THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, MAY 9, 1920 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUND BY ADMIRER HAVEN AND HOPE FOR ENTIRE STATE Traditions, Achievements, Democracy and Americanism Held to Be Equaled by Few Except Older Schools.' Needs of Teachers and of Added Facilities for Highest Efficiency Found Urgent. , - ; ; ; : ) BY EMILY LINDSLET ROSS. AFTER the feverish haste of the metropolis and its mad rush after pleasure and dollars, it is refreshing to draw apart and for a few days breathe the intellectual at mosphere of the university town, where a large proportion of the in habitants is either seeking or instill- 1 Ing the higher things of life. Eugene is nestled in a setting of lovely hills of which Spencer's Butte is the highest and most rugged, and quite near enough to tempt even the feminine hiker. The Willamette flows near and a millrace races through the town, fortuitously for it makes subject for no end of song and tory,' not to speak of its erstwhile usefulness for ducking purposes. But these "punishments" are now things of the past, and the peaceful pursuits of canoeing, swimming and picnic suppers are carried on along its pic turesque banks. Anchored to the thore at a point near the campus is The Anchorage, a charming little tea house justly popular with the stu dents. About 15,000 people comprise the population, they say, and the town people revolve around the campus and college life as the center of their solar system. As for the students' regard for their school, I asked some sweet young things for their outstanding thought about the university and it -was, "Oh, we just love it! Every one is so friendly, like a big family. The campus is so beautiful, too, and with these great trees, it's just like the fcind we read about in books." The campus has acquired many ob jects of historical or other commem oration. One of the latest of these is the heroic statue of the Pioneer, the splendid typification by Proctor and presented to the university by Joseph N. Teal. Close at hand is the Frank lin P. Mays sun dial, given in mem ory of their son who was a student here. It is a specimen of exact scien tific art imported from the land where the writer once found an old proto type on a base four-square, which bore this quaint motto, one word only being carved on each face of the pedestal: "Do Today's -Work To day." It has this peculiarity, that one may begin reading the ad monition at any one of the four sides and with almost equal sense. There are two mottoes done in Latin on the Mays dial, the mner one being in the English original reading, "How slow ly approaches, how quickly passes the hour. If thou woulds't seize it, be patient but be vigilant." The outer motto, bing interpreted, is the verse, "The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth his handi- j work." As one naively remarked, this is the better of the two. I thought so myself, considering the source. Johnson Tablet Latest The latest memorial is the tablet to J. W. Johnson, the first president, placed at the entrance of Johnson hall, formerly called the administra tion . building. In part it reads: "In commemoration of a life nobly lived and worthily dedicated to the cause of higher education in the common wealth of Oregon." This and the Con . don Oaks were good to see to one who know both these pioneer educators. Then there's the fountain, tha great seal of the university embedded in the walk, and the stone bench, given by differe-nt classes. Woe betide the luckless freshie who ventures too near these hallowed objects; In Mc Clure hall there's a tablet to Pro fessor McClure, who. was lost On Rainier a few years ago, and whose name was given to the building. Afcong the corridors of Villard hall Jiang classical pictures, the gifts of various classes; and tree-planting has been a favorite offering to their alma mater through many years. The first class ' (1878) included five members, and two of these have continued to be most loyal alumni . These are Judge Robert S. Bean, who is on the board of regents, and Mrs. Ellen Con don McCornack, who, it is said, prob ably knows more about the university than anybody else. This first class started the custo mof tree-planting. which, was fostered by Professor Con don, the veteran instructor in geology. The class of '83 set out a elip of the famous elm at Washington's tomb and the "child" has grown lustily. The graduates of 1893 set up a stone pillar to mark their entrance into the wide, wide world. The Condon oaks, it is now well established, are the only trees that stood on the campus on the university's birthday; but now in all its park-like beauty one things of Joyce Kilmer s delicious verses, which show him, among so many other beau tiful things, the lover of trees: A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray. A tree that may in summer wear A nest of ro"blns in her hair; Upon whose- bosom snow has lain; Which intimately lives with rain. Gifts of recent classes that are yet m prospect are a soldier memorial the form of which has not yet been . defined to the 43 who did their "bit" Mn the late war and a gateway for the new athletic field. Building; Total 15. There are but 15 buildings in our state university plant.. The library has gathered