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Summertime Coverage
Offered UO Students
Wednesday Oregon st mini I**
will be aide to purchase summcr
time coverage under the ANCO
all-expense accident plan, uccord
Init to Ooug Johnson, newly*
elected president of the Oregon
Inaurunee mlcty.
Johnson and Ids committee will
accept applications for the lant
time during the current achool
>ear In the lobby of the Ktudent
I nlon all day Wednesday.
"Only about 1000 student* on
the campus now have UiIh cover
age, and during the Hummer
months the danger of accidents
Is many times greater than dur
ing the school year," Johnson
said.
Coverage under the AH CO In
surance pi,,,, |„ worldwide. Cost
for the summer policy In $1.30, a
l*rli'<' made possible by group
purchasing.
The maximum coverage for
any one accident In *300, and
the amount is the same for ac
cidental death. If a student is In
jured while covered by work
man's compensation, however,
student group coverage would
not he applicable.
Assisting Johnson on the In
surant sales committee are
Ijtrry Kaufman, Hale Hears, Jo
anne Ware, Kill McKinney and
Busty. Bradley. I'lans for the sale
were completed lust Tuesday
when the Insurance society met
with Bill Notehloom, chairman of
Oregon State's Insurance com
mittee last year.
HISTORY OF UO
Opening of UO Was
Cost-Free' to State
by Jerry Harrell
Emerald AMlalant Nawa Editor
It dion't cost the state of Oregon a cent to open the Univereity of
Oregon.
Kour leading centers of early education In the young state were
righting to have the University located in their respective areas when
the hill establishing the institution went before the legislature in 1872.
rh- Union University association of Eugene offered to build and
furnish a building and buy the property for the University at a cost of
*50,000 in return for the location of the college in Eugene.
In spite of a similar offer from a group led by officials of Albany
(r,,i -ge. the legislature voted to accept the Eugene proposal, and on
Oct 19, 1872, passed a bill by which "The University is hereby per
manently located at the town of Eugene City, Oregon.”
Corvallis Didn't Fight
Corvallis, which in 1868 had become the home of the state agricul
tural college, did not fight the establishment of the new school in
Eug-ne because Corvallis was interested in getting a railway to the
coast.
A strong bid for the University by Salem, the home of Oregon's old
est college (Willamette), might have been made had that city not been
in the midst of a campaign for a n< w state capitoi building.
Monmouth, the home of Christian college; Albany, site of Albany
coll ge and Forest Grove home of Pacific university, all made bids for
the University.
Portland Wasn't Interested
The only important Oregon city of the time which did not campaign
for the University was Portland. In 1872 Portland was already the
largest city in the state with a population of 8293.
Eugene's entry into the campaign came as a surprise to the other
towns. As late in the struggle as August, 1872, Thomas Franklin
Campbell, president of Christian college, had been to a convention of
the Oregon Teachers' association in Eugene urging support for the lo
cation of the new University at Monmouth.
Ben F. Dorris, a Eugene business man, mentioned Campbell's request
at a meeting of Eugene citizens several nights later. The meeting had
been called to discuss the possibility of obtaining a loan from the state
school fund to establish a high school in Eugene.
When Dorris mentioned Campbell's request, "The idea (that Eugene
become the site of the University) sent an electric thrill through the
little meeting and by their prompt action in a short time through the
whole community,” wrote Joseph Schafer in the Oregon Historical
Quarterly,
.Assoriaiion l ormcd
A feu days later, Aug'. 26, 1872, a group of businessmen formed the
Union University association a corporation calculated to obtain the
University for Eugene City.
The founders, Dorris, Judge J. M. Thompson, W. H. H. Scott, J. J.
" alton, Thomas G. Hendricks, and W. H. Abrams, immediately launch
ed a campaign to raise $50,000
Eggs Donated
People donated everything from cash to pledges of labor. Among
the donations received were a cord of wood, a dozen eggs, livestock
and a parcel of land.
The county commissioners passed a bond issue to raise $30,000 of
the required $50,000. The other $20,000 was raised solely by local
subscriptions in Lane county.
