Concert Tonight
A free program of concertos and
two-piano compositions w'ill be of
fered tonight in the music audito
rium at 8 o’clock.
Seniors Call
at the Alumni office in Friendly
hall for commencement instruc
tions, free luncheon tickets, and
tickets for parents and friends.
VOLUME XXXV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1934
NUMBER 123
Lack of Room
Shows Need
For New Libe
Insufficient Book Room
Is Reason
DECISION IS FENDING
Lobby, Ventilation System, Room
For Stacks, Reading', Would
Re Improvements
The necessity for a new gener
al library at the University of Ore
gon, as suggested and approved by
the state PWA advisory board and
awaiting congressional decision,
was explained yesterday by M. H.
Douglass, University librarian. He
enumerated the reasons for de
siring a new building as inade
quacy of room for books or read
ers, ill-adapted rooms, and desira
bility of the features enclosed in
modern library plans.
The University, he said, now has
a collection of more than 250,000
volumes, and its stacks can ac
commodate no more than 150,000.
As a result .books are stored in
the residence on Onyx street and
in the basement of Friendly hall,
in addition to the. architecture li
brary, business administration li
brary, Condon hall, and law li
brary.
It is a problem of the library
staff each year, Douglass contin
ued, to determine what books can
be moved to other libraries or be
stored to make room Cor the new
arrivals.
Jnsuiiiciont Kooin
Besides there being insufficient
rooms for arranging the books, the
reading rooms are not well adapt
ed to their purposes, he said. This
especially applies to the refence
and periodical reading rooms. The
circulation desk, card catalogue,
information desk, and hall are all
connected with the reading room,
and the noise and confusion is det
rimental to concentrated study.
This problem, Douglass showed, is
eliminated in modern libraries by
the construction of a lobby, sepa
rated from the reading and study
rooms, where all talking may be
done.
As another fault of the present
building, the librarian listed the
poor ventilating system in the li
braries on the campus. To cool
the room or freshen the air one
must open a window or door and
cause a draft throughout the
rooms.
The accommodations in newer li
braries which might almost be
called necessities, said Douglass,
are stalls in connections with the
stacks. These are especially ar
ranged for graduate students or
thesis writers, and consist of indi
vidual desks in the stacks where
a student may do extensive re
search much more easily than un
der the present method.
Recreational Shelves
In new libraries there are open
shelf rooms for recreational read
ing. Bookcases are divided into
separate heads and contain mat
ter which is read in that room
only. This is the type of reading
room provided for at Dartmouth.
Should the national congress ap
prove of the Oregon PWA board’s
suggestion, the state would be
granted $350,000 for the erection
of a modern library on the Univer
sity of Oregon campus. Reports
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George Hopkins
To Present Piano
Students Tc night
A recital composed of concertos
and two-piano compositions, orig
inally scheduled for Monday eve
ning, will be given tonight in the
school of music auditorium at
8 o’clock.
George Hopkins, professor of
piano, will furnish the orchestral
background. A feature in the pro
gram is the appearance of Geneva
Ide, who recently appeared with
the Portland junior symphony, and
who also won honorable mention in
the state contest.
All of the participants are stu
dents of Hopkins. The program
will bo:
I
Concerto in G-n:inor( first move
ment ) ...Mendelssohn
Anne Booth
II
Capprioccio Brilliant....Mendelssohn
Catherine Mishler
III
Impromptu Rococo.Schutt
Bernice Mahoney and
Marjorie Scobert
IV
Serenade and Allegro Gojoso ....
.Mendelssohn
Edith Grim
V
Concertstuck .Weber
Geneva Ide
VI
Concerto in B-flat....Tsehaikowsky
(Second and third movements)
Sally Potter Reed
Play to Be Given
; On Outdoor Stage
, Near Old Library
Tennis Courts to Be Auditorium
Of ‘Syvan Theater’; Acting
•" To Be Done on Turf
- The Greeks had a word for it.
They called it the Sylvan theater.
The University drama division
which is presenting Shakespeare’s
“The Taming of the Shrew” under
the direction of Mrs. Ottilie T.
Sey'oolt, calls it an outdoor thea
ter. The boisterous Shakespearean
comedy which is being given this
Friday and Saturday evenings at
8:30 is shown on a specially con
structed stage between tne oici
libe and Deady.
