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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1913)
CAMPAIGN LEFT! i NO BAD TASTE PROF. ALLEN, AS OLD RE PORTER, CRITICISES WORK DONE FOR U. OF 0. _ I EVERY PITFALL IS AVOIDED Good Has Resulted Both to In stitution and to State, He Says—Was a Real “Cam paign of Education” (By Eric \Y. Allen.) Enemies are a by-product of most political campaigns; this one made only friends. Victories generally bring with them a tangle ol misun derstood promises, conflicting pro grams, and human ties strained tgy |the breaking pcfut. This victory brings only those problems of con struction and progress in the solv ing of which every energetic man Connected with the I Diversity will delight to take part. This article will treat of the man agement of the campaign as it ap peared to an old newspaper reporter who had seen many. It Is written in the full consciousness that man agement and pol'Ucs are really tin side-issue, and that the really signi ficant thing is the broad and pro gressive attitude which the p oph of Oregon have freely and decisively taken. Better Off Than Before. Seme victories are too dearly won. Th • weak man has a tendency to sac rifice the chance of future greatness for the little immediate afcvantagp. The strength an I wisdom that havt marked the fight of the University's to the cuu.-e of the University more time and energy than a student puts into a year's classwork. The Eu gene worker: wi re no lo.-s forward, and in marly every city in the state men were working through public spirit with an enthusiasm not every one devote-* do his own personal in HTests. TUc result was that almost without funds a campaign wn. carried uri which In commeri'iali/.ed politics of the old fashioned type could not have been produced with $;!(),00b. It wie all a matter of public spirit and enthusiasm. Mot |hmc for I no. If anyone thinks this should he taken as a matter of course, or that it is a matter of course that the peo ple should tax themselves $ 1 7 .’>,000 for any bod.v of .voting people, I do not agree with him. These people do not want effusive thanks, but friends Hovvev er.jLhave left the Uni versitv far stronger than II tile Bills had not been attacked. Em m another point ol view, also, refeivndums seem to go worth lov ing for their own sake, "t'ampulgiis of education'' are I rcqucntly talked about, but seldom eon. This was a campaign of education; It got the people of the state to thinking deep ly on a dm p subject, and to that ex tent had its influence in leaving all of us wiser and better informed. Self Nacritiee shown. The persons who have done Oils work are deserving of the highest ml miration. Self-sac I'lfieing public scr v ire is rare, we are told, lint there was no lack of It in this campaign There arc men m Portland who with lie possibility of reward of even adequate recognition, freely devoted any young man who fails to return their Interest Someway through his acts is what in the college slang of my own day we would call a “sponge." '1 he campaign "as not conducted from the t niveraity or by l nicer sily i fleers or faculty . Bui U) on was one officer ol the I'tilWrtelty to whom marly every worker went not once, but many times, for advice iii has instruct! I against ihe use of ins name in such stat moats as tb s This individual on three sep arate occasions saved the campaign from what I now believe would have been certain defeat. In every situation of uncertainty of exeit luellt lie kept his head Had he not had the astuteness to forsee aptl the force to execute his will the result would have been differ ent. Even had the l uiversity won (uml it certainly would not have FIREBUGS TRY TO BURN FROSH PILE NIGHT WATCHMAN FOILS IN CENDIARIES ATTEMPT, THURSDAY NIGHT ORANGE AND BLACK ON “0” Full Preparations Had Been Made to Start Fire. Gang Returns Several Times. No Clue as to Parties. I Night Watchman George Dyer ar rived just in time Thursday night to J prevent several unknown men from I applying the torch to the nearly com pleted freshman bonfire which was built during the past week to provide one of the features for the O. A. G. rally. The night watchman had re ceived instructions from Mr. Fisher to the effect that it might be just as w 11 to keep an eye on the fSotentiul ■onilagration