DUCK TRACKS
By John Barton
Emerald Sports Editor'
As Oregon goes into the 1951 Northern Division basketball
race this weekend in Seattle, a crucial question comes again to
the fore of Oregon sports thinking.
One question is, of course, “how will the Ducks do in the ND
this season?” But that’s a question every year, and with every
team in every league or conference. The real question is found in
an issue of the Eugene Register-Guard dated Feb. 28, 1950. On
page 10A, in a column called “Highclimber” and written by R-G
Sports Editor Dick Strite, is this note (directly quoted here) :
“John A. Warren, en route to Palm Springs and a much
needed rest, has announced that he plans to remain as com
mander-in-chief of University of Oregon varsity basketball
when the 1950-51 season gets underway . . . Warren . . . was
surprised when we rather bluntly asked him whether or not
he planned to return, and said that he planned to be back next
season, ‘if they’ll have me. I’d like to see what I can do with
next year’s squad. If I don’t finish among the first three, or
the first two, I’ll talk about retiring,’ Warren said.”
That’s the question as Oregon goes into its 1951 ND season.
Since that time, of course, Warren has taken on some other ma
terial, in the nature of transfer material, such as Jim Loscutoff.
A New Year's toast might be: Good luck Oregon Ducks; good
lt$fk John Warren.
A Precedent of Sorts
Last Dec. 2, the Webfoots won their first game on an oppon
ents' floor in something like two years. It was the 66-64 defeat of
Utah State college at Salt Lake City . . . the second game of the
season for Oregon.
While talking about Oregon’s chances this season, it’s in
teresting to note where Look magazine, in its pre-season rat
ings of the nation’s basketball teams, puts the Webfoots. The
ND of the Pacific Coast conference, says Look, will finish in
this order from the top:
Washington, Idaho, Oregon State, Washington State and
Oregon (last,mind you). Mighty white of Look, we say, and a
Happy New Year to its editor. The Southern Division, those
same editors say, will end with California leading the race,
Southern Cal second, and UCLA and Stanford filling out in that
order. So according to Look, the worst team in the ND has split
a home series with the second-worst team in the SD.
Who's He?
Also according to Look, Oregon players who are among star
veterans on the coast this year are Urban, Keller and Slater,
whoever the latter is. That’s what the magazine says.
Did you know that the University of Idaho is the possessor of
the 1950 defending national co-championship intercollegiate box
ing team? Both Idaho and Washington State go in strong for
boxing. Oregon State rates high in the nation with its wrestling
team. A hope for 1951 -is that Oregon gets its intramural boxing
program going, and that the Webfoots can eventually enter the
field in one of these minor winter sports.
Can't Televise This One
Of interest to just about anyone who ever saw an Oregon foot
ball game should be the re-creation broadcast of the 1917 Ore
gon-Pennsylvania Rose Bowl game, which will he heard over
radio station KERG at 2:30 p.m. today. It’s part of KERG’s
network presentation of past sports events. Most of them are
(Mrned interesting, and the re-creation, incidentally, is surpris
ingly complete. They even have a background of crowd cheering
and announcer-excitement.
i Oregon won that Rose Bowl game, 14-0. In.that season, the
Webfoots won seven games, tied one, and gathered 254 points
Y-liile holding the opponents to 17.
Dougherty To WorkWith Foreig n Study
David M. Dougherty, head of the
foreign languages department, has
been appointed by President H. K.
Newburn to head a committee on
study abroad. <
This committee is to act in liason
with the Commission on Interna
tional Co-operation in Education.
Complete information on schol
arships and fellowships, tuition,
living costs, methods of transport
ation, intensive language courses,
and other relevant material will
be available through Dougherty.
Dougherty urges students who
are contemplating either gradu
ate or under - graduate study
abroad to make their preliminary
arrangements as far in advance as
possible.
For the present the Commission
will limit its activities to the pro
vision of information needed by
yTOd-^nts planning to spend a whole
academe year in universities in
Fiance, Switzerland, and Austria.
Applications Asked
For Examinations
All applications for graduate
record examinations must be com
pleted by Jan. 15, according to the
counseling center. Graduate stu
dents who plan to take the exam
must turn in the applications by
then.
In Kentucky a man routed five
cops with dishwater. Probably
giving them a tast of his own med
icine—from his wife.
Few writers worry about clothes,
according to one of them. That’s
right—most of them think food
comes first.
Summer Studies
Set for Oslo
The annual summer school for
American students at the Univer
sity of Oslo, Norway, will be held
from June 23 to Aug. 4.
Arrangements are being made
through the Oslo Summer School
Admissions Office at St. Olaf Col
lege in Northfield, Minn. Applica
tions for the summer session must
be received at the Admissions of
fice not later than Apr. 1.
