The Oregon weekly., April 13, 1908, Image 4

enemies of the University weie the strength will show itself and possibil­
first to appeal to the courts when the ities for the N orthw est championship
Secretary of State refused to file their ; can be better determined.
petitions and that later they cairied
T H E S Y R A C U S IA N P L A N
Published every Monday during the college their case to the Supreme Court. The
year by the students cf the
friends of ‘the University have ap- j
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
pealed to the courts only once a n d ; Syracuse University has for several
then when the title of the bill to come i years followed out a utiltarian policy
Entered at Eugene postoffice at Eugene, before the people in June was generally in the departm ent of public speaking
Oregon, as second class matter
admitted to be unjust and misleading. which has been most effective. The
The examples here given are but in - ' plan at present is to furnish student
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stances of the means which are being speakers from the Junior and Senior
$1.00
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classes to the towns and cities for
One year, by copy ..................................... $1.00 used to defeat our annual appropria­
Single copy ................................................ $ .05 tion bill. Students, during the April miles around, for all kinds of public
vacation which commences next Mon­ functions. The results have been ben­
day should do all in their power to off­ eficial both to the U niversity and to
Editor-in-C hief.
set these statements which have been the students who have participated in
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the public speaking.
circulated all over the state.
A ssistant E d ito rs
Under a system like the above, much
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benefit can be obtained. If the speak­
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ers are carefully chosen and well
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( )regon’s track men made a most trained before going out to speak they
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commendable showing at Portland , act as an excellent advertisem ent for
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their college and for higher education.
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Athletic Tournam ent on the Columbia
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speaker the training to be derived
University
indoor
track.
The
close
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score between Oregon and O. A. C. from public speech before a strange
kept the final result of the meet always audience is invaluable. No part of his
in doubt and showed how evenly education, especially if his ambition is
M onday, April 13, 1908.
matched were the aggregations of ath ­ to be a professional man, can be more
letes representing the two institutions. helpful than a few m onths' experience
A very marked change was mani­ of this nature.
S O M E M IS R E P R E S E N T A T IO N S
While the U niversity of Oregon has
fested by the work of the Oregon men
not as yet adopted any definite policy
Enemies of the University of O re­ on Saturday. The results show very
in this regard, there is no doubt but
gon have made an attempt to create plainly that victory for the Oregon
that this kind of a system has found
a prejudice throughout the state a- team will not depend thrs year on the
much favor with the members of the
gainst the University and the appro­ work of a few stars, but that on the
faculty. On G rant’s birthday eight up­
priation hill through a gross misrep­ other hand the team is decidedly well
perclassmen from the I niversity will
resentation of facts. It is asserted balanced and capable of picking up
with great zeal by these individuals many second and third places in addi­ address the public schools of Eugene
that the University of Oregon hires a tion to a good number of firsts. The on the famous civil war general who
football coach at a salary of $1500, for work of the new men on Saturday afterw ards become president. Other
a little over two months’ “instruction.” was a noteworthy feature of the meet, addresses are planned later on.
If taken seriously and consciencious-
As a m atter of fact the University pays in Downs, Sei vers and May, Oregon
not one cent of the coach’s salary, the has three new distance men who will lv the students who take part in this
whole amount being paid out of the prove valuable point winners in future work can derive an untold amount of
gate receipts from football games with years. Moon, in the sprints, is another benefit. The policy started by the
U niversity of Syracuse is a good one
other colleges. Furthermore the stu­ valuable man.
On the whole, the Oregon team is and the U niversity will be taking a
dents of the I niversity, in whose hands
this m atter rests, have never paid $1500 well balanced and capable of holding step in the right direction if the plan
its own with other N orthw est Insti­ is fully carried out in Oregon.
for a coach.
A second argument being used a- tutions.
While the April vacation lasts stu­
gainst the University is, that the in­
The real strength of the base-ball
crease in the appropriation is 300 per team has not yet been manifested. The dents of the U niversity will have a
cent per annum. As the University game on Saturday, with three of the good chance to work for the Univer­
has received $78,500 for the past two best men on the squad out, can in no sity appropriation bill.
Much inform ation, totally false in
years, it is no difficult problem of way be regarded as an indication that
mathematics to show that the increase the Reaver team is weak. The team is character, has been spread about the
is only 59 per cent. Even if the ad­ practically the same as that of last state with the result that people who
vance were from $47,500 to $125,000. year with the addition of two strong do not keep in touch with the newspa
increase would be only a small amount freshman players, Coleman on third pers are to a great extent ignorant of
over half of what the enemies of the base, and Ilenkle, in the pitcher’s box. the true facts of the case. These per
appropriation bill have asserted.
On Thursday and Friday the Oregon sons, most of them fair-minded, will
A third argument used is that the nine will meet the ball tossers from be only too glad to be disillusioned by
University has shown bad faith in Whit man College who have been students direct from the University.
pushing this bill by going to the courts coached thoroughly in the national This week will give any student great
on technicalities. Any one wishing to game by Gordon 1». Frost, O regon’s ex­ opportunity to show his ability as a
look up the records will find that the football coach. Then O regon’s real campaigner for his \ arsitv.
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