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Let us hope th a t the all-but-serious
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consequences of th e ir actio n s will
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prove an experience of g re at benefit to
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them .
'The U n iv e rsity has a pride
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MANAGER
It has been one of the I Diversity s and confidence in her stu d e n ts. It de
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proudest boasts that the students en volves upon each one of them to give
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irresponsible boys are sent forth into
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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
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tu
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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
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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.