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Palie/i Qame Politioi. . .
pOLITICS entered a poker game Thursday. Cards were dealt
fairly by a Heart Hop committee, but Independents didn’t
like the hand they received—so they pulled a new one out of
their sleeves. Greeks were little aware that the cards had been
stacked against them, and that Independents could see their
hand through marked cards. The Greek poker sharks played
straight, with no fifth aces up their sleeves. Two of their mem
bers, however, played “partners” with Independents, rather un
usual for a poker game. These two assured success of the hid
den card trick.
Independents opened the bid, and put all their cards in the
hands of Keith Claycomb. They did not have to draw to their
royal flush, with the king of hearts high. Only jokers in the
hand were two Knaves of Hearts, but they were bound to come
out second wheu.it came to drawing in the chips.
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gJEVKRAL Greeks had a full house, but that was not enough.
Poker-minded Independents raised by 30 chips from one
house, 25 more by another, 35 more by another, and on until
the pot had reached unusual proportions. The Greeks “stayed"
but Independents called their bluff. The chips were on the ta
ble . . . but Independent “sharks” soon pulled them into their
own pockets.
There had been no need for a fifth ace; the king of hearts
was the important card. Independents had missed no tricks—
and they pulled several—as they showed the Greeks a royal
flush.
There had been times before when Greeks had dealt the
cards, and marked them in their favor. This time Independents
pulled the trick. Politics in a poker hand can be played by two
sides. 'Phe card slicker who pulls the “deal" smells no sweeter
whether his color be Greek or Independent.
A/<uu 94 Mte. *7ime. . .
g|TUDENTS are often called upon to explain just what part
they are playing' in the effort to win this war. Outsiders,
people with little or no contact with higher education in gen
eral or the University in particular, find it pretty hard to jus
tify in their own minds the holding of tens of thousands of
college men, able-bodied and seemingly ready for training, in
schools where they obviously are not directly fighting-, or
building fighting instruments. 'Pile fact that we who are en
listed in fighting force reserves know that we are undergoing
an un-uniformed period of preparation is not enough. We must
be able to cite specific examples of work that is immediately
helpful to the prosecution of the war in order to hold up a strong
argument for our position.
All too often it is true that the women on the campus are
doing more to contribute directly to the great overall effort
than the men. True enough, the men are readying themselves
for actual battle but there are many opportunities for them
to help considerably in the meantime in addition to studies.
These opportunities should not be neglected if we are to be
really justified in remaining off active duty.
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TYPICAL example of opportunity is the chance to help
ameliorate the local rail situation. Southern Facific offi
cials have issued an urgent call for able-bodied men in the Eu
gene area to work on the track laying and repair crews. There
is right now an acute shortage of men available for this type of
work, and it is imperative that lines be kept open and in good
repair since the main flow of north-south transportation along
the Pacific slope is through here. Vital materials on vital mis
sions cannot be delayed. Now is the time for every able man
in the area, especially reservists, to respond to an urgent call
for help. — J. J. M.
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\ MEET A BUDDY-1
By BETTY LU SIEGMAN
In the spring a pigger’s fancy sadly turns from war to love
—or does it? With such events as Valentine’s day, and annual
Dads’ Day, the Oregon pigger is even more reminded of the
changes that come with war.
Besides the seven University students who left Friday for
the armed forces and those who may be leaving at the encFof
uie term, uregon aiumni in an
branches of the armed forces are
either in training or have al
ready seen action.
Scott Corbett, ’41, who is a
captain in the marine corps, has
seen action in the south Pacific,
according to a letter from him to
Karl W. Onthank, dean of per
sonnel administration. Jim Pick
ett, ex-UO student, now a lieu
tenant in the navy, is training at
Pensacola. Previously Lieutenant
Picftett had' been on ship duty
and was then transferred to fly
ing duty.
St. Mary’s Graduate
Cadet Thomas H. Burbee Jr.,
’41, is training at the naVal re
serve air base in Livermore, Cal
ifornia. He graduated from St.
Mary’s pre-flight school Septem
ber 4, 1942.
N. D. Neely, '34, has been pro
moted from a major to a lieu
tent colonel according to a re
port released February 9 from
headquarters of the Seattle air
defense wing IV fighter com
mand, This is his third promo
tion in less than a year’s time.
On the campus Lieutenant Col
onel Neely, who majored in busi
ness administration, was an
ROTC lieutenant and a member
of the University rifle team.
Dr. Noble Overseas
Harold Noble, former associate
professor of history on the cam
pus, has arrived1 safely in a for
eign port, according to a post
card received from him by Dr.
Donald M. Erb, president of the
University. Noble has lived in
Japan for several years and also
taught there.
Robert A. Staller, '41, recently
completed training at the medical
replacement center officer candi
date school at Camp Berkeley,
Texas and received his commis
sion as a second lieutenant in the
medical administrative corps.
Before attending Oregon, Lieu
tenant Staller was a student at
the University of Michigan and
Toledo university. His class was
the eighth to graduate since the
opening of the school in May,
1942. A recent announcement by
the surgeon general of the army
states that about 1000 candidates
will be commissioned there
monthly during 1943.
i ox commissioned
David M. Cox, ex-University
student, has been commissioned
a second lieutenant in the marine
corps upon completion of his ba
sic training at the marine corps
schools, Quantico, Virginia. At
present he is enrolled in reserve
officers’ clr^ss training in ad
vanced work. After successful
completion of six months’ train
ing he will be assigned to a spe
cialists’ school or to a combat
unit, for final training.