This is not the first time an out
door stage has been used at the
University. Shakespeare’s “Mid
summer Night’s Dream” was pre
sented on the stage across the
millrace under the direction ot
Sergus Reddie; Ibsen's “Peer
Gynt" was given on Skinner’s
butte under the direction of Mr.
Reddie; and “Cradle Song” was
shown outside the Art building un
der the direction of Miss Florence
Wilbur.
Work has begun on this stage,
flats representing a low wall are
already up. No wooden floor will
be used, however, as the players
will act on the turf.
Auditorium chairs will have as
a foundation the surface of one
of the tennis courts, assuring com
fortable seating. In case of rain
Friday or Saturday, the perform
ance will be the following Mon
day. If both days are rainy, Mon
day and Tuesday will be the nights
of the performance.
The stage crew for the play is
as follows: Horace W. Robinson,
technical director; Bill Thienes,
stage manager, with Betty Day
and Boyd Jackson as assistants;
Barbara Betts, property manager;
and Richard Koken, electrician.
Germany Thinks Our Football
Heroes Are — Well Read It!
American college football play
ers—especially those of University
of Oregon and Oregon State—are
“nasty men" and indulge in a very
wild and rough pastime. If you
don’t believe it Just read one of
Germany’s newspapers sometime.
That’s what Alfred Schmidt,
graduate of the University last
June did recently in Berlin, where
he is spending a year vacationing
and traveling.
Picking up the Berlin Illustrated
News one morning, he was sur
prised to find a large clear pic
ture which showed a number of
faces which seemed familiar. Ex
amining it more closely he recog
nized it to be a picture of the grid
iron heroes of his alma mater and
its traditional rival, Oregon State
in action in their this year’s clas
sic conflict.
The scene of the game depicted
in the paper was the much dis
cussed play in which two Oregor
State guards hoisted up their team
I mate, Joe Devine, to block Ore
gon's first try for extra point.
Reading the cutlines under the
picture, the Oregon alumnus read:
"A rough fight scene from the
American football, which makes
j understandable the high accident
rate in this sport. The captain of
the unbeaten team of Oregon has
jumped on the shoulders of fellow
players to catch a long distance
shot from the opposing team.
Football differs from the German
‘Fussball’ not only by its rules,
but especially by its wild method.
| The official statistics state that
the number of those killed during
the present season is 32.”
Thus enlightened, Schmidt
clipped the picture and sent it to
his former roommate here on the
; campus, Chuck Wishard.
Wishard told the Emerald tha.t
for a pin, penny, or a kind word,
he will let campus students get a
glimpse of how our king of sports
1 looks t# the German eye.
Peace Seen in Longshoremen’s Strike
Dean Henry F. Grady, left, chairman, and Judge Charles A.
Reynolds, right, of the President’s mediation board, discuss the Pacific
coast longshoremen’s strike situation with Edward F. McGrady, assist
ant secretary of labor, sent from Washington to San Francisco to
reinforce the group already trying to make peace in the coastwide
strike.
Worry, Worry! Suspense-fid
Week Left Until Green Goose
Notice to house managers:
The price of several copies of
this year’s Green Goose, Sig
ma Delta Chi scandal sheet,
to be published Tuesday, May
29, may be properly charged
on the house records as an as
set instead of a current ex
pense. Why? Think of the po
tential possibilities in fall
term rushing in case some ter
rible mention is made of a
strong rival. Supposing some
thing is printed about your
dive? Well, in that case, your
purchase will take that many
Copies out of general circula
tion.
Did you think nobody saw you
last Friday night on the mill-race?
Did you teil your roommate some
thing which he swore not to tell?
Were the bare facts of your last
house dance supposedly hushed up ?
Did you think you got away with
getting in at 3:S0 on the night of
April 32?
Beware, friend, for these are the
things of which Green Geese are
made. When this year’s hotter
than hot edition reaches the cam
pus in a special asbestos-lined ar
mored car, your innermost secrets
may be laid bare to the entire
campus.
When this green paper nemesis
reaches out and lays you low, it
will be too late to attempt to
bribe the editor. Ah, you say,
“There is an idea. I will treat the
editor to a lemon-coke."
