff man, and Hubert Kockritz. When she went to Europe she toured England, Scotland, Ho’land, Belgium, and France before study ing at the Fontainebleau school of music, located near the famous Fontainebleau palace. There she w studied voice with the great oper * atic tenor, Lucian Muratore, for mer member of the Metropolitan. At the close of school there she received diplomas in teaching and singing which were granted each year by the French govenrment to a few persons outstanding in their work. Her honors were among the last few to be given by the French republic. Bell Collecting, Hobby It was in Europe that she took up her hobby of bell collecting. “My interest in bells was first aroused when I visited Volendam, Holland, and bought as a souvenir a Dutch lady in Volendam costume moulded into a brass bell. Belgium, I found, was a land of bells, for there are more carriilon chimes in this small country than in any other in the world.” The young singer spent many f weary hours climbing to the top of old churches and bell towers, but was always rewarded by hearing (Please turn to page four) It was John Mandic, workhorse center for the Ornngmen, who copped individual scoring honors for the evening as he sent six field goals and five free throws whis tling through the hemp for a game total of 17 points. Leading at half time by a scant 22 to 20 count, the Eeavers came out in the final period and found themselves face to face with an Oregon team that had no intention of folding. Two quick field goals by Kirsch Two quick field goals by Kirsch and Townsend’s free throw fol lowed Mandic’s opening tally and the Webfoots found themselves leading the visitors for the first time, 25 to 24. Toss-up From that time on, the lead changed five times as the two teams fought frantically to stay in the ball game. Kirsch dropped a howitzer from midcourt midway in the period but had it called no count when Referee Emil Piluso called a double foul on Mandic and Archie Marshik. Paul Valenti. Reaver .guard who was the hero of the last Oregon OSC game at Corvallis, had the tables turned on him when his fourth foul of the contest enabled Andrews to put the Webfoots out in front for keeps. Oregon State scored first when Jack Mulder dropped one in from (Please turn to page four) Active TOYALTY CLOSED BOOKS Third Annual BA Conclave Sessions End _ Business Students Hear of Chances In Chosen Field By DON BUTZIN The ability to get along with others which college helps one ac quire, is a valuable asset to those who plan to be sales workers, Wal lace Potter, Closset and Devers Portland, said at the student-busi ness conference session on market ing yesterday. With the conclusior of yesterday’s discussions tht three-day conference came to s close. Public speaking training anc having a hobby will also help th< future salesman, he said. Bowers Describes Floyd K. Bowers, state super visor, division of audits, Salem described the state auditing sys tern to a group discussing govern mental and municipal accounting The division does audit work foi most municipalities in Oregon. Po sitions in public accounting are nu merous, Mr. Bowers stated, de daring the field fairly open to new men. Smith Told Miss Jessie Smith, secretary tc the chancellor in the Oregon state system of higher education, locat ed at the University, told of the need of versatility for those going into the office management and secretarial field. She advised a wide training in many fields. Typing, shorthand, a pleasant telephone voice, ability tc get along with people, good per sonal appearance, initiative, an “awareness of what's going on around you,” and basic training in English and psychology were men tioned as items in the training and qualities of any good secretarial worker. Shoemaker Stated The savings and loan business has two aspects, Charles Shoe maker, Equitable Savings anc ('Please turn to pac/c four) Advertising Honorary Makes $100 Donation To Student Building Alp*'a Delta Sigma Appoints Committee To Consider Interior Furnishings And Decoration of Proposed Structure By RAY SCHRICK A new field in Oregon student union activity opened last night 1 when Alpha Delta Sigma, national advertising honorary fraternity donated $100 for the proposed campus building to be used for interior furnishings and decorations. The step was another toward construction of a University union and focused eyes on the campus side of the question and temporarily away from Salem where the house of representatives is now review ing a student union bill. To Furnish Room The $100 will be used to furnish or equip a meeting room, George Luoma, ADS president, announced. He revealed that a committee has been appointed to consider what the room should contain and make suggestions as to its decorations. Student union legislation now before the house of representatives passed the state senate last week, and if approved by a majority of the house, will be passed on im mediately for Governor Sprague's official okay. The bill would okay raising $250,000 for construction Cavanagh Says “The larger the per cent of th€ $250,000 that we can use for ac tual construction, the better will be our finished building,” Johr Cavanagh, student union chairman announced. “The donation opens the way for a new campaign