mm
unior Weekend Queen_nita Fernandez (rear cen-
er) and her princesses, (lefto right) Frances Colton,
5egge Klepper, Phyllis-lorstman, and Elaine Wil-
on. "Mother Goose Goes to
War" is the theme of this
year's celebration?see
page 5.
Published by the University of Oregon Alumni Association
OLD OREGON
Grad Honored for Aid
To AAF Training Program
Lt. Col. Theodore R. Gillenwaters, '2(>,was awarded an honorary degree of doctor
of laws by Kenyon college early tliis yearii recognition of his part in the develop-
ment and administration of the army airforces' college and university training pro-
gram. The degree was conferred upon Colo-nel Gillenwaters at graduation exercises for
on? of the classes of pre-meteorologists re-cruited and trained under the program he
organized.
The administrative feat for which he wasawarded the honorary degree concerned
the education of 10.000 potential weatherofficers. In October 1942 the air forces had
only 450 such men and officials asserted that5.000 such officers would have to be avail-
able by February, 1944. They estimatedthat 5.000 others might be needed in 1944
and 1945.
Colonel Gillenwaters, then chief of thepersonnel division of the weather director-
ate in Washington, was called in. He foundthat the meteorological training program
was being conducted at only five univer-sities and was open only to men with a
minimum of three years of college heavilyflavored with mathematics and physics.
And the bottom of the barrel was alreadybeing scraped in the supply of such highly-
trained men.
After painstaking conferences, three dif-ferent programs were decided upon. The
first was for men with two years of col-lege, including mathematics through dif-
ferential and integral calculus and a yearof physics. Graduates of this course would
be ready for immediate commissions asweather officers.
The other two programs included a basicpre-meteorology program for high school
graduates with two years of mathematicsand one of science, and a pre-meteorology
program for men with one year of collegemathematics. Graduates of these groups
would go into the advanced meteorologyprogram. Interest so increased that in all,
40,000 applications were processed.
Among the institutions chosen to trainair corps men for this specialized work was
the University of Oregon. In May close to200 men now on the campus will have been
stationed at the U of O for a full year.
Colonel Gillenwaters, whose official titleis chief of the materiel division of the AAF
weather wing, was prominent in studentaffairs during his undergraduate days. He
was a member of the varsity basketballteam in 1923 and 1924, president of the
senior class, worthy master of his fratern-ity, Alpha Tau Omega, a member of Friars,
and also of the Order of the "O."
Before being called to the service, he wasvice-president and general counsel of Frank
Rieber, Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif, andhad previously served as district attorney in
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AAFcollege and university training pro-
gram was the job so well done by Lt.Col. Theodore R. Gillenwaters, '26,
that he recently received an honor-ary degree of doctor of laws at Ken-
yon college.
OLD OREGON
PUBLISHED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. XXV APRIL 1944 No. 8
ALUMNI
OFFICERS
Lynn Parr, '17
Marshfield President
Robert S. Miller, '37,
Portland 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 Dirk. "40 MorrowClarence Codding. '35 Multnotnah
Dr. Asa B. Starbuck. M.D., '06 PolkPaulen Kaseberg. '37 Sherman
Chester O. Knowltnn. '32 TiliamonkBertrand S. Jerard, '15 Umatilla
Raymon'l O. Williams, '14 UnionOonre Stadeiman. '30 Wasco
'"??ml Patterson. '23 WashingtonGlen S. Macy Yarnhill
John F. Putnam, '31 Wheeler
COUNCIL
Terms Expire December 31, 1945
William Haggerty, '29 HarneyJohn N. Mohr, '28 Hood River
Otto Frohnmayer, '29, J.D. '33 JacksonMrs. Boyd Overhulsc. '31 Jefferson
Dr. Clairel L. Ogle. '16 JosephineTohn H. Huston, '21 Klamath
Ray Harlan LakeBasil Williams, '19 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, '15 Baker"Walter T. Durban, '28, J.D. '31 Benton
Peter Laurs, '27 Clack.-imasRobert W. Lucas. '36 Clatsop
Robert Pollock, '38 ColumbiaElton A. Schroeder, '27 Coos
CurryRemev M. Cox. '22 Crook
Dr. H. C. Staples. '23 DeschutesMiss Clenevieve Dunlop. '34 Gilliam
Orval D. Yokum, '27, J.D. '29 Grant
OLD OREGON STAFF
Margie C. Robinson, '44 Editor Carol Cook, '45 Assistant Editor
Doris Hack. '41 Associate Editor Anne Craven, '45 Ass'stant EditorLaurel Gilbertson, '44. Associate Editor Marianne Fletcher, '45 Advertising Manager
Bill Love, '47 Sports Editor
Klamath Falls, Ore. Colonel Gillenwatersserved as Oregon commissioner of aero-
nautics and had been a reserve officer since1925.
Navy, Army DoctorsScattered Over World
Up-to-date information on a number ofmedical men in the service has reached the
Alumni office. In the navy medical corpsare: Lt. Comdr. Raymond F. Jones, '21,
M.D. '26, stationed at Bremerton, Wash.:Lt. Frederick O. Rankin, '30, M.D. '33,
somewhere in the South Pacific, and Lt.David K. Taylor, M.D. '40, with the ma-
rines in the South Pacific. And those in thearmy medical corps are: Cant. John P. Rus-
sell, M.D. '32, in England: Capt. WeldonT.Ross, '38, at the station hospital in Santa
Ana, Calif.; Capt. Marvin J. Robb, M.D. "39,at Miami Beach, Fla.; and, Capts. Robert
J. Reed, M.D. '41, and Randall W. Henry,M.D. '35, both stationed in the European
theater.
Second Lt. Jack R. Leighton, '41, expectsto finish a special service course at Wash-
ington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.,some time in March. He received his com-
mission last September. Mrs. Leighton,(Helen Wirtenberger, '41), is with him in
Lexington.
From Alameda, Calif., comes word of thepromotion of Charles Marlin Withrow, '41,
from the rank of ensign to lieutenant, jun-ior grade, in the navy. He graduated from
the naval training school in advanced busi-ness administration at Harvard University
in Mav, ll>43.
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.
APRIL 1944
The Gleemen ? Modern Troubadours
By MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER, '25
Eugene's distinguished musical or-ganization, the Eugene Gleemen,
has become one of those memorylandmarks which identify Eugene to
those who have heard them sing.Their story is told here by the society
editor of Eugene's Register-Guard.
UNIVERSITY students who comeand go each year often remembertheir alma mater, aside from its aca-
demic purpose, by some special tradition orby certain landmarks on the campus. In
the same way, they recall Eugene, thehome of the University, by certain things
?maybe by its friendly people; or by itsSkinner's butte, or the millrace, or the Wil-
lamette river, or business institutions. Dur-ing the past 18 years there has developed
an organization that has taken its deservedplace among things for which Eugene is
remembered?a singing group, the EugeneGleemen.
This men's chorus, which in normal timesclaims a membership of 80, holds a unique
position in the life of Eugene, and a veryvital one, for many reasons?a major one
of which is its directing genius, John StarkEvans, who has conducted the organization
for 16 of its 18 years.
Mr. Evans, a graduate and Phi Beta Kap-pa from Grinnell, is in his 25th year as a
member of the University school of musicfaculty, teaching organ, piano, and theory
of music. "Old timers" from the period ofthe twenties, recalling Evans-directed Uni-
versity men's and women's glee clubs thatwon such fame around the state, will know
one answer for the acclaim given the Eu-gene Gleemen.
Not a group of professional singers arethese Gleemen?only rare-
ly do professionals singwith them, then as one
from the ranks or as guestsoloist. The Gleemen are
a very mixed group,largely town men ? a
merchant, a lawyer, adoctor, a clerk, a service
station operator, a pho-tographer, a minister, an
architect, a sign painter,a bond salesman, a stu-
dent, a teacher, a rail-roader ? organized be-
cause all had an interestin and love of music, be-
cause they all liked tosing, because they liked
to work together inbroadening their own ap-
preciation of music, inbuilding a community in-
terest and response in mu-sic and in functioning as a
service organization. Thebenefits resulting from
their efforts have beenmany, for town, Univer-
sity, and state.
and would have more campus names on itsroster at present except for the war?and
the Eugene Glecmen's service flag, by theway, has nearly 40 names on it.
The Gleemen not only have created forthemselves a bund of common interest in
music and the good fellowship that comesamong those who follow the same special
interest, but they have assisted in buildinga better community spirit. They have
served as good-will ambassadors in adver-tising Eugene and the University, and they
have been one of the links that have con-tinued the good feelings and smooth re-
lationships between "town and gown."
To mention a few campus names nowwith the Gleemen?the present chorus
president is Dr. Earl M. Pallett, Ph.D. '31.University of Oregon executive secretary,
succeeding Dr. Charles E. Hunt, Eugenephysician, who was president for many
years and is now president emeritus of thechorus; Dr. Charles D. Byrne, secretary of
the state board of higher education, the as-sistant manager for the chorus; Clifford L.
Constance, '25, M.A. '29, assistant Univer-sity registrar, who is historian for the
Gleemen; Dr. William C. Jones of the po-litical science department, assistant his-
torian. Cora Moore Frey, '26, accompanistfor the group almost for its entire history,
is a graduate of the University.
While the majority of its singers comefrom the business and professional life of
Eugene, throughout its history the chorushas included in its membership some of
the best known campus singers?most ofthem music majors or voice students. Thus
there has been created a mutual benefit?the students are able to take advantage of
the additional practice in chorus work andsolo parts, and the Gleemen in turn bene-
fit from the addition of many fine voices.
Perhaps one of tin- campus singers bestknown to Gleemen audiences, just to men-
tion one, was George Bishop, '33, who sang.with the organization several years. Many
can recall his memorable renditions of "OTMan River."
T WICE a year the Gleemen come to thetheir home concerts. Scarcely a convention
comes to Eugene that the Gleemen do notsing a few songs for it. N'o civic gathering
of major importance is complete withoutthe Gleemen being on the program. Such
appearances could be counted in the hun-dreds, all of them in addition to the regu-
lar schedule of formal concerts each season.
Service has been a major purpose of theGleemen. All of their 86 formal concerts
have been for some worthy philanthropicor civic cause?for community chests, Red
Cross, infantile paralysis drive funds, youthprograms, or Boy Scouts. As illustration
and in keeping with the wartime needs, theGleemen's coming home spring concert,
May 18, will be for the benefit of the Lanecounty USO. This is the second time with-
in a year the chorus has sung for this cause,the 1943 spring concert proceeds also go-
ing to the USO. Some other organization,usually a service club, sponsors the ticket
sale for the concerts, and all proceeds arcturned over to a worthy cause.