But wait, gentle reader, here is
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Business School
To Honor Student
Arno L. Peiterson has been se- j
lected as the freshman in the school |
of business administration who .
made the highest grade point av- I
erage during his first year at the !
University.
Peiterson’s name will be en- i
graved upon the Beta Gamma Sig
ma plaque which hangs in the hall
of the school of business. Formal j
presentation will be made at the
Beta Gamma Sigma initiation ban- !
quet which will be held soon.
During his first year in school, ■
Peiterson made a grade point av
erage of 2.76. For the purposes of
the business school physical educa- j
tion credits were disregarded 1
which brought the average up to
; 2.S7.
| Peiterson is 100 per cent self
supporting and is registered for
17 hours of work. He placed in
che tenth decile in the entrance ex
aminations given at the beginning
of the year.
Students of Italian Are
Offered 3 Free Tours
All college and university stu
dents who are at present studying
Italian will have the opportunity
lo enter a contest for three free
trips to Italy this summer. The
contest is being sponsored by j
the Italian newspaper, Corriere
D’Ameriea.
Each contestant is to write a 1
composition of 150 words in Eng- I
lish or in Latin on the following !
topic: “What is your impression j
of the Italy of today and how do I
you imagine it will be tomorrow?” |
The contributions to the contest
must be mailed to the Corriere ;
D’America no later than midnight
of May 31, 1934, when the contest
officially closes.
Moore Is Assigned to
New California Post
Harvard Moore, instructor in
military sciences at the University
of Oregon Medical school in Port
land, has been assigned to the San
Francisco Presidio, it was learned
recently.
Lieutenant - Colonel Frederick 1
Barker, who heads the pregon R.
O. T. C. unit, yesterday stated that, ;
contrary to previous reports, Moore
was not under the R.O.T.C. admin- !
istration at the Eugene campus, i
To Take Master's
Donald Hartung, coach at Mo
lalla high school, will take liis
master’s examination Monday,
June 4. Mr. Hartung is a grad
uate of Oregon State college and
is a candidate for the master’s
degree in education at the Univer
sity.
I
YWCA to Sponsor
Annual Breakfast
Of Junior-Seniors
j Mortar Board Cap Them'1 to Bo
Used Throughout Program
On Sunday, May 27
The Y.W.C.A. will sponsor the
traditional Junior-Senior breakfast
Sunday, May 27, at 9 a. m. in
Gerlinger hall. All seniors, in
whose honor the breakfast is be
in'; held, are cordially invited. An
interesting program, including
music and toast, has been planned.
A delicious menu will be served.
Rosalind Gray, president of the
“Y,”’ will act as toastmistress.
Representing the seniors, Helen
Binford will give the toast, “Don
ning the Lid"; for the juniors,
Catherine Coleman, “Pursuing the
Lid”; Mary Klemm, speaking for
the alumnae with “The Lid on the
Shelf"; Mrs. DeCou will toast for
the advisory board, “The Value of
the Lid.”
The theme of the breakfast, the
mortar-board cap of the graduat
ing college student, will be car
ried out also in the hand-made
programs.
Honor guests, non-inelusive of
the seniors, will be Dean Schwer
ing, Mrs. Alice Macduff, Mrs. C.
V. Boyer, and Mrs. H. H. Norton.
As chairman of the breakfast,
Jean Lewis has appointed the fol
lowing directorate: food, Theda
Spicer; contacting living organi
zations, Mary McCracken; inde
pendents, Elaine Sorenson; tables,
Elaine Cornish; clean-up, Mary
Ellen Eberhart; service, Martha
McCall; music and program, Maa
alena Gulstina; programs, Ger
trude Lamb.
The admission price for this
breakfast is 25 cents a plate, or
50 cents per couple.
The breakfast was scheduled for
last Sunday, but has been post
poned in order to make it possible
for more of the University senior
women to attend as guests of their
l junior friends.
Providing music are Madalena
Giustina, violinist, Jessie Long,
soprano, and Katherine Mishler,
pianist.
Phi Chi Theta Will Hold
Initiation for Pledges
Eleven pledges will be formally
initiated into the ranks of Phi Chi
Theta, national business adminis
tration honorary for women, dur
ing a banquet tonight at Mc
Cracly’s cafe.
