University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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THE CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL N abundance of trees, attractively grouped, pathways and lanes between the various buildings, shrubbery of different kinds, and always flowers in their appropriate seasons, enable the Oregon campus to have a distinction peculiar to itself. The wonderful Condon oaks, huge and gnarled, have about them a majesty and dignity which is reflected in the ivy-covered walls of old Deady and Villard halls. The leaves give to the buildings varied tones of color; the rich green against the gray walls gradually changes to yellow and then to the brilliant tones of orange and red, flamboyantly asserting that these grand old halls, revered by all students, form one of the iirmest ties that bind to ttOld Oregon? Pink and White roses, equal in their beauty and perfection to those Which have made Portland famed as the iiRose City? line the pathways in the spring. They sometimes begin to bloom very early and one of the most interesting sights during the snow Which whitened the campus last Winter was a number of pink rosebuds, encased entirely in ice. Yellow roses clamber up the sides of Deady Hall and the campus paths are brightened With lilacs, syringa and rhododendrons. The bronze statue, The Pioneer, presented to the University last year by Mr. Joseph N. Teal, of Portland, guards the entrance to the campus, looking With his clear, tifar-seeing eyes? past the hurrying bodies of stu- dents, into his dream-land come true. The senior fountain, Whose grace- ful falling water has been known to cool too-boisterous freshmen in the good old days; the sun-dial; the senior bench; all contribute to the charm of the campus. And lastly, but perhaps dearest to the students heart because of its many associations and memories, is the old mill race gliding between the weeping willows. ttWhile canoes are softly gliding, Through the shadows stealing, hiding, Floats a song from the old mill race, Songs of our Oregon? Eleven

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT AT OREGON TUDEN T government at the University, although far from being ab- solute in its degree of development, has made remarkable advances since its initiation in 1913-14 With the creation of the student council. Previous to this time the control of student affairs, outside those of a strictly student body nature, were handled entirely by the faculty. The steadily increasing unpopularity of this management, by students and faculty members alike, precipitated the organization of the present sys- tem of student council control. The present method of close co-operation between'the students and faculty in the management of student affairs has met with Whole-hearted approval by all concerned. This satisfaction has attained such a general scope and the work of the council; has been so thoroughly effective that the next inevitable step Will be in the form of absolute student control. Promoters of this idea realize that such a movement must have am- ple time to materialize and developesuch as the preliminary steps in the earlier movements of student government experienced. This absolute form has been tried and found not wanting in other universities and colleges and it seems a safe venture to predict that time Will ultimately bring about a similar development in the governing of Oregonis student affairs. The success of the present form can be chiefly attributed to the spirit of co-operation Which exists between the faculty and the student council. The ideas of one are always given thorough consideration by the other and perfect harmony in the work of both is the result. Joint meetings of representative committees from both bodies are often held to thresh out the many different and perplexing problems of student control. Rarely, in the history of the work of the student coun- cil, has the faculty failed to consider favorably any legitimate proposi- tion Which the students may have fostered. Thirteen