ol grants from campus organizations to provide interior improvements and furnishings.” He revealed that attention o! University officials and students should center on possible ball rooms and lounges which should be included in the structure and on ideas for maximum use ol space that will be available in th« possible first construction. GIVE DUCKS BOOST TOWARD HAWAII Phillips 66 Oilers, national AAU basketball champions, above, and the University of Oregon quintet will “mix it up” in McArthur court Wednesday, March 5. Most of the proceeds of the contest go for a spring term hoop trip to Hawaii for the Oregon five. Igloo Finale Slated AAU Champion Five To Test Duck Power Proceeds of Phillips 66-Oregon Game to Go Into Pot to Send Basketballers to Hawaii; Wednesday's Tilt to End Home Season By JOHNNY KAHANANUI There’ll be one final fling before the Igloo cranks down the shutters on basketball. Next Wednesday night McArthur court will rumble with cheers once again as hoopmen bound down the floor in probably the greatest cage circus Eugene will see this year. From Bartlesville, Oklahoma, will hamble the Phillips 66 basketball team, 1940 AAU hoop champions, to churn over the boards with the Oregon Webfoots. Forty cents will admit spectators; the proceeds will be raked to gether to send a larger University of Oregon basketball squad to Hawaii this spring', at least a 10 man roster. Webfoot Finale PhilllDS 66 vs, Oregon will be the finale for Webfoot basketba'lers on the Igloo floor this year, for the next day Coach Hobby Hobson will wrap up his Ducks and haul them up Seattle way where they romp with the Washington Huskies and close their 1941 northern division basketball campaign. It was in Denver, Colorado, last year that Phillips 66, sponsored by the Phillips Petroleum Company and bristling with swift, rangy players, gushed over the floor to engulf all competition in the AAU tournament. The Oiler’s height measurments read like the high jump standard being jacked up under Les Steers —6 feet 1 inch, 6 feet 2% inches, 6 feet 3 inches, 6 feet 4 inches, 6 feet 6 inches ,and 6 feet 8V2 inces. I Every player has some kind of all | American rating dangling from his belt. Phillips’ Coach Chuck Hyatt dubbed by all-American selectors ■ 11 times during his college and AAU career on the maple boards (Please turn to page four) Former UO Students Enrolled in Ranks Of Military Training Four former Oregon .students, James Argyris, ’40; Freeman Pat ton, ’40; Drexell Stewart, ex-’37, and Edward Moeller, ex-'32, have been announced as recent enrollees in the Fifty-Third Infantry at Fort Ord, California. The Firty-Third has now re ceived two-thirds of its selectees, including representatives from 61 colleges throughout the United States, Toronto, Cologne, and Ber lin. West coast colleges lead the list for the number of selectees recent ly joining the regiment. Pome No. 124 I think it’s doggone funny That just ’bout final time, The campus is sick and rests in bed When studies hit their prime. First, of course, it was the flu, Now measles, ain’t it “teching,” I'd think it psychological If it wasn't catching. —J.W.S. 'Moonset's' Curtain Due to Rise at 7;15 A change of starting time for “Moonset,” a religious one-act drama, now makes it possible for the audience also to attend the “Messiah.” The play will begin at 7:15 instead of 7:30, as previously announced. The drama will be giv en in the Methodist church audito rium Sunday evening, with no ad mission being charged. The all-men cast includes two Eugene boys, Harley Davis and Frank Loomis, who play respec tively Privates Moffatt and Gillis. Characters from Portland are Ver non Randall and Oglesby Young, playing the roles of a stranger and Captain Gregory. Dick Igl, from Klamath Falls, plays the roll of Neill, Captain Gregory’s brother. Berkeley, California contributes Alan Foster, who portrays Peter, a fellow officer. All the actors are University freshmen and most of them have had considerable dra matic experience. 'Belly Roll’ Lifts Star 7 F eet V2 Inch Leap Eclipses Outdoor-Indoor Record; Ceiling-Crowding Soarer Handicapped By Tennis Shoes, Uncertain Light By KEN CHRISTIANSON Emerald Sports Co-Editor Les Steers entered the “hall of famous athletes’’ last night as he unofficially shattered all existing hi?h jump records with a superhuman lean of 7 feet V2 inch in Oregon’s McArthur court. His jump, had it been in actual competition, would have eclipsed the official outdoor mark of 6 feet 9% inches set jointly by Dave Albritton and Cornelius Johnson. The official indoor mark is 6 feet 9% inches. Steers flipped his body over the recognized seven foot ceiling handicapped by a pair of tennis shoes and the uncertain artificial lighting. With the bar set at seven feet one-half inch, Steers flexed his shoulder muscles, loosened his tense fingers, and loped toward the jump. His body shot up and over the bar by the impetus gained from his powerful leg kick. The bar shimmied slightly as he fell awav from it. “Impossible” Celling Steers cleared the “impossible” seven feet in his first attempt us ing the “belly roll.” He knocked the bar off only once during his entire exhibition—that was at 6 feet 11. He cleared that height on his second try. Colonel Bill Hayward, Oregon track