The chorus keeps itself as a self-sustain-ing organization through a lengthy associate
membership list, thus being in position togive returns from its concerts to other
causes.Outstanding in their record of service to
other groups is the fact that in ten consecu-tive concerts given in Portland, under the
sponsorship of the Portland Rotary club,
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THROUGHOUT itshas had in its membership
many University people,
both faculty and students,
TWICE A YEAR these voices ring out in McArthur in concert?an event looked forwardto and well remembered by University students. Under the direction of John Stark Evans,
the Gleemen have received outstanding recognition and fame throughout the state.
OL D O REGON
Days of Auld Lang Syne
By MARGUERITE WITTWER, '47
Fifty years of post-collegiate lifewill be marked by grads of the class
of 1944 returning to the campus earlyin June for their "Golden" reunion.
Also reuniting are graduates in '04,'14,'19,'24, and'34.
THE flurry of final-examination weekwill have just ended, and the last
ing for home on Alumni Day, June 3. Onthat date alumni of the classes of 1894,
1914, 1919, 1?)24 and 1934 will return to thescenes of their college days and. reunite with
former classmates.
Fifty years ago a small group of seniorsof the then 22-year-old University of Ore-
gon left the fir-shaded campus. This yearseven of the original group are still living
and those who are able to do so will returnto Oregon to celebrate their golden anni-
versary.
Emma Marie Wold, Phi Beta Kappa,whose study of nationality is used as an
authoritative handbook by the House ofRepresentatives, practiced law in Washing-
ton, D. C. and in 1930 went to The Hagueconference in Europe. Carrie Friendly Har-
ris is the daughter of Samuel H. Friendly,former U of O regent after whom Friendly
hall is named. Amy Powell McClure is thesister-in-law of former Professor Edgar
McClure who lost his life on Mt. Rainierand whose name is borne by McClure hall.
Mary Collier Johnson is the daughter offormer Professor George Collier. Paul J.
Brattain is still a successful cattleman. Me-lissa E. Hill taught English in the Portland
schools before retiring recently, and
George W. Jones ranches alfalfa.
THE "NAUGHTY FOUR"K
NOWN as the Class of "NaughtyFour," the Class of '(14 did not record
their activities in a yearbook. Instead themoney was directed into another channel
to establish the first student loan fund.There were only 19 members of the class,
but the flag which was used to decorate thestage in Villard hall for their commence-
ment is still owned and proudly preservedby them.
Pearl Luckey Eastham, who spent mostof her life since graduation in China, was
confined in a Japanese concentration campwith her husband, who now teaches at Duke
university. She returned to the UnitedStates on the liner Gripsholm and will re-
unite with her classmates in June. The pro-gram is in charge of James Russell, perma-
nent secretary of the class, whose livingmembers include: Pauline Walton, Rosa
Dodge Galey, Lulu Holmes Palmer, LouiseTones, Margaret Bannard Goodall, Lulu
Wayne Currin, John Platts, Ralph Shelley,John Frederick Staver, Lon Sweift, and
Ben F. Wagner.
THE "PRE-WAR'14"
Stated the Class of 1914 in their Oregana,"Our loyalty and interest in the University
will not cease with graduation." Now, 30years later, members will return to the
campus to prove that statement and to re-vive memories of their school days of han-
dle-bar mustaches and trailing skirts. F. H."Dutch" Young, Beta Theta Pi, whom they
will remember as their varsitv cheer leader
and news editor of the Emerald, will be incharge of reunion details again this year.
The class of 1914, an active and vitalgroup, expects to meet if not surpass the
record set by the class of '13, whose reunionlast year attracted a larger attendance than
any of the other classes.
THE "POST-WAR '19"
T HE Class of 1919 returns to celebrateof their senior year less than a dozen men
were in the class, but by June many of themwere- again out of uniform and came back
to graduate. The class welcomed their re-turn, proud of their record of service.
In those days there were bunks in theoutdoor section of Gerlinger for the sol-
diers; in the cold gray dawn long mess lineswere stringing into Friendly hall for break-
fast, and a force of military police patrolledthe campus. Some of the men did not come
back and there were additional gold starsdedicated to them. In this way the class of
'19 has many memories of days which arebeing repeated in 1944.
Committee in charge of the reunion eventis: Dora Frances Ford, Basil Williams, and
Frances Elizabeth Baker.
THE "ROARING TWENTIES"T
HE Class of '24 would have us believethat they were a serious class in the
midst of the "roaring twenties." Their year-book points out that they had seen the pass-
ing of the "rah rah" spirit and the crowd-ing out of many student activities by the
heavy study program evolved because ofnew conditions had made "the library more
popular than the porch swing," they said.
They prided themselves upon leading the"kickoff" for the gift campaign which re-
sulted in several new buildings?the men'sgymnasium and eventually the library and
infirmary.
Members of the class who return thisyear will remember that the University
co-op was located in the block of buildingswhich houses the "Side" when they were
the students who wandered up and downThirteenth?slim co-eds with marcelled
bobs and daring hemlines two or threeinches above the ankles, college boys before
the advent of "tin pants" when bow tieswere still the collegiate vogue.
The '24 reunion this year is under the di-rection of a class committee composed of
Mildred Lecompte Moore, Cecile JohnsonSummers, and Merle Saunders.
THE "PEACETIME (34"T HE peacetime class of 1934 left be-
hind them four years of happy, normalcollege life. Theirs were the days of home-
coming bonfires, long afternoons of canoe-ing on the millrace, Beaux Arts and Mili-
tary balls, the Krazy Kopy Krawl, the Pur-gatory Prowl and journalism Jam. It was
a successful year for Oregon sports; PrinceCallison's mighty grid squad tied with
Stanford for the coast football champion-ship, and in basketball the Ducks made a
sensational rise to second place with equalprestige attained in the minor sports.
Many of this class are now in militaryservice and a few uniforms may be in evi-
dence when this class reunites this spring.Frances Johnston Dick is in charge of ar-
rangements.
MEMBERS OF THE class of 1904 pose on their 25th reunion in 1929.
Shown above are: back row, standing, left to right, Margaret BannardGoodall, Virginia Cleaver Bacon, Louis Dodge, Frederick Staver, Ralph
Shelley, James Russell. Front row, seated, left to right, Pauline Walton,Lulu Holmes Plummer, Louise Jones, Rosa Dodge Galey,
Benjamin Wagner.
WHlis Warren Leaves
Willis C. Warren, '30, who has been ser-ving as acting librarian since August, 1942,
left the campus April 12 for the Universityof Arizona at Tucson to attend navy officer
indoctrination school. He was sworn in asa lieutenant (j.g.) in March. Miss Clarice
Krieg, catalog librarian, will succeed himfor the rest of the school vear.
APRIL 1944
No Priority on Tradition,
Merrymakers Assured
By MARJORIE YOUNG, '45
"Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?" "I've been to
Oregon to see the queen," happily smiled our modern-day raous-
er after viewing the royal court for 1944's Mother Goose inspired
Junior Weekend. Queen Anita emerged from the infirmary (and
a case of poison oak) barely in time to wield her scepter.
MOTHER Goose treks merrily off towar on a high-powered, modern-de-
theme for the 54th annual Junior Weekend.Characters from childhood's Mother Goose
books will invade the campus on May 5,6. and 7 to highlight the third World War
II weekend, streamlined to fit the exigen-cies of the war, but featuring many of the
traditional Weekend events.
Queen Anita Fernandez of Piedmont,California, will rule the Weekend with her
royal court of four princesses, chosen by anall-campus vote from a field of eight final-
ists. In the court are Frances Colton, Phyl-lis Horstman, and Peggy Klepper, all of
Portland, and Elaine Wilson of Yale. Thesefive "pretty maids all in a row," as they
will be presented to Weekenders, provethat even the war hasn't cut the amount
of feminine pulchritude to be found at Ore-gon. The slim blonde queen and her court
will be dressed in styles in keeping withthe Mother Goose theme for their formal
appearances on the campus.
The Junior Prom, traditionally the "big"dance of spring term, will be one of the few
all-campus dances this year to feature anorchestra. Bill Fisher and his orchestra
from Portland have been engaged for thedance. Fisher was introduced to campus
dancers at the Senior Ball, for which heplayed.
Mother Goose will take time off fromher war activities to furnish characters for
the decorations at the Prom, which will beheld on Saturday night, May 6. In charge
of the Prom is Princess Phyllis Horstman,who announced that the Koyl cup for che
most outstanding junior man and the Ger-linger cup for the most outstanding junior
woman, would be presented at the time ofthe Prom.
FIRST on the list of events planned for
on by members of Amphibian, women'sswimming honorary. Work has already be-
gun on the program, which will last twohours, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, May 5.
and will be held in Gerlinger swimmingpool.
Friday evening the annual All-CampusSing will be held. Songs using the nurserv
rhyme theme of the Weekend will be sungby the entering houses, and prizes will be
awarded to the best groups. In addition tothe usual singing competition, skits will be
presented between some of the songs. It isalso planned, by Sing Chairman Arliss
Boone, that men from Steiwer hall, Camp-bell co-op, and possibly from the campus-
stationed air corps will vary the programwith songs featuring male voices.
Saturday will be the big day for Week-end attenders, with four main events on the
calendar. Scheduled for the afternoon isthe campus luncheon, which will be held
late in the afternoon so that army studentson the campus will be able to attend. The
traditional terrace dance willalso be held in the afternoon
in front of the library. In orderto circumvent wartime food
shortages, Weekend plannershave announced that houses
will have lunches put up in pa-per sacks, which will be taken
to the old campus for the pic-nic. Army men will also have
sack lunches, which will betaken to the luncheon site. Cof-
fee and ice cream will be servedto all attending.
Junior Weekend traditionswill be strictly upheld at both
these affairs, and any violatorswill be subject to the time-
honored dunking in the lawschool fountain, scene of many
struggles with coeds trying topreserve coiffures intact for the
Prom. Order of the O men,whose numbers are somewhat
decimated by the war, still re-tain sufficient members and
strength to see that wearers of white shoes,ribbonless frosh coeds, and lidless frosh
will be punished for their non-conformity.
ALSO on the slate for Saturday areheld in conjunction with Junior Weekend.
Programs for the two weekends have beencoordinated by Mothers Weekend Chair-
man Gloria Malloy and Junior WeekendCo-chairmen Anne Craven and Edith New-
ton. The mothers will all meet for tea atalumni hall in Gerlinger between three and
five o'clock Saturday afternoon. The moth-ers' meeting will also be held Saturday af-
ternoon, at a time as yet unannounced.Mothers Weekend, which officially begins
Friday, will be started off with a meetingof the executive board Friday afternoon.
