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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1944)
Volleyball Finals Drop Hendricks An upset occurred in Thursday evening’s volleyball round when the formerly undefeated Hendricks team was downed by the winner of league 2, Betty Crabb’s Susan Campbell eight. The final score was 28 to 19, and although the strong team from Hendricks played their usual fast game, with the precision setting up of Barbara Borrevik, Elaine Taylor, and Cap tain Nancy Steele, they could not down the superior defensive play ing of Beverly Bennett, June Wis well, and Betty Crabb. Susan Campbell maintained a lead throughout the entire game. Doris Craig’s Highland team and Rebec house were evenly matched in a tie with 17 points apiece at the end of the first half. Rebec’s Grace Edwards, Dorothy Currier, and Captain Phyllis Byers played an unusually speedy game and were quick to recover the ball, but they were unable to down the combination of Doris- Craig; Ruth Shipler, and Evelyn Woodworth of Highland. The game ended with Highland on the strong end of a 41 to 20 score. They will therefore play the Orides team Monday, November 20. Susan Campbell will play the winner of that meet Tues day, to decide the victor of the tournament. Umpiring Thursday were Mary Alice Lawson, Jackie Bogan, Shirley Cox, and June Karns. i-i i, ~ .i Ardis Jensen Named Senior Ball Chairman Ardis Jensen, senior in sociology, has been named chairman of the annual senior bail, Marty Beard, senior class president, announced Tuesday. The dance will be held January 6, 1945, in Gerlinger hall and will be formal. Committee chairmen will be announced by Miss; Jensen. McDonald "The Canterville Ghost" — plus - "Seven Doors to Death" Ducks to Meet Navycats Tonight Oregon Ducks tonight play host to the Willamette Navycat team from Salem in their third start of the 1944-45 season. Following the showing of the Oregon five in the first games of the season. Coach John Warren has prepared for these tilts by putting the mem bers of the team through rigorous workouts for the purpose of pre paring them more completely on the defense system to be used in this game and the following en counter at the capitol city tomor row night. Judging from the reports issued on the Navycat five, one thing to take into consideration is the fact that the navy team shoots from all angles and can be a racehorse five if so desired. At the first of the season, however, Coach Warren told his players that he had never yet had a basketball team outrun and that this year was going to be no exception. The casaba action of the week will take place Friday on the floor of McArthur court, the game slated to start at eight o’clock. Only one game will be played on the local court. Saturday's games will give all of John Warren’s boys a chance to see action as two games hgve been scheduled, one for each team of the two ball clubs. The Webfoots have been through extensive workouts to secure their defensive ability. Only ., the short time between the games of last Friday and Saturday with the Seattle coast guard showed definite improvement in the defense of the Ducks. This week has been spent expressly on this one item. It is expected that the Ducks will be able to put up a formidable defense system against the Navycats in to night’s eight o’clock game. Dr. Taylor Will Work With Forest Service Dr. Howard R. Taylor, head of the psychology department, will at tend a regional council meeting of forest service officials in Portland Friday, November 17. Dr. Taylor is head of the com mittee set up by the American association for the advancement of science to work with the forest service in handling human rela tions. This committee conducts studies on why people set fires and similar problems, as well as help ing with personnel problems and studying the public’s reaction to signs put up in the forest. When you can't be with your family for Thanksgiving Wire Them Flowers Chase Gardens 58 K. Rroadway I'hone 4210 Former UO Artist Now On Campus Miss Lucia Wiley, a well known muralist and former U. of O. art student, is on the Oregon campus this week, doing research work for her next mural. For her thesis in art, Miss Wiley did the big fresco on the four walls of the art school court, and since her graduation has done murals in any public buildings, including one in the post office of her home town, Tillamook, and one in Washington, D.C. A large London gallery pur chased the cartoon of one of her Washington murals, an unprece dented honor for an American woman, according to a statement by a member of the art depart ment. Oregon Emerald Night Staff: Aileen Koch, night editor Nona Bradley Betty Burkhart Friday Advertising Staff: Jean Bauer, day manager Lorraine Berkins Barbara Hendrickson Martha Leah Lance Mary Dobrinin Layout Staff: Nila Desinger Ann Burgess Anne Hardenbrook Barbara Spangler Office Staff: Anne Hardenbrook Virginia Peterson CAMPUS CALENDAR House volleyball representatives are asked to turn in participation checks by 5 p.m. today at the cage in order that the WAA may deter mine its new members. ENSIGN GEORGE ANDERSON, UO sophomore in journalism! in 1*142, was killed in action recently during the invasion of Leyte island. The 22-year-old pilot was with the famed “Fighter Squadron 11” of the U. S. naval air force. i Dr. R. Leeper To Speak At Coming Symposium “A substitute for the stimu lus response concept in psychol i ogy” will be the topic of Dr. Rob | ert Leeper, associate professor cf j psychology, at the first fall term ' meeting of the University psychol | ogy research symposium. The sym posium, which includes faculty members and students interested in psychology, is devoted to discus Ision of recent research in that field. Grade point cuts are given to students of the University of Idaho if they skip classes the day before or after Thanksgiving. • Freshman Talent Set For Assembly . The Freshman Activities- associa-^ tion, which is organizing freshman talent for an assembly in the near future, sponsored a talent show Tuesday at Westminster house. Those participating were: vocal ists, Betty Jean McKenzie, LaRene Thompson, and Floyd Stapp: pian ists, Robbieburr Warrens, and acro bat, Jerine Mast. The vice-chairman, Bob Naper, announced that the next meeting would be held November' 28, 4 p.m., Gerlinger hall. The FA A is an organization to promote the interests of freshman students in campus activities. It promises to be a leading factor in the Frosh program, according Naper. Wesley Hosts Tonight . For Westminster 1 Wesley house will be host to Westminster house at a party to night at 8 p.m. The theme for the party will be “One Foot in Heaven” and the evening has been arranged by the fololwing committee chairmen: Farrell Rust, decorations: Barbara Jo Traxler, refreshments; Louif? Smith, recreation. ^ Campus clothes will be worn. Lt. Rodman, Oregon '42, Visits Eugene on Leave Lt. (j.g.) Roland (Rokie) Rod man, United States navy, arrived in Eugene Thursday to spend his 21-day leave. Lt. Rodman, who has been going to school in Miami, was graduated from the University law school in '42, and is a Chi Psi. Rokie’s three brothers — Keith, Jim, and Lawrence—also attended • the University. TRAINED SHOP MECHANICS ARE THE “DOCTORS” WHO GIVE NEW LIFE TO POWE?. THAT MOVES AMERICA .AT WAT THE RAILROADS ARE THE BACKBONE OF LISTEN TO “YOUR AMERICA’’ ON YOUR FAVORITE MUTUAL STATION EVERY SUNDAY 1 P. M. PACIFIC WAR TIME