PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ? MARCH 1943 OLD OREGON Meet Our Alums By MILDRED WILSON, '43 Where, oh where, is our wandering alum tonight? Only Hitler andhis gestapo bloodhounds can tell us the whereabouts of Old Oregon's alum of this month. When last heard of Arno Dosch-Fleurot, '00,(right) was interned with other American newspapermen when Germany took over France. Beyond that scrap of news is silence.This is old stuff, though, to this soldier of adventure. He has been bumping into plenty of trouble?during the San Francisco fire, inthe Russian revolution, on several fronts in the present war. Writer Mildred Wilson, '43, tells the details of Arno Dosch-Fleurot'sthrill-packed life. FOR a typical piece of excitement out oflife of newspaperman Arno Dosch-r the Finnish border followed by a group of in-censed Russians?with guns. If you follow the picture through you'll find Dosch-Fleurot on the other side of the border bridge, puffing, and watching while Finnishand Russian patrols argue as to whether he lives on the Finnish bank?or is "dealtwith" on the Russian side. It all happened during the Russian revo-lution in I OREGON,University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Published monthly except July and August by the Alumni Association of the University of Oregon,and entered as second class matter at the post office at Eugene, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price: $2.00 a year. Treat under Form 2578-P. Return postage guaranteed. MARCH, 1943 Statehouse Statesmen By G. DUNCAN WIMPRESS, '44 Who 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 millrace?Dean 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 thousands of other things important to Oregonians' living are: Giles L. French, '21; Robert C. Gile, '32; Donald E. Heisler,'32; Frederick A. Hellberg, '33; Eugene E. Marsh, '22, and Walter J. Pearson, '26. An impressive group of lawmakers who probablygot their start in Greek and Independent blocs on the campus. ATHE gavel of W. H. Steiwer, presi-dent of the Oregon state senate,came down with a bang early on a wintry 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 State House 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 near Independence, Sigma Xu Walker oncecoached an Oregon basketball team to a northern 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, the education, and the municipal affairs com-mittees. Dr. Joel C. Booth, '98, representing Linncounty for his sixth session, is again head of the medical and pharmacy committee.He also serves as vice-chairman of the in- creasingly significant military affairs com-mittee. GILES FRENCH, '21?Now ser-ving his sixth session in the Oregon State House of Representatives. MERLE R. Chessman, '09, veteran, 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 of directors in 1(*3K. Captain Allan G. Carson, '23, was namedto sit in this year's session, but found it expedient to enter the army air corps beforethe assembly took up. Captain Carson was elected president of the Oregon state barin 1937. In the other half of the building, six moreUniversity alums collect their three dollars a 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, and WalterJ. Pearson, '26, all have been spending the last four weeks discussing, examining andvoting upon the various bills presented before the house.French, a Moro weekly newspaper editor and former president, vice-president anddirector of the Oregon Newspaper Publish- ers' association, is serving his sixth sessionin the house. Chairman of the important state taxation and revenue committee, healso serves on committees dealing with education, judiciary problems, labor andindustries, and legislation and rules. Our Cover in Words To Dr. Erb the Oregon Daily Emeraldand Sigma Delta Chi, national journalism fraternity, presented a gold-star studded service flag. The red-bordered emblem hasthirty gold sars?one for each Oregon man who died in service. It will hang in tributeto these men in Johnson hall where stars will be added for additional Webfoots who give 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 see page 5. R.S.V.P. Webfoots overseas are being asked by Doris Hack, '41, alumni secretary, to pay their alumni association dues and their Old Oregon subscription by checks on banks in this country or by U. S. money orders. Difficulty of foreign banks handling the checks and length of time were cited by Miss Hack as reasons for making this request. T HETA Chi Gile, a fruit packer from at the University. Besides being a memberof the military and post-war planning com- mittees, he heads the assessment and taxa-tion committee. All questions 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. (Continued on f>ai/i' 14) MERLE CHESSMAN, '09?Amember of the House, planning and passing laws. OLD OREGON News of the Classes With JEANNE PARKER, '43 1896 Word has been received that Herbert R.Hanna, '96, passed away in a Portland hospital January 30 after a long illness. Mr.Hanna served as court reporter for Union county at La Grande for 41 years. He issurvived by his wife, three daughters, and two sisters. Mrs. Willa Hanna Beattie, '95,and Mrs. Katherine Hanna Bester, '96. 1902 Perm. 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 member of an early pioneer family. He is survivedby the widow; a son, Arthur, of Seattle; and a daughter, Mrs. Ralph Carpenter ofTucson. His brother was the late Oscar E. Hemenway, '00, M.A. '01, of Eugene. 1920 Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Era Godfrey Banks (Mrs.Walter H. Banks) 2231 McMillan St., Eugene, Ore- gon. Harry H. Hargreaves, '20, is the new athletic chief of the Portland public schools. "Skippy" Hargreaves and his wife, the former"Audrey H. Roberts, '22, live at 2007 XE Alameda drive in Portland. He was formerly vice-principal of Benson poly- technic school. 1924 Perm. 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 at the staff and command school at FortLeavenworth, Mo. The news came in a letter from Major Alexander G. Brown, '22,who is in the administrative branch of the air corps in Washington, D.C. 1926 Perm. 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 their son, Lieutenant Donald N. Johnson, '26, was 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 Eugene V. Slattery, '26, J.D. '28, ischief of the legal section in the office of the military governor at Honolulu, T.H.Major Slattery, who went on active duty with the judge advocate general's depart- ment in August, 1940, was stationed inWashington, D.C, before being sent out to the islands in March, 1941. 