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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1945)
Student Union Plans Underway Portland Firm Preparing Student Building Plans “Alumni tending to put the issue of the Student Union build ing aside in lieu of the housing problem facing the University of Oregon campus should remember the need of the students for a central meeting place where they may find recreation, conclude student affairs, and conduct clubs and honoraries,” Wally Johnson, chairman of the Student Union committee, said Thursday. VVJLLI1 «pO I jC70 I ..1.J7 ctucauj' 1 tuocu toward the building fund, Johnson said Student Union plans now in the hands of architects Lawrence and Lawrence in Portland would be completed sometime in January. However, the committee head said these plans would have to be ap proved by the State Board of Higher Education and necessary funds of $900,000 appropriated be fore the building could be erected. Contributions of over $200,000 and a bond issue for $600,000 with the money on hand will finance the project. Started in 1923 Briefly outlining the history of the Student Union building, John son reported that it was first ini tiated on the University of Oregon campus in 1923 after its proposal by John McGregor, president of the class. A compulsory pledge of $10 from each member of the graduating seniors realized $219, 000 by April of 1924. The students amended the contitution in 1925 providing for a $5 per term fee which would supply funds for the building of not only the Student Union but also McArthur court and the football grandstand. — Given priority over the Student Union, McArthur court was con structed in 1926. The diversion of funds resulted in a financial dis interest concerning the Student Union building. Students con tributed $20,000 from the building fund in 1933 for the building of the infirmary. Putting up the state’s share in the construction of the physical education plant, Chap man hall, and the new library under the federal projects, the Student Union fund was further diverted. Revived in 1933 ASUO President Barney Hall appointed a student committee in 1938 to work on the financing of the Student Union building. $33,315 was available at that time for the building, the money coming mostly from 1924 pledges. 1941 saw committees working on various phases of the Student Union plan, and in that year the state legislators passed a bill for $250,000 to aid the fund. Interest was rapidly reviving and during 1942-44 a balance sheet was pre pared by the several committees. With the combined interest of the student body and faculty, a survey was taken to find out just what was wanted by students in their new Union. These results were presented to the late President Donald Erb whose efforts to make the Union building a reality were of immense value. Early in 1945 Dr. W. V. Norris, professor of physics and consulting engineer, conferred in the east with architects and authorities on the facilities of Student Unions. Johnson said that the new build ing would serve as student head quarters. Installations will in clude a ballroom, dining room, tap room, post-office, soda fountain, meeting rooms for clubs, ASUO offices, and other facilities. • The committee head reported that a display will be placed in the Co-op during homecoming week end for the benefit of alumni so that they may see student unions of other universities. Among these buildings will be unions from Utah, Indiana and Wisconsin. LOST: Brown purse, lost Thurs. between villard and library. Re ward. 1680 Alder St. PEW Cover Charge now only 29c 6c Tax 35c Total Ladies' Night — Every Thursday Night Sunday Afternoon Dancing is Now Discontinued Call Springfield 375 For Reservations Featuring Tasty Snacks and Dinners DON MOTTER—PROPRIETOR WALLY JOHNSON . . . Student representative on the Student Union committee. Music School Students Recital Set Next Week As a representative of a term’s work, two recitals by students of the school of music will be pre sented December 4 and 6, John Stehn, acting dean of the school of music, reported recently. December 4, students taking part in the recital will be: Iris Duva, draamtic soprano; Patricia Heinrichs, organist; Susan ne Stephens, pianist, Sylvia Killman, pianist; Earl Anderson, baritone; Noreene K. Sauve, soprano; Louise Robson, pianist; Barbara Hood, pianist; Patricia Metcalf, pianist and Gladys Stone, clarinetist. Thursday night the performers will be: Arietta Wendel, pianist; Mary Louise Stone, soprano; Gloria Fick, pianist, Nadine Hutchison, pianist; Marilyn Mark Tickets Go on Sale; For Spanish Movie Tickets for the Mexican movie “Maria Candelaria,’’ which is to be shown on December 3, are now on sale at the Spanish department office on the third floor of Friend ly hall, the Spanish department announces. The tickets are 50 cents each. The movie, which stars Dolores Del Rio, will be shown at 7 and at 9 p.m., Monday, December 3 at the Mayflower theater. The plot of the movie concerns a poor flower girl. of Xochimilco. Mexico, who agrees to pose for an artist who wants to paint her head and shoulders. When he tricks her and, using another model, finishes the painting as a nude, the towns people are arousd and chase her through the swamps. She manages to reach Pedro, her sweetheart, at the jail where he is imprisoned for trying to help her just as she is caught and is stoned to death. ley, pianist; Patriciia Jordan, dramatic soprano; Rose Zena Latta, lyric soprano, Johnette King, pianist; Nadine Hutchison, pianist; Marilyn Markley, pianist, Patricia Jordon, dramatic soprano, and Margaret Holm, clarinetist. The recital will be held in the music auditorium 8 p.m. and will be open to the public. Omega Responds 100% In Christmas Seal Drive Mickey Davies, president of Omega hall, announced yesterday that Omega hall responded 100 per cent to the Christmas seal drive. Contributions of twenty-five cents were expected from each student but the members of the hall went over this amount to aid in this national drive to aid in the control of tuberculosis. ==.■=■1 - 111 . ...'.’"Si CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR ALL THE FAMILY THE IDEAL GIFTS See Oui Fine Christmas Selection Gordon’s of course! 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