approximately 100,000 books, among them many priceless and ancient tomes tnat most of the public is not aware of; but the uni versity is crying for more space here as everywhere, mere s a most ex cellent musical faculty and one well worthy of an own building With sound-proof walls. The one now in use, however, day by day, has thin wooden partitions, is close to the railroad track, and as it shelters to "wards 20 pianos all going at once, not to mention practice on cornet, vlo lin, voice and other wind Instruments thrown in, the result surely must out babel - Babel. An amateur casual would be inclined to think this sort of business spelt Inefficiency in big ! caps. The splendid Condon geological collection is shown in part in John son hall, but for lack of space again, much of it is boxed and out of sight. It is a disappointment to friends who know how much the student is losing out of his course because of this deprivation. The present writer still cherishes with reverent care her first childhood treasure a "concre tion" which Dr. Condon found in eastern Oregon and the wonder al ways was how he knew that there was a prefect little fossilized shell inside that ugly gray stone! The women's building, for which we have so long wrought and prayed, really has been begun, and the broad foundations make a goodly sight to one jWho senses the tremendous need for it in the life of our girls, the po tential mothers of Oregon. In" the office hangs the "tentative group plan" of the university and it makes one's mouth water in antici pation of its fulfillment. If the cause of higher education had secured half the recognized need of advance that the" "doctor, lawyer, merchant" (not to say "thief") have demanded and received through these wartime exigencies, the university might have been able to hold such a big man as Dr. Joseph Schafer of the history department but who is un fortunately leaving soon for - the broader field offered by the Univer sity of Wisconsin. Just now we've been reading the news, spread broad cast, that a janitor on this campus is receiving exactly the same salary as several of the professors, respect ively less some 80 centi a year! The daily press also just informs us that Harvard is soon to advance the sal aries of its professors 'from 40 to 50 per cent, and that they will not only now have an opportunity to pay their old bills, but even to become bond holders but even at that no danger of their being of the "bloated" vari ety." Oregon went "over the top" so often - during wartime activities that she became an ensample to the na tion. .Suppose we do a little home missionary work now. There's some thing in the good book about' the man who neglects his own household as being "worse than an infidel." Verbum sap or should be. " Strong Support Urged. Undoubtedly there will be a steady loss to the state of its best faculty material because of this - beggarly treatment. Even teachers can't live on loyalty and wind-pudding forever. Our colleges have been enduring "sev en lean years"; would that "seven full years, at least, may follow.. A long pull and a strong pull just now to ward decent support of our higher nstitutions of learning would be a most appropriate service to our serv ice men; for not. only did the war make tremendous demands on the colleges throughout the country (which weren t any . better prepared than everything else) but now these en are flocking back to take up or finish their college training; and shall we deny them the one great desire that crystallized in their hearts "over there"? Few agencies rose to meet the call of the war as did the col leges and universities of the country. We haven't all stopped to think about that. Only the most meticulous ad ministration has carried all the state institutions in Oregon through the breakers. Not only has the number of etu dents increased 150 per cent, but .in the same seven years the cost of support and equipment has doubled; but be sure this is not true of fac ulty salaries. That goes without say ing in our short-sighted American ways. Can any good thing come out of war? Yea: surprising as it may seem, the war has given a tre mendous impetus to a desire for col lege education. It showed hundreds CHILDREN HAVE PART IN MILK , - & Vss 9V I II M LARGE MILK BOTTLE! SURMOUNTING MAYPOLE IS OXB OF NOVEL FEATURES. GRANTS PASS, Or., May 7. (Special.) Milk as a food, especially nec sary for growing children, was broug let Co tlce . attention Of Use -peopee of Grants Pass during the week ended Mary'l. A sb-ort ttnae a&o a. snrvery made in the schools showed that 41 par caitt etf tha nctui11 Chi Mi-en oJ Grants Pass were not using milk. As . raautt tha milk campaign was carried on to educate the public concerning the value of milk as a food. This campaign was in charge of the home demonstration agent of Jo sephine county, Ruth L. Corbett, 'and tha child welfare committee of the ladies' auxiliary to the chamber of commerce, of -which Mrs. R. W. Stearns is chairman. The students of the Junior "high school, working under Miss Minnie Vigus. made attractive and instructive posters. Prizes were awarded by Mayor Demaray to the following students:- First, Edna Batman; second, Ells worth Abel; third, Clara Harbeck. Milk had a prominent part in the May-day 'parade. The various