University of Oregon - Mar 1943

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OLD OREGONMeet Our Alums By MILDRED WILSON, '43Where, oh where, is our wandering alum tonight? Only Hitler andhis gestapo bloodhounds can tell us the whereabouts of Old O regon'salum of this month. When last heard ofArno Dosch-Fleurot, '00,(right) was interned with other American newspapermen whenGermany took over France. Beyond that scrap of news is silence.This is old stuff, though, to this soldier of adventure. He has beenbumping into plenty of troubledu ring the San Francisco fire, inthe Russian revolution, on several fronts in the present war. WriterMildred Wilson, '43, tells the details ofArno Dosch-Fleurot'sthrill-packed life.

FO R a typical piece of excitement out oflife of newspaperman Arno Dosch-Fleurot, '00, picture him sprinting forthe Finnish border followed by a group of in-censed Russianswith guns. If you followthe picture through you'll find Dosch-Fleurot on theother side of the borderbridge, puffing, and watching while Finnishand Russian patrols argue as towhether helives on the Finnish bankor is "dealtwith" on the Russian side.It all happened during the Russian revo-lution in I OREGON,University of Oregon, Eugene , Oregon

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M A R C H , 1 9 4 3Statehouse Statesmen By G. DUNCAN WIMPRESS, '44Who conducts the business for the state of Oregon? Thousands ofOregon alums have their share in it by exercising their right to vote.Nine Webfoots, specifically, have a lot more to say, for they arebusy in legislative chambers, having been sent by those at home.In the senate are three who used to attend classes by the millraceDean H. Walker, '13 (right) ; Dr. Joel C. Booth, '98; and Merle R.Chessman, '09. Hard at work in the house over problems of taxation,fish, and thousand s of other things im portant to O regonians' livingare: Giles L. French, '21; Robert C. Gile, '32; Donald E. Heisler,'32; Frederick A. Hellberg, '33; Eugene E. Marsh, '22, and WalterJ. Pearson, '26. An impressive group of lawmakers who probablygot their start in Greek and Independent blocs on the campus.A T H E gavel of W. H. Steiwer, presi-dent of the Orego n state senate,came down with a bang early on awintry afternoon last January 18, and theforty-second legislative assembly of Ore-gon was called to order, three Universityalums, headed by Dean H. Walker, '13,last year's president, filed into the solemnhall and quietly took their seats. Simul-taneously, in an opposite wing, SpeakerWilliam M. McAllister called the StateHouse of Representatives to their session.Answering his call were six more ex-Web-foots.Dean Walker is a former dean of menat the University. Xow a hop grower nearIndependence, Sigma Xu Walker oncecoached an Oregon basketball team to anorthern division and pacific coast cham-pionship. President of the senate last year,Walker is chairman of the ultra-importantassessment and taxation committee, vice-chairman of the ways and means commit-tee and serves on the alcoholic traffic, theeducation, and the municipal affairs com-

mittees.Dr. Joel C. Booth, '98, representing Linncounty for his sixth session, is again headof the medical and pharmacy committee.He also serves as vice-chairman of the in-creasingly significant military affairs com-mittee.

GILES FRENCH, '21Now ser-ving his sixth session in the OregonState House of Representatives.

M ERLE R. Chessman, '09, veteraneditor of the Astoria Eveiling Budget,takes a seat in the senate for the first timethis year. A Beta, Chessman is past presi-dent of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers'association and was elected to the board ofdirectors in 1

(*3K.Captain Allan G. Carson, '23, was namedto sit in this year's session, but found itexpedient to enter the army air corps beforethe assembly took up. Captain Carson waselected president of the Oregon state barin 1937.In the other half of the building, six moreUniversity alums collect their three dollarsa day as part of the 60 representatives whomake up the lower state house.Giles L. French, '21; Robert C. Gile, '32;Donald E. Heisler, '32, Frederick A. Hell-berg, '33; Eugene E. Marsh, '22, an d WalterJ. Pearson, '26, all have been spending thelast four weeks discussing, examining andvoting upon the various bills presentedbefore the house.French, a Moro weekly newspaper editorand former president, vice-president anddirector of the Oregon Newspaper Publish-ers ' association, is serving his sixth sessionin the house. Chairman of the importantstate taxation and revenue committee, healso serves on committees dealing witheducation, judiciary problems, labor andindustries, and legislation and rules.

Our Cover in WordsTo Dr. Erb the Oregon Daily Emeraldand Sigma Delta Chi, national journalismfraternity, presented a gold-star studdedservice flag. The red-bordered emblem hasthirty gold sarsone for each Oregon manwho died in service. It will hang in tribute

to these men in Johnson hall where starswill be added for additional Webfoots whogive their lives. The cover shows Dr. Erb,(right), receiving the flag from Russ Hudson,(left) president of SDX, and Ray Schrick,Emerald editor. For complete story seepage 5.

R.S.V.P.Webfoots overseas are being asked byDoris Hack, '41, alumni secretary, to paytheir alumni association dues and theirOld Oregon subscription by checks on banksin this country or by U. S. money orders.Difficulty of foreign banks handling thechecks and length of time were cited byMiss Hack as reasons for making thisrequest.

THETA Chi Gile, a fruit packer fromRoseburg was a tennis letterman whileat the University. Besides being a memberof the military and post-war planning com-mittees, he heads the assessment and taxa-tion committee.All question s of rules and laws areusually referred to Donald Heisler, chair-man of the revision of laws committee. Apracticing attorney from The Dalles, Heis-ler also carries weight on the federal rela-tion committee.

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MERLE CHESSMAN, '09Amember of the House, planningand passing laws.


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OLD OREGONNews of the Classes With JEANNE PARKER, '431896Wo rd has been received that Herbert R.Hanna, '96, passed away in a Portlandhospital January 30 after a long illness. Mr.Hanna served as court reporter for Unioncounty at La Grande for 41 years. He issurvived by his wife, three daughters, andtwo sisters. Mrs. Willa Hanna Beattie, '95,an d Mrs. Katherine Hanna Bester, '96.1902Perm. Class Sec'y: Amy M. Holmes, 1811 N W.Couch St., Portland, Oregon.Dr. Ansel F. Hemenway, '02, M.A. '04,died in December at Tucson, Ariz. Dr.Hemenway, who taught for many years atLincoln, Xeb., and Tucson, was a memberof an early pioneer family. He is survivedby the widow; a son, Arthur , of Seattle; anda daughter, Mrs. Ralph Carpenter ofTucson. His brother was the late Oscar E.Hemenway, '00, M.A. '01, of Eugene .1920Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Era Godfrey Banks (Mrs.Walter H. Banks) 2231 McMillan St., Eugene, Ore-gon.Harry H. Hargreaves, '20, is the newathletic chief of the Portland public schools."Skippy" Hargreaves and his wife, theformer"Audrey H. Roberts, '22, live at 2007XE Alameda drive in Port land. He wasformerly vice-principal of Benson poly-technic school.1924Perm. Class Sec'y: Frank G Carter, 1530 WillardSt., San Fancisco, California.Colonel Don Z. Zimmerman, '24, M.A.,'29, of the army air forces, is now stationed atthe staff and command school at FortLeavenworth , Mo. The news came in aletter from Major Alexander G Brown, '22,w ho is in the administrative branch of theair corps in Washington, D.C.1926Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Anna DeWitt Crawford,(Mrs. Wm. J. Crawford), Yeon Building, Portland,Oregon.Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Johnson, '91 (MyraNorris, '93), of Eugene, reported that theirson, Lieutenant Donald N. Johnson, '26,wa s to leave in the middle of February forthe East to enroll at a naval aviation school.Lt. Johnson, who has been in business inSan Francisco, is married to Mary Eliza-beth Rauch, '26.Major Eu gene V. Slattery, '26, J.D. '28, ischief of the legal section in the office ofthe military governor at Honolulu, T.H.Major Slattery, who went on active dutywith the judge advocate general 's depart-ment in August, 1940, was stationed inWashington, D.C, before being sent out tothe islands in March, 1941.1927Perm. Class Sec'y: Anne Runes, 3203 E. Burnside,Portland, Oregon.Captain Will M. Kidwell, '27, M.S. '35, isstationed at Fort McClellan, Ala., where heis personnel consultant for I.R.T.C. Thisis a center where som e 20,000 men are beingclassified, and trained for army service.Captain Kidwell is well known in Eugeneas the former dean of boys at Eugene highschool,