When the legislature convened in September, 1872, the Union Uni
versity association was able to make its bid for the University.
The opposition of Monmouth, A'bany and Forest Grove threatened
for a time, but the members of the assembly who favored a non-denom
inational university gave the support to the measure, as did the South
ern Oregon delegation, and the bill became law on Oct. 19, 1872.
UO Had ‘Angel’
The bill still might not have passed had it not had a "guardian angel"
to watch ever the proceedings of the legislature.
H. R. Kincaid, a reporter for the Oregon Journal with considerable
influence in politics, sat behind the speaker of the house and contin
ually urged that the University bill be acted upon.
The measure was at the bottom of a stack of bills tied with string,
and had it been put off until the next session, Kincaid reported that
the University might have gone to another city.
The battle to keep the University at Eugene was not over, for the
financial panic of 1873 was strongly felt in the Oregon country, but
the first obstacles had been hurdled.
Four years later the University of Oregon opened its doors to 177
students, and the state had not paid a single cent toward the institu
tion.
ROTC Inspection
This Thursday
An army inspection team will
be on campus Thursday and Fri
day to inspect the University'#
army ROTC unit. The annual sixth
army inspection will include a reg
imental review of cadets Thursday
at 1 p. m.
Col. Martin Moshberger deputy
commander of the Oregon military
district with headquarters at Van
couver, heads the inspection team.
He will be assisted by Lt. Col.
Edgar L. Kinner, Maj. Donald W.
Curley and Capt. Sherman D. Lo
gan, all from the same headquar
ters.
The inspection and passing in
review of the cadet regiment will
be held on the field behind Mc
Arthur court. Bleacher seats will
tie provided for those attending
the review. The public is invited
to attend the Thursday inspection
and review.
Party Presents
Proletarian Plots
By Associated Pres* '
A US Senate study of artistic
endeavors in Communist-con
trolled East Germany indicates
American (heater-goers wouldn’t
go for them. One musical com
edy involves a good Communist
who cuts down the time of the
train stop in his station. And a
hit tune is a duet entitled, ‘’Let’s
Not Work with More Haste But
with More Efficiency."
One boy-meets-girl movie has
this enticing plot . . . "Boys and
girls are strolling in the sum
mer afternoon but they become
conscience-stricken about wast
ing time so they start spontan
eously to bring in the harvest.”
Nine Petitioners
For Directory Jobs
Five petitions for editor of the
1 1954-55 piggers Guide and four
for the position of business mana
ger have been turned in to the of
fice of R. C. Williams, secretary
of the student publications board.
Petitioners for editor are: Jer
ry Harrell, junior in journalism,
petitioning for Sigma Delta Chi;
Jerry Ohlsen, junior in chemistry;
Bob Patterson, sophomore in jour
nalism, Jim Richey, sophomore in
pre-dentistry, and Anne Ritchey,
sophomore in journalism.
Petitions for business manager
were submitted by Boyd L. Harris
freshman in architecture and al
lied arts; John Vazbys, junior in
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Assembly Speaker Is
Philosophy Professor
um “ °f Phi,OH“Phy at C°,Umb,a un*vcr»ity, John If. Randall,
"Pea* at a I nlversity assembly today at I p. m. in the Student
^ ta,k Wi” •* ‘‘What “»» »“* Made of Nature r
rh‘ Int*Ileetual Revolution of Our Time.”
M. uiH also N- the gue*t at a coffee hour forum today at 4 p m in
the Dads room of the SU. 3 *
Kandall will also speak at a University lecture Thursday night a*
l"u K; »'
The speaker is the author of a number of books, among them “The
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Yell Squad Tryouts
Beckon Candidates
Tryouts for yell dukes and song
queens will begin at 6:45 tonight
m Gerlinger annex, the building
southwest of Gerlinger hall.
Deadline for submission of peti
tions is 6 p. m. today. The peti
tions should be turned in to the
ASL’O petition box on the third
floor of the Student Union, or giv
en to Sally Stadelman, Olivia
Tharaldson. Janet Gustafson.
