The Oregon weekly., April 13, 1908, Image 2

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Carnegie Enlarges Gift
F IF T H A N N U A L M E E T WON
(Continued from page 1.)
Andrew Carnegie has increased his A. A. C., 20 feet, one-half inches; Hus­
One of the quickest changes ever
made in sight of an audience is that Pension Fund for College Professors ton, Oregon, 19 feet 8% inches; Louns-
and extended it so that in future it will berry, O. A. C., 19 feet 4% inches.
made by Florence Gear in the first act
apply to members of the faculties of
50-yard high hurdles, academic—
of “Cupid at Vassar.” Miss Gear plays
state
universities.
Mr.
Carnegie
at
Kuykendall, Eugene H. S., first; Mc­
the part of Kate Newton, a Vassar
first held the view that states would
senior. The first scene is at her home
Guire, W est Portland H. S., second;
prefer
to
pension
their
own
profes­
at Great Falls in Vermont. She has
Latourette, W est Portland H. S.,
sors,
but
since
he
finds
that
such
is
two very persistant lovers, John W ill­
third. Time, 7 seconds.
not
the
case
he
has
made
the
exten­
ett and Amos North. John is the fav­
First heat— McGuire, W est Portland
sion.
ored one. Amos is trying to find
H. S., first; Holden, Columbia, second;
The
am
ount
of
good
that
will
result
opportunity of asking Kate to become
Morton, Astoria H. S., third. Time, 7
to
educators
by
reason
of
Mr.
Carne­
his wife, and, with the subtlety of a
seconds.
Second heat— Kuykendall,
gie’s
Pension
Fund,
though
great,
is
woman in love with another, Kate de­
Eugene PI. S., first; Latourette, West
small
in
comparison
with
the
vast
ben­
lights to bother and retard the one who
Portland H. S., second; Dockstader,
efit
to
our
national
system
of
higher
is not favored. Her mother, urged
Columbia, third. Time, 7 seconds.
education
which
will
be
an
indirect
against her better judgement, is doing
220-yard dash—Schroeder, O. A. C.,
what she can to advance the suit of result. Mr. Carnegie s plan will re- firs t; Moores, Oregon, second; Moon,
the undesirable lover and has made it suit ultim ately in standardizing all the Oregon, third. Time, 24 3-5 seconds.
verv uncomfortable for her daughter , Universities in the country. To be el-
First heat— Moores, Oregon, first;
in her eagerness to compel her to listen igible to benefits under the grant, an Schroeder, O. A. C., second. Time,
to the proposal of Amos North.
institution must conform to certain 24 2-5 seconds. Second heat—Moon,
Kate has been rummaging in the conditions which are the test of a true Oregon, firs t; Smith, M. A. A. C., sec­
attic and has secured an old trunk filled American university. There can be no ond. Time, 24 2-5 seconds.
with the finery of an old aunt of a preparatory departm ent; a certain high
220-yard dash, academic—Campbell,
standard
of
entrance
must
be
m
aintain­
quarter of a century before her day.
Columbia university, firs t; Meier, West
As she has the trunk brought in she is ed ; certain college work must be done Portland High, second. Time, 25 sec­
seized with an irresistable desire to see and certain degrees granted. It may onds.
what the treasures of the old box are well come at last to the point that only
First heat—Campbell, C. U., first;
and finds to her joy that it contains such universities as can qualify under Short, Astoria H igh, second. Time,
just the costume she has been wishing Mr. Carnegie’s grant will be recognized 25.1 seconds. Second heat—Kreiger,
for, for her part in a charade at college. as of standard grade. It will serve as Eugene High, first; Meier, W est Port­
Try it on? Of course she will. And a test by which to judge the rank of land High, second. Time, 25 seconds.
in a jilTv she is clad in the old dress, any institution of learning.
Third heat—Ennis, first. Time, 25.2
false curls, headdress, apron, spectacles
Carl McClain went to Portland seconds.
and ear-trum pet of her ancestor. Amos ^ atur(1; av m orning.
Half mile relay, open— University of
North is announced. It is too late for
Oregon team, Moores, Kiltz, Ober-
'Phe State Grange will meet in E u­
her to retreat. Besides, why not have
teuffer and Reid, firs t; Oregon Agri­
gene on Tuesday, May 12.
it out with him now?
cultural College, second. Time, 1.39.1.
Amos is in a hurry. The hurry of
Class rivalry at Michigan recently
I)r. Schmidt is in Portland today to
a man who has done wrong and who
has to push on in haste to the comple­ kept some twenty freshmen speakers address a meeting of Germans in be­
tion of his villainy. As he rushes in on the roof of a building for two days half of the appropriation bill.
and enquires for Kate he is confronted before the class banquet, while the
W . S. C? and U." of W . will hold
watchful
sophomores
camped
below.
with this strange old ladv who bars the
no track meet this year. Rumor has
way and keeps him on pins and needles
it that W ashington prefers to save all
David Starr Jordan, president of
for a bad quarter-hour.
its strength for the big triangular meet
The by-play of Miss Florence Gear, Stanford University, announced in a
who plays the part of Kate, in this recent speech at Spokane that his aim on Decoration Dav.
Th W ashington law school has sub­
scene, is one of the most amusing bits is to eliminate the freshman and soph­
omore classes at Stanford, and do only mitted to the O regon law school for
in the play.
senior work of a highly specialized the coming debate on May 22, the
Prof. I. M. Glen recently enjoyed
nature.
question:- “ Resolved, T hat the system
a visit from his father, who lives in
of Initiative and Referendum, as pre
Portland.
The first big track meet of the Mid­ pared in Sen. Bill No. 14 in the 10t
P en n sylvania lias this year one of dle West was won Thursday by the regular session of the Legislature o
the stro n g est college baseball team s University of Wisconsin with Chicago the State of O regon, be ^adopte
ever developed in \ineTica.
bv the State of W ashington.
a bad second.