1927 Perm. Class Sec'y: Anne Runes, 3203 E. Burnside,Portland, Oregon. Captain Will M. Kidwell, '27, M.S. '35, is stationed at Fort McClellan, Ala., where he is personnel consultant for I.R.T.C. This is a center where some 20,000 men are being classified, and trained for army service. Captain Kidwell is well known in Eugene as the former dean of boys at Eugene high school, 1928 AIR HOSTESS TODAY?Is Phyl-lis Monson, '42. She hopes to pay her way through medical school to be-come a "Dr." tomorrow. Phyllis Monson, '42 Turns Air Hostess SOME day Phyllis Monson, '42, expectsto see her name on the door of her own" Phyllis is financing herself through medicalschool but because she prefers a job with more activity than a stenographer's desk,she has become an air hostess. One of the latest to complete trainingat the hostess school at Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc., she has donned theTWA uniform of a Skyway Sally and will be flying to such points as Albuquerque,Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Pittsburgh, averaging 110 hours in the air every 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 meet and direct people than sit behind a desk,"she explains. "Most of my salary is going into a bank account until I can finance a fewmore years in medical school." Miss Mon- son has a natural ability for passenger service which will be a part of her airline job. At the University of Oregon whereshe has had her pre-medics courses, she served as both secretary and vice president of the girl's coperative house on the campus. Last summer she worked as a junior-clerk typist for the U. S. Army Engineers in Portland, residing at 1102 W. 14th St. MissMonson, who is adamant that someday it will 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. Thor M. Smith (Mary Clay Benton,'28) and her three daughters are living in Reno, Nev., while Major Smith is withthe army overseas. Mrs. Smith is doing newspaper 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 been transferred from San Francisco to the in-surance offices in Los Angeles. He is field supervisor for all group insurance activitieson the Pacific coast for his company. 1929 Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Eleanor Poorman Hamilton(Mrs. Alfred E. Hamilton), 6 E. 82nd St., New York 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 transferred to Orlando, Fla., from Fort Lawton, Wn. Roland Davis, '29, J.D. '30, who wassworn into the marine corps as a captain on January 22, has reported for duty atCamp Elliott, San Diego. Calif. He has been a partner in the law firm of Hunting-ton, Wilson & Davis for eleven years and for 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 Oregon news bureau, is stationed with army intelli-gence at Camp Adair. He is public relations officer, military intelligence officer, specialservice officer, and an editor of the camp's weekly 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 30 of their daughter, Frederica M. Teshner,'29, to Sergeant John E. Currier of San Francisco. The ceremony was solemnizedat San Francisco and Sergeant Currier, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.Currier of Portland, now is stationed at Fort Mason. 1930 Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Luola Benge Bengtson(Mrs. O. Hilding Bengston), 203 N. Peach St., Medford, Oregon. Word has just been received that Clar-ence F. Craw, '30, of Portland, 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), are the parents of a daughter, Amelie Ann, born January 26 at Monterey, Calif. Lt. McMilanis stationed at Fort Ord with the army medical corps. The little girl is the grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hollis of Eugene. MARCH, 1943 Gold Stars Stand Tribute To 30 Alumni War Dead By BETTY BIGGS SCHRICK. "43 The lobby of Johnson hall has become a shrine. Students and faculty members throng it is usual . . . professors lingering for a moment's chat before buying their monthly bonds from the chashier .. . fellows in reserves dropping around to tell Dean Earl and Dean Onthank goodbye. Yes, activities go on as usual in Johnson hall, but this year they are of a different kind. Most errands now to Johnson hall are connected with the war?and there in the lobby hangs the service flag of the University of Oregon with its 30 gold stars. At its side is a plaque telling the names of those 30 alumni who died in this war for their country. The flag, hung only two weeks ago, already has need of two more gold stars. Yes, "the casualties are growing heavier." THE toll started on December 7th.With the war 15 months old, Oregon their country have mounted to 30. As amemorial to these heroes a red-bordered service flag has been hung in the lobby ofJohnson hall with 30 gold stars in its field of white.To gain funds with which to erect this silent tribute, the Oregon Daily Emeraldand Sigma Delta Chi, men's journalism fraternity, sponsored a Parade of Penniesat the Homecoming game. More than $80 was contributed by gridiron fans at theOregon-UCLA contest. A plaque made by Clell Crane, '45, ismounted beside the flag and it tells the men's names and their classes. More namescan be added to the plaque as well as ti> the field 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 memorials to Pat Wynne, '44, who died in the South Pacific war actionand Major John L. Chute, '23, who died in the southwest Pacific area. T HE red, white, and gold flag honors:was squadron commander of heavy bom- bardment, killed in a raid on Lille, France in January, '43. Captain Dale Lasselle Jr., '38, of the air corps, killed in the British Isles, October 3, '42. Air Corps Lieut. Robert C. Havens, '41, killed in an attack on Tunisia. Havens had been prominent in dare-devil low-level attacks on the Tunisian port of Sfax. Jens H. Hansen Jr., '40, air corps lieuten- ant, killed in the African area on October 29, '42. Kent Stitzer, '41, of the air corps, killed in a plane crash in South America in 1942. Earl C. Williams, '39, rank unknown, killed January 20, '42, while serving under General 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. Edward Thomas, '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. ROBERT S. Clever, '42. who was with famous 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 the papers appointing him major came.Flying Cadet Charles F. Goettling Jr., '43, who died of meningitis in the hospitalat MacDill field, Florida, after two months of service, on April 26, '42.Lieut. David B. Griffiths, '42, of the air corps, 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 killed in an automobile accident in the East onDecember 20, '42, on the day that he would have graduated from the air corps schoolat Camp Davis. North Carolina. Colonel James A. Meek, '24, who died in a hospital at Vancouver Barracks, Decem-ber 13, '41. Second Lieut. James O. Reed, '39, whodied on January 11, '42, although there is no other informaiton available about his death. Thomas E. Swan, '29, of the army whodied November 2, '42 in Albany. Captain Edwin E. Swanson, '31, of the dental corps, who died in '41. Army Air Corps Second Lieut. Ernest W. Robertson, '39, who crashed in a plane April 29, '41 in Orlando, Florida. Byron F. Vandenberg, '43, of the air corps, who died in a crash in California, April 9, '42. Lieut. Edgar Wrightman Jr., '28, who crashed 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. and Eldon P.Wyman, '41, both in the Pearl Harbor raid on December 7, "41, on the U. S. S. Okla-homa. Marine Captain Harry Q. Findley, '40,who succumbed to wounds received in the Solomon island attack and was buried atsea on August 20, '42. Editor Lyle Nelson, '41,Receives Appointment Lyle M. Nelson, '41. for the past twoyears editor of Old Urcyon, will leave for Washington, D.C., March 10 to take a jobin the war depart- ment as editor of a technical publica-tion. Nelson has beenacting director of the University ofOregon news bu- reau this year in addition to his OldOrcjion editorial duties. As an un-dergraduate he was editor of the Emer- ald, a member ofFriars, president of 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 Fisher Moves Up Gordon J. Fisher, '34, son of Mr. and Mrs. l.urr E. Fisher of Springfield, hasbeen advanced to the rank of captain and is stationed at Schofield barracks. Hono-lulu, T. H. He is a resident of Honolulu and is married to the former Lorec Watson. OLD OREGON Arbiter Dean Morse Of Oregon The law school's wanderingdean, Wayne L. Morse, (right), took a few days offfrom his war labor board duties to visit his home town.Quite bluntly he told Eugen- eans the truth about theWLB, labor, and employers. Said he, "They are doingtheir part..." THE University's law school welcomedback its dean, Wayne