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AIR HOSTESS TODAYIs Phyl-lis Monson, '42. She hopes to pay herway through medical school to be-come a "Dr." tomorrow.Phyll is M onson, '42Turns Air HostessS O M E day Phyllis Monson, '42, expectsto see her name on the door of her ownoffices, prefixed with the title of "Dr."Phyllis is financing herself through medicalschool but because she prefers a job withmore activity than a stenographer's desk,sh e has become an air hostess.One of the latest to complete trainingat the hostess school at Transcontinentaland Western Air, Inc., she has donned theTWA uniform of a Skyway Sally and willbe flying to such points as Albuquerque,Los Angeles, Chicago, New York andPittsburgh, averaging 110 hours in the airevery month. That should be plenty of ac-tivity for this sandy-haired 110-pound hostess."I 'd rather be in a job where I can meetand direct people than sit behind a desk,"she explains. "Most of my salary is goinginto a bank account until I can finance a fewmore years in medical school." Miss Mon-son has a natural ability for passengerservice which will be a part of her airlinejob. At the University of Oregon whereshe has had her pre-medics courses, sheserved as both secretary and vice presidentof the girl's coperative house on the campus.Last summer she worked as a junior-clerk typist for the U. S. Army Engineers inPortland, residing at 1102 W. 14th St. MissMonson, who is adamant that someday itwill be "Dr. Monson," specialist in obste-trics, is the daughter of Mrs. Amorel Miller,Cottage Grove, Ore,

Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Alice Douglas Burns (Mri.E. Murray Burns), 122 Maple Park, Olympia, Wn.Mrs. Th o r M. Smith (Mary Clay Benton,'28) and her three daughters are living inReno, Nev., while Major Smith is withthe army overseas. Mrs. Smith is doingnewspaper work in Reno and is teachingin the journalism department at the Univer-sity of Nevada. She and her family formerlylived in Burlingame, Calif.A son was born January 11 to Mr. andMrs. Arthur C. Gray, '30 (Muriel Hurley,'28), of Eugene. Mr. Gray formerly taught atFurman university, Greenville, S.C.Donald J. McCook, '28, associated withthe Aetna Life Insurance company, has beentransferred from San Francisco to the in-surance offices in Los Angeles. He is fieldsupervisor for all group insurance activitieson the Pacific coast for his company.

1929Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Eleanor Poorman Hamilton(Mrs. Alfred E. Hamilton), 6 E. 82nd St., NewYork City.Major Charles A. Bonnett, '29, is sta-tioned at Orlando, Fla., with the U. S. army.He is the son of Mrs. Manda J. Bonnett ofEugene. Major Bonnett was transferredto Orlando, Fla., from Fort Lawton, Wn.Roland Davis, '29, J.D. '30, who wassworn into the marine corps as a captainon January 22, has reported for duty atCamp Elliott, San Diego. Calif. He hasbeen a partner in the law firm of Hunting-ton, Wilson & Davis for eleven years andfor the past year has served as governmentappeal agent for a Portland draft board.Captain Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs.E. S. Davis of Portland.First Lieutenant George H. Godfrey, '29,former head of the University of Oregonnews bureau, is stationed with army intelli-gence at Camp Adair. He is public relationsofficer, military intelligence officer, specialservice officer, and an editor of the camp'sweekly newspaper.Mr. and Mrs. Dana Stuart Cole (MarionSten, '29) and small son are living at Park-chester, Metropolitan Oval No. 5, NewYork city. They formerly lived in Green-wich village.Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Teshner of Portlandhave announced the marriage on January 30of their daughter, Frederica M. Teshner,'29, to Sergeant John E. Currier of SanFrancisco. The ceremony was solemnizedat San Francisco and Sergeant Currier,who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. GCurrier of Portland, now is stationed atFort Mason.

1930Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Luola Benge Bengtson(Mrs. O. Hilding Bengston), 203 N. Peach St.,Medford, Oregon.

Wo rd has just been received that Clar-ence F. Craw, '30, of Port land, was pro-moted to a corporal last December and, atthat time, was stationed at Camp Robinson.Ark.Lieutenant and Mrs. Keith D. McMilan,'39, M.D. '41, (Barbara E. Hollis, '30), arethe parents of a daughter, Am elie Ann, bornJanuary 26 at Monterey, Calif. Lt. McMilanis stationed at Fo r t Ord with the armymedical corps. The little girl is the grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hollis ofEugene .


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Gold Stars Stand TributeTo 30 Alumni War DeadBy BETTY BIGGS SCHRICK. "43

The lobby of Johnson hall has become a shrine. Students and facultymembers throng it is usual . . . professors lingering for a moment'schat before buying their monthly bonds from the chashier .. . fellowsin reserves dropping around to tell Dean Earl and Dean Onthankgoodbye. Yes, activities go on as usual in Johnson hall, but thisyear they are of a different kind. Most errands now to Johnson hallare connected with the warand there in the lobby hangs the serviceflag of the University of Oregon with its 30 gold stars. At its sideis a plaque telling the names of those 30 alumni who died in thiswar for their country. The flag, hung only two weeks ago, alreadyhas need of two more gold stars. Yes, "the casualtiesare growing heavier."

THE toll started on December 7th.With the war 15 mon ths old, Oregonmen who have given their lives fortheir country have mounted to 30. As amemorial to these heroes a red-borderedservice flag has been hung in the lobby ofJohnson hall with 30 gold stars in its fieldof white.To gain funds with which to erect thissilent tribute, the Oregon Daily Emeraldand Sigma Delta Chi, men's journalismfraternity, sponsored a Parade of Penniesat the Homecoming game. More than $80was contributed by gridiron fans at theOregon-UCLA contest .A plaque made by Clell Crane, '45, ismounted beside the flag and it tells themen's names and their classes. More namescan be added to the plaque as well as ti> thefield of white on the flag.Money which remained after the pur-chase of the four-by-six flag was turnedover to the service scholarship fund for re-turning servicemen after the war.Two deaths during the month of Feb-ruary will add another pair of stars to theflag. They will be m emorials to Pat Wynne,'44, who died in the South Pacific war actionan d Major John L. Chute, '23, who died inthe southwest Pacific area.THE red, white, and gold flag honors:Major Thomas H. Taylor, '41, whowas squadron commander of heavy bom-bardment, killed in a raid on Lille, Francein January, '43.Captain Dale Lasselle Jr., '38, of the aircorps, killed in the British Isles, October 3,'42.Air Corps Lieut. Robert C. Havens, '41,killed in an attack on Tunisia. Havens hadbeen prominent in dare-devil low-levelattacks on the Tunisian port of Sfax.Jens H. Hansen Jr., '40, air corps lieuten-ant, killed in the African area on October29, '42.Kent Stitzer, '41, of the air corps , killedin a plane crash in South America in 1942.Earl C. Williams, '39, rank unknown,killed January 20, '42, while serving underGeneral MacArthur in the Philippines.Second Lieut. Edwin Morene Jr., '43,who died in the Hawaiian islands, Septem-ber 6, l'M2, as did Lieut. J. EdwardThomas, '39.

