DUCK TRACKS
By Clyde Fahlman
Emerald IM Editor
“Due to conditions beyond our control . . This is the state
ment with which most people initiate any task which will release
undue burdens on partakers of said task ... in this case Wednes
day’s Duck Tracks . . .
However, ye old scribe wishes to break away from intercol
legiate action . . . from scholarly discussions on why we did or
didn’t win, etc. and give the reader (I presume there is one or
two) a comprehensive commentary on the intramural situation.
I do not wish to put any ball club on the spot, but from where
I sit, Minturn is the ball club to beat in the current intramural
football race.
Minturn Loaded
The Vets Dorm crew has snatched two wins thus far: 34-0
over the Sammies, and 13-0 over the Phi Psis. It will take keen
strategem to curb the Minturn crew, especially with cpiarterback
Joe Tom at the reins—not to mention top-notch footballers Bob
Fase, Bob Muirhead, and Louie Santos.
Best game of last week’s play was Thursday’s Sigma Nu
Sigma Chi clash. The white cross crew tallied first in the third
quarter, and with a commanding lead in first downs, the game
seemed to be “on ice.”
^However, the Sigma Nus came roaring back on an optional
pass-run play which connected for a TD. One play later they
notched the all-important extra point which gave them the ball
game ... and so ... watch for the Sigma Nus to take their league
and be a rough contender in the championship play-offs.
Best game of this week should be this afternoon’s clash be
tween Minturn and Kappa Sigma. Kappa Sigma spilled the Phi
Psis, 12-2. As heretofore mentioned, Minturn toppled the Phi
Psis, 13-0 . . . (however, this could be another case of the com
parative score fallacy).
Great Extremes
The general rule this year seems to be one of two extremes:
either win by 30 or 40 points or win on first downs. Examples of
first-down victories are: Pi Kappa Alpha 2-1 over Chi Psi (last
year’s champs); Nestor 1-0 over Theta Chi (last year finalists) ;
Hunter 1-0 over Alpha; Sammies 1-0 over Yeomen; and Lamb
da Chi 1-0 over McChesney.
Last year—around May 15—there was a serious discussion at
an IM meeting concerning the inclusion of boxing, bowling,
track, and maybe swimming, in the intramural program.
The most interest seemed to be centered around boxing. The
vehements expressed over the inclusion of boxing in the IM pro
gram seem to have simmered down a little, but Herb Nill, ASUO
veep, is still interested in getting boxing into the IM picture.
(Present resolution is to get 10 houses to sign a petition so the
question may once again be brought up at the intramural board
meeting.)
First, a little history to bring the situation up to date. Up to
1940, four sports were featured in intramurals: touch football,
speedball, arid volleyball during fall term; basketball, handball,
and wrestling were featured winter term; and track, golf, soft
ball, and tennis were scheduled spring term.
In 1940, the Inter-Fraternity Council passed a resolution, ask
ing all organizations to cut down the IM program to three sports
a term. The intramural board, composed of all living organiza
tions on campus, passed the resolution, and that is the way it
sw.hds today . . . three sports a term.
More to Come?
However, we must realize that the “ulterior motive” behind
an intramural boxing program is an intercollegiate boxing pro
gram (if ? . . . when?).
Ike Deeter, boxing coach at WSC, wrote: “The average fel
low, if he woks out two or three weeks should be able to go three
(3) one and one-half rounds with one minute rest in between.
“However, in your matches, in the event someone gets tired
and is being outclassed, do not hesitate to stop it. Safety should
be your first thought in a program such as you are undertaking.”
Gus Likes...
(Continued from page four)
mers, Gus has been, as he put, it,
a “roughneck” on an oil drilling
crew in California.
Here at Oregon he is a member of
the Order of the O and Sigma Nu
Fraternity. He was counted a prom
ising baseball pitcher last season
until he was forced to leave the
team in favor of spring football
practice.
Huskies Toughest
By the way, Gus said that the
hardest, toughest football game he
ever played was last year’s 27-28
heartbreaker with Washington.
And then too, there is Fred. Fred
is what you might call a blue tailed
setter. He is a dog and he is the
mascot of Sigma Nu. Gus always
feeds Fred and waters him and sees
that he sleeps tight.
At that point, my stock of ques
tions was nearly exhausted; so I
asked the big guy if there was any
thing else to mention and he said:
“No, except you be sure and say
how much I appreciate the way I’ve
been treated here at Oregon. There
are no finer people anywhere.”
I like the way he said that.
Austrian Coed Finds
Diversity in America
By Kathleen Fraser
An attractive brawnette with
a charming accent is Ruth Kol
man from Linz, Austria who is
studying art here on the campus
this year as a result of the Stu
dent Exchange Program of the
United States Forces in Austria.
