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PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION . MAY 1943
OLD OREGON
SO ITS UNDEMOCRATICBy DONALD M. ERB
The concept of democracyoutmoded? Dr. Donald M.
Erb, president of the Univer-sity of Oregon, reveals how
Americans have misused theword democracy until it has
become meaningless. OLDOREGON is privileged to
present Dr. Erb's thesis andbelieves the address, which
was given to the EugeneRound Table, contains some
of the most profound think-ing concerning our way of
life to yet eminate from anAmerican University since
the beginning of the war.
THE thesis of this paper is that withinthe limits of my own horizon thepeople of the United States of America
are, and have been for some time, guiltyof gross distortion of the terms "demo-
cracy" and "democratic"; that they haveused these terms and their derivative, "un-
democratic", as convenient excuses foravoiding, or at least opposing, that which
they do not like; and that it is important tothe national welfare that we do what we can
to stop the practice of depreciating theseimportant words and confusing their mean-
ing.
To make the thesis of this paper moreclear, it will be useful to enumerate exam-
ples of policies and events which have re-cently been called undemocratic. No doubt
many others will occur to you, but I takethe following from actual statements, both
public and private, which we have recentlyheard. I give them to you in random order.
For some years our best-qualified expertsin the field of law enforcement have been
urging that every resident in the UnitedStates should be fingerprinted. This was
described as an aid not only to the law en-forcement agencies, but also as a protection
to the person, since fingerprints on filegreatly reduce the danger of false identifi-
cation and also assist the individual and hisfamily in providing aid in case of accident
or serious illness away from home, andsimplification of procedures in case of
death. Yet every attempt to pass a lawrequiring fingerprinting has been defeated
partly because it was described and popu-larly condemned as being an interference
with individual freedom, which was un-democratic.
Rationing, the compulsion of registeringstocks of merchandise in the hands of con-
sumers, the control of consumer's habits,is described as undemocratic.
T HERE is nothing more serious facing
tion of effective manpower. To put the
skills of men and women where they willrender the maximum service toward the
winning of this war, regardless of their
wishes in the matter but not regardless oftheir maximum effectiveness, is one of the
most indispensable jobs that has to bedone. Yet every suggestion of a labor draft
or the freezing of labor in certain occupa-
tions, no matter how meticulously safe-guarded the rights of the individual may be
and no matter how elaborate the machineryfor appeal and adjustment may be, is popu-
DR. DONALD M. ERB, caught in a characteristic pose, willspeak at Commencement exercises on May 30.
larly opposed because it is said to be con-trary to our most cherished democratic
traditions.Selective standards in education are said
to be undemocratic. Segregation of stud-ents according to ability is similarly de-
scribed. To apply screening tests and theselection of students according to demon-
strated intellectual capacity and to assignsome of them to manual tasks, others to the
learning of skilled trades, and others toacademic and professional colleges and
universities is described as undemocratic.It is said that unless all of the students are
given a universal opportunity for college.oruniversity education regardless of their
native ability, and unless all of them aregiven the same preparation for that higher
education, then the ends of democracy arenot served.
Two years ago I mentioned before aUniversity commencement assembly the
fact that a group of well-meaning seniorshad told me that to discipline and penalize
upper classmen in fraternity houses, regard-less of their social behavior or even their
incorrigibility, was unthinkable because itwas undemocratic.
1 WAS informed several years ago that
bring cars to the campus with them unless
they could demonstrate a need therefore,
whether because of outside employment,
physical disability, or residence far from
the campus, would be undemocratic. Thisstatement was made and made to prevail in
faculty councils in spite of the fact that theUniversities of Illinois, Michigan, and
numerous others not generally regarded ashot-beds of Fascism had forbidden students
to have private automobiles unless theycould demonstrate similar reasons therefor.
Even this last autumn in wartime, withgasoline and tire shortages, the harshest
policy for which I could get support wasthe issuance of a request that students leave
their automobiles at home unless they hadserious need for them.
We now find that many people thinkthat we should not expect the boys to fight
when they can't vote. A bill was intro-duced in the Oregon Legislature to reduce
the voting age from twenty-one to eighteenbecause the draft age has been reduced to
eighteen. They said that it was not fair ordemocratic to make them fight when they
couldn't vote.
In some quarters it is very unfashionableon grounds of democratic principles to
deny the universal validity of such a list asthe list of "rights" enumerated by the
National Resources Planning Board. Con-cerning some of those rights, of which
there are nine, there can be no question.The right to work, the right to fair pay for
what work is done, the right to equalitybefore the law are certainly in that cate-
gory. But concerning some of the others,(Continued on page 14)
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MAY 1943
Royal Court
Goes Latin
For'43 Fiesta
By MARJORIE MAJOR, '44
Here is the rhumba-time pre-
view of a campus on a three-
day South American holiday
as told by Marjorie Major,
'44, Junior Weekend publi-
city chairman and newly-ap-
pointed Emerald editor. This
year the junior class, led by
Co-Chairmen Bill Lilly and
Bill Macy, extend their
hands south of the border to
honor our Latin-American
neighbors. Thirteenth street
will become South American
Way and McArthur court
will be transformed into the
hacienda of Senorita Queen
Mary Bentley (center right),
and her court.
TUN I OR Weekend is not on the priorityJ list of student activities for 1943. The
most colorful and memory-packed eventof an Oregon year is surviving with mini-
mum expense and maximum brilliance.The traditional Junior Prom, the campus
luncheon, the Sunlight Serenade, the ter-race dance, and the all-campus sing have
been combined with the Mother's day pro-gram under a South American theme.
When the Junior Weekend committee,headed by Bill Lilly and Bill Macy, dis-
covered that the traditional canoe fete mustbe discarded because of the difficulties con-
nected with electrical lighting, they decidedto direct even more attention to the events
remaining on their program.
AS a result, the committee is now en-Junior Weekend count, to make the gay
theme of fiesta exciting. The Weekend willof necessity be a campus event, since per-
sons with "A" cards are requested not touse their gas in making the trip, nor to
travel on the already over-burdened pas-senger trains. The committee has its own
secondary theme?"No unnecessary travel."A coed's dream came true April 10, when
blond Mary Bentley, Kappa KappaGamma, was chosen queen of the mythical
Weekend kingdom. Queen Mary waschosen from the five contest finalists in an
ASUO election and will preside over theJunior Prom and be crowned at the campus
luncheon surrounded by her four prin-cesses: Kay Jenkins, Alpha Phi; Frances
Johnston, Alpha Chi Omega; Susan Saw-yer, Kappa Alpha Theta; and Mary Wright,
Gamma Phi Beta. The queen and her courtwill be arrayed in full-skirted Spanish-
American costumes with lace mantillas.
T HE theme "South American Way,",was the entry of Nancy Hallock, junior in
architecture and allied arts, in the annual
theme contest. The committee and judges
found the idea especially adaptable at pres-ent because of the national stress on inter-
American relations. At the same time,Roger Dick, junior class president, was
chosen as the Junior Weekend master ofceremonies.
Committee heads, particularly those whoare planning the Junior Prom, are enthus-
iastic with the prospect of conga andrhumba rhythms and the opportunity for
bright costuming and decoration which thetheme offers. Miss Hallock's idea is dis-
tinctly original as far as preceding JuniorWeekentl themes are concerned. In 1942
"Of Thee I Sing" was chosen, in 1941"Arabian Nights," and in 1940 "Springtime
in Vienna" was the theme.
The campus luncheon, scheduled forApril 30, almost was discarded when the
problem of food rationing became impor-tant. The usual line of hungry students and
guests could not be served. Then, aftersome campus controversy, a plan was
finally substituted. According to this plan,each living organization will furnish the
food for its own members and their guests,thus simplifying rationing to a great extent.
WEEKEND heads gave sighs of relief
the Heads of Houses approved the plan.Features of the campus luncheon which
might have been lost include the coronationof the queen, tapping of Friars, Mortar
Board, and Asklepiad members, and thepunishment of regulation offenders. The
trees on the old campus, which havewatched over innumerable luncheons, will
shade the '43 affair, staged between Friend-ly and Fenton halls.
Several houses began practice last fallfor the all-campus sing which will be held
April 30 in McArthur court. Drawings heldby the song leaders from 28 living organi-
zations competing in the sing determinedthe order of singing. The choral event will
take the place of the historic mill race spec-tacle, last seen in 1941. Last year an all-
Our Cover in Words
Not Allied infantrymen coming over aridge in Tunisia, but five prospective mem-
bers of Coach "Honest John" Warren's1943 football team swing over the last lap of
the obstacle course, which is part of theextensive physical education program dis-
cussed on page 6 of this issue. Left to right,the footballers coming at you are Johnny
Miller, Bill Mayther, Bill Bartels, WayneTerry, and Warren Christenson, while
Coach Warren looks on approvingly.
campus musical, "Of Thee I Sing," was
the Saturday offering sponsored by the
juniors.
MOTHERS of University students willday occasion .Clarence Horton, Mothers'
Weekend chairman, has urged students togive a fresh slant to their homeward-bound
correspondence by inviting moms (anddads, too!) to come to Eugene April 30
and participate in all special events. Per-sonal visits with sons and daughters will
be emphasized this year, since the simplifiedprogram does away with elaborate enter-
tainment.
