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OREGON EXCHANGES whom the World War developed, or rather who found in the political side of the war and of peace negotiations, the opportunity to show their superior talent. All of them were at the Arms Conference. They wrote the news with exceeding skill, and at the same time interpreted the news with perfect clarity. Most admirably they co-ordinated. these two functions. Several of them are now touring the country to get the trend of political thought in various sections. Others are keeping close to Congress. Some of them are attached to newspapers who syndicate the letters, and others are free lances, but not one of them, so far as I know, is under instructions. Their independence, their open-mindedness, their habit of reporting and interpreting are strongly to be commended, and best and most important of all, their integrity.

I venture to give Frank H. Simonds first place, and close to him Mark Sullivan, Arthur Sears Henning and David F. Lawrence. If you are looking for facts which come within their ﬁeld, it is safe to trust them all.

Don't get into the habit of taking ready-made opinions. Study them, and make your own opinions. Apart from the building of character, the best thing that you get from this university is the training to read and to think for yourself. Apply your faculties to doing your full share toward solving the vast complex new problems that have been set before us. Never since the dawn of civilization has there been so great need for men and women who are imbued with ideals and have the power to think. Do your utmost to play your part well...and God bless you!

With its issue of March 30, the Weekly Oregonian was discontinued, after 72 years and four months of existence. In the course of a short, ﬁrst-page message of farewell, the Weekly, which is a victim of the great growth of the Daily, said:

"There are men and women in the Oregon country—more especially in the Willamette valley—of middle life and past to whom it was a welcome visitor in the early years of both. It supplemented the limited range of school books; it was reader, spelling book, history, even grammar, and they were its friends then as they are this day. Many take it to their homes, though the weekly paper almost has ceased to function in an age that demands daily news by wire and wireless. It is comforting to the Weekly Oregonian to have these people in mind as it passes, with regret that it will not be in existence when their time shall come to join their fathers and it will not be able to record their passing and tell of the good in their lives.

"To them, farewell."

W. J. Cuddy, veteran Oregonian newspaperman, goes into history as the last editor of the Weekly and the man who served as its editor for a longer period, in all probability, than any other. He took hold in 1904 and kept hold until the last "30" was printed in 48-point Cheltenham Bold at the bottom of the last column of the last issue of the paper. C. A. Morden, now manager of the Oregonian, was the ﬁrst editor to give serious attention to the editing of the Weekly. This was about 1884. Before then, in the words of Bill Cuddy, a man "came back after supper and made up the Weekly." Mr. Cuddy took hold of the publication when Wilkie Duniway left to become foreman of the Telegram after nine years at the helm. He retains his position on the staff of the Daily.