Special services will be given at allchurches in Eugene Sunday morning in
honor of the mothers. Sunday afternoonthe Sunlight Serenade will furnish the finale
to both weekends. The Serenade, under thedirection of Connie Fulmer, will feature the
winners of the All-Campus Sing.Although the Junior Weekend planned
for this year is not as elaborate as the gayfestivities held in the days when no thought
of war dampened the spirits of those par-ticipating, the event will do all that is pos-
sible toward carrying out the old traditionsof an atmosphere of friendliness. Restric-
tions and priorities make it impossible tostage a canoe fete such as usually provides
the distinctive climax, a climax, incidental-ly, which few members of the present junior
class have ever attended.
While the class of 1945 was still in thefreshman state, the Canoe Fete was ruled
out for the first time in years because themill race was being re-routed. By the next
year, war had tightened its fingers on the"makings" for a Canoe Fete, governmental
SCHOOL IS FORGOTTEN for the moment
as Mary (Mercier) and her little lamb pose as
a reminder that Junior Weekend is just around
the corner and will have as its theme this year
"Mother Goose Goes to War."
authorities considering it more necessaryto use the priority materials for a bigger
show. The same considerat.on holds truethis year.
BUT when juniors at Oregon are able tomanner, they will be able to pick up theme
hints from Fetes put over in previousyears. For instance, in 1941, there was the
exotic "Arabian Nights," complete withgenii, and music from R ms'a-Kona'-cofFs
Scheherazade Suite. The \ear before, thejuniors picked a theme from one of the
most charming sections of their own landand built an entire weekend around the cen-
t.al idea of "Southern Plantation." And itwould seem that the present junior class is
not the first to delve ba:k into the ch.Id-hood booklore to find a theme. In 1939 the
queen of Junior Weekend received the titleof "Alice in Wonderland," for her part in
putting over a "Wronderland" ot a Week-end.
"Substitution?'Of Thee We Sing' forCanoe Fete," was the call in 1942, when the
Kaufman-Ryskind musical was presentedto Weekenders. "Stars and Stripes" w.is
the general theme in this Weekend lessthan six months after war had been de-
clared. In 1943, "The South Ameri-anWay" stressed the good neighbor policy on
the campus, and members of the courtdressed in a Latin style.
But this year, it's back to childhoodagain, still keeping an adult eye on the war.
Mother Goose will ride high on her broom-stick?off to war.
Lt. Leland Russell, '38, is now in Kup-
land after spending considerable time inIreland. He was formerly sports editor of
the Idaho Daily Statesman in Boise.
OLD OREGON
News of the Classes With LAUREL GILBERTSON, '44
1890
Perm. Class Sec'y: Fletcher Linn, 1830 S.W. Laurel,
Portland. Oregon.Dr. Robert J. Pilkington, M.D. '90, died
at his home in Astoria on April 2, 1944 af-ter a lingering illness. He was a practicing
physician there for over 40 years beforeretiring last year. For many years he was
identified with the United States publichealth service after graduating from Wil-
lamette university medical school. He was75 vears old at the time of his death.
1897
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Edith Veazie Bryson (Mrs.Edwin R. Bryson), 2066 University St., Eugene.
Dr?Albert W. Kime, M.D. '97, died April1, 1944 after suffering a heart attack a few
days earlier. He was continuing his prac-tice although at the age of 85. He had been
a practicing physician in Cottage Grove,Ore., since 1904 and was mayor for two
terms, city councilman, and city health of-ficer during that time.
1900
Perm. Class Sec'y: Homer D. Angell, 1212 Failing
Bldg., Portland, Ore.Homer D. Angell, '00, representative in
congress from the third congressional dis-trict (Multnomah county) has announced
that he will be a candidate on the Republi-can ticket for renomination in the coming
primaries. It is a coincidence that he andthe late C .N. (Pat) McArthur, '01, another
Oregon graduate, are the only two repre-sentatives who were ever elected from the
third district for three terms. Mr. Angellreceived his M.A. and LL-B. degrees from
Columbia University.
1905
Perm. Class Sec'y: Albert R. Tiffany, 2045 Potter,
Eugene. Oregon.Dr. Robert S. Armes, M.D. '05, died on
April 5, 1944 in Filer, Idaho, according toword received in Eugene by his brother,
E. \V. Armes. Dr. Armes had not beenpracticing for a number of years due to ill
health.
1912
Perm. Class Secy: Mrs. Mildred Bagley Graham.
897 E. 18th. Eugene, Oregon.Mrs. Ethel Green Landess, '12, died
Wednesday, April 12, 1944, at her home inCottage Grove, Ore. Prior to her marriage
in 1914 she taught school in that city andsince that time has made her home there.
News of the death of Dr. Remaldo V.Ellis, M.D. '12, on August 10, 1942 has just
I cached the office. He died of a sudden
heart attack in Ketchikan, Alaska, wherehe has been a practicing physician for many
ytars.
1923
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Aulis Anderson Callaway
(Mrs. Owen M. Callaway), 398 Sunset Lane, Glen-
coe. 111.Lawrence W. (Pink) Manerud, '23, died
suddenly at his home in Eugene on April17, 1944. A well known Eugene business
man, he was a partner in the firm of Man-erud-Huntington Fuel company. While on the
campus he was a member of Beta Theta
Pi fraternity, although his campus life wasiiiterrupted by his service with the navy in
the first World War. He is survived by hiswife, Mrs. He'en duBuy Manerud, '21, and
his daughter, Andree, '47.A get-together was held in Evanston,
111., recently between Mrs. Gertrude Liver-
rr.ore Heusner, "23. Mrs. Aulis AndersonCallaway, '23, and Jay C. Allen, '23, after a
lecture given by Mr. Allen at the Univer-sity dub. .Mien has had some interesting
experiences as a war correspondent inEurope. Mrs. Heusner and Mrs. Callaway
both live in Illinois.
1927
Perm. Class Sec'y: Miss Anna Runes, 3203 E. Burn-s de, Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Virginia Wood Leslie, '27, and twodaughters, Janet and Kathryn, have re-
turned to Eugene to make their home whileher husband, Dr. Lawrence D. Leslie, '29,
M.A. '32, is in the army. Dr. Leslie willenter the medical corps and complete work
for his medical degree.
Recently promoted to the rank of lieu-lenant colonel in the army is George R.
Eckman, '27, now assigned to the generalstaff headquarters at the presidio of San
Francisco.
1928
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Alice Douglas Burns (Mrs.E. Murray Burns), 3215 NE U.S. Grant PI., Port-
land. Oregon.
Lt. J. Rodney Keating, '28, is assistant
PROFESSOR EMERITUS since
1938 Dr. George Rebec is now im-
proving after an emergency opera-
tion in Los Angeles.
Dr. Rebec Improves
At California Hospital
According to latest word, Dr. George Re-bec, professor emeritus of philosophy, is
improving and getting stronger after anoperation due to phlebitis. Dr. John F. Bo-
vard, former dean of the school of educationat the University and now on the UCLA
faculty, visited Dr. Rebec every day at theWhite Memorial hospital in Los Angeles
and reports,
"He has amazing ability to take it con-sidering his a,ne and previous illnesses."
While at a hospital in Tucson, Arizona,Dr. Rebec was stricken with an attack of
phlebitis. Enroute to Portland for an op-eration, he was forced to stop in Los An-
gele.s for an emergency operation.
head of the information and legislation di\,sion of "Seabee" activity of the bureau
of yards and docks in Washington, D. C.
1929
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Luola Benge Bengtson
(Mrs. O. Hilding Bengston), 203 N. Peach St.,
Medford, Oregon.
Recently promoted to the rank of com-m.nder in the naval medical corps was
Edmund H. Berger, M.D. '29. He wascalled to active duty in December, 1942,
and has been at the United States navy hos-pital, Puget Sound navy yard, since that
time. At the time he received his new rankhe was assigned to duty outside the con-
tinental United States. He practiced inPortland for nine years and was an in-
structor in medicine at the University ofOregon medical school before entering the
service.Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Preuss, M.D. '29,
are the parents of a daughter, Pamela Mae,born on November 3, 1943 in Santa Bar-
bara. Dr. Preuss is a physician and surgeonin that city.
1931
Perm. Class Sec'y: William B. Pittman, Jr., Boi187. Exeter, California.
Ensign Constance B. Bordwell, '31, hasset several new lecords for enlistment of
WAVES in eastern Washington and north-ern Idaho since she took over the Spokane,
\Vn., recruiting office when it was estab-lished in September, 1943. She was com-
pleting work for a doctor's degree in Eng-lish at the University of Chicago when she
volunteered for the WAVES. Previous tothat she was an instructor at the Pendle-
ton, Ore., high school.
1932
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Hope Shelley Miller (Mrs.Robert T. Miller), Logansport, Indiana.
Robert D. Eckman, '32, is new coordin-ator of civilian defense for King county.
W'n., with offices in the County-City build-ing in Seattle.
Dr. Jack E. Hewitt, M.A. '32, Ed.D. '43,is now serving on the regular physical edu-
cation staff at the University of California.Herkeley. Hewitt will be remembered here
as the former physical education instructorand Webfoot swimming mentor before
transferring to OSC. Dr. Hewitt and fam-ily, (Marianne Musgrove, '33) and three-
year-old son, O. Jay, are now living intheir new country home at 27 Marianne
Drive, Lafayette, Calif.
1933
Perm- Class Sec'y: Mrs. Jessie Steele Robertson(Mrs. George H. Robertson), St. Francis Apts., 526
N. W. 21st. Portland, Oregon.
Lt. Elmer B. Thompson, '33. has been
in the European theater for over a yearand is now in Italy commanding a com-
pany of "combat engineers." Lt. Col. Or-ville D. Thompson, '30, is stationed with
the air service command at Patterson field,Fairfield, Ohio.
Somewhere in Italy is Lt. Robert R.Hammond, LL.B. '33, former manager of
Ihe Southern Oregon Medical association
in Medford, Ore. Lieutenant Hammondwas stationed at Camp Roberts, Calif., be-
fore being sent to Ft. Renning, Ga., foroffi ers' training.
A graduate of the naval reserve officersindoctrination course at Tucson, Ariz., is
(Continued mi page 10)
APRIL 1944
Swimmers Splash to National Spotlight
By BILL LOVE, '47
Although discontinued for the du-
ration, intercollegiate swimming has
brought to the University laurels won
over a ten-year period that are un-
equalled by any college in the North-
ern Division of the Pacific Coast con-
ference. The exploits of the nine win-
ners are told here.
COACH Mike Hoyman and his Uni-versity of Oregon swimmers have se-cured for themselves the number one sopt
in Northern Division, Pacific Coast con-ference swimming history, based on statis-
tics, records, and all-time all-star selectionsin the 1944 edition of the official Intercol-
legiate Swimming guide. Intercollegiateswimming is on the "suspended" list of
sports at the University of Oregon underpresent wartime conditions, but the records
established by Webfoot mermen during thepast 10 years have been indelibly written
into the annals of Pacific coast conferenceswimming.
