University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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OREGON SPIRIT Oregon Spirit is loyalty-the unselfish, Whole-hearted devotion of every student to the University and all that makes for its success, its welfare and its progress. Oregon Spirit is enthusiasmethe zeal that enkindles, that inspires; that turns men into heroes, and makes miracles possible. Oregon Spirit is determination-the Will to do; the grim-jawed reso- lution that disdains all obstacles, that never admits the possibility of defeat. Oregon Spirit is good-fellowship. It rings true as a new bell in every Oregon ttHelloll-ethe watchword that admits every student into the fine freemasonry of comradeship. Oregon Spirit is democracye the great leveller, that recognizes no distinctions on the Oregon campusewhether of money, family, race or previous advantages. rWhat' is it that enables Oregon With a student body one-half, one- third, one-quarter the numerical strength of her principal competitors among the colleges on the Coast, to Win Victory after Victory and cham- pionship after championship? Oregon Spirit. What is it, almost before the first lonesomeness has gone, that thrills ' its way into the consciousness of a Freshman, making him glad that he came, and proud that he is a student at Oregon? Oregon Spirit. What is it that, out of all the various impressions and experiences of his four years, a Senior treasures as his most valued possession? Oregon Spirit. What is it that rises first to the surface of the memory of an itOld Gradii When he thinks of the happy days at Oregon? Oregon Spirit. You dont see it or hear it all the tim'e-this spirit of Oregon. It ian worn on the sleeve or flaunted forth on every occasion. But its there just the same, needing only the occasion to bring it forth. Its the one unquestionable characteristic of Oregon; the one thing that makes the life at Oregon a little different from life at other colleges, the; one thing that gives to Oregon distinction and quality-OREGON SPIRIT. Twenty-three . s A, . s l V . me-iuadmem3IM:w-la, V3 '

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