L. Morse, from the national war labor board February 11th,but only for a short while. Dean Morse, on leave "for the duration" from the Univer-sity, and making a business trip to the Northwest to organize newly createdregional labor boards, gave Eugene folks a clearer picture of labor-employer efforts. "American labor and industry have per-formed a near miracle of production in this war," 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 WLB during the past year he cited a record of "not one author-ized strike" and complete co-operation by union leaders. During the first World Warthere were three times more outlawed strikes, absorbing four times as many men. T O the charge that public members ofMorse said that the record branded it as "clearly false." Out of the 570 cases decided by the board 70 per cent were unanimousdecisions, and of the remaining 30 per cent half were awarded to labor and half to em-ployers. "Ask the employer members of theboard," suggested the Dean. Though there was 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, "If they 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 organized labor will be one of the great safeguards,along with the millions of people on farms, against the danger of competing political philosophies. I say that because the averageunion man, like the average farmer, is basically conservative. He seeks a decentstandard of living. One would have to be blind to the labor movement of America ifhe did not recognize that organized labor has been instrumental in winning for Amer-ican workmen?the highest standard of liv- ing of any labor in the world. ALTHOUGH critical of certain labor principles of unionism are not only com-patible with sound Americanism, but have been and will continue to be of great strength in protecting our American eco-nomic system." "I want to point out that some industries have schedules that can't be adjusted to48-hour-week shifts," Morse answered a question 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 it could be most efficient and promote most production. "I'm convinced that industry is doing its part 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 be helped by reducing earnings of Americanworkers," Morse stated. But he emphasized that general wage increases above the WLB so-called cost-of-living adjustmentformula would not be granted unless other government 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 earnings 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 of wages are not familiar with the facts ofliving standards and conditions." Three Alumni Stand High On Post-War Committee Three friends of the University standhigh on the Post War Council whose aim is to establish a "peace to end tyranny,poverty and war; building today for a better world." Treasurer of the organization is Oswald Garrison Villard, LL.D. '35, well-knownwriter, author, and journalist and son of Oregon's early benefactor, Henry Villard. On the national committee are HaroldDan Tuttle, '33, and Wallace J. Campbell, '32. Tuttle is assistant secretary to the Co-operative league of the United States and also associate editor of "Consumers Co-operation." Campbell is connected with the Dollar Savings bank in New York city. MARCH, 1943 Battles Between the Backboards By JOE MILLER, '43 "Hobby" Hobson has guidedan enviable number of Web- foot teams to championships.This year the luck did not hold for his hardwood squad.Studded with freshmen, his varsity quintet managed tosettle 50-50 with Oregon State. At right is the firsthome Webfoot-Beaver fray. The Ducks showed visitingdads a 50 to 35 victory. AMERE 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 their series in the fading seconds.The Ducks had finally forced the Husky stalling tactics into the back court andstole the ball with 12 seconds left. A' quick flip from Captain Don Kirsch sent Fresh-man Center Rog Wiley into the key. He spun and lofted the casaba toward thebasket. The ball hit the rim, spun and finally careened off the side?and that wasthe ball game, and, in our humble opinion, the Northern Division championship. Mainly because it gave the Huskies the commanding position then?with twostraight victories over the vaunted Web- foots on their home floor. The Duckstrekked north the next weekend to the treacherous Seattle pavilion to meet the same Huskies on their home grounds witha strong psychological 'jinx' hanging over the head of Howard Hobson's freshman-sophomore filled squad. It was all Washington the first night, the Huskies dropping 46 points through thecords, while the Ducks were skidding around the Pavilion floor and only amass-ing 31 measly markers. T HE outlook wasn't brilliant for the eran, confident-to-the-point-of-being-cocky Huskies were run right out of their ownball park by the ballhawking Webfoots who splattered 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's hand had definitely touched the net. The crowd booed good naturedly and Wash-ington coach Hec Edmundson?after blow- ing off steam during the early part of theweek?made no protest and the issue was soon forgotten. Fred Quinn and his Idaho Vandals werethe next crew to dribble onto the McArthur court floor, and they were downed twiceby the Ducks, who looked at their best before the lowly Moscovites. Oregon for-got to shut the 'gates of mercy' in the first brawl and won raring away 66-41. . . . Thesecond night was close?in fact the Vandals nearly sneaked by the confident Ducks, butpetered out?44-40. Quinn canned 21 points in two nightsbut was held in close check by a combina- tion zone?man-to-man defense that forcedthe Vandals to hit their buckets out past the free throw line. Idaho, in losing, lookedlike the best Vandal ball club to play here in a decade. Coach Babe Brown's boysdrove hard, showed deadly shooting accur- acy, but their defense was woefully weak,and the Ducks fast broke them back to the mountains. T HE Webfoots were at their paradoxi- State Beavers. The Ducks looked like Jerk-fish high school in their first outing against the Staters in Corvallis. The count againstthem was 46-36 on that night, and the only Ducks that showed any spark at all were the 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 was reversed?even more so. The Ducks were"on" and the Beavers were "off"?which contributed the big difference in all the games between the two fives. The Web-foots led by 14 points at half time and added a 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" Wren who followed the Portland sophomore with10 markers, who led the Ducks to their second straight win over the Beavers. TheState free throw accuracy was no match for 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 inEugene?the Ducks doing all the diving on the big McArthur Court floor. The countwas 41-31 in favor of Oregon State and would have been worse but for their none-too-accurate shooting. The Ducks were as bad as they were good the night before. The Cougars?beaten twice in the lasttwo nights by O.S.C.?appear to be out of the race?but will still be dangerous againstthe Ducks. There is a cockeyed chance, a crazy one, but nevertheless, should O.S.C.and Idaho each beat Washington once at Seattle 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! Dean Powers to Judge In New Literary Contest Dean Alfred Powers, '10, will be one ofthe judges in the first Lewis and Clark North- west contest, sponsored by E. P. Dutton & Company. A cash prize of $1500 against royaltieswill be awarded annually by the publishing company 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. OLD OREGON Your News and Views JOHN H. BURTON, '41 Dear Ray and Betty Jane, My Old Orcgons have just been catchingup with me, so now for the first time, I find it's "Mr. and Mrs." Here's my heartiestcongratulations for you both. . . Also my congratulaions for a swell Old OregonYou can't know what it means to be able to 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 army air corps for almost a year now and havespent most of it on one island or another out here. In all that time I haven't seen any-one from Oregon until I met Bob Skelley, Delt, '41, coming down a small trail throughthe jungle. It was a pleasant surprise, you know. For your information his address is431st Bomb. Sq. APO 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 hearing from you through my Old Oregon.Always, Sgt. John H. Burton, 39092706Hdqts. 