coach, muttered advice to Steers during his jumps. Steers used the “western roll” until the bar was pegged at 6 feet 6, then he changed to the “belly roll.” The actual height of the bar at the center when Steers cleared it at 7 feet b, inch was considered 7 feet % inch. The bar sags ap proximately % inch. Seven Recover; Infirmary Walls No Longer Bulge “Standing Room Only” signs were taken down at the infirm ary today as the number of in mates dropped from a bulging 41 to a comfortably snug 37— seven out and three in. No longer do people sleep in the halls—two empty cots at test to the fact that all casual ties have found cubicles. In disposed at present: Althea Burghardt, Gertrude Hoak, Madge Rowden, Nancy Stratton, Marjory McClung, Stella Ingle, Laura Wallace, Jacqueline Wilkinson, Vivian Perlman, Jane Meek, Shirley Holcomb, Mildred Wilson, Rich ard Holt, Art Litchman, and Bill Norene. Also Bob Newland, Dick Cog gin, Merritt Kufferman, Homer Iredale, Darrel Lear, Victor Brown, Ernest Hansen, John McCarthy, Allen Adams, Jack Powers, Fred Beaver, Dick An derson, Frank Kramer, Charles Townsend, Arthur Ulman, Wes ley Richards, Don Richardson, Roy Kramer, David McKibben, and newcomers Wilbur Kelly, John Schaefers, and Wallace White. Dr. Erb to Address Portland Dads' Club Dr. Donald M. Erb will speak tonight in Portland at the annual dinner of the Portland unit of the University of Oregon Dads’ club. Dean Ralph Leighton of the de partment of physical education and Dr. Fred Miller, head of the health service, will be other fac ulty speakers on the program. Short addresses by three Oregon coaches and seven students will complete the University's part in the evening’s entertainment. The dinner is for Oregon moth ers and for future Oregon stu dents’ parents. DEFEND IT Dr. Quillian Tells Assembly Value Of Democracy Methodist Pastor Raos Indifference In 'Last Democracy' “If democracy is destroyed in the United States, it will be be cause we were too selfish or indif ferent to defend it,” Dr. Paul Whit field Quillian said in his lecturo during the Thursday morning as sembly period. Dr. Quillian, pastor of the First Methodist church in Houston, Tex as, is in Oregon attending the Na tional Christian mission in Port land. Foundation of Democracy “Democracy rests upon a foun dation of three things, reverence for human personality, a belief that the state exists for the indi vidual, and a belief in religious faith,” the minister said. “We are just beginning to pre pare for democracy’s defense. You cannot inherit democracy. Every generation must get democracy for Itself.” High Religion Necessary America, according to Dr. Quil lian, is the last stronghold of de mocracy and the future belongs to the young people of today. But first, he said, they must keep be fore them the reverence for hu man personality which cannot get along without a high religion. “Young people,” Dr. Quillian concluded, “must pioneer upward. Belief in democracy depends upon sipritual experience.” SDX Rainchecks Sprague Induction Induction of Wallace Sprague, editor of the Salem Capital Jour nal, into Sigma Delta Chi, has been postponed until early next term, Lyle Nelson, president, said last night. Mr. Sprague plans to come to Eugene as guest of the profession al journalistic fraternity for an [ initiation breakfast. Spring term pledges to Sigma Delta Chi will be announced next j Tuesday, Nelson said. Amplications for NY A Those who applied for NYA I work during this school year but j did not receive it, may keep thetr applications active during spring term by notifying Miss Peggy I Jane Peebler in Johnson hall. New Rally Squad Says... The "rah rah” boys and girls want to build up their reputations. They’re brimming over with bounce, energy, the old oomph; ev erything that a bowl of wheaties is supposed to do, they’re all for. Their opinions were dished up as follows— Betty Jane Biggs: As I under stand the executive committee has given us enough money to go to Portland to the two games. That’s swell! and I approve of the budget. Pat Howard: I think the girls would look cute in beanies with Oregon O’s on them along with their rally sweaters and skirts. Russ Hudson: I think our team should be represented at all the outside games possible and within the budget. ° o Bill Bergtholdt: I think we should go to the games in Portland but not other places. Why not use the money for California trips to give rally dances in the tennis courts ? Ray Dickson: I'm tired of wood en dolls. Oregon needs some en thusiasm. I’m interested in the en tertainment at the half. Should be peppier. Neva Haight: To promote more and better school spirit will be the idea. Barbaralee Jacobs: I hope we do | a lot of constructive work. I really think we should go to all the out side games possible. Les Anderson: We want to make the football players known to the students. Have them eat in living organizations, meet the students. Tex Oliver thinks this is a good idea, and I agree with him. Most kids don’t know the football play ers when they see them on the street. Dick Igl: It seems to me that during the last three years the ral ly committee has slipped away from its real purposes; to put on non-partisan rally dances, half time stunts, and incite real en thusiasm into the student body.