Top ratings massed by the Webfootssince intercollegiate swimming was placed
on a formal competitive basis in 1934 arevirtually endless. Hoyman's swimming
crew placed nine men in 14 positions on theall-time Northern Division, Pacific Coast
conference all-star squad of 27 places. Theselections were based on the best intercol-
legiate times recorded in official conferencemeets.
Oregon's chief rival has been the Uni-versity of Washington, but the Webfoots
lead the Huskies in all-around competitionand all-time team selections, the Huskies
polling only six men and in only 12 posi-tions. The other member of the 16-man
squad is from Oregon State.Since 1933, Oregon has won approxi-
mately 60 varsity meets with only seven de-feats in college competition. Four of these
setbacks were at the hands of the Huskies,two to Oregon State, and one to Stanford.
OREGON has invaded California on
1942, winning eight of nine meets "south ofthe border." The Duck splashers defeated
Stanford, California, and San Jose in col-lege competition and handed the San Fran-
cisco Olympic club its first loss in five years.The only defeat was by Stanford in 1939,
when Ned Johns coached the team in theabsence of Hoyman. Under Hoyman, the
Ducks have won six straight in California.The Webfoots have won the Northern
Division swimming championship on fouroccasions. In this department, the Ducks
must take a back seat to the WashingtonHuskies, who have five titles, but in dual
meets between the two schools, Oregon isagain superior, with six triumphs to the
Huskies' four. Washington always has alarger squad, which gives them a decided
advantage in championship meets, whereejach team is allowed four entries in an
event. In dual meets, two men from eachschool is the maximum for each race.
; Approximately 75 varsity swimming rec-ords have been broken by Webfoot splash-
ers since 1933, and they now hold one na-tional, nine Pacific coast, and 12 Northern
Division marks. From 1933 to 1937 theywere undefeated in dual competition, a rec-
ord no other team can come close to match-ing. And in 1935 and 1942, Oregon won all
fifst places in Northern Division champion-ship meets.
HOYMAN ROBINSON NE
NINE MEN AND A COACH who have been rated tops in Northern Divi-
sion swimming. These former Oregon students are no longer swimming for
Oregon, yet they are still garnering titles to honor their alma mater and their
coach, Mike Hoyman, bottom row, center.
IN reviewing his past tank teams, Hoy-
mention:
Sprint free-stylers?Wally Hug, '34, onlya shade slower than Hurd and Powlison;
Gerry Heustis, '42, a one-man swimmingteam, near champion in all strokes and a
great captain, and Mack Miller, '41, holderof a 16-year-old coast conference record of
19.1 seconds for the 40-yard freestyle.Distance free-stylers?Leith Oglesby,
'37, captain of the Oregon varsity in 1934,and Harold Sexton, '37, a fine 220 and 440
yard free-styler. Breast-stroke?Paul andRalph Lafferty, '32 and '40, both excellent
breaststroke mermen, and Steve Fletcher,'32, another top performer in this stroke.
Diving?Clarke Thomsen, '35, perennialAAU diving champion.
Oregon swimming is a wartime casualty,but the Webfoots hope to return to their
dominance of the Pacific coast during thepostwar period.
OREGON'S CHAMPIONS . . .
These nine men represent Oregon on theAil-Time Pacific Coast conference, North-
ern Division swimming team:JIM HURD (1936-37)?Twice a member
of the official All-American team, in 1936and again in 1937. A star sprinter, he was
chosen on the All-Time Northern Divisionteam in three events. He holds numerous
Northern Division and Coast conferencerecords, his most notable feat coming in
1936 when he took three first places againstgreat Stanford and California teams on
consecutive days.
JIM REED (1934-35-36)?A backstrokeace and freestyler. He was killed in an air
accident while serving in the U. S.army aircorps in January 1942. Rated Oregon's best
all-around competitor, he made the all-starteam in the 150-yard backstroke, and indi-
vidual medley. He captured three divisiontitles in 1935, and set a national record in
the 309-yard medley.
BOB CHILTON (1935-36-37)?Oregon'sbest all-time diver. Made the All-American
team in 1937, and established new diving-point records at the 1937 division meet.
De.tated only twice in three >ears, his bestfeat was a victory over California's Kohn,
All-American diver, in the "Cal Pool" in1936.
JACK DALLAS (1939-40-41)?Unde-feated for three years in Pacific Coast con-
ference compet.tion. An All-Americanbreaststroke ace, he established both di-
vision and coast conference records in thatevent, lowering the Pacific Coast record
by ten seconds in his sophomore year. Hecracked the national 300-yard individual
medley mark held by Reed.
SHERMAN WETMORE (1939-40-41)?A teammate of Dallas', and also unde-
feated in the backstroke all three years. Seta new coast conference backstroke record
as a sophomore, and was a member of Ore-gon's record-breaking medley relay team.
JERRY MACDONALD (1940)?Joinedthe a.r corps after one year of competition.
A speedy freestyler, he made the all-timeteam as a member of the 300-yard medley
unit. He was anchor man on Oregon'scrack medley team that set a new Pacific
Coast record, at 3:01.3?a record that stillstands.
JACK ROBINSON (1942)?Got in oneyear with the Ducks before nabbed by the
army. He was Oregon's top distance manin the freestyle, making the team at the
440-yard distance. He set a new NorthernDivision record as a sophomore, and was a
member of that record-breaking freestylerelay team of 1942.
CHUCK NELSON (1942-43)?A back-stroke and freestyle swimmer. He made
the all-time division freestyle relay team.In 1943, he set a new 100-yard coast con-
ference freestyle record, and in 1942 wasnorthwest backstroke champ.
RALPH HUESTIS (1942-43)?Twicenorthern division butterfly breaststroke
(Continued on page 13)
OLD OREGON
FRANK E. HOPPER, '39
Dear Editor,I received the Overseas News Letter and
was very glad it reached me. Was interest-ed in finding out where a lot of the fellows
1 knew while at Oregon were at this time.I worked for a while after leaving Oregon,
Joined the marine corps in January, 1941,aid have been in ever since. After finishing
flight training I was ordered to Jackson-ville, Florida, for instructor duty, remaining
there until March, 1943. Then ordered iothe fleet marine force, I was stationed
at the marine corps air station, El Toro,Santa Ana, California, from April until
August. Our squadron was formed there.
The squadron has been out here in thePacific area since August. While I was in
LI Toro, I went to San Diego and whilethere ran into Jimmy Blair, ASUO prexy
'35. He is a major in the marine corps andsince that time has been promoted to lieu-
tenant colonel. Jimmy was just gettingready to leave the states again. He is sup-
posed to be out in this area.
I have not run into anyone from Oregonbut we have two officers in the squadron
who went to Oregon State. As to what Iam going to do after the war, I have not
yet made up my mind whether to stay in themarine corps or go back to civilian life. I'm
certain of one thing. I will not go back toschool.
While on instructor duty at JacksonvilleI was married. My wife is staying at her
home until our squadron completes thetour of duty and returns to the states. I
appreciate very much the employment ser-vice offer but until I make up my mind
whether to remain in the marine corps ornot I don't believe I had better send for the
employment record blanks.Sincerely yours,
Frank E. Hopper, Major USMCR.
JIM RATHBUN, '42Dear Sir,
Since I received my last copy of Old Ore-gon, my address has been changed. I enjoy
receiving the magazine so therefore am for-warding my new address.
I have run into quite a few alumni bad:here in the East: Bob Koch, '44, is at the
Medical school in New York along withWarren Treece, '43, Bud (Philip) Putnam,
'44, and Jack Leonard, '44, all of the sameclass. They finish there very shortly.
In Newport, R. I., I saw Elliot Wilson,'42, who is a lieutenant in the marines and
Dave England, '41, who is in the navy.
Am looking forward to my next dutywhich will be overseas. Don't forget to for-
ward me the latest editions of Old Oregon.Sincerely yours,
Jim Rathbun, Ensign USXR
NORMAN B. HOLT, '40
Dear Editor,I am pleased to inform you that after one
5ear's chasing my copies of Old Oregonare finally catching up with me. It would be
1 ard to tell you how much enjoyment I getfrom reading them. It's good to find cut
where many of my friends are fight n* thiswar.
Ma\be I could give you a line on a fewWcbfoots in the South Pacific area. I ran
into Ensign Ed Leonard, '41, who is flyin;.-for the navy, and I understand Capt. Bill
Feas'.ey, '-!(), marine corps, is around herealso. Letters from Lt. Bob. Vadnais, '41,
indicate he is up north in the Alaskan sec-tor doing' some flying for the navy. I also
ran into Er.sign Bob Dent, USNR, '40,crit'j by accident to find that he has been
or '?TC'l to niy ship for duty.
Keep up the good work. I'm looking for-ward to a bis homecoming when this is all
over.
Sincerely,Norman B. Holt, Lt., USNR.
ANDREW C. BOYDANOVICH,
'39
Dear Old Oregon,
Though I am yet but slightly, so to speak,removed from the "old stamping grounds"
it is with great reminiscent pleasures thatI read Old Oregon. The last three issues
have just reached me en masse. It is certainlyan excellLnt means of keeping in touch
with one's class and schoolmates.
Dr. Harry Beckwlth, M.D. '42, is resi-dent in surgery at the Union Memorial hos-
pital. Baltimore, Md.; D. Neil Andrews,'-rO, M.D. '43, is assistant resident in sur-
gery at the same hospital. Lt. (j.g.) James
President of theOrder of the "O"
for two years JimRathbun was also
president of BetaTheta Pi and vice-
president of the in-terfraternity coun-
cil. A member ofFriars and a grad-
uate of the schoolof business admin-
istration. Rathbunis now serving as
an ensign with theNavy.
H. Gerow, M.D. '40, and Lt. (j.g.) Glen G.Lice, M.D. '42, are now with amphibious
marine units somewhere in the CentralPacific. Occasionally I write to a few oth-
ers.
At present I am completing a specialcc urse at the University of Pennsylvania
graduate school of medicine and will bescheduled for overseas duty in that capacity
soon.
Sincerely yours,Andrew C. Boydanovich,
First Lt. MCAUS
LT. JOHN G. NELSON, '40
Dear Editor,
Here is some of the late news of Oregonalumni that I have had the good fortune to
meet on niv travels of the past six months.Lt. Bob WirUermute, USNAF '40 and his
vvife, Kay Bob JO;!: '42 are stationed and re-siding in Livermore, Calif. Lt. Bob Elliott,
'40, is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., wherehe recently wed a Louisville belle.
Ensign Glenn Powder, '43, is on a sub-
chaser "somewhere in the South Pacific."'Harry Horoway, '41, is with the army clas-
sification division, Fresno, Calif.
Your correspondent is in the South Pa-cific with the army air corps and hopes to
exchange this "South Sea Island Paradise"soon for a change of scenery?something
on the order of the artistic greenery of theOregon forests. (That Oregon "mist" will
even look good!)
