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^ Administration | OREGON DAILY EMERALD Section III VOLUME XXIII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. SATURDAY, JUNE 3. 1922 NUMBER 144 VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR State and Coast Titles Won by Men in Clashes with Various Colleges GIRLS BREAK EVEN WITH TWO WON AND TWO LOST Oratory Coach Says Outlook for Next Year Bright; Plenty of Material Oregon has had a very successful year in debate, according to Professor Clarence D. Thorpe, debate coach, win ning six out of eight contests. The r~t\ ’a teams gained both the state and c jist championships, while the women’s teams won two and lost two. The season for the varsity debaters commenced with the state triangular contest with O. A. C. and Reed college. The question was naval disarmament, with both Oregon teams getting the decision, Paul Patterson and Charles Lamb meeting O. A. C. here, while Claud Robinson and Boyd Iseminger made the trip to Portland. In the dual debate with the University of Wash ington, on the bonus question, the girls divided with their opponents. Elaine Cooper and Lurline Coulter went to Seattle, winning the decision; Edna Largent and Wanda Daggett debated at home. In the triangular debate for the coast championship, on the question of the sales tax, Paul Patterson and Ralph Bailey met Washington in Vil lard hall, while Claude Robinson and Charles Lamb won the decision from Stanford at Palo Alto. Arguing the open versus closed shop question, Mae Fenno and Glenn Frank lost the de cision to O. A. C., while Edna Largent and Florence Furuset debating at Cor vallis won their contest. Hendrikson Represents Oregon In oratory the University of Oregon was represented at the state contest at Newberg by Ernest Hendrikson, who did not win. Oregon, however, has ■won the contest four times in the last five years before this year. In 1917 I (Continued on page four.) University Growth Great in 20 Years Under Dr. Campbell President’s First Glimpse of Present Campus Came When as a Boy He Accompanied His Father on Ministerial Rides; Much Done for Institution When Dr. T. S. Campbell came to Oregon as a minister back in the seventies, he used to ride up and down the Willamette Valley preaching in the towns. He took with him his son, Prince, and one of that son’s earliest recollections of the site of the President Campbell present i niversuy oi uregon is an immense wheat field with the only familiar objects that now remain of that former scene the two trees that bear the name of the Con don oaks. President Campbell as a boy attended the Christian college at Monmouth, found ed by his father, which has later become the Normal school. When President Camp bell was graduated from this school he went east to Harvard. He was graduated from Harvard in 1885, after remaining one year to work as a reporter on the Kansas City Star. After his graduation he came west and became an instructor at Christian college, in 1890 succeeding his father as president ot the school, which had.then become the Oregon State Normal school. -ah. iie lame lu tut? uuiverau)' of Oregon as president, remaining here ever since. During the 20 years of President Campbell’s administration the Univer sity has expanded add developed along all lines. When President Campbell took office the annual income of the University amounted to approximately $42,500 from appropriations, with about $15,000 from miscellaneous funds, as student fees, etc. At the present time the income is more than $900,000 yearly. The enrollment at that time was about 180 students, and now in actual campus enrollment it is about 2500, while with the summer school, exten sion division and graduate school it amounts to about 5000. In the early years of President Campbell’s administration the law school existed only as a night school in Portland, the medical school was of low grade; the school of engineering was practically the only professional school. Since that time the law school has been moved to the campus, the medical school has been strengthened until it is today one of the best in the country. In 1915 the school of engineering was removed to Corvallis, but other strong schools have been j added or developed from departments, among them, journalism, architecture, allied arts, business administration and education. The school of music is an other outstanding school, enjoying not (Continued on page four.) WORK OF HEALTH SERVICE Eugene Hospital Staff Placed Under Department's Call NEED LARGER INFIRMARY Organization of Department Gives Good Results In reviewing the work of the Uni versity health service during the past year, Dr. John F. Bovard, dean of the school of physical education, especially praised the spirit of cooperation evi denced by the student body in working with the health service and checking illness by coming for medical atten tion as soon as symptoms were noticed. It was this spirit of cooperation that enabled the health service to take care of the two epidemics of grip without any serious cases developing. “This year the service was extended to include an eye, ear, nose and throat j specialist,” said Dr. Bovard, “and we! had the entire Eugene hospital staff at our command at all times. Dr. William Kuykendall, acting head of tho health service, worked very hard and very faithfully, and has kept the or ganiztion going in splendid