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■ MASONIC Continued from Page 1 t in* history ol Eugene and Lane County in .jII hern, .ml Ala i* Adams. wIuimj luishand is buried on the hill side I'liese .ire tin- people who did it Other notable-, who found their final resting plat e |iist blot ks from i ampus mi lude Eugene Skinner, the city founder; |ohn Whiteaker. Oregon's first governor, and Prince Lumen Campliell. whose University connection is immortalized for anyone who's sat through a lecture in Room 1 HO PLC Campbell and Ins wife are interred in the Hope Ablwv Mausoleum, whir h also i ontains a time r apsule to be opened in 29H The mausoleum was designed In the first dean of the t Jniversitv’s an hitei turn scIkkjI and was finished in 1*114 A national and i itv landmark, the mausoleum is the la-st example of Egy plum Revival ari Inter lure in (Iregon. with its i rirvori vulture ami sun over the doorway, mar hie walls and palm tree like stone urns lint this shads spot, where people used to pit.iur on Snndavs and where Eugene's first sr.htKilhouse may have been, is now on the dei line Vandals and the elements have destroyed headstones and monuments, and the winding paths are infested with English',ivy and blar k berry bushes In the 1 mills, tie- mausoleum was extensively vandal ized. and the ainlier glass windows were broken Today though the building is lo* kerf and the windows are hru kerl up, vandalism and graffiti .ire still a problem The vandalism is totally rampant said Ken (.u/uws ki of Eugene's city planning division Nearly 1 Ml stones or monuments are vandalized or stolen Among the stones' vandalized are the Kerns family mon ument, a ipi.liter ton marker, which was heaved into tlie road, and the pink granite obelisk marking the plot of the Mi Murry family, who donated the original land for the ( emeterv Other vandals have spray-painted graffiti on the man solemn, have left beer bottles and cans behind and haw set fires inside hollow cast-iron monuments Richard Kish, a member of Eugene's Masonic Lodge, said that although the Masons have a trust fund to pro vide (or the cemetery's mainteiiaiu e. ai tually doing repair work and upkeep is proving to he too expensive in terms of both time and money We have about $12.00(1 in the trust fund and spend between five and seven hundred yearly on mowing and hauling debris." Fish said "The mausoleum’s roof needs resurfm my, whit h costs about $18,000. and the lodge doesn’t have those fund-. When Fish 's efforts to organize v olunleer < leanup par lies from |» d M.tsonit lotlges failed, he turned in frus (ration to the ( Os for help in preserving and maintaining the grounds The i eineten s preservation is now being undertaken by a group of citizens w ho volunteer their time on i ran rnittees that will resears h the lives of the people buried there and raise mimes to i over restoration and mainte nance costs But w ith the publicity given the restoration efforts at the i eineterv, stopping vandalism mill lie harrier Thu more attention we give it the more people who visit and use it. Cluzowski said d ou also have the fear that the more attention we give it (he more weirdos will come out." Guzowski said stopping the vandalism might mean fem mg off the i.eineterv and adding a loi ked gate hiring a caretaker to live on tile grounds or installing lighting Because of the < emeterv s uniqueness, maintenam e is not as simple as pushing a mow er ov er the grassy turf and pulling weeds "We re trying to write grants to get the mimes to hire a consultant lo do historic preservation reports, Guzows ki said We do need experts to provide guidam e ( aimmittii- members are i irrviitlv tr\ ing to dec ide w hat look" the i.emeterv should have, w hether it should be ,i more matin ured. park-like appearam e. or whether it shmild appear as it might have tiefore HM4 and the advent of the lawnmo.wer. That s a little bit shaggy with vvildflowrrs. although we d trim some tree brain lies Cluzowski said Preserv ing the cemeterv flora is of more than histor ical important e. said Brut e New house president of the Oregon Native Plant Sis iet\ New house, w ho li ves near the t emeterv has found ti t native plant spot les grow mg there, making it a thriv ing native plunt community compared to the Pioneer Cemetery nevt to the University, which has onlv four native spec ie> Most wild flowers and oaks here have been here for hundreds of thousands of years lie said. 1 here s a field that’s awash of blue i amas iillies) m the spring When we restore tins cemeterv. we have a chant e to replace the non-native spei n-s like hl.n kherries w ith native spec les.'' tie said Newhouw said the native plants growing in the come ten could also !