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censured and are d ese rv in g of a stin g ing rep rim an d , they should not be too h arsh ly ju d g ed . T he m otive of self-indulgence which Published every Monday during the college prom pted them is a com m on one. T h eir year by the students cf the fault w as in th e ir w ant of considera UNIVERSITY OF OREGON tion. 'They have yet to learn th a t th ere are bounds to stu d e n t license Entered at Eugene postoffice at Eugene, which if o v erstep p ed , approaches to Oregon, as second class matter h o o d lu m ism ; th ey have to learn th at th ey have reached the stag e of life SUBSCRIPTION KATES when y o u th and inexperience do not One year, by mail ...................»................ Î1.0C excuse th e ir fo llies; and above all thev One year, by copy .................................... $1.00 Single copy ............................................... $ «05 have to learn th a t not only they, but th e ir in stitu tio n suffers for th eir m is dem eanors. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF THOMAS K. TOWNSEND ................................................ '0 9 Let us hope th a t the all-but-serious ASSISTANT EDITORS consequences of th e ir actio n s will NIETA HARDING ............................................................. ’0 9 MERLE K CHESSM AN ................................................... ’0 9 prove an experience of g re at benefit to ST U D E N T CONDUCT. EARL F. KILPATRICK ........................................................ ’0 9 them . 'The U n iv e rsity has a pride PEARL J. HAW THORNE,........................................................10 MANAGER It has been one of the I Diversity s and confidence in her stu d e n ts. It de WALTER M. EATON ...............................................................0 9 proudest boasts that the students en volves upon each one of them to give ASSISTANT MANAGER ARTHUR VAN DUSEN ....................................................... ’ 10 terin g her doors scarcely more than ju stificatio n for th is feeling. irresponsible boys are sent forth into O R D E R O F T H E “O ” the world as men com petent to engage Monday, M arch 2, 1908. in the b attle for existence; th a t she W hy should th ere not be an “ O rder engenders in them a spirit of independ of the ‘O ’ ’’ at O reg o n ? C hicago U ni H E L P IM PROVE T H E CAMPUS ence and self-reliance and th at while v ersity fosters th e “O rd e r of the ‘C ’ ’’ she gives to the country citizens of and claim s to derive g re at benefit from M ud) has been said recently about high efficiency in w orkm anship she at it. All w ho have won th e ir athletic the U niversity in regard to needed im the sam e tim e gives to the world men em blem s a re e n title d to m em bership provem ents. Among these im prove of genuine personal w orth who are in this order. It is designed to keep m ents has been m entioned that of a able to com m and the respect and es up a high sta n d a rd in a th letics and to larger and more beautiful cam pus. The teem of their fellows. prom ote college sp irit. O ld er and T o m aintain this high ideal has been y o u n g er a th le te s com e in touch with im portance of this fact needs no dis cussion, It is too evident. But som e her endeavor. T o do so by the co-op one a n o th e r and college tra d itio n s are th in g m ight he said oil the m eans of eration of and a tacit agreem ent with p erp etu ated . T h e o rg a n iz atio n is not attain in g that end. Most of us look the students is her hope, 'flic U niver close. It m eets b u t once a y ea r and forw ard to the appropriation as the sity has few restrictive regulations and the dues are nom inal. one m eans, and the landscape g ard en rules of conduct by which to control Men w ho have had the honor and the actions of her s tu d e n ts ; and very er as the one instrum ent by which we resp o n sib ility of re p re s e n tin g th eir in will have a cam pus of which to be few indeed have been th e occasions stitu tio n in com petition are likely to proud. But there is alw ays a possibil when such governm ent has been need have a m ore in ten se college patriotism ity that the U niversity will not receive ed. T he students for th e m ost part, th an others. W hen such m en band to the long looked for appropriation and lave alw ays been and still are re g a rd g eth er for the ad v an cem en t of their w ithout m oney our landscape gardener ful of their good nam es and th at of alm a m ater th e re su lt cannot but be cannot carry out very extensive plans heir alm a mater. good. H owever, am ong so m any as are of im provem ents. Considerably handi capped by the lack of funds, C aptain gathered under her roof, there are a l J U N IO R W E E K -E N D . Briggs has, nevertheless, succeeded in ways some who are som ew hat lax in At a m eetin g of th e 1909 class last m aking a great transform ation in self-discipline and w ho very often as the appearance of the U niversity sert privileges that do not belong to 'T hursday, the m a tte r of introducing grounds. The students owe it to the them . Such an instance occurred last the custom of a J u n io r W eek-end was in stitu tio n to assist him w herever and 'Thursday night while the Seniors b ro u g h t up. T h e w eek-end. as plan w henever possible if not bv active were presenting th eir class play, when ned w ould take the place of the pres beau tify in g w ork, at least by refrain a group of students gathered in the ent U n iv ersity day, but instead of the ing from m arring the attractiveness. gallery and th ro u g h o u t the evening in one holiday, th ere w ould be a two-day It has grow n to be a custom with dulged them selves in what was in ten d celebration. O n F rid ay would be the m anagers and lioosters of various stu ed tor good-natured jo k in g and raillery usual observance, th e general im prove dent en terp rises to use the shade trees directed at their fellow classm en on m ent w ork in th e m orning, the co-ed. about the cam pus for advertising p u r the stage. 1 heir actions created a great dinner at noon, a trac k m eet if pos poses. H uge posters and placards deal of disturbance and caused consid sible in the afte rn o o n and the Junior from tim e to tim e are tacked in the erable annoyance both to the audience o ratio n s in the evening. O n Saturday most conspicuous places. We all know and to the actors. Be it said to the an in terco lleg iate b aseball gam e would the effect which a bill board in the resi credit of the U niversity and her stu be the a ttra c tio n , w inding up the two- lience section has upon us, know it dent-body that those engaged in the day festival w ith a Ju n io r prom in the d estro y s the beauty and cheapens our ad air were for the m ost part fresh evening. M any colleges t h r o u g h '- opinion of the surroundings. Just such men. W bile they should be severelv the co u n trv o b serv e th is custom and THE OREGON WEEKLY an effect will be produced upon visitors to o u r cam pus if we allow such eye sores to be displayed. Bulletin boards are provided in each building for such purposes. W h y not use th e m / A nother th in g that should be g u ard ed against it the tendency to abandon the walks and cut across the lawn in the effort to “ get there quick. 1 he effect of this practice is too obvious to require m ention. The exercise of a little th o u g h tfu l ness in such minor actions as these will save the superintendent consider able annoyance and assist greatly in im proving upon the attractiveness of our cam pus.
