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About University of Oregon monthly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1897-???? | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1908)
34 U N IV E R SIT Y OR OREGON MONTHLY ideal should remain'. But the E utaxian of today struggles against a more complex situation. T n social, as well;a^ intellectual life, the college of today tends to segregate types’and individuals,.^Common interests disappear. If the society"JsTdill to maintain influence its ideals m ust be adapted to the more complex conditions??^ Perhaps the E utaxian has failed in this, ‘ I t is our opihiOÄ-, h o w e y e t/th a t thjs failure B due to a peryading, spirit of, inertia among our college women, but characterizes.' the - activities the collective body of Oregon college women. W e have no longer any express sion of energy and ability. W b have fallen into/a-state of inanity. I t is useless to discuss where blame should fall ”, the question should be one of remedies. r O ther colleges have a vigorous, alive co-educafional e le m e n tw h y shouldn't w e?' H igh school girls;^ome every year into’dhe .U niversity full' oi enthusiasm / T hey com« from., debating leagues,, literary societies-, a th le tic t e a m » T h efg b iy ersity offers them no opportunities in th e s e . lin e s; eventually--their en thusiasm dies. I t is , stifled by a /reactionary pob^y- which co.n-, sciously, and unconsciously, -destroys their initiative», The M onthly has a few ¿pracikab-suggegtionsbW 'the carrying out o{. which it will cheerfully Assist. ’ L e t ms institute a debating league, of intercollegiate rand interstate' women. 1 L et, gfe have a system of public tryouts" and contests. T his explains the success of the literary societies for m e n ; they have some^öbjective, external stim ulus, some goal. The women have nones»«'No energy can be ex pected in this field until the stim ulus 'o^.eompetitiofi aftd victory is felt. - ‘ , , W e p u t the proposition squarely t o | the women, goy O reg o n ; are you in the future tp- be. factors» in U niversity life ,o r ’will y o u be subordinate nonentities? THE APRIL ISSUE OF THE OREGON MONTHLY WILL CONTAIN ORIGIN; O E T H E H O B O R uth H ansen. ’ C O M M E N C E M E N T :' A ir Essay, E dna Canfield. W E L L S : Ah Appreciation,’ Jessie .Hurleyv r S H O R T STO RY , by Thom as Burke. And various other interesting item s and -articles.
