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Published by the University of Oregon Alumni Association
The University vestedchoir singing Christmas
carols in the Music hall.Helen Luvaas, director,
is at the organ.
OLD OREGON
CAMPUS
CLOSEUPS
The annual art school bazaar attracted
townspeople as well as students to the
building's "patio" on December 3. Products
for sale ranged from rough black-and-white
sketches, through Christmas cards and
draperies, to pastel pottery. The atmos-
phere?chummy, as the art school always
A campaign for 1 o'clock late permissionon Saturday nights instead of the present
12:15 deadline for coeds ended in a stale-mate until the first Student Affairs coni-
mittee meeting winter term. Advocateswho signed a petition requesting the change
included heads of various houses and or-ganizations, also other campus leaders.
* ? ? *
Thanksgiving day at Oregon featured amorning service in the music hall with Dr.
R. E. Cushman. professor of religion, asspeaker. In the evening a free dance spon-
sored by the ASUO took place in Gerlingerhall. The campus soldier orchestra played.
* * * *
Coed Capers, annual "strictly feminine"event in Gerlinger, provided an evening of
hilarity late in November. A couple of bur-ly men crashed the performance and were
promptly hustled out by khaki-clad seniorcops. Members of the Tri-Delt house, in ro-
bot garb, won first prize for costumes de-picting the slogan "When Women Reverse
the Universe." A skit entitled "The Mas-terpiece's Revolt" won first place in that
division for the activity girls.
* * * *
After being warned to make all train res-ervations by December 2, exam-weary stu-
dents pulled out for their respective homesafter "final week," December 13-16. They
are to return December 28 for winter termregistration, forecast at 1,500 by Assistant
Registrar Clifford L. Constance. He point-ed to marriage as a growing cause for coed
withdrawals.
* * * ?Appointed senior representative earlier
in the term, Harry Skerry, '44, law schoolstudent, recently traded the post for that of
first vice-president of the ASUO. Skerryreplaced Oglesby Young, '44, senior ROTC
man who resigned because of the time lim-itations imposed by his military schedule.
* * * ?
"Would you change my last few months
of social life at Oregon into months of lone-
liness and misery? Would you sabotage the
war effort by lowering my morale to the
breaking point? If not then please, dear
reader, inform the public that I, Edward L.
Amonette, am not married. In fact, I am
not even engaged." With this lament, an air
corps man stationed on the campus wrote
a letter to the Emerald declaring that "that
star" before his name was a typographical
mistake. He added his telephone number
to the letter, for the benefit of interested
coeds.
The wedding of Arvilla Delores Bates
and Lt. Edward S. Gipson, '43, was an
event of September 16, 1943 in Portland.
They will make their home in Salt Lake
City while Lt. Gipson is stationed with the
air corps at Wendovcr field.
DR. JOHN STRAUB was on thecampus longer than any other faculty
member up to the present.
Pvt. Lois M. Ginther, '42, was in St. Paul,Minn., with the women's army corps band
from Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where theband participated in a recent recruiting
drive for WACs, WAVEs, SPARs, andMarines.
Veteran Dean of MenHonored at Launching
The second University administrator tobe honored by a ship launching was re-
membered on November 27 when the S.S.John Straub, 301st Liberty ship built by
the Oregon Shipbuilding corporation, waschristened in Portland. A faculty member
for 54 years, Dr. Straub, Oregon's "grandold man," was on the campus from 1878
until his death as emeritus dean of men in1932. Earlier, a ship was named for Prince
L. Campbell, former University president.
Proverbial for his remarkable memoryof students, Dr. Straub was also their
staunch friend. His reference to each in-coming class, during the many years he
was freshman class adviser, was invariablyto describe it as the "biggest and best." The
men's dormitory, John Straub memorialhall, bears his name.
Dr. Donald M. Erb, University president,presented at the launching a brief biogra-
phy of Dean Straub, recalling that the deanwas the first man to welcome him when he
came to the campus 17 years ago. Amongothers attending the ceremony was Mrs.
O. F. Stafford, Dr. Straub's daughter.
Alum Writes on Rumors
A chapter on war rumor work by RobertK. Knapp, '38, is contained in a new book,
"Psychology for the Fighting Man," pre-pared by a sub-committee of the national
research council. Mr. Knapp is connectedwith the office of strategic services in Bos-
ton where he has been running the rumorclinic designed to defeat rumors tending to
lessen the war effort.
OLD OREGON
PUBLISHED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. XXV DECEMBER 1943 No. 4
ALUMNI COUNCIL
OFFICERS
N. Thomas Stoddard, '30,
Portland President
George P. Stadelman, '30,
The Dalles Vice-President
?Elmer C. Fansett, '28 Alumni Secretary
Doris Hack, '41,
Eugene Acting Alumni Secretary
* On leave
COUNTY DIRECTORS
Terms Expire December 31, 1944
Edwin Dick, '40 Morrow
Clarence Codding, '35 Multnomah
Dr. Asa B. Starbuck, M.D., '06 Polk
Paulen Kaseberg, '37 Sherman
Chester O. Knowlton, '32 Tillamook
Bertrand S. Jerard, 'IS Umatilla
Raymond O. Williams, '14 Union
George Stadelman, '30 Wasco
Paul Patterson, '23 Washington
Glen S. Macy Yamhill
John F. Putnam, '31 Wheeler
Terms Expire December 31, 1945
William Haggerty, '29 Harney
John N. Mohr, '28 Hood River
Otto Frohnmayer, '29, J.D. '33 Jackson
Mrs. Boyd Overhulse, '31 Jefferson
Dr. Clairel L. Ogle, '16 Josephine
John H. Huston, '21 Klamath
Ray Harlan Lake
Basil Williams, '19 Lane
Lawrence Hull, '23 Lincoln
Ralph Cronise, '11 ..Linn
Earl Blackaby, '15 Malheur
Dr. Clarence W. Keene, '96, M.D. '01 Marion
Terms Expire December 31, 1943
James T. Donald, '15 Baker
Walter T. Durgan, '28, J.D. '31 Benton
Peter Laurs, '27 Clackamas
Robert W. Lucas, '36 Clatsop
Robert Pollock, '38 Columbia
Elton A. Schroeder, '27 Coos
Curry
Remey M. Cox, '22 CrookDr. H. C. Staples, '23
Miss Genevieve Duntop, '34
Orval D. Yokum. '27, J.D. '29
Deschutes
Gilliam
Grant
OLD OREGON STAFF
Margie C. Robinson, '44 Editor Barbara Younger, '45 Advertising Manager
Doris Hack, '41 Associate Editor Bill Love, '47 Sports Editor
Laurel Gilbertson, '44 Associate Editor
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.
Alums to Meet January 15
The Oregon Alumni Association at this school year's gen-
eral meeting will make important decisions affecting group
activities for the duration. Those within reach of Eugene
are asked to mark the day a red-letter one on their
calendars.
MOST of us are familiar with the war-time exigencies which have led to
ties as our annual Homecoming weekend.Because of them it seemed advisable this
year not to hold Homecoming at its regu-larly appointed time early in November.
At the annual meeting of the Alumni As-sociation which is always held in connec-
tion with Homecoming, it has heretoforebeen consistent with the constitution of
the Alumni Association to have the nom-inating committee submit its report of pos-
sible officer candidates for the new year forthe approval of alumni and to allow further
nominations to be made from the floor.This important phase of alumni procedure
cannot be accomplished satisfactorily with-out the benefit of an alumni meeting. To
submit such a report to alumni through themail would take considerable time and lead
only to confusion.
January 15 has already been set as a pos-sible date for campus Homecoming activi-
ties and although we have tried to drawout ideas for carrying out alumni issues
without having to ask alumni to risk theconditions of travel to come down for a
meeting, no other workable solution hasbeen put forth except to hold a meeting.
Therefore, we are including in the plansfor the afternoon of January 15 a meeting
of the Alumni Association despite war-timeconditions, for these reasons :
FIRST of all, to approve officer candi-
tion as large as the Alumni Association de-serve the benefit of the proper legal proced-
ure before their names are placed on theballot. After this has been done, ballots
will be mailed to all paid-up alumni. Itseems advisable to retain present officers
in the capacity of acting executives untilthat time.
Secondly, there is no provision in theconstitution of the Alumni Association
which refers to the handling of war-timeemergency issues. The group must decide
on definite policies and procedures to befollowed for the duration and until such
time as it is able to resume normal alumniactivities. It is not only difficult but also
unfair for those on the campus to depend
only upon the opinions and suggestions ofthe alumni they are able to directly contact
locally for decisions on general alumnipolicies which affect all members.
For example, in the matter of holding
election of officers this fall either with or
without the benefit of a general meeting, it
was found in discussing the matter with .1
number of alumni separately that there
were several divergent opinions. The same
diversity undoubtedly will arise regarding
future policies unless a definite course is
decided upon by a representative group of
alumni.
As you well know, within the Alumni
Association there is in addition to the of-
ficers, a vital governing body known as
the Alumni Council composed of one mem-
ber from each county in the state. It is the
duty of this group to be informed as wellas to inform others of matters pertaining
to the welfare of the Association and ofthe University. Before war-time contin-
gencies became a reality, this group wasmaking fine progress on issues vital to al-
umni and University welfare.
MAXY of the real accomplishments of
and discussions here on the Universitycampus. It is highly desirable that as many
county alumni directors as possible bepresent for the January meeting, not only
to help guide general alumni policy for theremainder of our war period, but also to
decide just how their particular piece ofalumni machinery, the alumni council, shall
function for the duration of the war.
There are several issues that would bearconsideration of the council now providing
a plan can be worked out to study them.These will be discussed at the January
meeting and the course of action decidedupon. The afternoon of Saturday, Janu-
ary IS is the date set for the regular annualmeeting of the Alumni Association at 3
p.m. in Guild theater of Johnson hall.Individual groups may then gather down-
town for dinner and for the Homecoming
DECEMBER 1943
By DORIS HACK, '41,
Acting Alumni Secretary
basketball game following between Ore-gon and Oregon State college in McArthur
court starting at 8 p.m.
I am sure it will be well worth the effortsof every member of the Alumni Association
who can possibly arrange it to take timefrom an already busy life to help solve these
emergency problems, the natural outcomesof the war-period we are facing.
VICE PRESIDENT George Stadel-
man, '30, will act as executive officer
of the Alumni Association until the
group's meeting in Eugene Janu-
ary 15.
Cage Season Starts
COACH HOWARD "HOBBY" HOB-
schedule well underway, and the outlook isas well as can be expected considering the
conditions. True, it is a far cry from theOregon teams of old, and probably would
not outrank the average freshman squad.But the Ducks have displayed improvement
with each game, and as all other schoolsin the conference are in the same boat with
the exception of Washington, Oregonshould be in the thick of the battle for the
upper division when the actual season getsunderway in January.
So far, Oregon has won four of its sevenpre-season tilts. The Ducks took the opener
from the Fee's Music Makers of Portland,54-35. They then dropped three in a row?
the first to the Oregon Medical school,37-35, and two straight to the strong Al-
bina Hellships of Portland, which boastsamong its stars, Slim Wintermute, all-
American center at Oregon in 1939. Thescores were 57-36 and 02-48.