She smiled as she explained
what she went through to get to
this country. A year ago she ap
plied to come over here. 'J'here
was a sheaf of forms to fill out
and a lot of “red tape”, she ex
plained. Then for a long time,
Ruth heard nothing until the mid
dle of August this year and then
she had ten days to prepare to
come to the U. S.
Thirty Five In Group
Thirty-five girls came from
Austria to the United States to
attend various colleges and uni
versities. The group sailed from
Bremerhaven, Germany for New
York. The crossing was quite
smooth, Ruth related, but many
were seasick anyway. She hasten
ed to add that she was not one
of them.
Her impression of New York
City was summed up in one short
sentence, “I loved it!” She said
she would have liked to stay
much longer than the three days
she was there, but she hopes to
go back there on her return trip
to Austria next year.
America Different
The main thing she has noticed
about America is that it’s “dif
ferent.” New York and Eugene
are nothing alike, she stated. Even
though it is different, she relat
ed, she said quite sincerely that
she “liked it very much.”
Everyone Kind
All the people she has met over
here seem very kind and every
body smiles, she said. One thing
quite different from Europe is
that people here who drive cars
are much more courteous. When
she comes to a corner, the traf
fic stops to let her cross the
street, a system which is quite
different from her "country.
In regard to the climate here,
Ruth said quickly but with a
smile, “It rains too much.” The
climate of Austria is somewhat
the same now as it is here but'
later on there will be snow. It is
possible to ski in Austria until
April as it gets much colder there
in the winter time.
Ruth and her family were in
Austria throughout the war, but
they came through it “all right.”
She was going to high school then
and during the bombings the
schools were closed. After the
war she finished her education,
and worked for a newspaper in
Linz doing illustrations and small
sketches.
Conditions Improved
Conditions have improved very
much since the war, thanks to
the Marshall Plan and ‘Ruth said
you can get everything, if you
have the money. The standard of
living over there is not as high
as ours because wages are low.
She has a girl friend who receives
the American equivalent of a lit
tle over $16 a week.
Another thing that impressed
Miss Kolman about the United
States is the way people dress.
Everyone seems well-dressed while
in Austria, most people can’t af
ford it. She noticed that here at
the University, everyone dresses
alike and you can’t tell who has a
lot of money to spend on clothes
and who doesn’t.
Shoes are another thing she
commented on. “They are all alike,
all white, and never cleaned,’’ she
said. Girls in this country are
Well-groomed. Those in Europe
rarely wear lipstick and she said
that all girls “seem so pretty to
me.”
Social life in Austria is not
’organized like it is here. They
have nothing to compare with
the sororities and fraternities
and there are no dances like our
y*‘Hello” dance, which she said
she likes very much.
‘ Few Austrian Communists
< According to Ruth, there are
very few Communists III Austria.
The presence of the Russian sold
iers in the country seems to dis
’courage Communism. There are
four occupation zones in Austria
as there are in Germany, but they
seem to get along much better
than the German zones.
, ln the city of Vienna, which is
'divided as is Berlin, there is very
‘little trouble. She thought that
‘this was because Austria has had
Its own government since 1945
with two free elections during
that time.
The Austrian government hand
les its own economy while the
occupation forces take care of the
'occupation duties. The Americans
pay for the houses they use in
the country which leaves the peo
ple with a good impression, she
stated.
First Disliked Occupations
At first, the Austrians didn’t
like the idea of an occupation but
now they are glad to have Amer
ican troops there because of Rus
sia. The people of Austria and of
much of Europe, in fact, are very
afraid of Russia. The reason the
Austrians are particularly con
cerned is because Russia has more
troops in the country now than
all the other occupation forces put
together. If war came, they would
lose everything, she said.
Ruth will be staying here in this
country for one year and then go
back to Austria. There she wants
to do art work for newspapers
and also for books and other pub
lications. She also does portraits.
She also mentioned that she
would like to do art work for var
ious publications on the campus,
so if someone wants her for such
work, just call on her as she’d love
doing it.
Tons of dirt circulates in the
air of our big cities—but you
don t have to listen to it if you
don’t want to.
i
Rules for Mules
Same Old Line
By Hal Lindbeck
it s the same old thing. Modern
educators have thought up new
things for us to learn, but their
ideas on methods of study haven’t
changed.
A thirteenth century teacher
(anonymous) wrote a treatise
on the subject of how a student
should study. Here is a condensa
tion of his rules.
1. Consentrate a fixed hour each
day to each study.
2. Fix the attention on what is>
read. Do not pass over it lightly
3. Extract from the daily read
ing some thought, some truth,
and engrave it upon the memory.
4. Write out a resume, for
words which are not commemor
ated to paper fly like dust before
the wind.
5. Discuss the mater with fel
low students in disputations or
in friendly talk. This exercise is=
much better than reading for it
dispels all doubts and obscurities.
From the Dark Ages to the
Atomic Age. And still the same
old line.
MAYFLOWER
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