The Oregon weekly., June 07, 1908, FIRST ANNUAL WOMEN'S EDITION, Image 8

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Monday. June 7, 1908
F IR S T W O M A N ’S E D IT IO N
A special staff com posed en tirely of
wom en h e re w ith .p re se n ts to the re a d ­
ers of the W eekly the first annual
w om an's edition. T h ey are indebted
for help and su ggestions to m em bers
of the reg u lar stalt and to Prof. C ar-
son. B eing inexperienced in jo u rn a l­
istic work they are g ratefu l for the help
given them .
In ed itin g this num ber, the women
are d ing what is alread y an e sta b lish ­
ed custom in several u n iv ersities in
the co u n try . File I niversity of I ali-
fornia has an annual w om en’s day on
which the girls get out an issue of the
Daily C alifornian. T h e N o rth w estern
staff resigns its position the second
week in April w hen the wom en have
com plete charge of the paper d u rin g
the whole week.
T h e object is to give the wom en an
o p p o rtu n ity to present w hat is of e s­
pecial in terest to them , and to enter
a held of college w ork which is new
to them . T he g irls becom e alert in
w atch in g events d u rin g the tim e that
they are g ath erin g new s for th eir n u m ­
ber. N o week this y ear has been more
closely w atched than the past week
w hen the editors w ere on the lookout
for all ev en ts in connection w ith the
ATHLETIC NEEDS
E very stu d en t in the U niversity
know s th a t separate gym nasium s are
needed for the men and wom en, but
verv few, even of the wom en th e m ­
selves, recognize their great need for
a w om an's gym nasium with g re ater
facilities for right physical develop­
m ent.
It is becom ing a great problem , es­
pecially in large cities, for girls and
wom en to get enough exercise to keep
them in good health. In the eastern
cities, it is the usual th in g for from one
th ird to one half of the high school
girls to break down about E a ste r and
not finish th eir year's work.
It is m uch less of a problem in the
W est, less in a tow n the size of E ugene
than in the cities hut it will becom e
m ore of one as the population in­
creases. It would he b etter, how ever,
to provide adequate m eans now for
keeping the girls here in good health
than to wait until the problem becom es
g re a te r’
A new and w ell-equipped g y m n asi­
um with in stru cto rs who can devote
th eir whole time to the girls w ould be
a beginning. T here should be a sw im ­
m ing tank in connection w ith the g y m ­
nasium where any girl who w ished to
learn t o swim would have a chance to
do so. A boat-house on the race w here
those who do not care to ow n canoes
could rent them , w ould give m any of
the girls a chance to get m ore o u t-
of-door exercise, if th is were under
the control of the U n iv e rsity , a rule
could be made p re v e n tin g those not
able to swim from u sin g canoes. *
M any girls would learn to play te n ­
nis if there were m ore co u rts. T he
court is used now m ainly by those
w ho know how to play, so th a t be­
g in n ers do not have a chance. If som e
of the courts could be m ade in a less
conspicuous place som e w ho feel tim ­
id about try in g so m eth in g new before
a crow d, would be m ore apt to play.
T he gym nasium should have p len ty
of lockers and show ers, facilities for
basketball, handball, and even for in ­
door track work, and, of course, dumb-
bells, Indian clubs, w eig h ts and all th a t
the gym nasium has now .
Each girl should be m easured and
given w ork acco rd in g to her needs.
T h is w ould insure d evelopm ent in th e
rig h t direction and p rev en t th e g irls
from overdoing.
T h o u g h such a g y m n asiu m is, of
course, beyond th e p resen t m eans of
the U niversity, it is to be hoped th a t
a beg in n in g will be m ade in th is d i­
rection and th a t th e U n iv ersity girls
will never have th e ir h ealth serio u sly
injured for lack of exercise.
H E L P IN G TO M A K E T H E IR W AY
W hile the U n iv e rsity q u estio n w as
being exploited by its friends and en e­
mies, m uch w as said ab o u t th e men in
the stu d en t body w ho m ade th e ir ow n
way. N ot m uch w as said ab o u t th e
w ay in w hich th e w om en help th e m ­
selves in g e ttin g th e ir ed u catio n . T he
num ber of those w ho pay all th e ir ow n
expenses is not large, b u t alm ost ev ery
girl in school helps m ore or less. M any
teach school for a y e a r or tw o , or for
a few m o n th s a t a tim e. Som e tu to r.
A num ber do sten o g ra p h ic and office
w ork. Som e assist hou sek eep ers, w hile
a few spend a p a rt of th e ir tim e in m il­
linery, d re ssm a k in g and needlew ork.
Som e w ait on tab le d u rin g vacatio n at
sum m er re so rts. T h e re are v ario u s
o th e r w ays in w hich th e girls earn
m oney. In addition to th e g irls w ho
help p o sitiv ely in m eetin g th eir ex ­
penses, th ere are m an y m ore, possibly
in clu d in g all but a v ery few , w ho help
n eg ativ ely — th a t is by d o in g th in g s for
th em selv es instead of p a y in g o th e rs to
do it. M any g irls can trim th e ir ow n
hats, w hile m any m ore m ake th e ir ow n
clothes, som e being e x p e rt enough to
m ake even th eir b est dresses, w hile
o th ers a tte m p t only sim ple w ork.M any
are skillful in tine needlew ork such as
em b ro id ery and ad o rn th e ir gow ns and
th eir houses w ith w ork from th e ir ow n
hands.
T h ere are not v ery m any g irls w ho
do not know how to cook at least one
dish, while a good m any can su p e rin ­
tend and p rep are a w hole m eal. Som e
have had th e experience of cooking for
a h a rv e stin g crew , lo g g in g or m ining
cam p, or for sh eep h erd ers. A ny girl
who can m anage well enough to fu r­
nish a tab le for such a crow d of men
will p ro b ab ly not be at a loss when it
com es to p re p a rin g a m eal at hom e, or
som e dish for a picnic or spread.
A large n u m b er of the g irls cut dow n
expenses by doing th e ir ow n la u n d e r­
ing. som e doin g bo th th e ir w ash in g
t