Oregon Student
Faces Extortion
Charge in Case
Housewife Identifies
Math Senior as Visitor
John Daily, senior in mathe
matics, who was charged with
attempting to extort money
from a Eugene housewife, has
been ordered held for grand
jury action following a prelimin
ary hearing Friday.
Daily was released on $2,500
bail supplied by his parents, who
indicated they believed their son
was innocent of the charge. His
mother- claimed he was at home
at the time of the alleged crime.
The Eugene woman testified
that a man had telephoned her
about a month ago, saying he had
a picture of her which would be
embaasassing. The man offered to
give it to her if she would perform
an illicit act with him.
She refused, and the man then
offered the photo for $250, and
later for. $200. She then called the
police, who set two traps, both
of them unsuccessful. The second
one was set on Skinner's Butte,
where the housewife was to meet
the man and give him the money
for the photograph.
Detective Hidden
Detective Ed Bunch was hidden
tinder a blanket in the back of the
woman's car and 20 other police
officers were hidden around the
butte.
The extortionist showed up. but
he outran Bunch and the 26 of
ficers and disappeared into the
underbrush. The trail vanished,
and the package of photos left
with the housewife were paper
towels, but the detective had got
ten a look at the man.
Another detective discovered
that a car had been seen often
around the woman’s home. He
cruised around the city until he
found on<* of the same descrip
tion. He checked the license num
ber with Salem and found that it
was registered to Daily.
Rone Call Traced
Meanwhile, he and Bunch had
traced a phone call the extortion
ist made to the woman. It had
originated in the University of
Oregon library. They then took the
woman to the campus and had her
look through student photos. She
picked Daily from some 1,000
photos, according to Police Chief
Ted Brown, who said Daily had
come to her home twice, and she
had seen him on the butte.
Daily was arrested Thursday,
and Bunch identified him as the
man he had seen on the butte.
He was put in a line-up with five
other prisoners. The housewife
identified him.
Brown said escape would have
been simple for Daily on the Butte,
because his home is only "several
hundred yards" from the rende
vous.
Rush Sign-up
Ends Today
Men who have not yet signed up
for winter term open rush, and
who intend to pledge this term
must sign up in the office of stu
dent affairs by 5 p. m. today, ac
cording to Ray Hawk, associate
director of men’s affairs.
Thirty-two men have already
signed up, and Feb. 6 is the last
day for pledging this term. Ac
cording to the IFC constitution
men must be pledged not later
than the close of the fourth week,
hence the deadline for signing up.
Any man who has a fall term
GPA of 2,00 for a minimum of
12 hours work may sign up, Hawk
said.
Alums Question
Deferred Living
The purposes and aims of Oregon’s deferred living program
were questioned again by the alumni at the annual Alumni
Leader’s conference Saturday.
J he plan drew heavy questioning and discussion from this
same group last year. 1 his year, the discussion was limited,
but it showed that some of the alums, at least, still are not sat
isfied with the program.
The discussion of the merits of the deferred living system,
Today Deadline
For Y Petitions
YWCA petitions for the coming
year's officers are due today at
5 p. m. at the YW office in Ger
linger hall, according to Cathy
Tribe Siegmund, president.
Junior women may petition for
president and first and second
vice-presidents, sophomores for
secretary and treasurer and fresh
men for the sophomore cabinet
positions. All of the above except
the cabinet are elective offices.
Appointive positions open are
assistant treasurer, junior and
sophomore adviser and chairman
ships for program, worship, re
ligious growth, public affairs, in
ternational affairs, membership,
faculty-at-homes, conference, pro
motion, publicity and service.
On the sophomore cabinet, ap
pointive positions are vice-chair
man, chaplain and chairmanships
of membership, finance, service,
social, promotion, Duckling coun
seling and members-at-large.
Present YWCA cabinet mem
bers will interview the petitioners
between Feb. 3 and 15, and elec
tions will be held on Feb. 18.
MW iuui ^ears oju, came alter a
panel discussion of the program
given by four student counselors.