Air Corps Lieut. Jack N. Levy, '40, killedin the southwest Pacific battle area,although the records do not have the actualdate of his death.Leonard H. Balif Jr., '43, killed in a planecrash-in Bakersneld, California, on April 9,'42, as were Leonard G. Gard, '42, and AirCadet Herbert A. Jones, "43.R OBERT S. Clever, '42. who was withBrigadier General Doolittle in thefamous Tokyo bombing raid, killed Novem-ber 20, '42, in a plane crash in Greensville,Ohio.Captain Don S. Gidley, who died at FortLewis in July, '42, just the day before thepapers appointing him major came.Flying Cadet Charles F. Goettling Jr.,'43, who died of meningitis in the hospitalat MacDill field, Florida, after two monthsof service, on April 26, '42.Lieut. David B. Griffiths, '42, of the aircorps, who died in a plane crash in Ros-well. Xew Mexico, in September, '42,and Harold C. Jepson, '41, pilot who diedNovember (>, '41.Edmond L. Labbe, '36, who was killedin an automobile accident in the East onDecember 20, '42, on the day that he wouldhave graduated from the air corps schoolat Camp Davis. North Carolina.Colonel James A. Meek, '24, who died ina hospital at Vancouver Barracks, Decem-be r 13, '41.Second Lieut. James O. Reed, '39, whodied on January 11 , '42, although there isno other informaiton available about hisdeath.Thomas E. Swan, '29, of the army whodied November 2, '42 in Albany.Captain Edwin E. Swanson, '31, of thedental corps, who died in '41.Army Air Corps Second Lieut. Ernest W.Robertson, '39, who crashed in a planeApril 29, '41 in Orlando, Florida.Byron F. Vandenberg, '43, of the aircorps, who died in a crash in California,April 9, '42.Lieut. Edgar Wrightman Jr., '28, whocrashed in Florida in December of '42.Marine Flying Cadet Donald H. Rock-well, who died in a crash on October 29,

'40.Air Cadet Lyle V. Selleck, '43, who died

IN WORLD WAR I This bluestar flag hung from Johnson hall.Forty-seven of its stars faded to goldbefore the Armistice.November 6, '42, in Corpus Christi. Texa>,after an 11-week illness.Verdi Sederstrom, '42. an d Eldon P.Wyman, '41, both in the Pearl H arbo r raidon D ecember 7, "41, on the U. S. S. Okla-homa.Marine Captain Harry Q. Findley, '40,who succumbed to wounds received in theSolomon island attack and was buried atsea on August 20, '42.Editor Lyle Nelson, '41,Receives A ppointment

Lyle M. Nelson, '41 . for the past tw oyears editor of Old Urcyon, will leave forWa shington, D.C., March 10 to take a jo bin the war depart-ment as editor of atechnical publica-tion.Nelson has beenacting director ofthe University ofOregon news bu-reau this year inaddition to his OldOrcjion editorialduties. As an un-dergraduate he waseditor of the Emer-ald, a member ofFriars, presidentof Sigina DeltaChi, and a recipient of the Koyl cup.His wife, Corrine Wignes Nelson, '43.will accompany him east. She is presidentof Mortar Board, vice-president of AWS,and past president of ()rides.Gordon F isher Moves Up

Gordon J. Fisher, '34, son of Mr. andMrs. l.urr E. Fisher of Springfield, hasbeen advanced to the rank of captain andis stationed at Schofield barracks. Hono-lulu, T. H. He is a resident of Honolulu andis married to the former Lorec Watson.


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OLD OREGONArbiterDean MorseOf OregonThe law school's wanderingdean, Wayne L. Morse,(right), took a few days offfrom his war labor boardduties to visit his home town .Quite bluntly he told E ugen-eans the truth about theW L B , labor, and employers.Said he, "Th ey are doingtheir part . . ."THE University 's law school welcomedback its dean, Wayne L. Morse, fromhis east coast job as public member onthe national war labor board February 11th,but only for a short while. Dean Morse, onleave "for the duration" from the Univer-sity, and making a business trip to theNorthwest to organize newly createdregional labor boards, gave Eugene folks aclearer picture of labor-employer efforts."American labor and industry have per-formed a near miracle of production in thiswar," the dean stated and he continued, "thecountry has become very war conscious,and is waiting for orders."Maximum war production" is the majorpremise that guides all war board decisions,Dean Morse emphasized. To indicate theeffectiveness of the W L B du ring the pastyear he cited a record of "not one author-ized strike" and complete co-operation byunion leaders. During the first World Warthere were three times more outlawedstrikes, absorbing four times as many men.TO the charge that public members ofthe war labor board are pro-labor,Morse said that the record branded it as"clearly false." Ou t of the 570 cases decidedby the board 70 per cent were unanimousdecisions, and of the remaining 30 per centhalf were awarded to labor and half to em-ployers."Ask the employer members of theboard," suggested the Dean. Though therewas sometimes a disagreement on deci-sions, "They were completely satisfied withthe fairness, impartiality, and judicial atti-tude of the public members."It is true, Dean Morse made clear, thatthe public members are not anti-labor, "Ifthey were they wouldn't be appointed bythis administration, because this adminis-tration has shown that it recognizes therights of labor."I personally have a deep conviction,"Morse continued, " that in the era imme-diately following the war that organizedlabor will be one of the great safeguards,along with the millions of people on farms,against the danger of competing politicalphilosophies. I say that because the averageunion man, like the average farmer, isbasically conservative. He seeks a decentstandard of living. One would have to beblind to the labor movement of America ifhe did not recognize that organized labor

has been instrumental in winning for Amer-ican workmenthe highest standard of liv-ing of any labor in the world.ALTHOUGH critical of certain laborabuses, I am convinced the basicprinciples of unionism are not only com-patible with sound Americanism, but havebeen and will continue to be of greatstrength in protecting our American eco-nomic system.""I want to point out that some industrieshave schedules that can't be adjusted to48-hour-week shifts," Morse answered aquestion as to hours. "All of steel is organ-

ized for a 40-hour week. This allows con-tinuous and most efficient operation."Morse expressed an enthusiasm for the48-hour-week in every industry in which itcould be most efficient and promote mostproduction."I'm convinced that industry is doing itspart in the war," he asserted. "I'm inclinedto look to industry for any changes."In view of the continuing cost of living,maximum war production will not behelped by reducing earnings of Americanworkers," Morse stated. But he emphasizedthat general wage increases above theWLB so-called cost-of-living adjustmentformula would not be granted unless othergovernment agencies failed to prevent arise in the cost of living that would inter-fere with labor's efforts toward maximumproduction of war materials.

"Facts do not support the commonbelief that the average worker in war in-dustries is making exhorbitant earning s outof this war," said Dean Morse with refer-ence to "a myth that seems to be prevalent."He has just returned from Seattle andmade the observation that "extra living,incidental and travel expenses cut deeplyinto earnings," and that "many critics ofwages are not familiar with the facts ofliving standards and conditions."

Three Alumn i Stand HighOn Post-War Com mittee

Three friends of the University standhigh on the Post War Council whose aimis to establish a "peace to end tyranny,poverty and war; building today for a betterworld."Treasurer of the organization is OswaldGarrison Villard, LL.D. '35, well-knownwriter, author, and journalist and son ofOregon's early benefactor, Henry Villard.On the national committee are HaroldDan Tuttle, '33, an d Wallace J. Campbell,'32.Tuttle is assistant secretary to the Co-operative league of the United States andalso associate editor of "Consumers Co-operation." Campbell is connected with theDollar Savings bank in New York city.


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BattlesBetween theBackboardsBy JOE MILLER, '43

"Ho bby" Hobson has guidedan enviable number of Web-foot team s to championships.This year the luck did nothold for his hardwood squad.Studded with freshmen, hisvarsity quintet managed tosettle 50-50 with OregonState. At right is the firsthome Webfoot-Beaver fray.The Ducks showed visitingdads a 50 to 35 victory.