Kindest regards to Professor W. F. G.Thacher and Dean Earl.
John G. Nelson, Lieutenant, AAF.
Who'd'a Thought It?
They both wore khaki. Both were takinga long-awaited look around the "shack,'
their old hang-out. Then they ran into eachother in the hall.
"Well, what are you doing here?" wasthe surprise exclamation. Pfc. G. Duncan
Wimpress, '44, and Pvt. Joe Miller, '43,had both chosen April 17 to revisit the cam-
pus.
Miller, former Emerald columnist andsportswriter and Old Oregon co-editor, was
on his way to the Aleutians as a censor.Rosalie Daggy Miller, '44, was with him en
route to Seattle. Wimpress was expectingoverseas duty, having finished a course at
Fordham university. Last year he was man-aging editor of the Emerald. Miller report-
ed that Elbert Hawkins, '40, LeRoy Mat-tinjly, '38, and Dick Chamberlain, '46, were
also in the Alaska Communications system.
Alums Can Donate Books
To S.S. "Prince Campbell"
A ship's library has been established forthe S. S. "Prince L. Campbell," Liberty
r>hip christened last September in honor ofPrince L. Campbell, president of the Uni-
versity of Oregon from 1902 to 1925. Anumber of volumes have already been sent
to the ship by Mr. and Mrs. David Camp-bell, brother of President Campbell.
The welfare of the Prince Campbell'screw is carefully watched by alumni and
friends familiar with the brilliant career ofthe man for whom it was named. Anyone
who wishes to contribute interesting read-ing materials for the ship's library may send
the books to the Alumni office, from wherethey will be sent in one box to the proper
officials to be transferred to the ship.
Two Freshmen Assume
Managerial Positions
Two freshmen, Roseann Leckie andMarge Cowlin, won the positions of busi-
ness managers for the Emerald and theOregana for 1944-45. Miss Leckie had
served as advertising manager and nationaladvertising manager on the Emerald staff
during the year. Miss Cowlin had been co-advertising manager of the Oregana.
Two juniors will handle the editorial du-ties of the two student publications for the
next year. Edith Newton, new Oregana ed-itor, served as Oregana business manager,
and Marjorie Young, new Emerald editor,acted as the Emerald managing editor dur-
ing 1943-44.
June Beverly Boswell, '45, was marriedto William J. Macy, '44, on February 26,
1944 in McMinnville. Macy was stationedwith the ROTC unit on the campus until
March 8 when he went to Santa Ana, Calif,for assignment to an army pre-flight school.
He is the son of Glen S. Macy, '20. Mrs.Macy will remain in McMinnville for the
present.
APRIL 1944
Paint and Perfume ?
Invasion Ammunition
By CAROL COOK, '45Fraternity houses fell before the onslaught of war-time adjustments as
the dormitory coeds moved in and made themselves at home. The indignitiesof the loss of masculine identity will be removed next year, however, for the
girls will be housed in Susan Campbell and John Straub halls.
EW1LDERED feminine faces greet-Bed chaotic evidences of masculinity at
the beginning of fall term when over250 dormitory women moved into the va-
cated fraternity houses. And that mascu-linity was evident in more than just the
furnishings in the houses. Lush he-manleather upholstered chairs were scarred
with cigarette burns; walls were coveredwith penciled names, phone numbers, and
deserted pin-up girls. Furniture wasscarred, the windows were dirty, dust hung
in the corners of the rooms from the cob-webs on the ceilings, missed in the first
cleaning given to the houses during thesummer. Pianos showed the mistreatment
that boogie-woogie "artists" had giventhem?out of tune, and the ivory missing
from many of the keys.
But bewilderment soon gave way to de-termination, excitement, and planning. For
the girls, given the chance to assert theirfeminine abilities, had gone to work. Out
popped mops, scrub rags, soap, and floorwax. When these domestic cleaning arti-
cles had done their work, and the housesshone, paint brushes and paint cans be-
came the order of the day.
For weeks, the upstairs halls were filledwith miscellaneous articles of furniture in
the process of rejuvenation. Dressers anddesks and bookcases and magazine racks
changed miraculously. Brilliant whites andctearns, dusky browns and more daring
reds and blues replaced the pencil-scarredand chipped-paint tastes of the former mas-
culine occupants of the houses. When thefurniture had been taken care of, the walls
were next attacked with paint brushes. Thegirls discovered the wonders of wall paint
that went on fast and dried faster. The pin-up girls went into waste baskets, and the
names and telephone numbers were oblit-erated with green, blue, yellow, pink or
cream wall paint.
PRIDE glowed on those feminine faceshad brought. But the girls weren't finished.
Hurried trips to dry-goods stores downtown, secret and whispered conferences,
evenings spent at home with the sewingneedles working furiously, and the final
traces of "the male animal" had disap-peared. Soon ruffled curtains framed the
windows, couches were covered with gayprinted materials, frilly pillows accented
the femininity of the transformed houses.Mirrors made more for decoration than
reflection and Frank Sinatra photos replacedthe pin-up girls, and the final touch: a faint,
feminine odor of colognes and powderclung to the former haunts of tobacco
smoke.
Then, and only then, did the girls settledown to the serious job of studying, and to
actually living in their new homes. In theprocess of studying and living they dis-
covered several things. The first, and mostalarming discovery was that, apparently,
the fellows had never done any washingor ironing. There were no wash tubs, no
irons, no clothes lines. A Delta Upsilonalum, sadly examining the feminine aspects
of his old haunt (rechristened Hawthornelodge) rather meekly admitted that he had
always sent his clothes to a laundry. But,somehow, those minor difficulties were
straightened out.
Their own houses in order, the girls be-gan finding out about the other dorm units
on the campus. Birch lodge (Delta TauDelta) had a house full of freshmen. Wild
rumors circulated over the campus aboutsome of the weird red and blue color
schemes that the old Susan Campbell halljjrls had installed in the Theta Chi house
(Hillcrest lodge). More freshmen popu-lated Alder (Phi Gamma Delta) and Mill
(Chi Psi) lodges. The Hendricks girls hadformed the nuclei of two units: Hawthorne
lodge (Delta Upsilon) and Casa Blancalodge (Alpha Tau Omega). There were
more freshmen in the Beta Theta Pi house(Lombardy lodge). Laurel lodge (Sigma
Phi Epsilon) also had freshmen.
MEN, civilian men, were doing fine at
Nu and Pi Kappa Alpha houses). Rumorssbout the men's units invaded the campus
too; it seemed that the handful of upper-classmen were having quite a time keeping;
the exuberant freshmen in hand. (Spencerhall was closed at the end of fall term, as
the armed services took more and more ofthe civilians.) Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Al-
pha Epsilon, and Sigma Chi housed armystudents. The ROTC men returned to the
campus to live in the Kappa Sigma house.Phi Kappa Psi was turned into a nurses'
home, and Phi Sigma Kappa became a dor-
mitory for Northwest Christian college stu-dents.
The former members of the dormitoryhalls of residence found many new chal-
lenges living in the fraternity houses. Thesmaller groups (averaging from 35 to 45
students in a house) discovered the fun ofj,roup living. Cooperation i
n a house whereeach member was known intimately to the
other members was one of the most thrill-ing discoveries.
The girls had worked together to maketheir houses more attractive, and they
worked together to make them more fun.Nearly everyone went to the house dances
?the social chairmen, in cooperation withthe social committees of the army students
and the men's units, had been busy, anddormitory social life found new strength.
House administration was of vital interestto everyone, and not merely the concern
of a council of a few.
BREAKING the houses into smallercompetition, too. There were more than
twice as many girls needed for intramuralttams, and the intramural sports program
put to use the new house pride.
New responsibilities came with the newliving organizations. Lawns had to be
mowed (gardeners went out with the war).Floors had to be swept, beds had to be
iT;ade, there were tables to be set, meals toserve and dishes to be washed. There was a
job for each girl, and doing the job gaveeach girl a sense of belonging, of pride in
her organization. There were new free-doms, too, that came with the new house.
The rules that govern few are seldom asrestrictive as the rules that govern many.
And the rules were made by the girls?consequently they were respected and up-
held.
The girls are happy in their new houses,and their smiling faces show it. They enjoy
the privileges, the responsibilities, and thefun that comes from living with a group
that is large enough to be lively yet smallenough to be manageable. And they have
appreciated the opportunity to live inhouses made feminine and individual by
the work ot their own hands.
THAT OLD BATTERED DAVENPORT looks rather out of place as apart of the furniture for a girls' dorm, but that is just exactly what the Phi
Gamma Delta house has become. Shown above enjoying themselves in acorner are the following underclassmen: Marvene Westrum, Joene Johnson,
Valerie Strahl, Pat Avenall, Pat Mitchell, and Roberta Garth.
OLD OREGON
News of the Classes With LAUREL GILBERTSON, '44
(Continued from page 6)Lt. (jg) Roy H. Sheedy, '33. Before being
commissioned in December, 1(H3, ho wasemployed under civil service at the Pueblo
army ordnance depot, Colo. Mrs. Sheedy,(Elizabeth Skei, '37) has been living with
her parents in Beaverton but will join herhusband at his new post.
Xew public relations officer for the 9thservice command at Fort Douglas, Utah,
is Major Eugene D. Mullins, '33, formerSeattle and Portland newspaper man. For
the past 15 months, Major Mullins hasbeen executive officer of the intelligence di-
\ision at the headquarters. Mrs. Mullins,(Margaret Fries, '35) and their two chil-
dren reside in Utah.
From the 15th air force headquarters inItaly comes word of the promotion of Lt.
Col.' Arthur M. Clark, '33, LL.B. '35, fromthe rank of major. He is a staff officer of a
Flying Fortress wing in which capacity hehelped prepare the first bombing of Rome
and raids on enemy strong points in Tu-nisia, Pantelleria, Sicily, Sardinia, France,
Germany, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia andBulgaria. Colonel Clark's wife, the former
Adele Hitchman, '33, lives in Portland.
1934
Perm. Class Sec'y: Frances R. Johnston Dick,260 East Wilson Street, Salem, Ore.
Major Rudolph E. Hegdahl, '34, has re-turned from overseas duty after spending
over two years in the European theater ofaction. He has been temporarily assigned
to the 2nd AAF Hdqrs., at ColoradoSprings, Colo.
Capt. Robert E. Lewis, '34, M.Ed. '39,is with the army engineers in New Gui-
nea.
Thomas C. Hartfiel, '34, is an attorneyin Roseburg. He has also been made a
justice of the peace there.
1936
Perm. Class Sec'y: Ann-Reed Burns, 2566 S. W.Vista, Portland. Oregon.
Staff assistant for the American RedCross in Xorth Africa is Jane Whitmore,
'36. Prior to her Red Cross work she washostess at the Xew York World's Fair for
two years. Her home is in Manhassett,
Xew York.
