▁of ▁art ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁strong ▁factor ▁in ▁impl ant ing ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁the ▁beautiful ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁as ▁they ▁go ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁before ▁it ." ▁ ▁As ▁to ▁her ▁exact ▁location , ▁an ▁Old ▁Oregon ▁article ▁describes ▁her ▁pla cement ▁thus : ▁ ▁"[ h ] er ▁site ▁was ▁not ▁chosen ▁until ▁a ▁card board ▁fac sim ile ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁various ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁campus . ▁After ▁the ▁entire ▁women ' s ▁quad rangle ▁was ▁changed , ▁the ▁Mother ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁center , ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁several ▁paths ▁so ▁she ▁can ▁catch ▁bits ▁of ▁University ▁ch atter ." ▁ ▁She ▁faces ▁north , ▁toward ▁The ▁P ione er , ▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁a ▁male ▁pione er , ▁with ▁Johnson ▁Hall , ▁the ▁university ' s ▁main ▁administration ▁building , ▁between ▁them . ▁The ▁sculpt ures ▁are ▁about ▁one ▁hundred ▁yards ▁apart . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁sources ▁consult ed , ▁however , ▁give ▁no ▁indic ation ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁they ▁" face ▁each ▁other " ▁as ▁the ▁popular ▁notion ▁today ▁ins ists . ▁ ▁Rec ogn izing ▁the ▁pione er ▁moth ers ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁recognize ▁and ▁even ▁promote ▁the ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁pione er ▁moth ers . ▁Head lines ▁in ▁Oregon ▁read ▁" W ould ▁Build ▁Monument ▁to ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Mother