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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.
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, 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.