Lt. Gifford L. Sobey, '36, has seen lotsof action since getting overseas duty with
the navy in October, 1943. In that time hehas participated in the invasion of the Gil-
berts, Makin, the Marshalls, and severalethers, besides living in a "fox hole" on
"K" rations for 50 hours. Among other
things he has crossed the equator morethan 30 times and been commended for
"exceptional service." His sister, EnsignKatharine D. Sobey, '31, is upholding the
navy service record at home as an instruc-
tor for WAVES and corpsmen at theYosemite park naval hospital. She is in
the naval reserve nurse corps.
1937
Perm. Class Sec'y: David B. Lowry, Highcrott
Orchard, Anderson Rd., Ashland, Oregon.
George E. Jones, '37, United Press war
correspondent, has returned to Eugene af-ter a three-week trip to Xew York City
and Washington, D. C. While in Xew Yorkhe delivered a Japanese officer's sword
which he brought back from the Pacificarea and which will be auctioned off dur-
ing the coming fifth war loan drive in New
York. Jones will remain at his home in
Eugene until the first of May, at which
time he will be assigned back to the south-
west Pacific.
1938
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Gayle Buchanan Karshner(Mrs. Don K. Karshner), Box 76, Arcata, Calif.
\ veteran of the large Truk raid is Lt.(jg) Woodrow Truax, '38, navy dive
bomber pilot, who recently returned homeafter a year's service in the south Pacific.
The Truk engagement was his sixth majorbattle and one in which he and his squad-
ron mates were credited with destroying
20 Jap planes and 23 ships. His squadronwas commanded by Lt. Com. Edward
(Butch) O'Hare, famous fighter pilot wholost his life at Makin.
Parents of a son, Richard Lester, born atEmanuel hospital in Portland in March,
1944, are Capt. and Mrs. Richard L. Currin,'38, M.D. '40. Capt. Currin is on active duty
with the army medical corps.Training at the WAVES officer candidate
school at XTorthampton, Mass., is LouiseWatson, '38, former instructor in physical
education at the University of Illinois.Miss Watson was also working for her
master's degree in education there.All four Hanscam brothers from Har-
bor, Ore., are in the service, according to aletter received from their mother, Mrs. E.
E. Hanscam. Leading the list is, Vernon F.Hanscam, '38, in New Guinea with the
navy. Next is Merle A. Hanscam, '41. whohas just completed boot training at Farra-
gut, Idaho., and has gone east to attendcollege at Bainbridge, N. Y. Cpl. Elmer E.
Hanscam, Jr., '45, is an instructor at Ft.Knox, Ky., where he has been for nearly
a year. Last, is Cadet Mervin L. Hanscam,'40, on his way to a new post after com-
pleting training under the ASTP programat George Washington university in Wash-
ington, D. C.
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.
In training as a naval aviation cadet isJohn N. McLeod, '39, now taking intensive
training prior to his transfer to a naval
air station for flight instruction. He will beat the Athens, Ga., preflight school for
three months.
Kenneth W. Battleson, '39, is now audi-tor for the McDonald Candy company and
its eight branches in western Oregon. Hishome is in Eugene with his wife and Id
months old son, Kirk. He served for some
time as an ensign in the navy, receiving anhonorable discharge in February, 1943. His
brother, Ensign Keith G. Battleson, '41, iswith the naval air corps somewhere in the
Pacific where he has been for the pasteight months.
Larry Xeil, born February 14, 1944, in Al-bany, Ore. Lieutenant Frager is on active
duly with the army air corps.
Rev. Charles P. Devereaux, '40, is fieldsecretary for the Big Brother association
of Columbus, Ohio. He and his wife, theformer Edith Paris, "42, are living in Co-
lumbus.
From Philadelphia, Pa., conies an an-nouncement of the birth of a son, Lawr-
ence Robert, on February 11 to Lt. andMrs. Robert G. Derr, '40. Lieutenant Derr
is stationed at the army signal depot inPhiladelphia.
1941
Perm. Class Officers: President Bob Keen, 3143 NE18th, Portland; Secretary Majeane Glover Wersch-
kul, Lloyd Sullivan, John Cavanagh, Bill Ehrman,Tiger Payne, Grace Irvin Glang, Barbara Pierce,
Betty Buchanan.From the south Pacific comes word of
the promotion of Sol Banasky, '41, to therating of chief yeoman in the navy. He is
serving with an amphibious unit. His wife,the former Irma liemler, '42, lives in Port-
land.
Lt. Lindon H. Bramwell, '41, recentlyreported for duty at Fort Mason, Calif.,
and has been assigned to the overseas sup-ply division at the Oakland army base.
Lieutenant Bramwell entered the army a*an enlisted man in 1942 and spent some
time in Hawaii before receiving his com-mission.
(.Continued on page 12J
1940
Perm. Class Officers: Phil Lowry, Medford. Oregon;Secretary, Roy Vernstrom; Rita Wrieht Stackhouse.
Marge Van Matre, Alyce Rogers Sheetz, LeonardJermain, Ann Frederickson, Scott Corbett.
Lt. and Mrs. William L. Frager, '3')
( Elizabeth Davis) are the parents of a son,
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APRIL 1944
Not to be outdone by the coeds' exclusiveget-together, Coed Capers, the campus
male contingent met in McArthur court,Friday night, April 21, for a all-male smok-
er. On the card for the smoker were threeboxing bouts and one wrestling match.
Charles Politz, '45, headed the committeefor the affair, and Jim Lund, '46, arranged
the bouts.
* ? ?
"Go Native" dinners were held in thecoed houses early in April to collect junk
jewelry to be used by servicemen for trad-ing with natives in the South Pacific. Sup-
pressed desires, sarongs, sultry movie starsand hula skirts were used by the girls as
background themes for the dinners. Twoapple boxes of discarded ornaments were
turned over to the USO to be distributedto the men.
* * *
A program of operatic music sung bystudents in the school of music was pre-
sented to an audience packing the musicschool auditorium even beyond the "stand-
ing room only" limit April 11. Marie Rogn-dahl, '45, just returned from her .appearance
in Albany, N. Y., as a finalist in the GeneralElectric Hour of Charm contest for the
"Undiscovered Voice of America," was theoutstanding attraction on the program.
* * *
Plans for a guide-book to be distributedto entering students at the University have
recently been put into action. The book isto include explanations of University tradi-
tions and information as to class organiza-tions, publications, athletics, churches, a
calendar of events, and other indications ofthe personality of the University.
* * *
Polled as part of the publicity for theFrosh Glee, three popular songs were
picked for the students to highlight thedance, held Saturday night, April 15. "For
You" came in as the first place winner inthe vote, followed closely by "I Love You"
and "Poinciana."
* * *
Bright and early?at 6:45?on Eastermorning, 1200 students and townspeople
gathered in McArthur court for the tradi-tional sunrise services?minus the sun. The
Eugene high school a capella choir and theUniversity stringed ensemble presented the
music for the services. Dr. John L. Knight,professor of religion at Willamette univer-
sity, established the mood of the servicewith his sermon, "A Faith Reborn."
* * ?Bowling alleys, a movie room, a free stu-
dent book exchange, a photo shop and de-veloping facilities, a check cashing service,
a campus post office, ticket bureau, a lostand found office, were among the re-
quests made by students for inclusion inthe student union building in an all-campus
poll. Also requested were facilities for smallgames and social centers for dancing, din-
ing, and student meetings.
* * ?Bidu Sayao, Brazilian coloratura soprano
and a member of the Metropolitan opera
company, closed the Greater Artists' seriesfor the year with her concert, Wednesday,
April 18. Miss Sayao, reported as being"typically Latin in looks," was one of
1944's ten best-dressed women.
MU PHI EPSILON CONCERTS have practically become a tradition on
the University campus. Held every Sunday afternoon in the browsing room
of the library, they feature classical music and are attended by a capacity
crowd every time.
The Gleemen?Modern Troubadours
(Continued from page 3)the Gleemen have been responsible for
raising more than $25,000 for the Shriners*hospital for crippled children and for other
child welfare work of the Rotarians there.The war and travel restrictions have pre-
vented the Gleemen singing in Portland in1943 and 1944.
In addition to their Portland concerts,the Gleemen have sung in many other Ore-
gon cities, under the sponsorship of Rotaryclubs, Lions clubs, etc., including Salem,
Cottage Grove, Corvallis, McMinnville,Roseberg, Marshfield, Coquille, Klamath
Falls, Silverton, Albany, Camp Adair (andseveral of those places have invited the
singers for more than one year).
ADDITIONAL state recognition and1929 when the singers went to the Golden
Gate International exposition at San Fran-cisco as the official representatives of Ore-
gon. The state legislature passed a bill toallocate funds to send the Eugene chorus
as the official state group to the fair.
Previously, the Gleemen had sung at aRotary International convention in Seattle,
1932. In 1937 they journeyed to Victoria,B. C. at the invitation of the Arion club of
that city for joint concerts, the Arion clublater repaying the visit by coming to Eu-
gene for concerts in 1938. Several times theGleemen have broadcast over radio, and one
time presented a program broadcast over aNational Broadcasting company hook-up.
The Gleemen, for a short time at firstknown as the Eugene Men's chorus, were
formally organized at a meeting January14, 1926. Desire for such an organization
had been expressed some time before byleaders, and the chorus that emerged partly
developed because groups of Eugene sing-ers had appeared at an Elks convention in
Portland in 1925 and at the Kiwanis clubs'district convention in Vancouver the same
summer. Following the meeting on Jan.14, 1926, the Eugene chamber of commerce,
and the local service clubs?Rotary, Ki-wanis, Lions?cooperated in promoting
such a group by advertising and contribut-ing money.
At a meeting on Jan. 26, 1926, the nameEugene Gleemen was adopted, suggested
by Rev. Frederick G. Jennings (then Epis-copal rector in Eugene, now a chaplain in
the army) whose father had been a memberof a men's singing club in England known
as the Bristol Gleemen. The first concertof the Eugene Gleemen was given in May
of 1926, and the singers formed a nucleusfor the chorus which sang later that year
at Eugene's first pioneer pageant. Eversince, when pageant time comes, the Glee-
men members have been prominent in theranks of the singers performing at Eu-
gene's famed spectacle.
These alumni are active members of theGleemen: J. F. Cramer, ME '32, D.Ed. '38;
Paul F. Potter, '35, ME '42; Bernard Hol-ton, '30; Thomas A. McKenzie, '30; Dale
Cooley, '27; Harry B. Johnson, '29; John C.McMullen, '30; Edwin Mickel, '44; James
D. Stewart, '26; J. Willis Bertsch, '22; Clif-ford Constance, '25, MA '29; Harold H.
King, '31; Earl M. Pallett, '31.
The following Eugene Gleemen, Oregonalums, are in military service: Wayne M.
