“The problem now is to obtain far-sighted leadership. … Oregon needs a man (sic) who can visualize and vitalize the great functions of scholarship and research. … The “over-emphasis” on athletics is intensified mainly by the neglect of other needs.”
April 17, 1934. Alton F. Baker, Editor & Publisher, Eugene Register-Guard
Old news, pal.
Yeah, looks like UOM has run out of gas.
You guys are a tough crowd. The editorial even runs right under the logo of Roosevelt’s National Recovery Administration, Alton Baker’s politics must have been pretty interesting. Check out the wiki article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recovery_Administration
Apparently the Philadelphia Eagles are named after the blue NRA eagle.
Just busting your chops. The historical context provides hysterical meaning, etc. The wry dry of my retort faded when I hit the “enter” key. But, then, you knew that.
My delicate feelings are hurt. I will not post about athletics again until someone can find a pre-1934 newspaper story about UO athletic excesses.
I’d forgotten this gem. And your “delicate feelings” as well…
The 1934 R-G editorial provided a historical context more phallical than hysterical…plus ça change plus c’est la même chose…
Hysterical! I mean Historical! Some things never change.
Parapraxis is an interesting phenomenon.