Since then, the "revamped" civilianDucks have taken three straight?all from
navy teams. The Tillamook Naval AirBase, coached by L,t. Guy Wicks, former
basketball mentor at the University ofIdaho, was beaten, 39-36. Then on succes-
sive nights Oregon outshot the WillametteXavycats?composed entirely of V-12
trainees?44-29 and 40-26.Hobby has more pre-season games listed
against Albina, also a tilt with the strongFort Lewis reception center quint that has
Roger Wiley, '4(>, 6-foot 8-inch center lastyear, and Gale P.ishop, northern division
scoring champion last year while playingat Washington State.
Hobson does not have one returning let-terman from last year's team. Three mem-
bers of the frosh quintet are back, includingBob Hamilton, one of the sparkplugs for
the Ducks so far. The other ex-freshmenare Bob Caviness and Ed Allen.
Among the other standouts this season
who will probably carry most of the weightwhen the league starts flourishing are Ken
Hays, 6-foot 7-inch center from Waitsburg,Wash.; George Bray, transfer from South-
ern Oregon college; Ted Holmes, transfer
from Menlo junior college; Bill Phillips,yearling from Roosevelt high in Portland;
Barney Koch, a member of last year'schampionship baseball team who has
turned out for basketball; Duck Hum-
phreys, former Northwest Christian col-
lege player; and Marion Huff, transferfrom Eastern Oregon college.
Lu Bacceleri, another freshman from
Roosevelt high, has been called to the navvafter showing considerable promise in pre-
season games.
Lt. Thomas A. Myers, U. S. Marines, '42,is at present stationed in Australia. He has
spent some time on Guadalcanal, accord-ing to word from his wife.
OLD OREGON
News of the Classes With LAUREL GILBERTSON, '44
1895
Perm. Class Secy: Mrs. Edith Kerns Chambers(Mrs. Prank L. Chambers), 1059 Hilyard St., Eu-
gene. Oregon.
Henry J. Schulderman, LLB. '95, cor-poration commissioner for Oregon from
1915 to 1920, died at his home on Novem-ber 4. 1943 in Portland. He suffered a heart
attack several months ago, but had recov-ered and spent the summer on the Wash-
ington coast. He had practiced law in Port-land since 1913 and was appointed corpora-
tion commissioner by Governor Withy-combe in 1915.
1911
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Jessie Calkins Morgan (Mrs.Frank T. Morgan), Nyssa, Oregon.
Mrs. Helena Pearl Wilbur Hall, '11, isliving at 461 Oakland avenue, Oakland,
Calif. She has a son who is in the army atCamp Swift, Texas.
1912
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Mildred Bagley Graham,
897 E. 18th, Eugene, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Oney G. Jackson, '07,
(Ethel Beebe, '12) are now living at 2921
N'.E. 16th, Portland, Ore.
1913
Perm. Class Sec'y: Col. Carlton E. Spencer, Assist
ant Director, State Selective Service, Salem, Oregon.
"Ralph H. Cake of Oregon looks like theNo. 1 man of the W^illkie organization,"
was a recent comment in Life magazine, re-ferring to Ralph H. Cake, '13. Nothing def-
inite has been decided but it has been re-ported that Mr. Cake will be Willkie's cam-
paign manager for the coming elections. Hehas been traveling widely lining up conven-
tion delegates and has been operating forWillkie on a national scale.
1914
Perm. Class Sec'y: Frederic Harold Young, 7709
S. E. 31st Ave.. Portland. Oregon.
News has been received of the death ofDr. Norman Claude Hampton, M.D. '14,
in Portland. He was a physician and sur-geon in that city for many years. His son,
Lt. Norman C. Hampton, Jr., '36, is in the
army dental corps.
1915
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Beatrice Locke Hogan, 6423
Montgomery Pike, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Main speaker for the American Educa-tion week public meeting in Eugene was
Rex I. Putnam, '15, state superintendent
of schools. The purpose of the meeting wasto inform the people of the benefits and
needs of education in the United States ascompared with those ill Nazi lands.
1916
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Beatrice Locke Hogan,
6423 Montgomery Pike, Cincinnati, Ohio.
gon.
Albert D. Foster, '16, director of admin-
istration at the port of embarkation at New
Orleans, has been advanced to the rank of
colonel. Colonel Foster, a former R.O.T.C.
instructor at the University of Idaho, has
been on duty at the port since April of this
year.
Robert S. Kreason, '16, has been appoint-
ed district attorney of Polk county, Ore-
gon, according to an announcement made
by Governor Earl Snell recently. He haspracticed law in Dallas for many years. His
wife is the former Gayle Temple Acton, '23.
1918
Perm. Class Sec'y: Dr. Edward Cray, Miner Bldgr.,
Eugene, Oregon.
Lloyd R. Smith, '18, state corporationcommissioner for Oregon, has been se-
riously ill the past month after collapsing inhis office in Salem. He received his appoint-
ment as commissioner in 1939 and it wasrenewed in 1942. His son, Lt. Pater Smith,
'43, is in a New Caledonia hospital sufferingfrom leg wounds received in battle.
1920
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Era Godfrey Banks (Mrs.
Walter H. Banks) 2231 McMillan St., Eugene. Ore-
E-n.
Promotion in rank from captain to majorwas recently received by Dr. Elmer G.
Fletcher, '20, stationed in North Africawith the army medical corps. He practiced
in St. Augustine, Fla., and in Oakland,Calif., prior to entering the service.
1921
Perm. Class Sec'y: Jack Bcneficl, National Youth
Administration. Bedell Bldg., Portland. Oregon.
President of the Lane county teachers'association is Holman B. Ferrin, '21, city
superintendent of schools at CottageGrove, Ore.
PUBLICATION HEADS at theUniversity for this year, 100 per cent
feminine, are: (above, right to left)Marjorie Major, Eugene, and Helen
Johnson, Sheridan, editors of theEmerald and Oregana, respectively;
(below, right to left) Elizabeth Ed-munds, Eugene, and Edith Newton,
Portland, business managers of theEmerald and Oregana.
1922
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Helen Carson Plumb (Mrs.
Herbert L. Plumb), 3312 Hunter Blvd., Seattle,
Washington.
Carolyn Cannon, '22, died in New York
on November 5, 1943 according to a note
received from John MacGregor, '23, presi-
dent of the New York Alumni Association.
Miss Cannon lived in Hawaii, France and
London, before returning to this country
following the outbreak of war. She had
been assisting in the care of English chil-
dren in Orange, N. J.
1923
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Aulis Anderson Callaway
(Mrs. Owen M. Callaway) 398 Sunset Lane, Glen-
coe, Illinois.
Dr. Jay R. Coffey, M.D. '23, died unex-pectedly at his home in Portland on No-
vember 29, 1943. He is survived by his wife,four sons, and two brothers, Dr. Robert M.
Coffey, '27, and Wilson B. Coffey, '29.
1924
Perm. Class Sec'y: David B. Lowry, Bear Creek
Orchards, Rt. 4, Medford, Oregon.
Col. Lloyd H. Watnee, '24, commandingofficer of the army airways communica-
tions system wing, has been relieved of thatduty and chosen for an important combat
command. Colonel Watnee was one of thearmy officers who laid the groundwork for
the present army airways communicationssystem back in the early '30s. He recently
returned from a world-wide inspection tourof AACS facilities.
1925
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Marie Myers Bosworth(Mrs. Harlan P. Bosworth) 544 Conger Ave., Klam-
ath Falls, Ore.
Promotion from captain to major of EarlM. Gregg, '25, has been announced from
Camp Livingston, La., where he is shopofficer in charge of maintenance for an ord-
nance service command. Major Greggserved in the first world war as a private
in the tank corps.
A letter of commendation for their son,Major James T. Bidwell, '25, has been re-
ceived by his parents in Portland. MajorBidwell, in the army air forces transport
command, received it for his work in expe-diting freight shipments over air trans-
port command routes in Africa where he
has flown 50,000 miles.
Grant J. Williams, '25, former alumni di-rector for Curry county, has been promoted
from the rank of captain to major in thejudge advocate general's department of the
army.
1926
Perm. Class Secy: Mrs. Anna DeWitt Crawford.(Mrs. Wm. J. Crawford), Yeon Building, Portland,
Oregon.
Dr. and Mrs. Lynn W. Fawns (DeLoris
Pearson, '26) are the parents of a daughter,
Carol Elizabeth, born on September 27,
1943 in Pasadena, Calif. Dr. Fawns is resi-
dent physician at Monte Sano hospital in
Los Angeles and Mrs. Fawns, who taught
at the Lincoln high school in Portland for
11 years, has been teaching in the school of
business at Pasadena junior college.
DECEMBER 1943
Union Advocates Urge Postwar Results
By ANN REYNOLDS LEO, '44
1943, 20th anniversary of the Student Union m ovement at the University of Oregon, brings with
it new and determined resolve from undergra duate leaders to make the structure Oregon's first
postwar project. Plans are backed with thorough analyses of the movement's history, of the
administrators' outlook, and of financial requirements.
ON November 20, the Associated Stu-dents of the University of Oregonsponsored and published a joint Student
Union edition of the paper, commemorat-ing the twentieth anniversary of the first
Student Union building campaign on the cam-pus. Published as a tribute to the class of
1923 and to all students who have keptthe Student Union building plan alive and
growing during the past 20 years, the edi-tion presented for the first time a complete
history and present financial status of themovement.
During the weeks preceding publicationof the special edition, members of the stu-
dent executive council and Emerald staffsearched dusty newspaper files and inter-
viewed alums, faculty members, and ad-ministrative officials in an effort to piece to-
gether a history of the Student Unionmovement. They discovered that two dec-
ades of hopes and disappointments, actionand dormancy, plans and shelved blue-
prints had accumulated since ASUO Presi-dent John MacGregor and the senior class of
1923 launched the first campaign to raiseconstruction funds for the building.
These University students knew that de-spite the enthusiasm and foresight of
President Prince Lucian Campbell, JohnMacGregor, and numerous other Student
Union supporters, the building is still anunconstructed blueprint in 1943, as it was
in 1923. Twenty years ago, students, facul-ty, and officials foresaw that as the Univer-
sity enrollment increased, the need for a cen-tralizing influence on the growing student
body would become imperative. Yet today,despite the fact that the need for a student-
owned, student-operated and student-in-habited building has been recognized for
two decades, University undergraduatesare still without a Student Union building.
T HIS year, student leaders and facultybeen discussing the prospect of the greater
University of Oregon which is certain toemerge when the war is over. Students
have been concerned with what changes
will take place in student government andsocial life. Officials have puzzled over the
questions of increased enrollment and con-sequent lack of space and facilities which
will come about with the return of former
students and the influx of new students.
These foresighted individuals all knowthat unless plans are made now for the
centralization and unification of studentactivity after the war, the confusion in
campus life which resulted after the lastwar will be found again at the University of
Oregon. The ASUO executive council and
the student body are certain that if stu-dent activities and functional offices of stu-
dent government were centralized in onebuilding that would be built in the heart
of the campus, the problems of readjusting
student life would be greatly simplified.
Because they are looking toward a peace-time campus, student leaders feel that the
Student Union building will definitely be
a MUST after the war. As part of the sur-vey for the special edition, letters were
sent to University alumni who were in-terested in the Student Union movement
when they were at the University. Theseformer student leaders were asked to sup-
port a plan which would place the StudentUnion building on the top of the list of
post-war building construction on thecampus. The replies received proved defin-
itely that alumni were still determined thatthe University of Oregon should have a
Student Union and most of them were sur-prised that such a building had not been
provided for students.