A MERE basket separated Oregonfrom a contending position in theNorthern Division title chase!This was the concise story of the Web-foot five as they prepared to end their un-expectedly-successful season against theWashington State Cougars on the week-end of Feb. 26-27 on the pineboards ofMcArthur court.The basket in question was the one theydidn't quite make. The scene was Eugene;Oregon trailing the Washington Huskies31-30 in the number two game of theirseries in the fading seconds.The Ducks had finally forced the Huskystalling tactics into the back court andstole the ball with 12 seconds left. A' quickflip from C aptain Don Kirsch sent Fresh -man Center Rog Wiley into the key. Hespun and lofted the casaba toward thebasket. The ball hit the rim, spun andfinally careened off the sideand that wasthe ball game, and, in our humble opinion,the Northern Division championship.Mainly because it gave the Huskies thecommanding position thenwith twostraight victories over the vaunted Web-foots on their home floor. The Duckstrekked north the next weekend to thetreacherous Seattle pavilion to meet thesame Huskies on their home grounds witha strong psychological 'jinx' hanging overthe head of Howard Hobson's freshman-

sophomore filled squad.It was all Washington the first night, theHuskies dropping 46 points through thecords, while the Ducks were skiddingaround the Pavilion floor and only amass-ing 31 measly markers.TH E outlook was n't brilliant for theOregon five the next day, but the vet-eran, confident-to-the-point-of-being-cockyHuskies were run right out of their ownball park by the ballhawking Webfoots whosplattered them 47-44. For the first timeagainst the Huskies the Ducks found them-selves and they had the game under con-trol at all times.Referee Emil Piluso called Wiley onlyonce during the series for his alleged'illegal' goal tending basket defense tactics,and then when the gigantic freshman'shand had definitely touched the net. The

crowd booed good naturedly and Wash-ington coach Hec Edmundsonafter blow-ing off steam during the early part of theweekmade no protest and the issue wassoon forgotten.Fred Quinn and his Idaho Vandals werethe next crew to dribble onto the McArthurcourt floor, and they were downed twiceby the Ducks, who looked at their bestbefore the lowly Moscovites. Oregon for-got to shut the 'gates of mercy' in the firstbrawl and won raring away 66-41. . . . Thesecond night was closein fact the Vandalsnearly sneaked by the confident Ducks, butpetered out44-40.Quinn canned 21 points in two nightsbut was held in close check by a combina-tion zoneman-to-man defense that forcedthe Vandals to hit their buckets out pastthe free throw line. Idaho, in losing, lookedlike the best Vandal ball club to play herein a decade. Coach Babe Brow n's boysdrove hard, showed deadly shooting accur-acy, but their defense was woefully weak,and the Ducks fast broke them back to themountains.

THE Webfoots were at their paradoxi-can best and worst against the OregonState Beavers. The Ducks looked like Jerk-fish high school in their first outing againstthe Staters in Corvallis. The count againstthem was 46-36 on that night, and the onlyDucks that showed any spark at all werethe veterans Don Kirsch and Rolph Fuhr-man, both of whom played the most con-sistent ball of the year for Oregon.But the second night the story wasreversedeven more so. The Ducks were"on" and the Beavers were "off"whichcontributed the big difference in all thegames between the two fives. The Web-foots led by 14 points at half time and addeda point to that lead making the final count50-35.The scene shifted back to the "cracker-box" gym at Corvallis the following Friday,and Oregon picked up where it left off.This time it was a pair of substitutes,

"Dribble-mad" Al Popick who tanked 12running points and "Birdie Bob" Wrenwho followed the Portland sophomore with10 mark ers, who led the Ducks to theirsecond straight win over the Beavers. TheState free throw accuracy was no matchfor the Oregon shots-from-the-field and,after holding a 23-21 margin at halftime,the Beavers faded before the whirlaway-fast Webfoots.Saturday night was "El Floppo" night inEugenethe Ducks doing all the divingon the big McArthu r Court floor. The cou ntwas 41-31 in favor of Oregon State andwould have been worse but for their none-too-accurate shooting. The Ducks were asbad as they were good the night before.The Cougarsbeaten twice in the lasttwo nights by O.S.C.appear to be out ofthe racebut will still be dangerous againstthe Ducks. There is a cockeyed chance, acrazy one, but nevertheless, should O.S.C.and Idaho each beat Washington once atSeattle and IF Oregon topples W.S.C.twice at Eugene, that Oregon, Washington,and Oregon State will each be tied with10 wins and 6 losses.Which would put the conference in themost cockeyed mess it has ever been in!De an Pow ers to JudgeIn New Literary Contest

Dean Alfred Powers, '10, will be one ofthe judges in the first Lewis and C lark N orth-west contest, sponsored by E. P. Dutton &Company.A cash prize of $1500 against royaltieswill be awarded annually by the publishingcompany for the best book manuscript sub-mitted by an author from Washington,Oregon, Idaho, Montana, or Alaska.Oregon contestants are to send theirmanuscript to Dean Powers at his office,the Oregon State System of Higher Educa-tion, division of creative writing and pub-lishing, 512 Oregon building, Portland.


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OLD OREGON

Your News and ViewsJOHN H. BURTON, '41

Dear Ray and Betty Jane,My Old Orcgons have just been catchingup with me, so now for the first time, I findit 's "Mr. and Mrs." Here 's my heartiestcong ratulat ions for you both. . . Also mycongratulaions for a swell Old OregonYou can't know what it means to be ableto know all that's been happening backthere. I really enjoy them.I wish I could give you some news, butyou know how it is. I've been in the armyair corps for almost a year now and havespent most of it on one island or anotherout here. In all that time I haven't seen any-one from Oregon until I met Bo b Skelley,Delt, '41, coming down a small trail throughthe jungle. It was a pleasant surprise, youknow. For your information his address is431st Bom b. Sq. AP O No. 708, c/o Post-master, San Francisco. We couldn't talklong but enjoyed the few minutes we had.Will have to close, but wish you boththe best of luck and I know I'll be hearingfrom you through my Old Oregon.Always,

Sgt. John H. Burton, 39092706Hdqts . 5 th Bomb Gp ( H)AP O No. 708, c/o P ostma sterSan Francisco, Calif.NORRIS PERKINS, '35

Hello Fo lk s :I was delighted to receive your Christmasletter yesterday. I am in North Africa soyou can imagine how welcome is a letterfrom home. May the New Year be as happyfor you as it will be interesting for us. I

can't tell you where I am but the place isfascinating. There is color and charm inabundance. The Arabs live in everythingfrom jeweled palaces to grass huts, but forthe most part are very ragged and hungryalong the coast. Inland, the tribes are ofmuch better caste.It is quite a showa super carnival, infact, in the native quarters in the towns onmarket days. Although we run into manynationalities here and many languages, Iget along fine with a few Arabic phrases.Well, we're a lon^ way from home butare having a wonderful time of it. With theworld's best soldiers and tanks we're goingto town. Th u mb s U p !Norris Perkins, '35.BYRON A. NICHOL, '32-'38

Dear friendsI appreciate the copy of Old Oregon verymuch 'way out here in Hawaii. Have beena medico in the regular army ever since Ifinished interns hip in 1939. At prese nt I amexecutive officer of an army general hos-pital.In spite of all the island beauty aroundhere, I wouldn't trade one square foot ofOregon for all of it. Here's best wishes toall old friends and all Webfoots.As ever,Byron Xichol, Major M.C.204th General Hospital

APO 952c/o Postmaste rSan Francisco, Calif.

JAMES A. ROBERTS, '43Dear Abbie,

I suppose you'd find it complexing if Istated that I've been quizzing myself onjust how to pen my delight at being therecipient of a copy of Old Oregon. But then,you probably never have resided in oblivionfor a spell. One loses his agility of expres-sion under such conditions but definitelynot his sense of humor nor his appreciationof one's thoughtfulness.We're a contented bunch despite the in-conveniences we endure.Of course, I could reiterate how I've sub-scriptions to the Reader's Digest, Coronet,and Collier's and how when I saw that copyof Old Oregon I dropped them all until Iread "our" publication from cover to cover.But then, we know, that that's a commonpractice whenever Old Oregon appears.Therefore, Abbie, unfortunately, I'mafraid that I'll just have to be rememberedas a student on leave whose appreciationof your thoughtfulness cannot be recordedwith words. However, I can assure youthat ever item is absorbed with keen in-terest.Till my return to the pleasant confinesof our familiar campus, I'll be anxiouslyawaiting the arrival of each new copy ofOld Oregon.Sincerely,PFC James A. RobertsBtry K, 206th C. A. 143 (aa)AP O 939 c/o Pos tmasterSeattle , Wash.

MARTIN FELDMAN, '45Dear Mrs. Nelson

I recently received the December copy ofOld Oregon. I was very happy and pleasant-ly surprised to receive it.Out here, in the south seas, where read-ing matter is hard to get, especially aboutthings you are acquainted with, Old Oregonis like a letter from home.I wish to thank Mortar Board for re-membering me. Maybe some day I'll beback to visit the old scenes again and thankMortar Board personally.Yours truly,Martin Feldman PfcUS Marine Corps Unit 315-Bc/o postmasterSan Francisco, Calif.LEON T. OLMSTEAD, '42Dear Editor

After so long a time the January issue ofOld Oregon tracked me down and I cantruthfully say never was any pri/ited mattermore welcome. It was like a page of thepleasant past suddenly popping up in myface.I ran into E. S. Wilson, '45, and we bothread it again and talked over old times andhow we would like to visit the campus fora day or so.. R. B. Petersen, '44, is also one of thefew Webfoots in flight training here.Sincerely yours,A/C Lon T. OlmsteadFlight BrigadeNAS Pensacola, Fla.1st Batl. Bid. 699 Room 2415.

