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Junior Weekend History:
From Flagpole Battle to Canoe Fete
This is the second of three ar
ticles tracing development of
Junior weekend.
By Bill Lance
From an impromptu “Skip Day”
which resulted in interclass wars
dating as far back as 1889, we find
the seeds sown which yield our
present traditional Junior week
end festivities.
Faculty and students alike at
tempted to channel this perennial
spring time malady into more con
structive efforts. A “Flag Rush”
was suggested in 1890 by Profes
sor Luella Carson.
It was to be a simple contest in
which the juniors would attempt
to raise and maintain their class
flag on the flagpole in front of Vil
lard hall, and the sophomores
would try to prevent them. In con
junction with this a “Junior Ex
hibitions Day” was adopted which
consisted of music and oratory.
Professor Carson undoubtedly
meant well when she suggested the
plan, but she forgot to take into
consideration the lengths to which
the classes would go in order to
accomplish their ends in the flag
pole game. Black eyes, bloodshed
and a full infirmary were the only
tangible evidence that the plan
was working.
More ingenious methods *were
used each year by the opposing
sides. Once the juniors built a
crow’s nest on the flagpole. The
sophomores countered with a fire
hose from the top of nearby Vil
lard hall and showered their op
ponents. Many a junior turned
flagpole-sitter for the honor of his
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class.
In 1906, President Prince Camp
bell suggested that the classes di
rect their efforts in a more con
structive vein. This was agreed to
by both sides. The contest had
grown to such proportions that
both classes, feeling duty bound to
outdo their predecessors, were be
ginning to look with apprehension
toward possible results.
The first year the student body
turned out en masse to tear down
the old wooden fence that sur
rounded the University. The fol
lowing year open grandstands for
Kincaid field were erected.
ine event was oinciany cnns
tened Junior weekend in 1908. To
celebrate the occasion, the “O”
which is now Eugene’s most fam
ous landmark, was erected on Skin
ner's butte. In ensuing years the
“O” was painted, new walks were
built on the campus, and other odd
jobs were attempted.
However, the students began to
tire of looking forward to a day of
work as a reward for months of
study. The desire for some method
of entertainment was satisfied by
the idea of a canoe fete to be pre
sented on the millrace.
In 1912 the first fete was carried
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Gienger at Hendricks hall. Sports include basketball, volleyball,
badminton, swimming, tennis, golf and softball.
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• • •
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out. It was not the complex and
elaborate spectacle that was wit
nessed in the late thirties, but con
sisted of two canoe races, four
swimming events, a tilting contest,
and a diving exhibition. The only
floats presented were canoes dec
orated with flowers and stream
ers.
* * *
LIVING organizations under the
Bresee-Warner system are re
quested to pick up their all-campus
luncheon tickets by Friday, Picnic
Co-chairman Larry Davidson an
nounced.
* * *
PETITIONS for clean-up chair
man for the Phi-Theta “mystie”
sale are due Friday. All interested
freshman girls are asked to sub
mit petitions to Georgie Oberteuf
fer at the Theta house by 4:00.
In 1913 the aqua-parade became
a regular feature of Junior week
end, and each organization decor
ated a canoe with streamers and
flowers. Later, students tied sev
eral canoes together and still later
came the elaborate barges, decor
ated to compete with the other
organizations.
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