Business will be one of the chief objectsof Mothers' Weekend. The annual general
business meeting of Oregon Mothers willtake place Saturday afternoon, May 1 in
Johnson hall. At that time officers will beelected, reports given, and scholarships for
pre-nursing students will be considered.Decisions on the annual Mothers' scholar-
ships also will be made.
The Associated Women Students, theYoung Women's Christian association, and
the Eugene Mothers club will be jointsponsors of a tea for mothers in Alumni
hall, Gerlinger, after the business meeting.Registration headquarters will be open in
the lobby of Johnson hall Friday, April 30,(Continued on page 11)
MANTILLAS AND SPANISH SHAWLS will be worn by the Junior
Weekend court. Princesses Kay Jenkins, Sue Sawyer, Mary Wright, Frances
Johnston, and Queen Mary Bentley, center, smile in anticipation of the
gala weekend.
OLD OREGON
News of the Classes With ROSALIE MILLER, '44
1900
Perm. Class Sec'y: Homer D. Angell, 2953 S. E.Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, Oregon.
Oscar E. Hemenway, '00, M.A. '01, diedJanuary 28. A resident of Eugene, he was
a retired cattleman.
1913
Perm. Class Sec'y: Major Carlton E. Spencer, As-sistant Director, State Selective Service, Salem, Ore-
gon.
Carlton E. Spencer, '13, LL.B. '15, hasbeen advanced from major to lieutenant-
colonel in the U. S. army. Colonel Spencerhas been stationed in Salem and is assistant
state director of selective service.
1922
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Helen Carson Plumb (Mrs.Herbert L. Plumb), 3312 Hunter Blvd., Seattle,
Washington. ,
While her husband, Dr. Norman C. Mace,'26, serves with the army medical corps,
Mrs. Mace (Margaret Russell, '22) super-vises youth group activities. She is espec-
ially interested in Girl Scout activities andis the leader of one of their groups at Lake
City, Washington. Her home is at Tacoma,Washington.
1923
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Aulis Anderson Callaway(Mrs. Owen M. Callaway), 188 Parks Ave., Glen-
coe. 111.
James B. Burleson, '23, is now servingas Regional Statistician for the War Pro-
duction Board at Dallas, Texas.Miss Vala A. Dotson, '23, is now cashier
for the O. C. Beck organization in BellGardens, Los Angeles, Calif. She was
formerly with the Title Guarantee andTrust company of that city. She lives at
6740 Arlington avenue. Los Angeles, Calif.Lieutenant-Colonel Meredith G. Beaver,
'23, M.D. '26, Redlands, Calif., is stationedwith the army medical corps at Palm
Springs, Calif. Mrs. Beaver (Delia Deich'24) is remaining at Redlands for the pres-
ent.
1927
Perm. Class Sec'y: Anne Runes, 3203 E. Burnside,Portland, Oregon.
Wiliam K. Ailshie, '27, formerly vice
consul at Warsaw, Poland and at Mon-treal, Canada, is now secretary of the
xA.merican Embassy in Mexico City.
1928
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Alice Douglas Burns (Mrs.E. Murray Burns), 122 Maple Park, Olympia, Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Mitchell, '32
(Ruth S. Merrill '28), are the parents of a
daughter, Jennifer Linda, born January 28.
Mrs. Mitchell is living in Glendale, Calif.,
while her husband is in training in the
marine corps.
1929
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Eleanor Poorman Hamilton(Mrs. Alfred E. Hamilton), 6 E. 82nd St., New
York City.Mr. and Mrs. John William Berg Jr., '29,
J.D. '31, (Dorothy Helen Shaw, '31,) are
making their home at 1024 S. Dinwiddie St.,Columbia Forest, Arlington, Virginia. Mr.
Berg is secretary to Wayne L- Morse,
public member of the War Labor Board,and formerly dean of the Oregon School
of Law.Dr. Frank M. Learned, '29, is now a
lieutenant in transportation at the Seattleport of embarkation. Lt. Learned is a well
ENSIGN JOHN DICK, '41, formerOregon Ail-American basketball
player, has been recently transferredto the Naval Air Base at Kingsville,
Texas. Dick is now a flying instruc-tor and can be reached there.
known figure in the sporting world of theNorthwest, having coached Portland's
Commerce high school athletics before be-coming much in demand as referee and
umpire.
1930
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Luola Benge Bengtson(Mrs. 6. Hilding Bengston), 203 N. Peach St.,
Medford, Oregon.
H. A. 1/c Robert F. Beck, '30, formerlyfarming in the Pendleton area, is now sta-
tioned at the United States Naval Training-hospital in San Diego, Calif.
Information from Rodger DeLashmutt,'30, states that he is a seaman first class
stationed at the Marine Air station, ElCentro, California. Last August the ship he
was on.was a target for an attack by theJapanese.
One of the first Oregon graduates toenlist in the SPARS was Miss Evelyn
Margarette Kjosness, '30, who was swornin in February. Before joining the service
Miss Kjosness was associated with theInland Motor Freight company in Moscow,
Idaho.
Wilfred H. Brown, '30, western managerof Transradio Press Service, has moved
TP's coast headquarters office from LosAngeles to 729 Taft building, Hollywood
and Vine, Hollywood, Calif. Mrs. Brown(Elinor Henry, '34) is responding well to
treatment of a lung infection at La Vinasanitarium, La Vina, Calif. Their three-
year-old daughter, Rozelle May, is withMr. Brown's mother at Camas Valley,
Oregon.
1931
Perm. Class Sec'y: William B. Pittman, Jr., Box187, Exeter, California.
Dr. and Mrs. Donald B. Caples, '31, are
the parents of a daughter, Kathryn Lee,
born December 26. Mr. Caples is the radio
engineer and superintendent of communica-
tions for the city of Piedmont, Calif. He
and his family live in Berkeley.
1932
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Hope Shelley Miller (Mrs.Robert T. Miller), 1124 Broadway, Logansport,
Indiana.Lt. (jg) Lionel K. Lane, '32, who served
ten months in Samoa as a chief petty offi-cer in navy supply corps before being com-
missioned, is now disbursing officer, N.C.T.C., Camp Peary, Williamsbury, Va.
Word has been received that Charles M.Hoag, '32, is an ensign in the Navy with the
"Seabees" stationed in Dutch Harbor,Alaska. In a letter to John C. Rushlow, '33,
he wrote that the hunting is good for ducksand geese, but they are tough shooting with
an army rifle.
A newsy letter from Mrs. Wiliam B. Pitt-man, (Eugenia Van Cleve, '32,) has pro-
vided this column with plenty of informa-tion on the whereabouts of UO men in the
service. Her husband, secretary of the classof '31, manages the Van Cleve Construction
company in Exeter, Calif., and reports thateven the office boy must work overtime to
complete war emergency orders!
1933
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Jessie Steele Robertson(Mrs. George H. Robertson), 4039 N.E. 40th Ave.,
Portland, Oregon.
Charles B. Larkin, '33, is a purchasingagent in the aluminum division for Olin
Corporation, Tacoma, Washington whichmanufactures aluminum for defense.
Wilfred M. Wagner, '33, is associatedwith American Export Airways in New
York City, making his home there in theCornish Arms hotel, 23rd Street.
1934
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Frances R. Johnston Dick(Mrs. William G. Dick). Vogt Bldg., The Dalles,
Oregon.
Cpl. Joseph Saswell, '34, former campusjournalist and winner of the Turnbull-Hall
plaque and the Sigma Delta Chi scholar-ship award, is now stationed in the south
Pacific. His address is Cpl. Joseph C. Sas-well, A.P.O. 502, c/o Postmaster, San
Francisco, Calif.
Mary Margaret Owensby, '34, is trainingat Northampton, Mass., with members of
the Coast Guard Reserve. Her address isU.S.N.R. Midshipmen School, (W-R),
Gillett 10.
1935
Second Lt. Philip Hayter, '35, is with thearmy quartermaster corps in Columbus.,
Ohio. Before entering the service he wasan attorney in Dallas, Oregon. Mrs. Hayter
is the former Norma Kolstad, '39.
John Stewart Day, Phi Gamma Delta '35,operator of an extensive ranch near Med-
ford, Oregon, has for the past three yearsbeen president of the Pacific company,
which is actively aiding in the government
emergency through construction of airports in the Northwest and production of
chrome for the government near GrantsPass, Oregon.
Herbert O. Skalet, '35, LL.B. '37, is nowin his third successive two-year term as
prosecuting attorney for Fremont county,
Idaho. Mr. Skalet, who lives at St. Anthony,Idaho, was first elected to this office in
1938. He is also city attorney for St.Anthony and is engaged in private legal
practice.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Westergren (BettyBardwell '35), formerly of Grants Pass,
now live at 2519 N. E. 26th avenue in Port-land.
MAY 1943
Coeds Learn
War Jobs
At Oregon
By MARY ANN CAMPBELL, '43
Women at the Universityare becoming increasingly
conscious that they, too,must help win the war. Red-
lettered signs recently flut-tered from campus trees to
stress the need of workers atthe campus Red Cross head-
quarters. Vocations thecountry over now open doors
wide to college-trained wo-men, whereas coeds formerly
met disapproval from somemale-minded employers.
Mary Ann Campbell, '43,here summarizes opportuni-
ties so that alumni can usethe material to advise poten-
tial University students.