The University of Oslo will pro
vide lecturers and guarantee the
educational standards of the
courses, which will be conducted
in English. The main emphasis
this summer will be on courses per
taining to Norwegian culture.
Six semester credits may be
earned during the six - weeks'
course. A limited number of schol
arships will be awarded.
The Oslo Summer School is ap
proved by the Veteran’s Adminis
tration. Tuition for students is $80.
There is also a student fee of $10
and an excursion fee of $20.
Dorm Positions
Expected Soon
Additional openings are expect
ed in the counseling staffs for
men’s dormitories, James D. Kline,
director of men’s dormitory coun
seling, said today. Graduate stu
dents and graduating seniors may
apply for the positions.
The jobs provide board and
room. Kline stated that those in
terested in personnel work, aca
demic or professional, will be given
preference.
SU to Present
Haycox Movie
The Student Union movie com
mittee will inaugurate its new pro
gram Sunday, Jan. 7, with .two
showings of Ernest Haycox’s “Can
yon Passage” in Technicolor. The
movies will be shown in the SU
ballroom.
A short, "Toonerville Folks,” will
be presented with the main feature,
which is scheduled for a first show
ing at 2:30 p.m. The second show
will begin about 4:15. Admission
is 30 cents.
Sixteen movies in all will be
shown winter and spring terms as
part of the SU Board-sponsored
program of entertainment for the
University- family.
Pictures to follow this month
are: Jan. 14, “The Man in the Iron
Mask;” Jan. 21, “Gung Ho;” and
Jan. 28, “La Traviata.”
IFC Approves
Open Rushing
Policy for Men
Men students interested in
pledging fraternities may register
any time this term up to the week
before finals by filling out a card
in the Office of Student Affairs.
At its last fall term meeting,
the Interfraternity Council approv
ed a policy of open rushing for men
students during winter term. Stu
dents who went through rush week
and Thave now decided to pledge
may do so at any time.
■ Freshmen will not be permitted
to live in houses. Students who
have not been through rush week
are required to fill out a rushee’s
information card in the Office of
Student Affairs and wait one week
before pledging. This period will
enable the rushee to visit several
houses if he sees fit, before making
a final decision to pledge. *
Women’s rush week will begin
Jan. 16, and continue for two
weeks. The period will be conduct
ed in formal style with alternating
houses rushing each night.
Frosh Draft Constitution,
Suggest Talent Program
A constitution for the freshman
class was drawn up and discussed
Dec. 6 by the freshman council,
which consists of freshman repre
sentatives from each living organi
zation, headed by Wayne Caroth
ers, freshman class president.
Also on the agenda was a dis
cussion of ways to raise money for
coming freshman class activities.
An all-campus talent show, pre
sented by freshmen, was suggest
ed. A special activity card, cost
ing 25 cents and admitting fresh
men to their class activities was
also considered as a means to raise
money.
Damage done to the ROTC drill
shed and Howe field during the
guarding of the Homecoming bon
fire and other Homecoming activi
ties concerning the freshmen were
discussed.
Representatives of each living
organization were urged to take
back to other freshmen in their
groups the information and prob
lems concerning them, thus pro
moting closer unity among the
freshman class.
Other officers are Bob Scott,
vice-president; Dawn Wood, trea
surer; and Barbara Keelen, secre
tary. Working on the constitution
committee were Anne Vincent,
Ethel Larson, Bob Brittain, Helen
Ma,ier, and Virginia Means. Don
Paillette, a sophomore, is adviser
to the council.
Representatives from living or
ganizations are David Todd, Alpha
Hall; Bill Hail, Cherney Hall; Bob
Meaney, French Hall; Peter Mih
nos, Gamma Hall; Bob Brittain,
Hunter Hall; Bob Fosdick, Mc
Chesney; Karl Harshbarger, Min
turn Hall; Mercer King, Nester
Hall; Jack Kardinale, Omega; Max
Crossan, Philadelphia House; Bill
Johnson, Sigma Hall.
Don Parr, Sherry Ross Hall;
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Marion Grzeskiewicz, Stan Ray;
Jim Ramsey, Stitzer Hall; Shirley
Shupe, Ann Judson House; Sue
Drummond, Carson 2; Joan Walk
er, Carson 3; Barbara Green, Car
son 4; Helen Maier, Carson 3;
Leona Kellow, Hendricks Hall;
Peggy Dahlman, Highland House;
Judy McLaughlin, Rebec House;
Sella Wineberg, Susan Campbell
Hall; Betty Obrist, University
House; Anne Vincent, Eugene; and
Nancy Pullen, Springfield.
Does anybody really care if wom
en leave their hats on during tile
“B” picture of a movie double fea
ture.
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