University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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Lzumu' Toozc INl't'l'f0I' of the Gift Clllllffli-QI!

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resihenw message RICATICR heights and ever-widening' horizons. These year by year to individuals and to institu- tions. To the senior many things have fallen into right perspective which to the freshman were distressingly out of drawing. The broader knowledge settles relative value. and in the sweep of large objectives the minor troubles disappear. The wider the horizon, the surer the judgment and the Sl1'O11Q'C1'tl1C urge toward achieve- ments worth while. . Year by y'ear the horizon broadens with institutions as Well. Greater needs bring' greater efforts, and these in turn lead to high 'fields unsuspected from the lower levels. lnto every activity ofthe state education is find- ing' its way. The democratization of intellectual train- ing' is the growing' ma1'vel ot these modern days. The University must teach not only on the campus, but in every homeg it must not only train students in the labor- atories. but it must conduct l'CSCfl.l'Cl'1 for the discovery ot new truth in every field of endeavor: it must not only inspire creative activity, but it must help organize and direct the instrumentalities through which the products of this activity enter as a reality into the common experience. The year marks higher levels for students and the university. Horizons are broader, objectives a1'e clearer, the challenge is more insistent. The Way leads steadily up. QQ

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nihersitps Gampaign fm: tits .lffli'l'S for the construction of a much-needed library, an inlirmary, a men's gymnasium and athletic fields, an auditorium, a student union, a class room building, a science building, and other buildings: gifts for fellowships, scholar- ships and loan funds: endowments for professorshipsg funds for research: these are some of the objectives of the Univer- sity's campaign for private gifts. Running expenses of the institution leave but a small margin available from tax-raised income for expansion and development: at the same time there is a steady, insistent growth in student-enrollment5 this is the reason for the campaign. 'l'he immediate goal is five million dollars over a period of five years, the ultimate objective being ten million dollars in ten years. ltvis a large amount but the time is reasonable. Uregous resources, after a careful investigation, are found to warrant the goal established. lf the institution is to fulfill its trust and keep the 'faith of the pioneer founders who, in the :flickering light of a tallow clip, determined fifty years ago that Qregon youth was, henceforth, to obtain the benefits of higher education within the borders of the commonwealth, it must develop and enlarge at the same rate that the demands for its service increase. lt requires five million dollars during the next 'five years to accomplish that development. All quali- fied high school graduates who apply should be admitted to the institution and, following matriculation, should receive instruction from a faculty composed of experienced and able teachers and sufficiently large in number to guarantee the requisite personal contact between instructor and student. The instruction should be carried on in buildings containing all of the facilities necessary to thorough training. 'lfhe many gifts that have been made in the past to the University augur well for the campaign. These, for the most part, have come unsolicited to the University. The spirit of giving to education exists in large measure: it needs only to be aroused through an intelligent and dignified campaign. Lamar Tooze, 'l6.