The Oregon weekly., January 13, 1908, Image 4

rivalry will disappear. F o o tb all will be
played to the th ro n g s of th o u san d s of
people re se m b lin g the old co n tests in
A ncient tim es. C ollege e n th u siasm will
give w av to the th o u g h ts of the crowd
rag in g w ith an c esto ral passions of
th irst of blood and fight.
O u r ed u catio n al in s titu tio n s can not
afford to let th e ir a th le tic s degenerate
into such an am u sem en t for the pleas­
ure of d em an d in g public m etropolitan
sen tim en t. Such a gain w ould tend to
kill the w holesom e, keen, rival spirit
which m anifested itself so effectually
in the gam e ju s t past w ith the (). A.
C. team .
S tu d en ts of bo th in stitu tio n s would
be at a g re at expense in P o rtlan d and
n atu rally , a g re a t fallin g off in the
num ber of stu d e n t a tte n d a n c e would
be evident, flic people of the college
tow n w ant the gam e in th e ir city, and
especially the e n te rp ris in g citizens of
E ugene w ho have so loyally su p p o rt­
ed us in o u r u n d e rta k in g . W e can not
afford, we can not allow , the college
gam e to go from otir cam pus.
'I'he effect of tra n s fe rrin g our
gam e with the A g ric u ltu ra l •College
to P ortland, w ould have the tendency
to com m ercialize o u r ath letics, as well
as to d estro y th e college sp irit which
has been the g lo ry of an enthusiastic
student body. W e o u g h t not, wre must
not change otir policy. L et the A th­
letic council take careful consideration
before the}- ra tify the provision in re­
gard to ch a n g in g the place of o u r big
annual football gam e.
achievem ents of last y e a rs team will
long be rem embered. It is seldom the
honor of w inning the cham pionship of
eight states falls to a I diversity with
Published every Monday during the college
the limited num ber of students who
year by the students cf the
are enrolled in the departm ents at Eu­
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
gene. T he reason that we win our
athletic contests against larger in sti­
Entered at Eugene postoffice at Eugene,
tutions is that we have the spirit be­
Oregon, as second class matter
hind our team s. The reason that we
won last year in debate was that we
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rally sim ilar to that of last year would
do much to arouse enthusiasm in de­
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bate and to spur on the m em bers of
THOMAS R. T O W N SE N D ................................................
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tlfis year's debating teams. T hink
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this over, talk it up and help the de­
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THE OREGON WEEKLY
ARTHUR VAN
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AN UNW ISE MOVE
Monday, January 13, 1908.
In an agreem ent entered into by
com m ittees representing the ( )regon
MAKE IT AN HONOR.
A gricultural College and the U niver­
sity of ( )regon, provision is made to
Sixteen men entered the debating
the effect that the annual football gam e
tryout on Saturday afternoon—the
between the tw o above instititions be
largest number who have ever tried
played in the city o f Portland, the date
out lor the debating team s in the his­
of the gam e to be November 21, for
tory of the I niversitv. The show ing
this year and thereafter on or after
made by every man was com m endable.
the second Saturday prior to Tlianks-
N ever before were the aspirants so
giving day
well prepared nor the subjects better
'flic strongest argum ent in favor of
handled and delivered. It is certain
the gam e being played in the m etrop­
that debate was never on so firm a
olis is from a com m ercial and financial
footing at the t uiversit} of ( iregoti
standpoint. The enorm ous am ount of
as at present. W hen there are sixteen
money secured by such a gam e for both
men who are willing to try for the
institutions would till the treasuries of
P O IN T E D REM A RK S
\ atsit} team s, some of course have to
the associated students with such an
tail; but those who do, can have the
abundance of money th at o th er s tu ­
The man who ste a ls th e o th er fel­
satisfaction o f knowing that the} made
dent enterprises could be adm irably lows um brella is alw ay s the one who
the victors work harder for their lau­
supported. Such a fact can not be is the m ost an g ry w hen
som ebody
rels. C om petition on such a scale as
denied. Put the gam e as now played steals bis.
this will insure good representatives
alternately at E ugene and C orvallis
'file chronic critic is u su ally a per­
in forensic lines.
nets each team yearly a p p ro x im a te d son with so m any fau lts th a t lie can
It is no doubt a source of wonder $1000, which is a sufficient sum to help
see no good in an y b o d y else.
to m an\ that so large a num ber en ter­
pay the running expenses of the sea­
'I lie egotist w ho is ever ready to
ed debate this year, exactly twice the
son. flic game as it now stands is of
give advice is as a rule a person who
num ber of competitions of last year.
sufficient inducem ent to m ake up all
will seldom take it.
I be answ er is easih evident. Debate
deficits, fo have an ideal in football,
is now upon a higher plane. It is g et­
T he man w ho lies low and speaks
such as the commercial ideal, is con­
tin g to be m ore and mote of an honor
only when n ecessary
will win out
trary to the very intention of college
to be a debater. There are laurels to
athletics. Such a tendency is a policy ahead of the co n tin u al spouter.
be won which are creditable to any
If a man clim bs up the slippery
which will bring o n evils th at will ulti-
student.
m ately lead to the abolishm ent of the m ountain of pro m in en ce o r popularity
I I k
o , List \c»u winch \v<is lichl jjanic.
and is alm ost at th e top, reach out a
on the eve of the departure of the ( )re-
Not only is the financial objection band and pull him on t i p ; don't knock
gon team for Moscow. Idaho, did much alone, but in playing the gam e aw av him hack.
to b rin g this about, 'flic crowd which from the college tow n, college spirit
No man ev er m ade him self more
took the men to the train at six o'clock would soon be at a m inim um . W’hen- popular by finding fault, 'file men who
in the m orning was another strong ever athletics contests are held aw ay •;ire really beloved are th e men who
factor. ’fh e sam e spirit that is shown from the college cam pus, then soon
give m erit its due.
ath letic team s was shown to he behind lose their w holesom eness and degen­
M any a m an is a d ark lantern. He
the d eb a te rs last year and as a con­
erate into the various form s of profes­ > ev er pulls aside th e slide to sh w*
sequence not a debate was lost, 'fhe sional sport.
fh e old time college the real brilliancv th at is in him.