Tlie new members are Elizabeth
Anderson, Una Anderson, Ruth
Chilcote, Irene Colliding, Nancy
Lou Cullers, Julia LaBarre, Ruth
McCornack, Marjorie McNiece,
Kathleen Newell, Geneva Stafford,
and Helen Tillman.
Seniors Attention!
The alumni office (southeast corner of Friendly hall) has been
made official commencement headquarters. They are prepared to
answer any questions you may have concerning your procedure
during commencement week.
Tickets and information concerning the following events and
procedure may be obtained at the alumni office:
UNIVERSITY LUNCHEON, Saturday noon, June 9. (Seniors
admitted free in caps and gowns; all friends, family, and others
60 cents per plate.) Seniors obtain tickets from alumni office.
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE, Sunday, June 10. (Special
reserved sections for seniors in caps and gowns. Each senior will
be allowed three reserved seat tickets for family and friends. The
balcony will be open to the public.)
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES, Monday, June 11. (Special
reserved sections for seniors in caps and gowns and faculty mem
bers. Each senior will be allowed three reserved seat tickets for
family and friends. The balcony will be open to the public.)
SENIOR WOMEN are urged to attend the breakfast given by
the women graduates of the University, the State Association of
University of Oregon Women. The breakfast is to be held at the
Osburn hotel Saturday morning, June 9, at 9 a. m. Reservations
should be made by calling 891. Tickets will be 50 cents.
SENIOR WOMEN are also expected to participate in the tra
ditional flower and fern procession, Saturday evening at 7:30
o’clock. Special printed instructions for this event are to be se
cured from the alumni office.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL SENIORS AND CAN
DIDATES FOR DEGREES are to be secured from the alumni
office. It is important that each senior secure a copy of these
instructions.
THE ALUMNI OFFICE will be prepared to answer your ques
tions and give out tickets and the printed instruction blanks on the
following days:
Wednesday, June 6 -8 a. m. to 12 noon and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m.
Thursday, June 7—8 a. m. to 12 noon and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m.
Friday, June 8—8 a. m. to 12 noon and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m.
THE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE
Special Note
ALL SENIORS, through arrangement with administrative
officials and the State Board of Higher Education, are granted ac
tive membership in the Alumni Association (which includes a sub
scription to OLD OREGON) for one year. After the expiration of
this first year’? membership, dues will be two dollars a year. How
ever, the Aiumni Association offers a special paid-in-advance rate
of one dollar per year. In other words, by payment of one dollar
at the time the diploma fee is paid, you will be enrolled in the
Alumni Association for two years. Or a payment of two dollars
will enroll you for three years. If you do not take advantage of
this paiddn-advance offer before graduation, it will be necessary
to pay two dollars per years aftgr'your first year’s membership has.
expired. 0
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III. 0. Selected
Training Post
Of Supervisors
Invitation Is Received
From G. F. Zook
PROPOSAL ACCEPTED
Eight-Day Institute Planned for
llegular Summer Session
Of 50 Supervisors
Ths University of Oregon will
; become one of 13 centers in the
United States for the training of
J supervisors for the Emergency
Education program of the United
; States government. This was de
' cided when President C. V. Boyer
wired acceptance of the offer
j made in an invitation, it was an
] nounced here yesterday.
The proposal came from George
F. Eook, commissioner of educa
tion, who outlined the project in
his letter. An eight-day institute,
to be held during the regular sum
mer session, with approximately
50 supervisors attending, is in
cluded in the plan.
The outline of the work to be
offered will be made up by the
United States office of education,
but all teaching and administra
tion will be under the direction of
university officials to be named
for this project. Supervisors in
attendance are expected to be
housed in one of the dormitories.
The center at the university
will serve a considerable portion
of the west, it is pointed out, since
there will be but 12 others in the
entire United States. Dr. Mollie
Ray Carroll, of the University of
Chicago, is chairman of the com
mittee that will work out plans
for the training course.
Announcement of the centers
j selected from the various parts of
i the United States will be made at
! the meeting of the American As
! sociation for Adult Education, now
! in session in Washington. Alfred
j Powers, dean and director of the
j extension division of the Oregon
j state system of higher education,
| is now attending this session,
i Definite plans and dates for the
institute here are expected to be
; announced in the near future.