5th Bomb Gp (H) APO No. 708, c/o PostmasterSan Francisco, Calif. NORRIS PERKINS, '35 Hello Folks: I was delighted to receive your Christmasletter yesterday. I am in North Africa so you can imagine how welcome is a letterfrom home. May the New Year be as happy for you as it will be interesting for us. Ican't tell you where I am but the place is fascinating. There is color and charm inabundance. The Arabs live in everything from jeweled palaces to grass huts, but forthe most part are very ragged and hungry along the coast. Inland, the tribes are ofmuch better caste. It is quite a show?a super carnival, infact, in the native quarters in the towns on market days. Although we run into manynationalities here and many languages, I get along fine with a few Arabic phrases. Well, we're a lon^ way from home butare having a wonderful time of it. With the world's best soldiers and tanks we're goingto town. Thumbs Up! Norris Perkins, '35. BYRON A. NICHOL, '32-'38 Dear friends? I appreciate the copy of Old Oregon very much 'way out here in Hawaii. Have been a medico in the regular army ever since I finished internship in 1939. At present I am executive officer of an army general hos- pital. In spite of all the island beauty around here, I wouldn't trade one square foot of Oregon for all of it. Here's best wishes to all old friends and all Webfoots. As ever, Byron Xichol, Major M.C. 204th General Hospital APO 952 c/o Postmaster San Francisco, Calif. JAMES A. ROBERTS, '43 Dear Abbie, I suppose you'd find it complexing if Istated that I've been quizzing myself on just 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 appreciation of 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 I read "our" publication from cover to cover.But then, we know, that that's a common practice whenever Old Oregon appears. Therefore, Abbie, unfortunately, I'mafraid that I'll just have to be remembered as a student on leave whose appreciationof your thoughtfulness cannot be recorded with 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 anxiously awaiting the arrival of each new copy ofOld Oregon. Sincerely, PFC James A. RobertsBtry K, 206th C. A. 143 (aa) APO 939 c/o PostmasterSeattle, Wash. MARTIN FELDMAN, '45 Dear Mrs. Nelson? I recently received the December copy of Old 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 about things you are acquainted with, Old Oregon is like a letter from home. I wish to thank Mortar Board for re- membering me. Maybe some day I'll be back to visit the old scenes again and thank Mortar Board personally. Yours truly, Martin Feldman Pfc US Marine Corps Unit 315-Bc/o postmaster San Francisco, Calif. LEON T. OLMSTEAD, '42 Dear Editor? After so long a time the January issue of Old Oregon tracked me down and I can truthfully say never was any pri/ited matter more welcome. It was like a page of the pleasant past suddenly popping up in my face. I ran into E. S. Wilson, '45, and we both read it again and talked over old times and how we would like to visit the campus for a day or so. . R. B. Petersen, '44, is also one of the few Webfoots in flight training here. Sincerely yours, A/C Lon T. Olmstead Flight Brigade NAS Pensacola, Fla. 1st Batl. Bid. 699 Room 2415. WILLIAM S. ROBERTS, '39 To the Kditor: Many thanks for the special service edi- tion of Old Oregon ; it arrived a couple of days ago out here in the Pacific. After read- ing it from cover to cover and thoroughly digesting its contents, I passed it on to a fellow from Portland who enjoyed it, I'm sure, as much as I. Sorry I've nothing of sufficient news value for Old Oregon but will keep my eyes open. Again, a million thanks. Yours for Victory, William S. Roberts Prtr 3c Comserforpac c/o Fleet P.O.San Francisco, Calif. Roy Veatch Appointed Roy N. Veatch, '22, was recently appointedan assistant to deal with problems of international 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 been in charge of relief and rehabilitation workin the state department's division of special research. He was previously on the facultyof Princeton university and after that was in the economics division of the state de-partment for six years. 8 MARCH, 1943 JOSEPH C. SASWELL '34 Dear Dean Allen? Your letter has traveled quite a few thou-sand miles in the little more than one month since 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 more journeying is indicated in the near future,unfortunately, because I would like nothing better than to be stationed here perman-ently. . . . Our bunch was finally assigned toa permanent squadron but several of us are still doing K.P. and other details insteadof the work we will eventually do when we get to where we are going. Several of thefellows who were in our class in school and went 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 dubious glories of buck privacies. And to get intoOCS while still remaining in the air forces is 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 weeks than I had read in five years in civilianlife, more than anything I miss the current reading of Time Magazine . . . although weget issues here that are only a month old. We get passes into town once weekly,the favorite mecca being the beach. Of course, censorship prohibits mentioningspecific location. Please give my regards to the denizens ofthe "Shack." Pvt. Joseph C. Saswell 392488747th Airways comunication squadron APO 953Postmaster San Francisco, Calif. LOWELL DICK '41 Dear Dean Allen, . . . The United States seems to beshrouded in a cloak of distance. Then a couple 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 maybe even days before it recedes into theshadows. Even when letters or Time bring our country a little closer for a few hours, itappears to be something strange and un- familiar, almost, foreign. I'm almost certain we'll find a strange land when we return;almost as strange as Australia seemed when we first landed on this continent. Americanhumor is about the only thing I expect to find relatively unchanged. After being exposed to Australian humor week afterweek, it seems important that the Amer- ican sense of humor should continue to live.. . . My contact with the University is practically nil these days. Once in a while I see Hugh Collins, graduate of the lawschool, LL.B. '41. He was a second lieuten- ant the last time our paths crossed. We hadseveral enjoyable nocturnal gabfests on the boat when we were in the vicinity of theequator and it was too hot to think of sleep. Best wishes, Lowell Dick Cpt. Maurice L. Dick, 39678584 Btry. C, 2O5th F.A. APO No. 41, U.S. armyc/o Postmaster San Francisco, Calif. CLARENCE CODDING, '35?Former 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 werenot in Eugene while I was home on fur- lough. I also missed seeing Lyle Nelson, '41,but outside of these two black marks, the furlough was a complete success.Yesterday for the first time I fired an army rifle. Not the new Garand, but theold reliable caliber 30 model of 190z, so often