?N tracing through the history of the Stu-dent Union, students found that a great
many of the fundamental steps had beentaken toward actual construction. Archi-
tectural plans and detailed lists of itemsand rooms to be included in the building
had been drawn up and waiting for sev-eral years. Sites had been discussed and
narrowed down to two main possibilities.But the greatest barrier throughout the
past 20 years had been finances, and it isthis problem that student leaders are de-
termined shall be cleared up now, so thatwhen building materials are available, no
time will be lost before actual construc-tion.
Despite the campus-wide pledge cam-paigns of 1923-26 when financial possibil-
ities soared up into the $200,000 bracket,the actual revenue from those pledges has
been little. When the $5 per term buildingfee was approved by the Student council
in May 1925, with the provision that thefees be used to construct buildings that the
students themselves wanted, plans for iStudent Union were bright. It was accepted
that revenue from the fees would be chan-neled into the Student Union fund as soon
as student desires for a basketball pavilion
and a football grandstand were satisfied.
But as the years went on and the feesgradually became available for further con-
struction of student buildings, the cry fora student activity
building was mu edby demands for other
buildings on the cam-
pus. First it was theinfirmary, then the li-
brary, and finally theHumanities building,
or Chapman hall. To-
day, it is estimatedthat the $5 student
building fees will notbe available for use in
construction of a Stu-dent Union building
until after the war.
$400,000 are to be realized, students feelthat now is the time to start looking for
possible revenues that could be authorizedfor the building fund.
Already the students have gone into ac-tion in an effort to channel an accumulated
rental fund that has been paid by the Uni-versity Cooperative store in Chapman hall.
The total amount of $10,201.33 has been"unofficially earmaked" for the Student
Union building fund. Before this money canbe officially considered Student Union
money, the state board of higher educa-tion must give its approval. Efforts have
been made by the students to see that theState Board members "officially" approve
the channeling of this accumulated sumand the additional yearly rental revenue of
$2,025 into the Student Union fund.
In 1943, Nancy Ames, ASUO presidentand members of the University of Oregon
student body are remembering the enthu-siasm of the class of '23, that developed the
dream of a Student Union building into apossibility. But in 1943 University students
are determined to make that dream becomea reality. For the students on the campus
during World War II know that after thewar a Student Union building will no long-
er be a convenience?it will be a NECES-SITY.
Marines Leave USC
A number of former University of Ore-gon students have just completed a four
months' instruction course at the Univer-sity of Southern California in connection
with the V-12 training program. All are inUSMC platoon 813 and have reported to
the recruit depot at Parris island, SouthCarolina. Among those awaiting further or-
ders are DeWitt W. Hamel, '43, RogerJayne, Jr., '44, Roy A. Dyer, '42, former
football player, and Henry Lee Burns, '44,Nick Begleries, '43, Jacob S. Risley, Jr.,
'43, and Thomas C. Oxman, '46, also a for-
mer grid man.
AT present there
the Student Union
building fund. If stu-
dent desires for a
building which would
cost approximately
IN MARCH, 1923, this architects' conception of a stu-
dent union, one of the earliest plans made, appeared in
Old Oregon. Then called a "memorial court", it was
to be a gift to the University from alumni.
OLD OREGON
Loyal Till the Last
By BILL LOVE, '47
Oregon pays tribute to John Murray of Pendleton?"coach"to all who knew of his warm interest in the University, in its
football team, and in athletic-minded students, many ofwhom owe their college educations to him. He will be
greatly missed.
JOHN A. "COACH" MURRAY?not acoach, not an Oregon alumnus, nor evena college student, was nevertheless asmuch a part of the University of Oregon
as any graduate, a man whose name will
always be a part of the institution's athletic
department, and will always be with the
many friends who knew him and admired
him.
John Murray died Sunday, November 14,in Pendleton, which had been his home for
over 20 years. He had three loves?theUniversity of Oregon, Pendleton high
school, and boys?good, clean, hardwork-ing boys. And "Coach" Murray was as
loyal to all three as any man could be. TheUniversity never had a more sincere sup-
porter. He is probably the only man to beawarded a gold football by the athletic de-
partment. That football is to be returned tothe University and placed in a show case,
where it will remain as a memorial.
Coming to Eugene ill the early 1900's,
"Coach" Murray was head of the local tele-
phone company here till about 1920. He
. then was transferred to Pendleton, via
Portland, and remained there until his
death.It has been said that Mr. Murray had seen
more Oregon football games than any otherperson. From California to Washington, he
followed the team for years and usually tooksome boys with him as companions. When
Oregon played in the Rose Bowl in 1917, hewas there. The last few years, he was forbid-
den by physicians to attend football games,but it took more than that to keep the "Coach"
away.
BUT he was more than a fan, he was acan give part of their thanks for a college
education to this telephone manager. He
helped these boys through school when thegoing got tough. This does not mean he
paid their way through school?he didn't.But when the boys faced a stone wall,
"Coach" Murray was there to help them
out. Not a one failed to repay him.
When in Eugene, the "Coach" seldom
missed a practice. He could be counted on
to be there, giving his loyal support to the
team in scrimmages as well as in actual
contests. Hence the nickname "coach."
And when he moved to Pendleton, he fol-
lowed the high school sport the same way
but never let his affection for Oregon lapse.
He still followed the team as often as he
could, wherever he could.
Included in the list of "Coach" Murray's
athletes from Pendleton is John Warren,
'28, present football coach, before that
time head freshman mentor, and back in
the late 20's an outstanding gridman at the
University. Warren's teammate, Beryl
Hodgens, '29, ex-grid captain and former
coach at The Dalles, was another.
Later there was Mark Temple, '34, one
of Oregon's greatest, now an officer at
Fort Benning. Ralph Torgeson, '35, played
with Temple in high school, and also
starred on the Webfoot gridiron duringthe early thirties. And the last was Jay
Graybeal, '41, the "Pendleton jackrabbit,"who is with the marines at San Diego.
While the "coach'7 had a particular likingfor athletes, he also aided others who
played no great part in Oregon athleticprowess. He required all of "his boys" to
be good students.
One of the earliest whom he helped wasDr. Dean Crowell, 'Id, now a physician in
North Bend and father of Sam Crowell,'45, a member of last year's Oregon bas-
ketball team. Among others wire LloydSherrill, '31, personnel manager of Mont-
gomery Ward and Co. in Chicago, andCharles Erwin, '38, an outstanding leader
in campus affairs while at Oregon.
MANY of Mr. Murray's alums are now
be saddened to hear of his death, as werehis many friends in the Northwest and in
the University of Oregon athletic depart-ment.
Mr. Murray was also outstanding in civicaffairs, in both Eugene and Pendleton. For
years he was head of "Happy Canyon"?the big night show at the Pendleton round-
up. He was also a member of the roundupboard. A bachelor, no living relatives of the
"coach" have been found. The greater partof his $20,000 estate was willed to the Uni-
versity athletic department.
His last football game was the Oregonvictory over UCLA last fall and to him that
(Photo by Pendleton East Oregonian)
Not a coach, not an alumnus,nevertheless "Coach" John
Murray (above) aided manyworthy University of Oregon
athletes and remained a staunchUniversity supporter until the
last.
triumph ranked as the greatest of all. That1942 Duck-Bruin game might be considered
a game won especially for John A. Murray.It will stand as a tribute to one of Oregon's
most loyal supporters and dearest friends.
War Department Reports
KILLED IN ACTION
In August Capt. William Gentry, '40, pi-loted a B-24 Liberator in a daring attack on
a Japanese convoy in the Biscmarck sea.An account of the action states that Gen-
try headed for the largest ship in the con-voy, a 1500-ton freighter and sent a 500-
pound bomb crashing broadside. His Lib-erator was also credited with damaging
several smaller vessels and large barges.
For 13 months Captain Gentry servedin a combat air unit. He was furloughed to
Australia and returned to duty in a new ca-pacity. Relatives were informed in a letter
on September 26 that he was now on a deskjob and therefore news of his death in an
air crash on September 30 came as a shock.
No other details of the accident were given
except that his death was a "non-battle"casualty. Captain Gentry had been award-
ed the Distinguished Flying Cross byGeneral Kenny and had been recommended
for a promotion to major. He was a mem-
ber of Delta Upsilon fraternity.
Dwain Harbert, '46, a U.S. marine corps
paramarine, was killed in action in the
south Pacific war zone late this fall. The
mission on which he was killed was an ex-
Ireniely dangerous one. Over 100 parania-
WOUNDED AND MISSING
Lt. (jg) Warren Gill, '39, was woundedin the landing on Salerno only a few hours
after the Italians had signed an armistice.Lieutenant Gill was in command of a flo-
tilla of invasion barges waiting to go in
about four miles offshore when the Ger-mans opened up with a volley of deadly ac-
curate firing. One of his men was hit byone of the first rounds and another burst
struck Lieutenant Gill in the back and
chest. On September 9 he was put aboarda British hospital ship and removed to i
North African hospital.
Cpl. James K. King, '24, a radio operatorin the army air transport command, has
been reported missing in action since No-vember 5, according to word received by
his wife, Mrs. Marcella Berry King, '24.Corporal King has been overseas since
March. 1943. Mrs. King and their two chil-dren live in F.ugene, where Mrs. King is
secretary in the University history department.
riucs volunteered and about half were killed.
Harbert entered the University the fall
of 1942 and was here a term before enlisting
in the marines in January, 1943. He was a
member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Country of
Hope, Vigor
- -Amazing!
By CARL HUFFAKER, '40
From a city in tropical SouthAmerica comes a vivid account
of life among Spanish-speakingpeoples near the equator. The
tale unfolded from letters senthome by Huffaker, who for the
past nine months has been inthe southern continent on a gov-
ernment mission.
IRECALL one summer session when Igot up early (most of the time anyway)
geography of South America. I recall, too,how after class "those people who live in
Condon hall," the Condon club, would sitover a cup(s) of Taylor's coffee and talk
of seeing that vague land to the south.
We dreamed wild dreams like those be-fore us, and, like those before us, we've lived
some of them.The first thought to become clear might
be the cosmopolitan nature of this country.It's an amazing montage of people and his-
tories that one calls his acquaintances here!You weave in and out of a long procession
of people who have nothing in commonsave their differences and restless adven-
turing that brings them to this continent,
?
DA.
THE AUTHOR, Carl Huffaker, was
a major in anthropology on the cam-
pus and a member of Condon club.
He showed special interest in map
work and in physiography.
a land whose vigor springs from the va-riety of its peoples.
There might be vivid flashes of conver-sation in hotel bars, times when people
caught in the dull monotony of the tropicstalked of their past lives:
"Dog's not bad eating?even raw. InGreenland, I was caught once in a blizzard.
The Eskimo I was with . ."
"Here's the map I sketched of the re-gion. There were three of us that the church
sent out. The cross is where the others areburied. I reached a village where the na-
tives took care of me. I don't remembermuch except I was delirious and crawling
through the jungle. It's slow crawling . . ."
"I flew the last Ciipper out of HongKong. We didn't have any trouble. We flew
into the clouds every time we saw anythingwhether we could identify it or not . . ."
