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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1950)
| DUCKTRACKS By DAVE TAYLOR Emerald Track Writer All. spiing is here at last. YY ith spring comes some sunshine, some rain, and best of all, the track season. So far during the school year of 1949-50, Webfoot sports followers haven’t had too much to cheer about. Except for several sparkling individual performances, Jim Aiken’s footballers came out a losing ball club that is, they lost more than they won. Then came basket ball. which produced some surprises, but ended with the Ducks in the cellar. 1 he big thing that hurt John Warren's cagers was the back injury of high scoring Paul Sowers. Except for a couple hot nights in the opening series against Washington State, Sowers lost that phenomenal one-handed shot from out near the sidelines. With that bad back, he couldn’t be expected to play under the hoop, so his offensive effectiveness was limited at best. Another low blow to the Ducks’ hoop stock was administered before the season w<is even underway. That was when Don Peter son. classy letterman guard, was forced to have a leg operation which held him out of action long enough to miss the 1950 season. However, everything from the maples this year didn’t come to naught. Jack Keller and Mel Krause developed into two fine sharp shooting guards who are equally as deft when it comes to ballhandling. Next year will be better, anywav. ... And Bill Admits It " Getting- back to the present topic at hand. Bill Bowerman has one of the strongest track teams this year that ever came out of the University, and he’ll be the first to admit it. Down through the years, Oregon has produced numerous nationally recognized track and field stars, men like Les Steers, George Rasmussen, Ed Moeller, Boyd Brown, George Varoff, Ralph Hill, Mack Robinson, and Len Holland. However, the catch is that these men appeared at the University separately and were the only outstanding members of the late Colonel Bill Hayward’s teams. This year, the Ducks are loaded with prize talent. Going down the individual events, in the 100-yard dash and 220, Bowerman has Davy Henthorne, Northern Division sprint king, Bill Fell, outstanding transfer star, anl A1 Bullier, Henthorne’s running mate last- year, as the top three. Although* this is very early to judge, these three look like the best in the Northwest. In the 440, Phil Jones, stylish sophomore from Bond, will lead last year’s veterans, Jack Countryman and Dennis Sullivan. Walt McClure, son of a former Olympic star from Oregon, will handle the 880-yard run. He should be faster than last year when his only defeat was to Washington State’s Bill Parnell. Jack Hutchins, Canadian Olympic team member, Art Back lund, sophomore from Medford who owns the state high school mile record, Bob Stansberry, find discovered by Bowerman, dur ing last fall's Ralph Hill cross country run, and Pete Mundle, veteran distance man for the Ducks, gives the Webfoot coach considerable material to choose from for the mile and two-mile endurance runs. World's Second Best The field events have a good sturdy foundation stemming from the pole vault. George Rasmussen, recognized internation ally as the “second best vaulter in the world,” will head the % Ducks’ star three-man contingent which dominated the North ern Division last year. Don Pickens and Lloyd Hickock, Oregon’s “other two vaulters,” may not get the headlines, but they are of a vaulting caliber that any coach on the coast would like to have on his track squad. The broad jump is another stout Webfoot event with Woodley Lewis, ND champion, Bob Weber, senior who was in jured late last season, and Bill Hutchinson, intramural discovery of last term, as the first three candidates so far. The javelin has Chuck Missfeldt, holder of the national AAU high school record toss of 213 feet, Earl Stelle, and Buz Newcomer, veterans from last year, as the leading candidates out so far. The shot put and discus have practically the same members as last year except for the loss of Ray Heidenrich, ND platter king of 1946. Bob Anderson, Plale Paxton, Herb Nill, Bob Craig, and Lou Langer, a group of husky football players, will hold down this entry for Bowerman. How High Is the Top The remaining field event, the high jump, needs topflight material badly. Dave Kolderu Dan Cudahy, and possibly Woodley Lewis, considering the latter's performance against Oregon State last year, make up the Duck team, but none are better than 6 foot 2 inch jumpers. This looks weak on the surface, but the best jump in the Northern Division during the last two years has been only 6 foot 4vinches by OSC’s Ken Elliott, so who can say what potentialities this event holds. That’s the team, individually by events. It has its baptismal of fire this Saturday when Oregon State invades Hayward Field for the annual Oregon-Oregon State Relays. Plow the relays turn out should give some indication of the team’s strength. Exec Council Must Approve Ore-nter Staff The ASUO Executive Council will have final word in the selection of petitioners