referred to as the Sprinfield. Thegun is nice to shoot when you hold it cor- rectly, although it bucks like a squakymule. But, in the rapid fire test, I failed to position it properly against my shoulderand the resemblance to a mule was even more marked. However, I still have ashoulder, for which I am grateful, but I had serious doubts on that score for a time.Whenever I think back on my years at Oregon I am reminded of the expression of"carefree college days" and I smile. What an absurd expression! My experience has been rather the reverse. The last 10 monthshave 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, I believe, is one of the most valuable lessonsthat I have learned in the army. In other words, don't let things you can't do any- thing about bother you. What if that meal wasn't fit to eat? The next one may be better. What if you areon K.P. today? You won't be toomrrow. What if you can't get a furlough? The warmay be over in a few months and you can go home for good. What if the war news is bad today? It may be part of the strategyand next week there'll be a great victory ... TOM JUDD '42 Dear Dean Allen, How very fine of you to remember mewith that kind letter. I've traveled a good deal since leaving Miami, and apparentlyyour letter was always a couple of mail trains behind me . . . It was really bully to hear again aboutOregon's journalism school. I've been in the army for over a year now and what withfrequent changes in assignment, I had kind of 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 job which is being performed here by the armedforces, of our country. But when one censors his own mail he is in somewhat thesame position as the man who must stand before 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 Judd Hq. XXVI fighter command APO 825Postmaster New Orleans, La. Meet Our Alum: Arno Dosch-Fleurot (Continued from page 2) Fleurot was given a huge, tooled Moroccoleather notebook?with the full account of the trip printed in Italian. Incidentally, thisOregon alum speaks fluent Italian, Rus- sian, German, and French. AMONG other things he can claim the his niece, Mary Ann Campbell, is not quite certain for what the honor was awarded. When Hitler's war machine startedmoving in 1939, Arno and his wife headed for the United States to survey the situationfrom a safe distance. While in Oregon he visited the University campus and ad-dressed a University assembly. The lure of excitement proved too muchfor him, however, so he headed back for the continent in 1940?and from there hewrote his syndicated column, "The Euro- pean Background," which appeared in theOregon Journal. Although temporarily restrained by Ger-man S.S. troops, Arno Dosch-Fleurot, '00, is expected to pop into the news again anytime. He's probably getting terribly curious about the latest developments in Frenchpolitics. Sincerely, Hal OlneyU.S. Army Air Forces Colorado Springs, Colo. Alumna Stays in Hawaii Annette Heckman, '41, is continuing toteach school near Honolulu despite removal of many civilians from the islands duringthe last year. Miss Heckman formerly taught at Hilo, but did not return thereafter attending summer school at Eugene in 1940. Pat Wynne Dies in Action Pat Wynne, '44, was reported dead inSouth Pacific war action, according to word received by Coach John Warren. At Oregon, he played varsity footballand held down the tackle berth for the squad in 1941. He was formerly fromOlympia, Washington. OLD OREGON NEWS OF THE CLASSES 1934 1936 1930 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 to accept a civil service position with 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 his knowledge of the use of instructional filmsand allied materials as aids to learning. He left for Washington, D.C., early in Decem-ber. Lt. Karl S. Landstrom, '30, M.A. '32, is attending advanced school for officers at Washington, D.C. He was previously sta- tioned at Camp White. 1931 Perm. Class Sec'y: William 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 Portland. Lt. Mc- Kenna is stationed at the 13th naval districtheadquarters in Seattle. This is their second child. 1932 * Pern. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Hope Shelley Miller (Mrs.Robert T. Miller), 1124 Broadway, Logansport, Indiana. Clifford S. Beckett, '32, LL.B. '35, cap-tain in the U. S. army, is stationed at Camp Adair. Mrs. Beckett is the former Ruth E.Storla, '36. In civilian life Captain Beckett was an attorney in Portland. Miss Erma B. Drury, '32, daughter of Mrs. Minnie Drury of Coburg, was married December 27 to Louis T. Schiblin, of Port- land. Mrs. Schiblin will continue with her teaching position in one of the Portland schools. She formerly taught in the Coburg school. Mr. and Mrs. Kieth C. Fennell, '28 (Gladys E. Gregory, '32), are the parents of a daughter born December 24. Mr. Fen- nell is owner of the University Pharmacy in Eugene. George H. Layman, '32, J.D. '33, former Xewberg attorney, recently received a war service transfer and promotion to the posi- tion of enforcement attorney in the Wash- ington state office of the OPA at Seattle. Previous to this assignment, Mr. Layman had been with the investigations division of the United States civil service commission. Robert W. Wilson, '32, storekeeper third class 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 in Eugene. Lieutenant J. Ladrew Moshberger, '33, is medical training secretary at Robins field, Warner Robins, Ga. Prior to entering the service, he was an instructor at the high school in Eugene. 1933 Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Jessie Steele Robertson (Mrs. George H. Robertson), 4039 N.E. 40th Ave., Portland, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. James Crissey, '32 (Aimee Sten, '33), live at 7006 Seaview terrace in Seattle. Mr. Crissey is owner of SudakofFs flower shop there and is assisted by Mrs. Crissey. 10 Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Frances R. Johnston Dick(Mrs. William G. Dick), Vogt Bldg., The Dalles, Oregon. Kathryn J. Felter, '34, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. F. C. Felter of Portland, has been commissioned a lieutenant in the women'sarmy auxiliary corps upon completion of her training- course at Fort Des Moines,Iowa. After a brief furlough in Portland, she reported to Daytona Beach, Fla., whereshe is to supervise the opening of a classi- fication center. Hilda A. Fries, '34 is employed by the state unemployment compensation commis- sion in Salem as Junior Statistician. She is also serving as secretary of Salem Art Center association, and corresponding sec- retary and publicity chairman of Salem Business and Professional club. Joseph O. Gerot, '34, has been advanced to the rank of major and is at present sta- tioned at Camp Swift, Tex. He has been stationed at Camp Croft, S.C., where he was an instructor in infantry tactics. Major Emery E. Hyde, '34, was in Eugene in January, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hyde. He is on the staff of General DeWitt of the fourth army headquarters at San Francisco. Jack C. Stangier, '34, of Pendleton, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the army air forces upon graduating in Decem- ber from the officer candidate school at Miami Beach, Fla. 1935 Mrs. Clara Fuson Davis, '35, is nowsociety editor of the Bend Bulletin. She and her husband, Russell D. Davis, formerlylived in Medford, where she was society editor of the Medford Mail Tribune. Miss Jean Lewis, '35, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Lewis of Eugene, was married January 31 to Russell H. Hagg. The couple are at home in Eugene, where Mr. Hagg is employed by the Southern Pacific company. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hagg, also of Eugene. Perm. Class Sec'y: Ann-Reed Burns, 2566 S. W. Vista, Portland, Oregon. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Armentrout, '37, M.D. '42 (Jane A. Myers, '36, M.A. '38), are the parents of a son, John Myers, born December 21. Dr. and Mrs. Armentrout reside in Portland. Grandparents are Mrs. Harold B. Myers and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Armentrout, all of Portland. A son was born on Christmas day to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Fury, '37 (Margaret E. Nebergall, '36), of Eugene. Mr. Fury is manager of the Firestone Tire and Rubber company in Eugene. 1937 Perm. Class Sec'y: David B. Lowry, Bear Creek Orchards, Rt. 4, Medford, Oregon. Second Lieutenant David M. Kyle, '37,has been assigned to an officer training course at Fort Sill, Okla. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Kyle of Eugene. Mrs. Doris Osland Lawson, '37, is livingwith her parents, 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 Grasle Electrical Contractors in Portland. Captain Kenyon R. Skinner, '38, on armyduty in the Hawaiian islands, reports that Ensign Jason D. Lee, '37, LL.B. '39, is sta-tioned with the coast guard in San 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 officer candidate school at Miami Beach, Fla., andreceived his commission as second lieuten- ant in the army air corps. Bates-Portland Garage R. C. BATES, Telephone BEacon 8129 5th and Salmon Sts. Portland, Oregon IT'S THE HEATHMAN HOTELSRATESi Single room with bath, $2.50 and up. Double room with bath, $3.50 and up. Located in the center of Portland's shopping and theater districts. Portland's newest and finest ho- tels. Over 500 beautifully furnished rooms. Modern coffee shops and dining room. Gara?<> ?cr;w street. Harry E. Heathman, Manager LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN. PORTLAND, OREGON MARCH, 1943 NEWS OF THE CLASSES 1938 P?rm. 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 in the army air forces upon graduation fromthe officer candidate school at Miami Beach, Fla., in December. Blaine McCord, Jr., '38, has been citedfor "bravery in action" in the New Guinea area, according to word reaching his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Blaine McCord, ST., at Woodburn. No details were given exceptthat he had been advanced from second to first lieutenant in the army air corps. 1939 Perm. 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 with the infantry somewhere in Australia. Mrs.Endicott, the former Mary Callicrate, lives in Portland with her small son, PatrickStewart, born November 1, 1942. Victor S. Clay, husband of KathleenHouglum Clay, '39, has been advanced to a captaincy 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 Ward A. McSweeney, of San Francisco, was an event of January23 at San Francisco. The couple were attended by the bridegroom's sister andbrother, both of San Francisco. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. David D. England.Mr. and Mrs. McSweeney are at home in San Francisco, where he is associated witha naval architecture firm. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eppenbaugh ofCreswell have announced the birth of a daughter 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 for vocational education.Hubard D. Kuokka, '39, has been gradu- ated from the flight training school atCorpus Christi, Texas and commissioned a second lieutenant in the marine air corps.He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kuokka of Vancouver, Wn. He stopped in at thealumni office the other day and said he would like to hear from some of his friends, who may write to him at this address. Lt.Hubard D. Kuokka, Class 88-42C (c) USNR, Avn. Cadet Regt., N.A.S., CorpusChristi, Tex. Miss Mavis H. Lightfoot, '39, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lightfoot of Eugene,and Private George F. Skipworth, Jr., '39, were married February 1. Pvt. Skipworth,son of Judge and Mrs. G. F. Skipworth of Eugene, is stationed at Camp McCoy, Wis. Mrs. Skipworth is remaining in Eugene forthe present. Captain Skinner also reports that Edwin J. Welsh, LL.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, are the parents of a baby girl, Jane, bornFebruary 5 at Columbus, Ohio. Lieutenant Vieth writes that he has not seen his youngdaughter as yet, but hopes to do so before long. He is stationed at Savannah, Ga. and Mrs. Vieth, the former Karoline Shaw, isliving at West Lafayette, Ohio. CAPT. SCOTT CORBETT, '41?Now serving the marines somewhere in the Pacific. Capt. Corbett is aformer junior class president and member of Friars. Julian K. Bryant, '39, is now an aviationcadet undergoing basic flight training at Augusta, 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 to San Diego a few days before, was not ableto be present for the event. Mrs. Scott is the 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., to Fort Monmouth at Red Bank, N. J. He isthe son of L. S. Hunter of Eugene. 1940 Perm. Class Officers: President Phil Lowry, Med-ford, Ore.; Secretary Roy Vernstrom, Rita Wright Stackhouse, 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 bythe U. S. Navy to study Japanese at the University of Colorado. Seaman Castanien,who majored in romance languages at Oregon, received his initial training and first class seaman rating at Farragut, Ida.His training at the University of Colorado will place him in line for a commission asensign in the naval reserve. Charles William Norene, '40, son of RoyJ. Norene of Portland, has been assigned to the officers' training school at Camp Lee,Va. Candidate Norene had been stationed with the quartermaster corps at Fort Warren, 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,was 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, is now a chief specialist in the navy and isstationed at Norfolk, Va. He is the son of ['. D. Cushing of Ontario, Calif.1941 1941 President 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 and relatives in Roseburg.Hugh B. Collins, LL.B. '41, has been advanced 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 the South Pacific. Word received from him re-cently indicates that he has been repeatedly engaged in action.Lieutenant Neil Farnham, '41, U. S. army engineers, has been transferred from FortBelvoir, Va., to an engineers' camp in Louisiana. He is the son of Ross Farnham,LL.B. '12, of Bend. Lieutenant and Mrs. Richard H. Wer-schkul, '40 (Majeane Glover, '41), are the parents of"a daughter, Judith Carol, bornFebruary 5 at Portland. Mrs. Werschkul, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Glover ofPortland, is remaining with her parents while her husband is overseas. Paternalgrandparents of the little girl are Mr. and Mrs. 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. He is stationed somewhere overseas. Aviation Cadet Leon F. Olmstead, '41,LL. B. '42, is now in training at the naval air station at Pensacola, Fla. He is the sonof Mr. and Mrs. Sam Olmstead of Eagle Creek. 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 commissioned an ensign in the navy and is stationed atTongue Point. He has been associated with the Aetna Life insurance company in Port-land. Mrs. Igoe is the former Ethel T. Rhonalt,'41. 1942 Mr. 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 the Mira Loma flight academy at Oxnard,Calif. 11 OLD OREGON Missing Persons Column (The following is a list of persons re-ported "missing" by the University of Ore- gon Alumni Association. Some were lastheard of in 1937, others even farther back, and some are unknown since graduation.If anyone knows their whereabouts OLD ORE GO X would greatly appreciate aletter so the "missing heirs" can be placed again with the files of the "known."