NOT even the most carping and fault-finding critic can accuse Universityof Oregon coeds with frivolity this
year. Since a course of studies was care-fully mapped out by Karl W. Onthank,
dean of personnel administration, in co-operation with Heads of Women's Houses
on the campus, the little pamphlet titled"War Work for University of Oregon
Women" has been consulted before regis-tration by nearly every girl at the Univer-
sity.The fields are varied and the opportuni-
ties for jobs are tabulated, besides therecommended fields of study. If a girl can do
drafting, for instance, she will be regardedas pretty special by the men who do the
hiring at airplane and ship constructionplants, or in connection with emergency
housing and army camps. Chemistry, also,has always been considered as a field of
major importance, and is now more thanever vital to the war effort. The girl who
knows her test-tubes and formulas will nothave to seek far after graduation before
she is snatched up by one of the big chem-ical companies, or in the laboratories where
technicians have been vanishing towardsthe armed forces.
T HE shortage of teachers is another ofis one place where women have always pre-
dominated. Now the men who used to havethe math and science classes have disap-
peared, so there is a greater opportunitythan ever for a woman whose interest con-
cerns secondary and primary education.The girl who is qualified to teach mathe-
matics is doing a great deal towards thewar effort, for there is almost as great a
shortage of qualified teachers as there is ofstudents who know the fundamentals of
this particular branch of science.
Many of the suggested courses overlap,especially those which are concerned either
directly or indirectly with math, physics,
VETERAN BANDAGE-ROLLERS pictured at the
campus Red Cross headquar-ters are, left to right, Betty
Lawrence, Anne Graham, Les-lie Brockelbank, Carol Wicke,
and June Grantz. Women's liv-ing organizations stage a con- |
test each week to determinewhich house puts in the most
hours at Red Cross.
photography, map-making, astronomy, andmedicine.
Another chance for the physicist is foundin the present search for radio technicians,
weather observers, and meteorologists.The student who plans to enter nursing
makes no greater contribution to her coun-try, since the tremendous drain of nurses
from civilian life to the army has placed agreat responsibility on those who stay on
the home front.
T HE language major has her chance too,war have been considerable. Apart from
opportunities of working with the state de-partment in South American countries,
there is a place for teachers of languages,especially the little-known ones, such as
Portuguese, Afrikans, Arabic dialects, and,of course, Russian and Japanese. So few
Americans can speak, write, or even read,these languages that the government has
been forced to establish special schoolswhere carefully chosen men are sent to
learn the language of our enemies. Thestudent of languages will find openings in
offices in our foreign service as secretaryor clerk, in decoding and cryptography, and
in propaganda departments, where theknowledge of using languages effectively
is essential.
Government agencies have sent out a callfor librarians, for the girl who works in a
finger-printing office is regarded as a libra-rian as much as the one who catalogues
bibliographies. The newest position in thelibrarian's field is that of army camp libra-
rian, so any enterprising young woman whoqualifies under the government's require-
ments can apply for this type of work.
T HE secretary never has trouble findingtraining, which is in constant demand in
every office. There is a more impressiveamount of paper work than ever to be done,
since the new government agencies whichwere created especially for the war have
begun to function. The tools of typing andshorthand are necessary, but even a fair
stenographer can find a job. The Universityhas enlarged its sections in these classes,
with an eye to supplementing the workoffered in other departments by turning out
women who will be competent to fill thesecretarial vacancies left in every business
and government agency at present.
The psychologist and sociologist dis-covers, as she studies the different aspects
of her field, that the problems of humanitynever vary fundamentally, and are never
satisfactorily solved.
AS juvenile delinquency problems grownew war industries do not aggravate the
situation, and as the changes in homes addto the burdens of men and women already
over-loaded with responsibility, the sociilservice worker sees more than ever the
necessity of her work. Through differentorganizations she can help direct the wel-
fare of the community and thus contributeto the end of the evils of poverty, disease,
crime, and misery that have haunted man-kind since the beginning of historical
record. Then the girl who is prepared insuch fields can contribute directly to the
war effort and at the same time prepare tobuild the peace.
The girls of the University realize thatthey are very privileged to be allowed to
continue their education, while their broth-ers leave to fight, so they are carrying out
the traditions of education and at the sametime preparing theniseves definitely to
assist the men both while the war is stillbeing fought and after the peace is signed.
Mockford Serving
With Jimmy Doolittle
Stuart B. Mockford, '38, has been ad-vanced to a captain in the army quarter-
master corps, the war department an-nounced.
He has also been assigned to be in chargeof supplies for the 12th air force, of which
General Jimmie Doolittle is commander.Captain Mockford is "somewhere in
Africa."
Private Seales Dies
I'vt. Gene H. Seales, '44, was killed in,action somewhere in the South Pacific
December 18 according to word received
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. \Y. I. Seales
of KujJClH".Pvt. Seales entered the armed service in
February, 1942, and upon completion ofthree months at Camp Roberts, Calif, was
sent overseas.
Bates-Portland Garage
R. C. BATES, Telephone BEacon 8129
5th and Salmon Sts. Portland, Oregon
OLD OREGON
Oregon-Birthplace of Physical Fitness
By JOE MILLER, '43
Physical Fitness has becomean American by-word. Few
realize that over two yearsago Oregon's outstanding
physical education pioneersconceived of the program
that is almost universal inAmerican institutions today.
Dean Ralph W. Leightonfounded Oregon's Physical
Fitness program that was tobecome the prototype for the
physical training system ofthe United States Army.
Here is the story of Oregonphysical development told
by OLD OREGON co-editor Joseph Miller, '43.
OVER two years ago, in January, 1941,three Oregon educators foresaw theneed for the rugged physical training
of college youth. Looking through theclasses in the University of Oregon School
of Physical Education, where the majorityof students were registered in courses such
as ping pong, tennis, horseback riding, andsocial dancing, they became appalled at the
poor physical condition of the averagecollege student. They realized that the fault
lay with the liberal arts system whichallowed men qualified for strenuous body-
building courses to choose lighter PEactivities.
These men, Dean Ralph W. Leighton,head of the School of Physical Education;
Dr. Wayne W. Massey, outstandingprofessor and currently lieutenant (j.g.) in
the United States navy, and H. S. "Mike"Hoyman, Oregon swimming coach, en-
visioned an all-embracing physical educa-tion program that would combat the pres-
ent evils. Recognizing the close proximityof the nation to war, even in early 1941,
they planned to make their school ofphysical education the testing-ground of a
brand-new physical education programthat would have as its cardinal doctrine,
PHYSICAL FITNESS. The plan waslaid with the purpose of providing a labora-
tory that would give the army a compre-hensive index of the relative strength and
physical condition of the average collegestudent.
What was physically wrong with theaverage collegian? This question was easily
answered by the statistical surveys of Dr.Massey, but the important query remained
unanswered: What program could be in-stalled to correct these defects?
THE field was virtually new. The namewas a new concept in the American field of
physical education, and no educational in-
stitution had made any effort toward aphysical education program definitely
designed toward making its graduatesphysically prepared for armed service.
Oregon was the pioneer in the new field of
physical fitness.
There were five fields of sport, decidedthe Leighton, Hoyman, Massey trium-
virate, that were best suited to the achieve-
ment of complete physical fitness:1. Combative sports?such as boxing,
wrestling, judo.
2. Track and field.
3. Swimming (in which rapid progresshas been made).
4. Agility exercises?heavy apparatus,rope, and tumbling work.
5. Team sports?particularly footballand basketball.
The basic covenant of the program wasto provide every ablebodied man in the
University of Oregon with six months' dailytraining in each of these five divisions. This
end was not achieved until the fall of 1942when 1,461 men, 98 per cent of all men
registered in the University, were enrolledin physical education courses.
HOW have the men of the University
They have been almost unanimous in theirdesire to cooperate and their willingness to
learn. Few bother to look for soft courses,and the small minority that do look never
find them?because "tiddlewink" courseswent out with isolationism.
The new program has wrought a pro-lific change in the physical condition of the
participants. According to the profile cardsthat were invented by Dr. Massey, the men
of Oregon have improved 96.4 per cent inmuscular ability since the program was put
into effect last fall. Their condition wasunbelievably poor at the beginning; many
were unable to chin themselves off theground and do the simplest exercises with-
out approaching a state of collapse.
Today there is not one man enrolled inany regular physical education course who
is unable to cover the 200-yard obstaclecourse?which has a much "tougher" rating
than the standard army course at Fort Ben-ning, Ga. The Oregon obstacle course
exceeds all army basic requirements?having a 14-foot wall instead of one seven
feet high, the broad jump is 12 feet wideinstead of six, and the Oregon hand-over-
hand obstacle is not required by the army.
Top time performance on the obstaclecourse for all 1,461 men that traversed it
last fall was 2.45 (Ray Dickson, Bend). Bythe spring term trials (every PE student
is required to cover the course once perterm), Ed Wyatt, Roseburg, whittled the
time down to 1.13 and Aaron Jones, Port-land, recently eclipsed this with a 1.10 per-
formance.
T HE difficult art of tumbling has been
Webfoots. In six weeks men formerly unableto climb rope were swinging as high as 25
feet in the air. The back-somersault is beingmastered in the same period by inexper-
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DEAN RALPH W. LEIGHTON, the man primarily re-sponsible for the Oregon pioneer movement in the field of
physical education.