Akers, BBA '22, BS '23; W. Harold Ayres,BA '31, BM '33; Dean Beistel, '31; Henry
Beistel, '31; R. B. Carmichael, '41; Laur-ence Celsi, '42; Leland Chase, '40; Don
Thomas Childers, '39; Gerald Childers, '40;Charles Jay Crittenden, '44; John Dever-
aux, '41; Don Keith Eva, '31; Delbert E.Faust, '25; Norman Joseph Gaeden, '44; Joe
Gerot, '34.
Robert Jay Gould, '31; Phillip Glass, '40;John W. Harms, '43; Willis B. Johnson,
'44; Joe C. Keever, '42; William M. Kid-well, '27; Robert L. Mack, '40; Warren
Mack, '46; Bruce Mclntosh, '39; WilliamJ. Pengra, '46; Lester S. Ready, '41; Charles
W. Roffe, '44; J. W. Shankland, '41: SidneySinclair, '44; Eastly D. Schick, "43; Glenn
Snyder, '46; Arville Thompson, '35; RobertW. Wilson, '32.
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News of the Classes With LAUREL GILBERTSON, '44
(Continued from page 10)
1942
Lt. Charles H. Lundquist, '42, has com-pleted a course in depot administration and
supply at the army service forces depot atColumbus, Ohio. He received his commis-
sion as a second lieutenant in the quarter-master corps at Camp Lee, Va., on No-
vember 12, 1943. Before entering the ser-vice, Lieutenant Lundquist, was an ac-
countant in Portland.
Lt. and Mrs. William D. MacGibbon,'42, (Isolde Eichenlaub, '42) are being
congratulated on the birth of a son, Wil-liam Douglas MacGibbon, II, born on
April 2, 1944, in Little Rock, Ark.
Stationed with Co. B, 276th Inf., at CampAdair, Ore., is Lt. Richard D. Johnson, '42.
Two alums stationed at the 3rd FerryingGroup headquarters in Romulus, Mich., are
Capt. Joseph E. Gurley, '42, and Lt. Stan-ley L. Davis, '42. Mrs. Davis, the former
Bette Norwood, '41, is also living in Rom-ulus.
Lt. Raymond E. Bates, '42, received thesilver wings of an aerial navigator and a
commission as a second lieutenant in thearmy air corps at graduation exercises at
Hondo army air field, Tex., in February. Hehas been assigned to the replacement depot
at Hammer field, Calif.
Latest letter in the Register-Guard refer-ring to the Lane county post-war plan
which appeared in Yank is from Capt. RoyC. Conroy, '42, who saw the article in the
Fersian 'edition. Captain Conroy has beenin the Persian Gulf area for 16 months as a
so called "traffic manager" for the Russiansupply line. He claims that the real menace
there is not from bombs, but from the heatwhich gets as high as 150 in midday.
1943
Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Norman Scott, '39,(Daisy Myers, '43) are the parents of a
daughter, Diana Gail, born on February 8,1944, in Portland. Lieutenant Scott, a mem-
ber of the navy seabees, is now in the east.He was formerly on the advertising staff of
the Eugene Register-Guard.Lt. Jacob Maddox, '43, is now stationed
at Tinker Field, Okla., after graduatingfrom the army air forces statistical school,
Harvard university on December 11, 1943.He has been assigned as liaison officer in
the air service command.
Lt. Margaret E. Itschner, '43, army nursecorps, is now at the Spokane army air
base station hospital after being stationedfor some time at Pendleton, Ore.
Mary Anderson, '43, drum majorette of
the Oregon band for four years, is teach-ing physical education at Medford high
school. She recently was judge at the drummajorette contest sponsored by the Elks
lodge of Salem.
Lt. Frank E. Baker, '43, is now an in-structor at Camp Blanding, Fla., after re-
ceiving his commission at Ft. Benning, Ga.,on January 6, 1944. He recently spent a
ten-day leave in Washington, D. C., andNew York City.
A card from Mrs. Bette Reames Hunter,'43, brings us up to date on a number of
alums. Mrs. Hunter is back in Medford
after spending some time in Corvallis withher husband Capt. Robert Hunter. She no-
tifies us that PFC and Mrs. Robert K.Christensen, '42, (Gloria Mae West, '43)
are the parents of a son born in January,
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1944. Margaret Ann Brown, '43, is workingfor the Office of Defense Transportation in
Medford and Mrs. Natalie Tengwald Gal-breaith, '43, is employed by the U. S. Na-
t.onal bank while husband, Lt. Don Gal-breaith, '42, is is on active duty with the
marines in the Pacific.
Four graduates of the University of Ore-gon nurses school in Portland are now
following their profession in various partsof the country. ?. Marie Hohmann, '43, is
a flight nurse in the army air corps, train-ing with the air evacuation group. At the
Denver municipal tuberculosis dispensaryis Mrs. Ruby L. Chaney, PHNC '43, as
a public health nurse for the Denver healthdepartment. Also a public health nurse is
Ellen H. Ryan, PHNC '43, at Ogden,Utah. Mrs. Mildred D. Rordame, '43, is an
instructor at the University of Utah in thenursing education division. She is also car-
rying courses toward receiving her degreethere.
1944
Flight Officer Kenneth P. Blais, '44, wasrecently home on sick leave to recover
from injuries suffered in a plane crash atRedmond last May. When the plane
crashed, his safety belt broke and his legwas fractured, broken in three places. He
was hospitalized for five months.
Lt. William B. Hilton, Jr., '44, has beenawarded the air medal for completing five
operational missions over enemy-occupiedEurope. His wife, the former Henrietta
Holcomb, 40, lives in Eugene.
Wallace K. Manville, '44. sound man,second class in the navy, was recently home
on leave after spending nine months over-seas. He served on a destroyer that took
part in the invasions of Salerno and Sicily.Manville has campaign ribbons showing
service, convoy and patrol duty alongAmerican shores and task force service in
North African waters. He has been in theservice since June, 1942.
1945
Lt. Elmer A. Hendricks, '45, receivedhis commission as a second lieutenant and
the wings of a pilot in the army air forcesat graduation exercises held recently at
Marfa field, Tex.In the last stages of his flight training in
the navy is A/C William C. Lower, '45, atCorpus Christi, Tex.
The rating of petty officer, storekeeper
third class has been granted to MarilynJane Heartwell, '45, at graduation cere-
monies at the WAVE yeoman naval train-ing school on the campus of Indiana Uni-
versity. At the same time, Marjorie M. de-
Pourtales, '45, entered Camp Lejeune, N.C, for boot training with the women ma-
rines.A/C Lyle Jack Brown, '45, is now in the
advanced stage of his army pilot training
at Foster field, Tex.
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1946
Pvt. Edwin "Ted" Baker, '46, has beenwounded in action in the Bougainville cam-
paign and evacuated to a station hospital.The nature of his wounds were unknown
but in a letter written for him by a pal hesaid that his "right flipper" wasn't working
well enough yet for him to write. He wasserving with the mortar section of an in-
fantry company, American division.
Two graduates of the army advancedtwo-engine pilot school are Lt. Donald H.
MacKenzie, '46, and Lt. Harold H. Locke,'45. They received their wings and com-
missions at Stockton field, Calif.
Returning home with a medical dis-charge from the army after over a year's
service is Edward B. Murphy, '46, youngestof the seven sons of Mrs. E. V. D. Murphy
in the service. After entering the army inNovember 1942 and being sent to England
in May 1943, he injured his foot in a train-ing accident in England and spent several
months in a hospital over there before be-ing returned to the United States.
Marriages
Miss Janet Russell and Morgan H. Hart-ford, '32, were married in Portland on Jan-
uary 11, 1944 at the White Temple. Mr.Hartford is on active duty with the navy.
Announcement has been made of themarriage of Nora R. Hitchman, '37, and Lt.
(ig) Walter B. Moore, of Walla Walla,Wn, on February 5, 1944. They will be at
home at 2411 Webster street, San Fran-cisco, Calif.
Dorothy M. Wilkinson, '37, and Sgt.Milton Brower were married in the Edge-
water Beach Presbyterian church, Chica-go, 111., early in February, 1944.
Miss Olive Hurley and Lt. Kenneth W.Cole, '38, were married in the chapel at
the Portland army air base on December9. 1943. Lieutenant Cole received his com-
mission at graduation exercises on Decem-ber 1 from the officer candidate school of
the transportation corps at New Orleans,La.
Miss Eileen Maloney and Ensign JohnC. Espy, '38, were married on March 30,
1944 in the Methodist Episcopal church,Puyallup, Wn. Ensign Espy is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil J. Espy, '11.
New York City was the scene of thewedding of Miss Nancy M. Hunt, '38, and
Ensign William C. Booth of the U. S. mer-chant marine, on December 4, 1943.
A simple wedding of March 23, 1944 wasthat of Miss Jeanne Sickenga and Harold
M. Cicco, '40, in Yakima, Wn.(Continued on page 14)
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PROMOTION of Fremont B. Hodson,'20, commanding officer of the NewOrleans port of embarkation, to briga-
dier-general brings to four the number ofalumni who now hold that rank. General
Hodson has had an extensive military ca-reer since he left the University of Oregon
medical school shortly after the outbreakof World War I and enlisted at the aee of
23.
He became a second lieutenant in the in-fantry in 1918 and served in France until
the summer of 1919. He returned to servein the infantry at Vancouver barracks until
1925. He has also seen duty in the Philip-pines and Panama and has been stationed
at various posts in the U. S. He was as-signed to the transportation service when
the war department was reorganized inMarch, 1942.
The other three alumni ranked as briga-dier generals are Gen. George Clark Dun-
ham, MD'14, Gen. Robert Miller Montague,'20, Gen. Condon C. McCornack, '01, now
retired.The distinguished flying cross as a result
of 25 combat missions over enemy-occu-pied Europe is the record of Lt. Donald L.
Seavey, '40. He adds this distinction to anair medal and three oak leaf clusters. The
first Schweinfurt mission was the tough-est, he reports, and in that engagement his
Flying Fortress, the "Miss Betty R," tooka real beating. When they landed they
found five direct hits by 20 mms. in theship.
Within a year of attaining the rank ofmajor, Bill Rosson, '40, because of "demon-
strated combat leadership" has been pro-moted to lieutenant colonel. He is with the
infantry in the Anzio beachhead operationsin Italy and holds the Purple Heart award
for wounds received in combat.Also in the thick of the battle on the An-
zio beachhead is Capt. Raymond H.Schwab, '40, and in a letter to his brother
commented, "The fireworks at night aresomething to see?a free show, just about
any time you want to stick your neck aboveground."
OVERSEAS service with the Ameri-
Gorrell, '41, and her safe arrival in Aus-tralia has been announced. She is a staff
assistant with the organization. Before re-ceiving her appointment, she was a social
caseworker for the public welfare commis-sion.
