Pharoah had a dream way back in umpty-five B.C., in which
lie saw seven ill-favored, lean-fleshed, and scrawny cows devour
seven well-favored, fat-fleshed, and obese cows (Genesis, LXI).
Out of this was born the prophecy of seven lean years and
seven years of plenty.
Perhaps some day now some forlorn prognosticator will
squirm under his blankets during the frigid night because
'•^’Tie sees two emaciated cows swallowing one middle-sized
cow and two bloated ones. This vision may presage a lean
year for him and his kind.
Before basketball could stagger up from football's usurping
wake along the Pacific coast sports rialto, the guileless pro
phets peered into the future and turned about to agree to
this effect:
OSC vs. Washington
Oregon State and Washington will pummel each other in
a ding-dong battle for the Northern division basketball cham
pionship, while Washington State, having shrunk from a fat
cow last year to only a middle-sized cow this year, will cling
to a faint but vain hope of chewing up the two fat cows—
Oregon State and Washington.
Oregon and Idaho? Well, they were the two skinny
cows . . . perhaps next year they’d fill out. Which hurtles
us back to the stupidity of taking such predictions too
seriously, the futility of grasping them as gospel.
Oregon, the lean cow. may not have opened up in 17-jewel,
14-karat fashion, but it looked nothing like a refugee from a
sterile pasture. Idaho dropped two to fat-cow Washington on
the latter’s sponge floor, but the scores were relatively low—
116 to 28 and 40 to 33. So.
On Bob Newland
Fans howling during the Oregon-WSC basketball series may
have noticed a blondish 6-foot lad huddled on the Oregon
bench throughout both games . . . Bob Newland, higli-point
man (138) on John Warren's frosh team last year. A forward
--•or guard, Newland surrendered his tonsils shortly after the
Ducks tottergd home from their eastern migration, and was
necessarily bundled up and shelved for the WSC games.
Newland, however, no longer has to talk in an inaudible
whisper, is all healed, and is ready for the Husky invasion
comes this weekend.
Commenting on his temporary retirement, Newland remarked
soberly: “That’s a helluva thing to have happen (he meant
having "his tonsils out). I don’t know what could have been
worse.”
Thank Someone or Other
If the Medford lad (hope that satisfies the home-town folk)
doesn't know what could have been worse, this little fellow
certainly does. For example, lie could have fallen asleep on
t#g train last year and gotten up with nightmarish resignation
at his original destination . . . Corvallis. Teh, tch, abomination
of abominations.
As it happened; though, the Southern Pacific choo-choo
gave a gratHt and lurched to a stop here, Newland strolled
off audlooteedthe tewnover . . . and stayed. Which recalls
-■-* ta mind another lad who stopped here by mistake en route
to Corvallis after a grind nearly halfway across the coun
try .. . and stayed. Oregon Grid Center. Elliott Wilson,
247 pounds of Nebraska “beef” molded on a 6-foot-5-inch
frame.
Calling All Geniuses . . . and Morons
Any person, genius or moron, who can devise a method
whereby people can see both the basketball game—Oregon vs.
Washington—and the swimming meet—Oregon vs. the Port
land Swimming club—here Saturday evening will be a creditor
"Tor our affection for y’ars. Both events begin at 8 p.m. and
in widely-separated points on the campus . . . the men’s pool
and the Igloo.
For the benefit of the perplexed individual who called
sometime yesterday and for all in similar straits, there is
no truth in the rumor circulating that the Oregon-Wash
ington basketball game Saturday night will be cancelled
because of the swimming meet.
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A THREE-STAR CAST!
Fred McMurray, Erroll
Flynn, Ralph Bellamy in
'Dive Bomber'
— also —
'Pittsburgh Kid'
with Billy Conn and
Jean Parker
DON’T MISS!
'YOU BELONG
TO ME'
with
BARBARA STANWYCK
and HENRY FONDA
Splashers Prime
For Portlanders
Ski Ahoy!
A call went around the Uni
versity yesterday requesting
that all men skiers should re
port to Coach Russ K. Cutler
in the PE building at 5 p.m.
on Monday, Wednesdays, and
Fridays.
AC Deadline
Draws Near
The number of athletes regis
tering for all-campus handball,
ping pong, and wrestling have
increased greatly in the last few
days, and registration is due to
close very soon, Paul Washke,
all campus sports director said
today.
Schedules will be made out and
participants notified when they
will compete. Wrestling proved
to be the sport that drew the
most competitors with handball
second.
Wrestling Champs Back
Slamming Donny Vernier, who
put on some of the finest shows
in last year’s tourney while win
ning the 145 and 165 pound titles,
was one of the first to register.
Cruiser Dick Ashcom who reigned
supreme among the heavyweights
was on hand to prepare to defend
his honors against all comers. The
title scramble in the other divi
sions will be wide open with no
outstanding men present at this
early stage.
In handball it will be once
again Chuck Cutter, the
the Brooklyn Bomber against
the field. Cutler, who picked up
his handball in the heart of
Flatbush, famed also for the
Brooklyn Dodgers, has been
without a peer on this campus
for three years, and it looks
like only the US army can pre
vent his taking the title again.
