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About The Oregon weekly. (Eugene, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1908)
REGENTS MAKE STATEMENT the women of the University by fur REV.E.L.PINKERTON LECTURES nishing and heating the present cot Concerning the Needs of the Univer tage and by the construction of addi To the Members of the Young Wom sity of Oregon—Urge Voters to tional cottages or a general dormitory. en’s Christian Association Vote for Appropriation Bill This, it is estimated, will take about Tuesday Afternoon $50,000. New buildings are needed for Based upon estimates submitted to class, laboratory and recitation pur The regular meeting of the Y. W. C. the proper committees, the last legis poses, at a cost of-approximately $75,- A. was held in Deady Hall. Rev. lature, by more than two-thirds vote, 000. The heating, power and water Pinkerton, of the Congregational passed an act, appropriating $125,000 plant must be enlarged, at an expense church, spoke to the society on “The annually for the support and mainten of $10,000 or $15,000 to meet the de Responsibility of a Higher Education.” ance of the University of Oregon, and mands upon it for heating, irrigation He spoke of the broadening influence for the construction and furnishing of and fire protection. As soon as funds of education, and how from childhood additional buildings, purchase of equip are available, the campus should be up, we gain a wider and more compre ment, etc. A referendum has been in enlarged, to meet present and future hensive view of the world, past and voked on the bill, and it will be sub needs, by acquiring additional grounds present. “Then the question comes to mitted to the voters at the coming elec by purchase, if a satisfactory price can us, why did all these things happen, tion in June, for approval or rejection. be obtained, and if not, by condemna and the answer is, that it was to im In view of these facts the regents have tion. prove the world and to make the civ thought it best to make the following These several items will cost from ilization which we enjoy and which statement : $125,000 to $150,000, and together with teaches us. Since 1901, the University has de others, developing with the growth of “As we look out upon the world we pended for its resources upon the an the University, will absorb the entire have at first a sense of liberty and nual appropriation of $47,500, carried amount carried by the present bill, and freedom. All these things have been by the act of that year, together with all additional revenues, over and above given us to enjoy and in our turn to the interest on the University fund, in the expenses of maintenances, for a mold and shape as we please. Then we see that it is a law of the Universe that cidental fees, and interest on the Vil number of years to come. lard fund, amounting to about $10,000 This covers, in a general way, the Nature must never waste her resources. “A plant or comet may swing off in a year, and special appropriations from needs of the University as we see it, time to time. The act of 1901 was in and the use to be made of the proposed one direction, but in time it will al ways return to its fixed orbit. Some tended, with the revenues from other appropriation. sources, primarily to cover the neces There is another matter which of the energy of an engine may escape sary current expenses at the time of should be alluded to. The invoking of but according to this rule it must be its adoption. Tt has been necessary to the referendum has restricted the Uni used elsewhere. The energy that was supplement the amount thereof, from versity, since January 1, 1907, to the stored up in the beds of coal, by the sun time to time, by special appropriations, annual amount appropriated by the act thousands of years ago, is now being that of 1905 being $62,500. The pur of 1901, and about $10,000 a year from restored to use. “Following this line of thought, the pose of the bill now pending is to other sources, making a total of about merge in one act all appropriations. $60,000 a year, which has been inade energy a student stores up in an educa tion, especially a higher education, The amount thereof is based on care quate to pay the expenses. must be restored to the world again, ful, and what is believed to be, con The salaries and incidental expenses by some service. Herein lies the re servative estimates, and in the opinion for the present scholastic year will sponsibility of a higher education.” of the Regents is necessary to bring amount to at least $50,000, to meet After the address the Y. W. confer the University up to and maintain it which there is an appropriation of ence at Seaside was discussed and it at the standard of efficiency, which the $47,500, interest on Villard fund, $2,200, was urged that as many of the grils educational interests of the State re or total of $54,700. At the close of the would go as possible. quire. The bare cost of maintenance is present scholastic year the University Clarence Allen and Blaine Halleck now approximately $75,000 a year. Ad will, therefore, be practically without funds and as the law absolutely pro were Portland visitors to see the meet ditional instructors are needed in sev eral of the departments, which will hibits the Regents or faculty from and attend the prom. They were the bring the amount for maintenance to pledging the faith of the State for the guests of the Delta Alpha Fraternity. Mrs. F. S. Dunn has returned home $85,000 or $90,000 a year. The library University, in excess of the income for the current year, it is not apparent how after an absence of several weeks. which touches all departments alike, Miss Ethel Cohn visited Miss Ruth will require an annual expenditure of it will be able to open its doors next fall if the pending appropriation is de Hansen at the Tan Pi House last week. at least $10,000 a year, for some years, Misses Kina and Merle McKelvey to bring it to the proper standard of feated. Respectfully submitted, were week end guests at the Beta Up* efficiency. Provision should be made Board of Regents. silon House. immediately for the accommodation of Harry Hildeburn and Nathan Fuller : excellent programs for the Jun- ton came down from Roseburg to at to the members of the nine. \V hen the reek-end were printed under the tend the week end festivities. They students of the University assemble ion of Mr. Rueben Steelquist, 09. visited at the Delta Alpha House while again next fall a new amendment spec -vey M. Wheeler, ’07, who has ifying a suitable “O” for basket!).dl postgraduate work at Chicago in Eugene. Mr. David Campbell and Miss Agnes men should be introduced and passed ear, will go into Y. M. C. A. work Campbell of Monmouth have been at the next meting. Let us give merit year. visiting their brother, President P. L. its due. Basketball men earn a right x Hartman of Portland was in Campbell. to an emblem and should by all means ie for the Junior prom. have one.
