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.
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