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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1943)
•UOAIumAwardedNavyStar For Gallantry in Sub Action High on the list of Oregon alumni who have gained dis tinction in the service of their country is Lieutenant Com mander Eugene B. McKinney, United States naval submarine commander. On his return from a foray against enemy ship ping in the far Pacific he was presented with the silver star medal. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz made the award which was not the first that McKinney has been given. Already to his eieun. are uie navy cross and a gold star for a second navy cross. Before going to Annapolis, lieutenant Commander McKin iy attended the University for two years in 1921 and 1922. His mother lives in Portland and his wife and children in Sacramento, California. The official citation was as fol lows : UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET Flagship of the Commander-in Chief In the name of the President of the United States, the command er in chief, United States Pacific fleet, takes pleasure in presenting 1 the SILVER STAR MEDAL to LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EUGENE E. McKINNEY, United States navy, for service set forth in the following citation: "For gallantry ... in the line of his profession as commanding officer of a submarine in patrol ft enemy waters. He . . . suc eeded in damaging two freight ers and one tanker . . . and sink ing one tanker, and a sampan. Despite enemy efforts he brought his submarine back safely . . . and without injury to personnel. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest tradi tions of the naval service. C. W. NIMITZ, Admiral United States Navy.” Varsity Spanks (Continued from page five) This Pilot twin-bill and the Wilamette Bearcats game Wed nesday are the only tune-up tilts for the Ducks before they plunge into the northern division race Friday and Saturday against Ore gon State. a R H E Wregon .. .202 302 310—13 13 2 Portland ..000 000 000— 0 5 9 Batteries: Begleries, Saltzman and Carlson; Deagle, Pienovi and Churich. Second game: R H E Oregon .110 SOI 0—13 11 1 Portland .021 000 0— 3 4 3 Batteries: Lokan, Murphy, Bu balo and Carlson; Shapkin, Pien ovi and Church. Softball Set (Continued from page four) ps loaded. Olson was undoubted ly the outstanding softball hurl er of the year and he will be sorely missed by the Indepen dents in the big game this spring. DUs a Threat .^Serious contenders again this year will be the Delta Upsilon squad. Last year they advanced to ..the ..semi-final's ..behind., the twirling of “Birdie” Bob Wren. With Wren, one of the top hurl ers of the loop back again the DUs seem certain to cause head aches for opposing teams. The SAM squad, a top flight unit of last year will be minus the serv ices of Len Popick, another out standing pitcher. Popick turned in one of the best win-loss rec ords of any moundsmen in the league. Sammies will still be rugged customers with several returning stars. Dorm League Possibility "Although not yet formulated, an interdorm league is pending. Sherry Ross captured the crown last year through the work of Bob and Walt Reynolds as they overpowered Alpha hall by a 6 PEO May Change Scholar Awards A recommendation that the state P.E.O. award scholarships tc Oregon colleges exclusively for outstanding senior high school girls is being presented to the convention following a meeting of the state committee in Salem March 30, according to Miss Janet Smith, employment bureau director and member of the P.E.O. committee. The state convention which meets next June will act on the plan. Although the organization's purpose is educational, said Miss Smith, it has loaned tremendous sums to students to further their educations. Never before have scholarships been awarded how ever. Harriers Schedule (Continued from page four) fourth, the winner, twenty yards behind. The next distance in the relay was 300 yards. After Becknef had taken the wand from Ray Dickson, who had just completed a 150-yard dash, he had these same twenty yards between him self and Stan Ray of the third squad. Then and there was the time that he began to turn on the heat. His legs working like pistons pulled him past Ray and Hank Burns who was in the lead. Following the 300-yard sprint, Chuck handed the baton to Don Wilson who loped the remaining 600 yards with ease. The same event was run again with the harriers competing only in the dashes. Very little results were obtained. New Pole Vaulters Colonel Bill Hayward now has two other pole vaulters—Howard Day