MAY 1943
Bat-Swingers
Chase Third
Straight Title
CAN the Oregon Webfoots win theirthird straight Northern Divisionbaseball title?
This question apparently must remainunanswered until Howard Hobson's 1943
aggregation meets the Washington Hus-kies, the Gravesmen leading the loop with
two straight wins from Washington State.The Ducks currently repose in a second
place tie with the Oregon State Beavers,each team listing three wins and one loss.
Bringing up the rear are W.S.C. with twolosses and Idaho with four defeats.
The Ducks began the season auspiciouslyby deluging Oregon State 14 to 1 in the Cor-
vallis opener. The Staters turned around toruin the Webfoot opener the next day as
the Oregon million-dollar infield bootedCaptain Johnny Bubalo into a 4-3 extra-
inning defeat.Nick Begleries, the tiny Oregon right-
hander who has pitched brilliantly for theHobsoneers in the last three years, weaved
his pitching magic around Idaho bats, andthe Vandals fell victim to Oregon, 6 to 0
in the first game as the diminutive "Bugs"allowed two scratch hits . . The Ducks
earned six more runs the next day, whilethe Vandals finally broke the scoring ice
to get two runs off Freshman Hal Saltz-man.
CAPTAIN "Tobacco Jawn" Bubalo?-
pects ever developed at Oregon?is severalhundred points ahead of other ND batters
as he has pounded out 12 hits in 16 triesfor the amazing percentage of .750. "Boob"
is also Hobson's No. 2 hurler.
The Washington State Cougars?ratedhigh in pre-season dope sheets?came to
town April 21 and 22 and could bounce backinto the title race by dumping Oregon twice
Washington comes next and this willbe a "crucial" series for the Eugene stick-
men. Tubby Graves' nine fell apart lastspring before the last-minute charge of
Oregon, and for one full year they havebeen nursing their wounds in tepee-town
and vowing to avenge their beating.
Magazine to Lose
Prominent Senior
Old Oregon takes this opportunity tothank Mildred Wilson, '43, for her topnotch
articles, "Meet Our Alums," which haveappeared regularly in the publication since
last fall. Miss Wilson's features, sparklingwith animation and color, were originated
for the Oregon Daily Emerald, then grewfuller and more detailed for the alumni
magazine.
President of Theta Sigma Phi, women'sprofessional journalism honorary, this past
year, Miss Wilson has also been a member,of Pot and Quill, women's organization
for writers, and Mortar Board, seniorwomen's honorary. Equipped with a keen
"nose for news," she will head south forSan Francisco in June, intending to make
writing a full time career.
OREGON third baseman, Bill Hamel, who won the 1942 batting title,
slashes out another base hit in practice as Freshman Catcher Roy Carlson
waits in vain for the ball that didn't come.
Plane CrashesKill Four
Four gold stars have been added to theservice flag in Johnson Hall in memory of
Lt. Galen P. Robbins, '39, killed in an air-plane crash in Florida March 18; 2nd Lt.
Hugh O. Hoffman, '41, killed when hisarmy plane crashed; Lt. Jack F. Scriven,
'45, who met death in a collision of two,fighter pjanes over Oakland, California
March 17, and Emmett R. Evans, '45, whowas fatally injured in a plane crash near
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he was train-ing under the CPT.
Lt. Robbins was graduated from WestPoint last May and received his wings in
the air corps on December 13. He marriedMary Kelly of Boston, Mass, on Febru-
ary 13, 1943. Lt. Hoffman enlisted in theair corps in October, 1941, and took his
basic flying work at Moffett field. He re-cently had been serving as an army flight
instructor. He leaves his widow, Lois M.Wjlborn, '42, in Sacramento, California.
Lt. Scriven served four years in the navybefore enrolling at the University of Ore-
gon. He received his air corps commissionlast October. Evans was scheduled to re-
ceive his commission under the CivilianPilot Training program within a short time
when he was killed. He also leaves a widow,the former Fontelle Mitchell, '42.
Faculty MemberNow Army Private
Latest University faculty member totrade his campus office for army barracks
is Lloyd M. Faust, '35, assistant professorof business administration and research
associate on the campus since fall, 1941.Faust left for Fort Lewis to be inducted
into the service on April 13, having askedfor a leave of absence.
Graduating with a B. S. in economics,Faust, a Pi Kappa Alpha at Oregon, also
achieved Phi Beta Kappa. The OregonBusiness Review, monthly publication
which he has been editing at the University,will be taken over bv Dr. W. C. Ballaine,
assistant professor of business administra-tion.
Grads Commissioned
Three Oregon graduates were among alarge class receiving commissions in the
navy March 31 from Midshipman school inNew York, according to a letter received
from Ensign James H. Rathbun, '42, whogave his new address as N.T.S. (Recogni-
tion), Baker Hall, Ohio State University,Columbus, Ohio. Rathbun's letter was
written en route to Portland, where he andEnsigns Kirman Storli, and Donald C.
Daniels, both '42, were flying on furlough.
OLD OREGON
MRS. MARGERY KELLY, '28, founder of the Eugene USO, looks this
way to lonely Allied servicemen that pass through Eugene daily. She is one
of countless Oregon alums doing their part in the war effort.
EUGENE, Ore. boasts one cornerblooming with hospitality and fellow-
of the nation. This friendly spot, the USOheadquarters, was created through the
faithful and untiring efforts of MargeryHorton Kelley, '28. What began as only a
hope, an urge to provide enjoyment for the
men who are struggling, grimly but cheer-fully, to keep America free, is now a gayly-
curtained meeting place for those in khaki,navy blue, and marine green.
For most people the first working day ofthe week is Monday, but for Mrs. Kelley
Monday is the peaceful day, the day of re-
laxation. About 6 on Saturday afternoon,when the first busses begin to roll in from
Camp Adair, is the beginning of her busiesttime, for Mrs. Kelley is executive secretary
of the Lane county servicemen's club in
Eugene and director of Lane county USO
activities.Grey-haired, blue-eyed, full of friendli-
ness and vivacity, Mrs. Kelley is as readyto dance, play bridge, ping-pong, billiards,
serve cokes and cakes, as are any of her
junior hostesses."When we first took over, this place was
a dirty garage," she said, looking around at
the spotless walls, comfortable furnishings,radio-phonograph, canteen, and ping-pong
table. "Many local clubs donated furniture
and labor, and in no time the club wasready for use."
Furniture for the USO came in piece bypiece, over a long period. For weeks one
lone chair stood forlornly in the large, bare
room, and townspeople passing by becameinterested and curious. They wondered
what could possibly be the purpose of a
For Distingui
On the Civilian Front
By CAROL GREENING, '44
More and more Oregon alums are doii
ultimate victory in the greatest world i f
are now available for active physical c< i
to the wellbeing of a United States conJ r
everyday citizens, the ordinary people
a noble cause, these "just folks" are pp
production, the boosting of morale, ti
economy. The two graduates described I
students who are doing their jobs
the worl
place equipped so economically. At last thefurniture was assembled into a pleasing
and comfortable arrangement. The No. 1chair, donated by the Navy Mothers' club
of Eugene, still remains, proud to have beenthe initial object in so important a scheme.
T HE USO telephone bell jangles con-
"When do you want that cake ?" .. "I haveroom for three tonight." . , "Can you use
some records?" . "I can serve from 7 to12 tonight; do you need me?" Such offers
stream in, a testimonial of the interest andgoodwill that the people of Eugene bear
toward servicemen.
But handling requests is only a smallpart of Mrs. Kelley's job. Organization
takes up a greater share of her time. Thereis the duty of listing and placing the various
hostesses, of which there are four classes,junior, senior, staff, and canteen hostesses.
Each week some women's organization"takes over," providing hostesses, enter-
tainment and food. Every weekend at least25 cakes are baked by the women for the
servicemen. About 60 hostesses serve dur-ing one week, and about 40 are sent to
Camp Adair for dances. At the dances heldin the Eugene hotel on Saturday nights,
a USO table is reserved, and the boys mayescort junior hostesses to the party, under
the eye of a chaperone.
ON Sunday afternoons musical and
Phi Beta, University music, drama, anddance honorary; Mu Phi Epsilon, music
honorary, and the Guild Hall players,directed by Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, associate
professor of speech and dramatic arts. Uni-versity professors and students perform,
and the programs are well and enthus-iastically attended, usually to the extent of
at least 150 servicemen. A group of students
at the University art school are completinga series of mural panels which are to decor-
ate the USO walls. They include scenesof recreation in such Allied countries as
Hawaii, Mexico, Russia, and Canada.
"We try to get the servicemen interestedin local activities," said Mrs. Kelley, "Some
of them sing in Dean Kratt's chorus; someof them have joined a photography club. As
our accommodations are limited, this is thebest way we can serve those men who are
here for a long time."
Mrs. Kelley has warm interest and sym-pathy with the men who pour into the cen-
ter every weekend. She is careful to talkcheerfully to the thin-faced seaman, who,
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MAY 1943
Lshed Service
On the Military Front
By MILDRED WILSON, '43
tig their utmost to insure the nation of
ipheaval for decades. Over 2,000 of them
ombat in the armed forces. Equally vital
?ronted with crisis are the war-conscious
*. Fired with patriotism and devotion to
Mtting their all into the maintenance of
the establishment of a wartime living
I here are symbols of former University
ts well under the Stars and Stripes
tld over.