On the campus Lieutenant Cox
majored in journalism and liter
ature and was a pledge of Phi
Gamma Delta.
Gould Promoted
Philip R. Gould, '41, was re
cently advanced from the rank
of corporal to that of staff ser
geant in the marine corps. An
aviation-radio specialist. Ser
geant Gould is taking advanced
training at the naval air station
at Corpus Christi. He received his
basic training at San Diego where
he was awarded the honor badge
for efficiency and was one of
the few men selected for special
training.
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LT. DAVID M. COX . . .
. . . ex-Oregon student receives
his gold bars as second lieuten
ant in the marine corps.
By BERNIECE DAVIDSON
Practical Education
The University of Hawaii has
gone on a five-day week schedule
to join an island-wide campaign
aimed to relieve the acute labor
shortage. Classes will be held on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. The student is
expected to spend every Wednes
day doing some job to lighten the
labor shortage.
Ka Leo o Hawaii
Rings Are Cheaper
Even though fraternity pins
are becoming scarce, coeds at the
University o£ Washington were
cautioned not to wear military
insignias, unless it’s worth $300
to them. A new regulation which
is being strictly enforced calls
for the ban of all military insig
nia on non-military persons.
" U. of W. Daily.
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Eugene is in the process of
making music news. It seems
that Esquire, the most-thumbed
magazine in the dentist’s office,
is using the old college town as
a test spot in their series on rec
ord popularity. Disk stores and
juke boxes will give the basis
(the publicity gags read) for the
selection of numbers appealing
greatest to public taste. Local
musicians may well hope that
the facts of record popularity
hereabouts are not tabulated or
published in too accurate form;
we might suffer a general em
barrassment. If you don’t know
what I'm driving at, check the
curdling offerings on any nickel
record machine other than a
couple on the campus.
You will be given a choice of
throwing away your coin on
Whoopee John Wilfahrt, the Red
River Valley boys, Tasl o’Grain’s
Square Dance Kings, or the Ple
hal Bros, orchestra. This last is
really a reet combo: musettes
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Between
The Sheets
By BOY PAUL NELSON
Hello, Poppa! Just thought IVl
come down to the depot to meet
you. May I help you with your
bag, or couldn’t Momma come?
Shall we take a cab? Oh, you
don’t have any change? Well,
it’s a nice day for a walk.
How was your trip? What's
new in lower 13 berth?
Glad that you could ma F it
down for Dads’ Day. Here’s your
chance to meet Jim Thayer.
Heart Hops
We’re getting close to the
campus. There’s the millrace
That’s the Gamma Phi Beta
house. They crowned the Kin^
of Hearts there Thursday after'
nocn. A kid from Campbell clul
got it. It sounds a little like an
other “cooperative” movement
similar to the Nickel Hop cup
winning feat a few weeks earlier,
but I understand the Tri-Delts
and the Alpha Xi Delts went
pretty strongly for him, too.
There's the Sigma Nu house.
Bob Perry lives there. He’s a
transfer from UCLA and is ai
Long Beach, California, boy. You*
know, I knew he wasn’t from
Portland when I first met him,
because A1 Kasmeyer is f \ir.
Portland, and he doesn’t Iook a
bit ljke A1 Kasmeyer.
Coke Dates
Let’s go straight up to John
son hall so. you can register. In
cidentally, to your left is the Col
lege Side, where you take your
girl after almost every date for
a coke. I’ve often wondered what
the inside of the place looks like.
There’s the law school. In its
student body is a net total of
three graduating seniors this
year.
Here we are at Johnson. I
guess you have a banquet at 1 at
John Stratib Memorial hall, don't
you? You’ll have supper at the
house at 6, and then we’ll go out
to a restaurant for something to
eat.
Oregon battles with Oregon
State at 8, and they’ll also f py
a little basketball, followed by the
University theater production,
“The Whole Town’s Talking,”
which should be an interesting
bit of conversation.
I hope you enjoy your stay
down here, Poppa.
(Editor’s Note: Nelson’s col
umn is written from an infirm
ary bed. There he will likely
remain—through Dads’ Day.)
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By John J. Mathews J
and harmonicas, jack. You’d nev
er know there’s a shellac short
age from the refuse that nif^tly
sends the characters at the '%-il
ace Grill, and a lot of us are
trembling that maybe this un
holy situation will bask in the
glare of national publicity. Brr.
* * *
Quite a few lovers of le jazz
hot are beginning to catch onto
a new angle that has developed
since the aforementioned shellac
shortage. The record stores want
old disks (not laminated) to be
melted down into new, and be
fore you can buy a new number
in most spots now, you have to
turn in an old one.
Well, it seems there are a lot
of people these days who g? re
only too happy to trade in itLir
slightly worn Bennys and Basies
for nice shiny new Spike Jones?
offerings. The angle is for those
whose love for good jazz risesj
above surface noises to cull the!
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