"Things were pretty hot in Libya beforeyou Americans came in. I was in command
of an anti-tank battalion ."That kid you were talking to? His par-
ents are head hunters. We had a littlescrape out in the brush. He was wounded,
so they left him. We brought him in, andthe company sort of adopted him. He's
smart, done well in school . . "
T HEN, too, I might picture philosophies
to, in a commercial country, there is an at-
titude here that strikes me as exceptional.True, there's a great deal of money to be
made here by business as we know it. Asone local millionaire told me, "If you have
any imagination, or any ability at organiza-
tion, you can't help but make money. He,however, represents but a small minority.
The rest are "small business men."
I suspect that it is not the so-called"manana" concept that slows these coun-
tries down so, but, instead, a passionatelove for the details in today's life that
permits no visions of the future. A person
who bargains for fifteen minutes in buyingone egg is not the dreamer who envisions
great enterprises, but still, despite its com-
monplace nature, his life is full, so full thathe suffers not from the drives of enterprise
in the competitive gathering of the dollar.
Brief previews of the rainy season . . .
with a noise like a long line of trucks rum-bling across an old wooden covered bridge
back home, a dark and malicious sky coversthe valley. Then the rain falls, rain that
splashes in the flooded streets until theylook like turbulent rivers.
A. VERY DIFFICULT piece of cape-work, the "Lance de Rodillas" is per-
formed by the toreador as the snort-ing bull charges. The rosette in the
bull's neck lends a note of decoration.Tricky maneuvering is required to
dodge the animal's horns.
Everyone has to run for cover. Five min-utes, ten minutes pass. Now some barefoot-
ed children are out in the street. Theirpatched clothing clings to their thin bodies
like wet skin. They shout at the sensationof the falling water and splash the flooded
gutters in their play. Now a woman runsacross the street, her shoes in her hand and
a board held over her head for an umbrella.
Soon the rain stops and the sky clears;the streets dry and the sun shines. An hour
later you remember the rain ... a longtime ago.
T HERE are some new graves out in
They represent a momentary triumph ofthe jungle over the airplane. It is the price
one pays for exploration by air. But thoseboys won't sleep restlessly long. Soon they
shall be lulled by the drone of great air-lines. The airplane is the instrument that
will make the jungle productive to civili-zation.
I remember our own history, the wagontrains moving west. These are the pioneers
of a new age. Here is the new frontier. Hereare the rich lands for the next generation.
. To an American (a "Norte Ameri-cano" anyway) traffic here is bewildering.
One drives on either side of the street,passes on either side, and relies entirely on
his horn and his nerve. The streets are a
bedlam of horns and bells for, if you donot honk, you're trying to sneak up on
someone. There are few accidents, how-ever, for the whole thing revolves around
the principle that you will neither stop nor
speed up but, instead, will go around. Thetraffic weaves a pattern that may be de-
scribed only as insanity.
Today being another fiesta, we had musicand dancing with dinner. The hotel orches-
tra is, in these involved South Americannumbers, extremely good. When they ven-
ture off on the latest American swing, theresult is somewhat painful. (Which seems
to prove the theory that the soul of swing
is not written on the musical scores.) How-
ever, I never fail to smile my gratitude at a"North American" number.
Here, food has a "hybrid vigor" of many
peoples. After "a la" on the menu appearsa veritable roster of the nations of the
world. No matter where the traveler is
from, somewhere in this city he can find atleast one of his native dishes.
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OLD OREGON
Officers in Skirts
College-trained women are finding themselves eagerlywelcomed by the WAC, WAVES, SPARS, and marine
corps. These opportunities for service are being utilizedby growing numbers of Oregon ex-coeds. Two full-fledged
officers tell below how they answered the recruiters' chal-lenge
WHEN it came time for Oregonalumnae to volunteer for the ser-vice of their country, it seemed
only fitting to Constance B. Bordwell, '31,that a Webfoot become a WAVE.
So it's Ensign Bordwell now, of theWomen's Reserve of the U. S. Naval Re-
serve. Ensign Bordwell, enjoying the samerank, pay, and status as commissioned men
officers in the navy, is attached to the Officeof Naval Officer Procurement in the Thir-
teenth Naval district. She is currently incharge of WAVE) procurement in the
Washington-Oregon-Idaho inland empirearea, with headquarters in Spokane.
A Portland girl, since leaving Oregonabout 10 years ago for certainly not green-
er, but bigger acres, Ensign Bordwell pro-pressed steadily in the educational publish-
ing field she chose, in Chicago and NewYork City.
But soon after the WAVES introducedwomen into the navy, releasing fighting
men for service with the fleet, Miss Bord-well heard the bos'un's whistle?and left
her job as textbook editor in New York,enlisting as an apprentice seaman officer
candidate in the Women's Reserve in May,1943.
She reported to the Naval Midshipmen'sschool at Smith college, Northampton,
Mass., in June, to learn that a floor is adeck and a wall, a bulkhead; to know the
dimensions of a destroyer, the bomb loadof a torpedo plane?and all the rest of a
tidal WAVE of information that inundatesthe landlubbing apprentice seaman until
she feels, reported Miss Bordwell, "com-pletely at sea."
This process the navy blithely calls "in-doctrination." It takes two months, and at
the end of that time, if she hasn't "bilged
out," the WAVE apprentice seaman donsthe blue stripe and silver and gold hat in-
signia of a commissioned navy officer. En-sign Bordwell didn't bilge out?in fact, she
came through with flying colors.
"In addition to the satisfaction of know-ing you're doing an important, vitally
needed job for your country, navy trainingis tops," Ensign Bordwell opined when
OLD OREOON interviewed her at her "port" inSpokane. "Gauged by the experience I have
had in educational work, navy training is in-valuable, and will be a real benefit in civilian
life after victory is won.
"Besides," Ensign Bordwell grinned en-gagingly?"life in the navy is an experience
not to be missed. The travel, adventure,new friends from every corner of the coun-
try?well, I love the navy and my job init."
When her orders sending her across thecontinent to Seattle naval headquarters ar-
rived last August, Ensign Bordwell's shipREALLY came in, she says. This meant assign-
ment to duty just where she had requested?in her native Pacific Northwest.
(As an undergraduate at Oregon, En-sign Bordwell was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and of Pot and Quill, women's lit-erary group. She wrote both poetry and
IN THE NAVY
Alice L. Spurgin, '30, was recently com-
missioned an ensign in the WAVES upon
completion of officers' training at the naval
reserve midshipmen's school, Northamp-
ton. Mass. She has been assigned to the
U.S. naval hospital at Brooklyn, New York.
Commissioned an ensign in the WAVES
upon completion of officers' candidate
school at Northampton, Mass., was Cath-
erine Westra, '31. She is now on duty in
Washington, D. C.
The fifth member of her family to jointhe armed forces is Elinor Stevenson, '35,
who left recently for the WAVES officers'training, college at Northampton, Mas-..
She was secretary to Dean Karl Onthankon the campus for several years and re-
cently has been in the flight research andaerodynamics department of Boeing air-
craft in Seattle. Three of her brothers areofficers in the navy, Lt. Bruce M. Steven-
son. Lt. Wallace E. Stevenson, and Lt.Donald W. Stevenson, '34, who is assistant
ordnance officer at San Francisco. Herfourth brother, Rees A. Stevenson, '44, has
just completed his officers' cadet trainingat the University and is awaiting assign-
ment.
Teaching shorthand at the Yeomantraining school at Cedar Falls, Iowa, is
Ensign Kathleen "Jackie" Wyman, '36. Sheis a graduate of the naval reserve midship-
men's school at Northampton, Mass.
Joining her twin brother in the armed
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prose, some of which described the south-
ern Oregon region near Jacksonville, where
she lived at one time.)
WAC Veteran Directs Recruiting
L
WAVE OFFICER Ensign Con-
stance Bordwell, '31, is in charge of
the Spokane, Wash, office.
T. ELIZABETH HOLM AN, '36, haswatched the WAC grow with a pride
'that stems from her early enlistment inthis branch. Now a true veteran, she en-
listed July 7, 1942, in the first class of WACauxiliaries, finishing her basic training
August 20. Since then she has glimpsedvaried landscapes?first in Iowa, in Florida,
back to Iowa, in Utah, and in Arizona.
After assignments to the public relationsdepartments at Fort Des Moines, Iowa,
and Daytona Beach, Fla., the Oregon grad-
uate returned to the Fir^t WAC trainingcenter to train for an officer's commission,
which she received in February, 1943. Uponcompleting an indoctrination course at
Salt Lake City, she ended up at Phoenix,
where she is now on duty.
The lieutenant toured throughout Ari-zona during her first assignment?that of
general recruiting officer. Then, on Septem-ber 27, 1943, she was appointed liaison of-
ficer for the WAC All-States campaign. Avital job, for the campaign was designed to
form WAC companies in each state of the
union so that a WAC All-States divisionmight be formulated to take over non-
combatant jobs, substituting for the na-tion's total battle casualties up to that time.
Now senior WAC officer for the Arizonadistrict recruiting and induction headquar-
ters, Lieutenant Holman is in charge of all
recruiting in that Service Command unit.The command includes six assisting WAC
officers and 15 WAC enlisted personnel.
T HE officer enjoys her work whole-
the scenes of the Women's Army Corps
since the start, Lieutenant Holman
knows firsthand the accomplishment of hercorps. She considers it a privilege to have
helped place many women in positionswhere they have valuably assisted the war
department.
"For myself," she stated recently. "I havereceived invaluable training and experience.
I think that the important thing to considerin connection with this war, fro ma construc-
tive viewpoint, is the fact that the armedforces have worked out one of the greatest
educational systems of learning-while-do-ing which could ever have been conceived.
It is simply amazing to see formerly un-skilled women taking over unfamiliar du-
ties and fulfilling them with great efficiency.
I believe that, out of it all, American wom-anhood will have advanced itself tremen-
dously in professional, scientific, and in-dustrial fields."
Her reason for joining the WAC? Thereis nothing "glamorous" about why she en-
listed, Lieutenant Holman reported. Tak-ing the long range view, she saw a long
war ahead and determined to serve as bestshe could.
The officer has gleaned some information
on the whereabouts of other Oregon alum-nae now WACs. She lists the following:
Capt. Kay Felter, '34, classification officerat WAC headquarters. Washington, D. C.:
Lt. Doris Springer, "40, WAC recruitingservice, Reno, Nov.; Lt. Barbara Jane
Smith, '32, WAC recruiting service, Wash-ington, D. C.; Sally Reed, '35, recruiting
and induction, Denver, Colo.
(Receiving a B.A. degree in Romance
languages, Lieutenant Holman was winnerof the Pi Delta Phi French award in 1936.
She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.)
DECEMBER 1943
These Alumnae Will Serve
For the Duration and Six
IN THE ARMY
Finishing her basic training in the WACat Fort Oglethorne, Ga. is Pvt. Mary Kent
Wowery, '30. She has had considerablemilitary experience as a member of the
Oregon State guard and during the pastyear was office assistant for her mother, Dr.
Leslie Kent of Eugene.
Attending an army administration schoolin Conway. Ark. is Pvt. Virginia Wentz,
'33, former secretary in the Portland pub-lic schools.
Lt. Ruth Ford Johns, '37, is in the financedepartment at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Her husband, Capt. Claude (Bud) Johns,'36, has been overseas for almost a year.
Wilma A. MacKenzie, '37, is a secondlieutenant in the WAC stationed at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga. She was formerly librarianat the Portsmouth school in Portland.