WILLIAM S. ROBERTS, '39To the Kditor:

Many thanks for the special service edi-tion of Old Oregon ; it arrived a couple ofdays ago out here in the Pacific. After read-ing it from cover to cover and thoroughlydigesting its contents, I passed it on to afellow from Portland who enjoyed it, I'msure, as much as I.Sorry I've nothing of sufficient newsvalue for Old Oregon but will keep my eyesopen. Again, a million thanks.Yours for Victory,William S. RobertsPrtr 3cComserforpacc/o Fleet P.O.San Francisco, Calif.

Roy Veatch AppointedRo y N. Veatch, '22, was recently appointedan assistant to deal with problems ofinternational relations under the directorof relief and rehabilitation in Washington,D. C.Mr. Veatch, who is the son of Mr. andMrs. Marion Veatch of Eugene, has beenin charge of relief and rehabilitation workin the state department's division of specialresearch. He was previously on the facultyof Princeton university and after that wasin the economics division of the state de-partment for six years.

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M A R C H , 1943JOSEPH C. SASWELL '34

Dear Dean AllenYour letter has traveled quite a few thou-sand miles in the little more than one monthsince you wrote it. I had left Chanute fieldby that time and was at Jefferson barracks,outside St. Louis. From there we traveledto a port of embarkation on the coast.Next on the tour program was the Hawai-ian islands, our current station. Some morejourneying is indicated in the near future,unfortunately, because I would like nothingbetter than to be stationed here perman-ently.. . . Our bunch was finally assigned toa permanent squadron but several of us arestill doing K.P. and other details insteadof the work we will eventually do when wege t to where we are going. Several of thefellows who were in our class in school andwent to stations in the Atlantic, Canada,and Europe, have already received ratings,some as high as staff sergeancies, but allof us here are still reveling in the dubiousglories of buck privacies. And to get intoOCS while still remaining in the air forcesis a practically insurmountable objective,at least at the present time.In the meantime, we keep ourselvesamused by reading, playing cards, and in-dulging in sports in our spare time. I'veread more books in the past three weeksthan I had read in five years in civilianlife, more than anything I miss the currentreading of Time Magazine . . . although weget issues here that are only a month old.W e get passes into town once weekly,the favorite mecca being the beach. Ofcourse, censorship prohibits mentioningspecific location.Please give my regards to the denizens ofthe "Shack."Pvt. Joseph C. Saswell 392488747th Airways comunication squadronA P O 953

Postmaste rSan Francisco, Calif.LOWELL DICK '41

Dear Dean Allen,. . . The United States seems to beshrouded in a cloak of distance. Then acouple of letters, or a copy of Time or a fewnewspapers arrive and the U. S. is bright,shiny and near for a few hours or maybeeven days before it recedes into theshadows. Even when letters or Time bringour country a little closer for a few hours, itappears to be something strange and un-familiar, almost, foreign. I'm almost certainwe'll find a strange land when we re turn ;almost as strange as Australia seemed whenwe first landed on this continent. Americanhumor is about the only thing I expect tofind relatively unchanged. After beingexposed to Australian humor week afterweek, it seems important that the Amer-ican sense of humor should continue to live.. . . My contact with the University ispractically nil these days. Once in a whileI see Hugh Collins, graduate of the lawschool, LL.B. '41. He was a second lieuten-an t the last time our paths crossed. We hadseveral enjoyable nocturnal gabfests on theboat when we were in the vicinity of theequator and it was too hot to think of sleep.Best wishes,

Lowell DickCpt. Maurice L. Dick, 39678584Btry . C, 2O5th F.A.A P O No. 41 , U.S. armyc/o Postmaste rSan Francisco, Calif.

C L A R E N C E C O D D I N G , '35Former president of Portland alumni,Codding is now head of housing forKaiser shipyards, Portland.HAL OLNEY '41

Dear Dean Allen,. . I regretted very much that you wereno t in Eugene while I was home on fur-lough. I also missed seeing Lyle Nelson, '41,but outside of these two black marks, thefurlough was a complete success.

Yesterday for the first time I firedan army rifle. Not the new Garand, but theold reliable caliber 30 model of 190z, sooften referred to as the Sprinfield. Thegu n is nice to shoot when you hold it cor-rectly, although it bucks like a squakymule. But, in the rapid fire test, I failed toposition it properly against my shoulderan d the resemblance to a mule was evenmore marked. However, I still have ashoulder, for which I am grateful, but Ihad serious doubts on that score for a time.Whenever I think back on my years atOregon I am reminded of the expression of"carefree college days" and I smile. Whatan absurd expression! My experience hasbeen rather the reverse. The last 10 mon thshave been the most carefree of my life.There have been the usual small frustrationsand annoyances, of course, but I am find-ing that it is possible to ignore them or,in some cases to laugh at them. Whereuponthey fade into insignificance. And there, Ibelieve, is one of the most valuable lessonsthat I have learned in the army. In otherwords, don't let things you can't do any-thing about bother you.Wh a t if that meal wasn't fit to eat? Thenext one may be better. What if you areon K.P. today? You won't be toomrrow.Wh a t if you can't get a furlough? The warmay be over in a few months and you cango home for good. What if the war news isbad today? It may be part of the strategyand next week there'll be a great victory . . .

TOM JUDD '42Dear Dean Allen,How very fine of you to remember mewith that kind letter. I've traveled a gooddeal since leaving Miami, and apparentlyyour letter was always a couple of mailtrains behind me . . .It was really bully to hear again aboutOregon's journalism school. I've been inthe army for over a year now and what withfrequent changes in assignment, I had kindof lost track . . .My present assignment is in a localewhich might be described with some under-statement as primitive . . .I wish that it were possible to describefor you in some detail the tremendous jobwhich is being performed here by the armedforces, of our country. But when onecensors his own mail he is in somewhat thesame position as the man who must standbefore a mirror, and deliver a reprimand tothe reflection which he sees there.I do hope you'll have time to write again.Very sincerely,Tom JuddHq. XXVI fighter commandA P O 825PostmasterNew Orleans, La.Meet Our Alum:Arno D osch-Fleurot

(Continued from page 2)Fleurot was given a huge, tooled Moroccoleather notebookwith the full account ofthe trip printed in Italian. Incidentally, thisOregon alum speaks fluent Italian, Rus-sian, German, and French.AMONG other things he can claim theFrench "Legion of Honor"althoughhis niece, Mary Ann Campbell, is not quitecertain for what the honor was awarded.When Hitler 's war machine startedmoving in 1939, Arno and his wife headedfor the United States to survey the situationfrom a safe distance. While in Oregon hevisited the University campus and ad-dressed a University assembly.The lure of excitement proved too muchfor him, however, so he headed back forthe continent in 1940and from there hewrote his syndicated column, "The Eu ro -pean Background," which appeared in theOregon Journal.Although temporarily restrained by Ger-ma n S.S. troops, Arno Dosch-Fleurot, '00,is expected to pop into the news again anytime. He's probably getting terribly curiousabout the latest developments in Frenchpolitics.

Sincerely,Hal OlneyU.S. Army Air ForcesColorado Springs, Colo.

Alumna Stays in Hawai iAnnette Heckman, '41, is continuing toteach school near Honolulu despite removalof many civilians from the islands duringthe last year. Miss Heckman formerlytaught at Hilo, but did not return thereafter attending summer school at Eugenein 1940.

Pat W ynne D ies in ActionPat Wynne, '44, was reported dead inSouth Pacific war action, according to wordreceived by Coach John Warren.At Oregon, he played varsity footballand held down the tackle berth for thesquad in 1941. He was formerly fromOlympia, Washington.