and Bob Mueller—assisting' stocky Homer Thomas, vaulting has been held down to a mini mum. The emphasis is entirely on conditioning. The cloud-split ters at the present time have been hovering around the 11-foot 6-inch level. The dependable Thomas when not improving his vaulting form is consequently de veloping his body to the point where he will have obtained the stamina to withstand the lengthy rigors of vaulting. Last year when trying for the 14-foot mark after jumping 13-feet 6 inches, his legs give out and were a fac tor in his narrow miss of vault ing that high level for the first time. Kramer Leads Sprinters Workouts Monday consisted of starts in the sprints and hurdle jumping. Ralph Kramer, return ing letterman, has dominated the sprints so far but is having a bit of rising competition in Browning Allen, colored flash and sturdy Skiles Hoffman, both freshmen. Hurdle duties will go to Kramer and Ray Dickson, re cently returned from the air corps. to 1 count. The Sherry boys will be favorites to repeat last year’s performance providing a league is formed. Washington State college li brary employs 85 part-time stu dents. DAILY EMERALD LIEUT. COMM. EUGENE McKlNXEV . . . - . . . who was decorated by Admiral Chester \V. Nimitz with the. silver star medal, the third decoration McKinney has won. Lipman Wolfe Offers Opportunity to Work Mrs. Elizabeth Turner Orr. per sonnel manager of Lipman Wolfe company, will be in the office of Miss Janet Smith, campus em ployment secretary, today to in terview University students for work on the college board, as per manent help, or for summer jobs. Girls interested in talking to Mrs. Orr should make appoint ments through Miss Smith's office for interviews. Kay Jenkins Named New Junior Secretary Kathryn Jenkins has been ap pointed secretary of the junior class to take the place of Mary Robinson, who failed to return winter term, Roger Dick, presi dent of the junior class, an nounced Monday. New York university is in its 111th year. ERCsSeeFreeShow At Mac Tonight Further entertainment for de parting- ERC inductees will be provided tonight by Mr. Harold Wyatt, manager of the McDon ald theater. Free admission to the evening show at the McDonald has been arranged for ERC men, according to Len Barde, chairman of the campus war board. Lieut. Davis Warns Return All Uniforms! All ROTC men who have left school or are dropping out of the University and have military uni forms at home or at their house must return them immediately, according to Lieutenant R. G. Da vis. Uniforms will be charged to those »ot returning them and the cost will be deducted from their pay in the army, when the student is inducted. FLASH GORDON, by Alex Raymond WE'VE WITNESSED MOST PATHETICALLY THE LOSS OF FREEDOM ON MANY PLANETS. DON'T LET IT HAPPEN HERE. BUYU.S.WAR BONDS AND STAMPS TO PRESERVE YOUR FREEDOM % - v* - N * -- FLASH GORDON AND FRIE.NDS m ^VICTORY DU I INITED STATES AVAR /bonds AND k STAMPS tL-i 7 >. C»pr 1V42, Kii-c Feature* Syndicate, !r,c , World rights rwrvtd. Exam Date Set For V Reservists To determine which students should he assigned for further college training after they have been called to active duty, a test is scheduled for April 20. It is open to V-l students who will have completed six or more terms of college by the end of this term and to freshmen and sophomores in the marine corps reserve. This test, serving both as a naval reserve qualifying test and a marine corps screening test, is not for V-l freshmen, marine corps reserve students who have completed more than S3 credit hours, V-5 members, and V-7 re servists. Most naval and marine corps students will be called to active duty about July 1. Alpha Chi's Rate First In Red Cross Work Alpha Chi Omega, came in first this week in the con,petition ior hours spent at the campus Red Cross centers, according to Mary McCandless, campus Red Cross worker in charge of the house competitions. Alpha Delta Fi was second with 21 hours; Sigma Kappa, 'J.4%; Chi Omega, 13%, and Highland house, 13’ Mrs. M. H, Douglass Dies Monday Afternoon Mrs. XI. H. Douglass, wife of the University librarian emeritus, died Monday afternoon. She had been ill for some time. XIrs. Douglass taught piano on the campus since 1920, and "was a graduate of the Oberlin con servatory of music. It’s Star Studded! "STAR SPANGLED! RHYTHM" with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope —also— "AT THE FRONT” The Army's First Film! TS3m Don’t Miss! "UNTAMED" with Pat Morrison, Ray Millandj "LADY EVE" with Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda I ILMiX Her'New Hit! DEANNA DURBIN,