Daily
EMERALD
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1950 NUMBER 1
Student Union Opens Doors
I
r. Packer
jut; Byrne
iccessor
Paul C. Packer this
... is resigning his seat as
Jellor of the state system
|^her education, and Dr.
|es D. Byrne is moving
in
terim chancellor."
state system is the cen
?anization of the University,
■'i| State College, and other
nstitutions of higher educa
|s chancellorship is a “study
visory” office, according to
:ker.
er, who has held this posi
r the past four years, will
'araguay to work as an edu
il adviser in a State Depart
,rogram.
Reasons Given
’ press conference last Sat
Jb gave these reasons for
e always wanted to see
imerica, and besides offer
is opportunity, this job
s to be a challenge. I will
ng to build up the educa
-esources of a backward
Jr. Byrne Succeeds
. Packer’s successor, has
etary of the state board
.• education for 18 years,
ointment is not permanent,
g to Board Chairman
jmith, but Byrne will have
11 power and prestige of
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\
I smen Wanted
t . it consistently busy
A \iion on campus, “The
tld”, invites interested
I ■ ists to an introductory
y .ng Monday night at 6:30
I 5 Journalism. Many staff
ions are open. Practically
"■'rience is necessary and
work for everyone.
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ABLAZE WITH LIGHTS Is the University’s ultra-modern, new Etb
Memorial Union, shown from 13th and University.
A Letter to New Students...
In behalf of the associated students I would like to welcome
you new students at this time to the University of Oregon. It
is now your University in more than one sense, not only be
cause you attend it and make up an important part of it, but
because now you may participate in its various activities. The
University of Oregon offers you the opportunity to benefit
yourself as well as the University.
You, as new students, will find yourselves faced with the
problem of obtaining and maintaining an adequate balance
between academic and social activities. However you are not
alone. Now, more than ever, new and old students alike are
faced with the problem of living in a fast moving world. There
fore, it is up to all of us to work together and play together in
order to prepare us for the future.
So as fellow Webfoots, in addition to welcoming your help
and suggestions, we offer our assistance in helping you in any
way we can. May the time we spend at the University of Ore
gon be the happiest of our lives.
Barry Mountain, ASUO President
Director Sees Dream Come True
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don’t want a lot of hard
es and regulations around
ent Union,” Director Dick
claims. “It’s the students’
1 ^all we ask is that the
eded h'*" *ike their build
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s Frr-H'd floor workshop
jjir'its can do poster paint
, Union functions, to the
oor lounge, which is the
living room, the Union
planned for the students’
»ence.
’flans Made in 1946
Union has been Williams'
'■ince the first plans were
board for the building in
o' four years he and his
jave been working to get
fcnt union that would meet
ieds of the University stu-1
l
keep those first plans kind ]
DICK WILLIAMS
of hidden in a closet,” he said jok
ingly. “They were for a great big
thing that probably we never could
have used. It took well over two
years to get plans consistent with
the amount of money collected.”
Students Praised
Williams was generous in his
praise of students, from whom
most of the money used in the
construction of the building was
obtained.
“The money has come basically
from student fees,” he explained.
“About 5425,000 of the 52,000,000
came from gifts or other sources.”
Two major fund-raising drives
were held before the students
assessed themselves a 55 Student
Union fee to be paid at registra
tion.
The first drive was in the mid
dle twenties, and the last drive
was in the spring and summer
months of 1947.
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Architects Lawrence, Tucker,
and Wallman of Portland design
ed the $2,100,000 student union,
and construction began October
17, 1948.
This afternoon students can look
over the building, check the stu
dent "offices, browse in the brows
ing room, bowl, play billiards,
drink at the soda fountain, visit
the music listening room, take
stock of the ballroom where they’ll
soon be attending all-campus
dances, and generally get-acquaint
ed with the building.
Registration At 4
Something old to go with the
something new will be registration,
which begins for new students at
4 in the second-floor ballroom.
An official touring party, the
only “formal” event of the day ac
cording to Student Union Director
Dick Williams, will be guided
through the building from 12 to 2.
Included in the party will be
jpji.aiies Byrne, newly appointed
Chancellor of the State System of
Higher Education, Edgar Smith,
president of the State Board of
Higher Education, R. E. Klein
sorge, vice-president of the Board,
Harry K. Newburn, University
President, members of the Board
of Deans, and special guests of the
Student Union.
Sunday luncheon will be served
the official party.
Activities Planned
Rushing headquarters, registra
tion, and the “Hello” Dance arc
top activities planned for the
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Registrar
Explains
Procedure
Registration for Oregon's fall
term, due to get under way at 4
p. m. today for new students, is
designed this year to make the
procedure easier for everyone, ac
cording to Registrar Clifford E.
Constance.
New students, including fresh
men and transfers, will start today
on preliminary registration steps,
but will not consult advisers or
sign up for classes until Wednes
day, when old students will start
registering.
In this way, Constance pointed
out, new students will not be und
er the disadvantage of going
through preliminary steps while
old students are securing classes.
Registration in Union
All registration, except consult
ing with advisers and signing for
classes, will take place in the Erb
Memorial Union building.
Students will enter the ballroom
of the student union building from
the west entrance, using the out
side stairway off University street.
Adequate room inside the ballroom
(Please turn to page three)
UnionMemorial
To Donald Erb
Who was this fellow they nam
ed the student union after—Don
ald M. Erb?
Well, a pretty nice fellow. Just
ask anyone who knew him.
Donald Erb was president of the
University from 1938 until his
death from pneumonia in 1943. Ha
was the type of man that would
sit around and talk for hours with
DONALD M. ERB
students about their problems. It
wasn’t until the students graduat
ed and looked back over their col
lege days that they began to won
der “why that man didn’t kick ua
out of his office when we went in
to talk about our small problems.’’
But President Erb. wasn’t that
kind. He liked his students. About
a month before his death, he said
the one thing he hoped to do was
build a student union for Oregon.
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Attention Freshmen! !
New Students Week activi
ties begin Sunday afternoon.
Below is the schedule through
Tuesday night. Further activi
ties will In' printed in Wednes
day’s Emerald.
Sunday afternoon, 4:00-6:00
p. m.: pick up registration ma
terial, Student Union.
Sunday evening, 7:30 p. m.:
Oifieial Opening Assembly,
McArthur Court.
Monday and later: Entrance
examinations. P. E. Exams at
Health Service (men) and
(lerlinger Hall (women).
Placement exams at McAr
thur Court,
Monday or Tuesday: As
signment of Faculty adviser,
Fenton Hall.
Monday evening, 7:30 p. m.:
Official Student Affairs and
ASUO Assembly, McArthu*
Court.
Tuesday evening, 7:30 p. m.:
Official Adviser-Advisee meet- !
ings.