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Ex-Gridiron Player Dies On Saturday Woodie Collapses After Writing Out Insurance Policy Ira C. Woodie, former Oregon football player, died Saturday af ternoon. Woodie was, at the time of his death, a Eugene insurance man, and alumni adviser for Kappa Sigma. Collapses After writing out an insurance policy for Dr. L. F. Beck, asso ciate professor of psychology, at a campus cafe he slumped over in the booth and collapsed. He was pronounced dead from the effects of a heart attack at the Sacred Heart hospital. While at Oregon from 1926-30 he gained the reputation of being one of the best quarterbacks in Oregon football history. Nine Years For nine years after graduat ing from Oregon he coached foot ball at La Grande high school, where he developed outstanding athletes in all fields of competi tive sports. Woodie’s teams won 23 Blue Mountain league cham pionships—eight in basketball, seven in football, and eight in track. Woodie, 35, is survived by his wife, Ruth E. Woodie, a daugh ter, Jeanne Rose, 6, and a half brother, William R. Woodie. YMCA Instructor Here to Interview Senior Aspirants Ivan B. Rhodes of the national YMCA and instructor of YMCA leadership courses at Willam ette university will be on the campus of the University today to meet seniors interested in YMCA secretaryship, metropoli tan or student YMCA’s, in a group meeting at the YMCA at 3 p.m. He is interested in following this meeting up with previously arranged personal interviews. Arrangements may be made through the executive secretary of the University YMCA in the “Y” building. Information can be secured through the same office, according to Paul D. Sutley, “Y” executive secretary. Commerce Group Votes Wednesday On Leading Frosh Beta Gamma Sigma, commerce honorary, meets Wednesday at 4 p.m. to vote for the highest ranking business administration freshman who will get his name on the organization’s plaque this year. The honor is limited to one freshman student each year. Leonard Farr was the winner in 1940. Already selected for member ship in Beta Gamma Sigma this year are two other BA school students, both juniors. They are Eathel Sutton and Charles Lund quist. They will be initiated at a ceremony preceding a banquet in the Eugene hotel April 22. Casteel Gets Post John Casteel, associate profes sor of speech and director of the speech division at the University of Oregon, will be a member of the faculty for the 1941 summer session of Northwestern univer sity. Morse Sifts Facts For Arbitrations Dean Wayne L. Morse of the law school returned last week from San Francisco where he has been gathering evidence for two decisions which he released March 30. Evidence was taken in San Francisco and Seattle and neces sitated a flight to the Washing ton city to obtain additional evi dence. Dean Morse will return to San Francisco April 14 to start hear ings on an arbitration case which will involve the settlement of port working rules for all Pa cific coast towns. Since it is expected that the hearings will last several weeks, Dean Morse will call recesses of ten enough to allow him to re turn to the University for his teaching assignments. Spanish Students Broadcast Mondag The Spanish department and Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish national honorary, are sponsoring a Pan American program to be broad cast on station KOAC Monday evening, April 14, from 9 to 10 o’clock. Mr. Louis Richter, graduate assistant in romance languages, announced yesterday that he will hold tryouts for all students in terested on Tuesday, April 8, at 4:30 p.m., in his office, 207 Friendly. Many places are open for men students wrho want to read script, and there are some for women students. Anyone interested in the actual production, such as the sound effects, or in script writing, are also asked to contact Mr. Richter on Tuesday. Dr. Staples Goes To Nevada Mine Dr. L. W. Staples, instructor of geology, has been granted a leave of absence for spring term to do work in economic minerals, im portant now because of the war situation. At present he is devel oping a new quicksilver mine in northern Nevada. During his absence, Dr. Sta ples’ classes will be handled by Bob Brooke and Warren Lomax, advanced geology students, and Herb Harper, graduate assistant from Oregon State college. Bill Diller Chosen Program Planner Bill Diller was elected