But in ping pong the score
will be a little different. Bob
Whitely, champ for a while him
self, did not return to school and
the gonfalon can be grabbed by
anyone. Ping Pong usually proves
to be one of the most enjoyable
sports because anyone can play it
and enjoy it.
In closing Wrashke urged ev
eryone to come out, ability or
not, because, as he put it, “It is
for you, and you can’t fail to
have a lot of fun and laughs
out of it.”
Civilian Pilot Future
(Contmned from page one)
was carried on in a specified dis
trict it would not be confusing
to plane “spotters.”
Grounded by Officers
Remarking on the humorous
side of the situation Stovall
chuckled, “We’ve been grounded
l>y three generals and a major,
so far. It shouldn’t take us long
to go through the whole list.”
Taking a serious stand on the
subject he declared, “It is rather
hard from our point of view to
understand why a program of
this type should be stopped when
the nation has urgent need of
more, and well-trained pilots. ’
Optimistic
For this reason, and pointing
out that 300 flyers have already
been graduated under programs
here, Stovall predicted an opti
mistic future for those men who
were really interested in flying.
“In fact,” he reevaled, “I in
tend to ask for an increased
quota during the next program.”
All Campus
All men on the campus in
terested in wrestling, handball
and ping pong are urged to
sign up now in the basement
of the PE building. The all
campus program will get un
derway as soon as everyone is
registered and the schedules
drawn up.
'WAY UP
Archie Marshik, lanky Webfoot
who has worked his way into the
starting lineup on the strength of
his good showing against the
Cougars.
There is already a quota of 40
for primary and 20 for secondary
students, but an attempt will
be made to make the course open
for even larger numbers so all
who desire may take advantage
of Hie training.
'Mice, Men'
(Continued from page on*)
who protects and befriends the
mentally child-like Lennie, who
wil be played by Robert Stead
man.
The complete cast under Direc
tor Horace W. Robinson includes:
Jim Bronson as Carlson; David
Zilka as Curley; Parker McNeil
as Candy; Adrian Martin as
Crooks; Bob Farrow as Slim;
Ernst Hinkle as the boss and Ra
mona Roberts as Curley’s wife.
Especially good seats are avail
able for Fridav, the opening
night. Reservations may he made!
by calling - __ university
Five Cent Hop
(Continued front page one)
Others are June Hitchcock,
Chi Omega; Mary Jane Dunn,
Delta Delta Delta; Jean Younger,
Delta Gamma; Barbara Hannum,
Gamma Phi Beta; Evelyn Nokle
by, Hendricks hall; Pat Carson,
Highland house; Ann Reynolds,
Hilyard house.
Mary Riley, Kappa Alpha The
ta; Dorothy Clear, Kappa Kappa
Ducks Smith,
Huestis Made
Co-Captains
By WALLY HUNTER
With a brace of newly elected
captains to lead the way, Univer
sity of Oregon's varsity swim
ming team is putting the finish
ing touches on a program de
signed to throttre the attempts of
the Portland swimming club,
when the Ducks and the Rose
City mermen meet here Saturday
night.
Two-year letterman Gerry
Huestis, and one-year man Dick
Smith will lead the attack of the
Webfoots. Huestis is the Ducks’
all-around man and has been one
of the leading swimmers in the
northern division in his two years
of competition. Smith after a one
year layoff is back in form again
and is a topnotch free-style man.
“Sailor” Ashcom Reports
Latest recruit to the under
manned Webfoot squad is varsity
football star, Dick Ashcom. The
“heavy cruiser” will be ticketed
for a berth in the relay events.
Ashcom’s former experience in
the aquatic sport came when he
was riding the waves as a sailor
In Uncle Sam’s fleet.
Oregon Ducklings, not to be
outdone by their varsity bro
thers, also have elected cap
tains. A Kansas City lad named
AI Peterson, and a Rose City
protege, Earl Walters, will
head the efforts of “the little
guys.”
A rather fat squad of thirteen
men have turned out for berths
on the frosh team, Coach Hoyman
revealed today. This squad in
cludes: Gene Davis, Tom Hazzard,
Kent Hamilton, Bill Mayther,'
Lloyd Collins, Bill Luther, Rob
Ruben, Ray Wakefield, Bill Clay
sen, and Walters and Peterson.
UO Scouts to Register
For Defense Programs
All eagle scouts on the campus
are urged to register immediately
with a Skull and Dagger man for
a defense program (Outlined by
the national'council of Boy Scouts
of America.
Independents who haven’t reg
istered should call Jim Thayer at
318. The jicouts are to act as a
reserve corps, according to in
formation receive^ by President
Donald M. Erb anjd Dean Karl W.
Onthank. ',
T lii' ■ ■; ■
•f : r i.iu .
Gamma; Barbara Scott, Orides;
Elizabeth Schaefers, Pi Beta Phi;
Miriam Hoffman, Sigma Kappa;
Shirley Walker, Susan Camp
bell; Joyce Addis, University
house and Helen Trask, Zeta Tau
Alpha.
A BEST SELLER
'How Green Was
My Valley'
with Walter Pidareon
and Maureen O’Hara
— also —
Zasu Pitts and
Slim Summerville in
'Miss Polly'