«•< onu; u source for seeds to replant else where in tin' area, like along the banks of Amazon Creek Several Umversin students are among those involved ‘The vandalism is totally rampant. Nearly 150 stones or monuments are vandalized or stolen Ken Guzowski Eugene city planning division m prvM*rvmg nut < tfimnurv "It's interesting to see how people want to be remem bered after they die." said Lynn fosse. <i t miversity grad uate student in historii preservation. Lisa Burcham. another graduate student in historic preservation and president of tile l.ane Historic Preserva tion Council, is working on forming a non-profit organi zation to help with fund rais ing. We re raising funds to help with the restoration of (the mausoleum) and for the ground‘d, so if vou < ant donate money. vou can donate time, slu' said Regardless of the state the i ometery is in. vvhetfier it is trimmed and mowed or whether it heroines a glimpse of Eugene in lUH, there .ire stories resting with the bones beneath the stones and earth A man named (ironer used to be the secretary of the lodge said Adams, who is helping to rescan li the peo ple buried in the cemet ery - One year when ho was sis.retars fie spelled tus name five different wavs, not be< ause fie was illiterate, but because lie was trving to decide flow lie wanted it spelled,'' she said, Other burials in the cemetery are unmarked by stone or monument, either people whose families could not afford headstones or the (ihmese and African-Americans who nine have worked as servants to Eugene's wealthi er families Those w ho liked them and wanted to take care of them were just bigoted enough not to liurv them in the family plot, hut buried them just outside,'' Adams said. Hut despite the \ew trees and shade, the tombs and grave markers, the Masonic Cemetery resonates with life: the plants, the passing joggers and dog -walkers and a record of lives past. CHILE Continued from Page 1 McDonald descriltes Chile as a very friend ly country, where everyone is affectionate toward Aimiriuins. ut least lor a short time. 'll you're n woman you have to gut used to catcalls.' McDonald said According to her. they are considered a < ompliment in Chilean culture. "It s definitely n macho society. They pride themselves on that. " she said What most shocked McDonald was the very religious culture of Chile. She cites the fact that there is no divorce. no sex before marriage, and no abortion In fact, one must have a pros* rip tion just for condoms Last year, three students and one professor wore selected to participate in the exchange program. This year. Smith hopes to expand par ticipation through publicity and word of mouth They plan to limit the number to less than 15. so ns to keep a rapport within the group. There is a prerequisite of one year of college level Spanish for application. Anyone interest ed. including faculty . is encouraged to apply On Feb ‘I, Smith is holding an information ses sion <ii noon in i Ml ('ednr Room t i he appli cation deadline is June IS. and there is a Situ non-refundahle application fee The program Inis a numlxir of university stu dent conlai ts in tlie cits of Santiago who pro vide friendship to the American students They serve almost us tour guides to the city "I think probably the most rewarding thing I see is the language growth, but also how quick |y they (American students) connect to the affection and the attitude of the people," he said "For the future, if you can speak Spanish, it opens up the world for you." The trip is offered Sept 3-23 in Santiago, Chile The total cost is SI.359. which includes airfare, lodging, seminars, field trips and some meals Finam ial aid can l»e used. Students earn three credits for the program, Spanish 228D The UO School of Music's Vanguard Series presents SOPRANO Cheryl Marshall with Caroline Almonte, piano ' a thrilling soprano who makes difficult new music sound effortless ' —The Village Voice Music by Charles Ives Mill on Babbitt William Bolcom John Cage and Joan LaBarbara Tuesday, Feb. 8 8:00 p.m. Beall Concert Hall $6 50 Gen Admission, $3.50 Students & Senior Citizens, available at the door. Co sponsored by the Committee for Musicoi Arts FREE LECTURE Monday. Fob. 7 4:00 p.m. Gerllnger Alumni Lounge Sponsored by the Oregon Humanities Center Get results. Advertise in the. ODE FERRY Continued from Page 1 ‘But the titIti still dues not address thf i.ust ot the pro jet t, the design of the projei t or even a tmieline on the protect, lie said Another of the appellnnts. Thomas Tester, said he (relieved tin- ballot title still fat ked read ahtlitv ' I still I relieve the language in the ballot title is not strong enough Tester said. "I suggest ed they i hange the word satis ties to waives I he i ount.il decided to ( hange "satisfies" to "supersede." which Tester said would cause difficul ty for readers Minin V 1 odor, the third appel lant to the amendment, who did not attend the i hursday night count il meeting, wrote that the original ballot title wording was misleading .inti will give the public, the wrong impression as to the .i< Iml nature of the pro posal.” 1 odor wrote that the project under disc ussion, a six-lane bridge with two extra lanes reserved for bicyc les and pedes trians. is actually an eight-lane bridge disguised in the ballot It the public is going to pay tor building an eight-lane bridge structure under this proposal, then they must be informed of this when they vote,' Fodor wrote. City attorney Bill Clary . whose offic e drafted the original ballot, said he had no feelings on the alterations. I think the c hanges that were made were modest.” Clary said, The (litv (loom il voted on the original ballot title on |an. 2H (lit i/.ens had until Feb. 5 to file an appeal requesting a different title v 3 T hi Jsrstcti ^recess: Strategy for Peace or Tactic for War JiutKTt: Mohammed Al-Asi Elected Imam of the Islamic Center In Washington. D C. and Internationally Renowned Speaker on Muslim Affairs. Monday, February 7, 1994 Tint: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. it: Walnut Room ia< n>s^ from post office) Cyfomor: Muslim Student Association A