Lt. Jeanette Charman, '38, takes time outto drop us a note that since last March she
has been working in the classification sec-tion at Fort Des Moines, Iowa?the 1st
WAC training center. She is now takingthe classification course at the adjutant
general's school at Ft. Washington, Md.
Lt. Lucina M. Maag, '38, is doing pub-licity and public radio work at the head-
quarters of the 5th service command in Co-lumbus, Ohio. She received her training at
the first WAC training center at Fort DesMoines, Iowa.
Taking basic training in the WAC atFort Oglethorpe, Ga., is Mary E. Hughes,
"40. She joins two brothers in the service,Capt. Sam E. Hughes, '42, and Pvt. Fred
E. Hughes, Jr., '46.A teletype operator in the signal corps
COMMISSIONED an ensign in the
USNR early this fall, Jean Crites,
'41, then completed communications
training at Mount Holyoke college,
South Hadley, Mass, and is now sta-
tioned in Seattle.
is Auxiliary Shirley M. Simms, 42, at theWAC center at Marana army air field, 'rue-
son, Arizona.
In the short time Elizabeth Kane, '42, hasbeen in the WAC she has attained the rank
of master sergeant with the 806th WAC1'ost Headquarters Co., at Grenada, Miss.
Sgt. Mary M. Beltz, '43, is stationed at
the WAC recruiting office in Marion, Ohio.
She has been in the WAC since the first of
the year. Her home is in Eugene where her
sister, Marilyn B. Beltz, '43, is attending
the University.
Lt. Jean B. Yunker, '43, army air corps
nurse, was home recently visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Yunker of Monroe, Ore.
She is stationed with the air corps at Hammer
field, Fresno, Calif.
PFC Charlotte M. Schwartz, '44, is sta-
tioned with the 802nd WAC Post Head-
quarters company at Columbus army air
field, Columbus, Miss.
IN THE NAVY
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services. Wave Reta M. Fry, '36, is en-rolled in the training school fur storekeep-
ers on the Indiana university campus atBloomington, Ind. Her brother, Rolland
E. Fry, is a staff sergeant in the air corps.Miss Fry received her first training at Hun-
ter college in New York City.
A recent graduate of the naval reservemidshipmen's school at Northampton,
Mass, was Ensign Elizabeth Wahl, M.A.'39. She formerly taught at Reed college in
Portland.A S Lorraine Larson, '41, has trans-
ferred to the naval reserve midshipman'sschool, Northampton, Mass, for further
training in the WAVES. Before enlistmentshe was a bookkeeper for the SheWin-Hix-
on company in Bend.Four Oregon coeds are now attending
the naval reserve midshipmen's school atNorthampton, Mass. Thev are: Mrs. Har-
riet Minturn Slottee, '42 Mary LouiseLoney, '43; Laura Janelle, '44; and Frances
Abraham, '43.At the WAVES barracks in Seattle,
Wash, is Nancy Rae Dunkelberger, '43,storekeeper, third class.
Attending the WAVES training school
in New York is Evelyn C. Gibson, MM. '43.At the time of her enlistment she was an
instructor in the music department at Lin-field college.
Seaman 2/c in the WAVES is Jean Ma-
rie Eckley, '44, former bookkeeper at theFirst National bank in Portland.
Shirlee Rae Higgins, '44, joined theWAVES recenth from Eugene.
Recent recruits in the WAVES areLaura Ann Snell, '44, and Frances Joseph-
ine Spicer, '45. Miss Snell, whose home is inPortland, joins her brother, Dwight Snell,
in the armed forces. Miss Spicer is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Spicer of
Eugene.
In training at Hunter college, Xew Yorkwith the WAVES is Marilyn J. Heartwell,
'45.
Adeline Vossen, '4<>, seaman 1 ,'c in theWAVES, has completed her basic training
at Hunter college, New York and is now
BOTH IN THE MARINE CORPS,Cpl. Janice Findtner, '41, and her
brother, Major F. R. Findtner, '39,are shown above. They are pictured
at Camp Lejeune, N. Car.
taking a 12-week course as storekeeper atMilledgeville, Ga. Her brother, Lt. Earle
E. Vossen, '35, is with the field artillery atCamp Robinson, Ark.
IN THE COAST GUARD
Two new SPAR officer candidates areMrs. Anna DeWitt Crawford, '26, and
Phyllis T. Gardner, '39. Mrs. Crawfordjoins her husband,William J. Crawford, '29,
in the service and Miss Gardner her broth-er, Lt. Dan S. Gardner, '38. They are both
taking six weeks' training for commissions
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PVT. JOAN SEAVEY, '39, notifiedher parents in Eugene early in De-
cember of her safe arrival overseas.Enlisting a little over a year ago, she
now has an APO address out of NewYork City.
OLD OREGON
News of the Classes
1927
Faculty Member Leaves
For Washington Position
Application for a wartime leave of ab-sence has been filed by Dr. Gordon Wright
(above), assistant professor of history atthe University since 1938. He will leave for
Washington, D.C. late in December to fill aposition as divisional assistant in the de-
partment of state. Mrs. Wright and theirtwo sons will accompany him east.
Courses for which Dr. Wright was wide-ly known on the campus were Modern Eur-
ope, a series which has included RecentRussia, Recent France, and Recent Ger-
many, and more recently, the Far East inModern Times. It has not yet been an-
nounced who will take over his classes.
His familiarity with European history,conditions, and languages recommended
him to the state department. A book "Ray-mond Poincare and the French Presiden-
cy" by Dr. Wright was published in 1942.He stated that he expected to return to the
University after the war.
Former Oregon Regent
Dies in Portland Nov. 14
Cornelius C. Colt, former regent of the
University of Oregon and vice-chairman ofthe state board of higher education, died
November 14 at his home in Portland. Mr.Colt served as president of the Portland
chamber of commerce for two years and
as president of the Boy Scouts.
Mr. Colt, prominent in banking circles,entered the banking field in 1919 as vice-
president and director of the First Nationalbank of Portland and retired as its senior
vice-president.
Courtesy of
Powell & Edblom
Eugene, Oregon
Perm. Class Sec'y: Anne Runes, 3203 E. Burnside,Portland, Oregon.
Major Dorsey E. Dent, '27, back in thiscountry after serving with the American
combat troops in Egypt, will be station hos-pital chaplain at the Jefferson barracks in
Missouri. In Egypt and Africa, Major Dentdoubled as chaplain and athletic coach and
his signal corps baseball team won the"championship of Africa."
Lt. Col. Thomas N. Page, '27, M.D. '29,recently arrived in North Africa with the
medical corps after being stationed in thesurgeon general's office in Washington,
D. C. Previous to that time he served forthree years in Tientsin, China and is in his
15th year with the army medical corps.Col. Page's wife, Germaine Dew Page, 22,
will make her home in Washington for theduration. She is a former French instructor
on the campus.
1929
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Luola Benge Bengtson(Mrs. O. Hilding Bengston), 203 N. Peach St.,
Medford, Oregon.
Wilbert A. Brattain, '29, was killed in alogging truck accident near Albany, Ore.,
on November 26, 1943 when the loadedtruck he was driving left the road. He is
survived by his father, Edgar E. Brattain,'84, a brother, Creed V. Brattain, '22, and
three sisters, Mrs. Eva Brattain Counts,'18, Mrs. Esther Brattain Cooper, '21, and
Mrs. Helen Brattain Riley, '31.
1930
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Eleanor Poorman Hamil-ton (Mrs. Alfred E. Hamilton), 6 E. 82nd St., New
York City.
Miss Sherley H. Vergeer, '30, countyhealth nurse for Clatsop county for six
years, left recently to enter training for thearmy air corps nursing service.
Mrs. Mahalah Kurtz Hilands, '30, taughtphysical fitness at Grant high school 'n
Portland last year and during the summerwas park director at the Sellwood park in
Portland. She has also been active in theRed Cross motor corps. Her husband, Lt.
Cmdr. William H. Hilands, USN, is onduty overseas as a naval aviator. At the pres-
ent time, Mrs. Hilands is en route to Jack-sonville, Florida on a business trip.
1934
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Frances R. Johnston Dick(Mrs. William G. Dick), Vogt Bldg., The Dalles,
Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin M. Baker (LucyHowe, '34) announce the birth of a son,
Fred Alvin, on November 7, 1943 in theU. S. naval hospital at Pensacola, Fla. Mr.
Baker is an A.M.M. 1/c in the navy.
Taking advanced training in radio ma-terial at Treasure Island, San Francisco, is
Harry N. Hanson, '34, navy radio techni-cian, third class.
Harry J. Brown, Jr., '34, has been namedhonor man of his company at the naval
training station at Camp Bennion, Idaho.He was awarded the petty officer rating of
storekeeper third class and granted a 15-
day leave. For the duration, his wife, theformer Lucile V. Coate, '34, is living at
3550 N.E. Multnomah, Portland.
Virgil H. Langtry, LL.B. '34, field con-sultant for the League of Oregon Cities,
left recently to be inducted into the army.He is stationed with the 87th Inf. Trg. Bn.,
Camp Roberts, Calif. Before coining to the
campus Mr. Langtry practiced law in Red-
mond, Ore. and was codifier of laws in the
Portland office of the league.
1935
Perm. Class Sec'y: Pearl L. Base, 5732 N. E. Inter-
state, Portland, Oregon.
Miles E. McKay, '35, was recently pro-moted from the rank of first lieutenant to
captain in the quartermaster corps accord-ing to an announcement made by the war
department. He is former proprietor of theRiver Road market in Eugene.
A recent wedding was that of BonnieLvnne Farrenbaugh and Capt. Roland A.
Glaisyer, '35. Mrs. Glaisyer is the daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Johnson of Wash-
ington, D. C. Mr. Johnson is the assistantsecretary of war.
Parents of a daughter, Deborah, born onOctober 8, 1943 are Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A.
Byrnes, '34, (Virginia Wheeler, '35). Mr.Byrnes is now a private in the army and
Mrs. Byrnes is making her home in Eu-gene.
1936
Perm. Class Sec'y: Ann-Reed Burns. 2566 S. W.Vista, Portland, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Tongue III,'34, (Bernice Healy, '36) are the parents
of a son, Thomas Healy, born November27, 1943 in Portland.
1937
Perm. Class Sec'y: David B. Lowry, HighcroltOrchard, Anderson Rd., Ashland, Oregon.
Dorothea E. Bargelt, '37, an AmericanRed Cross staff assistant, has arrived safe-
ly in London, England, according to an an-nouncement made by national Red Cross
headquarters. Prior to joining the RedCross, Miss Bargelt taught in Canby and
Redmond. Her home is in Santa Monica,Calif.
A recent visitor to Eugene was MajorRoy M. Morse, '37, now stationed at Fort
Lewis, Wash. He spent three years inAlaska where he first served as company
lieutenant, then captain and personnel of-ficer, and finally, adjutant of his regiment.
Major Morse now commands a battalion ofthe 4th infantry at Fort Lewis.
1938
Perm. Class Sec'y: Mrs. Gayle Buchanan Karshner,Box 76, Arcata, California.
Sgt. Frank L. Chambers, '38, was re-cently home on a 15-day furlough from
Camp Mackall, N. C, where he works inthe adjutant general's office.