E. Commdr. Eugene B. McKinney's lifehas been just one medal after another.First he was awarded the navy cross
for "especially meritorious conduct" duringaction with the enemy in a submarine en-
gagement in the southwest Pacific?thenthis was followed shortly by a navy gold
star in lieu of a second navy cross . . . withSecretary of Navy Frank Knox pinning on
the award.Unquestionably in a Jaurel-winning
groove, Lt. Commdr. McKinney, '25, cli-maxed his recent achievements with the
acquisition of a Silver Star Medal.However, no matter how repetitious, the
pleasure of receiving citations has not beendimmed for this round-faced Oregon
alumnus. The official U. S. Navy photo-graph, released with the news of the latest
decoration, pictures him with a proud half-smile showing under his little mustache.
Rear Admiral W. L. Friedell bestowedthe recent award, which was acompanied
by a citation of asecret nature?with a non-classified portion published in general
terms.It seems quite a long way from majoring
in mathematics at the University of Oregon?to commanding one of the Navy's gray
fish?and Lt. Commdr. McKinney has risento prominence the hard way.
AFTER completing two activity-packedthe east coast where he graduated from the
United States Naval Academy at Anna-polis?in 1926. His next venture was into
submarine duty?and this was interruptedwhen he was named for special detail in
Washington D. C.
Evidently Lt. Commdr. McKinney feltthe call to academic life because he soon
entered the law school of George Wash-ington University?and received his LL.B.
degree from that institution. But, typically,three days after his graduation?he took
over the command of a submarine.
He's 100 per cent Navy?in the bestsense of the word . . . and his biography
reads in the customary naval fashion.Cruises throuhg the Panama canal and
around South America, sojourns, in line ofduty, in Hawaii.
In fact, it was while he was in Hawaiithat his family learned he had become
engaged to Miss Janet Thompson. . . Theywere married and now have two children.
The Lt. Commdr.'s achievements are amatter of special pride to Eugeneans. He is
a home town product?having been gradu-ated from Eugene high school?and he
once lived at 192 W. 19th Street.
REAR ADMIRAL W. L. FRIEDELL (left) pins the coveted Silver Star on
the already-decorated chest of Lt. Commdr. Eugene McKinney, '25.
WHILE attending the University he
ties?joined Phi Kappa Psi fraternity,enjoyed extensive bull-sessions with the
boys, crammed for math-physics finalsthat later aided him in the navy . . and
somehow developed the background thathas made him one of the prominent submar-
ine leaders in World War II.
What Lt. Commdr. McKinney is doing
now is shrouded in the usual necessarysmoke screen of military secrecy. However,
if it is in line with his past procedure, the
fish in the depths of one of the world'soceans?probably have a grim-looking Mc-
Kinney-commanded companion?on theprowl for Axis sharks.
The citation, with the usual legal-look-
ing flourishes, was released by the Navy
Department and Old Oregon reprints it in
its entirety:
UNITED STATESPACIFIC FLEET
Flagship of theCommander in Chief
IN the name of the President of the United
States Pacific Fleet, takes pleasure in pre-
senting the SILVER STAR MEDAL to
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
EUGENE B. McKINNEY
U. S. NAVY
for service as set forth in the followingCITATION:
FOR gallantry and intrepidity in action
manding Officer of a submarine in patrolled
enemy waters. He, by his intrepidity,
aggressiveness, skill, courage, and excellent
(Continued on page 10)
OLD OREGON
Report From
The Front
AL GRAY, '42
Dear Elmer,
Time doesn't exactly hang heavy on myhands, but I think it's about time I checked
in with a little Oregon news.
. . . About a month and a half ago, I raninto several Oregon notables, or rather,
like the rest of us, they were on the lookoutfor fellow Webfeet. Just where I can't say,
but it was a quaintly pretty little tropicalisle. Ed Niklas, D.U. in '42, was the first
to meet us. By us I mean to include NelsonHodges, D.U. in '41 and yell leader. We
were fortunate enough to sail together.Lieutenant Niklas was able to steer us into
Tech. Sgt. Al Hunt, '42, U. S. army, andCapt. Bill Feasley, Phi Delt in '40. The
party began from there?four marines withthe army thrown in.
Lt. Bob Skibinski, '42, met us at our nextstop. Before long, I had seen Dick Phillippi,
'41, and had a real conference. Maury Kelly,SAE, '41, and Capt. Scott Corbett, '41, are
with him, and all three have seen consider-able action. All are well except for loss of
weight.
"Li'l Ab" Wilson, '42, got in touch withme a week ago. I managed to cover about
80 miles to see him. While we were talking,in walked Capt. Jack Coleman, '39, base-
baller in '37 and '38. Jack was just recover-ing from several of the common diseases.
Elliott has lost some weight, but is stillabout the largest marine officer I've ever
seen. They say Harrison Bergtholdt, '41, isseveral hundred miles north of here.
That covers the news as I see it. The onlymoral is that you don't have to walk down
Thirteenth street to see the boys.. .. Mail isa bit of a problem?ten letters in three
months, but assume same is chasing me.Jumping around too much. Am with a
great outfit and fine bunch of men. It is theoldest of its type in the marine corps and
holds several world's records for accuratefiring.
2nd Lt. Al GrayMarine Corps Unit 845
c/o Fleet PostofficeSan Francisco, Cal.
For Distinguished Service
SAMUEL P. KNIGHT, '41
Dear Sirs:I don't know who runs that magazine of
yours, but I want to thank someone forsending one out to me. I received the Janu-
ary issue today, and I hope that I will getsome more. It is great to hear from home,
and news of the old school is always needed.Lloyd W. Beggs, (1st Lieut.) '41, is the
only one here in the regiment who knows
any of the old school songs. All the restof the officers are from the midwest, east,
south, California, or some other grim spot.Beggs is supply officer for the 3rd Battalion
here and has done a good job ever since welanded on November 8. I am second in
command of the Company and also have aplatoon.
. .. We have done a bit of travelling since
the arrival in Africa, and the country hasalways been interesting. The rub is that I
never see anyone from home for a longenough time to talk. I saw Bob Cutler, '40,
last month. He is a 2nd lieutenant and istransportation officer at a certain town be-
tween here and Portland. Once in a while
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On the Civilian Front
(Continued from page 8)
leaning on a cane, turns on "I Got a Gal"and grotesquely and pitifully tries out a
dance step. Yet she is ready with a smileand a quip to fit the mood of the cocky lad
with the Pittsburgh accent who comes upto her to tell her about the peach he met
at that last dance. "Her father's a major-?oh boy!" And she sees that the eager lad
with the green florist's package finds acool place to put it.
"All the servicemen say that Eugene isthe most hospitable place on the west
coast," she declares. "We placed 200 men inhomes for Christmas dinner and will do the
same at Easter."
ANOTHER of her duties is editing the
out to Lane county men in the armed forces,whether they be in Africa or in Alaska.
At Christmas time she supervised somerecordings which the men made of their
own voices, to send home as a Christmaspresent, and decorated the huge Christmas
tree which stood laden with home-madecandy and goodies donated by Eugene
people.
Mrs. Kelley is always glad to extend awelcome to the boys of other nations. Sev-
I run into Rich Werschkul and Bill Rosson,both '40, and both in different outfits.
Bennie Hughes, '40, is a master sergeantup at Division and pays us every month for
beine: here. I hear that Dave Atkinson, '42,is over here as a lieutenant, but I haven't
seen him.
. . . Soap, candy, chewing gum, and cig-arettes are items by which a man is meas-
ured as far as the Arabs are concerned.Lt. S. P. Knight, Jr.
APO No. 3New York, New York.
P. S. Say hello to the Betas, and how canthey get any pledges without that mill race?
cral chipper members of the RAF havedropped in at the USO, as have many
Canadian servicemen. The director tellsthe story of the jovial Britishers who, with
sincerity and politeness, referred to theirAmerican hostesses as "Yankees." Most of
the young ladies reacted with amusement,but one, a thoroughbred Texan, had to
suppress a little southern ire at the use ofthe term.
Mrs. Kelley majored in physical educa-tion at the University and received a B.S.
degree in 1928 and an M.S. in 1929. Atcollege she was a member of Hermesis,
PE honorary, and Archesis, now theMaster Dance group. Since then she has
taught physical education at Bellingham,Wash., LaGrande, Ore., and Miami univer-
sity, Oxford, Ohio. After a year and ahalf of work at New York university, her
doctor's thesis is nearing completion. Sheis listed in "Who's Who Among American
Women," 1939, and has contributed to theJournal of Health and Physical Education.
A willing and capable spirit combinedwith a varied background of recreational
work with people of all ages have givenMrs. Kelley ideal preparation for her suc-
cessful project. Soldiers, sailors, marines,and coastguardsmen from Portland, Me.
to Portland, Ore. can find rest, relaxation,and entertainment in thifi service club,
which represents the many "homes awayfrom home" the USO has instigated.
On the Military Front
(Continued from page 9)
judgment, succeeded in damaging twofreighters and one tanker totalling 18,000
tons and sinking one tanker of ... and onesampan of 100 tons. Despite enemy counter
efforts he brought his submarine back toport safely without damage to material or
injury to personnel. His conduct through-out was in keeping with the highest tradi-
tions of the naval service."
