University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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roi , :THE OREGANA EZ? NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY THREE Campaign Against Zorn-Macpherson Bill Highlight of Alumni Association ITTLF. time was lost in preparing machinery for the school fight that threatened. Interested Eugene alumni and citizens raised additional funds to carry on the new activity that lay on the shoulders of those directing alumni affairs. As it became increasingly apparent that the backers of the Zorn-Macpherson measure were going to be successful in securing the re- quired number of names for their initiative bill, the plans of the active alumni governing bodies were turned into action. Robert K. Allen, '32, was employed to handle the publicity and disseminate information concerning the false claims of the backers of the bill. Arthur S. Potwin, also of the class of 1932, was secured to organize and carry on work among the University students and prepare them for active campaigning during the summer months when they would be living at their homes in various sections of the state. Coincident with the preparations being made in the alumni office, the groundwork was being laid for a state-wide organization to handle the campaign for the state at large and to carry on activities not delegated to the alumni and student groups. The result was the for- mation of the School Tax Saving Association. Amadee M. Smith, prominent Portland busi- ness man, was chosen as the president of this organization. As general campaign manager, F. H. Young, a University graduate of the class of 1914, was named. Branches of this organization were established at Monmouth, Ashland and La Grande, where taxpayers in those normal school communities saw in the proposed bill a threat directed at the normal schools as well as at the state University. Eugene, likewise, organized and sup- ported a branch of the School Tax Saving Association, with Frank B. Reid, '28, in charge. To tell the story of the ensuing campaign would be like attempting to tell of the rise and fall of the Roman empire in the brief space allotted here. The implications and intrigues that should be woven into the complete fabrication of the story are details that could not be accurately reported or interpreted. Soon after the initiative petitions were filed with the secretary of state at Salem, Mr. Brown set about marshalling the active support and participation of the alumni. His travels took him, during the course of the summer, to every major community in the state and into every county. The alumni response was instantaneous and whole-hearted. Wherever four or five alumni lived within meeting distance conferences were held and local campaigns mapped out. A steady stream of mail poured into the alumni office, offering help and suggestions. The fundamental weakness of the bill soon became obvious to thousands of voters and tax- payers and newspaper editors. The storm of protest against a measure which lacked the foundation of good educational theory as this one was growing, and although the forces working against the bill seemed too strong to assure its success, the workers continued right up to November 8, election day, to campaign actively against the measure. One of the important factors in the overwhelming defeat that was dealt to the bill on November 8 was the almost unanimous condemnation of the bill on the part of newspapers throughout the state. From the alumni office and the oihces of the School Tax Saving Asso- ciation in Portland, the editors of the state were kept in touch with the developments of the campaign and information bearing on the bill itself. 19

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Q03 T-HE OILEGAILI-'A IQIIQETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY THREE Association Keeps Alumni I In Touch With Campus The University of Oregon Alumni Association has been marked by a steady growth the last few years. Almost 12,000 alumni and former students are listed among the files in the alumni office. All the data in- cluding the recording of deaths, births, marriages, occupations and other statistics are filed in the office. The present officers of the Alumni Association are: Homer D. Angell, '00, president, joe Freck, jr., '31, vice-president, Donald Woodward, '27, director, , Georgia Benson Patterson, '24, director, Henryetta l Lawrence, ,24, director, and Robert K. Allen, '32, sec- HOMER ANGELL tetary-treasurer. This year the main activity of the association was the campaign against the Zorn-Mac- pherson school moving bill which was overwhelmingly defeated in the election in November. The regular duties of the association is to follow the movements of each student who leaves the campus and to keep him in contact with the University and college affairs. Hundreds leave each year, so the job is a big one. Our alumni association has in the past been a strong and vigorous organization with excellent leadership, says Bob Allen, alumni secretary. Its members have manifested a desire that a strong organization be maintained, as have the people of the state expressed their faith in the University, and desire to see it continued and improved. This can and will be done. OLD OREGON, which was again printed in March, is the official publication of the alumni. For a while the magazine was substituted with the Saturday issue of the Emerald which con- tained any alumni news that would be of interest to former students. OLD OREGON serves as a means of communication with the classmates of former years and is filled with stories about alumni, students attending the University at the present time and campus events. Homecoming week-end during fall term is an activity planned for the alumni of the Uni- versity. At this time many graduates return to their school to meet old friends and to live again the days they all experienced. The Homecoming dance is held, usually in McArthur court, luncheons are given, the Oregon-Oregon State football game is played, this year at Corvallis, Homecoming signs are constructed to welcome back returning graduates, and everything is done by the students to show their enthusiasm for University of Oregon alumni. University alumni are scattered far and wide but several cities are centers for the ex-stu- dents. In New York annual dinners are held for the alumni, this year at Town Hall club with over fifty present. San Francisco is another mecca for alums. Over 500 graduates and former students live in or around the Bay City. So it is in almost every large city-University alumni are found every where. And the Association keeps in touch with everyone, tabulating all vital statistics concerning them. L!tf1I7kJ 21