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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tlfis year's debating teams. T hink
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this over, talk it up and help the de
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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.