The Oregon weekly., February 03, 1908, Image 4

offered will appear later in the W'eek- passage of th e bill. T he m em bers
looked at th e question from a broad
ly. T he letter is as follows:
“ T o the universities and colleges in­ stan d p o in t, deem ing th a t by seeking
vited to be represented in an intercol­ to advance the stan d ard of the S tate
Published every Monday during the college legiate conference February 7 and 8, U n iv ersity , th ey w ere serv in g the best
year by the students c f the
1908: In order to have a com m on in terests of th e sta te itself. T he club
U N IV E R SIT Y O F OREG O N
basis of agreem ent and an u n d erstan d ­ also com m ended th e w ork of P resid en t
ing concerning the character of the C am pbell and the faculty upon th eir
splendid w ork u n d er adverse circum ­
Entered at Eugene postoffice at Eugene, proposed conference, we suggest the
Oregon, as second class m atter
follow ing points as essential to ft suc­ stances, and fu rth e r resolved to ex­
tend an ea rn est appeal to all o rg a n iz a­
cessful m eetin g :
SUBSCRIPTION KATES
F irst— Each institution may be rep ­ tions and n ew sp ap ers in th e state to
Une year, i»y man ........................ ............$1.00 resented by tw o delegates who shall join h an d s and m ake the vote in favor
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Une year, oy tupy
of the ap p ro p riatio n as n early un an im ­
gingie i-uyj ..................................... ............$ .05 be officially accredited by its faculty
and its stu d en t body.
1 hese dele­ ous as possible.
T h e w ork of the A lum ni A ssociation
gates need not be members of the fa­
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have pow er to represent their in sti­ T he com m ittee in charge of the w ork,
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tution and to bind it in honor by their co n sistin g of C. N. M cA rth u r, H om er
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I. K eeney, H o m er D. A ngell, Allen H.
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Second— Each institution shall have E ato n , and L ew is R. A lderm an, on
MANAGER
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ASSISTANT MANAGER
F ourth— It is suggested that the ac­ su p p o rt of th e E ato n bill, w ith Secre­
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tion of the conference shall be allow ed ta ry of S tate F. W . B enson. T h is a rg u ­
to stand w ithout change for a period m ent will be p rin ted in p am phlet form
of tw o years in order that it m ay be and a copy sent to every registered
Monday, F ebruary 3, 1908
tested by experience before alteration. voter in O reg o n . In it are show n the
F ifth— E ach delegate should be p re­ conditions at the U n iv e rsity at p res­
N O RTH W EST C O N FER EN C E
pared to subm it credentials show ing e n t; the lack of b u ild in g s; th e inade­
that he officially represents either the q uate eq u ip m en t of class room s, and
On next Friday the “ Big Six uni­ faculty or the student body of his in­ laboratories, and th e need of m ore in­
stru cto rs. F a c ts and figures are cited
versities of the N orthw est will each stitution or both.
send tw o representatives to the first
S ixth—T h e conference will be called co m p arin g O re g o n ’s S tate U niversity
m eeting oí the new N orthw est C on­ to order on the m orning of F riday, w ith those of o th e r states, in which it
ference, which will be held at \\ alia F ebruarv 7, as soon as possible after is show n th a t O regon gives the sm all­
W alla, W ashington, on that day. The the arrival of the N orthern 1 acific est a p p ro p ria tio n of any sta te in the
delegates will be the guests of W h it­ train , due at 9 a. m. T he re p resen ta­ Union.
T he U n iv ersity is show n to be a
man College d u rin g the session.
tives of all institutions will be e n te r­
By a peculiar co-incidence the U ni­ tained as the guests of W hitm an C ol­ dem ocratic in stitu tio n w ithin the reach
versity of W ashington and \ \ hitm an lege during this conference.
Please of any stu d en t. C onsiderable length is
College each sent out an invitation to let us hear from you im m ediately and given to the re fu tatio n of the a rg u ­
the five o th er leading universities of definitely’ concerning your approval m ents of those opposed to the ap p ro ­
the N orthw est on the same day. Both of the suggestions above.
priation.
A lto g eth er it is a very stro n g a rg u ­
desired that the m eeting should be
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m ent and its w idespread circulation
held at W alla W alla and in detail each
held the sam e idea as to what work the
will aid m aterially in o p en in g the eyes
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of the people to the needs of the I ni­
conference should accomplish. \ erv
w ell-w ishers and su p p o rters outside
gracefully the t niversity of \ \ ash-
versity.
our
city
who
are
ready
to
take
active
ington w ithdrew her invitation when
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her
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it was learned that W hitm an wished
to be the host and a s a consequence edly dem onstrated d u rin g the present
At a m eeting of th e A lbany G range
the m issionaries have arranged to hold controversy in regard to the ap p ro p ria­ at A lbany on S a tu rd a y , F eb ru a ry 1,
the first m eeting on next Friday. T he tion for her m aintenance. In the past
Dr. Jam es W ith y co m b e, of the O regon
m em bers of the conference are: The week tw o bodies of such su p p o rters A gricultural C ollege, spoke on the I n i­
three S tate U niversities of W ashing­ have taken preparatory steps tow ard
versity ap p ro p riatio n bill situation.
ton. Idaho and O regon. W hitm an Col­ the passing of the bill at the June elec­
T he general tren d of his address wa>
lege. O reg o n A gricultural College and tion which provides for an annual a p ­
propriation of $125,000. 1 hese tw o exceedingly favorable to the S tate I n i­
W ashington S tate College.
v ersity bill and left the im pression that
All of the six institutions are eager bodies are the Union R epublican C lub,
the su p p o rters of tb e A g ricu ltu ral Col
for the session. Each realizes that a of M ultnomah C ounty, and the I niver-
lege are also su p p o rte rs of the Em
reorganization is necessary in in ter­ sitv of O regon Alumni A ssociation. At
v ersity of O reg o n . F rom all p arts ot
collegiate ath letics and it is a gener­ the m onthly m eeting of the form er on
the state favorable m ention of the i m
ally acknow ledged fact that much January 29, resolutions were u n an im ­
v ersity is heard.
T h ro u g h the col
good will result in consequence of the ously adopted disapproving of the
session. The following letter was sent stand taken by the Linn C ounty lim ns of the s ta te press every wee
out by W h itm an, which shows pre­ grange in invoking the refenendum editorials ap p ear favorable to the pa*
sage of the biU. F ro m the present out
cisely the ground upon which the con­ against the appropriation and pledging
ference is called. A fuller discussion support tow ard securing the co-opera­ look, we have n o th in g to fear at ti<
of the m erits of the suggestions here tion of the voters of O regon for the Ju n e election.
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