Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Consolidating and Moving Public Higher Education Institutions Initiative (1932)
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Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 8, 1932. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported consolidating the University of Oregon and Oregon State Agricultural College into Oregon State University in Corvallis, consolidating the state's normal schools into the Oregon State Teachers' College in Eugene, and establishing Junior Colleges in Ashland and La Grande. |
A "no" vote opposed consolidating the University of Oregon and Oregon State Agricultural College into Oregon State University in Corvallis, consolidating the state's normal schools into the Oregon State Teachers' College in Eugene, and establishing Junior Colleges in Ashland and La Grande. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 |
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| Yes | 47,275 | 13.91% | ||
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292,486 | 86.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 316-317 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Bill - Proposed by Initiative Petition - Vote YES or NO BILL MOVING UNIVERSITY, NORMAL AND LAW SCHOOLS. ESTABLISHING JUNIOR COLLEGES - Purpose: To move the University of Oregon from Eugene to Corvallis and consolidate it with the Oregon State Agricultural College under the name of Oregon State University; move the normal schools from Ashland, La Grande and Monmouth to Eugene and consolidate them under the name of Oregon State Teachers’ College; establish Junior Colleges at Ashland and La Grande, dispose of Oregon Normal School property at Monmouth; move the University Law School to Salem; all said institutions and the medical school at Portland to be conducted as units of said Oregon State University; make university president ex-officio secretary of board of higher education. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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