schools presented features which brought milk, to the attention of the throngs of peopls who saw the parade. of thousands of men its value, and obversely an army of highly educated men will put dollars into thousands of Oregon pockets, by actual figures. The body politic, like the body human, is knitted and banded together with most intimate though undiscerned re actions, and every part strengthens a part. Right-minded folk are declaiming against the "red and his unholy crew Our nation was founded on Christian education, yet we snub down hard the one vital element that is required to restore our country and make it once more "the land of the .free and the home of the brave." Would that Mr. Moneybags who has waxed fat off Oregon could be impressed with his responsibility to his paternal state, and also that "to be an American is not simply a piece of "good luck,' but that "it is also a priceless priv ilege to be paid for in love, loyalty and stewardship." Over the door of Johnson hall these- words are carved 'Knowledge the Soul of a Republic" from John Jay. I have tapped many sources tf in formation and every voice without a dissenting note is ready to cheer for old Oregon. The unanimity of loyal devotion and unlimited admiration is complete; and these are some of the reasons given by various groups: It is quite unique in the fact that co education has always been 'in order here, so the women have been ad mitted to everything on the same standing as the men without having to work for recognition; the "spirit is beyond comparison with any other university another informant had haunted or heard of; the spirit of comradeship between the men and the women; the attitude of the faculty th co-operation of the town people were other reasons given. Another winning feature is that one doesn't have to have money; corduroy trews are en regie for the men, for instance Then the students' love for tradition which is carried to the extreme: rath er surprising in a newish western school. And everybody says "Hello to everybody an old custom and so winningly democratic to the "lone sick and homely" new freshie. An other voice: no feuds, no antag on isms. But overarching all, one said, is "the very unusual atmosphere and the very unusual influence largely at tributable to President and Mrs Campbell; their high ideals, their that is good, human. Christian. And ) have you heard about f resident camp bell's car? It's labeled on the door. P. L. C which once stood for him; but as he's always lending it to ev erybody and anybody for any old serv ice, they now stand, in the interpreta tion of an appreciative 'constituency.' for 'Public Lift Conveyance. 1 would my car-owning friends might imbibe a bit of this big man's democratic generosity! Naturally these loyal "Oregons" are highly elated that they have just won in the state oratorical contest though as usual and also in the debates for championships from Pacific coast and northwest international conferences. It is an interesting fact that of the 1725 students enrolled there are but five aliens attending University of Oregon. So it is believed to be the most American university in the coun try. About 60 per cent of the student body is self-supporting in whole or in part; and as one of them writes, "Some of us are coming also at a considerable sacrifice on the part of the folk at home; some few of us are able to remain here only at the cost of a very great effort on our -part; few are here without a definite pur pose, and none are here for the pleas ure only that we get out of college life." Toward the end of the spring term, the common question on the campus is, not "Where are you go ing?" but "What are you going to do this summer?" A girl's club called the Tre Nu (just CAMPAIGN AT GRANTS PASS. no use to ask what it means I tried It) is formed of these self-supporting maidens and it is considered an honor to acquire membership for each must have made good in other ways, too. Some of their ways and means for making money have been unique and laborious: one acted as a lookout in the forestry department; another drove a truck; another kept books In a lumber camp. Of two, who took to the soil, one raised onions all summer and came to school on the proceeds, and the other "ran a berry farm and made a lot of money." Be sides the above qualifications they are banded together for real service on the campus. College Has 23 Societies. There are already 11 sororities and 12 fraternities established here. Of these 23, six are local groups which are petitioning for national charters. This does not include honor fraterni ties. The house-mothers who preside over these groups are fine women, and wielding a splendid influence over their children. Miss Gertrude Tal bot, well known in Portland, is head resident at the new and beautiful Hendricks hall, which, with the an nexes, house 180 girls. She has put them on the honor system and it works. Mrs. Edna DatROn, professoress of gustation, is house director for Friendly and Hendricks halls, which witn tneir annexes, shelter and feed toward BOO men and women. Her management is something wonderful. and the good things she is able to set before them, beyond belief, in these high and costly days. Mrs. Datson's mother assists, and real home-made jams, jellies and