shape.” Infirmary Runs Smoothly The smoothness and efficiency with | which the infirmary has been run, Dr. j Bovard attributed largely to Miss Mat tie Kimbrugh, who is in charge, and her capable staff. In speaking of tho future of the health service Dr. Bovard laid stress upon the need for an ade quate infirmary. “Such an infirarmy,” Dr. Bovard said, “should have at least 30 beds, an operating room where emergency cases can be taken care of, and a complete .set of offices and lab oratories for the dispensary, clinics, and entire health service.” Dr. William K. Livingston, Univer sity health service physician, also stressed the fact that an adequate in firmary was necessary for carrying on the health work, saying that a place built with that purpose in mind should be a saving of energy, and would re sult in better medical and surgical (Continued on page four.) New President Outlines Plans For Next Year MacGregor Hopes to Strengthen Democratic Spirit of Oregon Campus and to Keep Alive Traditions of University; Factions Not to Be Recognized tiffort to strengthen the democratic spirit of the University, to keep it the dominant characteristic of Oregon campus life, and to organize more closely than ever before the alumni association to aid in the construction of a “greater University” will con stitute the policy of the student ad ministration of next year. President John MacGregor emphasizes three things as necessary concomitants of Oregon democracy: the education of the incoming freshmen, not only in the fall but throughout the entire year, so that they may come to their second V'ear Oregon men from their toes up, “imbued with a love for their alma mater, and looking forward after their first year training to the responsibili ties and opportunities of an active student life.” It is here that tho ad ministration expects the tradition ■oinmittee, sanctioned by the student body this spring, to function. Says ['resident. MacGregor, “A concentrated effort will be made immediately after school opens in September to givo tho entering freshmen the welcome of a ifetime. As a part of their training, :hey will be instructed in tho college ictivities through the use of the frosh Bible and a well-arranged program of distinctive lectures.” So much for instilling Oregon spirit md democracy in the freshmen. To lie rest of the studonts, as well, Prosi lent MacGregor says, “The schools of lie Pacific coast frankly and publicly iraiso Oregon for its spirit of genuine lemocracy, as demonstrated by the Oregon ‘ hello ’ tradition. Wo must maintain such a tradition at any cost.” Cliques Frowned Upon As a third means of cultivating tho growth of democracy at Oregon, Mac Oregor declared that the administra tion would turn a strictly impartial taco toward all cliques and factions in student affairs. “Student activities should be students’ activities, and all of the students should partake in some phase of them,” he declared. “We will find some way to put ‘teeth’ in the presi nt point system, which restricts the number of student activities in which the individual student may take part, so as to restrict the activities of ,i few and distribute the responsibili ties and privileges more largely among the entire student body.” With regard to the constitution which was adopted a little over a year ago, President MacGregor said: “The new constitution has workod smoothly and very efficiently the last year. This instrument with the new amend ments, which wore so strongly sup ported by the students, should enable the student organization to make groat strides.” Will Form Association There is a tradition among the older and larger colleges of the oast, Har vard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, and the like, that their men are true sons of their alma mater from the first day they enter college. The title of “a Yale man" or “a Harvard man” and so on down the list of the four which stand out and above the 4000 and more indistinctive colleges throughout the country, distinguishes a man in a like way from his neighbors, as having been perhaps especially fortunate. The faculty of the Univorsity is making just such a thing possible for an Ore continued on page four.) Restaurant DID you ever hunt around for a place to eat where you were sure to get real home cooking? A place where you’d be cordially welcomed whether you came alone or with a crowd of three or four, and receive the same cordial atten tion—where you’d get food that would make you yearn to come again? This restaurant is like that. Everything is clean, well cooked, deliciously seasoned and excellent ly served. We re always glad to see you. Come again, today and often as von like. Traditions IT IS an established tradition that the Frosh parade should end at the Rain bow. It would not be official if it were not for that. The Rainbow has to furnish the sacks for the water bags, and the Frosh could not get along without their water. It’s a natural sequence of things. Here’s to you Seniors—may you have world’s of success. Appreciation '\^7'E ARE extremely grateful for the * ’ student trade during the past year. Of course business conditions were not up to normal, and we didn’t get the trade we had last year, but the students came through wonderfully well regardless of the hard times. 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Here’s to the rest of you — may your summer vacation really be one.