East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-24
NEW BUILDINGS FOR
OREGON UNIVERSITY
REGENTS DECIDE UPON
ERECTION OF TWO HALLS
Administration Hall and Glass Room
Building to Be Erected - Orators
Are Chosen-Tvo Educational Con-
ferences in June-Other Oregon
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University Of Oregon. Eugene, Feb.
21.-Two new buildings, made neces-
sary by the rapid growth in enroll
ment, are to be erected at the Uni
versity of Oregon according to the de-
cision reached by the board of re-
gents at their semi-annual meeting
held in Eugene last Saturday. The
first of these will be an administra-
ton building, to contain the presl-
dents, the university stewards and
the registrars offices on the first
floor and an auditorium on the sec
ond. The second building will con-
sist of class rooms exclusively. The
regents found that with the present
enrolment, a number Of instructors
have no permanent recitation room,
but hold their classes in any room
where opportunity will permit. The
erection of an administration build
ing will leave all of Willard hall, in
which the present offices aye situated,
free for additional class rooms, and
the Condor geological collection, the
most valuable of its kind on the Pa
cific coast, which Is now crowded in
a room containing about one-third the
space needed. will probably be placed
in the present assembly hall on the
second floor of Willard.
Orators Chosen.
Oratory is not dead, at least not at
| Oregon. So 1t was proclaimed by the
presence of nine lusty orators at the
preliminary tryout for choosing Ore
gon's interstate orator, held yester-
day afternoon in Willard Hall. The
orations were all we'll written and de-
livered, and at the end of the con-
test there was much doubt in the
minds of those who heard it as to who
would be among the successful five.
Those chosen were: H j. Rounds,
10. "The Spirit of Patriotism; B. H.
williams, 10, "The Query of Life; ;
W. c. Nicholas, 10. Landmarks of
Liberty; A. NJ. Geary,'10, CONNER
cialized Press and Public Opinion; Z;
IL. B. Ray, ~, Private VS.. Public
Liberty.
Educational Conferences.
Two state educational conferences
are to be held at the University OF
Oregon during commencement week
one for the discussion of common
school problems, June 20-21, and the
second for the discussion of high
school methods and problems, June
1924. A strong program for each
conference is being prepared. Ad-
dresses will be given by prominent
educators. followed by discussions By
leading school men of Oregon and the
northwest. DIR. H. d. Sheldon, dear
of the university school of education
who has charge of preparing the pro
grams, said today that he is meeting
with a hearty response in all section!
of the state, He expects large at
tendance of teachers and promises t
make the conferences of highes
standard The exercises will be hell
in connection with those of com
mencement week, for which the trial
road companies grant round tril
rate Of one and one third fares.
Alumnae Give Scholarship.
The Oregon branch Of the Associa
ton of Collegiate Alumnae announc
the continuance this year of their an
nual practice of giving a two-hun
dred dollar scholarship at the Uni
versity of Oregon. The scholarship
given to the young woman among tn
high school graduates of the stat
I whom the committee deem most de
serving and capable. No examination
8 is held. They simply decide upo
the evidence submitted which ono
: will be the best fitted to do excellen
; work in her chosen course of study.