The four counselors, Dick Bruce,
Dorothy Kopp, Judy McLoughlin
and Tom Wrightson, started
things by giving the alumni lead
[ers what they considered some of
the more pertinent facts about the
program.
Divided loyalties between house
and dormitory, the study and so
cial program and the role of the
counselor were discussed by the
four. Wrightson, acting as moder
ator, then threw the panel open
for the questioning which brought
out some of the alumni doubts.
| The first question asked for an
explanation of the purposes of
counseling in the deferred living
program. Miss McLoughlin ans
wered this by saying that coun
selors were in the dorms to help
the freshmen become oriented to
campus life and help their study
ing ability. Miss Kopp also point
ed out that the frosh's first loy
alty was to the dorm.
The questioner then pointed out
that before the "non-living in
plan," there was great loyalty to
fraternities and sororities. He
called deferred living "utopian in
theory" and then asked that rf
the purpose was to help the fresh
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Morris Notes Director's
Excellent Record With SU
IM ™ C* director of the University of Oregon’s
Lrb Memorial Union since before it was opened in 1950 has
submitted his resignation to Acting President Victor P. Morris
In accepting the resignation and noting the excellent record
«MrVW?.,Ven C UniVCrSity by Williams’ Morris sairt:
Mr. Wi liams was a guiding spirit in the planning for the
Union, in its promotion, and in its fulfillment. He has given it
his careful thought and his intense interest. Its program of
activities has been excellent, appealing to widely varied in
terests. On the business side of the Union he has also been,
very successful. uvea
"We regret very much that Mr. Williams has resigned, I am
sure that the activities of the Union will long reflect his care
ful thought and creative ideas.”
wnuams will leave his Union
post on August 17.
A graduate of the University in
Ducks Tip
O.S.C. Five
The University of Oregon bas
ketball team came back with ven
geance Saturday night to out
smart, outplay, and outscore their
cross state rivals from Corvallis,
the Oregon State Beavers, 42-40
'in a basketball thriller at Mc
Arthur Court.
The Ducks, who looked bad Fri
day night against the OSC zone
defense, were determined to make
amends for their previous mis
takes and by the time the final
whistle had blown to end proceed
ings the Webfoots were well satis
fied that they had accomplished
their mission.
Leading the lads of coach Bill
Borcher in their march to victory
was six-foot seven-inch center,
Max Anderson. Anderson played
a stellar game all the way
through, scoring 18 points and
holding the Beavers’ automatic
pointmaking machine, Wade Hal
brook, to a measly 12 markers.
Borcher Foxes Gill
Borcher pulled a masterpiece of
coaching strategy in the second
quarter of the tussle and in the
long run it paid off for him with
a victory that pushed his team
to the top of the Northern Divis
ion standings Once again.
This remarkable bit of tutoring
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Ducks Get Mascot—Almost
uy Mm Tinay
Emerald Auiatent Managing Editor
Oregon almost had a Duck mas
cot Friday night.
But it was not the result of some
vigorous effort on the part of Uni
versity students. It was because
Oregon State's rally squad used it
as part of a skit to poke some fun
at the “Southern Extension’’ dur
ing the Aggie - Webfoot basket
ball game in Corvallis.
Just before the varsity game be
gan, Don Gaines, OSC yell leader
and brother of Oregon’s Yell King
Tom Gaines, came running onto
the floor with a wriggling, quack
ing duck. He carried it once back
and forth before the OSC rooters,
and then set it loose in the middle
of the floor.
Two of Oregon’s rally squad,
Stan Savage and Gaines, went
along with the joke and corraled
the creature out on the court, then
brought it back to the Oregon sec
tion, where it was fondly received
by the students.
About this time two more Bea
ver yellers came onto the floor
with paper towels, demanding that
the University rally squad clean up
the mess which the duck had left
in the center circle.