and spent the greater part of Thursday evening guarding Die great pile of combustibles. When Dyer first surprised the in cendiaries, full preparations had been made for a quick fire. Five gallons of gasoline and a large quantity of straw were on hand and Only a few minutes more would have been noces ary for the completion of the act. The varsity night watch reports that he gang came back several times, I evidently with the intention of fin-j (siting their work. He was unable to recognize any of the would-be fire-1 ■ itigs as l niversity students. Another event of the night was evi li need yesterday morning, when it > as noticed that the "()" on Skin ner's Hutte had changed over night * rt in the Ore am colors to Corvallis oinplexhm of orange and blaek. So far no clew lias been unearthed hhh would point to, any individual nr individuals as the Skinner’s Unite irtisls or tile Kincaid Field firebugs. But the replacement of the orange uni black, with the lemon-yellow only furnished a two hours recrea tion for a bunch of Dnlversity Frosh, who promptly took It upon them advos to reclothe the famous "O” In its proper adornment. Vllio (.rout, llH'J who will be in trim tor (lit' game today. oil i enmities would have been stirr <‘d up which would leave is now fac ing a complicated political tangle, the •’ate would lie vastly further from i>ciuc. a closely knit, effective social unit anti the cause of higher educa tion in Oregon would have been set hack ten years. As it is, the I'niversity Is in a i-esition to go ah ad, and Oregon is a belter state to live in You'll make a hit if you get one of IV.e llowe's suits Oo you know Pete Howe? He sells good elothes. The Koval Tailors of Chicago, make them. if he can’t fit you, it can't be done. You should have a good overcoat j like the Koval Tailors uiuke for that dance. H. CATO TAILOR For Men and Women At the Old Varsity 591 Willamette Street That Sweet Confection M’Donald’s Chocolates Our sales of McDon ald’s Chocolates are constantly increasing and the noticeable thing is that the in crease is not due so much to a new pat ronage to these deli cious sweets, but to repeat orders by peo ple who have found the initial tasting of McDonald’s Choco lates so good that they are lured to the confection that for richness, wholesome ness and purity are unequalled by none other. Try a box today, no -later than tomorrow. Call 217 764 Willamette. EVENTUA LLY CASWELL & WRITTON Groceries WHY NOT NOW ? YOU CAN READ ALL THE NEW FICTION FOR 3 Cents PER DAY' DR. J. O. WATTS Eyesight Specialist Optical defects corrected and satisfaction guaranteed. Examinations free and the prices moderate. Broken lenses duplicat ed within an hour or two. Factory on the premises. Opposite Savoy Theater Office Phone 552. Res. Phone 6II-R DR. C. M. HARRIS DENTIST Cockerline &. Wetherbee Bldg. 6th and Willamettes Sts. Eugene, Or. Registered Optometrists Factory on Premises „ Eye Specialists Exclusive Opticians 881 Willamette Street Phone 362 a BUTTER THAN EVER Makes Whiter, Lighter Bread Our Kodak Finishing De partment, PROMPT AC CURATE, RELIABLE. We give developing free when printing from each roll or pack amounts to 50c or more. SCHWARZSCHILD’S BOOK STORE M’KINNEY’S MILLINERY Up-to-Date Hats at Reason able Prices 85 Eighth Avenue, West What Is a Table Richly Spread, Without a Loaf of Tip Top Bread It’s Incomplete, That’s What UNIVERSITY BAKERY I Tuttle Studio 306 East 13th Avenue Everything in Photos THE GREAT PIANIST feTeresaCarreito The Queen of all living Pianists, and acknowledged greatest woman pianist of our times, will play at the Eugene Theatre T bursday Nov. 13 Madame Carreno has wonderful power and will en thuse you as no other pianist before the public today. AUSPICES OF THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC Specially reduced prices of $1.50, $1.00, 75c and 50c. Seats on sale commencing Wednesday, November 12 at 10 a. m. at Box Office Official Rooters Train OF THE UNIVERSITY • STUDENT BODY U. of O. vs. O. A. C. FOOTBALL GAME OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY WMAMOTT ROUTI ALBANY, SATURDAY, NOV. 8th 3 P. M. SHARP Returning 5:30, 0:00, 7:30 and 10:30 p. in. Tirkets Also Good Returning Until Monday livening. November 10. SI.30—round trip fare—$1,30 Trains Leave 9:30 a. m. and 1:05 p. m.