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VOLUME XLIV
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1943
Beckwith's Farewell
To Column World
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NUMBER IS
iVhat’s a Beaver Rally?
Come, See—Thursday
University students will have an opportunity to see what
happens at an Oregon State assembly when Dave Baum, OSC
student body president, and 15 or 16 other Beavers appear here
Thursday at 11 a.m. to present a typical OSC rally assembly
in McArthur court.
Just as if they were in Corvallis, the Beavers will conduct
a rally assembly here to build spirit for the coming civil war
basketball battle set for Saturday
night in McArthur court when
dads will be on the campus.
Exchange Assembly
The rally by Oregon State will
be in return for the University’s
mission of goodwill that will go
to Corvallis Wednesday morning
to present an assembly, Clint
Paine, rally squad leader, said
«nday night.
loing to Corvallis will be 14
Webfoots who will conduct a rally
with Earle Russell acting as mas
ter of ceremonies. Les Anderson
will give the OSC student body a
short talk and Paine will tell the
Beavers about plans for the game
here Saturday and the Dads' Day
program for the weekend.
Spider Dickson Acts
Ray “Spider” Dickson will give
a humorous radio skit with Jim
Prior, Tom Kay, Frank Watkins
and Jack Daily assisting him. A
swing rhythm trio with- Marv
Brown, G. Duncan Wimpress and
Bob Sell is scheduled for appear
ance with the Pi Beta Phi trio.
Earle Russell will lead the Ore
gon Staters in two University
yells and two Oregon State yells.
Full plans for the OSC assem
’■M oil this campus have not yet
^n revealed, according to Les
Anderson.
PickofDads
SportsRing
By BETTY LU SIEGMAN
First an engagement ring and
then an orchid and the title of
“Smile’s a Million Girl” figura
tively fell into the lap of June
Marie Wilson, junior in music, last
Saturday. If the three former
honors sound rather familiar, it is
because Miss Wilson is treading
almost the same path as Little
fMonel Helen Holden, who, less
:^ln two weeks ago, also received
£ n orchid and an engagement ring
besides her “Colonel” title.
First Orchid
“I had just received my first
orchid last Saturday night when
Nelda Rohrback, who is chairman
of the ‘Smile’s’ contest, called and
told me that I was the winner,”
said Alpha Omicron Pi’s sparkling
candidate, who was still excited
at the “big surprise.”
“I’ll be hanged,” was all that
Dwight Wycoff, who is responsi
ble for June-Marie’s engagement
ring and the navy pin she is wear
ing, coulcl say when the Smile's
^fcl told him the news.
Boy Friend Didn't Know
Miss Wilson added, “He didn’t
even know I was a candidate in
the contest, so no wonder he was
so surprised. He is a student on
the campus but will leave for the
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Instructors Act
OnAirCorpsBid
Miami Beach, Florida, will be
the six-week stopping point for
two members of the University
faculty before they take over du
ties as instructors in pre-flight
work in the U.S. army air corps.
Dr. F. D. Walker, of the Uni
versity English department, re
cently commissioned at first lieu
tenant in the air corps, will leave
Sunday for Florida where he will
begin basic training. Also leav
ing shortly is Dr. C. W. Clancy,
instructor in zoology, now second
lieutenant in the air corps.
Both men expect to teach eith
er mathematics or some allied
branch of pre-flight training, Dr.
Walker revealed.
will be six weeks of general train
Preceding actual teaching duty
ing near Miami Beach, to be fol
lowed by specialized training at
a base near Santa Ana, Califor
nia.
The two faculty members will
serve with experienced instruc
tors from colleges and universi
ties all over the country, Dr.
Walker explained. These men will
be called during the next few
months to help with pilot train
ing, and will probably remain in
the service 'until the duration.’
Both Dr. Walker and Dr. Clan
cy received leaves of absence, ac
cording to Dr. Donald M. Erb,
president of the University.
War Services
For Women
Parade For AWS
To give college women a pre
view of life-to-come, a nurse, an
army nurse, a WAAC, and a
WAVE will speak before an AWS
assembly, 207 Chapman, Thursday
at 4 p.m.
“Motion pictures with sound
will be shown,” announced Mary
Jane Dunn, chairman of the as
sembly.
Main speaker of the event will
be Miss Elenora Thomson, direc
tor of the department of nursing
education at the University of
Oregon medical' school.
Miss Thomson was a member
of a special committee sent to
Italy to set up schools for public
health in 1918, and was president
of the American Nurse's associa
tion for five years.
She first came to Oregon in a
model experimental public health
unit sponsored and financed by the
Commonwealth fund. A trained
social worker, she was the first
executive secretary of the Illinois
State Mental Hygiene society.
Quinn Confined to 9 Points;
UO Gets Hot Second Half
By FRED BECKWITH
Co-Sports Editor, the Emerald
Shaking their first half lethargy, Oregon’s varsity Ducks
cracked the Idaho Vandal defense last night in McArthur court
and walked away with a 66-41 basketball game.
For a half it was close. The Hobsonmen were leading only
25-22 at the intermission gun. But a fast-breaking green-and
gold quintet completely split the visiting five’s floating zone
Guild Farce
Set For Dads
Scenery for "The Whole
Town’s Talking,” the second Guild
hall play of the year, is nearing
completion under stage manager
Dick Landis. The play opens Feb
ruary 12.