C. W. NIMITZ,Admiral, U. S. Navy.
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Mte.
Inspectors representing the war depart-ment gave the campus a critical "once-over"
the weekend beginning April 16 in prepara-tion for moving army basic pre-engineering
and pre-meteorology students to the cam-pus. The latter group, numbering 200, is
expected May 17. The military visitors,viewing dormitory, mess, medical, and
scholastic facilities, were favorably im-pressed.
Sharp evidence of the increasing man-power shortage at Oregon was shown in
the appointment of an all-feminine quartetto supervise student publications during
1943-44. The be-skirted landslide, in thepersons of Marjorie Major, Eugene, '44,
Emerald editor; Helen Johnson, Sheridan,'44, Oregana editor; Elizabeth Edmunds,
Eugene, '44, Emerald business manager,and Edith Newton, Portland, '43, Oregana
business manager, was announced by theEducational Activities board. "The Wo-
men" are confident of proving theirsuperior calibre.
Alums who were Betas at the U can boasta new distinguished "brother"?Earl Snell,
governor of Oregon, who was initiatedinto' the campus chapter of the fraternity
on Sunday, April 4. Regulations of thechapter required Governor Snell's registra-
tion as a special student (if only for a day).
Musicians bore down on the campus insizeable proportions (over 200) early in
April when Eugene was the site of theNorthwest Music Educators conference.
The University band and symphony orches-tra practiced diligently for days with faculty
members from miles around, gave effectiveconcerts in the vastness of McArthur court.
A rest for the band and the orchestra re-sulted.
Recognition came a second time to theTheta Chis April 14 when they were an-
nounced as the most energetic group of"wolves" on the campus for buying more
tickets at the spring term Nickel Hop thanany other men's house. They basked in the
title the first time winter term on a similaroccasion.
Junior Weekend Takes
Latin-American Theme
(Continued from page 3)
from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.to 5:30 p.m.
Another event for mothers will be theJunior Prom Saturday night, since a special
section will enable them to witness theconga-ing antics of their offspring. Sunday
morning at 11 special services will be heldin Eugene churches.
MRS. EMMETT RATHBUN, '18, Os-ers organization, stressed the importance of
the wartime weekend visit with thesewords:
"Never before in the history of the Ore-
gon Mothers has the call to Eugene carriedthe significance that it does at the present
time. We, as mothers, realize the uncer-tainty of the future, and are striving more
than ever before to live as close to our boysand girls as possible.
"SO LONG, FELLOWS." A more dramatic scene than any football rallytook place April 7 when Oregon's fighting 207, the Enlisted Reserve Corps,
entrained for the Fort Lewis, Wn,, reception center where they are beingshipped to various camps in the country. Although 3:45 a.m. was the hour
of departure, several campus women defied University regulations to "kiss
the boys goodbye."
Uniformed Alums Visit Campus
PFC Buck Buchwach, '42, recently re-turned to the campus for a short visit.
Diminutive Buchwach, formerly an out-standing Register-
Guard sports writ-er, reported that
the heavy physicaltraining program
given in the armywill undoubtedly
have an effect oncollege sports in
future years. Buch-wach said that he
was in the finestphysical condition
of his life, andthat many of the
fellows in his out-fit reported the
same development.Buchwach, Phi Beta Kappa and past
president of Sigma Delta Chi, is stationedat the Army Signal Corps post in Las
Vegas, Nevada?"the best combination ofhell and paradise that I have seen"?para-
phrases the stocky promoter.No longer "Buck Private," but recently
promoted to PFC, Buchwach spent his twodays on the campus visiting former haunts.
First Lt. John Cavanagh, '41, the manwho missed being president of the student
body by 17 votes in 1940, was anotherprominent ex-Web-
foot who recentlytrekked back to
his alma mater fora short vacation.
Cavanagh, in theintelligence divi-
sion at Washing-ton, D.C., was
drafted in March1942 and imme-
diately advancedI via officer candi-
date school.The ex-politician
explained that army^^"' *"*? ^^? advancement
chances were ex-cellent and that, with proper breaks, very
few men of college intelligence did not gettheir chance at officer candidate school.
Cavanagh said he thought he was goingto be a private forever and then he was sud-
denly a lieutenant.After the war Cavanagh intends to
return to his work as graduate assistantin the school of social science.
"Although the past year has been filledwith problems, we know that the year
ahead will involve even greater ones. Ourresponsibility to our children is perhaps
greater than ever before. We want them torealize that we are standing by ready at
all times to carry on. A large attendanceof mothers and dads at our Eugene meeting
will be a demonstration of our willingnessand desire to help not only our boys and
girls, but the University as well throughthese trying times."
The Class of '44 is planning a memorableevent. The juniors hope many moms can
make it to Eugene April 30, whether byauto, train, bus, horse, or on foot.
The silver bars of a captain were recentlyawarded LeRoy M. James, '34 shortly after
he graduated from Quantico Marine Train-ing Base. Mrs. James, the former Margaret
Van Cleve, '36, and their two small childrenare at home in Exeter, Calif., for the dura-
tion.
Miss Elizabeth Holman, '36, of Portland,was awarded the rank of third officer in
the women's army auxiliary corps in Feb-ruary. This rank is equivalent to that of
second lieutenant. Another Oregon alumnato receive this commission was Miss Doris
V. Springer, '40, also of Portland.
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1:30-3 :00 p.m.?Terrace dance in
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3:00-4:30 p.m.?Baseball game. Ore-
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4:30-5 :30 p.m.?Master Dance reci-
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6:00-8:00 p.m.?Dinner at living or-
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8:00-11:00 p.m.?All Campus Sing.
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9:30-10:30 a.m.?Interclass competi-
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10:00 a.m.?Oregon Mothers execu-
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OLD OREGON
Dr. Erb Analyzes Concept of Democracy
(Continued from page 2)
such as the right to security, the right to
education, and the right to rest and recrea-
tion, there might seem to be a quite valid
question. If a man is a dead beat, if he is a
chiseler, if he is incorrigible, if he refuses to
pull his own weight in the boat, he has no
rights. But even to raise such questions in
these days is to throw oneself open to the
brand of being undemocratic.
LAST summer I was in the East at the
drastic effect. In spite of the fact that thenewspapers scrupulously pointed out the
reasons for the rationing program and thedifferences between the gasoline supply
problem in the highly industrialized anddensely populated East, far from sources
of supply, and the conditions in the rest ofthe country, person after person would fly
into a rage over the situation, culminatedby the final, and seemingly to them ulti-
mate, remark that for the East to have gasrationing when the rest of the country
didn't was undemocratic.
Do these examples have anything incommon? Can we submit these currently
popular applications of the terms "demo-cratic" and "undemocratic" to any com-
mon denominators? It seems to me we can.They seem to fall in one or two broad
classes, which are as follows:
First, that the restraint, discipline, orforcible control of the individual is undemo-
cratic. This is true in the popular mind eventhough the restraint, control or discipline
is honestly and conscientiously conceivedin the public interest. People don't like
restraint, control and discipline for them-selves. And if they can dignify their rebel-
lion by the use of such words as are hereunder discussion, a glow of virtue comes
over them.
Second, a common denominator formost of the other distortions of these words
is found in the refusal of many people toadmit of differences in ability as grounds
for differences in privilege. The people ofthe United States to a degree not true of
many other peoples, although of some,have allowed themselves to develop an
aversion to the order "Put up or shut up."They are willing enough to grant that
virtue should be rewarded, that abilityshould be recognized, that service should
be recompensed, but they are increasinglyunwilling to admit the opposite; namely,
that low ability is entitled only to a lowreturn, that there is no reason for paying a
premium for ineptitude, that if they onlyhave talents which are worth a dime a
dozen, they ought only to get a dime adozen. Democracy is in a fair way to
become a shield of ignorance, inefficiency,sloth, and irresponsibility.
IT is high time that we got our bearings.incompatibility between democracy and
discipline?harsh discipline if necessary.Even in peacetime we are willing to admit
the necessity for a few restrictions on theindividual; how few or how many should
be a matter for determination by objective
decision in the interests of public welfarewithout having the issue clouded by senti-
mentalists, orators, or apologists for theirresponsible.
It is submitted that there is no necessaryincompatibility between democracy and the
selection of individuals, whether for highoffice, or educational opportunity, or privi-
leges of various sorts. This would include
14
the permission of considerable differencesof wealth and the offering of wide differ-
ences in recreational, social, and culturalopportunities. In fact, the preservation of
individual differences and different scalesof individual enjoyments is of the utmost
importance in a democracy. We have notyet outgrown the need for differences in
income, privileges, powers, and standardsof living as a spur to individual initiative.