Maeua Hair, Tom Gaines -or Sam
Vahey, rally board members.
What to Wear
Women should wear shorts or
redal pushers to the tryouts, since
they will be asked to lead a yell. In
addition, they should have a dance
routine worked up which they will
demonstrate, accompanied by band
music. Men are asked to wear
cords, levis, blue denims or sun
tans.
The rally board will interview
each of the applicants and watch
them in action.
Anyone, regardless of whether
or not he has had previous veil
leading experience, is urged" to
try out for the position;
To I-ollow Recommendation
The board will select as many
yell dukes as the yell king recom
mends. The names of the selected
leaders and the alternates will be
SU Facilities to Close
Memorial Weekend
All facilities of the Student
Union will close for the Memo
rial Day weekend Friday at 9
p. m. and will not re-open until
~ :30 a. m. next Tuesday, accord
ind to K. C. Williams, director of
j the SU.
The administration office will
remain open Saturday morning,
however, Williams said.
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presented to the ASUO senate at
its meeting Thursday night for ap
proval.
' The new yell squad will have
some meetings this spring in order
to choose sweaters, skirts, slacks
and other garb” Yell-King Tom
Gaines said. Besides, there will
probably be some meetings thi3
summer to practice and prepare
for the fan football season, be
added.
The rally board had receive l
petitions Monday afternoon from
Malcolm Scott, Dale Carroll, ami
Don Soesbe, yell dukes; and Donrn,
Aaris. Donna Brewer, and Maj j
Jo Fiterre, song queens.
Non-flight Grads
May be Officers
Most of the 1954 non-flight
graduates of the Air Force ROTO
who were to receive "certificates
of completion” will be permittee!
to become officers in the Air Na
tional Guard, according to a new
ly-announced plan of the Air
Force and the National Guard Bu
reau.
Applicants acceptable to the.i*
respective states will be eligible
for appointment as reserve seconel
lieutenants and thereafter as sec
ond lieutenants in the Air Nation
al Guard. They will then be called
to three years of active duty, in
four quarterly groups. They will
also serve in the Air National
Guard for an additional three
years following active duty.
A recent need in the Air Nation
al Guard for trained junior of
ficers in such fields as supply, ad
ministration, operations, finance,
and engineering made possible tba
change of policy.
Student Group Attempting Organization
Of Anti-McCarthyism Green Feather Drive
a group ot university students
have formed an organization to j
fight McCarthy ism and support
academic freedom on college cam
puses.
The group, as yet unnamed,
held its first meeting Monday
night and emerged with plans for
an educational program based on
four proposals, including one
which would deny the right of a
Congressional committee to inves
tigate colleges and universities.
The organization was formed,
according to Forbes Hill, gradu
ate in liberal arts and a member
of the group, to work with the
Green Feather Movement, which
has been organized on other cam
puses to defend aceademie free
dom.
Tlie movement here came after
some students, including Hill and
Nona Glazer, junior in psychology,
had observed the work of the or
ganization in California schools.
Hill said. He also citecf, as an im
mediate cause, an editorial which
appeared in the May 13 edition of
the Emerald.
The group in its meeting Mon
day night raised the issue that the
Emerald is restrained from ex
pressing an attitude on mccarthy
ism and its effect on academic
freedom. Members of the group
did not say who was restraining
the paper.
Hill emphasized that the or
ganization was still very "loose”
and that it would not be consoli
dated until it had a clear picture
of its aims, and until someone in
the organization had had a chance
to talk to members of the admin
istration regarding their attitude
toward the group.
The four proposals made at the
Monday meeting included the ob
taining of a show of Student
opinion supporting academic free
dom. Such an expression wouM
lend moral support to faculty,,
members, the group said.
Hill said that the group will
hold another meeting tonight at
9:30 in the Student Union to ap
prove such a proclamation. This
paper will be circulated arouml
campus to pick up signatures, ho
added.
The second step would be to
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