U N IV ERSITY OF OREGON MONTHLY
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E A R L K I L P A T R I C K , ’0 9
T H O M A S B U R K E , ’l l
T h e U n iv e r s it y o e O r e g o n M o n t h l y is p u b lis h e d m o n t h l y d u r i n g t h e co lleg e y e a r
b y t h e A s s o c ia te d S t u d e n t s o f t h e U n iv e r s ity o f O re g o n . S u b s c r ip tio n $ 1 p e r y e a r ; 5 0 c e n ts
p e r te r m ; p a y a b le in a d v a n c e . S in g le c o p ie s, 1 5 ,cen ts. F o r s a le a t t h e B o o k S to re s . A d
d r e s s a ll b u sin e ss c o m m u n ic a tio n s t o M e rw in R a n k in .
T h e M o n t h l y s o lic its s to r ie s , s k e tc h e s a n d v e rse fro m t h e s t u d e n t b o d y a n d A lu m n i,
[ E n te r e d a t t h e p o sto ffic e a t E u g e n e , O re g o n , a s s e c o n d c la s s m a t t e r .]
The Eutaxian literary society for women has
Other Matters now reached its customary period of stress. Eor
a number of years the society has fallen into a pre
carious situation toward the end of the last semester. At the start
there is no little enthusiasm, old members take hold with vigor
and new ones are seized with interest. This dwindles, however, so
that we have annually the sad spectacle of a lingering dissolution.
Pretense of vitality is kept up by a little' handful of the faithful;
but the rank and file have fallen off.
Contrasted with this feeble state we see two vigorous,' flour
ishing literary societies for men. Where shall we seek the reason?
We may hold either that the society for women has outlived its
usefulness, or has somehow failed in its aims. Has the Eutaxian
outlived its usefulness ? It is absurd to contend this. As long as
literary interest on the campus is so rare a specimen, as long as
editors of our college papers seek so unavailingly for copy, as long
as our student body and class speeches are crude and ineffective
it is absurd to contend that a literary society for women has outlived
its usefulness.
Has the Eutaxian then failed in its aims; has it gone astray
in the course of its evolution? Years ago the women of Oregon
had one of the most successful literary societies in the University.
Those were vigorous pioneer days. The simplicity of college life
was a factor in holding such an organization together. Social inter
course, common interests, intellectual training, particularly in public
speaking, were then aims of the society. It was the objective expres
sion of the energy and ability of the Oregon college women. This
Eutaxian and