It must be admitted that such personsas Vice-President Wallace, and such agen-
cies as the Social Security Administrationand the National Resources Planning
Board eventually admit the desirability offree enterprise and a reasonably free rein
to personal ambition. But these things arebrought in by the back door and in an
almost apologetic way as though they weregrudging compromises with the loftier
ideals of democracy. On the contrary, Ibelieve that they are not compromises or
concessions, but are themselves consistentwith-?even indispensable to?the realiza-
tion of the loftiest ideals of democracy. Thegreatest danger to democracy, aside from
our immediate military foe, is the spiritabroad in the land that the recognition of
individual differences, the selection of indi-viduals, and the enjoyment of differences
in privileges by individuals is incompatiblewith democracy. The thing we have to fear
most is the "every man a king" slogan. Inthe words of a greatly disillusioned French-
man, "Demagogy enters at the momentwhen, for want of a common denominator,
the principle of equality degenerates into aprinciple of identity".*
T HE common denominator we should
fearless recognition of individual differencesand the frank discrimination of privileges
and enjoyments and standards of livingwhich are based upon individual differences
insofar as those differences represent in-equalities in the powers of the individual
for skill, leadership, wisdom, and the? acceptance and effective discharge of re-
sponsibility. Equality of opportunity, yes;identity of reward, no. Equality of oppor-
tunity is an unconditional right in a demo-cracy; amount of reward is a conditional
privilege.
In conclusion, may rt not be said that inthe best sense of the term as we use it, a
policy is undemocratic only if it infringesthe freedom of the individual without at the
same time contributing to the welfare of thegroup or the nation. Certainly capricious
restrictions or restraints on the individualare undemocratic. Restrictions which exist
merely for the sake of being restrictiveare undemocratic. Restrictions which go
further in restricting the individual than isdemanded by the national or community
safety are against our principles. If limitsare placed upon the opportunity of the indi-
vidual by imposing barriers against hisprogress, his achievement, his ambition, or
his aspiration which are in addition to thoseimposed by his own limitations of capacity
and ability and energy, those limits, are con-trary to our democratic principles.
Each individual has enough to overcomewithin himself, he has enough shortcomings
of his own, that he should not be thwartedby restrictions as to color, race, religion,
the geography of his residence, the socialor economic position of his family, and the
like. Even where restrictions are necessaryin the public interest, democratic principles
* Antoine de Saint-Exupery, "Flight' to Ami,"p. 227.
insist that they should be imposed in sucha way as is not unnecessarily cruel. Humane
treatment is imperative. And finally, apolicy is certainly undemocratic if it per-
mits the enjoyment pf privileges of thepurely hereditary or parasitical type. There
should be only one valid reason for theenjoyment of privileges above the ordinary
and that is the exercise of abilities abovethe ordinary or the rendering of services
above the ordinary.
ONE point of reference must be the indi-of the terms democratic and undemocratic
relatively uncorrupt. And only such re-straints upon the individual shall be con-
doned as are demonstrably necessary forthe preservation of social order as deter-
mined by the circumstances of time andplace. The individual must be encouraged
to do his best, but at the same time he mustbe informed that his best may clearly limit
his rewards.
Another point of reference must be themechanics of restraint on the individual.
Those mechanics must include the pro-cesses of democratic government. They
must be impartial, objective, regular, andpredictable. They must be constitutional
in the best sense of that word?free fromcaprice, whim, and arbitrariness.
Given these conditions, I am not worriedabout questions of democracy. Govern-
mental policies and group behaviors canthen be judged on their merits as good or
bad. expedient or inexpedient, constructiveor destructive, wise or idiotic, statesman-
like or demagogic without involving themin emotional atmospheres.
Let us discuss and consider old ageassistance, industrial accident insurance,
two cars in every garage, "Ham and Eggs,"and the Farm Security Administration with
reference to their costs in proportion totheir benefits to the body politic. Mix them
up with democracy and vou get as muchsense as you got from William Jennings
Bryan discussing biolojry. Unemploymentinsurance may be a good thing or it mav be
a means of getting just as much unemploy-ment "as we are willing to pay for." A par-
ticular unemployment insurance bill shouldbe considered on its merits, including the
decree to which it protects worthy indi-viduals from disasters over which they have
no control without at the same time offer-ing a bonus to every loafer who wants to
loaf. But let some protagonist defend thebill as beinsr, "A cornerstone of the demo-
cratic structure of our nation," or an antag-onist damn it as, "A threat to the demo-
cratic principles of free men," and you havechanged the subject, debauched our lan-
guage, and insured a lot of nonsense.
Let us restrict the use of words demo-cratic and undemocratic as nearly as may
be to the fields of political process andorganization, where they belong.
Nurse AssignedTo Red Cross
First Lieutenant Johanna R. Vreeknd,'33, has been named by the war department
among 26 army nurses assigned to assist
the American Red Cross with nurse recruit-ing in the Portland area. Lt. Vreeland is
former educational director of the Univer-sity of Portland College of Nursing and ex-
president of the Oregon State Nurses' asso-ciation.
MAY 1943
Physical Fitness at Oregon
(Continued from page 6)
ienced students. Oge Young, Portland,registered over 100 per cent gain in rope
climbing activity, and the general classaverage of improvement was 47 per cent.
This example is indicative of the develop-ment that has occurred among the men of
the University of Oregon.
Not only was the concept of physicalfitness conceived at Oregon. The physical
education pioneers called attention tothe hitherto littleknown fact that the upper
part of the male body was markedly under-developed. Taking the medical examina-
tions of all incoming students they foundthat the upper half of the body was rela-
tively 38 per cent weaker than the lowerhalf. This weakness, decided Messrs.
Leighton and Hoyman, had its directcause in the absence from the physical
education curriculum of the so-called"plebian" sports such as weight-lifting and
tumbling.
The value of these formerly unpopularsports has been sold so strongly to Oregon
collegia that today this type of class isusually the most crowded in the entire pro-
gram. Last winter it became necessary toopen two new classes in weight-lifting and
body-building to satisfy the rapidly-increas-ing demand of students.
T HE highlight of the progress made by
swimming field. The conventional style ofteaching swimming has been by style, i. e.
Australian crawl, etc. Hoyman changedthis oldstyle "form" swimming and in-
structed his classes that from now on theywould merely learn to maintain themselves
in the water in the way most adaptable tothem. The difference in comparative per-
formance has been profound. Under theold system a non-swimmer could at best
learn to swim 5 to 10 laps of the 60-foot poolafter completing the course. Under the
modern Hoyman method, the elementaryswimming class, including several non-
swimmers, averaged 44 laps, or one-halfmile, in the time of 25 minutes for their final
examination in the course. Some of theclass swam up to 90 laps, or over a mile, in
the short nine-week period?which markedthe most spectacular mass swimming
development ever made in the PacificNorthwest.
VARSITY Coaches John Warren,have handled the competitive sports?foot-
ball, speedball, basketball, and volleyball.Instead of placing first emphasis on de-
veloping actual skills and teaching thefiner arts of the game, they have stressed
condition as the essential prerequisite forthe polished athlete. Evidence of the effect
of this conditioning shows in the finishedplay of the well-trained PE teams.
Endurance has been the keynote of theextensive track and field courses. The
winter term cross-country unit of 132 menran the hilly three-and-a-half mile course
under twenty-five minutes average?andonly four participants were unable to com-
plete the course. The development that thetrack and fielders have made caused Vet-
eran Coach Col. Bill Hayward to seriouslyconsider using outstanding class members
as varsity trackmen.
OREGON men, when they began the larmy average. Today, after half a year's
training, they have surpassed the army re-
quirements and are still improving. Thefigures reveal an interesting story:
Army Oregon Pifler-Avcragc Start Present ence
Pushups 23.1 20.6 26.7 3.6
Burpee test 32.0 29.4 34.2 2.2Pullups 8.1 5.0 8.3 0.2
20-second Burpee 10.0 ? ? ?10-second Burpee ? 4.6 7.2 2.2
These figures do not imply defect in thearmy system. The Oregon School of Physi-
cal Education has more time and a moreselective group to handle than has the
army, and their average success advancesan argument that the increased specializa-
tion of physical education, as the totali-tarian countries emphasized during our
period of decadency, is an essential pre-condition of ultimate victory.
The University of Oregon is an armywar college. Expected in Eugene within
the next month are over 1,000 army stu-dents to study for an indeterminate period
at the University. These men will have thebenefit of the use of the physical education
plant and will be under the supervision ofthe PE department. Dean Leighton has
received army communications emphasiz-ing that the physical fitness program will
be an integral part of army college training.
T HE postwar future, as foreseen by lbe an encouraging prospect. The valuable
place of physical fitness has finally beenrecognized in its entirety, and the muscular
men who abide in the ultra-modern block-long Oregon physical education building
have the firm belief that America will neverforget the lesson of fitness that she has been
forced to learn so suddenly.