Clifford V. Troland, '38, received his
commission as a second lieutenant in themarine air corps. He was formerly a radio-
man in the navy air corps.
Executive officer of a heavy bombardmensquadron located somewhere in England is
Lt. Sion H. Wentworth, '38.
Dr. Richard E. Walstrom ,'38, recently
opened offices in Eugene after practicingin Portland for several years. He is an os-
teopathic physician and surgeon and grad-uated from the Chicago College of Osteop-
athy and Surgery.
1939
Lt. Woodrow W. Everitt, '39, is in thearmed forces overseas with an APO ad-
dress out of New York.
10
DECEMBER 1943
Al
EUNICE ZIMMERMAN
NOYES, '22
Dear Secretary,
... For tlie last few years I've been mov-ing about the United States at such a rapid
rate that magazines couldn't keep up withme, and now that my husband, Col. John
Rutherford Xoycs, is overseas I'm refugee-ing at his home in upstate New York, with
my 10-year-old son Daniel. Our eldest son,John, is in nearby Connecticut at the
Choate school. He is age 14 and in the thirdtorm.
A month ago in Washington, I saw mybrother. Col. Don Zimmerman, '23, at his
graduation from the Army and N'avy Staffcollege. He was full of interest in his new
assignment?somewhere in the Pacific?and left immediately. Then, the other day
in New York I ran into my brother-in-law,Lt. Comdr. Walter Brenton, '15, who is
with the naval construction corps at theNaval Air base, New York. Something
about electric installations seems to be hisjob.
That is all the news I can give you aboutOregon alums. About myself?nothing,
only for the past 15 years I've been ratherbusy being an "army wife" and could write
six columns on the ups and downs. I'vepainted, done sculpturing or handcraft
wlierever I've been and now have a smallstudio to which I retire every available
minute. Sometimes my pictures are accept-ed in exhibits.
How I'd love to see the old campus again,Especially so as 1 look out my window and
see a world completely white in the firstsnowfall of the year.
Sincerely yours,Hunice Zimmerman Xoycs
M ansion HouseKenwood Station
Oneida, X. Y
VIRGINIA STRETCHER
PEERY, '36
Dear Editor,
Thought you might be interested in someoverseas news about some Oregon boys,
1940 alums, my brother and his friendsfrom childhood:
Capt. John Robert Stretcher, "Bob," aSigma N'u at school, is somewhere in the
South Pacific. He went overseas with thelKdtli Infantry regiment but recently has
been detached from this unit and last re-ports had him on den. John T. Murray's
staff. His address is: APO (>28, Unit 2, c'/oPostmaster, San Francisco, Calif.
Lt. Samuel P. Knight, "Killer," who wasa Beta, is with the Third division in Europe.
Sam married "Tubby" Wells (Mary Vir-ginia Wells, '43), Alpha Phi, a couple of
years ago and is the father of a baby daugh-ter. His address is: APO 3, c/o Postmaster,
Xew York, X. Y.Lt. Richard B. Gifford, "Dick," in a burst
of patriotism joined the marines about twoyears ago. He is somewhere in the South
Seas with this address: Lt. Richard B. Gif-ford, USMC, Headquarters 1st Marine
Amphibian Corp, c/o Fleet Postorfice, SanFrancisco, Calif.
Sincerely yours,Virginia Stretcher Peery, 3d.
PEGGY ROBBINS
THOMASON, '40
Dear Old Oregon,Here is some news of alumni. Ruth Ket-
chum, \W. now in Red Cross hospital rec-reation, recently went overseas. Beatrice
Thomson, '39, is now Mrs. John Bennettand recently left Red Cn>ss hospital social
work to visit her husband in St. Louis.Robert Barber, '42, is now an army air
force instructor in California. Neva Bach-er, '41, now Mrs. Robert Lydiard, is in San
Mateo.
Maryjane Noonan, '43, was married toRobert Carlson and lives in San Francisco.
Mrs. Dave Rementeria (Mary G. Kingley,'40) is taking over her husband's law duties
in Canyon City, Ore. until he (a second
lieutenant?bombardier) returns. Jean Cas-sidy, '43, is to complete her nurse's train-
ing early next year at St. Lukes, SanFrancisco. Pat Lawson, '42, is doing secre-
tarial work at the Presidio. San Francisco.Sincerely yours,
Mrs. (i. W. Thomason( Peggy Robbins)
(>2K Plymouth Way
Burlingame, Calif.
DORIS MURPHY CRAFTS, '41
Dear Alumni,
My husband has been enjoying our copies
of Oi.n OKKLON which I have forwarded t<
him as soon as I read them. He is in India,a long way from home, and writes that new-*
of friends found in the alumni magazine isreally welcome. His address is: 1st Lt. Ce-
cil A. Crafts, Task Force 5405-A, Al'oh2'>, c/o Postmaster, Xew York, X. Y. In-
dia, according to him, is just as he hadimagined with a lot more dirt thrown in.
I'm teaching home economics here inPortland and am enjoying it immensely. I
have some news tidbits. Karolyn KortgeChristy, '41 (Mrs. H. H. Christy) is living
in Portland. Their son, Lawrence Craiv,was born October 6. I see Anita Backberg
Zeller, '41, quite often, too. Her addles- is230.? X.E. Multnomah street.
Sincerely yours,Doris Murphy Crafts
715 X.E. 21, Apt. 0Portland, Oregon
BILL HILTON, '44
Dear Shack Rats,
Yup, it's still old Bill, in there pluggingaway. Having survived so far, I feel quite
sure that I will meet an untimely end atsome date in the distant future from news
fever, contracted from the "type lice" inthe journalism shack.
The weather is lousy, the food fair, theEnglish are unpredictable, the war is still
on, and it is impossible to buy Irish linenand Scotch tweeds. All of which adds up
to a very spicy, if monotonous life. I'm OKand getting along swell, though, and hope
my friends at home are doing as well. Givemy best regards to the dean, Prof. Turnbull
and the staff for a very Happy Christmasand a P>etter Emerald in the Xew Year.
Best regards,Lt. W. B. Hilton
APO (.34c/o P.M., Xew York, X. Y.
DON DILL, '43
Hi, Old Oregon.
Gee, I've taken my time about writing,
but here 'tis.As you know by now. I'm at Fordham
U. taking basic engineering. . . Going toschool and thus escaping most of the rigors
of army life coupled with being in the glam-
our city is a bit of all right, but I'm toomuch of a dreamer to be able to like going
to a boys' school and missing all the goodthings of old Oregon U. life. This isn't a
school?it is just another army detail that
goes on far into the night.
Mv sincerest "hellos" and fond greet-ings to Marj Major. Marj Young, Liz Ed-
munds, Arliss I'.oone, Betty Lu Siegman,Madelle Christopherson, and any and all
around the place. And you might give themmy address with a gentle urge to write. I
could use lots of mail.
By the way, I saw Lena Home at one ofthe local theaters. I'm getting quite a list
of big names I've seen?Benny Goodman,Bob Chester, Tony Pastor, Phil Spitalny
bands; Connie Haines, Connie Boswell,Ilona Masses, Wee Ronnie Baker, singers;
Fats Waller, Jerry Colotma, Katherine
Dunham, and so on. I've been hitting thenight clubs whenever I get a chance?La
Martinique, Famous Door, Greenwich Yil-
(Continurd on page 15)
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OLD OREGON
Alumnae Serve CountrY?f Vi
(Continued from page 9)
as ensigns at the coast guard academy at
New London, Conn.
IN THE MARINES
Another Oregon family has gone all outfor the war effort as the announcement Js
made of the enlistment of Mrs. FontelleMitchell Evans, '42, in the marine corps and
of her sister, Lorayne Mitchell, '38, in theWAXES.
A member of the first marine corps wom-en's reserve band is Pvt. Charlotte Plum-
mer, '39, former director of music in thePortland public schools. She is one of ap-
proximately 60 women marines being or-dered to Camp Lejeune, X. C, from all
sections of the country. Her brother, Cpl.John A. (Jack) Plummer, '39, is a member
of the S.P.O.E. band at Ft. Lawton, Wash.
Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Sether, '42, aprivate in the marine corps women's re-
serve, is now at Camp Lejeune, New River,North Carolina.
Two more Oregon women joined theranks of the marine corps when Adeline
M. Hanson, '42, and Marilyn Jeanne Jones,'42, left the first of December for Camp Le-
jeune, X. C, to begin training. Miss Jonesis the third member of her family to join
the armed forces?her father is a lumberinspector for the army engineers and her
mother is in the WAC in training at FortDes Moines, Iowa.
Leaving Eugene recently for trainingwith the marine corps at Camp Lejeune,
X. C., was Shirley Jean Baldwin, '45. Shehas applied for duty with the new all-girl
marine band which when complete, will re-lease members of the male band for active
duty.
Xow a private, first class, in the marines
is Barbara Jean Wilson, '45. of Menlo Park,
Calif. She received her advance in rank af-
ter completing her basic indoctrination
training at Camp Lejeune, X. C. At present
she is serving in the fleet records office of
the department of the Pacific in San Fran-
cisco.
An event of October 9. 1943 was the mar-riage of Miss Ruth Hall, '42, and John Ed-
win Lucas in the chapel at Harvard uni-versity. Mr. Lucas, a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Washington, is with the armystudent medical training unit at Harvard
and will interne this year at the Boston city
hospital. Mrs. Lucas, prominent in studentactivities on the campus, took graduate
work at Radcliffe during the past year.Their home is at 125 Peterborough, Bos-
ton, Mass.
For a One Stop
Shopping Trip
Come to
Montgomery
Ward
(Continued jrom page 5)
T^ROM a description of a bull light . . .
-T Rippling through the crowds like wind-
born waves on still water, arc waves of excite-
ment, anticipation that finds itself in the
glinting of dark eyes, the rise and hush of
murmuring voices, or in the nervous inter-
est that shifts and flows back and forth
across the crowd and ring.
. Xow the bull charges. The toreadorswings the cape so that the charge goes
under his arm. He flips the cape neatlyover the horns as he turns to meet a new rush.
The bull charges, whirls, and charges againat the ever present, ever escaping bit of col-
ored cloth. But this is not the bull for killing.He is roped and taken from the ring.
Another bull?the charge comes. The manseems not to move. Xow the bull is past him.
The red sword handle protrudes from his rump
The rush slows with each step. Eachlunge of the great hulk seems to be the last,
but he finds strength for yet another. Nowhis hind quarters collapse and he falls back
into them. His front legs still struggle, butthey, too, lose their strength. The game
blood of generations holds that massivehead aloft in defiance to the steel death in
the lungs. Xow the head slowly sinks. Themad fire still burns in those eyes, though
the quivering body greets death.
The last faint breath is gone fromthat warm carcass. A bare-footed rousta-
bout removes the trophies, the ears andtail, and hands them to the matador. The
matador looks up at the shouting crowd.Eager voices plead for the trophies. Xow
he spots our cameras. The two stars posefor pictures holding the tail. He presents
it to us (it now hangs in our room).
T HERE'S something here . some-thing young, vigorous, and unknown.
This is a country full of future. The landitself is rich with promise. The people are
those that you would gather to form a greatpeople. South America is a variety
of climates, of natural resources, of peoples,
One of First Alums
Recalls "Good Old Days"
Two "old timers" were visitors to theAlumni office recently. They were Clifton
Cleaver, 78, and Mrs. Cleaver. AlthoughMr. Cleaver did not graduate, he attended
the University with one of the earliest classes.