Major Homer F. Kellems, '18, head ofthe army air corps department of orienta-
tion located in the Pentagon building inWashington, D. C, is being transferred to
the Calcutta, India, air corps headquarters.He has made several charting expeditions
to various war fronts and was with theferry command earlier. He is a brother of
Vivien Kellems, '18, Connecticut industrial-ist.
Lt. Col. Emery E. Hyde, '34, for the pastyear with headquarters in the North Afri-
can theater of war, personnel division, isback in Washington, D. C. on official busi-
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ness after which he may return to Algiers.He is on the staff of Generals Devers and
Wilson.
1st Lt. Howard (Bud) Baker, '42, recent-ly completed 30 combat missions as pilot of
a Douglas dive bomber operating from abase in New Guinea and was sent to Aus-
tralia on a rest leave.
Among recent promotions are those ofMarch A. Bowers, '42, promoted to first
lieutenant. He is assistant personnel officerat the army air base, Lincoln, Neb. Robert
C. Boyd, '42, also has been promoted tofirst lieutenant. He is stationed at Cherry
Point, N. C. in the marine air wing base.
Harold P. Huggins, recently commis-s.oned a second lieutenant, received his
wings upon completion of two-engine pilottraining at Marfa army air field, Tex. How-
ard McCarl, '42, received his commissionas a second lieutenant upon graduation
from the advanced two-engine flying schoolat Douglas, Ariz, in February. He reported
February 20 to Kingman, Ariz, for furthertraining.
Se;ond Lt. Leonard W. Eaton, '41, islisted by the war department as missing
in action in the European area. He receivedtraining in the army air corps at, Santa Ana,
Calif, and Deming, New Mexico.
APRIL 1944
Swimmers in Spotlight
(Continued jrotn page 7)
champion. He set a new conference recordfor the 100-yard breaststroke in 1943, break-
ing Jack Dallas' old mark. H is most notablefeat was swimming a sensational 1:05 leg
race against All-American Jim Werson ofthe San Francisco Olympic club in the
30J-yard medley team medley race, over-coming a six-yard deficit.
Medit Candidate Wins
Campus elections took a surprising turntli's year when a candidate not running on
any ticket, but backed by the independentstudents' assoc.ation, won the presidency
by a 91-vote margin. But this was not theonly change. The day before elections the
cuestion of soldiers voting came up and thejudhiary committee decided it was legal.
So the soldier-students on the campus wereallowed to vote for ASUO officers.
Phyllis Horstman, '45, was nominated bythe Greek bloc several weeks before elec-
tions and a few days later Audrey Holliday,'45 announced her intention to run "as .1
merit candidate." The ISA, in turn, de-cided to back Miss Holliday. She was elect-
ed as the third woman president on tlioOregon campus. Miss Horstman will be
vice-president. The Greek candidates w"iall too class positions.
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MARRIAGES
(Continued from page J2)
The marriage of Leslie G. Jewett, '4(1,to Stanley J. Hall of Los Angeles, Calif-
has been announced by the bride's parentsin 1'ortland. The ceremony took place on
March 12, 1?44 in Las Vegas, New
Miss Carolyn Mae Meyer, '41, and Leon-ard Saxton Lyon Jr. were married Jan. 2,
1U44, in San Francisco. They are at homeat Stanford university, Calif., where Mr.
Lyon is completing his studies in law.
An event of February 5, 1944, was themarriage of Dorothy Jean Hayes, '45, and
Capt. William F. Ehrman, "41. They weremarried in the Sacred Heart Catholic
church in Medford.
James H. (Jimmie) Leonard, Jr., '41,photographers mate, first class, in the navy,
returned from overseas and spent 30 days'leave in Oregon and Parkersburg, \Y. Va.
In Parkersburg he was married to MissBetty Elliott, alum of the University of
West Virginia, on March 14, 1(>44. At pres-ent they are living in San Diego where he
has duty at the naval air station prior toreturning overseas.
From Xew York City comes word ofthe marriage of Lt. Richard H. Goldsmith,
'41. M.D. '43, to Joan Simon of that city.They were married on March 24, 1944, at
the Hotel Pierre in Xew York. LieutenantGoldsmith is stationed with the army med-
ical corps at Edgewood Arsenal, Md., andMrs. Goldsmith will return to Skidmorc
college, Xew York, where she will graduatein May.
Miss Jean Charlotte Welter and Cpl.James W. Bayless, '42, were married in
the First Presbyterian church in Portland,on February 19, 1944.
Flying Officer Donald W. Mclntosh, '42,R.C.A.F., was married to Miss Kathreen
Genge of Vancouver, Wn., on December11. 1943.
Miss Ramona Roberts, '42, and Lt. Mi-chael L. Clemens, '42, were married at All
Saints' Episcopal church in Beverly Hills,Calif., on Xovember 14, 1943.
(Official U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo)"FOR EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS SERVICE" was the presi-
dential citation accompanying the award of the Legion of Merit recently-presented to Brig. Gen. Condon C. McCornack, '01, by Lt. Gen. Delos C. Em-
mons, commanding general of the western defense command.
The marriage of Miss DeVeaux Jacksonand Lt. Homer E. Townsend, '43, USXR,
took place in Salt Lake City, the bride'shome, December 24, 1943.
Margaret M. Hall, '43, daughter of Dr.and Mrs. Edward Hall of Oswego, was
married on January 21, 1944, to Lt. DavidA. Aronson, Jr., '4*0, in Portland. Lieuten-
ant Aronson just returned from duty inAlaska and has been assigned to Fort Ben-
ning, Ga. Mrs. Aronson will join him whenshe completes her training at Good Samar-
itan hospital nurses' training school.
Miss Elmyrta Livingston and Daniel A.Halferty, '43, were married in Portland
on February S, 1944. PFC Halferty is at-
tending the U. of O. medical school underthe army training program.
The marriage of Jeanne L. Fortuna andLt. Gregg D. Wood, M.D. '43, took place
in St. Paul, Minn., recently. They left forCarlisle barracks, Pa., where Lt. Woods is
stationed with the army medical corps.
An event of December 18, 1943, at Her-nando, Miss., was the marriage of Ramona
Williamson and Robert G. Christenson, 43,seaman second class, U. S. navy. He is sta-
tioned at the naval air technical trainingcenter, Memphis, Tenn.
La Verne Hughes of Merkel, Tex., andGilbert F. Elliott, '43, were married in
Merkel on March 12, 1944.
A bride of March 19, 1944, was Phyllis
D. Dube, '43, whose marriage to Lt. Robert R. Windeler of Piedmont, Calif., was
performed in the chapel of Trinity Episco-pal church in Portland.
Miss Norma Walker and Dr. HerbertE. Griswold, M.D. '44, were married on
December 23, 1943, in Portland.
Doris Ann Emry, '44, and Lt. David W.Browning, '43, USMC, were married De-
cember 2, 1943, at Camp Lejeune, XewRiver, N. C. where the lieutenant is sta-
tioned.
Announced recently is the marriage ofMiss Barbara Crosland, '44. to William S.
Lind on November 8, 1943, in Boston,Mass. The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Lillian P. Crosland of Eugene and Dr.Harold R. Crosland of the psychology de-
partment on the campus.
At a ceremony on February 5. 1944. MissBarbara Bell, '45, and Capt. Robert E.
Barnett, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, were mar-
ried in the chapel at Camp Adair. Ore.
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APRIL 1944
Which would a
fighting man rather
come home to?
U.S. A.
GREAT BRITAIN
FRANCE
BELGIUM
TAIY
GERMANY
RUSSIA
1. Pounds of bread the aver-
age factory worker in each
country can buy with one
hour's wages. (Pre-war)
U.S.A.
BELGIUM
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREAT BRITAIN
RUSSIA
TALY
a
0
0
0
0
OOOOC
0 0& ^
ta
n
n
2. Number of cigarettes the
average factory worker in
each country can buy with
one hour's wages. (Pre-war)
GREAT BRITAIN
U.S. A.
GREAT
GERMANY ? $j $} $jg$j}
BELGIUM
ITALY
RUSSIA
MODUCID
n* wound
IN TKMS
or u.s.
DOUAIS
No figures. 1 radio to every
45.2 persons in Russia. Com-
pare 1 to every 3.2 in the
U. S., 1 to 43.4 in Italy.
3. Number of hours the av-
erage factory worker has to
work to buy a similar radio.
(Pre-war)
MORE COMPARISONS: Sweden $653; Japan
$353; Poland $352; Rumania $243; India $200;
China $110.
4. Comparison of real income produced
annually per gainfully employed person
expressed in U. S. dollars. Average for the
decade 1925 to 1934-a typical period in-
cluding both prosperity and depression.*
1* The U. S. figures above look good, but by
the time our fighting men are in their forties,
the average American can be producing
amount of goods each gainfully employed
person can produce- tripled our standard
of living.
twice as much real income. He can be buy-
ing twice as much bread and twice as many
cigarettes with an hour's wages; working
only halfas long to earn a radio, a house, a
hat, a vacation or anything else he needs.
3* So if we just keep our present rate of
progress, we can double it again in 25 to 30
years. But we've got to maintain our Free
Competitive Enterprise System to do it. For
that system is based on two fundamental
principles: PROFIT and COMPETITION.
A nd whenever a nation has tampered too much
with either principle its standard of living
has suffered.
ownership. But in either case, the average
man has taken the rap. Our system isn't per-
fect yet, but let's be sure that any "improve-
ments" we consider don't hamstring the
two principles that have made us great.
This series, sponsored by the people of Union Oil
Company, is dedicated to a discussion of how and why
American business functions. We hope you'll feel free
to send in any suggestions or criticisms you have to
offer. Write: The President. Union Oil Company,
Union Oil Building, Los Angeles 14, California.
2* Those are facts, not promises.Since 1900
our production per man-hour has been in-
creasing at (lie rate of 2V2% a year-far
faster than any other nation's in the world.
In the last 44 years we have tripled the
UNION OIL
COMPANY
OF CALIFORNIA
4* Seme have practically eliminated com-
petition by allowing private monopolies of
land and industry. Others have eliminated
both profit and competition by government
AMERICA'S FIFTH FREEDOM !S
FREE ENTERPRISE
?
?Source: "The Conditions of Economic Pivg.^, . /
Colin Clark. Macmillan Co., London.
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HER BIGGEST JOB
IS WAR
lhere has never been a time when the
work of the telephone operator has been so
important as right now.
For there are more Long Distance calls
than ever before. More are in a hurry, par-
ticularly the urgent calls of war.
Calm in emergencies, capable and cour-
teous, the telephone operators are earning
a nation's thanks for a job well done.
BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
When you're calling over war-busy lines,
the Long Distance operator may ask you
to "please limit your call to 5 minutes."
That's to help more calls get through
during rush periods.
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