OLD OREGON
PUBLISHED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. XXIV MAY 1943 NO. 9
ALUMNI COUNCIL
OFFICERS
N. Thomas Stoddard, '30,
Portland President
George P. Stadelman, '30,
The Dalles Vice-President
*Elmer C. Fansett, '28 Alumni Secretary
Doris Hack, '41,
Eugene Acting Alumni Secretary
* On leave
COUNTY DIRECTORS
Terms Expire December 31, 1944
Edwin Dick, '40 MorrowClarence Codding, '35 Multnomah
Dr. Asa B. Starbuck, M.D., '06 PolkPaulen Kaseberg, '37 Sherman
Chester O. Knowlton, '32 TillamookDave Hamley, '37 Umatilla
Raymond O. Williams, '14 UnionWallowa
George Stadelman, '30 WascoPaul Patterson, '23 Washington
Yamhill
Terms Expire December 31, 1942
Douglas Mullarkey, '20 HarneyJohn N. Mohr, '28 : Hood River
Otto Frohnmayer, '29, J.D. '33 JacksonMrs. Boyd Overhulse, '31 Jefferson
Dr. Clairel L. Ogle, '16 JosephineJohn H. Huston, '21 Klamath
LakeBen F. Dorris, '15 Lane
Lawrence Hull, '23 LincolnRalph Cronise, '11 Linn
Earl Blackaby, '15 MalheurDr. Clarence W. Keene, '96, M.D. '01 Marion
Terms Expire December 31, 1943
James T. Donald, 'IS BakerWalter T. Durgan, '28, J.D. '31 Benton
Peter Laurs, '27 ClackamasRobert W. Lucas, '36 Clatsop
Robert Pollock, '38 ColumbiaElton A. Schroeder, '27 Coos
CurryRemey M. Cox, '22 Crook
Dr. H. C. Staples, '23 DeschutesM. Harris Ellsworth, '22 Douglas
Miss Genevieve Dunlop, '34 GilliamOrval D. Yokum, '27, J.D. '29 Grant
Joseph S. Miller, '43
Margie C. Robinson, '44
OLD OREGON STAFF
Co-Editor Rosalie Daggy Miller, '44 Associate Editor
Co-Editor Doris Hack, '41 Associate Editor
IS
OLD OREGON MAY 1943
News of the
Classes
(Continued from page 4)
1936
Perm. Class Sec'y: Ann-Reed Burns, 2566 S. W.Vista, Portland, Oregon.
Emil H. Mohr, Jr., '36, recently reportedfor duty to the Farragut naval training
station in Idaho. He had taken preparatorywork in radio prior to joining the navy.
Mr. Mohr was formerly manager of theHotel Medford in Medford.
Arthur D. Grafious, '3h. is teaching in thesenior high school at Hood River. His wife
is the former Irma Waggoner and theyhave a little one-year-old daughter, Elaine
Katherine.
Roland L. Rourke, '36, of the UnitedStates navy, was recently promoted from
chief specialist to ensign. Ensign Rourke isstationed at San Diego, Calif., and is a
swimming instructor in the naval physicaleducation program.
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell C. Spriggs, '36,are the parents of a son born January 25
at Eugene. Mr. Spriggs is employed by theSouthern Pacific company. Mrs. Spriggs
was Evawynne Jones before her marriage.
1937
Perm. Class Sec'y: David B. Lowry, Bear Creek
Orchards, Rt. 4, Medford, Oregon.William J. Jones, '37. has entered the
U S. Coast Guard as a Storekeeper o/c.He can be reached at the District Clothing
Locker, 1st and Washington, Seattle. Untilhe entered the service, Mr. Jones was ad-
vertising and business manager for the llc-Minnville Telephone Register. His wife.
the former G. Lorraine Beardsley, '36, is athome in Route 1, Dayton, Oregon.
Serving with American forces in Africais Henry Carroll Auld, '37, who has recently
been promoted to Captain, and can beaddressed APO 3, c/o Postmaster, New
York Citv.
1938
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Gayle Buchanan Karshner,(Mrs. Don W. Karshner), 465 Princeton, Palo Alto,
California.Walter E. Nitzel, '38, is training as a
radio technician in the navy at the BlissElectric School, Tacoma Park, Maryland.
His wife, Mabel Howie, '32. resides at 727Palm Street, Medford, Oregon.
A son was born February 2 to Mr. andMrs. Robert C. McAlister," '38, (Nina L.
Kelsey) in Eugene.
1939
Perm. Class Officers: President Harriet Sarazin
Peterson, 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.
Sgt. John Manley Norris, '39, of the U. S.army, is stationed at Camp Grubcr, Okla.
His "brother, Lt. Charles R. Norris, '42, is
stationed at Tinker Field, Okla. They arethe sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Norris of
Eugene. Mrs. Charles Morris is the formerJean Curtis.
Roberta L. Marshall, '39, formerly ofEugene, is now working for United Air
Lines and is living at 507 Primrose roal,
Burlingame, California.A son, Roger Victor, was born January
24 to Mr. and Mrs. Victor N. Phelps, '33,M. S. '39 (Mary E. Wilmot, '39), of Mil-
waukie, Oregon. Mr. Phelps is superin-
tendent of the elementary school systemof Milwaukie. They also have two little
girls, Joyce and Beverly.
16
24-Year-Old
Receives Gold Leaf
A major's rank at 24 years is the achieve-ment of Bill Rosson, '40 (above), now on duty
with the infantry in North Africa. Outstandingin military since his college days, he has
now become one of the youngest groundforce officers to reach the rank of major.
While attending the University, MajorRosson was awarded the Pershing medal as
the outstanding ROTC cadet in the Ninthcorps area and upon graduation was
granted a regular army commission. Hewas also a member of Scabbard and Blade,
was a cadet-colonel in the ROTC, and waselected to Phi Beta Kappa during his senior
year. Major Rosson has been on duty inAfrica since November, when the United
States forces invaded French West Africa.
Called into the service at the same timeas Major Rosson were Capt. Burton S.
Barr, '40, Lt. Richard H. Werschkul, '40,and Capt. Robert Herzog, '40. All four
officers met in Africa although each hadbeen transported on a different ship. They
had not seen each other for nearly twoyears.
1940
Perm. Class Officers: President Phil Lowry, Med-
ford, Ore.; Secretary Roy Vernstrom. Rita Wright
Stackhouse, Margo Van Matre, Alyce Rogers Sheetz,
Leonard .Termain, Ann Fredriksen, Scott Corbett.New area manager for the recently
opened air cargo department for United
Air Lines in Portland is Robley L. Man-gold, '40, whose duties include advising
shippers on handling emergency war-timeshipments. Mangold and his wife, the
former Ann Eliza Weston, live at 31 N.E.Going Street in Portland.
Miss Mary Jane Wormser, '40, LL.TS.
'42, and Ensign Russell L. Iseli, '40, weremarried in Portland February 25, and are
now living at 2728 N.E. Second Ave..Miami, F'lorida. They are both graduates
of the law school.
Archie B. Lawyer, '40, is now stationedat the U.S. Naval \ircraft Delivery Unit,
Port Columbus, Ohio.
1941
President Bob Keen, 3143 NE 18th, Portland, Ore-
gon; Secretary Majeane Glover, Lloyd Sullivan,
John Cavanagh, Bill Ehrman, Tiger Payne, Grace
Irvin, Barbara Pierce, and Betty Buchanan.
J. Matthew Ritzdorf, '41, son of Mr.and Mrs. William Ritzdorf of Junction City,
was commissioned an ensign in the navalair corps in January. Ensign Ritzdorf re-
ceived his preliminary flight instruction atthe reserve aviation base at Seattle, Wn.
Aviation Cadet Robert W. Flavelle, '41,is now undergoing advanced flight training
at the Corpus Christi naval air station inTexas. He completed the primary flight
training course at the naval base in Minne-apolis, Minn. After three months at Corpus
Christi, he will be commissioned an ensignin the naval reserve or a second lieutenant
in the marine corps reserve.
Janet L. Dillehunt, '41, who has beenstudying code at the University of St.
Louis, has completed her training and isnow back in Chicago, 111. She teaches the
International Morse code to approximatelythirty men in the army air corps a day and
writes that she certainly enjoys her work.
Eggert Rohwer, Jr., '41, is teachingphysical education at the high school in
Hayward, Calif. Mrs. Rohwer is the formerMarjorie Durno, '42.
1942
Miss Mildred Schmidt, daughter of H.Schmidt of Corvallis, and Sergeant Clar-
ence A. Kraft, '42, of the U. S. army, weremarried March 7 at Corvallis. The young
couple left for their honeymoon imme-diately following the ceremony.
Milton M. Small, '42, was advanced tothe rank of corporal in the U. S. army on
March 16. Corporal Small, son of Mr. andMrs. Linus E. Small of Natus, Idaho, is
stationed at Camp Carson, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar N. Loffelmacher,'42, of Junction City, are the parents of a
son born February 9.Aviation Cadet John F. Kollias, '42,
graduated in January from the aviationcadet center pre-flight school at San An-
tonio, Texas, and went to primary training.His home is in Fall Creek.
1943
St. Mary's Episcopal church in Eugenewas the scene January 7 of the wedding
of Miss Priscilla Norton, 43, to StewartAllen Smith, '43. The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Norton of Eugene,and Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen O. Smith of White River Junction,Vt. The young couple are at home in White
River Junction.
Second Lieutenant James H. Hafen-brack, "43, is now an instructor in an ad-
vanced army flying service at La Junta,Colo. He had previously been stationed at
Sacramento, Calif. He is the son of Mr. andMrs. G. M. Hafenbrack of Portland.
1944
A son was born February 2 to Privateand Mrs. Russell E. Cook, '44, of Eugene.
Private Cook is on active duty with themarine signal corps and Mrs. Cook is mak-
ing her home at 1470 Oak street in Eugene.
She is the former Mildred Barre.Second Lieutenant Russell J. Rohwer,
'44, is stationed at Barksdale field, Shrevc-
port, La. His home is in Dixon, Calif. Hereceived part of his flight training at
Stockton, Calif.DeWitt C. Rucker, Jr., '44, was recently
promoted to corporal in the I'nited States
marine corps. He is stationed in California.Corporal Rucker's home is in San Jose,
Calif.