?Ed.) Livesay, Paul H. Class?ex-1943 Home?Palo Alto, Calif. Levoff, Henry B. Class?G-1932 Home?Portland, Oreg.(Last heard of in 1940 as export buyer in Seattle) Lees, Floyd E. Class?G-1935; M.D.-1939 Home?Portland, Oreg. (Last heard of in 1940 as interne in San Francisco) Lawton, Chauncey W. Class?ex-1925Home?Los Angeles, Calif. Lasselle, Courtney D.Class? G-1940 Home?Portland, Oreg.Married to?Barbara Marie Stuart Lamb, ReeseClass?ex-1941 Home?Freewater, Oreg. Kramer, Roy C.Class?ex-1944 Home?Burlingame, Calif. Kiltz, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Class? G-1910 and ex-1912 Home?Hers: Salem, Oreg. (Last heard of in 1937 in Vancouver, B.C.) Kilburg, LeRoy David Class?ex-1944 Home?Freewater, Oreg. Kemper, Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Class?ex-1933 and G-193S Home?His: Portland, Oreg. (Last heard of in 1940; he was with Firestone in Corvallis) Washburn, KatherineClass?ex-1936 Home?Eugene, Oreg. Jones, Donald A. Class?ex-1943 Home?Eugene, Oreg. (Last heard of in 1941 as a private in the army) Johnson, Clair W. Class?G-1937 Home?Ashley, N. Dak. (Last heard of in 1941 as a reporter in Macon, Ga.) Jennings, Porter E.Class?ex-1944 Home?Redlands, Calif. Huycke, Andre Edward Class?ex-1942 Home?Oregon City, Oreg. Hughes, Bernard B. Class?ex-1933 Home?Medford, Oreg. (Last heard of in 1937 when playing with Los Angeles professional foot- ball squad) 12 NURSES IN TRAINING?These women too train for war. This is but onesample of University of Oregon Medical School work that is readying nurses for duty as more and more doctors leave for fighting fronts. Holdman, Robert E. Class?ex-1940Home?Portland, Oreg. (Last heard in 1938 when attendingOregon State) Hodes, PhilipClass?ex-1937 Home?Portland, Oreg. Hirschi, Raymond J. Class?ex-1927 Home?Wichita Falls, Texas Hessemer, Robert A. Class?ex-1944 Home?Portland, Oregon Hazard, John C. Class?ex-1945Home?Los Angeles, Calif. Hayes, Robert J. Class?ex-1944Home?Medford, Oregon Hanna, Mark I. Class?ex-1922Home?Portland, Oreg. Varm, Tamara Class?G-1942 Home?Unknown (Received B.A. from San Francisco St. College; last heard of in Chicago, 111.) Aase, Mrs. Elizabeth Ruegnitz Class?ex-1934 Home?Portland, Oreg. Married to?Donald L. Aase Abbott, Cecil V. Class?ex-1928 Home?Unknown (Known to have attended both Stan- ford and Univ. of Ariz.) Abeel, Miss Edith P. Class?ex-1942 Home?Wilbur, Oreg. Abel, William H. Class?ex-1922 Home?Portland, Oreg. NEWS OF THE CLASSES 1942 Rendel B. Alldredge, '42, was graduatedfrom Fort Benning, Ga., in February and received his commission as a second lieuten-ant in the army. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Alldredge of Portland. Gulfport field, Miss., was the scene Janu-ary 30 of the wedding of Miss Marie Gass- man and Second Lieutenant Robert W.Currin, '42. Lt. Currin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Currin of Pilot Rock, isassistant personnel adjutant at Gulfport field. Mrs. Currin is the daughter of Mrs.J. P. Gassman of Eugene. Corporal James H. Davidson, '42, ofPortland, is stationed at the army air forces navigation school at Hondo, Tex.Eugene M. Herlocker, '42, stationed at an army supply depot somewhere in Aus-tralia, has been advanced from corporal technician to staff sergeant. Sgt. Herlockerhas been in Australia for ten months. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arne Strommer of Eugene. Lieutenant Samuel E. Hughes, '42, isnow stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. He had been overseas for several months andwas sent back to the United States to recover from an injury received while onduty in Australia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Hughes of Eugene. Aviation Cadet Paul Jackson, '42, hascompleted his primary flight training at Pasco, 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 Jackson took 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 been stationed at Camp Wolters, Tex. MARCH, 1943 Howard Robertson, '43, To Gain Commission As Second Lieutenant A short while after Second LieutenantErnest W. Robertson, '39, crashed to his death at Orlando, Fla., Brother Howard L.Robertson, '43, enlisted in the army air corps. This month Howard Robertson willreceive the gold bars and silver wings of second lieutenant in the air corps atLa Junta field, Colo. Howard Robertson went into pre-flightschool at Santa Ana army air base in May. After two and a half months he was readyfor primary flying at Cal-Aero academy at Ontario, Calif. After graduating fromCal-Aero he went into basic training at Minter field, Bakersfield, Calif. Robertson was appointed flight lieuten-ant through primary and basic training and flight captain in advance work. While in high school he received lettersin football, basketball, baseball, track, and band. In his two years at the University ofOregon he made numerals in freshman football and baseball.Robertson was in professional baseball training camp at Marysville, Calif., in 1941,and was given a contract for professional ball with the Cincinnati Reds. Though en-listed in the army the Reds are holding his contract until after the war. NEWS OF THE CLASSES 1942 Donald R. Olson, '42, son of Mrs. (iynethE. Olson of Eugene, is doing graduate work and instructing part time at Yaleuniversity. He resides at 409 Prospect ave- nue, Xew Haven, Conn.First Lieutenant Loyal C. Lang, '42, is in command of a quartermaster company atCamp Blanding, Fla. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lang of Portland.Mary Rose Ryberg, '42, is now living in Xew Orleans, La. She is secretary to thehead of the insurance section of the army transport service at the New Orleans portof embarkation. Private Hugh G. Simpson, '42, is nowstationed at Camp Roberts, Calif. Mrs. Simpson, the former Mary Lou Robertson,'44, is living in Eugene. The wedding of Miss Eleanor L. Nelson,'42, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Nelson of Portland, and David G. Parkes,was an event of February 6 at Boulder, Colo. Mr. Parkes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Parkes of Ferndale, Mich., is in trainingwith the navy at Boulder. John M. Winkler, '42, was recently pro-moted from second to first lieutenant in the United States army. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Winkler of Portland. 1943 Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gibbons, ofReedsport, learned recently that their son, Donald L. Gibbons, '43, has completed hispre-flight training at Maxwell field, Ala., and that he is now at the basic flying schoolat Bainbridge, Ga. From this field he will be assigned to his final training course,upon completion of which he will be com- missioned a second lieutenant in the army air corps. Carl J. Orcutt, '43, of Portland, recentlycompleted training at the pre-flight school at Chapel Hill, N.C., and was transferredto the naval air base at Squantum, Mass., for primary flight instruction. Dr. A. F. Moursund ishead of the math depart- ment, which has grown byastronomical proportions in the last six months.More than 1100 students now are enrolled in mathcourses. Lieutenant James W. Frost, '43, of Ncw-berg, has been transferred to Fort Benning, Ga., where he is to attend an officers' re-freshing course. He has been stationed at Camp Roberts, Calif. He paid a visit to thecampus on his way east. Second Lieutenant George R. Schreiber,'43, has been assigned to the advanced navi- gation school at Hondo, Tex., for an 18-week training period. He received his com- mission January 2. He is the son of Mr.and Mrs. William Schreiber, M.A. '32, of Portland. J. Glenn Cougill, '43, has been commis-sioned a second lieutenant in the army upon completion of the officers' training courseat Fort Benning, Ga. Lt. Cougill, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cougill of Eugene, isnow stationed at Camp Roberts, Calif. 