When asked how the present campuscompares with the one he knew, Mr. Clea-
ver's eyes twinkled with amusement as herecalled the days when the campus con-
sisted of a single wooden building, and ad-joining property was fenced farm land and
wooded sections. Students who liked tohunt could then do so easily within a few
blocks of the present campus boundaries,he remembered. Tioih the visitors expressed
pleasure in the beauty of today's campus.They have just recently moved to 2595
Onyx street, Eugene, from Prairie City,Ore., where they lived for nearly 50 years.
Alumna's Patriotism
Attracts Comment
Energetic tongue-clacking was heardamong natives of Carmel, Calif, not long
ago when they spied a Nazi battle flag inthe front window of the residence of Mrs.
Mike Mikulak (Virginia Wappenstein, '35).Xot knowing that the flag was captured in
Sicily and sent to his wife by Major Mi-chael "Iron Mike" Mikulak, '36, the towns-
people wondered if the owner's allegiancewas to Hitler instead of Uncle Sam.
Finally, Mrs. Mikulak took the flag downbut still has it in a prominent spot in her
living room. "Mike" is on leave as Webfootbackfield coach and is a former all-Ameri-
can fullback. Formerly employed for Sta-tion KGO in San Francisco, his wife has
lived in Carmel the past year.
of cultures. Here dreamers have plantedseeds which are growing, like those of an-
cient legends, toward greatness. This is theMecca of the visionaries and creators of
the world. Here is tomorrow I know
now that I must be a part of it.
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DECEMBER 1943
News of the Classes
1939
Perm. Clasi Officers: President Harriet Sarazin
Peterson, 1123 S. W. Whitaker, Portland, Oregon;
Jean Holmes, Harry Weston, Mary Elizabeth Nor-
villt, Wally Johansen, Zane Kemler, Elizabeth Stet-
?on, Hal Haener, Ruth Ketchum.
James E. Brinton, '39, former news edi-tor of the Bend Bulletin, is now an army
private at Fort Sill, Okla., where he takesinstrument and survey training. His wife
and their 3-nionth-old daughter are at homewith Mrs. Brinton's parents in Monmouth.
John A. P. Beckett, '39, former graduateassistant in the school of business adminis-
tration on the campus, has been graduatedfrom the transportation corps officer can-
didate school at New Orleans, La., andcommissioned a second lieutenant. His
wife, Elizabeth DeBusk Beckett, '38, re-sides in Eugene.
Serving overseas with the army is MoonChan, LL.B. '39, who has an APO address
out of San Francisco. His sister, Emile B.Chan, '41, is living at 617 E. Adams, Los
Angeles, Calif.
Maxine O. Horton, '39, and Ensign E.Lyle Rowan, '37, were married at a simple
service in Eugene on September 17, 1943.Mrs. Rowan is teaching at Dallas high
school this winter while Ensign Rowan isstationed at the Armed Guard school, De-
stroyer base, San Diego, Calif.
An event of September 17, 1943 was themarriage of Marijane Sturgeon, '39, to Jack
A. Werschkul, '44, in Portland. Mr.Werschkul is a salesman at Rosenblatts in
Portland and their home is at 01919 S. W.Palatine Road, Portland, Ore.
David H. Henry, '39, petty officer 2ndclass, was recently assigned as storekeeper
in charge of ship's supplies on a PC boatsomewhere on the Atlantic. Prior to his
assignment he spent two months on tem-porary duty checking ships supplies for
the navy at Bay City, Mich.
Maj. Richard B. Link, M.D. '39, has beenbattalion surgeon of the 248th coast ar-
tillery at Fort Worden, Wn. for severalyears.
A squadron commander in the marines
is Major Luther R. Seibert, '39, who is
somewhere in the Pacific.
1940
Perm. Class Officers: President, Phil Lowry, Med-
ford, Oregon; Secretary, Roy Vernstrom; Rita
Wright Stackhouse. Marge Van Matre, Alyce Rog-
ers Sheetz, Leonard Jermain, Ann Frederickson,
Scott Corbett.
Lt. Frederick D. Graham, '40, a map
maker with the army air forces, is back in
this country after being stationed in Ice-
land and Greenland. He is now at Selvan
field, La.
Ensign Theodore (Ted) Thompson, '40,
has been promoted to the rank of lieuten-
ant, (jg), in the navy. He is on patrol duty
in Caribbean and Atlantic waters.
Ensign Wallace A. Johansen, '40, former
star basketball player at Oregon, is now
stationed at the Armed Guard Center (Pa-
cific), San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Theodore Lindley, '42,
(Patricia E. Taylor, '40) are the parents of
a baby daughter, Karen Lee, born on Octo-
ber 25, 1943. Their address is Blytheville,
Ark, where Mr. Lindley is stationed with
the army.
Olanne Dykeman, '40, is a WAC private,
working in the war library at the aviation
training camp at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
1941
Perm. Class Officers: President Bob Keen, 3143 NE
18th, Portland; Secretary Majeane Glover Wersch-
kul, Lloyd Sullivan, John Cavanagh. Bill Ehrman,
Tiger Payne, Grace Irvin Glang, Barbara Pierce,
Betty Buchanan.
Good things come in pairs and if you askCapt. Cecil E. Drew, '41, he'll tell you it's
the truth. He received news of his promo-tion to captain and the news of the birth
of his son, Gerald Cecil, in Chicago atpractically the same time. Stationed in
North Africa, he recently wrote that he vis-ited friends in Palestine and while there
swam in the Dead Sea and the Sea of Gali-lee.
Parents of a son, Mark Stephen, born onNovember 11, 1943 are Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
man Richards, '42, (Kathleen Daugherty,'41). Mr. Richards is teaching instrumental
music at Sutter high school in Calif.
The marriage of Margaret E. Halbrookand John S. Devereaux, '41, was an event
of November 14, 1943, in Farragut, Idaho.He is a specialist, first class, in the navy.
Roscoe E. Cole, '41, was recently pro-moted to the rank of captain. Captain Cole
has been in the Guadalcanal battle zone foralmost a year. Mrs. Cole, (Mary June Hor-
rell, '44) is attending the University whileher husband is overseas.
Personnel adjutant at the Portland portof embarkation is Lt. John M. Mallory, '41.
1942
A new item from Jean Failing, '34, as-sociate professor at Cornell university, in-
forms us that she saw both Elizabeth Plan-kinton, '42 and Elizabeth Steed, '42, at the
New York state deans' meeting. Miss Plan-kinton and Miss Steed received personnel
scholarships for advanced study at Syra-cuse university and are now in their second
year as student deans at that university.Anna L. Banick, '42, is now teaching
health and physical education at The Dalleshigh school. She also informs us that Hazel
O'dfield is in her second year as healthand physical education instructor at Vale
high school and that Ethel Dixon, '42, isteaching at the University of Nevada at
Dr.' Charles Ward Day, M.D. '42, has
gone into the medical corps of the navy andis stationed on the U.S.S. Aylwin as a lieu-
tenant, junior grade.Hollywood, Florida was the setting for
the marriage of Erma Scott, '42, to En-
sign Vernon T. Perkins, '44, on October 2,1943. They recently returned to Eugene
where Mrs. Perkins will remain while herhusband is on active duty with the naval
air corps.
Ensign William H. Skade, '42, recentlygraduated from the midshipmen's school at
Northwestern university and has been as-
signed to the motor torpedo boat squad-rons training center at Melville, Rhode Is-
land.
A note from Ensign and Mrs. RichardB. Loomis, '42, (Bette Brookshier, '42) in-
forms us that he is now in Norfolk, Virginia
receiving further training after a course inRadar at New York City. Early in Decem-
ber he will go to Boston, Mass, where hisnew ship, a destroyer, is to be commis-
sioned. Their permanent address is 2050
W. 83rd, Los Angeles 44, Calif.
Flying with the ferry command some-where in India is Lt. James C .Manley, '42.
He has been in the army since 1941.
Cleto M. Oliveras, '42, is doing graduate
NOW AT FORT DES MOINES,la., Second Lt. Carol L. Collins, '42,
is a testing officer in the basic aca-demic section. She hails from Pouls-
bo, Wash.
work at Teachers college, Columbia uni-versity, New York, leading to a degree of
doctor of education.
Elene L. Douglas, '42, is now supervisorof music for the grade schools in Ashland,
Ore. She also has classes in the junior highand the high school there.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Wood, 41, (HelenReith, '42) are the parents of a son, Scolt
Gibbon, born on July 29, 1943. Mr. Woodis in the army medical corps stationed at
Camp McQuaide, Calif. Their home is at2524?8th avenue, Sacramento, Calif.
A letter from "Pat" Keller, "42, gives usthe information that he is now Lt. Walter
L. Keller with the army air corps at Ellens-burg, Wash.
Pfc. Dean W. Forbes, '42, graduated re-cently from the army administration school
at South Dakota college, Brookings, SouthDakota. He is a classification specialist and
has been taught the methods and meansof placing the right man in the right job
at the right time. His address is 43rd BaseHeadquarters squadron, McChord field,
Wash.Inez Mary Cummings, '42, has been
awarded a fellowship to Columbia univer-
sity, New York, majoring in psychiatry andpsychology. For the past year she worked
for the Multnomah county public welfarecommission securing foster homes for chil-
dren and helping establish day nurseries at
Vanport.
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OLD OREGON
News of the Classes With LAUREL GILBERTSON, '44
Wed recently in Virginia was Pvt. Geor-giana Sue Davis, WAC, '42, to Edward
Rock Hahn of Washington, D. C. Pvt.Davis enlisted in the WAC in February
and at present is stationed at Fort Ogle-thorpe, Ga. Her husband is employed by
the navy in Washington, D. C.
Jacob B. Moomaw, Jr., '42, is teaching at
the North Bend high school this year.
Barbara Jeane Williams, '42, is a seamansecond class in the WAVEs. Her address
is Link Trainer, Instructors OperatorsSchool, Barracks A, naval air station, At-
lanta, Georgia.
1943
Wed recently in Walla Walla, Wash,were Miss Ann Hawkins, '43 and Lt. Clif-
ford E. Kamph, '37. Lt. Kamph is stationedwith the army air corps in that city.
Lt. Theodore L. Bouck, '43, has been as-signed to the army transport service in the
marine safety division and is now stationedin Brooklyn, N. Y.
The first holder of the Thomas Condonfellowship in paleontology at the Univer-
sity is Mildred Riechers, M.A. '43, accord-ing to an announcement made by Warren
D. Smith, head of the geology and geogra-phy department. Miss Riechers is doing re-
search work on the micro-fossils containedin the rock formations of the Coos bay area
in an attempt to identify beds of variousstrata by which geologists recognize coal
and oil formations. Due to the shortage offuel the state department of geology and
mineral industries is following Miss Riech-er's work closely.
Edythe Davis, '43, is employed as a pro-
cessor for Dun & Bradstreet in Portland.
Word has been received on the campusof the marriage of Jean Baker, '43, and
Thomas E. Baumgartner, '43, in Stillwater,Okla., on November 5, 1943. He is sta-
tioned with the army air corps at Amarillo,Texas.
Donald McEachern, '43, is stationed at
Prominent Attorney'sDeath Announced
Arthur M. Geary, '10, prominent alum-nus and first graduate manager of the Uni-
versity of Oregon, died November 20 at
the Veterans hospital in Portland followinga major operation performed a month pre-
viously.