Women’s Master
Dance Honorary
Will Give Recital
Annual Spring- Appearance to Be
Held Thursday; Affair
Open to Public
Master Dance, women’s dance
honorary, will present their an
nual spring- dance recital Thursday
j evening at 8:15 in Gerlinger hall.
The affair is open to the public,
and free tickets may be obtained
from any member of the organ!
. zation or at the women's physical
education office.
A wide variety of dances will be
presented, including a great deal
of percussion and improvisation
work, also a group of negro
themes for which George Bishop,
baritone, will sing the accompani
ment. Primitive themes and a
group number entitled "Songs of
the Night” will also be presented.
Vivid, and unique costumes will
be utilized for various types and
moods of the dances, which the
group have been working on for
the past two months under the
direction of Ruth H. Bloomer, ad
viser. Edith Grim and Theresa
Kelly will be the accompanists.
Members of Master Dance in
clude Ida Mae Nickols, president,
Marion Vincent, Miriam Hender
son, Kaye "Knox, Roberta Moody,
Maxine Goetsch, Marion Sheldon,
Maxine McDonald, Lucy Ann Wen
dell, Gertrude Winslow, Lou Hill,
Willa Bitz, Bernadine Franzen,
Lois Howe. The group will be as
sisted by members of the advanced
interpretive dancing class.
Campus Calendar
Executive council of the Oregon
Yeomen for both this year and
last will meet tonight at 7:30 in
the Y hut.
Peggy Chessman's group of
frosh counsellors will meet today
at 4 o'clock in 4 Johnson for a
final quiz. Everyone must be
there.
Affiliated Living Groups will
hold an important meeting at 4
p. m. today in 110 Johnson. All
presidents of member fraternities
and" sororities are asked to be
"present.
Thirteen of Best Books
Of Year ISotc Displayed
In Hall of Old Library
Thirteen of the hooks select
i ed as the 50 best books of 1933
so far as American bookmaking
is concerned have been placed
on display in the main hall of
the old libe. The exhibit, com
plete with notes of explanation
and criticism on typography and
makeup, have been compiled by
Robert Lane and accompany
each book in the display shelves.
Annual Conclave
Of Oregon Music
Teachers Closes
Addresses and Study Classes Fill
Program for Last Day;
Officers Reelected
The annual meeting of the Ore
gon music teachers, held this year
on the University campus, came
to a close yesterday with ad
dresses, study classes, and elec
tions. The conclave lasted from
Sunday afternoon to Tuesday aft
ernoon.
Frederick W. Goodrich, Port
land, will again serve as president
of the group, while Frank G. Eich
enlaub, Portland, retains the post
of vice-president. Second vice
presidents elected all served last
year. The personnel of this office
include:
Beulah C. Ockwig, Portland;
Edla Larsen and Mrs. C. C. Hol
den, Tillamook; Dorothy Pearce,
Salem; Rose McGrew, Eugene;
Mrs. Clyde Beard, Roseburg; Mrs.
VV. J. Marsh, McMinnville; and
Tom O’Brien, Bend.
Mrs. Verne Preston was re
elected secretary, Mrs. Mary Eve
lene Galbreath, recording secre
tary, and Mrs. Carrie A. Beau
mont, treasurer.
Dean John J. Landsbury, of the
University school of music, ad
dressed the group, using as his
subject the imprpved relation be
tween music institutions afid pri
vate teachers. The same theme
was stressed by Goodrich. Ernest
G. Moll, associate professor in the
department of English, pointed out
the relationship between music
and poetry in creating a person
ality and producing a “pattern.”
Symposiums and study classes
in piano, orchestral instruments,
and voice occupied the greater
part of the afternoon. A vocal
clinic was given, in which many
teachers took part.
Arne Rae to Return
From Editorial Meet
Arne G. Rae, assistant professor
of journalism and field manager of
the Oregon State Editorial asso
ciation, will return this evening
from St. Louis where he has been
attending meetings in connection
with the National Editorial asso
ciation and the Graphic Arts code.
Two Oregon newspapers, Hood
River News and Hillsboro Argus,
received honorable mention in the
newspaper production division of
the National Newspaper contests,
according to reports from the con
vention of the National Editorial
association which Rae is attend
ing.