pro gram chairman of the YMCA luncheon group at its meeting yesterday. He replaces Ernest Campbell. Diller has charge of the regu lar Friday noon luncheon pro gram. Plans were discussed for cooperative programs with the YWCA Dill Pickle club. The pos sibility of social activities with the YW group was also discussed. YWCA Freshmen To Hold Party A YWCA freshman fellowship dessert party will be held tonight at 6:30 in the bungalow. Those in charge of the pro gram are! Elizabeth Edmunds, chairman; Jo Ann Supple and Dorothy Clear, refreshments; Jean Griffith, songs; Barbara Crosland, games; Betty Anunsen, program; and Pat Sutton, pub licity. Helen Johnson will give a reading. Oregon Band Rates Praise Dickson's Crow Receives Acclaim From Stanfordite Ray Dickson and his orchestra, one of the few all-student bands on the coast, were rated tops re cently by the Stanford Daily music critic after hearing bands from Washington, Oregon, and California colleges. Dickson an dhis 12-piece band will direct the jive session at the Lemon Squeeze for the Order of the O dance in the Igloo Satur day evening. As special feature of the even ing, Dickson will present his new vocalist, Jean Morrison, who has done orchestra work in Portland, Oregon State, and over radio sta tion KNX in Hollywood. The 12-piece band has been perfecting a new style, portray ing its own personality, with the aid of special arrangements by Charlie Barnett, Maestro Dickson announced. These orchestrations will be introduced to the Web foots for the first time Saturday evening. Because so many of Dickson's boys double in the finals of the interfraternity sing contest that night, the band will exchange its usual collegiate white sweaters for tuxes. Henderson (Ark.) State Teach ers college recently formed the Southwest Arkansas Cooperative Film library for the benefit of the state’s public schools. Lawyers Eligible For $75 in Prizes Fifty dollars first prize and twenty-five dollars second prize will be awarded during the first week in May to the law school student who presents the best oral discussion on “The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Should (or Should Not) Be Adopted in Oregon,” according to announce ment from Orlando J. Hollis, pro fessor of law. The contest, founded in 1923 by Frank G. Hilton, Portland lawyer, is designed to “stimulate the various advantages of public speaking as pertains to law, stimulating some public interest in the high purpose of law.” All students registered in the law school are eligible to enter. Winners will be determined on the basis of argument, delivery, and proper presentation of legal principles involved. Condon Club Host For 60 Geologists In Annual Confab Members of Condon club were hosts recently to about 60 repre sentatives from geological so cieties in Portland and Salem for a two-day geological conference. Principle features of the meet ing, which is held annually, were a banquet at the Anchorage with Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the University geology depart ment, as speaker, and an all-day field trip to the Fern Ridge and Cottage Grove dams. Duck Riflemen Hit Third Place In Hearst Match Kirkpatrick Wins Ninth Corps Area Individual Scoring me university oi uregon rule team won again, this time plac ing third in the ninth corps area of the National ROTC rifle matches for the William Ran dolph Hearst trophies. William Kirkpatrick, junior from Baker, won a gold stamped billfold for highest individual score. Oregon's team score was 933 for five men. Kirkpatrick shot 195 for first place in a field with more than 150 marksmen. UCLA won first for this area with Idaho second. The ninth corps area comprises the nine western states, Alaska, and Hawaii. Thirty-one teams entered the senior division. Oregon marksmen included: Robert Sawyer, Malcolm Almack, William Kirkpatrick, Edward Berg, and Milton Richardson. For Roper Pinch Hits In Manager's Post Warren Roper, freshman in business administration, will act as advertising manager of the Oregon Daily Emerald today, Tuesday, and Thursday. He is substituting for Fred May, who will be away from the office those days. Roper is Satur day advertising manager. NO NEED for LONG DISTANCE PHONE BILLS! Send the Oregon Emerald Home! It tells the folks all about your life here at OREGON—and best of all its inexpensive. Only $1.00 for Spring Term PHONE 3300 — 354 TODAY!