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OLD OREGONNEWS OF THE CLASSES 1934 19361930

Dr. Lester F.Beck, '30, M.A. '31, asso-ciate professor of psychology at this Uni-versity, has been granted a leave of absencein order toaccept a civil service positionwith the army. His work will involve re-search and administration of the training-film program for army men. Dr. Beck waschosen for the position because of hisknowledge of the use of instructional filmsand allied materials as aids to learning. Heleft for Washington, D.C., early in Decem-ber.

Lt. Karl S. Landstrom, '30, M.A. '32, isattending advanced school for officers atWashington, D.C. He was previously sta-tioned at Camp White .1931Perm. Class Sec'y: Will iam B. Pittman, Jr., Box187, Exeter, California.

A daughter, Kate, was born February 6to Lieutenant and Mrs. C. Laird McKenna,Jr., '27 (Grace M. Gardner, '31) at theEmanuel hospital in Port land. Lt. Mc-Kenna is stationed at the 13th naval districtheadquarters in Seattle. This is theirsecond child.1932 *Pern. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Hope Shelley Miller (Mrs.Robert T. Mil ler) , 1124 Broadway, Logansport,Indiana.

Clifford S. Beckett, '32, LL.B. '35, cap-tain in the U. S. army, is stationed at CampAdair. Mrs. Beckett is the former Ruth E.Storla, '36. Incivilian life Captain Beckettwas an attorney in Portland.Miss Erma B. Drury, '32, daughter ofMrs. Minnie Drury of Coburg, was marriedDecember 27 to Louis T. Schiblin, of Port-land. Mrs. Schiblin will continue with herteaching position in on e of the Portlandschools. She formerly taught in the Coburgschool.Mr. and Mrs. Kieth C. Fennell, '28(Gladys E. Gregory, '32), are the parentsof adaughter born December 24. Mr. Fen-nell is owner of the University Pharmacyin Eugene.George H. Layman, '32, J .D. '33, formerXewberg attorney, recently received aw arservice transfer and promotion to the posi-tion of enforcement attorney in the W ash-ington state office of the OPA at Seattle.Previous to this assignment, Mr. Laymanhad been with the investigations division ofthe United States civil service commission.Robert W. Wilson, '32, storekeeper thirdclass in the United States navy, is now sta-tioned at the naval training station at Farra-gut, Ida. He is the son of Mr. R. W. Wilson,proprietor of the Wilson Music store inEugene .Lieutenant J. Ladrew Moshberger, '33, ismedical training secretary at Robins field,Warner Robins, Ga. Prior toentering theservice, he was an instructor at thehighschool in Eugene.1933Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Jessie Steele Robertson(Mrs. George H. Robertson), 4039 N.E. 40th Ave. ,Portland, Oregon.

Mr. and Mrs. James Crissey, '32 (AimeeSten, '33), live at 7006 Seaview terrace inSeattle . Mr. Crissey is owner of SudakofFsflower shop there and is assisted byMrs.Crissey.10

Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Frances R. Johnston Dick(Mrs . Will iam G. Dick), Vogt Bldg. , The Dalles ,Oregon.Kathryn J. Felter, '34, daughter of M r.and Mrs. F. C. Felter of Portland, has beencommissioned a lieutenant in the women'sarmy auxiliary corps upon completion ofher trainingcourse at Fort Des Moines,Iowa. After a brief furlough in Portland,

she reported to Daytona Beach, Fla., wheresh e is to supervise the opening of a classi-fication center.Hilda A. Fries, '34 is employed by thestate unemployment compensation commis-sion inSalem as Junior Statistician. She isalso serving as secretary of Salem ArtCenter association, and corresponding sec-retary and publicity chairman of SalemBusiness and Professional club.Joseph O. Gerot, '34, has been advancedto the rank ofmajor and is at present sta-tioned at Camp Swift, Tex. Hehas beenstationed at Camp Croft, S.C., where he wasan instructor in infantry tactics.Major Emery E. Hyde, '34, was inEugene in January, visiting hisparents,Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hyde. He is on the staffof General DeWitt of the fourth armyheadquarters atSan Francisco.Jack C. Stangier, '34, of Pendleton, wascommissioned as a second lieutenant in thearmy air forces upon graduating in Decem-ber from the officer candidate school atMiami Beach, Fla.1935

Mrs. Clara Fuson Davis, '35, is nowsociety editor of the Bend Bulletin. She andher husband, Russell D. Davis, formerlylived in Medford, where she was societyeditor of the Medford Mail Tribune.Miss Jean Lewis, '35, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Donald L. Lewis ofEugene, wasmarried January 31 to Russell H. H a g g .The couple are at home inEugene, whereMr. Hagg is employed by the SouthernPacific company. He is the son ofMr. andMrs. H. C. Hagg, also of Eugene.

Perm. Class Sec'y: Ann-Reed Burns, 2566 S. W.Vista, Portland, Oregon.Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Arm entrout, '37,M.D. '42 (Jane A. Myers, '36, M.A. '38), arethe parents of a son, John Myers, bornDecember 21. Dr. and Mrs. Armentroutreside in Portland. Grandparents are Mrs.Harold B. Myers and Mr. and Mrs. T. J.Armentrout, all of Port land.A son was born on Christmas day to Mr.and Mrs. Patrick G. Fury, '37 (Margaret E.Nebergall, '36), of Eugene . Mr.Fury ismanager of the Firestone Tire and Rubbercompany inEugene .

1937Perm. Class Sec'y: David B. Lowry, Bear CreekOrchards, Rt. 4, Medford, Oregon.Second Lieutenant David M. Kyle, '37,has been assigned to an officer trainingcourse at Fort Sill, Okla. He isthe eldestson of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Kyle of Eugene.Mrs. Doris Osland Lawson, '37, is livingwith herparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.Osland of Portland, for the duration. Herhusband, Lt. Mansfield Lawson, is over-seas with the air corps. Mrs. Lawson isdoing general office work for the GrasleElectrical Contractors in Port land.Captain Kenyon R. Skinner, '38, on armyduty in the Hawaiian islands, reports thatEnsign Jason D. Lee, '37, LL .B. '39, is sta-tioned with the coast guard inSan Diego,and that Richard G. Nideffer, '37, is attend-ing a flying school in Utah.Lynn C. Vermillion, '37, of Baker, wasgraduated in December from the officercandidate school at Miami Beach, Fla., an dreceived his commission as second lieuten-ant in the army air corps.

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M A R C H , 1943NEWS OF THE CLASSES1938Prm. CUts Sec'y: Mn. Gayle Buchanan Karshner.(Mrs. Don W. Karshner), 465 Princeton. Palo Alto,California.

Richard M. Hoskins, '38, of Portland,was commissioned a second lieutenant inthe army air forces upon graduation fromthe officer candidate school at MiamiBeach, Fla., in December.Blaine McCord, Jr., '38, has been citedfor "bravery in action" in the New Guineaarea, according to word reaching his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Blaine McCord, ST., atWoodburn . No details were given exceptthat he had been advanced from second tofirst lieutenant in the army air corps.1939Perm. Class Officers: President Harriet SarazinPeterson, 1123 S. W. Whitaker. Portland. Oregon;Jean Holmes, Harry Weston, Mary Elizabeth Nor-ville, Wally Johansen, Zane Kemler, Elizabeth Stet-son. Hal Haener, Ruth Ketchum.First Lieutenant Stewart C. Endicott, '39,formerly of Marshfield, is stationed withthe infantry somewhere in Australia. Mrs.Endicott, the former Mary Callicrate, livesin Portland with her small son, PatrickStewart, born November 1, 1942.Victor S. Clay, husband of KathleenHouglum Clay, '39, has been advanced to acaptaincy in the army engineer corps. Heis at present stationed in Arizona and Mrs.Clay and their little daughter, Vickie Ann,are living in Phoenix, Ariz.The wedding of Miss Lillian G England,'39, of Eugene , and Wa rd A. McSweeney,of San Francisco, was an event of January23 at San Francisco. The couple wereattended by the bridegroom's sister andbrother, both of San Francisco. The brideis the daughter of Mrs. David D. England.M r. and Mrs. McSweeney are at home inSan Francisco, where he is associated witha naval architecture firm.