Mr. Geary received his B.A. degree fromthe University in 1910 and an LL.B. degree
from Columbia university in 1915. As aPortland attorney he became a recognized
authority on transportation rate structuresand marketing problems, especially those
pertaining to Northwest farm products.-
A member of the American Bar associa-
tion, he served on various committees for
that group and had been a member of the
board of governors of the Oregon State Bar
association. During the last war Mr. Geary
was a first lieutenant in the aviation section
of the signal corps and became a member
of the American Legion and Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Mr. Geary served the Alumni association
of the University of Oregon both as secre-
tary-treasurer and as vice-president.
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Weeksville, North Carolina, where he is anaviation pilot, first class, in the navy.
Wilma F. Schaid, '43, is teaching atFranklin high school in Portland.
Ensign Ray Packouz, '43, has landedback in Oregon again after receiying his
commission in the navy. He is stationed atthe navy section base at Coos Bay, Ore.
from where he goes out on patrol on oneof the navy's newest sub-chasers. Accord-
ing to Ray these new ships "can take every-thing the rough Pacific has to offer."
Miss Marilyn Shepard, '43, was marriedon February 6, 1943 to Frank N. Thayer
in Carpinteria, Calif. She is now living at3035 Berendo, Los Angeles, Calif.
James H. Hafenbrack, '43, has been ad-vanced to the rank of first lieutenant in the
United States army air corps. For the past11 months Lieutenant Hafenbrack has been
an instructor at La Junta field, Colorado.
Bonnie Jean Bailey, '43, is working forStandard Oil company in Portland. Her
address is 212 S.E. lSth street, Portland,14, Oregon.
Barbara Ann Collier, '43, has reportedfor duty in the WAVES at Hunter college,
New York City.Maxine Tripp, '43, is teaching in the high
school at Junction City, Oregon.
PFC Phyllis E. Ormiston, '43, graduatedon September 15, 1943 from the WAC ad-
ministration school at Alpine, Texas andis stationed at Peterson army air field, Colo-
rado Springs, Colo.
Robert L. Vernon, '43, is in the army airforce technical training corps at Atlantic
City, New Jersey.
Announcement has been made of themarriage of Beverly R. Williams, '43, and
Lt. (jg) Clarence T. Streit in El Cerrito,Calif, on September 3, 1943. Lt. Streit is a
graduate of Illinois Institute of Technologyat Chicago.
1944
A student at the Art Center school inLos Angeles is Dorianne Engelbart, '44.
Sgt. Raymond Stuart Lay, '44, is nowstationed at the Bainbridge, Georgia army
air field, where he is a radio control toweroperator.
At Camp Carson, Colo, is Lt. Harold P.
Jackson, '44, who received his commissionas a second lieutenant in the infantry at Ft.
Benning, Ga. in June, 1943.
Lt. Bernard J. Somers, '44, received hiscommission as a second lieutenant in the
army quartermaster corps last June atCamp Lee, Va.
Seaman 2/c Robert H. Van Orden, '44,is an aircraft machinist's mate at the main-
tenance center, Pensacola, Florida.
William M. Krause, Jr., '44, has beencommissioned an ensign in the U.S. naval
reserve. He is now stationed with theV.S.B. Unit, Cecil field, Jacksonville, Florida.
Ensign Thomas L. Burbee, '44, recently
completed an advanced navigation coursefor pilots at Hollywood, Fla. He spent a
short leave at home before reporting forduty as a heavy bomber pilot.
Milo Y. Daniels, '44, is in the insurancebusiness in San Mateo, Calif. Her home
is at 1210 Palm avenue.
Barbara Alice Korell, '44, is a key punchoperator for a defense plant in Portland.
The marriage of Ruth Camp, '44, and
Carman Dale Carson, '41, was an event ofAugust 26, 1943 in Eugene. The couple
will live in San Bernadino, Calif wherePrivate Carson, army air corps, is stationed.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Jessen, '44, and Sgt.
Arnold (Duke) Iverson, '44, were married
August 7, 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida
where Sergeant Iverson is stationed.
Miss Bernice Jeanette Wheeler, '44, was
married to Esper Leland Richey, '44, at a
ceremony August 27, 1943. The couple is
residing in Coffeeville, Kansas, since Mr.
Richey is stationed there with the army air
corps.
1945
An employee of United Air Lines in LosAngeles is Carol M. Hardeback, '45.
A letter from Evalyn F. O'Brien, '45,gives us the information that her brother,
John R. O'Brien, '45, is stationed at theHarlingen, Texas army air field. He is a
private, first class in the air corps. MissO'Brien is attending secretarial school in
Beverly Hills, Calif.
A pre-med student at Moscow, Idaho isJames D. Watson, '45, who is living at the
Sigma Chi house on the campus there.
A recent wedding was that of BarbaraD. Rundell, '45, and Ensign Lyle T. Nelson,
'43, on October 28, 1943. Mrs. Nelson isliving at 1951 Erie, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
for the duration.
Announced recently was the marriage ofLouise M. Brazil, '45, and Lt. Robert B.
Britton, in Las Vegas, Nev., on October 2,1943. Lt. Britton is stationed there with the
army air corps and is a former student atFresno State college.
Lucille K. Voegelein, '45, is a draftsmanfor Boeing aircraft in Seattle.
HThe Reason's
JBest Wishes
to
Oregon 2Uumni
at ftome and
?fcerseas
EUGENE
WATER BOARD
DECEMBER 1943
No- Pottage 2>ue News of the
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lage Inn, Follies Bergere, Latino, HowdyClub, but I wouldn't give all the clubs in
New York for one big dance in McArthurcourt.
Pvt. Don Dill?191198323208 SCSU-ASTS
Co. B?Fordham UFordham, 58, N\ Y.
Classes
ELIZABETH STEED, '42
(Now in her second year of graduatework at Syracuse university in New York,
Miss Steed was AWS president her senioryear at Oregon. In a letter to University
friends she describes coeds' living condi-tions at Syracuse as follows:)
The coeds are having adventures galorein the way of housing (though the grape-
vine says that Dean Schwering is scrubbingfraternity floors) since the boys took over
all but four of the coed cottages. So at thelast minute, we were delegated to any and
every odd structure that could be found.We were assigned one of the rarest?three
stories tall, sloping floors, caving walls,flapping wall paper of dreary brown, and
puddles of plaster dripping every few feet.
By the time I had convinced 21 pairs ofirate parents that it was possible to pursue
life, liberty, and even happiness in suchquarters, I almost believed it myself! Then,
after resurrecting what the girls called the"Bastille" with gallons of chemtone and a
mixture of ingenuity and desperation, wewere moved again (by the army) to quar-
ters not quite big enough. So there are twogirls living in the kitchen complete with
stove and sink, and three hanging from theceiling of a single room. Fortunately, noth-
ing can dent the enthusiasm of this hilari-ous gang, though we're all glad for the
years of camping experience we've had!
Dorothy E. Henning, '42, was recentlymarried to Lt. David R. Douglass, a grad-
uate of the University of Washington, nowan engineering officer in the army air trans-
port command at Keesler Field, Biloxi,Miss. Mrs. Douglass is making her home
at 1923 Apex, Los Angeles, 26, Calif.
1945
New military addresses have been re-ceived from several former students in the
class of '45. Harvey W. Fielder, aviationcadet, is at the naval air station in Hutch-
inson, Kan.; Edward ('.. Zelinsky, in thearmy transport service, has gone overseas.
His address is now APO 923, c/o Postmas-ter, San Francisco; John M. Sadler, avia-
tion cadet, reports from Ryan field, Tucson,Ariz.; Richard C. Preston is with the 41st
T.S.S., Lowry field, Denver, Colo.; Rob-ert F Hammond is a sergeant with the
413th training group, P.P.B.T.C. No. 4 atMiami Beach, Fla. Representing the girls,
Beth Louise Schmidt, Waves, is attachedto the U.S. naval Hospital, Oakland, Cali-
fornia.
June Merrell, '45, was married on Octo-ber 9, 1943 to Dale E. Smith. Mrs. Smith is
an assistant foreman in the fabric shop atLowry field in Denver, Colo.
A/S June Arllene Cummings, '45, istraining for special work in the WAVES.
Her address is Reg. 14, Bldg A pt. 3-G,U.S.N.T.S., (W.R.) The Bronx, New York,
63, N.Y. 1946
The following addresses have been re-ceived for former students in the class of
'46: George W. Green, aviation machinistmate 3/c, naval air station, Hutchinson,
Kan.; Ray P Dorroh, aviation cadet maybe addressed at the naval training school,
Monmouth, 111. ;Robert Stanley Walter, isa seaman 1/c stationed on the U.S.S. Col-
orado.
John Carroll, "46, a naval cadet at Farra-gut, Idaho, has been on leave at his home
in Coquille following several months illness.On September 8 Miss Joyce Lucille Bar-
ker, '46, and Lt. John William Brown weremarried at Rapid City, South Dakota,
where they are now making their home. Lt.Brown is pilot of a flying fortress based
at Rapid City.Pfc. Robert O. Van Atta, '46, is a ski
trooper with the 85th mountain regiment
at Camp Hale, Colorado.Roger J. Fraser, "46, has been transferred
from Camp Wolters, Texas to the ASTS
unit at Fordham university.Not reported earlier was the marriage of
Margaret Churchwright, '46, and Sgt. El-wyn C. Woodson. She is a secretary and he
is in the radio department in the army air
corps. At present they are living at 407 N.Grimes, Hobbs, New Mexico.
Adeline E. Vossen, '46, has reported toHunter college, New York for her indoc-
trination course in the WAVES.
ELIZABETH STEED ... she
was glad she'd had camping ex-
perience.
Sent to Africa With M.P.
Charles F. Delzell, '41, has been assignedto North Africa as a French linguist in a
Criminal Investigation unit of the Military
Police with Col. Melvin Purvis (of Dill-inger and F.B.I, fame). For the past few
weeks he has been at Fort Custer, Mich.
Virginia Lees, '43, and Ensign William J.
Carney, '42, were married in the memorial
chapel at Harvard university on June 5,
1943 following Ensign Carney's graduation
from the naval training school there. They
are living at 6 Crawford street, Cambridge,
Mass.
ENSIGN BILL LOUD, '43, is nowtaking advanced training in Mel-
ville, Rhode Island, where he is onPT boat duty. After receiving his
commission at Northwestern uni-versity in Chicago, he spent four
rays' leave with his parents in Eu-gene early in November.
"Great Virgil" Performs
Billed as "The Great Virgil, famous ma-gician and illusionist," Virgil Mulkey, '25,
amazed students and Eugene citizenry witha show in McArthur court November 22.
Feats performed included "The Weird Ex-ecution on Mars," "Sawing a Woman in
Half," "The Great Trunk Mystery," "Es-cape from a Locally Built Box," and the
like.
The Great Virgil also appeared three
years ago in Eugene, where he attendedhigh school as well as college. The com-
plete show he gave at the University wasearlier presented for 28 consecutive per-
formances at the Fox theater in San Fran-
cisco. The entertainment in Eugene wassponsored by the ASUO.
Bates-Portland Garage
R. C. BATES, Telephone BEacon 8129
5th and Salmon Sts. Portland, Oregon
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