such-like luxuries are served to their hungry "family" to the tune of 6000 half gallons of canned fruit, 400 gallons of jam and jelly, and so forth, put up in the sum mer vacation. The traditional board ing-school cake recipe a barrel of flour, one cup of sugar, one egg and so on, seems to have dropped out of Mrs. JJatson s notebook.. A lovely blooming plant centers each of the scores of tables; and all at an unbe lievably low per diem. So it looks and feels and tastes like "home, sweet home." I hope she gets a star in her crown for every student-stomach she has ministered to in the last seven years, Dean Elizabeth Fox. who entered her task when feminine deaning was comparatively new, has made a big place for nerseir and is greatly be loved. She certainly is "magnifyina her office" and is an untiring and unselfish "big sister," pouring out every hour of every day from her big heart the advice or balm as need ed, for each new problem that comes into the college girl's life. I was told quite "confidentially" by a good authority that she is quite the finest dean of women in the United States! Lilian Tingle of the Oregonian staff there and of the university staff here is laying foundations under this cor ner of the nation and trying to jack it up to "true" again by teaching our girls how to make homes. A big job you say: but it's being carried on in the cellar of an old house! A neat little "stunt" was going on when I looked in: a half of one of these fu ture home-founders was building a lunch which must be prepared, served, devoured and cleared away all in 1 hour and 15 minutes. Hold, ye clever housekeepers who are exclaiming, "Dead easy!" Could you get all the calories and proteins and things that are required to maintain the human frame divine, and in the right pro portions also, into your menu? for that, too, is part of the trick. Drill Is Spectacle. A crowning pleasure was the sight of the president's drill, on a fine field, amid encircling hills and under a glo rious sky. Under Captain R. C. Baird, commandant, who was borrowed from the United States army, the students who in these times of so-called peace are training for the next war, alack! over there or over here or over some other where have made splen did progress. Captain Baird is the kind you read about'every inch a soldier," tall, upstanding, courteous and good-looking. He showed us a flag and a 1-pounder gun from the battleship Oregon, temporarily housed in the "barracks" both the property of the university. At an informal meeting of the faculty right there, it was decided that it would be neces sary to put the gun under glass eventually (probably in the adminis tration building), as it is mostly un screwable if it is to be saved intact from "unscrewpulous" curio thieves. There are about 112 members of the faculty staff, and it's claimed here about that of the faculty personnel it would be impossible to speak too highly, many of whom possess rare qualifications for their respective chairs. Our scenic beauties, God-given, which we "Oregoniacs" pride ourselves upon. attract many. Let us, by laying broad intellectual foundations, ma-ke possi ble a higher education to every Ore gon youth for all time and not only attract visitors to our vast domain but give them a good reason to stay. "POINT SYSTEM" URGED Students of Pacific University Dis cuss Grading. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove. Or., May 8. (Special.) At special chapel exercises Thursday the student senate, the official organ ization of student body officers and selected class representatives, put on programme. Harold Reed, one of the four senior members of the senate presented the essentials of the "point system." by which student offices are graded by points and each participant in extra curricular activities is lim ited in the number of points he can earn. At the student body meeting following the programme, among other changes in the constitution rec ommended by the senate was an amendment to adopt this "point sys tern." Glen Sheeley, the freshman repre sentative, told of the plans for : greater Pacific next year. There will be almost double the present number on the faculty next year. Three of the additional positions have been filled already. This will mean new re-enforcements for several depart ments as well as an increased num ber of departments. Other membersTf- the student sen ate to appear on the programme were Verle Stanley, president; Dulclna Brown, senior, and Evelyn Patton, junior. , OLD MILL" SITE MARKED Tacoma Women's Club Erects Tab let to Commemorate Industry. TACOMA, Wash., May 8. (Special.) The site of Tacoma's first large in dustry, the Tacoma Mill company, commonly known as the Hanson Ackerson mill, was marked yesterday Beautiful Women of Society, duringthe past seventy years have relied upon it for their distin- ) Nguished appearance. The . Soft. f X whiU jf rend en refined, pearly white complexion it renders instantly. Is I always the source of JflaM flattering comment. If, with a tablet by the Tacoma "Woman's Study club. At the top of the tablet is an old sign of the mill, a sun-burst of lumber, in which is the inscription, "Tacoma Mill, 1868. Hanson & Co " Below is a saw taken from the old mill. 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