M r. and Mrs. Joseph Eppenbaugh ofCreswell have announced the birth of adaughter on December 27 to their son anddaughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd J.Eppenbaugh, '39, of Salem. Mr. Eppen-baugh is associated with the state board forvocational education.Hubard D. Kuokka, '39, has been gradu-ated from the flight training school atCorpus Christi , Texas and commissioned asecond lieutenant in the marine air corps.H e is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kuokkaof Vancouver, Wn. He stopped in at thealumni office the other day and said hewould like to hear from some of his friends,who may write to him at this address. Lt.Hubard D. Kuokka, Class 88-42C (c)U S N R , Avn. Cadet Regt., N.A.S., CorpusChristi , Tex.Miss Mavis H. Lightfoot, '39, daughte r ofM r. and Mrs. William Lightfoot of Eugene,and Private George F. Skipworth, Jr., '39,were married February 1. Pvt. Skipworth,so n of Judge and Mrs. G F. Skipworth ofEugene, is stationed at Camp McCoy, Wis.Mrs. Skipworth is remaining in Eugene forthe present.Captain Skinner also reports that EdwinJ. Welsh, L L . B . '39, former Portland attor-ney, is a first lieutenant in the army andis stationed somewhere in Alaska.Lieutenant and Mrs. James M. Vieth, '39,ar e the parents of a baby girl, Jane, bornFebruary 5 at Columbus, Ohio. LieutenantVieth writes that he has not seen his youngdaughter as yet, but hopes to do so beforelong. He is stationed at Savannah, Ga. andMrs. Vieth, the former Karoline Shaw, isliving at West Lafayette, Ohio.

CAPT. SCOTT CORBETT, '41Now serving the marines somewherein the Pacific. Capt. Corbett is aformer junior class president andmember of Friars.Julian K. Bryant, '39, is now an aviationcadet undergoing basic flight training atAugusta, Ga. He married Barbara C. Tripp,'43, of Albany, October 10, 1942, at Mont-gomery, Ala. Cadet Bryant is the son ofMr. C. C. Bryant, also of Albany.Lieutenant and Mrs. Earl R. Scott, '39,M.F.A. '42, are the parents of a baby girl,Heather Lee, born February 5 at Quantico,Ya . Lt. Scott, who had been transferred toSan Diego a few days before, was not ableto be present for the event. Mrs. Scott isthe former Helen M. Berg. Lt. Scott is theson of Earl F. Scott of Portland.Sergeant David L. Hunter, '39, has beentransferred from McClellan field, Calif., toFort Monmouth at Red Bank, N. J. He isth e son of L. S. Hunter of Eugene.

1940Perm. Class Officers: President Phil Lowry, Med-ford, Ore.; Secretary Roy Vernstrom, Rita WrightStackhouse, Margo Van Matre, Alyce Rogers Sheetz,Leonard Jermain, Ann Predriksen, Scott Corbett.Word was recently received here thatDonald G Castanien, '40, M.A. '41, sea-man first class, USNR, has been chosen byth e U. S. Navy to study Japanese at theUniversity of Colorado. Seaman Castanien,who majored in romance languages atOregon, received his initial training andfirst class seaman rating at Farragut , Ida.His training at the University of Coloradowill place him in line for a commission asensign in the naval reserve.Charles William Norene, '40, son of RoyJ. Norene of Portland, has been assignedto the officers' training school at Camp Lee,Va. Candidate Norene had been stationedwith the quartermaster corps at FortWarren , Wyo.Ensign Robert I. Winslow, '40, has com-pleted a naval training course at Cam-bridge, Mass. He and his wife, the formerBetty Thomas, visited friends and relatives

in Portland before leaving for California.Ensign Winslow is the son of Mr. and Mrs.I. D. Winslow of Portland.Leslie J. Werschkul, Jr., '40, of Portland,wa s one of four Oregon men to be gradu-ated in December from the officer candi-date school at Miami Beach, Fla. He re-ceived the commission of second lieutenantin the army air corps.Paul H. Cushing, '40, former athleticcoach at Multnomah college in Portland, isnow a chief specialist in the navy and isstationed at Norfolk, Va. He is the son of['. D. Cushing of Ontario, Calif.19411941President Bob Keen, 3143 NE 18th, Portland. Ore-gon; Secretary Majeane Glover, Lloyd Sullivan,John Cavanagh, Bill Ehrman, Tiger Payne, GraceIrvin, Barbara Pierce, and Betty Buchanan.Sol Banasky, '41, son of Mr. and Mrs.Sam Banasky of Portland, has been pro-moted to yeoman first class in the navyat Farragut, Ida. He is married to Irma R.Semler, '42, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FredM. Semler, also of Portland.Captain Clifford D. Collins, '41, armyair corps, has been transferred to Tucson,Ariz. He was recently in Eugene, visitingfriends, after having visited his family andrelatives in Roseburg.Hugh B. Collins, LL.B. '41, has beenadvanced from second to first lieutenantwith the United States army. Lt. Collins,son of James C. Collins of Medford, is onoverseas duty.Captain Scott S. Corbett, Jr., '41, is onactive duty with the marine corps in theSouth Pacific. Word received from him re-cently indicates that he has been repeatedlyengaged in action.Lieutenant Neil Farnham, '41, U. S. armyengineers, has been transferred from FortBelvoir, Va., to an engineers' camp inLouisiana. He is the son of Ross Farnham,LL.B. '12, of Bend.

Lieutenant and Mrs. Richard H. Wer-schkul, '40 (Majeane Glover, '41), are theparents of"a daughter, Judith Carol, bornFebruary 5 at Portland. Mrs. Werschkul,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Glover ofPortland, is remaining with her parentswhile her husband is overseas. Paternalgrandparents of the little girl are Mr. andMrs. L. J. Werschkul, also of Portland.Edward F. Leonard, '41, has been grad-uated from Corpus Christi, Tex., and com-missioned an ensign in the naval air corps.H e is stationed somewhere overseas.Aviation Cadet Leon F. Olmstead, '41,L L . B. '42, is now in training at the navalair station at Pensacola, Fla. He is the sonof Mr. and Mrs. Sam Olmstead of EagleCreek.Mrs. Mary Harvey Colee, '41, is nowliving at Lawton, Okla., while her husband,Lieutenant Edwin B. Colee, Jr., is stationedat Fort Sill, Okla.Cecil R. Igoe, '41, has been commissionedan ensign in the navy and is stationed atTongue Point. He has been associated withthe Aetna Life insurance company in Port-land. Mrs. Igoe is the former Ethel T.Rhonalt,'41.1942Mr. A. F Baker of Portland has beennotified that his son, Howard R. Baker, '42,was graduated February 6 from the armyair forces advanced flying school at Ros-well, N.M., and commissioned a secondlieutenant in the air corps. Lt. Baker re-ceived part of his flight training at theMira Loma flight academy at Oxnard ,Calif.

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M issing PersonsColumn(The following is a list of persons re-ported "missing" by the University of Ore-go n Alumni Association. Some were lastheard of in 1937, others even farther back,

and some are unknown since graduation.If anyone knows their whereabouts OLDO R E G O X would greatly appreciate aletter so the "missing heirs" can be placedagain with the files of the "known."Ed.)Livesay, Paul H.Classex-1943HomePalo Al to , Calif.Levoff, Henry B.ClassG-1932HomePort land, Oreg .(Last heard of in 1940 as export buyerin Seattle)Lees, Floyd E.ClassG-1935; M.D.-1939HomePort land, Oreg .(Last heard of in 1940 as interne in San

Francisco)Lawton, Chauncey W.Classex-1925HomeLos Angeles, Calif.Lasselle, Courtney D.Class G-1940HomePort land, Oreg .Married toBarbara Marie StuartLamb, ReeseClassex-1941HomeFreewater , Oreg .Kramer, Roy C.Classex-1944HomeBurl ingame, Calif.Kiltz, Mr. and Mrs. William C.Class G-1910 and ex-1912

HomeHers: Sa lem, Oreg.(Last heard of in 1937 in Vancouver,B.C.)Kilburg, LeRoy DavidClassex-1944HomeFreewater , Oreg .Kemper, Mr. and Mrs. Howard W.Classex-1933 and G-193SHomeHis: Port land, Oreg .(Last heard of in 1940; he was withFirestone in Corvallis)Washburn, KatherineClassex-1936HomeEugene , Oreg .Jones, Donald A.Classex-1943HomeEugene , Oreg .