1944 Miss Jean Doris Griffith, '44, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert J. Griffith of Eugene,and Charles F. Freeman were married Christmas eve at the First Congregationalchurch in Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman are at home in Los Angeles. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Freeman ofEugene. Miss Beverly Barr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barr of Klamath Falls, wasmarried on New Year's eve to G. Robert Crusen, '44, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gregg H.Crusen of Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Crusen are at home in Klamath Falls, where he is a flight instructor at the airport. Axel Peter Slustrop, '44, was amongseven army aviation cadets from Oregon who completed their advanced training at Stockton field, Calif, and were commis-sioned second lieutenants in the army air corps. Lieutenant Slustrop is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Slustrop of Portland. Borys Malkin, '44, an entymologist of nolittle fame and who boasted a collection of 18,000 different bugs when on the Univer-sity campus, is receiving special radio training at the Stevens hotel, Chicago, afterleaving Poland, his war-torn homeland. Aviation Cadet Spencer B. Weills, '44,is undergoing advanced flight training at Corpus Christi. He is the son of Mr. andMrs. John Weills of Medford. Cadet Weills, who took his pre-flight training at St.Mary's college and his primary training at Livermore field, Calif., plans to apply forservice with the marines. Miss Janet J. Meyers, '44, has enlistedin the SPARS, the women's reserve of the United States coast guard. She is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Meyers of Portland.Fritz Timmen, '44, has been advanced to staff sergeant at Camp Beale near Marys-ville, Calif., according to word received by Old Oregon from Don Walker, "41, who isalso stationed there. Associate editor of the Emerald when on the campus, Sgt.Timmen is now working on the Camp Beale newspaper, The Bealiner. Walker isa corporal and hopes to receive appointment to officer candidate school soon. Gillenwaters Promoted Ted R. Gillenwaters, '20, has been ad-vanced to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the administrative office of the weatherdirectorate. He is reported to be one of the busiest officers in Washington and to bedoing an outstanding job in connection with the program of providing weatherofficers for the armv. Hynd Becomes Captain Robert B. Hynd, '29, formerly on thestaff of the First National bank in Port- land, has been promoted to a captaincy inihe army and is stationed at Fort Lewis, Wn. Captain Hynd, son of Mrs. Robert F.Hynd of Portland, entered military service in March, 1942, and his last post was anofficers' training school in Utah. His wife is the former Virginia Morton, daughter ofS. C. Morton of St. Helens. 13 OLD OREGON Mte The possibility that G. I. shoes willmarch down "hello walk" neared reality this month as the war manpower commis-sion announced that the University would receive army men for basic training inspecialized services. How these orders would be carried out asto uniform, pay, and living organizations, the army did not say?nor did it give thedate for its entrance into campus life. * * * Minor war was waged between the fresh-man and sophomore classes when the latter demanded that the frosh refrain fromwearing "jeans", the official second-year mens' uniform. Freshman responded bywearing jeans all of one day. The sopho- mores that evening quelled the revolt byde-pantsing offenders. Freshmen now are wearing tin pants again. * * * Oregon State sent 28 friendly ambassa-dors to the Emerald campus to entertain Webfoots Thursday before the first of theseries of basketball games. Oregon students enjoyed Beaver humor as much as theyenjoyed the score the following Saturday evening. * * * 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 was given the C. O. Laurgaard trophy for thehighest proportion of freshman dads attending. * ? * For years profesors have either pausedin their lectures or tried to out-yell the rumbling, whistle-shrieking S. P. trainsthat thunder along just outside of their class rooms. February 18 brought peace to thecampus and no pause in the lectures. A lever at the Springfield junction wasthrown to open the way for regular rail service over a new route north of the Mill- Campus poet, J. W. S. looked with humor on the Dads' Day situation?Pops and cars and said: Poppa brings the car down. Kids?have lots of brass.Put poppa in the corner. Run auto out of gas. Awful sorry youngsters. Gives 'em lotsa pain To take poor patient Poppa down And send him home by train. Maj. Chute Dies in Pacific Major John L. Chute, '23, died January 29 in the southwest Pacific area, according to a report made to his wife in Bend by the war department. No details about his death were made known. Major Chute was called into service with the 41st division, previous to which he had been circulation manager of the Bend Bulletin. Mrs. Chute and daughter, Jacquel- ine Marie, are residents of Bend. 14 ALONG HELLO WALK?G.I. uniforms may swing to military saluteinstead of the customary "hello" along this walk when Oregon receives its army men for specialized training. The date is not announced as yet, but itmay well be soon. Report on Oregon's Storehouse Statesmen (Continued from page 3) Representing the fishing industries, Frederick Hellberg comes up from Astoria to attend the legislature. Chairman of the fisheries committee, Theta Chi Hellberg also is an employee of the Mutual Life Insurance company. Heading the judiciary committee is former law student, Eugene Marsh, Mc- Minnville attorney. In addition to his posi- tion as chief legislator, Marsh serves on the committees on assessment and taxation, insurance, legislation and rules, and utili- ties. Lone University alum in the house from Portland is Kappa Sig Walt Pearson. Claim manager for the General Motors In- surance corporation, Pearson is vice-chair-man of the motor vehicles and aeronautics committee and a member of the commerceand navigation committee, the elections committee, the insurance committee, and the committee on public welfare and un-employment. Sgt. Holcomb Decorated Sergeant Ray D. Holcomb, '40, ofEugene, was awarded the silver star "for gallantry in action," during a bombing mission in the south Pacific. The Oakland Tribune reported last November that Sgt. Holcomb was a mem- ber of an American bomber crew which had recently participated in a raid on a field near Rabaul, New Britain. MARCH, 1943 ON THE AIR! BEGINNING FEBRUARY 22, General David Prescott Barrows, noted educator, world traveler and authority on military and political affairs, will be broadcast every week night over the Don Lee Mutual Network at 9:30 p.m. General Barrows, former President of the University of California (1919-1923) and Major General, Army of the U. 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We have been unable to install tele- phones for all who want them and many of our lines are overcrowded. Yet in spite of all this, telephone users have been tolerant and we have fewer complaints right now than at any time in the history of the business. Thanks a lot for understanding. BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM CALLS COME FiRST '