While in Saint Louis, Rae also
attended meetings of the Newspa
per Association Managers’ incor
pora tionporation, and of the re
gional code administration mana
gers of the Graphic Arts code. Rae
is the regional code administration
manager for the code for Oregon.
Full Program
01 Events Billed
For Graduation
Failing, Beekman Finals
To Be June 8
LUNCH SCHEDULED
Women’s Flower, Fern Procession
Featured; Instructions and
Tickets at Alumni Office
That members of the class of
1934 will have a busy three or
four days during the commence
ment season is indicated by the
calendar of events issued from the
alumni office. They will be fed,
sermonized, ceremonalized and
graduated.
The Failing and Beekman con
test to be held at the music audi
torium Friday evening, June 8,
will attract a large number of
seniors on account of the promi
nence of those competing for
prizes of $150 and $100. Because
of the large number of contestants
entered it will be necessary to hold
a preliminary contest several days
before the final tilt on Frday eve
ning. At this preliminary the
number of contestants will be re
duced to six by picking the best
three from the two well-balanced
groups.
The University luncheon at noon
Saturday, June 9, will assemble
representatives of graduating
classes, alumni, faculty and visit
ing friends of the University. The
senior class will appear in aca
demic costume and a representa
tive of the class will appear on
the program.
Seniors will be given free tick
ets to the luncheon when they call
for their commencement instruc
tions at the Alumni office in
Friendly hall. It will be neces
sary for graduates to attend the
luncheon in cap and gown, tickets
being required only as an indica
tion of the number to attend. The
luncheon was again granted free
to seniors bv the commencement
committee, despite the reduction
in diploma fee put into effect last
year.
wuiers aiienaing me luncneon
may obtain tickets at the Alumni
office for 60 cents each.
The women of the graduating
class will play an important part
in the flower and fern procession
Saturday evening at 7:30. This
mpressive event in which graduat
ing women and alumnae march
around the statue of the Pioneer
Mother, bearing bouquets of spring
flowers and depositing them in a
circle at the base of the statue,
is considered one of the most
beautiful events of the commence
ment season.
The class will march in a body,
clad in cap and gown, at both the
baccalaureate and the commence
ment exercises. Since the trans
fer of the Sunday services from
the downtown church in 1932, they
have been permanently located in
McArthur court. Full instructions
regarding time and place of pro
cessions and the part which each
graduate will play in the exercises
will be supplied from the alumni
office during the week preceding
commencement. Each graduate,
including candidates for advanced
degrees, is asked to call at the
alumni office for instruction sheet
and tickets admitting relatives
and guests to special reserved sec
tions in McArthur court.
Birthday of Pioneer Father
Recalls Stories of Sculpt
or
The campus "Pioneer," that in
spiring work of art erected in
front of the library and facing'
Johnson hall to arouse ambitions,
and a desire to emulate the pio
neer virtues, yesterday had a
birthday. This representative of
ail the noble and best in the his
tory of the west is triumphing
into its sixteenth year.
Whiie Oregonians are celebrat
ing their seventy-fifth anniversary
as a state, it seems only fitting
that this representative of the men
and women, animated with the
highest motives, courage, fore
sight, endurance, and savers of
the west should be given some
recognition.
The "Pioneer” was donated by
Honorable Joseph N. Teal, a Port
land business man, and unveiled
on this campus May 22, 1919, in
the presence of 1200 spectators
during commencement day exer
cises. It is the product of A.
Phimister Proctor, a western
sculptor of world-wide recognition.
The reasons for Mr. Teal's
choice of the University campus
for the erection of the Pioneer are
quoted in part from his presenta
tion address that follows.
"It is sufficient to say that here
| the Willamette and McKenzie
I rivers join their waters into one
grand channel and create this
beautiful valley, the paradise to
which the pioneer struggled over
great mountains and across desert
plains to which he first came in
numbers, and in which he made
his home. No more fitting place
than the campus of the University
of Oregon could be found for the
memorial. Here amid these beau
tiful surroundings, in this institu
I tion of learning, acting as an in
spiration to Oregon’s young man
hood and womaahood, this pioneer
in bronze will find a hospitable
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