THE
OREGON
WEEKLY
Published every Monday during the college
year by the students cf the
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Entered at Eugene postoffice at Eugene,
Oregon, as second class matter
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Editor-in-Chief.
Thom as R. T o w n s e n d ....................... ’09
A ssistant Editors
N ieta H arding ...................................... 09
Merle R. Chessman ........................... ’09
Earl F. K ilp a tric k ............................... ’09
Pearl J. H a w th o rn e ........................... ’10
Manager
W alter M. E a t o n ................................ ’09
A ssistant Manager
A rthur Van D usen.............................. ’10
Monday, May 25, 1908
JU N IO R W E E K EN D
consistency of the Oregon athletes won
the meet bv the narrow margin of eight
points.
The Junior orations in the evening
brought forth a great storm of ap
plause as did also the two musical
numbers on the program rendered by
Junior girls. The Varsity departments
of English, public speaking and music
have just cause to be proud of their
proteges who appeared on Friday even
ing.
Both baseball games on Saturday
were interesting. We lost—but then
it is the first time we have lost to a
college team this year and we can t
always win. Two more games will be
played next week at Corvallis with the
same team.
The closing and crowning event of
the week end was the Junior Prom at
the Armory. Never has the hall looked
prettier than on Saturday, clothed in
May decorations, surrounding a tall
May Pole in the center. The music
and the co-eds were beautiful and the
men—Well Oregon men need no des
cription.
There is little doubt but that the
Junior W eek End inaugurated by the
clas of 1909, will become a permanent
tradition. Industry, athletics, oratory
and the prom, all in the short time of
two days, show all the phases of college
life in a nutshell. By all means let us
make the custom a permanent one.
news it contains, but also because if
it is not a success this year, the girls
may hesitate in taking up the proposi
tion another year. The custom should
)e an annual one. Let us show the
people of the state that our women
students are able to take their places
in the literary and industrial world as
well as as in the social realm.
H IG H SC H O O L D E B A T E
The closing debate of the Oregon
Interstate debating league will be held
in Villard Hall on next Friday evening
under the auspices of the University of
Oregon. The winning team will be
presented with a a handsome forty-
articles on the needs of the women at
versity Regents—and hailed as the
High School champions of the state.
Over a hundred of the brightest
young minds of the state have partici
pated in the various forensic contests
which have led up to this debate. Both
the contesting trios—Astoria and Leb
anon—have won four debates and the
championship in their respective dis
tricts. The final contest on Friday will
therefore be a notable one and inter
esting to all who hear it.
It is urgent that all Oregon students
should attend. The visiting debaters
are our guests and as such should be
given a hearty welcome. By attending
the contest on Friday we will be help
ing the interests of debating in the pre
paratory schools throughout the state.
The first annual Junior Week End
at the U niversity of Oregon has been
established— n o doubt, as a permanent
Xradition. Everything was a success,
even the two baseball games which
were lost to O. A. C. were a success
T H E W O M EN ’S E D IT IO N
financially.
C O L L E G E EM B LEM S
The organization of the work done
The women of the University are go
on Friday morning was excellent. As
An amendment aw arding members
ing
to
put
out
a
special
edition
of
the
a result of the consistency of the lab
of the basketball team an “O ,” was vot
orers the University can now boast of Oregon Weekly on either June 1, or ed down at a special meeting of the
forty feet more of cement walk in June 8. W ednesday afternoon com student body last W ednesday. As the
front of Deady H all; one hundred and plete editorial and m an ag erial staffs m atter now stands the members of this
fifty feet of bleachers on Kincaid Field, weie elected and all are now at work, season’s team must go without an em
and a huge, cement block O on the the editors writing copy and the man
blem.
south side of Skinner’s butte—all done agers raising funds to finance the pub
Many of those voting against the
by ( )regon undergraduate students. lication.
The edition will perhaps be twice the amendment have since stated that they
N othing could be a better advertise
were not opposed to granting basket
ment for the practical instruction giv size of the present W eekly and will be ball men “O ”s, but that the size and
en at the U niversity of Oregon than replete with college news and specia' shape of the “O ” was not specified in
the excellence of the work done on Fii- tid es on the needs of the women at
Oregon. Half tone engravings will be the amendment.
day m orning by her students.
O bject as they may, all students who
If the male students are to point scattered throughout the publication as
have followed the progress of the ( )re-
ed out as practical men—so should the liberally as the funds will permit, show
gon basketball men realize that they
members of the gentler sex, for never ing the different phases of University have labored under great difficulties.
has a better “spread" been offered to life. A number of special articles will
W ith only a small hall in which to
human m ortals than that presented to appear of interest chiefly to students.
practice and with very little encour
the tired laborers on Friday noon by Every girl in the University should co
managers and editors agement from the members of the stu-
the co-eds of the University. All the operate with the
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dent body, they have played hard and
classes were there and all the members of the W om en’s edition and help make
suvvvaa. W ith the large amount tried to win. Even when victory was
proved themselves truly capable as u a a success
of material at hand the girls should put lost they have never been known to
hostesses.
out the largest and best edition of the give up. Their consistency should by
The track meet was a great success
Oregon Weekly which has ever been all means he rewarded. O ur base ba
in every way. For a 1 me the final ou t
team never amounted to a great dea
come whs in doubt—as the O. A. t .
It is not only desirable that the is- until baseball was recognized as a c o -
athletes pioved themselves somewhat
sue be a success on account of the lege sport and the official “() grante
stronger than was anticipated; but the