The Oregon weekly., February 17, 1908, Image 4

A w ord sh o u ld he said here to stu ­
dents. A t th e last o rato rical try o u t
an excellent audience filled V illard
th ro w n down the higher he »1
S tudents en ter the University front H all— th e b ig g est audience th at ever
heard an o ra to ric al try o u t at the U ni­
Published every Monday during the college bird! school, Where the courses h a te
v ersity of O reg o n . It should be the
in m any eases, been too east tor let
year by the students cf the
ability. W hen they arr.ve at the U ni­ aim of s tu d e n ts to show the sam e spirit
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versity anti are given a severe set bar in w ork in g up en th u siasm for the con­
results of their examinations, test of F rid a y n ig h t, th a t w as shown
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they began to realize tli.it lile is not at th e first try o u t tw o w eeks ago.
Oregon, as second class m atter
( )ra to ry and d eab te have both taken
calm, sw
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eet dream
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, who wiil sue- a S trong hold on s tu d e n ts Hus year,
c ra stm a to r, hut that
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and ju d g in g from th e enthusiasm
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first elem ent of success. A lthough t te should not win o u r tw o com petitive
results of the exam inations may tro u ­ co n tests th is year. D on’t forget that
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ble him tem porarily he will learn later by com ing o u t on F rid a y evening to
TUOMAS K. TOWNSEND .............................................
that perhaps the conclusions were lor en courage th e w in n er th a t you will
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help him in his effort to win from the
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his best interests.
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T hus it can be seen that exam ina­ re p re se n ta tiv e s of th e U n iv ersities of
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tions, universally despised, aie often Idaho and W a sh in g to n when the three
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provocative of much good. I he s tu ­ men m eet in S eattle in June.
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WALTER M. EATON ............................................................
ASSISTANT M AN AG ER
liar, I : and the hatdci he 1» thro’
dow n real h a rd ; and the harder he t
dent with tru e mettle in him wil
A T E N N IS T O U R N A M E N T
change his attitu d e to his studies and
ARTHUR VAN DUSEN .....................................................
will work. T he chronic Hunker will
'Tennis e n th u s ia s ts will be interest­
find that college is no place for him
Monday, F ebruary 10. 1908.
and will depart for other fields of w ork. ed in the follo w in g le tte r which was
received re cen tly by Bert Prescott
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TRYOUT
EXAMINATIONS OVER
p resid en t of th e A ssociated Students
from A dair R em bert, secretary of the
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E xam inâti<ms are over and the re­
T en n is C lub of th e
U niversity of
to
represent
the
University
of
O
regon
su ltin g effects are to he seen follow­
W a sh in g to n .
in
the
in
terstate
oratorical
contest
will
ing in their wake. Long faces, flash­
"T h e s tu d e n ts of th e U niversity of
be held F eb ru ary 21. T he contest,
ing
eves
and
sarcastic
vocal
tones
de-
W a sh in g to n are d esiro u s of arranging
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which
is
betw
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the
state
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note low grades, while the cheery smile
a five-cornered te n n is m eet am ong the
the m erry countenance and the gener­ ties of Idaho, W ashington and O re ­ follow ing in s titu tio n s : O regon, Idaho,
al appearance of exuberance are indi­ gon, will take place at S eattle earl} in W h itm an , P u llm an and W ashington,
cations that the student has been the |une. 'flic winner of the contest, be to take place a t th e tim e of the Tri­
recipient of a num ber of “ A” grades. "sides w inning the .Northwest cham ­ a n g u la r T ra c k m eet, to be held at Se­
Some students are willing to shoulder pionship for his university, will receive a ttle on D ecoration day. Can you ar­
the blame them selves lor their poor a prize of seventy-five dollars. '1 his range to e n ter?
showing ; while others, are anxious that is given annually to the w inner by the
" I t will be n ecessary for each of the
the real blame for their sem ester re­ K ing C ounty liar A ssociation, which in stitu tio n s to pay its ow n railroad
sults should he placed upon the u n ­ also g ran ts a prize of tw enty-five dol­ expenses, since th e re is no revenue
fair (?) professors. From w atching lars to the winner of second place. from the to u rn a m e n t, b u t after the ar­
this class of students, it is easy, by de­ I he order of speakers will he : first, rival of the team s, consisting of two
duction, to arrive at the general rule U niversity of W a sh in g to n ; second, m en each, th e y will be cared for by
that "T he affection or antipathy of a Id a h o ; third. O regon. E ast year the
the stu d en t body.
student for his professor varies in pro- contest was at E u g e n e ; next year it
" W e believe th a t ten n is should be
will
he
at
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T
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co
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tract
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tip
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portion as his grade is 'A ' or ‘D
one of th e im p o rta n t intercollegiate
Those who receive "h. s ’, it is needless ulates that no successful co n testan t sp o rts and are v ery hopeful that you
to add, have a very low estim ate in­ m ay twice enter the co n test, and that will arra n g e to be at the tournam ent.
deed of the judgm ent of their in stru c­ no student not carry in g tw elve hours
| If those w ho are actively intereste
of college work shall he eligible to in ten n is w ish th is m eet to be pullet
tors.
lint, to discuss exam inations from com pete.
off, som e action should be taken at
'Those who will try o u t for O regon
the true educational standpoint, there
once to m ake satisfacto ry arrange
is a great deal to he said in favor of will he: Bert W . P rescott, R. Dell M c­
the custom.
The ahilty to review a C arty, Jesse II. Bond. C larence L. m ents.— E d ito r |
subject rapidly, to grasp the essentials W healdon, Cecil K. E v an s, and A. C.
GOOD F E E L IN G
of the sem ester's work, and to see dif­ M arsters.
While the Stanford Clubs were here,
ferent points in their relative p ro p o r­
From the above list, an excellent
tion is necessary to him who wouh representative should he selected. All some necessary expense was ’nclir^
1 his lS
succeed in life, both in college and out. are thorough stu d en ts, keen th in k ers for their entertainm ent.
Ml these factors are brought out in ex­ and stro n g speakers. All have w orked itig.paid by a small per capita tax on
aminations.
for m onths on th eir chosen them e so the men of the student body,
Then again, m any a student, especial­ that the man who earn s first honors such action should he taken H)ea
ly a freshman, is a great deal like a next F riday evening will be a m an who well for the grow th of kindl\ ee i
rubber hall, lie never will rise very can very efficiently rep resen t bis in- and hospitality between the colleg
f it- .
high until he is throw n down real
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