There will be a special per
formance following Saturday
night’s basketball game for stu
dents and parents attending the
Dads’ Day celebration. Perform
ances are also scheduled for Feb
ruary 17 and 18. Students should
make reservations early accord
ing- to Keith Hoppes, in charge of
the box office.
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Huestis Thrashes Way
To New PCCSwim Mark
As Ex-Champ Watches
By G. DUNCAN WIMPRESS
Irony struck home last Saturday afternoon at the Univer
sity pool when Jack Dallas, ’41, former all-American swim star,
fired a gun.
Dallas, who held the Pacific coast 100 yard breast-stroke rec
ord, was official starter Saturday as Oregon’s water-struck
Webfoots blasted the OSC Beavers, 55-19. It was he who fired
the gun to start the breast-stroke event. It was he who urged
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SmileGirl JuneMarieWilson
Charms Dadsto Win Title
Dads will be greeted Saturday by brunette June Marie Wil
son, junior in music, Smiles a Million Girl. Nelda Rohrback,
contest chairman, announced the winner yesterday after a com
mittee of five Eugene dads had narrowed the field to three of
18 cadidates.
Mary Wright and Marian Harris, the other two finalists,
will accompany Miss Wilson on the dad glad-handling rounds
cijiu win cxppcdi aa gufsts cll an
planned functions. Miss Rohrbach
announced. Tlie three were cho
sen from seven finalists: Pat
Ward, Barbara Bentley, Virginia
Howard, Dorothy Hayden, and
Roberta Madden.
Write Home
Students who have not already
done so are urged by Promoter
Charles Politz to write home and
enclose one of the yellow hand
bills that have been provided to
facilitate describing the activities
planned for visiting parents.
Mothers are welcome, too.
House presidents are asked to
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Box Office Opens
Box office for “The Whole
Town’s Talking” will open to
day from 10-i2m and 1-5 pan.
Tickets are 55 cents and all
seats are reserved.
Not About the Weather
Weather’s no topic for publication
With the Japs on the alert,
But has anyone got a combina
tion
Ski jacket, swimming suit, rain
coat and polo shirt ?
—J.W.S.
as Huestis, soon far ahead T>f the
pack, roared through the blue
green water. It was he who click
ed the watch as hard-breathing
Huestis slapped the end of the pool
to win the event in the record
shattering time of 1:04.5 minutes.
It was he who stood by, quietly
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GirisGoPiggin’;
KingComing Up
With only two days remaining
for girls to get their dates with
their secret heart throbs for the
Heart Hop, a buzzing of tele
phone wires points to a scarcity
of dates for those who delay.
Candidates for the position of
King of Hearts were announced
Monday by Connie Fulmer, elec
tion chairman. Girls holding tick
ets will vote in front of the Side
for the following:
Keith Claycomb, Campbell club;
Sam Crowell, Beta Theta Pi: Bob
Fugit. Alpha Tau Omega; Elliot
Wright, Phi Delta Theta; Uke
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set-up, and two complete
string's of Oregon melon-tossero
rang the basketball often.
Scoring honors were divided
among Warren Taylor, the high
point gent who collected 13 dig
its, Roy Seeborg, sub forward
who bagged 12, and Roger Wiley
who rammed home 11 points.
The Idaho offensive attack wan
headed by the Vaunted Fred
Quinn and Bob Ryan, both of
whom tanked nine points. Quinn,
the northern division's leading
scorer, was obviously off hin
game, although he was held in
check fairly well by an Oregon
first half man-to-man defense,
and a. second half shifting-zone
defense.
Williamson Sparks
Little Stan Williamson, who in
cidentally turned in a magnificent
floor game, sparking the fast
break attack down the pinewoods,
put the Ducks on the scoreboard
by turning in a free throw, ot'i
Fred Quinn’s foul. On the ex
change, aforementioned Quinn
planted himself in his favorite
spot on the boards, in the right,
hand corner of the Duck back
court. He took a pass from Jack
Ryan, and then cooled one
through the cords of the net to
shove the Vandals in front, 2-1.
But Warren Taylor sank a fol
low-shot following Rog Wiley V?
free-throw failure, and Ed Dick
connected on a. lay-in. Captain
Kirsch popped one from short
center, smack in front cf the bas
ket and it was 7-2.
The Vandals palled lip on
Bob Ryan’s close-in basket,
Fredeliind’s tip-follow of a
Quinn attempted charity toss,
and Benson’s push shot. Dur
ing this throe-basket spree,
Iiirsch canned a foul toss, and
it was 8-8. Shortly after that,
Oregon pulled out in front.
Tiolpli Fubrman entered the
contest, arid with the Ducks
leading 11-10, he made connec
tions on a one-handed set-shot.
Two more free throws by the
varsity lads, and Borrevik’s set
shot from dead in front of the
hoop, hoisted the figures to 17
10. And all throughout this por
tion of the game, the play was
ragged, both clubs handling the
ball poorly and missing a flurry
of shots.
Game Opens Up
But with three minutes remain
ing in the first half, the casaba
affair opened u£> like a bookie's
window at a horse race. Quinn
and Benson had moved the Van
dals within scoi'ing distance, an 1
after the 19S-lb. Quinn had potted
a thirty-foot set-shot, the count
was 18-18.
Taylor canned a close-in effort,
and the evening's surprise per
former, Mr. Roy Seeborg checked
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