for the editorial staff of the 1950-51 Ore-nter, freshman orientation booklet. This information was received Friday from Olga Yevtich, assist ant to the 'director of the Student Union. Miss Yevtich said petitions would be accepted by the Publications Board until Saturday noon, Apr. 8. The Board will then review peti tions and recommend qualified peti tioners to the Council for final selection. Students petitioning for head positions on the Emerald and Ore gana staffs will be interviewed at the Apr. 12 meeting of the Publica tions Board. Positions open are editor and business manager of each of these publications. Petitions must be handed in to the Student Union office by noon of Apr. 8. Fraternities Pledge 52 During Winter Rushing The following men were pledged to fraternities during the open rush period from Jan. 28 to Mar. 11. Alpha Tau Omega: G. Melvin Erickson. Chi Psi: John A. Elorriaga. Delta Tau Delta: Adrian Hale, Claire C. Inghram, Abbott E. Paine, Gordon J. Pynn, Ralph Hick inbotham. Delta Upsilon: Archie Cooke, Lance G. Day, Gordon S. Howard, Frank R. Lawrence, Wesley K. Robinson, William Snowden. Lambda Chi Alpha: William Gage, Brent W. Robbins, Robert Wilke. Phi Delta Theta: Del Weaver. Phi Gamma Delta: Donald J. Reed. Phi Kappa Psi: Robert S. Fur rer, G. Wallace Humphries, Eu gene A. Rose. Phi Kappa Sigma: James An thony, Richard Bjorklund, Richard UO Professors Attending Portland Education Meet r-. is. Jacobson, dean of the School of Education, and education professors H. B. Wood, R. G. Lang ston, and P. E. Eiser, will repre sent the Oregon School of Educa tion at the 47th annual convention of the Oregon Education associa tion in Portland today and Tues day. The four left Eugene early this morning to attend the 9:30 a. m. opening session of the convention in Portland’s public auditorium. ■ ' Discussions The convention will feature dis cussions and talk on teaching high school and grade school students to live in a world menaced by the atom bomb. Over 3,500 educators are expected to attend the Port land conclave. Many University of Oregon professors and instructors are scheduled to participate in sec tional meetings for subject-field and special-interest groups. Mrs. Jean K. Glazer, professor of art education, will preside over those interested in art education and interest groups. Campbells to Speak Laurence R. Campbell, professor of journalism, and Mrs. Campbell, will both speak to the section of journalism. C. P. Schleicher, pro fessor of political science, will add to the discussion on language arts and social studies. The special education division will hear P. A. Killgallon, professor of education, speak. D. M. Dough erty, head of the Foreign Language Department, will preside over the foreign language meeting. The Oregon Council of Geography Teachers at the convention will hear Samuel N. Dicken, head of the Geology and Geography Depart ment. To Show Filins Donald L. Hunter, director of the Audio-visual Department, will show two films to the audio-visual division. He will also act as coun selor to teachers during the meet ing. Five members of the secre tarial science staff in the Business Administration School will discuss problems of teaching secretarial science in high schools. David M. Dougherty, head of the foreign language department, will chairman the foreign lanuage sec tion. Carl L. Johnson and Bernardo Gicovate, professors of romance languages, will speak on “Argen tina Today—Its Social Structure and Educational System,” and “A Survey of the History of French Painting,” respectively. Other speakers will be Waurine Walker, president of the Texas State Teachers’ Association; Dr. John Harvey Furbay, world trav eler and author; Henry Toy Jr., ex ecutive of the National Citizens Commission for Public Schools; and Dr. I. James Quillen, author and Stanford professor. Most of the University staff members attending the conclave will return to the campus Tuesday night. WSSF is the American agency for World Student Relief, which involves 36 nations. McDaniel, Richard Whittaker. Phi Sigma Kappa: Milton Brown, Robert Christian, Jack Napper. Pi Kappa Alpha: Norman And erson, Harold Ireland, Thomas P. Walsh. Sigma Alpha Epsilon: James W. Fenimore Jr., John P. Lynch. Pi Kappa Phi: Jack Gardner, Glen Garrett, Robert D. Potts. Sigma Chi: Clyde Fahlman. Sigma Phi Epsilon: Barton Cross, Lawrence Hobart, Michael Lundy, James Rippey, R. Bruce Shaffer, Harlan T. Thoreson, William A. Tuck, Edward C. Tyler, Paul Wil son. - Sigma Nu: William Briot, Ger ald AndersCn, Nelson Durbin, Nor val Ritchey, Don Schmidt. Theta Chi: Bruce A. Koppe. Beneke Band Joins "Danceable 15"1 l ex beneke (above) plays Hoagy Carmichael”. . . Star Dust, Lazy> Bones, Rockin’ Chair, 3 others in' new record album “Designed Fob1 Dancing!” Just like ALL 15 of thd* brand-new RCA Victor dance*. al-! bums now out! Featuring 15 great bands, 15 great composers ... 90 hits' to sweep you to your feet! They’ve4 touched oif a nation-wide dance* craze . . . everybody wants them. Beneke’8 album is terrific! 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