% Work Not Enticing
Oregon and OSC both declined
to do janitor work, however, since
each thought the other was re
sponsible for the Incident. Finally,
Oregon State’s rally squad gave
Causes Mess
J
IMITATION PUDDLES
Entertainment at OSC
in and wiped off the floor; but
Oregon kept possession of the
duck.
During halftime, OSC put on
the second scene of the Duck act
and came parading before the
crowd with a second Duck in a
cage. This, of course, symbolized
that the Beavers had once again
kidnapped "Puddles,” an act long
popular with the OSC students.
All the while, Duck A was rest
ing peacefully with friends in the
Oregon stands.
When the game was over, Yell
King Gaines figured that Oregon
may as well keep the feathered
friend, since OSC had made no
effort to reclaim it after the skit.
He therefore quite innocently
made his way to the exit with the
duck snuggled peacefully under
his arm.
Beavers Want Duck
Outside Gill Coliseum, Gaines
stopped to let a grade school girl
softly stroke the feathers on the
duck’s head. While the yell king
was momentarily delayed, a mem
ber of the' OSC skit committee
came rushing up and politely
asked to have the duck back.
The skit committee had taken,
the creature from a day nursery
run by the OSC home ec depart
ment, he explained, and they had
to return it for the next day’s
group of children.
This is the closest the Oregon
student body has come to getting
a mascot since fall term in 1952.
At that time a Eugene eighth
grader, Joe Papineau offered to
let the University use his pet duck
for a mascot at the home games.
This Duck made only one official
appearance, at the Montana-Ore
gon football game, Oct. 25.
This “Puddles,” who was won
at the Lane county fair by pitch
ing dimes into saucers, was a re
placement for the original Puddles,
who died in an unfortunate tangle
with Track Coach Bill Bower
man’s pet raccoon, Phoo.
1941 when he received his bachelor
„....scieilce degree in journalism,
williams has been associated with,
the institution since that time, ex
cept for a period of service durinir
World War IT. His war service wm
in the U. S. Navy as supply aifcfe
disbursing. He held the rank of
lieutenant at the time of his dis
charge.
Williams service with the Uni
versity started as educational ac
tivities manager. In 1S4£ the ad
ditional title of Director -of St»
dent Union was given him. He war
made an assistant professor an ah
Director of the Student Union in.
1949 when the building was under
construction. Completion of the
Union in 1950 brought about de
velopment of his present position,
which includes direction of ail stu
dent extracurricular activities cen
tered in- the Union. He serves, in
addition to his other responsibili
ties, on the following faculty com
mittees : student publications
board, and the Failing Distin
guished lectures.
During his college years Wii*
liams was for three years manager
of the Oregana, student yearbook,
and was a member of Sigma Delta
Chi, men’s national journalism
honorary, and Friars, senior men’sr
honorary.
Former English
Instructor Dies
Mrs. Ida Virginia Turney, first
head of the remedial English bu
reau at the University,-died Jan.
21 in Hood River, where she has
lived for several years with her
sister, Mrs. Charles Bickford.
Mrs. Turney graduated from
Oregon in 1912, according to KarV
Onthank, associate director of
student affairs, who knew her
personally. She obtained her mas
ter’s degree here in 191J, and went
to the University of California to
work on her doctor’s degree.
Mrs. Turney wrote her doctor’s
thesis there on Paul Bunyan, and
later wrote a series of three books*
on the fabled woodsman.
Following here work at Califor
nia, Mrs. Turney came to Oregon
to teach. This was in the early,
years following World War T; On
thank said, when there was rtffv
overfiow of students.
She retired in the late 192®'»
and continued her writing, which
was limited because of her H*
health. She continued to visit the
University campus, however, at
tending many Homecoming week
ends and other alumnae affairs. •
Tryouts Set Today
For 'Lonely Man'
Male tryouts for the stage pro
duction of Frank M. Robinson’s
short story, “The Lonely Mant”
will be held at 4 p. m. today in
Villard 205.
“The Lonely Man” will be a
class production, and will be pro
duced arena-style. The one-act
play offers several parts for men
interested in gaining stage experi
ence.