(Last heard of in 1941 as a private inthe army)Johnson, Clair W.ClassG-1937HomeAshley , N. Dak.(Last heard of in 1941 as a reporter inMacon, Ga.)Jennings, Porter E.Classex-1944HomeRedlands, Calif.Huycke, Andre EdwardClassex-1942HomeOregon Ci ty , Oreg .Hughes, Bernard B.Classex-1933HomeMedford, Oreg.(Last heard of in 1937 when playingwith Los Angeles professional foot-ball squad)12

NURSES INTRAINING These women too train for war. This is but onesample of University of Oregon Medical School work th at is readying nursesfor duty as more and more doctors leave for fighting fronts.Holdman, Robert E.Classex-1940HomePort land, Oreg .(Last heard in 1938 when attendingOregon State)Hodes, PhilipClassex-1937HomePortland, Oreg.Hirschi, Raymond J.Classex-1927HomeWichita Falls, TexasHessemer, Robert A.Classex-1944HomePort land, OregonHazard, John C.Classex-1945HomeLos Angeles, Calif.Hayes, Robert J.Classex-1944HomeMedford, OregonHanna, Mark I.Classex-1922HomePort land, Oreg .Varm, TamaraClassG-1942

HomeUnknown(Received B.A. from San Francisco St.College; last heard of in Chicago, 111.)Aase, Mrs. Elizabeth RuegnitzClassex-1934HomePort land, Oreg .Married toDonald L. AaseAbbott, Cecil V.Classex-1928HomeUnknown(Known to have attended both Stan-ford and Univ. of Ariz.)Abeel, Miss Edith P.Classex-1942HomeWilbur , Oreg .Abel, William H.Classex-1922HomePort land, Oreg .

NEWS OF THE CLASSES1942Rendel B. Alldredge, '42, was graduatedfrom Fort Benning, Ga., in February andreceived his commission as a second lieuten-an t in the army. He is the son of Mr. andMrs. J. M. Alldredge of Port land.Gulfport field, Miss., was the scene Janu-ar y 30 of the wedding of Miss Marie Gass-man and Second Lieutenant Robert W.Currin, '42. Lt. Currin, the son of Mr. andMrs. Hugh C. Currin of Pilot Rock, isassistant personnel adjutant at Gulfportfield. Mrs. Currin is the daughter of Mrs.J. P. Gassman of Eugene .Corporal James H. Davidson, '42, ofPortland, is stationed at the army air forcesnavigation school at Hondo, Tex.Eugene M. Herlocker, '42, stationed atan army supply depot somewhere in Aus-tralia, has been advanced from corporaltechnician to staff sergeant. Sgt. Herlockerhas been in Australia for ten months. He isth e son of Mr. and Mrs. Arne Strommer ofEugene.Lieutenant Samuel E. Hughes, '42, isnow stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. Hehad been overseas for several months andwas sent back to the United States torecover from an injury received while onduty in Australia. He is the son of Mr. andMrs. Fred E. Hughes of Eugene .Aviation Cadet Paul Jackson, '42, hascompleted his primary flight training atPasco, Wn., and has been transferred toCorpus Christi , Tex., for advanced instruc-tion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A.Jackson of Oakland, Calif. Cadet Jacksontook his pre-flight training at St. Mary 'scollege, Calif.Second Lieutenant Frank C. McKinney,'42, has been assigned to the bombardierschool at the army air field at San Angelo,Tex. Lt. McKinney, son of Mr. and Mrs.William C. McKinney of Milton, had beenstationed at Camp Wolte rs , Tex.


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M teThe possibility that G. I. shoes willmarch down "hello walk" neared reality

this month as the war manpower commis-sion announced that the University wouldreceive army men for basic training inspecialized services.How these orders would be carried out asto uniform, pay, and living organizations,the army did not saynor did it give thedate for its entrance into campus life.* * *Minor war was waged between the fresh-man and sophomore classes when the latterdemanded that the frosh refrain fromwearing "jeans", the official second-yearmens ' uniform. Freshman responded bywearing jeans all of one day. The sopho-mores that evening quelled the revolt byde-pantsing offenders. Freshmen now arewearing tin pants again.

* * *Oreg on State sent 28 friendly amb assa-dors to the Emerald campus to entertainWebfoots Thursday before the first of theseries of basketball games. Oregon studentsenjoyed Beaver humor as much as theyenjoyed the score the following Saturdayevening. * * *More than 270 fathers visited the campusfor Dads' Day. Pi Beta Phi won the A. W.Norblad trophy for having the highestnumber of dads registered. The Paul T.Shaw cup went to Phi Gamma Delta forsecond place, and Alpha Xi Delta wasgiven the C. O. Laurgaard trophy for thehighest proportion of freshman dadsattending.

* *For years profesors have either pausedin their lectures or tried to out-yell therumbling, whistle-shrieking S. P. trainsthat thunder along just outside of their classroom s. Febru ary 18 brou ght peace to thecampus and no pause in the lectures. Alever at the Springfield junction wasthrown to open the way for regular railservice over a new route north of the Mill-

Campus poet, J. W. S. looked with humoron the Dads' Day situationPops andcars and said:Poppa brings the car down.Kidshave lots of brass.Put poppa in the corner.Run auto out of gas.Awful sorry youngsters.Gives 'em lotsa painTo take poor patient Poppa downAnd send him home by train.

Maj. Chu te Dies in PacificMajor John L. Chute, '23, died January29 in the southwest Pacific area, accordingto a report made to his wife in Bend by thewar department. No details about his deathwere made known.Major Chute was called into service withthe 41st division, previous to which he hadbeen circulation manager of the BendBulletin. Mrs. Chute and daughter, Jacquel-ine Marie, are residents of Bend.

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ALONG HELLO WALKG.I. uniforms may swing to military saluteinstead of the customary "hello" along this walk when Oregon receives itsarmy men for specialized training. The date is not announced as yet, but itmay w ell be soon.Report on Or egon'sStorehouse Statesmen

(Continued from page 3)Representing the fishing industries,Frederick Hellberg comes up from Astoriato attend the legislature. Chairman of thefisheries committee, Theta Chi Hellbergalso is an employee of the Mutual LifeInsurance company.Heading the judiciary committee isformer law student, Eugene Marsh, Mc-Minnville attorney. In addition to his posi-tion as chief legislator, Marsh serves on thecommittees on assessment and taxation,insurance, legislation and rules, and utili-ties.Lone University alum in the house fromPortland is Kappa Sig Walt Pearson.Claim manager for the General Motors In-

surance corporation, Pearson is vice-chair-man of the motor vehicles and aeronauticscommittee and a member of the commerceand navigation committee, the electionscommittee, the insurance committee, andthe committee on public welfare and un-employment.

Sgt. Holcomb DecoratedSergeant Ray D. Holcomb, '40, ofEugene, was awarded the silver star "forgallantry in action," during a bombingmission in the south Pacific.The Oakland Tribune reported lastNovember that Sgt. Holcomb was a mem-ber of an American bomber crew whichhad recently participated in a raid on afield near Rab aul, New B ritain.


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O N THE AIR!BEGINN ING FEBRUARY 2 2 , Genera lDavid Prescott Barrows, noted educator,world traveler and authority on militaryand political affairs, will be broadcastevery week night over the Don LeeMutual Network at 9:30 p.m.General Barrows, former President ofthe University of California (1919-1923)and Major General, Army of the U. S., Re-tired,w ill speak from his study in BerkeleyHe will draw upon hisfirst-handknowl-edge of peo ple and places in Europe, theAmericas, Africa, the Middle East, theOrien t and the Pacific Islands, to bringyou an intimate and colorful analysis onthe course of the War.General Barrows has served with the Americanarmies in the Philippines, Manchuria and Siberia

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Thanks for helpingWe are grateful for your help in difficulttimes.Here in the Bell System we have seensome 43,000 of our people go into thearmed services.Shortages of copper and other materialshave made it impossible to add much-needed lines and equipment.We have been unable to install tele-phones for all who want them and manyof our lines are overcrowded.Yet in spite of all this, telephone usershave been tolerant and we have fewercomplaints right now than at any timein the history of the business. Thanks alot for understanding.

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