The Oregon weekly., February 17, 1908, Image 1

U N IV E R SIT Y O F OREGON
VOL. IX.
EU G EN E, O REG ON . FEBRUARY < i 908.
No. H
F IF T E E N
T H O U SA N D
PLA NTS
to the San F rancisco M ountain Forest
ieserves in A rizona.
Representing Tw enty-four Years’ of
Labor, Are Presented to Univer­
°
sity by Mr. Lieberg.
Exchanges from v a rio u s p a r ts
RO BERT W. FORBES, YALE, ’0
Will
Coach
1908 Oregon
Footbal
" a s h m g to n state, the central north
Eleven An All-American Player
states. E astern sta te s and Florida
For Two Years.
6. D csiderato front the L andberg,
T h e U n iv ersity has ju st been p re­
sented w ith a m ost valuable collection M cD ougal and H eller collections in
R obert W. Forbes, Y ale >05, wil
W
ashington
and
Idaho,
in
1892.
< of botanial specim ens, the gift of Air
eoaeli the U niversity of O regon foot
/•
D
esid
erate
front
the
H
enderson
C . L ieberg. T h e collection consists of
ball learn next season. T h is announce
over 15,000 sh ee ts of specim ens, col­ collection of 1894 (? ) in C entral Idaho. " 'e n t, m ade several .lays ago, cause,
8. A bout HOO species of foreign
lected p rin cip ally from O regon and
no surprise in U niversity circles, a:
Id aho , but co m p risin g also some from Plants, chiefly front the Seandanavian Mr. F orbes was known to 'b e the 11109,
v arious oU ier sta te s of the Union countries, and from England.
Mr. L eiberg is an expert collector pronnnent candidate for the position
T h ro u g h P rof. A. L. Sw eetser, of the
H is record both as player and coach
biological d e p a rtm e n t, a com plete list and in that capacity has risen to con­ indicates that the lemon yellow team
ot the v ario u s collections in the h er­ siderable renow n. F o r thirteen years will be m good hands next fall. Mr.
barium is able to be printed which is he was in the em ploy of the U nited Forbes played with O hio W esleyan
S tates beginning in 1893 as field a ssist­
as follow s:
I m versity i„ p o ) , an() 190, w.|s
ant
in
the
D
ep
artm
en
t
of
A
griculture.
1. C ollections m ade in N orthw est
m em ber ot the Yale scrub team in I'MJ
D
us
position
he
held
for
three
years,
Iow a and in C en tral M innesota from
and PMI.I; the,, he played on the Yale
after which lie was appointed field a s­
l<S/z to 1880, Lieberg.
eleven for tw o years.
D uring this
sistan t to the U. S. Geological S u r­
-v collection m ade in W est N orth
lime he made W alter C am p's and
vey. From 1897 to 1901 he held this
D akota in 1881, Licbei<>-
C asper W h itn ey 's A ll-Am erican eleven
position,
doing
forest
reserve
work
ex
­
3. C ollection m ade in N orth Idaho
both years, first at tackle and then at
clusively.
I rom 1885 to 1892, Lieberg.
end.
lie coached W est Point last
D
u
rin
g
1902
he
acted
as
supervisor
4. D u p licates of collections made
.'ear and turned out a gooil team , lie
for and deposited in the U. S. N ational of the B itterroot F o rest Reserve in conies highly recom m ended by W al­
Idaho and in 1903 was field assistant
H erbarium as follow s:
ter t am p and o th er football a u th o ri­
again ol the I . S. G eological Survey.
«i- L an d b e rg and L ieberg collection
ties, as well as by the W est Point
In l'H)4 <an(| p>()5 ¡lc w as Ro re ste r an(j
<»f 1893, covering the central areas of
arm y officers and cadets.
Inspector
in
the
in
su
lar
F
o
rest
S
er­
W ash in g to n , from Idaho line to the
Mr. F orbes declined an oiler of the
vice Province of A m bos C am arine,
sum m it of the C ascades at S tevens
position of head coach at Yale for
Luzon,
P.
I.
I ‘ass.
l‘X)8, as that position pays expenses
D
uring
1906
he
was
F
orest
Expert
b. L ieb erg collections of 1894, cov­
only, and be did not care to work for
of
U.
S.
Bureau
of
F
o
restry
which
po­
erin g a strip ot E astern O regon from
nothing. Mr. F orbes lias had several
sition
closed
his
public
service.
the C olum bia riv er to the K lam ath
good otters from prom inent colleges
T
he
collection
which
he
has
pre­
lakes.
and universities and the athletic coun­
sented to the U niversity 'represents cil feels gratified at having been able
c. L ieb erg collection of 1895, chief-
H from the C oetir d ’A lenes in N orth years of work. Every specim en is to secure his services. | | e is tw enty-
classified and labeled. As an aid in eight y ears of age, tall, with breadth
Idaho.
d. L eib erg collection of 1896 cov­ the study of botany, this collection will of shoulders and size of limb to belie
be invaluable.
his speed, and is possessed of a m ag­
ering a tra c t across E astern ( )regon
front the S nake R iver at O n ta rio to
netic personality.
The
Indoor
Tournament.
H e will be assisted at various tim es
C rater Lake.
d u rin g the season by other Yale men.
L ieberg collection of 189/ made
I reparations lor the athletic to u r­ 1 he football m anagem ent feels sure
the Priest R iver basin, in N orth
hlaho, and in the M o n tana portion of nam ent on March 6 are progressing that it has secured one essential to a
satisfactorily and a keen contest is ex­ stro n g team , an efficient coach.
the B itterro o t F o rest reserve.
Mr. borhes is at present engaged in
'
L eib erg collection of 1898 made pected. Blanks will soon arrive for
"t South C alifornia and in Idaho por- the tu g of war and the team s for that the lum ber business* near Seattle, lie
event will then begin train in g in the
” ' ”t of the B itterro o t F orest reserve.
will come to E ugene early in Septem ­
L eiberg collection of 1900 made gym nasium . The w restling feature oi
ber to take up his work.
’he w atersh ed s of the F eath er; Y uka h • tournam ent is creating more and
file introduction o f the Yale system
--«s evident
■"’d N orth F o rk A m erican riv ers in more interest •»’* b
: t . v m any really, good, scientific at i >regon will be watched with much
f «difornia.
w restlers of all weights there are in interest by the followers of football all
'• L eiberg collection of 1901 mafic the student body.
over the .Northwest.